Authorizes health insurance reimbursement for certified registered nurse anesthetists providing anesthesia services.
Enacts the "New York grid modernization act" to address the aging infrastructure; establishes the grid modernization program; defines terms; creates the smart grid advisory council; makes related changes.
Extends the number of days within a twelve month period a facility may receive reimbursement for a reserved bed.
Prohibits the charging of additional fees for the payment of a wireless communications service bill when such payment is made in person with the assistance of in-store personnel to complete the transaction.
Authorizes the commissioner of labor to promulgate any rules and regulations governing A-weighted sound level of the operations of coin and paper counting devices that such commissioner finds necessary for the protection of the lives, health and safety of employees and of persons lawfully using such machines.
Grants a sales and compensating use tax exemption for books, magazines, pamphlets and other school or library book fair items sold at a school book fair sponsored by a parent-teacher organization, booster club or similar school-based association which supports school activities or sold at a book fair sponsored by library friends or foundations.
Establishes the commission on education in the twenty-first century which shall examine the system of school districts and the delivery of education related services in the state and shall recommend changes to that system.
Directs the NYS Thruway Authority and NYS Bridge Authority to jointly study and report on methods to share services and combine functions and on feasibility of merging as a single entity; requires reports to be issued to the governor and legislature.
Provides that reservoir or watershed real property shall be assessed utilizing the income-expense method.
Prohibits a cable company from receiving tax credits against real property tax for franchise fees collected and remitted by such cable television companies to assessing units.
