Amends the constitution to delete the requirement that registration for purposes of voting be completed at least ten days before election day; provides that laws be made to adequately safeguard against deception in the exercise of the right of suffrage.
Establishes a civil cause of action for employees who are subjected to an abusive work environment; provides employers shall be vicariously liable for such work environment.
Establishes the mental health educational opportunity program and the mental health higher educational opportunity program to provide additional educational opportunities for students at certain universities and colleges in the state to enroll in academic programs that lead to a degree or degrees required for licensure in any of the mental health professions.
Removes statute of limitations for certain civil actions related to child sexual assault offenses.
Expands eligibility for temporary disability insurance and paid family leave benefits; makes conforming technical changes.
Establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the risks associated with cesarean section for patients undergoing a primary cesarean section; establishes a duty to inform maternity patients about the reason for performing a primary cesarean section delivery.
Requires maternal healthcare facilities to permit doulas to be present in the operating room while a cesarean section is being performed.
Directs the state department of social services to establish and maintain a community doula directory for doulas for the purposes of Medicaid reimbursement and promoting doula services to Medicaid recipients.
Makes a technical correction to certain provisions of the New York city charter relating to the procurement limit for businesses owned by women and minorities; increases state agencies' discretionary buying thresholds for certain commodities or services from businesses owned by minority, women and service-disabled veterans to $750,000.
Requires maternal health care facilities provide expecting and new mothers access to their doulas.
