Establishes a veterans internship program (V.I.P. NY); awards ten percent of available internships in the assembly youth participation program and the senate student program to eligible honorably discharged veterans.
Enacts provisions to provide minimum wages for home care aides; requires at least 150% of minimum wage or other set minimum; directs the commissioner of health to set regional minimum rates of reimbursement for home care aides under medicaid and managed care plans.
Specifies contribution rates for employers to the unemployment insurance fund in the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years, regardless of what the current actual size of the fund index is; sets the unemployment insurance maximum benefit rate.
Authorizes Joseph F. Delaney to apply for military service credit in the New York state and local employees' retirement system.
Accelerates the change in personal income tax rates.
Extends effectiveness of provisions relating to BOCES intermediate districts.
Enhances the assisted outpatient treatment program; eliminates the expiration and repeal of Kendra's Law.
Creates the twelve member rural suicide prevention council to examine the causes of rural suicides or attempts and to make recommendations for rural suicide reduction.
