Asm. Stacey Pheffer Amato

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the retirement and social security law to clarify disability benefits for security hospital treatment assistants and qualifying members. It ensures these officers receive disability retirement allowances if they become incapacitated due to injuries sustained while performing their duties or acts committed by incarcerated individuals. The legislation also establishes specific presumptions that certain health conditions, including HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis, and heart diseases, were contracted or occurred while on the job, unless proven otherwise. These changes directly affect current and future employees in these roles by streamlining the process for claiming disability benefits related to occupational hazards.

Changes the due date by which the New York State teachers' retirement system is required to submit the annual MWBE report to on or before December thirty-first following the end of the teachers' retirement system's fiscal year.

Establishes an assisted living program reimbursement program to provide enhanced Medicaid reimbursement to qualifying assisted living programs; requires at least 70% of such assisted living facility's staff to voluntarily self-identify as Black, Hispanic, or Asian; increases the capitated rates of payment from 31% to 50% over a period of five years.

Provides for retirement without reduction of their retirement benefit upon attainment of at least fifty-five years of age and completion of thirty or more years of service for certain retirement system members.

Provides that a person may operate a fully autonomous vehicle on the public roads of this state without a human driver provided that the automated driving system is engaged and the vehicle meets certain conditions; defines terms; requires insurance and that such vehicle is registered as a fully autonomous vehicle; makes related provisions.

Provides cost-of-living adjustments for certain public retirees, including an adjusted benefit in monthly installments that is equal to the percentage of the change in consumer price index according to the included schedule.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes how final average salary is calculated for Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority employees in New York City's retirement system. It creates an alternate calculation method for employees whose service includes the period from March 2020 to December 2021, allowing their final average salary to include a projected overtime amount based on their 2022 pay. Employees using this method must pay back any missing retirement contributions for the projected overtime, but only for overtime not already paid for or previously contributed to. The New York City Retirement System must provide written estimates of the adjusted benefit and required contributions within 60 days of a member's request.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the possession and sale of pistol converters and convertible pistols. It defines a "convertible pistol" as a semi-automatic pistol with a specific trigger bar design that can be easily converted into a machine-gun using common household tools (like screwdrivers or pliers), excluding most modern firearms. The law makes selling or disposing of such pistols a class D felony, with limited exceptions for military personnel, police officers, and licensed gun dealers acting within their duties. The bill directly affects gun owners, sellers, and manufacturers by banning these specific devices and firearms.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a presumption that heart disease leading to disability or death for NYC Police Department traffic enforcement agents (positions I and II) was incurred during duty, if they passed a physical exam at hire with no pre-existing condition. It automatically treats such heart conditions as work-related unless proven otherwise, simplifying disability claims for these officers. Affected officers retiring under this provision receive a pension equal to 75% of their final average salary. The city of New York bears all associated costs, and the law takes effect immediately.

Relates to the establishment of a twenty-two and one-half year retirement program for members of the New York city employees' retirement system employed as emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians and to the establishment of such program for such members who are subject to articles 11 and 15 of the retirement and social security law.