New York A 10300: Directs the office of children and family services to conduct a statewide needs assessment

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A10300 Summary:

BILL NOA10300 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09242

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SPONSORSeawright

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the office of children and family services to conduct a statewide needs assessment to identify any unmet needs, including, but not limited to, housing, mental health access, financial assistance, childcare, and respite care access for kinship caregivers.

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BILL NOA10300 

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02/20/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10300

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT directing the office of children and family services to conduct a
 statewide needs assessment on unmet needs of kinship caregivers; 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:

 1 Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the office
 2 of children and family services shall conduct a statewide needs assess-
 3 ment to identify any unmet needs, including, but not limited to, hous-
 4 ing, mental health access, financial assistance, childcare, and respite
 5 care access for kinship caregivers. Such office shall further determine
 6 if needs are being met throughout the state; suggest necessary improve-
 7 ment areas and why certain areas need such improvement.
 8 2. Upon request, every state and local agency shall cooperate with the
 9 office of children and family services. For the accomplishment of its
 10 purposes, the council may meet and hold public and/or private hearings
 11 within or without the state, and shall have all the powers of a legisla-
 12 tive committee pursuant to the legislative law. The council is author-
 13 ized and empowered to undertake any studies, inquiries, surveys or
 14 analyses it may deem relevant through its own personnel or in cooper-
 15 ation with or by agreement with any other public or private agency.
 16 § 2. The office of children and family services shall publish a report
 17 containing the findings of such needs assessment and methods for
 18 improvement. Such report shall be delivered to the governor, the tempo-
 19 rary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly no later
 20 than two years after the effective date of this act.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 22 deemed repealed two years after such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14539-02-6

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