Adds certain properties located in a city of one million or more to the definition of a qualified historic home for the historic homeownership rehabilitation credit.
Allocates the Amistad commission to work alongside the department of education and on behalf of students in the state; repeals certain provisions relating to the Amistad commission; requires schools in the state to provide curriculum relating to Black history, slavery, and race.
Provides additional enforcement of housing maintenance code violations in the city of New York; requires the department of housing preservation and development to produce a list of owners/landlords with multiple violations; directs HPD to commence proceedings to be appointed as the administrator of buildings with multiple, longstanding violations; provides additional penalties.
Authorizes people who transport a severely disabled person as an eligible person to receive disabled person plates; defines who qualifies as eligible persons.
Establishes the Cannabis Community Reinvestment Act; includes requirements for cannabis operators; includes the obligation to reinvest in communities disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition including, if applicable, the community such operator is located in; provides for the review of reinvestment plans by the department of financial services.
Requires a public housing authority to file in the office of the commissioner of housing and community renewal and with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a physical needs assessment every five years; defines "physical needs assessment".
Directs the advisory panel on employee-owned enterprises to evaluate barriers to certification as MWBEs for employee-owned businesses and recommend strategies for continuation of certified business enterprises upon the transfer or sale of such business; extends the expiration date of the panel.
Relates to providing timely and up-front payments from the state to small not-for-profit corporations; enables the competitiveness of smaller not-for-profit corporations serving the state.