Enacts the empire state licensing act to provide all New Yorkers with access to professional, occupational, commercial, or business licenses, permits, certificates, or related registrations regardless of an applicant's citizenship or immigration status.
Relates to the provision of breast pumps and related collection and storage materials to certain incarcerated nursing birth parents who are confined in or committed to an institution or local correctional facility with or without their child subject to specific time limitations; requires institutions and local correctional facilities to provide pumps and related materials to such incarcerated birth parents; requires the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to issue an annual report on data relating to incarcerated birth parents.
Relates to voting rights and access for incarcerated individuals; authorizes polling places to be available at correctional facilities and local facilities; requires such facilities to provide persons detained or confined in such facilities access to register to vote or apply for an absentee ballot; requires voting information to be included in the inmate handbook.
Includes both the birth family and the foster family of children in foster care, and other families receiving child welfare services from the authorized agency or the local departments of social services in the case of authorized agencies in the definition of family for purposes of services provided by voluntary foster care agency health facilities.
Provides that a lodging facility that fails to comply with certain requirements for providing information concerning services for human trafficking victims shall be liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars for a first offense and one thousand dollars for each subsequent offense; provides for concurrent enforcement by the director or commissioner of a municipal consumer affairs office or by the town attorney, city corporation counsel, or other lawful designee of a municipality.
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the city of New Rochelle to run a demonstration program using cameras to monitor vehicle speeds in school zones. Under the new rules, vehicle owners could be held financially responsible if the driver exceeds posted speed limits during specific times, such as school hours and student activities. The program would allow the city to install photo enforcement systems in up to three zones at once, provided the equipment passes regular tests and calibration checks. Additionally, the bill mandates that images captured by these cameras must not identify drivers or passengers and limits how long the photos can be kept. The authorization for this demonstration program would automatically end on December 31, 2031.
Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish nursing facility transition and diversion Medicaid waiting lists per designated waiver region, once the federally approved capacity for the waiver is reached.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires adult care facilities with more than nine beds to have their annual financial statements reviewed by an independent licensed accountant. The review must follow specific accounting standards and confirm the statements accurately reflect the facility's finances. Facilities with nine or fewer beds are exempt from this requirement. The state health department retains the authority to request a full accountant's opinion if needed for any facility.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows Civil Air Patrol members to take paid leave from their employers during emergencies or when assigned by the U.S. Air Force. It directly affects CAP members who need to respond to declared emergencies or Air Force missions. Key provisions require employers to grant leave upon written notice from a unit commander, but they may deny it if the absence would cause undue hardship to their business. Employees must later provide documentation confirming their emergency service to their employer.
