Asm. Karl Brabenec

Relates to the commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; requires that at least one of whom shall be a resident voter from either the county of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster or Westchester and one of whom shall be a resident voter from either the county of Nassau or Suffolk.

Provides for state assistance to local governments for the enforcement of fire prevention and building codes using monies paid into the code enforcement account.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows local governments and boards of cooperative educational services to install cameras on school buses to automatically issue tickets for drivers who fail to stop when a bus is loading or unloading. Under the proposed rules, local counties, cities, towns, or villages would pay for the cameras and handle the data, while school districts and educational boards would manage the buses but be strictly prohibited from accessing the captured images. The legislation also requires that any photos taken by these systems be used solely for traffic enforcement and cannot be used as evidence in school disciplinary proceedings. Additionally, the bill establishes a process where local governments must make annual payments to cover the costs of installing and maintaining the monitoring systems.

Relates to conducting investigations into the administration and enforcement of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code and the New York state energy conservation construction code by counties.

Authorizes the beneficiaries of a member of the state and local employees' retirement system who dies after filing a retirement application to choose pension benefits rather than a death benefit.

Relates to annual professional performance reviews of teachers and principals; establishes an optional system of annual professional performance review plans; repeals provisions relating to streamlined removal procedures for teachers rated ineffective.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires election commissioners and selected staff to complete mandatory training on how election boards operate. The state board of elections will design the curriculum in consultation with these officials, limiting the initial course to thirty hours and the annual refresher to three hours. Training will be offered through various methods, including web-based recorded formats, and must be finished within six months of appointment or by June 1st each year. If an official fails to complete the required instruction, the state board must notify the local governing body and the relevant party chair. The law will not take effect until ninety days after it is passed.

Clarifies that the New York state health insurance program remains subject to certain provisions of the financial services law and coverage for usual and customary costs for out-of-network health care service.

Provides that the comptroller shall examine and audit all state or federal funds appropriated or received for the humanitarian aid including short term shelter services to migrant individuals and families, including costs associated with humanitarian emergency response and relief centers for individuals entering short term shelter on or after April 1, 2022 in New York city or any other municipality in New York state.

Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment and complex rehabilitation technology fee schedule for the same service or item.