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A 5602: Directs the chief administrative judge of the New York unified court system to conduct a study on the office of court administration's housing court guardian ad litem program and to publish a report on such study.
What A 5602 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to study and improve the housing court guardian ad litem program in New York State. The program, which provides support for children in housing court cases, requires a comprehensive review to ensure its effectiveness and efficiency. The study will analyze the program's funding, compensation, and recruitment and retention rates. The findings will be published to the Governor, State Legislature, and other key stakeholders by July of the following year. The bill also directs the Chief Administrative Judge to conduct the study in consultation with various state agencies and organizations. The study's purpose is to identify ways to better incentivize guardian ad litem recruitment and retention, ultimately improving the program's overall performance.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to judiciary (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5602
- What is the current status of A 5602?
- As of January 10, 2026, A 5602 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to judiciary".
- Did A 5602 pass?
- Not yet. A 5602 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5602, and where is it now?
- A 5602 was authored by Asm. Steven Raga with 3 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Judiciary.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to judiciary |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 18, 2025 · 402 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5602 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAGA, EPSTEIN, ALVAREZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT directing the chief administrative judge of the New York unified court system to conduct a study on the office of court adminis- tration's housing court guardian ad litem program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The chief administrative judge of the New York unified 2 court system, in consultation with New York state courts access to 3 justice program, the unified court system's guardian and fiduciary 4 services office, the housing part of the New York city civil court, New 5 York city human resources administration and any other department, divi- 6 sion, board, bureau, commission, agency or public authority of the state 7 or any political subdivision thereof deemed necessary by the commission- 8 ers, shall prepare a comprehensive study and report on the access to 9 justice program's housing court guardian ad litem program. Such study 10 shall include an analysis of: (1) the total amount of guardians ad litem 11 appointed in New York state during fiscal years ending in 2025 and 2026; 12 (2) the number of guardian ad litem appointments which have been reim- 13 bursed, whether by municipal, state, or federal agencies or charitable 14 private or religious organizations; (3) an accounting of all funding 15 streams and budget allocations specifically identified for the guardian 16 ad litem program; (4) an analysis of current guardian ad litem compen- 17 sation and proposals for guardian ad litem compensation structure to 18 better incentivize guardian ad litem recruitment and retention. 19 § 2. The chief administrative judge of the New York unified court 20 system shall publish such report to the governor, the temporary presi- 21 dent of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of 22 the senate, and the minority leader of the assembly, no later than the 23 first day of July of the year succeeding the date on which this act 24 shall have become a law. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02550-01-5
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