Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a five-year pilot program in New York to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress disorder. The program, managed by the state health commissioner, requires participating providers to submit annual reports on costs, effectiveness, and improvement suggestions, with a final evaluation report due by December 2031. Veterans must be New York residents with a diagnosis from an authorized medical professional (such as a physician or nurse practitioner) and receive therapy using FDA-approved devices. The bill defines key terms like "hyperbaric oxygen therapy" and specifies eligibility criteria without expanding existing healthcare coverage.
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Maddy summaryThis bill requires all public school districts to operate kindergarten programs on a full-day schedule starting in the 2027-2028 school year. It amends education law sections to mandate that kindergartens - currently offered as part-time in many districts - must provide full-day programming for all eligible children (ages 4-6) beginning that school year. The law directly affects school districts and their kindergarten programs, replacing existing provisions that allowed for part-time options. It does not change age requirements or cost structures but specifies the operational format for kindergarten instruction.
Establishes a clinical preceptorship personal income tax credit for certain health care professionals who provide preceptor instruction to students studying to be a health care professional.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands sex offender registration requirements in New York by adding "authorized internet entities" (specific online services or platforms) to the list of information offenders must disclose upon registration. It requires sex offenders to report changes to their internet accounts, identifiers, or the specific online services they use within 10 days, similar to reporting address changes. A $10 fee applies each time an offender registers such changes to internet-related information. The law directly affects registered sex offenders who use internet services, mandating broader disclosure of their online activity to law enforcement.
Permits a school food authority to attribute moneys spent on purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors made for its school breakfast program to the thirty percent of costs for school breakfast, snack and lunch service programs.
Maddy summaryBill A 344 amends the formula used to calculate additional lottery funding for public school districts. It specifies that each eligible district receives a grant based on its student enrollment (foundation pupil units), regional cost factors, student need factors, and an aid ratio tied to the district's wealth. This change directly affects school districts by altering how their existing lottery funds are distributed, without creating new money.
Deems home instruction which is compliant with the provisions of article 65 of the education law and the home instruction requirements prescribed in the commissioner of education's regulations to be substantially equivalent in amount and quality to the instruction given to students of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the student resides.
Relates to participation in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations by members of the organized militia; provides that members of the organized militia shall qualify as employees for the purposes of making a claim under the workers' compensation law for participation in the World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup operations.
Relates to the distribution of the foreign and alien fire insurance premium tax; provides amount received shall be distributed to the fire companies in proportion to the number of active members within each company.
Authorizes the application of topical fluoride varnish to a child's teeth by a parent or legal guardian provided that such application is done under the direction and supervision of a licensed practitioner.