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BILL S1480-2011: Relates to residential wireless telephone service
Relates to residential wireless telephone service; disclosure, notification and consumer protection requirements in wireless telecommunications consumer transactions; plain language disclosures to each customer or potential customer; requires clear billing; trial period lasts for 15 days past first bill; consumer complaints to consumer protection board; establishes rules and regulations.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION
BILL S1482-2011: Establishes the "time off for democracy act"
Establishes the "time off for democracy act"; requires employers to permit up to 2 hours off with pay to vote and permits employees to take a full day off, without pay, to serve as an election official.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: LABOR
BILL S1483-2011: Enacts parental involvement leave act requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave to attend school conferences or classroom activities
Enacts the "Parental Involvement Leave Act" requiring employers to grant employees up to 16 hours leave during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child if the conference or activity cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours; defines "employer" as "a state agency, officer, or department, a unit of local government, a school district, an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, or a nonprofit organization which employs 50 or more employees in NYS; provides that such leave may not be taken unless the employee has exhausted all accrued leave and any leave that may be granted (except sick leave and disability leave); provides that these provisions do not require that an employee receive compensation for such leave; related provisions.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: LABOR
BILL S1484-2011: Directs the president of the state civil service commission to publish reports annually relating to diversity within state government
Directs the president of the state civil service commission to publish reports annually relating to diversity within state government.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
BILL S1485-2011: Ensures language assistance services by state agencies and requires state agencies to maintain records and to submit an annual report on language services
Ensures language assistance services by state agencies; requires state agencies to maintain records of the primary language spoken by any individual seeking such assistance; and requires state agency to submit an annual report on language services.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
BILL S1486-2011: Allows a person with a master's of social work degree who meets certain requirements to file to be licensed within one year of the effective date of this act
Allows a person with a master's of social work degree who meets certain requirements to file to be licensed within one year of the effective date of this act.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION
BILL S1487-2011: Provides that there shall be no solicitation for credit card holders through state or city university of NY unless credit education courses are provided
Provides that there shall be no solicitation for credit card holders through state or city university of NY unless credit education courses are provided.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: BANKS
BILL S1488-2011: Provides criteria for membership in credit unions and permits the extension of certain services to nonmembers
Provides criteria for membership in credit unions and permits the extension of certain services to nonmembers.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: BANKS
BILL S1489-2011: Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act
Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act, which requires defendants to wear global positioning systems monitoring the location of the defendant.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
BILL S1490-2011: Requires all employers to provide paid sick leave to employees
Requires all employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: LABOR
BILL S1493-2011: Prohibits employer withdrawal from direct deposit account without notice to and permission from account owner
Prohibits employer withdrawal from direct deposit account without notice to and permission from account owner, who must be given 15 days notice of withdrawal and must give depository bank written permission therefor; provides that this section shall not be construed to supersede any such withdrawal otherwise authorized by law or court order.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: BANKS
BILL S1494-2011: Requires lending institutions that send unsolicited mail-loan checks to clearly state the interest rate and the total cost of loan in a dollar amount
Requires lending institutions that send unsolicited mail-loan checks to clearly state in solicitation letter the interest rate to be applied to such loan and to demonstrate the total cost of loan in a dollar amounts, at interest rate, over periods of six months, one year, and three years.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: BANKS
BILL S1495-2011: Facilitates absentee voting in local jails and designates several agencies as assisting agencies for voter registration purposes
Facilitates absentee voting in local correctional facilities and designates the division of probation, the department of correctional services, and the division of parole as assisting agencies for voter registration purposes.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
BILL S1496-2011: Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers involving racial profiling
Relates to traffic stops conducted by law enforcement officers; defines "racial profiling"; authorizes division of criminal justice services to conduct a study relating to racial profiling; prohibits use of race or ethnicity of an individual as the sole factor in determining the existence of probable cause to place such person under arrest or take into custody.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: FINANCE
BILL S1467-2011: Increase the types of firearms that are to be included in the firearm ballistic identification database
Increases the types of firearms that are to be included in the firearm ballistic identification database.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION
BILL S1134-2011: Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"
Establishes the "Safe Staffing for Hospital Care Act"; establishes minimum staffing levels for various health care workers in different health care facilities; requires submission of staffing pans; prohibits most mandatory overtime.
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: HEALTH
RESOLUTION J5657-2011: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim February 8-15, 2013, Sol Afrik Fashion Week in the State of New York
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: FINANCE
RESOLUTION J5617-2011: Honoring Reverend Dr. Alfred Justin Joseph upon the occasion of his designation for special recognition
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: FINANCE
RESOLUTION J5606-2011: Congratulating Ivy Cheong-A-Shack upon the occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: FINANCE
RESOLUTION J5630-2011: Honoring Samuel A. Belnavis upon the occasion of his induction into the Cricket Hall of Fame
Sponsor: PARKER
Committee: FINANCE