Mandates remote access to public meetings; establishes a fund to assist in implementing such access.
Relates to the completion and funding of environmental restoration projects.
Requires the commissioner of health to establish regional minimum hourly base reimbursement rates for home care aides.
Provides for restructuring unsustainable sovereign and subnational debt; provides a voluntary petition for relief may be filed with the state.
Increases the base benefit amount for computation of pension cost-of-living adjustments.
Directs the city comptroller of the city of New York to conduct annual audits of compliance with the affordable New York housing program.
Authorizes exemptions from school district real property taxes for volunteer firefighters residing in such school district.
Provides that a policy of this state should be to increase housing options and opportunities, including but not limited to affordable, and workforce and senior housing.
Enacts the feathered lives also count act directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and the legislature.
Provides that no incarcerated individual in any state or local prison, penitentiary, jail or reformatory shall be compelled or induced to provide labor against their will.
