Assembly Bill A159

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes runaway youth to remain in the runaway youth program up to ninety days without filing a petition

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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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2017-A159 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §532-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5247

2017-A159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes runaway youth to remain in the runaway youth program up to ninety days without filing a petition pursuant to article 10 of the family court act.

2017-A159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    159
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing runaway
   youth to remain in the runaway youth program up to ninety days without
   filing a petition

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 532-b of the executive law, as
 amended by section 7 of part G of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2013,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  The  runaway  youth may remain in the program on a voluntary basis
 for a period not to exceed thirty days from the date of admission  where
 the filing of a petition pursuant to article ten of the family court act
 is  not  contemplated,  in  order  that arrangements can be made for the
 runaway youth's return home, alternative residential placement  pursuant
 to section three hundred ninety-eight of the social services law, or any
 other  suitable  plan.  If the runaway youth and the parent, guardian or
 custodian agree, in writing, the runaway youth may remain in the runaway
 program up to [sixty] NINETY days  without  the  filing  of  a  petition
 pursuant  to  article  ten of the family court act, provided that in any
 such case the facility shall first have obtained  the  approval  of  the
 applicable  municipal  runaway coordinator, who shall notify the munici-
 pality's youth bureau of his or her approval together with  a  statement
 as to the reason why such additional residential stay is necessary and a
 description  of  the  efforts  being  made  to find suitable alternative
 living arrangements for such youth.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to subdivision
 2  of section 532-b of the executive law made by section one of this act
 shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and shall be  deemed
 to expire therewith.

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