What's happening
This bill requires annual public reports from state and city agencies on detailed statistics about children served by their programs.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and accountability. by requiring both state and city child services agencies to publish detailed annual data on how children move through their systems (including entries, exits, transfers, and runaways).
Provides a comprehensive view of child welfare outcomes,. including adoption rates, aging out, discharge to kinship or adoption, incarceration, and participation in educational or treatment programs—enabling policymakers and the public to assess system performance and identify gaps.
Highlights intersections between child welfare and other systems. (like juvenile justice and mental health), which can inform reforms and resource allocation to address root causes and improve long-term outcomes for vulnerable youth.
Facilitates community oversight and advocacy. by making this information publicly available on agency websites, empowering advocates, families, and researchers to monitor trends and push for needed changes.
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Require Annual Child Welfare Reports
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Sponsors
3 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to children and families
- 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.
Directs the office of children and family services and the NY city administration for children's services to submit annual reports concerning information related to children served by their respective prog
In Senate Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor Velmanette Montgomery
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2160
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON, CARROLL, BICHOTTE, DICKENS, D'URSO, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HYNDMAN, ORTIZ, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the New York city charter, in relation to directing the office of children and family services and the New York city administration for children's services to submit annual reports concerning information related to children served by their respective programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 501 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
17. To submit a report to the governor, the chair of the senate committee on children and families and the chair of the assembly committee on children and families concerning information related to children served by the office of children and family services. Such report shall be submitted by January thirty-first of each year. Such report shall be available on the office of children and family services website by March thirty-first of each year and shall provide information on the following for the preceding calendar year, or for the nearest measurable twelve month period, including, but not limited to:
(a) number of individuals entering assistance;
(b) number of individuals exiting assistance;
(c) number of transfers between facilities;
(d) number of participant runaways;
(e) adoption rate;
(f) number, location and living arrangements of participants who are aging out of assistance;
(g) number, location and living arrangements of participants discharged to kinship care;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(h) number, location and living arrangements of participants discharged through adoption;
(i) number and location of participants discharged due to sentence in jail or prison;
(j) number of participants enrolled in an educational program and the type of program;
(k) number, location and living arrangements of participants diagnosed with mental health issues and/or placed in facilities for mental health, substance abuse or any other treatment; and
(l) number of participants with juvenile justice involvement and the type of involvement.
§ 2. Subdivision f of section 618 of the New York city charter, as added by local law number 61 of the city of New York for the year 2010, is amended and a new subdivision g is added to read as follows:
f. plan, develop, conduct and supervise programs, including diversion and aftercare for previously detained juveniles, for the prevention of juvenile delinquency and juvenile crime and for youths arrested, charged, adjudicated or convicted of having committed delinquent or criminal acts, and conduct research and demonstration projects related thereto[.];
g. submit a report to the governor, the chair of the senate committee on children and families and the chair of the assembly committee on children and families concerning information related to children served by the New York city administration for children's services. Such report shall be submitted by January thirty-first of each year. Such report shall be available on the New York city administration for children's services website by March thirty-first of each year and shall provide information on the following for the preceding calendar year, or for the nearest measurable twelve month period, including, but not limited to:
(i) number of individuals entering assistance;
(ii) number of individuals exiting assistance;
(iii) number of transfers between facilities;
(iv) number of participant runaways;
(v) adoption rate;
(vi) number, location and living arrangements of participants who are aging out of assistance;
(vii) number, location and living arrangements of participants discharged to kinship care;
(viii) number, location and living arrangements of participants discharged through adoption;
(ix) number and location of participants discharged due to sentence in jail or prison;
(x) number of participants enrolled in an educational program and the type of program;
(xi) number, location and living arrangements of participants diagnosed with mental health issues or placed in facilities for mental health, substance abuse or any other treatment; and
(xii) number of participants with juvenile justice involvement and the type of involvement.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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