Asm. Stacey Pheffer Amato

Maddy summaryThis bill allows local governments (counties, cities, towns, villages, or school districts) to grant a 100% exemption from real property taxes to veterans who served in combat and are 100% permanently disabled due to military service, or to their unmarried surviving spouses. It directly affects eligible disabled veterans and their surviving spouses by potentially eliminating their property tax burden. The key provision lets localities choose to provide this full exemption, overriding any existing local limits on property tax exemptions. The exemption applies to property tax assessments starting January 1, 2025.

Establishes a managerial or confidential higher education differential for employees designated managerial or confidential who hold an earned associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, or doctorate (e.g., MD, JD, Ph.D.) from a college or university or a professional license issued by the New York state education department are eligible to receive a higher education differential of up to six hundred dollars retroactively for state fiscal year two thousand twenty-four-two thousand twenty-five and for state fiscal year two thousand twenty-five-two thousand twenty-six.

Requires school crossing guards to be on each and every corner of every city block that contains a public or private high school during arrival and dismissal.

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to establish a student fare program for trains and buses which discounts three train and/or bus fares each weekday equal to the standard pay-per-ride fare.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates an optional 25-year retirement plan for uniformed court officers and peace officers working within New York's unified court system. Eligible employees can retire after 25 years of creditable service (including prior service in state police or fire departments under specific conditions) and receive a pension equal to half their final average salary. The pension combines a base amount, an annuity based on accumulated retirement contributions, and an additional payment for reserved funds. This option operates alongside existing retirement plans but does not affect other eligibility requirements for those who choose not to use this specific pathway.

Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.

Expands the authority of hearing officers regarding judgments about an employee's inability to perform their duties due to a disability to be provided to the employee and the authorized representative of such employee.

Relates to the prosecution of certain juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 charged with certain felony offenses, including possession of a firearm; relates to the transfer of such cases to family court.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes how community supervision (probation or parole) is handled for certain violations. It requires individuals on supervision to be sent back to jail for violations involving specific serious conduct, including kidnapping, coercion, firearms offenses, dangerous weapons, and sex offenses. Minor technical violations like missing curfew, using alcohol/drugs (unless related to DUI), or failing to report job changes will no longer result in jail time. Instead, the bill sets clear limits: no jail for first two violations, up to 30 days for repeated violations, and mandates jail for violations posing serious harm. It directly affects people on community supervision who commit these specific types of violations.

Relates to providing transportation for children with a disability; removes the requirement that a child attends the school the district is providing transportation to for the purpose of receiving services or programs similar to special educational programs recommended for such child by the local committee on special education.