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Jun 16, 2010 |
referred to governmental operations delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1020 |
Jun 15, 2010 |
committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 25, 2010 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S7236
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(R) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S7236 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7236 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7236 PURPOSE OF GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To create a temporary commission to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Legislative Findings Section 2. Creates the commissions; defines terms Section 3. Composition of commission Section 4. Employment Section 5. Assistance and data Section 6. Agreements Section 7. Effective date JUSTIFICATION : Near closing time on Saturday afternoon, March 25, 1911, a fire broke out. One hundred forty six young immigrant women were killed, unable to escape from their garment sweatshop one block east of Washington
2009-S7236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7236 I N S E N A T E March 25, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT in relation to creating the New York state Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100th anniversary commemoration commission; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative findings. 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares there is a need to create a New York state Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100th anniversary commemoration commission to focus attention upon the 100th anniversary of the March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, during a commemoration period taking place March 25, 2011, through Octo- ber 14, 2011, the anniversary of the date that the American Society of Safety Engineers was founded as a result of the fire. 2. The primary focus of the New York state Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100th anniversary commemoration commission will be to plan and execute an organized series of Triangle Shirtwaist Fire educational and tourism events. The tourism events will highlight the following key sites: the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, Mount Richmond Cemetery and Cemetery of the Evergreens. 3. The legislature finds that the creation of a New York state Trian- gle Shirtwaist Fire 100th anniversary commemoration commission is neces- sary to bring together persons qualified by experience or by powers vested in them by their offices to coordinate and facilitate such a historically important event. S 2. New York state Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100th anniversary commem- oration commission created. 1. There is hereby created a temporary state commission to be known as the "New York state Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100th anniversary commemoration commission". 2. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Commission" means the New York state Triangle Shirtwaist Fire 100th anniversary commemoration commission created by this section. (b) "Historical interpreter" means a person who is a recognized member of a duly constituted organization approved by the host site and who EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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