Asm. Joe Sempolinski

Maddy summaryThis bill eliminates the maximum age limit of 35 years for taking civil service exams to become a police officer or environmental conservation officer in New York State. It directly affects applicants seeking these positions by removing a longstanding age restriction that previously barred those over 35 from taking the required examination. The key provision amends civil service law to delete the age cap, though existing exceptions (such as military service time adjustments or specific departmental rules) remain unchanged. This change applies to all applicants for these roles under state civil service rules.

Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice in limited instances; establishes circumstances and procedures for proceedings to obtain an order waiving such parental notification.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes New York State to issue free, distinctive license plates to members of the federally recognized Seneca Nation of Indians. It requires applicants to verify annual membership in the Seneca Nation (a historic Iroquois Confederacy tribe) and pay only the standard vehicle registration fee. The plates are intended to recognize the Nation's sovereign status and historical relationship with New York, as established by the Treaty of Canandaigua and the 1976 Southern Tier Expressway Agreement.

Allows school resource officers to be hired with salary aidable to the school district; raises retirement salaries for such officers to fifty thousand dollars.

Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 4693) requires health insurers to provide minimum coverage periods for substance use disorder treatment. It mandates at least seven days of detoxification coverage and thirty days of rehabilitation services under all applicable insurance plans. The law amends specific sections of the insurance code to enforce these minimums, directly affecting health insurers and their policyholders seeking addiction treatment. The bill sets concrete coverage standards without altering broader insurance benefits or costs.

Maddy summaryBill A 4692 proposes to exempt certain inland lakes from being designated as freshwater wetlands. Specifically, the bill states that inland lakes that are navigable waterways and cover an area of 150 acres or more will not be considered freshwater wetlands when boundaries are delineated. This exemption does not apply to the Great Lakes. The bill directly affects how the Commissioner delineates freshwater wetland boundaries for these specific types of large, navigable inland lakes.

Establishes interregional enrollment of students taking classes in multiple school districts (Part A); allows students who are enrolled in and taking classes in multiple school districts to receive cooperative and individualized educational services (Part B).

Maddy summaryThis bill raises the maximum age for provisional or permanent appointment as a police officer in certain government departments from 35 to 40 years old. It directly affects applicants for competitive civil service positions in the Department of Environmental Conservation, county, city, town, village, housing authority, or police district police forces. The key change modifies the age requirement for the written examination date, allowing applicants up to age 40 to qualify instead of the previous 35-year limit. This adjustment applies broadly across eligible departments, with specific exceptions for military service time or existing employees under limited circumstances.

Expands the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree to include the disclosure of certain private information identifying a police officer for no legitimate purpose.