Asm. Ron Kim

Requires leases, licenses and management agreements entered into by the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation relating to the use or management of state parks and historic sites, having a term of more than 1 year, to comply with the recommendations of the management or master plan of the state park or historic site to which the lease, license or management plan relates.

Requires piping supplies expenses to be included as an acceptable expense for purposes of calculating a financial benefit, tax credit or other incentive to an owner of real property to improve energy efficiency to a building or structure pursuant to any energy efficiency program overseen by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Authorizes the reissuance of emergency assistance to needy families with children, safety net assistance, SNAP benefits, or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons in instances of fraud or theft of benefits.

Enacts the towing protection enforcement act; updates laws that regulate the towing of vehicles, including adding provisions thereto to prevent predatory towing of vehicles within the City of New York.

Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.

Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires Queens County's election board to provide written language assistance in Bengali, Punjabi, and Hindi for all election materials. It directly affects Queens County voters who speak these languages by making ballots, signs, voter mailings, training materials, and website content available in these languages. Key provisions include creating a multilingual voter booklet with registration forms, absentee ballot instructions, and general information in all three languages. The requirement aligns with federal voting rights law and applies to all election-related materials countywide.

Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires employers in New York to provide new employees with information about student loan repayment options during the hiring process. It directly affects employers hiring for entry-level positions requiring an associate's degree or higher (including post-graduate interns), starting on the bill's effective date. Employers must give newly hired workers written materials covering federal repayment plans, income-based options, consolidation, and public service loan forgiveness programs, plus links to the state's financial services resource center. The materials must be developed by the Labor Commissioner with input from higher education and financial services officials.

Maddy summaryThis bill increases New York's Medicaid savings exemption limit from approximately $225,000 to $300,000 for household resources (excluding retirement accounts). It directly affects disabled adults aged 16-64 who meet income and resource criteria, allowing them to retain more savings while qualifying for Medicaid. The key change simplifies the asset limit to a flat $300,000 threshold for one- or two-person households, replacing a previous percentage-based calculation. The policy takes effect January 1, 2026, pending federal funding approval.