Monday, May 2, 2011

1 NEW YORK STATE SENATE 2 3 4 THE STENOGRAPHIC RECORD 5 6 7 8 9 ALBANY, NEW YORK 10 May 2, 2011 11 3:09 p.m. 12 13 14 REGULAR SESSION 15 16 17 18 SENATOR JOSEPH A. GRIFFO, Acting President 19 FRANCIS W. PATIENCE, Secretary 20 21 22 23 24 25

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 3 Senate will come to order. 4 I ask everyone present to please 5 rise and join with me as we recite the Pledge 6 of Allegiance to our Flag. 7 (Whereupon, the assemblage recited 8 the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.) 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 10 Skelos. 11 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, I 12 feel very honored today to have with us a 13 unique spiritual leader who is truly revered 14 around the world. 15 His Holiness Brahmrishi founded one 16 of the largest spiritual institutes in India. 17 He has devoted his life to improving human 18 welfare among people of all faiths and 19 religions. He has inspired millions of people 20 around the world to dedicate their lives to 21 helping others. 22 It is an honor and pleasure to have 23 him join us today and deliver the invocation 24 for our session. 25 Your Holiness.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank 2 you. 3 Your Holiness. 4 BRAHMRISHI SHRI KUMAR SWAMI JI: 5 Respected Senators [in Hindi]. 6 MS. BHALLA: Good afternoon, 7 Senators. You have just heard Param Pujya 8 Shri Kumar Swami Ji, one of the most renowned 9 spiritual leaders of India, deliver his 10 invocation prayer in Hindi. 11 At the outset, His Holiness 12 expressed his gratitude and said: "Esteemed 13 Senators of New York have shown enormous 14 graciousness by inviting me to this chamber. 15 Millions of people around the world salute you 16 and express their gratitude for the great love 17 and affection you have all shown towards me. 18 I also express my sincere gratitude to the 19 government of New York State, its generous 20 people, its scientists, and the intellectuals 21 of this great country." 22 Then His Holiness offered the 23 following prayer: "O God, please guard and 24 guide all members of the Senate of the State 25 of New York. Instill in them the wisdom, the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 courage, and the right spirit so the political 2 activity in this esteemed Senate can be a 3 powerful instrument for human transformation 4 and contribute to the physical and spiritual 5 well-being of the citizens of this great state 6 and this great country. 7 "May this body continue to embrace 8 diversity without resulting in divisiveness. 9 May this Senate seek and celebrate unity 10 without imposing uniformity. May these 11 Senators work to the best of their abilities 12 without becoming attached to the fruits of 13 their work. May they promote justice, moral 14 clarity, ethical living, acts of kindness, and 15 most of all righteousness. Because where 16 there is righteousness in the heart, there is 17 beauty in the character. Where there is 18 beauty in the character, there is harmony in 19 the home. Where there is harmony in the home, 20 there is order in the nation. And where there 21 is order in the nation, there is peace in the 22 world." 23 (Applause.) 24 MS. BHALLA: Thank you. 25 And now, on behalf of the entire

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Indian-American community across New York 2 State and the United States, may I please take 3 this opportunity to thank Majority Leader 4 Senator Dean Skelos for leading the effort to 5 honor His Holiness in this august body. 6 I would also like to thank all 7 other Senators who have supported the 8 resolution honoring His Holiness. Thank you 9 very much. 10 (Applause.) 11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 12 Skelos. 13 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, 14 we have a few items to run through. But I 15 would ask His Holiness if he could stay. We 16 will be adopting a resolution in about 17 30 seconds honoring him for his visit today. 18 If we could go to the reading of 19 the Journal, please. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Reading 21 of the Journal. 22 THE SECRETARY: In Senate, 23 Sunday, May 1st, the Senate met pursuant to 24 adjournment. The Journal of Saturday, 25 April 30th, was read and approved. On motion,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Senate adjourned. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Without 3 objection, the Journal stands approved as 4 read. 5 Presentation of petitions. 6 Messages from the Assembly. 7 Messages from the Governor. 8 Reports of standing committees. 9 Reports of select committees. 10 Communications and reports from 11 state officers. 12 Motions and resolutions. 13 Senator Skelos. 14 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, 15 there's a Resolution 1165, which I've 16 sponsored. If we could have it read in its 17 entirety and move for its immediate adoption. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 19 Secretary will read. 20 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 21 Resolution Number 1165, by Senator Skelos, 22 welcoming and commending His Holiness 23 Brahmrishi Shri Kumar Swami Ji upon the 24 occasion of delivering the invocation at the 25 opening of the session of the New York State

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Senate on May 2, 2011. 2 "WHEREAS, It is the custom of this 3 Legislative Body to bring full recognition and 4 just tribute to those individuals of religious 5 commitment who accept the responsibility of 6 moral leadership and render the wisdom of 7 human understanding; and 8 "WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is 9 honored to welcome and commend His Holiness 10 Brahmrishi Shri Kumar Swami Ji upon the 11 occasion of delivering the invocation at the 12 opening of the session of the New York State 13 Senate on May 2, 2011; and 14 "WHEREAS, Brahmrishi Shri Kumar 15 Swami Ji is the founder of the Bhagwan Shree 16 Lakshami Narayan Dham, one of the largest 17 spiritual institutes in India dedicated to the 18 welfare of people of all faiths and religions, 19 with an outstanding and inspiring record of 20 community service; and 21 "WHEREAS, This prominent spiritual 22 leader is one of the most scholarly figures of 23 world religions who holds devout lectures 24 across India, Europe, the United States and 25 Canada which are attended by tens of thousands

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 of people and are watched by millions on 2 television; and 3 "WHEREAS, Brahmrishi Shri Kumar 4 Swami Ji is one of the most renowned scholars 5 of Ayurveda, India's 5,000-year-old system of 6 medicine, and is an inspiration behind medical 7 research being done to bridge the gap between 8 the Eastern and Western medicine; and 9 "WHEREAS, Brahmrishi Shri Kumar 10 Swami Ji has been recognized and acclaimed 11 with honors, awards, and accolades by 12 organizations and governmental bodies at the 13 local, state, national and international 14 level; and 15 "WHEREAS, The spiritual guidance 16 and nurturing of the citizens of the State of 17 New York is of great importance to the 18 vitality and well-being of our communities; 19 now, therefore, be it 20 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 21 Body pause in its deliberations to commend 22 His Holiness Brahmrishi Shri Kumar Swami Ji 23 upon the occasion of delivering the invocation 24 at the opening of the session of the New York 25 State Senate on May 2, 2011, and be it further

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 2 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 3 to His Holiness Brahmrishi Shri Kumar Swami 4 Ji." 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: On the 6 resolution, all in favor signify by saying 7 aye. 8 (Response of "Aye.") 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 10 Opposed? 11 (No response.) 12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 13 resolution is adopted. 14 Senator Skelos. 15 SENATOR SKELOS: Again, we thank 16 His Holiness for being here. 17 We will take a five-minute break. 18 If any members wish to take a picture, we'll 19 do so right by the clock. 20 So again, thank you very much. 21 (Applause.) 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 23 Senate stands at ease. 24 (Whereupon, the Senate stood at 25 ease at 3:20 p.m.)

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 (Whereupon, the Senate reconvened 2 at 3:29 p.m.) 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 Senate will come to order. 5 Senator Skelos. 6 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, 7 the previously adopted resolution, if we could 8 open it up for sponsorship. Anybody who 9 wishes not to sponsor the resolution, they 10 should notify the desk. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 12 previous resolution is open to cosponsorship. 13 If you choose not to be a cosigner, please 14 notify the desk. 15 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, I 16 have a resolution at the desk. If we could 17 have it read in its entirety and move for its 18 immediate adoption. 19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 20 Secretary will read. 21 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 22 resolution by Senator Skelos, memorializing 23 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2, 24 2011, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the 25 State of New York.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 "WHEREAS, from 1933 to 1945, 2 5.8 million Jews were murdered in the Nazi 3 Holocaust as part of a systematic program of 4 genocide, and millions of other people also 5 perished as victims of Nazism; and 6 "WHEREAS, Jews who fell under 7 German control in Eastern and Central Europe 8 were quickly stripped of their rights and 9 property; and 10 "WHEREAS, The Jews who perished at 11 Nazi hands comprised two-thirds of all 12 European Jewry, and in countries such as 13 Poland, which before the Second World War 14 included parts of the Ukraine and Belarus, the 15 Jewish death toll surpassed 90 percent; and 16 "WHEREAS, The people of the State 17 of New York should always remember the 18 atrocities committed by the Nazis so that such 19 horrors are never repeated; and 20 "WHEREAS, Those who survived the 21 killing camps tell us that as many people 22 walked to their deaths, their last words were 23 'Remember us'; and 24 "WHEREAS, The year 2011 marks the 25 78th anniversary of the beginning of the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 genocide of European Jews, the darkest, most 2 murderous moment in history; and 3 "WHEREAS, We learn in the aftermath 4 of the Holocaust that indifference to genocide 5 cannot be tolerated. Holocaust remembrance 6 imposes a moral obligation to speak out; and 7 "WHEREAS, The Holocaust represents 8 the darkest period in the civilization of 9 mankind and must always be remembered in order 10 to prevent its reoccurrence anywhere else in 11 the world; and 12 "WHEREAS, The People of the State 13 of New York should continually rededicate 14 themselves to the principle of equal justice 15 for all people; and 16 "WHEREAS, The People of the State 17 of New York should remain eternally vigilant 18 against all tyranny and recognize that bigotry 19 provides a breeding ground for tyranny to 20 flourish; and 21 "WHEREAS, Holocaust Remembrance 22 Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Hashoah, is a day 23 set aside for remembering the victims of the 24 Holocaust and for reminding New Yorkers, all 25 Americans, and people around the world of what

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 can happen to civilized people when bigotry, 2 hatred and indifference reign; and 3 "WHEREAS, Internationally, 4 Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on the 5 27th day of Nisan according to the Hebrew 6 calendar, but because it falls on a Sunday, 7 this year it will be observed on Monday, 8 May 2, 2011; now, therefore, be it 9 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 10 Body pause in its deliberations to memorialize 11 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2, 12 2011, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in the 13 State of New York; and be it further 14 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 15 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 16 to the Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of 17 the State of New York." 18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 19 Skelos. 20 SENATOR SKELOS: Thank you, 21 Mr. President. 22 Of course I would open up the 23 resolution for sponsorship. Anybody that 24 wishes not to sponsor the resolution, they 25 should notify the desk.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 My wife and I, when we were driving 2 up this morning, we were listening to the 3 radio. And the commentator mentioned, in 4 connection with the death of Osama bin Laden, 5 that on April 30th, so right in that same 6 period of time, that Adolf Hitler committed 7 suicide. 8 And we commemorate and we pray for 9 the souls of those who lost their lives in the 10 Holocaust, and we think about what man's 11 inhumanity to man can be. And today we think 12 about the thousands of people that lost their 13 lives on September 11th, and we say thank you 14 to our President, to our intelligence 15 community, and to the Navy Seals that finally 16 brought Osama bin Laden to justice. 17 So we think about him being 18 executed. He probably deserved more than 19 that. But also all of us in this room reflect 20 upon the lives -- and I think it's even more 21 important -- the lives of our neighbors, our 22 friends, our relatives who were brutally 23 murdered on September 11th. 24 Almost ten years have passed by. 25 But certainly the leadership in our country --

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 whether it was President Bush, President 2 Obama, our intelligence community, our 3 military, and the people of this state and 4 this country -- at no time wavered from the 5 prayer and the thought and the wish that this 6 animal would be brought to justice. 7 So I ask for the adoption of this 8 resolution. We commemorate and we pray for 9 the souls, as I said, of those who -- the 10 lives of 6 million that were destroyed during 11 the Holocaust, and for those who lost their 12 lives on 9/11. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 14 Breslin. 15 SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank you, 16 Mr. President. 17 I join with Senator Skelos on this 18 day after we learned of the execution of Osama 19 bin Laden. Osama bin Laden represented 20 everything that we oppose. And he opposed 21 everything that we stood for -- for freedom, 22 for justice. And September 11, 2001, will 23 always be emblazoned in the hearts and minds 24 of all citizens in the United States, but 25 particularly those in New York.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 And this is not the end. We will 2 always treasure the memories of those lost on 3 9/11. But at least it takes a step towards 4 closure for those men and women we lost and 5 the families who lost loved ones. And it's a 6 giant step, because Osama bin Laden 7 represented everything that's evil in this 8 world. And as I said, he opposed everything 9 that we stand for, and most of all our 10 freedoms. 11 What it shows the rest of the world 12 and Osama bin Laden and his people is that the 13 United States does not forget its obligations. 14 When it strives for peace, it still must 15 oppose those who strive for war. 16 So justice in the Holocaust, when 17 so many innocent lives were lost, and that we 18 stand today to honor those lives that were 19 lost, we also stand for those lives that were 20 lost on 9/11, 2001, and praise the fact that 21 we no longer have to deal with an enemy that 22 was led by Osama bin Laden. 23 Thank you, Mr. President. 24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank 25 you, Senator Breslin.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Senator Robach. 2 SENATOR ROBACH: Yes, 3 Mr. President. Let me too join to support 4 this resolution. 5 Clearly it's very important that we 6 remind ourselves of all the horrors of the 7 Holocaust and when evil goes unchecked. And 8 that the slaughter of innocent people, no 9 matter where and when, should never be 10 acceptable -- not only then, but as a world 11 standard. And we can see in some places of 12 the world what still goes on. There's much 13 work to do. And we should use this as a 14 reminder for that all over the world. 15 So we continue to need to remind 16 and educate people on this atrocity and 17 others. Recently, just yesterday, in a suburb 18 of Rochester, New York -- Brighton, a very 19 beautiful suburban town, home to many people, 20 but a large population of Jewish Americans, 21 two teens were apprehended burning a swastika 22 that they had made out of wood and material in 23 a park -- completely insensitive, obviously 24 not getting the lesson of what people went 25 through, thinking that it's still okay to do

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 this. 2 These kind of things are very, very 3 important for all of us, no matter who we are, 4 where we come from, to make sure atrocities 5 never happen again and I think energize us to 6 ensure, as it says on the wall of the 7 Holocaust Museum, "Never again anywhere." 8 Thank you, Mr. President. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank 10 you, Senator Robach. 11 Are there any other Senators who 12 wish to be heard? 13 Seeing none, the resolution is open 14 for cosponsorship. If you choose not to be a 15 cosponsor, please notify the desk. All in 16 favor of the resolution signify by saying aye. 17 (Response of "Aye.") 18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 19 Opposed? 20 (No response.) 21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 22 resolution is adopted. 23 Senator Skelos. 24 SENATOR SKELOS: Mr. President, 25 there's a resolution at the desk by Senator

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Martins. If we could have it read in its 2 entirety and move for its immediate adoption. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 Secretary will read. 5 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 6 resolution by Senator Martins, congratulating 7 boxer champion Herve Duroseau upon the 8 occasion of capturing the Daily News Golden 9 Gloves Title. 10 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this 11 Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute 12 to those exemplary athletes who excel in the 13 sport of boxing, distinguishing themselves 14 through their exceptional performance, 15 attaining unprecedented success and the 16 highest level of personal achievement; and 17 "WHEREAS, Attendant to such 18 concern, and in full accord with its 19 long-standing traditions, this Legislative 20 Body is justly proud to congratulate boxing 21 champion Herve Duroseau upon the occasion of 22 capturing the Daily News Golden Gloves title; 23 and 24 "WHEREAS, In four previous years of 25 Daily News Golden Gloves competition,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Hempstead, Long Island sanitation employee 2 Herve Duroseau of the Freeport Police Athletic 3 League had never made it to the finals; and 4 "WHEREAS, On Friday, April 8, 2011, 5 with boxing legends Smokin' Joe Frazier, Mark 6 Breland and Iran Barkley at ringside, 7 28-year-old Herve Duroseau made the most of 8 his first appearance at the Theater at Madison 9 Square Garden to win a 4-1 decision over Raul 10 Nuncio and take home the 165-pound open crown; 11 and 12 "WHEREAS, Now with a pair of Golden 13 Gloves to go along with two Metros crowns and 14 an Empire State Games Championship, Herve 15 Duroseau is content to depart from boxing and 16 walk away a champion. Most special was that 17 his mother was in attendance at one of his 18 matches for the first time; and 19 "WHEREAS, It is the sense of this 20 Legislative Body that when individuals of such 21 noble aims and accomplishments are brought to 22 our attention, they should be celebrated and 23 recognized by all the citizens of the great 24 State of New York; now, therefore, be it 25 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Body pause in its deliberations to 2 congratulate boxing champion Herve Duroseau 3 upon the occasion of capturing the New York 4 Daily News Golden Gloves title; and be it 5 further 6 "RESOLVED, That a copy of this 7 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 8 to Herve Duroseau." 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 10 Martins. 11 SENATOR MARTINS: Thank you, 12 Mr. President. 13 I want to welcome Herve Duroseau 14 and his wife, Natalie, to the chamber here 15 today. They're here with us this afternoon. 16 I'm going to ask my colleagues to join with me 17 in recognizing this achievement. 18 Herve is not only an exemplary 19 member of our community, of our Elmont 20 community, but he really is a true gentleman, 21 husband, father, and a wonderful athlete. Not 22 only do we get to recognize him for, on 23 April 8th, having won the 2011 Daily News 24 Golden Gloves, but he's also won the 2007 and 25 2010 Metropolitan Championship, the 2010 Long

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Island Championship, he earned gold at the 2 2010 Empire State Games. And now, again, the 3 2011 Daily News Golden Gloves. 4 He and his wife, Natalie, are high 5 school sweethearts. They're raising their 6 daughter, Brianna, in the Elmont community. 7 And just another example of one of these 8 community members who has given back time and 9 again to the community. He volunteers in the 10 community, including he and Natalie 11 volunteering at St. Boniface Church. He was a 12 football coach for Elmont football. And he 13 mentors young people in the community. 14 I have the privilege of calling him 15 a friend and take this opportunity to 16 recognize this wonderful achievement. 17 As was said, Herve's mother -- I 18 mean, he's fought 70 times, won 60 of them, 19 but this is the first fight that his mother 20 attended. And by winning the Golden Gloves, 21 he is now hanging up the gloves and is 22 formally in retirement. I want to 23 congratulate him on this wonderful achievement 24 and ask my colleagues to join me in doing so. 25 Thank you, Mr. President.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 2 Skelos. 3 SENATOR SKELOS: Thank you very 4 much, Mr. President. 5 I too join in support of the 6 resolution in welcoming you to the chamber 7 today. You've had an exemplary career as a 8 fighter. But even more importantly, you've 9 conducted your own personal life in an 10 exemplary way, your family and certainly 11 within your community, our community of 12 Elmont, which Senator Martins and I share, in 13 working with future generations of boxers and 14 leaders within that great community. 15 So I'm proud to be a cosponsor of 16 the resolution, proud to have you as a 17 neighboring almost constituent, but proud for 18 your accomplishments both in the ring but even 19 more personally in the home. 20 So we welcome you today. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 22 question is on the resolution. All in favor 23 signify by saying aye. 24 (Response of "Aye.") 25 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO:

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Opposed? 2 (No response.) 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 resolution is adopted. 5 Welcome and congratulations, champ. 6 (Standing ovation.) 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 9 Libous. 10 SENATOR LIBOUS: I believe that 11 Senator Nozzolio has a privileged resolution 12 at the desk. He would like it read in its 13 entirety, and would you call on Senator 14 Nozzolio, please. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 16 Secretary will read. 17 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 18 resolution by Senator Nozzolio, congratulating 19 the Gananda High School Girls' Varsity 20 Basketball Team upon the occasion of capturing 21 the 2011 New York State Class C championship. 22 "WHEREAS, Excellence and success in 23 competitive sports can be achieved only 24 through strenuous practice, team play and team 25 spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 strategic planning; and 2 "WHEREAS, Athletic competition 3 enhances the moral and physical development of 4 the young people of this state, preparing them 5 for the future by instilling in them the value 6 of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy 7 living, imparting a desire for success, and 8 developing a sense of fair play and 9 competition; and 10 "WHEREAS, The 2010-2011 Gananda 11 High School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team won 12 its first ever New York State basketball title 13 with a convincing 61-51 over Section IV 14 Harpursville at the Class C tournament finals 15 held at Hudson Valley Community College; and 16 "WHEREAS, The Panthers of the 17 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity Basketball 18 Team finished their 2010-2011 season 19 undefeated, with an outstanding 25-0 record; 20 and 21 "WHEREAS, The athletic talent 22 displayed by the 2010-2011 Gananda High School 23 Girls' Varsity Basketball Team is due in great 24 part to the efforts of its coaching staff: 25 Head Coach Tony Morabito, Assistant Coach

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Karin Meuwissen, Assistant Coach Patrick 2 Muldowny, and Assistant Coach Kim Crowley, 3 skilled and inspirational tutors respected for 4 their ability to develop potential into 5 excellence; and 6 "WHEREAS, The overall record of 7 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity 8 Basketball Team was outstanding, and the team 9 members were loyally and enthusiastically 10 supported by family, fans, friends and the 11 community at large; and 12 "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 13 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity 14 Basketball Team, from the opening game of the 15 season to capturing the 2011 New York State 16 Class C Championship, were a sisterhood of 17 athletic ability, of good sportsmanship, of 18 honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that 19 these team players are second to none; and 20 "WHEREAS, Athletically and 21 academically, the 2010-2011 Gananda High 22 School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team members 23 have proven themselves to be an unbeatable 24 combination of talents, reflecting favorably 25 on their school and their community; and

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 "WHEREAS, The coaching staff of the 2 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity 3 Basketball Team have done a superb job in 4 guiding, molding, and inspiring the team 5 members toward their goals; and 6 "WHEREAS, Sports competition 7 instills the values of teamwork, pride and 8 accomplishment, and the 2010-2011 Gananda High 9 School Girls' Varsity Basketball Team's 10 outstanding athletes have clearly made a 11 contribution to the spirit of excellence which 12 is a tradition of their school; now, 13 therefore, be it 14 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 15 Body pause in its deliberations to 16 congratulate the 2010-2011 Gananda High School 17 Girls' Varsity Basketball Team, its members -- 18 Julia Pagano, Taylor Goebel, Jamie Cannan, 19 Shawna Van Etten, Shannon McGinnis, Tiffany 20 Gregoire, Audrey Allen, Melissa Reeves, 21 Tiffany Burkes, Devlin Vogt, Kourtney Goebel, 22 Jessi Butler, Michelle Suchan, Emily Donnan, 23 Jordyn Ruston, and Lindsey Mason -- and Head 24 Coach Tony Morabito, Assistant Coach Karin 25 Meuwissen, Assistant Coach Patrick Muldowny,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 and Assistant Coach Kim Crowley on their 2 outstanding season, overall team record, and 3 capturing the 2011 New York State Class C 4 Championship; and be it further 5 "RESOLVED, That copies of this 6 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 7 to the members and coaching staff of the 8 2010-2011 Gananda High School Girls' Varsity 9 Basketball Team." 10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 11 Nozzolio. 12 SENATOR NOZZOLIO: Thank you, 13 Mr. President. On the resolution. 14 Mr. President and my colleagues, 15 thank you for joining me in welcoming 16 outstanding athletes, state champions, and 17 exemplary citizens. The young women who 18 represent the Gananda High School Girls' 19 Varsity Basketball Team not only represented 20 their team but, in so doing, in taking their 21 team all the way to the state finals and 22 winning the state championship, the Class C, 23 they showed that they are certainly class 24 athletes and class individuals. 25 I'd like to make a couple of

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 special mentions. This is a team that's a 2 team's team. They work well together. You 3 can tell they're all close friends. But they 4 certainly were led by an undeniable talent, 5 one who worked extremely hard and as a senior 6 was an outstanding athlete, was chosen the 7 most outstanding -- not only in Section V, but 8 was named the tournament MVP -- Shannon 9 McGinnis. 10 Shannon, congratulations to you for 11 your sacrifice and hard work and exemplary 12 example to the entire team. And 13 congratulations for what I know will be a 14 wonderful future in whatever you choose to 15 endeavor. 16 Head Coach Tony Morabito, while he 17 needs to spend a lot of time being the 18 basketball coach for the Gananda Women's Team, 19 he finds time and has found time for many 20 years to be a volunteer fireman working with 21 the Walworth Fire Department. 22 Tony, thank you for being such a 23 great coach and wonderful role model, and for 24 giving so much to the community. 25 As we commemorate and discuss

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 issues of September 11th, that horrific day 2 brought about many heroes, and those heroes 3 are exemplified in all our volunteer firemen 4 and firewomen from across New York State, 5 across the nation, who are true heroes in that 6 endeavor in that each and every day they put 7 themselves on the line to support their 8 community and to protect their community. 9 So, Tony, that spirit of public 10 service is one that you bring into the team as 11 you coach and mentor and educate these fine 12 young athletes. And I congratulate you for 13 what you do. 14 But one person who was not named in 15 the resolution that I would like to mention is 16 the official scorer of the team, and that's 17 Tony's wife, Karen. That she was not 18 mentioned and that I know Tony couldn't do 19 what he needs to do without great support from 20 home. And Karen has taken that support on the 21 road in working with the coach in this 22 becoming a family affair. 23 I'd also like to thank the athletic 24 director of the Gananda Central School 25 District, John Tichacek, and the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 superintendent, Shawn Van Scoy, who are here 2 today to be with the young ladies in 3 recognizing their contributions, recognizing 4 their success. 5 Congratulations all for a great day 6 for Gananda. Congratulations for being 7 champions of our state and champions in every 8 sense of the word. 9 Thank you, Mr. President. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank 11 you, Senator Nozzolio. 12 Senator Libous. 13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, I 14 rise in great pain, Senator Nozzolio, because 15 I happen to represent Harpursville. And not 16 only do I represent Harpursville, but my 17 brother-in-law teaches at Harpursville. 18 And I want to congratulate you 19 ladies for becoming champions. While I am 20 very proud of my Harpursville school team, and 21 I know that they worked hard in Section IV, 22 you obviously beat them. And, Senator 23 Nozzolio, did you have to put in the 24 resolution "a convincing victory"? Couldn't 25 you just say they won?

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 (Laughter.) 2 SENATOR LIBOUS: But my 3 congratulations. I tip my hat to all of you. 4 And nice job, well done. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 6 question is on the resolution. All in favor 7 signify by saying aye. 8 (Response of "Aye.") 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 10 Opposed? 11 (No response.) 12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 13 resolution is adopted. 14 And we want to congratulate the 15 Gananda Panthers for being with us today on 16 their state championship. 17 (Applause.) 18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 19 Libous. 20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 21 Mr. President. 22 There's another privileged 23 resolution at the desk, Number 1139, by 24 Senator Bonacic. Could we have please read in 25 its entirety and call on Senator Bonacic.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 2 Secretary will read. 3 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 4 Resolution Number 1139, by Senator Bonacic, 5 congratulating the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic 6 Varsity Girls' Basketball Team upon the 7 occasion of capturing the New York State 8 Class D Championship. 9 "WHEREAS, Excellence and success in 10 competitive sports can be achieved only 11 through strenuous practice, team play and team 12 spirit, nourished by dedicated coaching and 13 strategic planning; and 14 "WHEREAS, Athletic competition 15 enhances the moral and physical development of 16 the young people of this state, preparing them 17 for the future by instilling in them the value 18 of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy 19 living, imparting a desire for success, and 20 developing a sense of fair play and 21 competition; and 22 "WHEREAS, Ranked number one in 23 New York State all season, the 2010-2011 John 24 A. Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball 25 Team captured its second Class D Championship

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 title in three years with an impressive 44-26 2 victory over Chateaugay at Hudson Valley 3 Community College in the state tournament 4 final; and 5 "WHEREAS, The Coleman Catholic 6 Varsity Girls' Basketball Team won the 7 New York State Class D title in 2009 with a 8 different starting lineup. The 2010-2011 team 9 used its trademark pressure defense to defeat 10 the 19-7 Bulldogs from Chateaugay in this 11 year's championship game; and 12 "WHEREAS, Known as the 13 "Stateswomen," or "Lady Statesmen," the 14 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' 15 Basketball Team finished the season with a 16 spectacular 20-2 record; and 17 "WHEREAS, The athletic talent 18 displayed by the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic 19 Varsity Girls' Basketball Team is due in great 20 part to the efforts of Coach Guy Leonard, a 21 skilled and inspirational tutor, respected for 22 his ability to develop potential into 23 excellence; and 24 "WHEREAS, The overall record of the 25 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls'

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Basketball Team was outstanding, and the team 2 members were loyally and enthusiastically 3 supported by family, fans, friends and the 4 community at large; and 5 "WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the 6 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' 7 Basketball Team, from the opening game of the 8 season to capturing the Class D New York State 9 Championship, were a sisterhood of athletic 10 ability, of good sportsmanship, of honor and 11 of scholarship, demonstrating that these team 12 players are second to none; and 13 "WHEREAS, Athletically and 14 academically, the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic 15 Varsity Girls' Basketball Team members have 16 proven themselves to be an unbeatable 17 combination of talents, reflecting favorably 18 on their school and their community; and 19 "WHEREAS Coach Guy Leonard has done 20 a superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring 21 the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' 22 Basketball Team members toward their goals; 23 and 24 "WHEREAS, Sports competition 25 instills the values of teamwork, pride and

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 accomplishment, and Coach Guy Leonard and the 2 Coleman Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball 3 Team's outstanding athletes have clearly made 4 a contribution to the spirit of excellence 5 which is a tradition of their school; now, 6 therefore, be it 7 "RESOLVED, That this Legislative 8 Body pause in its deliberations to 9 congratulate the 2010-2011 Coleman Catholic 10 Varsity Girls' Basketball Team, its members, 11 and Coach Guy Leonard on their outstanding 12 season, overall team record, and the Class D 13 New York State Championship; and be it further 14 "RESOLVED, That copies of this 15 resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted 16 to the members of the 2010-2011 Coleman 17 Catholic Varsity Girls' Basketball Team, and 18 to Coach Guy Leonard." 19 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 20 Bonacic. 21 SENATOR BONACIC: Thank you, 22 Mr. President. 23 It's with great pride that I stand 24 to congratulate the John S. Coleman High 25 School Women's Basketball Team, champions of

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Division D. 2 I don't know what's in the water of 3 your school, but you were here in 2009, you 4 were state champions, and you're here again. 5 I want to give a special 6 congratulations to Guy Leonard, who is your 7 outstanding coach, who was the Freeman Coach 8 of the Year. Your record was 20 and 2. You 9 were known as "the Stateswomen." I don't know 10 how that title came about. To me, you're the 11 state champions. 12 But what I liked about your team 13 when I saw the statistics of the final game, 14 the score was pretty close in the first half; 15 then, with a little more than 3 minutes left, 16 your offense took over. The second half, your 17 defense took over. And you won in a dramatic 18 fashion by a score of 44-26. 19 Now, I know basketball is a team 20 sport. Each and every one of you are the 21 MVPs. You know teamwork, you know hard work, 22 you know dedication. And it takes a team to 23 be champions. But you know, I've seen many 24 teams come here, like we've just seen the 25 women from the championship for the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Division C. But I have not seen a team where 2 one scorer outscored the opposing team. That 3 is highly unusual. Happened to be the Most 4 Valuable Player of the tournament. And 5 Mackenzie Burud, a special congratulations. 6 But in addition to Mackenzie, we 7 had Katie Shults, who was on the 8 All-Tournament Team. You also had Dana 9 Callahan, Section 9 Sportsmanship Award. And 10 of course Emily and Nicole Curley. That 11 pretty much rounded out the top five. But as 12 I said, you're all MVP players. 13 I see that your supervisor came, 14 Jim Quigley. Jim, thanks for being here. 15 You're accompanied by some of your parents. I 16 thank them for being here. And I guess Guy's 17 bride is here. Mrs. Leonard, I thank you. 18 And as an aside, before I conclude, 19 Frank Patience, our Secretary of the Senate, 20 is a graduate of this school. I'm not going 21 to ask Frank whether he played basketball or 22 not. But I want you to know your school is 23 very special. Each and every one of you are 24 very special. 25 I wish you much success as you

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 pursue your careers. I'm sure you'll be 2 successful in whatever you do. Thank you. 3 Thank you, Mr. President. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 5 Larkin. 6 SENATOR LARKIN: Thank you. 7 I'm proud to join Senator Bonacic, 8 because I know some of these young folks up 9 here that Mr. Quigley smiles at live in my 10 district. 11 But, you know, this is a school, by 12 the way, that you should know that 10 years 13 ago the archdiocese said: Fold your tent and 14 go away. They didn't. Some people aren't 15 with us anymore that were with us that night, 16 Jim, when we were in the gymnasium and we 17 said, "Hey, we're not giving up a fight." 18 And you young ladies are proof what 19 Coleman is all about. Yes, you're here today 20 and we're here to honor you for your 21 achievements in a sport. But we're also here 22 to honor you and your families and friends in 23 making sure that Coleman kept going. Because 24 it is a great academic school, and sports 25 makes it just that much better.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 To each and every one of you, 2 congratulations. Don't wear the pride too 3 hard, because next year for some of you it 4 will be tougher. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank 6 you, Senator Larkin. 7 This resolution was previously 8 adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, April 5th, 9 unanimously. 10 We want to thank the basketball 11 team for being here. So to all from Coleman 12 Catholic, congratulations and welcome. 13 (Applause.) 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 15 Libous. 16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 17 Mr. President. 18 I believe there's another 19 resolution by Senator Bonacic at the desk. 20 May we have its title read, please, and move 21 for its adoption. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 23 Secretary will read. 24 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 25 resolution by Senator Bonacic, recognizing

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Sunday, May 1, 2011, as Law Day USA in the 2 State of New York. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 question is on the resolution. All those in 5 favor please signify by saying aye. 6 (Response of "Aye.") 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 8 Opposed? 9 (No response.) 10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 11 resolution is adopted. 12 Senator Libous. 13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 14 there's a resolution at the desk by Senator 15 Grisanti. He would like the title read and 16 move for its immediate adoption, please. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 18 Secretary will read. 19 THE SECRETARY: Legislative 20 resolution by Senator Grisanti, commemorating 21 the 41st Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 22 2011. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 24 question is on the resolution. All in favor 25 signify by saying aye.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 (Response of "Aye.") 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 3 Opposed? 4 (No response.) 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 6 resolution is adopted. 7 Senator Libous. 8 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 9 would you at this time call on Senator 10 Breslin, please. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 12 Breslin. 13 SENATOR LIBOUS: Oh, before we do 14 that, I believe Senator Grisanti, if he were 15 in the chamber, he would say that if any 16 members would like to be cosponsor of his 17 resolution -- please notify the desk if you 18 would not want to be on it. So he'd like to 19 open it up for all the members. 20 And now would you please call on 21 Senator Breslin. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 23 Senate resolution is open to all members. If 24 you choose not to, please indicate by visiting 25 the desk.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Senator Breslin. 2 SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank you, 3 Mr. President. 4 On behalf of Senator Avella, I move 5 that the following bill be discharged from its 6 respective committee and be recommitted with 7 instructions to strike the enacting clause: 8 Bill Number 4835. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So 10 ordered. 11 SENATOR BRESLIN: Further, 12 Mr. President, I request you call up Calendar 13 Number 195, Assembly Print Number 570. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 15 Secretary will read. 16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 17 195, by Member of the Assembly Wright, 18 Assembly Print Number 570, an act to amend the 19 Public Housing Law. 20 SENATOR BRESLIN: Mr. President, 21 I now move to reconsider the vote by which the 22 Assembly bill was substituted for my bill. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 24 the roll on reconsideration. 25 (The Secretary called the roll.)

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 2 SENATOR BRESLIN: I now move that 3 Assembly Bill 570 be recommitted to the 4 Committee on Housing, Construction and 5 Community Development, and my Senate bill be 6 restored to the order of the Third Reading 7 Calendar. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So 9 ordered. 10 SENATOR BRESLIN: Finally, 11 Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Diaz, I 12 wish to call up Print Number 331, recalled 13 from the Assembly, which is now at the desk. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 15 Secretary will read. 16 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 17 7, by Senator Diaz, Senate Print 331, an act 18 to amend the Elder Law. 19 SENATOR BRESLIN: Mr. President, 20 I now move to reconsider the vote by which 21 this bill was passed. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 23 the roll on reconsideration. 24 (The Secretary called the roll.) 25 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 SENATOR BRESLIN: Mr. President, 2 I now offer the following amendments. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 4 Amendments received. 5 SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank you, 6 Mr. President. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Thank 8 you, Senator Breslin. 9 Senator Klein. 10 SENATOR KLEIN: Thank you, 11 Mr. President. 12 On behalf of Senator Carlucci, I 13 move that the following bill be discharged 14 from its respective committee and be 15 recommitted with instructions to strike the 16 enacting clause: Senate Number 3746. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So 18 ordered. 19 Senator Libous. 20 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 21 Mr. President. I have several motions also, 22 Mr. President. 23 On behalf of you, Mr. President, 24 Senator Griffo, on page 22 I offer the 25 following amendments to Calendar Number 266,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Senate Print 2488A, and ask that said bill 2 retain its place on the Third Reading 3 Calendar. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 5 amendments are received, and the bill will 6 retain its place on Third Reading. 7 SENATOR LIBOUS: On behalf of 8 Senator DeFrancisco, Mr. President, on page 16 9 I offer the following amendments to Calendar 10 Number 182, Senate Print 2903A, and ask that 11 said bill retain its place on the Third 12 Reading Calendar. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 14 amendments are received, and the bill will 15 retain its place on the Third Reading 16 Calendar. 17 SENATOR LIBOUS: On behalf of 18 Senator Maziarz, Mr. President, on page 15 I 19 offer the following amendments to Calendar 20 Number 143, Senate Print Number 3407, and ask 21 that said bill retain its place on the Third 22 Reading Calendar. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 24 amendments are received, and the bill will 25 retain its place on Third Reading.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 SENATOR LIBOUS: And, 2 Mr. President, on behalf of Senator Zeldin, I 3 move the following bill be discharged from its 4 respective committee and be recommitted with 5 instructions to strike the enacting clause: 6 Senate Print Number 4027. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: So 8 ordered. 9 Senator Libous. 10 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 11 are there any substitutions at the desk? 12 Could we have them read at this time? 13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There 14 are. 15 The Secretary will read. 16 THE SECRETARY: On page 12, 17 Senator LaValle moves to discharge, from the 18 Committee on Higher Education, Assembly Print 19 Number 4579 and substitute it for the 20 identical Senate Bill Number 2985, Third 21 Reading Calendar Number 94. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 23 Substitution so ordered. 24 THE SECRETARY: On page 14, 25 Senator Lanza moves to discharge, from the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Committee on Judiciary, Assembly Bill Number 2 6534 and substitute it for the identical 3 Senate Bill Number 3392, Third Reading 4 Calendar 126. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 6 Substitution so ordered. 7 THE SECRETARY: On page 23, 8 Senator Saland moves to discharge, from the 9 Committee on Codes, Assembly Bill Number 6800 10 and substitute it for the identical Senate 11 Bill Number 4089, Third Reading Calendar 268. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 13 substitution is so ordered. 14 THE SECRETARY: And on page 28, 15 Senator Lanza moves to discharge, from the 16 Committee on Mental Health and Developmental 17 Disabilities, Assembly Bill Number 4731 and 18 substitute it for the identical Senate Bill 19 Number 3745, Third Reading Calendar 336. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 21 Substitution so ordered. 22 Senator Libous. 23 SENATOR LIBOUS: Thank you, 24 Mr. President. Could we now move to the 25 reading of the noncontroversial calendar,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 please. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 3 Secretary will read. 4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 5 38, by Senator Martins, Senate Print 1824, an 6 act to amend the General Municipal Law. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 8 the last section. 9 THE SECRETARY: Section 16. This 10 act shall take effect immediately. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 12 the roll. 13 (The Secretary called the roll.) 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 15 Breslin to explain his vote. 16 SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank you, 17 Mr. President. 18 You know, this is a bill or an area 19 that we worked on a great deal. We passed 20 legislation at the direction of the then 21 Attorney General, Attorney General Cuomo, and 22 we all applauded it at that time. 23 And I'm sure that this bill is 24 well-intended. However, it increases the 25 number of votes necessary for a change and,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 coincidentally, to two beyond what it was 2 changed from the prior. So on that basis 3 alone, I think I would disagree with it. 4 In addition, it's now only allowing 5 60 days to go out and obtain signatures. 6 Also, it appears that the days 7 involved we could implement, under the 8 existing legislation, legislation within 9 180 days. This bill would give 360 days plus 10 allow increments beyond that of 90 days. 11 And I believe that we all agree 12 here that it's time, in order to make towns 13 more efficient, villages, cities more 14 efficient, that we begin to bring 15 consolidation together. And we applauded the 16 Attorney General at the time. 17 I think this does nothing more than 18 waters it down. And accordingly, I will be 19 voting in the negative. 20 Thank you, Mr. President. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 22 Krueger to explain her vote. 23 SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER: Thank you, 24 Mr. President. I too rise to explain that I 25 am voting no on this bill.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 When we did pass the legislation in 2 2009 to allow local governments to dissolve or 3 to merge, the intention was to provide a 4 mechanism for communities, recognizing that 5 their local costs and their local taxes were 6 excessive, to be able to streamline too many 7 layers of government at the local level. 8 As I read this bill, the changes 9 being proposed to that law would literally gut 10 the bill, the intention of our existing law, 11 and make it impossible for communities to 12 accomplish this goal. 13 Given that we constantly hear -- 14 again, constantly hear, both sides of the 15 aisle, that property taxes and other local 16 taxes are too high, and that the identified 17 key issue is an overproduction of government 18 levels, we need to ensure that communities 19 have the ability to streamline and decrease 20 the number of layers of government at the 21 local level to accomplish the public service 22 goals of government without an overabundance 23 or an overproduction of staff requiring too 24 many resources. 25 So frankly, this bill will put us

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 back in time rather than move us forward. I 2 vote no. 3 Thank you, Mr. President. 4 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 5 Krueger and Senator Breslin to be recorded in 6 the negative. 7 Senator Stewart-Cousins to explain 8 her vote. 9 SENATOR STEWART-COUSINS: Yes, 10 thank you, Mr. President. I rise also to -- I 11 will be voting against this bill. 12 And I do want to commend Senator 13 Martins for dealing with some of the issues. 14 Because again, when the Attorney General's 15 bill came forward, I was privileged to be able 16 to sponsor the bill because we all understand 17 that we have over 10,000 local taxing 18 districts, all of which were doing different 19 things. That bill made it a streamlined 20 process, and it put the power in the hands of 21 the citizenry. 22 When we first began this discussion 23 in January -- with some amendments, because 24 there are some things that can be done -- I 25 mentioned in committee at that time that I was

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 concerned that the study commission would 2 delay the process. I was also concerned that 3 the study commission did not empower citizens, 4 because in the study commission are only the 5 elected people, and many of the people who 6 might be impacted in consolidation. 7 We need to make sure that this bill 8 is right so that people can take advantage of 9 consolidation and dissolution. But it cannot 10 take power from the citizens, it cannot 11 prolong a process, it can't make a situation 12 that is difficult even worse. 13 And that's why I am voting no. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 15 Stewart-Cousins to be recorded in the 16 negative. 17 Announce the results. 18 THE SECRETARY: In relation to 19 Calendar Number 38, those recorded in the 20 negative are Senators Adams, Addabbo, Avella, 21 Breslin, Carlucci, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, 22 Gianaris, Hassell-Thompson, Huntley, Klein, 23 L. Krueger, C. Kruger, Little, Montgomery, 24 Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Rivera, Sampson, 25 Serrano, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousins,

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 and Valesky. 2 Ayes, 34. Nays, 26. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 bill is passed. 5 The Secretary will read. 6 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 7 91, by Senator Young, Senate Print 770, an act 8 to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 10 the last section. 11 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 12 act shall take effect immediately. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 14 the roll. 15 (The Secretary called the roll.) 16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 18 bill is passed. 19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 20 94, substituted earlier today by Member of the 21 Assembly Canestrari, Assembly Print Number 22 4579, an act to amend the Education Law. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 24 the last section. 25 THE SECRETARY: Section 5. This

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 act shall take effect on the 120th day. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 3 the roll. 4 (The Secretary called the roll.) 5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 6 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 7 bill is passed. 8 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 9 126, substituted earlier today by Member of 10 the Assembly Abbate, Assembly Print Number 11 6534, an act to amend the New York City Civil 12 Court Act. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 14 the last section. 15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 16 act shall take effect immediately. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 18 the roll. 19 (The Secretary called the roll.) 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 21 Announce the results. 22 THE SECRETARY: In relation to 23 Calendar Number 126, those recorded in the 24 negative are Senators Addabbo, Duane, 25 C. Kruger and Montgomery. Also Senator

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 Perkins. 2 Ayes, 55. Nays, 5. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 bill is passed. 5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 6 154, by Senator LaValle, Senate Print 806, an 7 act to amend the Town Law. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 9 the last section. 10 THE SECRETARY: Section 7. This 11 act shall take effect immediately. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 13 the roll. 14 (The Secretary called the roll.) 15 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 58. Nays, 16 2. Senators Rivera and Stewart-Cousins 17 recorded in the negative. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 19 bill is passed. 20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 21 178, by Senator Nozzolio, Senate Print 3463, 22 an act to amend the Penal Law. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 24 the last section. 25 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 act shall take effect on the 15th day. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 3 the roll. 4 (The Secretary called the roll.) 5 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 56. Nays, 6 4. Senators Montgomery, Parker, Perkins and 7 Squadron recorded in the negative. 8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 9 bill is passed. 10 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 11 195, by Senator Espaillat, Senate Print 3114, 12 an act to amend the Public Housing Law. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 14 the last section. 15 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 16 act shall take effect immediately. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 18 the roll. 19 (The Secretary called the roll.) 20 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 21 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 22 bill is passed. 23 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 24 196, by Senator Grisanti, Senate Print 3133A, 25 an act to amend the Public Housing Law.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 2 the last section. 3 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 4 act shall take effect immediately. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 6 the roll. 7 (The Secretary called the roll.) 8 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 9 Breslin, do you wish to explain your vote? 10 SENATOR BRESLIN: No, I'll wait. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 12 Breslin. 13 SENATOR BRESLIN: Thank you, 14 Mr. President. 15 After a distinguished and long 16 career in the New York State Assembly, this is 17 the first bill for Senator Espaillat to have 18 passed here in the Senate body. And I would 19 respectfully request that that be 20 acknowledged. 21 (Applause.) 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: 23 Announce the results. 24 THE SECRETARY: In relation to 25 Calendar Number 196, those recorded in the

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 negative are Senators Adams, Addabbo, Avella, 2 Breslin, Dilan, Espaillat, Gianaris, 3 Hassell-Thompson, L. Krueger, Montgomery, 4 Parker, Perkins, Rivera, Serrano, Squadron, 5 Stavisky, and Stewart-Cousins. 6 Ayes, 43. Nays, 17. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 8 bill is passed. 9 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 10 198, by Senator Young, Senate Print 847, an 11 act to amend the Agriculture and Markets Law. 12 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 13 the last section. 14 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 15 act shall take effect immediately. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 17 the roll. 18 (The Secretary called the roll.) 19 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 21 bill is passed. 22 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 23 257, by Senator Golden, Senate Print 3402, an 24 act to amend the Retirement and Social 25 Security Law.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 2 the last section. 3 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 4 act shall take effect immediately. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 6 the roll. 7 (The Secretary called the roll.) 8 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 10 bill is passed. 11 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 12 268, substituted earlier today by Member of 13 the Assembly Meng, Assembly Print Number 6800, 14 an act to amend Chapter 74 of the Laws of 15 2007. 16 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 17 the last section. 18 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 19 act shall take effect immediately. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 21 the roll. 22 (The Secretary called the roll.) 23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 24 Adams. 25 SENATOR ADAMS: I just want to

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 explain my vote. 2 And I really want to commend my 3 colleague Senator Saland on this bill. The 4 issues around human trafficking is something 5 that we can't continue to ignore. There was a 6 report recently in the papers this weekend 7 where an 11-year-old child was victimized for 8 several days, and she was a victim of human 9 trafficking. 10 And we have to do more in 11 coordinating our efforts to make sure we 12 identify those who participate in human 13 trafficking and make sure we have proper care 14 for the victims of human trafficking. 15 So I'm going to be voting aye on 16 this bill, and I hope that out of this chamber 17 we come up with more bills that will 18 effectively address a market that has remained 19 undetected. And we need to do more to make 20 sure that those are brought to justice that 21 participate in human trafficking. 22 So I'll be voting aye on this bill. 23 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Senator 24 Adams to be recorded in the affirmative. 25 Announce the results.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 2 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 3 bill is passed. 4 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 5 272, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 4051, 6 an act to amend the Family Court Act. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 8 the last section. 9 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 10 act shall take effect on the 90th day. 11 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 12 the roll. 13 (The Secretary called the roll.) 14 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 15 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 16 bill is passed. 17 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 18 300, by Senator Gallivan, Senate Print 4050, 19 an act to amend the Family Court Act. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 21 the last section. 22 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 23 act shall take effect on the 90th day. 24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 25 the roll.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 (The Secretary called the roll.) 2 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 4 bill is passed. 5 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 6 322, by Senator Young, Senate Print 4031, an 7 act relating to redistributing 2010 bond 8 volume allocations. 9 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 10 the last section. 11 THE SECRETARY: Section 18. This 12 act shall take effect immediately. 13 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 14 the roll. 15 (The Secretary called the roll.) 16 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 17 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 18 bill is passed. 19 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 20 323, by Senator Young, Senate Print 4032, an 21 act to amend the Private Housing Finance Law. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 23 the last section. 24 THE SECRETARY: Section 8. This 25 act shall take effect immediately.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 2 the roll. 3 (The Secretary called the roll.) 4 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 5 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 6 bill is passed. 7 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 8 324, by Senator Young, Senate Print 4033, an 9 act to amend Chapter 199 of the Laws of 2008. 10 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 11 the last section. 12 THE SECRETARY: Section 3. This 13 act shall take effect immediately. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 15 the roll. 16 (The Secretary called the roll.) 17 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 18 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 19 bill is passed. 20 THE SECRETARY: Calendar Number 21 336, substituted earlier today by Member of 22 the Assembly Titone, Assembly Print Number 23 4731, an act to amend the Mental Hygiene Law. 24 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Read 25 the last section.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 THE SECRETARY: Section 2. This 2 act shall take effect immediately. 3 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: Call 4 the roll. 5 (The Secretary called the roll.) 6 THE SECRETARY: Ayes, 60. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 8 bill is passed. 9 Senator Libous, that completes the 10 noncontroversial reading of the calendar. 11 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 12 can we return to motions and resolutions, 13 please. 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: We will 15 return to motions and resolutions. 16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 17 on behalf of Senator Young, on page 12 I offer 18 the following amendments to Calendar Number 19 77, Senate Print 863, and ask that said bill 20 retain its place on the Third Reading 21 Calendar. 22 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 23 amendments are received, and the bill will 24 retain its place on the Third Reading 25 Calendar.

Candyco Transcription Service, Inc. 1 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 2 once again on behalf of Senator Young, on 3 page 12 I offer the following amendments to 4 Calendar Number 74, Senate Print 742, and ask 5 that said bill retain its place on the Third 6 Reading Calendar. 7 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: The 8 amendments are received, and the bill will 9 retain its place on the Third Reading 10 Calendar. 11 Senator Libous. 12 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 13 is there any further business at the desk? 14 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There 15 is no further business before the desk. 16 SENATOR LIBOUS: Mr. President, 17 there being no further business at the desk, I 18 move that the Senate adjourn until Tuesday, 19 May 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. 20 ACTING PRESIDENT GRIFFO: There 21 being no further business before the desk, and 22 on motion, the Senate stands adjourned until 23 Tuesday, May 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. 24 (Whereupon, at 4:26 p.m., the 25 Senate adjourned.)

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