S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6217
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law and the administrative code of
the city of New York, in relation to allowing for case workers to
apply for education and training vouchers for children in foster care
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 397 of the social services law is amended by adding
a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. AS TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, APPLY FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH I OF SECTION 677 OF THE UNITED STATES
CODE FOR THE CHILD.
§ 2. Section 21-902.1 of the administrative code of the city of New
York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
F. CASE PLANNERS AND CASE WORKERS MAY APPLY FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
VOUCHERS FOR A CHILD WHO IS IN FOSTER CARE.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08882-01-5
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