Requires health care plans and payors to have a minimum of twelve and one-half percent of their total expenditures on physical and mental health annually be for primary care services.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires district and school leadership teams in New York City to include student representatives as members. High school students will be appointed to district teams by the community superintendent, while other students will be appointed to individual school teams by the team's chairperson or co-chairperson. The changes take effect ninety days after the law is passed, allowing time for necessary administrative rules to be updated.
Establishes the citywide leadership team to ensure that parents' and students' voices are represented in all education decision-making, ensure education policies considered or implemented are conducive to promoting student achievement and enhancing the overall quality of education for students attending public schools in the city of New York, and include all stakeholders at all stages of the decision-making process.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires district leadership teams in New York City to follow the city's open meetings law. Under this new rule, these teams must hold their meetings in public and allow citizens to attend and participate as the law currently mandates for other government bodies. The change applies to all existing and future leadership teams and will become effective 90 days after the bill is signed into law.
Maddy summaryThis bill is a ceremonial resolution that formally recognizes the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane, a celebrated jazz musician from New York. The measure expresses the legislative body's appreciation for his cultural contributions and includes a brief pause in proceedings to honor his legacy and the Coltrane Estate. It does not create any new laws, allocate funding, or change policies, but rather serves as a symbolic tribute to his impact on music and the state.
Enacts the "packaging reduction and recycling infrastructure act" to require companies selling, offering for sale, or distributing packaging materials and products to register with a packaging reduction organization to develop a packaging reduction and recycling plan; makes related provisions.
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.
Requires Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care regardless of federal funding; prohibits discriminatory practices by health care entities including hospitals, certain professionals, and insurers; requires insurance coverage for services or treatments for gender dysphoria or gender incongruence.
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.
Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to local education providers to implement high-impact tutoring programs prioritizing low-income or underserved students to address student learning loss or unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
