Expands the health department's review of correctional health services by including a biennial study of health care staffing at facilities operated by the department of corrections and community supervision.
Sponsored bills
Requires the state board of elections to develop a program to be administered by all boards of elections to notify voters of certain information where their area has been redistricted.
Creates the New York state private not-for-profit special education schools revolving loan fund to provide zero interest loans to private not-for-profit special education schools in NYC to cover a portion of tuition costs for up to two years; appropriates two hundred million dollars.
Requires certain documents and forms to be provided in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited English proficient immigrants of five years or less according to the American community survey, as published by the United States census bureau.
Waives the biennial attorney registration fee for New York attorneys who are employed in a public service job.
Enacts The New Deal for CUNY; increases the ratio of faculty and mental health counselors to full-time students; requires that certain amounts of tuition be replaced by federal, state, and city funds.
Provides that authorities having control of a fire department or fire company which provides emergency medical services may establish fees and charges for services.
Enacts the "recruit, empower, support, pay, educate, connect and train (RESPECT) nurses act" for the purpose of supporting current nurses, nursing students, and increasing the number of nurses within the state.
Prohibits police officers from using racial and ethnic profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for racial and ethnic profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.