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.
Permits a funeral director with written consent of a regulated cemetery corporation to provide remains which remain unclaimed after one hundred twenty days to such corporation for disposition.
Authorizes owners of mobile barber shops to obtain barber shop owner's licenses provided that they can furnish proof of proper layout, adequate equipment for the shop, sanitary conditions in the shop and good moral character.
Requires persons administering challenge oaths to voter applicants to attest that the challenge is being made in good faith and to provide certain identifying information; requires challenge oaths to be presented to a challenged voter applicant in writing.
Provides that the department of transportation shall not require a survey from any fiber optic utility for permitting or continuance of the use and occupancy of a state right of way for the purposes of installing, modifying, relocating, repairing, operating, or maintaining fiber optic facilities, under certain circumstances.
Includes Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases as occupational diseases for purposes of workers' compensation; clarifies that disability includes disability caused by Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases; requires insurance coverage of long term medical care for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases.
Requires certain data in reports by the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance for the "COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program of 2021"; requires the inclusion of the breakdown of applications for each zip code including the total number of approved applications; the total number of denied applications; the total number of incomplete applications; and the total number of applications that are awaiting processing or are pending in such report; provides for application information that may be tracked.
Doubles the penalties for use of mobile telephones and use of portable electronic devices when such violations arise out of the same incident as a conviction for failure to move over and when such violations occurred in a work zone.
Establishes a quality incentive program for managed care providers that is distributed based on managed care providers' performance in meeting quality objectives.