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Assembly Bill A6029

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs

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2025-A6029 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2121
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §207, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9970
2021-2022: A2626
2023-2024: A4570

2025-A6029 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs which provide support for pregnant and parenting families, and have been proven to improve outcomes for mothers, infants, and families; provides that such information shall include information on services available from such programs, eligibility, and relevant contact information.

2025-A6029 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6029
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZACCARO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to  providing  educa-
   tion and outreach programs related to home visiting programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public  health  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
   (T)  HOME  VISITING  PROGRAMS  WHICH  PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PREGNANT AND
 PARENTING FAMILIES, AND HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES  FOR  MOTH-
 ERS,  INFANTS,  AND  FAMILIES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM SUCH PROGRAMS, ELIGIBILITY, AND RELE-
 VANT CONTACT INFORMATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04846-01-5

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