Adds employees of the office of children and family services to the list of public employees for which prevention of duties constitutes assault in the second degree.
Reduces the period of notice required to be given when a written demand for rent is served on a tenant after the tenant has defaulted in the payment of rent and the period of notice to be given serving a warrant issued pursuant to a final judgment of eviction from fourteen days to seven days.
Relates to the definition of wiretapping by requiring the party recording the conversation to receive the consent of both parties present for the recording to be legal.
Provides a filing extension for the "enhanced" STAR exemption to initial applicants provided that such applicants have not been granted such extension before and such applicants are otherwise entitled to the exemption.
Increases the maximum amount of individual awards for the physician loan repayment program and physician practice support program to encourage physicians to practice in underserved areas.
Relates to summaries of readable and understandable insurance policies which shall include the limits of insurance, the term of the policy, the amount of annual premium and the amount of deductibles and a statement.
Enacts the "New York Power Authority Public Renewables Standby Act"; authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to support the goal of the climate leadership and community protection act by entering into contracts with companies, not subject to the public service commission's cost-of-service ratemaking, to procure through a competitive process the power and/or renewable energy credits from any renewable energy project in New York state; increases the number of trustees of the power authority to seventeen.
Authorizes and directs the commissioner of the office of general services to commission the flag design committee of the North American Vexillological Association to design a new state flag.
Prohibits provisions in any waiver, settlement, agreement or other resolution of any claim where the foundation for which is an alleged violation of the labor law or article fifteen of the executive law, that prevent the disclosure of the employee's workplace experience with the employer.
Prohibits utility corporations from charging customers for gas or electric service which was rendered more than two months prior to the mailing of the first bill to the customer; requires utility corporations to provide a two-year history of charges in their bills.