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A785Assembly2019-2020 Session

Raise Foster Care Payments

Official title

“Relates to increasing the reimbursement dictated pursuant to standards of payment for care provided foster children by three percent”

Sponsor Latoya JoynerAD-77+7 co-sponsorsAffects Health
Status
In Assembly Committee
Children And Families
Impact
6/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Children And Families

What's happening

This bill increases the reimbursement rate for care provided to foster children in New York by three percent.

Why it matters

  1. Increased reimbursement rates could help foster care providers better cover the actual costs of caring for children. , such as food, clothing, education, and extracurricular activities, potentially leading to improved quality of life for foster youth.

  2. Higher payments may encourage more individuals and families to become foster parents. , helping to address shortages and ensuring more stable, supportive placements for children in state care.

  3. The change demonstrates a legislative recognition of the rising costs of living and the challenges foster parents face. , potentially setting a precedent for future adjustments and greater investment in child welfare.

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Who cares

  • Foster care providers

    The bill would increase total reimbursement under the standards of payment for care provided to foster children by three percent.

  • Agencies administering foster care reimbursements

    They would need to apply the increase beginning January 1 following the bill’s effective date.

  • Foster children and their advocates

    The bill would increase reimbursement for their care without specifying how the additional funding must be spent.

Headline styles

Raise Foster Care Payments

Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Latoya Joyner

Assembly Member · Assembly District 77

History

  1. Referred to children and families
  2. Referred to children and families

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

785

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 11, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER, ORTIZ, SIMON, BARRON, DICKENS, D'URSO, LUPARDO, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the standards of payment for care provided foster children

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 398-a of the social services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:

(6) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary, beginning the first of January next succeeding the effective date of this subdivision, the total reimbursement dictated pursuant to the standards of payment for care provided to foster children shall be increased by three percent.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD00165-01-9

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