Enacts the New York state nursing shortage correction act; establishes the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention program; defines terms; provides for tuition benefits and the reimbursement of student loans if a person is a registered and licensed nurse; provides that SUNY and CUNY shall pay for a person's education if such person signs a contract stating that such person shall work in New York state as a registered nurse; makes related provisions; establishes the New York state nursing recruitment incentive and retention account.
Provides for beneficiaries of the death benefits of an eligible uniformed member of the fire department of the city of New York the ability to elect to receive such benefits in a certain lump-sum amount.
Enacts the "New York city teleworking expansion act"; provides that each agency shall establish a policy and program to allow employees to perform all or a portion of their duties through teleworking to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance; defines the term "telework" to mean to perform normal and regular work functions on a workday that ordinarily would be performed at the agency's principal location at a different location, thereby eliminating or substantially reducing the physical commute to and from such agency's principal location.
This bill establishes designated "first responder safety zones" along highways near emergency vehicle facilities (like fire stations or ambulance bases), covering up to 660 feet. It requires clear road markings (white hash marks) and signs, sets a 15 mph speed limit within these zones, and mandates that drivers yield to emergency vehicles entering or operating within them. Violating these rules incurs fines ($500 for first offense, $1,000 for second). The law directly affects drivers operating vehicles near emergency facilities and aims to improve safety for responders during emergencies.
Provides an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.
Relates to eligibility for classification as permanent total disability; includes inability to perform the full range of sedentary work or approval for federal social security disability benefits as a result of a compensable accident or occupational disease as constituting permanent total disability.
Grants Lawrence Korzeniewski, the statutory beneficiary of Janice Korzeniewski, accidental death benefits because Janice Korzeniewski was directed by her employer to return to work and contracted COVID-19 within 45 days of reporting to work and died from such disease.
Relates to prohibiting discrimination against a person based upon weight; excepts where deviation may pose a threat to the individual, other patrons, or the general public.
Provides that no provision of section eighty of the civil service law shall modify, replace or supersede any provision of a collective bargaining agreement that provides for greater rights than required by such section.
Bill A 8026 restores the 20-year service retirement for certain New York City uniformed sanitation workers. It amends existing retirement law to change the "normal retirement age" for these specific workers from 22 years of service to 20 years. This means that New York City uniformed sanitation revised plan members will become eligible for their normal service retirement benefits upon completing 20 years of service, rather than 22 years.
