Sen. Kevin Parker

Establishes a program for eligible zero emissions energy systems to promote private sector investment for the purpose of meeting the target that by the year two thousand forty the statewide electrical demand system will be zero emissions.

Establishes a crisis intervention team training demonstration program; establishes a crisis intervention team training program advisory committee and crisis intervention team training fund.

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to increase clean energy distribution infrastructure to allow the state to reach peak clean energy consumption and distribution goals.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's penal law to classify assault against social services workers as a class C felony when it prevents them from performing their lawful duties. It specifically covers workers providing services like child welfare, counseling, or crisis intervention, and applies when the assault causes serious injury. The law upgrades penalties for such assaults from a misdemeanor to a felony, aligning them with protections for police, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel. This change directly affects social services workers and sets clear criminal penalties for violent acts targeting their ability to carry out essential community roles.

Maddy summaryS 4184 requires New York's mental hygiene commissioner to create a public awareness program about heroin risks, targeting high-risk groups through public service announcements and interactive media. The program must cover specific topics like overdose treatment, New York's Good Samaritan law, addiction demographics, and the HOPEline support service, and must be widely distributed via social media and a downloadable website resource. The bill appropriates $500,000 from the state general fund to fund this program, which will be administered by the Office of Addiction Services and Supports. It directly affects the public by increasing access to heroin-related education and resources.

Creates deduction from franchise tax and personal income tax for costs of acquiring or improving child care facility operated for profit; creates deduction from corporation tax, franchise tax, personal income tax and tax on banks for costs of acquiring or improving a child care facility operated primarily for children of taxpayer's employees.

Relates to requiring a digital equity officer be appointed by the director of the office of information technology services to develop, oversee and assist in providing statewide broadband access.

Enacts the "protection in the workplace act"; provides that injuries to employees as a result of the commission of a sexual offense shall entitle such employee to all rights and benefits available pursuant to the workers' compensation law and, in addition, shall permit such employee to pursue any other remedies available at law or in equity; clarifies that workers' compensation should be exclusive remedy except when the employee suffers personal injury as a result of a sexual offense committed by a co-worker.

Provides an annual scholarship of $1,000 for students with a minimum 3.0 high school GPA who attend a New York state public postsecondary institution.

Authorizes the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal to prescribe for the translation of legal forms and applications in languages other than English, as long as such language is spoken by at least one percent of the population.