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    S. 9139                                                 A. 11271

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              July 25, 2018
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IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen.  BENJAMIN -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M.  of
  A. Epstein) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and
  Families

AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to reporting of
  unaccompanied alien children by authorized agencies

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

  Section  1.  This  act shall be known as and may be cited as the "SCAR
Act" or the "Separation of Children Accountability Response Act".
  § 2. Section 372 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9. (A) AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS (A)  AND  (B)  OF
SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE SHALL
BE  REQUIRED  TO  REPORT  THE  FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSIONER
EVERY FIFTEEN DAYS:
  (I) THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN NEWLY ACCEPTED INTO THE
AUTHORIZED AGENCY'S CARE  WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS  FIFTEEN  DAYS  UNDER  A
CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;
  (II)  THE  NUMBER  OF  UNACCOMPANIED  ALIEN CHILDREN RELEASED FROM THE
AUTHORIZED AGENCY'S CARE  WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS  FIFTEEN  DAYS  UNDER  A
CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;
  (III)  THE  NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN CURRENTLY UNDER THE
AUTHORIZED AGENCY'S CARE UNDER A CONTRACT,  GRANT,  OR  OTHER  AGREEMENT
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT;
  (IV)  THE  MEDIAN AND MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN
HAVE SPENT IN THE CARE OF THE AUTHORIZED AGENCY UNDER A CONTRACT, GRANT,
OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE TOTAL  NUMBER  OF
DAYS SPENT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IF KNOWN;
  (V)  (1)  THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN IN THE AUTHORIZED
AGENCY'S CARE WHO WERE REMOVED FROM THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF THEIR PARENTS
BY AN OFFICIAL, AGENT OR AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHILE ENTERING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16412-03-8

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OR ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES OR  AFTER  HAVING  ENTERED  THE
UNITED STATES, AND (2) THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN PREVI-
OUSLY  REMOVED  FROM  THE  CUSTODY  OF  THEIR  PARENTS AND PLACED IN THE
AUTHORIZED AGENCY'S CARE THAT HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO THE CUSTODY OF THEIR
PARENTS;
  (VI)  THE  NUMBER  OF  UNACCOMPANIED  ALIEN CHILDREN IN THE AUTHORIZED
AGENCY'S CARE WHOSE PRIMARY  LANGUAGE  IS  NOT  ENGLISH,  INCLUDING  THE
NUMBER  OF  CHILDREN  SPEAKING  EACH  LANGUAGE  AND THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE
SPOKEN BY SUCH CHILDREN;
  (VII) THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN PLACED  INTO  PARTIC-
ULAR  TYPES  OF  CARE  OR CUSTODY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSI-
TIONAL FOSTER CARE, LONG-TERM FOSTER CARE, SECURE CARE  OR  STAFF-SECURE
CARE; AND
  (VIII) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY.
  (B)  REPORTS TO THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT REVEAL IDENTIFYING INFORMA-
TION ABOUT SPECIFIC CASES OR INDIVIDUALS,  AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
ENSURE  THAT  ALL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS COMPLY WITH FEDERAL LAWS, REGU-
LATIONS, AND POLICIES. A PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY SUBMITS FALSE  INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE GUILTY OF OFFERING A FALSE INSTRU-
MENT FOR FILING UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW.
  (C)  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  DENY,  REVOKE, OR TERMINATE AN AUTHORIZED
AGENCY'S EXISTING LICENSURES OR REGISTRATIONS  FOR  FAILURE  TO  PROVIDE
SUCH INFORMATION IN THE PRESCRIBED TIME FRAME.
  (D)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL COMPILE SUCH DATA UTILIZING THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES'  BUREAU  OF  RESEARCH,  EVALUATION  AND
PERFORMANCE  ANALYTICS  (HEREINAFTER  REFERRED  TO AS THE "BUREAU"). THE
BUREAU, OR ITS SUCCESSOR AGENCY, SHALL SUPPLY SUCH  INFORMATION  TO  THE
COMMISSIONER  AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS UPON REQUEST, AND SHALL MAKE SUCH
INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN A MANNER ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
IN REAL-TIME.
  (E) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ALIEN" IS  DEFINED  AS
ANY  PERSON  NOT  A  CITIZEN  OR NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES, THE TERM
"CHILD" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE  HUNDRED
SEVENTY-ONE  OF  THIS TITLE, AND THE TERM "UNACCOMPANIED" WITH REGARD TO
AN ALIEN CHILD IS DEFINED CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND SHALL  INCLUDE
CHILDREN  WHO  WERE UNACCOMPANIED WHEN THEY CROSSED THE BORDER AND CHIL-
DREN WHO WERE NOT ACCOMPANIED WHEN THEY  CROSSED  THE  BORDER  BUT  WERE
RENDERED  UNACCOMPANIED  BY  REMOVAL  FROM  THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF THEIR
PARENT OR GUARDIAN.
  § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.