Authorizes the commissioner of health to award grants for graduate medical education in Lyme and tick-borne disease and to designate organizations as centers for Lyme and tick-borne disease excellence.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York elementary schools to schedule daily recess for all kindergarten through fifth-grade students. Schools must provide either one 30-minute period or two 15-minute periods of unstructured physical activity each school day, held outdoors when reasonable. The recess time cannot overlap with scheduled lunch periods or physical education classes. The law applies to all public elementary schools and takes effect for the school year starting July 1 following its enactment.
Maddy summaryThis bill creates a new class E felony offense called "aggravated criminal conduct" for individuals who commit a class A misdemeanor after having three or more prior misdemeanor or felony convictions within the preceding ten years. It directly affects people with multiple prior convictions who commit a serious misdemeanor, imposing felony penalties for repeat offenses. Key provisions define qualifying prior convictions (including out-of-state offenses with similar penalties) and adjust the ten-year lookback period to exclude time spent incarcerated. The bill also includes minor procedural updates to evidence rules for grand jury proceedings, but the main policy change is the new felony classification for repeat misdemeanor offenders. This is a substantive criminal law change, not a procedural or commemorative measure.
Requires state agencies to make available all public documents in a digital format on their website in a manner that allows such documents to be printed; provides that no document required by law to remain confidential shall be deemed a public document.
Maddy summaryThis bill increases penalties for dog owners whose negligence causes bites. Owners who negligently allow their dogs to bite causing physical injury face up to $1,000 in civil penalties (up from $400). For serious injuries, penalties include a class E felony with fines up to $5,000 or up to two years in jail (up from $550 or 90 days). Owners previously convicted of a felony who violate these rules face mandatory further investigation, including property searches. The bill directly affects dog owners responsible for bites resulting in injury, with stricter consequences for repeat offenses involving previously declared "dangerous" dogs.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires that license plates be visually inspected during standard vehicle safety inspections to check for illegibility (e.g., damage, fading, or missing parts affecting readability). It also waives fees for replacing license plates due to either a design change or a failed plate inspection under the new rule. Vehicle owners needing replacements for these specific reasons will receive the same license plate number at no additional cost. The law ensures safety inspections won't increase fees while clarifying plate condition standards.
Makes the failure to provide food, water or appropriate shelter to a companion animal (dogs and cats) left outside a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Establishes a child care program capital improvement tax credit program for child care programs to provide financial assistance to New York's child care providers to facilitate the enhancement, expansion, and improvement of access to quality child care.
Maddy summaryThis bill increases penalties for predatory sexual assault against children in New York. It sets a minimum 25-year prison sentence and a maximum of life imprisonment for this specific crime (defined under Penal Law §130.96), replacing previous sentencing ranges. Offenders convicted under this provision will also face lifetime parole supervision by the state parole board after release. The law directly affects individuals convicted of this serious felony, aiming to ensure longer incarceration and ongoing oversight.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 1200) allows veterans to earn academic credit at New York State and City University systems for military training they completed. Specifically, full-time undergraduate veterans enrolled in good standing at these institutions can receive full credit toward their degree for military courses meeting American Council on Education standards - without any fees or tuition charges. It applies to veterans who served honorably in active duty, reserves, or New York National Guard/Militia. The law requires university boards to create procedures for implementing this credit transfer.
