Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot in certain elections where their maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired.
Asm. Andrew Hevesi
Sponsored bills
Enacts the "New York city teleworking expansion act"; provides that each agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance; defines the term "telework" to mean to perform normal and regular work functions on a workday that ordinarily would be performed at the agency's principal location at a different location, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the physical commute to and from such agency's principal location.
Establishes the sexual assault forensic examiner grant program to award grants to provide statewide access to services provided by sexual assault forensic examiners to victims of sexual assault.
Grants employee protections conferred by the labor law to cheerleaders.
Creates the offense of fostering the sale of stolen goods.
Establishes the abortion access fund; allows for individuals to designate a gift to the fund on their personal income tax returns.
Exempts school buses and parts, equipment, lubricants and fuel purchased and used in their operation from sales and use tax.
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.
Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.
Relates to the adjudication of parking infractions.