Authorizes the Worship Center International Inc., located in the hamlet of Copiague, town of Babylon, county of Suffolk, to receive real property tax exempt status.
Provides that the commissioner of taxation and finance shall convene a ten member real estate appraiser task force to investigate and identify the misevaluation of the asset of this category of professionals and develop ways to overcome the biased behavior; makes related provisions.
Provides that no entity shall receive fees for services rendered in a veterans' benefits matter until certain notice has been provided to the claimant; provides for the type of notice that shall be provided to claimants; defines terms; makes technical corrections.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes an annual free-ride program on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) for emergency responders on September 11th. It directly affects NYC, Nassau, and Suffolk County emergency personnel including EMTs, firefighters, and auxiliary police who are employed or enrolled by those jurisdictions. The program provides free LIRR rides during all operating hours on September 11th each year, requiring responders to be in uniform and show official ID like a badge. This is a recurring policy change that does not impact existing free-ride programs.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 4833) requires that a state or fiscal monitor must be actively operating in a school district before any new charter school application can be approved. It directly affects school districts seeking to establish new charter schools, as they must first have an oversight official (either a state monitor or fiscal monitor) in place. The key provision amends education law to add a new requirement: charter school applications are disallowed if no such monitor is operating in the district. This creates a concrete condition for approval, focusing on district oversight rather than other factors like student enrollment percentages.
Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring certain trainings during work hours without a loss of pay; requires certain reporting by bidders for telecommunication contracts.
Codifies the disparate impact standard in the human rights law; provides that in cases of alleged housing discrimination, an unlawful discriminatory practice may be established by a practice's discriminatory effect.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows current New York City police officers who previously worked as traffic enforcement agents to count that prior service toward their retirement and pension benefits. Specifically, officers who transferred from traffic enforcement to the police department (before July 2009) can include that time in their service calculation, provided they pay the equivalent contributions they would have made during that period. It directly affects NYC police officers with prior traffic enforcement experience who are now serving in the uniformed police force. The policy change ensures their earlier work is recognized in retirement eligibility without altering existing civil service transfer rules.
Enacts the "Lieutenant Joseph Banish mental health act" which establishes a law enforcement peer support program to provide confidentiality for communications arising out of law enforcement peer support counseling; defines terms; provides exceptions for when a peer support communication may be disclosed.
Requires that health insurance policies shall provide coverage for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer; provides that no patient cost sharing shall be imposed for follow-up screening or diagnostic services for lung cancer.
