Imposes an excise tax on the gross receipts of the sales of firearms, major components of firearms and ammunition; establishes the gun violence prevention and school safety fund.
Permits tuition assistance program awards to be made to part-time students enrolled in certain degree granting institutions chartered or authorized by the New York state board of regents.
Prohibits any cannabis related advertisements in establishments within a certain distance from schools; increases penalties for prohibited advertisement of tobacco and cannabis products; requires enforcement inspections.
Increases the cap on earnings for eligible individuals with no dependents receiving tuition assistance program awards from ten thousand to thirty thousand dollars.
Enacts the "making equitable and alternative lunches (MEAL) act"; requires a public school to offer a plant-based food option, a halal food option and a kosher food option as an alternative to every meal or snack offered in food service to any student who chooses such alternative meal or snack as an option.
Relates to the scope of responsibilities of the office of addiction services and supports; defines addiction professional.
Creates a civil cause of action for the manufacture, sale, or distribution of assault weapons or ghost guns within the state; aiding and abetting such manufacture, sale or distribution; or intending to aid and abet in such manufacture, sale or distribution; provides for a civil remedy of ten thousand dollars per violation.
Directs the commissioner of health to provide authorizations to all fiscal intermediaries that timely submit a request for authorization prior to January 1, 2024; details information required for such authorizations; makes related provisions.
Extends the timeline for the return of security deposits for residential rental agreements from fourteen days to thirty days.
Increases the income eligibility threshold for the tuition assistance program up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
