Provides that a caregiver shall be eligible for assistance for child care under the child care block grant regardless of the hours the parent actually works.
Requires public notice and public engagement when a general hospital seeks to close entirely or a unit that provides maternity, mental health or substance use care.
Establishes a maximum temperature in school buildings and indoor facilities; provides a definition of extreme heat condition days and the standard to measure room temperature.
Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the entire duration of a procedure for which a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such anesthesia.
Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires the Office of Children and Family Services to collect and report data on children placed in alternative living arrangements due to maltreatment investigations or related services. It defines these arrangements to include temporary stays with relatives, respite care, and voluntary foster placements, and mandates the tracking of specific details such as the number of children involved, the duration of their stay, and the outcomes of those placements. The law also instructs officials to break down this data by demographics like age, race, and ethnicity, and to publish an annual report online and share it with state leaders. Ultimately, the bill aims to improve understanding of how often children are temporarily removed from their homes and what happens to them after such interventions.
Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of age-appropriate instruction on dating violence prevention and healthy relationships for students in grades seven through twelve.
Increases the number of traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices that may be installed in New York city to six hundred intersections; extends certain provisions authorizing photo-monitoring devices until December 1, 2027.
Relates to the city charter referendum process; repeals certain provisions regarding the adoption of a new or revised city charter proposed by a charter commission which limit the submission of questions to a city's qualified electors; eliminates the rule that provides that whenever a city charter commission puts a proposal on the local ballot, all other local referendum proposals are barred from the ballot.
Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.
