[{"type":"bill","id":"S1862-2011","title":"Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers","summary":"Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week; provides for a 10 hour work day for farm laborers; requires overtime rate at one and one-half times normal rate; makes provisions of unemployment insurance law applicable to farm laborers; provides sanitary code shall apply to all farm and food processing labor camps intended to house migrant workers, regardless of the number of occupants; provides for eligibility of farm laborers for workers' compensation benefits; requires employers of farm laborers to provide such farm laborers with claim forms for workers' compensation claims under certain conditions; requires reporting of injuries to employers of farmworkers.","billno":"S1862-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"RULES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1863A-2011","title":"Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms","summary":"Requires the police authority in the locality where an application is made for a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms to conduct a search of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).","billno":"S1863A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1863-2011","title":"Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms","summary":"Requires the police authority in the locality where an application is made for a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms to conduct a search of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).","billno":"S1863-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1864-2011","title":"Creates the seed-NY investment fund","summary":"Creates the seed-NY investment fund; authorizes the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the small business technology investment fund for the Seed-NY investment fund.","billno":"S1864-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1865-2011","title":"Prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers from inquiring about immigration status","summary":"Prohibits law enforcement agencies or officers from inquiring about immigration status unless a person is booked into a detention facility or the immigration status of a person is pertinent to the criminal investigation.","billno":"S1865-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"FINANCE"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1866-2011","title":"Relates to the apportionment of senate and assembly districts in the state","summary":"Relates to the apportionment of senate and assembly districts in the state; requires the population equality of such districts to be within one percent standard deviation.","billno":"S1866-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1867-2011","title":"Creates the public authority inspector general and provides for greater accountability of industrial development agencies, preservation of open space, health care","summary":"Creates the public authority inspector general to investigate public authorities, including industrial development agencies and provides for greater accountability of industrial development agencies, including oversight by the public authorities control board; provides for preservation of public open space by industrial development agencies, greater legal compliance by IDA financial assistance recipients, and health care coverage for certain workers on IDA projects or facilities; subjects empire zone certified businesses to prevailing wage and health care coverage requirements.","billno":"S1867-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1868-2011","title":"Relates to the small business regional revolving loan program","summary":"Relates to the small business regional revolving loan program.","billno":"S1868-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1869-2011","title":"Enacts the \"language barrier elimination act\" to provide translations to the limited English proficient in connection with certain services","summary":"Enacts the \"language barrier elimination act\" to provide translations to the limited English proficient individuals in connection with services provided through the department of labor, department of family assistance or department of health.","billno":"S1869-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"FINANCE"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1870-2011","title":"Requires orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court to be translated into the native language of the parties","summary":"Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter into the native language of the parties.","billno":"S1870-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"JUDICIARY"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1870A-2011","title":"Requires orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court to be translated into the native language of the parties","summary":"Requires orders of protection and temporary orders of protection issued in family court or in cases of family offenses in criminal court or in matrimonial actions to be translated by an interpreter into the native language of the parties.","billno":"S1870A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"RULES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1871-2011","title":"Requires domestic violence awareness in a school curriculum and establishes a domestic violence awareness trust fund","summary":"Requires domestic violence awareness in school curriculums and further increases the fees charged for the issuance of a marriage license and filing of certificates of dissolution of marriage for the purposes of establishing a domestic violence awareness trust fund for the maintenance of domestic violence programs.","billno":"S1871-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1872-2011","title":"Relates to ethnic or racial profiling","summary":"Relates to ethnic or racial profiling; prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from engaging in racial or ethnic profiling.","billno":"S1872-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"FINANCE"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1873-2011","title":"Extends the applicability of a certain provision in the Patriot Plan relating to the suspension of public retirement system loan repayment obligations","summary":"Extends the applicability of a certain provision in the Patriot Plan relating to the suspension of public retirement system loan repayment obligations.","billno":"S1873-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1874-2011","title":"Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide and post a job seekers bill of rights","summary":"Requires employment agencies in the city of New York to provide a brochure with and post a job seekers bill of rights.","billno":"S1874-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"RULES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1875-2011","title":"Requires school districts to establish and maintain peace/conflict resolution centers","summary":"Requires school districts to establish and maintain peace/conflict resolution centers.","billno":"S1875-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1876-2011","title":"Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program and micro business outreach center","summary":"Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program within the department of economic development, and provides for its functions, powers and duties; further creates the micro business outreach center network; establishes a reporting requirement by the commissioner of economic development.","billno":"S1876-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1877-2011","title":"Creates the bioscience facilities development program","summary":"Creates the bioscience facilities development program; provides grants to local economic development corporations for the purpose of creating a revolving fund for loans to bioscience facilities to assist commercial bioscience companies to remain in New York state.","billno":"S1877-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1878-2011","title":"Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises","summary":"Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee.","billno":"S1878-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1878A-2011","title":"Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords upon request information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential premises","summary":"Requires gas and electric utilities to make available to landlords or lessors, upon request of prospective tenants or lessees, information concerning gas and electric charges incurred for residential rental premises; provides that such information shall be furnished without any charge or fee.","billno":"S1878A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"RULES"}]