Relates to the eligibility of certain families with incomes up to eighty-five percent of state median income to receive child care assistance.
Protects medically important antimicrobials for human public health; establishes a livestock producer may provide a medically important antimicrobial to a food-producing animal only if a licensed veterinarian, in the exercise of professional judgment, determines that the provision of the medically important antimicrobial to the animal is necessary: to control the spread of a disease or infection, to treat a disease or infection, or in relation to surgical or other medical procedures; requires veterinarians licensed to practice in New York state to file an annual report detailing their prescribing history of medically important antimicrobials to food-producing animals.
Ties the rate of interest on a judgment for medical debt to the one-year United States treasury bill rate.
Provides that a false representation of affiliation or approval, or false implication of such affiliation or approval, of any official, state or local agencies or other official source, shall be false advertising.
Relates to allowing for students in certain postsecondary education experience or transition programs to receive awards from the tuition assistance program.
Provides increases of cost-of-living adjustments for public retirees; allows increases of up to five percent.
Provides procedures to be followed in appointing a hearing officer for removal and disciplinary action against certain public employees not in the service of the city of New York, including the use of a member of the American Arbitration Association as the hearing officer and the fees to be paid therefor; provides for suspension, with pay, pending the determination except where the employee has entered a guilty plea to a felony crime involving criminal sale or possession of a controlled substance.
Requires health insurance policies to cover comprehensive genetic screening and FDA approved biomarker testing for ovarian and prostate cancers.
Provides regulations for the adoption of local ordinances for the creation of accessory dwelling units; provides for the inclusion of an accessory dwelling unit in the term housing accommodation in the human rights law.
Establishes the New York city public housing preservation trust for properties owned or operated by the New York city housing authority and provides for the issuance of certain bonds, notes or other obligations of the New York city housing development corporation.
