Bills by

Velmanette Montgomery

Senator

201 bills as primary sponsorProfile and scorecard →montgome@senate.state.ny.us

2013-2014 session

Sponsored bills

201 bills. Ordered by the date of each bill’s latest official action: referral, amendment, floor vote, passage or signature.

Impact is how much a bill would change if enacted, from 1 (minimal) to 10 (transformational). Passage is our estimate of the chance it becomes law this session. How we score

J3367Senate· Moved Feb 4, 2014· Adopted
Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Brooklyn Queens Land Trust
Velmanette MontgomeryAdopted
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J3334Senate· Moved Feb 4, 2014· Adopted
Commending Gale Stevens Haynes upon the occasion of being honored in conjunction with Women's History Month 2014 in the State of New York
Velmanette MontgomeryAdopted
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S6524Senate· Moved Feb 3, 2014· Referred to codes

Increases the age of a person deemed a youth for youthful offender status

Increases the age of a person from nineteen to twenty-two to be deemed a youth for youthful offender status.

Velmanette MontgomeryCodes Committee

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S1374Senate· Moved Feb 3, 2014· Amend and recommit to education

Relates to the duties of the commissioner

Relates to the duties of the commissioner of education with regard to early childhood education from birth through age five.

Velmanette MontgomeryEducation Committee

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S1293Senate· Moved Feb 3, 2014· Amend and recommit to children and families

Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders

Establishes a pilot program to provide job and vocational skills training to youth who have been adjudicated juvenile delinquents or juvenile offenders residing in a facility overseen by the office…

Velmanette MontgomeryChildren And Families Committee

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S1291Senate· Moved Feb 3, 2014· Amend and recommit to education

Mandates comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate sex education be taught in all public schools, grades one through twelve

Mandates comprehensive, medically accurate and age appropriate sex education be taught in all public schools, grades one through twelve; provides that the commissioner of education will create and…

Velmanette MontgomeryEducation Committee

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S4253Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2014· Amend and recommit to health

Adds certain school based health services to list of services which need not be provided by a managed care program

Adds certain school based health services (i.e., services provided by certain clinics which provide primary health care services within an elementary or secondary public school setting) to the list…

Velmanette MontgomeryHealth Committee

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S1871Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2014· Amend and recommit to civil service and pensions

Establishes policy of equal pay for both sexes and equivalent value of work and directs the taking of corrective action

Seeks to comply with the federal equal pay act of 1963 by implementing a state policy of compensating employees in state service equally for work of comparable value by eliminating wage inequality…

Velmanette MontgomeryCivil Service And Pensions Committee

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S1383Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Establishes a re-entry employment incentive tax credit

Establishes a re-entry employment incentive tax credit for employers who hire individuals who have been released from correctional facilities in this state for full-time employment at a rate that is…

Velmanette MontgomeryInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1329Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2014· Amend and recommit to health

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examiner grant program

Establishes the sexual assault forensic examiner grant program to award grants to provide statewide access to services provided by sexual assault forensic examiners to victims of sexual assault.

Velmanette MontgomeryHealth Committee

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S1332Senate· Moved Jan 30, 2014· Amend and recommit to agriculture

Establishes the New York calcium purchasing preference initiative

Establishes the New York calcium purchasing preference initiative by instructing the purchasing agent of any governmental entity to give preference to a product containing a higher level of calcium…

Velmanette MontgomeryAgriculture Committee

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S1426Senate· Moved Jan 29, 2014· Amend and recommit to health

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health

Establishes a Minority Coordinating Council on Asthmatic Affairs within the department of health to assess the asthma risk factors for the minority citizens of our state, counties and regions;…

Velmanette MontgomeryHealth Committee

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S1421Senate· Moved Jan 29, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Establishes a personal income tax credit for portion of residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the household gross income

Establishes a personal income tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's residential real property taxes which exceeds a certain percentage of the taxpayer's household gross income; provides that the…

Velmanette MontgomeryInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1412Senate· Moved Jan 29, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Relates to increasing the tax credit provided for solar energy system equipment

Relates to increasing the tax credit provided for solar energy system equipment from $5000 to $10,000.

Velmanette MontgomeryInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1398Senate· Moved Jan 29, 2014· Amend and recommit to social services

Relates to guidelines and standards for child protective services caseworker workloads

Relates to guidelines and standards for child protective services caseworker workloads.

Velmanette MontgomerySocial Services Committee

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S1330Senate· Moved Jan 29, 2014· Amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction

Alters the composition of the state board of parole

Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members to be appointed upon the recommendation of the four legislative leaders.

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S4431Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction

Alters the composition of the state board of parole

Alters the composition of the state board of parole to include members who shall adequately reflect the composition of the prison population in race, age, and geographic area of residence and who…

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S2309Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Amend and recommit to higher education

Allows certified nurse practitioners to practice without collaboration of a licensed physician

Allows the practice of registered professional nursing by a certified nurse practitioner to include diagnosis and performance without collaboration of a licensed physician.

Velmanette MontgomeryHigher Education Committee

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S1427Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Amend and recommit to local government

Requires school districts to purchase food products that are grown, produced, harvested or processed in New York state

Requires school districts to purchase food products that are grown, produced, harvested or processed in New York state; allows waiver if price of such local food products is not reasonably…

Velmanette MontgomeryLocal Government Committee

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S1404Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Amend and recommit to children and families

Requires certain persons and officials, teachers, superintendents and certain professionals to complete training in reporting cases of suspected child abuse

Requires certain persons and officials required to report suspected child abuse and maltreatment to complete ongoing training; further all teachers, school superintendents and licensed professionals…

Velmanette MontgomeryChildren And Families Committee

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S1381Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Amend and recommit to higher education

Directs the board of regents and the state education department to develop a model for improved articulation of the education program for career mobility

Authorizes and directs the board of regents and the state education department to conduct a comprehensive study of nursing education programs across the state and develop a model for improved…

Velmanette MontgomeryHigher Education Committee

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S1375Senate· Moved Jan 28, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Provides that employers shall notify employees of potential state and federal earned income tax credits

Provides that employers shall notify employees of potential state and federal earned income tax credits and delineates the contents, timing and manner of providing notice as well as options…

Velmanette MontgomeryInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S1327Senate· Moved Jan 27, 2014· Amend and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction

Provides inmates the opportunity to obtain a general equivalency diploma

Provides inmates the opportunity to obtain a general equivalency diploma; instructs the department of corrections to ensure that academic education programs provide the appropriate curriculum and…

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S6437Senate· Moved Jan 23, 2014· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Relates to college admissions for persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses

Relates to college admissions for persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses.

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S2110Senate· Moved Jan 23, 2014· Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations

Relates to the calculation of gross income for state income tax purposes

Relates to the calculation of gross income for state income tax purposes.

Velmanette MontgomeryInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

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S6392Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Referred to local government

Establishes Briana's law requiring biennial CPR training for police officers

Establishes Briana's law requiring biennial CPR training for police officers.

Velmanette MontgomeryLocal Government Committee

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S1424Senate· Moved Jan 21, 2014· Amend and recommit to social services

Requires social services districts to maintain a waiting list of families who have applied for child care assistance and data regarding the income of such families

Requires each social services district to maintain a waiting list of eligible families who have applied for child care assistance; further requires the local districts to report such list to the…

Velmanette MontgomerySocial Services Committee

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S5995Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to labor

Relates to claims for unemployment benefits

Relates to the right of employees to a review of claims for unemployment benefits which are denied based upon wilful misrepresentation or false documentation made by the employer.

Velmanette MontgomeryLabor Committee

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S5723Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires a police officer upon the arresting of a youth or upon the issuing of an appearance ticket to notify the parent or person legally responsible for such youth

Relates to the issuance of arrest warrants and appearance tickets upon a youth; provides for the police officer to immediately notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of…

Velmanette MontgomeryCodes Committee

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S4808Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Authorizes certain inmates serving an indeterminate sentence to receive good time allowances of up to 1/3 of their minimum sentences

Authorizes inmates serving indeterminate sentences of imprisonment for offenses involving controlled substances and marihuana to receive good time allowances against the minimum terms of their…

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S3568Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to codes

Requires a police officer upon the arresting of a youth or upon the issuing of an appearance ticket to notify the parent or person legally responsible for such youth

Relates to the issuance of arrest warrants and appearance tickets upon a youth; provides for the police officer to immediately notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the care of…

Velmanette MontgomeryCodes Committee

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S3566Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to develop programs in correctional facilties to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases

Authorizes the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of health, to develop and implement programs in every correctional facility to prevent the…

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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S2341Senate· Moved Jan 8, 2014· Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions closest to their children's home

Requires the department of corrections and community supervision to place incarcerated parents at correctional institutions and facilities closest to their children's home.

Velmanette MontgomeryCrime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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