[{"type":"bill","id":"S1879-2011","title":"Relates to the farmworkers fair labor practices act","summary":"Relates to the Farmworkers' Fair Labor Practices Act, including farm laborers within provisions pertaining to overtime compensation and unemployment insurance, granting collective bargaining rights to certain farm laborers; regulates the farm employment of certain employees; relates to the application of the sanitary code to farm and food processing labor camps for migrant workers; relates to the eligibility of farm laborers for disability benefits.","billno":"S1879-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"LABOR"},{"type":"bill","id":"S1880-2011","title":"Relates to penalties for sale of alcohol to minors and increases penalties for the sale of alcohol without the appropriate license","summary":"Establishes penalties for licensed barbers who sell alcohol to persons under the age of twenty-one years, including the loss of barbering license.","billno":"S1880-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"S1880A-2011","title":"Relates to penalties for sale of alcohol to minors by licensed barbers","summary":"Establishes penalties for licensed barbers who sell alcohol to persons under the age of twenty-one years, including the loss of barbering license.","billno":"S1880A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"S1880B-2011","title":"Relates to penalties for sale of alcohol to minors by licensed barbers","summary":"Establishes penalties for licensed barbers who sell alcohol to persons under the age of twenty-one years, including the loss of barbering license.","billno":"S1880B-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":""},{"type":"bill","id":"S1881-2011","title":"Enacts the immigration provider enforced disclosure information and registration (IMPEDIR) act of 2011","summary":"Enacts the immigration provider enforced disclosure information and registration (IMPEDIR) act of 2011.","billno":"S1881-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CONSUMER PROTECTION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2782-2011","title":"Alters tax exemption programs for the development of new and affordable housing","summary":"Alters tax exemption programs for the development of new and affordable housing; defines \"initial construction period\" and \"extended construction period\"; makes related changes.","billno":"S2782-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2783-2011","title":"Relates to rent regulation","summary":"Relates to rent regulation; relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; relates to the declaration of emergencies for certain rental housing accommodations; extends certain provisions of law relating to rent regulation; relates to the adjustment of maximum allowable rent; relates to vacancy decontrol; relates to extending the length of time over which major capital improvement expenses may be recovered.","billno":"S2783-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2783A-2011","title":"Relates to rent regulation","summary":"Relates to rent regulation; relates to recovery of certain housing accommodations by a landlord; relates to the declaration of emergencies for certain rental housing accommodations; extends certain provisions of law relating to rent regulation; relates to the adjustment of maximum allowable rent; relates to vacancy decontrol; relates to extending the length of time over which major capital improvement expenses may be recovered.","billno":"S2783A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2889-2011","title":"Relates to the establishment of the New York state task force on health care cost reduction through entrepreneurial innovation","summary":"Relates to the establishment of the New York State Task Force on Health Care Cost Reduction through Entrepreneurial Innovation.","billno":"S2889-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2893-2011","title":"Alters tax exemption programs for the development of new and affordable housing","summary":"Alters tax exemption programs for the development of new and affordable housing; defines \"initial construction period\" and \"extended construction period\"; makes related changes.","billno":"S2893-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2894-2011","title":"Exempts new multiple dwellings from local taxation","summary":"Exempts new multiple dwellings from local taxation; extends period until June 15, 2011.","billno":"S2894-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2895-2011","title":"Relates to the use of an advanced system for securing tobacco taxes","summary":"Relates to the use of an advanced system for securing tobacco taxes; requires exclusive use of encrypted counterfeit-resistant cigarette tax stamps to provide a commission to agents for the purpose of leasing or the purchase of machinery and a sell-through provision for retailers.","billno":"S2895-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2967-2011","title":"Promotes fairness in competitive bidding by providing for enforcement of prevailing wage provisions applicable to public work construction projects","summary":"Promotes fairness in competitive bidding by providing for enforcement of prevailing wage provisions applicable to public work construction projects; permits any person to bring a civil action for the recovery of damages against the winning bidder if the winning bidder has violated the labor law by failing to pay the prevailing wage on a construction project; authorizes attorney general enforcement and a private right of action; makes related provisions.","billno":"S2967-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CONSUMER PROTECTION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2968-2011","title":"Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports","summary":"Prohibits school districts from disallowing homeschooled students from participating in district interscholastic sports.","billno":"S2968-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2969-2011","title":"Includes four family dwelling within definition of homestead class","summary":"Allows the governing body of any approved assessing unit, except a county or a city with a population of one million or more, by referendum, to include owner-occupied four family residential dwellings within the definition of homestead class.","billno":"S2969-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"LOCAL GOVERNMENT"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2970-2011","title":"Creates the crime of criminal possession of a weapon while in unlawful possession of a controlled substance or marihuana","summary":"Creates the crime of criminal possession of a weapon while in unlawful possession of a controlled substance or marihuana.","billno":"S2970-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"CODES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2971-2011","title":"Requires training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of automated external defibrillators for new certification and re-certification as a schoolteacher","summary":"Requires training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and in the use of automated external defibrillators for new certification and re-certification as a school teacher.","billno":"S2971-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S2972-2011","title":"Authorizes recoupment of financial incentives awarded businesses upon failure to fulfill the terms of such incentive","summary":"Authorizes recoupment by the state or any political subdivision of financial incentives such as awards, loans, grants or tax abatements, awarded businesses for purposes of job training, job creation or retention, or the development of business operations, upon recipient's failure to complete the terms of the incentive.","billno":"S2972-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"RULES"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3004-2011","title":"Establishes the strategic partnership for industrial resurgence program","summary":"Establishes the strategic partnership for industrial resurgence program; provides New York state companies with technical assistance with research projects and with the application for federal funding and other sources of funding for which they are eligible.","billno":"S3004-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"HIGHER EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"S3005-2011","title":"Creates the mobile high-technology training facilities program","summary":"Creates the mobile high-technology training facilities program.","billno":"S3005-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"ESPAILLAT","committee":"COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS"}]