Establishes the rural suicide prevention council to identify barriers to mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services and other policies, practices, resources, services, and potential legislation that aim to reduce death by suicide and suicide attempts and acknowledge the demographic and cultural differences in rural communities; makes related provisions.
Grants a preference to New York state businesses in the state contract award process where the New York state business' bid is within five percent of the winning bid.
Provides that the gaming commission may, at its discretion, authorize an increase to the free play limitation for individual video lottery facilities upon illustration of benefit to the state.
Authorizes physicians and pharmacists to enter into collaborative practice medication adherence protocols for their patients; makes permanent certain provisions relating to authorizing pharmacists to perform with physicians in certain settings.
Relates to mortgage guaranty insurance; allows for withdrawals from the contingency reserve if the superintendent determines that such withdrawals will not be harmful to policy holders.
Establishes a legal services veterans tax credit of up to $1,500 for any attorney who performs a minimum of fifty hours of pro bono legal services to a veteran or disabled veteran during a taxable year; provides that such services shall include, but not be limited to, veteran's benefits and appeals, military discharges and upgrades, public benefits, evictions and foreclosures, and consumer debt issues.
Sets the number of petitioners necessary to call for a vote on increasing the amount of funding of the annual contribution for the operating budget of a registered public or free association library at twenty-five qualified voters of a municipality.
Establishes a thirteen member marine fisheries licensing task force to make recommendations within the department of environmental conservation for proposed laws and regulations for commercial licensing of marine fisheries; requires a report to the legislature and governor; makes related provisions.
Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the authority of the village of Plandome Manor to enter into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens or to pledge such liens as collateral for a loan.