Asm. Marianne Buttenschon

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commemorative resolution that formally recognizes the 29th Annual Mohawk Valley Ride for Missing Children, an event scheduled for June 7, 2024. It directly affects the Mohawk Valley Ride organization and its participants by acknowledging their fundraising efforts to support the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. The resolution highlights the group's role in raising awareness about child abduction and exploitation while providing financial resources for search campaigns and victim support. As a procedural measure, the bill does not create new laws or policies but instead directs the legislature to pause its work to honor the event and send a copy of the resolution to the organizers.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a commendation resolution that formally recognizes the Utica Roadrunners for hosting their 50th Annual Fallen Leaves Road Race on September 22, 2024. It highlights the event's growth to over 1,400 participants and its role in promoting health, fitness, and community spirit in Central New York. The resolution pauses legislative proceedings to honor the club and directs that a copy of the document be sent to the organizers.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally honors Fire Captain Anthony Zumpano as he retires from the Utica Fire Department after 36 years of service. It recognizes his career progression from firefighter to lieutenant and captain, highlighting his work at Station No. 7 and his role as a paramedic. The measure directs the legislative body to pause proceedings to acknowledge his contributions and mandates that a copy of the resolution be sent to him.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a resolution that formally recognizes the 40th Annual Michelle Adey Open, a golf tournament taking place on July 8, 2024, in Rome, New York. The event honors the memory of Michelle Adey, a young girl who passed away from cystic fibrosis, and serves as the primary fundraiser for the Michelle M. Adey Memorial Fund. This fund has operated since 1985 to provide financial assistance to families of children battling life-threatening illnesses. The resolution expresses the legislature's appreciation for the tournament's long history of supporting these families and directs that a copy of the document be sent to the event organizers.

Maddy summaryThis bill is a formal resolution that commends the Bosnian American Community Association for organizing the third annual Srebrenica Walk in Utica, New York, on July 11, 2024. The measure recognizes the group's efforts to honor the victims of the 1995 genocide and preserve the history of the event through this commemorative walk. No new laws or funding are created; the bill simply acknowledges the association's contribution to remembering the tragedy and transmitting a copy of the resolution to the organization.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates a specific stretch of State Route 28 in the village of Herkimer as the "War Dog Memorial Highway." The legislation requires the Department of Transportation to install and maintain signs for this commemorative title while ensuring the official route number remains unchanged to prevent confusion. The change is purely ceremonial and does not alter the physical nature of the road or affect commercial traffic.

Expands disability benefits for firefighters who suffered any condition or impairment of health caused by endocrine/thyroid cancer resulting in total or partial disability.

Provides minimum basic training related to handling emergency situations involving individuals with any physical and/or developmental disability to all firefighters.

Establishes a developmental disability, mental health, and behavioral condition community stakeholder committee to examine effective evidence-based developmental, mental, and behavioral health screening methods for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Relates to the use of the Madison and Oneida county correctional facilities; relates to county-tribal detention agreements between the Oneida Indian Nation and Madison county and between the Oneida Indian Nation and Oneida county.