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NY S 7778

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

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.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Jabari Brisportprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-06

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-29

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Children And Families Vote

    2025-05-29 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7778?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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