Requires nonpublic schools provide and maintain on-site automatic external defibrillator (AED) equipment on school grounds and assure that AED equipment is available for off-site curricular events, extracurricular events or school-sponsored athletic events.
Sen. Robert Jackson
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Maddy summaryThis bill extends the expiration date for public arbitration panel provisions in the Civil Service Law from July 2024 to July 2029. It directly affects the state's civil service system by ensuring that these specific dispute resolution mechanisms remain in place for an additional five years. The legislation achieves this by amending two specific sections of the law to update their sunset dates, allowing the panels to continue operating without interruption. This change provides continuity for the administrative process used to resolve certain civil service disputes.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends the expiration date for a specific law regarding buildings in urban development projects that have been rehabilitated using municipal loans. Originally set to end on June 30, 2024, the law will now remain in effect until June 30, 2027, provided the loan closing occurred on or before that date. The extension applies to multiple dwellings and ensures that rent control protections continue under existing emergency housing laws. This change directly affects municipalities and property owners involved in these specific urban development and rehabilitation projects.
Establishes visiting policies for incarcerated people, to provide incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
Requires the development of a "what mortgage applicants need to know" pamphlet on residential mortgages; provides such pamphlet shall be posted and printed in the 6 most common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited English proficiency in New York state.
Directs the commission of corrections and community supervision to establish an annual heat mitigation plan; directs the extreme heat action plan work group of the department of environmental conservation to analyze the impact of extreme heat on incarcerated individuals and people working in prisons.
Requires local boards and the division of housing and community renewal to submit certain residential housing and zoning information to the department of state annually; requires such information to be published by the department of state on its website.
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires that envelopes for absentee and special presidential ballots include a printed statement affirming the voter's citizenship, registration, and eligibility to vote. The text mandates that voters sign this affirmation, which also includes a warning that making a false statement is a misdemeanor punishable by law. By adding these specific declarations and signature lines, the legislation aims to formalize the verification process for individuals who cannot vote in person at their local polling place. The changes would not take effect until one year after the bill becomes law.
Requires that services at addiction treatment centers operated by the office of addiction services and supports shall not be refused at such centers if a person is unable to pay.