Assembly Bill A9080

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to a study of the number of children in foster care who have a developmental disability

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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-A9080 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8046
Law Section:
Social Services
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2798, A8846, S3119, S8679

2021-A9080 - Summary

Relates to a study of the number of children in foster care who have a developmental disability; provides such study shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: assessing the demographics of the children in foster care with a developmental disability, including, but not limited to, their county of residence, age, race and gender identity, and determining whether the placement of such individuals in foster care was voluntary or court ordered; evaluating the current guidelines and regulations used to oversee the placement and treatment of children with a developmental disability; and analyzing the extent to which such age-appropriate children are prepared for a transition from foster care to an independent living situation.

2021-A9080 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9080
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  in relation to a study of the number of children in foster care
   who have an intellectual or developmental disability
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The office of children and family services, in consultation
 with  the commissioner of mental health and the commissioner of develop-
 mental disabilities, shall conduct a study to determine  the  number  of
 children who have been placed in foster care and who have been diagnosed
 with  an  intellectual  or  developmental  disability.  Such study shall
 include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
   (a) assessing the demographics of the children in foster care with  an
 intellectual or developmental disability, including, but not limited to,
 their  county of residence, age, race and gender identity, and determin-
 ing whether the placement of such individuals in foster care was  volun-
 tary or court ordered;
   (b)  evaluating the current guidelines and regulations used to oversee
 the placement and treatment of children with an intellectual or develop-
 mental disability; and
   (c) analyzing the extent to which such children  are  prepared  for  a
 transition from foster care to an independent living situation.
   §  2. For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
 following meanings:
   (a) "intellectual disability" shall have the same meaning as set forth
 in paragraph (b) of  subdivision  6  of  section  384-b  of  the  social
 services law; and
   (b)  "developmental  disability"  shall  have  the same meaning as set
 forth in subdivision 22 of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene law.
   § 3. The office of children and family services, the  commissioner  of
 mental  health  and  the  commissioner of developmental disabilities may
 acquire directly from the head of any department, agency, or  instrumen-
 tality of the state, available information which the departments consid-
 er  useful  in the discharge of their duties. All departments, agencies,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-A9080A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8046
Law Section:
Social Services
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A2798, A8846, S3119, S8679

2021-A9080A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a study of the number of children in foster care who have a developmental disability; provides such study shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: assessing the demographics of the children in foster care with a developmental disability, including, but not limited to, their county of residence, age, race and gender identity, and determining whether the placement of such individuals in foster care was voluntary or court ordered; evaluating the current guidelines and regulations used to oversee the placement and treatment of children with a developmental disability; and analyzing the extent to which such age-appropriate children are prepared for a transition from foster care to an independent living situation.

2021-A9080A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9080--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Children  and  Families  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to a study of the number of children in  foster  care
   who have a developmental disability
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of  the  office  of  children  and  family
 services, in consultation with the commissioner of the office for people
 with  developmental disabilities, shall conduct a study to determine the
 number of children who have been placed in foster care and who have been
 diagnosed with a developmental disability. Such study shall include, but
 shall not be limited to, the following:
   (a) assessing the demographics of the children in foster care  with  a
 developmental disability, including, but not limited to, their county of
 residence,  age,  race  and gender identity, and determining whether the
 placement of such individuals in foster  care  was  voluntary  or  court
 ordered;
   (b)  evaluating the current guidelines and regulations used to oversee
 the placement and treatment of children with a developmental disability;
 and
   (c) analyzing the extent to which such  age-appropriate  children  are
 prepared  for  a  transition  from  foster care to an independent living
 situation.
   § 2. For purposes of this section,  "developmental  disability"  shall
 have  the same meaning as set forth in subdivision 22 of section 1.03 of
 the mental hygiene law.
   § 3. The commissioner of the office of children  and  family  services
 and  the  commissioner of the office for people with developmental disa-
 bilities may acquire directly from the head of any  department,  agency,
 or  instrumentality of the state, available non-identifiable information
 which the offices consider useful in the discharge of their duties.  All
 departments,  agencies, and instrumentalities of the state shall cooper-
 ate with the offices with respect to such information and shall  furnish
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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