Requires each school district to ensure that every public school in which school days exceed five hours in duration provides up to thirty minutes of daily recess within the school day for all students in kindergarten through fifth grade and for students in sixth grade who attend an elementary school.
Establishes a pilot program in partnership with a nonprofit organization to improve equity and efficiency in housing for people with developmental disabilities by encouraging shared housing.
Authorizes the Cong Ahavas Yisrael, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for the 2026 assessment roll and all of the 2025-2026 school taxes.
Establishes the New York advanced nuclear energy office; establishes an advanced nuclear energy development fund to provide grants to assist in nuclear energy production in the state; authorizes such energy development fund draw from the environmental bond act of 2022 available for green buildings projects.
Requires electric utility corporations, energy services companies and municipalities to provide an itemized breakdown on all monthly bills detailing infrastructure costs, contributions to the New York Power Authority, and other public utility investments.
Requires utility corporations and municipalities to ensure that bills for service to residential customers include a line item for cost impact measures taken in accordance with the climate action council's final scoping plan; requires the department of public service to establish a formula to enable utility corporations and municipalities to calculate the cost impact on each residential customer's bill attributed to measures taken in accordance with the climate action council's final scoping plan.
Directs the metropolitan transportation authority, in consultation with the Long Island Rail Road, to establish a no fare program for transportation on the Long Island Rail Road for individuals in active military service of the United States and active duty members of the New York national guard, upon showing a military or national guard identification card.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 10124) changes New York's criminal law by removing hate crimes from the list of offenses that allow a young person to receive a "youthful offender" finding instead of a formal conviction. Specifically, it amends the criminal procedure law to explicitly exclude "hate crime" (as defined in Penal Law § 485.05) from the types of offenses eligible for youthful offender status. This means individuals convicted of hate crimes will no longer qualify for this status, resulting in a formal adult conviction record. The change directly affects young people (typically under 18) who commit hate crimes, requiring them to face adult sentencing procedures rather than the rehabilitative options available under youthful offender status. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 2291) requires public utility authorities (like water, gas, or electric providers operating under state law) to get approval from the state legislature before increasing existing rates or fees, or creating new ones. It directly affects these utility authorities by preventing them from unilaterally changing customer costs. The key provision mandates that any rate or fee change must be reviewed and approved by the state legislature first. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
