Rep. Jose Rivera

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District HD-078
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 6

Sponsored Legislation

State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the education law, to require school districts to make an itemized summary of their budgets, expenditures and revenue available to the public [AB-2149]
To require school districts to make their budgets and an itemized summary of expenditures and revenue available in printed form and on the internet.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Englebright Referred To Education on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the public health law, in relation to employee and patient notification of environmental health and safety hazards in hospitals [AB-2154]
The bill establishes requirements for notification of patients and hospital employees of environmental health and safety information in the hospital.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Referred To Health on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting distributions from individual retirement accounts and individual retirement annuities from state personal income taxation when such distributions are used to purchase long-term health care insurance [AB-2155]
Allows tax free withdrawals from retirement IRA's and retirement annuities for the purchase of the premiums for long-term care insurance.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Englebright Held For Consideration In Ways And Means on 07/01/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to prevailing wage rates for building service employees [AB-2168]
To reform the prevailing wage law to increase protections and benefits for the building service employees.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Colton Held For Consideration In Labor on 06/08/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the education law, in relation to the provision of certain programs and services to home-instructed pupils [AB-2173]
To allow home instructed pupils to participate in inter-school, intramural and extramural athletics, and other extra curricular activities with the consent of the board of education.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jose Rivera Referred To Education on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exemptions from sales and use taxes [AB-2178]
To exempt various safety items, including helmets and protective gear, which are required by law from sales and compensating use taxes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. William Colton Referred To Ways And Means on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the general business law, in relation to the dissemination of confidential information by telephone corporations and wireless phone services providers [AB-2212]
The purpose of this bill is to reinforce the legislatures position that it is in the public's and state's interest to protect against the release of confidential information and to limit the release of confidential information from telephone corporation and wireless service providers in instances where such a release of information is requested or authorized by the telecommunications service customer and where release procedures have been established and followed; or where a subpoena, search warrant, or court ordered request for court ordered customer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Cusick Referred To Consumer Affairs And Protection on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing an accelerated high school graduation program [AB-2221]
The purpose of this bill is to provide an alternative for free tuition at any community college in New York state for any student who wishes to finish high school in their junior year, one year earlier than anticipated.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Benedetto Referred To Education on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

An act to establish a task force on the condition of African American men in New York state [AB-2223]
The purpose of this bill is to address the prevailing issues facing African American men in society. African American men are: (1) disproportionately less likely to complete high school and to obtain a post-secondary education; (2) more likely to be incarcerated or on parole; (3) more likely to have lower lifetime economic earnings; (4) more likely to have been a part of the child welfare population; (5) more likely to have a shorter life expectancy; and, (6) more likely to have health problems, such as HIV/AIDS, drug dependency, heart disease, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Titone Referred To Governmental Operations on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality day, on August 26th. [AB-2231]
Establishes a new day of commemoration to be known as Women's Equality day, on August 26th.

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Titone Substituted By S5481a on 04/19/2010

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