STATE OF NEW YORK
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2481
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 20, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the standards of
payment for care provided foster children
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 398-a of the social services law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 (6) Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary,
4 beginning the first of January next succeeding the effective date of
5 this subdivision, the total reimbursement dictated pursuant to the stan-
6 dards of payment for care provided to foster children shall be increased
7 by three percent.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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