New York S 5389: Relates to the composition of the Rochester-Genesee transportation authority

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S05389 Summary:

BILL NOS05389 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06036

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §240, Dom Rel L; amd §651, Fam Ct Act

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Provides for the review of a suitable child care plan to be presented by the petitioning parent for the period of deployment, including but not limited to, reasonable notice by deploying parent to other parent of deployment, procedures for parents to make out of court arrangements regarding custody and visitation during deployment; prohibits an order of permanent custody without deployed parent's consent; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS05389 

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02/21/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5389

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 21, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law and the family court act, in
 relation to the effect of military service on child care

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 1 of
 2 section 240 of the domestic relations law, as added by chapter 473 of
 3 the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (1) During the period of time that a parent is activated, deployed or
 5 temporarily assigned to military service, such that the parent's ability
 6 to continue as a joint caretaker or the primary caretaker of a minor
 7 child is materially affected by such military service, any orders issued
 8 pursuant to this section, based on the fact that the parent is acti-
 9 vated, deployed or temporarily assigned to military service, which would
 10 materially affect or change a previous judgment or order regarding
 11 custody of that parent's child or children as such judgment or order
 12 existed on the date the parent was activated, deployed, or temporarily
 13 assigned to military service, shall be subject to review pursuant to
 14 subparagraph three of this paragraph. Any relevant provisions of the
 15 Service Member's Civil Relief Act shall apply to all proceedings
 16 governed by this section and shall include the review of a suitable
 17 child care plan presented by the petitioning parent for the period of
 18 such deployment. Such child care plan shall include but not be limited
 19 to reasonable notice by deploying parent to other parent of deployment,
 20 procedures for parents to make out of court arrangements regarding
 21 custody and visitation during deployment, prohibit an order of permanent
 22 custody without deployed parent's consent, provide for expedited custody
 23 if parents do not agree thereby establishing custody before deployment

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07818-01-5

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 1 and provide for a procedure for termination of temporary custody when
 2 parents agree.
 3 § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (f) of section 651 of the family court
 4 act, as added by chapter 473 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as
 5 follows:
 6 1. During the period of time that a parent is activated, deployed or
 7 temporarily assigned to military service, such that the parent's ability
 8 to continue as a joint caretaker or the primary caretaker of a minor
 9 child is materially affected by such military service, any orders issued
 10 pursuant to this section, based on the fact that the parent is acti-
 11 vated, deployed or temporarily assigned to military service, which would
 12 materially affect or change a previous judgment or order regarding
 13 custody of that parent's child or children as such judgment or order
 14 existed on the date the parent was activated, deployed, or temporarily
 15 assigned to military service, shall be subject to review pursuant to
 16 paragraph three of this subdivision. Any relevant provisio