Sponsored bills

Chapter amends S. 2485-A and A. 7603-A, relating to an inventory and report on playgrounds in city school district of N.Y. city

Chapter amendment relating to an inventory and report on playgrounds in city school district with population of one million or more, to change reference to "playgrounds" to "schoolyards".

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Relates to disclosures required for certain solicitations by container

Relates to disclosures required for certain solicitations by container.

Catherine NolanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the duties of the commissioner

Relates to the duties of the commissioner of education with regard to early childhood education from birth through age five.

Catherine NolanWays And Means Committee

Relates to charter schools

Enacts a chapter amendment relating to charter schools in relation to unissued charters.

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Relates to school district finance security taskforce

Relates to school district finance security task force to develop guidelines for school districts to protect sensitive banking and other information related to school district funds, from theft and…

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Restricts the sale, lease, transfer and certain uses of existing outdoor school playgrounds

Restricts the sale, lease, transfer or use of existing outdoor school playgrounds for the construction or renovation of a school building which would eliminate use of such playground space for…

Catherine NolanRules Committee

Directs the chancellor of the city school district of city over 1 million to inventory and report on the outdoor playgrounds of such district

Directs the chancellor of a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more to inventory and report on the outdoor playgrounds of such district.

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Establishes a permanent citizen's advisory committee to the metropolitan transportation authority

Establishes a permanent citizen's advisory committee to the metropolitan transportation authority to coordinate the activities of the New York city transit authority advisory council, the Long…

Catherine NolanRules Committee

Relates to the farmworkers fair labor practices act

Relates to the Farmworkers' Fair Labor Practices Act.

Catherine NolanLabor Committee

Relates to siting requirements for the New York city school construction authority's leasing program

Relates to siting requirements for the New York city school construction authority's leasing program.

Catherine NolanRules Committee

Relates to unenforceable liability exclusions in connection with window guards

Relates to unenforceable liability exclusions in connection with window guards; provides that any release or waiver purporting to limit or avoid liability of an individual, firm, partnership, public…

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the turnaround or transformation of certain schools

Relates to the turnaround or transformation of certain schools identified as persistently lowest achieving or deemed a school under registration review.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Recognizing the history of Newtown Pippin

Catherine NolanAdopted

Adopted

Requires the use of demographic data in developing five-year educational facilities capital plans; requires publication of findings and commentary

Authorizes the New York city school construction authority to obtain certain demographic data and utilize such data in connection with the authority's five-year educational facilities capital plan;…

Catherine NolanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Expands the quota penalty provisions to include a ticket, summons or arrest authorized by any general, special or local law

Expands the quota penalty provisions to include a ticket, summons or arrest authorized by any general, special or local law made within a specified period of time, and quotas for stops of…

Catherine NolanLabor Committee

Provides for twenty-four hours of consecutive rest for farm laborers

Provides for twenty-four hours of consecutive rest for farm laborers.

Catherine NolanLabor Committee

Relates to how payments in lieu of taxes are used by school districts

Relates to how payments in lieu of taxes are used by school districts, requires monies disbursed to a school district from a payment in lieu of tax agreement, shall be used solely for the school…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Relates to the establishment, organization, and administration of charter schools

Relates to the establishment, organization, and administration of charter schools.

Catherine NolanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals

Requires annual professional performance reviews of classroom teachers and building principals; establishes procedures for such reviews and hearing processes for appeals; authorizes school districts…

Catherine NolanSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends effectiveness of chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, amending the education law relating to conditional appointment of school employees

Extends effectiveness of chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, amending the education law relating to conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees.

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Requires schools and school groups to obtain consent before publishing personal information in a directory

Requires schools and school groups to obtain consent before publishing personal information in a directory.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Establishes the "healthy schools act"; repealer

Establishes the "healthy schools act"; provides for media health promotional campaigns; requires department of health to promote best practices to support healthy nutritional choices and conduct BMI…

Catherine NolanEducation 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…

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Relates to state aid for certain school districts

Relates to state aid for certain school districts which receive high school students from another school district which has no high school.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Amends the education law relating to school based health and mental health clinics in certain cities

Amends the education law relating to school based health and mental health clinics in certain cities.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Requires pharmacies to post notice of the professional misconduct complaint process

Requires pharmacies to post notice of the professional misconduct complaint process.

Catherine NolanHigher Education Committee

Establishes the special education short-term revolving loan fund and authorizes the state comptroller to provide special education short-term revolving loans

Establishes the special education short-term revolving loan fund and authorizes the state comptroller to provide special education short-term revolving loans to certain special act school districts…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Creates the metropolitan transportation authority interim finance authority

Creates the metropolitan transportation authority interim finance authority.

Catherine NolanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Relates to streamlining planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services

Relates to streamlining planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Reforms aspects of local government and school accountability

Reforms aspects of local government and school accountability; authorizes school districts to establish the position of deputy claims auditor; requires notice of reserve funds, allows school…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 18-24, 2010, as Osteopathic Medicine Week in the State of New York

Catherine NolanAdopted

Adopted

Relates to streamlining planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; repealer

Relates to streamlining planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services and repeals certain provisions of the education law relating to…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Providing for the election of six Regents of the University of the state of New York

Catherine NolanRules Committee

Establishes the Newtown Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit

Establishes the the Newton Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit.

Catherine NolanGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to notice of requirements for use of school property by outside organizations

Requires the board of education or trustees of a school district to notify organizations that use of school property by outside organizations shall be non-exclusive and such events shall be open to…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after 2-28-1961

Expands the veterans tuition awards program to include all veterans who were discharged under honorable conditions who served in the armed forces after February 28, 1961.

Catherine NolanHigher Education Committee

Relates to the expenditure of pre-kindergarten program grant funds

Relates to the expenditure of prekindergarten program grant funds.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Relates to calculation of contingency budget percent increase in total spending over district's total spending under school district budget for the prior school year

Relates to the calculation of contingency budget percentage increase in total spending over a district's total spending under the school district budget for the prior school year.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act, granting collective bargaining rights, workers' compensation and unemployment benefits to farmworkers

Enacts the farmworkers fair labor practices act: grants collective bargaining rights to farm laborers; requires employers of farm laborers to allow at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each week;…

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Relates to teachers' rights

Relates to teachers' rights; adds other specified personnel to teachers and teaching assistants where the board of cooperative educational services takes over a program.

Catherine NolanOn the Assembly floor

Directing the Clerk of the Assembly to arrange seats for representatives of the press

Catherine NolanAdopted

Adopted

Removes public officials from office who are convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses

Removes public officials from office who are convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses.

Catherine NolanGovernmental Operations Committee

Requires a quorum of members of the board of the New York city transit authority and the board of the MTA to attend certain public hearings

Requires a quorum of members of the board of the New York city transit authority and the board of the metropolitan transportation authority to attend certain public hearings conducted by such…

Catherine NolanCorporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

Establishes standards, procedures and protocol for the use of restraints in schools

Establishes standards, procedures and protocol for the use of restraints in schools; requires reporting to parents and persons in parental relations of restraint incidents; requires training of…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Provides for the treatment of pathological gambling from revenues derived from pari-mutuel betting

Provides for the treatment of pathological gambling under the mental hygiene law; creates the pathological gambling treatment and education program; creates the pathological gambling treatment and…

Catherine NolanMental Health 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 grades one through six physical education instruction

Relates to grades one through six physical education instruction.

Catherine NolanEducation Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to establish guidelines for local policies regarding possession or use of mobile telephones in public schools

Directs the commissioner of education to establish guidelines for local policies regarding possession or use of mobile telephone in public schools by December 31, 2009; requires a school facility to…

Catherine NolanEducation Committee