Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.
Removes the requirement that party emblems be included in ballot design.
Relates to allowing the possession and sale of electronic dart guns and electronic stun guns for self-defense; adds such weapons in the definition of obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device.
Relates to construction of voting machines and systems.
Relates to parole eligibility for certain incarcerated persons age fifty-five or older.
Relates to transportation management brokers; provides that transportation management brokers are no longer required to manage the transportation services for Medicaid beneficiaries.
Relates to covered developers, covered employers, covered lessees or lessors, financial assistance provided to covered developers, covered leases, and covered development projects; provides for rights of employees working under such circumstances.
Establishes the civil right to counsel in eviction proceedings in New York state; creates the New York state office of civil representation; requires that covered individuals be given notice of such right to counsel.
Establishes the Diwali school holiday in certain qualifying school districts to commemorate the Hindu festival of lights.
Establishes the New York state youth sports initiative grants fund under the commissioner of children and family services.
