Creates a veteran's home and land ownership loan program to provide loans to veterans to purchase homes or unimproved land suitable for building; requires such loans to be secured by a second mortgage.
Relates to enhanced aid and incentives for municipalities; provides that enhanced aid and incentives for municipalities will be apportioned to eligible municipalities by the director of the budget on a per-capita basis, based on population.
Establishes the parole board accountability act which requires incarcerated individuals who are released on parole, via a vote that is not unanimous, be placed in the community where one of the two board members primarily reside; establishes the procedure of which of the two board member's community the releasee shall be released to.
Increases the number of members on the farm laborers wage board from three to five; adds as members the commissioner of agriculture and markets and a member appointed by the Dean of the Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Enacts the New York state product promotion act; requires the commissioner of economic development to develop and implement the New York state product promotion program; further requires such commissioner to establish and maintain an internet registry to highlight businesses that manufacture or produce products in this state; allows the department of economic development to charge a reasonable fee to cover such administrative costs; requires the commissioner to create a product label with the registry address to help identify such products.
Requires the board of elections to check all registered voter's citizenship and lawful permanent resident status; requires all voters to show government issued identification to vote.
Relates to segregated confinement; provides that certain incarcerated individuals shall not be placed in a residential rehabilitation unit; makes related provisions.
Creates a tax credit for small businesses that sell a certain percentage of products produced in New York state; provides such small businesses include independently or privately-owned cafes, restaurants, eateries, bars, pubs, breweries, distilleries, orchards, food trucks, retail stores, farm stands, hotels, or motels.