S7778 (2025-26 session)

NY State bill

Requires commissioners of local social services districts to screen, apply for, and use and conserve retirement, survivors and disability insurance, supplemental security income, veterans' or any other federal social security benefits on behalf of children placed in foster care; provides for responsibilities of local commissioners of social services appointed to serve as the representative payee for a child; provides for technical assistance and financial literacy for foster children; makes related provisions.

Title
Requires commissioners of local social services districts to screen, apply for, and use and conserve federal benefits on behalf of children placed in foster care
Type
New York State Senate bill
Session
2025-26 session
Status
In Senate Committee
Latest action date
2026-01-07
In committee
Children And Families
Introduced
2025-05-06
Law section
Social Services Law

Sponsors

Heard in committee

Committee meetings

Committee meetings that took this bill up, from the Senate's published agendas. The Assembly does not publish its committee agendas in machine-readable form, so an Assembly committee's consideration of a bill is not on this list.

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