Asm. Monica Wallace

Removes certain requirements on what the office of children and family services can determine to be an appropriate staff/child ratios for family day care homes, group family day care homes, school age day care programs and day care centers.

Provides for the licensure of school psychology practitioners; authorizes the use of the title "licensed school psychology practitioner" to licensed or exempt individuals; defines practice of licensed school psychology practitioners; sets forth requirements for professional licensure (including educational attainment, experience, exam and fee); provides for issuance of limited permits under specified circumstances; identifies exempt persons.

Maddy summaryThis bill formally recognizes the 150th anniversary of the Lancaster Fire Department in the village of Lancaster, New York. It directs the legislative body to pause its proceedings to honor the department's volunteers and requires that a copy of the resolution be sent to the fire department. The measure does not alter any laws or funding but serves as a public acknowledgment of the department's long history of service to the community.

Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a program for the care of retired law enforcement dogs which shall cover the cost of veterinary care for retired law enforcement dogs for the remainder of the lifetime of such dogs.

Establishes clean energy goals of reducing the annual total of vehicle miles traveled within the state by 20% by the year 2050; requires state and local highway projects to comply with reductions to vehicle miles traveled targets.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits discrimination based on a person's height or weight in employment, housing, and public accommodations. It expands existing laws to make it illegal for employers, landlords, and businesses to refuse services, hire, or admit individuals solely because they do not meet specific height or weight criteria. The legislation also bars the use of advertisements or job applications that limit opportunities based on these physical characteristics, with limited exceptions for bona fide occupational qualifications or when required by federal law. Additionally, the bill strengthens protections against harassment related to height and weight by clarifying that such behavior is unlawful even if it does not meet the usual severity standards for harassment claims.

Authorizes one percent of mobile sports tax revenue be used for problem gambling, one percent for youth sports and education funding, and one percent for youth team sports funding.

Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.

Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as school holidays, with dates established by religious law and tradition.

Relates to treatment of gains from qualified opportunity zones in calculating taxable income; removes exclusion of gains on property in qualified opportunity zones in calculation of income.