NY State Senate Bill 2025-S2678

Senate Bill S2678

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Eliminates the requirement of conducting a study on the number of children in foster care who have a disability

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- In Committee Senate
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 27, 2025	ordered to third reading cal.161
Jan 22, 2025	referred to rules

Votes

- Jan 27, 2025 - Rules Committee Vote
  S2678
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jan 27, 2025
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Comrie
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      excused (1)
      
      Gallivan

2025-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1018
Law Section:: Social Services
Laws Affected:: Amd §372, Soc Serv L; rpld §§2 - 5, ren §6 to be §2, amd §2, Chap of 2024 (as proposed in S.8679-A & A.8846-A)

2025-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the requirement of conducting a study on the number of children in foster care who have a disability; makes technical changes to certain provisions of law.

2025-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S2678

SPONSOR: FAHY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act amend the social services law, in relation to making technical
changes to certain provisions of such law; to repeal sections 2, 3, 4
and 5 of a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the social services law
relating to requiring maintained records for certain children to include
whether they have a developmental disability; and conducting a study on
the number of children in foster care who have a developmental disabili-
ty; as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8679-A and A. 8846-A, in
relation to conducting a study to determine the number of children in
foster care and who have been diagnosed with a developmental disability;
and to amend a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the social services
law relating to requiring maintained records for certain children to
include whether they have a developmental disability; and conducting a
study on the number of children in foster care who have a developmental
disability, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8679-A and A.
8846-A, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE:

This is a chapter amendment that makes changes to provisions of L.2024,
c.663, to clarify provisions relating to a study of the number of chil-
dren in foster care who have a developmental disability and inclusion of
information regarding a child's developmental disability in required
record keeping.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This legislation amends the underlying chapter by repealing the
provisions related to and requiring a study of the number of children in
foster care who have a developmental disability. The effective date is
also amended from being immediate to an effective date of one year
following the bill becoming law.

 
EXISTING LAW:

None.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation is a negotiated change to the underlying chapter.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Chapter amendment to Chapter 663 of the Laws of 2024. S.8679-A and
A.8846-A both passed the Senate and Assembly, respectfully, in June
2024.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal fiscal implications to the State and no fiscal impact on local
governments.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that sections
one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 relating to requiring main-
tained records for certain children to include whether they have a
developmental disability; and conducting a study on the number of chil-
dren in foster care who have a developmental disability, as proposed in
legislative bills numbers S. 8679-A and A.  8846-A, takes effect.

2025-S2678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2678
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FAHY  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT amend the social services law, in relation  to  making  technical
   changes  to certain provisions of such law; to repeal sections 2, 3, 4
   and 5 of a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending  the  social  services
   law  relating  to requiring maintained records for certain children to
   include whether they have a developmental disability; and conducting a
   study on the number of children in foster care  who  have  a  develop-
   mental  disability; as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8679-A
   and A. 8846-A, in relation to conducting  a  study  to  determine  the
   number  of  children in foster care and who have been diagnosed with a
   developmental disability; and to amend a chapter of the laws  of  2024
   amending  the  social  services  law  relating to requiring maintained
   records for certain children to include whether they have  a  develop-
   mental disability; and conducting a study on the number of children in
   foster care who have a developmental disability, as proposed in legis-
   lative  bills  numbers  S.  8679-A  and  A. 8846-A, in relation to the
   effectiveness thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 372 of
 the social services law, as amended by a chapter of  the  laws  of  2024
 amending  the  social  services  law  relating to requiring   maintained
 records for certain children to include whether  they  have  a  develop-
 mental  disability;  and conducting a study on the number of children in
 foster care who have a developmental disability, as proposed in legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 8679-A and A.  8846-A,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (b)  [his  or  her]  THE  CHILD'S  sex and date and place of birth, if
 ascertainable, or [his or her] THE CHILD'S apparent age;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02884-01-5
 S. 2678                             2

 
   (c) the full and true names and places of birth of [his  or  her]  THE
 CHILD'S  parents,  and [their] SUCH PARENTS' actual residence if living,
 or [their] SUCH PARENTS' latest known residence, if deceased  or  where-
 abouts  unknown  and  the  name and actual residence of any other person
 having  custody  of  the  child, as nearly as the same can reasonably be
 ascertained;
   § 2. Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 of a chapter of the laws of 2024  amending
 the  social  services  law  relating to requiring maintained records for
 certain children to include whether they have a developmental  disabili-
 ty;  and conducting a study on the number of children in foster care who
 have a  developmental  disability,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills
 numbers S. 8679-A and A. 8846-A, are REPEALED.
   §  3.  Section  6 of a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the social
 services law relating to requiring maintained records for certain  chil-
 dren  to  include  whether  they  have  a  developmental disability; and
 conducting a study on the number of children in foster care who  have  a
 developmental  disability,  as  proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
 8679-A and A.  8846-A, is renumbered section 2 and amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   §  2. This act shall take effect [immediately] ONE YEAR AFTER IT SHALL
 HAVE BECOME A LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 sections  one and two of this act shall take effect on the same date and
 in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 relating to  requir-
 ing maintained records for certain children to include whether they have
 a  developmental  disability;  and  conducting  a study on the number of
 children in foster care who have a developmental disability, as proposed
 in legislative bills numbers S. 8679-A and A. 8846-A, takes effect.

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