Asm. Rebecca Seawright

Maddy summaryThis bill removes the previous limit of 10 visits or 30 days for physical therapists to treat patients without a physician referral. It directly affects licensed physical therapists and their patients, allowing ongoing treatment without a referral as long as three requirements are met: therapists must refer patients if symptoms suggest other care is needed, communicate with the patient’s primary care provider during treatment, and provide written notice to patients about potential insurance coverage issues without a referral. The bill requires therapists to document patient notification with a signed form. These changes aim to streamline access to physical therapy while ensuring patient safety and insurance clarity.

Maddy summaryThis bill removes a rule requiring that no more than two members of the state liquor authority board belong to the same political party. It directly affects the composition of the board, changing how its members are selected politically. The key provision eliminates the existing limit on party representation, allowing the governor to appoint more than two members from one party without restriction. This is a procedural change to board appointment rules, not affecting alcohol regulations or consumer policies. The bill does not alter the board's responsibilities or operations.

Establishes the "New York individuals with dyslexia education act"; implements a plan to identify and support students with characteristics of dyslexia; requires annual screening in grades K-5; directs intervention and notification; directs education department to develop a handbook providing guidance to parents and teachers.

Maddy summaryThis bill mandates that all public and private schools in the state include instruction on the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and its aftermath as part of required civic education courses. It affects all students over age eight in the state's schools by requiring teachers to cover this event alongside other historical topics like slavery, the Holocaust, and human rights issues. The law directs education regents to develop curriculum guidelines and authorizes school commissioners to enforce compliance, including withholding funding for noncompliance. The policy requires schools to integrate this topic into existing civic education frameworks without specifying teaching methods or materials.

Establishes a co-navigation services program for persons who are deaf-blind to provide services to a person who is deaf-blind that assist the person to physically access the person's environment and to make informed decisions, including providing visual and environmental information or sighted guide services and assisting with communication accessibility by communicating in the preferred language and communication mode of the person who is deaf-blind.

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a multi-state agreement (compact) where participating states would create a commission to award prizes for medical treatments that successfully cure diseases. The commission would review submissions, set prices for cures based on manufacturing costs and estimated public health savings, and collect limited royalties from non-participating states or countries based on those savings. It directly affects participating states (which would fund the commission), medical researchers who develop cures, and public health systems by potentially lowering future treatment costs through prize-funded solutions. The framework focuses on creating standardized prize awards and pricing mechanisms across states, without directly funding research or altering existing healthcare programs.

Provides that publicly funded libraries may not ban books because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval; directs school districts to adopt the ALA library bill of rights.

Establishes Three King's day as a school holiday for all public schools in a city school district of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants.

Establishes an LGBTQ+ youth and young adult suicide prevention task force; provides for the number of members, manner of appointment and the topics to be reviewed.

Relates to the ability of a fare-paying passenger in a transportation network company vehicle and the driver of such vehicle to consent to sexual activity inside such vehicle.