Asm. Ari Brown

Maddy summaryThis bill (A 9306) requires New York's Board of Regents to obtain legislative approval before adopting any rule or regulation that imposes an unfunded mandate on school districts. An unfunded mandate is defined as a rule requiring schools to provide new programs, higher service levels, or changes that create net additional costs without state funding - such as increased expenses or potential property tax impacts. The key mechanism mandates that such rules cannot take effect without a majority vote in the state legislature. This directly affects school districts by preventing new financial burdens from being imposed without elected official review. The bill is procedural, focusing on the approval process rather than creating new educational policies.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires public and private middle and high schools (grades 7-12) to restrict participation on teams designated exclusively for female athletes to individuals assigned female at birth. It amends education law to prohibit schools from allowing anyone not assigned female at birth to join such teams, overriding conflicting rules or regulations. The provision applies to all interscholastic and intramural athletic teams competing against other schools. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025, with rules needed for implementation to be finalized before that date.

Includes falsely reporting incidents in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of police officers to a particular address or location as a felony offense under the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree.

Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes; includes the definition of emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.

Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database.

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".

Establishes the New York first--shop local program to provide immediate assistance to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak; defines terms; provides that such program shall identify eligible applicants and projects that promote local products and services by providing marketing and business assistance services; makes related provisions.

Authorizes local governments to opt out of mandates and benchmarks arising under the climate leadership and community protection act and associated universal electrification requirements by filing a resolution with the department of environmental conservation.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates an optional retirement plan for fire marshals I and supervisors in Suffolk County or participating towns/villages. Eligible employees can retire after 25 years of service with a pension equal to half their final average salary, increasing by 1/60th of that salary for each additional year up to 75% of their final average salary. The county or town must adopt the plan by resolution, and employees can retire without age restrictions once they meet the 25-year service requirement. The plan applies only to employers that choose to participate.

Authorizes an expedited application review process for certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state in connection with Double H Ranch; provides such application fee shall be waived.