Amends the Long Island Rail Road weekend reduced fare program to include the Far Rockaway station.
Relates to establishing the New York state loan redemption program for certain public school teachers.
Requires the commissioner of community housing and renewal and the superintendent of financial services to create an annual report regarding residential subsidies provided by public agencies.
Enacts "Lamont Dottin's Law"; relates to reporting duties with respect to missing children and adults; establishes uniform standards for searching for missing persons; expands state databanks to approach not only the problem of missing children but missing adults as well; requires police departments to establish a trained missing person specialist.
Relates to the designation of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, as a public holiday.
Makes an appropriation to reimburse St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway for costs incurred as a result of remaining open and providing services to the community during and after Hurricane Sandy.
Relates to voting and registration for voting by convicted felons; provides such convicted felons may vote if such person's maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired, or such person is serving a term of parole, presumptive release, conditional release or post-release supervision.
Makes technical corrections to the practice of podiatry.
Makes permanent certain provisions relating to pre-need funeral services.
Relates to increasing the trademark registration and renewal fee from fifty dollars to one hundred dollars.
