Requires that certain contracts let by the office of general services be reserved for small businesses, including minority-owned business enterprises and women-owned business enterprises.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a temporary commission to study and recommend ways to expand music and performing arts education programs for both youth and adults in New York state prisons. The eleven-member commission will be appointed by various state officials and must include at least one formerly incarcerated person, who will serve without pay but can receive reimbursement for necessary expenses. The group will gather data from relevant agencies and submit a report with its findings and recommendations to state leaders within one year. The legislation is set to expire two years after it takes effect, ensuring the commission operates only for a limited time to evaluate these educational initiatives.
Prohibits public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to Medicare-eligible retirees and their Medicare-eligible dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and dependents by the public employer as of December 31, 2021.
Establishes a uterine fibroids awareness and education program on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and the elevated risk for minority women.
Maddy summaryBill S 7159 mandates that all code enforcement personnel receive compensation for any required training. The specific rate of this compensation will be set by the Secretary of State. This rate must be no less than the personnel's regular rate of pay or any rate specified in their collective bargaining agreement.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires all daycare facilities in New York (excluding certain exempt providers) to create and maintain specific emergency plans for children with disabilities. The plans must detail evacuation procedures, lockdown protocols, a list of children needing assistance, and available assistive devices. Facilities must submit these plans to child welfare authorities within seven days of completion, share them with emergency responders and staff, and provide annual updates. Parents may access only information specific to their child, with all disability-related details kept confidential per existing laws. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
Establishes a free lifeguard training program in high schools in a city with a population of one million or more and covers all fees and costs of a state-approved lifeguard certification exam for any student upon completion of the training program.
Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older if they have served at least fifteen years of their sentence or sentences.
Establishes a water safety swim instructor certification exam and water safety swim instruction and free swim lessons in schools in a city with a population of one million or more.
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
