Mourning the death of the Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson and honoring his lifetime of service, leadership, and advocacy for civil rights and social justice
Requires the department of parks, recreation and historic preservation cut down trees within two weeks of receiving notice whether it was received through 311 or the department's webpage.
Establishes uniform definitions, standardized procedures, and uniform applications or forms, for determining a medical emergency, life-support equipment and designation of elderly, blind and disabled customers protected from termination of utility services.
Relates to enacting the central air conditioner and heat pump rights act; provides that a homeowners' association may not adopt or enforce any rules or regulations that would effectively prohibit, or impose unreasonable limitations on, the installation or use of a central air conditioner or heat pump.
Enacts the "deed protection act" in relation to prohibiting a mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer from commencing, maintaining, or proceeding with a foreclosure action on a mortgage loan where such mortgage banker or mortgage loan servicer knows or has reason to know that the mortgage securing such loan is dependent on a deed, conveyance, or other instrument affecting title to residential real property that was procured by fraud, forgery, or other unlawful means.
Excludes violations occurring within one hundred feet from a place of worship, funeral home, or similar institution from bus operation-related traffic regulations as part of participation in a ceremony or religious service.
Creates a department of health education and outreach program on reproductive health services for consumers, patients, educators, and health care providers related to reproductive health services available in New York state including, but not limited to: access to family planning services such as contraceptives and pregnancy testing, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections; makes related provisions.
Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to local education providers to implement high-impact tutoring programs prioritizing low-income or underserved students to address student learning loss or unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.
Directs the commissioner of education to change the name of the state high school equivalency diploma, formerly known as the general education development (GED) program, to the Excelsior diploma.
Relates to school climate and codes of conduct on school property and disciplinary action following violation of such codes of conduct; makes conforming amendments.