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Senate Bill S5746

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents

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2023-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3491
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2494
2011-2012: A2747
2013-2014: A3925
2015-2016: A2142
2017-2018: S5663, A2542
2019-2020: S4598, A3734
2021-2022: S4759, A1841
2025-2026: S4145, A6716

2023-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents; includes, but is not limited to drug and alcohol testing; authorizes office of children and family services to issue random chemical testing, including but not limited to, drug testing, to foster parents.

2023-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5746 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5746
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 15, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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 chemical testing
   for prospective foster care parents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 378 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  (A)  NO SUCH LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE SHALL BE AWARDED TO A PROSPEC-
 TIVE FOSTER PARENT PRIOR TO CHEMICAL TESTING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW
 TO THE CONTRARY,  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  CERTIFICATION  OR  LICENSURE  OR
 APPROVAL OF A PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENT SHALL BE DENIED WHERE SUCH CHEM-
 ICAL  TESTING  REVEALS  A  POSITIVE PRESENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL IN SUCH
 PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENT.
   (B) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  ISSUE  RANDOM
 CHEMICAL  TESTING TO FOSTER PARENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DRUG
 TESTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07435-01-3

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