Sen. Rob Rolison

Maddy summaryThis bill expands the duties of the Office of the Ombudsperson within the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). It adds a new responsibility for the ombudsperson to hear grievances and complaints regarding child day care licenses. The ombudsperson will also participate in administrative hearings related to these licenses. This change directly affects child day care providers and the licensing process by providing an additional avenue for addressing concerns.

Provides a corrective remedy for certain administrative errors, omissions or inaccuracies relating to membership and benefits under the retirement system.

Relates to criminal contempt for violating certain orders; permits bail or remand; provides that absconding while under electronic monitoring constitutes escape.

Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish the safer communities grant program making grants available to investigative or prosecutorial entities involved with cases of homicides, rapes, sexual assaults, kidnappings, and non-fatal shootings; requires a report to the legislature; makes an appropriation therefor.

Adds an additional two non-voting members to the metropolitan transportation authority board, one who is the police chief of the MTA police department and the other who is chosen by the labor organization representing the majority of employees of the police department of the authority.

Maddy summaryBill S 1189 establishes new licensure requirements for entities providing fiscal intermediary services for personal assistance programs. Beginning April 1, 2027, these fiscal intermediaries must obtain a license from the commissioner, a process that includes an application fee and an assessment of their character, competence, and compliance. The bill also broadens the definition of fiscal intermediaries, modifies their annual reporting obligations, and creates a confidential state registry for personal assistants that these intermediaries must maintain. This legislation directly affects fiscal intermediaries, personal assistants, and consumers utilizing these services.

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits level two or three registered sex offenders from entering schools or children's facilities to vote in person, classifying such acts as a class A misdemeanor (or a class E felony for repeat offenses within 10 years). It simultaneously creates a new absentee voting option for these offenders when their polling place is located on school or children's facility property. The law defines "school or facility for children" broadly to include all K-12 schools and childcare centers where minors are present. This directly affects sex offenders with higher risk designations whose voting locations fall within these designated areas, requiring them to use absentee ballots instead of voting in person.

Permits a school food authority to attribute moneys spent on purchases of food products from New York state farmers, growers, producers or processors made for its school breakfast program to the thirty percent of costs for school breakfast, snack and lunch service programs.

Maddy summaryThis bill designates five specific streets in Newburgh - Water Street, Leroy Place, North Street, Plank Road, and South Street - as state highways. It reclassifies these existing city streets under state highway jurisdiction, directly affecting Newburgh residents and local infrastructure management. The change updates official highway records but does not alter road maintenance responsibilities or funding. This is a procedural update to the state highway system, with no new construction or policy changes.

Directs the commissioner of health to contract with an independent entity to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the existing methodology used to determine payment for early intervention screenings, evaluations, services and service coordination; directs recommendations on reimbursement methodology as well as needs under the program.