Requires the department of health, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to create and issue a five-year plan with proposals to best mitigate the persistence of lead in schools.
Maddy summaryThis bill modifies the Veterans' Services Law to increase the statewide participation goal for service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises on state contracts from six percent to twenty percent. The change directly affects state procurement processes by setting a higher target for how much of state contract spending should go to these businesses. The provision is implemented immediately upon taking effect and establishes a clear numerical benchmark for future contract awards.
Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to injuries or deaths of minors resulting from failure to safely store a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
Establishes a real property tax exemption of up to fifty percent of the assessed valuation of such real property for surviving spouses of state and county correction officers who died in the line of duty and such property constitutes the primary resident of such surviving spouse.
Prohibits gas and electric corporations from recovering labor-related legal costs or workers' compensation loss adjustment expenses from ratepayers through rates, charges, surcharges, adjustment mechanisms, riders, or reconciliation mechanisms; defines labor-related legal activity.
Requires an annual statement of wage parity hours and expenses to be accompanied by an independent accountant's report on applying agreed upon procedures on the annual compliance statement of wage parity, hours and expenses prior to payments for home care services by government agencies.
Maddy summaryThis bill clarifies exemptions from landscape architect licensing requirements in New York. It specifically allows certain professionals - like arborists, nursery employees, gardeners, and landscape contractors - to perform related work without a license, provided they don't use the title "landscape architect" or related terms. The bill also prohibits architects, engineers, or land surveyors from using those protected titles unless they hold a landscape architecture license. These changes ensure only licensed landscape architects can use the protected title while permitting other qualified workers to perform specific tasks under defined boundaries.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires most large employer-sponsored health insurance plans in New York to cover acupuncture services when prescribed by a qualified healthcare provider. Specifically, it mandates that plans covering physician office services or major medical coverage must include acupuncture treatment (as defined by law) without denying coverage based on the provider's scope of practice. Plans may still apply standard cost-sharing rules like deductibles, co-pays, or benefit limits for these services. The law directly affects health insurers and employers offering large group health plans, effective 90 days after enactment.
Provides for adult changing tables to be placed within an enclosed restroom facility or other similar private facility that is for use by persons with disabilities who need help with diapering at commercial places of public amusement and state-owned buildings open to the public.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires all newborns in New York to be screened for Gaucher disease as part of routine newborn health testing. It directly affects newborns and their families by adding Gaucher disease to the state's mandatory screening panel under public health law. The key provision amends health law to mandate this specific test, ensuring early detection of this rare genetic metabolic disorder at birth.
