Requires the commissioner of public health to post certain notices regarding food allergy awareness in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state.
Limits availability and coverage for non-invasive prenatal testing for Medicaid patients based on age if such limits are recommended by the United States food and drug administration, the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, or the United States department of health and human services.
Implements certain collective bargaining agreements relating to terms and conditions of employment of certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system.
Relates to disclosure and advertisement of a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity that will physically be performed, at least in part, in the state of New York, including a job, promotion, or transfer opportunity that will physically be performed outside of New York but reports to a supervisor, office, or other work site in New York; defines "advertise" to mean to make available to a pool of potential applicants for internal or public viewing, including electronically, a written description of an employment opportunity; makes technical corrections.
Relates to members of transportation authorities; provides that any local or statewide transit advocacy organization may recommend one or more transit dependent individuals to be considered; makes related provisions.
Relates to legal protections against the arrest and extradition of reproductive health service providers who perform services lawfully in the state of New York; prohibits the cooperation with out-of-state investigations related to the performance or aiding in the performance of an abortion performed within the state of New York.
Creates a Down syndrome awareness program to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information on Down syndrome to health care providers who order tests for a pregnant woman or infants to screen for Down syndrome.
Requires the community gardens task force to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each eligible garden's designation as a critical environmental area.
Relates to certified public accountants; requires that a majority of the ownership of a professional service corporation formed to lawfully engage in the practice of public accountancy as a firm are individuals licensed to practice public accountancy in some state; enacts similar provisions for partnerships and LLCs.
Enacts the "New York wildlife crossing act"; directs the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to identify sites along all highways, thruways and parkways in the state where wildlife crossings are most needed to increase public safety and improve habitat connectivity and create a priority list of wildlife opportunity areas where federal grant monies may be available to implement the top five projects identified.
Establishes the office of racial equity and social justice to act as the official state planning and coordinating office for changes in policy, practice and allocation of state resources so that race or social justice constructs do not predict an individual's success, while also improving opportunities and outcomes for all people, and performing all necessary and appropriate services required to fulfill these duties.