Ruben Diaz's Legislation

S11-2013: Relates to making the cost of incarceration for non-violent felons available to the public sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: CODES | Search
Relates to making the cost of incarceration for non-violent felons available to the public. Read more...

S12-2013: Prohibits secondary schools and colleges from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: EDUCATION | Search
Prohibits secondary schools and higher education institutions from withholding student transcripts for failure to pay tuition. Read more...

S13-2013: Relates to prohibiting retained asset accounts sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: INSURANCE | Search
Prohibits insurers from using retained asset accounts to hold proceeds from death benefits. Read more...

S14-2013: Defines "criminal street gang" and prohibits criminal street gang recruitment of a minor sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: CODES | Search
Defines "criminal street gang" and prohibits criminal street gang recruitment of a minor. Read more...

S15-2013: Makes victims of certain dog attacks eligible for awards by the crime victims board sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION | Search
Makes victims of certain dog attacks eligible for awards by the crime victims board; requires dog control officers to give victims a card with notice thereof. Read more...

S16-2013: Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency or supervising agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days prior to the application renewal date. Read more...

S16A-2013: Relates to requiring renewal notices for applications under the SCRIE program sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: FINANCE | Search
Requires the appropriate rent control agency or administrative agency or supervising agency to send a notice of required renewal to each head of household currently receiving an exemption under the SCRIE program 30 days prior to the application renewal date. Read more...

S17A-2013: Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one half of their income sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: AGING | Search
Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one-half of their income. Read more...

S17-2013: Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens where their rent is more than one-half of their income sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: AGING | Search
Provides additional rent protection for senior citizens whose household income does not exceed $70,000 in cases where their rent is more than one-half of their income. Read more...

S18-2013: Includes in definition of income all sources after deduction of all medical and prescription drugs not reimbursed or paid by insurance sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: AGING | Search
Excludes expenditures for medical care not covered by insurance from the definition of "income" for the purpose of a real property tax abatement for rent-controlled and rent regulated property occupied by senior citizens. Read more...

S19-2013: Enacts the Home Equity Fraud Act to control improper activities by home improvement contractors and finance companies sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: BANKS | Search
Enacts the "Home Equity Fraud Act" to control improper activities by home improvement contractors and finance companies; prohibits mortgage brokers or agents from acting as home improvement contractors; provides additional protections for mortgagors and home owners. Read more...

S20-2013: Establishes the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone and including daycare facilities within the definitition of a school zone sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: CODES | Search
Establishes the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone and includes daycare facilities within the definition of a school zone. Read more...

S21-2013: Relates to requiring safety enclosures for motor buses used in mass transportation sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: TRANSPORTATION | Search
Relates to requiring safety enclosures for motor buses used in mass transportation. Read more...

S22-2013: Relates to the abatement of lead poisoning conditions sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: HEALTH | Search
Increases the penalty for the failure to comply with a notice and demand for the discontinuance of a paint condition conducive to lead poisoning from two thousand five hundred to five thousand dollars. Read more...

S23-2013: Changes fine for violations by employment agencies to up to $500 a day and a class A misdemeanor for 3 or more violations in 5 years sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: CODES | Search
Changes fine for violations by employment agencies to up to $500 a day and a class A misdemeanor for 3 or more violations in 5 years. Read more...

S58-2011: Enacts the "behavioral health and long-term care act" sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | Search
Enacts the "behavioral health and long-term care act"; provides for the establishment of a behavioral health and long-term care plan. Read more...

S59A-2011: Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION | Search
Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration. Read more...

S59-2011: Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION | Search
Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration. Read more...

S60-2011: Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse and the sealing of records; repealer sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: CODES | Search
Provides for the expungement of unsustained allegations of abuse of persons receiving care and services in residential health care facilities and the sealing of records where the commissioner of health has determined such allegations of abuse would not be sustained; provides exceptions to such provisions. Read more...

S61-2011: Requires all dogs and their owners to successfully complete obedience training sponsored by DIAZ
Committee: AGRICULTURE | Search
Requires all dogs and their owners to successfully complete obedience training. Read more...