§ 352-a. Children born out of wedlock; special provisions. 1. The
social services official providing family assistance allowances,
pursuant to the provisions of this title, for the benefit of children
born out of wedlock, shall have and shall perform the following duties
and powers in addition to others imposed or conferred upon him or her by
or pursuant to other provisions of this chapter or other law:

(a) to ascertain who may be the putative father of such child born
out of wedlock, and take appropriate steps to establish the paternity
thereof in accordance with applicable provisions of law;

(b) to determine the ability and potential ability of the parents of
each such child to support or to contribute to the support of such
child;

(c) to take such steps and make such efforts to locate any such
parent whose whereabouts are unknown to such official as all available
means will allow; such means shall include, and there shall be
utilization of, appropriate services offered by the department, by
agencies of other states and by the federal government;

(d) to establish cooperative arrangements with the family court,
county attorneys, corporation counsels and other law enforcement
officials, for the establishment of paternity and location of missing
parents of such children and for the enforcement of their obligations to
support or contribute to support of such children to the extent of their
ability;

(e) to provide pertinent information to such court and law
enforcement officials to enable them to assist in locating putative
fathers and deserting parents of such children, in establishing
paternity and in securing support payments therefrom, provided that
there is an agreement between such social services official and such
court and such law enforcement officials insuring that such information
will be used only for the purpose intended;

(f) to reimburse, to the extent that state and federal requirements
authorize or require, appropriate courts and law enforcement officials
for activities related to the requirements of this chapter and the
family court act with respect to establishment of paternity and for
services they have undertaken on behalf of such official.