Establishes a task force on educator diversity in New York state to study the presence of educator diversity.
Relates to utilization review program standards; requires use of evidence-based and peer reviewed clinical review criteria; relates to prescription drug formulary changes and pre-authorization for certain health care services.
Relates to the number of early voting poll sites in certain cities and towns; requires, where practicable, that such sites shall be situated along public transportation routes.
Prohibits participation in torture and improper treatment of incarcerated persons by health care professionals; prohibits a health care professional from engaging, assisting or planning the torture or improper treatment of an incarcerated person; requires health care professionals to report torture and improper treatment.
Relates to the offenses of rape in the first, second and third degrees.
Directs the department of health to make publicly available the results of all inspections conducted by the department in nursing homes and other residential health care facilities in the state during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.
Relates to updating school concussion management and response protocols; increases concussion data collection and reporting.
Relates to high school equivalency diplomas.
Establishes the minority- and women-owned business protection program to provide grants with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to qualifying entities that have less than 100 employees per location, was in existence in New York state by the first day the state disaster emergency related to COVID-19 was declared by the governor, can document actual economic harm or revenue shortfall as a direct result of the pandemic, and has filed 2018, 2019 or 2020 tax returns.
Changes the timing of when state committees shall assume certain legal authority.
