Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 19, 2018 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
Feb 28, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 27, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 13, 2018 |
1st report cal.501 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to children and families returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2017 |
referred to judiciary delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 14, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.1719 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 06, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
Mar 02, 2017 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S4836
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2017-S4836 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Family Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1027 & 1028, Fam Ct Act
2017-S4836 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4836 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the family court act, in relation to provision of services and assistance to respondent parents during the pendency of child protective proceedings in 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. While a child abuse or neglect proceeding is pending in Family Court, where the child or children who are the subjects of the proceeding are not shown to be in imminent risk of harm to their life or health, Family Court must deny an application to remove a child from a respondent parent or a respondent person legally responsible pursuant to section 1027 of the Family Court Act. Where the child had already been removed from a respondent or respondents, the child must be returned. Where, alternatively, Family Court grants an application pursuant to section 1028 of the Family Court Act by a respondent for return of a child who had already been removed - as in the case of section 1027, for lack of proof the child is in imminent risk of harm the child must be returned. In each of these circumstances, the child and the respondents remain under the jurisdiction of Family Court during the pendency of the proceeding. The child protective agency may be directed to provide services or assistance pursuant to section 1015-a of the Family Court Act and may monitor the respondents'
2017-S4836 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4836 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 Children and Families AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to provision of services and assistance to respondent parents during the pendency of child protective proceedings in family court THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (d) of section 1027 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 567 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: (d) Upon such hearing, the court may, for good cause shown, release the child to his or her NON-RESPONDENT parent or [other person legally responsible for his or her care] NON-RESPONDENT LEGAL CUSTODIAN OR MAY TEMPORARILY PLACE THE CHILD WITH A RELATIVE OR SUITABLE PERSON, pending a final order of disposition OR TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, in accord with subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdi- vision two AND SUBDIVISION THREE of section one thousand seventeen of this article. ALTERNATIVELY, UPON SUCH HEARING, IF THE COURT DETERMINES THAT THE CHILD SHOULD BE RETURNED OR RELEASED TO A RESPONDENT PARENT OR RESPONDENT PERSON LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PENDING A FINAL ORDER OF DISPOSI- TION OR TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, THE COURT MAY ALSO DIRECT THE CHILD PROTECTIVE AGENCY TO PROVIDE OR ARRANGE FOR THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE SERVICES OR ASSISTANCE TO THE RESPONDENT PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIFTEEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE AND MAY MONI- TOR THE RESPONDENT'S COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE. § 2. Section 1028 of the family court act is amended by adding a new subdivision (g) to read as follows: (G) IF THE COURT DETERMINES THAT THE CHILD SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDENT PARENT OR RESPONDENT PERSON LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE PENDING A FINAL ORDER OF DISPOSITION OR TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING, WHICHEVER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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