A9191 (2023-24 session)
NY State bill
Provides that, conditions of poverty, including but not limited to, the inability to provide or obtain clothing, home or property repair, or childcare, shall not be the sole determining factor when providing notification to the appropriate police authorities or the local child protective service unless there is willful or negligent action or failure to act and a nexus to harm such that the child has suffered or there is a substantial risk the child will suffer serious physical, mental, or emotional impairment.
- Title
- Prohibits the removal of children into child protective custody based solely on conditions of poverty
- Type
- New York State Assembly bill
- Session
- 2023-24 session
- Status
- Stricken
- Latest action date
- 2024-05-30
- Introduced
- 2024-02-12
- Law section
- Social Services Law
Sponsors
- Andrew Hevesi Assembly Member, District 28
Co-sponsors
- Al Taylor Assembly Member, District 71
- Alec Brook-Krasny Assembly Member, District 46
- Alicia Hyndman Assembly Member, District 29
Heard in committee
- Children and Families NY State Assembly committee