Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim February 4, 2025, as Canada Day in the State of New York, in celebration of this great Empire State's long-standing economic and cultural relationship with Canada
Directs the education department to study, review and report on the geographic cost variation of counties in the Hudson Valley labor force region to determine the appropriateness of the region cost index values for purposes of the public school foundation aid formula.
Expands geographical boundaries for residency requirements of correction officers employed by local correction facilities of Rockland and Orange counties.
Congratulating the Shenendehowa High School Girls Varsity Cross Country Team and Head Coach Rob Cloutier upon the occasion of capturing the New York State Federation Cross Country Team Championship
Enacts the "pretrial risk overview for threat evaluation, custody, and treatment (PROTECT) Act" to evaluate certain defendants; establishes a risk assessment instrument to aid judges in determining whether to release or detain a principal, where and when a release is appropriate and necessary conditions that should be imposed as part of such release; repeals provisions of law relating to qualifying offenses and allows a court to set bail or remand a principal where based on the risk assessment instrument, where the principal poses a safety risk or risk of flight; makes related provisions.
Establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program for the purpose of making payments toward the replacement and rehabilitation of certain existing local drinking water, storm water and sanitary sewer systems; applies to any county, city, town, village or public authority drinking water system, storm water system or sanitary sewer system within the state that is not under the maintenance and/or operational jurisdiction of a private entity.
Provides that in the design, construction, maintenance, or renovation of any transit facility, transportation facility, or equipment of the metropolitan transportation authority, work shall take place over a continuous period of time until such point at which the project has been completed.
Enacts "Lindsey's law" criminalizing the disclosure of confidential government records by a public employer as retaliation for a victim making a sexual harassment complaint or claim.