Asm. Thomas J. Abinanti

Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.

Prohibits persons named on the No Fly List maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation from obtaining or renewing a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms.

Removes certain restrictions on eligibility for personal and home care services under medicaid.

Requires the office of state review to render decisions on certain appeals pertaining to children with handicapping conditions within thirty days of receipt of such appeals; authorizes parties to file appeals in federal court at the expiration of the thirty days.

Provides that whenever a contiguous property of a college or university contains three hundred or more registrants, the polling place designated for such election district shall be on such contiguous property or at a location approved by the college or university.

Prohibits the search, with or without a warrant, of geolocation and keyword data of a group of people who are under no individual suspicion of having committed a crime, but rather are defined by having been at a given location at a given time or searched particular words, phrases, character strings, or websites.

Provides that no person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of any government entity, nor any person or entity acting in concert with or on behalf of the government, nor any person or entity in its provision of public or private housing, public accommodations and entertainment, and public or private employment; provides no person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights, including in the provision of public or private housing, public accommodations and entertainment, and public or private employment, by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state; makes related provisions.

Prohibits the development of any new major electric generating facilities that would be powered in whole or in part by any fossil fuel, unless the developer of such facility can demonstrate a need for such facility, and that there is no other reasonable method to satisfy such need.

Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest; authorizes the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to establish a system to record and monitor the issuance and execution of search warrants; authorizes the chief administrator of the court system to establish educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizures.

Enacts provisions to provide minimum wages for home care aides; requires at least 150% of minimum wage or other set minimum; directs the commissioner of health to set regional minimum rates of reimbursement for home care aides under medicaid and managed care plans.