Enacts the "Benny A. Lyde's Law"; makes the sentence for an offense committed against an individual twenty-one years of age or younger a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 30 years.
Relates to approvals, modifications and rejections of smart school investment plans by the smart schools review board; requires the board to meet on a monthly basis; provide notification of rejections or modifications within seven days; and make payments within thirty days of approval.
Relates to the information which must be included on applications for absentee ballots for school district elections.
Authorizes the issuance of a custom distiller's endorsement to a holder of a farm distillery license; such endorsement authorizes holders to manufacture liquor to the order of specific persons.
Relates to tax credits for qualified pass-through manufacturers; provides a definition for qualified pass-through manufacturers.
Authorizes municipalities and districts to enter into cooperative agreements for the provision of centralized public employee administrative and personnel services; provides for health insurance coverage of municipal employees pursuant to standardized health insurance contracts; and authorizes the provision of reduced premiums for municipal health insurance plans which offer wellness programs.
Creates a tax credit for small businesses which suffer a financial loss due to state or local infrastructure projects; provides that to qualify for such credit the business shall have suffered a financial loss of at least twenty-five percent of their projected revenue for the taxable year as a direct result of such state or local infrastructure project.
Increases the number of New York state incubator hot spots from five to ten; makes related provisions.
Enacts provisions governing the conduct of audits of pharmacies by pharmacy benefit managers; provides timeframes for reports, specifies documentation to be used; exempts certain investigations.
Requires that any ballot proposition creating a state debt shall contain an estimate of the amortization period and the total expected debt service payable thereon until the bonds issued pursuant to such proposition are retired; relates to deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; provides that at least 10% of any surplus shall be used to pay down state debt.
