Senate Bill S107

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the office of children and family services to conduct a study on the family assessment response program

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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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2021-S107 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5242
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Children
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5827, A7855
2023-2024: S7819, A8341

2021-S107 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the office of children and family services to conduct a study on the family assessment response program; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

2021-S107 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    107
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT authorizing and directing  the  office  of  children  and  family
   services  to conduct a study on the family assessment response program
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
   of
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The office of children and family services, in conjunction
 with the inspector general, is authorized  and  directed  to  conduct  a
 study on the family assessment response program. Such study shall:
   (a)  determine  if the program is accomplishing the program's intended
 goals;
   (b) determine if the program is being operated as designed;
   (c) identify areas where the program can be improved;
   (d) suggest changes to the program to improve areas where the  program
 needs improvement;
   (e) specify why certain areas of the program require changes;
   (f)  identify  if  localities  should  be  designing family assessment
 response programs or following a  template  that  has  been  vetted  and
 crafted by the state;
   (g)  determine  if  the  program  is worth expanding across the state,
 making the program either an opt-out or mandatory program; and
   (h) examining the expected expansion of the family assessment response
 program into New York City including, but not limited to:
   (i) how has the program worked in New York City prior  to  the  expan-
 sion; and
   (ii)  expected  outcomes for child welfare investigations in the city;
 and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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