Establishes the nail salon minimum standards council act; establishes the nail salon minimum standards council which shall investigate wages and standards within the nail salon industry and submit recommendations on minimum wages, regulations and standards for nail salon workers.
Enacts the "gender identity respect, dignity and safety act"; relates to the treatment and placement of incarcerated individuals based upon gender identity; requires that incarcerated individuals in state and local correctional facilities who have a gender identity different from their assigned sex at birth be addressed and have access to commissary items, clothing and other materials that are consistent with the person's gender identity; establishes that incarcerated individuals shall be placed in a correctional facility with persons of the gender that most closely aligns with such person's self-attested gender identity unless the person opts out of such placement.
Grants the commissioner of education the power to identify schools for additional support and assistance and establish performance targets for such schools.
Establishes domestic violence crimes when an individual commits or intends to commit a specified offense against a member of the same family or household; defines specified offenses; defines members of the same family; sets forth criteria for the authorized disposition of individuals convicted of a domestic violence crime.
Adjusts the calculation of the empire state child credit to provide for a one thousand dollar credit per qualifying child who is less than four years of age and a five hundred dollar credit per qualifying child who is four years of age or older for certain qualifying taxpayers.
Relates to benefits for police officers, correction officers, firefighters, and other emergency personnel diagnosed with PTSD by making their injury compensable if it cannot be shown, by a preponderance of evidence, that the PTSD was caused by factors unrelated to their occupation.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires new or renovated public transportation facilities - including highway rest areas (like those along Route 87), bus stations, and train stations serving over 500,000 annual passengers - to provide private spaces for nursing mothers. These spaces must include a chair, an electrical outlet, and be separate from public restrooms, with a deadline of January 1, 2026, for station compliance. It applies to facilities operated by state, local, or public entities but excludes subway and rapid transit stations. The law mandates these accommodations during construction, renovation, or expansion, directly affecting nursing mothers using these facilities and transit operators.
Maddy summaryThis bill requires New York's medical assistance program to cover remotely connected insulin pens for eligible patients with diabetes. It specifically covers patients aged seven or older using these devices with prescribed insulin cartridges, and allows children under seven to use them with adult supervision. The coverage must be included under the pharmacy benefit, with managed care organizations reflecting the costs in their premium payments. This policy change ensures access to modern insulin delivery technology for diabetes patients without additional out-of-pocket costs.
Establishes under the direction of the state board of pharmacy a drug repository program to accept and dispense donated prescription drugs; authorizes such board and the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations; makes definitions; exempts such persons or entities who dispense such donated drugs from criminal or tort liability or professional disciplinary action.
Provides that to achieve cost savings to businesses and the state, improve decision timeliness, and minimize wrong-sized payments to eligible beneficiaries the department of labor shall obtain current employment and income information from a third-party provider, supplementing current state wage reporting files from the department of taxation and finance.
