Sen. Roxanne Persaud

Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.

Relates to increasing fines for individuals who fail to comply with a stop work order; increases fines from $6,000 to $10,000 for initial violation and $12,000 to $20,000 for subsequent violations.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires annual inspections by New York's Department of Health to check for Legionnaires' disease in specific locations like apartment complexes, senior centers, spas, restaurants, and grocery stores. The commissioner of health will determine which locations are susceptible and must undergo inspection. Building owners and operators in these venues would need to schedule annual inspections. This directly affects multi-unit housing and public facilities where the disease could spread.

Relates to the funding of certain CUNY programs by the state including the city university of New York's accelerated study in associate programs (ASAP) and the accelerate, complete, engage (ACE) program; provides state shall pay until both programs are fully funded.

Requires the triborough bridge authority to establish a cashless tolling amnesty program; requires the metropolitan transportation authority to post their fee waiver policy on their website.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 521) requires New York City’s chancellor to create a free test preparation program for 7th and 8th graders planning to take the specialized high school admissions test. The program must be offered during regular school hours in schools within New York City (population over 1 million). It directly affects students in those grades preparing for the specialized high school entrance exam, providing them with no-cost academic support to help them succeed. The bill establishes a concrete policy change by mandating this free, school-based preparation service.

Establishes school based health centers to be organized through school, community, and health provider relationships and provide services in keeping with state and local laws and regulations, as well as established medical standards, and best practices.

Directs the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to develop and implement a program to replace all EBT cards issued in the state which utilize magnetic strips with cards that utilize chip technology.

Provides representation to veterans that are at or below four hundred percent of the federal poverty guidelines for matters involving children, sustenance and real property proceedings.

Provides that when a housing accommodation has been vacated after continuous tenancy or occupancy of ten years or more prior to vacancy, and the owner can demonstrate restoration of the unit, the new legal regulated rent shall be the rent agreed to by the owner and first tenant after such restoration and reserved in a lease or other rental agreement; makes related provisions.