Senate Bill S6615

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Expands the duties of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6615 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9804
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §532-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S62, A4989
2017-2018: S277, A2662
2019-2020: S1481, A3619

2013-S6615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the duties of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth.

2013-S6615 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6615

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
  Families

AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding the duties
  of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay,
  bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 532-e of the executive law, as amended by chapter
182 of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows:
  S 532-e. Powers and duties  of  the  office  of  children  and  family
services.  The  office  of children and family services shall:  [(a)] 1.
visit, inspect and make periodic reports on the operation  and  adequacy
of approved runaway programs and transitional independent living support
programs;
  [(b)]  2.  certify  residential  facilities  providing care to runaway
and/or homeless youth, provided, however, that no certification shall be
issued or renewed until it can be demonstrated that a  program  operated
pursuant  to  this  article  has  consistent with appropriate collective
bargaining agreements and applicable provisions  of  the  civil  service
law,  developed and implemented a procedure for reviewing and evaluating
the backgrounds of and the information supplied by any  person  applying
to  be an employee, volunteer or consultant, which shall include but not
be limited to the following requirements: that the applicants set  forth
his  or  her  employment history, provide personal and employment refer-
ences and sign a sworn statement indicating whether  the  applicant,  to
the  best of his or her knowledge, has ever been convicted of a crime in
this state or any other jurisdiction;
  [(c)] 3. maintain a register of  approved  runaway  programs,  transi-
tional  independent  living  support  programs  and runaway and homeless
youth service coordinators;
  [(d)] 4. submit to the  governor  and  legislature  an  annual  report
detailing the numbers and characteristics of runaway and otherwise home-
less youth throughout the state and their problems and service needs;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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