Requires social services districts to, every heating season, automatically re-enroll persons or households currently receiving assistance through the low-income home energy assistance program, so long as each person or household maintains eligibility.
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Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; suspends certain taxes on home heating fuels; makes an appropriation therefor.
Relates to increasing the earnings limitation for retired law enforcement officers; increases the earnings limitation from $35,000 to $65,000 for retired law enforcement officers employed as law enforcement officers after retirement.
Relates to preferred source status for entities that provide employment to certain persons; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Permits assessment of certain fees and costs upon wrongful denial of access to records under the freedom of information law when either the person has substantially prevailed, or if the agency failed to respond within the statutory time.
Replaces all instances of the word or variations of the word salesman with the word salesperson or variation thereof; amends the language of the real property law to be gender neutral.
Relates to supported decision-making by people with intellectual, developmental, cognitive and psychosocial disabilities.
Establishes a public awareness campaign to combat the discrimination, stigma and stereotyping of individuals with developmental disabilities and which highlights the accomplishments and contributions of individuals with developmental disabilities to the state and their respective communities.
Includes additional self-advocates on the autism spectrum disorders advisory board; increases the amount of board members from 19 to 24.
Establishes the "diaper initiative affordability for parents and elderly remedy (DIAPER) act".