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Relates to creating advanced placement coursework opportunities

Relates to creating advanced placement coursework opportunities.

George D. MaziarzEducation Committee

Requires various public transit authorities and their employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding arbitration

Requires the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, the Capital District Transportation Authority and the Central New York Regional…

George D. MaziarzCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to shared renewable facilities

Relates to shared renewable energy facilities.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Provides grants and low interest loans to dairy farms who make energy efficient improvements

Creates the dairy farm improved energy efficiency program; provides grants and low interest loans to dairy farms who make energy efficient improvements.

George D. MaziarzEconomic Development Committee

Relates to hearings following major power outages

Relates to hearings following major power outages.

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls, county of Niagara, to reduce the speed limit in downtown Niagara Falls

Authorizes the city of Niagara Falls, county of Niagara, to reduce the speed limit in downtown Niagara Falls to 25 miles per hour.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

Relates to the rates paid for net-metering technology

Relates to the rates paid for net-metering; makes the rates paid by micro-combined heat and power or fuel cell customer-generators the same as other customer-generators.

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

Provides retirement service credit to certain members discharged from military service due to injuries suffered during certain military conflicts

Provides three years of retirement service credit to certain retirement system members discharged from military service due to injuries suffered during certain military conflicts even if they did…

George D. MaziarzCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts

Changes the eligibility dates for a military service recognition scholarship to include certain conflicts beginning on and after June 1, 1982.

George D. MaziarzHigher Education Committee

Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Temple Beth El, of Niagara Falls, New York, to be celebrated on June 4, 2014

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Commending the Brockport High School Library upon the occasion of its designation as the 2014 School Library of the Year by the Rochester Regional Library Council on June 5, 2014

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Condemning the promotion and marketing of dictionary-defined racial slurs as school mascots

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners and requires certain training

Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners; establishes medical-legal investigation training requirements for coroners and…

George D. MaziarzLocal Governments Committee

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Twin Cities Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway"

Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Twin Cities Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway".

George D. MaziarzOn the Senate floor

Requires the New York state power authority and its employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding arbitration

Requires the New York state power authority and its employees to submit all unresolvable contract negotiations to binding arbitration.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs

Requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to ensure funds are available to fund programs assisting building owners with installing…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Relates to exempting retired federal agents and border patrol agents from training requirements for security guards

Exempts retired federal agents and border patrol agents who have been retired for a period not to exceed ten years from training requirements for security guards.

George D. MaziarzCodes Committee

Provides small businesses with grants to commercialize energy and environmental technology innovations in-state

Provides small businesses with grants of up to $100,000 to commercialize energy and environmental technology innovations and ideas in-state to stimulate economic development.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for businesses that donate food inventory to charitable organizations

Establishes business franchise and personal income tax credits for businesses that donate food inventory to charitable organizations.

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to training and education courses for certain organizations

Relates to training and education courses for certain organizations.

George D. MaziarzGovernmental Operations Committee

Extends green residential building grant program until 2016

Extends green residential building grant program until 2016.

George D. MaziarzEnergy Committee

Relates to death, burial and removal permits

Relates to death, burial and removal permits.

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

Relates to the sales tax vendor credit

Relates to reducing the sales tax vendor credit.

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to establishing the office of the utility consumer advocate and the utility policy advisory board

Relates to redesignating the utility intervention unit as the office of the utility consumer advocate and establishing the utility policy advisory board.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Directs the NY power authority to oversee mandated energy reduction efforts in state and public authority owned and managed buildings

Directs the NY power authority to oversee mandated energy reduction efforts in state and public authority owned and managed buildings.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Exempts receipts from certain retail sales of electricity from taxation under the public services law

Exempts receipts from certain retail sales of electricity from taxation under the public service law.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Provides that an eligible member of the public retirement system may buy service credit for certain military service with two years of credited service

Provides that an eligible member of the public retirement system may buy service credit for certain military service with two years of credited service.

George D. MaziarzCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees

Authorizes certain care and treatment to injured employees receiving workers' compensation benefits; relates to massage therapy services.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Relates to certain fees for energy audits

Relates to certain fees for energy audits.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Relates to credit unions

Relates to credit unions.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Relates to the transfer of veterinary records for claimed racehorses

Requires veterinary records for all claimed racehorses in claiming races, must be transferred from the owner of the racehorse to the claimant within 48 hours of finalizing the claim.

George D. MaziarzRacing, Gaming And Wagering Committee

Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs

Relates to the purchase of prescription drugs.

George D. MaziarzInsurance Committee

Creates a New York independent system operator

Creates a New York independent system operator.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Relates to maintenance of licensure for prescribers of controlled substances

Establishes licensure procedure for prescribers of controlled substances including definitions, training, training accreditation and further requirements.

George D. MaziarzHealth Committee

Requires optical stores to be registered with the education department

Requires optical stores which engage in the sale of prescription eye glasses or contact lenses to be registered with the education department; requires such stores to be under the direct supervision…

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Relates to disclosing water impoundment structures in property condition disclosure statements

Relates to disclosing water impoundment structures in property condition disclosure statements.

George D. MaziarzEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to requiring periodic construction audits for certain private sector contractors

Relates to requiring periodic construction audits for certain private sector contractors.

George D. MaziarzEnergy And Telecommunications Committee

Relates to qualified installers trained under the apprenticeship training program

Relates to qualified installers trained under the apprenticeship training program; prohibits NYSERDA from requiring additional certifications for specified work where an individual is trained under…

George D. MaziarzOn the Assembly floor

Relates to limiting participation by certain public or quasi-public organizations in the retirement system

Limits participation by employees of the New York state association of town superintendents of highways, inc., the New York state school boards association, the New York state association of…

George D. MaziarzCivil Service And Pensions Committee

Relates to providing discounts for non-credit card payments

Establishes that a seller providing a discount to a person that makes payment by cash, check or similar means is not prohibited.

George D. MaziarzConsumer Protection Committee

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of TOPS Markets

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Commending Haley Maier upon the occasion of her designation as a State Honoree in the 19th Annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Abbagail's law prohibits supervising drivers from acting under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs

Enacts Abbagail's law prohibiting supervising drivers from acting under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and subjects them to criminal charges.

George D. MaziarzTransportation Committee

Authorizes and directs the NYSPA to request information from beneficiaries of certain settlement proceedings and to report thereon; repealer

Authorizes and directs the NYSPA to request information from beneficiaries of certain settlement proceedings and to report thereon.

George D. MaziarzSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Paying tribute to the memory of Staff Sergeant William F. Leonard, United States Army, upon the occasion of his posthumous designation as recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor

George D. MaziarzAdopted

Adopted

Creates stricter fines and criminal penalties for passing a stopped school bus

Increases fines and penalties for passing a stopped school bus.

George D. MaziarzFinance Committee

Relates to muzzle-loading deer hunting season in the southern zone

Provides that muzzle-loading deer hunting season in the southern zone shall be for not less than 14 calendar days in certain wildlife management areas.

George D. MaziarzStricken

Requires certain companies to operate and maintain call centers

Requires certain companies to operate and maintain call centers; prevents closure without notice and a hearing before the public service commission.

George D. MaziarzInvestigations And Government Operations Committee