Establishes a twenty-four hour, toll-free hotline and website for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) individuals who are experiencing emotional distress, suicidal ideation, or crisis-related challenges, which shall provide immediate support, referrals, resource lists, and other information.
Enacts "India's law" under which an incarcerated individual's next of kin shall be notified and allowed visitation by a local correctional facility when such individual is experiencing a serious medical event or demonstrating behavior that is likely to result in serious harm to themselves or others.
Directs the public service commission to develop, publish, and update a guidebook on the gas and electric ratemaking process to promote public understanding and participation in the gas and electric ratemaking process; facilitates the formal intervention and participation of interested or affected parties; sets forth requirements for what such guidebook shall include.
Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses provided that they can furnish proof of title, possession, registration and driver's license authorizing operation of the vehicle to be used to operate the mobile barber shop and proof of proper layout, adequate equipment for the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop and good moral character.
Relates to the management of PFAS in biosolids in the state by requiring testing and reporting of certain groundwater, biosolids, and soil and establishing a moratorium on the sale and use of biosolids; establishes the PFAS agricultural response program and fund to assist farms found to have levels of PFAS contamination which exceed regulatory standards.
Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for employees of the New York Power Authority with the job title of mechanic, technician, electrician, equipment operator, power plant operator, utility security officer, or lineperson.
This bill corrects an error in Tina Russo's pension calculation. As a retired teacher who served 30 years for the state of New York, her full-time service credit was incorrectly calculated at retirement (February 1, 2025), excluding some years. The bill requires the New York State Teachers' Retirement System to recalculate her pension to include all 30 years of service upon her written request, with benefits paid retroactively from her retirement date. Costs for this adjustment are covered by the state's employers, not the retirement system.
This bill (A 10171) amends commemorative signage for a bridge on the Southern State Parkway in Babylon, Suffolk County, to include Detective Thomas M. Inman's middle initial on the dedication plaque. It requires transportation officials to install signs stating "Bridge Dedicated to Detective Thomas M. Inman" but explicitly clarifies this is purely ceremonial. The bill does not change the bridge's official name or legal designation. The change affects signage only and has no impact on transportation records or operations.
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers including a proposed change of rates, charges, terms and conditions of service, the adoption of rules, regulations, guidelines, orders, standards or final policy decisions.
Requires that tax amounts extended on the final assessment roll, and any interest or penalties subsequently accruing thereon, be rounded to the nearest five-cent denomination prior to inclusion on any bill or notice.
This bill creates a new death benefit option for surviving family members of Orange County deputy sheriffs who die while employed. It allows beneficiaries to choose a lump sum payment equal to the pension reserve value that would have been available had the deputy retired at the time of death (or the death benefit value, whichever is greater). The county of Orange must cover all costs, amortized over 10 years, and the law bypasses standard appropriation requirements. This directly affects Orange County deputy sheriffs and their survivors, providing a financial option upon death.
Directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to establish a program for individuals to receive free drug test strips to detect the presence of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants; directs the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in cooperation with the commissioner of the department of health, to develop and conduct a public awareness and educational campaign on the dangers of medetomidine, benzodiazepine, nitazenes, and/or other harmful contaminants.
