Establishes the COVID heroes grant program to award a lump sum pay differential of $2,500 to essential SUNY hospital employees who worked during the COVID-19 state disaster emergency.
Suspends state assessments during a state disaster emergency; requires the commissioner of education to suspend state assessments during a state disaster emergency and for thirty days after such emergency has ended.
Requires health benefits for state and retired state employees have the option to only cover the employee or retiree and their spouse or domestic partner.
Establishes benefits and protections for essential employees providing essential services during a state of emergency; defines essential services; requires certain disaster plans to provide measures to provide benefits and protections to employees providing essential services and requires such disaster plans to provide care to students aged 12 and under.
Authorizes the beneficiaries of a member of the state and local employees' retirement system who dies after filing a retirement application to choose pension benefits rather than a death benefit.
Authorizes the beneficiaries of a member of the state and local employees' retirement system who dies after filing a retirement application to choose pension benefits rather than a death benefit.
Suspends the payment of property taxes during a state disaster emergency for owners of one, two and three family dwellings; suspends rent payments during a state disaster emergency; suspends power, water and sewer payments during a state disaster emergency.
Relates to eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain New York city emergency medical services personnel under quarantine for coronavirus (COVID-19); provides that such employees shall not be deprived of benefit payments by reason of COVID-19 quarantine.