Senate Bill S4833

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Clarifies the definition of "prospective relative guardian" for purposes of subsidized kinship guardianship assistance

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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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co-Sponsors

2017-S4833 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7554
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§458-a & 458-b, Soc Serv L

2017-S4833 - Summary

Clarifies the definition of "prospective relative guardian" for purposes of subsidized kinship guardianship assistance.

2017-S4833 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4833 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4833
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- (at request of the Office of Court Adminis-
   tration)  --  read  twice  and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  eligibility  of
   children  for  subsidized  kinship guardianship assistance to expedite
   permanency for foster children before the family court
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 458-a of the social services law,
 as added by section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the laws  of  2010,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3.  "Prospective  relative  guardian" shall mean a person [or persons]
 who [is related to the child through blood, marriage, or  adoption  who]
 has  been  caring  for the child as a fully certified or approved foster
 parent for at least six consecutive months prior to applying for kinship
 guardianship assistance payments AND WHO:
   (A) IS RELATED TO THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION; OR
   (B) IS RELATED TO A HALF-SIBLING OF THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD,  MARRIAGE
 OR ADOPTION AND WHERE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS IS OR ARE ALSO THE PROSPEC-
 TIVE  OR  APPOINTED RELATIVE GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANS OF SUCH HALF-SIBLING;
 OR
   (C) IS AN ADULT WITH A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE  CHILD,  INCLUD-
 ING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, A STEP-PARENT, GODPARENT, NEIGHBOR OR FAMILY
 FRIEND.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section  458-b  of  the  social
 services  law, as added by section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Kinship guardianship assistance payments  shall  be  made  to  the
 relative  guardian  or  guardians  until the child's eighteenth birthday
 or[, if the child had attained sixteen years of age before the agreement
 became effective,] until the  child  attains  twenty-one  years  of  age
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S4833A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7554
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§458-a & 458-b, Soc Serv L

2017-S4833A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies the definition of "prospective relative guardian" for purposes of subsidized kinship guardianship assistance.

2017-S4833A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4833A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4833--A
     Cal. No. 1550
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. AVELLA, SAVINO -- (at request of the Office of Court
   Administration) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Social  Services  --  committee
   discharged and said bill  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --
   ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  eligibility  of
   children  for  subsidized  kinship guardianship assistance to expedite
   permanency for foster children before the family court
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 458-a of the social services law,
 as added by section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the laws  of  2010,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   3.  "Prospective  relative  guardian" shall mean a person [or persons]
 who [is related to the child through blood, marriage, or  adoption  who]
 has  been  caring  for the child as a fully certified or approved foster
 parent for at least six consecutive months prior to applying for kinship
 guardianship assistance payments AND WHO:
   (A) IS RELATED TO THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION; OR
   (B) IS RELATED TO A HALF-SIBLING OF THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD,  MARRIAGE
 OR ADOPTION AND WHERE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS IS OR ARE ALSO THE PROSPEC-
 TIVE  OR  APPOINTED RELATIVE GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANS OF SUCH HALF-SIBLING;
 OR
   (C) IS AN ADULT WITH A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE  CHILD,  INCLUD-
 ING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, A STEP-PARENT, GODPARENT, NEIGHBOR OR FAMILY
 FRIEND.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section  458-b  of  the  social
 services  law, as added by section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:

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

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