Reauthorizes the minority and women-owned business enterprise program, creates the minority and women-owned business enterprise fund, establishes the workforce diversity program, and provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof; and amends provisions of the state finance law and other laws relating to the New York state infrastructure fund, in relation to the effectiveness thereof.
Sen. James Sanders
Sponsored bills
Requires state agencies and contractors to recycle a certain percentage of the waste generated on public works construction and demolition sites.
Relates to certain prohibitions in contracts or agreements by health maintenance organizations; prohibits clauses which entitle reimbursement at the lowest price or rate; prohibits contracts which restrict referral of patients based solely upon a health care provider's status with a managed care product; prohibits disclosure of an enrollee's diagnosis on a prescription as a condition for authorizing coverage for payment or dispensing of a prescription; and prohibits contracts which allow for the substitution of a pharmaceutical drug or agent by any person other than the prescribing health care professional.
Relates to the coverage of ostomy supplies in the child health plus program.
Relates to petition for expungement of records for certain marihuana convictions.
Relates to providing a help/crisis line to assist veterans.
Requires the disclosure of tax returns by candidates for president and vice president.
Establishes a temporary state commission to be known as the New York state reforest, restore and sustainable agriculture commission to evaluate and make recommendations concerning the reforestation and restoration of forests and ecological habitats in the state of New York.
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; and makes conforming amendments.
Relates to findings of the state board of parole necessary for discretionary release of incarcerated persons on parole.