Provides for inclusion of the school district's regional cost index in calculating the supplemental education improvement plan grant amount for Yonkers city school district.
Requires certain health insurance policies and contracts to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing, also referred to as histocompatible locus antigen testing, for A, B, and DR antigens, for utilization in tissue typing for bone marrow testing.
Requires landlords to furnish each tenant either renewing or entering into a lease with a rider describing the rights and duties of landlords and tenants; requires the rider to conform to the intent of section 5-702 of the general obligations law.
Relates to charter schools; clarifies the transparency and accountability of charter schools and provides fiscal relief to the school districts where charter schools are located.
Maddy summaryThis bill adds March 10th as an official public holiday in New York State, named "Harriet Tubman Day." It directly affects state employees, public institutions, and organizations that observe public holidays under existing law. The key provision amends the General Construction Law to include "the tenth day of March, known as Harriet Tubman day" in the list of designated public holidays. The change takes effect January 1st following enactment and does not alter existing holiday observances or create new government programs.
Transfers any unspent funds from the regents health care professional opportunity scholarship program to the regents physician loan forgiveness program; provides direction to distribute these funds to meet the same purposes as originally intended.
Requires the department of environmental conservation to establish guidelines relating to the disqualification of contractors applying to perform stand-by contracts relating to past performance, reasonableness of pricing, acts of negligence and convictions for certain crimes reflecting on honesty, integrity and capability of any contractor.
Maddy summaryThis bill directs the state comptroller to implement a federal program that provides tax benefits for mass transit use. It allows any state employee to request participation in this program by submitting a written request to the comptroller. If approved, the employee receives the federal tax benefits directly, rather than the state employer. The bill requires the comptroller to create necessary regulations for this implementation. (This is a procedural bill implementing existing federal law, not creating new state policy.)
Maddy summaryThis bill adds "Abolition Commemoration Day" as a new public holiday observed on the second Monday in July each year. It directly affects state employees and government operations by designating this day as a holiday, similar to existing days like Juneteenth or Independence Day. The bill amends the general construction law to include this date in the official list of public holidays, which governs state business closures and employee schedules. The change is procedural, simply naming and scheduling the holiday without altering other policies.
Modifies provisions for the payment of delinquent taxes by permitting any person or entity to lend the money to the property owner therefor, with the lender to pay the taxing jurisdiction and receive a conditional tax receipt; requires recording of tax liens; provides for foreclosure of a conditional tax receipt like a mortgage.
