[{"type":"bill","id":"A2134-2011","title":"Creates the \"September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance\" distinctive license plate program","summary":"Creates the \"September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance\" distinctive license plate program; establishes the September eleventh, two thousand one scholarship fund.","billno":"A2134-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4213-2011","title":"Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another","summary":"Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another; permits transfer without prior notice in certain circumstances.","billno":"A4213-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4214-2011","title":"Provides for alternative to detention programs for court-involved children","summary":"Provides for reimbursement for alternatives to detention and residential placement programs for youth by the office of children and family services.","billno":"A4214-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4292-2011","title":"Relates to establishing a juvenile justice smart investment program","summary":"Creates a juvenile justice smart investment program.","billno":"A4292-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4292A-2011","title":"Relates to establishing a juvenile justice smart investment program","summary":"Creates a juvenile justice smart investment program.","billno":"A4292A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4293-2011","title":"Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits","summary":"Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits.","billno":"A4293-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4336-2011","title":"Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders","summary":"Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders residing in a facility overseen by the office of children and family services.","billno":"A4336-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4336A-2011","title":"Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders","summary":"Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders residing in a facility overseen by the office of children and family services.","billno":"A4336A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4337-2011","title":"Establishes the youth in progress advisory board for adolescents in foster care","summary":"Establishes the youth in progress advisory board and regional teams for adolescents in foster care to provide mentorship of youths in foster care; requires reporting.","billno":"A4337-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4426-2011","title":"Enacts the \"SAFETY act\" to prevent harassment and discrimination","summary":"Enacts the \"SAFETY Act\"; authorizes the office of children and family services to establish policies and procedures affording all children in OCFS facilities an environment free of harassment and discrimination based on actual or perceived race, national origin, ethnic group, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender or sex; requires reporting harassment and discrimination.","billno":"A4426-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4427-2011","title":"Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth","summary":"Relates to the rights of youth in detention and residential programs for youth; creates youth advisory boards within secure and non-secure facilities to assist in the development of policies affecting youth in such facilities.","billno":"A4427-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4428-2011","title":"Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship program","summary":"Establishes the foster care higher education scholarship program; grants awards for the purpose of enhancing opportunities for higher education for children and young adults receiving foster care services in New York.","billno":"A4428-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"HIGHER EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4429-2011","title":"Establishes the summer employment program","summary":"Establishes the summer employment program for youths between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one to be administered by the labor department; local community-based organizations and government entities shall be eligible to receive funds under this program job positions to be from the public and non-profit sectors.","billno":"A4429-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"LABOR"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4430-2011","title":"Relates to school placement for homeless children","summary":"Relates to school placement for homeless children to minimize disruptions; defines \"school of origin\"; promotes educational stability.","billno":"A4430-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"EDUCATION"},{"type":"bill","id":"A4431-2011","title":"Establishes a pre-marital course and a marital and family preservation program and imposes requirements to take the course and program","summary":"Establishes a pre-marital course and a marital and family preservation program and imposes requirements to take the course and program; requires the completion of the pre-marital course before obtaining a marriage license; provides that penalties may be imposed if the marital and family preservation program is not completed before a divorce is granted.","billno":"A4431-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"HEALTH"},{"type":"bill","id":"A5458-2011","title":"Requires investigating officials to investigate the homes of children and adults about whom reports have been filed","summary":"Relates to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults; requires official to document factors considered to determine whether or not to apply for an order to gain access.","billno":"A5458-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A5458A-2011","title":"Relates to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults","summary":"Relates to an order to gain access to persons believed to be in need of protective services for adults; requires official to document factors considered to determine whether or not to apply for an order to gain access.","billno":"A5458A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"CHILDREN AND FAMILIES"},{"type":"bill","id":"A6607-2011","title":"Makes provisions relating to assisting small businesses","summary":"Allows for the division for small-business to advise on matters affecting micro-enterprises consisting of fewer than five employees; establishes the main street center grant program to create main street centers in each of the counties in New York state, with the exception of the five boroughs of New York city; and requires the secretary of state to receive all rule-making documents in electronic format and to create an online publication of the state register.","billno":"A6607-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"SMALL BUSINESS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A6607A-2011","title":"Makes provisions relating to assisting small businesses","summary":"Allows for the division for small-business to advise on matters affecting micro-enterprises consisting of fewer than five employees; establishes the main street center grant program to create main street centers in each of the counties in New York state, with the exception of the five boroughs of New York city; and requires the secretary of state to receive all rule-making documents in electronic format and to create an online publication of the state register.","billno":"A6607A-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"WAYS AND MEANS"},{"type":"bill","id":"A6608-2011","title":"Provides two days excused leave for parents for participation with child's education","summary":"Provides two days excused leave for parents for participation with child's education: two days per school year, per child.","billno":"A6608-2011","year":"2011","sponsor":"Scarborough","committee":"GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES"}]