<PRE WIDTH="200"> Assembly Resolution No. 383 <B>BY:</B> M. of A. Cruz <B>MEMORIALIZING</B> Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York <B>WHEREAS,</B> It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize officially as Workplace Violence Prevention Month with the goal of increasing awareness to prevent and combat workplace violence; and <B>WHEREAS,</B> Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York; and <B>WHEREAS,</B> Every individual deserves a workplace that is free from the threat of violence, fostering safety and stability within our local communities; and <B>WHEREAS,</B> Healthcare workers, whom the federal government reports are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than employees in all other industries, deserve a secure and violence-free workplace environment; and <B>WHEREAS,</B> April is federally acknowledged as Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month, emphasizing the national commitment to this crucial cause; and <B>WHEREAS,</B> Everyone is entitled to a workplace free of violence; now, therefore, be it <B>RESOLVED,</B> That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York; and be it further <B>RESOLVED,</B> That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of New York; the New York American College of Emergency Physicians; the New York State Emergency Nurses Association; and the American Nurses Association of New York.