Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide contingency management services, including non-cash rewards, for persons with addiction disorders who abstain from substance abuse and comply with treatment objectives.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York State authorities (like public hospitals or transportation agencies) to get the state comptroller's prior approval for contracts exceeding $1 million. It mandates that such contracts cannot become valid until the comptroller reviews and approves them, as determined by the comptroller's supervision authority. The comptroller must notify authorities about which contracts need review, the submission process, and timeframes, and will establish rules for this oversight. This changes the process for large contracts by adding a mandatory pre-approval step, directly affecting how state authorities manage significant spending.
Enacts the building up immigrant legal defense or BUILD act to provide competitive workforce development and capacity building grants to eligible entities that are seeking to expand access to representation for individuals facing deportation by increasing the workforce and strengthening the legal services infrastructure needed to provide such representation.
Maddy summaryThis New York State bill allows for advance payments of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to qualifying low-income workers, replacing the current system where refunds are issued after annual tax filing. Eligible workers - including those aged 19 or older (down from 25) and without children - will receive four payments: three during the year (20% of the expected credit) and one adjusted payment after the tax year ends. The bill also increases the credit percentage for 2027 and later years (up to 40%), raises the income threshold for phaseout to $24,960 (from $11,610), and includes annual inflation adjustments. Payments will be delivered via direct deposit or electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card.
Requires applicants to the department of environmental conservation for permits to disclose information concerning other permits held and/or revoked, enforcement actions, criminal convictions, fees or fines owed, and other information relating to compliance by the applicant or any corporation of which they are an officer, director, or large stockholder with state, federal, or foreign environmental laws or regulations and certain other laws.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires municipalities, school districts, and other local entities to meet minority and women-owned business participation goals when receiving state grants or appropriations for purchasing goods and services. It adds a new requirement to the state finance law, mandating compliance with existing goals under state law for all state-funded procurement, including subcontractors working with these local entities. The policy change directly affects how local governments and their contractors allocate state-funded contracts. Existing waiver options for applicants or recipients remain unaffected by this requirement.
Maddy summaryThis bill (A 7450) requires election boards to copy electronic ballot images and cast vote records from voting machines within one week after an election and make them public records available upon request. It directly affects voters, election observers, and transparency advocates who can now access these records to verify election results. The key provision mandates that election boards preserve and release the electronic images of each ballot and the data showing how each was interpreted by the scanner. This change makes previously internal election data accessible to the public without court orders or committee investigations, as specified in the amended election law.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires all public schools with 100 or more enrolled students to have a registered professional nurse physically present on-site during all school hours. It amends education law to mandate that school boards ensure this nurse is available to assist with student health needs, including emergencies and health instruction. The requirement directly affects schools meeting the enrollment threshold, ensuring consistent health support for students during school days.
Relates to establishing unlawful discriminatory practices relating to models; requires models to be informed of what constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice and how to file a complaint; requires modeling entities to provide adult models with educational materials regarding nutrition and eating disorders.
Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within an eighteen month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications for a period of ninety days.
