Sen. Robert Jackson

Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new twenty-year retirement option for deputy sheriffs working for the City of New York. Under the proposed changes, eligible officers could retire after twenty years of service and receive a pension equal to forty percent of their final average salary, with higher percentages for additional years of service up to a maximum benefit equivalent to thirty years of service. To qualify, these employees must make additional required contributions and file an application within a specific deadline, after which their election to join this program cannot be reversed. The legislation modifies existing retirement laws to establish these new rules and benefits specifically for this group of law enforcement personnel.

Protects canids by requiring animals which could be coyotes or wolves be submitted for a genetic test to determine genetic makeup; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

Permits surviving spouses of certain members to retain accidental death benefits upon remarriage; provides for regaining of any such lost benefits prior to the rule change.

Prohibits Medicaid service providers from requiring prior authorization for antiretroviral prescription drugs for the treatment or prevention of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Prohibits the keeping of inventory, storage, warehouse, processing, packaging, shipping or distributing of flavored vapor products near where vapor or tobacco products are sold at retail or wholesale.

Maddy summaryThis bill modifies the retirement rules for uniformed members of the New York City Fire Department pension fund by removing the requirement to complete twenty-five years of service to qualify for a normal retirement benefit. Instead, firefighters will be eligible for this standard retirement after just twenty years of service, aligning their options with those of police officers. The legislation also adjusts the timing for when these members can begin receiving their pension payments to match the new eligibility threshold. These changes take effect immediately upon the bill's passage.

Maddy summaryThis bill allows certain dispatcher members who are over age thirty to file an election not to participate in the twenty-five year retirement program, even if they missed the original deadline. It requires the retirement system to post the necessary forms and instructions on its website within thirty days of the bill taking effect. If the system fails to post these materials on time, the deadline for filing the election is automatically extended by sixty days for each month the forms are unavailable. The legislation directly impacts dispatcher members who were hired after turning thirty and have not yet opted out of the retirement plan.

Requires the board of education and the trustees or sole trustee of every school district to establish policies and procedures regarding the treatment of transgender or gender non-conforming students.

Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation and the department of motor vehicles, to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.

Authorizes all municipalities, with the consent of the county and the governing body of such municipality, to join a county self-funded or self-insured health plan; requires certification.