Implements the "New York State Build Public Renewables Act"; requires the New York power authority to provide only renewable energy and power to customers; requires such authority to be the sole provider of energy to all state owned and municipal properties; requires certain New York power authority projects and programs pay a prevailing wage and utilize project labor agreements.
Sen. Jeremy Cooney
Sponsored bills
Relates to the retirement of deputy sheriffs-civil in the county of Monroe.
Increases the sale price threshold for food and drink sold in vending machines to be exempt from certain taxation.
Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in other jurisdictions to practice in this state.
Prohibits state contracts with contractors who do not provide health insurance which covers services for transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive people.
Requires individuals who practice the profession of dental therapy or advanced dental therapy to be licensed and registered in the state; provides Medicaid reimbursement for dental therapy services.
Extends and enhances the empire state film production credit and the empire state film post production credit.
Establishes the child victims act fund which provides grant awards in reimbursement to public school districts and voluntary foster care agencies located within the state who have been named as defendants in certain child sexual abuse legal cases and in which it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that no insurance policy for the covered period can be located after a good-faith effort to do so has been made, there was a monetary judgment issued or settlement agreement with regard to such action and where it can be demonstrated by the public school district or voluntary foster care agency that payment in full of such judgment or settlement would put a substantial burden on the district's or agency's ability to execute its mission and negatively impact its existing student population.
Includes fire districts within the definition of "municipal corporation" to include employees of fire districts within the health care and mental hygiene worker bonuses.
Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a not-for-profit entity to administer the program.