Requires at least $8,500,000 credited to the spinal cord injury research trust fund from the mandatory surcharges and crime victim assistance fees required in certain vehicle and traffic cases.
Maddy summaryThis bill establishes standards and funding rules for social model adult day services designed for elderly individuals with physical or cognitive impairments. It directs the state director to create regulations covering staffing, admission criteria, and safety inspections, while also requiring training on recognizing elder abuse. The legislation sets up a funding system where the state provides grants to non-profit and local agencies to cover up to 75% of program costs, with higher support available for financially needy providers. Additionally, it clarifies that these funds cannot replace existing services or be used for people already covered by other government programs.
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.
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.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends the state's general business law to strengthen consumer protections for health club memberships by requiring clubs to accept cancellations within ten business days of receiving notice. It mandates that contracts include clear, bold notices explaining cancellation rights and allows members to cancel without penalty within three business days of signing, or later if they die, become significantly disabled, move more than twenty-five miles away, or if the club stops offering services. The law also requires refunds for paid amounts within ten business days and permits cancellations via various methods, including websites, email, phone, mail, or in person. Additionally, it sets specific cancellation windows for contract renewals, requiring clubs to accept cancellation requests within three to fifteen business days depending on whether the renewal is monthly or annual.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires the State University of New York and the City University of New York to create plans by June 2025 for offering approved experiential learning activities to students starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. These plans must be developed with input from faculty, student groups, and other stakeholders, and they need to outline how such activities will be supervised, assessed, and managed by external hosts like businesses or nonprofits. Additionally, the bill directs each college to evaluate whether making these hands-on experiences a graduation requirement is feasible, considering factors like community support, workforce impact, and potential delays in student graduation. The legislation also mandates that colleges collect and report data related to these learning activities to track their implementation and effectiveness.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires correctional facilities to return all identification materials to individuals immediately upon their release from custody. It mandates that staff take charge of these items when they are brought into the facility and ensure they are logged and handed back when the person is discharged or legally entitled to them. Additionally, the law directs the commissioner to create rules for managing these items during transfers between facilities. The changes apply to all incarcerated individuals and take effect immediately upon signing.
Provides for expedited payments of abandoned property under a certain monetary threshold by the state comptroller pursuant to an abandoned property expedited payment program.
Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.
Authorizes treatment of workers' compensation injuries by an occupational therapy assistant and a physical therapy assistant; directs certain records to be retained.
