Cuomo 2013 State of State

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January 9, 2013
NY RISING
October 29, 2012
NY RISING
2013 State of the State
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Table of Contents

1. Economic Development ...................................................... 1
Higher Education Centers as Job Generators .................. 8
The Challenge: Tech Transfer—from Academia to
Commercialization .................................................................... 9
Create “Innovation Hot Spots” ...................................... 14
Hot Spots will be Tax-Free Zones ................................. 15
Changing the Culture of Academic
Commercialization in New York: Create the
Innovation NY Network ................................................... 16
Foster Investment through a NYS Innovation
Venture Capital Fund ........................................................ 17
Reducing Business Costs: Workers’ Compensation
and Unemployment Insurance Reform .......................... 18
Reforming the State’s Unemployment Insurance
System..................................................................................... 18
Providing Workers’ Compensation Relief to
Businesses ............................................................................. 20
Economy of Tomorrow: Make New York the Leader in
the Clean Tech Economy ...................................................... 26
Create a $1 Billion Green Bank to Leverage Public
Dollars with a Private Sector Match to Spur the
Clean Tech Economy ......................................................... 26
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Extend the NY-Sun Solar Jobs Program ..................... 31
Create the Charge NY Plan .............................................. 33
Create a Cabinet-Level Energy Czar ............................ 36
Preparing the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow .. 38
Create the Next Generation Job Linkage Program ..... 41
Partnering with the Regional Economic
Development Councils and Local Employers .......... 42
Paying for Performance: Funding Based Upon
Student Success ................................................................... 44
Listening to Employers .................................................... 47
Reimagining the State’s Workforce Development
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System to Meet the Needs of 21 Century
Employers and Job-Seekers ............................................ 48
Additional Focus on Upstate Economic Development
........................................................................................................ 49
Market New York ................................................................ 49
Create the “Taste-NY” Program—Duty-Free Stores
to Promote NY-Grown and Produced Products ...... 50
Market Regional Attractions .......................................... 54
Special Events Marketing Campaign ........................... 55
The Adirondack Challenge .............................................. 55
Increase Upstate Tourism through Destination
Resorts/Casino Gaming ................................................... 56

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2. Education ................................................................................... 61
More Learning Time: Extending the School Day
and/or Year ............................................................................... 64
Full-Day Pre-kindergarten Program for the Highest
Needs Students ........................................................................ 68
Better Teachers and Principals ......................................... 70
A Success Story: The Teacher and Principal
Evaluation System .................................................................. 72
Better Teachers and Principals: Rewarding High
Performing Educators ........................................................... 73
Integrating Social Services and Schools by Expanding
Community Schools ............................................................... 74
Create a Performance Management System ................ 78
Expanding Innovative Ways to Make Students College
and Career Ready .................................................................... 78
Create Innovation Zones ...................................................... 80
Continue to Find Efficiencies through Shared Services,
Regionalization, and Consolidation ................................. 81
Another Round of NYSUNY 2020, and a New NYCUNY
2020 ............................................................................................. 82
3. Progressive Agenda ........................................................... 85
We Must Raise the Minimum Wage ................................. 92
The Challenge: Stop and Frisk ........................................... 95
The Challenge: Marijuana Possession ............................. 98
Strengthening Eyewitness Identification ................... 104
Recording Criminal Interrogations ............................... 106
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Create the $1 Billion House NY Program .................... 108
The REDC Opportunity Agenda ...................................... 112
Achieving Equality for Women: The 10-Point
Women’s Equality Act ........................................................ 114
Shatter the Glass Ceiling: Achieve Pay Equity ...... 115
Stop Sexual Harassment in All Workplaces .......... 119
Allow for the Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees in
Employment and Credit and Lending Cases ......... 120
Strengthen Human Trafficking Laws ....................... 121
End Family Status Discrimination ............................ 122
Stop Source of Income Discrimination .................... 123
Stop Housing Discrimination for Victims of
Domestic Violence ........................................................... 124
Stop Pregnancy Discrimination Once and For All
................................................................................................ 125
Protect Victims of Domestic Violence by
Strengthening Order of Protection Laws ............... 126
Protect a Woman’s Freedom of Choice: Enact the
Reproductive Health Act ............................................... 127
Fighting Hunger in New York ......................................... 129
Increasing MWBE Opportunities ................................... 137
Creating “CORe” Neighborhoods ................................... 142
A Focus on Public Health .................................................. 147
New York to Set the “Gold Standard” for Patient
Care ....................................................................................... 148
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4. Public Safety .......................................................................... 156
New York State: Safe and Fair ......................................... 156
We Must Pass a Tough Assault Weapons Ban: The
Rest of the Nation will Follow New York .................... 163
One State, One Standard.................................................... 166
Preventing Private Sales to Prohibited Persons ...... 167
Reporting by Mental Health Professionals ................ 167
More Efficient Issuance of Licenses .............................. 168
Enhanced Penalties ............................................................. 168
Gangs and Guns .................................................................... 169
Combating Gun Violence in the State’s Most Violent
Neighborhoods ..................................................................... 170
Staying Ahead of the Game on Dangerous Designer
Synthetic Drugs .................................................................... 172
New York State Cyber Security Initiative ................... 175
5. Government Reform ........................................................... 182
Create Disclose NY to Increase Disclosures of
Contributions ........................................................................ 188
Campaign Finance Reform is Imperative for
Rebuilding Trust in Government ................................... 189
Public Financing of State Elections ............................... 191
Lower Contribution Limits .............................................. 194
New Enforcement Unit ...................................................... 195
Early Voting Ensures Easy and Effective Voting ...... 195
Make Our Ballots More Readable .................................. 198
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Create the Financial Restructuring Assistance
Program ................................................................................... 199
Create OPEN NY: Using Technology to Promote
Transparency, Improve Government Performance,
and Enhance Citizen Engagement ................................. 201
6. Responding to the Crisis ................................................... 206
We Must Respond to the Crisis ....................................... 213
Lower the Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cap
..................................................................................................... 214
Increase Alternative Local Renewable Power Sources
..................................................................................................... 217
Ensure a Skilled Energy Workforce .............................. 221
Improve the Resilience of Our Buildings .................... 223
Provide Assistance to Property Owners to Mitigate or
Sell Properties in Vulnerable Areas .............................. 224
Recreate NY-Smart Home Program .............................. 225
Recreate NY-Home Buyout Program ........................... 225
Ensure that Healthcare Facilities are Resilient ........ 226
Take Immediate Steps to Strengthen Coastal
Protections ............................................................................. 227
Toward a More Resilient New York Harbor .............. 229
Take Immediate Steps to Protect Transportation
Systems Against Future Storm Events ........................ 232
Harden our Fuel Delivery System ................................. 234
Harden our Utilities ............................................................ 237
Strengthen Wastewater Invif rastructure ....................... 239
We Need to Redesign Our Power System ................... 241
Put Enforcement Teeth into the PSC to Improve
Oversight and Regulation of State’s Utilities ........ 241
Abolish the Long Island Power Authority.............. 244
Establish a World-Class Emergency Response
Network ................................................................................... 246
Specialized Training for the National Guard for
Emergency Response ......................................................... 248
Establish a Statewide Volunteer Network ................. 249
Establish a “Civilian Emergency Response Corps” . 251
Establish a Private Sector Emergency Response Task
Force ......................................................................................... 253
Launch a Citizen Education Campaign: Prepared
citizens as “in-house first responders” ........................ 254
Ensure that Vulnerable Populations Can Receive Help
in an Emergency ................................................................... 255
Communicating with New Yorkers in an Emergency
..................................................................................................... 256

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