New York S 6431: Establishes the child and family well-being program and fund

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S06431 Summary:

BILL NOS06431 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00063-A

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SPONSORBRISPORT

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COSPNSRCLEARE, COMRIE, JACKSON

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 19-J §§540 - 545, Exec L; add §97-aaaa, St Fin L

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Establishes the child and family well-being program and fund for the distribution of grants to eligible nonprofit community-based providers to respond to children's and families' needs in communities.

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BILL NOS06431 

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03/13/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6431

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BRISPORT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the child
 and family well-being program; to amend the state finance law, in
 relation to the child and family well-being fund; and providing for
 the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 19-J
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 19-J
 4 CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING PROGRAM
 5 Section 540. Legislative findings and intent.
 6 541. Definitions.
 7 542. Child and family well-being advisory board.
 8 543. Child and family well-being program.
 9 544. Assistance of other state agencies.
 10 545. Reporting.
 11 § 540. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that New
 12 York state's "family policy guidelines" codified in section nine hundred
 13 ninety-one of this chapter prioritize government support for families
 14 that promote "safe, nurturing environments which support the healthy
 15 growth of all family members". However, African American and Latinx
 16 parents are disproportionately reported to the child protective system
 17 for challenges that impact families of all races and ethnicities and
 18 socioeconomic status. Moreover, the majority of reports to the state
 19 child abuse hotline are made not for abuse, but for poverty-related
 20 conditions, including housing instability and homelessness, lack of
 21 transportation to school, inability to obtain medical care, lack of
 22 food, and lack of other basic needs. The child and family well-being
 23 fund, which shall be administered through the department of state, is

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00081-05-5

 S. 6431 2

 1 intended to fund community-led projects that strengthen families, reduce
 2 their vulnerability to child protective system contact, and invest in
 3 supports that enhance family preservation, reunification, and healing.
 4 The establishment of the child and family well-being fund was included
 5 among recommendations of the New York Advisory Committee to the U.S.
 6 Commission on Civil Rights 2024 report, Examining the New York Child
 7 Welfare System and Its Impact on Black Children and Families.
 8 § 541. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following
 9 terms shall have the following meanings:
 10 1. "Advisory board" shall mean the child and family well-being advi-
 11 sory board established pursuant to section five hundred forty-two of
 12 this article.
 13 2. "Backbone organization" shall mean a nonprofit organization that
 14 supports community anchor entities in administering a local assessment
 15 and grant-making process within each community with the highest levels
 16 of child protective system involvement through technical assistance,
 17 capacity-building, evaluation, and facilitation of local input on grants
 18 distributed pursuant to this article.
 19 3. "Child and family well-being fund" shall mean the child and family
 20 well-being fund established pursuant to section ninety-seven-aaaa of the
 21 state finance law to provide funds to grantee entities pursuant to the
 22 child and family well-being progr