Asm. Harry Bronson

Authorizes and directs the department of public service to conduct a study on the deployment of energy interconnection processes into the electrical grid to meet the state's renewable energy goals; directs the department of public service to submit a report on its findings one year after the effective date.

Requires each state-operated facility that delivers health care services which is operated and licensed pursuant to the mental hygiene law, the education law, the correction law or section 504 of the executive law and which requires two or more registered nurses or licensed practical nurses to be present within the facility at any given time.

Provides that the thruway authority shall issue permits for ambulances and fire vehicles exempting such vehicles from paying tolls on the thruway when engaged in an emergency operation.

Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's education law to clarify who is exempt from needing a landscape architect license. It explicitly allows various professionals, such as builders, horticulturists, and licensed architects, to perform certain landscape-related tasks without holding a specific landscape architecture license. The law also permits employees of licensed landscape architects and junior assistants in specific city and state roles to work under supervision without being fully licensed. Additionally, it prohibits these exempt individuals from using the title "landscape architect" unless they are officially licensed. The changes take effect immediately upon passage.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands a tax credit available to New York employers who hire apprentices, specifically adding a new benefit for hiring people with disabilities. Under the new rules, employers can claim an additional $500 tax credit for each person with a disability they hire as an apprentice. The definition of disability used in the bill matches the existing legal definition found in the state's executive law. This change aims to provide financial incentives for businesses to include individuals with disabilities in their apprenticeship programs.

Requires state-level public employers that intend to begin any procurement process or plan to acquire or deploy any new application or technology that utilizes an artificial intelligence model or artificial intelligence system to notify any duly recognized and certified employee representative of such intention no less than twelve months before commencing such process.

Maddy summaryThis bill exempts unpaid student interns from coverage under the state workers' compensation law. It directly affects students enrolled in secondary schools, charter schools, or cooperative educational services who participate in unpaid internship programs. The legislation defines a "student intern" as someone in an educational program whose work is primarily for training purposes and removes them from the legal definition of "employment" for compensation purposes. Consequently, these interns will not be eligible for workers' compensation benefits if they are injured while working, even though they are performing tasks for an employer. The change applies immediately upon enactment.

Requires the workers' compensation board and the department of labor to publish lists of debarred entities as open data; directs the office of general services to maintain and publish such lists on their website.

Removes the exclusion of part-time employees from certain definitions relating to employment; expands the definition of employer; removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for the closing of a facility; removes the discretionary reduction of penalties for employers for certain acts or omissions concerning notice requirements for mass layoffs, relocations or employment loss; removes the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for certain employees who experience employment loss; allows the attorney general to take certain action to assist certain employees in receiving back pay and other liabilities.