This bill updates New York State's civil rights law to include libraries as "sensitive locations" where immigration enforcement officers are generally prohibited from entering. The change directly affects libraries by legally restricting law enforcement access to these spaces, joining other protected sites like parks and playgrounds on the list. By amending the existing statute, the legislation ensures that library patrons can use facilities without fear of immigration raids, while the law remains neutral on the broader debate over immigration policy.
This bill requires state transportation and safety agencies to create a scannable code for work zone and truss construction signs. When drivers or pedestrians scan this code with a smartphone, it will display the sign's text in the most common non-English language within a ten-mile radius. Additionally, the law mandates that signs in residential areas and on truss-type buildings be printed in both English and Spanish starting one year after the bill takes effect. These changes aim to improve safety by making critical construction information accessible to non-English speakers.
Authorizes the use of a confirmation of trafficking victim status issued by OTDA as evidence of identity for the issuance of a non-driver identification card.
Requires certain police officers to wear and turn on body-worn cameras when accompanying an agent or officer of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Authorizes the use of a confirmation of trafficking victim status issued by OTDA as evidence of identity for the issuance of a non-driver identification card.
This bill would allow state agencies, municipalities, and public authorities to offer public benefits to individuals regardless of their immigration status. It enables these entities to provide benefits to people who would qualify under federal guidelines if not for federal laws that currently restrict eligibility based on immigration status. The law applies to various departments, cities, towns, counties, school districts, and other local organizations, giving them the discretion to choose whether to participate. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage and does not require individuals to meet federal immigration requirements to receive state or local assistance.
Repeals certain provisions of law relating to the disclosure of immigration records by the department of motor vehicles which make it a class E felony to disclose such records and information pertaining to immigration status.
Relates to state and local law enforcement agency coordination with the federal government for purposes of immigration enforcement, to the release of noncitizen incarcerated individuals for federal immigration purposes, and to immigration enforcement in sensitive locations.
Prohibits children from being denied access to a free public education on account of perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status or the perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status of their parents or person in a parental relationship.
Establishes "SNAP for all", a state-funded supplemental nutrition assistance program to provide for those who are excluded from federal SNAP benefits solely due to immigration status; outlines eligibility requirements of applicants and operational requirements of the office of temporary and disability assistance.
