Enacts "new deal for SUNY: the New York state higher education equality act" to provide free tuition to students who attend SUNY who are enrolled in academic coursework and are on track to graduate; establishes the state university tuition fund to reimburse the state university of New York for the cost of tuition for students who are eligible for free tuition.
Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Sponsored bills
Establishes the mothers and infants lasting change ("MILC") allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the MILC allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.
Requires every board of elections to employ a minimum of four full time employees in addition to the appointed commissioners within four years and shall employ two of those full time employees within two years; and two additional employees for every twenty thousand active registered voters beyond forty thousand active registered voters.
Requires that each agency letting contracts for the hiring of property managers for residential and commercial buildings structure procurement goals for such contracts that include the award of thirty percent of such contracts to minority and women-owned business enterprises; provides for the promulgation of rules and regulations.
Provides for state aid for home health care and hospice services to meet community need.
Establishes protocols for stillbirths and a stillbirth research database.
Requires advertisements for certain accommodations to be submitted to the designated enforcement agency.
Relates to the statute of limitations for actions based on discriminatory practices in employment; establishes action must be commenced within six years.
Requires owners of multiple dwelling properties to develop, implement and distribute smoking policies to current and prospective tenants; requires a posted copy of the smoking policy; requires such policy be incorporated into all written and oral leases and contracts for sale; allows the enforcement officer the power to impose a civil penalty for violations.
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.