Rule Making Activitiess

Subject: Changes to eligibility criteria for the child care assistance program. Purpose: To implement statutory changes and expand access to child care assistance.

Subject: Child Safety Zones. Purpose: To add violent crimes statistics and the density of vacant build- ings or structures to the creation of child safety zones.

Subject: Tier 4 renewable energy certificate purchase and sale agreement modifications. Purpose: To consider modification to the existing Tier 4 renewable energy certificate purchase and sale agreement.

Subject: Lightened regulatory regime and financing petition. Purpose: Consideration of a lightened regulatory regime and financing for the owner of a wind energy and transmission facility.

Subject: Proposed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Pathways Study. Purpose: To consider whether the proposed Study is sufficient and whether to proceed with the Study.

Subject: Notice of intent to submeter electricity and waiver request. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment, consumer protec- tions and energy efficiency protections are in place.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment, and consumer protections are in place.

Subject: Request of NYISO to incur indebtedness. Purpose: To ensure that debt financing is used reasonably and appropriately.

Subject: Reinstate funding mechanism. Purpose: To determine if reinstating the proposed funding mechanism is in the public interest.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment, and consumer protections are in place.

Subject: Utilities’ DEI Plans. Purpose: To consider the sufficiency of the plans and whether to require additional working group sessions and reporting.

Subject: A proposed methodology for annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory reporting. Purpose: To consider whether the proposed Green House Gas Inventory Report will provide sufficient emissions information.

Subject: Transfer of street lighting facilities. Purpose: To determine whether to authorize the transfer street of lighting facilities and the proper accounting for the transaction.

Subject: Regulations governing recreational fishing for striped bass. Purpose: To amend 6 NYCRR Parts 10 and 40 pertaining to recreational regulations for striped bass.

Subject: Implementation of State Environmental Quality Review Act Purpose: To amend and update that State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council’s regulations for implementation of SEQR.

Subject: Minimum Provisions for Automobile Liability Insurance Policies. Purpose: To conform to changes to the Insurance Law regarding supple- mental spousal liability insurance.

Subject: Indices which may be used for variable rate loans subject to the requirements of Parts 33, 80, 90, 91 and 97 of Title 3 NYCRR. Purpose: To permit the use of CME Term SOFR as a replacement benchmark for LIBOR and to eliminate an obsolete index.

Subject: Permissible indices for variable rate loans. Purpose: To permit the use of CME SOFR as a replacement benchmark for LIBOR and to eliminate an obsolete index for savings and loan banks.

Subject: Revocation hearing locations. Purpose: To provide for locations at which revocation hearings may be scheduled.

Subject: Special Accidental Death Benefits. Purpose: To prescribe requirements for reimbursing special accidental death benefits.

Subject: Telehealth. Purpose: Provides the option for telehealth visits in certain circumstances.

Subject: Petition to modify the SIC tariff statement. Purpose: To consider whether amending the SIC mechanism is in the pub- lic interest.

Subject: Issuance of securities and other forms of indebtedness. Purpose: To provide funding for capital needs, including construction, and refinancing of maturing debt.

Subject: Authority to issue and sell Long-Term Indebtedness, and to enter into multi-year credit agreements. Purpose: To fund improvements to the Company’s plant, refund existing debt, and ensure cash flow for day-to-day operations.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment, consumer protec- tions and energy efficiency protections are in place.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment and consumer protections are in place.

Subject: Petition to submeter electricity. Purpose: To ensure adequate submetering equipment, consumer protec- tions, and energy efficiency protections are in place.

Subject: Empire Offshore Wind LLC and Beacon Wind LLC’s Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreements. Purpose: To consider modification to the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreements.

Subject: Sunrise Wind LLC’s Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certifi- cate Purchase and Sale Agreement. Purpose: To consider modification to the Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificate Purchase and Sale Agreement.

Subject: Tier 1 projects awarded a Renewable Energy Certificate purchase and sale agreement and currently under development. Purpose: To consider modification to existing Tier 1 Renewable Energy Certificate purchase and sale agreements.

Subject: Recovery of interest payments. Purpose: To adopt the emergency rule on a permanent basis.

Subject: Licensure and Practice of Nursing Home Administration. Purpose: To clarify and update the nursing home administrator licensure program.

Subject: Removal of the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Personnel in Covered Entities. Purpose: To remove the COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Personnel in Covered Entities.

Subject: Hospital and Nursing Home Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements. Purpose: To ensure that all general hospitals and nursing homes maintain a 60-day supply of PPE.

Subject: Registration and operation of central fill pharmacies. Purpose: To establish parameters for the central fill pharmacy model.

Subject: Requirements for the endorsement of a certificate as a school counselor. Purpose: To align the pathways for certification for school counselor candidates with the pathways for certification for teacher and educational leadership candidates who hold a certificate from, and/or completed an educator preparation program in, another state or territory of the United States (U.S.) or the District of Columbia.

Subject: Universal Prekindergarten Program (UPK) Staffing Qualifications. Purpose: To implement Part A of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2022.

Subject: Requiring concussion management protocols in nonpublic schools. Purpose: To implement chapter 617 of the Laws of 2022.

Subject: Temporary practice by certain U.S. servicemembers and service- members’ spouses licensed or certified in another state. Purpose: To implement section 19 of Public Law, sections 117-333.

Subject: Special education due process hearings. Purpose: To amend due process hearing procedures relating to extensions, mediation and resolution, rules of conduct, and use of in-person, telecon- ference, and videoconference hearings.

Subject: Pilot P-20 Partnerships for Principal Preparation Program. Purpose: To extend the September 30, 2022 end date of the pilot program to September 30, 2025.

Subject: Licensure of licensed behavior analysts and certification of behavior analyst assistants. Purpose: To implement chapter 818 of the Laws of 2021 and chapter 641 of the Laws of 2022 and align provisions with national standards.

Subject: Indigenous Culture and Language Studies certificate. Purpose: To establish the Indigenous Culture and Language Studies certificate.

Subject: Creation of a cease and desist zone within Kings County. Purpose: To adopt a cease and desist zone for a designated area within Kings County and remove reference to expired zones.

Subject: Uniform Code Variance and Appeals Procedures. Purpose: To amend the procedures whereby any provision or requirement of the Uniform Code may be varied or modified.

Subject: Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies. Purpose: To ensure that DFS-regulated entities most effectively address new and evolving cybersecurity threats.

Subject: MTGs. Purpose: To conform regulation text to actual effective date of MTGs.