Allows the higher education services corporation to consider an applicant's change in income due to the loss of employment in determining eligibility and award amount for the tuition assistance program; provides for the repeal of such provisions on December 31, 2024.
Enacts the tropical rainforest economic & environmental sustainability act requiring that companies contracting with the state do not contribute to tropical forest degradation or deforestation directly or through their supply chains; establishes the supply chain transparency assistance program to assist small and medium-sized businesses and minority and women-owned businesses in achieving compliant supply chains.
Directs the New York city transit authority and metropolitan transportation authority to ensure the proper operation of security cameras at subway stations and report thereon.
Requires the Long Island Rail Road, the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, and the New York City Transit Authority establish a no fare program for the transportation of certain active duty, uniform police officers.
Authorizes towns to adopt, amend or repeal local laws to impose a surcharge per telephone line per month on the customers of every service supplier within such town to pay for the costs associated with obtaining, operating and maintaining an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system to serve such town.
Provides a tax exemption for real property owned by a person in active military service of the United States and their spouse to the extent of fifteen percent of the assessed value of such property.
Provides any entity which leases excavation equipment to the public with the telephone number of the system and a sample or model notice informing lessees of excavation equipment of the system and their responsibilities relating to the protection of underground facilities.
Relates to the name of the Rockland County Solid Waste Authority; subjects such authority to regulation by the department of agriculture and markets; eliminates the ability of the authority to allow a subsidiary to perform certain functions relating to the care of unwanted animals; makes a technical change; relates to public authorities providing shelter services for the care of unwanted animals.
Waives the registration fee and service charge for distinctive plates for volunteer firefighters and members of volunteer ambulance services where the applicant has attended twenty-five percent or more of the emergency calls for the previous year.
Extends eligibility for the farm employer overtime tax credit to certain professional employer organizations that are in a contractual relationship with an eligible farm employer.
Establishes the shovel-ready housing program under which certain municipalities, at their option, may pre-authorize parcels of property for the construction of housing; establishes a shovel-ready community tax rebate for taxpayers residing in municipalities that opt-in to the shovel-ready housing program; provides for annual apportionment to municipalities that have certified participation in the shovel-ready housing program.
Designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree as a class E felony; designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the second degree as a class D violent felony offense; designates unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle in the first degree as a class B violent felony offense.
Expands the definition of mental health care provider to include licensed mental health counselors and licensed marriage and family therapists, for purposes of certain sex offenses committed during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination.