What's happening
This bill requires agencies to inform potential adoptive parents about state-funded benefits for foster children that may expire upon adoption.
Why it matters
Helps adoptive parents make informed decisions. by ensuring they know which benefits or services a foster child might lose or retain after adoption, reducing the risk of unexpected financial or care burdens.
Promotes transparency and trust. between child welfare agencies and prospective adoptive families, potentially increasing adoption rates by clarifying what support will be available post-adoption.
Increases access to support information. by requiring agencies to provide not only a list of expiring and continuing benefits but also details on where and how to seek similar support privately or in the community, and by making this information available online for public reference.
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Tell Parents About Adoption Benefits
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History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1221
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to children and families
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.882
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to children and families
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Inform Adoptive Parents of Benefits
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Ellen C. Jaffee
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1772
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 10, 2017
Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 requiring agencies to provide potential adoptive parents with information concerning state-funded benefits or services received by a foster child that expire upon adoption
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 372-f of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. The office of children and family services shall promulgate regulations which shall require authorized agencies in the state to provide a foster parent, who has expressed interest in adopting a foster child, with a list of any publicly-funded benefits or services that such foster child will be eligible for upon the adoption of such foster child as well as a list of any publicly-funded benefits or services that such foster child is currently eligible for, but shall expire upon the adoption of such foster child. If a service shall expire, information shall be provided on if that service is available in the community or how that service can be obtained from other private sources. Such information shall be made available to the public on such office's website.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01982-01-7
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring agencies to provide potential adoptive parents with information concerning state-funded benefits or services received by a foster child that expire upon adoption
Purpose of bill
To require state agencies to provide a foster parent with a list of any publicly-funded benefits or services that such foster child is currently eligible for, but shall expire upon the adoption of such foster child
Summary of provisions
The bill amends section 372-f of the social services law by adding a new subdivision 5 that requires the Office of Children and Family Services to promulgate regulations for authorized agencies in the state to provide a foster parent with a list of any publicly-funded benefits or services that such foster child is currently eligible for, but shall expire upon the adoption of such foster child. If a service shall expire, information shall be provided if that service is available in the community or how it can be obtained from other private sources. The information would be available on such office's website.
Justification
Challenges among adoptive families may not emerge until sometime after the adoption is completed, when the family no longer interacts with the state adoption service. It is therefore important that foster parents receive information on available or expiring services prior to the completion of the adoption proceeding. Such information would prevent disruption in access to essential services for foster children and their families. This legislation helps potential adoptive families in achieving and maintaining permanency by providing them with information about any benefits or services that their children are eligible for, but will expire upon the adoption. Also, if a service is about to expire upon the adoption of a foster child, information on whether that service is available in community or private sources will be provided to adoptive families to help them make seamless transitions for their children.
Legislative history
2015-16: S4976/A10098 - Rules/passed assembly
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
90 Days after it shall have become a law.
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