This bill changes New York's parole process by requiring the state board of parole to consider specific, evidence-based factors when deciding whether to release incarcerated individuals on parole. It mandates that the board evaluate rehabilitation efforts (like vocational training or therapy participation), release plans (including job opportunities and community support), and the seriousness of the crime, while prohibiting decisions based solely on victim input. The board must now provide detailed written explanations for denials and report quarterly to the public on parole denials, including demographic data (without identifying individuals) and reasons for each decision. This directly affects incarcerated individuals seeking parole and the parole board's decision-making procedures.
Authorizes seniors and persons who are severely disabled to use an ATV to enter and exit certain lands where ice fishing is permitted by the department of environmental conservation when conditions are reasonably safe for the operation of ATV's.
Permits the sale of goods that remain in a self-storage facility to enforce a lien by the facility through a public website, pursuant to notice requirements.
Prohibits the sale of any children's product, upholstered furniture or mattress that contains textile fiberglass; prohibits any custom upholsterer from repairing, reupholstering, recovering, restoring or renewing upholstered furniture or reupholstered furniture using a replacement component that contains textile fiberglass, fibrous glass or glass wool.
This bill amends New York insurance law to clarify requirements for medical malpractice insurance. It directly affects hospitals, physicians, and dentists seeking coverage from insurers not authorized in New York. The bill requires brokers to first obtain a written refusal from the state's medical malpractice insurance plan before placing such coverage with an unauthorized insurer, unless the insured was already informed of the plan's availability. If coverage is placed with an unauthorized insurer, brokers must provide written notice to the insured about key risks, including lack of state insolvency fund protection and reduced regulatory oversight.
Amends early voting provisions; provides that an application for an absentee ballot that does not provide a reason that the applicant is entitled to such a ballot shall be processed as an application for an early mail ballot.
Establishes a 14 member doula Medicaid reimbursement work group within the department of health to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice; requires the work group to conduct a study and evaluate the costs, benefits and issues that may be associated with Medicaid reimbursement for doulas and for providing doula care to Medicaid recipients; makes related provisions.
Prohibits cases from being closed without a hearing or written stipulation; requires a stenographic record of all hearings held; requires minutes and decisions to be provided to the injured worker in their native language.
Requires the community gardens task force to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each garden's designation as a critical environmental area.
This bill establishes a pilot program for Nassau County to manage deer populations causing property damage or public safety concerns. It creates a permit process for "nuisance wildlife specialists" (state or federal employees) to cull deer under specific conditions, requiring them to meet marksmanship standards, carry insurance, and follow reporting rules. The program requires a site-specific deer management plan and county certification that deer issues justify intervention. It amends existing wildlife laws to clarify where specialists may operate, including using bait or enticement methods during permitted culling, while maintaining local law enforcement consultation. The bill directly affects Nassau County residents, local government, and wildlife management professionals.
Prohibits a seller of a digital good from advertising or offering for sale a digital good to a purchaser with the terms "buy," "purchase," or any other term which a reasonable person would understand to confer an unrestricted ownership interest in the digital good, or alongside an option for a time-limited rental, unless the seller receives at the time of each transaction an affirmative acknowledgment from the purchaser, or the seller provides to the consumer before executing each transaction a clear and conspicuous statement.
Relates to the authority of the capital district regional off-track betting corporation to retain and disburse certain uncashed tickets to the corporations' participating counties.
