New York A 9646: Relates to liability insurance for voluntary foster care agencies

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A09646 Summary:

BILL NOA09646A

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SAME ASSAME AS S09113-A

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSRKay, Taylor, Beephan, Wieder, Cruz, Simon, Weprin, Hunter, Rosenthal, Davila, Lunsford, Griffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 35 §§3501 - 3503, Ins L; amd §398-a, add §398-g, Soc Serv L; add §97-bbbbb, St Fin L

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Establishes participation in assigned risk plans for voluntary foster care agencies (Part A); requires the office of children and family services to establish standards of payment for liability insurance costs beginning July 1, 2028 for the 2027-2028 rate year that ensures the maximum state aid rate accurately reflect the year over year increased costs for voluntary foster care agencies; directs such office to establish an application process (Part B); establishes the voluntary foster care agency insurance bridge fund; establishes a process for the distribution of moneys in such fund; sets eligibility requirements; requires certain supporting documentation (Part C).

Go to top A09646 Actions:

BILL NOA09646A

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01/21/2026referred to insurance

05/19/2026amend (t) and recommit to insurance

05/19/2026print number 9646a

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Go to topA09646 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9646--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, KAY, TAYLOR, BEEPHAN, WIEDER, CRUZ,
 SIMON, WEPRIN, HUNTER, ROSENTHAL, DAVILA, LUNSFORD, GRIFFIN -- read
 once and referred to the Committee on Insurance -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to participation in
 assigned risk plans by voluntary foster care agencies (Part A); to
 amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the office of
 children and family services to establish standards of payment for
 liability insurance costs that ensures the maximum state aid rate
 accurately reflect the year over year increased costs for voluntary
 foster care agencies (Part B); and to amend the state finance law and
 the social services law, in relation to establishing the voluntary
 foster care agency insurance bridge fund and establishing a process
 for the distribution of moneys in such fund (Part C)

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

 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law components of legislation relating
 2 to liability insurance for voluntary foster care agencies. Each compo-
 3 nent is wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A through C.
 4 The effective date for each particular provision contained within such
 5 Part as set forth in the last section of such Part. Any provision in any
 6 section contained within a Part, including the effective date of the
 7 Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in
 8 connection with that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and
 9 refer to the corresponding section of the Part in which it is found.
 10 Section four of this act sets forth the general effective date of this
 11 act.

 12 PART A

 13 Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new article 35 to
 14 read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14437-05-6

 A. 9646--A 2

 1 ARTICLE 35
 2 ASSIGNED RISK PLANS; VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE AGENCIES
 3 Section 3501. Participation in assigned risk plans.
 4 3502. Administration.
 5 3503. Coverage.
 6 § 3501. Participation in assigned risk plans. (a) All authorized
 7 insurers licensed to write commercial risk insurance in this state shall
 8 subscribe to and participate in the reasonable plan or plans, created
 9 and administered, by the superintendent, in consultation with the
 10 commissioner of the office of children and family services, for equita-
 11 ble apportionment among such insurers of applicants.
 12 (b) Applicants of a reasonable plan or plans under this section shall
 13 include authorized agencies as defined in subdivision ten of section
 14 three hundred seventy-one of the social services law,