Betty Little's Legislation

S1012-2013: Enacts the "Adirondack sportsmen's club preservation act" sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Enacts the "Adirondack sportsmen's club preservation act"; provides that state acquisition of open space land shall only be undertaken with a willing seller and shall remain subject to the leases of sportsmen's clubs thereon. Read more...

S1013B-2013: Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Adirondack Coast Wine Trail" sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Adirondack Coast Wine Trail". Read more...

S1355-2013: Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to promulgate a uniform assessment code sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Search
Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to promulgate a uniform assessment code. Read more...

S1356-2013: Provides that the town board of certain towns may establish maximum speed limits on certain town highways sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Provides that the town board of any town, exclusive of suburban towns and towns having a population exceeding fifty thousand, may by local law, ordinance, order, rule or regulation establish maximum speed limits on town highways which have been classified by the department of transportation as local roads and which are outside of villages. Read more...

S1357-2013: Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Search
Relates to allowing a physically disabled surviving spouse who was married to an enhanced STAR qualifying individual to continue to receive the exemption even if the surviving spouse is not sixty-two years of age. Read more...

S1358-2013: Provides that an elementary or secondary student shall not have capacity to consent to sexual conduct with a school employee sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: CODES | Search
Provides that a full time elementary or secondary student shall not have capacity to consent to sexual conduct with a school employee at his or her school, including volunteers, when the employee is 18 or older and knows or should reasonably have known that the student was a student at the school, and such employee is not a full time student at such school, nor married to such student. Read more...

S1359-2013: Provides that depreciation of assets of all self-employed individuals shall not be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility for family health plus sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: HEALTH | Search
Provides that depreciation of assets of all self-employed individuals shall not be considered income for purposes of determining eligibility for the family health plus program. Read more...

S1360-2013: Provides for the removal of persons from campgrounds by the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Provides for the removal of persons from campgrounds by the owner or operator thereof, or his or her agent; establishes the grounds for removal of persons from a campground; provides for the disposition of abandoned property at a campground. Read more...

S1361-2013: Relates to the wood products development council and contracts for timber or other forest products sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: AGRICULTURE | Search
Directs the wood products development council to work to improve public understanding of the timber industry and authorizes the department of environmental conservation to execute contracts for timber or other forest products valued at under $50,000 without approval from the state comptroller. Read more...

S1362-2013: Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Makes residential facilities controlled by state agencies subject to local site plan review. Read more...

S1363-2013: Directs commissioner of transportation, upon finding that a bridge has defects, to establish and implement an emergency plan for drivers and communities affected sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Directs the commissioner of transportation, upon a finding that a bridge has consistent defects and/or safety concerns, to establish and implement an emergency plan for the drivers and the communities that would be affected if such bridge closes for repairs. Read more...

S1364-2013: Authorizes persons under the age of fourteen to participate in special events involving snowmobiles sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION | Search
Authorizes persons under the age of fourteen to participate in special events involving snowmobiles. Read more...

S1365-2013: Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | Search
Authorizes the forest ranger force to establish a training program for volunteer search and rescue personnel to assist the forest rangers in wild, remote and forested areas of the state. Read more...

S1366-2013: Relates to development of a permit system to provide disabled veterans access to certain restricted bodies of water through the use of float planes sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Directs the development of a permit system to provide disabled veterans access to certain restricted bodies of water in the Adirondack park through the use of float planes. Read more...

S1756-2013: Increase penalties for hazing sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: CODES | Search
Increases severity of hazing in the second degree from a violation to an E felony where injury or death occurs, and of hazing in the first degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony where injury or death is caused by deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; creates new class A misdemeanor of hazing in the third degree which mirrors former hazing in the second degree. Read more...

S1757-2013: Provides for the elimination of certain reporting requirements imposed on school districts and local governments sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Provides for the elimination of certain reporting requirements imposed on school districts and local governments. Read more...

S2644-2013: Establishes assessment ceilings for local public utility mass real property sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Establishes assessment ceilings for local public utility mass real property; defines terms; creates a formula for such assessment ceilings and the computation of local public utility mass real property values; outlines the process for complaints; makes related provisions. Read more...

S2645-2013: Authorizes school districts to establish reserve funds for the payment of their contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Authorizes school districts to establish reserve funds for the payment of their contributions to the New York state teachers' retirement system. Read more...

S3055-2013: Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a physician who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Authorizes dispensing audiologists, employed by a physician who has conducted an evaluation for hearing loss, to dispense hearing aids for a profit; requires certain disclosures. Read more...

S3056-2013: Requires reimbursement for surgical first assistant services sponsored by LITTLE
Committee: INSURANCE | Search
Requires reimbursement for surgical first assistant services. Read more...