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HB1200 - Primary and Secondary Education - Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations (Truancy Reduction Act of 2024)
April Rose, Steven J. Arentz, Christopher Eric Bouchat
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "full-time equivalent enrollment" in the calculation for State education aid to include the average number of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 on September 30, December 31, March 31, and the last day of the prior school year; and applying the Act to the calculation of education funding for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
HJ6 - Commercial Fishery Disaster Declaration Due to Invasive Species
Jay A. Jacobs, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Supporting the Governor's request for a federal commercial fishery disaster declaration; and encouraging further efforts to obtain federal assistance to protect and rehabilitate the State's commercial fisheries as a result of an abundance of invasive species.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1401 - State Department of Education - School Psychologist Recruitment Program
Teresa E. Reilly, Lauren Arikan, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the School Psychologist Recruitment Program within the State Department of Education to provide professional development programs and aid for a certification fee to school psychologists and individuals seeking to become school psychologists and to reimburse school psychologists for professional conference expenses.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1432 - Education - Prekindergarten and Withholding of County Board Funding (Blueprint Accountability and Flexibility Act of 2024)
April Fleming Miller, Christopher Troy Adams, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Altering certain dates related to the family share for Tier II children in publicly funded prekindergarten; altering certain dates related to the proportion of eligible private provider prekindergarten slots; repealing the authorization for the State Department of Education to exclude by annual waiver Tier I children who are 4 years old from a certain prekindergarten slot calculation; establishing a process for the Accountability and Implementation Board to withhold certain funding from a county board under certain circumstances; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1347 - State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Alteration and Extension
Jim Hinebaugh, Jason C. Buckel, Jay A. Jacobs
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Altering the amount of an appropriation the Governor is required to make to the State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund, from $1,000,000 each fiscal year to $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027; and extending the termination date applicable to certain provisions relating to the purpose, use, and funding of the Fund, from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2027.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1314 - Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Filing Fees (Right to Start Act)
Brian Alan Chisholm, Steven J. Arentz, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to waive the filing fee for certain annual reports for the first year that certain business entities are in existence; requiring that 25% of the fees collected be credited to the Child Care Scholarship Program Presumptive Eligibility Fund; requiring that for fiscal year 2025 25% of the fees collected be distributed to the Department of Education to provide grants under the Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Pilot Program; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1322 - Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption
Mark N Fisher, Robin L. Grammer, Christopher Troy Adams
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Expanding an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins by repealing a requirement that the sale price exceed $1,000.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1344 - Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums
Seth A. Howard, Tiffany T. Alston, Steven J. Arentz
Last updated 8 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
Altering a limitation on claiming the income tax credit for eligible long-term care insurance premiums for more than 1 year with respect to the same insured individual; altering the amount of the credit from a one-time $500 credit to a maximum of $250 for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 2027, and a maximum of $500 for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2026; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1282 - Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2024)
Wayne A. Hartman, Steven J. Arentz, Jason C. Buckel
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
Decreasing, over 5 taxable years, the State corporate income tax rate from 8.25% to 6.25%.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1404 - Environment – Storage of Dissolved Air Flotation By–Products – Local Authority
Jeff Ghrist, Steven J. Arentz, Michael J. Griffith
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a political subdivision to enact a certain local law or ordinance regarding the storage of dissolved air flotation by-products that is equal to or more stringent than the permit requirements for a sewage sludge utilization permit.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-036
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jay A. Jacobs is the representative from the 28th District in the New York State Assembly. He was first elected in 2016. Jacobs serves on several committees including Agriculture, Election Law, Local Governments and Veterans' Affairs. Prior to joining the state Assembly, Jacobs was a member of the Islip Town Planning Board. He also served as an executive assistant in the Suffolk County Legislature and as a legislative aide to Suffolk County Legislator Thomas Muratore. Jacobs holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Stony Brook University.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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