Agenda: / Chair: Dean G. Skelos
Bills on the Agenda
S571-2011: Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments
Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments. /
Sponsor: KLEIN
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S746A-2011: Establishes the offenses of promoting and possessing a sex offense against a child
Establishes the class B felony of promoting a sex offense against a child for producing, directing or promoting any visual or audio representation of the commission of a sex offense against a person under the age of 16 years; establishes the class C felony of possessing a sex offense against a child for knowingly possessing any such representation; designates both such felonies as violent felony offenses. /
Sponsor: YOUNG
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S1200-2011: Establishes a biodiesel fuel tax exemption
Establishes a biodiesel fuel tax exemption. /
Sponsor: GRIFFO
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S1507-2011: Requires department of transportation to defer to town board requests for speed limit, signage and signal changes where safety is at issue
Requires department of transportation to defer to town board requests for speed limit, signage and signal changes on state highway, county road and town highways where public safety nexus exists. /
Sponsor: LARKIN
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S2004A-2011: Establishes the crime of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers
Establishes the crime of unlawful procurement of clients, patients or customers for knowingly acting as a runner, or using, soliciting, directing, hiring or employing another person to act as a runner; a "runner" is defined as a person, who knowingly, for profit, seeks to procure clients, patients or customers on behalf of an attorney or health care provider for the purpose of falsely or fraudulently obtaining benefits under a contract of insurance or asserting a claim against an insurer or insured for the services provided by such attorney or health care provider. /
Sponsor: SKELOS
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S2185-2011: Establishes the New York state compact for long term care
Establishes the New York state compact for long term care; requires federal financial participation; requires that the state provide assurance of quality of services in designing the waiver; outlines participation in such compact and pledge amounts; authorizes the waiver of all or part of the participation fee and the requirement that a beneficiary pay the difference between the compact rate and the compact subsidy if the beneficiary's countable income, after deductions of these items is less than certain protected income amounts; describes fraudulent practices. /
Sponsor: GOLDEN
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S2592A-2011: Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools and colleges for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments
Provides for state reimbursement to all elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments. /
Sponsor: LANZA
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S2765-2011: Relates to a report on the capacity and staffing of the state prison system
Requires certain reports to be provided to the legislature regarding correctional facilities, especially evaluating the capacity and staffing of the state prison system. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON
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S3168-2011: Authorizes the release of certain records pertaining to deceased residents of OPWDD operated or certified facilities to family members
Authorizes the release of certain records pertaining to deceased residents of the office for people with developmental disabilities operated or certified facilities to family members. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY
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S3357-2011: Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees
Provides for the inclusion of one ex officio student member to village boards of trustees. /
Sponsor: LAVALLE
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S3467-2011: Authorizes approval of certain transportation contracts of the Mamaroneck union free school district
Authorizes approval of certain transportation contracts of the Mamaroneck union free school district for the 2008-2009 school year. /
Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER
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S3546-2011: Creates the teen driver safety commission
Creates the teen driver safety commission consisting of 12 members; requires the commission to study, examine and review the issue of teen driver safety; requires the commission to report its findings, conclusions and recommendations. /
Sponsor: LANZA
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S3912A-2011: Establishes the crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone
Establishes the crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter in an active work zone and intrusion into an active work zone. /
Sponsor: SAVINO
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S3965-2011: Extends the validity of child performer work permits to one year
Extends the validity of child performer work permits to one year. /
Sponsor: ROBACH
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S4025A-2011: Establishes the New York state War of 1812 200th anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812
Establishes the New York state War of 1812 200th anniversary commemoration commission to promote the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 by planning and executing an organized series of War of 1812 reenactment tourism events. /
Sponsor: MAZIARZ
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S4055A-2011: Regulates cadmium in substrate in children's jewelry
Regulates cadmium in substrate in children's jewelry; provides that no children's jewelry shall be sold or distributed in this state that contains cadmium in accessible metal or plastic substrate components exceeding certain levels. /
Sponsor: ALESI
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S4209-2011: Designates uniformed officers of the fire marshal's office of the town of Huntington as peace officers
Designates uniformed officers of the fire marshal's office of the town of Huntington as peace officers. /
Sponsor: FLANAGAN
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S4225A-2011: Increases number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two
Increases the number of supreme court justices in the thirteenth judicial district to ten and in the second judicial district to fifty-two. /
Sponsor: LANZA
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S4492-2011: Relates to the senior center assessment required of the state office for the aging
Relates to senior centers and requires the state office for the aging to include in its report an assessment of the condition of the senior center network throughout the state and the effect on quality of life for older adults who attend a senior center compared with those that do not. /
Sponsor: VALESKY
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S4563A-2011: Relates to the practice of surgical technology and surgical technologists
Relates to the practice of surgical technology and surgical technologists; defines terms. /
Sponsor: SAVINO
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S4732-2011: Extends the tax rate reduction under the NYS real estate transfer tax and the NYC real property transfer tax for conveyances of real property to existing REITS
Extends the tax rate reduction under the NYS real estate transfer tax and the NYC real property transfer tax for conveyances of real property to existing real estate investment funds. /
Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO
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S4825A-2011: Requires the MTA to renegotiate the joint service operating agreement with the state of Connecticut
Requires the MTA to renegotiate the joint service operating agreement with the State of Connecticut; eliminates the metropolitan commuter transportation tax imposed on the residents of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam and Rockland counties. /
Sponsor: SALAND
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S4946A-2011: Authorizes local correctional facilities to house out of state inmates
Permits localities to enter into agreements with other states to house inmates. /
Sponsor: GALLIVAN
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S5077A-2011: Authorizes certain county operated NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care programs to participate in a universal assessment demonstration program
Authorizes certain county operated NY Connects: Choices for Long Term Care programs to participate in a universal assessment demonstration program funded pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2011; targets those as potentially in need of respite, home delivered meals, and in-home services provided by the aging network and licensed home and community services and nursing home level of care. /
Sponsor: VALESKY
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S5263-2011: Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish a system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled
Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled present at certain residences and facilities. /
Sponsor: BALL
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S5267-2011: Provides for the creation of a system of uniform identification cards for police and peace officers by the state director of homeland security
Provides for the creation of a system of uniform identification cards for police and peace officers by the state director of homeland security; details information to be included in such ID cards. /
Sponsor: BALL
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S5293-2011: Establishes an address confidentiality program in the office of the secretary of state for domestic violence victims who need to maintain secrecy of their location
Establishes an address confidentiality program in the office of the secretary of state for domestic violence victims who need to maintain confidentiality of their location; authorizes the secretary of state to accept service of process and receipt of mail on behalf of a program participant. /
Sponsor: BALL
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S5501-2011: Authorizes the city of New York to transfer ownership of certain parklands to Alexander's of Rego Park III, Inc.
Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue the use as parkland of a parcel of land that is a part of Lost Battalion Hall park in the borough of Queens and to transfer such land to Alexander's of Rego Park III, Inc. in exchange for the transfer to the city by Alexander's of Rego Park III, Inc. of certain parcels of land contiguous to Lost Battalion Hall park, to be dedicated by such city as parkland. /
Sponsor: STAVISKY
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S5637-2011: Defines and exempts electronic news sources and periodicals from sales and compensating use taxes
Defines and exempts electronic news sources and periodicals from sales and compensating use taxes. /
Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO
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S5640-2011: Relates to the polling place and hours of voting for the Piermont public library
Establishes the Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library as the polling place for library elections and polling hours from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. /
Sponsor: CARLUCCI
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S5650-2011: Requires evaluation and a report of early childhood education in day care centers by December 31, 2011
Requires evaluation of early childhood education in day care centers. /
Sponsor: FLANAGAN
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S5652-2011: Establishes the New York State Health Benefit exchange
Establishes the New York State Health Benefit exchange in accordance with the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. /
Sponsor: SEWARD
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S5671-2011: Relates to the allowable amount of a letter of credit used as guarantee of performance of a state procurement contract
Relates to the allowable amount of a letter of credit used as guarantee of performance of a state procurement contract. /
Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO
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S5687-2011: Authorizes the town of Thompson, Sullivan county to establish the "Treasure Lake/Davies dam improvement district"
Authorizes the town of Thompson, Sullivan county to establish a special improvement district to be known as the "Treasure Lake/Davies dam improvement district." /
Sponsor: BONACIC
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S5688-2011: Authorizes the town of Thompson in Sullivan county to establish the "Lake Louise Marie dam improvement district"
Authorizes the town of Thompson in Sullivan county to establish a special improvement district to be known as the "Lake Louise Marie dam improvement district." /
Sponsor: BONACIC
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S5701-2011: Relates to validating actions taken by the Smithtown Central School District regarding capital improvements eligible for state aid
Relates to actions taken by the Smithtown Central School District regarding capital improvements eligible for state aid. /
Sponsor: FLANAGAN
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S5715-2011: Provides that debt service payments on the Rochester school facilities modernization plan shall be the "city amount" for purposes of the school district's estimates
Provides that debt service payments on the Rochester school facilities modernization plan shall be the "city amount" for purposes of the school district's annual estimates pursuant to section 2576 of the education law. /
Sponsor: ROBACH
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S5743-2011: Relates to the statewide certification program for participation by minority group members and women with respect to state contracts
Relates to the statewide certification program for participation by minority group members and women with respect to state contracts. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON
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