Establishes a central business district toll exemption for police officers employed in a police force of a city with a population of one million or more.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates discounted quarterly parking permits for New York City seniors aged 62 or older who earn 50% or less of the local median income (as defined by HUD). Eligible residents would pay up to 50% less than the standard rate for city-operated parking fields, with income verification required through a commissioner-approved application. Permits are non-transferable and tied to specific vehicles, and the program takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Allows for participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations who were not members of a New York state retirement system at the time of such participation but who are now currently active members in such retirement systems to be eligible for disability benefits.
Amends provisions relating to public campaign financing; changes certain thresholds and procedures; permits retention of matching funds for future use; specifies when a candidate is opposed by a competitive candidate; requires a disclosure on political communications.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's health commissioner to create a plain-language educational pamphlet about prostate cancer. The pamphlet must cover symptoms, risk factors, detection methods (including PSA testing), insurance coverage for screening, and treatment options. It will be provided free to healthcare providers for distribution to adult patients with a prostate who are at risk or diagnosed with prostate cancer, available in English and six common non-English languages in New York. The bill does not mandate screening or treatment, only provides information to support informed discussions.
Establishes the rental assistance payment standard pilot program where the owner of a housing accommodation shall be entitled to charge and collect a rent equal to the maximum amount that the rental assistance program prescribes for like housing accommodations, subject to rent reasonableness calculations.
Exempts Staten Island residents from Verrazzano-Narrows bridge tolls; directs the Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to create applications for such exemptions.
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
Authorizes the exchange or transfer of firearms, rifles and shotguns pursuant to a decedent's will and/or probate order; prohibits transfers of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
Authorizes occupational therapy services to be provided in school to students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve with occupational impairments of a severity that does not adversely affect the student's educational performance but does present a barrier to functioning at home or in the community; directs the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations for the provision of such occupational therapy services.
