Senate Bill S222B

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to reporting of youth placed in foster care settings and recruitment of foster parents

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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-S222 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1436
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §372-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S9139, A11271

2019-S222 - Summary

Relates to reporting of youth placed in foster care settings and recruitment of foster parents; requires information including the total number of youth placed in foster care, the reasons why such youth were placed and the efforts the state has taken to recruit and retain foster parents.

2019-S222 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S222 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    222
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BENJAMIN, BAILEY, CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GIANARIS, HOYL-
   MAN, KAMINSKY, KAVANAGH, KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  MAYER,  PARKER,  PERSAUD,
   RIVERA,  SAVINO, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
   Families

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to reporting of
   unaccompanied alien children by authorized agencies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known as and may be cited as the "SCAR
 Act" or the "Separation of Children Accountability Response Act".
   § 2. Section 372 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. (A) AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS (A)  AND  (B)  OF
 SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE SHALL
 BE  REQUIRED  TO  REPORT  THE  FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSIONER
 EVERY FIFTEEN DAYS:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN NEWLY ACCEPTED INTO THE
 AUTHORIZED AGENCY'S CARE  WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS  FIFTEEN  DAYS  UNDER  A
 CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;
   (II)  THE  NUMBER  OF  UNACCOMPANIED  ALIEN CHILDREN RELEASED FROM THE
 AUTHORIZED AGENCY'S CARE  WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS  FIFTEEN  DAYS  UNDER  A
 CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;
   (III)  THE  NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN CURRENTLY UNDER THE
 AUTHORIZED AGENCY'S CARE UNDER A CONTRACT,  GRANT,  OR  OTHER  AGREEMENT
 WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT;
   (IV)  THE  MEDIAN AND MEAN NUMBER OF DAYS UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN
 HAVE SPENT IN THE CARE OF THE AUTHORIZED AGENCY UNDER A CONTRACT, GRANT,
 OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE TOTAL  NUMBER  OF
 DAYS SPENT IN THE CUSTODY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IF KNOWN;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S222A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1436
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §372-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S9139, A11271

2019-S222A - Summary

Relates to reporting of youth placed in foster care settings and recruitment of foster parents; requires information including the total number of youth placed in foster care, the reasons why such youth were placed and the efforts the state has taken to recruit and retain foster parents.

2019-S222A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S222A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  222--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BENJAMIN, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BROOKS,
   CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GIANARIS,  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON,
   KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MAYER, MONT-
   GOMERY, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS, RIVERA,  SALAZAR,  SAVINO,  SEPULVEDA,
   SERRANO,  SKOUFIS, STAVISKY, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
   Families  --  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  reporting  of
   unaccompanied alien children by authorized agencies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known as and may be cited  as  the  "SCAR
 Act" or the "Separation of Children Accountability Response Act".
   § 2. Section 372 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  (A)  AN  AUTHORIZED AGENCY AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF
 SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE SHALL
 BE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE  FOLLOWING  INFORMATION  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER
 EVERY THIRTY DAYS:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN NEWLY ACCEPTED INTO THE
 AUTHORIZED  AGENCY'S  CARE  WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS  THIRTY  DAYS  UNDER A
 CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;
   (II) THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED  ALIEN  CHILDREN  RELEASED  FROM  THE
 AUTHORIZED  AGENCY'S  CARE  WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS  THIRTY  DAYS  UNDER A
 CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT;
   (III) THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN CURRENTLY  UNDER  THE
 AUTHORIZED  AGENCY'S  CARE  UNDER  A CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT
 WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S222B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1436
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §372-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S9139, A11271

2019-S222B - Summary

Relates to reporting of youth placed in foster care settings and recruitment of foster parents; requires information including the total number of youth placed in foster care, the reasons why such youth were placed and the efforts the state has taken to recruit and retain foster parents.

2019-S222B - Sponsor Memo

2019-S222B - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  222--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BENJAMIN, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BROOKS,
   CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS,  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,
   JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  LIU, MAY,
   MAYER, METZGER, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE,  PARKER,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,
   SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  SAVINO,  SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  SKOUFIS,  STAVISKY,
   THOMAS -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee  on  Children  and Families -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to reporting of
   unaccompanied alien children by authorized agencies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act shall be known as and may be cited as the "SCAR
 Act" or the "Separation of Children Accountability Reporting Act".
   § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section  372-a
 to read as follows:
   §  372-A. REPORTING OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN. 1. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL COLLECT, AGGREGATE AND REPORT THE NUMBER  OF  UNACCOMPANIED  ALIEN
 CHILDREN  THAT  ARE PLACED BY THE FEDERAL OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT
 IN THE CARE OF AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY, AS DEFINED IN  PARAGRAPHS  (A)  AND
 (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TEN  OF  SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS
 TITLE, TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE  AND  THE
 SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY.  THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFOR-
 MATION:
   A. THE NUMBER OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN NEWLY ACCEPTED INTO  THE
 AUTHORIZED  AGENCY'S  CARE  UNDER  A CONTRACT, GRANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT
 WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S222C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1436
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §372-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S9139, A11271

2019-S222C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to reporting of youth placed in foster care settings and recruitment of foster parents; requires information including the total number of youth placed in foster care, the reasons why such youth were placed and the efforts the state has taken to recruit and retain foster parents.

2019-S222C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S222C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  222--C
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. BENJAMIN, ADDABBO, BAILEY, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, BROOKS,
   CARLUCCI, COMRIE, GAUGHRAN, GIANARIS,  GOUNARDES,  HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,
   JACKSON,  KAMINSKY,  KAPLAN,  KAVANAGH,  KENNEDY,  KRUEGER,  LIU, MAY,
   MAYER, METZGER, MONTGOMERY, MYRIE,  PARKER,  PERSAUD,  RAMOS,  RIVERA,
   SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  SAVINO,  SEPULVEDA,  SERRANO,  SKOUFIS,  STAVISKY,
   THOMAS -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
   committed  to  the  Committee  on  Children  and Families -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
   to the Committee on Children and Families in  accordance  with  Senate
   Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed
   to  the  Committee  on  Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  reporting  of
   youth placed in foster care settings and recruitment of foster parents

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
   (L)  SUBMIT  A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND
 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE BEGINNING  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AND QUARTERLY THEREAFTER, REGARDING YOUTH PLACED IN
 FOSTER  CARE SETTINGS AND THE RECRUITMENT OF FOSTER PARENTS. SUCH REPORT
 SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE AND SHALL  PROVIDE  INFORMATION,
 AS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION, AGGREGATED BY LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS AND FOSTER CARE SETTINGS. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  FOSTER CARE SETTINGS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 FOSTER BOARDING HOMES, APPROVED RELATIVE HOMES, GROUP HOMES, GROUP RESI-
 DENCES, AGENCY OPERATED BOARDING HOMES,  SUPERVISED  INDEPENDENT  LIVING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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