[{"type":"bill","id":"S64-2011","title":"Provides for alternative to detention programs for court-involved children","summary":"Provides for reimbursement for alternatives to detention and residential placement programs for youth by the office of children and family services.","billno":"S64-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"MONTGOMERY","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S66-2011","title":"Provides that a child shall not be placed with the office of children and family services at the conclusion of a dispositional hearing unless the court finds that discharge would not be appropriate","summary":"Provides that a child shall not be placed in the custody of the office of children and family services at the conclusion of a dispositional hearing unless the court finds that conditional discharge would not be appropriate and that the respondent poses a significant threat to public safety.","billno":"S66-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"MONTGOMERY","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S214-2011","title":"Requires the furnishing of a copy of a child's birth certificate at the time of enrollment of such child into a child day care center","summary":"Enacts \"Trenton's law\"; requires that a parent or legal guardian furnish a copy of a child's birth certificate at the time of enrollment of such child into a child day care center; provides that if a copy is not supplied for review, the director or operator shall contact the statewide central register for missing and exploited children.","billno":"S214-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"MAZIARZ","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S216A-2011","title":"Requires semi-annual reports by police agencies on missing children and persons; provides for a tax check-off to benefit missing persons related matters","summary":"Requires police agencies to report semi-annually on missing children and persons incidents; authorizes a personal income tax check-off for missing children and persons related activities and requires the missing and exploited children and persons clearinghouse to also report to the governor and legislature on reported cases of missing children and persons; adds persons other than children to these provisions.","billno":"S216A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"MAZIARZ","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S373-2011","title":"Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another","summary":"Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another; permits transfer without prior notice in certain circumstances.","billno":"S373-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"MONTGOMERY","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S505-2011","title":"Defines \"criminal street gang\" and prohibits criminal street gang recruitment of a minor","summary":"Defines \"criminal street gang\" and prohibits criminal street gang recruitment of a minor.","billno":"S505-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DIAZ","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S563-2011","title":"Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent","summary":"Provides for the establishment of kinship guardianships for kinship foster parent; establishes the guardianship after a hearing and determination upon a petition filed by the kinship foster parent; provides that establishment of such guardianship does not affect or impair the natural parents visitation rights.","billno":"S563-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ROBACH","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S734-2011","title":"Provides that certain camps may make inquiries of and be provided with information from the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment","summary":"Provides that certain camps may make inquiries of and be provided with information from the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment to determine if any person who may have contact with children is on file on such register.","billno":"S734-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ROBACH","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S775-2011","title":"Directs the office of children and family services to consult with localities and other state agencies prior to closure of any facility","summary":"Directs the office of children and family services to consult with localities and other state agencies prior to closure of any facility; requires a report for an adaptive reuse plan for the facility slated to close.","billno":"S775-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"YOUNG","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S862-2011","title":"Eliminates the requirement for parental consent to an adoption when the parent has an order of protection against them for the protection of the other parent","summary":"Eliminates the requirement for parental consent to an adoption when one parent has an order of protection against him or her for the protection of the other parent, a person in lawful custody of the child or the child.","billno":"S862-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"YOUNG","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S888-2011","title":"Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense","summary":"Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense.","billno":"S888-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KRUEGER","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S995-2011","title":"Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant","summary":"Broadens the scope of child abuse and neglected child to include proof of a positive controlled substance toxicology report on a newborn infant; presence of such controlled substances establishes a rebuttable presumption that the release of the infant to the parent presents an imminent danger to the child's health or life.","billno":"S995-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"KLEIN","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1047-2011","title":"Protects children in N.Y. city from child abuse and maltreatment in educational settings","summary":"Includes pupils from school districts within a city having a population of one million or more within the definition of child for the purposes of their protection from abuse and maltreatment in educational settings.","billno":"S1047-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"PARKER","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1052B-2011","title":"Establishes the independent office of the child advocate; repealer","summary":"Establishes the independent office of child advocate to ensure the protection and promotion of legal rights for youth in juvenile justice facilities; repeals certain provisions relating to the office of the ombudsman.","billno":"S1052B-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"PARKER","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1090-2011","title":"Removes a certain time period in which an adult receives cash assistance in the safety net program","summary":"Provides that the time period in which an adult receives cash assistance in the safety net assistance program that was not funded in whole or in part by the temporary assistance to needy families block grant program shall not be included in certain cumulative periods.","billno":"S1090-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"PARKER","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1116-2011","title":"Commissions a study regarding the quality of health care services received by foster children in New York state","summary":"Commissions a study regarding the quality of health care services received by foster children in New York state; provides for a report to be submitted by the commissioner of the office of children and family services detailing the findings of such study.","billno":"S1116-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"PARKER","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1197-2011","title":"Requires a parent, law guardian or person legally responsible for a minor to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer","summary":"Requires a parent or other person legally responsible for a minor and the law guardian appointed pursuant to law to be present during questioning by a peace or police officer.","billno":"S1197-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"BRESLIN","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1308A-2011","title":"Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse","summary":"Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse; delineates what persons are required to report cases of suspected child abuse to law enforcement agencies; any person required to report or any clergy required to review records who willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense, a class E felony for the second offense and a class D felony for the third offense or any subsequent offense; provides immunity for certain persons who in good faith made such reports to the wrong recipient.","billno":"S1308A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"DUANE","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1435A-2011","title":"Directs preparation of report concerning child care subsidies and requirement to show good cause for failure to seek child support","summary":"Directs the office of children and family services and the office of temporary and disability assistance to prepare a report concerning low income custodial parent's requirement to show good cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiving a child care subsidy; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.","billno":"S1435A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"GOLDEN","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1473-2011","title":"Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes","summary":"Creates the parent-mediation program for child custody disputes; requires parents, who were in a dispute over the custody of their child or children, to participate in a court sponsored mediation program; provides that the mediator would be responsible for submitting the results of the process to the court, which in turn would enter an appropriate custody and support order.","billno":"S1473-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"PERKINS","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"}]