Enacts the "Velmanette Montgomery YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants; establishes application requirements.
Directs the department of economic development, in conjunction with various departments and offices, to conduct a study regarding increasing public access to museums in New York city; directs a report on such study to be submitted no later than one year after the effective date.
Requires all municipal corporations to adopt senior citizen rent increase exemption programs and disability rent increase exemption programs within one year.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 4502) repeals a 2011 law that imposed an annual spending cap on state Medicaid funding and related administrative processes. It specifically removes Sections 91 and 92 of Chapter 59, which limited how much the state could spend on Medicaid each year. By eliminating this cap, the bill allows Medicaid funding to increase without the previous annual spending restriction. This change directly affects the state’s Medicaid program, which provides health coverage to low-income residents, by removing a barrier to funding growth. The repeal would take effect immediately upon enactment.
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
Maddy summaryS 6462 creates a youth services unit within the Port Authority Police Department to assist young people at risk of exploitation, particularly runaways who may face human or sex trafficking. The unit will operate at Port Authority bus terminals, airports, Trans-Hudson stations, and the World Trade Center, focusing on intercepting at-risk youth, collaborating with social workers and undercover officers, identifying vulnerabilities early, stopping perpetrators, and connecting youth with family or support services. It authorizes the Port Authority to establish necessary rules for implementing this unit. The bill requires New Jersey to enact identical legislation first for it to take effect, or it becomes effective immediately if New Jersey has already passed similar law.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) companies to waive sovereign immunity for any legal claims against them in New York courts. It mandates that these railroads comply with key federal railroad laws, including the Railway Labor Act, Federal Employers Liability Act, and safety regulations. The waiver applies retroactively to all ongoing lawsuits involving these railroads. The bill directly affects employees who could pursue legal claims against Metro-North or LIRR under these federal protections.
Requires degree-granting institutions of higher education to make certain biennial disclosures and to conspicuously publish the report on the website of such institution and submit the website address of such report to the department.
Maddy summaryNew York's S 6528 bans the sale of infant inclined sleepers (products designed for babies up to 5 months old or when rolling/pulling up begins) to manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and secondhand dealers. It also prohibits child care facilities from using these sleepers unless a medical professional determines it is medically necessary for a specific child. Violations could result in civil penalties of up to $500 per sale. The law applies statewide and takes effect 60 days after enactment.
Implements automatic market rate increases for child care assistance such that assistance will be equal to the applicable payment rate established by the department.
