Sen. Robert Jackson

Maddy summaryThis bill requires state agencies with over $10 million in annual construction contracts to create mentorship programs connecting minority and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) with larger contractors. It specifically targets situations where MWBEs work as subcontractors or contractors on state projects, mandating that mentor-mentee pairings serve a commercially useful purpose. The programs must include technical assistance for MWBEs to secure bonding requirements for state contracts. This directly affects MWBEs seeking to grow their state contracting capabilities and state agencies managing construction procurement.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York state agencies to donate surplus personal property (like office equipment or furniture, excluding vehicles) to tax-exempt nonprofits that are current on their annual filings. It adds donation as a formal disposal option alongside sales or reuse, requiring agencies to maintain records for audits. The change directly affects state agencies managing surplus assets and qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking donated materials. This policy simplifies how agencies can transfer unused property to community organizations without requiring sale or return to the state general fund.

Requires reporting of statewide training hours allocated to each firefighter; requires such report shall identify the fire department or district providing the training.

Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.

Includes entities that provide employment or services to formerly incarcerated persons in the preferred source exemption for purposes of state purchasing.

Maddy summaryS 8181 extends the September 11th Worker Protection Task Force Act, which supports workers involved in 9/11 cleanup and related health monitoring. The bill changes the act’s expiration date from June 10, 2025, to June 10, 2030, ensuring continued operations. It directly affects workers who participated in 9/11 recovery efforts and their healthcare monitoring programs. The key provision is a simple extension of the task force’s legal authority without altering its core functions.

Extends paid family leave benefits to employees who perform construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation, repairs, renovations, alterations, or improvements for multiple employers pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement who shall be eligible for family leave benefits if they were employed for at least twenty-six of the last thirty-nine weeks by any covered employer which is signatory to a collective bargaining agreement.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 67) clarifies how state agencies must handle Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for documents containing both public and exempt information. It requires agencies to redact only the specific exempt portions (e.g., personal privacy details or security-sensitive data) before disclosing the rest of the document, rather than withholding the entire record. The change directly affects state agencies that process FOIL requests, ensuring they disclose non-exempt information whenever possible. It also mandates that any denial must include a specific, justified reason for redaction, not just the document's category. This procedural update streamlines transparency while maintaining legal exemptions.

Requires appointing authorities to provide appointment and promotion letters when extending an offer of appointment or promotion to a position in the classified service.

Provides for expanded non-medical in-home services, non-institutional respite services, case management services, and ancillary services without a prescription or physician's order; repeals certain cost sharing requirements for such services.