Authorizes the monitor of the Rochester city school district to recommend the removal of any member of such board of education to the commissioner of education.
Requires stretch limousines to be equipped with roll-over protection devices such as cages or pillars and anti-intrusion bars for the purpose of protecting rear compartment passengers.
Provides for a working families tax credit; directs quarterly prepayment of the credit; provides for a sliding reduction in the credit for incomes which exceed a certain threshold.
Maddy summaryS 685 creates an exception to existing prohibitions on fossil fuel use in new buildings. This bill allows new building projects to continue using fossil fuels if their site plan or subdivision plat received approval from a local planning board before December 31, 2025. The measure ensures that projects with initial approvals in place before this deadline are not subject to the upcoming fossil fuel ban.
Maddy summaryS 5533 creates a permanent $1.2 billion fund to improve pay for New York child care workers. It requires that at least 75% of funds distributed to child care programs must increase compensation for direct caregivers (like teachers), 10% for administrators, and the rest for program quality or capacity. The bill mandates the state develop a minimum wage scale aligning child care pay with public school educators and prioritizes funding for programs serving high-need children, underserved communities, and those accepting state child care subsidies. Programs receiving funds must meet wage requirements and report how money is used.
Designates, as peace officers, public safety officers of the Chautauqua Institution within the grounds of and properties owned by the Chautauqua Institution.
Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.
Requires local governments applying for a snowmobile trail development and maintenance grant to file an application in September, rather than an estimate of the expenditures; changes the allocation formula for the snowmobile trail maintenance and development fund; makes related provisions.
Maddy summaryS 1279 would create a new license allowing supermarkets (defined as 4,000+ square feet with over 65% food sales revenue) to sell sealed wine for off-premises consumption. It requires a $10,000 franchise fee and prohibits licenses within 200 feet of schools/churches or 500 feet of liquor stores. Local governments cannot ban these licenses but may regulate operating times or locations. The bill would expand wine sales in grocery settings while preempting conflicting local laws.
Requires all public and private schools to provide financial literacy education to pupils in grade eleven; directs that certain topics be covered in such educational program.
