Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to install notification of the thirty-foot requirement on every stop sign; ensures that the required distance established by the law will be posted on any stop sign to forewarn motorists upon approaching a stop sign.
Prohibits forensic child custody evaluators who have been terminated for cause from appearing as an expert witness in family court custody and visitation proceedings.
Provides for the initiation of treatment for COVID-19, influenza, and pharyngitis resulting from a Group A streptococcal infection by a licensed pharmacist in certain circumstances.
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
Maddy summaryThis bill (S 6374) raises the employee threshold for businesses to qualify as "small" under New York's Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) program for state contracts. It increases the maximum number of employees from 300 to 500, allowing more businesses owned by minority group members or women to meet the definition of a small business for state contracting purposes. The change applies to businesses independently owned, not dominant in their field, with a significant state presence, and adhering to standard employee counting rules (30+ hours/week, 52 weeks). This directly affects MWBE-certified businesses seeking state contracts by expanding eligibility under the current small business definition.
Maddy summaryThis bill restructures New York's Not-for-Profit Contracting Advisory Committee, reducing its voting membership from 16 to 7 members (including 3 governor-appointed nonprofit representatives and committee chairs). The committee must issue annual reports by December 1st, monitoring state agency compliance with contracting timelines, reviewing grant systems, and advising on improving contracts with nonprofits. It directly affects state agencies that contract with nonprofits and nonprofit organizations receiving state funds through municipal intermediaries. The bill mandates specific review functions, including evaluating standard contract language and reporting on the revolving loan fund. These changes aim to streamline contracting processes and enhance oversight without altering funding mechanisms.
Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.
Relates to the time period during which absentee ballots shall be mailed or delivered after an application for such ballot is received by the board of elections.
Maddy summaryThis bill limits the New York State Insurance Superintendent's authority to create or enforce suitability requirements for term life insurance policies (which have no cash value). It requires that suitability assessments for such policies only consider a consumer's age and annual income, prohibiting any additional factors. The bill nullifies existing regulations (like 11 NYCRR Part 224) that conflict with this rule, directly affecting insurance agents, companies selling term life insurance, and consumers purchasing these policies in New York. It aims to increase term life insurance availability by reducing regulatory barriers.
Permits the retention of electronic dealer records provided that such records can be accessed and provided to a requestor during reasonable business hours.
