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Senate Bill S7421

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to certain payments for the financial support of a foster child

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2021-S7421 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §398-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S922

2021-S7421 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that regulations shall provide for payments for the financial support of a foster child for one week following the termination of their foster care status and that such payments shall be at the same schedule and rate as when such child was in foster care.

2021-S7421 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7421 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7421
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              October 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to certain payments
   for the financial support of a foster child
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  398-a  of  the social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 2-c to read as follows:
   (2-C) THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION SHALL PROVIDE FOR PAYMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF A FOSTER
 CHILD  FOR  ONE  WEEK  FOLLOWING  THE  TERMINATION  OF THEIR FOSTER CARE
 STATUS. SUCH PAYMENTS SHALL BE AT THE SAME SCHEDULE  AND  RATE  AS  WHEN
 SUCH CHILD WAS IN FOSTER CARE.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13292-01-1

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