Relates to the practice of applied behavior analysis; removes the requirement for a diagnosis and prescription or order from a person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide such diagnosis and prescription or ordering services in its definition.
Relates to requirements for licensure of mental health practitioners and providing mental health practitioners authority to give diagnosis.
Relates to firearms; authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; relates to reports of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health professionals; and repeals certain provisions of law relating thereto.
Enacts the New York State Child Protection Act of 2017; relates to the statute of limitation for sex offenses committed against a child, the timeliness for commencing certain civil actions related to sex offenses, the reporting of child abuse, fees collected and providing for the reimbursement of not-for-profit corporations for the fees collected for criminal history searches by the office of court administration.
Relates to providing insurance corporations with a tax credit for investments made in rural business growth funds; establishes the New York agriculture and rural jobs fund.
Repeals the provision of law that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers who receive a real property tax exemption for service may not receive the income tax credit for such service; makes technical corrections.
Establishes the venison donation tax credit.
Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.
Establishes the New York student affordable refinancing for tomorrow program (New START) for the purpose of relieving student debt by directly paying an eligible participant's loan debt to the lending institution or lender and providing a repayment plan whereby payments will be deposited in the fund.
Provides that if a taxpayer has not received the advance payment of credit under the STAR program prior to the end of the taxable year then such taxpayer shall have thirty days to file an application for a STAR exemption.
