Safeguards cash accounts for people with developmental disabilities in a facility under the control of the commissioner of mental health, the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities and the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services.
Requires employers to offer paid leave of absence to veterans on Veterans' day, except for emergency or critical employees, who shall be offered another day of paid leave.
Maddy summaryS 1944 establishes New York's fourteenth judicial district, consisting of Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, and Rockland counties. This bill reorganizes the state's judicial district structure by adding the fourteenth district to the Judiciary Law, specifying it will have 11 supreme court justices. The bill ensures current court staff in these counties transition to the new district without affecting their rights or compensation, effective January 1, 2026. It directly affects the courts and administrative operations in those four counties.
Requires the reinstatement of certain officers and employees of the city of New York who were dismissed from employment due to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement including retirees, vested members and members terminated without a one-year limit on return.
Amends the 2024 capital projects budget to allow competitive grants to include funding for safety and security projects at small businesses at risk of hate crimes or attacks.
Maddy summaryThis bill makes permanent key provisions allowing nurse practitioners to diagnose illnesses and provide treatment within their specialty areas, working collaboratively with licensed physicians or other nurse practitioners. It requires written practice agreements and protocols for this collaboration, including specific rules for resolving disagreements about diagnosis or treatment. The law directly affects nurse practitioners and physicians who collaborate with them, ensuring consistent practice standards without temporary expiration. This updates prior temporary rules (set to expire in 2026) by making them permanent under New York's education law.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 6710) gives New York cities, towns, and villages the authority to set their own speed limits on local roads below the state's default 55 mph limit. Local governments can establish maximum speeds as low as 25 mph on their own highways (excluding state or county roads), with school zones allowed to have 15 mph limits for up to 1,320 feet near school entrances. The bill does not affect speed limits on state or county-maintained roads. It takes immediate effect upon enactment.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows school districts to create policies enabling homeschooled students to try out for and join their district's interscholastic sports teams. It requires these students to meet the same academic, health, and behavioral standards as enrolled public school students - including annual academic checks, health exams, and age requirements - and limits participation to their district of residence. Parents must provide transportation, and districts may set additional academic eligibility rules. The policy is optional for school boards, not mandatory.
Maddy summarySenate Bill S 5209 proposes to change the timeframe within which health plans can seek to recover overpayments from healthcare providers. It reduces the "lookback period" for initiating overpayment recovery efforts from twenty-four months to twelve months after the original payment was made. This means health plans will have a shorter window to identify and reclaim funds from providers for incorrect payments. However, the twelve-month limit does not apply if there is a reasonable belief of fraud, intentional misconduct, or abusive billing, or if the recovery is required by a self-insured plan or government program. The bill also specifies that if a provider claims underpayment, the health plan can still defend or set off with overpayments going back as far as the claimed underpayment.
Bars a person who is convicted of a hate crime from attending any SUNY or CUNY institution; provides for the expulsion of a student who is convicted of hate crimes; provides for reinstatement of such student if the conviction is subsequently overturned.
