Requires the public service commission to review broadband and fiber optic services within the state and requires the expansion of broadband and fiber optic services.
Provides that the Governor's annual budget proposal to the Legislature shall include statements of any new legislation, amendment to legislation, or limitation on the effect of any legislation contained in the budget; makes related provisions granting the legislature an equal role with the governor in the budget process.
Requires optometrists to meet certain standards, including the completion of a course, to prescribe oral medications.
Relates to exemptions from sales and use taxes for gift certificates, electronic gift cards and magnetic gift cards.
Grants retroactive retirement membership in the New York state teachers' retirement system to Eileen Saumell.
Authorizes the payment of retirement benefits by the New York state teachers' retirement system to Dominic J. Feminella, the widower of Jeannette M. Feminella, if he shall file an option election form with the retirement board of such retirement system.
Relates to withholding the governor's salary after the April first budget deadline until a state budget has been passed.
Designates Sauquoit Creek as an inland waterway for purposes of waterfront revitalization.
Relates to adding embryo to the definition of "tissue" for purposes of tissue storage.
Establishes certain crimes relating to the disposal, possession and acceptance of solid waste and hazardous materials, including the crimes of criminal disposal, scheme to defraud by disposal of solid waste, criminal possession of solid waste, criminal acceptance of solid waste or construction and demolition material, and criminal acceptance of solid waste containing a hazardous and acutely hazardous substance; establishes crimes relating to sand mining including scheme to defraud by sand mining, criminal sand mining and criminal disposal incident to sand mining.
