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Relates to a program for veteran speakers in classrooms to supplement instructional and educational aspects of American military history

Directs the director of the division of veterans affairs to develop a program relating to veteran educational speakers; requires distribution of informational pamphlet to schools describing program…

William ColtonVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Includes Niagara Frontier transportation authority and its police officers and aircraft rescue firefighters under provisions for resolution of impasse in collective bargaining negotiations

Includes Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and its police officers and aircraft rescue firefighters in the provisions of the civil service law providing for the resolution of impasses in…

Dale M. VolkerOn the Senate floor

Establishes the commission on post-secondary correctional education

Jeffrion AubryWays And Means Committee

Authorizes county highway superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town or village

Authorizes county highway superintendents to rent road machinery from any city, town or village.

Darrel J. AubertineTransportation Committee

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council

Makes the director of the state office for the aging a member of the emergency services council.

Martin J. GoldenOn the Senate floor

Pertains to the construction and interpretation of mutual aid agreements

Pertains to the construction and interpretation of mutual aid agreements.

Betty LittleFinance Committee

Conforms state law with federal law regarding imitation weapons and provides a private right of action for individual consumers

Conforms state law with federal law regarding imitation weapons; empowers the attorney general to enforce federal standards and provides a private right of action against retailers by individual…

John L. SampsonCodes CommitteeLegal

Defines a bill of rights for persons with autism or autism spectrum disorders

Defines a bill of rights for persons with autism or autism spectrum disorders.

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Creates a downtown revitalization zone investment tax credit

Creates a downtown revitalization zone investment tax credit for the purchase of buildings and rehabilitation of buildings in a downtown zone; the credit shall be twenty percent of the purchase of…

Marc AlessiWays And Means Committee

Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies

Eliminates the real property tax exemption for fire districts, fire protection districts and ambulance districts developed through industrial development agencies.

Marc AlessiReal Property Taxation Committee

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim February 5, 2010, as Wear Red for Women Day in the State of New York

Aileen GuntherAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor David A. Paterson to proclaim February 2010, as Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Month in the State of New York

Margaret MarkeyAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Gail L. King upon the occasion of being crowned the Ms. Senior America 2009

John J. FlanaganAdopted

Adopted

Relates to gifted and talented pupils with special needs; repealer

Relates to gifted and talented pupils with special needs.

Fred ThieleEducation Committee

Establishes time restrictions for court issued consent orders for work performance to remove or remedy conditions in such petition

Establishes time restrictions for court issued consent orders for work performance to remove or remedy dangerous conditions or building code violations; permits sixty days for consent orders to be…

Jeffrey DinowitzJudiciary Committee

Relates to clarifying the grounds for an external appeal based on medical necessity

Relates to clarifying the grounds for an external appeal based on medical necessity; provides that where the health plan denies coverage for a health service on grounds of "medical necessity" the…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Authorizes the commissioner of health to develop and administer training programs for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners

Authorizes the commissioner of health to develop and administer training programs for coroners, coroners' physicians and medical examiners; provides for the making of regulations for minimum…

Richard GottfriedHealth Committee

Requires real estate syndication offering to show property use is legal and authorized by applicable local law

Provides that the attorney general shall refuse to issue a letter stating that a real estate syndication offering has been filed unless such statement, prospectus or plan shows that the use for…

Jeffrey DinowitzJudiciary Committee

Relates to expanding the definition of bus to include certain buses owned and operated for the transportation of children less than school age

Expands the definition of bus to include those owned by public or governmental agency, pre-school, nursery school or private school or privately owned and operated for compensation for the…

David GanttTransportation CommitteeTransportation

Requires the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations concerning hard of hearing patients and others

Requires the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations concerning hard of hearing patients and responsible parties who include parents and guardians responsible for the patient;…

Harvey WeisenbergOn the Assembly floor

Requires wireless communications providers to change their records if a customer moves his or her primary place of use to a different county

Requires wireless communications providers to change their records if a customer moves his or her primary place of use to a different county and such county does not impose a wireless surcharge;…

Robert SweeneyStricken

Authorizes commissioner of agriculture and markets to render an opinion to government officials on land use regulations pertaining to agricultural practices

Upon the request of a municipality, farm owner or operator the commissioner of agriculture and markets shall render an opinion to local government officials as to whether farm operations would be…

Kevin CahillAgriculture Committee

Provides for a right of health maintenance organization enrollees to continue to receive services from a provider who disaffiliates

Extends period during which health maintenance organization enrollees may continue to receive services from a health care provider who disaffiliates from 60 or 90 days to 1 year, or in case of…

Jeffrey DinowitzHealth Committee

Directs that teachers be trained in the education of gifted students, and provides start-up funding for such training; repealer; appropriation

Directs that teachers be trained in the education of gifted students, and provides start-up funding for such training; authorizes necessary rule and/or regulation changes to properly implement the…

Fred ThieleEducation Committee

Directs the review of the west of Hudson River New York city drinking water supply system program

Directs the commissioner of environmental conservation and the commissioner of the New York city department of environmental conservation to review the west of Hudson River New York city drinking…

Aileen GuntherCodes Committee

Amends provisions of law relating to redemption of beverage containers

Relates to the redemption of beverage containers; requires the commissioner of environmental conservation to submit a report on fraud and improper redemption.

RoAnn DestitoEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes a time limit on utilizing third-party practice of no later than ninety days after completion of examinations before trial of the original parties

Establishes a time limit on the bringing of an impleader complaint (utilizing third-party practice) of no later than ninety days after completion of the examinations before trial of the parties in…

Jeffrey DinowitzCodes Committee

Requires the commissioner of health to take action when areas of lead poisoning are designated

Requires the commissioner of health to take action when high risk areas of lead poisoning are designated; the commissioner of health is also required to provide written notice instructing such…

Jeffrey DinowitzHealth Committee

Makes various provisions regarding uniform procedures

Establishes requirements for notice, access to information and public comment period with respect to uniform procedures for pending environmental protection agency projects and regulation.

Jeffrey DinowitzEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts

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…

Jonathan BingInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides for the continuation of planning and zoning approvals and permits

Sam HoytLocal Governments Committee

Transfers the authority to appoint the commissioner of education from the board of regents to the governor

Transfers the authority to appoint the commissioner of education from the board of regents to the governor.

Martin J. GoldenJudiciary Committee

Provides for legislative review of rules and regulations and allows the legislature to invalidate regulations that are not consistent with the legislative intent

Provides for legislative review of rules and regulations and allows the legislature to invalidate regulations that are not consistent with the legislative intent.

James L. SewardJudiciary Committee

Relates to the right to hunt, trap and fish

Prohibits counties and other local municipalities from regulating hunting, fishing, and trapping.

James L. SewardJudiciary Committee

Designates August 20th as a day of commemoration to be known as "Staten Island Day"

Designates August 20th as a day of commemoration to be known as "Staten Island Day".

Diane J. SavinoGovernmental Operations Committee

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term

Provides for special elections for the offices of comptroller and attorney general for vacancies during a term.

Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee

Requires licensed and certified residential real property appraisers to report appraisals in the city of Buffalo to the office of real property services

Requires licensed and certified residential real property appraisers to report mortgage underwriting appraisals of one to four family residential properties in the city of Buffalo to the office of…

William T. StachowskiJudiciary Committee

Authorizes defendants to make electronic appearances in pending criminal actions

Authorizes defendants to make electronic appearances in pending criminal actions.

Dale M. VolkerCodes Committee

Imposes term limits for the offices of governor, comptroller and attorney-general

Establishes term limits for the offices of governor, attorney-general and comptroller; limits the amount of time any person can act as governor.

Joseph A. GriffoJudiciary Committee

Eliminates ten day waiting period for registration of voters

Eliminates ten day waiting period for registration of voters.

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.Judiciary Committee

Authorizes the creation of irrevocable trust accounts for funeral and burial expenses

Authorizes the creation of irrevocable trust accounts for funeral and burial expenses.

Jeffrey D. KleinJudiciary Committee

Adds certain school based health services to list of services which need not be provided by a managed care program

Adds certain school based health services (i.e., services provided by certain clinics which provide primary health care services within an elementary or secondary public school setting) to the list…

Richard GottfriedSocial Services Committee

Imposes penalty upon agency failing to complete a remediation plan

Imposes penalties upon a state agency, public authority or public benefit corporation, which fails to complete a remediation plan within the projected time schedule for such plan; provides that upon…

Brian KavanaghEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Urging President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to reverse their decision to hold civilian trials of foreign enemy combatant terrorists

Vincent L. LeibellFinance Committee

Authorizes a municipal corporation to provide a real property tax exemption for improvements to real property meeting LEED certification standards for green buildings

Authorizes a municipal corporation to provide a real property tax exemption for improvements to real property meeting LEED certification standards for green buildings.

Fred ThieleReal Property Taxation Committee

Providing that the north cricket frog is not considered a member of the endangered species list

Provides that the north cricket frog shall not be considered a member of the endangered species list.

Ann RabbittEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires legislative approval of any increased fees, rental or charges for the use of the thruway

Requires legislative approval of any increased fees, rental or charges for the use of the thruway; any shortfalls in revenue resulting from a denied proposal shall be made whole by the general fund.

James TediscoTransportation Committee

Requires state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards

Requires state and local agencies to establish a priority processing procedure for the review of construction permits which meet certain energy and environmental design standards; defines terms;…

Fred ThieleLocal Governments Committee