Requires school districts to provide instructional programming and services in reading and literacy which are evidence based and aligned with state standards; requires teachers in grades pre-K through five to attend professional development courses in reading education.
Relates to conducting appeals, within the department of family assistance, by means of electronic communications systems conference with independent hearing officers
Requires the homestead exemption used in the calculation for public assistance to be the same as the homestead exemption under the civil practice law and rules
Authorizes, in the county of Chautauqua, the possession of a pistol or revolver while attending a firearms familiarity course conducted by a law enforcement agency