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Senate Bill S8069

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the list of duties of the OCFS office of the ombudsperson

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2025-S8069 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7644
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §523-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10158

2025-S8069 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds to the list of duties of the OCFS office of the ombudsperson relating to hearing grievances and complaints.

2025-S8069 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8069
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to duties of  the  office
   of the ombudsperson
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 523-c of the executive law,
 as added by section 2 of part K-6 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, are
 amended and a new subdivision 8 is added to read as follows:
   6. present significant complaints and concerns of  youth  residing  in
 facilities  operated  by  the  office  to  the commissioner, appropriate
 office staff, and the independent review board; [and]
   7. periodically review procedures established by the office  to  carry
 out the provisions of this article, with a view toward the rights, safe-
 ty  and  development  of  youth  residing  in facilities operated by the
 office[.]; AND
   8. HEAR GRIEVANCES AND COMPLAINTS AND  PARTICIPATE  IN  ADMINISTRATIVE
 HEARINGS  REGARDING  CHILD  DAY CARE LICENSES ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06464-01-5

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