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Creates the power solutions program

Extends the expiration of the power for jobs program and the energy cost savings benefits program; creates the power solutions program to take over after the expiration of power for jobs and energy…

Kevin CahillWays And Means Committee

Updates the state energy conservation construction code to address the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Updates the state energy conservation construction code to address the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Brian X. FoleyEnergy Committee

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights, and to contract with veterans' services outreach programs

Directs the division of veterans' affairs to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights, and to contract with veterans' services outreach programs.

Kemp HannonRules Committee

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive "West Indian-American Day Carnival" license plates

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive "West Indian-American Day Carnival" license plates; provides an additional annual service charge for such plates shall support such parade.

Malcolm A. SmithTransportation Committee

Provides for temporary surrender of the license of a dentist or pharmacist with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, or such other disposition as determined by department

Provides for temporary surrender of the license of a dentist or pharmacist with a drug or alcohol abuse problem, or such other disposition as determined by department of education.

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

Relates to vehicle licensing recovery fees as they relate to rental car vehicles

Relates to vehicle licensing recovery fees as they relate to rental car vehicles.

Jeffrey D. KleinConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Clarifies when the family court may order an ACOD either before entry of a fact-finding order or entry of a final disposition

Clarifies when the family court may order an ACOD either before entry of a fact-finding order or entry of a final disposition; clarifies the procedures applicable when a parent has successfully…

Velmanette MontgomeryRules Committee

Permits for alcoholic beverages for institutions of higher education for classes

Relates to the issuance of permits authorizing institutions of higher education to deliver or cause to be delivered alcoholic beverages to a person who is at least twenty-one years of age enrolled…

Kenneth P. LaValleRules Committee

Establishes using coercion to expose immigration status as a misdemeanor offense

Establishes using coercion to expose immigration status as a misdemeanor offense.

Pedro Espada Jr.Rules Committee

Creates an exemption to the residency requirement for firefighters of the Huguenot Fire Co., Inc.

Creates an exemption to the residency requirement for firefighters in the town of Deer Park.

John J. BonacicOn the Senate floor

Relates to the determination of adjusted base proportions in special assessing units which are cities for the fiscal year 2011

Relates to the determination of adjusted base proportions in special assessing units which are cities for the fiscal year 2011.

Herman D. FarrellOn the Assembly floor

Relates to qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits; repealer

Relates to qualified trusts and qualified reserve credits.

Joseph MorelleRules Committee

Designates a portion of route 7 in Troy, county of Rensselaer as the "Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of route 7 in Troy, county of Rensselaer as the "Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway".

Roy J. McDonaldTransportation Committee

Relates to oil and gas drilling in Allegany state park

Relates to oil and gas drilling in Allegany State Park.

José M. SerranoCodes Committee

Relates to the management of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation

Relates to the management of the Roosevelt Island operating corporation.

José M. SerranoOn the Senate floor

Relates to the maintenance of a database on intellectual property

Relates to the maintenance of a database on intellectual property generated by state employees or developed through state-funded research which shall include, at a minimum, a brief description of…

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program and micro business outreach center

Creates the micro business outreach center assistance program within the department of economic development, and provides for its functions, powers and duties; further creates the micro business…

Andrea Stewart-CousinsWays And Means Committee

Establishes the qualifications of director of facilities of school districts

Establishes the qualifications of director of facilities of school districts.

Diane J. SavinoGovernmental Employees Committee

Extends certain provisions relating to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency

Extends certain provisions relating to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency.

Vito LopezOn the Assembly floor

Increases the bonding authority of the NYC housing development corporation

Increases the bonding authority of the NYC housing development corporation.

Vito LopezOn the Assembly floor

Permits a beneficiary of certain death benefits to receive the lump sum death benefit as it was at the time of death and to designate a beneficiary of such annuity payments

Permits a beneficiary of certain death benefits to receive the lump sum death benefit as it was at the time of death and to designate a beneficiary of such annuity payments.

Diane J. SavinoGovernmental Employees Committee

Authorizes the lease of lands located at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University

Authorizes the lease of lands located at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University.

William MagnarelliHigher Education Committee

Requires clear and conspicuous disclosure of the fees and restrictions prior to the sale of a prepaid debit card

Requires clear and conspicuous disclosure of the fees and restrictions prior to the sale of a prepaid debit card.

Audrey PhefferCodes Committee

Extends until December 1, 2012 the authorization of the county of Wyoming to impose a recording tax on obligations secured by a mortgage on real property

Extends until December 1, 2012 the authorization of the county of Wyoming to impose a recording tax on obligations secured by a mortgage on real property.

Dale M. VolkerOn the Senate floor

Extends the term of the lease of certain park lands and provides for the return of such park lands to the village of Round Lake upon the occurrence of certain conditions

Extends the term of the lease of certain park lands and provides for the return of such park lands to the village of Round Lake upon the occurrence of certain conditions.

Roy J. McDonaldLocal Governments Committee

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Cortland county and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

Relates to communication service surcharges applied to Cortland county and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.

James L. SewardRules Committee

Eliminates any requirement that solar electric generating equipment of less than 25 kilowatts have an external disconnect switch

Eliminates any requirement that solar electric generating equipment of less than 25 kilowatts have an external disconnect switch, so long as such equipment complies with the interconnection…

Antoine M. ThompsonEnergy Committee

Establishes the high performance computing program within the New York state foundation for science, technology and innovation

William T. StachowskiWays And Means Committee

Authorizes the use of class tax rates in certain assessing units; repealer

Authorizes the use of class tax rates in certain assessing units.

Craig M. JohnsonWays And Means Committee

Requires disclosure to consumers of the type of rebate being offered, whether additional fees may apply, and remittance of the rebate to the consumer

Requires disclosure to consumers of the type of rebate being offered, whether additional fees may apply, and form of remittance of the rebate to the consumer.

José PeraltaOn the Senate floor

Provides for the creation of the Brunswick community library district in the town of Brunswick, county of Rensselaer

Provides for the creation of the Brunswick community library district in the town of Brunswick, county of Rensselaer, to replace the Brunswick community library association, if approved by the…

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Relates to contracts for the transportation of putrescible and non-putrescible waste by rail

Requires contracts for the transportation of putrescible and non-putrescible waste by rail to include provisions stating that putrescible waste transported by rail shall be covered with sealing hard…

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.On the Senate floor

Relates to contracts for the transportation of putrescible and non-putrescible waste by rail

Requires contracts for the transportation of putrescible and non-putrescible waste by rail to include provisions stating that putrescible waste transported by rail shall be covered with sealing hard…

Andrew HevesiRules Committee

Relates to green jobs - green New York on-bill financing

Relates to green jobs-green New York on-bill financing for retrofit projects; amends definitions.

Kevin S. ParkerEnergy Committee

Regulates and requires issuance of raincheck by retailer where advertised merchandise is not available for sale

Mandates that any article of merchandise advertised, and not available throughout advertised period, must be supplied at advertised price by seller within sixty days from the date the purchaser of…

Sandy GalefRules Committee

Enacts the "hospital closure planning act"

Enacts the "hospital closure planning act"; provides that whenever a general hospital closes, the commissioner of health shall within thirty days of being notified of such closure, hold a public…

Rory LancmanOn the Assembly floor

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Schenectady city school district

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Schenectady city school district which were denied by the education department for failure of the district to…

George AmedoreRules Committee

Extends effectiveness of chapter 425 of 2002 and chapter 101 of 2003

Extends effectiveness of chapter 425 of 2002 and chapter 101 of 2003, amending the education law, relating to the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school and the…

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Garden City Park union free school district

Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain transportation contracts of the Garden City union free school district for school year 2008-2009.

Craig M. JohnsonEducation Committee

Authorizes the use of class tax rates in certain assessing units; repealer

Authorizes the use of class tax rates in certain assessing units.

Sandy GalefRules Committee

Establishes the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force

Establishes the New York state automatic identification technology privacy task force, to consist of: the chairperson of the consumer protection board, the secretary of state, the commissioner of…

Kevin S. ParkerOn the Senate floor

Requires level two sex offenders to disclose their employment address

Requires level two sex offenders to disclose their employment address, whether employment is for compensation or not as part of registration information; prohibits employment which involves…

Felix OrtizOn the Assembly floor

Relates to contracts for technology and telecommunications services between boards of cooperative educational services and third-party venders

Relates to contracts for technology and telecommunications services between boards of cooperative educational services and third-party vendors.

Craig M. JohnsonHigher Education Committee

Authorizes the town of Lewisboro to discontinue use of certain park land

Authorizes the town of Lewisboro in the county of Westchester to discontinue the use of certain park land and lease such land for use of a wireless communications facility.

Robert CastelliOn the Assembly floor

Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee is imposed by a third party, without the consent of the consumer

Prohibits the imposition of any charge or fee on the telephone bill of a consumer when such fee or charge is imposed by a third party, unless the consumer explicitly agrees to the nature and amount…

John J. FlanaganFinance Committee

Extends the period of time the Brookville library funding district may be established

Extends the period of time during which the Brookville library funding district may be established in the town of Oyster Bay, county of Nassau.

Carl L. MarcellinoOn the Senate floor

Relates to the amendment of the subscribers agreements of reciprocal insurers

Enacts provisions relating to reciprocal insurers having a corporate attorney-in-fact wholly owned by subscribers at the reciprocal insurers.

Joseph MorelleOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps

Relates to the reduction of mercury in mercury-added lamps.

Brian KavanaghRules Committee