Requires the state to provide state funds to community colleges for additional operating costs associated with an increase in the state minimum wage; requires the board of trustees of community colleges to report to the state comptroller on an annual basis the amount of such additional operating costs.
Asm. Ed Ra
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Increases the minimum tuition assistance program award; increases the maximum parental income amount.
Relates to protecting witnesses in criminal prosecutions from intimidation and threats by permitting the court to withhold disclosure of names and other information if the court finds on the record that such witness is subject to potential intimidation, violence or threats.
Repeals provisions dealing with discovery and the ability for a defendant to request access to a crime scene or other relevant premises.
Designates offenses against law enforcement officers as hate crimes and designates making graffiti as a specified offense.
Authorizes the issuance of "I Support Music Education" distinctive plates and establishes the "I support music education" fund.
Directs the public service commission in consultation with NYSERDA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generation within nine months after the effective date and every four years thereafter.
Provides for the licensing of vision impairment specialists.
Relates to authorizing small business tax-deferred savings accounts.
Creates the non-partisan office of policy research and analysis.