15 Nov Govenor Hochul Proclaims April 2024 Workplace Violence Prevention Month in New York State

Senate Resolution No. 2008

BY: Senator SEPULVEDA

MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2024, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York

WHEREAS, 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

WHEREAS, 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 2024, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York; and

WHEREAS, Every individual deserves a workplace that is free from the threat of violence, fostering safety and stability within our local communities; and

WHEREAS, 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

WHEREAS, April is federally acknowledged as Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month, emphasizing the national commitment to this crucial cause; and

WHEREAS, Everyone is entitled to a workplace free of violence; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2024, as Workplace Violence Prevention Month in the State of New York; and be it further

RESOLVED, 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.