Eliminates provisions exempting employees with disabilities from the minimum wage law; provides that laws or minimum wage orders that authorize an employer to pay a wage that is less than the minimum wage are valid provided that under such laws or orders an employee with a disability is paid the same wage as an employee in a comparable position that does not have a disability.
Asm. Phil Steck
Sponsored bills
Relates to school boards approving a budget that exceeds the tax levy limit by a sixty percent vote; subsequently it must be approved by a majority of the qualified voters.
Relates to residency requirements for students in districts in which charter schools are located; provides that students shall attend charter schools solely if they live in the district in which the charter school is located.
Establishes a living wage rate for emergency medical services personnel; $15 per hour beginning December 1, 2022 to be adjusted yearly; civil action authorized.
Repeals the rebates for stock transfer tax paid; dedicates funds of the stock transfer tax fund and stock transfer incentive fund to various funds; establishes the safe water and infrastructure action program.
Removes the requirement of a sworn statement administered by a notary public for purposes of petitions; requires the notary public to inquire whether the person is the same listed on the address.
Requires absentee ballots to be provided to all qualified voters and relates to the delivery of absentee ballots.
Requires certain gaming facility licensees to make racing support payments to licensed racetracks in their region and the NYS horse breeding development fund and NYS thoroughbred breeding and development fund.
Relates to establishing a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity by two thousand thirty-two; such energy system shall include solar, wind, geothermal and tidal sources.
Relates to establishing the empire state public bank to use the state's depository assets to generate additional benefit for the people and the economy of the state.