Relates to creating a vacant redevelopment commercial property exemption.
Establishes the student loan borrower bill of rights to protect borrowers and ensure that student loan servicers act more as loan counselors than debt collectors.
Requires forfeiture of vehicles for six months for a second DWI offense and permanent forfeiture and registration denial for the third DWI offense; prohibits the issuance of a new license where there are two DWI convictions where physical injury has resulted from each offense.
Relates to the disclosure of charitable fund disbursements after donations; requires any charitable organization, professional fund raiser, or professional solicitor to disclose ex-post facto the allocation of disbursements in written communication sent following the donation; provides such disclosure to include the dollar amount allocated toward charitable purposes.
Establishes voluntary licensure of master electricians by the department of state.
Relates to enacting the "Endoscope Reform Act"; requires the commissioner of health to promulgate rules and regulations to govern the practice of all upper endoscopic procedures and to prescribe an upper endoscopic patient's bill of rights.
Establishes the class E felony offense of assault on a teacher for the intentional causing of physical injury to a teacher while upon school grounds.
Requires public schools to display a poster depicting first aid procedures used to treat a person who is choking.
Requires county medical examiners or coroners to give the state police forensic laboratory DNA samples of deceased persons or unidentified body parts for the purpose of classification and for the state police to forward the samples to the state division of criminal justice services for the purpose of comparison to attempt to determine identity and for the purpose of filing; also provides for the forwarding of records to the National Crime Information Center upon such center adopting a policy to accept such records.
Relates to directing all hospitals and medical professionals to inquire whether a patient has previously participated in in-patient or out-patient services and to report such findings the the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).
