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Relates to Tier 1 high tax aid apportionment and foundation aid

Relates to Tier 1 high tax aid apportionment and foundation aid.

J. Gary PretlowEducation CommitteeEducation

Establishes an office of special education services to administer programs for children with disabilities

Establishes an office of special education services within the state education department to administer programs for children with disabilities to be headed by an assistant commissioner appointed by…

J. Gary PretlowEducation Committee

Provides for greater protections to consumers in rental purchase agreements; repealer

Provides for greater protections to consumers in rental purchase agreements; defines certain terms, including "lease charge" and "trade area"; provides greater disclosure to consumer regarding the…

J. Gary PretlowConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Establishes the empire state professional nursing scholarship program and grants for nursing education

Establishes the empire state professional nursing scholarship program to provide financial support to applicants to enter or continue in a registered nurse educational program and who agree to…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

Enacts the woman's right to know act; repealer

Enacts the "woman's right to know act"; provides women facing unplanned pregnancies who are considering abortion with full information and reflection time prior to having an abortion performed upon…

Ann RabbittHealth Committee

Provides cost-of-living adjustments

Provides cost-of-living adjustments; further provides that effective the first day of September, 2009, the cost-of-living percentage shall equal one hundred percent of the annual inflation.

Peter AbbateGovernmental Employees Committee

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning primary prevention and safe housing act

Enacts the childhood lead poisoning primary prevention and safe housing act; establishes the childhood lead poisoning primary prevention and safe housing fund; authorizes a corporate tax credit for…

David GanttHealth Committee

Relates to providing financial incentives for manufacturing firms to retain jobs in New York state

Relates to providing financial incentives for manufacturing firms to retain jobs in New York state.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

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…

Robin SchimmingerWays And Means Committee

Grants real property tax exemption to disabled veterans regardless of whether he or she served during a "period of war"

Grants real property tax exemption to disabled veterans regardless of whether he or she served during a "period of war".

Michael J. FitzpatrickVeterans' Affairs Committee

Enacts the New York state national guard and reserves child support modification act of 2009

Enacts the New York state national guard and reserves child support modification act of 2009; provides for modification of child support payments in certain instances where the person called to…

Brian KolbSocial Services Committee

Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of 50 or fewer; repealer

Provides for the creation of a new program for health insurance for individuals and groups of fifty or fewer employers or members; provides for open enrollment and community rating; provides for a…

William A. BarclayInsurance Committee

Provides for the development and maintenance of trails for all terrain vehicles; makes a $10,000,000 appropriation; repealer

Provides for the development and maintenance of trails for all terrain vehicles through the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; provides state assistance for local enforcement of…

William A. BarclayTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Relates to the regulation of certain food products in schools

Relates to the regulation of certain food products in schools, prohibiting schools from prohibiting students from bringing foods to school, which are not prohibited by federal law.

Michael BenjaminEducation Committee

Establishes the manufacturing preservation and enhancement act and the office of the New York state homeshoring initiative

Establishes the manufacturing preservation and enhancement act and the office of the New York state homeshoring initiative.

Brian KolbEconomic Development Committee

Establishes a tax credit for on-the-job training

Establishes corporate business and personal income tax credits for taxpayers (employers of 100 or fewer) who provide employees with on-the-job training in an amount up to $300 per employee.

Brian KolbWays And Means Committee

Prohibits insurers from limiting payment on claims based on pricing caps and from recommending a particular repair facility, and requires notice to insureds

Prohibits insurers from limiting payment on claims for damage to motor vehicles based on pricing caps for labor, parts, paint or repair materials; prohibits insurers from recommending a particular…

William MagnarelliInsurance Committee

Prohibits leaving a child under the age of seven unattended in a motor vehicle

Provides that where a person responsible for the welfare of a child under the age of seven leaves such child inside a motor vehicle without the supervision of a person who is at least twelve years…

William MagnarelliTransportation Committee

Enacts the health care consumer and provider protection and equity

Enacts the healthcare consumer and provider protection and equity.

Joan ChristensenInsurance Committee

Prohibits automobile liability insurers to refuse to insure or increase the premiums for insuring any automobile operated by a volunteer driver

Prohibits automobile liability insurers from refusing to insure or increasing the premiums for insuring any automobile operated by a volunteer driver; a "volunteer driver" is a person who provides…

Steven EnglebrightInsurance Committee

Provides for the transfer of funds for use by the director of the office for the aging for geriatric education centers

Provides for the yearly transfer of funds in an amount of up to one million dollars for use by the director of the office for the aging for services and expenses of the Finger Lakes Geriatric…

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

Relates to qualifications for appointment to membership in the police force of the city of New York by certain New York city auxiliary police officers

Waives the 60 credits required for New York City Auxiliary Police Officers to become members of the regular NYC police force for up to a period of 5 years, provided they are enrolled in college,…

N. Nick PerryCities Committee

Requires employees of certain child day cares to be trained and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid

Requires certain employees of certain child day cares to be trained and certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid; such training and certification must be maintained as current…

William ScarboroughChildren And Families Committee

Establishes the state task force on campus safety

N. Nick PerryHigher Education CommitteeEducation

Requires banks to post information about basic banking services

Requires banks to post information about basic banking services near their exits and entrances, including information concerning minimum balances, initial deposits, maximum fees chargeable, and…

N. Nick PerryBanks Committee

Allows cities with a population of 150,000 or more to impose a twenty-five cent fee on sporting event tickets and to use the money collected for sport programs

Authorizes cities with a population of one hundred fifty thousand or more to impose an additional twenty-five cent fee upon the ticket price of four dollars or more for any sporting event held…

N. Nick PerryTourism, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Creates a tax surcharge to fund an omnibus education financing plan in New York city

Creates a tax surcharge to fund an omnibus education financing plan in New York city; also provides for a maintenance of effort requirement.

Barbara ClarkWays And Means Committee

Bars recovery for personal injuries incurred by persons committing crimes from the victim or person acting on behalf of the victim

Completely bars the recovery of damages from the victim or a person acting on behalf of the victim for personal injury sustained by a person convicted of a crime when such injury occurred during the…

Michael GianarisJudiciary CommitteeLegal

Relates to immigration services; appropriation

Relates to immigration services; appropriates ten million dollars to the office of temporary and disability services to provide competitive grants to support qualified community-based organizations…

Nelson CastroSocial Services Committee

Provides a partial tax abatement to owners of property who lease units at less than the fair market rental value

Provides a partial real property tax tax abatement to owners of certain property in a city with a population of one million or more who lease units at less than the fair market rental value to…

Joseph LentolReal Property Taxation Committee

Transfers any unspent funds from the regents health care professional opportunity scholarship program to the regents physician loan forgiveness program

Transfers any unspent funds from the regents health care professional opportunity scholarship program to the regents physician loan forgiveness program and provides direction to distribute these…

J. Gary PretlowHigher Education Committee

Clarifies that guide dogs, hearing dogs, and service dogs are allowed in public places during their training and socialization process

Clarifies that guide dogs, hearing dogs, and service dogs are allowed in public places during their training and socialization process; provides that such dog must wear an identifying item stating…

Clifford CrouchGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for counseling services or reimbursement for counseling services for witnesses to homicide by the Crime Victims Board

Provides for counseling services or reimbursement for counseling services for witnesses to homicide by the Crime Victims Board.

David KoonGovernmental Operations Committee

Increases terms of members of legislature commencing with election in 2014 to four years

Increases terms of members of legislature commencing with election in 2014 to four years.

Barbara ClarkJudiciary Committee

Relates to reporting of financial exploitation; and establishes a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund

Relates to reporting of financial exploitation; and establishes a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.

Steven EnglebrightBanks Committee

Establishes the mature worker business initiative within the state office of the aging to encourage businesses to recruit, retain and retrain mature workers

Establishes the mature worker business initiative within the state office of the aging to encourage businesses to recruit, retain and retrain mature workers.

Steven EnglebrightAging Committee

Increases the penalties for violations relating to the licensing of drivers

Increases the length of time vehicle registrations, drivers' licenses and non-resident driving privileges for individuals who drive without insurance are revoked; makes driving without insurance on…

Andrew RaiaTransportation Committee

Creates a distinctive plate for New York state licensed mental health counselors

Creates a distinctive plate for New York state licensed mental health counselors.

J. Gary PretlowTransportation Committee

Establishes the physicians, dentists and clinic charity care credit

Establishes the physicians, dentists and clinic charity care credit, in the amount of the cost of the care provided, up to five percent of the individuals or practices net taxable income or twenty…

George AmedoreWays And Means Committee

Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste

Requires manufacturers to meet certain standards with their packaging in New York state to reduce waste; establishes the guidelines and sets a timetable by which manufactures must comply with these…

Richard BrodskyEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires certain policies must provide coverage for vaccinations for travel to foreign countries that are recommended or required by federal department of health and human services centers

Requires certain insurance policies and contracts must provide coverage for vaccinations for travel to foreign countries that are recommended or required by federal department of health and human…

Steven CymbrowitzInsurance CommitteeFinance

Relates to application to the department of agriculture for waivers for federal food stamp program

Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to apply to the federal department of agriculture for any federal food stamp program waivers that would make food stamps available to…

Vivian CookSocial Services Committee

Requires Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to implement a no toll program for the transportation of juries deliberating a case before a New York city tribunal

Requires Triborough bridge and tunnel authority to develop and implement a no toll program for the transportation of juries deliberating a case before a New York city tribunal on the Triborough…

Vivian CookTransportation Committee

Requires the board of regents to submit to the governor and legislature an annual report regarding development, scoring and release of assessment data

Requires the board of regents to submit to the governor and legislature an annual report regarding development, scoring and release of assessment data.

Fred ThieleEducation Committee

Regulates debt collection practices; repealer

Enacts the fair debt collection practices act; prohibits debt collectors and creditors from attempting to collect debts by threatening violence, falsely accusing any person of fraud or of a crime,…

Audrey PhefferConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Relating to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs"

Relates to grants established for local elderly abuse education and outreach programs, like the "Triad Programs".

Brian KavanaghAging Committee

Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by the operator of a motor vehicle under the age of 21

Prohibits the use of a hands-free mobile telephone by the operator of a motor vehicle age 21 or older.

Felix OrtizTransportation Committee

Makes provisions regarding medical assistance presumptive eligibility program

Ensures that uninsured persons discharged from mental hospitals have continuous access to medications; expands the medical assistance presumptive eligibility program to include persons without…

James F. BrennanSocial Services Committee