Provides protections for telecommunications tower technicians, including requiring certain trainings during work hours without a loss of pay; requires certain reporting by bidders for telecommunication contracts.
Requires every person, corporation, association or partnership who rents helmets or provides helmets to customers as part of their business to ensure that such helmets are undamaged.
Requires all dwellings in projects located within the state to include braille labeling on all room numbers, elevator buttons, and directional signage in common areas in such dwellings.
Establishes a retirement service credit for volunteer fire or emergency service.
Establishes a veteran tax deduction.
Enacts the "New York State pedestrian right-of-way protection act" which makes it an unclassified misdemeanor to stop, stand or park a vehicle in a pedestrian right-of-way.
Restricts consecutive hours of work for health care workers except in the case of certain emergencies and surgical procedures.
Establishes the shovel-ready housing program under which certain municipalities, at their option, may pre-authorize parcels of property for the construction of housing; establishes a shovel-ready community tax rebate for taxpayers residing in municipalities that opt-in to the shovel-ready housing program; provides for annual apportionment to municipalities that have certified participation in the shovel-ready housing program.
Directs the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to develop and implement a program to replace all EBT cards issued in the state which utilize magnetic strips with cards that utilize chip technology.
