Establishes a transfer student appeal process to provide students with an option to pursue a second opinion regarding the status of their transfer credits from out-of-state schools, out-of-country schools, or non-public schools.
Requires the office of fire prevention and control to pay training stipends in specific amounts to volunteer firefighters for completion of certain firefighter trainings; provides that if a volunteer fire company pays training stipends to volunteer firefighters in an amount below what is otherwise required to be paid by OFPC, OFPC shall pay the remaining amount.
Defines the types of capital improvement costs pursuant to which a manufactured home park may increase rent above three percent over the previous rent price.
Repeals the New York state climate leadership and community protection act and establishes the nineteen member common sense energy council which will prepare and approve recommendations for achieving affordable and attainable statewide greenhouse gas reductions; requires a statewide greenhouse gas emissions report by the department of environmental conservation; makes technical corrections thereto.
Directs certain employers to establish a dependent care flexible benefits program under which a portion of employees' compensations are deposited directly into dependent care flexible spending accounts.
Maddy summaryThis bill grants Philip Apruzzese retroactive membership in New York's state and local employees' retirement system with Tier IV status, effective from his employment start date of June 25, 2001. It requires Apruzzese to apply within one year of the bill's effective date and prohibits refunds for past contributions he already paid. The Town of Yorktown bears all past service costs associated with this retroactive membership.
Grants retroactive tier II membership in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to Javier-Luis I. Martinez, a current member of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system employed by the town of Colonie.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 8664) changes the fee for Gold Star Family license plates to match the existing fee for Gold Star Mothers plates, eliminating any additional service charge. It directly affects military families who have lost a service member, allowing them to obtain distinctive license plates at the same cost as Gold Star Mothers plates. The key provision amends vehicle law to require identical fee rates for these two plate types, ensuring consistency without extra charges.
Maddy summaryThis bill authorizes the Village of Colonie to establish a 10-year demonstration program using photo speed cameras in school zones to enforce speed limits. It directly affects vehicle owners who speed in designated school zones during school hours, before/after school, and during student activities, with cameras limited to 20 zones at once. The program requires strict operational rules, including daily system self-tests, annual calibration, advance signage, and privacy protections to prevent driver identification in captured images. The program expires on December 31, 2030, and limits camera use to specific times and locations based on crash data and roadway safety.
Includes exposing a first responder or correction officer to fentanyl, a fentanyl derivative or an opiate containing fentanyl or a fentanyl derivative in the definition of the offense of assault in the first degree.
