Amends the low income housing tax credit eligibility requirement to at least sixty percent of residential units be both rent-restricted and occupied by individuals whose income is one hundred twenty-five percent or less of area median gross income.
Requires contracting agencies to contact minority and women-owned business enterprises when such enterprise is listed on a utilization plan and when a contract is awarded; mandates that the prime contractor use such enterprise identified on the utilization plan, unless such enterprise cannot perform or is no longer state certified.
Clarifies that individuals have the ability to vote by absentee ballot in certain elections where their maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired.
Relates to the time period during which absentee ballots shall be mailed or delivered after an application for such ballot is received by the board of elections.
Makes technical corrections regarding the public financing of elections.
Relates to controlled substances and indeterminate sentences; relates to the expansion of merit time; repeals provisions relating to the allowance of limited credit time for incarcerated individuals.
Establishes the abortion access fund; allows for individuals to designate a gift to the fund on their personal income tax returns.
Relates to providing more predictable and stable schedules for employees in low-wage occupations; provides that an employer shall pay an employee for at least 4 hours at the basic minimum hourly wage for each day an employee reports for work as instructed but is given less than four hours of work.
Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program for medical and non-medical professionals to promote earlier identification of Alzheimer's and to provide information and other assistance in finding community support for caregivers.
Requires police officers and peace officers to issue appearance tickets to individuals charged with certain offenses instead of arresting such individuals.
