STATE OF NEW YORK
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9840
IN ASSEMBLY
February 20, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, TAYLOR, COOK, JOYNER, CRUZ, SIMON,
JAFFEE, CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children
and Families
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to a child's eligi-
bility for kinship guardianship assistance payments after adoption by
a guardian
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 458-b of the social services law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
3 1-b. A child shall remain eligible for kinship guardianship assistance
4 payments under this title subsequent to the adoption of the child by the
5 relative guardian or successor guardian.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14972-01-0
