Establishes the statewide childcare workforce living wage fund to improve workforce conditions for employees of childcare services and programs through grants for salary increases, workforce retention bonuses and recruitment bonuses, indirect costs associated with implementing salary increases and bonuses, costs associated with employee health and fringe benefits and provider pay in certain circumstances; makes an appropriation therefor.
Establishes the hospice workforce stabilization and innovation program; grants for staff retention incentives, continuing education, professional certification including board certification in hospice and palliative care, workforce wellness initiatives, and other workforce support activities approved by the department; creates grants for establishing regional hospice workforce pipeline programs.
Provides for an income tax credit of $1500 and related supports for retired childcare workers who re-enter the childcare workforce for at least 6 months in a year.
Provides for salary bonuses for members of the uniformed service with the New York city fire department who retire with at least twenty-five, thirty or thirty-five years of service.
Provides for an income tax credit of $1500 and related supports for retired childcare workers who re-enter the childcare workforce for at least 6 months in a year.