Senate Bill S5700

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to written notification to schools of a student's placement in foster care

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee

  • 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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2023-S5700 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4493
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §405, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7645
2013-2014: A2995
2015-2016: A4568, A9988
2017-2018: S5727, A4832
2019-2020: S4597, A1561
2021-2022: S4750, A9983

2023-S5700 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to written notification to schools of a student's placement in foster care.

2023-S5700 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5700 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5700
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Children  and
   Families
 
 AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to written notifi-
   cation to schools of a student's placement in foster care

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 405 to read as follows:
   § 405. NOTIFICATION TO SCHOOLS OF FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT. 1.   WHENEVER
 A CHILD PLACED IN FOSTER FAMILY CARE OR AN AGENCY BOARDING HOME OR GROUP
 HOME WHO IS A PUBLIC CHARGE IN A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IS ADMITTED TO
 A  SCHOOL,  AN OFFICIAL WITHIN THAT SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT OR AN OFFI-
 CIAL OF THE AUTHORIZED AGENCY ACTING ON THE CHILD'S BEHALF  IN  BOARDING
 OUT  SUCH  CHILD,  SHALL  SEND  WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO THE PRINCIPAL OR
 PRINCIPAL'S DESIGNEE OF THE SCHOOL IN WHICH THE CHILD IS  ENROLLED  THAT
 SAID  CHILD IS IN FOSTER FAMILY CARE OR AN AGENCY BOARDING HOME OR GROUP
 HOME. SUCH NOTIFICATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE PRINCIPAL OR PRINCIPAL'S
 DESIGNEE NO LATER THAN THE FIRST  DAY  DURING  WHICH  THE  CHILD  IS  IN
 ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL AND MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) THE NAME OF SUCH CHILD;
   (B)  THE  DATE OF BIRTH OF SUCH CHILD, IF ASCERTAINABLE, OR HIS OR HER
 APPARENT AGE;
   (C) THE NAMES AND ADDRESS OF THE FOSTER PARENTS OR, WHERE  APPLICABLE,
 THE NAME OF THE CHILD CARE AGENCY AND THE ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY BOARDING
 HOME OR GROUP HOME;
   (D)  THE  NAME AND LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH CHILD
 RESIDED AT THE TIME HE OR SHE BECAME A PUBLIC CHARGE IN FOSTER CARE;
   (E) THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL LAST ATTENDED  BY  SUCH  CHILD
 PRIOR TO HIS OR HER CURRENT ADMISSION; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04236-01-3
 S. 5700                             2

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