Sen. Mario Mattera

Maddy summaryS 5754 creates an optional retirement plan for fire marshals I and supervisors (including chief fire marshal, assistant chief fire marshal, fire marshal II, and fire marshal I) employed by Suffolk County or participating towns/villages. Eligible members can retire after 25 years of service with a pension equal to half their final average salary, increasing by 1/60th for each additional year up to a maximum of 75% of their final average salary. The plan requires Suffolk County or a local municipality to formally adopt it via resolution before it applies to employees. This option is available as an alternative to existing retirement plans and does not affect current retirement benefits.

Establishes a program for specific individuals to become complex care assistants and provide private duty nursing services to certain Medicaid enrollees.

Establishes an optional twenty-five year retirement plan for certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators, 911 operators, communications officers, police communication technicians, emergency services operators and emergency services dispatchers employed by the state, or a county or municipal emergency services department.

Provides that public officers and employees of the state who are members of the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Pilots shall be granted leave from work with pay to participate in emergency services during certain air force assigned missions.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York City police pension members to count prior service as an assistant district attorney or examining attorney for the police corruption commission toward their pension, provided they pay required contributions plus 5% annual interest. It applies to those who worked in these legal roles before joining the police department. Members transferring from the city employees' retirement system lose all credited service in that system. The change directly affects NYC police officers with prior legal service in specific city roles.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows Civil Air Patrol members to take unpaid leave from their jobs during state-declared emergencies to assist with emergency response efforts. Employers must grant the leave if the member provides documentation from their unit commander confirming their role in the emergency, unless the absence would cause undue hardship to business operations. The leave applies only when members are actively performing duties related to the declared emergency, such as disaster support or search-and-rescue. Members must later submit a notarized statement from their unit commander verifying the leave period.

Maddy summaryThis Senate Resolution honors Senator Michael N. Gianaris as he receives the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader's Legislative Legacy Award. The bill formally recognizes his decades of public service, highlighting his legislative achievements in areas such as tenant rights, criminal justice reform, and election access. It expresses the Senate's gratitude for his contributions and directs that a copy of the resolution be sent to him as a token of appreciation.

Relates to mandatory employer disclosures regarding employee compensation and benefits, including any non-salary or non-wage compensation and benefits.

Maddy summaryNew York's S 1157 establishes a state-run savings program to help first-time homebuyers save for purchasing their first primary residence in New York. The program creates tax-advantaged savings accounts managed by the state comptroller, allowing eligible residents to contribute funds that qualify for state income tax benefits under Section 612 of the tax law. To qualify, applicants must have no prior ownership of any home (including mobile homes claimed as personal property on tax returns) and must use funds exclusively for buying or building a home in New York to be used as their primary residence for at least two years. The bill outlines specific account rules, defines "first-time homebuyer," and specifies allowable expenses like purchase costs for houses, condos, or cooperative units within the state.

Relates to the Nesconset Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association; provides for the purpose of such association, and its use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.