Relates to instruction concerning traffic stops in pre-licensing courses to provide drivers with their responsibilities when stopped by a law enforcement officer.
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Requires agencies which employ 100 or more employees to employ a competitive class affirmative action officer or administrator.
Modifies conditions for New York state excelsior scholarship eligibility to ensure recipients need not work in the state following graduation and avoids converting the scholarship into a student loan in the event the recipient enlists in military service.
Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of prisoners by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting, planning the torture or improper treatment of a prisoner; requires health care professionals to report torture and improper treatment.
Relates to proceedings with respect to the canvass of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast by voters with registration records missing on days of election or voters who have not had their identity previously verified or who have moved after registering.
Establishes the student loan borrower bill of rights to protect borrowers and ensure that student loan servicers act more as loan counselors than debt collectors.
Provides that moneys awarded as damages or obtained by judgment or settlement as a result of a cause of action commenced against officers or employees of the office of mental health shall not be considered assets for purposes of determining whether or not there exists an inability to pay for services; provides that such moneys shall not be seized, offset or otherwise attached for the purposes of paying fees for services rendered by the department of mental hygiene.
Directs the department of state and the public service commission to study and report upon the prevalence of the disclosure by public utilities, cable television companies and cellular telephone service providers to credit reporting agencies of late payments and defaults in payment of fees and charges by consumers.
Relates to the adjustment of maximum allowable rent and requires the division of housing and community renewal to confirm improvements have been made prior to the approval of rent increases.
Relates to the availability of subject matter lists of records in the possession of a state agency.