Authorizes land banks to lend money, to make grants and take and hold real and personal property as security for the payment of funds so loaned or for the performance and enforcement of grant agreements.
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.
Exempts certain pieces of property from licensing restrictions for manufacturers and wholesalers of alcoholic beverages on licensees who sell at retail and for on-premises consumption.
Maddy summaryThis bill changes New York's default rules for health care proxies regarding life-sustaining treatments. It requires individuals creating health care proxies to explicitly state their wishes about artificial nutrition and hydration; if they don't, their agent cannot make decisions about these measures. The law directly affects people who create health care proxies and their appointed agents when making medical decisions for someone unable to communicate. The key change is replacing the previous default (where agents could decide based on "best interests") with a rule that agents lack authority over artificial nutrition/hydration without clear patient instructions. This applies to both new and existing health care proxies.
Maddy summaryS 1715 establishes a five-year pilot program in New York State to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy (a treatment using high-pressure oxygen) to veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder. The program requires the state health commissioner to collect annual data from participating providers on costs and effectiveness, with a final report due by December 31, 2031, to state officials. Eligible veterans must be New York residents with a diagnosed condition and receive a prescription from a licensed medical professional. The program aims to evaluate the therapy's cost and efficiency for veterans through this data-driven assessment.
Requires pharmacies to provide prescription drug readers or other means of access to individuals who disclose they have difficulty seeing or reading standard print labels on prescription drug containers; defines "prescription drug reader" to mean a device which is capable of audibly conveying information contained on the label of a prescription drug; makes exceptions.
Requires the Commissioner of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to provide care for certain persons with developmental disabilities who have been admitted to hospitals or psychiatric facilities on an emergency basis.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires all public and private schools in the state to include instruction about the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection and its aftermath as part of mandated civic education courses for students over age eight. It amends education law to add this event to required curriculum topics alongside other historical subjects like slavery, the Holocaust, and genocide. Schools must teach the historical context, significance, and consequences of the insurrection, with oversight by the education commissioner. Non-compliance could result in withheld school funding, as the law mandates this instruction be integrated into existing citizenship and history lessons.
Enacts "Cariol's Law"; provides for a duty to intervene when a police officer or peace officer observes another police officer or peace officer using physical force that such officer reasonably believes to be clearly excessive or beyond that which is objectively reasonable under the circumstances.
Enables federal aid municipal street and highway funding for projects for painting, striping and other new infrastructure dedicated primarily for pedestrian or cyclist use notwithstanding the ten year service life requirement.
