Prohibits the registration of certain stretch limousines ten or more years of age or with over three hundred fifty-thousand miles.
Grants a sales and compensating use tax exemption for the sale of items designed to ensure the safe handling and storage of firearms including safe storage depositories, firearm safety locks and trigger locks.
Establishes the New York state clean energy tech production program as a self-directed program for industrial, commercial and large users in order to stimulate the growth and adoption of more efficient use of energy, greater use of advanced energy management products, deeper penetration of renewable energy resources, wider deployment of "distributed" energy resources, and storage.
Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to create a staffing plan for workforce emergencies when experiencing staffing shortages.
Establishes a commission to study and report on the potential implementation of staggered work start and end times for a percentage of state workers to alleviate traffic congestion on the New York state thruway and Adirondack northway during peak commuter travel times.
Establishes the statewide group home families working group; provides that duties include informing and advising the commissioner as to matters of importance for persons with developmental disabilities residing in group homes and their families and guardians, providing recommendations for statewide and regional priorities and goals for individuals residing in group homes and families and guardians of individuals residing in group homes, advising the commissioner on such other matters related to group homes as the statewide group home families working group deems relevant, holding regional public meetings to solicit and receive input from residents of group homes and family members and guardians of residents of group homes, and any matter relating to the performance of their duties with relation to individuals in group homes and on policies, goals, budget and operation of group homes.
Requires vision screening in public schools using examination devices and testing methods as may be authorized in the regulations of the commissioner of education, including but not limited to, the Snellen Eye Test Chart and automated vision screening devices.
Relates to sentencing for the crime of aggravated cruelty to animals; removes the two year imprisonment cap.
Allows livestock owners to purchase and possess rabies vaccine and to vaccinate their livestock against rabies during emergency rabies outbreak situations as determined by the commissioner of health; provides for the expiration and repeal of such provisions after two years; defines livestock for the purpose of this section.
Prohibits certain enumerated child care facilities from employing or using as volunteers, persons convicted of certain enumerated offenses; allows the facilities to have access to criminal records of its volunteers and employees and prospective volunteers and employees.
