New York A 63: Establishes the child and family well-being program and fund

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A00063 Summary:

BILL NOA00063A

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SAME ASSAME AS S06431

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSRShimsky, Rosenthal, Zaccaro, Mamdani, Reyes, Cruz, Gonzalez-Rojas, Steck, Taylor

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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.

Go to top A00063 Actions:

BILL NOA00063A

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01/08/2025referred to children and families

03/10/2025amend (t) and recommit to children and families

03/10/2025print number 63a

01/07/2026referred to children and families

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 63--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, SHIMSKY, ROSENTHAL -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Children and Families -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00081-04-5

 A. 63--A 2

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