Establishes a tax credit for farmers who maximize carbon sequestration potential through a "carbon farming" land management strategy; directs DEC to develop regulations related to certifying the amount of carbon sequestered or emissions reduced.
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Requires the division of criminal justice services and the chief administrator of the courts to track the number of permanent orders of protection issued and violated annually.
Relates to mandatory training curriculum for election commissioners and key staff of boards of elections and to model poll worker training programs; entitles state agency employees to leave for election administration and training; requires the state board of elections to develop and provide to each county materials for a model poll worker training program which the counties may use to train individuals to serve as poll workers in state and county elections.
Establishes a twelve percent surcharge on the sale of animals by pet dealers and an animal shelter and wildlife rehabilitator account to be administered by an animal protection organization to be chosen by the comptroller and the commissioner of agriculture and markets.
Limits co-payments for child care subsidies based upon the family's ability to pay; co-payments shall not exceed ten percent of any given family's household income.
Requires hotel, motel and inn keepers to offer, in the registration office, condoms or similar prophylactic devices for sale to registered guests of such hotel, motel or inn.
Imposes an additional tax surcharge on certain non-primary residence class one and class two properties in a city with a population of one million or more.
Prohibits the adjustment of maximum allowable rent where any modification, increase or improvement is made to accommodate the needs of a disabled tenant; defines disabled tenant.
Restricts the nature of extreme emotional disturbance as an affirmative defense to a charge of murder in the second degree.
Provides for disclosure of relationships between institutions of higher education and study abroad programs.