Relates to including the Asian longhorned tick and lone star tick on the invasive species list, and include them in the comprehensive plan for invasive species management.
Establishes a school air conditioning system grant program to provide schools with funding to install air conditioning systems in certain areas; makes an appropriation therefor.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to explicitly include displaying a swastika in public view as a form of aggravated harassment in the first degree. It specifically targets methods like billboards, aerial displays, or similar public methods for uninvited viewing, making such acts punishable under the same legal framework as other severe harassment. The law directly affects individuals who display swastikas publicly in these specified ways, treating it as a more serious criminal offense. This change clarifies and expands existing harassment definitions to address hate symbols in public spaces.
Establishes a state seal of financial literacy; provides such seal recognizes high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in personal finance, budget management, and investment.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York school districts to develop and implement age-appropriate hate crime awareness curriculum. It mandates that the state education commissioner, working with the Division of Human Rights, create content covering discrimination, religious intolerance (including anti-Semitism and Islamophobia), and positive actions to promote inclusion. School districts may integrate this curriculum into existing social studies programs or other suitable formats. The law applies directly to all public school districts and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to explicitly include bias-motivated graffiti within the definition of hate crimes. It adds "making graffiti" (section 145.60) to the list of offenses that qualify as hate crimes when motivated by bias against a person's race, religion, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. This change means graffiti displaying hate symbols or slurs targeting specific groups will now be prosecuted as hate crimes, not just vandalism. The policy directly affects individuals who create such graffiti and law enforcement handling these incidents. The bill expands existing hate crime protections to cover this specific form of expression without altering penalties for the underlying offense.
Establishes that instruction in financial education be provided to pupils in grades nine through twelve; establishes what should be included in such curriculum including the basics of financial planning, budgeting, borrowing, interest rates, personal insurance policies, etc.
Relates to establishing an abatement and exemption from real property taxes for capital improvements to reduce carbon emissions; establishes an energy efficiency improvement board to approve the abatements and exemptions.
Requires the department of education to report information regarding counselors, social workers and psychologists in schools and to implement a plan to increase the school counselor, school social worker and school psychologist to student ratio to nationally accepted standards and provide funding for such.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's criminal procedure law to explicitly include arson felonies in the list of offenses where bail or pre-trial detention may be authorized. It adds "arson in the fourth degree" and "arson in the third degree" to existing provisions governing bail decisions for crimes involving harm to people or property. The law requires prosecutors to show reasonable cause that the defendant committed both the arson charge and any underlying crime, though courts may still release defendants if property harm is deemed negligible and unrelated to other criminal activity. This affects individuals charged with arson felonies who are already out on bail or awaiting arraignment for other serious offenses.
