Sen. Patrick Gallivan
Sponsored bills
Establishes the New York state first home savings program to authorize first time home buyers to establish savings accounts to buy their first home.
Authorizes Lois J. Reid to reapply for ordinary disability retirement benefits.
Authorizes Michelle Rickard, a town of Hamburg police officer, to receive certain credit under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law.
Relates to the interest assessment surcharge.
Establishes an energy reserve fund for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.
Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.
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.