Relates to criminal liability for persons living with sexually transmitted infections who engage in sexual activity; repeals provisions relating to persons knowing themselves to be infected with venereal disease.
Maddy summaryThis bill mandates that all public colleges and universities in the state provide menstrual products free of charge in their building restrooms. The law applies directly to students and staff attending these institutions, ensuring access to necessary hygiene items without cost. By requiring these products to be available at no charge, the legislation aims to support individuals who menstruate while they are on campus. The measure would take effect immediately upon passage, creating a new standard for facilities in public higher education.
Prohibits the application of fail-first or step therapy protocols to coverage for the diagnosis and treatment of serious mental health conditions; defines serious mental health condition.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows certain dispatcher members who were over age thirty when hired to opt out of a mandatory twenty-five-year retirement plan. It grants these individuals a new window of one hundred eighty days from the law's effective date to submit an election not to participate in the program. The legislation also requires the retirement system to post the necessary forms and instructions on its website within thirty days, extending the filing deadline by sixty days for each month the forms are delayed. This change directly affects dispatcher members who previously missed the initial deadline to decline participation due to their age at hiring.
Provides an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.
Empowers the commissioner of education to declare a disaster has substantially impacted an annual meeting and election and to allow school boards to set an additional day for voting if less than eight percent of registered voters cast ballots as a direct consequence of a disaster.
Requires the workers' compensation board to submit a supplemental report every year, including recommendations to modernize such board and certain data regarding claims made and decisions rendered on such claims.
Requires DHCR to develop a common application and web portal for certain funding, tax credits, loans, and grants for housing; requires such application to be available upon request from relevant state agencies; requires such web portal to be manageable by relevant state agencies; makes relevant provisions.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a legal presumption that heart-related health issues or death for deputy sheriffs in large cities are work-related injuries. It applies specifically to deputy sheriffs in cities with populations of one million or more who were hired through competitive civil service exams and passed a physical check that did not show signs of heart disease. If a deputy sheriff develops a heart condition or dies from one, the law assumes it happened while on duty unless there is strong proof otherwise, which would allow them to receive a pension equal to three-fourths of their final average salary. The measure excludes these presumptions from workers' compensation and labor law calculations but applies immediately to eligible officers.
Maddy summaryThis bill raises the monetary threshold for seizing abandoned vehicles from one thousand two hundred fifty dollars to three thousand dollars. It directly affects local authorities, allowing them to immediately take ownership of unlicensed vehicles that meet this higher value limit and are left abandoned. The law includes exceptions where local authorities do not need to obtain title if the vehicle is intended to be sold as junk, dismantled, or destroyed. The changes will not take effect until one hundred eightieth days after the bill becomes law.
