Asm. Keith Brown

Makes all costs and expenses of the department of public service and public service commission subject to appropriation by the legislature on the certification of the chair of the department and upon the audit and warrant of the comptroller.

Maddy summaryBill A 8507 designates April eighth as "Co-Occurring Disorders Awareness Day." This bill amends the executive law to add this specific date to the list of commemorative days recognized each year.

Relates to reimbursement of school districts for expenditures resulting from certain civil action settlements or jury awards related to child sex offenses if there was a monetary judgement issued or settlement agreement, the school district has no applicable insurance and the settlement or jury award would put a substantial financial burden on the school district.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 5198) requires individuals arrested for specific felony offenses - including assault, homicide, sex offenses, kidnapping, burglary, robbery, and firearms violations - to provide a DNA sample at the time of arrest. It directly affects people charged with these crimes, unless they already have a DNA profile in the state database. Key provisions mandate DNA collection upon arrest, allow courts to order samples if refused, and establish procedures for expunging DNA records if a case is dismissed, results in an acquittal, or a conviction is overturned. The law also includes safeguards for correcting errors in the DNA index and specifies when records must be removed.

Relates to establishing the SUNY excess building asset inventory and repurposing act and conducting a study relating to repurposing or demolishing excess buildings in the state university of New York.

Includes aggravated threat of mass harm, making a threat of mass harm, aggravated harassment in the second degree, harassment in the first degree, menacing in the third degree, menacing in the second degree, menacing in the first degree, and aggravated harassment in the first degree in being eligible for bail; makes aggravated threat of mass harm and making a threat of mass harm eligible to be considered hate crimes; increases the penalties for aggravated threat of mass harm and making a threat of mass harm.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 6536) renames all "boards of cooperative educational services" in New York State Education Law to "NY polytechnical institutes." It directly affects the existing boards that provide shared educational services to school districts. The bill makes this name change throughout the law by updating all references to the old term in Education Law sections, with no changes to the boards' functions or responsibilities. The change is purely procedural and terminological.

Maddy summaryBill A 6555 requires the state to keep the identities of state lottery winners anonymous if the winner requests it. This bill allows lottery winners to prevent the public disclosure of their name, address, or other identifying information. It also prohibits the state lottery division from requiring winners to participate in public actions related to collecting their prize money. Winners must be notified of this option, and their information will not be publicly disclosed for at least 30 days after this notification if they make the request.

Directs the secretary of state to develop and implement an adopt-a-rural-cemetery program for the purposes of improving, repairing, and maintaining cemeteries in rural communities which are registered with and overseen by the division of cemeteries; allows municipalities to opt in to the program.

Directs the state comptroller to conduct an audit of the department of health and other agencies to ensure that the agency meets its responsibilities to review and assess Medicaid managed care organizations for compliance with federal and state requirements to maintain adequate health care providers within network, and to meet mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements.