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Decreases the minimum amount of time required before a service retirement may become effective and certain retirees may begin to receive their retirement

Decreases the minimum amount of time required before a service retirement may become effective and retirees of certain retirement systems may begin to receive their retirement.

Diane J. SavinoGovernmental Employees Committee

Honoring Edmund J. Moderacki upon the occasion of his designation as a recipient of the 2010 Civic Award by the Bay Ridge Community Council

Diane J. SavinoAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Maureen F. Stramka upon the occasion of her designation as a recipient of the 2010 Civic Award by the Bay Ridge Community Council

Diane J. SavinoAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Outgoing President Andrew J. Windsor upon the occasion of his designation as a recipient of the 2010 Civic Award by the Bay Ridge Community Council

Diane J. SavinoAdopted

Adopted

Establishes temporary retirement benefit incentives for certain public employees

Establishes temporary retirement benefit incentives for certain public employees for the fiscal year 2010-2011; provides additional service credit for certain members of NYS&LERS, NYSTRS, NYCTRS,…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to certain retirement systems

Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to certain retirement systems.

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Relates to independent hearing officers for disciplinary hearings

Relates to independent hearing officers for disciplinary hearings.

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim May 15-June 15, 2010, as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month in the State of New York

Diane J. SavinoAdopted

Adopted

Provides Richmond county with a seat on the metropolitan transportation authority board

Provides Richmond county with a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board.

Diane J. SavinoTransportation Committee

Enacts Danielle DiMedici and Jessica Tush's Law; creates a registry for domestic abuse offenders

Enacts Daniella DiMedici and Jessica Tush's Law; creates a registry for domestic abuse offenders.

Diane J. SavinoCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality Day

Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality day, on August 26th.

Diane J. SavinoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the manner of paying employer contributions to the NYS and local employees' retirement system and the NYS and local police and fire retirement system

Relates to the manner of paying employer contributions to the NYS and local employees' retirement system and the NYS and local police and fire retirement system; creates an employer contribution…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Provides that utility companies shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use or open a street is issued

Relates to workers on excavations; provides that utility companies or their contractors shall use competent workers and shall pay the prevailing wage on projects where a permit to use or open a…

Diane J. SavinoLabor Committee

Relates to the suspension of N.Y. city school construction authority employees and length of service retirement purposes

Relates to the suspension of NYC school construction authority employees and length of service retirement purposes; provides certain employees of the NYC school construction authority an opportunity…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Relates to unlawful acts in respect to examinations

Relates to unlawful acts in respect to examinations.

Diane J. SavinoGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides that investigators within the division of state police who completed three continuous years or more shall not be demoted without a hearing

Grants those assigned or employed as investigators and senior investigators in the bureau of criminal investigation or as a station commander, zone commander, zone sergeant, first sergeant, captain…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Provides for health insurance coverage for services performed by a person certified or licensed to perform acupuncture

Provides for health insurance coverage for services performed by a person certified or licensed to perform acupuncture.

Diane J. SavinoInsurance Committee

Provides temporary retirement incentive for certain public employees

Diane J. SavinoSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Paying just tribute and remembering the 29 mining disaster victims of Montcoal, West Virginia

Diane J. SavinoAdopted

Adopted

Amends the constitution to allow person who will be 18 years old at the the time of a presidential election to vote in primary election if 17 at the time

Amends the constitution to allow a person who will be 18 years old at the the time of a presidential election to vote in the presidential primary election if he or she is 17 years of age at the time…

Diane J. SavinoOn the Senate floor

Relates to disciplinary proceedings of the state police

Provides that any board hearing disciplinary proceedings of the state police shall be composed of equal representatives named by the superintendent and the union representing the member with a…

Diane J. SavinoFinance Committee

Prohibits service providers from solely relying upon consumer credit reports for the purpose of determining whether to provide or continue to provide service

Prohibits service providers from solely relying upon credit reports for the purpose of determining whether to provide or continue to provide service to any consumer or potential consumer; further…

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Increases civil penalties for violations of building maintenance standards within the city of New York

Increases civil penalties for violations of state and local laws which pertain to building maintenance and operation within the city of New York.

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Requires every state and local agency to post or provide a written list of the amount of every fee it collects or imposes

Requires every state and local agency to post, on its internet website, a list of the amount or range of amounts of every fee imposed or collected by such agency and the purpose of such fee; also…

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Sets out the procedures and requirements for special primary elections

Requires party designations of candidates for special elections to be determined by special primary elections.

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Increases to $10,000 the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each child during a taxable year

Increases the contribution that a resident taxpayer may make to family tuition accounts for each beneficiary thereof during a taxable year.

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Ensures language assistance services by state agencies and requires state agencies to maintain records and to submit an annual report on language services

Ensures language assistance services by state agencies; requires state agencies to maintain records of the primary language spoken by any individual seeking such assistance; and requires state…

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumer with mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be signed by the consumer prior to mortgage application

Requires mortgage lenders and brokers to provide consumers with a mortgage bill of rights pamphlet which must be read and signed by the consumer prior to applying for a mortgage.

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Penalizes by a minimum fine of $2500 persons who knowingly rent residential property in violation of state or local occupancy limits, zoning, or rules

Penalizes owners who knowingly rent property in violation of occupancy limits, zoning laws, or related rules; penalties include a fine of $2500, required restoration of the property to pre-rental…

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Requires that a qualified psychosocial history be made in evaluating school children for handicapping conditions

Requires the making of a compilation of a psychosocial history by a qualified school district social worker an essential part of the evaluation of school children for handicapping conditions;…

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Directs the superintendent of insurance to promulgate rules and regulations limiting the use of credit scores to determine automobile insurance premiums

Directs the superintendent of insurance to promulgate rules and regulations limiting the use of credit scores to determine automobile insurance premiums.

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Requires that certain commercial buildings be equipped with unisex or family restrooms

Requires that certain commercial buildings be equipped with unisex or family restrooms; requires that such restrooms be ADA compliant.

Diane J. SavinoConsumer Protection Committee

Prohibits debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known by such debt collector to be deceased

Prohibits debt collectors from collecting or attempting to collect a debt owed by a deceased debtor that is known by such debt collector to be deceased.

Diane J. SavinoConsumer Protection Committee

Requires dating violence education and dating violence policies in school districts, boards 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"…

Diane J. SavinoEducation Committee

Relates to leave for cancer screening; repealer

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to providing certain accidental disability retirement benefits for fire marshals

Provides accidental disability retirement benefits equal to three-quarters of the final average salary for chief fire marshals, assistant fire marshals, division supervising fire marshals,…

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Congratulating His Excellency Timothy M. Dolan upon being named Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI in 2009

Diane J. SavinoAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes PERB to assess exemplary damages in cases of severe and/or repeated violations of improper practice prohibitions

Authorizes PERB to assess exemplary damages in cases of severe and/or repeated violations of improper practice prohibitions.

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Authorizes the eight New York state public retirement systems to increase their asset investments in real property to ten percent

Increases to ten percent the amount of assets in the New York state teachers' retirement system which may be invested in real estate.

Diane J. SavinoWays And Means Committee

Allows tier II members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to retire at age 55 with 30 or more years of service with no reduction

Allows Tier II and Tier V members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to retire at age 55 with 30 or more years of service with no reduction.

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Presumes for certain members of the NYS&LP&FRS that the contracting of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus was in the discharge or performance of duties

Presumes for certain members of the NYS&LP&FRS that the contracting of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was in the discharge or performance of duties as the natural and proximate…

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Permits department of law investigators to retire upon completion of 25 years of creditable service, regardless of age

Permits any investigator employed by the department of law to retire upon completion of twenty-five years of creditable service, regardless of age; provides that the benefit upon retirement would be…

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Creates the crimes of domestic abuse in the first, second and third degrees; creates a judicial diversion program for domestic abuse defendants

Creates the crimes of domestic abuse in the first, second and third degrees; creates a judicial diversion program for domestic abuse defendants.

Diane J. SavinoCodes Committee

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures

Requires each public senior high school to provide incoming students with information about sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking prevention measures.

Diane J. SavinoEducation Committee

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey a parcel of land to the estate of Helen Spivak

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey a parcel of land to the estate of Hilda Spivak.

Diane J. SavinoCities Committee

Provides that real property tax exemption for professional basketball and hockey franchises in a city of one million or more shall be subject to local law

Provides that the real property tax exemption for professional basketball and hockey franchises in a city of one million or more shall be subject to enactment of a local law by the legislative body…

Diane J. SavinoStricken

Provides unemployment insurance for survivors of domestic violence

Defines domestic violence and abuse for unemployment insurance purposes; and provides unemployment insurance for survivors of domestic violence.

Diane J. SavinoLabor Committee

Provides retirement benefits for members employed by the department of correctional services who are injured in the performance of their duties

Provides all non-correction officer members of the NYS&LERS who are employed by the state department of correctional services with a performance of duty disability retirement coverage; provides that…

Diane J. SavinoCivil Service And Pensions Committee