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Creates the farmland preservation advisory board

Aileen GuntherAgriculture Committee

Permits direct reimbursement to ambulance services for prehospital emergency medical services

Permits direct reimbursement to ambulance services for prehospital emergency medical services.

Aileen GuntherInsurance Committee

Aligns the education law more closely with the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act as to education of homeless children

Aligns the education law more closely with the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act as to education of homeless children.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Relates to rates charged volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance companies

Relates to rates charged volunteer fire companies and volunteer ambulance companies.

Timothy P. GordonEnergy Committee

Assists public employees in securing affordable housing in New York state

Assists public employees in securing affordable housing in New York state; public employee homeownership assistance funds where programs are collectively bargained with employers; promulgate rules…

Peter AbbateHousing Committee

Requires dating violence education and dating violence policies in school districts, board of cooperative educational services and county vocational education and extension boards

Requires dating violence education and dating violence policies in school districts, board of cooperative educational services and county vocational education and extension boards; "dating violence"…

Francine DelMonteEducation Committee

Permits certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators and communication officers to retire upon completion of 25 years of creditable service

Permits certain public safety dispatchers, public safety telecommunicators and communication officers employed by the state, or a county or municipal 911 department to retire upon completion of 25…

Kenneth ZebrowskiGovernmental Employees Committee

Allows firefighters, members of a fire company auxiliary and members of a volunteer ambulance service to solicit funds on roadways

Allows firefighters, members of a fire company auxiliary and members of a volunteer ambulance service to solicit funds on roadways.

William MageeTransportation Committee

Relates to plea bargains in felony sex offense cases; provides that certain pleas shall result in certain minimum punishments

Provides that where a defendant is charged with a felony sex offense, then any plea of guilty must be or must include at least a plea of guilty to a sex felony.

Francine DelMonteCodes Committee

Removes exclusion of government employees from definition of lobbyist

Includes state officials and officials of colleges designated to engage in lobbying activity within the definition of "lobbyist" under the lobbying act.

Brian KavanaghGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes 2 or more municipalities to agree to annex territory

Authorizes the governing boards of two or more municipalities which have mutually agreed to study the annexation of territory to, by joint resolution, propose the annexation of such territory, as an…

David KoonLocal Governments Committee

Requires all insurance policies to provide a certain amount of coverage for hearing aids

Requires all health insurance policies to provide insurance coverage for the cost of hearing aids; provides that such coverage shall include coverage of at least $3,000 over a four year period;…

David KoonInsurance Committee

Establishes a violations hearing board to conduct hearings of parking and environmental control board violations and repeals chapter 2 of title 19

Establishes a violations hearing board to conduct hearings of parking and environmental control board violations; amends certain provisions related to parking or environmental control board…

Alan MaiselTransportation Committee

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $450 per year

Provides for a personal income tax deduction for school supplies paid for out-of-pocket by K-12 teachers in public and nonpublic schools, up to $450 per year.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Provides for establishment of special needs housing community advisory councils to foster cooperation and collaboration between residents and community stakeholders

Provides for establishment of special needs housing community advisory councils to foster cooperation and collaboration between residents and community stakeholders.

Karim CamaraLocal Governments CommitteeLocal Government

Requires state agencies to furnish to the legislature any strategic plans or performance reports prepared during the prior fiscal year

Requires state agencies to furnish to the governor, chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways and means committee any strategic plans or performance reports prepared…

Adam Clayton Powell IVWays And Means Committee

Relates to restoring the fuel cell tax credit

Relates to restoring the fuel cell tax credit.

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

Defines "owner occupied" for the purposes of small claim real property assessment review

Defines "owner occupied" for the purposes of small claim real property assessment review.

Charles LavineReal Property Taxation Committee

Authorizes the use of innovative techniques to enhance public participation in the rule making process

Authorizes the use of innovative techniques to enhance public participation in the rule making process; provides that use of such techniques shall in no way otherwise diminish public participation…

Michael GianarisGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides a private right of action for nail specialists aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation or retaliatory action

Provides a private right of action for nail specialist's aggrieved by their employer in the case of a health and safety violation, unlawful retaliatory action, or general labor issues such as hours…

Linda RosenthalJudiciary Committee

Relates to the dissolution and the restraint of doing business in the state when a corporation, incorporated or foreign, has been convicted of more than three felonies

Relates to the dissolution and the restrain of doing business in the state when a corporation, incorporated or foreign, has been convicted of more than three felonies.

Robert ReillyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Directs that unclaimed or abandoned lottery prizes be used to make state aid payments due for prior years to public schools

Directs that unclaimed or abandoned lottery prizes be used to make state aid payments due for prior years to public schools and deletes provisions allocating such funds to be used for payment of…

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

Enacts the "better schools act"; establishing procedures for certain education related matters

Enacts the better schools act; expands the duties and responsibilities of the city board and other officials of the city of New York, and the independent budget office; establishes procedures and…

Carl HeastieEducation Committee

Establishes in N.Y. city a bus rapid transit and bus mobility demonstration program to enforce certain restrictions

Establishes in a city with a population of one million or more a bus rapid transit and bus mobility demonstration program to enforce certain restrictions on the use of bus lanes by means of bus lane…

Jonathan BingTransportation Committee

Increases penalties for certain alcohol related driving convictions

Increases penalties for repeat driving while ability impaired conviction committed within the preceding ten years or for a fourth conviction for a similar offense.

Francine DelMonteTransportation Committee

Prohibits the issuance to or holding of thoroughbred track, harness track or video gaming licenses by persons convicted of moral turpitude felonies

Prohibits the issuance to or holding of thoroughbred track, harness track or video gaming licenses by persons convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude; applies also to certain transfers of…

Francine DelMonteRacing And Wagering Committee

Relates to the offense of aggressive driving

Creates the crime of aggressive driving which shall be a misdemeanor; provides that any person who increases the speed of their vehicle while another person tries to pass, shall be guilty of a…

David GanttTransportation Committee

Creates rural New York smart sites within the rural revitalization program of the state urban development corporation

Creates rural New York smart sites within the rural revitalization program of the New York state urban development corporation; such sites shall be technology based service facilities located in…

Aileen GuntherCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Provides for release of certain information to public upon release of results of political polls

Provides for release of certain information to public upon release of results of political polls regarding makeup and conduct of poll.

Marcus MolinaroElection Law Committee

Increases the minimum license revocation period for certain driving while intoxicated convictions

Increases the minimum license revocation period for certain driving while intoxicated convictions.

Marcus MolinaroTransportation Committee

Authorizes administrative enforcement of state and local housing maintenance laws

Authorizes localities to establish administrative proceedings for the enforcement of state and local housing maintenance codes; permits administratively imposed penalties to be dockets and enforced…

Linda RosenthalHousing Committee

Increases the bond limit of the state of New York mortgage agency for the purpose of refinancing subprime loans at risk of foreclosure

Increases the bond limit of the state of New York mortgage agency for the purpose of refinancing subprime loans at risk of foreclosure.

James F. BrennanHousing CommitteeHousing

Directs the education department to implement a pilot program to maximize the use of technology in selected 6th grade classes and study the impact.

Directs the education department to implement a pilot program to maximize the use of technology in selected 6th grade classes to assist in meeting the state's educational standards and study the…

James ConteEducation Committee

Relates to regulating document destruction contractors

Establishes the secretary of state shall apply the provisions of article 23-A of the correction law in determining whether to refuse to issue or renew a registration to a person who has been…

Audrey PhefferGovernmental Operations Committee

Enacts the New York state smart growth compact act to facilitate coordinated urban and regional planning and public investment in a cooperative and consensual manner

Enacts the "New York state smart growth compact act"; provides for creation of smart growth compact council providing powers therefor and preparation of compact plans for regions or areas based on…

Richard BrodskyLocal Governments CommitteeLocal Government

Authorizes assessor of taxing municipality to accept late application for veterans exemption from real property taxes in certain cases

Authorizes assessor of taxing municipality to accept late application for veterans exemption from real property taxes if veteran has sold a property that was exempt, the application is made prior to…

James HayesVeterans' Affairs Committee

Provides that the real property tax assessment on property owned by a person 70 years of age or older may be capped at last year's assessment

Provides that the real property tax assessment on property owned by a person 70 years of age or older may be capped at last year's assessment; such assessment shall not be increased as long as…

James HayesAging Committee

Requires the annual establishment of a legislative budget conference committee and subcommittees to resolve difference on the executive budget

Relates to the legislative budget and deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; requires that no later than March fifteenth of each year the temporary president of the senate, the minority…

James HayesWays And Means Committee

Establishes certain credits against income tax for qualified education expenses

Establishes a credit against income tax for qualified elementary education, secondary education, and home instruction expenses including, but not limited to, fees or tuition instruction or tutoring,…

Vito LopezWays And Means Committee

Provides for the disposal of certain information or data maintained by agencies of government including electronic records

Provides for the disposal of certain information or data maintained by agencies of government including electronic records.

J. Gary PretlowGovernmental Operations Committee

Authorizes the state mortgage agency to originate mortgages which are second liens on real property

Authorizes the state of New York mortgage agency (SONYMA) to originate mortgages constituting a second lien and defines mortgage as a loan owed to a bank or to the agency secured by a second lien on…

Michael J. FitzpatrickHousing Committee

Provides eligibility for benefits for injuries sustained while performing the high risk duties of law enforcement

Provides eligibility for benefits for injuries sustained while performing the high risk duties of law enforcement.

Kevin CahillGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to professional education in the area of elderly abuse

Requires physicians, chiropractors, dentists, registered nurses, podiatrists, optometrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and dental hygienists to have completed two hours of coursework or training…

Thomas McKevittHigher Education Committee

Includes traffic enforcement agents or city marshals within the category of persons protected while performing their lawful duties

Includes traffic enforcement agents or city marshals within the category of persons protected while performing their lawful duties along with peace officers, police officers, firefighters and EMTs;…

J. Gary PretlowCodes Committee

Relates to the overall operation of non-profit entities in the state of New York

Relates to the overall operation of non-profit entities in the state of New York.

Richard BrodskyCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to arson in the first degree

Establishes a person is guilty of arson in the first degree when he intentionally damages a building or motor vehicle by causing an explosion or a fire and when such explosion or fire is accelerated…

Darryl TownsCodes Committee

Repeals provisions and references relating to the liability of shareholders for wages due employees

Repeals provisions relating to the liability of shareholders for wages due employees which confer liability upon the ten largest shareholders of certain corporations.

Robin SchimmingerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Requires a traffic impact statement and public hearing on certain projects of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority

Requires a traffic impact statement and public hearing on certain projects of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority.

Matthew TitoneCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee