Establishes protections for adults sixty years of age or older, or at least the age of eighteen and who, because of mental or physical impairments, are unable to manage their own resources or protect themselves from financial exploitation without assistance from others.
Amends provisions relating to removing the exemption for school psychologists to render early intervention services, in relation to the effectiveness thereof.
Relates to protecting the communication rights of individuals with disabilities; provides that each person with a disability has the right to communicate in their preferred manner.
Permits on-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from off-premises retail licensees and off-premises retail licensees to purchase wine and liquor from on-premises retail licensees.
Relates to hotel and motel taxes in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs; increases the allowable amount of tax imposed by the county; removes exemptions for properties having less than 4 units; relates to the disposition of tax revenues collected; eliminates an advisory committee.
Requires all insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide coverage for maternity patients and their newborns for hospital stays of at least 48 hours following childbirth by natural delivery and 96 hours following childbirth by caesarean section; provides such coverage for patients who are recipients of medicaid.
Relates to special provisions for the operation of bicycles when approaching stop signs and traffic-control signals including steady circular red signals and red arrow signals.
Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain lands in the town of Wilton, county of Saratoga, to the Veterans and Community Housing Coalition.
Establishes the New York state equine industry board, to advise and make recommendations to the state agencies on state government plans, policies and programs affecting all aspects of equine industry, and in such areas as its experience and studies may indicate to be appropriate.
Relates to authorizing and regulating the use of electronic bell jar vending machines; requires responsible placement and operation of electronic bell jar vending machines; allows for geographic considerations for such machine placement.
Includes not-for-profit corporations and public television or radio corporations in the definition of business entity; allows such entities to claim the newspaper and broadcast media jobs tax credit.
Authorizes the village of Round Lake, county of Saratoga to establish a demonstration program imposing monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure of an operator thereof to stop for a stop sign in such village.