Relates to requiring certain civil court documents to be provided to parties in their native language and requiring parties to demonstrate their understanding of the nature and effect of such documents.
Provides that the existence of an infestation of pests in a premises occupied for dwelling purposes is a breach of the warranty of habitability, and requires a landlord to keep premises occupied for dwelling purposes free from an infestation of pests, prevent the reasonably foreseeable occurrence of such a condition and expeditiously remediate such condition and any underlying defect.
Authorizes and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to conduct a study on food waste initiatives and to provide recommendations based on the study's findings.
Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the number of children who are caregivers and how being a caregiver impacts their education.
Relates to defining members of the same family or household for purposes of family offenses; includes persons who: are related to a child in common or to a person in an intimate relationship; and are currently living together in a family-type relationship or formerly lived together in a family-type relationship.
Relates to the dispensing of glucagon; authorizes a pharmacist to dispense any Food and Drug Administration approved glucagon medication to an insulin using person regardless if the person currently has or previously has had a prescription for glucagon.
Requires the recommendation to a parent for blood lead level screenings of his or her child when a health care provider finds high lead levels in the blood of such child; directs the department of health to conduct an environmental investigation when a child is found to have high levels of lead in his or her blood.
Creates a task force on affordable housing lotteries to review the affordable housing lotteries within New York state and determine the lotteries' effectiveness and recommend how the lotteries could be improved.
Enacts the "health insurance preauthorization disclosure act"; requires health insurance companies to provide participating health care providers with a list of health care treatments and services that require preauthorization from the health insurance company.
Clarifies the eligibility of an employment agency for status as a small business for division of minority and women's business development programs by changing the basis from number of employees to annual receipts.
Prohibits local taxi and limousine commissions from allowing any base or other entity to dispatch to a livery without that base or other entity first becoming a member of the independent livery driver benefit fund.
Establishes the New York city housing authority repair certificate program to grant zoning benefits to developers which perform capital repairs to housing projects.
Establishes Three King's day as a school holiday for all public schools in a city school district of a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants.