Directs the secretary of state to establish a Native nation consultation policy used by state agencies in instances where a proposal by such agency that would affect indigenous communities is under consideration.
Sen. Rachel May
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Provides for findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated individuals on parole.
Requires the consideration of complete street design for certain transportation projects which receive federal or state funding; authorizes the department to compile and make publicly available guidance and reference material related to consideration of complete street design.
Provides for paid family leave after a stillbirth.
Imposes a tax on out-of-state transfers, dividends, payments, and loans by certain accident and health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to be deposited in the New York state agency trust fund, distressed provider assistance account.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens.
Relates to decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits; decreases the suspension period from two consecutive weeks to one week; provides that the waiting period and suspension period shall be served concurrently.
Includes extreme winter weather preparedness in local comprehensive emergency management plans; updates the definition of "disaster".
Requires accessible buses to be available within a service area measuring three miles from any bus line of the authority or its subsidiaries.
Caps the amount of taxes a senior has to pay on his or her real property at the amount such individual paid in the year in which he or she turned 65; provides that the individual claiming the limitation must be the owner of the property and must reside in the property for at least seventy-five percent of the year.