Places a limit on the annual salary of state officers and employees.
Relates to requiring mandatory dissemination of information when a child under the age of eighteen is believed to be abducted or an autistic child is missing, and such children are believed to be in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
Relates to requiring businesses to meet certain green requirements to be eligible for the START-UP NY program; businesses operating in newly constructed buildings shall be powered by at least thirty-five percent alternative energy; businesses operating in already existing buildings shall utilize at least forty-five percent less electricity than neighboring businesses of similar size and business type.
Requires merchants to accept cash as payment for goods and services; permits the superintendent of financial services to provide exemptions based on certain criteria.
Requires that all comments and testimony made by a third party either in support or opposition in a parole hearing shall be considered when coming to a decision; adds provisions relating to confidentiality of victim statements.
Relates to requiring the commissioner of education to create a competition among SUNY and CUNY schools with prizes going to the schools that produce the most cost-efficient method of reducing CO2 emissions; the top three schools shall receive a cash prize which shall be used to improve environmental programs at the university.
Includes electronic cigarettes in the regulation of tobacco products; relates to the distribution and transportation of such products.
Requires health insurers to provide coverage for long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne related pathogens.
Requires additional labels on clothing composed of more than fifty percent synthetic material to notify consumers such clothing sheds plastic microfibers when washed.
Relates to a real property tax freeze for individuals 65 years of age or older.
