Creates a public education initiative designed to eliminate stigma and misinformation about mental illness and chemical dependence among military service members.
Establishes a temporary task force on the variable supplements fund program to make findings and recommendations.
Relates to authorizing the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members and executive staff.
Repeals provisions permitting rent increases after vacancy of a housing accommodation.
Makes conforming technical changes to the New York City administrative code and the emergency tenant protection act relating to vacancy decontrol.
Provides for the financing of emergency room facilities in two hospitals in each borough by the New York city health and hospitals corporation and requires representation on the board from each borough.
Prohibits an owner from adjusting the amount of preferential rent, rent charged and paid by the tenant which is less than the legal regulated rent for the housing accommodation, upon the renewal of a lease; only allows the owner to make such adjustments upon a vacancy which is not the result of the failure of the owner to maintain a habitable residence.
Establishes that certain notices mailed by the compliance unit within the board of elections shall be mailed by first class mail.
Prohibits drivers of school buses from using hands free mobile telephones and provides for certain exceptions.
Requires merchants to accept cash as payment for goods and services; permits the superintendent of financial services to provide exemptions based on certain criteria.
