Sen. Jose Serrano

Primary S 3206

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Establishes the education equity act which provides language assistance to parents/guardians who have children enrolled in public school and who do not speak English

Establishes the "education equity act" which provides language assistance to parents or guardians who have children enrolled in public school and whose primary language is not English; defines terms; creates an annual language assistance plan to assess language needs in the district; requires the department of education to establish web pages detailing the rights of parents to translation services in each covered language; requires annual reports by each school district to the local board of education.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor S 3715

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Reduces the amount of maximum rent increase collectible in one year

Reduces the amount of maximum rent increase collectible in one year.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3189

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Prohibits fuel pass-along rental adjustment to tenant of New York city rent controlled housing accommodations

Provides that no tenant of housing accommodations which are subject to rent control shall be subject to a fuel adjustment or pass-along increase in rent; provides that any such increase to such tenant shall be null and void.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 1535

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas

Prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing in the extraction of oil and gas; prohibits acceptance, disposal and/or processing of any fluid used in a hydraulic fracturing process.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 4234

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Relates to the prohibition on certain databases and registries

Provides that no state or local agency, or any agent thereof, may use any funds, facilities, property, equipment or personnel of such agency to investigate, enforce or provide assistance in the investigation or enforcement of any federal program requiring registration of individuals, or maintaining a database of individuals, on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, religion or national or ethnic origin.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 1562

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act

Enacts CJ's Law--oil and gas drilling workplace safety act; requires the enactment of rules and regulations for enhanced work place safety and employee training for all oil and gas drilling operations in the state; provides that new permit holders should utilize union laborers or laborers with specific training; provides that employers shall report workplace accidents and the commissioner of the department of labor must publish a quarterly report on workplace accidents.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 18

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires compliance with the uniform land use review procedure for the disposition of school property in New York city

Requires compliance with the uniform land use review procedure for the disposition of school property in New York city.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 3547

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate

Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor S 5018

In committee · New York Senate · Co-sponsor

Enacts online revenues and expenditures transparency act

Enacts the online revenues and expenditures transparency act to provide for the development of a single, searchable budget database website accessible to the public, at no cost.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary S 3085

In committee · New York Senate · Lead sponsor

Requires state departments, divisions, commissions, agencies and other entities which have a website to provide a link on such website to non-English information

Requires state departments, divisions, commissions, agencies and other entities which have a website to provide a link on such website to appropriate non-English information.

In committee Jan 3, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track