Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing plans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.
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.
Relates to takeover and restructuring of schools.
Includes step children within the meaning of the term "child" for purposes of additional credits for children of firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians and paramedics killed in the line of duty.
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.
Creates the community opioid rehabilitation program services act and the opioid dependency services fund.
Relates to the minimum wage for certain employees who are food service workers or service employees receiving tips and paid in accordance with Part 146 of Title 12 of the NYCRR.
Relates to certain contracts regarding bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants.
Requires that each meeting of the Board of Regents be streamed live and be made available to the public.
