Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips.
Establishes a no fare program for students in grades kindergarten through twelve traveling on ferries.
Provides grants to SUNY schools, CUNY schools, and certain other degree-granting colleges and universities in NY to provide support and services for students with disabilities for postsecondary success.
Creates a disabled person retrofit tax credit.
Relates to establishing Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Diwali, Tihar, Bandi Chhor Divas and Onam as school holidays.
Relates to establishing residential treatment facilities as an alternative to incarceration designated by the commissioner for the care and treatment of persons with serious mental illness who are accused of at least one felony level crime.
Prohibits charging a fee to obtain a certified copy or certified transcript of birth when the department of corrections and community supervision or a local correctional facility requests such for an individual under community supervision in connection with his or her ongoing supervision in the community.
Relates to an increase in punishment for certain actions against on-duty auxiliary police officers such as criminally negligent homicide, assault or menacing of such officer.
Provides exemption for first time home buyers from a mortgage or recording tax imposed by a municipality pursuant to article 11 of the tax law; directs commissioner of taxation and finance to establish qualifications and procedures for obtaining such exemption.
Relates to the reimbursement of out-of-network providers of clinical laboratory services by organizations providing or offering comprehensive health services plans.
