Provides for the types of damages that may be awarded to the persons for whose benefit an action for wrongful death is brought.
Asm. Karen McMahon
Sponsored bills
Relates to the licensure of athletic trainers; adds athletic trainers to the list of persons and officials required to report cases of suspected child abuse or maltreatment.
Authorizes, under certain circumstances, full-time college and university students to act as election inspectors and poll clerks in the election district where their college or university is located.
Establishes the 15 member New York Asian American and Pacific Islander commission to develop policies to improve the community, economic and social well-being, and the health and educational needs important to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state; to develop and coordinate statewide programs, recognizing the continuing contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals in the state; to create and implement public education campaigns regarding Asian American and Pacific Islander issues and culture; to increase the awareness among Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals of state and local resources that may benefit Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and communities as a whole; and to undertake any other activities the commission deems necessary and applicable to support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the state.
Relates to the issuance of a New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal.
Relates to the issuance of a New York State Iraq War Commemorative Medal.
Clarifies the definition of veteran to include career members of the armed forces for purposes of the veterans alternative tax exemption by considering individuals who meet certain conditions to have been discharged or released from active military service of the United States despite the fact that no discharge may have been issued.
Renames the developmental disabilities planning council to be the state council on developmental disabilities; changes membership.
Declares Asian Lunar New Year a school holiday.
Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the special powers of the New York state environmental facilities corporation to 2026.