Increases the amount of years of military service credit a member may purchase from three years to four years; provides that the provisions of such act shall not be subject to the requirement that the state shall make an equal payment to the retirement system.
Maddy summaryThis bill aims to improve the health, safety, and human rights of pregnant and postpartum individuals in correctional facilities and their young children. It mandates comprehensive medical care, including prenatal screenings, labor support, mental health services, and privacy protections, while also ensuring access to nutritious food and safe living conditions. Additionally, the legislation establishes a right for children born in these facilities to remain with their parents until the child is eighteen months old, or until the parent is paroled if that occurs sooner, with specific exceptions only for clear and convincing evidence of imminent risk to the child.
Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" to provide a testimonial privilege for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling.
Enacts the "school security guard training enhancement act"; provides requirements for a specialized certification for school security guards, including, but not limited to, retired police officers; requires topics including, but not limited to, the role and responsibility of school security officers, school-related laws and liability, security awareness in the educational environment, mediation/conflict resolution, disasters and emergencies and dynamics of student behavior be covered in such training and program; provides that such specialized certification and training program shall be implemented and enforced by the department of state, in consultation with the department of education and the department of criminal justice services, the division of homeland security and emergency services, state police and local law enforcement.
Maddy summaryThis bill modifies the state workers' compensation law to allow claims for mental injuries caused by extraordinary work-related stress for all workers, not just specific first responders. Under the new rules, the compensation board cannot reject such a claim if it is factually determined that the stress experienced was greater than what typically occurs in a normal work environment. The change expands eligibility beyond police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel to include any employee facing severe workplace stress. The legislation takes effect on the first day of January following its enactment.
Prohibits discrimination against and harassment or bullying of students by employees or students on private, religious or denominational school property or at a school function; provides immunity from civil liability for a person making a good faith report of discrimination, harassment or bullying to authorities.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new supplemental retirement benefit for public employees who retired before May 31, 2016, and allows them to apply for this payment by December 31, 2024. The allowance is calculated based on the retiree's service credit and is capped at $1,500 per month, replacing any other military service credits they might have received. In addition to establishing this new benefit, the legislation updates several existing laws to ensure that future cost-of-living adjustments include this supplemental payment.
Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Veteran Family Educational Attainment Act, allows New York State veterans who have unused tuition award benefits to transfer those funds to a spouse, child, or survivor. To qualify for the transfer, the veteran must have served at least ten years, unless they were discharged due to death, medical issues, hardship, or involuntary separation. The recipient must be a resident of the state and, if a child, must be under twenty-six years old. The legislation also defines specific terms for eligible family members and survivors, including conditions under which a spouse or child qualifies for the benefit.
Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger designed to educate about the effects and risks associated with cannabis use, including that it is illegal for persons under the age of twenty-one.
Prohibits certain financial institutions from charging a fee for periodic paper statements when such statements are required for an application for public assistance.
