Prohibits certain noncitizens, foreign governments, and foreign entities from taking any real property that is zoned as industrial, light industrial, heavy industrial, residential agricultural, agricultural or rural agricultural.
Establishes a rural remote recruitment program to provide monetary incentives for remote workers to relocate into rural areas of New York that opt into the program; provides an application process; provides for funding; requires on an annual basis a program report specifying the number of applicants to the program, the number of applicants approved, the names of participants, information as to benefits and the total increase in rural population.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires most daycare facilities in New York to create and maintain specific emergency plans for children with disabilities, including evacuation and lockdown procedures. The plans must detail how to assist each child with a disability, list those children needing help, and identify available assistive devices. Daycares must submit these plans to the state within 120 days, update them annually, and share relevant portions with emergency responders, staff, and parents while protecting confidential health information. The law applies to standard daycare programs but excludes certain legally exempt providers.
Maddy summaryBill A 5187 expands the definition of hate crimes to include offenses committed against law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel. It amends existing law to classify an offense as a hate crime if the perpetrator intentionally targets an individual based on their actual or perceived employment in these roles. This means that crimes motivated by bias against these public safety workers could be prosecuted as hate crimes. The bill also provides specific definitions for who qualifies as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel.
Grants volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians academic credit at state operated institutions of the state university of New York and the senior colleges of the city university of New York to the extent of three academic credits per year, and 6 credits in the aggregate; provides that no fee, tuition or other charge shall be assessed against a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical technician who qualifies for such credit; directs the board of trustees of the state university and the city university of New York to adopt necessary procedures.
Maddy summaryThis bill provides state reimbursement to municipalities in Rensselaer County for lost property tax revenue caused by reduced property values due to contamination from the Dewey Loeffel Landfill. Affected municipalities can apply annually for reimbursement of the difference between original and reduced property valuations, certified by their chief fiscal officer. The state will pay this amount each year until the landfill is removed from the state hazardous waste site inventory. The bill specifically applies only to properties impacted by this named landfill, not other contamination sources.
Requires affordable housing funded by the state be used for veterans and people with disabilities, with each group receiving five percent of such affordable housing.
Authorizes the imposition of bail for certain felony offenses involving the manufacture, sale, distribution, or possession with intent to sell synthetic opioids.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a committee to study whether New York should establish two programs: a kindergarten-to-college/career readiness initiative and a universal college savings account, specifically targeting low and moderate income families. The committee will examine existing programs in other states (like San Francisco and Ohio), review enrollment data, consult with financial institutions, and develop a funding proposal by November 2024. The bill itself does not fund or create these programs - only authorizes a feasibility study to inform future legislation. It is a procedural measure with no immediate policy changes.
Provides that no corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, online platform, or any other business entity doing business in this state shall knowingly sell, offer for sale, or deliver medetomidine to individuals without proof of its intended use for institutional, veterinary, or scientific purposes.
