Prohibits the possession of concealed firearms in any national park or national wildlife refuge system; imposes a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for a violation thereof. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Enacts the New York State bicycle tourism promotion act; authorizes the issuance of grants for the purchase of equipment and operation of a bicycle tourism kiosk; authorizes the establishment of up to fifteen such kiosks. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: EDUCATION

Sponsor: SERRANO

Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: FINANCE

Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: FINANCE

Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: FINANCE

Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: FINANCE

Clarifies the appropriation and qualification of member items; authorizes the legislative ethics commission to review violations of the qualification of member items, and requires that all member items be fully itemized. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Clarifies the appropriation and qualification of member items; authorizes the legislative ethics commission to review violations of the qualification of member items, and requires that all member items be fully itemized. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to oil and gas drilling in Allegany State Park. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area; defines micro business. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes an economic grant program for the Second Avenue Subway construction project area; defines micro business. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years after January 1, 2012, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years after January 1, 2012, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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

Prohibits persons, firms or corporations engaged in the retail business of selling firearms from selling, delivering or transferring child operated firearms; defines "child operated firearm" to mean a pistol or revolver manufactured 1 year after the effective date of these provisions which does not contain a childproofing device or mechanism incorporated into the design of such pistol or revolver to effectively preclude an average 5 year old from firing same; makes violations a class A misdemeanor. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CODES

Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Provides for a review process of proposals to alienate municipal parkland. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Requires cities with a population of one million or more to collect discarded recyclable materials at city parks, playgrounds, historic sites and other recreational facilities; requires the posting of signs on facilities without trash receptacles stating that trash must be retained until you reach a trash can; provides state assistance for such programs. /
Sponsor: SERRANO Committee: CITIES