Prohibits a retail business from directing an employee to engage in human billboard activities during extreme temperatures.
Prohibits using toxic ammunition in the taking of wildlife; allows any federally approved nontoxic ammunition in the taking of wildlife.
Requires the state to provide reimbursement of certain costs and benefits incurred as a result of an injury occurring during a mutual aid call.
Enacts the "patient privacy protection act"; prohibits ex-parte interviews of other party's treating physicians or health care providers in personal injury, medical, dental, or podiatric malpractice, or wrongful death actions.
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.
Enacts the "all-electric building act"; provides that the state energy conservation construction code shall prohibit infrastructure, building systems, or equipment used for the combustion of fossil fuels in new construction statewide no later than December 31, 2023 if the building is less than seven stories and July 1, 2027 if the building is seven stories or more.
Provides reimbursement to districts for any student attending a boards of cooperative educational services program.
Increases the minimum insurance coverage required for motor vehicles registered and/or operated within the state of New York; for injury or death to one person in any one accident, increases the limits required from $25,000 to $50,000 for bodily injury and from $50,000 to $100,000 for death, for injury or death to more than one person in any one accident, increases the limits required from $50,000 to $100,000 for bodily injury and from $100,000 to $200,000 for death, and for third party property damage in any one accident, increases the limits required from $10,000 to $25,000.
Establishes the task force on education funding and property tax reform within the education department to conduct a comprehensive study and provide recommendations on education funding and the role of property taxes in funding New York's education system.
Directs the state board of elections to create a plan to permit voting by mail in the event of a natural disaster or state of emergency.
