Prohibits governmental entities from entering into agreements to house individuals in immigration detention facilities; requires governmental entities to terminate existing contracts for the detention of individuals in immigration detention facilities.
Directs the New York state energy and development authority to establish a ride clean rebate program for electric assist bicycles and electric scooters.
Provides that the commissioner of health shall approve the operating certificate of a midwifery birth center which is accredited by a recognized accrediting organization.
Relates to the practice of applied behavior analysis.
Directs the public service commission to study the feasibility and the costs of burying all or most of the electrical, telephone and internet transmission lines in New York state and to publish and deliver a report of its findings to the governor and the legislature, and requires new electrical, telephone and internet transmission lines to be buried underground.
Directs the commissioner of economic development, in consultation with the commissioner of health, labor and OCFS to study, develop, and implement a long-term strategy to support the growth of the caregiving industry in New York state.
Relates to adding additional chemicals to the list of emerging contaminants; directs the commissioner of health to establish the first list within 90 days and to update the list every three years.
Provides an online absentee ballot tracking system to allow a voter who has submitted an application for an absentee ballot to track the status of an absentee application and an absentee ballot on the state board or local board website.
Establishes the soil health and climate resiliency act; establishes the soil health program to assist farmers in improving the health of their soil; establishes the climate resilient farming initiative to promote and encourage farmers to reduce the effects of farming on climate change and to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change by improving and maintaining water management systems and soil health and resiliency.
Requires the workers' compensation board to appoint the uninsured employers fund as the insurance carrier in cases when the identity of the responsible insurance carrier for the employer cannot be determined within ten days of the filing of a claim and to proceed with hearings and provide notices necessary to process such claim; makes conforming technical changes.
