Authorizes Scott Pavlick to receive certain service credit under a twenty-five year retirement plan offering one-sixtieths after twenty-five years of total creditable service for service with the Binghamton Fire Department.
Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends the social services law to modify procedures for victims of domestic violence who are applying for or receiving public assistance. It allows individuals to use self-attestation or other relevant information to demonstrate that domestic violence is a barrier to meeting program requirements. This changes the previous process where a domestic violence liaison assessed the credibility of a claim, which often required a sworn statement. Under the updated process, a liaison will conduct an assessment based on the individual's attestation or provided evidence to grant appropriate waivers for requirements such as residency, child support cooperation, or employment training.
Maddy summaryThis bill allows pharmacists to swap brand-name epinephrine auto-injectors (like EpiPens) with cheaper, equally effective generic versions when a patient is prescribed one. It requires pharmacists to confirm the alternative is less expensive, get the patient’s consent, and provide proper usage instructions. The swap is permitted only if the doctor didn’t specify "dispense as written" on the prescription. This aims to lower costs for patients while ensuring safety through pharmacist counseling.
Maddy summaryThis bill amends New York's agriculture law to explicitly allow hemp seed or hemp seed products in commercial feed for pets, specialty pets, horses, and camelids. It updates the legal definition of "commercial feed" to include these hemp-derived ingredients without requiring additional regulation. The change directly affects feed manufacturers and producers who create pet, horse, or camelid feed, enabling them to legally incorporate hemp seed as an ingredient. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Allocates fines imposed on real estate appraisers to the anti-discrimination in housing fund; provides that a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars may be imposed on real estate appraisers for certain acts or omissions.
Requires detailed fiscal impact notes on certain legislation stating the estimated annual cost to the political subdivision affected and the source of such estimate; provides that bills will be invalidated if the funding source is not provided or the fiscal impact results in an annual net additional cost in excess of $10,000.
Relates to the geriatric demonstration program to promote mental health and home care collaboration; authorizes the commissioner of mental health to waive rules and regulations to address barriers to participation in the program.
Maddy summaryS 6867 requires internet service providers (ISPs) in New York to keep subscribers' personal information confidential unless the subscriber explicitly grants written or electronic permission to share it. The bill defines personal information broadly to include names, addresses, financial details, health data, online activity, and email addresses. ISPs must notify subscribers of these privacy rights and cannot charge extra fees for choosing not to share personal information. Subscribers can specifically request that their email address be kept confidential, and ISPs must honor such requests. Violations would result in fines of $500 to $1,000 per offense.
Provides grounds for attachment; relates to procedures where employees may hold shareholders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage theft; relates to rights for victims of wage theft to hold the ten members with the largest ownership interests in a company personally liable for wage theft; relates to penalties for certain wage violations.
