$25 million for Healthy Families New York to allow the program to expand to serve more than 1,000 more families at existing sites and new community-based sites. ACHIEVED. Learn more ...

$2 million for the New York State Children and Family Trust Fund to maintain the Trust Fund's mission of providing funding support for community-based services to prevent all forms of family violence: child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse. ACHIEVED. We also supported a legislative amendment to change the Trust Fund's funding formula, and thereby provide for more flexibility to meet current needs. No legislative action this year. Learn more ...

$3.5 million for Child Advocacy Centers and multi-disciplinary teams to support 32 Child Advocacy Centers, which provide for better therapeutic and prosecutorial outcomes when children and victimized. ACHIEVED and more, with more than $5.8 million for Child Advocacy Centers and multi-disciplinary teams, as well as Child Advocacy Center legislation sponsored by Senator Meier and Assemblyman Scarborough. Learn more ...

Child fatality review team legislation amendment to clarify that child fatality review teams may review any unexplained or accidental child fatality, or near-fatality, to develop a full understanding of why children are dying and how to prevent child deaths. Legislation sponsored by Senator Spano and Assemblywoman Paulin, SIGNED INTO LAW. Learn more ...

School-based shaken baby syndrome prevention education for pre-parents and teens parents. Legislation SIGNED INTO LAW, effective September 2007, provides that the parental skills curriculum in school districts may include instruction on the consequences and prevention of shaken baby syndrome.

Tax check-off contribution to Prevent Child Abuse New York. S08088/A11833 (Rules Committee - Paulin). To provide for income tax check-offs for taxpayer gifts to Prevent Child Abuse New York for child abuse prevention in New York State. Referred to Senate Rules Committee and Assembly Ways and Means Committee.

2007 Legislative Program
2008 Legislative Program

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