TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 11:11 A.M.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE HOUSE WILL COME

TO ORDER.

IN THE ABSENCE OF CLERGY, LET US PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF

SILENCE.

(WHEREUPON, A MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED.)

VISITORS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE

OF ALLEGIANCE.

(WHEREUPON, ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY LED VISITORS AND

MEMBERS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.)

A QUORUM BEING PRESENT, THE CLERK WILL READ THE

JOURNAL OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE TO

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

DISPENSE WITH THE FURTHER READING OF THE JOURNAL OF MONDAY, FEBRUARY

4TH AND ASK THAT THE SAME STAND APPROVED.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WITHOUT OBJECTION, SO

ORDERED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, MEMBERS

AND GUESTS IN THE CHAMBERS, THE QUOTE FOR THE DAY IS FROM OPRAH

WINFREY. AND IT SAYS, "I AM HERE BECAUSE OF THE BRIDGES THAT I CROSSED.

SOJOURNER TRUTH WAS A BRIDGE. HARRIET TUBMAN WAS A BRIDGE. IDA B.

WELLS WAS A BRIDGE. MADAME C. J. WALKER WAS A BRIDGE. FANNIE LOU

HAMER WAS A BRIDGE." QUOTE IS BY, AGAIN, OPRAH WINFREY.

MR. SPEAKER, I'D ALSO LIKE TO DRAW MEMBERS' ATTENTION

TO THE SCHEDULE FOR TODAY. THERE IS A MAIN CALENDAR ON OUR DESK, AND

AFTER INTRODUCTIONS AND HOUSEKEEPING, WE WILL CONSIDER -- CONTINUE TO

CONSENT NEW BILLS THAT ARE ON OUR CALENDAR, STARTING WITH CALENDAR NO.

20 ON PAGE 5.

THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

COMMITTEE WILL -- SHOULD BE READY TO BE CALLED FROM THE FLOOR FOR A

MEETING TODAY. AND OUR MAJORITY MEMBERS SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT THERE

WILL BE A NEED FOR DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE AT THE CONCLUSION OF TODAY'S

SESSION. NOT EXACTLY SURE ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE MINORITY CONFERENCE,

BUT I'M SURE MR. GOODELL WILL LET US KNOW IN -- IN DUE TIME.

SO WITH THAT GENERAL OUTLINE, MR. SPEAKER, IF THERE ARE

INTRODUCTIONS AND HOUSEKEEPING, NOW WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE HAVE NO

HOUSEKEEPING, AND YOU ARE THE FIRST TO PROVIDE US WITH AN INTRODUCTION.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: WELL, THANK YOU VERY

MUCH, MR. SPEAKER. I HAVE THE SHEER DELIGHT TO HAVE SO MANY FOLKS

FROM MY BUFFALO AND WESTERN NEW YORK COMMUNITY. I WANT TO START

BY RECOGNIZING THE GENTLEMAN FROM THE BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT,

DR. KRINER CASH IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT; GEOFFREY PRITCHARD IS OUR

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND DR. WILL KERESZTES IS THE

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND PLANNING COMMUNICATIONS ENGAGEMENT

DIRECTOR.

MR. SPEAKER, THESE GENTLEMEN, IN - I WON'T SAY A BRIEF

TIME, BECAUSE IT DID TAKE THEM SOME TIME - HAVE TRANSFORMED THE

SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO FROM A DISTRICT THAT HAD 45 OR

MORE SCHOOLS IN RECEIVERSHIP, TO NOW BEING A DISTRICT THAT ONLY HAS

THREE -- AND THAT'S WAY TOO MANY, BUT IT'S A LOT LESS THAN WHERE WE WERE.

AND I REALLY WISH THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE THEM WITH THE CORDIALITIES OF

THE FLOOR AND WELCOME THEM TO OUR CHAMBERS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME THESE FINE GENTLEMEN AND GREAT EDUCATORS HERE TO THE NEW

YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE CHILDREN OF BUFFALO, AS IT

IMPROVES THE CONDITIONS OF OUR ENTIRE STATE. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

(APPLAUSE)

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, SOME OF

THE WORK THAT OUR GREAT SUPERINTENDENT IN THE DISTRICT HAS DONE, ARE IN

THE AUDIENCE WITH A DIFFERENT AGENDA TODAY. TALISA KING IS THE ERIE

COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU PLANNING COORDINATOR. SHE HAS WITH HER

MICKILEA APLIENS (PHONETIC), SAVANNAH WORTH AND YANAVA HAWKINS.

THEY ARE ALL WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE YOUTH BUREAUS

AND THE BUFFALO -- BUFFALO CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY. MR.

SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE WELCOME THEM TO THE CHAMBERS AND GIVE

THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME THESE GREAT YOUNG PEOPLE HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE

ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU

FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN YOUR DISTRICT. PLEASE CONTINUE THAT

WORK AND ALWAYS KNOW THAT YOU'RE WELCOME HERE. THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

ASSEMBLYMEMBER NORRIS FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. NORRIS: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I'M HERE

TODAY TO INTRODUCE TO THIS AUGUST BODY MEMBERS FROM MY DISTRICT,

INCLUDING THE CLARENCE YOUTH BUREAU AND THE NIAGARA COUNTY YOUTH

BUREAU, AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NIAGARA COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU, BEN

BUNKER, IS HERE AND THE DIRECTOR -- THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE

CLARENCE YOUTH BUREAU, JIMMY CORRE IS HERE. AND ALSO, STUDENTS

JAYDON LANGE, TREVOR HOWELL, MADISON TIFFANY AND MAYGHA

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

CHADHURI. AND I WOULD LIKE TO -- JUST TO SAY ON THE FLOOR, THESE

INDIVIDUALS DO GREAT WORK IN THE CLARENCE AND NIAGARA COUNTY AREAS OF

MY DISTRICT. I AM SO PROUD THAT THEY ARE HERE TODAY, AND I KINDLY ASK

THAT YOU EXTEND TO THEM THE COURTESIES OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER NORRIS, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME THIS DISTINGUISHED GROUP HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE

ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. WELCOME TO THE

PEOPLE'S HOUSE. REMEMBER, YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. THIS IS A

PLACE YOU CAN ALWAYS COME. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH AND FOR THE

WORK THAT YOU DO.

(APPLAUSE)

MS. WOERNER.

MS. WOERNER: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, FOR THE --

FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE AN INTRODUCTION TODAY. WE'RE JOINED IN THE

CHAMBER BY SOME STUDENTS FROM THE FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA

DISTRICT 3, WHICH EXTENDS FROM MY DISTRICT IN THE SOUTH ALL THE WAY UP

TO ASSEMBLYMAN JONES' DISTRICT AND THE CANADIAN BORDER. THESE

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE, IN FACT, THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE AND THEY AND THEIR --

AND THEIR TEACHERS ARE HERE TODAY AS GREAT AMBASSADORS FOR WHAT IS THE

NUMBER ONE INDUSTRY IN NEW YORK STATE THAT -- AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE

ALL LOVE TO EAT, AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE FOOD. SO, IF YOU

WOULD EXTEND TO THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE HOUSE, I WOULD BE MUCH

APPRECIATED.

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MS. WOERNER, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THESE

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.

WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR

WORK. WE KNOW THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE ON IN YOUR ENDEAVORS AND WILL

CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS STATE IS FED AND FED WELL. THANK YOU

SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. GOODELL.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. BELIEVE

IT OR NOT, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT LIVE EVEN

FURTHER THAN I DO FROM THE CAPITOL. AND HERE TODAY ARE A GROUP OF

FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA FROM SHERMAN, NEW YORK, IT'S ANOTHER

HALF-AN-HOUR DRIVE FURTHER WEST. THEY ARE ACTUALLY CLOSER TO CLEVELAND

THAN THEY ARE TO ROCHESTER. AND AS MY COLLEAGUE, MS. WOERNER,

MENTIONED, A GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG STUDENTS AND THEIR ADVISORS

FOCUSING ON ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES. IF YOU WOULD

WELCOME FROM SHERMAN, NEW YORK, GWEN CHOSE, KELLY MALESKI,

REBEKAH LEE AND JOSIE ALLEN FOR MAKING THE TRIP HERE TO ALBANY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR.

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. GOODELL, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU

ALSO HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE

PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, APPRECIATE THE TIME AND ENERGY IT HAS TAKEN TO

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

COME AND VISIT US. WE HOPE THIS IS A PRODUCTIVE DAY FOR YOU.

CONTINUE YOUR GREAT WORK. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. I AM PLEASED TO RISE AGAIN AND INTRODUCE ANOTHER

DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF GUESTS TO ALBANY TODAY WHO ARE HERE TO TALK

ABOUT SOME VERY IMPORTANT WORK AS IT RELATES TO HELPING NEW YORKERS

STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND PREVENT MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES. WE WILL SOON

BE TAKING UP A RESOLUTION ON THIS TOPIC MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

CUOMO TO PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 5TH AS FORECLOSURE PREVENTION AND

COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AWARENESS DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

OUR GUESTS ARE ED JACKSON. ED IS THE EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR OF THE WEST SIDE AND BLACK ROCK RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD

HOUSING SERVICES; KEVIN QUINN IS FROM THE CENTER FOR ELDER LAW AND

JUSTICE; JOSEPH KELEMEN IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WEST NEW

YORK LAW CENTER AND IS JOINED BY AMY KATLING (PHONETIC) AND

SAMANTHA EXBERG (PHONETIC). ADDITIONALLY, MR. SPEAKER, THE LEGAL

AID BUREAU AND BELMONT HOUSING SERVICES OF WESTERN NEW YORK ARE

IN ALBANY TODAY. IF YOU WOULD WELCOME THEM TO THE FLOOR AND GIVE

THEM THE CORDIALITIES OF THE FLOOR, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT, MR. SPEAKER.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. OUR THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE

DOING TO HELP OTHERS. CONTINUE THAT GREAT WORK AND KNOW YOU'RE

ALWAYS WELCOME HERE. AND I HOPE YOU'VE DELIVERED A POSITIVE

MESSAGE TO ALBANY TODAY. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. GALEF.

MRS. GALEF: IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME WHEN YOUNG

PEOPLE COME TO ALBANY. AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE FROM THE

PUTNAM COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME UP.

JANEEN CUNNINGHAM, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YOUTH

BUREAU, DANA FOLEY AND MICHELLE VERALI (PHONETIC), WHO ARE STAFF --

STAFF PEOPLE FOR THE PUTNAM COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU, AS WELL AS SOME

WONDERFUL YOUNGER LOBBYISTS, SARA VELEZ (PHONETIC), EDEN BARONE

(PHONETIC), GABBY LAMA (PHONETIC) AND ROWAN MCGLYNN (PHONETIC).

AND IT'S JUST SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE THEM COME UP, AND I KNOW THAT IF

THEY ARE PART OF THE PROCESS HERE IN ALBANY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE A

PART OF THE PROCESS OF BEING INVOLVED WITH GOVERNMENT FOR THE REST OF

THEIR LIVES. SO, CONGRATULATIONS, FOR A TOUR UP HERE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MRS. GALEF, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME THE

PUTNAM COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY.

WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR. THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S

HOUSE. WE HOPE THAT YOU ALWAYS KNOW THAT YOU'RE WELCOME HERE AND

THAT YOU WILL DO SOME GREAT WORK IN ALBANY TODAY. THANK YOU SO VERY

MUCH.

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

(APPLAUSE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. [SIC]

BUTTENSCHON.

OH, MS.

MS. BUTTENSCHON: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I

HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE FUTURE FARMERS OF

AMERICA FROM THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION, WHICH INCLUDES ONEIDA,

HERKIMER, JEFFERSON AND SULLIVAN COUNTY: CHRISTY ANN FRANK

(PHONETIC), ETHAN BILLMAN (PHONETIC), ANN BECA (PHONETIC), TAYLOR

ROWLANDS (PHONETIC), OLIVIA PARKIN (PHONETIC), AND THEIR ADVISOR, MR.

DEREK HILL (PHONETIC). THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR

COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK

YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON BEHALF OF

ASSEMBLYMEMBER BUTTENSCHON, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE

WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE OF AMERICA, FUTURE FARMERS.

WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY THE PROCEEDINGS TODAY AND THAT YOUR TIME

IN ALBANY WILL BE BENEFICIAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TRIP.

(APPLAUSE)

MR. TAGUE.

MR. TAGUE: MR. SPEAKER, TODAY I HAVE MY HOME

SCHOOL THAT I GRADUATED FROM IN BEAUTIFUL -- THE HEART OF NEW YORK

STATE, THE BEAUTIFUL SCHOHARIE CENTRAL SCHOOL. I HAVE THE SCHOHARIE

VALLEY FFA WITH ME AND IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO

INTRODUCE CAITLIN HOLIDAY (PHONETIC), JAMIE FOX (PHONETIC), ANDREW

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

HAHN (PHONETIC), JOSHUA BAY (PHONETIC), AND STUDENT TEACHER KRISTIN

BRANDT (PHONETIC). AND, MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM

THE CONGENIALITY OF THE HOUSE AND ALL THE PRIVILEGES, AND I THANK YOU

VERY MUCH FOR THIS TIME AND HONOR.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. TAGUE, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU HERE

TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE

FLOOR AND OUR CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IN YOUR

COMMUNITY. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE THAT WORK AND COME BACK

AND VISIT US AGAIN. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

ASSEMBLYMEMBER SCHMITT.

MR. SCHMITT: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I RISE TO

INTRODUCE THREE GENTLEMEN FROM THE NEW YORK AMERICAN LEGION FROM

THE STATE DEPARTMENT, WHO ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN RUNNING THE NEW YORK

AMERICAN LEGION BOY STATE PROGRAM, WHICH IS HELD ANNUALLY AT SUNY

MORRISVILLE WHERE OVER 1,000 YOUNG MEN FROM ACROSS OUR STATE, AT NO

COST TO THEM, ARE WELCOME FOR A -- THE WORLD PREMIER YOUTH

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AGAIN, AT NO COST. WE'VE HAD PRESIDENTS,

SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, GOVERNORS, EVEN YOUNG FRESHMAN ASSEMBLY

MEMBERS LIKE MYSELF, WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY GONE THROUGH THE

PROGRAM. AND I'D LIKE TO -- TO WELCOME THEM. WE HAVE FRANK

LAMARSH, WHO'S THE DEPARTMENT AND LEGISLATIVE CHAIR; WE HAVE JAMES

CASEY, WHO'S THE DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT, AND DAVE O'BRIEN, WHO IS THE

PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE BOYS STATE PROGRAM. I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

THE FULL PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR AND WELCOME THEM AND THANK THEM FOR

WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR YOUTH. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF MR. SCHMITT, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU

HERE TO THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY, EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF

THE FLOOR AND OUR THANKS FOR THE WORK AS -- YOU ARE DOING WITH OUR

YOUNG PEOPLE AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN LIVES, AS, OBVIOUSLY, MR.

SCHMITT IS AN EXAMPLE OF YOUR FINE WORK, I'M SURE HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF

THAT, AND I'M SURE YOU CONSIDER HIM THAT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

AND WE HOPE TO HAVE YOU AGAIN.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: YES, MR. SPEAKER. IF

YOU COULD PLEASE CALL THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE INTO A

MEETING IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: GOVERNMENT

OPERATIONS, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM. PLEASE GO IMMEDIATELY.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: AND THEN IF WE COULD GO,

MR. SPEAKER, TO OUR RESOLUTIONS ON PAGE 3 AND TAKE THEM UP IN ORDER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 73, MRS.

GUNTHER. LEGISLATION RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M.

CUOMO TO PROCLAIM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, 2019 AS WEAR RED FOR

WOMEN DAY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 74, MRS.

PEOPLES-STOKES. LEGISLATION RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR

ANDREW M. CUOMO TO PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 5, 2019 AS FORECLOSURE

PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY STABILIZATION AWARENESS DAY IN THE STATE

OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION,

MS. RAYNOR.

MS. RAYNOR: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK

ASSEMBLYWOMAN PEOPLES-STOKES FOR THIS RESOLUTION. FORECLOSURE

PREVENTION IS SO IMPORTANT AND VITAL TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

ESPECIALLY IN NASSAU COUNTY. IF FORECLOSURES ARE CONCENTRATED, THEY

CAN HAVE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY. THE INCIDENTS OF

ABANDONED HOUSES, ALSO KNOWN AS "ZOMBIE HOUSES," ARE ON THE RISE AS

A RESULT OF FORECLOSURE. I'VE LIVED ACROSS THE STREET FROM AN ABANDONED

HOUSE FOR TWO YEARS AND HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN PEOPLE COMING IN,

ENTERING THE PROPERTY, AND IT REALLY JUST DOES NOT FEEL SAFE ANYMORE.

SO, WE REALLY KNOW THAT IN NASSAU COUNTY WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THIS

ISSUE. OUR PROPERTY IS DECREASING AND OUR ZOMBIE HOMES ARE

INCREASING. WE ALSO HAVE THE ISSUE OF DECREASED HOME VALUES AND

HOMELESSNESS AMONGST VICTIMS OF FORECLOSURE. SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED

TO FOCUS AND HOPE TODAY WILL BE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION DAY, FEBRUARY

5TH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 75, MR.

CUSICK. LEGISLATION RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M.

CUOMO TO PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 14TH, 2019 AS DIRECT CAREGIVERS DAY IN

THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 76, MS.

JAFFEE. LEGISLATION RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING GOVERNOR ANDREW M.

CUOMO TO PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2019 AS KINSHIP CARE MONTH IN THE

STATE OF NEW YORK.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION,

MS. JAFFEE.

MS. JAFFEE: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. WHEREAS,

THE LEGISLATIVE BODY IS MOVED TO MEMORIALIZE GOVERNOR CUOMO TO

PROCLAIM 2019 AS KINSHIP CARE MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. AND

WHEREAS, AS KINSHIP CARE MONTH IS OBSERVED IN SEPTEMBER TO

RECOGNIZE CHILDREN IN KINSHIP FAMILIES AND THE GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER

RELATIVES WHO RAISE THEM, ENSURING THEIR SAFETY, PROMOTING THEIR

WELL-BEING AND ESTABLISHING A STABLE HOUSEHOLD FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE

TO THRIVE.

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

AND WHEREAS, IN KINSHIP FAMILIES, A CAREGIVER CARES

FOR A CHILD OR CHILDREN WHO ARE BIOLOGICALLY BORN TO ANOTHER FAMILY

MEMBER OR CLOSE FRIEND BECAUSE THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO

RAISE THEM. AND WHEREAS, NATIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY 2.7 MILLION

CHILDREN ARE LIVING WITH GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVES IN KINSHIP

CARE, MORE THAN 180,000 OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE RESIDE IN THE STATE OF

NEW YORK, WITH LESS THAN 3,700 KINSHIP CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. AND

WHEREAS, ONE-IN-ELEVEN OF ALL CHILDREN AND ONE-IN-FIVE OF

AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITHIN A KINSHIP FAMILY SOMETIME

DURING THEIR CHILDHOOD.

AND WHEREAS, KINSHIP CAREGIVERS RESIDE IN URBAN,

RURAL AND SUBURBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN EVERY COUNTY OF THIS GREAT EMPIRE

STATE, STEPPING FORWARD OUT OF LOVE AND LOYALTY TO CARE FOR THE YOUNG

RELATIVES, OFFERING MUCH NEEDED CONTINUE -- AND SECURITY AND PROVIDING

THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A CHILD'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AND

COMMUNITY TIES. AND WHEREAS, KINSHIP CARE MONTH HONORS THE

PRICELESS ROLE THESE GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVES PLAY IN THE LIVES

OF THE CHILDREN THEY LOVE. FAMOUS KINSHIP CAREGIVERS INCLUDE

PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON.

AND WHEREAS A NUMBER OF NON-RELATIVE FOSTER CARE --

FOSTER PARENTS CONTINUES TO DECREASE AND CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES ARE

INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON KINSHIP FAMILIES, AND WHEREAS GRANDPARENTS AND

OTHER RELATIVES ARE INCREASINGLY PROVIDING CARING HOMES FOR CHILDREN

BECAUSE OF THE OPIOID CRISIS. WHEREAS, THE WISDOM AND COMPASSION OF

KINSHIP CAREGIVERS IS A SOURCE OF SELF-RELIANCE AND STRENGTH FOR

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

COUNTLESS CHILDREN AND FOR ALL NEW YORKERS. AND WHEREAS, KINSHIP

CARE MONTH ALSO RECOGNIZES THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF COUNTLESS YOUTH

THROUGH THIS GREAT EMPIRE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION, WHO, WITH THE

UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT OF GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER RELATIVES HAS

SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA OF LOSING THEIR PARENTS.

FAMOUS YOUTH WHO WERE RAISED IN KINSHIP CARE INCLUDE, MAYA

ANGELOU, SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA.

AND WHEREAS, IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC

ROLE AND AWARENESS OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY CHILDREN, GRANDPARENTS

AND OTHER RELATIVES IN KINSHIP FAMILIES AND PARTNERSHIPS AMONG THE

EDUCATION, LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, JUSTICE AND OTHER

SYSTEMS ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE ACCESS TO THE SERVICES THAT CAN ENABLE

KINSHIP YOUTH TO FLOURISH IN ALL FACETS OF THEIR LIFE. SO, WHEREAS,

KINSHIP CARE MONTH IS REFLECTIVE OF THE VALUES, THE FAMILY, COMMUNITY

AND THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN SHARED BY CITIZENS ACROSS THE STATE,

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY PAUSE IN ITS

DELIBERATIONS TO MEMORIALIZE GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO TO

PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2019 AS KINSHIP CARE MONTH IN THE STATE OF NEW

YORK.

AND SO, I'M SO PROUD OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE

AWARENESS ABOUT KINSHIP CARE AND HOW ESSENTIAL IT IS IN OUR

COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, IF WE COULD

GO TO PAGE 5, CALENDAR NO. 20, IT'S THE GOTTFRIED BILL. WE'LL START THERE

AND THEN GO RIGHT IN ORDER, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01034, CALENDAR NO.

20, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO. AN ACT TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND

THE EDUCATION LAW, IN RELATION TO EXCEPTIONS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR

ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF SUCH

PROVISIONS UPON THE EXPIRATION THEREOF.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE BILL IS LAID ASIDE.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01044, CALENDAR NO.

21, SIMOTAS, BUCHWALD, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE DOMESTIC

RELATIONS LAW AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, IN RELATION TO NAME CHANGES

UPON MARRIAGE.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, THIS IS THE

-- I WANT TO INFORM OUR COLLEAGUES THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST VOTE OF TODAY.

THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF US IN AND AROUND THE CHAMBERS, IF WE COULD

TAKE THOSE VOTES IMMEDIATELY. WE NOTICE SOME OF OUR FOLKS ARE IN

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BUDGET HEARINGS, AND SOME OF OUR FOLKS ARE, AS WELL, IN GOVERNMENT

OPS, BUT THOSE WHO ARE HERE AND AROUND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE TODAY.

THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: FIRST VOTE OF THE DAY,

MEMBERS. IF YOU ARE IN YOUR CHAIR, PLEASE VOTE NOW. IF YOU ARE IN THE

SOUND OF OUR VOICE, COME TO CHAMBER AND CAST YOUR VOTE.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY NO. A01104, CALENDAR NO.

22, ABINANTI, WEPRIN. AN ACT TO AMEND THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW,

IN RELATION TO GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: READ THE LAST SECTION.

THE CLERK: THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL RECORD

THE VOTE.

(THE CLERK RECORDED THE VOTE.)

ARE THERE ANY OTHER VOTES? ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS.

(THE CLERK ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS.)

THE BILL IS PASSED.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I

UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN UP,

INCLUDING ONE BY ASSEMBLYMEMBERS NIOU AND KIM. IF WE COULD TAKE

THAT UP NOW, THESE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO BE HEARD.

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ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE CLERK WILL READ.

THE CLERK: ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 80.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE ASIAN-AMERICAN

COMMUNITY'S CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE YEAR OF THE PIG,

ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2019.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MS. NIOU ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MS. NIOU: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO

SPEAK ON THE RESOLUTION. I REALLY WANTED TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR WITH

ALL OF YOU TODAY. WE CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR 4,716. THAT'S A LOT

MORE THAN WHAT WE CELEBRATE IN OUR REGULAR YEARS HERE, BUT, EACH NEW

LUNAR YEAR CORRESPONDS WITH ONE OF TWELVE ANIMAL SIGNS, EACH WITH ITS

OWN TRAITS. THIS YEAR IS ACTUALLY MY SIGN, THE YEAR OF THE PIG. SO,

THOSE BORN UNDER THE SIGN OF THE PIG ARE HARDWORKING, KIND, LOYAL AND

PATIENT. THE LAST ONE I STILL QUESTION. THEY OFTEN HAVE GREAT FORTUNE

AND ARE SYMBOLS OF WEALTH. USUALLY ON THE YEAR OF THE BIRTH SIGN, THOSE

BORN UNDER THE SIGN EXPERIENCE AN UNLUCKY YEAR. BUT, BECAUSE WE'RE

PIGS, WE'RE UNAFFECTED; SO, LUCKY ME.

BUT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE PASSED LEGISLATION TO

DESIGNATE LUNAR NEW YEAR AS A SCHOOL HOLIDAY SO THAT STUDENTS COULD

SPEND THE DAY HOW IT SHOULD BE SPENT, WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. LUNAR

NEW YEAR IS A TIME TO REFLECT ON ONE'S BLESSINGS AND GIVE THANKS TO

ONE'S LOVED ONES. AND THOUGH WE HAVE SESSION TODAY, I'M GLAD THAT I

GET TO USHER IN THE LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH MY FAMILY OF LEGISLATORS AND

OTHER COLLEAGUES, AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME THAT OUR BODY RECOGNIZE

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AND CELEBRATE OUR CULTURE WITH US. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP AND WISH YOU A PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

(SPEAKING CHINESE)

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. KIM ON THE

RESOLUTION.

MR. KIM: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I, TOO, JOIN MY

COLLEAGUE, ASSEMBLYMEMBER YUH-LINE NIOU FOR CARRYING -- TO THANK

HER FOR CARRYING THIS RESOLUTION EVERY YEAR TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW

YEAR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER NIOU AND I FOUGHT

VERY HARD OVER THE YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RECOGNIZES THIS HOLIDAY AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY. WE CARRIED LEGISLATION IN

THIS HOUSE FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND PUSHED THE MAYOR OF NEW YORK

TO OFFICIALLY VALIDATE THAT HOLIDAY. AND IT WAS A LONG FIGHT, BUT WE GOT

IT DONE.

BUT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT ASIAN-AMERICANS

CELEBRATING THIS LUNAR NEW YEAR, IT'S ABOUT ALL AMERICANS ACCEPTING

ASIAN-AMERICANS AS EVERY PART OF THE AMERICAN FABRIC, AS ANY OTHER

COMMUNITY THAT CAME BEFORE US. SO, IT IS -- IT MAKES ME TREMENDOUSLY

HAPPY THAT WE CAN COME HERE TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE OUR HERITAGE AND

OUR BACKGROUND AND ACCEPT IT AS A PART OF THE AMERICAN FABRIC AND

AMERICAN HOLIDAY.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. AND I APPLAUD EVERYONE FOR

PASSING THIS RESOLUTION TODAY. THANK YOU.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY.

MR. ORTIZ ON THE RESOLUTION.

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MR. ORTIZ: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I, TOO, WOULD

LIKE TO JOIN MY COLLEAGUES AND WISH THEM GONG HEI FAT CHOY. I THINK

THIS IS A GREAT DAY. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT TODAY IS A

DAY -- A HOLIDAY IN NEW YORK CITY WHERE THE KIDS AND THE FAMILY,

FINALLY, THEY CAN CELEBRATE TOGETHER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR. AND TO ALL

MY CONSTITUENTS IN SUNSET PARK, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OF YOU A

WONDERFUL YEAR OF THE PIG AND CHINESE LUNAR NEW YORK, AND GONG

HEI FAT CHOY.

THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MR. WEPRIN.

MR. WEPRIN: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. I, TOO,

WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN THIS RESOLUTION. I -- WHEN I WAS IN THE CITY

COUNCIL, I WAS INVOLVED IN SUSPENDING ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING FOR ASIAN

LUNAR NEW YEAR, AND NOW WE'VE TAKEN IT TO THE NEXT STEP IN NEW YORK

CITY BY ACTUALLY HAVING AN OFFICIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAY STARTING TODAY. THIS

IS THE FIRST YEAR, FIRST TIME, AS WAS MENTIONED, SO, I THINK IT JUST SHOWS

THE ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND NEW

YORK STATE HAS REALLY COME OF AGE. SO, I WANT TO ALSO PROUDLY JOIN IN

THIS RESOLUTION. GONG HEI FAT CHOY.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: ON THE RESOLUTION, ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTION IS

ADOPTED.

MR. GOODELL FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

MR. GOODELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. ON

BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN DAVID DIPIETRO AND ASSEMBLYMAN JOSEPH

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

GIGLIO, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE WELCOME, ALL THE WAY FROM PIONEER

CENTRAL SCHOOL, THEIR FFA GROUP, WHICH INCLUDES PEYTON FONTAINE,

DYLAN OWENS, MITCHELL LING, JEN CLAYSON AND MADISON BEERY.

IF YOU WOULD EXTEND THE CORDIALITIES OF OUR HOUSE, I

WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: CERTAINLY. ON BEHALF

OF ASSEMBLYMEMBERS DIPIETRO AND MR. GIGLIO, THE SPEAKER AND ALL THE

MEMBERS, WE WELCOME YOU, GENTLEMEN HERE TO THE -- AND LADY, TO THE

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY. WE EXTEND TO YOU THE PRIVILEGES OF THE

FLOOR, HOPE THAT YOUR TRIP HERE HAS BEEN WELL AND THAT AS YOUNG FARMERS

OF AMERICA, I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE DOING THE WORK THAT'S NECESSARY IN

ORDER TO KEEP OUR STATE STRONG. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

(APPLAUSE)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: THANK YOU, MR.

SPEAKER. IF YOU CAN GO TO MR. OTIS FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE'LL GIVE HIM TIME

TO GET BACK THERE.

MR. OTIS FOR THE PURPOSES OF A [SIC] ANNOUNCEMENT.

MR. OTIS: THERE WILL BE AN IMMEDIATE MEETING OF

THE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE IN THE SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: MEET -- IMMEDIATE

MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE, SPEAKER'S CONFERENCE ROOM.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, DO WE

NYS ASSEMBLY FEBRUARY 5, 2019

HAVE ANY FURTHER HOUSEKEEPING OR RESOLUTIONS?

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: WE CERTAINLY DO,

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

WE HAVE SEVERAL FINE RESOLUTIONS, WE'LL TAKE THEM UP

IN ONE VOTE. ON THE RESOLUTIONS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING

AYE; OPPOSED, NO. THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

(WHEREUPON, ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 78 WAS

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.)

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES.

MRS. PEOPLES-STOKES: MR. SPEAKER, I MOVE

THAT THE ASSEMBLY STAND ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 6TH,

TOMORROW BEING A LEGISLATIVE TODAY, AND THAT WE RECONVENE ON

FEBRUARY THE 11TH AT 2 P.M., THAT BEING MONDAY A SESSION DAY, MR.

SPEAKER.

ACTING SPEAKER AUBRY: THE ASSEMBLY STANDS

ADJOURNED.

(WHEREUPON, AT 11:56 A.M., THE ASSEMBLY STOOD

ADJOURNED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, WEDNESDAY BEING A

LEGISLATIVE DAY, AND TO RECONVENE ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH AT 2:00

P.M., MONDAY BEING A SESSION DAY.)