Establishes the "New York public banking act"; authorizes municipal and other local governments to form and control public banks through the ownership of capital stock or other ownership interests, and to loan or grant public funds or lend public credit to such public banks for the public purposes of achieving cost savings, strengthening local economies, supporting community economic development, and addressing infrastructure and housing needs for localities.
Asm. Ron Kim
Sponsored bills
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund.
Provides that a prior conviction within the past two years for petit larceny shall raise a subsequent offense to grand larceny in the fourth degree.
Preserves the right to a jury trial for actions commenced pursuant to a human rights law that include a demand for equitable relief.
Relates to establishing the empire state public bank to use the state's depository assets to generate additional benefit for the people and the economy of the state.
Prohibits eviction without good cause; sets forth grounds for removal of tenants.
Authorizes the reissuance of emergency assistance to needy families with children, safety net assistance, SNAP benefits, or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons in instances of fraud or theft of benefits.
Provides that any charges assessed by a credit card company for late payment shall not exceed five percent of the unpaid balance of any bill, including any interest thereon, or twenty dollars, whichever amount is less.
Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students.