A 9646 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to liability insurance for voluntary foster care agencies

Summary
Establishes participation in assigned risk plans for voluntary foster care agencies (Part A); requires the office of children and family services to establish standards of payment for liability insurance costs beginning July 1, 2028 for the 2027-2028 rate year that ensures the maximum state aid rate accurately reflect the year over year increased costs for voluntary foster care agencies; directs such office to establish an application process (Part B); establishes the voluntary foster care agency insurance bridge fund; establishes a process for the distribution of moneys in such fund; sets eligibility requirements; requires certain supporting documentation (Part C).
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action May 19, 2026
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A9646 A9646A · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to reflect its current legislative status after committee review, including the addition of new sponsors. The core policy language regarding insurance participation and funding was modified to change mandatory requirements into optional processes and to explicitly condition funding on state appropriation.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding liability insurance cost standards and bridge fund distribution was narrowed from mandatory requirements to optional processes, subject to available state funds.
TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to include additional sponsors and to reflect that the committee has discharged the bill, amended it, and recommitted it for further action.

Minor formatting changes were made to the line numbering and page headers to align with standard legislative markup conventions.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the Office of Children and Family Services to establish payment standards was changed from mandatory ('shall') to permissive ('may include a process'), giving the agency discretion on how to handle liability insurance cost increases.

FISCAL

The establishment of the insurance bridge fund and the process for distributing its moneys was made conditional, explicitly stating it is subject to funds being appropriated and the availability of state financial assistance.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
May 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9646A
lower
May 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO INSURANCE
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO INSURANCE
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

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