Includes transgender, gender non-conforming and non-binary individuals in the social and economic equity plan of the New York state cannabis control board relating to the awarding of adult-use cannabis licenses.
Sen. Jeremy Cooney
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Requires that a claimant alleging that the contents of a website or mobile application that describes goods and services provided at a place of public accommodation constitutes an unlawful discriminatory practice against visually and hearing impaired individuals serve written notice on the owner and provide 60 days to cure the alleged violation prior to commencing an action.
Provides for regional cannabis mentors to provide support to persons inquiring about, or participating in, the medical cannabis or adult-use cannabis industries; makes related provisions.
Provides that regulations shall provide for payments for the financial support of a foster child for one week following the termination of their foster care status and that such payments shall be at the same schedule and rate as when such child was in foster care.
Provides that guidelines by the state procurement council shall include certain preferences for any business located in a county within the state with a population of less than one million based on the latest federal decennial census or any small business as such term is defined in section one hundred thirty-one of the economic development law.
Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program for medical and non-medical professionals to promote earlier identification of Alzheimer's and to provide information and other assistance in finding community support for caregivers.
Provides for the coverage of air ambulance services in the child health plus program.
Provides coverage of remotely connected insulin pens under the pharmacy benefit of medical assistance for eligible patients with diabetes.
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
Establishes the relocated worker grant program which requires the empire state development corporation to design and implement the relocated worker grant program which shall include a certification process to certify relocated workers and certify qualifying expenses for a reimbursement grant; defines terms; makes related provisions.