Kevin S. Parker's Legislation

S85-2013: Authorizes the local enactment of residency requirements for certain employees of police departments; salary increases and civil service credit sponsored by PARKER
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Authorizes the enactment of local laws requiring residency in cities with a population of one million or more for members of the police force appointed to such positions; provides increased salaries for certain police officers who are residents of certain cities; provides additional credits on competitive exams for original appointment of police officers, tax credits, real property tax credits and student loan forgiveness based upon residency in certain cities. Read more...

S86-2013: Requires landlord to grant access to engineer or architect hired by tenants to inspect major capital improvements in certain multiple dwellings sponsored by PARKER
Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | Search
Provides that no landlord shall deny access to a licensed professional engineer or licensed registered architect hired by any tenant or tenant association representing tenants of a multiple dwelling of six units or more for the purpose of conducting an inspection of a major capital improvement for which an application for a maximum rent adjustment has been filed by the landlord; provides that such inspection shall be conducted after notice to the landlord and during normal business hours; provides for the filing of such inspection report by such tenants with the New York city rent agency for consideration in such application's determination. Read more...

S87-2013: Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel sponsored by PARKER
Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS | Search
Creates a wage tax credit for employers who employ New York national guard men and women, reservists, volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel. Read more...

S157-2013: Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center sponsored by PARKER
Committee: MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | Search
Provides legal assistance to youth ordered by the court into the custody of the office of children and family services and placed or committed to a state operated juvenile detention center. Read more...

S158-2013: Requires all set top boxes provided by cable, satellite, telecom and internet service providers to comply with energy star guidelines by 7/1/2018 sponsored by PARKER
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Requires all set top boxes provided by cable, satellite, telecom and internet service providers to comply with energy star guidelines by 7/1/2018. Read more...

S159-2013: Requires return of a security deposit by a landlord within 30 days unless the landlord gives written notice of retention for legally authorized cause sponsored by PARKER
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Requires a landlord to return to a tenant the full security deposit within thirty days of the surrender of the premises by such tenant unless the landlord provides such tenant with a written statement listing the reasons for the retention of any portion of the deposit; sets forth particular situations for which the landlord may retain such security deposit; renders the landlord liable for treble damages for any violation. Read more...

S621-2013: Allows college coursework to be credited as a work activity which may be used toward fulfilling the employment requirements for public assistance benefits sponsored by PARKER
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Allows college coursework to be credited as a work activity which may be used toward fulfilling the employment requirements for public assistance benefits under certain conditions. Read more...

S622-2013: Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens sponsored by PARKER
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens. Read more...

S623-2013: Relates to requirements for lead agency sponsored by PARKER
Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION | Search
Relates to requirements for lead agency, specifically in circumstances when actions involve the religious exercise of a person. Read more...

S699-2013: Relates to approval of electric transmission line facilities sponsored by PARKER
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Provides that, prior to granting a certificate for the construction of an electric transmission line facility, the public service commission must find that the facility conforms to the most recent state energy plan and consider whether approval of the facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to electric generation. Read more...

S707-2013: Provides that no person shall because of their sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights sponsored by PARKER
Committee: JUDICIARY | Search
Provides that no person shall because of sex be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state. Read more...

S708-2013: Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law; authorizes a NFP to administer the program sponsored by PARKER
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Enacts the accessible electronic information act for blind and disabled persons; creates a new fund in the state finance law. Read more...

S709-2013: Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state sponsored by PARKER
Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION | Search
Provides for the regulation of the licensure and practice of immigration providers by the department of state in order to protect immigrants from exploitation. Read more...

S710-2013: Requires the public service commission to establish standards of acceptable performance for electric corporations sponsored by PARKER
Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS | Search
Requires the public service commission to establish standards of acceptable performance for electric corporations. Read more...

S711-2013: Relates to establishing an independent inspector general of the city of New York police department sponsored by PARKER
Committee: CITIES | Search
Relates to establishing an independent inspector general of the city of New York police department. Read more...

S800-2013: Provides for any appropriation of state moneys made to an athletic sports team to be matched and appropriated to a comparable sports team of the opposite sex sponsored by PARKER
Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION | Search
Provides that for any appropriation of state moneys made to an athletic sports team or sports organization in the state of New York, the state shall make an equal appropriation of state money matching such appropriation to a comparable sports team of the opposite sex. Read more...

S801-2013: Provides a mental hygiene legal service to certain patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities sponsored by PARKER
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Provides a mental hygiene legal service to patients or residents of residential healthcare facilities who have been admitted directly from a facility and who have a chronic mental illness and are receiving services related to such illness. Read more...

S802-2013: Allows a person acting as de facto parent to apply to the supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus sponsored by PARKER
Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | Search
Allows a person acting as de facto parent to apply to the supreme court for a writ of habeas corpus to have a minor child brought before the court. Read more...

S803-2013: Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by duly licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program sponsored by PARKER
Committee: LABOR | Search
Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program. Read more...

S824-2013: Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse sponsored by PARKER
Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES | Search
Enacts provisions relating to the reporting of child abuse; delineates what persons are required to report cases of suspected child abuse to law enforcement agencies; any person required to report or any clergy required to review records who willfully fails to do so shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor for the first offense, a class E felony for the second offense and a class D felony for the third offense or any subsequent offense; provides immunity for certain persons who in good faith made such reports to the wrong recipient. Read more...