Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.
Requires the office for the aging to make an annual report on the budget expenditures on behalf of the senior population of the state every April first.
Requires state and municipal police academy course training in the recognition and handling of matters involving human trafficking; requires public transportation authorities and contractors to provide training in the recognition and handling of matters involving human trafficking.
Establishes the managed long term care high acuity stabilization pool to support managed long term care plans that demonstrate high performance on quality measures established by the department and serve a disproportionately high share of members with complex long term care needs or high service utilization.
Directs the state office for the aging to establish a grant program for the provision of home-delivered meals to eligible homebound individuals on weekends and state-recognized holidays by eligible entities; requires a report; makes an appropriation therefore.
Establishes an affordable independent senior housing assistance program which shall provide grants within amounts appropriated or otherwise available therefor to affordable independent senior housing properties to establish and operate resident assistance programs.
Requires school districts to conduct mandatory early screening for dyslexia for all children commencing in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten and continuing thereafter on an annual basis until each child successfully completes second grade; requires school districts to designate an individual to maintain complete and accurate records containing early screening reports for each child, and to provide resources and materials to the parent and/or guardian of any child who displays indications of dyslexia.
Closes the patron exclusion in the definition of advancing prostitution; expands the definition of patronizing a person for prostitution to include anything of value.
Honoring Investigator Michael Theetge of the Chemung County Sheriff's Office upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Order of the Blue Heart Award from Wounded Blue
Relates to the reporting requirements of the statewide fiscal intermediary; requires the reporting of utilization data and financial data to protect medical assistance recipients in using the program and ensure the effective use of medical assistance funds; requires the statewide fiscal intermediary to provide consumer directed personal assistant data to ensure the availability of a workforce to meet the needs of consumers utilizing the program; requires the statewide fiscal intermediary to provide data regarding customer service requests, complaints, and accessibility.
Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and gas rates for residential, commercial, and industrial users; clarifies that certain provisions are applicable to the Long Island power authority.
Increases tax rates imposed on unincorporated businesses and corporations in New York city upon adoption of a local law by the local legislative body of the city of New York.
Prohibits artificial intelligence chatbots from using features which are considered unsafe for minors; defines terms; specifies what are considered unsafe features.