Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to develop policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being, and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to increase the awareness among Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole; and to undertake any other activities the commission deems necessary and applicable to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state.
Requires a review and report by the superintendent of financial services, in consultation with the office of court administration, on the adequacy, reasonableness and affordability of insurance products designed to pay for the future medical expenses of injured plaintiffs who receive a judgment or settlement for damages that include future medical expenses.
Defines "neurological injury" as an injury to the brain or spinal cord of a person occurring in the course of the provision of medical services, that rendered the person with a permanent and substantial motor impairment or with a disability that: results in similar impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior to that of intellectually disabled persons; requires treatment and services similar to those required for such person; has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely; and constitutes a substantial handicap to such person's ability to function normally in society; differentiates a birth-related neurological injury and a neurological injury.
Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program to provide students with the opportunity to be educated on the agricultural industry and alternative career paths and to provide agricultural work experience and entrepreneurship work experience.
Includes certain land that is owned or rented as a farm operation for the production for sale of crops, livestock or livestock products as land used in agricultural production.
Establishes the home kitchen enterprise and economic opportunity act; relates to the licensing and operation of home kitchen operations which store, handle, prepare and package ready-to-eat food for consumers.
Establishes the agrivoltaics viability pilot program within the farmland viability program to provide grants to identify the best practices and strategies for dual-use solar energy projects that protect soil health during construction and decommissioning of solar arrays, utilize sustainable agricultural production practices, monitor any benefits solar energy may have on farms and to the state, track economic viability, study the commercialization of dual-use solar energy projects, and encourage equitable engagement of stakeholders.
Requires the secretary of state to offer code enforcement training programs for code enforcement personnel to be completed online, with flexible options for when such training programs may be completed.
Requires landlords to ensure rental properties are equipped with utility services prior to renting such properties; requires landlords to keep utility services connected in between tenants.
Relates to school district officers required to complete certain training to acquaint such officer with the powers, functions and duties of boards of education; relates to topics to be included in such training.
Establishes the "office of the caregiving economy", for the purpose of promoting and supporting the state's caregiving needs by developing the caregiving economy in the state.
Establishes an extended producer responsibility program for packaging which creates provisions related to improved recycling practices; establishes the packaging responsibility fund.