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Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system

Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonWays And Means Committee

Urging the New York State Congressional delegation to support reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonFinance Committee

Congratulating the Mount Vernon Boys Basketball Team on capturing the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's Basketball Championship

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Congratulating the Mount Vernon High School Girls Track Team on capturing the New York State Indoor Track and Field Championship

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Honoring the Westchester-Putnam School Boards Association upon the occasion of celebrating its 50th Anniversary

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Amends chapter 481 of the laws of 1967 establishing and constituting as a separate union free school district certain territory in the town of Greenburgh

Relates to provisions establishing and constituting as a separate union free school district certain territory in the town of Greenburgh; authorizes such district to use real property outside of its…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Paul D'Amore, Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Erin Holly, Thomas Joy, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Paul D'Amore, Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Erin Holly, Thomas Joy, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva, police…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Establishes certain rights for shareholders in limited-profit housing companies

Establishes certain rights for shareholders in limited-profit housing companies.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonHousing, Construction And Community Development Committee

Congratulating Mrs. Miriam V. Henson on her 105th Birthday

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Honoring Robert L. Cimmino, Jr., upon the occasion of his induction into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 13, 2012 as MWBE Awareness Day in the State of New York

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonAdopted

Adopted

Defines necessary court appearance for purposes of determination of crime victim's award

Defines the term "necessary court appearance" for purposes of the determination of a crime victim's award to include any part of a proceeding from arraignment through sentencing, pre and post trial…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Requires training regarding sexual assault for police officers and child protective services workers

Requires police officers to receive training instruction for crimes involving sexual assaults; requires training for child protective services workers in certain instances.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonFinance Committee

Requires notice be provided to any officer or employee of the department of correctional services whose personal information is the subject of a subpoena duces tecum

Requires that notice be provided to any officer or employee of the department of correctional services whose personal information is the subject of a subpoena duces tecum.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

Provides for the application for sealing a record of conviction

Provides for the application for sealing a record of conviction; establishes waiting periods for various convictions where such application may be made; authorizes certain agencies to maintain…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to domestic violence; repealer

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to sentencing and resentencing in domestic violence cases

Relates to sentencing and resentencing in domestic violence cases.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires employers to make a conditional offer of employment before inquiring about any criminal convictions of a prospective employee

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices; requires employers to make a conditional offer of employment before inquiring about any criminal convictions of a prospective employee.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for prospective employers to make certain inquiries relating to criminal convictions

Establishes it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any prospective employer to make an inquiry about, or to act upon adversely to the individual involved based upon, any criminal…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates elsewhere in the state

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates of correctional facilities elsewhere in the state; provides…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to domestic violence; repealer

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Provides additional tax exemptions for two qualified veterans living in the same household

Provides additional tax exemptions on qualifying residential real property where two or more qualified veterans live in the same household.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to preventing housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence; repealer

Prevents housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to special provisions for not-for-profit sales

Relates to special provisions for not-for-profit sales.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Expands definition of dangerous contraband to include telecommunications and electronic recording devices

Defines dangerous contraband to include telecommunications and electronic recording devices.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates elsewhere in the state

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates of correctional facilities elsewhere in the state; provides…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Prohibits any person who owns or manages more than four rental units within the state from serving as a public member on a rent guidelines board

Prohibits any person who owns or manages more than four rental units within the state from serving as a public member on a rent guidelines board.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires disclosure by principal creditors and debt collection agencies of the legal obligations of a deceased debtor's family and household members

Requires disclosure by principal creditors and debt collection agencies of the legal obligations of a deceased debtor's family; requires such disclosure be both verbal and written.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Authorizes appointment of alternate rent guidelines board members in the city of New York, counties outside the city, towns, and villages

Provides for the appointment of three alternates on rent guideline boards; one alternate shall represent tenants, one shall represent owners of property and one shall be a public representative;…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Prohibits public officials from releasing sealed juvenile police records

Prohibits public officials from releasing sealed juvenile police records; makes such official misconduct a class A misdemeanor.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to exculpatory material

Relates to exculpatory material and requires for disclosure of such to the defense.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Directs municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for police officers, relating to investigation of and intervention into sex offenses

Directs the municipal police training council to establish policies and procedures for police officers, relating to the investigation of and intervention into sex offenses; provides for…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to the definition of qualified agencies

Relates to the definition of qualified agencies.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires certain health insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of certain infant and baby formulas

Requires certain health insurance policies to include coverage for the cost of certain infant and baby formulas.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of insurance

Requires all motor vehicle insurers to file annual detailed financial and claim data statements with the superintendent of insurance; all such statements shall be made available to the public.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires a sentence and commitment or certificate of conviction to be delivered to persons in charge of the correctional facility or OCFS facility to which a defendant is committed

Requires a sentence and commitment or certificate of conviction to be delivered to persons in charge of the correctional facility or office of children and family services facility to which a…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Provides for a deduction from personal income for adoption expenses

Provides for a deduction against personal gross income in an amount equal to fees, costs and expenses paid or incurred including legal fees and agency costs in connection with the adoption of a child.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires landlords to check state sex offender registry when leasing to a new tenant or on notice of sublet, and to notify tenants with children of certain listings

Requires landlords to check state sex offender registry when leasing to a new tenant, subtenant or adult occupant, and to notify tenants with children under age sixteen of any listing of such…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires state and municipal entities that collect demographic data on the ancestry or origins of state residents to utilize a separate collection and tabulation category

Requires state and municipal agencies, authorities, boards and commissions that collect demographic data as to the ancestry or origins of state residents to utilize a separate collection and…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Relates to the definition of serious offense

Relates to the definition of serious offense.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Requires probation, investigation and diagnostic assessment of certain juvenile delinquents with discernible handicapping conditions prior to dispositional hearings

Provides that prior to a dispositional hearing the judge shall order a probation investigation and a diagnostic assessment of a juvenile delinquent whom the court reasonably finds, on the record, to…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Establishes certification procedures for the profession of nurse anesthesia

Establishes certification procedures for the profession of nurse anesthesia; provides for the issuance of a certification to practice as a certified registered nurse anesthetist upon the filing of…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Authorizes enrollment grants for medical education programs for minorities; appropriation

Authorizes enrollment grants for medical education programs of non-public institutions for minorities, as a plan to increase the number of minority students entering and completing educational…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Establishes the small business crime prevention services

Establishes the small business crime prevention services to provide small businesses with information on strategies, best practices and programs offering training and assistance in prevention of…

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Mandates that every owner of a cabaret establishment, but which is not a restaurant shall install security cameras

Enacts "Imette's Law"; mandates that every owner of an cabaret establishment, but which is not a restaurant, shall install security cameras at every entrance and exit of such establishment.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Establishes the commission on post-secondary correctional education

Establishes the commission on post-secondary correctional education.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee

Increases access to substance abuse programming for prisoners whose first language is not English

Increases access to substance abuse programming for prisoners whose first language is not English.

Ruth Hassell-ThompsonRules Committee