Committee Meeting: Rules - Jun 17, 2011

Agenda: / Chair: Dean G. Skelos / Location: Room 124 CAP

Notes

*THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA* BILL REPORTED DIRECT TO 3RD READING

Bills on the Agenda

S587A-2011: Directs the chancellor of the city school district of city over 1 million to inventory and report on the outdoor schoolyards of such district

Directs the chancellor of the city school district of a city over 1 million to inventory and report on the outdoor schoolyards of such district. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee:

S1027A-2011: Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of insurance in coastal areas

Directs the special advisory panel on homeowners' insurance/catastrophe coverage to study certain facets of profitability of insurance in coastal areas. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee:

S1164-2011: Authorizes the town of Guilderland, county of Albany, to elect a third town justice

Authorizes the town of Guilderland, county of Albany, to elect a third town justice. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

S1188-2011: Designates dog control officers in the city of Cohoes as peace officers

Designates dog control officers in the city of Cohoes as peace officers when they are acting pursuant to their special duties. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

S1303-2011: Requires the state office for the aging to report on the delivery of services to and needs of traditionally underserved populations in their annual report to the governor and legislature

Requires the state office for the aging to report on the delivery of services to and needs of traditionally underserved populations in their annual report to the governor and legislature. / Sponsor: DUANE Committee:

S2796A-2011: Authorizes the office of general services to sell certain state-owned land to the Montefiore Medical Center

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to sell certain state-owned land to the Montefiore Medical Center. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee:

S3016A-2011: Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities

Relates to the review of criminal history information of certain persons rendering community based services to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities. / Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee:

S3469A-2011: Requires applicants to complete a master's degree or higher to obtain a license in physical therapy

Requires applicants to complete a master's degree or higher to obtain a license in physical therapy. / Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER Committee:

S4469-2011: Creates new procedures in relation to revocation of orders of recognizance

Creates new procedures in relation to revocation of orders of recognizance. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

S4559B-2011: Relates to the rates of payment for the treatment and care of injured employees

Relates to the rates of payment for the treatment and care of injured employees. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

S4718A-2011: Relates to the memberships of country agriculture and farmland protection boards; authorization to hold conservation easements and funding for agricultural projects

Relates to the memberships of country agriculture and farmland protection boards; authorization to hold conservation easements and funding for agricultural nonpoint source abatement and control projects. / Sponsor: RITCHIE Committee:

S4726-2011: Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor is a class A misdemeanor

Provides that impersonation of a disabled veteran vendor, by carrying or possessing a specialized vending license without authority or any form of insignia or by words or actions; designates such impersonation as a class A misdemeanor. / Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee:

S4780-2011: Relates to the sale of bonds, the down payment for projects financed by bonds, variable rate debt and interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York

Relates to the sale of bonds, the down payment for projects financed by bonds, variable rate debt and interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S4855-2011: Relating to membership on the state procurement council by a representative of agricultural interests in the state

Relates to membership on the state procurement council by a member of a not-for-profit organization representing the agricultural interests in the state. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

S5347-2011: Authorizes the Tully central school district to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes

Authorizes the Tully central school district to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes. / Sponsor: VALESKY Committee:

S5455A-2011: Relates to sexual conduct between a state employee and an inmate

Relates to sexual conduct between a state employee and an inmate. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

S5486-2011: Extends certain provisions of law relating to temporary investments by local governments

Extends certain provisions of law relating to temporary investments by local governments. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S5493-2011: Provides the community guardian program shall obtain a statement by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician or social worker within 3 months of filing statement

Provides the community guardian program shall obtain a statement by a physician, psychologist, nurse clinician or social worker within 3 months prior to filing a statement regarding an evaluation of the condition and current functional level of the person being evaluated. / Sponsor: GALLIVAN Committee:

S5496-2011: Authorizes Holding Our Own, Inc.: A Fund for Women to file applications for real property tax exemption with the city of Albany, county of Albany

Authorizes Holding Our Own, Inc.: A Fund for Women to file applications for real property tax exemption with the city of Albany, county of Albany. / Sponsor: BRESLIN Committee:

S5521-2011: Relates to docketing of adjudications of violations of laws enforced by the New York city department of consumer affairs

Relates to docketing of adjudications of violations of laws enforced by the New York city department of consumer affairs. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee:

S5527-2011: Postpones expiration of certain tax rates and taxes in the city of New York

Postpones expiration of certain tax rates and taxes in the city of New York. / Sponsor: RULES Committee:

S5542-2011: Creates new delivery of sentence commitment documents

Amends the criminal procedure law and correction law, in relation to the delivery of sentence and commitment documents. / Sponsor: SALAND Committee:

S5558-2011: Provides death benefits and health insurance coverage to eligible survivors of public employees who die while ordered to service in the uniformed services

Provides death benefits and health insurance coverage to eligible survivors of public employees who die while ordered to service in the uniformed services. / Sponsor: BALL Committee:

S5564-2011: Relates to the power of the New York State Thruway Authority to finance certain projects in connection with the canal system

Relates to the power of the New York State Thruway Authority to finance certain projects in connection with the canal system. / Sponsor: RULES Committee:

S5569-2011: Provides for an extender of 2 years for the safe patient handling demonstration program

Provides for an extension of 2 years for the safe patient handling demonstration program. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S5571-2011: Creates a second acting police justice in the village of Port Chester

Creates a second acting police justice in the village of Port Chester. / Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER Committee:

S5582-2011: Relates to the child support obligations of indigent non-custodial parents

Relates to the child support obligations of indigent non-custodial parents. / Sponsor: SAVINO Committee:

S5583-2011: Relates to licenses issued by the division of the lottery

Relates to licenses issued by the division of the lottery. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee:

S5605-2011: Extends the buffer zone around a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service

Extends the buffer zone around a religious service, funeral, burial or memorial service from 100 feet to 300 feet. / Sponsor: GRIFFO Committee:

S5643-2011: Relates to the use of portable electronic devices

Relates to the use of portable electronic devices. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

S5647-2011: Continues early college high schools in the state

Continues early college high schools in the state. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee:

S5649-2011: Provides authority for the NYC housing development corporation to acquire certain mortgage loans made by the city

Provides authority for the NYC housing development corporation to acquire mortgage loans made by the city or to acquire a participation interest in such mortgage loans and to make loans for the creation and preservation of affordable housing. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S5651-2011: Decreases the minimum amount of time required before a service retirement may become effective and certain retirees may begin to receive their retirement

Decreases the minimum amount of time required before a service retirement may become effective and retirees of certain retirement systems may begin to receive their retirement. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S5656-2011: Relates to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority relative to the establishment of subsidiaries for certain purposes

Relates to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority relative to the establishment of subsidiaries for certain purposes. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

S5679-2011: Enacts the public integrity reform act of 2011

Relates to commission on public integrity; powers of the attorney-general; joint commission on public ethics; relates to the transfer of powers and duties to the joint commission on public ethics (Part A); relates to reports by lobbyists (Part B);relates to notice of entry of plea involving a public official (Part C); relates to pension forfeiture for certain public officials and notice of entry of plea involving a public official (Part D). / Sponsor: SKELOS Committee:

S5704-2011: Relates to providing enhanced consumer and provider protections

Relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to pre-authorization of health care services under certain plans offered by the state. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

S134-2011: Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption

Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption even if the surviving spouse is not sixty-two years of age. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee:

S935-2011: Provides for doubling the fine for a moving violation occurring within a quarter mile radius of a primary or secondary school or 200 yards of a school in N.Y. city

Provides for doubling the fine for certain moving violations occurring within school safety zones: a quarter mile radius of a primary or secondary school or 200 yards of a school in NYC; doubles the fines during school hours; requires local governments to post signs prescribed by the commissioner of transportation; requires establishment of maximum speed limits in school safety zones to be done in consultation with local governments and police. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

S1538-2011: Provides for transfer of guardianship and custody of infants abandoned pursuant to the abandoned infant protection act

Provides procedures for the care and custody of infants determined to be abandoned; creates process to facilitate freeing abandoned infants for adoption if a parent does not claim custody within statutory period. / Sponsor: SKELOS Committee:

S2352-2011: Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities

Relates to instruction on the history of people with disabilities. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

S2678-2011: Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft and for a report on the economic impact thereof

Provides for an exemption from sales and use taxes on the sale of general aviation aircraft. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S3410-2011: Relates to the tax on certain tobacco products

Relates to implementing a sales tax cap of one dollar on cigars. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S3420-2011: Authorizes the Holy Cross Polish National Church to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for property in Smithtown

Authorizes the Holy Cross Polish National Church to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for property in Smithtown. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee:

S3994A-2011: Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children

Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S4200-2011: Increase the amount of bonds and notes for the New York state medical care facilities finance agency

Increase the amount of bonds and notes for the New York state medical care facilities finance agency. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

S4655-2011: Provides that firefighters who die in the line of duty have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial

Provides that volunteer firefighters who die or have died in the line of duty, as determined by an authoritative agency, have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial. / Sponsor: SKELOS Committee:

S4763-2011: Includes the Sacandaga River within the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization

Includes the Sacandaga river within the definition of inland waterways for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee:

S4898-2011: Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the resolution of labor disputes

Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the resolution of labor disputes. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S5140B-2011: Establishes the taxpayer refund choice act and affirms the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check

Establishes the taxpayer refund choice act and affirms the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check and requires the department to fully describe any debit card or direct deposit program. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee:

S5223B-2011: Relates to the establishment of centers of excellence program

Relates to the establishment of centers of excellence program. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee:

S5326-2011: Authorizes the conducting of event games by organizations authorized to conduct games of chance

Authorizes the conducting of event games by organizations authorized to conduct games of chance. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S5665-2011: Extends provisions of part RR of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008 relating to administration of certain funds and accounts

Extends provisions of part RR of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008 relating to administration of certain funds and accounts. / Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO Committee:

S511A-2011: Directs NYSERDA to undertake a statewide study of consumer behaviors with respect to energy efficiency and clean energy technology

Directs NYS energy research and development authority to undertake a statewide study of consumer behaviors with respect to energy efficiency and clean energy technology programs. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S755-2011: Includes mixed residential and commercial property within the affordable home ownership program

Includes mixed residential and commercial property within the provisions of the affordable home ownership development program thus authorizing the affordable housing corporation to fund the construction or rehabilitation of housing that also contains a commercial retailing business. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S854-2011: Designates the bridge on interstate route 86 over North Main Street in the town of Ellicott as the "Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz Memorial Bridge"

Designates the bridge on interstate route 86 over North Main Street in the town of Ellicott as the "Lucille Ball - Desi Arnaz Memorial Bridge". / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S958C-2011: Requires a solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacle pilot program

Requires a solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacle pilot program whereby 100 garbage receptacles in certain parks will be replaced with solar powered trash compacting garbage receptacles once the commissioner of parks has received the proceeds from advertising space on such receptacles; establishes reporting requirements. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S1462A-2011: Authorizes a municipal corporation to provide a real property tax exemption for improvements to real property meeting LEED certification standards for green building

Authorizes a municipal corporation to provide a real property tax exemption for improvements to real property meeting LEED certification standards for green buildings. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

S1966A-2011: Requires notification to victims upon the conditional release of an inmate convicted of a crime against a member of the same family or household

Requires the state board of parole to provide notification to victims upon the conditional release of an inmate convicted of a crime against a member of the same family or household. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

S2409C-2011: Provides for the training, examination and certification of dog control officers

Provides for the training, examination and certification of dog control officers; provides that such training and certification requirements are local options. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

S2466A-2011: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to establish a mileage-based exit numbering system

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of transportation and the New York state thruway authority to implement a mileage-based exit numbering system along interstate highways located within the state. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee:

S2544-2011: Relates to the exemption from taxation for non-profit organizations; repealer

Establishes certain vacant or otherwise unimproved land or real property owned by non-profit organizations from which no revenue is derived shall be exempt from real property taxation only if plans for utilizing the property for exempt purposes within five years are proven and the actual improvements are carried out within seven years. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee:

S2596A-2011: Penalizes crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter as felonies when committed while driving with a suspended or revoked license

Penalizes crimes of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter as felonies when such crimes are committed while driving with a suspended or revoked license. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee:

S2737-2011: Creates the crime of unauthorized radio transmission, a class D felony, punishable by imprisonment and a fine in the amount of not less than $10,000.00

Creates the crime of unauthorized radio transmission for those who broadcast radio transmissions without obtaining a license to do so from the FCC; makes it class D felony punishable by imprisonment and a fine. / Sponsor: SALAND Committee:

S2918-2011: Increases penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting

Increases penalties for leaving the scene of an incident without reporting. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S2936-2011: Elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity

Elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S2952B-2011: Legalizes the dissolution of the town of Sanford fire district by such town

Legalizes the dissolution of the town of Sanford fire district by such town. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee:

S3036-2011: Relates to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation; Peconic Bay community preservation fund

Relates to payments for certain school, fire, fire protection and ambulance districts for lands exempt from real property taxation for purposes which implement the Peconic Bay community preservation fund. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

S3057-2011: Establishes the interstate insurance product regulation compact to regulate certain insurance products among member states

Establishes the "Interstate insurance product regulation compact" to regulate certain insurance products among member states and to promote and protect the interest of consumers of individual and group annuity, life insurance, disability income and long-term care insurance products. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

S3101-2011: Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties

Authorizes the removal of fire commissioners for dereliction of duties; such dereliction shall include excessive, unexcused absences from regularly scheduled meetings. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

S3201-2011: Relates to the taxation of agricultural and horticultural lands in the town of Hempstead, Nassau county

Relates to the taxation of agricultural and horticultural lands in the town of Hempstead, Nassau county. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

S3335-2011: Requires state agencies who contract to disseminate advertising material to exclude material which relates to the agency's mission

Requires state agencies who contract to disseminate advertising material to exclude material which relates to the agency's mission; defines the term "state agency". / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S3649A-2011: Relates to the destruction of seized and forfeited cigarettes and tobacco products

Relates to the destruction of seized and forfeited cigarettes and tobacco products. / Sponsor: GALLIVAN Committee:

S3778B-2011: Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way and round trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road

Provides for the reimbursement of the ticket price of unused one-way and round trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road if returned within six months. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee:

S3872B-2011: Requires the development of a generation attribute tracking system by the New York state energy research and development authority

Requires the development of a generation attribute certification and tracking system by the New York State energy research and development authority; defines generation attribute; requires the tracking system to be developed within six months of the effective date of this subdivision and shall be compatible with other such systems operating in other regions of the United States and Canada to the greatest extent feasible. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S4036-2011: Relates to revocation of drivers' licenses and registrations for driving while intoxicated convictions

Relates to revocation of driver's licenses and registrations for multiple driving while intoxicated convictions; automatic 10 year license revocation for 3rd offense. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S4073B-2011: Relates to authorizing registration records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases

Relates to authorizing registration records of victims of sexual violence to be kept confidential in certain cases. / Sponsor: ZELDIN Committee:

S4123-2011: Authorizes boards of education to enter into cooperative contracts

Authorizes boards of education to enter into cooperative contracts with other school districts, boards of education, counties, municipalities, or any division of the state for any services, goods or products it has the duty or power to provide, so long as the contract will result in cost savings. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

S4143A-2011: Relates to licenses for wineries, farm wineries, special wineries, special farm wineries and microwineries; repealer

Relates to licenses for wineries, farm wineries, special wineries, special farm wineries and microwineries. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S4223-2011: Consolidates the village of Woodbury and town of Woodbury

Consolidates the village of Woodbury and town of Woodbury to create the town of Woodbury, leaving the incorporated village of Harriman intact but prohibiting any new villages from being formed within the town limits. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S4240-2011: Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state

Authorizes industrial development agencies to provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers for products grown, harvested or produced within the state. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S4270B-2011: Requires reviews of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependents of enrollees in the New York state health insurance plan

Requires the department of civil service to conduct ongoing reviews of dependent eligibility provisions pertaining to dependants of enrollees in the New York state health insurance plan. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S4333-2011: Authorizes Kollell Shas Keren Hatorah, Inc., to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for property situated at 11 Weiner Drive

Authorizes Kollell Shas Keren Hatorah, Inc., to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for property situated at 11 Weiner Drive in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee:

S4392-2011: Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes the CDCLI Housing Development Fund Corporation to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain property in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee:

S4435A-2011: Relates to file-sharing applications

Adds provisions relating to computer file-sharing applications. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

S4503-2011: Relates to the residency requirement for the village clerk of the village of Aurora, Cayuga county

Relates to the residency requirement for the village clerk of the village of Aurora, Cayuga county. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

S4514-2011: Requires multiple liens on farm property to be paid in chronological order, with the earliest lien being paid off first and the most recent being paid last

Requires multiple liens on farm property to be paid in chronological order, with the earliest lien being paid off first and the most recent being paid last. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee:

S4560-2011: Prohibits level three sex offenders from living in college housing

Prohibits level three sex offenders from living in college housing. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

S4637-2011: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to contract with a certified public accounting firm for the conducting of an independent forensic audit of such authority. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S4677-2011: Adds the Wallkill river to the definition of inland waterways

Adds the Wallkill river to the definition of inland waterways. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S4741A-2011: Prohibits community colleges from charging the county of residence of a non-resident student for local sponsor costs for more than the costs associated with obtaining an associate degree or certificate

Prohibits community colleges from charging the county of residence of a non-resident student for local sponsor costs for more than the costs associated with obtaining an associate degree or certificate. / Sponsor: JOHNSON Committee:

S4762-2011: Includes the federal government within the definition of "public body" for purposes of conservation easements

Includes the federal government within the definition of "public body" for purposes of conservation easements. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

S4844-2011: Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to allow Nik Wallenda to traverse the Niagara River Gorge on a high wire

Directs the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation to promulgate regulations to allow Nik Wallenda to traverse the Niagara River Gorge on a high wire. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S4851A-2011: Authorizes the establishment of a long term care community in Columbia county known as Camphill Ghent, Inc. to provide integrated services to certain persons

Authorizes the establishment of a long term care community in Columbia county known as Camphill Ghent, Inc. to provide integrated services to certain persons. / Sponsor: SALAND Committee:

S4899-2011: Provides for a period of probable usefulness to the payment for separation incentive program by the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk

Provides for a period of probable usefulness to the payment for separation incentive program by the town of East Hampton, county of Suffolk. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

S4901-2011: Updates various laws to ensure volunteer firefighters are duly elected or approved members of their respective companies

Updates various laws to ensure volunteer firefighters are duly elected or approved members of their respective companies. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

S4943-2011: When external indices are utilized to determine sales and use tax due, requires such indices to reflect local economic conditions

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance, when using external indices to determine sales and compensating use tax due because of failure to file a return or filing of an incorrect return, to use external indices which reflect local economic conditions. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S5092-2011: Relates to membership of volunteer fire and volunteer ambulance members in group or blanket accident and health insurance policies

Relates to membership of volunteer fire and volunteer ambulance members in group or blanket accident and health insurance policies; provides that such members must be added to a contract to provide health insurance if the public corporation elects to provide such insurance notwithstanding the fact that such members may not meet the definition of "employee". / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

S5161-2011: Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to create gift cards for hunting and fishing licenses. / Sponsor: RITCHIE Committee:

S5184B-2011: Authorizes two or more school districts in certain supervisory districts to enter into a contract to establish and operate a regional high school

Authorizes two or more school districts in certain supervisory districts to enter into a contract to establish and operate a regional high school. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S5247A-2011: Authorizes two or more school districts to enter into a contract to establish and operate a regional high school

Authorizes two or more school districts to enter into a contract to establish and operate a regional high school. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S5260B-2011: Relates to criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions, establishing certain other offenses related thereto

Relates to criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; establishes the offense of fraudulent prescription, dispensing and procurement of non-controlled substance prescription medications and devices; establishes the offense of unlawful possession of non-controlled substance prescription medications and devices. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

S5288-2011: Requires website providing sex offender registry information to be searchable by the zip code of a registrant's employment

Requires website providing sex offender registry information to be searchable by the zip code of a registrant's employment. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S5309-2011: Designates court attendants in the town of Highlands as peace officers

Designates court attendants in the town of Highlands as peace officers. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S5323A-2011: Relates to hazardous waste program fees and surcharges

Relates to hazardous waste program fees and surcharges. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

S5325-2011: Designates as peace officers, the uniformed court officers of the town court of the town of New Windsor

Designates as peace officers, the uniformed court officers of the town court of the town of New Windsor. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S5459-2011: Authorizes the village of Herkimer to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes

Authorizes the village of Herkimer to finance a litigation settlement regarding amounts owed to the county of Herkimer for workers' compensation costs, by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

S5504A-2011: Relates to creation of the La Grange public library

Creates the LaGrange public library district in the town of LaGrange, county of Dutchess. / Sponsor: SALAND Committee:

S5523-2011: Authorizes Schenectady Hindu Temple and Community Services to file applications for real property tax exemptions

Authorizes Schenectady Hindu Temple and Community Services to file applications for real property tax exemptions. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee:

S5524-2011: Amends education law, creates waivers for certain institutions and repeals certain provisions of such law relating thereto

Relates to special education services, programs for preschool children with disabilities, waivers for certain special education schools and early intervention agencies, and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee:

S5529A-2011: Authorizes an extension of time to file tentative and final assessment rolls in certain towns

Authorizes an extension of time to file tentative assessment roll in certain towns. / Sponsor: VALESKY Committee:

S5537-2011: Authorizes the payment of unpaid annual compensation to Helen Morahan, widow of Senator Thomas P. Morahan

Authorizes the payment of unpaid annual compensation to Helen Morahan, widow of Senator Thomas P. Morahan; appropriates funds therefor. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee:

S5573-2011: Authorizes certain organizations to be known as "fire patrols" under the not-for-profit corporation law

Authorizes certain organizations to be known as "fire patrols" under the not-for-profit corporation law and includes fire patrol vehicles as emergency vehicles under the vehicle and traffic law. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S5593-2011: Relates to the Randolph Academy union free school district and the dissolution of union free school district number 3 in the town of Hamburg

Relates to the Randolph Academy union free school district and the dissolution of union free school district number 3 in the town of Hamburg. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee:

S5594-2011: Reconstitutes the boundaries of the USA Niagara Corporation to include the entirety of the city of Niagara Falls

Reconstitutes the boundaries of an Empire State Development Corporation subsidiary, the USA Niagara corporation, to include the entirety of the city of Niagara Falls. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

S5595-2011: Relates to services provided by village volunteer fire companies in certain counties

Permits village volunteer fire companies in certain counties to enter into contracts to provide certain emergency services to a town in which the village is located without the consent of the village board or fire commissioners. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S5601-2011: Relates to yearling buck protection

Relates to establishing a yearling buck protection program. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee:

S5608-2011: Authorizes the town of Amherst to discontinue the use of certain town lands as parkland and to alienate and convey such lands

Authorizes the town of Amherst to discontinue the use of certain town lands as parkland and to alienate and convey such lands. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

S5610-2011: Designates bridge on state route 19, in the town of Amity, county of Allegany, as the "Corporal Jason Dunham Memorial Bridge"

Designates a bridge on state route 19, which crosses interstate route 86, in the town of Amity, county of Allegany, as the "Corporal Jason Dunham Memorial Bridge"; designated that portion of state route 19 which is within the town of Amity, as the "Corporal Jason Dunham Memorial Highway". / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S5631-2011: Provides that a portion of the non-federal share of any recovery of fraudulent medicaid payments shall be made to the prosecuting district attorney's office

Provides that a portion of the non-federal share of any recovery of fraudulent medicaid payments shall be paid to the prosecuting district attorney's office with the balance paid to the general fund of the state. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S5657-2011: Authorizes the village of Ilion to finance a litigation settlement by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes

Authorizes the village of Ilion to finance a litigation settlement regarding amounts owed to the county of Herkimer for workers' compensation costs, by the issuance of serial bonds and/or anticipation notes. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

S5675-2011: Relates to approval of leases

Relates to approval of leases. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S1361-2011: Provides for giving of just compensation upon the taking of any billboard

Provides for giving of just compensation upon the taking of any billboard in accordance with the eminent domain procedure law; removes amortization schedules for the removal of billboards in areas other than industrial and manufacturing zones. / Sponsor: DILAN Committee:

S1501-2011: Prohibits the state from gaining any interest in forest land other than a conservation easement

Prohibits the state from gaining any interest in forest land other than a conservation easement. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee:

S1521-2011: Relates to the definition, and information provided about, sex offenders

Relates to the definition of, and information provided about, sex offenders. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee:

S1748-2011: Provides that residential health care facilities may return and redistribute unused medication

Provides that residential health care facilities may return and redistribute unused medication provided that such medication is in the manufacturer's original, tamper evident packaging; directs the commissioner of health to establish a reasonable fee of reimbursement of costs related to the receipt, restocking and redistribution of such medication payable to the pharmacy to which such medication is returned. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S1914-2011: Requires tourism promotion agencies seeking matching economic development funds to have a program to encourage visitation of state parks and historic sites

Requires tourism promotion agencies seeking matching economic development funds to have a program to encourage visitation of state parks and historic sites. / Sponsor: SERRANO Committee:

S2048-2011: Makes inmates convicted of bail jumping ineligible for participation in temporary work release programs

Provides that inmates who are convicted of any bail jumping offense shall not be eligible for participation in temporary work release programs. / Sponsor: KRUGER Committee:

S2438-2011: Holds a person who willfully fails to collect, account for, and pay tax liable

Holds a person who willfully fails to collect, account for, and pay tax liable; defines "passive investor" to mean an investor who does not play an active role in the business. / Sponsor: ALESI Committee:

S2878-2011: Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation tax credit act"

Enacts the "city of Buffalo historic preservation tax credit act"; such credit shall be equal to thirty percent of the qualified rehabilitation expenditures made by the taxpayer upon completion of a rehabilitation work and approval of such work. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

S3605-2011: Creates the Orangetown public library district; repealer

Creates the Orangetown public library district; modifies the boundaries; authorizes individual libraries to apply for appropriations on an individual basis. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee:

S3686-2011: Enhances the penalty for persons who violate orders of protection after having been previously convicted of violating such orders

Enhances the penalty for persons who violate orders of protection after having been previously convicted of violating such orders. / Sponsor: ADAMS Committee:

S4228-2011: Authorizes the trading of existing but unused research and development credits and existing but unused net operating loss deductions to existing entities

Authorizes the trading of existing but unused research and development credits and existing but unused net operating loss deductions to existing corporations and partnerships in return for private assistance; enacts the "Small New York Based High-Technology Business Investment Tax Credit Act". / Sponsor: ALESI Committee:

S4241-2011: Authorizes roadside farm markets to sell wine from up to two farm, special or micro-wineries located within 20 miles

Authorizes licensed roadside farm markets to sell wine from up to two farm or special wineries or micro-wineries located within 20 miles of such licensed roadside farm market. / Sponsor: LARKIN Committee:

S4290A-2011: Authorizes the town of Ramapo to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland

Authorizes the town of Ramapo to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee:

S4417-2011: Provides that no cause of action may be brought for damages as a result of the operation of an emergency vehicle when the operator was engaged in emergency operation

Provides that no cause of action may be brought for damages as a result of the operation of an emergency vehicle when the operator was engaged in emergency operation. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee:

S4665-2011: Authorizes public access defibrillation providers to possess and carry automated external defibrillators in personal motor vehicles

Authorizes public access defibrillation providers to possess and carry automated external defibrillators in personal motor vehicles. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

S4816-2011: Provides a cure period in regulations affecting small businesses and local governments

Provides a cure period in regulations affecting small businesses and local governments. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee:

S4892-2011: Provides that the fines for traffic infractions and traffic misdemeanors committed in a school traffic control zone are doubled

Provides that the fines for traffic infractions and traffic misdemeanors committed in a school traffic control zone are doubled; further requires such zones to be marked by a traffic light or stop sign. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S4927-2011: Relates to the maximum amount of funds which the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance may deposit

Relates to the maximum amount of funds which the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance may deposit and the maximum amount of funds on deposit at a community banking institution. / Sponsor: GRIFFO Committee:

S5271-2011: Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention

Requires local disaster preparedness plans to include a public education component as part of disaster prevention, which shall be widely disseminated and shall take into consideration the linguistic and cultural characteristics of the inhabitants. / Sponsor: BALL Committee:

S5289-2011: Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $450 per year

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $450 per year. / Sponsor: LANZA Committee:

S5295-2011: Relates to temporary retail permits

Relates to temporary retail permits. / Sponsor: BALL Committee:

S5349-2011: Extends the clean heating fuel credit to January 1, 2017

Extends the clean heating fuel credit to January 1, 2017. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S5362-2011: Authorizes the town of Stony Point to amortize the cost of payments to or for the benefit of employees upon separation of service from such town

Authorizes the town of Stony Point to amortize the cost of payments to or for the benefit of employees upon separation of service from such town. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee:

S5532A-2011: Relates to the merger of the courts of the town and the village of Ossining

Relates to the merger of the courts of the town and the village of Ossining; provides for the abolition of the village court upon a resolution by the board of trustees of the village and for the transfer of non-judicial employees; provides for an additional justice in the town. / Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER Committee:

S5596A-2011: Relates to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Relates to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax. / Sponsor: ZELDIN Committee:

S5607-2011: Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of Hamburg central school district

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of Hamburg central school district. / Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee:

S5628-2011: Authorizes the village of Mineola to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of North Hempstead

Authorizes the village of Mineola to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of North Hempstead, county of Nassau. / Sponsor: MARTINS Committee:

S5638-2011: Relates to the office of the assessor of the village of Haverstraw, Rockland county, state of New York

Provides that the village board of trustees of the incorporated village of Haverstraw, Rockland county, may by resolution, provide that the office of assessor of such village may be held by a person who is not a resident of such village, provided that such person resides in Rockland, Westchester, Orange or Putnam county. / Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee:

S5709-2011: Extends provisions of rent control law

Extends the expiration of rent control until June 17, 2011. / Sponsor: SKELOS Committee:

S5773-2011: Extends provisions of rent control law

An act to amend chapter 576 of the laws of 1974 amending the emergency housing rent control law relating to the control of and stabilization of rent in certain cases, the emergency housing rent control law, chapter 329 of the laws of 1963 amending the emergency housing rent control law relating to recontrol of rents in Albany, chapter 555 of the laws of 1982 amending the general business law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to conversion of residential property to cooperative or condominium ownership in the city of New York, chapter 402 of the laws of 1983 amending the general business law relating to conversions of rental residential property to cooperative or condominium ownership in certain municipalities in the counties of Nassau, Westchester and Rockland and the rent regulation reform act of 1997, in relation to extending the period of effectiveness thereof / Sponsor: RULES Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

S1200-2011: Establishes a biodiesel fuel tax exemption

Establishes a biodiesel fuel tax exemption. / Sponsor: GRIFFO Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

S4339-2011: Repeals certain sections of the general municipal law, public authorities law, transportation law, and transfers remaining rights to an identifiable location

Repeals certain sections of the general municipal law, in relation to urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies; repeals certain sections of the public authorities law, in relation to certain authorities; repeals certain sections of the transportation law, in relation to the Utica transit authority; transfers any books, records and remaining rights of any dissolved facility to an identifiable location. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

S4345B-2011: Requires manufacturers of thermostats to collect mercury-containing thermostats

Requires manufacturers of thermostats to collect mercury-containing thermostats; requires educational outreach; establishes collection goals; requires reporting of collection efforts. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

S5305-2011: Creates an exemption from civil liability for any person who renders emergency medical care during a state declaration of disaster emergency

Creates an exemption from civil liability for causing the death or injury of any person, or damage to any property, for any person who renders emergency medical care during a state declaration of disaster emergency. / Sponsor: BALL Committee:

S5455B-2011: Relates to sexual conduct between a state employee and an inmate

Relates to sexual conduct between a state employee and an inmate. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

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 Committee:

S230-2011: Requires free distribution of condoms to inmates

Requires free, routine distribution of condoms to inmates. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

S333-2011: Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey its interest in certain real property acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in the borough of Bronx to former owner St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey its interest in certain real property acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in the borough of Bronx to former owner St. Peter's Lutheran Church notwithstanding expiration of the two year period within which application may be made to the city to release its interest in property thus acquired. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee:

S357A-2011: Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks by distribution of bills in electronically written form

Allows satisfaction of constitutional requirement that bills be on members desks prior to passage/voting by distribution of bills in electronically written form: provides that a bill shall be deemed to be printed and upon the desks of the members if: it is set forth in a legible electronic format by electronic means, and it is available for review in such format at the desks of the members; provides that "electronic means" means any method of transmission of information between computers or other machines designed for the purpose of sending and receiving such transmissions and which: allows the recipient to reproduce the information transmitted in a tangible medium of expression; and does not permit additions, deletions or other changes to be made without leaving an adequate record thereof. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

S1408-2011: Authorizes the immunization against hepatitis B of minors capable of consent who are housed in a local or state correctional facility

Authorizes the immunization against hepatitis B of minors capable of consent who are housed in a local or state correctional facility. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

S2357B-2011: Relates to notification of parents when student directory personal contact information is released to third parties; provides an opportunity to opt-out

Requires notification of parents when student directory personally identifiable information is released to third parties; provides an opportunity to opt out. / Sponsor: OPPENHEIMER Committee:

S4005A-2011: Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

Relates to coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. / Sponsor: FUSCHILLO Committee:

S4101A-2011: Relates to the public library construction grant program

Relates to state aid for library projects construction grant program; increases state aid to up to 75% of total costs if the buildings are located in an economically disadvantaged community; provides acquisition of vacant land be considered an approved cost; provides that the application for state aid include documentation demonstrating that the project will address the needs of geographically isolated or economically disadvantaged communities; provides for an annual report on the library projects be submitted to the legislature. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee:

S4384B-2011: Establishes the Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology program

Establishes the "Medicaid identification and anti-fraud biometric technology program", requiring the department of health, in consultation with the office of the medicaid inspector general and the office of the attorney general to implement a program requiring the use of biometric technology, as a means of identification and anti-fraud in the Medicaid program. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

S4725-2011: Includes the financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled within the crime of larceny

Includes the financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled within the definition of the crime of larceny; defines terms. / Sponsor: KENNEDY Committee:

S4770-2011: Authorizes the town of Rockland to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Roscoe-Rockland fire district

Authorizes the town of Rockland to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Roscoe-Rockland fire district. / Sponsor: RULES Committee:

S5577A-2011: Relates to the empire film production credit

Relates to tax credit disbursements and the effectiveness of such provisions. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S5591-2011: Authorizes certain campgrounds without dumping stations to provide a list of dumping stations

Authorizes campgrounds with fifteen or fewer campsites which do not have dumping stations to provide a list of at least three dumping stations which are public or which have agreed to permit use of such station and which are located within a thirty mile radius of the campground. / Sponsor: LITTLE Committee:

S5623-2011: Relates to the crime of promoting prostitution in the fourth degree

Relates to the crime of promoting prostitution in the fourth degree; includes the act of distributing obscene material or material that depicts nudity if such distribution is done with intent to advance or profit from prostitution. / Sponsor: PERALTA Committee:

S5644-2011: Authorizes social services districts to fulfill their payment obligations to public general hospitals by public expenditures for the benefit of such hospitals

Authorizes social services districts to fulfill their payment obligations to public general hospitals by public expenditures for the benefit of such hospitals. / Sponsor: HANNON Committee:

S5653-2011: Provides that a member with at least 20 years of creditable police or fire service in the retirement system shall not be precluded from any rights

Provides that a member with at least 20 years of creditable police or fire service in the retirement system shall not be precluded from any rights he or she is entitled otherwise to nor upon retirement shall his or her benefits be in any way diminished as a result of a discharge or dismissal. / Sponsor: RULES Committee:

S5663-2011: Adds certain lands within the Carmans River watershed to the core preservation area of the Central Pine Barrens

Adds certain lands within the Carmans River watershed to the core preservation area of the Central Pine Barrens. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

S5667-2011: Authorizes the disposal of computers through donation to not-for-profit institutions for use by senior citizens or low income individuals

Authorizes the disposal of computers through donation to not-for-profit institutions for use by senior citizens or low income individuals. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee:

S5695-2011: Enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of motor vehicle insurance fraud

Grants the superintendent of financial services authority to investigate fraudulent activities, such as motor vehicle operators who drive with no insurance coverage, and those who misrepresent their principal place of residence or where their motor vehicle is principally garaged and operated; requires applicants for motor vehicle registrations and driver's licenses to provide the department of motor vehicles with the address of their principal place of residence. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee:

S5706A-2011: Relates to an additional reuse and consolidation project for the United Nations

Relates to an additional reuse and consolidation project for the United Nations; authorizes the city of New York to discontinue certain land as parkland and alienate such land for the purposes of such consolidation project and in accordance with and subject to a memorandum of understanding. / Sponsor: RULES Committee:

S5713-2011: Relates to application for a waiver for entities providing certain professional services

Relates to application for a waiver for entities providing certain professional services; provides that entities in existence as of the effective date of section 6503-a of the education law shall have until February 1, 2012 to apply for a waiver. / Sponsor: JOHNSON Committee:

S950-2011: Requires businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes to provide local governments and school districts with notice of their intention to change assessment

Requires businesses that make payments in lieu of taxes to provide local governments and school districts with notice of their intention to file for a change in assessment. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

S2733A-2011: Relates to preferred source status for the purposes of procurement

Enacts the "protect New York job acts"; provides referred source status for the purposes of procurement to New York based companies who meet certain criteria and which have at least one employee who resides full time in New York State and whose primary role is to conduct business in any capacity other than government relations. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

S3667-2011: Relates to the employment of police officers in the town of Southampton; repealer

Provides that in no event shall such annual service be continued after a member has attained age fifty-five or at least twenty years of service, except however, that members in the town of Southampton police department who hold the rank of sergeant or higher within such department may be permitted by the town board to remain in service until such member has attained age sixty. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee:

S5108A-2011: Limits the undertaking required of tobacco manufacturers and affiliates during appeals of the tobacco master settlement agreement

Limits the undertaking required of tobacco manufacturers and affiliates during appeals of the tobacco master settlement agreement to $100,000,000 for all appellants collectively, unless the appellee proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the appellant is dissipating assets outside the course of normal business. / Sponsor: JOHNSON Committee:

S5587B-2011: Relates to program six certified capital companies

Relates to program six certified capital companies; relates to requirements for qualification for program six; relates to tax credits for such program; relates to the maximum amount of certified capital in such program. / Sponsor: ALESI Committee:

S5672A-2011: Relates to advertising in a language other than English by notaries public

Requires non-attorney notaries public advertising services in a language other than English to prominently display a statement in other languages that they are not authorized to practice law and have no authority to give advice on immigration law or other legal matters. / Sponsor: ESPAILLAT Committee:

S5732-2011: Relates to facilitating the compliance of room remarketers with their obligation to collect sales tax on their sales of occupancy

Relates to facilitating the compliance of room remarketers with their obligation to collect sales tax on their sales of occupancy. / Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO Committee:

S5753-2011: Provides for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference

Provides for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference; relates to electing delegates to a national party convention or conference. / Sponsor: O'MARA Committee:

S5760-2011: Relates to licenses issued by the division of the lottery

Relates to licenses issued by the division of the lottery. / Sponsor: BONACIC Committee:

S5778-2011: Relates to stipends and funds for the state university of New York

Relates to stipends and funds for the state university of New York; adjusts stipends for certain incumbents in SUNY; continues a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; continues an employee assistance program; continues a professional development committee; continues a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; continues a fee mitigation fund; continues a downstate location fund; and creates an accidental death benefit. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

S5782-2011: Relates to the capital access program; provides for a new technology seed fund

Relates to the capital access program; provides for a new Innovate NY fund. / Sponsor: ALESI Committee:

S5786-2011: Relates to permitted deductions from wages

Relates to permitted deductions from wages. / Sponsor: YOUNG Committee:

S999C-2011: Provides that the maximum vehicle length for special use buses shall be 48 feet and its wall-to-wall turning diameter shall not exceed 90 feet 3 inches

Provides that the maximum vehicle length for special use buses shall be forty-eight feet and its wall-to-wall turning diameter shall not exceed ninety feet three inches. / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

S1469-2011: Relates to the disposition of unclaimed cremated remains of a veteran

Allows cemetery corporations to grant qualified veterans' organizations the right to receive the cremains of a veteran which has not been claimed by a relative or friend of the deceased within one hundred twenty days after cremation. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee:

S1477A-2011: Designates state route 119 in the county of Westchester as the "Detective Michael Perry Memorial Highway"

Designates state route 119 in the county of Westchester as the "Detective Michael Perry Memorial highway". / Sponsor: BALL Committee:

S1753-2011: Requires the state office for the aging to review programs addressing the needs of the aging veteran population

Requires the state office for the aging to review programs addressing the needs of the aging veteran population. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee:

S2973-2011: Provides that disabled persons may utilize a crossbow in the taking of big game or small game, provided that they submit their disability status to the department

Provides that disabled persons may utilize a crossbow in the taking of big game or small game, provided that they submit their disability status to the department. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

S4100-2011: Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education

Enables public libraries to access employment preparation education (EPE) funds to provide adult literacy education; sets aside three million dollars to be awarded through a competitive grant process; provides that half of such appropriation shall be set aside for libraries serving a population of one million or more. / Sponsor: FARLEY Committee:

S5200-2011: Deems the objects or purposes for certain bonds issued by Erie county to be the Erie canal harbor waterfront development, purchase of vehicles and heavy equipment

Deems the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued by the county of Erie to be the Erie canal harbor waterfront development, the purchase of vehicles and heavy equipment, and bridge and road reconstruction projects; authorizes the expenditure of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

S5737-2011: Designates a portion of the Northern state parkway in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk as the "Purple Heart Way"

Designates a portion of the Northern State Parkway beginning at the Nassau county line in the village of Lake Success, town of North Hempstead, county of Nassau and terminating in the hamlet of Hauppauge in the towns of Islip and Smithtown, county of Suffolk, as the "Purple Heart Way". / Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee:

S5751-2011: Authorizes Chabad at Stony Brook, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the assessor of the town of Brookhaven

Authorizes Chabad at Stony Brook, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the assessor of the town of Brookhaven for a certain parcel. / Sponsor: FLANAGAN Committee:

S5769-2011: Eliminates state regulation of voice over internet protocol service

Eliminates state regulation of voice over internet protocol service in order to facilitate competition and ensure consumers receive the maximum benefit of competition. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee:

S5775-2011: Requires level two sex offenders to register their employment address and relates to certain requirements of distribution of the subdirectory

Requires level two sex offenders to register their employment address and relates to certain requirements of distribution of the subdirectory. / Sponsor: ROBACH Committee:

S5800-2011: Relates to implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act

Relates to prescription drug coverage, pre-existing conditions and preventive health care; increases the age of dependent children; provides for choice of health care providers; relates to pediatric care; prohibits lifetime and annual coverage limits; eliminates certain appeal requirements; allows commissioner to devise and implement regulations pertaining thereto. / Sponsor: SEWARD Committee:

S5807-2011: Extends the provisions of rent control laws

Extends the provisions of rent control laws. / Sponsor: SKELOS Committee:

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