Allows a county to enter into a municipal cooperative agreement with any municipal corporation, fire district, fire protection district, fire alarm district, or ambulance district within the county to provide joint emergency medical services.
Expands eligibility for the New York state excelsior scholarship award to certain applicants enrolled on a part-time basis or in a BOCES or other approved vocational program; provides criteria for eligibility, and limits on amounts and durations for any such awards.
Establishes a geoparks task force to survey and formulate a plan for identifying sites for a system of geoparks, and a management and development strategy for such parks.
Requires hospitals which reserved beds for patients with behavioral or mental health issues or substance use disorder prior to the COVID-19 pandemic to continue to provide such beds to such patients after the expiration of the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order number 202; requires the commissioner of health to notify the bill drafting commission upon the expiration of the state disaster emergency.
Effectuates a Medicaid rate enhancement for Valley Health Services of the Bassett Healthcare Network.
Relates to the operation of bicycles at stop signs and traffic-control signals.
Requires the department of health to provide written, public updates to the Draft New York State's COVID-19 Vaccination Program Plan.
Requires highway projects that receive state funding to include the assessment and repair of water infrastructure; provides for access to such water infrastructure.
Authorizes taxing jurisdictions to opt not to assess late fees, interest or penalties on real property taxes owed by a small rental business negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expands the authority of the attorney general to investigate violations of the public officers law.
