Provides for the appointment and removal for cause of commissioners of election; provides for removal for cause by the board of elections and/or the governor; repeals provisions relating to the removal of election commissioners.
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.
Increases the child and dependent care tax credit.
Establishes the abortion access fund; allows for individuals to designate a gift to the fund on their personal income tax returns.
Requires at least one full-time guidance counselor to be employed in each elementary, intermediate, middle, junior and senior high school throughout the state; sets duties of guidance counselors.
Provides an exemption for the sale and installation of residential and commercial geothermal heat pump systems equipment.
Requires all public school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the state that participate in the national school lunch program or school breakfast program as provided in the national child nutrition act to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to the student.
Creates the state office of the utility consumer advocate to represent interests of residential utility customers.
Relates to the employee status of an individual; establishes criteria for determining whether labor or services performed for remuneration qualify as employment.
Relates to small business savings accounts; provides tax incentives for contributions and distributions.
