Appropriates $5,550,000 for the purpose of establishing and expanding training programs for direct support professionals at boards of cooperative educational services.
Relates to the length of time of a state disaster emergency declaration; requires the governor to transmit a weekly report to the legislature during a state disaster emergency; relates to the communication between the governor and parties affected by a suspension of laws during a state disaster emergency.
Establishes the healthcare workforce innovation fund for the purpose of expanding the direct care provider and home health aide workforce pipelines; makes appropriation.
Requires police officers to attend annual diversity training seminars.
Increases the enhanced STAR property tax deduction for tax for final assessment rolls to be completed after two thousand twenty-four; provides a total exemption from school taxes for certain persons eighty years of age and older.
Directs the commissioner of health to conduct an investigation of the department's performance, compliance and enforcement of applicable state laws, rules, regulations, and directives or executive orders, with respect to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 in nursing homes, adult care facilities, and assisted living residences, and to propose a pandemic response plan for future disease outbreaks.
Relates to the failure to produce records in response to a FOIL request; criminalizes the failure to comply with the freedom of information law.
Prohibits a mandatory immunization against the coronavirus.
Directs the New York thruway authority to develop and implement a toll discount program waiving additional costs for tolls related to travel on the New York state thruway for certain individuals who do not maintain an E-Z Pass account.
Directs the licensing authority in each county to process firearms license applications for victims of domestic abuse who have been issued an order of protection within 14 days of receiving the application.
