Expands which individuals qualify to be an individual's personal assistant for the purposes of consumer directed personal assistance programs to include an eligible individual's attorney-in-fact, health care proxy, or legal guardian.
Establishes the "small water utility transparency act"; requires the public service commission and the department of environmental conservation to conduct audits of certain private water companies; requires certain private water companies which are under certain investigations to file public updates on the status of compliance with such orders.
Maddy summaryThis bill adjusts minimum wage credits for farm workers who receive meals, lodging, or utilities as part of their compensation. It requires the state department to update these credit amounts every five years based on inflation data, starting with a publication deadline of December 1, 2025. The updated values take effect on January 1st following publication. This ensures the credits maintain their real value as living costs rise, directly affecting farm workers receiving these benefits.
Maddy summaryS 377 requires New York's six human services agencies (mental health, developmental disabilities, addiction services, disability assistance, children's services, and aging) to adjust funding rates annually starting April 1, 2025, based on inflation. The adjustment uses the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) to ensure reimbursement rates for covered programs keep pace with rising costs. It applies to specific services like mental health clinics, developmental disability supports, addiction treatment, and disability assistance programs, replacing all other cost-of-living increases for these services. The bill aims to maintain stable funding for service providers without requiring new legislative action each year.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 645) exempts statements made by victims or witnesses about sexual abuse or misconduct from disclosure under New York's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). It directly affects individuals who report such incidents to authorities, protecting their statements from public release. The key change adds a specific exemption to FOIL's existing rules, explicitly stating that such statements cannot be disclosed if they relate to sexual abuse or misconduct. This policy change ensures these sensitive communications remain confidential, aligning with other FOIL exemptions for investigative integrity.
Relates to requiring coverage for volunteer firefighters for full cancer screenings upon entry of service to a fire department or fire company and annually thereafter; provides that the costs of such screenings shall be covered by the state.
Requires any elected or appointed coroner who is not a licensed physician to be a certified nurse practitioner or licensed physician assistant authorized to practice medicine in this state.
Maddy summaryThis bill repeals New York's Empire State Jobs Retention Program tax credit, which previously provided tax breaks to businesses that retained or created jobs in the state. It directly affects businesses that had claimed this credit under the existing tax law. The bill removes specific provisions in the tax law and economic development law that established the credit, eliminating the program's legal basis. The repeal takes effect for taxable years beginning January 1st after the law is enacted.
Prohibits provisions in any waiver, settlement, agreement or other resolution of any claim where the foundation for which is an alleged violation of the labor law or article fifteen of the executive law, that prevent the disclosure of the employee's workplace experience with the employer.
Establishes the universal child care act to provide for the establishment and funding of universal child care in the state of New York; establishes a universal child care taskforce to help implement universal child care in the state and repeals certain provisions of the social services law relating thereto; establishes the permanent child care workforce pay equity fund; establishes a universal child care public option pilot program to provide universal child care in at least twenty locations throughout the state; makes an appropriation therefor.
