Provides that an applicant with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering technology and an applicant with a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering shall have the same number of education and experience credit requirements, shall have the same eligibility for an identification card as "an engineer in training", as well as examination and examination eligibility requirements.
Sponsored bills
Provides a tax credit for small businesses employing a person previously convicted of a crime; provides a tax credit of one thousand five hundred dollars for each person employed.
Establishes the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund reform act; ensures that money deposited into the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund is spent on construction purposes and not DOT and DMV operational activities.
Directs the public service commission in consultation with NYSERDA to conduct a full cost benefit analysis of the technical and economic feasibility of renewable energy systems in the state of New York and to compare such directly with other methods of electricity generation within nine months after the effective date and every four years thereafter.
Relates to consolidated local highway assistance payments; increases the amount of the current cost threshold to $750,000 over which local highway and bridge construction work under the CHIPS program must be contracted through a competitive bid.
Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers; increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more years of service; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; authorizes the provision of municipal health insurance coverage to such volunteers; establishes a volunteer recruitment service loan forgiveness program.
Establishes credits against income tax for a teacher's unreimbursed expenditures for qualified supplies.
Provides that minority members of the public authorities control board shall have voting privileges and shall act upon a unanimous vote.
Relates to hunting, fishing and outdoor education in high school physical education courses.
Requires certain bills which establish a commission, task force, board, council or any similar body shall have not less than one position appointed by each of the legislative leaders.