Sen. Shelley Mayer

Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to brownfield remediation work performed under private contract as it relates to certain remediation activities, for sites that are seeking or have received a determination that the site is eligible for the tangible property credit component of the brownfield redevelopment tax credit, and the work is paid for in whole or in part by public funds.

Relates to provisions governing contracting between state agencies and not-for-profit organizations including new, renewal, and extension contracts and advance payments and interest for such contracts; repeals provisions relating to interest payments.

Relates to the filling of vacancies for elective offices in villages with November elections; provides such vacancies shall be filled in accordance with subdivision one of section forty-two of the public officers law.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires gas and electric utility companies in New York to provide customers with 45 days' written notice before implementing any service rate or charge increase. It directly affects all residential and business customers of these utilities by giving them advance warning of upcoming cost changes. The key provision mandates that notices must be delivered in writing at least 45 days prior to the effective date of the increase. This policy change aims to provide customers with greater transparency and time to adjust their budgets or explore alternatives.

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the payment timeline for settlements related to child sexual abuse cases against school districts. It allows school districts, boards of cooperative educational services, and similar entities to pay judgments or settlements from these cases over up to 30 years, instead of the previous shorter period. The change applies specifically to cases settled under Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 214-g. This directly affects school districts facing liability from such lawsuits by spreading out their financial obligation. The bill modifies the Local Finance Law to implement this 30-year payment window for qualifying claims.

Maddy summaryThis bill clarifies valid reasons for obtaining absentee ballots in school district elections where poll registration isn't used. It updates requirements for voters to state specific, good-faith reasons for needing an absentee ballot, including being absent from their county, unable to vote due to illness or caregiving duties, hospitalized, or detained in jail (excluding felony convictions). Voters must now provide detailed information about their circumstances, such as specific absence dates or locations for travel, and sign a declaration confirming the accuracy of their statements. The changes apply directly to school district voters seeking absentee ballots under current law.

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.

Changes the number of members of the board of trustees of the Mamaroneck public library district from eleven to no less than five and no more than fifteen.

Qualifies the permitted use of proceeds from the lease of lands located at the state university of New York at Purchase shall go to New York state resident students who are eligible to receive a federal Pell grant.

Raises the exclusion of certain indebtedness of school districts other than school districts in a city with one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or more according to the latest federal census.