Sen. Cordell Cleare

Establishes a co-navigation services program for persons who are deaf-blind to provide services to a person who is deaf-blind that assist the person to physically access the person's environment and to make informed decisions, including providing visual and environmental information or sighted guide services and assisting with communication accessibility by communicating in the preferred language and communication mode of the person who is deaf-blind.

Requires the New York City Housing Authority to create policies regarding administrative procedures that conform with Title 42 Sections 13661-13662 of the United States Code and any relevant guidance developed by the Office of Public and Indian Housing of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development with respect to proceedings involving decisions of the Authority.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York City's district leadership teams to follow the city's Open Meetings Law (Article 7 of the Public Officers Law). It mandates that all meetings of these teams be held publicly, with advance notice and accessible records, to increase transparency. The law directly affects district leadership teams within NYC's administrative structure. This is a procedural change ensuring public access to decision-making processes, not a substantive policy shift. The bill takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends New York State's Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program funding and services until March 31, 2030. It directly affects adults in New York diagnosed with cystic fibrosis who rely on state assistance for medical care and support services. The key change modifies the expiration date in existing law from 2025 to 2030, ensuring continued program operations without interruption. This extension prevents the program from automatically ending in 2025 and secures ongoing support for eligible patients. The bill was recently referred to the Senate Health Committee for further consideration.

Maddy summaryS 4265 requires sellers of residential properties built before 1978 to provide lead-based paint inspection reports before closing sales. This directly affects home sellers and buyers in New York State, ensuring buyers know if lead paint hazards exist in properties they're purchasing. The bill mandates a one-time lead paint inspection prior to sale (not ongoing inspections) and requires the report to be included in the state's lead inspection registry. It complements existing laws by closing a gap where federal rules only required disclosure of known hazards, not mandatory testing.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 3353) exempts sales and installation of geothermal heat pump systems from state sales tax for both residential and commercial properties. It directly affects homeowners and businesses installing ground-source heat pumps that use the ground or groundwater for heating, cooling, or hot water. The key provision removes tax on equipment sales and installation services, excluding recreational facilities or equipment used as storage media. This policy change applies to systems meeting specific technical definitions in the tax law, without altering local tax options for municipalities.

Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.

Relates to enacting the intergenerational poverty mitigation act; creates a commission to study intergenerational poverty and a pilot program to address intergenerational poverty subject to appropriation.

Creates the office of the correctional ombudsperson to achieve transparency, fairness, impartiality and accountability in New York state correctional facilities; relates to reports by coroners; designates investigators of the office of the correctional ombudsperson as peace officers; authorizes the attorney general to investigate the alleged commission of any criminal offense committed by an employee of the department of corrections and community supervision in connection with their official duties; relates to the confidentiality of certain records; includes the office of the correctional ombudsperson records within the definition of public safety agency records; makes related provisions.

Establishes the child and family well-being program and fund for the distribution of grants to eligible nonprofit community-based providers to respond to children's and families' needs in communities.