Enacts the "faith-based affordable housing act" for development on residential land; defines terms; provides that each village, town, and city shall allow the construction and occupation of residential buildings on any covered site up to the specified densities; provides that all residential buildings constructed pursuant to this section in a town, village, or city with fewer than one million inhabitants shall set aside twenty percent of the residential floor area for households earning an average of eighty percent of area median income; outlines the densities for New York city; makes related provisions.
Asm. Anna Kelles
Sponsored bills
Allows for the testing of certain infectious diseases by pharmacists.
Establishes the advanced initiative in mental health careers program to increase access by underrepresented or disadvantaged students to certain post-baccalaureate academic programs that prepare students for licensure in mental health professions and employment in mental health fields.
Establishes the endocannabinoid system awareness program and work group.
Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service.
Relates to the medical aid in dying act; relates to a terminally ill patient's request for and use of medication for medical aid in dying.
Provides state aid to certain municipalities to offset tax exempt land, and certain housing and infrastructure costs for the state fiscal year beginning April 1 next succeeding the effective date, and each fiscal year thereafter; directs the director of the budget to create a formula for the amounts of such aid, and to select municipalities to receive such aid.
Establishes a pilot program for establishing and operating certain rural health zones.
Establishes an optional local tax exemption for affordable multi-family housing, to be implemented by cities, towns and villages based on recommendations developed by the division of housing and community renewal for each economic development region.
Expands protections regarding violations of safety conditions in adult care facilities; provides penalties for safety violations and operating without a valid license; prohibits reductions in fines in certain circumstances where a patient is endangered or harmed.