Authorizes the professional certification of doulas; only those certified may provide doula services defined as continuous emotional and physical support provided by a certified doula throughout labor and birth, and intermittently during the prenatal and postpartum periods.
Asm. Rebecca Seawright
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Enacts the "New York State Restoration of Honor Act".
Directs the department of financial services to establish an internet website for comparison of federal home equity conversion reverse mortgage products offered in the state.
Relates to exempting income earned by persons under the age of 24 from certain workforce development programs from the determination of need for public assistance programs.
Relates to authorizing additional paid leave for health related services for certain employees not employed by the state who served in a combat theater or combat zone of operations.
Requires campaign finance information of certain candidates or committees to be filed on an electronic reporting system.
Relates to indicating the placement of ballot proposals.
Relates to the management of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation.
Creates a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and substance use among military service members.
Encourages the expansion of the production of fresh fruits and vegetables by community gardens.