Establishes the Diwali school holiday in certain qualifying school districts to commemorate the Hindu festival of lights.
Enacts the family and fire fighter protection act relating to the regulation of chemicals in upholstered furniture, mattresses and electronic enclosures; bans the use of certain flame retardant chemicals in furniture and mattresses; bans the use of certain flame retardant chemicals in electronic casings.
Expands customer access to community distributed generation by creating a model tariff to provide for the transfer of bill credits associated with electricity produced by community distributed generation facilities in one electric corporation territory to other territories.
Raises the lower age of juvenile delinquency jurisdiction from seven to twelve years of age; establishes differential response programs for children under the age of twelve.
Relates to the canvassing of absentee, military and special ballots and ballots cast in affidavit envelopes.
Relates to standards for and testing of potable water in school buildings; eliminates certain exemptions; sets minimum standards; permits building aid for remediation measures.
Enacts the "Make Voting Easy Act"; requires the board of elections to designate a number of early voting polling places based on the number of registered voters in each county; relates to the hours polls are open for early voting.
Delineates instances where no landlord-tenant relationships exist in cooperative apartments.
Requires certain professionals to provide and the state education department to collect information about the practice of their professions.
Relates to establishing an obligation to affirmatively further fair housing by state departments, agencies or offices administering housing laws or housing programs and by any localities receiving state funds to administer programs and activities related to housing.
