Provides procedures to be followed in appointing a hearing officer for removal and disciplinary action against certain public employees not in the service of the city of New York, including the use of a member of the American Arbitration Association as the hearing officer and the fees to be paid therefor; provides for suspension, with pay, pending the determination except where the employee has entered a guilty plea to a felony crime involving criminal sale or possession of a controlled substance.
Asm. Catalina Cruz
Sponsored bills
Incorporates identity theft into the definition of elder abuse for purposes of support services and programs for elder persons.
Imposes additional rules and requirements for the licensing of nail salons.
Provides for the autism detection, education and mapping program.
Relates to authorizing small business tax-deferred savings accounts.
Establishes the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender long-term care facility residents' bill of rights.
Establishes a two generation pilot program to promote family stability and children's school readiness, and provides for the repeal of this section in five years.
Specifies procedures for the closure and/or decertification of assisted living residences; requires written notice and department approval and shall include timetables.
Prohibits health insurers, health care plans and HMOs from requiring prior authorization for pre-exposure prophylaxis used to prevent HIV infection.
Requires instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course to educate prospective licensees on how to safely pass a bicyclist on the road, use of bicycle lanes and the dangers of motorists to bicyclists and pedestrians.