Increases the state discretionary buying threshold without a formal competitive process for certain commodities from certain businesses, including construction services.
Expands the total enrollment percentage standard for school districts located in a city with a population of one million or more from applying to initial charter school applications to all charter school applications.
Extends certain exemptions from regulatory requirements necessitating prior approval of rates and forms for large, commercial insureds and special risks and to make changes to certain notice requirements.
Provides for requirements for rainwater harvesting designed to temporarily store stormwater runoff for detention or re-use through retention, may assist in meeting stormwater runoff reduction goals.
Establishes the power plant tax assessment challenge reserve fund to prevent increases in the Northport-East Northport union free school district's real property tax levy and/or tax rate resulting from decreases in revenue or taxes or a significant shift in tax liability due to a tax certiorari settlement or judgment; defines terms; makes related provisions.
Relates to authorizing state university police, regional state park police and detective investigators for the office of the attorney general to receive additional service credit in an optional twenty year retirement plan.
Includes fuel-flexible linear generators which do not utilize a fossil fuel resource in the process of generating electricity as qualifying as renewable energy systems.
Prohibits a law enforcement officer from stopping, arresting, or detaining the operator of a motor vehicle or bicycle, or a pedestrian for certain minor violations of the vehicle and traffic law or based on suspicion or probable cause to believe that the driver or any passenger in the vehicle has an outstanding warrant; provides for the suppression or exclusion of evidence obtained in violation of such provisions; relates to the duties of the division of criminal justice services.
Creates the office of emerging technology; provides for its functions and duties; requires the office to submit a report to the governor and the legislature.
Eliminates the restriction on class actions involving a penalty or minimum recovery; adds language expressly permitting class actions against governmental entities.