Assembly BillIntroduced
A 1211: 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.
What A 1211 does, verified May 8, 2026
The bill aims to establish a center for fatherhood initiatives within the Office of Children and Family Services. The center will issue grants to promote and advance fatherhood, particularly among marginalized groups, to improve parenting knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy. The center will also provide services to support these initiatives. The commissioner will promulgate necessary rules and regulations for the center's establishment, operation, and maintenance. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: reported referred to ways and means (2026-04-27)Alert me
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| Apr. 27, 2026 | reported referred to ways and means |
| Apr. 23, 2026 | print number 1211a |
| Apr. 23, 2026 | amend and recommit to children and families |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to children and families |
| Jan. 09, 2025 | referred to children and families |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 267 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1211 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ 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: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 501-i 2 to read as follows: 3 § 501-i. The center for fatherhood initiatives. There is hereby 4 established within the office of children and family services the center 5 for fatherhood initiatives. The center for fatherhood initiatives shall 6 issue grants to any and all initiatives regarding the promotion and 7 advancement of fatherhood, including but not limited to all marginalized 8 fatherhood groups to help expand opportunities to improve parenting 9 knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy. The center for fatherhood 10 initiatives shall also provide such services. The commissioner of the 11 office of children and family services shall promulgate any necessary 12 rules and regulations for the establishment, operation, and maintenance 13 of the center for fatherhood initiatives. 14 § 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
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