Enacts the "save New York call center jobs act"; requires prior notice of relocation of call center jobs from New York to a foreign country; directs the commissioner of labor to maintain a list of employers who move call center jobs; prohibits loans or grants.
Sen. Joe Addabbo
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Creates the responsible retirement of racehorses fund; establishes a horse registration fee; provides such funds be expended to support responsible retirement of racehorses in this state.
Relates to the definition of overtime ceiling for members who first become members of a public retirement system of the state on or after April first, two thousand twelve.
Establishes the New York Health program, a comprehensive system of access to health insurance for New York state residents; provides for administrative structure of the plan; provides for powers and duties of the board of trustees, the scope of benefits, payment methodologies and care coordination; establishes the New York Health Trust Fund which would hold monies from a variety of sources to be used solely to finance the plan; enacts provisions relating to financing of New York Health, including a payroll assessment, similar to the Medicare tax; establishes a temporary commission on implementation of the plan; provides for collective negotiations by health care providers with New York Health.
Establishes a forestry stewardship and habitat conservation credit for personal income and business franchise taxes.
Exempts low-emission and energy efficient vehicles from retail sales and compensating use taxes.
Enacts "Cecil's law" relating to banning the importation, transportation and possession of certain African wildlife species and products.
Provides that students who have an IEP shall not be required to take more than one regents examination in any given day.
Establishes the congressional chartered veterans service organizations fund and provides for gifts made to such fund on an individual's personal income tax return.
Requires that every subcontracted transportation center service worker shall be compensated at a rate that is no less than the applicable standard rate for subcontracted transportation center service workers.