Enacts the "elderly abuse protective act" to protect residents 62 years of age or older who suffer abuse or deprivation; requires reports to the commissioner of the office of children and family services of the possible necessity for protective services; specifies action by such commissioner upon receiving such report including evaluation, right of entry, and furnishing of protective services; specifies the authority of the office of children and family services with respect thereto and requires assistance of other agencies in the implementation thereof; provides for judicial and review action against caretakers who abuse elderly; creates statewide central register of elderly abuse; appropriates $600,000 to the office of children and family services.
Asm. Robert Carroll
Sponsored bills
Authorizes the New York city council to approve or deny by a majority vote, any public authority's or public benefit corporation's use of eminent domain.
Limits security deposits collected by child day care providers to one month's fee and minimum notice given to day care providers for removal of a child to at most one month.
Allows poll workers to be from any political party.
Requires the board of elections to provide the public with free and timely access to updated absentee ballot data.
Reduces the speed for owner liability for failure of operator to comply with certain posted maximum speed limits to more than seven miles per hour over such posted maximum speed limits.
Relates to creating a separate tax on inheritance income, creating a separate tax on gift income, the computation of the estate tax, and creating a gift tax.
Prohibits the charging of membership fees during a state disaster emergency including when a consumer can demonstrate a financial hardship.
Requires screening for dyslexia and provides for intervention services for dyslexic children.
Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to publish certain financial reports, including reports relating to revenue and expenditures of funds on the authority's website.