Assembly Bill A1841

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents

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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-A1841 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4759
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2494
2011-2012: A2747
2013-2014: A3925
2015-2016: A2142
2017-2018: A2542, S5663
2019-2020: A3734, S4598
2023-2024: A3491, S5746

2021-A1841 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to chemical testing for prospective foster parents; includes, but is not limited to drug and alcohol testing; authorizes office of children and family services to issue random chemical testing, including but not limited to, drug testing, to foster parents.

2021-A1841 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1841
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to chemical testing
   for prospective foster care parents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 378 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  (A)  NO SUCH LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE SHALL BE AWARDED TO A PROSPEC-
 TIVE FOSTER PARENT PRIOR TO CHEMICAL TESTING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW
 TO THE CONTRARY,  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  CERTIFICATION  OR  LICENSURE  OR
 APPROVAL OF A PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENT SHALL BE DENIED WHERE SUCH CHEM-
 ICAL  TESTING  REVEALS  A  POSITIVE PRESENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL IN SUCH
 PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENT.
   (B) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  ISSUE  RANDOM
 CHEMICAL  TESTING TO FOSTER PARENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DRUG
 TESTING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00269-01-1

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