Relates to the membership of the board of trustees of the state university of New York; reduces the number of trustees appointed by the governor from fifteen to ten; adds one trustee appointment by the speaker of the assembly, one by the temporary president of the senate, one by a majority vote of SUNY and CUNY staff, and two by a majority vote of SUNY alumni.
Sen. Rachel May
Sponsored bills
Authorizes and directs the department of environmental conservation to conduct a study of the overall health of each watershed in the state; requires a report on or before December 31, 2024 and triennial thereafter.
Prohibits the certification of any new water bottling facilities not previously certified to operate as such in this state; requires an environmental impact statement to be prepared before a water bottling facility is issued certification or recertification.
Removes police officer discipline from collective bargaining in municipalities in the state.
Relates to quality improvement and increased consumer transparency in assisted living residences.
Provides eligibility for medical assistance for personal care services for persons with traumatic brain injury, developmental disability, cognitive impairments, blindness or visual impairment.
Reduces the number of signatures for designating and nominating petitions to twenty-five percent of the number required by law, but not numbers in the New York city charter.
Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Syracuse city school district.
Creates the twelve member rural suicide prevention council to examine the causes of rural suicides or attempts and to make recommendations for rural suicide reduction.
Enacts the New York State COVID-19 Health Registry Act providing for the monitoring and tracking of the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 in New York state residents.