Provides that service retirement benefits for members of the NYC police pension fund shall not be reduced by the primary social security retirement benefit commencing at age sixty-two.
Prohibits recording of the entrance or exit of a school ground or the entrance or exit to a property that contains school grounds within its boundaries.
Maddy summaryThis bill directs New York's state education commissioner to study recess practices in public and charter schools for kindergarten through sixth grade. The study will survey schools on key details like how many offer recess, its duration and frequency, whether it's indoors or outdoors, supervision levels, barriers to providing it, and if it includes both structured and unstructured play time. The commissioner must submit a report by December 31, 2025, to state officials and publish it online. This is a data-gathering measure with no immediate policy changes; it simply requires a comprehensive review of current recess policies in elementary schools.
Ensures proper administration and enforcement of the uniform fire prevention and building code and the state energy conservation construction code; provides additional definitions; provides remedies for violations of the code; makes conforming technical changes.
Keeps professional sports franchises in their home communities by requiring franchise owners offer the franchise for sale prior to relocating or eliminating the franchise.
Restricts the use of prediction markets and/or mobile sports wagering platforms by officers or employees of a state agency, members of the legislature or legislative employees when using information acquired by such public officer in the course of their official duties.
Requires all certified first responders, emergency medical technicians, and advanced emergency medical technicians to undergo criminal background checks to maintain their certification.
Enacts the "Empowering People in Rights Enforcement (EMPIRE) Worker Protection Act"; relates to the delegation of state enforcement authority to private actors; authorizes an affected employee, whistleblower, representative organization or an organizational deputy to initiate a public enforcement action on behalf of the commissioner for certain provisions of the labor law, or any regulation promulgated thereunder.
Maddy summaryThis bill expands retirement service credit eligibility for various law enforcement officers in New York State, including those in the Department of Environmental Conservation, regional state park police, university police, and the New York Waterfront Commission. It requires these officers to be automatically covered by the state police retirement provisions and grants credit for their previous police service when calculating retirement benefits. The legislation also provides additional service credit for state university police officers who meet specific training and service requirements. These changes will take effect on July 1, 2026, and apply to officers entering or re-entering service after specified dates.
Authorizes the use of body imaging scanning equipment in certain facilities for youth and adolescent offenders placed with or committed to the office of children and family services.
