Establishes a visiting program for incarcerated people, which gives incarcerated people opportunities for personal contact with relatives, friends, clergy, volunteers and other persons to promote better institutional adjustment and better community adjustment upon release.
Relates to the statute of limitations for actions based on discriminatory practices in employment; establishes action must be commenced within six years.
Relates to the exercise of powers and duties of the board of elections of the city of New York and its executive management.
Requires child protective services to orally and in writing disclose certain information to parents and caretakers who are the subject of a child protective services investigation; requires such oral and written disclosure to contain certain information regarding the rights of the person under investigation.
Relates to the purchase of zero-emission buses and the procurement of electric-powered buses, vehicles or other related equipment.
Enacts the birds and bees protection act; prohibits the sale of certain pesticides or use of seeds coated with such pesticides; requires the department of environmental conservation to review the latest scientific information concerning certain pesticide active ingredients.
Establishes the "advanced building codes, appliance and equipment efficiency standards act of 2022"; adds the promotion of clean energy and the implementation of the climate agenda set forth in the New York state climate leadership and community protection act to the state energy conservation construction code; increases the efficiency standards of appliances and equipment by the state energy conservation construction code; increases the energy efficiency standards of appliances and equipment.
Makes various provisions regulating equitable siting of environmental facilities; requires environmental impact statements to state whether the siting of a facility will cause or increase a disproportionate burden on disadvantaged communities.
Requires that provision be made for pregnancy termination procedures insurance coverage in every individual or group hospital, surgical or medical policy, or hospital service or medical expense indemnity contract of a service corporation, only where any such policy or contract offers maternity care coverage.
Provides that a foster youth who has obtained the age of eighteen shall not be required to receive a criminal history record check unless the youth's foster or adoptive parent or guardian is being certified to care for an additional foster youth who is under the age of eighteen; makes related provisions.
