Establishes the baby bucks allowance to provide income to eligible participants for the last three months of pregnancy and the first 18 months of the child's life; excludes income received from the baby bucks allowance for purposes of supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility.
Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit program to provide a minimum amount of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits that is higher than the amount of federal SNAP benefits.
Provides that bi-weekly salary installment payments and allowances shall not be withheld for members of the state legislature if the governor has submitted certain legislation which is not necessary for the effective implementation of the appropriation bill or bills and legislative passage of the budget has not occurred prior to the first day of any fiscal year.
Maddy summaryThis bill defines a "noncompliant state agency" as one failing to meet contract deadlines with nonprofits for six of the last twelve months. It requires such agencies to submit monthly public reports detailing delayed contracts, reasons for delays, and timelines for resolution, plus detailed bi-annual reports on systemic fixes like revised procedures and staff retraining. Agencies must also provide "written directives" to nonprofits, allowing service continuation during negotiations with clear payment terms and interest for late payments. These reports must be posted online to increase transparency for nonprofits and the public.
Requires businesses that allow automatic renewals, continuous service offers, and automatic subscription renewals to provide notice regarding cancelling such renewals, services, or subscriptions.
Provides that for settlements that require a court order, the order, or the judgment in a special proceeding, shall provide for the payment of interest on the settlement amount at the statutory interest rate on judgments.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires election officials to remove candidates' home addresses and witness addresses from nomination and designation petitions before releasing them to the public via freedom of information requests or public publication. It directly affects candidates for public office and election officials who handle these documents, ensuring their home addresses are not disclosed in publicly accessible materials. The key mechanism is mandating redaction (removal) of these specific addresses in all instances where petitions are shared under public disclosure laws. This policy change applies to all candidate petitions filed under New York's election law, focusing solely on protecting personal address information from public view.
Requires high schools in grades nine through twelve to provide a course in financial literacy; requires students to complete such course as a condition of graduation.
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 5399) amends New York's penal law to establish that a person is legally incapable of consenting to sexual acts if they are a witness, victim, suspect, or person of interest in a law enforcement investigation while a police officer or law enforcement official is involved in that investigation. It specifically creates a legal presumption of incapacity during the active investigation period for these individuals when interacting with law enforcement personnel participating in the case. The law includes an exception: if a prior sexual relationship existed before the investigation began, the person is not deemed incapable of consent. This change directly affects law enforcement officers and individuals involved in ongoing investigations, clarifying consent status under these specific circumstances.
