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BILL S964-2011: Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers
Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week; provides for a 10 hour work day for farm laborers; requires overtime rate at one and one-half times normal rate; makes provisions of unemployment insurance law applicable to farm laborers; provides sanitary code shall apply to all farm and food processing labor camps intended to house migrant workers, regardless of the number of occupants; provides for eligibility of farm laborers for workers' compensation benefits; requires employers of farm laborers to provide such farm laborers with claim forms for workers' compensation claims under certain conditions; requires reporting of injuries to employers of farmworkers.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: LABOR
BILL S965-2011: Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun sales to criminals
Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun sales to criminals; provides that such measures shall be promulgated by the superintendent of state police; restricts premises of sales; requires employee training; prohibits straw purchases; imposes additional license conditions.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S77-2011: Enables senior citizens to cash social security checks without maintaining an account at the bank honoring such check
Directs every banking organization or foreign banking corporation transacting business in this state to cash properly endorsed social security checks presented by the payee, upon sufficient identification, notwithstanding the fact that such payee does not maintain an account with such organization or corporation, upon proof that such payee is sixty-two years of age or older; defines "sufficient identification".
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S78-2011: Requires cardiac screening of student athletes
Requires cardiac screening of student athletes; mandates coaches receive training in CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: HEALTH
BILL S7828-2011: Prohibits the sale or purchase of more than 500 rounds of ammunition during any period of 30 days
Prohibits the sale or purchase of more than 500 rounds of ammunition during any period of 30 days; makes a violation of such provisions a class A misdemeanor.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S7829-2011: Requires a national instant criminal background check to be conducted on each individual who purchases ammunition
Requires a national instant criminal background check to be conducted on each individual who purchases ammunition; requires dealer to forward information on such sale to the division of criminal justice services; makes a violation of such provisions a class A misdemeanor.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S7841-2011: Increases the membership of the New York City Housing Authority
Increases the membership of the New York City Housing Authority by adding 2 additional members; provides members shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor of the city of New York and the tenant members shall serve for terms of 3 years.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S7851-2011: Directs the New York City Housing Authority to establish alternative requirements for domestic violence victim applications for N-1 priority in housing
Enacts the "survivor's accessing fair and equitable (SAFE) housing act"; directs the New York City Housing Authority to establish alternative requirements for domestic violence victim applications for N-1 priority in housing.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S7862-2011: Expands the definition of "criminal act", for purposes of enterprise corruption, to include computer offenses, identity theft and other fraud offenses
Expands the definition of "criminal act", for purposes of enterprise corruption, to include computer offenses, identity theft, criminal use of an access device and unlawful possession of personal identification information or a skimmer.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S78A-2011: Requires cardiac screening of student athletes
Requires cardiac screening of student athletes; mandates coaches receive training in CPR and the use of an automated external defibrillator.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S75-2011: Directs telecommunication and cable corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state
Directs telecommunications and cable corporations to provide call center service assistance from centers located within the state and such corporations' service areas; includes a list of what services must be provided.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S76-2011: Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"
Enacts the "construction safety course accountability act"; authorizes the department of labor to license any entity or organization in the state of New York which offers an Occupational Safety and Health Administration construction safety and health course; requires any person or entity which issues an Occupational Safety and Health Administration construction and safety health course card in New York state to submit a copy to the department of labor, with the cardholder's name and address and the date of issuance.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S722-2011: Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state
Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S723-2011: Relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund
Relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: FINANCE
BILL S723A-2011: Relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund
Relates to the dedicated occupational safety and health training and education and occupational health clinic programs fund.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S724-2011: Requires the payment of prevailing wages on certain state university of New York construction projects
Requires the payment of prevailing wages on construction projects involving the state university of New York, the dormitory authority or the state university construction fund and any third party.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S725-2011: Requires the renewal of firearms licenses after five years outside the city of New York
Requires the renewal of firearms' licenses after five years and the taking of a safety course outside the city of New York; sets a date for expiration and provides for a schedule for recertification to be developed by the commissioner of criminal justice services.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S7254-2011: Elevates an intentional assault upon a school crossing guard to the class D felony of assault in the second degree
Elevates an intentional assault upon a school crossing guard to the class D felony of assault in the second degree.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: CODES
BILL S727-2011: Relates to unemployment insurance benefits for professional employment by certain educational institutions
Provides that an offer of employment or assignment made to a part-time faculty employee by a higher education institution which is contingent on enrollment, funding, or programmatic changes shall not constitute reasonable assurance of continued employment.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES
BILL S728-2011: Relates to permanent total disability
Relates to permanent total disability.
Sponsor: PERALTA
Committee: RULES