Sen. Pat Fahy

Maddy summaryThis bill extends the time limit for prosecuting certain child endangerment cases. Specifically, it delays the start of the statute of limitations until the victim turns 23 years old, or until the crime is reported to police or the child abuse registry - whichever happens first. The law applies to charges of endangering a child's welfare under Penal Law §260.10, as well as related sexual offenses and incest involving minors. This change gives survivors more time to report abuse and seek legal action without time restrictions.

Requires the creation of an immigration enforcement activity transparency dashboard, which shall be made publicly available, to track certain information relating to immigration authorities activities within New York state.

Requires each county to establish a county law enforcement civilian complaint review board to assist the board of supervisors with the investigation of complaints concerning misconduct by members of county law enforcement towards members of the public in a complete, thorough and impartial manner.

Creates within SUNY an office of higher education in prison to coordinate access to higher education for individuals during and after incarceration; directs such office to create a plan by 1/1/2029 to establish a degree-granting program in every viable correctional facility in the state; directs such office to enroll at least 2,000 students in degree-granting programs as soon as practicable; makes related provisions.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 1538) adds county probation officers in Nassau County to a list of public safety workers eligible for optional disability coverage. If Nassau County chooses to adopt it, probation officers injured or made ill while performing job duties would receive full salary during recovery and have medical/hospital costs covered by the county - mirroring existing protections for police, firefighters, and other covered roles. The coverage is optional for Nassau County, not mandatory statewide, and prohibits medical providers from billing the officers directly. It does not change current coverage for other counties or public safety workers outside Nassau.

Establishes a reasonable accommodation reimbursement grant program under which eligible employers may request a grant for reimbursement of expenses made for reasonable accommodations for applicants or employees with a disability; establishes a reasonable accommodation reimbursement fund for payment of such grants; makes an appropriation of $5,000,000 for such program.

Provides for the eligibility of certain households for a care workforce housing preference; provides for the method of application for such preference; makes related provisions.

Prohibits the sale or offering for sale, delivery or manufacture of food or beverages containing kratom or its derivatives, or 7-hydroxymitragynine; provides penalties.

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions requiring the office for people with developmental disabilities to establish the care demonstration program to March 31, 2028.

Maddy summaryThis bill (S 8671) makes permanent the rules governing the closure or transfer of state-run residential facilities for individuals with mental health needs. It removes an expiration date (previously set to end March 31, 2026) that applied to these provisions. The key change ensures that state-operated individualized residential alternatives can be closed or transferred under these rules without a future deadline. This directly affects the operation of these facilities and the individuals receiving care there. The bill updates a 2016 mental hygiene law provision, now making it permanent without a set end date.