Bill Text: NY A00081 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 81 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that a foster youth who has obtained the age of eighteen shall not be required to receive a criminal history record check unless the youth's foster or adoptive parent or guardian is being certified to care for an additional foster youth who is under the age of eighteen; makes related provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-23 - substituted by s5628 [A00081 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A00081-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           81

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. QUART, DE LA ROSA -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to criminal history
          record checks of certain foster youths

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  378-a  of  the social services law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,
     4  nothing  in  this  section shall require a foster youth who has obtained
     5  the age of eighteen to receive a criminal history record  check,  unless
     6  the  youth's foster or adoptive parent or guardian is being certified to
     7  care for an additional foster youth who is under the  age  of  eighteen.
     8  When  a foster parent applies for renewal of a certification or approval
     9  as a foster parent, anyone over the age of eighteen living in  the  home
    10  where  a new foster youth under the age of eighteen is entering shall be
    11  notified of the requirements of subdivision two of this section no later
    12  than thirty days prior to approval of such placement.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01718-01-1