Prohibits health care practitioners from performing a virginity examination or supervising the performance of a virginity examination on a patient; defines "virginity examination".
Requires managed care providers to annually provide each participant in their programs with a written list of mail-order pharmacies with which the managed care provider has a contract for coverage of prescription drugs.
Requires that every lease signature package provided to a tenant by a landlord or the landlord's agent shall include a New York State Voter Registration Form for each tenant over the age of eighteen years and information directing the tenant or tenants to the board of elections website.
Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits state agencies and local governments from denying government contracts based on protected characteristics like race, gender, disability, or sexual orientation. It directly affects businesses seeking state or local government contracts by requiring that award decisions not consider these factors. The law creates a new division to address discrimination and explicitly allows policies to increase participation by historically underrepresented groups in contracting. The key provision bans discriminatory practices in procurement while permitting targeted efforts to improve diversity.
Allows taxpayers to contribute to the tuition assistance program fund on personal income tax forms; establishes the gifts to the tuition assistance program fund.
Requires human breast milk banks, companies and cooperatives to comply with certain standards; provides for education and support of certain breastfeeding mothers.
Establishes a tax credit for individuals who serve or are employed as a direct support professional, or direct care worker, up to five thousand dollars for taxpayers who make less than fifty thousand dollars and phased out for individuals who make over one hundred thousand dollars.
Requires public corporations and agencies to provide written notice to each minority- or women-owned business enterprise that unsuccessfully bid on a contract of the reason or reasons why the business enterprise was unsuccessful in obtaining the contract.
Enacts the "fair college admissions act"; prohibits legacy admissions policies at colleges and universities in New York; declares such policies and practices to be discriminatory and inequitable.
Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.
