Requires that food services at transportation facilities and rest areas owned and operated by certain public authorities remain open seven days a week.
Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage.
Requires any elected or appointed coroner who is not a licensed physician to be a certified nurse practitioner or licensed physician assistant authorized to practice medicine in this state.
Requires health insurance for state officers and employees who receive health insurance benefits from the state to take effect immediately upon employment.
Repeals the tax exempt status of private universities that received real property tax exemptions of one hundred million dollars or more during the prior fiscal year.
Establishes a housing court for actions and proceedings involving the enforcement of state and local laws for the establishment and maintenance of housing standards; requires such court to establish an escrow account; provides that any landlord that owns twenty units or less shall be entitled to free legal services if such landlord can prove a loss of at least twenty percent of rent payments in a calendar year; makes related provisions.
Authorizes the state inspector general to receive and investigate complaints of sexual assault in correctional facilities and other places operated by the department of corrections and community supervision for the confinement of persons; requires the state inspector general to establish protocol and procedures for such reports and investigations.
Requires ice skating rinks maintain a certain indoor air quality and maintain a certificate of acceptable air quality where a resurfacing machine is used.
Clarifies what littering on state park lands includes; exempts the use of ash, sand and salt for the purpose of reducing hazards on roads caused by snow and ice.
Amends the 2023 capital projects budget to allow competitive grants to provide safety and security projects at nonprofit organizations at risk of hate crimes or attacks to be awarded to small businesses as defined by section 131 of the economic development law; expands existing capital grants for nonprofits at risk of hate crimes to small businesses at risk of hate crimes.