Senate Bill S2059A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a court-appointed special advocates program to aid the family court

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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-S2059 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1050
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §212, add Art 21-C §§849-l & 849-m, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7536, A10031
2015-2016: S1636, A3683

2017-S2059 - Summary

Relates to establishing a court-appointed special advocates program to aid the family court.

2017-S2059 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2059 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2059
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BONACIC, CARLUCCI, RITCHIE, SAVINO, VALESKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the judiciary law, in relation to the court-appointed
   special advocates program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The purpose of this act is to recognize the important role
 long played by court-appointed special advocates  ("CASA")  programs  in
 aiding family court efforts to promote the health, safety and well-being
 of  children; and to ensure that, going forward, CASA programs are suit-
 ably structured, administered and funded so that they  may  continue  to
 provide  appropriate services to children and families through its dedi-
 cated volunteers.
   § 2. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new article 21-C to read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 21-C
                 COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES PROGRAM
 SECTION 849-L. GENERAL PURPOSE.
         849-M. ADMINISTRATION.
         849-N. STATE ASSISTANCE.
         849-O. IMMUNITY.
         849-P. CONFIDENTIALITY.
   § 849-L. GENERAL PURPOSE. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE IMPOR-
 TANCE OF COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) PROGRAMS TO THE EFFEC-
 TIVE OPERATION OF THE FAMILY COURT. ACCORDINGLY,  IT  DIRECTS  THAT,  AS
 PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE, THESE PROGRAMS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRA-
 TIVE SUPERVISION AND ELIGIBLE FOR STATE ASSISTANCE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 ARTICLE,  A  CASA  PROGRAM  SHALL  MEAN  A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH STANDARDS AS ARE SPECIFIED IN RULES  OF  THE  CHIEF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04741-01-7
              

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2017-S2059A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1050
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §212, add Art 21-C §§849-l & 849-m, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7536, A10031
2015-2016: S1636, A3683

2017-S2059A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a court-appointed special advocates program to aid the family court.

2017-S2059A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2059A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2059--A
     Cal. No. 191
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BONACIC, CARLUCCI, GALLIVAN, KENNEDY, RITCHIE, SAVI-
   NO,  VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Judiciary -- recommitted to the  Commit-
   tee  on Judiciary in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported
   favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
   ordered  to  a  third  reading,  passed by Senate and delivered to the
   Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,  restored  to  third  reading,
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation  to  the  court-appointed
   special advocates program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  212  of  the  judiciary  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (w) to read as follows:
   (W)  ADOPT  RULES AND REGULATIONS STANDARDIZING USE OF COURT-APPOINTED
 SPECIAL ADVOCATE (CASA) PROGRAMS IN THIS STATE AND GOVERNING THE  STRUC-
 TURE, ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF SUCH PROGRAMS.
   § 2. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new article 21-C to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 21-C
                 COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES PROGRAM
 SECTION 849-L. APPOINTMENT.
         849-M. CONFIDENTIALITY.
   §  849-L.  APPOINTMENT.  A  PERSON EMPLOYED BY, OR VOLUNTEERING FOR, A
 COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE (CASA) PROGRAM SHALL  NOT  BE  ELIGIBLE
 FOR  APPOINTMENT  BY  A  FAMILY  COURT  TO ASSIST SUCH COURT UNLESS SUCH
 PROGRAM IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  OF  THE  CHIEF
 ADMINISTRATOR  OF THE COURTS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (W) OF SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED  TWELVE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  AND  SUCH
 PROGRAM  HAS  BEEN  APPROVED  BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR. SUCH PERSON OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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