NY A00569 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on October 23 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-10-23 - SIGNED CHAP.399
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that when a local social services district is in contact with a relative or non-relative kinship caregiver or a suitable person who the district has approached about being a kinship caregiver, such district shall provide written information to such caregivers or prospective suitable persons; further provides that such information shall include, but not be limited to, information relating to child only grants; information about how to become a kinship foster parent and other options for care; and information on how to contact the department of family assistance kinship programs and any resources funded through or operating in the local social services district for relative and non-relative kinship caregivers, including those that provide supportive services for all relative and non-relative kinship caregivers in the district.

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Title

Provides that when a local social services district is in contact with a relative or non-relative kinship caregiver or a suitable person who the district has approached about being a kinship caregiver, such district shall provide written information to such caregivers or prospective suitable persons; further provides that such information shall include, but not be limited to, information relating to child only grants; information about how to become a kinship foster parent and other options for care; and information on how to contact the department of family assistance kinship programs and any resources funded through or operating in the local social services district for relative and non-relative kinship caregivers, including those that provide supportive services for all relative and non-relative kinship caregivers in the district.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-03-05 - Assembly - Assembly Children And Families Committee: Favorable (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-28 - Senate - Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 62 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-11 - Senate - Senate Children And Families Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-10-23AssemblySIGNED CHAP.399
2019-10-11SenateDELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
2019-03-11Senatereturned to senate
2019-03-11Senatepassed assembly
2019-03-11Senateordered to third reading cal.98
2019-03-11Senatesubstituted for a569
2019-02-28Senatereferred to children and families
2019-02-28AssemblyDELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2019-02-28AssemblyPASSED SENATE
2019-02-26AssemblyADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2019-02-12Assembly2ND REPORT CAL.
2019-02-11Assembly1ST REPORT CAL.135
2019-01-29AssemblyREFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
2019-03-11Assemblysubstituted by s2714
2019-03-07Assemblyadvanced to third reading cal.98
2019-03-05Assemblyreported
2019-01-09Assemblyreferred to children and families

Same As/Similar To

S02714 (Same As) 2019-10-23 - SIGNED CHAP.399

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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