Relates to prohibiting the incineration of human remains for the purpose of producing energy and establishes penalties for the violation thereof.
Enacts the "safe staffing for quality care act" to require acute care facilities and nursing homes to implement certain direct-care nurse to patient ratios in all nursing units; sets minimum staffing requirements; requires every such facility to submit a documented staffing plan to the department on an annual basis and upon application for an operating certificate; requires acute care facilities to maintain staffing records during all shifts; authorizes nurses to refuse work assignments if the assignment exceeds the nurse's abilities or if minimum staffing is not present; requires public access to documented staffing plans; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions; establishes private right of action for nurses discriminated against for refusing any illegal work assignment.
Enacts the "equine activity safety code act"; provides that an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person, which shall include a corporation or partnership, shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities, except under certain circumstances.
Relates to requiring a five day waiting period before a licensed veterinarian at a private veterinarian practice may humanely destroy an animal.
Provides for corporate franchise tax and personal income gifts for the Helping Our Military in Emergencies (HOME) fund to help families encountering financial emergencies while their loved ones are serving in a combat zone; establishes such fund.
Establishes a twenty-five year retirement program for members of the NYC employees' retirement system employed as water supply police; provides for employer pick-up of certain additional member contributions required to be made by certain participants in the 25-year retirement programs.
Relates to the requiring of CPR certification among teachers and lunch monitors in school cafeterias.
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.
Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel.
Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents.
