Changes the eligibility and criteria for awards of grants from the beginning farmers NY fund to enable more farmers to participate; requires that tiers be established for grants less than $15,000.
Repeals the tax exempt status of private universities that received real property tax exemptions of one hundred million dollars or more during the prior fiscal year.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits New York law enforcement agencies from using or contracting for DNA phenotyping services, which predict physical traits like eye color, skin tone, or ancestry from DNA. It bans any evidence derived from such analysis from being used in criminal investigations, arrests, or court proceedings, and requires existing DNA phenotyping data held by police to be destroyed immediately. Convictions based on this evidence would be eligible for review under existing legal procedures. The law applies directly to police departments and criminal cases within New York State.
Enacts the Educational Rights Transparency for New York Families Act, to establish standards for resource based educational rights of students within the state and implement a system of self-assessment and reporting by schools and school districts.
Prohibits certain political contributions and loans by certain organizations; provides that loans not repaid by the date of the primary or election shall be considered a contribution.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires most employers to provide paid vacation time based on an employee's length of service. Employees working 20+ hours per week become eligible after one year (2 weeks), three years (3 weeks), and five years (4 weeks) of employment. Employers cannot penalize workers for taking vacation, must allow requests with no more than four weeks' notice, and cannot force employees to work during their paid time off. The law allows employers to offer more vacation than required but prohibits reducing or revoking accrued time based on actual hours worked.
Prohibits police and other governmental entities from creating fake electronic communication service accounts, or from collecting or using an individual's account information; establishes a private right of action for a violation of such provisions.
Requires the disclosure of certain information when an agency responds to a request for law enforcement disciplinary records, including information a victim alleges regarding sexual misconduct.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires higher education research facilities that adopt dogs or cats to post specific adoption information on their websites. It directly affects universities and research institutions that maintain animal facilities and place dogs or cats for adoption. Facilities must publish an adoption policy detailing their process and, starting in 2026, an annual report showing the total number of animals adopted directly to the public or to partner animal shelters (including a list of those shelters). The report must include data on animals released through private placement and to tax-exempt shelters meeting specific criteria. This is a transparency measure with no changes to adoption practices themselves.
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
