[{"type":"bill","id":"A511-2011","title":"Requires the governor to appoint the 5 members of the Adirondack park agency who reside in the park, from a list established by the county legislatures","summary":"Requires the governor to appoint the five members of the Adirondack park agency who reside in the park, from a list established by the legislative bodies of the counties in the Adirondack park and the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages.","billno":"A511-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A524-2011","title":"Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review","summary":"Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review.","billno":"A524-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A535-2011","title":"Amends the definition of \"newspaper\"","summary":"Amends the definition of \"newspaper\"; deletes provisions of law requiring \"newspaper\" to include paid circulation.","billno":"A535-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A536-2011","title":"Provides for the sale, availability and distribution of healthy foods and beverages as part of a school lunch program","summary":"Provides for the sale, availability and distribution of healthy foods and beverages as part of a school lunch program; sets forth portion size and food requirements; requires nutritional information on all food items and beverages which are not prepackaged with such; provides for a ten cent reimbursement from the state per lunch sold; requires the commissioner to establish a procedure for engaging school wellness committees.","billno":"A536-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A568-2011","title":"Preserves aquatic native species populations, biodiversity and aquatic recreational activities","summary":"Preserves aquatic native species populations, biodiversity and aquatic recreational activities; defines terms; provides for enforcement.","billno":"A568-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A569-2011","title":"Relates to the amount of time that a small business must not have offered health insurance prior to application to a group health insurance program","summary":"Reduces from a 12 month period to a 6 month period, the amount of time that a small business must not have offered health insurance prior to application to a group health insurance program.","billno":"A569-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A615-2011","title":"Relates to volunteer recruitment service scholarships","summary":"Relates to volunteer recruitment service scholarships; expands benefits of the recruitment scholarship program.","billno":"A615-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A616-2011","title":"Relates to access roads to state forest preserve lands or lands under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental conservation","summary":"Relates to access roads to state forest preserve lands or lands under the jurisdiction of the department of environmental conservation; further relates to the qualified abandonment of certain town roads.","billno":"A616-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A617-2011","title":"Prohibits the inclusion of any advertisements in any mailing sent by the department of motor vehicles","summary":"Prohibits the inclusion of any advertisement or other information in any mailing sent by the department of motor vehicles.","billno":"A617-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A618-2011","title":"Provides a tax deduction of $100 per 10 acres of taxpayer land made available for recreation as part of a local, national, state or regional trail system","summary":"Provides a specified tax deduction for taxpayer land made available annually for recreation as part of a local, national, state or regional trail system; limits liability of such landowners to willful or malicious creation or perpetuation of a dangerous condition, use or structure.","billno":"A618-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A687-2011","title":"Establishes a personal income tax credit for a cap on real property tax based off of a household's gross income","summary":"Establishes a personal income tax credit for a cap on real property tax based on a household's gross income; defines terms.","billno":"A687-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A688-2011","title":"Relates to additional credit to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations","summary":"Grants additional credit of five points to volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers in competitive examinations for original appointment or promotion to a civil service position with the state or local government.","billno":"A688-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A703-2011","title":"Prohibits moneys appropriated to legal services organizations from being used for certain purposes","summary":"Prohibits appropriation of state funds to be used by (non-profit) legal services providers to pursue cases and activities involving proactive political litigation, class action suits, lobbying and other attempts to influence political or governmental processes or to promote political philosophies or agendas; authorizes the citizen's policy and complaint review council to make determinations on the frivolity of class action suits by inmates of correctional facilities.","billno":"A703-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A1006-2011","title":"Relates to brownfields and historic fills and mixed historic fill programs","summary":"Relates to brownfields and historic fills and mixed historic fill programs.","billno":"A1006-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"A8334-2011","title":"Enacts the flood assessment relief act of 2011","summary":"Enacts the flood assessment relief act of 2011 for the counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Warren and Washington; holds school districts harmless.","billno":"A8334-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Sayward (MS)","committee":""}]