Rescinds the anniversary day school holiday for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
Creates a firearm violence research institute and a firearm violence research fund; makes an appropriation therefor.
Categorizes hate crimes as serious offenses in relation to possession of firearms.
Relates to affordable housing corporation grants by increasing the amount that can be granted to a high cost project.
Creates the crime of related use of a lethal or explosive device; provides for additional 10 years imprisonment for certain crimes where a lethal or explosive device is used; permits exemption from such additional sentence when the defendant provides court with the source of such lethal or explosive device.
Clarifies the authorization to practice for mental health practitioners; includes the term "diagnosis" within the definition of the practice of mental health practitioners.
Relates to compliance with federal reporting standards for incidences of sexual assault on SUNY and CUNY campuses.
Establishes a private student loan refinance task force to study and report on ways lending institutions offering private student loans to graduates of institutions of higher education can be encouraged to establish student loan refinancing programs.
Establishes an electronic registration process integrated within designated agency applications; makes related provisions.
Relates to directing the commissioner of education to establish rules and regulations for a sepsis awareness and prevention program for school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools.
