Provides an optional tax exemption for property operating as a child day care that localities can opt into through local law.
Eliminates the annual service charge on issuance of special number plates to veterans of the armed forces.
Prohibits a city, town, village or of a joint water district from imposing certain levies, charges, taxes or assessments on a property which uses private well water for its water supply; prohibits a city, town or village from imposing certain levies, charges, taxes or assessments on a property which uses a septic system for treatment of waste water.
Enacts the "New York state waste recycling and reduction act" to require each commercial building in the state to recycle paper products and single-use plastic products produced or used on site.
Prohibits the cultivation, processing, distribution and sale of edible cannabis products, flavored cannabis vape cartridges and other flavored cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the labeling or packaging of cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the advertisement of cannabis products.
Prohibits the release, on parole or otherwise, of persons convicted of first degree murder.
Allows a police officer or district attorney certain discretion with respect to the obligation to file an application for extreme risk protection order.
Creates a crime data clearinghouse within the department of criminal justice services; requires such department produces a report on such data.
Establishes certain statewide literacy education programs including standards for an early education program, statewide parents as teachers program, a reading program to provide direct support for and intervention in intensive reading intervention services, and the district reading intervention program.
Requires new teachers applying for certification or a license including childhood education teachers, early education teachers, special education teachers, or reading specialists to have completed training for evidence-based reading instruction.
