Relates to a leave of absence for military spouses; removes the requirement that leave be used when a person's spouse is on leave while deployed to a combat theater or combat zone of operations.
Authorizes hospice residences to care for up to 25 patients in cities having a population of one million or more.
Requires parental notice prior to the performance of an abortion upon an unemancipated minor; defines unemancipated minor as person less than eighteen years of age; allows for waiver of such notice in limited instances; establishes circumstances and procedures for proceedings to obtain an order waiving such parental notification.
Allows college coursework to be credited as a work activity which may be used toward fulfilling the employment requirements for public assistance benefits under certain conditions.
Requires all plea agreements offered to public officers and former public officers to include pension forfeiture.
Establishes the drinking water quality institute to make recommendations to the department of health relating to ensuring the safety of potable water.
Expands the definition of criminal sexual act in the first degree to include cases of incest when the victim is under 17 years of age and the actor is over 18 years of age.
Requires state reimbursement to counties and cities in which a county is located of the full amount of expenditures for indigent legal services.
Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.
Provides for the recovery of an economic development award in any case where a recipient relocates outside the state within five years of receiving such award; repayment of any such award shall be made pursuant to the timeframe specified in the award agreement.
