Exempts citywide/community education councils (CCECs), school leadership teams (SLTs) and district leadership teams (DLTs) from the in-person quorum requirements for videoconferencing by public bodies.
Requires consideration of an offerer's compliance with the New York state climate leadership and community protection act in certain procurement contracts.
Requires that all female-designated and gender-neutral bathrooms in the state of New York provide menstrual products at no cost.
Enacts the "crash victims bill of rights"; requires accident reports to be delivered to victims of accidents or their next of kin; requires victim impact statements to be delivered at traffic infraction hearings by injured parties or their next of kin; requires employers to grant leave of absence to employees delivering a victim impact statement at a traffic infraction hearing; directs the superintendent of financial services to conduct a study and complete a report on certain automobile crash information.
Suspends the registration of a vehicle which has been documented five times within a twelve month period by a photo violation monitoring device for failure of an operator thereof to comply with traffic-control indications for a period of six months.
Establishes liaison officers, regional contacts and campus contacts to assist college students experiencing homelessness to find housing; prioritizes access to housing; waives certain fees for students experiencing homelessness; establishes a pilot program to increase enrollment, attendance and success in college for students experiencing homelessness.
Prohibits the use of chemical agents by police officers against minors under the age of eighteen.
Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.
Provides for the advance payment of the earned income tax credit to qualifying employees.
Extends the time period from eighteen years to twenty-five years that a school shall be guaranteed recovery of energy performance contract costs from energy savings incurred by school districts over that time period.
