§ 575. New York state office for the prevention of domestic violence.\n1. Establishment of office. There is hereby established within the\nexecutive department the "New York state office for the prevention of\ndomestic violence", hereinafter in this section referred to as the\n"office".\n 2. Duties and responsibilities. The office shall advise the governor\nand the legislature on the most effective ways for state government to\nrespond to the problem of domestic violence. In fulfilling this\nresponsibility, the office shall consult with experts, service providers\nand representative organizations in the field of domestic violence and\nshall act as an advocate for domestic violence victims and programs.\n 3. Activities. In addition, the office shall develop and implement\npolicies and programs designed to assist victims of domestic violence\nand their families, and to provide education and prevention, training\nand technical assistance. Such domestic violence-related activities\nshall include, but not be limited to:\n (a) Serving as a clearinghouse for information and materials;\n (b) Developing and coordinating community outreach and public\neducation throughout the state;\n (c) Developing and delivering training to professionals, including but\nnot limited to professionals in the fields of:\n (i) domestic violence;\n (ii) health and mental health;\n (iii) social and human services;\n (iv) public education;\n (v) law enforcement and criminal justice;\n (vi) alcohol and substance abuse;\n (d) Developing and promoting school-based prevention programs;\n (e) Providing technical assistance to state and local government\nbodies and other agencies and to private not-for-profit corporations, on\neffective policies and responses to domestic violence, including\ndevelopment of model domestic violence policies, pursuant to\nsubdivisions seven, eight and nine of this section;\n (f) Promoting and facilitating interagency cooperation among state\nagencies and intergovernmental cooperation between different levels of\ngovernment in the state in the delivery and/or funding of services;\n (g) Operating as an advocate for domestic violence services and\nvictims;\n (h) Undertaking program and services needs assessments on its own\ninitiative or at the request of the governor, the legislature or service\nproviders;\n (i) Examining the relationship between domestic violence and other\nproblems and making recommendations for effective policy response;\n (j) Collecting data, conducting research, and holding public hearings;\n (k) Making periodic reports to the governor and the legislature\nrecommending policy and program directions and reviewing the activities\nof the office;\n (l) Developing and promoting senior center based prevention programs;\n (m) promoting best practices for abusive partner intervention;\n (n) Administering grant funds appropriated and made available to\nsupport compliance with article one hundred twenty-nine-b of the\neducation law; and undertaking such actions, duties, and\nresponsibilities as may be necessary to serve the purpose of article one\nhundred twenty-nine-b of the education law; and\n (o) (i) Within amounts appropriated for such purpose, the office shall\ncontract with an organization designated by the federal department of\nhealth and human services to coordinate statewide improvements within\nlocal communities, social services systems, and programming regarding\nthe prevention and intervention of domestic violence in New York state\nto mutually develop a training program as described in this paragraph.\nThe office and such organization shall be responsible for providing such\ntraining to psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers who are\nlicensed in the state of New York, so that such individuals may conduct\ncourt ordered forensic evaluations, involving child custody and\nvisitation pursuant to paragraph (a-3) of subdivision one of section two\nhundred forty of the domestic relati
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