Sen. Robert Jackson

Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment for members of the district council 37 rent regulation services unit; relates to location pay for certain state officers and employees; implements a collective bargaining agreement between the state of New York and the district council 37 rent regulation services unit; makes appropriations.

Provides for compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment for members of the agency police services unit; implements an agreement between the state and the employee organization representing the members of the collective negotiating unit designated as the agency police services unit.

Provides for compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of state officers and employees who are the members of the security supervisors unit; increases salary payable to certain officers and employees; authorizes funding of joint labor-management committees; implements an agreement between the state and the employee organization representing the members of the security supervisors unit.

Relates to raising the tax abatement rate and extending certain deadlines for purposes of the green roof tax abatement for certain properties in a city of one million or more persons.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends tuition waivers for police officer students attending the City University of New York until July 1, 2026. It directly affects current and future police recruits who are enrolled in CUNY by allowing them to continue receiving reduced or free tuition under existing state laws. The legislation simply updates the expiration date of a previous program, ensuring financial support for these students continues for an additional two years. Once signed into law, the change takes effect immediately without requiring new applications or additional funding processes.

Establishes the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) For Kids Act prohibiting the provision of addictive feeds to minors by addictive social media platforms; establishes remedies and penalties.

Establishes the New York child data protection act to protect minors from having their personal data accessed; provides exceptions in certain circumstances.

Prohibits the urban development corporation from participating in projects related to the Columbia University Education Mixed-Use Development Land Use Improvement and Civic Project Modified General Project Plan adopted by the empire state development corporation on December 18, 2008.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands eligibility for World Trade Center-related benefits to include employees who worked at the Verrazano Bridge Toll Facility. By amending the state's retirement and social security law, it adds this specific worksite to the list of locations that qualify for these benefits, alongside other sites like the Fresh Kills Landfill and various New York City emergency response centers. The law applies to public employees who worked at the toll facility during the qualifying period and have since purchased service credit for that time. The change is effective immediately and is treated as if it had been in force since September 11, 2001.

Establishes the retail worker safety act requiring retail worker employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence; directs the department of labor to produce a model workplace violence prevention training program; requires employers to provide training on such programs; requires the installation of panic buttons at certain workplaces or wearable or mobile phone-based panic buttons to be provided.