Authorizes and directs the commissioner of health to designate HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 communicable diseases; requires reporting of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 cases to the department of health; creates educational materials about the virus.
Creates a police safety equipment grant program to provide for services and expenses related to police safety equipment; directs a sum of $30,000,000 to be appropriated to such program.
Creates the presumption of intent to sell when a person is in possession of forty or more individual packages containing heroin with an aggregate weight of 4.0 grams.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires all senior high schools to include voluntary cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) instruction as part of their health education curriculum. It mandates that instructors must hold valid CPR certification and that school authorities provide necessary facilities, time, and learning materials. The curriculum must meet or exceed standards set by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, ensuring quality instruction without prescribing lower-quality alternatives. The bill directly affects public and private senior high schools across the state and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires the state Board of Elections to conduct background checks on every candidate appearing on a ballot, no later than 30 days before an election. It directly affects all candidates running for office in state elections, as the board must verify their backgrounds before ballots are finalized. The key provision mandates the board to complete these checks within a strict 30-day window prior to each election, adding a new administrative step to the election process. The bill does not specify the scope of background checks or penalties for non-compliance, focusing solely on the procedural requirement.
Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees.
Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service.
Requires the department of health to develop and distribute educational materials, such as pamphlets and posters, to the public relating to common myths and misconceptions associated with asthma through healthcare providers, schools, and other channels.
Allows for the removal of members of the state board of parole by a majority vote in the senate and the assembly; requires three or more members of such board personally interview potential parolees; requires that the determination to parole an incarcerated individual be unanimous.
Classifies operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs by an individual under the age of twenty-one as a per se offense; includes any substance or combination of substances that impair, to any extent, physical or mental abilities in the definition of drugs; allows the odor of cannabis to be the basis for evidence for a violation of section 1192-a of the vehicle and traffic law.
