Asm. Robin Schimminger

Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun sales to criminals; provides that such measures shall be promulgated by the superintendent of state police; restricts premises of sales; requires employee training; prohibits straw purchases; imposes additional license conditions.

Relates to certified public accountants.

Relates to improving evaluations of the potential impact of rules on jobs and employment opportunities.

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding the assistance needed to encourage women and minorities to pursue technology careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Relates to the use of biometric identity verification devices for the purchase of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products; authorizes a licensee, its agent or employee to determine a person's age when purchasing alcoholic beverages or tobacco products by use of a biometric identity verification device; establishes where the use of the device indicates that the person is under the age of twenty-one, the attempted purchase of the alcoholic beverage shall be denied.

Restricts automatic renewal of contracts for electronic and life safety alarm services; makes such automatic renewal provisions unenforceable unless: the automatic renewal offer terms or continuous service offer terms are presented to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous manner; the business or person furnishing the electronic and life safety alarm service obtains the consumer's affirmative consent; and such renewal or continuous service offer provides an acknowledgment of the contract cancellation policy, and information regarding how to cancel in a manner that is capable of being retained by the consumer.

Allows businesses to use funds received from the minority- and women-owned business development and lending program for the purpose of refinancing existing debt.

Provides for expanded ownership in design professional corporations by employee stock ownership plans and non-licensed employees.

Extends provisions of law relating to the sale of municipal notes and bonds of the county of Erie.

Relates to the approval, issuance and renewal of license and permit applications; notices of arrests for certain offenses committed at licensed premises; the sale of alcoholic beverages; the posting of required signs; and geographic exceptions to prohibitions on the issuance of licenses and permits; repeals certain sections of such law relating thereto.