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An emergency regulation is a regulation that has been adopted on an expedited, temporary basis because the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has determined that it is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety or general welfare, and that it would be contrary to the public interest to delay the adoption to comply with the ordinary process for adopting regulatory proposals. An emergency regulation is effective immediately when it is filed with the Department of State. An initial emergency filing expires in 90 days. Emergency regulations may be re-adopted. A re-adoption is effective for 60 days from date of filing. There is no public comment period associated with an emergency regulatory filing.
Effective on 1/25/12 and expires on 4/2/12.
The emergency enacted and proposed regulations would implement federally required regulatory changes relating to educational stability of foster children and the prevention of identity theft involving foster children to comply with the federal Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-34).