New York S 256: Relates to updating reporting requirements for institutions of higher education

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S00256 Summary:

BILL NOS00256A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09299

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§852, 854, 858, 859-a & 874, Gen Muni L; amd §§1951, 1953, 1963-a, 2302, 2306 & 2315, Pub Auth L

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Provides that a policy of this state should be to increase housing options and opportunities, including but not limited to affordable, workforce and senior housing.

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BILL NOS00256A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

04/29/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

04/27/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

04/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 256A

05/05/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 256--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MARTINEZ, COMRIE, JACKSON, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Local Government -- recommitted to the Committee on Local Government
 in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law and the public authorities
 law, in relation to making housing a policy of the state of New York

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

 1 Section 1. Section 852 of the general municipal law, as amended by
 2 chapter 630 of the laws of 1977, the first undesignated paragraph as
 3 amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 2005, the second undesignated
 4 paragraph as amended by chapter 478 of the laws of 2011 and the third
 5 undesignated paragraph as amended by section 4 of part X of chapter 59
 6 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 7 § 852. Policy and purposes of article. It is hereby declared to be the
 8 policy of this state to promote the economic welfare, recreation oppor-
 9 tunities and prosperity of its inhabitants and to actively promote,
 10 attract, encourage and develop recreation, economically sound commerce
 11 and industry and economically sound projects identified and called for
 12 to implement a state heritage area management plan as provided in title
 13 G of the parks, recreation and historic preservation law through govern-
 14 mental action for the purpose of preventing unemployment and economic
 15 deterioration by the creation of industrial development agencies which
 16 are hereby declared to be governmental agencies and instrumentalities
 17 and to grant to such industrial development agencies the rights and
 18 powers provided in this article.
 19 It is hereby further declared to be the policy of this state to
 20 protect and promote the health of the inhabitants of this state by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01111-02-5

 S. 256--A 2

 1 conservation, protection and improvement of the natural and cultural or
 2 historic resources and environment and to control land, sewer, water,
 3 air, noise or general environmental pollution derived from the operation
 4 of industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, recreation, horse
 5 racing facilities, railroad facilities, automobile racing facilities and
 6 research facilities and to grant such industrial development agencies
 7 the rights and powers provided by this article with respect to indus-
 8 trial pollution control facilities.
 9 It is hereby further declared to be the policy of this state to
 10 protect and promote the health of the inhabitants of this state and to
 11 increase trade through promoting the development of facilities to
 12 provide recreation for the citizens of the state and to attract tourists
 13 from other states, to increasing housing stock in support of the state's
 14 housing goals as may be established and amended from time to time and to
 15 promote the development of renewable energy projects to support the
 16 state's renew