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Creates regulation to regulate traffic speed in North Salem

Amends the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to regulating speed limits in the town of North Salem.

Greg BallStricken

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment

Provides that a member shall forfeit his or her retirement rights and benefits if he or she is convicted of or pleads to certain crimes related to public employment.

Greg BallStricken

Relates to the crime of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism

Relates to the crime of soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism.

Greg BallCodes Committee

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund

Establishes a spending cap and increases the maximum capacity of the rainy day fund.

Greg BallFinance Committee

Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil

Suspends hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil; suspends the issuance of new permits for such drilling.

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Establishes the "cold war veterans medal" for members of the armed forces or organized militia serving during such war

Establishes the "cold war veterans medal" for members of the armed forces or organized militia serving at any time during the period April 16, 1947 through December 21, 1991.

Greg BallFinance Committee

Provides for the regulation of the conducting of hydraulic fracturing; repealer

Provides for the regulation of the conducting of hydraulic fracturing; requires producers to disclose the composition of hydraulic fracturing fluids to the department of environmental conservation;…

Greg BallEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires applicants for public assistance to submit to a drug test

Requires applicants for public assistance to submit to a drug test; provides that the illegal use of a controlled substance, indicated in such a test, shall result in the denial of public assistance…

Greg BallSocial Services Committee

Requires all state and local agencies, and government contractors to register for and participate in the E-verify program

Requires all state and local agencies, and government contractors to register for and participate in the E-verify program for the purpose of verifying the eligibility for employment of potential…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to the standards and requirements for evacuation plans for weather-related emergencies

Relates to the funding of evacuation plans for weather-related emergencies; establishes the state disaster preparedness fund.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Requires any city having a population of 500,000 or more use the best technology available, including computer models, to develop evacuation time estimates

Requires any city having a population of 500,000 or more use the best technology available, including computer models, to develop evacuation time estimates, which shall be used to complete such…

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Establishes within the department of mental hygiene a registry of persons terminated from employment for abuse, neglect or mistreatment of mentally disabled persons

Establishes within the department of mental hygiene a statewide central registry of persons terminated from employment for abuse, neglect or mistreatment of mentally ill or developmentally disabled…

Greg BallMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Directs the division of homeland security to conduct a review and analysis of security measures at rail yards and to issue related reports and recommendations

Directs the division of homeland security and emergency services to conduct a review and analysis of security measures at rail yards and to issue related reports and recommendations.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Establishes criminal offenses committed against the elderly or disabled persons

Establishes criminal offenses committed against the elderly or disabled persons.

Greg BallCodes Committee

Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish a system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled

Directs the state interoperable and emergency communication board to establish system for advance notification of 911 answering points of developmentally disabled present at certain residences and…

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

Establishes a personal income tax credit of up to $2,500 for the expenses of legally adopting a child

Establishes a personal income tax credit of up to $2,500 for the expenses of legally adopting a child.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Prohibits insurers from cancelling a homeowner's liability insurance policy based on the ownership of a specific breed of dog

Prohibits insurers issuing policies insuring personal injury and property damage arising out of home ownership or lease, from cancelling or refusing to issue or renew such a policy, or charging…

Greg BallInsurance Committee

Establishes a residential condominium owner's bill of rights

Enacts a bill of rights for owners of residential condominium units to provide fair and equitable treatment of all unit owners; directs the attorney general to promulgate a handbook summary of the…

Greg BallHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Relates to the offenses of sexual abuse and aggravated sexual abuse

Expands the definitions of sexual contact, foreign object and aggravated sexual contact and further broadens the crimes of sexual abuse in the second degree and all degrees of aggravated sexual…

Greg BallCodes Committee

Prohibits harassment, intimidation or bullying in schools

Requires provisions in schools that prohibit harassment, intimidation or bullying whether by electronic communication or a written, verbal, physical or sexual act.

Greg BallEducation Committee

Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rules and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students

Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate rule and regulations that prohibit harassment, intimidation and bullying of students; school districts shall be responsible for making copies of…

Greg BallEducation Committee

Negates the issue of military deployment as a factor in the awarding of child custody

Provides that the issue of military deployment shall not be considered as a factor in the awarding of custody where a suitable child care plan is presented; provides, upon return of a military…

Greg BallChildren And Families Committee

Relates to establishing the Women's rights history trail

Relates to establishing the Women's rights history trail; such trail shall include a series of properties and sites linked by geographic proximity and association with women's rights for the purpose…

Greg BallCultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

Provides for the net energy metering of solar, wind, fuel cell and farm waste electric generating systems; repealer

Provides for the net energy metering of solar, wind, fuel cell and farm waste electric generating systems for both residential and business customers; increases the rated capacity of eligible solar…

Greg BallEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Requires requiring health insurance policies to provide coverage for medically necessary care for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder

Requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for screening, tests, assessments and treatment including any medically necessary care for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder, including…

Greg BallInsurance Committee

Allows any family member working on a family farm to build a home on such land

Provides that in an agricultural district with a working family farm, any producer, as defined in subdivision three of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter, shall have the authority to…

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

Allows farm service and non-residential customer-generators to designate 100% of wind generated credits

Allows farm service and non-residential customer-generators to designate 100% of wind generated credits to meters owned by such customer-generator and being within 25 miles of the wind electric…

Greg BallEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Permits small seasonal farmers to place signs on state highways

Permits small seasonal farmers to place signs on state highways.

Greg BallTransportation Committee

Relates to the implementation of a food security, empowerment and economic development program

Authorizes the department of health to implement a community food security, empowerment and economic development program (SEED) to help meet the food need of low-income people and promote…

Greg BallHealth Committee

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when violation is on camera or observed

Makes the owner of a vehicle used to pass or overtake a stopped school bus jointly liable with the operator thereof when such violation is captured on a camera or observed by a school bus driver;…

Greg BallTransportation Committee

Requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed at every state and local public building at which the flag of the United States of America is displayed

Requires the POW/MIA flag to be displayed at every state and local public building at which the flag of the United States of America is displayed.

Greg BallFinance Committee

Requires drivers licenses issued to registered sex offenders to bear a code identifying them as sex offenders

Requires state driver's licenses to indicate whether the holder is a registered sex offender; makes additional amendments regarding sex offender registration obligations and dissemination of…

Greg BallCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Creates the Public Corruption Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2011

Creates the Public Corruption Prevention and Enforcement Act; increases penalties for violations relating to scheme to defraud the government, duty to provide faithful public services, bribery;…

Greg BallCodes Committee

Exempts self-employed persons, localities, school districts, for-profit corporations and not-for-profit corporations from the MTA mobility tax; repealer

Exempts self-employed persons, localities, school districts and not-for-profit corporations from the MTA mobility tax.

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Extending the effectiveness of the military funds of the organized militia

Extends the effectiveness of the military funds of the organized militia until July 31, 2013.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land in the counties of Dutchess,Orange,Putnam,Rockland and Westchester

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester; requires notice by applicant to property…

Greg BallLocal Government Committee

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains

Provides for clarification of the disposition of human remains.

Greg BallHealth Committee

Provides that the availability of bills in electronic printable format shall constitute a printed bill for purposes of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution

Provides that the availability of bills in an electronic printable format shall constitute a printed bill for purposes of section 14 of article 3 of the constitution.

Greg BallJudiciary Committee

Enacts the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act"

Enacts the "legislative online digital paperwork reduction act".

Greg BallInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals

Requires that individuals convicted of certain animal cruelty and animal fighting offenses reimburse the organizations caring for such animals.

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

Imposes additional penalties upon persons convicted of animal abuse

Requires unsealing of court records of youthful offenders convicted of animal abuse offense; provides that such persons undergo a psychiatric evaluation and treatment where necessary.

Greg BallAgriculture Committee

Extends provisions relating to a recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, air national guard and naval militia

Extends provisions of law relating to providing a recruitment incentive and retention program for certain active members of the New York army national guard, New York air national guard, and New…

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Enacts the "over-expenditure, under-expenditure, transfer notification (OUT) act" to provide for the use of surplus appropriated funds and over-expenditure approval

Enacts the "over-expenditure, under-expenditure, transfer notification (OUT) act" to provide for the use of surplus appropriated funds and over-expenditure approval.

Greg BallFinance Committee

Relates to providing a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of the armed forces injured in combat

Provides a performance of duty disability retirement benefit for members of a public retirement system who are members of the armed forces and are injured in combat; such benefit shall be 75% of…

Greg BallCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Establishes the New York state veterans cemetery act

Establishes the "New York state veterans cemetery act"; directs the division to conduct an investigation and study on the issue of the establishment of a New York state veterans cemetery program.

Greg BallVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders

Provides residency requirements for sex offenders including criminal sanctions for violations; prohibits sex offenders from residing in a residence that is within one thousand feet from any school…

Greg BallCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Authorizes the state to acquire from the federal government the Montrose VA

Authorizes the state to acquire from the federal government the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the department of veterans affairs Hudson Valley health care system at Montrose.

Greg BallHealth Committee

Provides death benefits and health insurance coverage to eligible survivors of public employees who die while ordered to service in the uniformed services

Provides death benefits and health insurance coverage to eligible survivors of public employees who die while ordered to service in the uniformed services.

Greg BallSigned by Governor

Signed into law