Grants a waiver in the amount of $52,000 to Adirondack Helping Hands for services rendered during the 2016--2017 school year; provides such waiver shall be allocated to costs associated with special class in an integrated setting spending for the 2016--2017 school year.
Creates a volunteer firefighter scholarship program and a volunteer firefighter scholarship fund; rewards volunteer firefighters who respond to twenty-five percent of emergency calls for eight years with a student loan award equal to four times the SUNY tuition rate; makes an appropriation therefor.
Relates to the delivery of the good faith deposit following award of the bonds to the successful bidder; provides that a municipality, school district or district corporation may require that such deposit be made as a condition precedent to the consideration of a bid for the bonds.
Establishes state procurement goals for New York state products throughout state agencies and private entities performing state contracts; provides that every year after enactment, a certain percentage of products purchased by state agencies will be New York state products, with such percentage threshold increasing each year up until five years.
Requires that all comments and testimony made by a third party either in support or opposition in a parole hearing shall be considered when coming to a decision; adds provisions relating to confidentiality of victim statements.
Authorizes one or more demonstration projects that permit a managed long-term care plan to enroll persons that are permanently placed in a nursing home and to manage the nursing home benefit in one or more rural areas.
Expands the definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include purpose-bred animals raised for research, service animals, working dogs or any working animals in service on a farm.
Establishes a procedure for the creation of new counties; outlines population and area requirements; requires a feasibility study, petition and referendum; makes related provisions.
Establishes the Adirondack park affordable housing task force; requires such task force to conduct a comprehensive review of affordable housing issues within the Adirondack park and to make recommendations for addressing such issues.