Grants employees access to personnel records; requires notice of negative information in such records and an opportunity for a review; permits employee to include certain information in personnel records.
Repeals managed long term care provisions for Medicaid recipients; establishes provisions for fully integrated plans for long term care including PACE and MAP plans.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends multiple sections of New York's public authorities law to explicitly include "stormwater" in the legal definition of "sewage" for water, sewer, and water and sewer authorities. It adds a new definition stating "stormwater" means water runoff that exceeds soil absorption capacity during rain or melt events. The change directly affects these public authorities by expanding their regulatory scope to cover stormwater under existing sewage-related rules. The bill does not create new programs or funding but clarifies how stormwater is legally treated in water management frameworks. (164 words)
Maddy summaryBill S 7969 limits the fines public authorities can impose for late payment or evasion of tolls. It directly affects drivers who use toll roads and the authorities that manage them. The bill caps any fine, fee, or administrative charge for a late toll payment at twenty-five percent of the original toll amount owed. For toll evasion violations, it establishes a maximum penalty of twenty-five percent of the evaded toll, replacing previous escalating penalties. Additionally, it outlines requirements for toll bills sent via the "tolls by mail" program and maintains existing prohibitions on periodic administrative charges for electronic payment methods like E-ZPass.
Maddy summaryThis bill sets a legal limit of 16 cases per foster care worker at any time, directly affecting foster care workers and the children in their care. It modifies New York's Social Services Law to require that no worker supervise more than 16 foster care cases simultaneously. The provision takes effect 60 days after enactment, creating a concrete caseload cap for child welfare staff. This policy change aims to standardize supervision levels without specifying outcomes or advocating for particular results.
Provides additional protections for sensitive health information; requires all health information networks, electronic health record systems, and health care providers to provide patients with a right to restrict the disclosures of such patient's health information; defines terms; provides for exceptions.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 329) changes criminal procedure rules to allow defendants to appeal a judge's decision denying a motion to suppress evidence - even if they later enter a guilty plea. It directly affects criminal defendants who want to challenge evidence rulings that may involve issues of public concern. The key provision amends the law to make such denial orders "reviewable upon appeal" from the final conviction, removing a previous barrier that prevented appeals after a guilty plea. This provides a clearer path for defendants to seek appellate review of critical evidence rulings without being barred by their own plea. The change applies to all criminal cases where evidence suppression is contested.
Provides that certain utilization review determinations shall be made consistent with medical and scientific evidence; includes services for mental health and substance use disorders as part of emergency services.
Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities and other places operated by the department of corrections and community supervision for the confinement of persons; requires the state inspector general to establish protocol and procedures for such reports and investigations.
Authorizes certain persons confined in institutions operated by the department of corrections and community supervision to apply for a sentence reduction.
