Asm. Tommy John Schiavoni

Maddy summaryThis bill increases New York State's funding for school lunch programs by raising the per-meal subsidy from $0.1901 to $0.25 for each free, paid, and reduced-price lunch served. It directly affects school food authorities in New York that serve lunches to students, requiring them to certify they purchased at least 30% of their food products from New York state farmers, growers, or processors in the previous school year to qualify for the higher subsidy. The increased funding applies to all school lunch meals served starting July 1, 2022, and annually thereafter. The bill also removes the previous separate $0.0519 rate for reduced-price meals, consolidating the subsidy structure.

Enacts the accelerate solar for affordable power (ASAP) act to set a new target for distributed solar energy capacity and direct the public service commission to advance reforms to the utility interconnection process to ensure timely and cost-effective integration of new distributed energy resources.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows the village of Greenport, New York, to impose a 5% tax on hotel and motel room rentals for stays shorter than 90 consecutive days. It does not apply to permanent residents (staying 90+ days) or to certain exempt entities like government agencies and nonprofit organizations. The village would collect the tax through its chief fiscal officer, with all revenue deposited into the village’s general fund for any lawful purpose. The tax is set to expire three years after enactment.

Expands the eligibility of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit; reduces the population numbers to make more qualified sites eligible for such tax credit.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York Medicaid and private health insurers to cover blood testing for PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) when ordered by a licensed physician or healthcare provider. It applies to all comprehensive health insurance plans, including Medicaid, and defines PFAS as specific chemicals linked to environmental contamination. Coverage must be provided for the testing itself, though the bill notes that Medicaid coverage depends on available federal funding. The law takes effect January 1, 2027, for new or renewed policies.

Relates to advertising for bids and offers; letting of contracts; raises the aggregate amount for sealed bids above the current levels for commodities from $20,000 to $75,000 and public works from $35,000 to $125,000.

Provides for the removal and other disciplinary action of part-time teaching assistants; provides for the procedure of such actions; authorizes suspension pending the determination of charges.

Requires acupuncturists registered with the state to complete 45 hours of mandatory continuing education requirements every registration period; specifies acceptable courses of continuing education; provides exceptions.

Establishes the incentive and career exclusion for officers unethically targeting New York act to prohibit persons who were employed by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations on or after January 20, 2025 from being eligible for New York state workforce recruitment programs or resources; allows exceptions to such prohibition on a case-by-case basis.

Limits the reimbursement amount of certain overpayment claims and reviews where such overpayment was due to the provider's submission of records which were not in accordance with program requirements at the time but which were in accordance with current requirements as a result of changes to guidelines or regulations.