New York S 5242: Creates the "Dignity for Immigrants in New York State Act", prohibiting detention of individuals based only on the violation of federal immigration laws

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S05242 Summary:

BILL NOS05242 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00744

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SPONSORBRISPORT

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§412 & 424, add §424-c, Soc Serv L

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Relates to collecting data regarding alternative living arrangements for children who are at a substantial risk of maltreatment.

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BILL NOS05242 

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02/20/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.726

04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/06/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A744

&nbspA00744 AMEND= Hevesi

&nbsp01/08/2025referred to children and families

&nbsp02/25/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp04/01/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp04/01/2025reported 

&nbsp04/01/2025rules report cal.121

&nbsp04/01/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.121

&nbsp04/01/2025passed assembly

&nbsp04/01/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp04/01/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

&nbsp06/06/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S5242

&nbsp06/06/20253RD READING CAL.726

&nbsp06/06/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/06/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp12/08/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp12/19/2025vetoed memo.119

&nbsp12/19/2025tabled

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5242

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to collecting data
 regarding alternative living arrangements for children who are at a
 substantial risk of maltreatment

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

 1 Section 1. Section 412 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
 3 10. An "alternative living arrangement" means an agreed upon out-
 4 of-home-living arrangement for a child developed as a result of or in
 5 the context of: (a) an investigation of child maltreatment by the child
 6 protective service; (b) a differential response program, including, but
 7 not limited to Family Assessment Response and Collaborative Assessment,
 8 Response, Engagement & Support; (c) a request for respite services; (d)
 9 a request for voluntary foster care placement; or (e) an investigation
 10 regarding allegations that a child might be destitute.
 11 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 424 of the social services law, as added
 12 by chapter 1039 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
 13 2. maintain and keep up-to-date a local child abuse and maltreatment
 14 register of all cases reported under this title together with any addi-
 15 tional information obtained and a record of the final disposition of the
 16 report, including services offered and accepted and any alternative
 17 living arrangement made for the care of any child;
 18 § 3. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 424-c
 19 to read as follows:
 20 § 424-c. Alternative living arrangements. 1.(a) The office of chil-
 21 dren and family services shall collect the following data regarding
 22 alternative living arrangements and compile an annual report for the
 23 preceding calendar year on such data with respect to each local social
 24 services district:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01349-01-5

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 1 (i) total number of alternative living arrangement agreements made;
 2 (ii) total number of children who were the subject of alternative
 3 living arrangement agreements;
 4 (iii) total number of children in an alternative living arrangement at
 5 the end of the calendar year, and, for such children, an indication of
 6 the average number of days they have been in an alternative living
 7 arrangement;
 8 (iv) total number of children for whom an alternative living arrange-
 9 ment ended during calendar year, and, for such children, an indication
 10 of the average number of days they spent in an alternative living