New York Assembly Bill A04362 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4362 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to liability of certain agencies for negligence in the placement of a child or super- vision of a child in foster care; and to amend the court of claims act, in relation to extending jurisdiction to certain claims for inju- ries to a child The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 2 419-a to read as follows: 3 § 419-a. Liability. 1. Notwithstanding their performance of govern- 4 mental functions, public agencies that are authorized agencies under 5 this chapter, including without limitation, cities, counties, towns, 6 villages and other municipalities, shall be liable for negligence by any 7 person in the placement of a child in the authorized agency's legal 8 custody, or in the supervision of a child in foster care, a foster home 9 or foster parents, in the same manner and to the same extent as private 10 entities. 11 2. This section shall apply to civil claims brought pursuant to 12 section two hundred fourteen-g of the civil practice law and rules that 13 were revived pursuant to the terms of such section. 14 § 2. Section 9 of the court of claims act is amended by adding a new 15 subdivision 14 to read as follows: 16 14. To hear and determine a claim for injuries to a child caused by 17 any person due to negligence in the placement or supervision of the 18 child in juvenile detention or other manner of custody by the state. 19 § 3. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and 20 if any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision or part of this act 21 shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, 22 such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04293-01-5 
 A. 4362 2 1 thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, 2 paragraph, subdivision or part thereof directly involved in the contro- 3 versy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. 4 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and its provisions shall 5 be applicable to civil claims or causes of action filed before, on, or 6 after, the effective date of this act.