Senate Bill S7565

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing family support centers and authorizing reimbursement to counties

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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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2015-S7565 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §353.2, Fam Ct Act; add Art 6 Title 12 §§458-m & 458-n, amd §§404 & 409-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S5475
2019-2020: S786

2015-S7565 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing family support centers for youth at risk of being, or alleged or adjudicated to be juvenile delinquents or persons in need of supervision; authorizes reimbursement to counties.

2015-S7565 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7565 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7565

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend  the  family  court  act,  in  relation  to  authorizing
  probation in juvenile delinquent cases to be conditional upon referral
  for  certain family services; and to amend the social services law, in
  relation to family support centers and state reimbursement for expend-
  itures made by social services districts for various services

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision 2 of section 353.2 of the
family court act, as amended by chapter 124 of  the  laws  of  1993,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (e)  co-operate  with a mental health, social services or other appro-
priate community facility or agency to which the respondent is referred,
INCLUDING A FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER PURSUANT TO TITLE  TWELVE  OF  ARTICLE
SIX OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW;
  S  2.  Article 6 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
title 12 to read as follows:
                                TITLE 12
                         FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS
SECTION 458-M. FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS.
        458-N. FUNDING FOR FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS.
  S 458-M. FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS. 1. AS USED IN THIS  TITLE,  THE  TERM
"FAMILY  SUPPORT  CENTER"  SHALL  MEAN A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
THIS TITLE TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORTIVE SERVICES  TO  YOUTH  AT
RISK OF BEING, OR ALLEGED OR ADJUDICATED TO BE PERSONS IN NEED OF SUPER-
VISION  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  SEVEN  OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, AND THEIR
FAMILIES.  FAMILY  SUPPORT  CENTERS  MAY  ALSO  PROVIDE  COMMUNITY-BASED
SUPPORTIVE  SERVICES TO YOUTH WHO ARE ALLEGED OR ADJUDICATED TO BE JUVE-
NILE DELINQUENTS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THREE OF THE FAMILY COURT  ACT  AND
YOUTH  AGED SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN AND EIGHTEEN WHO ARE ACCUSED OR CONVICTED
OF CRIMES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14807-02-6

              

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