Establishes a pregnant persons' bill of rights; requires posting and disclosing such bill of rights; establishes a penalty for failure to post or disclose such bill of rights.
Exempts income earned by a head of household or any person in the household from certain job training or adult education programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.
Provides for the protection of the air quality at licensed day care centers and head start day care centers funded pursuant to federal law; requires the office of children and family services to consult with the commissioners of environmental conservation and health regarding the air quality and environmental hazards that may be involved with any new day care center or head start day care center; requires such office to consult with the department of health if any new environmental or environmental health hazard arises.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's Department of Labor to study how job automation impacts the state's workforce. The study must analyze technology trends, occupations at risk of job loss, regional economic effects, and impacts on different worker groups (including age, race, and income), plus propose retraining strategies. The Department must publish a final report to state leaders by December 31, 2026. The bill expires January 1, 2027, making it a time-limited study mandate with no immediate policy changes.
Authorizes Medicaid coverage to a disabled person attending an out-of-state college or university who is in need of continuous medical care and is a domiciliary of the state of New York; authorizes continuous coverage for services and care such person received while in-state; requires persons eligible for the provisions of this section must show proof of enrollment every semester.
Establishes an assumption of the inadmissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding; requires the proffering party to affirmatively prove that the evidence is admissible by clear and convincing evidence.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's Penal Law and Criminal Procedure Law to clarify the legal definition of "repeat offenders" specifically for driving-related offenses. It updates the definition of a "second felony offender" to include individuals convicted of a felony under the Vehicle and Traffic Law after previous felony convictions, and adjusts misdemeanor definitions to include driving-related offenses that could become felonies with prior convictions. The bill directly affects people with multiple driving accident convictions who also have prior felony records, changing how these cases are classified under repeat offender sentencing rules. The changes are technical definitions within existing law, not new penalties or programs.
Prohibits publicly owned treatment works from accepting wastewater associated with the exploration, delineation, development, or production of natural gas from high-volume hydraulic fracturing; provides exceptions.
Requires pre-admission notification of policies authorizing the refusal to follow directives in health care proxies that are contrary to a hospital's operating principles.
Relates to the practice of acupuncture and the exemption that a person who does not otherwise possess the credentials or qualifications required for the practice of acupuncture may engage in the practice of auriculotherapy or "ear acupuncture" subject to certain restrictions.
