Provides for the inclusion of a faculty or staff member on the board of trustees of community colleges elected by and from among the faculty and staff of the college.
Authorizes the use of certain park lands alienated from a portion of the park commonly known as Lincoln Park, in the city of Albany for any school purposes.
Maddy summaryThis bill, the "Responsible AI Safety and Education Act" (RAISE Act), regulates large artificial intelligence (AI) developers who train or use "frontier models" - defined as models requiring over $100 million in computing costs or 10^26 computational operations. It directly affects commercial AI companies (excluding academic researchers) by requiring them to implement safety protocols, conduct risk testing, and report incidents like unauthorized model access or misuse. Key provisions mandate documented safety measures to prevent "critical harm" (defined as serious injury to 100+ people or $1 billion+ in property damage), with remedies for violations. The law also creates specific definitions for terms like "frontier model," "safety incident," and "knowledge distillation" (modified AI models), ensuring clarity for compliance.
Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Maddy summaryThis resolution (Assembly Resolution 760) requests Governor Hochul to officially proclaim June 2025 as Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Awareness Month in New York State. It directly affects the public by seeking to increase recognition of MG, an autoimmune disorder causing muscle weakness that is often misdiagnosed. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but asks the governor to issue a formal proclamation during June 2025, aligning with National MG Awareness Month. This symbolic gesture aims to raise public awareness about MG, which impacts an estimated 70,000 people in the U.S.
Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends Albany County's authorization to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax (on top of its existing 3% rate) until November 30, 2027. It requires the county to distribute net collections from this additional tax rate to cities, towns, and villages in the same quarterly proportions it currently uses for its existing 3% tax. The bill also specifies that if any city in Albany County exercises its right to impose its own tax under separate law, the county won't need to distribute funds from the additional tax during that period.
Protects individuals who provide or receive legally protected health activity, including reproductive health care and gender-affirming care, from criminal or civil liability or professional sanctions imposed by jurisdictions outside the state.
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.
Permits the state board of elections to join certain multistate voter list maintenance organizations and provide such organizations with certain voter information; requires the state to join a multistate voter list maintenance organization on or before July 31, 2026.
