Rep. Michael Durso

Maddy summaryThis bill grants New York State retired law enforcement officers, firefighters, and volunteer ambulance workers (all New York residents) free access to state parks and campsites. It removes all fees for these individuals using public campsites, parks, and recreational areas, while maintaining standard public access terms like reservation rules. The policy specifically covers retired police/correction officers, firefighters (per state law), and volunteer ambulance members who have served in New York. It does not apply to active first responders or other groups.

Includes falsely reporting incidents in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of police officers to a particular address or location as a felony offense under the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the second degree.

Establishes the crimes of assault on a pregnant person in the second degree as a class D felony and assault on a pregnant person in the first degree as a class C felony.

Relates to the unlawful discharge of a loaded firearm toward any police officer, firefighter, corrections officer, peace officer, or emergency medical services personnel.

Designates certain offenses against emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers as hate crimes; includes the definition of emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.

Enacts the "stop Anti-Semitism on college campuses act" to ensure no state aid is granted to any college or university that authorizes, facilitates, provides funding for, or otherwise supports any event promoting Anti-Semitism on campus; defines "Anti-Semitism".

Designates the Nassau-Suffolk transportation coordinating committee as the metropolitan planning organization for Long Island; provides for the withdrawal of the Nassau-Suffolk coordinating committee from the New York Metropolitan transportation council.

Establishes the New York first--shop local program to provide immediate assistance to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak; defines terms; provides that such program shall identify eligible applicants and projects that promote local products and services by providing marketing and business assistance services; makes related provisions.

Creates the New York state public sector employee loan forgiveness program for graduates of SUNY or CUNY schools employed in a state or local public sector position.

Maddy summaryThis bill creates an optional retirement plan for fire marshals I and supervisors in Suffolk County or participating towns/villages. Eligible employees can retire after 25 years of service with a pension equal to half their final average salary, increasing by 1/60th of that salary for each additional year up to 75% of their final average salary. The county or town must adopt the plan by resolution, and employees can retire without age restrictions once they meet the 25-year service requirement. The plan applies only to employers that choose to participate.