Asm. Judy Griffin

Maddy summaryThis bill, titled the Didarul Islam police recruitment act, allows certain New York City public safety workers to count their prior service toward their New York City police pension fund. It specifically includes time spent as school safety agents, corrections officers, traffic enforcement agents, or police cadets before joining the uniformed police force. To qualify, members must transfer their contributions from the city employees' retirement system to the police pension fund and pay any required interest. The change applies immediately and affects those eligible for police pension benefits who previously worked in related city safety roles.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates the New York State Park Police as an independent law enforcement agency under the direct supervision of the Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The new police force will operate separately from the New York State Police, though it can coordinate with other agencies for training and emergency response. The legislation also establishes specific retirement rules for existing park police officers based on their years of service and age. These changes affect current regional park police members and define the operational structure of the state park police system.

Enacts the "Edeedson 'Joshy' Cine, Jr. Transparency Act"; requires businesses that possess surveillance footage relevant to an ongoing New York state law enforcement investigation into a felony offense believed to have been committed on the premises of such business shall immediately release such surveillance footage to a New York state law enforcement agency upon receipt of a formal written request by such law enforcement agency; establishes exceptions to the requirement to immediately release footage; establishes penalties.

Expands the eligibility period for indigent legal service attorneys to receive certain loan forgiveness; increases loan reimbursement for certain attorneys who work in legal services with indigent clients.

Requires parents of a child who qualifies for admission to a public school building in good standing with the department to provide a justification and educational-based reasoning to the superintendent of such school building prior to submitting an application to admission at a charter school.

Enacts the "NY broadband resiliency, public safety and quality act" to provide for oversight of the resiliency, public safety and quality of broadband and voice over internet protocol service.

Authorizes a city, town or village to establish a program whereby a building permit may be issued based upon certification by a registered architect or professional engineer.

Makes it unlawful for a person under the age of 21 to possess tobacco or vaping products; provides for a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and/or completion of a tobacco awareness program.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates references from "division of veterans' services" to "department of veterans' services" in multiple state laws to align with existing legal terminology. It modifies sections of the county law, labor law, mental hygiene law, and military law where the agency name appears, ensuring consistency across statutes. The change affects the agency itself and administrative processes governed by these laws, such as reporting suicide deaths of veterans to the agency and distributing veterans' benefits posters. No new benefits or policy changes are introduced - this is solely a technical correction to agency naming. The bill does not directly impact veterans' access to services or eligibility.

Authorizes municipalities to offer a real property tax exemption for combat zone service members who at any time during the taxable year performed active duty in the armed forces in a combat zone; defines terms; makes related provisions.