Relates to minority-owned and women-owned business enterprises in relation to state contracts.
Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, he or she must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.
Removes the requirement that farm vehicles pay the metropolitan commuter transportation district (MCTD) supplemental registration fee.
Relates to the confidentiality of the identity of undercover officers.
Requires the notification of a public utility company's or municipality's customers when the supply rate increases by at least forty percent and to notify such customers of bill assistance programs by posting on the utility company's website.
Establishes the "Purple Star School Program" to assist military-connected students and to recognize the value of military service and civic responsibility.
Relates to appointments to the cannabis control board; relates to seed-to-sale tracking and reporting for registered cannabis organizations; relates to state and local inspections of registered cannabis organizations.
Continues the New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School Program in this state; requires the commissioner to allocate funds for new P-TECH programs for the purposes of preparing eligible academically at-risk and/or economically disadvantaged students for high-skill jobs.
Names the wood frog the official amphibian of the state of New York.
Creates a tax credit for small businesses that sell a certain percentage of products produced in New York state; provides such small businesses include independently or privately-owned cafes, restaurants, eateries, bars, pubs, breweries, distilleries, orchards, food trucks, retail stores, farm stands, hotels, or motels.
