Asm. Jenifer Rajkumar

Maddy summaryThis bill designates November 26th of every year as Sojourner Truth Day in New York State. It achieves this by adding the new commemoration to the official list of state days of recognition found in the executive law. The change allows schools and other organizations to observe the day in honor of the abolitionist and women's rights activist.

Relates to veterans' health care; creates a veteran health care review to ensure veterans and their families have access to health and mental health treatment, including for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, military sexual trauma, reproductive and mental health conditions, and suicide prevention.

Allows for amendments to timely filed notices of intention to correct a mistake, omission, irregularity or defect made in good faith.

Requires public notice and comment for any contract for goods, services or construction to be awarded by other than competitive sealed bidding or competitive sealed bids from prequalified vendors in excess of a threshold established by the procurement policy board by rule; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Maddy summaryThis bill clarifies and updates state laws to ensure National Guard members receive job protections when performing state active duty. It defines military service to include duty ordered by a governor and extends reemployment rights to employees who leave their jobs for training or active service. The legislation requires employers to restore these workers to their previous positions or equivalent roles within specific timeframes, preserving their seniority and benefits. Additionally, it provides a legal pathway for employees to seek court enforcement of these rights if an employer refuses to comply.

Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the New York City Public Works Investment Act to allow the use of alternative project delivery methods, specifically design-build and construction manager build, for certain large-scale infrastructure projects. It authorizes the Department of Design and Construction to use these methods for water and sewer infrastructure projects costing at least ten million dollars and for cultural or library renovations costing at least five million dollars, provided they utilize project labor agreements. The legislation clarifies that these contracts must be awarded through open and competitive processes while ensuring that all tiers of contractors comply with labor agreements and prevailing wage requirements. Additionally, the bill outlines specific procedures for evaluating proposals and includes provisions to consider participation by minority- and women-owned businesses and small enterprises.

Establishes the climate change adaptation cost recovery program to require companies that have contributed significantly to the buildup of climate-warming greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to bear a share of the costs of needed infrastructure investments to adapt to climate change; mandates that projects funded by the program require compliance with prevailing wage requirements; requires that contracts for funded projects contain a provision that the structural iron and structural steel used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions; makes additional provisions; establishes the climate change adaptation fund.

Increases the number of traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices that may be installed in New York city to six hundred intersections; extends certain provisions authorizing photo-monitoring devices until December 1, 2027.

Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.