Authorizes the boards of education in union free school districts and central school districts to establish wards for the purpose of school board elections.
Sen. James Skoufis
Sponsored bills
Moves the date of the presidential primary to the same date as the state primaries.
Prohibits a sex offender whose victim was a child and level 3 sex offenders from knowingly being within 1,000 feet of a child care provider, preschool or any facility where pre-kindergarten or kindergarten instruction is provided.
Prohibits unsolicited telemarketing sales calls during a declared state of emergency or disaster emergency where the declaration or proclamation of emergency includes a finding that unsolicited telemarketing sales calls would impair actions taken to limit, control, or mitigate the emergency; explains the basis of such finding; provides that such prohibition may not extend for a period of more than two weeks, subject to renewal for additional two-week periods by further findings of necessity made at the end of each two-week period.
Prohibits a retail business from directing an employee to engage in human billboard activities during extreme temperatures.
Enables high school students to use public transportation without charge in order to ride to and from school.
Provides that entities soliciting a recurring contribution to a political campaign, political committee, party committee, or not-for-profit or for-profit entity shall receive the affirmative consent of the contributor at the time of arrangement of the recurring contribution; provides for refund of recurring contributions; provides penalties for violations.
Relates to the definition of "population" for purposes of providing substantially equal weight for the population of that local government in the allocation of representation in the local legislative body.
Allows for additional or relocated motor vehicle dealers to be located within six or ten miles of one another when separated by the Hudson River.
Requires state and municipal facilities program grants be issued only with governor, senate or assembly sponsor.