Bill Text: NY S01277 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Establishes the post-adoption services program under the direction of the office of children and family services and lists optional services to be provided to adoptive families; makes an appropriation of six million dollars therefor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [S01277 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S01277-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1277
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 28, 2009
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  MONTGOMERY, ADAMS, DIAZ, DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
         KRUEGER, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
         to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
         post-adoption services program, and making an appropriation therefor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Article 6 of the social services law is amended by adding a
    2  new title 10 to read as follows:
    3                                   TITLE 10
    4                           POST-ADOPTION SERVICES
    5  SECTION 458-A. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
    6          458-B. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
    7    S 458-A. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE INTENDS,  BY
    8  THE ENACTMENT OF THIS TITLE, TO HELP EASE THE TRANSITION OF THE ADOPTION
    9  OF  A  CHILD  BY TARGETING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF COMPREHENSIVE
   10  SERVICES TO ADOPTIVE FAMILIES FOR THE PERIOD AFTER THE ADOPTION HAS BEEN
   11  COMPLETED.
   12    S 458-B. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.  1.  THERE  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED
   13  WITHIN  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES THE POST-ADOPTION
   14  SERVICES PROGRAM, FOR FAMILIES WITH ADOPTED CHILDREN.
   15    2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE ACCESS  TO
   16  OPTIONAL  SERVICES,  EITHER  DIRECTLY  OR  BY  CONTRACT,  BY PURCHASE OF
   17  SERVICE, OR BY INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT. SUCH SERVICES SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT
   18  NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   19    (A)  THERAPEUTIC  COUNSELING  SERVICES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL,
   20  FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING OR THERAPY;
   21    (B) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS  FOR  ADOPTIVE  PARENTS,
   22  BIRTHPARENTS AND ADOPTED CHILDREN;
   23    (C) PARENTING PROGRAMS;
   24    (D) HELP LINE SERVICES;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (E) CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS;
    2    (F) RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT SERVICES; AND
    3    (G) REFERRALS AND LINKAGES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES.
    4    3. THE POST-ADOPTION SERVICES PROGRAM SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON
    5  WHO  IS  A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED AND IS UNDER
    6  EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR IS THE ADOPTIVE PARENT OF A  PERSON  UNDER  THE
    7  AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
    8    S  2.  The sum of six million dollars ($6,000,000), or so much thereof
    9  as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to the  office  of  children
   10  and family services from any moneys in the state treasury in the general
   11  fund to the credit of the state purposes account not otherwise appropri-
   12  ated, for its expenses in carrying out the provisions of this act.  Such
   13  sum  shall  be payable on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller
   14  on vouchers certified or approved by the commissioner of the  office  of
   15  children and family services, or his or her designated representative in
   16  the manner provided by law.
   17    S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   18  have become a law and shall apply to children who have been adopted  and
   19  parents who have adopted children before, on or after such date.
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