Grants certain members or officers of the state police credit for service as a deputy sheriff, county corrections officer, or state corrections officer; two years credit; provides cost shall be borne by member.
Increases the personal needs allowance for residents of certain residential health care facilities from fifty-five dollars to one hundred dollars per month.
Relates to providing education and outreach programs related to home visiting programs which provide support for pregnant and parenting families, and have been proven to improve outcomes for mothers, infants, and families; provides that such information shall include information on services available from such programs, eligibility, and relevant contact information.
Allows certain interactive poker games be considered games of skill rather than games of luck; includes definitions, authorization, required safeguards and minimum standards, the scope of licensing review and state tax implications; makes corresponding penal law amendments.
Establishes the biometric privacy act; requires private entities in possession of biometric identifiers or biometric information to develop a written policy establishing a retention schedule and guidelines for permanently destroying biometric identifiers and biometric information when the initial purpose for collecting or obtaining such identifiers or information has been satisfied or within three years of the individual's last interaction with the private entity, whichever occurs first.
Establishes a tax credit for individuals who serve or are employed as a direct support professional, or direct care worker, up to five thousand dollars for taxpayers who make less than fifty thousand dollars and phased out for individuals who make over one hundred thousand dollars.
Provides for the review of a suitable child care plan to be presented by the petitioning parent for the period of deployment, including but not limited to, reasonable notice by deploying parent to other parent of deployment, procedures for parents to make out of court arrangements regarding custody and visitation during deployment; prohibits an order of permanent custody without deployed parent's consent; makes related provisions.
Eases certain restrictions on the conducting of games of chance for charitable purposes; authorizes the payment, out of the net proceeds of games of chance, of reimbursement for reasonable expenses of volunteers working at the games; expands the frequency upon which games of chance may be held; authorizes auxiliary members of authorized organizations to operate games of chance; authorizes persons convicted of crimes to operate games of chance when participating in a rehabilitation program; authorizes conducting of games of chance on Sundays; expands advertising of games of chance.
Relates to the Catskill off-track betting corporation providing licensing and financing to the Monticello racetrack and the ability to provide capital improvements.
Provides eligibility for Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants for education benefits which shall include an Afghan or Iraqi citizen or national with the status of a special immigrant under the Immigration and Nationality Act.