NY A01676

Amends a 2024 law requiring the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to maintain an annual heat mitigation plan for incarcerated individuals and staff during high heat conditions

Changes the requirement for providing shade on exercise yards to apply only "if consistent with the facility's safety and security protocols"

Replaces the mandate to develop a timeline for establishing cooling stations and evaporative fans with a requirement to "evaluate the financial and operational feasibility" of cooling stations and permanent sustainable cooling solutions

Requires the commissioner to develop an implementation timeline only after determining that permanent sustainable cooling solutions are feasible at each facility

Clarifies language to specify the list should include individuals "who have" medical conditions making them more susceptible to heat (grammatical correction)