Rep. Jose Rivera

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District HD-078
Party Democrat
Bills Introduced 6

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Establishes the New York state council on food policy; authorizes the establishment of an advisory board to assist the council; enumerates the powers and duties of the council and board, which include developing comprehensive coordinated state food policies. [AB-7528]
To establish a State food policy council to develop comprehensive, coordinated state food policies with the goal of provid- ing a plentiful, accessible, affordable, safe and nutritious food supply, comprised of locally produced foods as much as possible.

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

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Enacts the education quality and teacher and principal protection act providing liability protection for public school educators; defines terms; provides that an educational entity shall not be subject to punitive and exemplary damages; imposes civil fines upon persons who falsely accuse an employee of an educational entity; makes related provisions. [AB-7547]
The purpose of this bill is to protect school districts, teachers, administrators, and other school employees against lawsuits.

  

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

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Establishes the medicaid outreach and enrollment program to help identify those medicare enrollees who are eligible for medicaid services but who are not participating, through outreach initiatives. [AB-7552]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Medicaid outreach and enrollment program, which would increase the access of pharmaceuticals, for needy senior citizens and the disabled.

  

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

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Reformulates provisions in the tax law relating to the disposition of lottery revenues to require that a higher percentage of all revenues collected in each of the various lottery games is deposited into the state lottery fund provided in section 92-c of the state finance law. [AB-7595]
To maximize the percentage of Lottery sales allocated to fund education.

  

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

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Requires operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hockey with protective netting for spectators. [AB-7619]
This bill would require operators of sports arenas or facilities to equip all arenas or facilities used for collegiate or professional hock- ey with protective netting for the protection of spectators.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Held For Consideration In Tourism, Arts And Sports Development on 05/12/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Requires the commissioner of health to establish means of educating proprietors and employees of public eating establishments about food allergens. [AB-7622]
To educate proprietors and employees of public eating establishments about the dangers of severe food allergens to food aller- gic people.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Passed Assembly on 03/08/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Provides school district employees shall not knowingly sell, market, provide, distribute, endorse or recommend the use of certain dietary supplements. [AB-7627]
To prevent school employees from selling or recommend- ing dietary supplements to students and require schools to warn students of the risks of certain supplements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Felix Ortiz Held For Consideration In Education on 06/16/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Requires that gaps in services to the multiply disabled be identified and filled in the statewide goals and objectives of the offices of the department of mental hygiene; requires the statewide five-year comprehensive plan for services to the mentally disabled include a review and evaluation of an implemented or planned shift and/or increase in medical assistance funding for services. [AB-7635]
Requires that gaps in services to the multiply disabled be identified and filled in the statewide goals and objectives of the offices of the department of mental hygiene; requires the statewide five-year comprehensive plan for services to the mentally disabled include a review and evaluation of an implemented or planned shift and/or increase in medical assistance funding for services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Kavanagh Referred To Mental Health on 01/06/2010

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Requires sellers of residential real property to provide the buyers with the homeowners insurance claims history of the property; requires real estate purchase contract forms provided by real estate brokers to include notice of a buyer's right to the homeowners insurance claims history; requires insurers to provide such homeowners insurance claims histories to the owner of the property within 10 days of receiving a request; imposes a $25 a day fine for any violation of such provisions by an insurer. [AB-7636]
The purpose of this bill is to require homeowners to obtain and provide to potential home buyers the homeowners' insurance claims history of listed properties.

  

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

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State (New York)
New York 2009 General Assembly

Phases out and eliminates state aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning (Bundy aid); transfers the monies saved to the state university of New York and the city university of New York to facilitate student retention and success. [AB-7638]
To gradually eliminate Bundy Aid to private colleges over a period of five years and to divert the $45 million annual funding to public colleges and universities for programs that will facilitate student retention and success.

  

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

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