What's happening
The bill adds protections for parents in immigration detention or removal proceedings to prevent unnecessary termination of parental rights if they maintain a meaningful role in their child’s life.
Why it matters
Recognizes the unique challenges faced by parents in immigration detention or removal proceedings. , ensuring that these circumstances alone do not automatically trigger the termination of parental rights if the parent remains meaningfully involved in their child's life.
Aligns immigration-related detentions with incarceration and substance abuse treatment. in terms of legal protections for parental rights, establishing parity and addressing gaps in how family separations are handled in the child welfare system.
Requires child welfare agencies to document specific reasons for seeking to terminate parental rights. beyond just the parent's immigration status or detention, potentially reducing unnecessary family separations and promoting family reunification.
Could have significant impacts on children of immigrants in foster care. , by supporting their right to maintain connections with their parents and reducing trauma associated with permanent family separation due to the parent’s immigration status.
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Protect Families Facing Detention
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 40
10 Co-sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Substituted by S5024A
- Amended on third reading 2106a
- Advanced to third reading cal.227
- Reported
- Referred to children and families
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Protect Parents in Detention
Signed by Governor · Sponsor Kevin S. Parker
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2106--A Cal. No. 227
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. KIM, MOSLEY, JAFFEE, CRESPO, STECK, FAHY, FRIEND, JEAN-PIERRE, NIOU, CRUZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, COOK, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to enacting the New York State Reuniting Families Act
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York State Reuniting Families Act."
§ 2. Clause (D) of subparagraph (i) of paragraph (l) of subdivision 3 of section 384-b of the social services law, as amended by chapter 113 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
(D) the parent or parents are incarcerated, in immigration detention or immigration removal proceedings, or participating in a residential substance abuse treatment program, or the prior incarceration, immigration detention or immigration removal proceedings, or participation of a parent or parents in a residential substance abuse treatment program is a significant factor in why the child has been in foster care for fifteen of the last twenty-two months, provided that the parent maintains a meaningful role in the child's life based on the criteria set forth in subparagraph (v) of this paragraph and the agency has not documented a reason why it would otherwise be appropriate to file a petition pursuant to this section.
§ 3. 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.
LBD03634-07-9
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