Senate Bill S1481

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the duties of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth

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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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2019-S1481 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §532-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6615
2015-2016: S62
2017-2018: S277

2019-S1481 - Summary

Expands the duties of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth.

2019-S1481 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1481 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1481
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HOYLMAN, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
   Families
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to expanding the duties
   of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay,
   bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 532-e of the executive law, as amended by chapter
 182 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   § 532-e. Powers and duties  of  the  office  of  children  and  family
 services.  The  office  of children and family services shall:  [(a)] 1.
 visit, inspect and make periodic reports on the operation  and  adequacy
 of approved runaway programs and transitional independent living support
 programs;
   [(b)]  2.  certify  residential  facilities  providing care to runaway
 and/or homeless youth, provided, however, that no certification shall be
 issued or renewed until it can be demonstrated that a  program  operated
 pursuant  to  this  article  has  consistent with appropriate collective
 bargaining agreements and applicable provisions  of  the  civil  service
 law,  developed and implemented a procedure for reviewing and evaluating
 the backgrounds of and the information supplied by any  person  applying
 to  be an employee, volunteer or consultant, which shall include but not
 be limited to the following requirements: that the applicants set  forth
 his  or  her  employment history, provide personal and employment refer-
 ences and sign a sworn statement indicating whether  the  applicant,  to
 the  best of his or her knowledge, has ever been convicted of a crime in
 this state or any other jurisdiction;
   [(c)] 3. maintain a register of  approved  runaway  programs,  transi-
 tional  independent  living  support  programs  and runaway and homeless
 youth service coordinators;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S1481A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §532-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6615
2015-2016: S62
2017-2018: S277

2019-S1481A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the duties of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth.

2019-S1481A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1481A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1481--A
     Cal. No. 134
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. HOYLMAN, KAPLAN, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children
   and Families -- 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 executive law, in relation to expanding  the  duties
   of the office of children and family services concerning lesbian, gay,
   bisexual, and transgender runaway and homeless youth
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 532-e of the executive law, as amended  by  chapter
 182 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   § 532-e. Powers  and  duties  of  the  office  of  children and family
 services. The office of children and family services shall:    [(a)]  1.
 visit,  inspect  and make periodic reports on the operation and adequacy
 of approved runaway programs and transitional independent living support
 programs;
   [(b)] 2. certify residential  facilities  providing  care  to  runaway
 and/or homeless youth, provided, however, that no certification shall be
 issued  or  renewed until it can be demonstrated that a program operated
 pursuant to this article  has  consistent  with  appropriate  collective
 bargaining  agreements  and  applicable  provisions of the civil service
 law, developed and implemented a procedure for reviewing and  evaluating
 the  backgrounds  of and the information supplied by any person applying
 to be an employee, volunteer or consultant, which shall include but  not
 be  limited to the following requirements: that the applicants set forth
 his or her employment history, provide personal  and  employment  refer-
 ences  and  sign  a sworn statement indicating whether the applicant, to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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