Expands contracting opportunities for businesses owned by women and minorities; provides for the consideration of contractor diversity practices when making award determinations.
Establishes the New York state taxi medallion guaranty program act to assist taxi medallion owners who are otherwise unable to obtain financing, refinancing, or restructuring of an existing loan.
Protects employee freedom of speech and conscience by prohibiting employers from coercing employees into attending or participating in meetings sponsored by the employer concerning the employer's views on political or religious matters.
Establishes the Early Learning Child Care Act to impose a payroll tax on certain employers for the purposes of addressing child care affordability, accessibility, and quality for families with children under five years of age; establishes the early learning child care fund; establishes the early learning child care program to provide subsidies to covered children to attend early learning child care programs; establishes the New York state child care board.
Establishes the opportunity zone reporting and reform act requiring qualified opportunity funds to file annual returns including information on the investors in the fund, the size of the fund and the use of the funds; establishes penalties for failure to file such returns; requires the comptroller to provide an annual report on the effectiveness of opportunity zones and compliance with the reporting requirements.
Relates to establishing the New York state emergency rent supplement program; requires the commissioner of housing and community renewal to establish a program to hold security deposits and create a dispute resolution process regarding the withholding of security deposits.
Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.
Authorizes courts to hold evidentiary hearings for a temporary order of protection in certain circumstances and grants superior court judges the authority to issue a temporary order of protection when an action is pending in a local criminal court in certain circumstances.
Provides regulations for the adoption of local ordinances for the creation of accessory dwelling units; provides for the inclusion of an accessory dwelling unit in the term housing accommodation in the human rights law.
Relates to conducting a study on the feasibility of using the Triboro rail line as a public transit line co-mingling with freight services.
