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                        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