Relates to the packaging of cannabis and industrial hemp products; requires the cannabis control board to develop strategic plans detailing the packaging and labeling requirements to be used prior to the retail sale of any cannabis or cannabis product; establishes a sustainable cannabis packaging incubator program.
Relates to the budget; requires the director of the budget's office, with input from the secretary of state's office, to produce an annual citizens' guide to the state budget revenue and expenditures.
Provides that no class or any other course of instruction shall be held in any institution within the state or city university on those days of religious observance known as Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
Establishes the gifted education reinforcement act to establish statewide standards for gifted education programs; requires school districts to be accountable for providing such programs.
Relates to criteria for certification by the division of minority and women's business development of MWBE status; replaces the personal net worth limitation with a requirement that a business have been awarded contracts by one or more agencies within the past three years where the total state funding received by the enterprise from the expense and capital budgets for such contracts was equal to or greater than sixty million dollars.
Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate sexual misconduct in state correctional facilities among incarcerated individuals and employees; devises a reporting system for notification of such misconduct to appropriate authorities; establishes duties and membership of such commission.
Relates to a minority and women-owned business enterprise participation goal requirement in order to receive exemption of new multiple dwellings from local taxation.
Authorizes the empire state development corporation to retain an independent MWBE consultant firm for the purpose of helping reduce contractor violations of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law; requires contractors in violation of the provisions of article 15-A of the executive law to retain independent monitors to oversee compliance.