Asm. John McDonald

Relates to the establishment of regulations for administering immunizations taking into consideration the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the advisory committee on immunization practices, any interstate body established for purposes of reviewing and making recommendations regarding immunization coverage and access, or other similar nationally or internationally recognized scientific organizations.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a program allowing individuals or non-profit groups (like local parks' friends organizations) to partner with New York State Parks to maintain and enhance specific park trails. Participants enter agreements to perform activities such as cleaning litter, repairing damage, installing benches, and providing visitor information, while maintaining trails' natural and historical character. It creates a dedicated "Adopt-a-Trail Stewardship Fund" to hold program-related money separately from other state funds, and sets rules for sponsor signage (limited size, 25% name space) and agreement terms. The program directly affects park visitors (through improved trail conditions), local non-profits (as potential stewards), and state park staff (with protections against job displacement).

Requires the superintendent of financial services to audit certain reports to ensure such insurers are in full compliance with federal and state mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements.

Requires any state aid owed to a school district from a prior year adjustment be paid as part of the first state aid payment of the following school year following the notification of such payments.

Requires state agencies to make available all public documents in a digital format on their website in a manner that allows such documents to be printed; provides that no document required by law to remain confidential shall be deemed a public document.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires state agencies to publicly post specific details about certain contracts within 30 days of signing. It applies to "emergency contracts" (bypassing standard approval due to a governor's emergency order) and "exempted contracts" (bypassing approval under specific legal exemptions). Agencies must post the contract amount, vendor name, term, description, reason for non-competitive bidding, and the emergency declaration or exempting law. This ensures transparency for contracts that skip normal financial review processes. The rule cannot be overridden by emergency powers during disasters.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 9288) establishes specific sick leave accrual rules for New York state employees eligible for certain group insurance policies. It requires these employees to earn sick leave at a rate of one day per biweekly pay period, accumulating up to 225 days total. After using all accrued sick leave, employees may receive sick leave at half-pay, but the total half-pay leave granted cannot exceed one payroll period for every six months of service. The policy applies directly to eligible state employees and modifies existing sick leave provisions under civil service law.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 7013) requires New York State to implement a standardized episodic payment system for certified home health agencies by October 1, 2025, affecting all Medicaid managed care plans, child health insurance plans, and Essential Plans operating in the state. It mandates that the state commissioner notify these plans that episodic payments are the standard method for covering home health services, emphasizing their role in improving patient care and reducing avoidable hospital costs. The bill allows managed care plans and home health agencies to agree on alternative payment rates, including value-based options tied to health outcomes. This change directly modifies how home health services are funded and accessed within New York's Medicaid and insurance systems.

Authorizes registered pharmacy technicians to administer the same immunizations as licensed pharmacists under direct supervision of such licensed pharmacist.

Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.