Provides that restaurants may provide single-use plastic straws to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits single-use plastic stirrers.
Requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to create a staffing plan for workforce emergencies when experiencing staffing shortages.
Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bi-monthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany.
Requires a study and report on methods to modernize information collection, retention and dissemination practices in the state.
Establishes the right to legal counsel in immigration court proceedings; provides for the administration thereof.
Relates to the issuance of distinctive plates for retired members of the New York state legislature.
Imposes a commercial vacancy tax on vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts located in a city with a population of one million or more of one percent of the assessed value of the property.
Establishes procedures related to home instruction to assist school authorities and parents.
Establishes security deposit options for certain tenants, including but not limited to, an option to pay any deposit or advance to rent or use residential real property or a dwelling unit.
Lowers the voting age to 16 years; requires that students receive education in civics and be given the opportunity to register to vote in the classroom.
