New York Senate Bill 4866

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-03 - REFERRED TO FINANCE
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.

Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.

Sen. Jeremy Cooney [D]	Sen. George Borrello [R]	Sen. Neil Breslin [D]	Sen. Iwen Chu [D]
Sen. Patrick Gallivan [R]	Sen. Pamela Helming [R]	Sen. Jessica Ramos [D]	Sen. Steven Rhoads [R]
Sen. Robert Rolison [R]	Sen. James Skoufis [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-03	Senate	REFERRED TO FINANCE
2023-02-16	Senate	REFERRED TO FINANCE

A01279 (Same As) 2024-01-03 - referred to ways and means

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S4866
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S04866&term=2023&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S04866