Establishes the office of the deaf and hard of hearing, and the deaf and hard of hearing advisory council.
Reduces the number of new jobs which must be created by an applicant for eligibility under the excelsior jobs program.
Provides that the election of chief and assistant chief by a fire department may be on the same day as the day of election of the fire department's election of administration officers.
Relates to the definition of tuition for children with handicapping conditions.
Authorizes the free use of campsites to any person who is semi-ambulatory.
Relates to providing for multi-formatted services menus for the cognitively impaired on websites operated by certain state agencies; includes the department of health, office for people with developmental disabilities and the office of mental health.
Provides that where children with disabilities are placed in out-of-state facilities, the state shall provide for all special services or programs.
Requires a three year moratorium on unfunded mandates from the legislature; invalidates legislation that does not contain a detailed fiscal note identifying a funding source for certain costs to a political subdivision; restores the mandate relief council.
Relates to the regulation of short-term rental units; authorizes short-term rental units and requires short-term rental hosts to register each unit with the division of housing and community renewal; establishes that occupancies of a short-term rental unit shall be subject to taxes and fees pursuant to articles twenty-eight and twenty-nine of the tax law and applicable local laws.
Relates to the number of prior suspensions needed to qualify for aggravated unlicensed operation in the first degree and aggravated unlicensed operation in the second degree.
