Assembly Bill A7554

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Clarifies the definition of "prospective relative guardian" for purposes of subsidized kinship guardianship assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A7554 - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§458-a & 458-b, Soc Serv L

2017-A7554 - Summary

Clarifies the definition of "prospective relative guardian" for purposes of subsidized kinship guardianship assistance.

2017-A7554 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7554
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, JAFFEE -- (at request of the Office of
   Court Administration) -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on
   Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to eligibility of
   children for subsidized kinship guardianship  assistance  to  expedite
   permanency for foster children before the family court
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 458-a of the social services  law,
 as  added  by  section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. "Prospective relative guardian" shall mean a  person  [or  persons]
 who  [is  related to the child through blood, marriage, or adoption who]
 has been caring for the child as a fully certified  or  approved  foster
 parent for at least six consecutive months prior to applying for kinship
 guardianship assistance payments AND WHO:
   (A) IS RELATED TO THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION; OR
   (B)  IS RELATED TO A HALF-SIBLING OF THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD, MARRIAGE
 OR ADOPTION AND WHERE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS IS OR ARE ALSO THE PROSPEC-
 TIVE OR APPOINTED RELATIVE GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANS OF  SUCH  HALF-SIBLING;
 OR
   (C)  IS  AN ADULT WITH A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A STEP-PARENT, GODPARENT,  NEIGHBOR  OR  FAMILY
 FRIEND.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 7 of section 458-b of the social
 services law, as added by section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the  laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Kinship  guardianship  assistance  payments  shall be made to the
 relative guardian or guardians until  the  child's  eighteenth  birthday
 or[, if the child had attained sixteen years of age before the agreement
 became  effective,]  until  the  child  attains  twenty-one years of age
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2017-A7554A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§458-a & 458-b, Soc Serv L

2017-A7554A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies the definition of "prospective relative guardian" for purposes of subsidized kinship guardianship assistance.

2017-A7554A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7554--A
                                                         Cal. No. 468
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. HEVESI, JAFFEE, HARRIS, FAHY -- (at request of
   the Office of Court Administration) -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Children  and  Families  --  reported  from  committee,
   advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,  retaining
   its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to eligibility of
   children for subsidized kinship guardianship  assistance  to  expedite
   permanency for foster children before the family court
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 458-a of the social services  law,
 as  added  by  section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. "Prospective relative guardian" shall mean a  person  [or  persons]
 who  [is  related to the child through blood, marriage, or adoption who]
 has been caring for the child as a fully certified  or  approved  foster
 parent for at least six consecutive months prior to applying for kinship
 guardianship assistance payments AND WHO:
   (A) IS RELATED TO THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION; OR
   (B)  IS RELATED TO A HALF-SIBLING OF THE CHILD THROUGH BLOOD, MARRIAGE
 OR ADOPTION AND WHERE SUCH PERSON OR PERSONS IS OR ARE ALSO THE PROSPEC-
 TIVE OR APPOINTED RELATIVE GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANS OF  SUCH  HALF-SIBLING;
 OR
   (C)  IS  AN ADULT WITH A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A STEP-PARENT, GODPARENT,  NEIGHBOR  OR  FAMILY
 FRIEND.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 7 of section 458-b of the social
 services law, as added by section 4 of part F of chapter 58 of the  laws
 of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Kinship  guardianship  assistance  payments  shall be made to the
 relative guardian or guardians until  the  child's  eighteenth  birthday
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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