This bill requires licensed cosmetologists and barbers to complete an 8-hour mental health first aid training course before obtaining or renewing their licenses. The training teaches professionals to recognize symptoms of mental health crises (like anxiety or depression), safely de-escalate situations, and refer clients to community resources. It directly affects all beauty professionals who interact with the public daily, mandating certification valid for the duration of their license. The law aims to promote public safety by equipping these frontline workers with skills to address mental health needs and reduce related risks.
Provides that a collective bargaining agreement or employment contract shall not require that an emergency dispatcher employed by a municipality obtain approval from, or provide notice to, a supervisor to access mental or behavioral health care services.
Allows for participants in World Trade Center rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations who were not members of a New York state retirement system at the time of such participation but who are now currently active members in such retirement systems to be eligible for disability benefits.
Requires hospitals to establish a violence prevention program which includes a workplace safety and security assessment and develop a safety and security plan that addresses identified workplace violence threats or hazards.
Expands the authority of hearing officers regarding judgments about an employee's inability to perform their duties due to a disability to be provided to the employee and the authorized representative of such employee.
Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts and to provide a moratorium on the closing of token booths and minimum staffing levels on trains operated in passenger service in the NYC transit system.
This bill removes the standard earnings limit that would otherwise reduce retirement benefits for retired police officers who work full-time. It specifically applies to retired sworn officers hired as investigators by any county district attorney's office. The change allows these individuals to earn a full salary without having their pension benefits reduced due to their new employment. The law takes effect immediately upon passage.
Relates to aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual; eliminates the requirement that an incarcerated individual causes or attempts to cause an employee to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, or the contents of a toilet bowl by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.
This bill allows emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and advanced EMTs in New York to count time taken for child care leave toward their retirement benefits. It requires these workers to file a claim by December 31, 2025 (or within 90 days of ending the leave) and pay the retirement contributions they would have made during the leave, plus interest. The bill provides up to one year of retirement credit for each period of approved child care leave, ensuring this time is recognized in their pension calculations. It directly affects EMTs and AEMTs covered by collective bargaining agreements who take unpaid child care leave.
Prevents public employers from diminishing health insurance benefits provided to retirees and their dependents or the contributions such employer makes for such health insurance coverage below the level of such benefits or contributions made on behalf of such retirees and their dependents by such public employer.
