Asm. Dave McDonough

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the deadline for a specific education law provision to July 1, 2029. The provision allows boards of cooperative educational services to provide services to school districts located in other states. By amending the existing statute, the legislation simply updates the expiration date without changing the core rules governing these cross-state educational partnerships. The change ensures that the current framework for such services remains in effect for an additional five years.

Clarifies that the New York state health insurance program remains subject to certain provisions of the financial services law and coverage for usual and customary costs for out-of-network health care service.

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

Provides that the comptroller shall examine and audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the humanitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or after April 1, 2022 in New York city or any other municipality in New York state.

Requires a premises license issued by the department of taxation and finance for businesses retailing certain smoking products and paraphernalia; directs the department to issue regulations.

Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitation technology fee schedule for the same service or item.

Maddy summaryThis bill grants Dawn Ward retroactive membership in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System, giving her Tier IV status as if she had joined on her original employment start date of November 1, 1993. To receive this benefit, Ward must file an application with the retirement system within one year of the bill taking effect, and she will not be refunded any contributions she has already made. The Village of Kensington, where Ward worked, is responsible for covering all past service costs required to implement this change.

Maddy summaryThis bill declares that a retirement application submitted by Cynthia Adam on behalf of her late husband, Paul C. Adam, is considered timely even though it was filed years after the standard deadline. The legislation specifically addresses the conversion of his service retirement to accidental death benefits for victims of the 2001 World Trade Center disaster. By overriding existing rules, the act ensures the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System will process his claim without penalty for the late filing. All costs associated with implementing this change are to be paid by the state of New York.

Authorizes the John Theissen Children Foundation, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status for a parcel located at 1492 Wantagh Avenue, hamlet of Wantagh, town of Hempstead, county of Nassau.

Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.