Assembly Bill A1457

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing for case workers to apply for education and training vouchers for children in foster care

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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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2021-A1457 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §397, Soc Serv L; amd §21-902.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8614
2023-2024: A924

2021-A1457 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for case workers to apply for education and training vouchers for children in foster care.

2021-A1457 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1457
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law and the administrative  code  of
   the  city  of  New  York,  in relation to allowing for case workers to
   apply for education and training vouchers for children in foster care

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 397 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  AS  TO  CHILDREN  IN FOSTER CARE, APPLY FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH I OF SECTION 677  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
 CODE FOR THE CHILD.
   §  2.  Section  21-902.1 of the administrative code of the city of New
 York is amended by adding a new subdivision f to read as follows:
   F. CASE PLANNERS AND CASE WORKERS MAY APPLY FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
 VOUCHERS FOR A CHILD WHO IS IN FOSTER CARE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05556-01-1

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