Enacts the "freedom to read act"; requires the commissioner of education and school library systems to develop policies to ensure that school libraries and library staff are empowered to curate and develop collections that provide students with access to the widest array of developmentally appropriate materials available.
Requires the superintendent of state police to develop, maintain and disseminate to all members of the division of state police a critical incident leave policy requiring critical incident paid leave for any members directly involved in a critical incident; prohibits such superintendent from taking any punitive administrative action against any member of the division of state police granted critical incident leave solely on the basis of the provision of such leave.
Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a survey of recess held in public and charter schools serving students in kindergarten through grade six and to provide any information collected to the governor and the legislature.
Maddy summaryThis bill corrects a technical error in New York's Public Health Law regarding licensing requirements for adult residential health care facilities. It amends section 2808-f to specify that qualifying nonprofit operators must license "one hundred ten adult beds" under Article 16 of the Mental Hygiene Law (previously containing an incorrect numerical reference). The change directly affects nonprofit organizations seeking or maintaining licenses for adult residential care facilities. This is a purely technical correction to existing law, with no new policy or funding changes.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires utility companies and contractors to provide detailed electronic records identifying pole attachments, including equipment owners, contractors, work dates, and safety compliance details. It creates an online public complaint system for reporting unsafe attachments, equipment hazards, or violations of safety standards like the National Electrical Safety Code. The commission must investigate complaints within two weeks and can issue fines up to $20,000 for first violations, $50,000 for second violations, or stop-work orders for third violations. The law directly affects utility providers, telecom companies, and contractors working on utility poles, aiming to improve public safety and accountability through standardized reporting and enforcement.
Directs counties, in coordination with their regional emergency medical services councils, to develop and maintain comprehensive county emergency medical system plans that provide for coordinated emergency medical systems within such counties.
Relates to authorizing and regulating the use of electronic bell jar vending machines; requires responsible placement and operation of electronic bell jar vending machines; allows for geographic considerations for such machine placement.
Maddy summaryThis Assembly Resolution requests Governor Kathy Hochul to issue a proclamation designating August 7, 2025, as Purple Heart Day in New York State. It does not create new law but asks the Governor to ceremonially honor military service members wounded or killed in action, aligning with the National Purple Heart Day observance. The resolution references the Purple Heart's history, established by General Washington in 1782 as the oldest U.S. military decoration for battlefield injuries. This is a procedural request for a ceremonial observance, not a policy change affecting specific groups.
Amends the real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance workers killed in the line of duty to permit continuation of such exemption for volunteer members with service between two and five years.
Requires the office of children and family services to provide luggage to youth in foster care; provides that such luggage shall be distributed to social services districts for distribution to foster care youth; requires the office of children and family services to submit an annual report to the governor and the legislature about the distribution of luggage to foster care youth.
