Prohibits the use of corporal punishment, as defined by the commissioner of education, in schools.
Authorizes non-membership not-for-profit corporations to classify boards through the by-laws and not solely through the certificate of incorporation.
Establishes the pandemic response study commission act to conduct a study of the state's response to COVID-19 and to make recommendations on improvements to the state's public health system; provides for the repeal of such commission upon the completion of the commission's final report.
Relates to information concerning services for human trafficking victims in lactation rooms in Port of New York Authority terminals.
Provides that lactation rooms in service areas which are maintained or operated by the New York state thruway authority shall display information for services related to human trafficking.
Requires information concerning services for human trafficking victims to be provided in lactation rooms in Port Authority bus terminals.
Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, creed, religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, reproductive healthcare and autonomy, be subjected to any discrimination in their civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.
Relates to promoting inmate voter registration and voting by incarcerated people; requires the department of corrections and community supervision to distribute a voter information guide and hold voter information and registration clinics for incarcerated people every other year.
Requires colleges to post campus crime statistics on their website; requires colleges to implement a plan to provide investigation of hate crimes on campus; requires colleges to inform incoming students about hate crime prevention measures.
Provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to organize, sponsor, conduct, promote, or participate in any contest, competition, tournament or derby where the objective of such contest or competition is to take wildlife.
