Designates September 11th Remembrance day as a public holiday.
Provides that an employee whose position is eliminated for certain reasons and who is subsequently transferred to a different agency be entitled to the same hourly salary; retain all accrued sick leave; retain, cash out or use all accrued vacation time; and be paid relocation expenses.
Requires applicants to the department of environmental conservation for permits to disclose information concerning other permits held and/or revoked, enforcement actions, criminal convictions, fees or fines owed, and other information relating to compliance by the applicant or any corporation of which he or she is an officer, director, or large stockholder with state, federal, or foreign environmental laws or regulations and certain other laws.
Requires the board of elections to provide Russian interpreters at certain polling locations in cities having a population in excess of one million people.
Establishes the prohibition against requiring a permit for the singing of the national anthem or the reciting of the pledge of allegiance.
Requires the board of education to ensure that every public elementary and secondary school install at least one emergency alarm for use in non-fire school security emergencies.
Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.
Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act.
Creates a temporary state pesticide commission to study the effects of the application of pesticides in cities with a population of one million or more.
Relates to certificate and permit conditions for dormant power generating facilities that are in layup or out of service.
