Directs the office of children and family services to establish a center for fatherhood initiatives to issue grants to any and all initiatives regarding the promotion and advancement of fatherhood, including but not limited to all marginalized fatherhood groups to help expand opportunities to improve parenting knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1211
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DAIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALVAREZ,
BICHOTTE HERMELYN, BORES, CHANDLER-WATERMAN, CRUZ, CUNNINGHAM, DAVILA,
HEVESI, HUNTER, LAVINE, PAULIN, RAGA, RAJKUMAR, RIVERA, SEPTIMO,
VANEL, WALKER, ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Children and Families
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the office
of children and family services to establish a center for fatherhood
initiatives
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 501-i
to read as follows:
§ 501-I. THE CENTER FOR FATHERHOOD INITIATIVES. THERE IS HEREBY
ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES THE CENTER
FOR FATHERHOOD INITIATIVES. THE CENTER FOR FATHERHOOD INITIATIVES SHALL
ISSUE GRANTS TO ANY AND ALL INITIATIVES REGARDING THE PROMOTION AND
ADVANCEMENT OF FATHERHOOD, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALL MARGINALIZED
FATHERHOOD GROUPS TO HELP EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PARENTING
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND SELF-EFFICACY. THE CENTER FOR FATHERHOOD
INITIATIVES SHALL ALSO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE ANY NECESSARY
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE
OF THE CENTER FOR FATHERHOOD INITIATIVES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00316-01-5
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