Memos in Support or Opposition

2008 Session

Memo in support:

A 10297A (Rivera) / S 7033A (Fuschillo), An Act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing the child psychiatry access demonstration project. View

Memo in support:

A10528 (Paulin) / S7983 (Saland), An Act to amend the family court act, the social services law and the domestic relations law, in relation to abandoned infants. View

Memo in support:
S8143 (Farley) /A10817 (Towns), An act to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, the civil practice law and rules, the banking law, the general obligations law and the real property law, in relation to home mortgage loans; and to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in relation to creating new crimes relating to mortgage fraud. View

Memo in support:
S7448 (Kruger) / A10660 (Wright), An Act to amend the welfare reform act of 1997, and various state laws in relation to changing the name of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to the Office of Economic Support and Opportunity. View 

Memo in opposition:

S. 8170 (Golden), which would direct the Office of Children and Family Services and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to prepare a report concerning low-income custodial parents’ requirement to show good cause for a refusal to seek child support as a requirement for receiving a child care subsidy. View

Memo in opposition:
A.10558/S.6896, which would require child care programs to obtain an original birth certificate from anyone enrolling a child in a regulated child day care center, family day care home, or school age child care facility. View

Memo of concern:
A 8115 (Conte), which would allow school districts to use unspent prekindergarten (Pre-K) dollars on approved K-2 early education programs. View

Memo in support:
S 1674 (Krueger) / A 03782 (Gunther), Breastfeeding Mother’s Bill of Rights. View

Memo in support:
S.6818 (Morahan) / A.10078 (Rivera), An act to amend Timothy’s Law to include the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. View

New York CAN Memo in support:
S.6818 (Morahan) / A.10078 (Rivera), An act to amend Timothy’s Law to include the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. View

Memo of concern:
A10810/S4543a, An act to amend the family court act and the social services law in relation to reinstatement of parental rights and vacatur of commitment of guardianship and custody of children. View

2007 Session

Winning Beginning NY Memo in support:
Assembly Bill 9245, would provide paid family leave in New York State, letting working parents spend the time they want, need, and deserve with newborns or newly adopted children. Winning Beginning NY respectfully urges the Senate to submit same-as legislation. View

New York State Coalition for Adult Home Reform Memo in support:
(A8701 Gottfired/ S5155 Golden), An ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to the establishment of community housing waiting lists for adults within the Office of Mental Health Service System. View

New York State Coalition for Adult Home Reform Memo in support:
(A8701 Gottfired/ S5155 Golden), An ACT to amend the social services law, the state finance law and the mental hygiene law, in relation to the appointment of a temporary operator or voluntary receiver of adult care facilities, death and felony crime reports, ban on admissions and approval of applications for establishment of adult care facilities. View

Memo in support:
(S3175 Volker/ A5258 Scarborough), An ACT to amend the social services law and the family court act, in relation ot services for exploited children. View

Memo in support:
A. 8642 (Nolan), establishes the "healthy schools act" and provides a strong and comprehensive platform to fight the epidemic of childhood obesity. View

Memo in support:
A. 7069 (Brennan/Gottfried, et. al), AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a fee schedule for the use, maintenance and repair of air conditioners in adult homes. View

Memo in support:
The State Senate proposal to expand the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). This budget proposal adds $129 million to expand eligibility and increase benefits for the State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP). View

Memo in support:
A 5741 (Galef) An act to amend the education law in relation to providing for the sale, availability and distribution of healthy foods and beverages on school property and at school-sponsored functions. View

Memo in support:
(A4870 Aubry/S333 Nozzolio) Creation of psychiatric correctional facilities and services for state prison inmates.
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