A1167-2011 Actions

• Jun 22, 2011: substituted by s247a
• May 12, 2011: advanced to third reading cal.305
• May 10, 2011: reported
• Jan 19, 2011: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to children and families

A1167-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         1167
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CLARK, SCARBOROUGH, ROBINSON -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Children and Families
 

AN ACT to amend the social services law and the domestic relations  law,
 in  relation to the provision of information on post-adoption services
 to adoptive parents
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section  372-b  of  the social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:

 4. A. EACH LOCAL SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT  SHALL  CREATE  AND  KEEP
 CURRENT  A  RESOURCE GUIDE DESCRIBING AVAILABLE LOCAL, AND TO THE EXTENT
 PRACTICABLE, REGIONAL POST-ADOPTION SERVICES, WHETHER PROVIDED  DIRECTLY
 BY THE DISTRICT OR BY A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION
 OF  SERVICES,  LOCATION  AND  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  EACH APPLICABLE
 SERVICE PROVIDER, NOTING THAT THE DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR  COSTS
 THAT  THEY  WOULD  NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE. SUCH SERVICES MAY INCLUDE, BUT
 SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, RESPITE,  COUNSELING,  MENTAL  HEALTH,  SUPPORT
 GROUPS  AND  OTHER  SERVICES  THE DISTRICT DEEMS APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO
 FOSTER AND MAINTAIN PERMANENCY. SUCH RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
 ADOPTIVE PARENTS IN THE APPLICABLE FAMILY COURT DURING, OR PRIOR TO, THE
 FINAL ADOPTION PROCEEDING.
 B. THE RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILY  COURT  BY
 MEANS  INCLUDED  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO E-MAIL, FAX, OR HARD COPY SO AS TO
 GUARANTEE THAT THE FAMILY COURT WILL HAVE CONTINUED ACCESS TO SUCH DOCU
 MENT AND THE FINALIZATION OF THE ADOPTION WILL NOT BE IMPEDED.
 

S 2.

Section 112 of the domestic relations law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:

 9.  THE RULES OF THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE THAT PRIOR TO THE GRANTING OF
 THE ORDER OF ADOPTION, THE PRESIDING JUDGE  OR  SURROGATE  SHALL  ENSURE
 THAT  THE  ADOPTIVE  PARENT  OR PARENTS HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THE
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01552-02-1
 
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 AVAILABILITY AND LOCATION OF POST-ADOPTION SERVICES IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.  FAILURE
 TO  PROVIDE  THE RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL NOT DELAY THE PROCEEDING OR AFFECT
 THE VALIDITY OF THE ADOPTION.
 

S  3.

Section 115 of the domestic relations law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 14 to read as follows:

 14. THE RULES OF THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE THAT PRIOR TO THE GRANTING OF
 THE ORDER OF ADOPTION, THE PRESIDING JUDGE  OR  SURROGATE  SHALL  ENSURE
 THAT  THE  ADOPTIVE  PARENT  OR PARENTS HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THE
 AVAILABILITY AND LOCATION OF POST-ADOPTION SERVICES IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.  FAILURE
 TO  PROVIDE  THE RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL NOT DELAY THE PROCEEDING OR AFFECT
 THE VALIDITY OF THE ADOPTION.
 

S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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