Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 24, 2016 |
print number 2688a |
May 24, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to children and families |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to children and families returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 11, 2015 |
referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 28, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 27, 2015 |
1st report cal.903 |
Apr 21, 2015 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 27, 2015 |
referred to children and families |
Senate Bill S2688A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 22nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S2688 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §372-i, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S5890
2015-S2688 - Summary
Directs the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care.
2015-S2688 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2688 TITLE OF BILL: An act to direct the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care PURPOSE: To help increase adoption rates for the thousands of New York State Children waiting to be adopted and currently under the custody of the State. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill provides that the office of children and family services, in consultation with the department of taxation and finance, shall complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care. This section also provides that such report shall include, but not be limited to,
2015-S2688 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2688 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to direct the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The office of children and family services, in consulta- tion with the department of taxation and finance, shall complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care. 2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the trend of adoptions for children in foster care over the past ten years; (b) how many children have aged out of foster care in the past ten years while in the custody of the state; (c) the length of the waiting period prior to adoption for children who were in the state foster care system; (d) the racial and ethnic breakdown of children adopted; (e) the current number of children who have been placed in the foster care system more than once over the past three years; (f) the number of children in foster care with a parent or parents in prison; (g) efforts in place by the office of children and family services to help promote adoption awareness, education and possibilities for chil- dren in the foster care system that are eligible for adoption; and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07701-01-5
2015-S2688A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §372-i, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S5890
2015-S2688A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care.
2015-S2688A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2688A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the social services law, in relation to directing the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation requires a report to ascertain the impact of tax incentive on helping increase adoption rates for the thousands of New York State children now waiting to be adopted and currently under the custody of the State. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill provides that the office of children and family services, in consultation with the department of taxation and finance and other entities, shall complete a study on the federal, state and local cost of a child in foster care, the average number of children in the foster care system for the preceding five years, the average
2015-S2688A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2688--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 27, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families -- recommitted to the Committee on Children and Families in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to directing the office of children and family services to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer attributed to the adoption of a child in foster care; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 372-i to read as follows: S 372-I. ADOPTION TAX CREDIT STUDY. 1. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, AND ANY OTHER ENTITY THE OFFICE DEEMS NECESSARY AND APPROPRI- ATE, SHALL COMPLETE A STUDY ON THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE AVERAGE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL COST PER YEAR FOR A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE, BROKEN DOWN BY SUBSIDY PAYMENTS, ATTORNEYS' FEES, ADMINIS- TRATIVE COSTS, AND ANY OTHER CATEGORY OF COSTS FOR A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE THAT THE OFFICE DETERMINES NECESSARY FOR THE REPORT; (B) THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS; (C) AVERAGE ADOPTION RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ADOPTION FEES, ATTORNEYS' FEES AND ANY OTHER RELATED FEES AND EXPENSES PAID OR INCURRED BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A CHILD OR CHILDREN, INCLUDING ANY STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07701-03-6
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