Establishes distinctive "POW-MIA" license plates; establishes the "POW-MIA awareness fund" to fund POW-MIA public education and awareness campaigns and veteran services by Rolling Thunder New York chapters and upon approval by the state director of veterans' services.
Enacts the "learning for work act"; establishes the youth apprenticeship program and the enhanced regents professional diploma; appropriates moneys therefor.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 4154) requires New York State schools to include the Sandy Ground community - the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the U.S. - in the mandated curriculum on diversity, history, and human rights. It directs all public and private schools to teach students over age eight about Sandy Ground alongside topics like slavery, the Holocaust, and the Irish Famine. The law specifies that this content must be integrated into courses on citizenship, shared history, and human rights issues. The requirement applies to all schools statewide, with enforcement overseen by the education commissioner.
Provides for the initiation of treatment for COVID-19, influenza, and pharyngitis resulting from a Group A streptococcal infection by a licensed pharmacist in certain circumstances.
Provides that the comptroller shall examine and audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the humanitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or after April 1, 2024 in New York city or any other municipality in New York state.
Maddy summaryThis bill upgrades penalties for riot-related offenses under New York's penal law. It reclassifies riot in the first degree as a class D felony (previously a class E felony) and both riot in the second degree and inciting riot as class E felonies (previously misdemeanors). The bill also ties riot charges to stricter bail rules, making individuals charged with riot offenses ineligible for release on their own recognizance if they simultaneously committed other crimes like arson or property damage during the disturbance. These changes directly affect people who participate in or incite riots, particularly during events involving property damage or harm to others.
Relates to qualifying offenses for pre-trial detention; adds class B felonies under article two hundred twenty of the penal law as qualifying offenses.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the sale of most cannabinoid hemp products where the ratio of CBD to THC is below 15:1. It excludes flower and topical products from this requirement. If CBD is not the primary cannabinoid, the combined ratio of other cannabinoids (excluding THC) to THC must still meet or exceed 15:1. The law applies to sellers of these products and takes effect immediately.
Maddy summaryBill A 3811 requires every local government unit responsible for property assessments to conduct a revaluation of all properties within its jurisdiction at least once every eight years. This aims to ensure that property assessments, which are used to determine property taxes, are regularly updated. The bill is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2030, and will apply to final assessment rolls filed on or after that date.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires health insurance plans to cover annual electrocardiogram (EKG) tests and their interpretation for children under 19 years old. It directly affects insured children and their families by mandating this specific preventive heart screening as part of standard pediatric care. The key provision adds EKG coverage as a required service at each well-child visit, with more frequent testing allowed if a physician orders it based on clinical judgment. This policy change ensures insurance coverage for this heart screening without requiring additional patient costs, applying to all policies issued after the bill's effective date.
