assembly Bill A6984

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to post-adoption services

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Jan 03, 2018 referred to children and families
Mar 28, 2017 referred to children and families

A6984 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2827
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §372-i, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7349, S5517
2015-2016: A5574, S1365

A6984 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to post-adoption services.

A6984 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  6984

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 28, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Children and Families

AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to post-adoption
  services

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

  Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
372-i to read as follows:
  § 372-I. POST ADOPTION SERVICES. 1. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND  FAMILY
SERVICES SHALL COLLECT DATA AND INFORMATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF POST-
ADOPTION  SERVICES  AROUND  THE  STATE. THE OFFICE SHALL WORK WITH LOCAL
SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS, AUTHORIZED AGENCIES, AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGEN-
CIES WITH EXPERIENCE PROVIDING POST-ADOPTION SERVICES TO GATHER, TO  THE
GREATEST  EXTENT POSSIBLE, NON-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION BY COUNTY INCLUD-
ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  A. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ENTERING FOSTER CARE WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN
ADOPTED;
  B. THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WHO RECEIVED POST-ADOPTION SERVICES;
  C. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION  WHO  HAD
RECEIVED POST-ADOPTION SERVICES AND WHAT TYPE OF SERVICES WERE RENDERED;
  D. THE NUMBER OF DENIED REQUESTS FOR SERVICES, AND THE REASON FOR SUCH
DENIALS; AND
  E. THE TYPE OF SERVICE FOR WHICH REQUESTS WERE DENIED.
  2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO
THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE
MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE NO
LATER THAN SEPTEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR WITH THE  DATA  AND  INFORMATION
REQUIRED  BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION FOR THE PRECEDING YEAR. THE
OFFICE SHALL INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  POST-ADOPTION
SERVICES STATEWIDE AND REGIONALLY, THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROVISIONS OF
SUCH  SERVICES  PREVENTS THE DISRUPTION OF ADOPTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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