Requires grand jury proceedings for police officers or peace officers involved in a shooting or excessive use of force to be conducted in open, contemporaneous public hearings.
Authorizes the New York City Housing Authority to conduct a survey of housing developments under its control for the purpose of determining the percentage of non-English proficient residents in such developments and requires the institution of language assistance programs at public housing developments at which more than ten percent of the residents do not speak English.
Relates to homeless shelters for adults and prohibits the location thereof within 500 feet of any school.
Directs the commissioner of health to conduct a comprehensive health review of the chemical 1,4 - Dioxane and establish a maximum contaminant level for the presence of 1,4 - Dioxane in public supplies of potable water that is protective of public health.
Enacts the fair wage act; raises the minimum wage and allows localities to raise minimum wages by up to an additional thirty percent.
Enacts the economic development performance review act and prescribes the functions and purposes of the special evaluation program bond act; requires state agencies involved in economic development activities to prepare an annual comprehensive performance review of their programs.
Relates to prohibiting robosigned documents in foreclosure actions.
Relates to retaliatory personnel action by employers.
Creates the New York city transit authority safety advisory panel to study and report on safety from terrorist acts and to provide a moratorium on the closing of token booths and minimum staffing levels on trains operated in passenger service in the NYC transit system.
Allows veterans of the armed forces of the United States to fish for free in state parks under the jurisdiction of a state agency.
