Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.
Establishes the clean fuel standard of 2024; provides such standard is intended to reduce greenhouse gas intensity from the on-road transportation sector, with further reductions to be implemented based upon advances in technology.
Requires employees and independent contractors to notify employers and contractors within three hours after receiving a positive result of a test for COVID-19; provides penalties for violations.
Requires the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations requiring nursing homes and residential health care facilities to test all residents of such nursing homes and residential healthcare facilities for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Relates to updating the driver's manual provided to accepted learner's permit applicants and driver education courses to include a description of law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the actions a motorist shall take during such stop including appropriate interactions with such officers.
Establishes a uterine fibroids awareness and education program on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of uterine fibroids and the elevated risk for minority women.
Establishes the consolidated assistance program for EMS departments which creates a sustainable state financing mechanism for emergency medical services.
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
Prohibits fraudulent absentee ballot drop-off boxes or receptacles by making it a felony for anyone other than the board of elections to erect, display or maintain an absentee ballot drop-off box or receptacle.