Section 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.