Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to children and families |
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A4720
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MORELLE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Sam Hoyt
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Sandy Galef
Dov Hikind
John McEneny
2009-A4720 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A4720 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the return of a child who has been in the care and custody of a social services official for a period of six months or more without visitation by the parent, parents or guardian shall be returned to the care and custody of the parent, parents or guardian pursuant to a transition plan.
2009-A4720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4720 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 5, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, HOYT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, GALEF, HIKIND, McENENY, PEOPLES, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the return of a child to the care and custody of his or her parent, parents or guardi- an THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 358-a of the social services law, as amended by section 39 of part A of chapter 3 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: (7) Return of child. If an instrument provides for the return of the care and custody of a child by the local social services official to the parent, parents or guardian upon any terms and conditions or at any time, the local social services official shall comply with such terms of such instrument without further court order. Every order approving an instrument providing for the transfer of the care and custody of a child to a local social services official shall be served upon the parent, parents or guardian who executed such instrument in such manner as the family court judge may provide in such order, together with a notice of the terms and conditions under which the care and custody of such child may be returned to the parent, parents or guardian. If an instrument provides for the return of the care and custody of a child by the local social services official to the parent, parents or guardian without fixing a definite date for such return, or if the local social services official shall fail to return a child to the care and custody of the child's parent, parents or guardian in accordance with the terms of the instrument, the parent, parents or guardian may seek such care and custody by motion for return of such child and order to show cause in such proceeding or by writ of habeas corpus in the supreme court. IN A CASE WHERE A CHILD HAS BEEN IN THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF A SOCIAL SERVICES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08316-01-9
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