Sen. Robert Jackson

Maddy summaryThis bill allows New York City correction officers to take loans from their accumulated retirement contributions, a benefit previously unavailable to them under existing rules. It achieves this by repealing specific sections of the retirement and social security law that excluded them and amending the city's administrative code to permit borrowing up to 75% of their additional contributions plus interest. The loans must be repaid through deductions from their pay over time, with interest rates set slightly higher than standard account credits. Additionally, the bill removes an exclusion that prevented these officers from using a general loan provision available to other city employees.

Establishes a minimum threshold of five hundred dollars for recovery of overpayment of wages; provides an employee who is alleged to have been overpaid notice and an opportunity to respond to such allegation prior to the state seeking such recovery.

Affords certain uniformed members of the fire department pension fund with an increased pension benefit of one-fortieth of their average annual earnings for each year of additional service beyond his or her required minimum service.

Provides a performance of duty presumption for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for paid members of a fire department in a city with a population of one million or more.

Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.

Directs the New York state energy and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters; defines terms; provides a fifty percent rebate for eligible purchases.

Creates the office of expungement and automatic sealing within the division of criminal justice services to oversee the sealing and expungement of certain convictions.

Relates to establishing integrated community mental health clinics to provide services to address mental health issues, anger management issues, substance abuse issues and isolation issues.

Creates statewide emergency and crisis response council to work in conjunction with the commissioners of mental health and addiction services to jointly approve emergency and crisis services plans submitted by local governments, and provide supports regarding the operation and financing of high-quality emergency and crisis services provided to persons experiencing a mental health, alcohol use, or substance use crisis.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits colleges and universities from using a student's family connection to current graduates as a reason to give them preference during the admissions process. While schools can no longer factor legacy status into their decisions, they are still allowed to ask applicants about their family ties after an admission offer has been made, provided the information is used only for data collection purposes. The law takes effect on July 1st following its enactment and requires any related rules to be updated by that date.