This bill establishes the New York State Fashion Workers Act to regulate model management companies by requiring them to register with the state and adhere to specific duties and prohibitions. The law defines key terms such as "model," "client," and "digital replica," and mandates that companies provide clear, plain-language summaries of employment terms known as deal memos. To ensure financial responsibility, larger firms must post a surety bond, while all registrants must pay fees and disclose ownership information to the department. Violations of these rules can lead to penalties and legal procedures, aiming to create a more transparent and accountable environment for fashion industry workers.
Prohibits third-party restaurant reservation services from arranging unauthorized restaurant reservations with food service establishments; establishes fines for violations of such prohibition.
Requires public institutions and buildings to be equipped with opioid antagonists; directs the commissioner of general services to promulgate regulations to address the appropriate number of opioid antagonists for such buildings based on the size or occupancy of the buildings, the training of personnel and use of opioid antagonists, and any other matter deemed necessary.
Provides that when informational cards or sheets about opioid antagonists are distributed, such information shall include information about fentanyl strips and their uses.
Includes xylazine and other substances in the definition of drug adulterant testing supplies for the purposes of the dispensing of such supplies by health care professionals or pharmacists to any person.
Relates to allowing certain members of the New York city fire department pension fund to receive a membership date in such fund attributable to service in the titles of police cadet program and police cadet program II in the New York city police department cadet program.
Includes information on congenital heart defect births in the informational leaflets required to be given to maternity patients by hospitals and birth centers.
Allows retired employees of the New York state teachers' retirement system who return to active service and suspend their pension benefit to elect to combine their service credit earned prior to retirement with the service credit earned after their restoration to active service, provided they have earned at least two years of service credit since such restoration.
This bill updates New York State laws to require the chief administrator of the courts to submit an annual report evaluating the state's electronic filing programs for civil and criminal cases. The report must include recommendations for future legislation and be prepared after consulting with a wide range of stakeholders, including county clerks, district attorneys, bar associations, legal service providers, and unaffiliated attorneys. Additionally, the bill mandates the maintenance of specific advisory committees to gather input from these same groups on how electronic filing systems impact litigants, practitioners, and the courts. Finally, the legislation includes provisions to make public comments on these programs available for review on the Office of Court Administration's website.
Requires the central New York regional market authority to work with the department of agriculture and markets to assure proper development of agriculture and regional market facilities, in the Central New York Regional Market district; requires such authority to furnish an annual real estate report detailing all real estate holdings and detailed property information, including but not limited to the tenants, important lease terms, rents, durations of leases, as well as copies of each lease; authorizes the state comptroller to examine the accounts and books of the authority; makes related provisions.
This bill establishes new rules for contracts involving the creation and use of digital replicas of a person's voice or likeness. It declares any contract clause void if it allows a company to replace an individual's actual work with a digital simulation without providing a reasonably specific description of how that replica will be used. Additionally, the law protects individuals who were not represented by legal counsel or a labor union during the negotiation of these terms, ensuring that licensing agreements are clearly stated and signed separately from other employment contracts. These protections take effect on January 1, 2025, and apply to contracts entered into or modified on or after that date.
Increases the number of properties eligible for the coastal market assistance program by providing eligibility to properties within one mile of the shore.
