Creates the city university of New York center for excellence in urban education to enhance the quality of teaching in public schools in NYC; establishes the regents public school teacher loan forgiveness program to allocate awards annually to teachers who agree to teach public school in an area of New York state designated by the board of regents as having a shortage of public school teachers.
Requires the terms and conditions of any individual life insurance policy loan to be in writing, be signed by the insured and the agent and contain a signed statement that the agent has explained the terms to the policyholder.
Relates to capital program plans; provides that the MTA shall submit to the MTA capital program review board two capital program plans on or before January 31, 2028 and every fifth year thereafter; provides that all future capital program plans be submitted January 31 of the required years.
Requires that a billing statement delivered to the customer by an energy services company include a side-by-side comparison showing both the price charged by the energy service company for commodity and delivery service during the prior billing period, and the price the customer would have paid had they taken commodity and delivery service from their local utility corporation or municipality; requires an energy service company to provide each of its customers with an annual statement comparing the price charged by the energy service company for commodity and delivery services and other energy-related value-added products over the prior twelve-month period with the price such customer would have paid had they taken commodity and delivery service from their local utility corporation or municipality.
Prohibits fees for any service rendered through a banking organization relating to the use of an electronic benefit transfer card issued by the state or certain departments or agencies thereof.
Provides that for settlements that require a court order, the order, or the judgment in a special proceeding, shall provide for the payment of interest on the settlement amount at the statutory interest rate on judgments.
Provides that the state liquor authority may, with the consent of the applicant, include certain terms and conditions as part of various licenses for on-premises consumption of beer and liquor for the purpose of assuring that the licensed premises are operated in accordance with law and consistent with the public interest; provides that prior to including terms and conditions in a license, the authority shall consult with the applicant and any party entitled to receive notice of the application; provides that the terms and conditions shall be legally enforceable in the same manner as applicable provisions of this chapter or regulations of the authority.
Prohibits the entry of a judgment by confession on amounts due from one or more individuals for personal, family, household, consumer or non-business purposes and on a debt incurred if the principal amount of such debt was less than $5,000,000.
Directs the state energy planning board to conduct a study of natural gas reliability and to prepare a report on the study's findings and legislative recommendations.
Provides for initiative and referendum and recall; empowers the electors with the ability to propose statutes and amendments to the constitution, approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes, and remove elective officers.
Establishes the COVID-19 nursing home commission to investigate the governor's administration and the department of health's conduct with regard to nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Relates to limits on the slot machine tax rate, and to disposition of gaming revenues at a vendor track located within Oneida county within fifteen miles of a Native American class III gaming facility.