Transfers the administration of the state Workers' Compensation program from the Department of General Services' Division of Risk Management to the Department of Personnel and Training. Grants an income tax credit to employers who pay eligible commuting expenses of their employees for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2001. Employers may not claim a tax credit for the expenses to the extent he has taken a deduction for such expenses for federal income tax purposes. Requests the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study children With developmental disabilities in nursing homes and other long-stay Institutional residences. Allows a county or city, subject to the approval of the State Board of Elections, to use different voting machines or equipment within the same precinct.
Present law requires the use of one system within each precinct.
The change will allow, for example, the use of one special voting device or machine in a precinct for visually or physically handicapped voters. Grants a tax credit to certain qualified employers for eligible costs incurred to provide an employee with the ability to telework, for taxable year 2001. The credit equals 100 percent of the cost of the initial set-up to enable teleworking for an employee who works five or more days weekly. The findings and recommendations of the Disability Commission are to be submitted to the Governor and the 2001 Session of the General Assembly.