Relates to the automatic identification of elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program enrollees who are eligible for HEAP and automatic enrollment of such eligible enrollees in HEAP.
Requires that vehicle manufacturers and/or dealers terminate an individual's access to remote vehicle technology upon request by domestic violence victims who provide an order of protection and proof of ownership of a vehicle.
Expands the definition of mental health care provider to include licensed mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists, for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination.
Relates to establishing sexual harassment prevention training protocols within the private sector including a model management policy and training program and how to properly disseminate information to employers and employees.
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be presumptively placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.
Provides an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.
Maddy summaryThis bill would require medical assistance recipients to receive services from school-based health centers directly, rather than through managed care programs. The key provision ensures that these specific health services remain outside the managed care system and are provided independently. Although the bill passed the Senate, it was ultimately vetoed by the Governor and did not become law.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the harvesting of horseshoe crabs in New York State for both commercial and biomedical uses, with limited exceptions for bona fide scientific or educational purposes. It achieves this by amending existing environmental laws to explicitly exclude horseshoe crabs from the regulations that allow other crab species to be taken under specific permits. The legislation also prevents the state department from creating any new management rules that would permit the harvest of these crabs. While the bill passed the Senate and was delivered to the Governor, it was ultimately vetoed and tabled.
Maddy summaryThis bill aims to stop child care programs from requiring parents or caretakers to meet minimum wage or hour thresholds to qualify for financial help. Under the proposed change, families would receive assistance based on their eligibility status alone, without needing to prove they earn a specific amount of money or work a set number of hours. The legislation would have applied immediately upon passing, removing existing financial barriers for low-income parents seeking child care support.
Creates a Down syndrome awareness program to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information on Down syndrome to health care providers who order tests for a pregnant woman or infants to screen for Down syndrome.
