Establishes a special fund to examine and evaluate current research and progress in the development of a Lyme disease vaccine.
Relates to creating autism teams in hospitals; requires the department of health to design a pilot program to develop one "autism team" who may be called upon should a patient with autism come to a hospital; provides that members of the autism team shall be knowledgeable about autism and communication difficulties many people with autism have and advise physicians and other staff on how to communicate with patients with autism.
Relates to establishing an electronic monitoring program for certain children and adults; establishes a program where local law enforcement agencies shall provide electronic monitoring devices to parents or guardians to be worn by children or adults with autism spectrum disorder, developmental disability, Alzheimer's disease or other dementia, or any other cognitive disorder; provides such devices shall be used by law enforcement agencies to locate missing children or adults.
Prohibits certain enumerated child care facilities from employing or using as volunteers, persons convicted of certain enumerated offenses; also allows the facilities to have access to criminal records of its volunteers and employees and prospective volunteers and employees.
Provides an extension for payment of real property taxes owed by landlords who own five or less rental units when a tenant of a unit located on such real property has withheld rent payments for a period of one hundred eighty days after the expiration of the state of emergency.
Authorizes Stephen Ferraro and Stephen Porcello to take the competitive civil service examination and be placed on the eligible list for appointment as full-time police officers for the village of St. Johnsville, county of Montgomery.
Establishes March 13 as a day of commemoration to be known as "K9 Veterans Day".
Relates to the use of locomotive horns at private highway-rail grade crossings; use of locomotive horn in the locomotive engineer's sole judgment, is appropriate in order to prevent imminent injury, death, or property damage.
Relates to obligations with respect to contracts with business enterprises which employ individuals with disabilities; defines qualified business enterprise as any business concern which employs a workforce consisting of at least fifteen percent employees with disabilities and has been certified under this section; sets goal of five percent of state contracts going to qualified business enterprises; establishes an office of statewide advocate, certification process, and enforcement mechanism.
Creates a moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land by certain localities for an industrial use for one year.
