Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to create a staffing plan for workforce emergencies when experiencing staffing shortages.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires electric utilities to cover most costs for installing infrastructure needed to charge public fleet vehicles (like government buses or school vans). It mandates utilities to pay 50%+ of customer-side infrastructure costs outside disadvantaged communities and 90%+ within them, while including all utility-owned installation costs in their rate base. These costs will be recovered through utility rates (not direct customer bills), with limited exceptions if a non-public fleet reduces its electric vehicles within 10 years. The policy directly affects electric utilities and public entities operating fleet vehicles, shifting infrastructure costs from fleet operators to all ratepayers.
Relates to off premise retail license holders; increases the number of licenses authorized under section 63 of the alcoholic beverage control law from one to two licenses.
Establishes a blue envelope program for persons with mental health disorders, behavioral disorders and persons who are neurodivergent to be provided with blue envelopes to keep their identification, vehicle registration, and other related documents to improve their safety during law enforcement interactions; requires the municipal police training council to promulgate rules and regulations requiring training and instruction for all police officers with respect to the blue envelope program.
Maddy summaryThis bill adds "red cross vehicle" to New York's definition of authorized emergency vehicles under the Vehicle and Traffic Law. It specifically includes vehicles owned or leased by the American Red Cross (or its chapters), clearly marked with the Red Cross emblem. The bill clarifies that operators of these vehicles do not gain all emergency driving privileges granted to other authorized vehicles under Section 1104. The change directly affects Red Cross emergency response operations by legally recognizing their vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles for specific purposes.
Requires pharmacies to provide prescription drug readers or other means of access to individuals who disclose they have difficulty seeing or reading standard print labels on prescription drug containers; defines "prescription drug reader" to mean a device which is capable of audibly conveying information contained on the label of a prescription drug; makes exceptions.
Directs the state to provide annual base funding to community colleges operating under the university of the state of New York; requires funding to be indexed to inflation; requires annual reporting.
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
Provides for the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists encompassing the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of music.
Requires vehicles operated by public transit authorities to contain opioid antagonists and for public transit authorities to train employees on the proper use of opioid antagonists.
