Redesignates certain sex, prostitution, obscenity and sexual performance offenses committed against a child as class A-I felonies with a sentence of life imprisonment without parole.
Establishes the class A-I felony of criminal use of a firearm for possessing a deadly weapon or displaying what appears to be or is a rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm during the commission of a class A or violent felony; repeals the offenses of criminal use of a firearm in the first and second degrees.
Prohibits the expenditure of state, local and public authority moneys relating to any civilian criminal trial of enemy combatants for acts of terrorism in any federal court in the state of New York.
Prohibits sex offenders from operating automobiles participating in mobile application based transportation networks or being employed by such transportation networks.
Allows for paratransit eligible for paratransit eligible individuals who are at least eighty years old, to be required only to present correspondence from a licensed physician, dated within the preceding thirty days, indicating that the paratransit service is still necessary for the individual to make a single application for paratransit services; provides that once approved, such individuals shall be exempt from all certification requirements.
Relates to exemptions from sales and use tax for books, candy, pictures, posters, trinkets, or any item containing a logo, collectable or seasonal item sold at a book fair or program.
Provides for the registration and regulation of pet groomers; establishes standards of care, training and testing; provides such applicant must be at least eighteen years of age.
Provides that when the governor declares a weather related state of emergency in a city having a population of one million or more, all public and private elementary and secondary schools shall be closed and remain closed until such emergency is terminated.
Relates to the statewide presumptive eligibility standard; authorizes local social services districts to utilize child care block grant funds for the presumptive eligibility period.
Relates to prevailing wage requirements applicable to public works and certain construction projects performed under private contract and paid for with public funds.