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Provides for a tax deduction for the adoption of a child with special needs

Provides for a tax deduction for the adoption of a child with special needs.

Jo Anne SimonOn the Assembly floor

Relates to directing the NY state department of health to conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma in the borough of Brooklyn

Relates to directing the NY state department of health to conduct a study on the high incidence of asthma in the borough of Brooklyn in the city of New York and to prepare a remedial plan.

Jo Anne SimonRules Committee

Establishes the retrain and employ unemployed persons program

Establishes the retrain and employ unemployed persons program providing grants to community colleges to develop training programs or improve existing workforce development programs for the purposes…

Jo Anne SimonHigher Education Committee

Relates to the substitution of the term intellectual disability for the term mental retardation in family court proceedings

Substitutes the term intellectual disability for the term mental retardation in family court proceedings.

Jo Anne SimonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Relates to the creation of the adult student grant program

Relates to the creation of the adult student grant program.

Jo Anne SimonHigher Education Committee

Relates to the closure of hospitals

Relates to the closure of hospitals.

Jo Anne SimonHealth Committee

Relates to establishing status as a New York state citizen or possession of a federal immigration card shall constitute no cause for refusing any person examination admission to practice law

Relates to establishing status as a New York state citizen or possession of a federal immigration card shall constitute no cause for refusing any person examination admission to practice law.

Jo Anne SimonJudiciary Committee

Specifies procedures for the closure of for profit assisted living residences

Specifies procedures for the closure of privately funded assisted living residences.

Jo Anne SimonHealth Committee

Relates to electronic toll collections

Relates to electronic toll collections in Orange, Rockland, Westchester, Bronx, New York, Queens, Kings, Richmond, Nassau or Suffolk counties.

Jo Anne SimonTransportation Committee

Relates to the sale, use and application of styrene and products containing styrene by appearance enhancement businesses

Prohibits the sale, use and application of styrene and products containing styrene by appearance enhancement businesses.

Jo Anne SimonConsumer Affairs And Protection Committee

Authorizes the city of New York to provide for a residential parking permit system

Authorizes the city of New York to provide for a residential parking permit system.

Jo Anne SimonTransportation Committee

Relates to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or constituted committee

Relates to monies received and expenditures made by a party committee or constituted committee.

Jo Anne SimonElections Committee

Relates to authorizing the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding computer science curriculum within the state

Relates to authorizing the commissioner of education to conduct a study regarding computer science curriculum within the state at all public and private schools offering instruction to kindergarten…

Jo Anne SimonEducation Committee

Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 15, 2016, as Dyslexia Awareness Day in the State of New York

Jo Anne SimonAdopted

Adopted

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of closures of long term care facilities on the residents of such facilities and their families

Creates a temporary state commission to study and investigate the effects of closures of long term care facilities on the residents of such facilities and their families.

Jo Anne SimonWays And Means Committee

Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program

Establishes an Alzheimer's disease outreach and education program for medical and non-medical professionals to promote earlier identification of Alzheimer's and to provide information and other…

Jo Anne SimonAging Committee

Relates to updating statutes on all state department, authority and agency websites

Relates to updating statutes on all state department, authority and agency websites within ten days of the effective date of any amendments to such statutes.

Jo Anne SimonGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to the restriction of the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such weapon

Relates to the restriction of the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such weapon.

Jo Anne SimonCodes Committee

Relates to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons

Relates to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons; class E felony.

Jo Anne SimonCodes Committee

Relates to creating the hospital and multiple dwelling energy loan fund

Relates to creating the hospital and multiple dwelling energy loan program.

Jo Anne SimonEconomic Development Committee

Provides for early voting at presidential elections

Provides for early voting at presidential elections.

Jo Anne SimonJudiciary Committee

Relates to increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women owned business enterprises

Relates to increased participation in state contracts and subcontracts by certified minority and women owned business enterprises; relates to certain performance and payment bond requirements.

Jo Anne SimonGovernmental Operations Committee

Relates to requiring first consideration of persons defined in the federal workforce investment act programs for hiring for positions created as a result of economic development assistance

Relates to requiring first consideration of unemployed individuals, low-income individuals, dislocated workers, individuals training for nontraditional employment, as defined in the federal…

Jo Anne SimonLabor Committee

Relates to training and education for sustainable wage jobs and traditional and nontraditional employment in public assistance employment programs

Relates to training and education for sustainable wage jobs and traditional and non-traditional employment in public assistance employment programs.

Jo Anne SimonSocial Services Committee

Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change

Requires that all special education students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or…

Jo Anne SimonEducation Committee

Relates to owner's policy of liability insurance

Relates to an owner's policy of liability insurance; increases the limits for liability arising out of bodily injury to or death of any person.

Jo Anne SimonInsurance Committee

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take a parcel of land by the eminent domain procedure for a state park commemorating Marylander Green, America's first battle memorial

Directs the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to take a parcel of land by the eminent domain procedure for a state park commemorating Marylander Green, America's first…

Jo Anne SimonJudiciary Committee

Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time

Relates to use of accrued sick time, compensation time or vacation time.

Jo Anne SimonGovernmental Employees Committee

Relates to establishing the "health care information management act"

Relates to establishing the "health care information management act"; requires an annual report by the commissioner to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the…

Jo Anne SimonHealth Committee

Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities

Requires access to new homes by persons with disabilities.

Jo Anne SimonJudiciary Committee

Relates to requiring child protective services to document home visits with photographs

Requires child protective services to document home visits as part of a treatment plan, supervision and monitoring, pursuant to a court order, or on an emergency basis with photographs.

Jo Anne SimonChildren And Families Committee

Relates to violations and a mandatory surcharge for parking in a bicycle lane

Relates to violations and a mandatory surcharge for parking in a bicycle lane.

Jo Anne SimonTransportation Committee

Relates to political contributions

Relates to political contributions by limited liability companies.

Jo Anne SimonElection Law Committee

Requires the out-of-state placement committee to develop standards, regulations and recommendations for aversive crisis intervention methods and techniques

Requires the out-of-state placement committee to develop standards, regulations and recommendations for adverse crisis intervention methods and techniques.

Jo Anne SimonChildren And Families Committee

Prohibits the making of decisions concerning guardianship, custody or visitation or adoption petitions solely on the basis of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's blindness

Prohibits the making of decisions concerning guardianship, custody or visitation or adoption petitions solely on the basis of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's blindness; prohibits the…

Jo Anne SimonJudiciary Committee

Establishes a reverse mortgage loan program for seniors and requires counselling

Establishes a reverse loan mortgage loan program for seniors; provides for the state of NY mortgage agency to establish many of the parameters for the implementation of the program; defines terms;…

Jo Anne SimonHousing Committee

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders

Requires the certification or training of teachers, administrators and instructors in the area of dyslexia and related disorders.

Jo Anne SimonEducation Committee

Relates to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller

Relates to the pre-audit of expenditures from the state insurance fund by the state comptroller.

Jo Anne SimonVetoed

Vetoed

Requires the department of law shall file annual reports of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to justice act

Requires the department of law to file annual reports of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to justice act.

Jo Anne SimonSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Mourning the death of prominent music industry veteran John Loscalzo, distinguished citizen and devoted member of the Brooklyn Heights community

Jo Anne SimonAdopted

Adopted