New York A 487: Increases the state reimbursement rate for preventative child protective services

Status: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 487

Sponsors: Andrew Hevesi, Brian Maher, Karines Reyes, Manny De Los Santos, MaryJane Shimsky, Steven Raga

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A00487 Summary:

BILL NOA00487 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSRShimsky, De Los Santos, Raga, Reyes, Maher

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §153-k, Soc Serv L

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Increases the state reimbursement rate for preventative child protective services from 65 to 75 percent.

Go to top A00487 Actions:

BILL NOA00487 

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01/08/2025referred to children and families

05/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA00487 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Chair:Hevesi 
DATE:05/28/2025AYE/NAY:16/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means HevesiAyeMaherAye

DavilaExcusedPirozzoloAye

AndersonAyeJensenAye

ClarkAyeBolognaAye

LunsfordAyeMolitorAye

MeeksAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

MitaynesAye

Chandler-WatermAye

LeeAye

LasherAye

WiederAye

Go to topA00487 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA00487 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 487

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, SHIMSKY, DE LOS SANTOS, RAGA -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing the
 state reimbursement rate for preventative child protective services

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 153-k of the
 2 social services law, as added by section 15 of part C of chapter 83 of
 3 the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (a) Expenditures made by social services districts for child protec-
 5 tive services, preventive services provided, as applicable, to eligible
 6 children and families of children who are in and out of foster care
 7 placement, independent living services, aftercare services, and adoption
 8 administration and services other than adoption subsidies provided
 9 pursuant to article six of this chapter and the regulations of the
 10 department of family assistance shall, if approved by the office of
 11 children and family services, be subject to [sixty-five] seventy-five
 12 percent state reimbursement exclusive of any federal funds made avail-
 13 able for such purposes, in accordance with the directives of the depart-
 14 ment of family assistance and subject to the approval of the director of
 15 the budget.
 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 17 the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 153-k of the
 18 social services law made by section one of this act shall not affect the
 19 repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01520-01-5

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