New York A 1868: Relates to background clearances for temporary child care employment agencies and child care educational and training institutions

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A01868 Summary:

BILL NOA01868 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRosenthal (MS)

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COSPNSRDinowitz

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MLTSPNSRCook, Glick, Paulin

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Amd §201, Pub Health L

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Provides for authority of the department of health to engage in or support research on the health effects of artificial night light.

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BILL NOA01868 

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01/14/2025referred to health

01/07/2026referred to health

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1868

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
 of A. COOK, GLICK, PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to research relating
 to the health effects of artificial night light

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (u), (v), (w), (x) and (y) of subdivision 1 of
 2 section 201 of the public health law, paragraph (u) as added by chapter
 3 939 of the laws of 1976, paragraph (v) as added by chapter 474 of the
 4 laws of 1996, paragraph (w) as added by chapter 543 of the laws of 2019,
 5 paragraph (x) as added by section 2 of subpart S of part XX of chapter
 6 55 of the laws of 2020 and paragraph (y) as added by chapter 95 of the
 7 laws of 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (z) is added to read as
 8 follows:
 9 (u) engage in research into the causes of rocky mountain spotted fever
 10 and the prevention thereof and develop programs for the control of
 11 ticks, insects and anthropods which act as vectors of disease affecting
 12 [man] humans, within funds made available for such purposes[.];
 13 (v) act as the single state agency for medical assistance pursuant to
 14 section three hundred sixty-three-a of the social services law, as
 15 amended by this chapter, with responsibility to supervise the plan for
 16 medical assistance as required by title XIX of the federal Social Secu-
 17 rity act, or its successor, and to adopt regulations as may be necessary
 18 to implement this plan[.];
 19 (w) make available to the council on children and families informa-
 20 tion, in a format identified by the council, regarding home visiting
 21 programs that meet the criteria as required by section four hundred
 22 twenty-nine of the social services law regardless of whether such
 23 program has a contract with or receive funding from the state. Such
 24 information shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04646-01-5

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 1 forth in subdivision two of section four hundred eighty-three-h of the
 2 social services law. Such information shall be made available no less
 3 than once a year[.];
 4 (x) produce an annual report analyzing the costs related to the sexual
 5 assault examination direct reimbursement program as created under subdi-
 6 vision thirteen of section six hundred thirty-one of the executive law
 7 and provide such report to the office of victim services on or before
 8 September first of each year. Such report shall be provided to the
 9 governor, temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the
 10 assembly[.];
 11 (y) To develop a form by which a coroner, coroner's physician or
 12 medical examiner, pursuant to section six hundred seventy-seven of the
 13 county law, shall report to the division of veterans' services any death
 14 which appears to be caused by suicide by a person who, to the knowledge
 15 of the coroner, coroner's physician or medical examiner, is a veteran.
 16 This form shall at a minimum: (i) ensure compliance with the strictest
 17 privacy protections and encourage data aggregation to the extent feasi-
 18 ble; (ii) provide the address to which the form is to be mailed or
 19 submitted electronically; and (iii) include the county of residence and
 20 the branch of service of deceased veterans during the reporting peri-
 21 od[.]; and
 22 (z) engage in and/o