Sen. Shelley Mayer

Maddy summaryThis bill is a Senate resolution that formally recognizes former Senator Neil D. Breslin as the recipient of the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader's Legislative Legacy Award. The document highlights his extensive career in public service, including his 13 terms in the New York State Senate, his leadership roles in ethics and insurance committees, and his advocacy for vulnerable populations. It also lists specific laws he sponsored that improved access to healthcare and prescription drug coverage for New York residents. The resolution concludes by directing that a copy of the text be sent to Senator Breslin to honor his contributions to the state.

Relates to increasing the earnings limitation for positions of public service; increases the earnings limitation from $35,000 to $50,000 in 2024 and thereafter.

Requires more specific data reporting by the chief administrator to include information relating to all courts in the unified court system, including town and village courts.

Clarifies the standard for intentional discrimination or retaliation claims by requiring a person or persons prove that an unlawful motivation was a motivating factor and not "the sole motivating factor" or a "but-for cause" of the challenged treatment.

Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes licensed telehealth providers to deliver health, dental, and mental health services to students within school facilities. It requires the state commissioner to create regulations covering provider licensure, billing, technology standards, and staffing, while ensuring these services supplement rather than replace existing school staff. The legislation mandates that parents provide written consent for students to receive these services and specifies that costs should be covered by federal, state, or local funds rather than school districts. Additionally, the bill clarifies that building space used for these clinics does not count toward school capacity limits for funding purposes and limits liability for school districts regarding negligence by the providers.

Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.

Maddy summaryThis bill restricts the use of specific chemicals in menstrual products sold or distributed within the state. It defines "restricted substances" to include unsafe items like lead, mercury, and various phthalates, and prohibits their inclusion as intentionally added ingredients immediately upon the law's effective date. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Health to set lower safety thresholds for these chemicals within two years, with a mandate to review and potentially lower those limits every five years. The legislation applies to all menstrual products, including tampons, pads, and cups, and takes effect twelve months after becoming law.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates New York State finance laws to establish stricter rules for state agencies that fail to sign contracts with not-for-profit organizations on time. It creates a specific definition for a "noncompliant" agency, which occurs when an agency repeatedly misses deadlines for submitting or finalizing contracts with these organizations over a six-month period. To address these failures, the bill requires noncompliant agencies to submit detailed monthly reports to the state comptroller and their legislative leaders, explaining the delays and outlining steps to fix internal processes. Additionally, the law clarifies that any temporary written directives allowing not-for-profits to start work before a contract is fully signed must include a payment schedule and a warning that late payments will incur interest.

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.

Expands the training time for local municipalities in relation to the open meetings law; requires at least one hour of such training be provided by the committee on open government or an appropriate entity in relation to compliance with the open meetings law and if not provided, a justification shall be given.