Requires all forms issued to the public by the state include an optional question regarding veteran status and whether the person completing the form would consent to the agency sharing their contact information with regards to resources available to veterans.
Creates a small business grid renewable energy tax credit; provides the term "business related renewable energy usage" shall refer to renewable power usage used to further the economic activity of the taxpayer at the primary business location that is clearly delimited from any shared renewable energy power usage cost.
Creates the middle class circuit breaker tax credit allowing a credit against personal income tax, equal to seventy percent of the amount by which the taxpayer's net real property tax or the taxpayer's real property tax equivalent exceeds the taxpayer's maximum real property tax; establishes a tax reform study commission.
Provides for a deduction against personal gross income in an amount equal to fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred including legal fees and agency costs in connection with the adoption of a child.
Directs the commissioner to convene statewide and regional conventions to bring together underrepresented educators annually to discuss experiences, best practices, and afford for networking, mentorship opportunities, and support.
Allows a municipality to pass a local resolution to extend the taxable status exemption filing date to match such municipality's grievance date for persons sixty-five years of age or older.
Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 1-7, 2026, as School Social Work Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National School Social Work Week