Bill Text: NY S05261 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5261 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Exempts placements of children with relatives or other suitable persons from the provisions of the interstate compact on the placement of children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES [S05261 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05261-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5261
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 11, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
       AN ACT to amend the family court  act,  in  relation  to  not  requiring
         compliance  with  the  interstate compact on the placement of children
         when placing children with relatives or other suitable persons
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subparagraph  (i)  of  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of
    2  section 1017 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 519  of  the
    3  laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (i)  grant  an order of custody or guardianship to such non-respondent
    5  parent, other relative or other suitable person pursuant to section  one
    6  thousand fifty-five-b of this article, IN WHICH CASE COMPLIANCE WITH THE
    7  INTERSTATE  COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN, AS CODIFIED IN SECTION
    8  THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW,  SHALL  NOT  BE
    9  REQUIRED; or
   10    S 2. Section 1055-b of the family court act is amended by adding a new
   11  subdivision (f) to read as follows:
   12    (F)  WHEN  THE  COURT ISSUES AN ORDER GRANTING CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP
   13  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON  THE
   14  PLACEMENT   OF   CHILDREN,   AS   CODIFIED   IN  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED
   15  SEVENTY-FOUR-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED.
   16    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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