Sponsored bills

Authorizes Lisa Kyer to purchase service credit in the New York state employees' retirement system for certain employment as finance director by Helping Hands School

Authorizes Lisa Kyer to purchase service credit in the New York state employees' retirement system for certain employment as finance director by Helping Hands School.

Roy J. McDonaldCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Requires the guardian of an incapacitated person to notify the local department of social services of the death of such incapacitated person

Requires notification to the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person.

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Relates to mandatory reporting of allegations of physical or sexual abuse of a child or adult with mental or physical disabilities or death occurring in facilities

Relates to mandatory reporting of allegations of physical or sexual abuse of a child or adult with mental or physical disabilities residing in a facility operated by the department of mental hygiene…

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Creates the New York state autism council

Creates the New York state autism council; establishes such council shall consist of sixteen members; establishes the duties of the council.

Roy J. McDonaldFinance Committee

Relates to the examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than 75,000

Provides that the state office of mental health is directed to make available, at no cost to the county, a qualified physician for the purpose of examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted…

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Authorizes all local governments to appoint the community service directors who will serve such governments

Authorizes all local governments to provide for the appointment and removal of their directors of community services.

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Imposes certain conditions on the approval of a charter school application for the conversion of an existing public school to a charter school

Imposes certain conditions on the approval of a charter school application for the conversion of an existing public school to a charter school where such school has demonstrated a practice or…

Roy J. McDonaldEducation Committee

Relates to a program for veteran speakers in classrooms to supplement instructional and educational aspects of American military history

Directs the director of the division of veterans affairs to develop a program relating to veteran educational speakers; requires distribution of informational pamphlet to schools describing program…

Roy J. McDonaldVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Establishes a people with developmental disabilities and mental health worker registry

Establishes a mental retardation and developmental disabilities registry and a mental health worker registry; defines terms.

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Relates to establishing a universal child health passport

Relates to establishing a universal child health passport; the holders of such passport universally consent to the transfer or release of pertinent records and/or information to certain groups…

Roy J. McDonaldMental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

Increases the availability of professionals to perform evaluations regarding a defendant's fitness to proceed to trial in a criminal proceeding

Increases the availability of professionals to perform evaluations regarding a defendant's fitness to proceed to trial in a criminal proceeding to include licensed clinical social workers and…

Roy J. McDonaldCodes Committee

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer county, to make the retirement incentive offered pursuant to chapter 105 of 2010 available to Richard C. Bender

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush, Rensselaer county, to make the retirement incentive offered pursuant to chapter 105 of 2010 available to Richard C.

Roy J. McDonaldCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to the training of police officers and firefighters with respect to persons with disabilities and hearing-impaired people

Relates to the training of police officers and firefighters with respect to persons with disabilities and hearing-impaired people.

Roy J. McDonaldLocal Government Committee

Allows John R. Panichi to join the special retirement plan for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs

Allows John R. Panichi to join the special retirement plan for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs.

Roy J. McDonaldCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Authorizes the state mortgage agency to purchase veterans' assisted forward commitment mortgages from banks within the state

Authorizes the state mortgage agency to purchase veterans' assisted forward commitment mortgages from banks within the state; requires the board of directors of the state mortgage agency to…

Roy J. McDonaldVeterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel

Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel.

Roy J. McDonaldInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Provides that students who have an IEP shall not be required to take more than one regents examination in any given day

Provides that students who have an IEP shall not be required to take more than one regents examination in any given day.

Roy J. McDonaldEducation Committee

Requires health care professionals to report any diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder to a registry maintained by the department of health

Requires health care professionals to report any diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder to a registry maintained by the department of health.

Roy J. McDonaldHealth Committee

Relates to the determination of employer contribution rates to the unemployment insurance fund

Prohibits the increase of an employer's rate of contribution to the unemployment insurance fund due to the deployment of an employee into active service in the national guard or armed forces reserves.

Roy J. McDonaldLabor Committee

Repeals parts H and KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009 relating to fees for license plates and fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses

Relates to the repeal of parts H and KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009 relating to fees for license plates and fees for hunting, fishing and trapping licenses.

Roy J. McDonaldFinance Committee

Authorizing the town of Malta to adopt a local law providing for a partial abatement of town taxes assessed for the funding of town emergency services

Authorizes the town of Malta, county of Saratoga, to adopt a local law providing for a partial abatement of town taxes assessed for the funding of town emergency services, for volunteer firefighters…

Roy J. McDonaldLocal Government Committee

Authorizes the reinstatement of Eric M. Jukes as an employee of the department of civil service and authorizing the village of Nassau to hire Officer Jukes in its po

Authorizes the reinstatement of Eric M.

Roy J. McDonaldCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Requires vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts to have safety belts that are used to secure individuals in wheelchairs while being lifted from or into a vehicle

Requires vehicles equipped with wheelchair lifts to have safety belts that are used to secure individuals in wheelchairs while being lifted from or into a vehicle.

Roy J. McDonaldTransportation Committee

Authorizes the town of Malta to form the Technology Park Special Improvement District

Authorizes the town of Malta to form the Technology Park Special Improvement District.

Roy J. McDonaldLocal Government Committee

Provides free tuition expenses for dependent family members of N.Y. state military personnel

Provides free tuition expenses for SUNY or CUNY to surviving dependent family members of NYS military personnel who have died while performing official military duties.

Roy J. McDonaldHigher Education Committee

Relates to reporting of crimes at mental hygiene facilities

Relates to reporting of crimes at mental hygiene facilities.

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to providing notice of abuse investigations at mental hygiene agencies

Relates to providing notice of abuse investigations at mental hygiene agencies.

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to activities by former state officers

Relates to activities by former state officers; permits certain state officers, terminated between January 1, 2009 and April 1, 2012 due to a reduction in the state workforce, to engage in certain…

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush to lease certain parklands

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush to lease certain parklands for a term not to exceed thirty years.

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

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 condit

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. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Designates a portion of the state highway system the "Rensselaer County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of the state highway system the "Rensselaer County Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway".

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Requires the state library to be open for at least eight hours each day on five days every week

Requires the state library to be open for at least eight hours each day on five days every week.

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Extends the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes for two years

Extends the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.

Roy J. McDonaldSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Creates an abuse prevention notification system

Creates an abuse prevention notification system; provides for certain criminal history information regarding persons working with people with developmental disabilities; defines "abuse", "serious…

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Relates to designating the ombudsman as an employee of the commissioner on quality of care and advocacy for persons with disabilities

Relates to designating the ombudsman as an employee of the commissioner on quality of care and advocacy for persons with disabilities.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush to reopen an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Edward A. Miano

Authorizes the town of East Greenbush to reopen an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Edward A.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Facilitates payment of claims by health insurers to municipalities for early intervention services

Facilitates payment of claims by health insurers to municipalities for early intervention services.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the town of North Greenbush to offer optional retirement plan to certain police officers

Authorizes the town of North Greenbush to offer an optional retirement plan to certain police officers.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Authorizes True North Tyler Street, LLC to file an application for a real property tax exemption

Authorizes True North Tyler Street, LLC to file an application with the assessor of the city of Troy for a real property tax exemption for the 2011 tax roll.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the city of Rensselaer to discontinue use of certain park land and convey such land in exchange for land to be used for park purposes

Authorizes the city of Rensselaer to discontinue use of certain park land and convey such land in exchange for land to be used for park purposes.

Roy J. McDonaldOn the Senate floor

Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of the Hoosick Falls Monumental Works of Hoosick Falls, New York

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shinas upon the occasion of celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Brown's Brewing Company upon the occasion of its Whiskey Barrel Aged Porter capturing the Gold Medal for Best Beer in New York State

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim September 11-17, 2011, as Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week in the State of New York

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Iva Lienau upon the occasion of her retirement after 30 years of distinguished service to the Ballston Spa Central School District

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating Andrew Benton Plewinski upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the Fourth Annual Ballston Spa Film Festival

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating September 2011, as Lifelong Learning Month in the State of New York

Roy J. McDonaldAdopted

Adopted