Establishes the abortion access fund; allows for individuals to designate a gift to the fund on their personal income tax returns.
Asm. Phara Souffrant Forrest
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Creates the office of expungement within the division of criminal justice services to oversee the sealing and expungement of certain convictions.
Provides for a personal income tax deduction for student loan payments.
Relates to releasing individuals charged with a crime under non-monetary bail conditions in order to receive mental health screening or be admitted to a hospital as a result of a mental illness which is likely to result in harm to such individual or others.
Requires district leadership teams to operate under open meetings law requirements.
Requires the court to advise a defendant that if he or she is a noncitizen resident and he or she is convicted of a crime, whether by plea or trial, such conviction may result in his or her deportation; allows a withdrawal of a plea of guilty by a noncitizen resident if such noncitizen resident is threatened with deportation and such noncitizen resident is not so advised of such threat of deportation.
Establishes a discount fare rate of no less than 25% for full-time undergraduate students attending an accredited college who utilize the New York city transit system, including railroad, subway and/or omnibus services.
Relates to the establishment of a state university-based center for employee ownership that provides education and outreach to business owners regarding employee ownership.
Requires a public housing authority to file in the office of the commissioner of housing and community renewal and with the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly a physical needs assessment every five years; defines "physical needs assessment".
Creates the district long-term care ombudsman council program to coordinate volunteer ombudsmen in each assembly district.