S 5228 NY
Directs the office of children and family services to establish a center for fatherhood initiatives
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Summary
This bill would direct the Office of Children and Family Services to establish a center for fatherhood initiatives. The center would issue grants to programs that promote and advance fatherhood and parenting education. The grants would be available to fatherhood initiatives serving underserved populations and communities. The center's mission would be to expand opportunities to improve parenting knowledge, attitudes, and confidence among fathers.
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Official abstract
Directs the office of children and family services to establish a center for fatherhood initiatives to issue grants to initiatives regarding the promotion and advancement of fatherhood, including but not limited to all underserved fatherhood groups to help expand opportunities to improve parenting knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy.
Sponsor (1)
- Jamaal Bailey Democratic · primary
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Samra Brouk Democratic · cosponsor
- Nathalia Fernandez Democratic · cosponsor
- John Liu Democratic · cosponsor
- Steve Rhoads Republican · cosponsor
Action history (16)
- Feb 19, 2025 REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · upper
- May 29, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- May 29, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1491 · upper
- Jun 4, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 4, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 4, 2025 REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · upper
- Apr 29, 2026 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES · upper
- Apr 29, 2026 PRINT NUMBER 5228A · upper
- May 28, 2026 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- May 28, 2026 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1358 · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 1, 2026 REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS · lower
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