Establishes a career and technical education (CTE) diploma; establishes a CTE pathway to a diploma shall be based on a curriculum designed to provide students with technical skills and shall demonstrate that the student is ready for a career as determined by regulations of the commissioner.
Increases penalties for endangerment of a highway worker; promotes work zone safety awareness; establishes a fund for additional work zone safety enforcement.
Relates to updating the driver's manual provided to accepted learner's permit applicants and driver education courses to include a description of law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the actions a motorist shall take during such stop including appropriate interactions with such officers.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates rules for when construction projects must pay local prevailing wages. It applies to projects using at least 20% public funds (or $3 million/$5 million in public funds) for construction costs. Exemptions include single-family homes, small nonprofits, and certain affordable housing developments meeting specific affordability requirements. This affects contractors and developers working on qualifying projects funded in part by public money.
Maddy summaryThis bill increases the state commission of correction from 3 to 9 members. It specifies that 3 members are appointed by the governor (with Senate confirmation), 2 by the Assembly speaker, 2 by the Senate Temporary President, and 2 by the Correctional Association. The commission must now include at least one person formerly incarcerated in a New York correctional facility, a public health professional, a behavioral healthcare professional, an attorney with criminal defense or prisoner rights expertise, and others deemed beneficial. The bill also sets term lengths and removal procedures for commission members.
Requires certain entities to stock opioid antagonists and to store naloxone nasal sprays with or adjacent to automated external defibrillator cabinets.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires sellers of residential properties to provide buyers with a copy of the property's certificate of occupancy (issued within 30 days of ownership transfer) before finalizing the sale. It applies to most home sales but excludes transfers to relatives, court-ordered sales, municipal transfers, or properties without dwellings. Any agreement attempting to waive this requirement would be void under the law.
Allows for limited three-day expansion of the statute of limitations where a proceeding to invalidate a designating or nominating petition has been commenced.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to create and submit two detailed, long-term capital spending plans every decade, replacing its previous five-year planning cycle. Specifically, the MTA must submit its first ten-year plan by October 1, 2025, and subsequent plans every ten years thereafter (e.g., 2035, 2045). The plans cover all major infrastructure projects and funding needs for the decade starting the following year. This change aims to provide more strategic, long-range planning for the MTA’s capital investments, which directly affect New York City’s transportation infrastructure and funding decisions.
Authorizes the empire state development corporation to develop a public awareness campaign promoting businesses located in New York state with an emphasis on small businesses and the need to shop in downtown local areas; requires the creation of the Buy New York Online Networking Directory to connect purchasers with businesses located in New York.
