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. /
Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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. /
Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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. /
Sponsor: YOUNG Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Requires courts to notify victims upon service of orders of protection. /
Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to the basis for removal of children; provides a safe harbor for a non-abusive spouse to report abuse while retaining custody of children. /
Sponsor: JOHNSON Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides for the mandatory revocation or suspension of the firearms license of, and eligibility therefor of an individual against whom an order or temporary order of protection has been issued, under certain circumstances. /
Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense. /
Sponsor: KRUEGER Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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. /
Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides that the group family day care provider shall be the primary caregiver; limits providers to operating one family day care. /
Sponsor: SAVINO Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides for reimbursement for alternatives to detention and residential placement programs for youth by the office of children and family services. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Allows release of non-certified copy birth certificate to adoptee without court order if adoptee and birth parent register with state's adoption registry. /
Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders residing in a facility overseen by the office of children and family services. /
Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to the basis for removal of children; provides a safe harbor for a non-abusive spouse to report abuse while retaining custody of children. /
Sponsor: Espinal Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides for notification to the state when a foster home is decertified, not renewed or a child is removed; requires evaluation to determine if certificate should be issued and the home be re-opened. /
Sponsor: Espinal Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to creating additional safe guards to protect the welfare of children enrolled in day care programs in New York state. /
Sponsor: Tenney Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to access to the central register for child abuse and maltreatment; expands the definition of "provider agency" to include child care and school-based programs for children ages three through five regulated by the health code of the city of New York and temporary employment agencies and educational and training institutions providing child care staff; clarifies the definition of "licensing agency" to include the department of health and mental hygiene of the city of New York, when such department receives an application for a permit to provide child care or receives a notice of a school based program for children ages three through five. /
Sponsor: RULES COM Titus Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Requires the disclosure of an hereditary disease suffered by a biological parent or an adopted child which is discovered after an adoption to be made to the corresponding party through the use of the adoption intermediary through whom the adoption was completed. /
Sponsor: Tedisco Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Amends definition of maltreated or neglected child to include children of alcohol or drug abusers who are unable to provide minimal care to the child or where such parent used alcohol or drugs during pregnancy resulting in the drug dependency of the child at birth. /
Sponsor: Tedisco Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center. /
Sponsor: Ortiz Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Authorizes the estate of either a natural parent or an adopted child to disclose the death of such person for inclusion in the health department's adoption information registry or an adoption agency's mutual consent voluntary adoption registry. /
Sponsor: Tedisco Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES