Increases the purchasing age for tobacco products from eighteen to nineteen.
Increases the jurisdictional limit from $3,000 to $5,000 for justice courts.
Relates to developing and implementing programs to prevent workplace violence in public schools.
Establishes an international division within the department of state to establish and maintain international sister state relationships.
Requires primary care physicians to post certain information detailing how parents or guardians of infants and children can subscribe to the United States consumer product safety commission's e-mail subscription lists.
Restricts insurers from demanding intrusive personal, financial and tax information from insureds as a standard practice in processing ordinary theft claims where no special circumstances warranting a demand for such information exists.
Expands the definition of unfair educational practices.
Requires the replacement of lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures in buildings in New York City constructed between 1950 and 1978 that are used as schools; exempts buildings that have replaced lighting ballasts and lighting fixtures not containing PCBs; requires the testing of each area post-replacement for the presence of PCBs; requires the posting of test results on the NYC department of education website; authorizes the NYC department of education to seek state and federal funding to accomplish the required replacement; requires the promulgation of regulations by the state department of education.
Relates to a moratorium on permit renewals within Queens county to withdraw water from the Lloyd Sands; provides that such permits may be renewed where it is necessary to comply with an exigent need in response to emergency water supply shortage and prolonged multi-year upstate drought conditions.
Establishes a demonstration program requiring the local social services district of the county of Nassau to provide electronic monitoring devices to victims of domestic violence who are likely to come into contact with the perpetrator of such violence; such devices shall, when activated, notify the appropriate local authorities that the person is in danger; requires such county to report to the office of children and family services on a quarterly basis; directs the office of children and family services to report to the governor and legislature on such program.
