Raises the weight limit for all terrain vehicles; updates the fee schedule for all terrain vehicle registration; requires certain funds collected from all terrain vehicle registration fees to be deposited to the credit of the New York state autism awareness and research fund.
Sponsored bills
Provides that no board of elections shall commence a full manual recount of a particular contest unless and until such board has completed and announced the results of the recanvass otherwise required, for each applicable election district.
Provides for the release of patient or client clinical records to correctional facilities or a public health authority.
Establishes a tax deduction for expenses not in excess of five hundred dollars paid by eligible qualified personnel or an eligible service coordinator for early intervention supplies.
Relates to attendance policies for employees of the metropolitan transportation authority or contractors of Nassau and Suffolk counties providing public transportation regarding time off for medical services and court appearances.
Establishes a direct support professional worker registry of persons who have successfully completed a direct support professional worker education or training program approved by the commissioner or the accrediting body of other states or federal authorities, including the military.
Relates to prohibiting the exclusion of coverage for losses or damages caused by exposure to lead-based paint; provides that no insurer licensed or permitted by the superintendent to provide liability coverage to rental property owners shall exclude coverage for losses or damages caused by exposure to lead-based paint.
Designates January 6th as Democracy Day.
Allows a licensed psychologist to apply to the department of education for conditional prescribing certification if the psychologist meets certain requirements; allows the department of education to waive certain requirements for an applying psychologist; provides that a conditional prescribing certification shall be valid for a period of two years.
Adds arts and music education as a common school branch that should be incorporated into the public school curriculum to provide a more well-rounded education for children.