Creates, in addition to the existing sanction of criminal contempt of court, the remedies of labor law civil penalties and employee's right to bring civil action for unlawful discharge, penalty or discrimination on account of the exercise by an employee of a juror's right to be absent from employment by reason of jury service.
Asm. William Colton
Sponsored bills
Relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment.
Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling for members who first become members of a public retirement system of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve.
Directs the office of mental health, in consultation and cooperation with the education department, to establish the urban youth gun violence reduction pilot program and appropriates $12,000,000 therefor; provides for the implementation of such program within 24 schools in 5 school districts in the state; provides each such school shall have an additional social worker; requires youth mental health first aid training be provided to teachers, professionals and after care workers in such schools; provides for the establishment of mental health curriculum in such schools.
Enacts "Erin Merryn's law"; requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to instruction on preventing child sexual exploitation and child abuse in grades kindergarten through eight.
Requires wireless telephone companies that offer shared or family plans to allow victims of domestic violence to be released from the account without penalty in instances of domestic violence.
Requires a system for notifying customers of bed bug infestations on MTA subway trains and buses, within 24 hours of discovering such infestation.
Establishes the hire a vet grant program; provides grants to municipalities where a veteran is hired and employed, for not less than one year and for not less than thirty-five hours each week; grants up to $5,000 for a qualified vet and $15,000 for a qualified vet who is disabled.
Provides the NYC water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any fee, rate, rent or other service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board and/or sewerage systems.
Requires applicants for registration of hybrid vehicles to submit proof of the make, model and model year of the motor vehicle for which registration is being applied, to the commissioner; establishes that after such proof is submitted, certificates of registration shall display the markings "qualified hybrid vehicle" and such vehicle's US EPA highway fuel economy rating of 45 mpg or more.