Enacts the "stop Anti-Semitism on college campuses act" to ensure no state aid is granted to any college or university that authorizes, facilitates, provides funding for, or otherwise supports any event promoting Anti-Semitism on campus; defines "Anti-Semitism".
Creates the New York state public sector employee loan forgiveness program for graduates of SUNY or CUNY schools employed in a state or local public sector position.
Relates to the topics of the course required to be taken by practitioners certifying patients as eligible for medical cannabis; establishes the endocannabinoid system awareness program; requires the office of cannabis awareness and the department of health to publish information about the endocannabinoid system awareness program on their websites.
Establishes the sports officials protection act establishing the crimes of assault on sports officials and aggravated harassment of a sports official.
Maddy summaryThis bill sets new rules for New York's Medicaid inspector general when auditing healthcare providers' billing for medical assistance payments. It defines key terms like "overpayment" and "clerical error," requires auditors to follow specific standards, and limits how they can spread audit findings to all claims (extrapolation) for minor, isolated errors. Providers must receive detailed audit reports explaining findings and have the right to submit supporting documentation before final decisions. The bill also mandates annual reporting on audit activities to state officials, including how many audits used extrapolation and their financial impact.
Enacts the "bird safe buildings act" directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities.
Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to local education providers to implement high-impact tutoring programs prioritizing low-income or underserved students to address student learning loss or unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands New York State's newborn screening program to include five additional rare genetic conditions: CLN2, MPS IVA, MPS VI, MPS VII, and Fabry disease. The legislation directly affects newborns in New York by requiring healthcare providers to test for these conditions shortly after birth, enabling earlier diagnosis and treatment. The bill achieves this by amending the state's public health law to add these specific diseases to the official screening panel. This change ensures that infants at risk for these treatable conditions can receive timely medical intervention. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
Maddy summaryThis bill extends New York's paid family leave benefits to members of the New York Army National Guard and New York Air National Guard. It adds National Guard members who serve for 26 consecutive weeks to the list of eligible workers, allowing them to access family leave benefits during their service. The bill also ensures these members maintain eligibility for family leave benefits for four weeks after leaving their National Guard service, and for returning members who previously qualified under the 26-week requirement.
Requires fire district elections occur on the same day as school board elections and requires that such voting day follows similar procedures to early voting; requires such election be overseen by the local county board of elections.
