Provides that the failure of a contractor or sub-contractor on a public works project to post a statement of wage rates and supplements shall be subject to prosecution as a misdemeanor and subject to a civil penalty of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars; provides for the maintenance and production on the job site of "sign-in" and "sign-out" sheets upon the request of the fiscal officer. / Sponsor: Latimer (MS) Committee:

Allows persons 62 years or older to keep and care for common household pets in municipal housing; prevents eviction of such persons based on the ownership of pets; provides that any pet who poses a nuisance to the community may be removed; does not remove any pet owner from liability for the reasonable costs directly attributable to any damage caused by the pet. / Sponsor: Pheffer (MS) Committee:

Provides for the inclusion of weight control in the health care and wellness education and outreach program; includes weight management and physical fitness in wellness programs. / Sponsor: Rivera N (MS) Committee:

Authorizes persons who are members or retirees of the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System pursuant to administrative agreements between the Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency and certain development corporations or centers to continue to receive credit for service. / Sponsor: Russell (MS) Committee:

Authorizes the certification of podiatrists as acupuncturists; includes podiatrists within the group of health care professionals (physicians and dentists) who may become certified acupuncturists; prohibits podiatrists, physicians and dentists from utilizing acupuncture beyond the scope of their practices. / Sponsor: Pheffer (MS) Committee:

Relates to the qualifications of members of the gaming commission. / Sponsor: Cymbrowitz (MS) Committee:

Relates to the powers of the commissioner of the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services. / Sponsor: Cymbrowitz (MS) Committee:

Relates to compulsive gambling assistance. / Sponsor: Cymbrowitz (MS) Committee:

Provides that the commissioner shall establish rules and regulations regarding the creation of interactive maps displaying the geographic region or neighborhood of preservation companies and not-for-profit corporations engaging in housing preservation and community renewal. / Sponsor: Lopez V (MS) Committee:

Relates to the conveyance of land formerly used as an armory to the town of Huntington in the county of Suffolk. / Sponsor: Conte (MS) Committee:

Establishes the university at Buffalo institute for African American studies; appropriates $100,000 therefor. / Sponsor: Peoples-Stokes (MS) Committee:

Requires that laboratory testing and sample analysis of mineral resources which are required by the commissioner of health shall be done at approved laboratories. / Sponsor: Lavine (MS) Committee:

Increases compensation in New York city for election inspectors from $130 to $250 and election coordinators from $200 to $350. / Sponsor: Pheffer (MS) Committee:

Extends provisions relating to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency. / Sponsor: Jeffries (MS) Committee:

Relates to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency and extending the provisions thereof. / Sponsor: Lopez V (MS) Committee:

Relates to severely or repeatedly abused children in child protective and parental termination proceedings. / Sponsor: Paulin (MS) Committee:

Authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to develop in consultation with the director of the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs a listing of documents to be used to establish eligibility for certain property tax exemptions. / Sponsor: Ramos (MS) Committee:

Establishes the legislative task force on responsible gaming to develop policies and procedures that foster responsible gaming practices by gaming facilities in New York state. / Sponsor: Cymbrowitz (MS) Committee:

Relates to brownfields and historic fills and mixed historic fill programs. / Sponsor: Sayward (MS) Committee:

Extends from July 1, 2012 until July 1, 2015, the expiration of the authorization to the New York Zoological Society to offer a free one day admission to the zoological park. / Sponsor: Rivera J (MS) Committee: