Establishes a New York state English as a new language teaching assistance program for certain undergraduate and/or graduate students in a program leading to a career as a teacher in primary or secondary education.
Sen. Jake Ashby
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Directs the office of general services to establish an inventory database to track the state's inventory of unused state-owned real property; directs state agencies to appoint inventory coordinators to report such agencies' inventory of unused state-owned real property to the office of general services to maintain the inventory database.
Classifies possession of substances containing fentanyl, carfentanyl, or analogs thereof as criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree.
Increases the income eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program to $110,000 or the regional median income, whichever is greater; provides regional median income shall be determined by economic development region.
Eliminates bail for all offenses; provides for imposition of restrictions and conditions and remand for certain offenses; directs consideration of a defendant's character, reputation, habits, mental condition, activities and history, and whether they pose a danger to themselves, another person or the community, when determining a securing order; creates the commission on public safety reform to issue a determination on which offenses should be eligible for pretrial detention.
Relates to adding veterans to protected classes for unlawful housing discrimination.
Relates to requiring rate components for the non-capital component of rates of payment by governmental agencies for inpatient services provided by residential health care facilities to be updated no later than 1/1/2025, and every 5 years thereafter using the most currently available cost report data.
Provides a religious exemption from vaccination requirements for school attendance.
Enacts Jacobe's Law requiring school administrators to contact the parents or guardians of students when bullying or harassment has occurred.
Provides a state income tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers who have qualifying service in the taxable year for which such exemption is sought.