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                                   6431
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2025
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 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:
 
   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 19-J
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 19-J
                    CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING PROGRAM
 SECTION 540. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
         541. DEFINITIONS.
         542. CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ADVISORY BOARD.
         543. CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING PROGRAM.
         544. ASSISTANCE OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES.
         545. REPORTING.
   § 540. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT NEW
 YORK STATE'S "FAMILY POLICY GUIDELINES" CODIFIED IN SECTION NINE HUNDRED
 NINETY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER PRIORITIZE GOVERNMENT  SUPPORT  FOR  FAMILIES
 THAT  PROMOTE  "SAFE,  NURTURING  ENVIRONMENTS WHICH SUPPORT THE HEALTHY
 GROWTH OF ALL FAMILY MEMBERS".  HOWEVER,  AFRICAN  AMERICAN  AND  LATINX
 PARENTS  ARE  DISPROPORTIONATELY REPORTED TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
 FOR CHALLENGES THAT IMPACT FAMILIES OF ALL  RACES  AND  ETHNICITIES  AND
 SOCIOECONOMIC  STATUS.  MOREOVER,  THE  MAJORITY OF REPORTS TO THE STATE
 CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE ARE MADE NOT  FOR  ABUSE,  BUT  FOR  POVERTY-RELATED
 CONDITIONS,  INCLUDING  HOUSING  INSTABILITY  AND  HOMELESSNESS, LACK OF
 TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL, INABILITY TO  OBTAIN  MEDICAL  CARE,  LACK  OF
 FOOD,  AND  LACK  OF  OTHER BASIC NEEDS. THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING
 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.
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 INTENDED TO FUND COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES, REDUCE
 THEIR  VULNERABILITY  TO  CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM CONTACT, AND INVEST IN
 SUPPORTS THAT ENHANCE FAMILY PRESERVATION, REUNIFICATION,  AND  HEALING.
 THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND WAS INCLUDED
 AMONG RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NEW YORK ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  TO  THE  U.S.
 COMMISSION  ON  CIVIL  RIGHTS  2024 REPORT, EXAMINING THE NEW YORK CHILD
 WELFARE SYSTEM AND ITS IMPACT ON BLACK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
   § 541. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "ADVISORY  BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ADVI-
 SORY BOARD ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO  OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  "BACKBONE  ORGANIZATION"  SHALL MEAN A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
 SUPPORTS COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES IN ADMINISTERING A  LOCAL  ASSESSMENT
 AND  GRANT-MAKING  PROCESS WITHIN EACH COMMUNITY WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS
 OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM  INVOLVEMENT  THROUGH  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE,
 CAPACITY-BUILDING, EVALUATION, AND FACILITATION OF LOCAL INPUT ON GRANTS
 DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   3.  "CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND" SHALL MEAN THE CHILD AND FAMILY
 WELL-BEING FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-AAAA OF THE
 STATE FINANCE LAW TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO GRANTEE ENTITIES PURSUANT  TO  THE
 CHILD  AND  FAMILY WELL-BEING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTI-
 CLE.
   4. "COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITY" SHALL MEAN A LOCAL ORGANIZATION SERVING A
 COMMUNITY WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT
 THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING LOCAL  ASSETS,  IDENTIFYING  GAPS  AND
 AREAS FOR INVESTMENT, AND ADMINISTERING A LOCAL PROCESS FOR THE DISTRIB-
 UTION  OF  CHILD  AND  FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE GRANTEE
 ENTITIES.
   5. "COMMUNITY WITH THE  HIGHEST  LEVELS  OF  CHILD  PROTECTIVE  SYSTEM
 INVOLVEMENT" SHALL MEAN A COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODES BASED ON THE
 HIGHEST  RATES AND NUMBERS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS, THE HIGH-
 EST RATES AND NUMBERS OF CHILD REMOVAL,  THE  HIGHEST  RATES  OF  RACIAL
 DISPARITY FOR INDICATED CASES, AND THE HIGHEST RATES OF RACIAL DISPARITY
 IN FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT FOR THE MOST RECENT YEAR.
   6. "DIRECTOR" SHALL MEAN THE DIRECTOR OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BE-
 ING  PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   7. "GRANTEE ENTITY" SHALL MEAN A LOCAL PROJECT OR ORGANIZATION SERVING
 A COMMUNITY WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM  INVOLVE-
 MENT.
   §  542. CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ADVISORY BOARD. 1. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED A CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ADVISORY BOARD WHICH SHALL  BE
 COMPRISED  OF  NINE MEMBERS, THREE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVER-
 NOR, THREE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE  ON  CHILDREN
 AND  FAMILIES, AND THREE MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE ASSEMBLY COMMIT-
 TEE ON CHILDREN  AND  FAMILIES.  ADVISORY  BOARD  MEMBERSHIP  SHALL  NOT
 INCLUDE  MEMBERS  WHO  ARE CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF, OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT
 CURRENTLY HAS A CONTRACT WITH, A LOCAL  DEPARTMENT  OF  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 PROVIDING  FOSTER  CARE,  ADOPTION,  OR  PRIMARY OR SECONDARY PREVENTIVE
 SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL  SERVICES
 LAW.    MEMBERS  OF  THE  ADVISORY  BOARD SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM OF FIVE
 YEARS.
   (A) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) ONE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING PROFESSIONAL  WITH  EXPERIENCE  IN
 POLICY DEVELOPMENT, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION;
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   (II)  ONE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REINVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL
 WITH SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE BUILDING TRUST AND ADVOCATING WITH  FAMILIES
 AND YOUTH IMPACTED BY THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; AND
   (III)  ONE  PROFESSIONAL  WITH EXPERIENCE IN ESTABLISHING OR OPERATING
 ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING MUTUAL AID AND PEER SUPPORT.
   (B) MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
 SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) ONE PARENT WHO HAS HAD DIRECT EXPERIENCE IN THE  CHILD  PROTECTIVE
 SYSTEM  AND  IS CURRENTLY WORKING IN A PROFESSIONAL ADVOCACY OR PROGRAM-
 MATIC ROLE IN THE FIELD OF CHILD, YOUTH, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING;
   (II) ONE PERSON BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHTEEN AND  TWENTY-FIVE  AT  THE
 TIME  OF  APPOINTMENT WHO HAS HAD DIRECT EXPERIENCE IN THE CHILD PROTEC-
 TIVE SYSTEM AND IS CURRENTLY  WORKING  IN  A  PROFESSIONAL  ADVOCACY  OR
 PROGRAMMATIC  ROLE  IN THE FIELD OF CHILD, YOUTH, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING;
 AND
   (III) ONE ATTORNEY WHO HAS REPRESENTED  PARENTS  IN  CHILD  PROTECTIVE
 PROCEEDINGS.
   (C)  MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND FAMI-
 LIES SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I) ONE LEADER WITHIN  A  COMMUNITY-BASED  ORGANIZATION  SIGNIFICANTLY
 STAFFED  AND  LED BY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT WORKS WITH CHILDREN, YOUTH
 AND FAMILIES, AND THAT DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH  A  LOCAL
 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDING FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, OR PRIMA-
 RY  OR  SECONDARY  PREVENTIVE  SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
 NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW;
   (II) ONE COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH COMMUNI-
 TY MEMBERS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; AND
   (III) ONE ATTORNEY WHO HAS REPRESENTED CHILDREN  IN  CHILD  PROTECTIVE
 PROCEEDINGS.
   2.  THE  ADVISORY BOARD SHALL MEET WITH THE DIRECTOR NO LESS THAN FOUR
 TIMES PER YEAR.
   3. THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT  REGARDING  DECISIONS
 MADE  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE AND
 CONSIDER SUCH PUBLIC INPUT IN THE REPORT REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE THIS ARTICLE.
   4.  ADVISORY  BOARD MEMBERS SHALL BE REIMBURSED FOR ACTUAL AND REASON-
 ABLE EXPENSES INCURRED IN CARRYING OUT THEIR DUTIES.
   5. REPRESENTATION ON THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL NOT PREVENT AN ENTITY OR
 ORGANIZATION FROM BEING SELECTED AS A COMMUNITY ANCHOR  ORGANIZATION  OR
 GRANTEE  ENTITY PURSUANT TO THE SELECTION PROCESSES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT
 TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 543. CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTAB-
 LISHED  A  CHILD  AND  FAMILY WELL-BEING PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY A
 DIRECTOR.
   (A) THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE APPOINTED BY A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY  VOTE  OF
 THE  ADVISORY  BOARD.  THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FROM
 THE PUBLIC FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR PRIOR TO SUCH APPOINTMENT.
   (B) THE DIRECTOR SHALL HAVE:
   (I) EXPERTISE IN THE AREAS OF CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING AND NON-PRO-
 FIT ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AS EVIDENCED  BY
 AT LEAST TEN YEARS OF RELEVANT EXPERIENCE IN SUCH FIELD; AND
   (II)  A DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO RACIAL EQUITY AND REPAIR, COMMUNITY
 LEADERSHIP, AND A TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH TO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.
   (C) THE DIRECTOR MAY BE REMOVED IN THE SAME MANNER PROVIDED  FOR  SUCH
 DIRECTOR'S ORIGINAL APPOINTMENT.
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   2. THE DIRECTOR, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD, SHALL IDEN-
 TIFY  TEN COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM
 INVOLVEMENT, WITH NO MORE THAN ONE  COMMUNITY  PER  COUNTY,  TO  RECEIVE
 FUNDING  FROM THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND PURSUANT TO THE CHILD
 AND  FAMILY  WELL-BEING  PROGRAM. THE DIRECTOR SHALL PUBLISH THE LIST OF
 SUCH TEN COMMUNITIES ON THE DEPARTMENT OF  STATE'S  WEBSITE  FOR  THIRTY
 DAYS  FOLLOWING  SUCH IDENTIFICATION. DURING SUCH THIRTY-DAY PERIOD, THE
 DIRECTOR AND THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL  SOLICIT  INPUT  FROM  THE  PUBLIC
 ABOUT  LOCAL  ASSETS  AND NEEDS THAT SUPPORT CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING
 WITHIN SUCH TEN COMMUNITIES.
   3. (A) THE DIRECTOR AND THE  ADVISORY  BOARD  SHALL  SELECT  COMMUNITY
 ANCHOR  ENTITIES  TO  LEAD THE ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
 WITHIN EACH OF THE TEN COMMUNITIES WITH  THE  HIGHEST  LEVELS  OF  CHILD
 PROTECTIVE  SYSTEM  INVOLVEMENT. CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF COMMUNITY
 ANCHOR ENTITIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, WHETHER  A  POTEN-
 TIAL COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITY:
   (I) IS STAFFED AND LED BY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS;
   (II) HAS A DEMONSTRATED CAPACITY TO BUILD TRUST WITH AND ENGAGE COMMU-
 NITY MEMBERS; AND
   (III) IS CAPABLE OF ADMINISTERING A LOCAL GRANT-MAKING PROCESS THAT IS
 RESPONSIVE TO AREAS IDENTIFIED FOR INVESTMENT.
   (B)  COMMUNITY  ANCHOR ENTITIES SHALL RECEIVE FUNDS FROM THE CHILD AND
 FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND TO:
   (I) LEAD AN ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TO ASSESS  LOCAL
 ASSETS  AND IDENTIFY GAPS AND AREAS FOR INVESTMENT WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF
 THE TEN COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF CHILD  PROTECTIVE  SYSTEM
 INVOLVEMENT IDENTIFIED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (II)  ADMINISTER  A  LOCAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS RESPONSIVE TO
 AREAS IDENTIFIED FOR  INVESTMENT  BASED  ON  THE  ASSET-BASED  COMMUNITY
 DEVELOPMENT  PROCESS  WITHIN THE TEN COMMUNITIES WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS
 OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT.
   (C) COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES SHALL NOT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH  A  LOCAL
 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDING FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, OR PRIMA-
 RY  OR  SECONDARY  PREVENTIVE  SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
 NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW DURING THE GRANT DETERMINATION  PERIOD
 DESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION.
   (D) THE DIRECTOR SHALL PUBLISH ON THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S WEBSITE:
   (I)  THE  LIST  OF  THE COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES SELECTED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING SUCH SELECTION; AND
   (II) THE FINDINGS OF THE  ASSET-BASED  COMMUNITY  DEVELOPMENT  PROCESS
 CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   4.  (A)  THE DIRECTOR, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ADVISORY BOARD, SHALL
 SELECT THE BACKBONE ENTITY PURSUANT TO A PUBLIC  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSALS
 SELECTION  PROCESS.  SUCH BACKBONE ENTITY SHALL WORK AT THE DIRECTION OF
 THE DIRECTOR AND THE ADVISORY BOARD AND SHALL SERVE FOR A TERM  OF  FIVE
 YEARS.
   (B) THE BACKBONE ENTITY SHALL:
   (I)  IDENTIFY  POTENTIAL  COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES TO LEAD THE ASSET-
 BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WITHIN EACH OF THE  TEN  COMMUNITIES
 WITH  THE  HIGHEST LEVELS OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT IDENTI-
 FIED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDA-
 TIONS  TO THE DIRECTOR AND THE ADVISORY BOARD REGARDING SUCH IDENTIFICA-
 TION;
   (II) PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE  TO  COMMUNITY  ANCHOR  ENTITIES  TO
 ADMINISTER  A LOCAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS FROM POTENTIAL GRANTEE
 ENTITIES AND COMPLETE THE ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS;
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   (III) COORDINATE THE COMMUNITY GRANT-MAKING PROCESS WITH THE COMMUNITY
 ANCHOR ENTITIES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO GRANTEE ENTITIES PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS ARTICLE;
   (IV)  IDENTIFY  GRANTEE  ENTITIES  BASED  ON  THE  LOCAL  REQUEST  FOR
 PROPOSALS PROCESS COMPLETED BY THE COMMUNITY ANCHOR  ENTITIES  AND  MAKE
 RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  DIRECTOR AND THE ADVISORY BOARD REGARDING SUCH
 IDENTIFICATION;
   (V) REPORT THE FINDINGS OF THE ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROC-
 ESS IN EACH OF THE TEN COMMUNITIES WITH  THE  HIGHEST  LEVELS  OF  CHILD
 PROTECTIVE  SYSTEM  INVOLVEMENT  TO THE DIRECTOR AND THE ADVISORY BOARD;
 AND
   (VI) PRODUCE  AND  SUBMIT  ANY  REQUIRED  FINANCIAL  AND  PROGRAMMATIC
 REPORTING  INFORMATION  FROM COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES AND GRANTEE ENTI-
 TIES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO REDUCE THE FINANCIAL AND  ADMINISTRA-
 TIVE BURDEN FOR SUCH COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES AND GRANTEE ENTITIES.
   (C)  THE  ADVISORY BOARD AND THE DIRECTOR SHALL WORK WITH THE BACKBONE
 ENTITY TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES  EFFECTIVELY  ENGAGE
 COMMUNITIES AS PART OF THE ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
   5.  (A) THE DIRECTOR AND THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL SELECT GRANTEE ENTI-
 TIES AND AUTHORIZE THE REGRANTING OF FUNDS FROM THE BACKBONE  ENTITY  TO
 SUCH  GRANTEE  ENTITIES.  CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF GRANTEE ENTITIES
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, WHETHER A POTENTIAL GRANTEE  ENTI-
 TY:
   (I) OFFERS MATERIAL SUPPORTS, RESOURCES, OR SERVICES THROUGH VOLUNTARY
 NETWORKS OF CARE;
   (II) AFFIRMATIVELY ADDRESSES LOCAL RACIAL DISPARITIES;
   (III) IS STAFFED AND LED BY COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY BY FAMI-
 LIES IMPACTED BY THE CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM;
   (IV) HAS A DEMONSTRATED CAPACITY TO VOLUNTARILY ENGAGE FAMILIES;
   (V)  HAS  ANY  HISTORY CONTRACTING WITH THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
 SERVICES; AND
   (VI) HAS DEVELOPED A PROPOSAL TO MEET SPECIFIC LOCAL NEEDS  ASSOCIATED
 WITH RISK OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT.
   (B)  MEMBERS  OF  THE  ADVISORY BOARD SHALL DISCLOSE ANY INTEREST THAT
 SUCH MEMBERS' HAVE IN A GRANTEE ENTITY TO THE DIRECTOR AND OTHER MEMBERS
 OF THE ADVISORY BOARD PRIOR TO THE SELECTION OF GRANTEE ENTITIES  PURSU-
 ANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) GRANTEE ENTITIES SHALL NOT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH A LOCAL DEPARTMENT
 OF  SOCIAL  SERVICES  PROVIDING  FOSTER  CARE,  ADOPTION,  OR PRIMARY OR
 SECONDARY PREVENTIVE SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINE-A OF
 THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW DURING THE GRANT DETERMINATION PERIOD  DESCRIBED
 BY THIS SECTION.
   §  544.  ASSISTANCE  OF  OTHER  STATE  AGENCIES.  1. TO EFFECTUATE THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE DIRECTOR MAY REQUEST AND SHALL BE ENTITLED
 TO RECEIVE FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OR STATE AGENCY, AND THE  SAME
 ARE  AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE, SUCH INFORMATION AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE
 ADVISORY BOARD TO CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTIONS, POWERS, AND DUTIES.
   2. ANY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, OR STATE AGENCY THAT RECEIVES  A  REQUEST
 FOR  INFORMATION  AND  DATA  FROM  THE DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL PROVIDE SUCH REQUESTED  INFORMATION  AND  DATA  TO  THE  DIRECTOR,
 SUBJECT TO ANY LIMITATIONS ON THE CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF SUCH
 INFORMATION AND DATA PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER LAW.
   § 545. REPORTING.  1.  NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SECTION, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, THE DIRECTOR AND THE  ADVISORY
 BOARD, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE BACKBONE ENTITY, SHALL PRODUCE AND SUBMIT A
 WRITTEN  REPORT  TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
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 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE  COMMITTEE,
 THE  CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE COMPENSATION RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR AND ADVISORY BOARD;
   (B)  RECIPIENTS  OF  GRANTS FROM THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND,
 INCLUDING COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES AND GRANTEE ENTITIES;
   (C) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH SUCH RECIPIENT;
   (D) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED;
   (E) THE EXTENT TO WHICH  SUCH  AWARDS  ENHANCED  FAMILY  PRESERVATION,
 REUNIFICATION, AND HEALING;
   (F)  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BROAD STRUCTURAL REALIGNMENTS AND INVESTMENTS
 AT THE STATE AND COUNTY LEVELS TO INCREASE THE CAPACITIES OF GRASSROOTS,
 COMMUNITY-LED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND A PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGY  FOR  FAMILY
 WELL-BEING; AND
   (G)  ANY  OTHER FINDINGS THAT THE DIRECTOR AND THE ADVISORY BOARD DEEM
 RELEVANT.
   2. THE DIRECTOR SHALL PUBLISH THE REPORT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION ON THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  97-aaaa
 to read as follows:
   § 97-AAAA. CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSION-
 ER  OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE
 CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND.
   2. THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND SHALL CONSIST OF MONEYS APPRO-
 PRIATED, CREDITED OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE.
   3. MONEYS OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRI-
 ATION BY THE LEGISLATURE AND ALLOCATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF  THE  BUDGET,
 SHALL  BE  MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CHILD AND FAMILY
 WELL-BEING PROGRAM FOR GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ANCHOR ENTITIES  AND  GRANTEE
 ENTITIES  TO RESPOND TO CHILDREN'S AND FAMILIES' NEEDS IN CERTAIN COMMU-
 NITIES AS ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE NINETEEN-J OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   4. NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 AND  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  THE  ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE CHILD AND FAMILY
 WELL-BEING PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE  LEGIS-
 LATURE  DETAILING  ALL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM THE CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-
 BEING FUND DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall expire and be
 deemed  repealed  five years after such date. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.