Requires each college and institution of higher education to make publicly available its policy on notifying the parent, guardian, or emergency contact of a student under twenty-one of certain controlled substance and alcohol violations, including rule infractions, and controlled substance or alcohol related hospitalizations or overdoses; requires such colleges and institutions to conduct regular training on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Enacts the health care professional transparency act; prohibits health care professionals from using deceptive or misleading advertising; establishes a public awareness campaign to improve transparency and understanding of information about health care practitioners.
Establishes the SUNY downstate medical support fund to provide financial support for infrastructural upgrades and expansion; facilitates research and development grants in medical and health-related fields; offers scholarships and financial aid; supports community health initiatives and outreach programs.
Requires colleges and universities to report to the commissioner of education certain information relating to admission plans including early action, early decision and general admission.
Adopts the psychology interjurisdictional compact to increase public access to psychological services by allowing telepsychological practice and temporary in-person services across state lines.
Requires institutions of higher education to implement a policy that documentation of an individualized education program (IEP) is sufficient proof that a student enrolled in or admitted to an institution of higher education has a disability.
Conforms the New York state college choice tuition savings program to the federal qualified tuition program so as to include savings for grades kindergarten through 12.
Directs the board of trustees of the state university of New York to examine and conduct a study on the creation of an equity-centered honors college for the state university of New York college at Geneseo; requires a report on the findings of such study to be submitted within 180 days of the effective date.
Relates to a podiatry study and report by the commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of health on the implementation of chapter 438 of the laws of 2012, as amended, authorizing the issuance of a privilege to perform podiatric standard or advanced ankle surgery and the impact of granting such a privilege on access to and quality of podiatric ankle surgery; makes related provisions.
Provides that the education requirements to be licensed as a professional geologist may be partially substituted by practical experience; relates to the issuance of an identification card as a geologist in training.