Provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permits access by certain persons.
Establishes Diwali as a school holiday in public schools in the city of New York.
Clarifies the status of certain persons exempt from optometrist license requirements.
Prohibits the use of corporal punishment, as defined by the commissioner of education, in schools.
Requires the SUNY and CUNY boards of trustees and boards of trustees of community colleges to establish a policy for the awarding of posthumous degrees; requires such policy to waive any remaining credits for enrolled matriculated students who die and would otherwise have been eligible for graduation had they been able to complete their academic career.
Establishes venue in actions to recover student debt; provides that in actions to recover student debt owed to the state of New York, the place of trial shall be the residence of the defendant, if one resides in the state.
Increases the bonding authority of the New York city housing development corporation.
Allows an individual with disabilities or a disabled veteran to hold full-time or part-time positions for purposes of eligibility for recruitment for state employment.
Relates to providing notice of voting rights to persons released from local jails.
Declares Asian Lunar New Year a school holiday.
