Creates statewide emergency and crisis response council to work in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and addiction services to jointly approve emergency and crisis services plans submitted by local governments, and provide supports regarding the operation and financing of high-quality emergency and crisis services provided to persons experiencing a mental health, alcohol use, or substance use crisis.
Protects the rights of people in prisons, jails and forensic facilities; limits the use of cell or segregated confinement; grants access to tablets, visitation, and certain items.
Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bi-monthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany.
Directs the department of labor to post on its internet website and annually update the names of employers who employ 50 or more employees who receive public assistance.
Provides for tenant responses to applications for a major capital improvement rent increase; allows tenants to respond within one hundred twenty days from the date of mailing of a notice of a proceeding; requires the state division of housing and community renewal to provide any responding tenant with the reasons for the division's approval or denial of such application.
Imposes a tax on out-of-state transfers, dividends, payments, and loans by certain accident and health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations to be deposited in the New York state agency trust fund, distressed provider assistance account.
Requires that any penalties for violations of housing standards or building and fire codes be assessed and imposed within fourteen days; increases certain fine amounts for violations of housing standards.
Requires health insurance policies include coverage for anesthesia for the entire duration of a procedure for which a licensed medical practitioner has issued an order for such anesthesia.
Enacts the "Livable New York act" to fight back against climate change, provide additional affordable housing and provide employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals; makes a three billion dollar appropriation therefor.
Makes conforming changes reflecting the previously authorized scope of practice of nurse practitioners; adds nurse practitioners as persons who can authorize or make certain determinations authorized to be made or determined by physicians.
Relates to the money deposited as bail by charitable bail organizations; removes maximum authorized amount of money allowed to be deposited by such organizations.