Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2017 |
signed chap.384 |
Oct 11, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 19, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.468 substituted for a7554a referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 13, 2017 |
amended on third reading 4833a |
Jun 12, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1550 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 02, 2017 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S4833A
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, IP) Senate District
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 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4833 TITLE OF BILL : 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 This is one in a series of measures being introduced at the request of the Chief Administrative Judge upon the recommendation of his Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee. The enactment of the subsidized kinship guardianship assistance program ("KinGAP") in 2010 marked a milestone in adding a valuable permanency alternative to the menu of options available to expedite the exodus of children from foster care into permanent families. Experience with the program, especially in New York City where it is frequently utilized, has demonstrated its enormous value, not only for the children and families who are its beneficiaries, but also for the State in its constant quest to improve its record in achieving timely permanency for the children in its care. And the need for improvement cannot be overstated. Both the second and third "Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSR's)," conducted by the Administration for Children and Families of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2008 and 2015, respectively, concluded that New York's score ranked among the lowest in the nation and demonstrated how far the State needs to progress in order to achieve
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
(D, IP) Senate District
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) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4833A TITLE OF BILL : 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 This is one in a series of measures being introduced at the request of the Chief Administrative Judge upon the recommendation of his Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee. The enactment of the subsidized kinship guardianship assistance program ("KinGAP") in 2010 marked a milestone in adding a valuable permanency alternative to the menu of options available to expedite the exodus of children from foster care into permanent families. Experience with the program, especially in New York City where it is frequently utilized, has demonstrated its enormous value, not only for the children and families who are its beneficiaries, but also for the State in its constant quest to improve its record in achieving timely permanency for the children in its care. And the need for improvement cannot be overstated. Both the second and third "Child and Family Service Reviews (CFSR's)," conducted by the Administration for Children and Families of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2008 and 2015, respectively, concluded that New York's score ranked among the lowest in the nation and demonstrated how far the State needs to progress in order to achieve
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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