Requires wardens or superintendents of correctional facilities to accept assistance from state and federal agencies and municipalities in the event of an emergency, including loss of power, heat, or water or a medical state of emergency.
Prohibits federal corporate bailout recipients who engage in stock buybacks from receiving New York state tax credits within three years of engaging in such buybacks.
Establishes a rent increase exemption for certain nonprofit organizations; provides a tax abatement for limiting rent increases on nonprofit organizations in a city of one million or more persons.
Relates to commissaries and canteens at correctional institutions; provides that items for sale at a commissary or canteen shall be sold for market value; provides that money placed into an incarcerated individual's commissary or canteen account or fund shall only be used for purchasing items or goods.
Permits certain minors to be employed as a referee, umpire or official at a youth sporting event; limits a minor 12 or 13 years of age to one youth sporting event per week.
Enacts the New York state money transmission disclosure act; requires each licensee providing a transmission transaction which involves currency of one country into the currency of another country to provide the customer with a written disclosure; authorizes the superintendent of financial services to implement any necessary rules and regulations.
Establishes the Cannabis Community Reinvestment Act; includes requirements for cannabis operators; includes the obligation to reinvest in communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition including, if applicable, the community such operator is located in; provides for the review of reinvestment plans by the department of financial services.
Establishes the state financial literacy fund which provides funding for project grants to organizations in order to establish financial capability and financial literacy programs, products content and/or services for at-risk populations in New York.
Requires applicants for a license to grow adult-use or medical cannabis to submit an energy efficiency plan to the department of agriculture and markets; sets resource efficiency requirements for such cannabis growers.
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
Establishes the "New York public banking act"; authorizes municipal and other local governments to form and control public banks through the ownership of capital stock or other ownership interests, and to loan or grant public funds or lend public credit to such public banks for the public purposes of achieving cost savings, strengthening local economies, supporting community economic development, and addressing infrastructure and housing needs for localities.