Promotes understanding, awareness and enforcement of animal crimes laws.
Relates to establishing the housing access voucher program; provides that the commissioner of the division of housing and community renewal shall implement a program of rental assistance in the form of housing vouchers for eligible individuals and families who are homeless or who face an imminent loss of housing; provides that the commissioner shall designate housing access voucher local administrators in the state to administer the program.
Establishes the "New York patients' right to know act"; requires physicians and certain licensed professionals to disclose findings of certain misconduct to patients.
Requires the state comptroller and the comptroller of the city of New York to coordinate the scheduling and performance of audits of charter schools in the city of New York.
Provides that a prior conviction within the past two years for petit larceny shall raise a subsequent offense to grand larceny in the fourth degree.
Establishes a distinctive "Pink Ribbon" license plate for which there is an additional annual service charge of $25; establishes the "breast cancer education and support fund"; provides for disbursement of monies in such fund for community-based breast cancer education and support programs.
Requires any hospital that provides birthing services to provide written, educational material containing information about premature newborn infants.
Provides additional requirements; applies additional prohibitions to charter schools.
Establishes the New York baby opportunity fund which deposits $1,000 into an account managed by the state comptroller to be available to eligible children when they reach the age of 18; provides such funds be used for education costs, the purchase of real estate, or entrepreneurship.
Relates to admission to the specialized high schools in the city of New York; removes the discovery program admission process.
