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Provides that child in foster care freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by a law guardian until adoption

Provides that a child in foster care who is freed for adoption from an authorized agency shall continue to be represented by a law guardian until such child is adopted.

Keith L.T. WrightCodes Committee

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential

Provides that calls to hotlines operated by the office of children and family services are confidential; corrects cross references to penal law regarding filing a false report in the 3rd degree.

Naomi RiveraCodes Committee

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities

Prohibits payment of bonuses to employees and board members of state authorities.

Sam HoytCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations

Relates to the training of boards of directors or trustees of certain voluntary not-for-profit facilities or corporations.

Peter RiveraWays And Means Committee

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases

Prohibits a person from operating a motor vehicle with children under the age of 8 in the front seat in most cases; makes limited exceptions.

James S. AlesiCodes Committee

Requires the NYS health foundation and state insurance fund to file annual audited financial statements with the office of the state comptroller

Requires the New York state health foundation and the state insurance fund to file annual audited financial statements with the office of the state comptroller.

Neil D. BreslinInsurance Committee

Provides that food processing establishments shall include the operation of home wine makers centers

Authorizes the operation of home wine makers centers as food processing establishments under the jurisdiction of the department of agriculture and markets; such centers are places where individuals…

David J. ValeskyStricken

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit; repealer

Relates to the qualified emerging technology company capital tax credit.

David J. ValeskyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky

Relates to state policy regarding the preservation of the unique qualities of the nighttime sky.

Antoine M. ThompsonFinance Committee

Exempts from licensure instructors in yoga and martial arts

Requires licensure for instructors in religion, dancing, music, painting, drawing, sculpture, poetry, dramatic art, languages, reading comprehension, mathematics, recreation and athletics.

Linda RosenthalSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Establishes the New York state greenhouse gases management research and development program

Establishes the New York state greenhouse gases management research and development program to promote new technologies and processes which shall avoid, abate, mitigate, capture or sequester carbon…

Antoine M. ThompsonVetoed

Vetoed

Creates the short-term military service guardian

Creates the short term military service guardian; parent w/o joint custody may appoint service guardian; maximum 180 days.

Michael H. RanzenhoferCodes Committee

Defines the terms "impaired" and "intoxication" for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law

Defines the terms "impaired" and "intoxication" for the purposes of the vehicle and traffic law.

Charles J. Fuschillo Jr.Codes Committee

Relates to reporting policies and procedures regarding vessels involved in accidents

Relates to reporting policies and procedures regarding vessels involved in accidents.

Antoine M. ThompsonTransportation Committee

Directs the New York state thruway authority, metropolitan transportation authority and port authority of New York and New Jersey to study EZ pass lanes

Directs the New York state thruway authority, the metropolitan transportation authority and the port authority of New York and New Jersey to conduct studies to review the existing rules and…

Steven EnglebrightTransportation Committee

Relates to the electronic filing of wetlands regulatory maps

Authorizes the electronic filing of freshwater wetlands regulatory maps.

Antoine M. ThompsonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Directs the New York state power authority to issue RFPs on certain gas turbine generators installed in and around the New York metropolitan area

Directs the New York state power authority to issue on certain gas turbine generators installed in and around the New York metropolitan area.

Darrel J. AubertineCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Commemorating the Anniversary Celebration of the Birthday of the revered Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Scheerson, at a Memorial Reception on March 22, 2010

John L. SampsonAdopted

Adopted

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

Relates to the payment of interest on overpayments of tax

Relates to the payment of interest on overpayments of tax.

Brian X. FoleyInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Establishes the textbook transparency act

Establishes the textbook transparency act, requiring college textbook publishers to make available the price, and revisions between the last two editions, copyright dates and the variety of formats…

Crystal Peoples-StokesHigher Education Committee

Commending the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York on celebrating its 100th Anniversary

Robert ReillyAdopted

Adopted

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit

Relates to establishing the New York state organ donation tax credit.

Richard BrodskyWays And Means Committee

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act

Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act, which requires defendants to wear global positioning systems monitoring the location of the defendant.

Kevin S. ParkerCodes Committee

Defines blighted properties and areas; repealer

Defines blighted properties and areas.

Bill PerkinsOn the Senate floor

Relates to conveyances involving real property financed with federal low-income housing tax credits

Relates to conveyances involving real property financed with federal low-income housing tax credits.

Pedro Espada Jr.Finance Committee

Requires the renewal of firearms licenses after five years outside the city of New York

Requires the renewal of firearms' licenses after five years and the taking of a safety course outside the city of New York; sets a date for expiration and provides for a schedule for recertification…

Amy PaulinOn the Assembly floor

Provides that motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, shall not be operated with an accumulation of snow or ice on the surface thereof

Provides that motor vehicles, with certain exceptions, shall not be operated with an accumulation of snow or ice on the surface thereof; establishes fines for violation of these provisions.

Mike SpanoTransportation Committee

Requires the posting of a statement of wage rates and supplements; provides penalties for failure to do so

Provides that the failure of a contractor or sub-contractor on a public works project to post a statement of wage rates and supplements shall be subject to prosecution as a misdemeanor and subject…

George LatimerOn the Senate floor

Relates to public non-disclosure agreements

Relates to confidentiality agreements; makes it unlawful for public authority to require a contract or agreement with an employee refusing to disclose any information received or learned in the…

Bill PerkinsOn the Senate floor

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation, outreach, education and training program and fund.

Martin J. GoldenFinance Committee

Provides that any municipality may appropriate and provide funding, goods, and/or services to a public cemetery corporation

Provides that any municipality may appropriate and provide funding, goods, and/or services to a public cemetery corporation.

Antoine M. ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements to house local inmates to alleviate overcrowding in local correctional facilities

Requires the commissioner of correctional services to enter into agreements with counties and the city of New York to take custody of inmates serving a definite sentence of more than 90 days to…

Stephen M. SalandFinance Committee

Enacts the elderly crime prevention and control trust fund act

Establishes an elderly crime prevention and control trust fund to be funded by an initial appropriation and administrative assessment penalties on persons convicted of felonies when an elderly…

Carl KrugerCodes Committee

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; repealer

Enacts the "framework for the future act"; requires the state to pay one-half of the employer contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system; provides that officers and employees of…

Steven EnglebrightGovernmental Employees Committee

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund

Provides for a financial exploitation prevention outreach, education and training program and fund; authorizes the director of the office of the aging to award grants to qualified agencies to…

Brian X. FoleyFinance Committee

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act

Enacts the Senior Anti-Violence and Enforcement Act (SAVE); establishes a central registry for access to reports of maltreatment of seniors; creates a council on elder abuse; establishes penal…

Ruben DiazCodes Committee

Requires certain persons to report financial exploitation of the elderly in violation of the penal law and provides for a cause of action for failure to do so; repealer

Requires various persons (similar to child abuse) to report financial exploitation of the elderly (sixty-two or older) in violation of the penal law to a social services official, and provides for a…

Jeffrey D. KleinCodes Committee

Relates to certain moneys apportioned to schools for reimbursement of article twenty-three of the tax law payments

Relates to certain moneys apportioned to schools for reimbursement of article twenty-three of the tax law payments.

Suzi OppenheimerEducation Committee

Relates to transportation of certain persons subject to outstanding warrant of arrest

Creates a program to provide for the transportation of persons subject to outstanding warrants for felonies and class A misdemeanors by the department of corrections; continues program of…

James TediscoCorrection Committee

Requires disclosure of hereditary disease by adoptees and biological parents

Requires the disclosure of an hereditary disease suffered by a biological parent or an adopted child which is discovered after an adoption to be made to the corresponding party through the use of…

James TediscoChildren And Families Committee

Provides for temporary alternative methods of financing snow and ice removal expenses in the town of Brookhaven

Provides for temporary alternative methods of financing snow and ice removal expenses in the town of Brookhaven.

Marc AlessiLocal Governments Committee

Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates

Enacts provisions to insure community safety using moneys available to inmates by allowing courts the power of assessing inmates the per diem cost of incarceration where they have the means to pay…

James TediscoCodes Committee

Grants taxpayers an automatic extension to file a return and pay taxes in certain cases

Grants taxpayer an automatic extension of time for filing a return and paying personal income taxes where a state budget is not timely enacted into law; provides that no penalties or interest shall…

James TediscoWays And Means Committee

Requires a hospice intending to establish a hospice residence to provide notice to the municipality of the site selection and a description of the program

Requires a hospice intending to establish a hospice residence within a municipality to provide notification of the site selection and the description of the nature and size of the program to the…

Thomas K. DuaneHealth Committee

Requires database and reporting for contracts with minority and women-owned businesses

Requires the creation of a database to track the issuance of contracts by public authorities and state agencies with minority and women-owned businesses.

Kevin S. ParkerCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes the New York state home care quality of care innovations initiative and the New York State Home Care Quality Innovations Initiative Fund

Establishes the New York state home care quality of care innovations initiative and the New York State Home Care Quality Innovations Initiative Fund.

Thomas K. DuaneHealth CommitteeHealth

Provides for ULURP to apply to the locating of any charter schools in New York city

Provides for uniform land use review procedure to apply to the locating of any charter schools in New York city.

Kevin S. ParkerEducation Committee