CHAPTER 60 S6409-C Budget # 10 04/13/16 SIGNED CHAP.60 Amends Various Laws, generally.  Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2016-2017 state fiscal year; amends the real property tax law and the tax law, in relation to transitioning the school tax relief (STAR) exemption into a personal income tax credit (Part A); intentionally omitted (Part B); intentionally omitted (Part C); amends the real property tax law, in relation to allowing applications for exemptions to be filed after the taxable status date in certain cases (Part D); amends the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a new school tax reduction credit for residents of a city with a population over one million (Part E); amends the real property tax law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of taxation and finance to make direct payments of STAR tax savings to property owners in certain cases (Part F); amends chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, amending the real property tax law and other laws relating to establishing standards for electronic tax administration, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part G); amends the public housing law, in relation to extending the credit against income tax for persons or entities investing in low-income housing (Part H); amends the tax law, in relation to extending the hire a veteran credit for an additional two years (Part I); amends the tax law, in relation to extending the empire state commercial production tax credit (Part J); amends chapter 604 of the laws of 2011, amending the tax law relating to the credit for companies who provide transportation to people with disabilities, in relation to extending the expiration of such provision; amends the tax law, in relation to the application of a credit for companies who provide transportation to individuals with disabilities (Part K); amends part I of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, amending the tax law relating to providing an enhanced earned income tax credit, in relation to making the enhanced earned income tax credit permanent (Part L); amends part N of chapter 61 of the laws of 2005 amending the tax law relating to certain transactions and related information and relating to the voluntary compliance initiative, in relation to extending the expiration thereof (Part M); amends the tax law, in relation to extending the clean heating fuel credit for three years and updating the credit to reflect new minimum biodiesel fuel thresholds (Part N); amends the economic development law and the tax law, in relation to extending the excelsior jobs program for five years (Part O); amends the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to making corrections to the corporate tax reform provisions (Part P); amends the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the time for filing reports (Part Q); intentionally omitted (Part R); intentionally omitted (Part S); intentionally omitted (Part T); amends chapter 109 of the laws of 2006 amending the tax law and other laws relating to providing exemptions, reimbursements and credits from various taxes for certain alternative fuels, in relation to extending the alternative fuels tax exemptions for five years (Part U); amends the tax law, in relation to exempting from alcoholic beverage tax certain alcoholic beverages furnished at no charge by certain licensees to customers or prospective customers at a tasting held in accordance with the alcoholic beverage control law, and to expand the beer production credit to include wine, liquor and cider (Part V); intentionally omitted (Part W); amends the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to allowing room remarketers to purchase occupancies from hotel operators exempt from sales tax under certain circumstances (Part X); amends the tax law, in relation to charitable contributions and charitable activities being considered in determining domicile for estate tax purposes (Part Y); amends the state finance law, in relation to creating the aviation purpose account and ensuring that the funds deposited in the aviation purpose account are used for airport improvement projects; amends the tax law, in relation to providing for the distribution of revenues under section 301-e of such law; exempts sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation aircraft from the prepayment of sales tax imposed pursuant to the authority of section 1102 of such law; excludes sales of fuel sold for use in commercial aircraft and general aviation aircraft from the operation of sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the authority of section 1210 of such law (Part Z); intentionally omitted (Part AA); amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to increasing racing regulatory fee (Part BB); amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to the timing of harness track reimbursements and other technical amendments (Part CC); amends the tax law, in relation to the payment of vendors' fees (Part DD); amends the tax law, in relation to vendor fees at vendor tracks (Part EE); amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to licenses for simulcast facilities, sums relating to track simulcast, simulcast of out-of-state thoroughbred races, simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks and distributions of wagers; amends chapter 281 of the laws of 1994 amending the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and other laws relating to simulcasting, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 346 of the laws of 1990 amending the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law and other laws relating to simulcasting and the imposition of certain taxes, in relation to extending certain provision thereof; amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to extending certain provisions thereof (Part FF); amends the tax law, in relation to capital awards to vendor tracks (Part GG); amends the state finance law, in relation to allocations from the commercial gaming revenue fund; amends the tax law, in relation to commissions payable to certain vendor racetracks (Part HH); amends the tax law, in relation to further clarifying disclosure procedures regarding medical marihuana (Part II); amends the real property tax law, in relation to STAR recoupment program (Part JJ); amends the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to the fees associated with a certificate of registration and decal imposed by article 21 of the tax law for certain vehicles operating on public highways in New York state (Part KK); amends the tax law, in relation to making corrections to the corporate tax reform provisions (Part LL); amends the tax law, in relation to the real property tax credit for manufacturers (Part MM); amends the tax law and the administrative code of the city of new York, in relation to the value of leased real property (Part NN); amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to health insurance for jockeys (Part OO); amends the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to the New York Jockey Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. (Part PP); amends the economic development law and the tax law, in relation to the economic transformation and facility redevelopment program tax credit (Part QQ); amends the tax law, in relation to creating a farm workforce retention credit (Part RR); amends the tax law and the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to authorization to operate video lottery terminals and capital awards at certain facilities (Part SS); amends the tax law, in relation to providing a middle income tax cut under the personal income tax; repeals subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (a), subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (b) and subparagraph (B) of paragraph 1 of subsection (c) of section 601 of the tax law relating to the imposition of tax; repeals subsection (d-2) of section 601 of the tax law relating to tax table benefit recapture for tax years after two thousand seventeen (Part TT); amends the tax law, in relation to requiring wholesalers of motor fuel to register and file returns (Part UU); amends the labor law, in relation to enhancing the urban youth jobs program tax credit by increasing the sum of money allocated to programs four and five (Part VV); amends the tax law, in relation to exempting commercial fuel cell electricity generating systems and electricity provided by such sources from the sales tax imposed by article 28 of the tax law and omitting such exemption from the taxes imposed pursuant to the authority of article 29 of the tax law, unless a locality elects otherwise (Part WW). 0 Comments Chapter Laws 2015 2/23/2015 0 Comments   ​Chapter Laws of 2015 (as of December 31, 2015) For complete legislative histories, call NY Legislative Service, Inc at (212) 962-2826. *** For legislative intent for Chapters 55-61 (Budget bills), call NYLS with your Chapter and Part. *** CHAPTER 1 S1312   SEWARD 02/23/15 SIGNED  Amends §§4110 & 6613, Insurance Law.  Encourages modernization of mutual and cooperative insurance companies' information systems technology. CHAPTER 2 S1319   SAVINO 02/23/15 SIGNED  Amends §§218, 219-c, 198 & 663, Labor Law; repealed §97-pppp, State Finance Law; amends §13, Chapter 537 of 2014.  Amends the reporting requirements for employers which violate wage payment provisions and eliminates the duty of the commissioner of labor to investigate such employers' records for the previous 6 years; repeals the wage theft prevention enforcement account. CHAPTER 3 S1516   GRIFFO 02/23/15 SIGNED  Amends §§380-a & 380-u, General Business Law.  Makes technical corrections to law relating to credit record freezes. CHAPTER 4 S1697   GRIFFO 02/23/15 SIGNED  Amends §360-m, General Business Law.  Makes technical corrections to provisions of law relating to the disposal of counterfeit products. CHAPTER 5 A858 Kavanagh 03/13/15 signed Amends §76, Correction Law.  Relates to transitional services for inmates released from state correctional facilities. CHAPTER 6 A2552-A Russell  03/13/15 signed Repealed §2 sub 1 PP (o) - (s), adds Article 29-G §§2999-cc & 2999-dd, §4406-g, Public Health Law; repealed §3216 subS (i) P30, §3221 subS (k) P19, §4303 subS (oo), adds §§3217-h & 4306-g, amends §3229, Insurance Law; amends §367-u, Social Servic es Law; amends §7, Chapter  550 of 2014 .  Relates to telehealth delivery of services. CHAPTER 7 A4490 Schimminger (MS) 03/13/15 signed Repealed §4601 subs 7-a - 7-c, §4606 sub 14 P a, amends Public Health Law, generally.  Relates to the ability of continuing care retirement communities to offer seniors additional service options. CHAPTER 8 A4616 Morelle 03/13/15 signed Amends Article 5 §§501 - 504, Insurance Law; amends §2, Chapter 552 of 2014.  Relates to the issuance of certificates of insurance and requires the issuance of a certificate of insurance as a summary or evidence of property or casualty insurance. CHAPTER 9 S1313 MARCELLINO 03/13/15 SIGNED Amends §7206-b, Education Law; amends §28, Chapter 475 of 2014 .  Relates to fees for and licensing of the profession of geology. CHAPTER 10 S1318 LITTLE  03/13/15 SIGNED Amends §7805, Education Law.  Relates to the profession of massage therapy and the authority of massage therapists licensed in other jurisdictions to conduct teaching demonstrations for continuing education programs. CHAPTER 11 S1693 HANNON 03/13/15 SIGNED Amends §230, Public Health L aw.  Relates to the identification, charging, reporting and investigation of charges of professional misconduct by health care professionals. CHAPTER 12 S1698-A RANZENHOFER 03/13/15 SIGNED Repealed & adds Article XV-B, §1 of Chapter 154 of 1921.  Repeals provisions relating to the records of the port authority; relates to the port authority of New York and New Jersey being deemed an agency. CHAPTER 13 S2486 HANNON 03/13/15 SIGNED  Amends §281, Public Health Law; amends §6810, Education Law.  Delays the requirement that prescribers use electronic prescriptions. CHAPTER 14 A5620-B Goldfeder 05/14/15 signed with Press Release Adds §1805-a, Real Property Tax Law.  Provides for the assessment of real property in cities having a population of one million or more, which was damaged by a severe storm on October 29 - 30, 2012. CHAPTER 15 A6976 Markey 05/14/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 704 of 1991; amends §11, Chapter151 of 2010.  Extends certain provisions of law relating to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment through May 14, 2016. CHAPTER 16 S4843 FELDER 05/14/15 SIGNED Requires the fall 2015 primary be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 and the political calendar be adjusted accordingly. CHAPTER 17 A222 Buchwald (MS) Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends authorization for the city of White Plains to impose an additional one-quarter of one percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 18 A5138 Paulin (MS) 05/27/15 signed Amends §1202-aa, Tax Law.  Extends occupancy tax in the city of White Plains. CHAPTER 19 S5997 RULES (Governor Program # 11) 06/18/15 SIGNED CHAP.19 with Press Release Amends §17, Chapter 576 of 1974; amends §1, Emergency Housing Rent Control Law; amends §2, Chapter 329 of 1963; amends §10, Chapter 555 of 1982; amends §4, Chapter 402 of 1983; amends §46, Chapter 116 of 1997; amends§421-a, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to rent control; extends various provisions of law relating to rent regulations until and including June 23, 2015. CHAPTER 20* S6012 FLANAGAN (Governor Program # 12) 06/26/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §17, Chapter 576 of 1974; amends §§1, 2, 2-a & 4, Emergency Housing Rent Control Law; amends §2, Chapter 329 of 1963; amends §10, Chapter 555 of 1982; amends §4, Chapter 402 of 1983; amends §46, Chapter 116 of 1997; amends §§5, 10, 5-a, 12 & 6, Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974; amends NYC Ad Code, generally; amends Part A §13, Chapter 97 of 2011; amends Real Property Tax Law, generally; amends §27, Chapter 4 of 2013; amends §§282-a & 284, Multiple Dwelling Law; amends §§1115, 606, 1210, 1262-e & 1202, Tax Law; amends Part C §2, Chapter 2 of 2005; amends General City Law, generally; amends Education Law, generally; amends §34, Chapter 91 of 2002; Amends §17, Chapter 345 of 2009; amends §11, Domestic Relations Law; amends Part K §3, Chapter 59 of 2014; amends §3-c, General Municipal Law; amends §401, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Relates to rent control provisions; limits the rent increase after vacancy of a housing accommodation; relates to the adjustment of maximum allowable rent; extends certain provisions relating to specially eligible premises and special rebates, eligibility periods, requirements, benefit periods and applications for abatements; authorizes the division of housing and community renewal to establish a tenant protection unit; relates to interim multiple dwellings (Part A); relates to charter schools; makes an appropriation to the education department for reimbursement to non-public schools; relates to the release of standardized test questions and answers, teacher evaluations and establishing a content review committee; relates to mayoral control; determines who may solemnize a marriage (Part B); establishes a property tax relief credit (Part C); appropriates funds for certain services and expenses. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 21 A1309 PRETLOW 06/30/15 signed Amends §54.40, Local Finance Law.  Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 22 A4956 PRETLOW 06/30/15 signed Amends §253-d, Tax Law.  Extends the expiration of the mortgage recording tax imposed by the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 23 A5057 MARKEY 06/30/15 signed Amends §208-f, General Municipal Law; amends §361-a, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children. CHAPTER 24 A6131 STECK 06/30/15 signed Amends §§6302 & 6303, Insurance Law.  Relates to extending authorization for certain exemptions from filing requirements. CHAPTER 25 A6242 RUSSELL 06/30/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 606 of 2006.  Relates to creating a presumption relating to certain lung disabilities incurred by volunteer firefighters, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter. CHAPTER 26 A6950 BUCHWALD (MS) 06/30/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 668 of 1977.  Relates to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries; extends the expiration of such provisions. CHAPTER 27 A6969 PERSAUD 06/30/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 20 of 1998.  Extends effectiveness of provisions relating to physical therapy assistant services in public and private primary and secondary schools. CHAPTER 28 A6978 ABBATE 06/30/15 signed Amends §45, Chapter 929 of 1986.  Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to the resolution of labor disputes. CHAPTER 29 A7193 BICHOTTE (Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance #7) 06/30/15 signed Amends §246, Chapter 81 of 1995.  Relates to the enforcement of support through the suspension of driving privileges. CHAPTER 30 A7335 BRENNAN 06/30/15 signed Amend §§1209 & 1265-a, Public Authorities Law.  Extends expiration of provisions authorizing certain procurements by the metropolitan transportation authority and the New York city transit authority. CHAPTER 31 A7466 LINARES 06/30/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 223 of 1996.  Extends the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to permissible fees in connection with open end loans. CHAPTER  32 A7620 MORELLE 06/30/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 371 of 2009.  Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law pertaining to the residential care off-site facility demonstration project. CHAPTER 33 A7631 PEOPLES-STOKES (Office of General Services # 7) 06/30/15 signed Amends §27, Chapter 95 of 2000.  Relates to leasing of real property, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 34 A7632 FARRELL 06/30/15 signed Amends §§54.10, 57.00, 90.00, 107.00 & 54.90, Local Finance Law; amends §2, Chapter 868 of 1975; amends §5, Chapter 142 of 2004.  Extends provisions of law relating to the sale of bonds and notes in the city of New York. CHAPTER 35 A7677 RYAN (MS) 06/30/15 signed Amends §22, Chapter 352 of 2005; amends §8, Chapter 430 of 2006; amends §27, Chapter 378 of 2007.  Extends the implementation of the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004. CHAPTER 36 A8238 JOYNER 06/30/15 signed Amends §§693, 694 & 695, General Municipal Law.  Relates to urban development action areas. CHAPTER 37 S3879 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §§1321 & 1340, Tax Law; amends §6, Chapter 535 of 1987.  Extends the expiration date of the personal income tax surcharge imposed by the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 38 S4024 SKELOS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 821 of 1970.  Extends from June 30, 2015 to June 30, 2020, the expiration of provisions of the town law relating to payments in lieu of taxes for property acquired for park or recreational purposes by the town of Hempstead. CHAPTER 39 S4119 KLEIN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 383 of 1991.  Extends from July 1, 2015 until July 1, 2020, the expiration of the authorization to the New York Zoological Society to offer a free one day admission to the zoological park. CHAPTER 40 S4128 LANZA 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 759 of 1973.  Extends the time period for the conveyance of lands for the establishment of the Gateway National Recreation Area until May 1, 2017. CHAPTER 41 S4140 SKELOS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 846 of 1970. Extends until June 30, 2020 provisions relating to payment in lieu of taxes for property acquired for park or recreational purposes. CHAPTER 42 S4259 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §§4, 5, 7 & 16, Chapter 272 of 1991.  Extends provisions of law relating to the disposition of sales and compensating use tax revenue in the county of Westchester. CHAPTER 43 S4300 GALLIVAN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §54.50, Local Finance Law.  Relates to the sale of municipal obligations by the county of Erie CHAPTER 44 S4384 RANZENHOFER 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §54.30, Local Finance Law.  Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of Buffalo CHAPTER 45 S4711  GOLDEN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §11, Chapter 104 of 2005.  Relates to extending the expiration of the September 11th worker protection task force act. CHAPTER 46 S4739 HANNON 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §§6527, 6909, 6801 & 6802, Education Law; amends §8, Chapter 563 of 2008; amends §§5 & 6, Chapter 116 of 2012.  Relates to the administration of certain immunizations; requires immunizing agents be administered to adults by pharmacists; authorizes a licensed pharmacist and certified nurse practitioner to administer certain immunizing agents and meningococcal disease immunizing agents; makes provisions permanent. CHAPTER 47 S4932 GOLDEN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 695 of 1994.  Relates to injunctive relief in improper practice cases, in relation to extending the effectiveness of provisions contained therein. CHAPTER 48 S5081 YOUNG 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 375 of 1999; amends §778, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law.  Relates to the management of buildings for which administrators have been appointed. CHAPTER 49 S5149 FLANAGAN 06/30/15 SIGNED Amends §11, Chapter 378 of 2010.  Extends the regional transportation systems pilot program. CHAPTER 50 S2000-C BUDGET   # 1 04/13/15 SIGNED 04/13/15 LINE VETO MEMO.1 04/13/15 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.51 Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Operations Budget. CHAPTER 51 S2001-A BUDGET    # 2 04/13/15 SIGNED CAP.51 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Legislature and Judiciary Budget. CHAPTER 52 S2002-A BUDGET  # 3 04/13/15 SIGNED Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Debt Service Budget. CHAPTER 53 A3003-C Budget  # 4 04/13/15 signed 04/13/15 line veto memo.52 04/13/15 thru line veto memo.156 04/13/15 tabled line veto memo.1 04/13/15 thru line veto memo.156 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Aid To Localities Budget. CHAPTER 54 S2004-C BUDGET   # 5 04/13/15 SIGNED 04/13/15 LINE VETO MEMO.157 04/13/15 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.168 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Capital Projects Budget. CHAPTER 55* A3005-B Budget   # 6 04/13/15 signed chap.55 Amends Various Laws, generally.  Relates to authorizing the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to make the final decision on medical parole for certain eligible non-violent inmates (part A); extends the effectiveness of certain provisions of law relating to criminal justice issues (part B); relates to transferring certain employees of the division of state police to the office of general services (part C); relates to eliminating certain arbitration and license fees and repeals provisions of law relating to payment of license fees (part D); amends the civil service law and correction law relating to salaries (part H); authorizes the president of the state civil service commission to establish an amnesty period to identify dependents who are ineligible for health benefits (part J); extends the effectiveness of chapter 674 of the laws of 1993 relating to value limitations on contracts; and increases the value limitation on emergency contracts (part M); and increases the threshold of small capital projects delegated by OGS to one hundred fifty thousand dollars (part N). * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. 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CHAPTER 56* S2006-B BUDGET  # 7 04/13/15 SIGNED Amends Various Laws, generally.  Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the education, labor and family assistance budget for state fiscal year 2015 - 2016; relates to school aid (Part A); relates to creating the New York state get on your feet loan forgiveness program (Part C); relates to creating a standard financial aid award letter (Part F) ; relates to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part I); relates to certain contracts with the office of children and family services; relates to the possession of a gun on school grounds by a student; relates to persons in need of supervision or youthful offenders; relates to making provisions permanent in relating to authorizing the board of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with the commissioner of children and family services (Part J); relates to state reimbursement and subsidies for the adoption of children (Part K); relates to implementing provisions required by the federal preventing sex trafficking and strengthening families act (Part L); relates to utilizing reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part M); relates to authorized absences by healthcare professionals who volunteer to fight the Ebola virus disease oversees (Part O); relates to eliminating certain fees charged by the department of labor (Part P); relates to requiring experiential learning as a requirement for graduation (Part Q); relates to the New York state higher education matching grant program for independent colleges and the effectiveness thereof (Part R); relates to the project notification fee imposed for asbestos removal (Part S); relates to extending provisions of law relating to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part T); relates to the creation of the SUNY DSRIP escrow fund (Part U); relates to the tuition assistance program for students with disabilities (Part V); relates to the investment of contributions to a family tuition account (Part W); relates to the allocation of funds from the foster youth college success initiative (Part X); relates to the offering of associate of occupational studies degrees by community colleges (Part Y); relates to establishing the New York state achievement and investment in merit scholarship (Part Z); relates to a program to provide tax incentives for employers employing at risk youth (Part AA); relates to the eligibility for participation in the brownfield cleanup program, relates to brownfield opportunity areas; relates to brownfield redevelopment tax credits; relates to remediated brownfield credit for real property taxes for qualified sites and environmental remediation insurance credits, in relation to tax credits for certain sites; relates to hazardous waste generator fees and taxes; relates to the environmental restoration program; relates to limitations on liability; relates to certain environmental restoration projects (Part BB); relates to reporting and disclosure and per diem and travel expenses (Part CC); relates to the public integrity reform act and the joint commission on public ethics (Part DD); enacts the education transformation act of 2015 (Part EE). * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 57* A3007-B Budget    # 8 04/13/15 signed Amends Various Laws, generally.  Amends various provisions to achieve statutory savings; makes changes necessary to continue implementation of Medicaid redesign team recommendations; makes statutory changes necessary to align child health plus rates with Medicaid managed care rates for certain providers; extend various provisions of public health social services and mental hygiene laws, including continued authorization of previously enacted Medicaid savings initiatives; makes statutory changes necessary related to payments of indigent care pool funds for uncompensated care for three years; makes statutory changes necessary to implement value based payments within the delivery system reform incentive payment programs; makes statutory changes necessary to establish an assessment on individual small group and large group health insurers that will sustain New York state of health operations; modifies provisions regarding establishing an operating limited services clinics, standardizing urgent care centers, eliminating certain upgraded diagnostic and treatment centers and charging the public health and health planning council with reviewing sedation and anesthesia procedures in outpatient settings; modifies various provisions of law to remove barriers to obtaining HIV/AIDS treatment and to engaging in appropriate risk reduction activities to limit the spread of HIV/AIDS; provides an exemption to the nurse practice act for advanced home health aides to authorize such individuals to perform advanced tasks in home care and hospice settings with appropriate training and supervision; implements various provisions related to streamlining the certificate of need process for hospitals and diagnostic treatment centers; modifies various provisions of the public health law to expand office-based surgery requirements to include office-based anesthesia, to standardize and limit the procedures permitted in such settings and to strengthen accreditation requirements; requires local governments to notify the public and the department of health of their intent to discontinue water fluoridation and to establish a grant program to provide assistance to local governments to cover the costs of installing, replacing, repairing or upgrading water fluoridation equipment; authorizes state office for the aging to seek public input on the creation of an office of community living to address the expansion of community living integration services for older adults and disabled individuals; authorizes OMH to continue to recover Medicaid exempt income from providers of community residences; extends pilot program to restructure educational services for children and youth residing in OMH hospitals; establishes a private equity pilot program allowing up to five business corporations to make private capital investments to assist in restructuring health care delivery systems; authorizes OMH facility directors who act as representative payees to continue to use funds for care and treatment consistent with federal law and regulations; makes technical amendments required to implement the expansion of the nurse practice act exemption for direct care staff in non-certified settings funding, authorized or approved by OPWDD; relates to time limited demonstration programs; relates to rates and fees for OPWDD providers; relates to opioid overdose prevention; relates to HCRA; extends risk based capital provisions; and relates to excess medical malpractice. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 58* A3008-B Budget   # 9 04/13/15 signed Amends Various Laws, generally.  Relates to the effectiveness of motor vehicle transaction fees and certain costs relating to the department of motor vehicles; relates to fees for motor carriers; relates to mass transportation payments including Ontario county to the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation District; creates a transit assistance for capital investments fund; authorizes the department of transportation to defer reductions in service payments for two years; authorizes shared services agreements between the department of transportation and the New York state thruway authority; relates to the issuance of commercial learner's permits and the disqualification of commercial driver's licenses and commercial learner's permits; decreases state responsibility for certain costs incurred by the New York state thruway authority; extends certain provisions relating to the empire state economic development fund; extends provisions relating to the powers of the New York state urban development corporation to make loans; extends provisions relating to the minority- and women-owned business enterprise disparity study; relates to the effectiveness of article 15-A of the executive law; extends certain authority of the dormitory authority of the state of New York; extends provisions relating to permitting the secretary of state to provide special handling for all documents filed or issued by the division of corporations and to permit additional levels of such expedited service; eliminates certain fees charged for an apartment information vendor license; eliminates certain license fees in the agriculture and markets law; relates to license fees and surcharges for the transfer of petroleum between vessels, between facilities and vessels and between facilities, whether onshore or offshore; relates to operating permit program fees, state air quality control fees and state pollutant discharge elimination system program fees; establishes a habitat conservation and access account; establishes a ten year period of probable usefulness for municipally owned omnibus or surface transit motor vehicles; directs the city of Buffalo to adjudicate traffic infractions; relates to certain penalties and forfeited security collected by the city of Buffalo and granting a traffic violations agency certain powers; establishes the Buffalo traffic violations agency; relates to the justice court fund; relates to a trial by a judicial officer; requires the executive director of the Buffalo traffic violations agency to annually issue a report on the progress, development and operations of such agency; extends the effectiveness of the "Cleaner, Greener NY Act of 2013"; relates to a farm drain tile revolving loan fund program; relates to the eligible use of the beginning farmers NY fund; relates to the effectiveness of the New York state health insurance continuation assistance demonstration project; relates to term appointments for eligible, high-demand ITS positions without examination; relates to retrofit technology for diesel-fueled vehicles; relates to the effectiveness relating to the recovery of exempt income by the office of mental health for community residences and family-based treatment programs; authorizes contracts for the provision of special education and related services for certain patients hospitalized in hospitals operated by the office of mental health; relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the receipt of federal and state benefits received by individuals receiving care in facilities operated by an office of the department of mental hygiene; provides professional services to individuals with developmental disabilities in non-certified settings; relates to the exemption of the nurse practice act for direct care staff in non-certified settings funded, authorized or approved by the office for people with developmental disabilities; relates to services and needs assessments; clarifies the authority of the commissioners in the department of mental hygiene to design and implement time-limited demonstration programs; eliminates the duplication of regulatory efforts between the department of health and the office for people with developmental disabilities associated with rates and fees received by OPWDD providers; establishes a transportation assessment for people with developmental disabilities and other populations; relates to the office for people with developmental disabilities omnibus reporting; relates to NYSERDA reporting and Green Jobs NY. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 59* A3009-B Budget   # 10 04/13/15 signed Amends Various Laws, generally.  Relates to the New York city personal income tax rates; relates to recouping savings retrospectively from unlawfully claimed exemptions removed during re-registration process; authorizes homeowners who registered for the STAR exemption, but failed to file timely exemption applications with their local assessors, to receive the benefit for the 2014 exemption; makes permanent the itemized deduction limitation applicable to incomes of ten million dollars or greater; amends the personal income and MTA mobility tax statutes for technical changes; adds a reporting requirement to the commercial production tax credit; relates to the Excelsior Jobs Program and significant capital investments; creates the employee training incentive program tax credit within the excelsior tax credit program; imposes tax on wireless telecommunications businesses pursuant to sections 184 and 184-a of the tax law; incorporates the DOS biennial statement requirement into the corporate tax return; makes corrections to the corporate tax reform provisions; and repeals certain provisions of the tax law relating thereto; exempts certain items or tangible personal property furnished to customers by certain cider producers, breweries, and distilleries at tastings; relates to the imposition of the sales and compensating use tax on prepaid mobile calling services; expands the solar panel state and local sales and use tax exemptions; allows a reimbursement of the petroleum business tax for highway diesel motor fuel used in farm production; calculates the estate tax imposed under the tax rate table, clarifies the phase out date for certain gift add backs and disallows deductions relating to intangible personal property for estates of non-resident decedents; relates to warrantless income execution provisions; relates to capital awards to vendor tracks; relates to licenses for simulcast facilities, sums relating to track simulcast, simulcast of out-of-state thoroughbred races, simulcasting of races run by out-of-state harness tracks and distributions of wagers; extends certain provisions relating to simulcasting and the imposition of certain taxes; relates to video lottery gaming; relates to a franchised corporation; relates to a use tax on boats; relates to an aircraft sales tax exemption; relates to a jockey's workers compensation fund; relates to VTL vendor fee rates; and relates to the MTA payroll tax. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 60* S4610-A BUDGET  04/13/15 SIGNED Amends Various Laws, generally.  Enacts various provisions of law necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2015-2016 state fiscal year; relates to construction of a civic center in Albany county and repayment of an appropriation therefor (part A); relates to START-UP NY airport facilities (part B); relates to school transportation aid (part C); enacts provisions relating to taxation on business corporations in NYC (part D); establishes a commission on legislative, judicial and executive compensation (part E); permits authorized state entities to utilize the design-build method for infrastructure projects (part F); establishes the New York state water infrastructure improvement act of 2015 (part G); relates to the creation of a new dedicated infrastructure investment fund (part H); provides for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2015-16 budget (part I); establishes the health care facility transformation program in Kings and Oneida counties, the health care provider support program and the capital restructuring financing program (part J). * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history supplement. Call us with the Year, Chapter, & Part of interest. CHAPTER 61 S4612-B BUDGET 04/13/15 SIGNED 04/13/15 LINE VETO MEMO.169 04/13/15 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.184 Amends a chapter of the laws of 2015 (S.2003C/A.3003C) making appropriations for the support of government. *** For legislative intent for Chapters 55-61 (Budget bills), call NYLS with your Chapter and Part. *** CHAPTER 62 A2008  Mayer 07/02/15  SIGNED Adds §1202-x, Tax Law. Imposes an occupancy tax in the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 63 A6613  Katz 07/02/15  SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system, in the town of Yorktown, county of Westchester, as the "Specialist David R. Fahey Jr. Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 64 A7789  Cahill 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §§2117 & 1101, Insurance Law. Relates to permitting insurance brokers to engage in certain activities in New York; permits brokers to act as agent for an insurer or health maintenance organization which is not licensed or authorized in this state with regard to certain activities involving multi-national entities. CHAPTER 65 A8177-B  DiPietro 07/02/15  SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Captain John J. Levulis Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 66 A8259-A  Morelle 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §50, Workers Compensation Law. Relates to interim assessments on the members of a defaulted group self-insurer or members of any other terminated group self-insurer; authorizes the chair to levy an interim assessment within 120 days of default; establishes that such time limitations do not apply to the imposition of any subsequent and further deficit assessments. CHAPTER 67 A8288-A  Pretlow (MS) 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §§1210, 1224 & 1261, adds §1262-t, Tax Law. Authorizes the city of Yonkers to impose an additional one-half of one percent sales tax to be used for the support of education. CHAPTER 68 S1292-A  RANZENHOFER 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Authorizes hunting of big game with rifles in the county of Genesee. Chapter 69 S2290  AMEDORE 07/02/15  SIGNED Adds §343-aaa, Highway Law. Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system as "Lieutenant Colonel Todd J. Clark Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 70 S3227  GRIFFO 07/02/15  SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route thirteen in the village of Camden as the "Sergeant Elisha R. Parker Veterans memorial highway". CHAPTER 71 S3820-A  MURPHY 07/02/15  SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system, in the town of Pound Ridge, county of Westchester, as the "Marine Captain Eric A. Jones Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 72 S4728-A  NOZZOLIO 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §4, Chap 144 of 2013. Relates to hunting deer with rifles in Ontario County. CHAPTER 73 S4729  NOZZOLIO 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to permitting deer hunting the first Monday after November 15th through the first Tuesday after December 7th in Seneca county. CHAPTER 74 S5181-B  NOZZOLIO 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §4, Chap 159 of 2013. Relates to authorizing hunting in the county of Wayne. CHAPTER 75 S5316-A  AMEDORE 07/02/15  SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Authorizes the use of rifles to take big game in the county of Schenectady. CHAPTER 76* S5965 LAVALLE (Governor Program #8) 07/07/15 SIGNED Adds Article 129-B §§6439 - 6449, Education Law; amends R3016, CPLR; adds §232, Executive Law. Relates to the implementation by colleges and universities of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking prevention and response policies and procedures; relates to privacy of name in certain legal challenges to college/university disciplinary findings; appropriates money therefor. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 77 A6258 Magnarelli 07/13/15 signed Amends §§21.00, 53.00, 54.90 & 107.00, Local Finance Law; amends §81, Chapter 413 of 1991.  Relates to local government borrowing practices and mandate relief. CHAPTER 78 A7510 Bichotte (State Liquor Authority # 8) 07/13/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 118 of 2012.  Relates to extending the effectiveness of powers of the chairman and members of the authority. CHAPTER 79 S601 LITTLE 07/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes any person licensed as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner or podiatrist in another state or territory and appointed by the World Triathlon Corporation to practice his or her profession in this state in connection with an athletic event sanctioned by such corporation. CHAPTER 80* S5966 VENDITTO (Governor Program # 3) 07/16/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends General Business Law, generally.  Relates to authorizing the secretary of state to order the cessation of unlicensed appearance enhancement activity and to register trainees in the practice of nail specialty. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 81 S4538 ADDABBO 07/17/15 SIGNED Amends §6, Chapter 100 of 2013.  Extends certain prior approved work permits relating to Hurricane Sandy. CHAPTER 82 A989 Rodriguez 07/23/15 signed Authorizes the commissioner of general services to sell and convey certain lands in the borough of Manhattan, county of New York to be used for social services programs, educational programs and affordable senior housing. CHAPTER 83 A5953 Magee  07/23/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 335 of 2005.  Makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to bus maintenance contracts for the Madison-Oneida board of educational services. CHAPTER 84 S1317 LANZA 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §185, General Business Law.  Relates to fees charged by employment agencies. CHAPTER 85 S4978-A YOUNG (Division of Housing & Community Renewal # 1) 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §47, Private Housing Finance Law; amends §6, Chapter 514 of 1983; amends §7, Chapter 396 of 1984; amends §16, Chapter 915 of 1982; amends §2407, Public Authorities Law; Amends §19, Chapter 555 of 1989; amends §2, Chapter 172 of 2002; amends §4, Chapter 208 of 2010; amends §5, Chapter 246 of 2010.  Relates to powers of the New York state housing finance agency and the state of New York mortgage agency; extends certain provisions. CHAPTER 86 S5913 LAVALLE 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 387 of 2013.  Extends the expiration of provisions relating to including the trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southampton, trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of East Hampton and the trustees of Freeholders and Commonalty of the town of Southold as municipal corporations for the purposes of section 72-h of the general municipal law. CHAPTER 87 S5958 FUNKE 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends Election Law, generally.  Relates to the conducting of a presidential primary; provides for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in the year 2016 and the "presidential" and "fall" primary in such year; relates to electing delegates to a national party convention. CHAPTER 88 S6002 FUNKE 07/23/15 SIGNED Amends §2-122-a, Election Law (as proposed in S.5958).  Relates to the presidential primary and providing for the election of delegates to a national party convention or a national party conference in 2016. CHAPTER 89 A136-A Paulin (MS) 07/25/15 signed Amends §§292 & 296, Executive Law.  Amends the definition of place of public accommodation, resort or amusement for the purposes of the human rights law. CHAPTER 90 A4759 Kaminsky 07/25/15 signed Amends Article 32 Title 1 §§930 - 940, Title 2 §§945 - 948, §30, Labor Law; repealed §97-pppp, State Finance Law; amends §3, Chapter 551 of 2014.  Relates to the licensure of mold assessment and remediation specialists. CHAPTER 91 S5630-A ORTT 07/25/15 SIGNED Directs the office for people with developmental disabilities to review and report on state laws and regulations applicable to military families with family members with developmental disabilities; requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to perform a study in consultation with division of military and naval affairs and the state education department and report to the legislature by November 11, 2016. CHAPTER 91 S5630-A ORTT 07/25/15 SIGNED with Press Release Directs the office for people with developmental disabilities to review and report on state laws and regulations applicable to military families with family members with developmental disabilities; requires the office for people with developmental disabilities to perform a study in consultation with division of military and naval affairs and the state education department and report to the legislature by November 11, 2016. CHAPTER 92 A4273 Buchwald 07/30/15 signed Amends §911, Executive Law.  Designates Peach lake as an inland waterway for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 93 A5140 Abinanti  07/30/15 signed Authorizes the transfer of certain funds from the state comptroller to the natural heritage trust. CHAPTER 94 A7670 Abbate ( State Comptroller # 27) 07/30/15 signed Amends §§23, 23-a, 323 & 323-a, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Relates to the calculation of employers' contributions to the NYS&LERS and the NYS&LP&FRS. CHAPTER 95 S1392 MURPHY 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law.  Designates Saw Mill River as an inland waterway for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 96 S1393 MURPHY 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law.  Designates the Bronx River as an inland waterway for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 97 S3699 MURPHY 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law.  Designates Campfire lake, Echo lake (Westchester County) and Pocantico river as inland waterways for purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 98 S4109-A PANEPINTO 07/30/15 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law.  Relates to adding 18 Mile Creek located within Erie county to the definition of inland waterways. CHAPTER 99 S4669-B CARLUCCI 07/30/15 SIGNED Enacts the village of Suffern deficit financing act; authorizes the village of Suffern to issue serial bonds, subject to the provisions of section 10.10 of the local finance law, on or before March 31, 2016, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed five million dollars. CHAPTER 100 S993-A RIVERA 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§1399-o & 1399-p, Public Health Law; amends §21-120.1, NYC Administrative Code.  Prohibits smoking tobacco products in and around after-school programs while such programs are in operation. CHAPTER 101 S3468-A LIBOUS 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Chenango, county of Broome as the "Trooper Christopher G. Skinner Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 102 S4836-A MARTINS 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of the state highway system in Nassau county as the "Police Officer Arthur Lopez Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 103 S5335-A VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route four hundred eighty-one between exit 5 and exit 6 as the "Deputy Sheriff Glenn Searles Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 104 S5956 GALLIVAN (Governor's Program Bill #5) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§624 & 626, Executive Law.  Relates to counseling for grandchildren of homicide victims. CHAPTER 105 A564-A Galef (MS) 08/13/15 signed Repealed §74-a, State Law; amends §§89-ppp, 89-sss & 89-yyy, General Business Law; amends §16, repealed §169-c, Agriculture & Markets Law.  Relates to abolishing committees, boards and panels, including the plant industry advisory committee, and the New York state collectable series panel. CHAPTER 106 A866-A Jaffee 08/13/15 signed Amends §§13.37-a & 13.38, Mental Hygiene Law.  Relates to transitional care. CHAPTER 107 A2150 Gottfried (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §2994-g, repealed sub 5 P(c), Public Health Law.  Authorizes an attending physician to make decisions regarding hospice on behalf of an incapable adult without a surrogate. CHAPTER 108 A2158-B Crouch 08/13/15 signed Grants eligibility to Cole Samsel for permanent appointment as a police officer with the village of Oxford police department even though he is over 35. CHAPTER 109 A3341 Peoples-Stokes (MS) 08/13/15 signed Relates to signage on a portion of Interstate 90 designating the "Harriet Tubman Home". CHAPTER 110 A3468 Crouch 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending the authority of Chenango county to impose additional taxes. CHAPTER 111 A3471 Lentol 08/13/15 signed Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993.  Relates to correcting the name of the Queens Borough Public Library. CHAPTER 112 A5284 Magee 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Otsego until 2017. CHAPTER 113 A5461 Lifton 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Cortland to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 114 A5469 Lupardo 08/13/15 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Broome to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 115 A5652 Schimminger (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §§70 & 85, adds §70-a, General Business Law.  Relates to licenses for private investigators, bail enforcement agents and watch, guard or patrol agencies; separates licensing of private investigators from that of bail enforcement agents and patrol agencies; increases punishment for private investigation without a license. CHAPTER 116 A6108 Russell 08/13/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 455 of 2011.  Extends effectiveness of provisions authorizing angling by a single individual with up to three lines in freshwater. CHAPTER 117 A6313 Duprey 08/13/15 signed Adds §1202-cc, Tax Law.  Authorizes the county of Franklin to impose a motel and hotel tax of 5 percent. CHAPTER 118 A6333 Pretlow (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §3205, Education Law.  Authorizes the Yonkers city school district to require certain minors who are five years of age to attend kindergarten. CHAPTER 119 A6440 Glick 08/13/15 signed Amends §§7005 & 7008, Education Law.  Relates to limited residence and limited fellowship permits in the area of podiatric medicine. CHAPTER 120 A6901 Glick 08/13/15 signed Amends §12, Chapter 381 of 2012.  Extends the licensure of private proprietary schools. CHAPTER 121 A7256 Duprey 08/13/15 signed Amends §114, Indian Law.  Relates to the jurisdiction of the St. Regis Mohawk tribal police. CHAPTER 122 A7274-A Jean-Pierre 08/13/15 signed Creates a tax exemption for owner occupied residential property in municipalities affected by Superstorm Sandy; exempts such buildings from 100 per centum of the increase in assessed value attributable to reconstruction, less 12 1/2 percentum, and less an additional 12 1/2 percentum for each year for an additional 7 years. CHAPTER 123 A7511 Walker (MS) (State Liquor Authority #7) 08/13/15 signed Amends §5, Chapter 396 of 2010.  Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to temporary retail permits issued by the state liquor authority. CHAPTER 124 A7619 Morelle 08/13/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 633 of 2006.  Extends provisions of law pertaining to the home based primary care for the elderly demonstration project. CHAPTER 125 A7633 Englebright (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 366 of 2011.  Relates to youth pheasant hunting days on Long Island. CHAPTER 126 A7640 Barron 08/13/15 signed Amends §4, Chapter 522 of 2000.  Relates to extending provisions of law relating to the underground facilities safety training account. CHAPTER 127 A7691 Schimminger 08/13/15 signed Amends §83, General Business Law.  Relates to exemptions for the licensure of private investigators. CHAPTER 128 A7855 Fahy (MS) (Department of Environmental Conserbation #16) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic cod. CHAPTER 129 A7856 Jaffee (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #15) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blueback herring. CHAPTER 130 A7857 Thiele (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #24) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage squid to December 31, 2017. CHAPTER 131 A7859 (Department of Environmental Conservation #21) Cymbrowitz (MS) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0340-g, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage monkfish. CHAPTER 132 A7860 Abinanti (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #20 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0329, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage lobsters until December 31, 2018. CHAPTER 133 A7861 Zebrowski (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #14) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage Atlantic and shortnose sturgeon. CHAPTER 134 A7862 Otis (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #12) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0327, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage scallops until December 31, 2018. CHAPTER 135 A7892 Brindisi 08/13/15 signed Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Oneida County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 136 A7975 Colton (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #27) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0340-c, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage winter flounder. CHAPTER 137 A8000 Titone (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #23) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0338, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage sharks. CHAPTER 138 A8045 Otis (MS) (Department of Environmental Conservation #17) 08/13/15 signed Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to management of Atlantic herring. CHAPTER 139 S69 GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law.  Relates to the qualifications for holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Wyoming. CHAPTER 140 S1172-A SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1 & 2, Chapter 324 of 2014.  Relates to the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district and makes technical changes. CHAPTER 141 S1314-A MARCELLINO 08/13/15 SIGNED Repealed §292 sub 31, amends §296, Executive Law; amends §47-b, Civil Rights Law.  Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs or service dogs. CHAPTER 142 S1514 GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§376 & 377, Social Services Law.  Relates to foster home decertification, application for recertification, authorization for non-renewal, notice of removal of a child and other required notices. CHAPTER 143 S1515 NOZZOLIO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §8216, Education Law.  Relates to the licensing of the profession of acupuncture; including the appropriate jurisdiction and regulations. CHAPTER 144 S1517 FELDER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§34-a & 410-w, repealed §34-a sub 9, Social Services Law.  Relates to notification to families receiving child care assistance. CHAPTER 145 S1518 FELDER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §20, Social Services Law; amends §2, Chapter 544 of 2014.  Relates to protocol for release of reports by local social services districts on the death of certain children. CHAPTER 146 S1519 GALLIVAN Amends §§13 & 14, Chapter 329 of 2009.  Alters the period of effectiveness of certain provisions relating to removing special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children. CHAPTER 147 S1692 ORTT 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 332 of 2014.  Relates to the adoption of the budget by the city of Lockport and actions of the state comptroller relating thereto. CHAPTER 148 S1694-A RANZENHOFER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 439 of 2008.  Relates to making technical changes relating to authorizing the town of Riga to establish the Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund. CHAPTER 149 S1695 MARCHIONE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 429 of 2014.  Provides for retroactive effectiveness of provisions relating to prohibiting additional fees for a veteran's distinguishing mark on a non-driver identification card or a driver's license. CHAPTER 150 S1790 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §485-q, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to residential investment exemptions. CHAPTER 151 S1806 ORTT 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §403-a, Executive Law.  Relates to requiring certain municipalities to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag. CHAPTER 152 S1807 GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §231, Executive Law.  Relates to the information that must be contained on the uniform identification cards issued and distributed to retired state police officers. CHAPTER 153 S1808 GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§451-a & 454, Bank Law.  Relates to the qualifications for membership and general powers of credit unions. CHAPTER 154 S1809 VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §31-j, Agriculture & Markets Law.  Makes technical corrections to chapter 525 of the laws of 2014 relating to encouraging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for seniors to participate in community gardens; adjusts the age of those who qualify as seniors. CHAPTER 155 S1810 VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §16, Agriculture & Markets Law.  Requires the department of agriculture and markets to evaluate their support of farmers age sixty years and older. CHAPTER 156 S2548 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Yates to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 157 S2549 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Schuyler to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 158 S2551 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Chemung to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 159 S3302 LATIMER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 88 of 2009.  Extends the authority of the city of New Rochelle to impose an occupancy tax. CHAPTER 160 S3396 DEFRANCISCO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization of the county of Onondaga to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 161 S3412 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 443 of 2007.  Extends provisions authorizing the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 162 S3423 YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates the bridges on interstate route 86 crossing state route 275, in the town of Friendship, county of Allegany, as the "Susan Foster Myers Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 163 S3594 FARLEY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending the authorization of the county of Hamilton to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes to the year 2017. CHAPTER 164 S3942-A HANNON 08/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from Strong Youth, Inc. CHAPTER 165 S4105 O'MARA Amends §§1210 & 1262-h, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Steuben to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 166 S4143 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization of the county of Delaware to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 167 S4182-A YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2999-cc, Public Health Law.  Provides that dentists' offices shall be originating sites for the purposes of telehealth delivery of services. CHAPTER 168 S4267-A YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Livingston as the "Springwater Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 169 S4268-A YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Livingston as the "Livonia Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 170 S4346 LITTLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1224, Tax Law.  Extends Clinton county's authorization to impose an additional 1% rate of sales and compensating use tax through November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 171 S4380 RANZENHOFER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authorization granted to the county of Genesee to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 172 S4392 VALESKY 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Madison to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 173 S4408 YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization for the county of Cattaraugus to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 174 S4409 YOUNG 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 until November 30, 2017, the expiration of provisions authorizing the county of Allegany to impose additional 1 1/2% sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 175 S4493 MARCHIONE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending the authorization of the county of Rensselaer to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 176 S4561-A FUNKE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Ontario as the "Canadice Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 177 S4564-A FUNKE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Rush Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 178 S4565-A FUNKE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Mendon Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 179 S4675 LITTLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authority of the county of Franklin to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 180 S4687-A GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Henrietta Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 181 S4695 AMEDORE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law; amends §3, Chapter 200 of 2002.  Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 182 S4696 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the period during which the county of Orleans is authorized to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 183 S4697 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-n, Tax Law.  Relates to continuing to authorize Niagara county to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 184 S4804 RANZENHOFER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-q, Tax Law.  Relates to the imposition of additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes by Erie County. CHAPTER 185 S4818 GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-g, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization for Oneida county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes and for allocation and distribution of a portion of net collections from such additional rates. CHAPTER 186 S4819-A GRIFFO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Authorizes the county of Lewis to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 187 S4830 CARLUCCI (Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance #6) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends Part B §153, Chapter 436 of 1997.  Extends the provisions of the Welfare Reform Act of 1997 to 2017. CHAPTER 188 S4853 CROCI (Department of Environmental Conservation #26) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0330, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department to manage whelk and conch. CHAPTER 189 S4854 CROCI (Department of Environmental Conservation #19) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-b, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage fluke-summer flounder. CHAPTER 190 S4866 CARLUCCI 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-l, Tax Law.  Relates to authorizing the county of Rockland to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 191 S4873 MARCELLINO (Department of Environmental Conservation #22) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-e, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to management of scup. CHAPTER 192 S4880 LARKIN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authority of Orange county to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 193 S4885 VENDITTO (Department of Environmental Conservation #25) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0303, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage striped bass. CHAPTER 194 S4886 VENDITTO (Department of Environmental Conservation #18) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-f, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage black sea bass. CHAPTER 195 S4906 GALLIVAN (Office of Children & Family Services #7) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §8, Chapter 29 of 2011.  Relates to extending the effectiveness of the interstate compact for juveniles. CHAPTER 196 S4941 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the additional one percent sales tax for Wayne county. CHAPTER 197 S4942 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization of the county of Cayuga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 198 S4943 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization of the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 199 S4984 GALLIVAN 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-p, Tax Law.  Extends provisions authorizing the county of Livingston to impose an additional one percent sales tax to the three percent rate. CHAPTER 200 S5004-A BOYLE (Department of Environmental Conservation #13) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0360, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends provisions relating to the taking of fish, shellfish, and crustacea in special management areas. CHAPTER 201 S5059 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes in Putnam county. CHAPTER 202 S5062-A SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes Angelo Gigliotti to take the competitive exam for police officer and be placed on the eligible list for such position in the city of Little Falls. CHAPTER 203 S5063-A SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Authorizes Joseph Perri to take the competitive exam for police officer and be placed on the eligible list for such position in the city of Little Falls. CHAPTER 204 S5072 LATIMER 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 89 of 2009.  Extends the city of Rye occupancy tax for three years. CHAPTER 205 S5075 SEWARD 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §1202-cc, Tax Law.  Authorizes the county of Delaware to impose a tax on hotel and motel occupancy of up to two percent of the charge therefor. CHAPTER 206 S5087 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization of the county of Monroe to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 207 S5095 RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending the authorization of the city of Oswego to impose an additional rate of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 208 S5134 O'MARA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 84 of 2010.  Relates to extending provisions relating to the management of migratory game birds. CHAPTER 209 S5135 O'MARA (Department of Environmental Conservation #9) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13, Chapter 600 of 1993; amends §§11-0903 & 11-0913, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of conservation to manage deer and bear. CHAPTER 210 S5136 O'MARA (Department of Environmental Conservation #8) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 122 of 2000.  Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to authorizing sweepstakes with respect to subscriptions to "The Conservationist" from August 1, 2015 to August 1, 2018. CHAPTER 211 S5137 O'MARA (Department of Environmental Conservation #11) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law.  Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to adopt regulations for hunting in the northern zone. CHAPTER 212 S5138-B MARCELLINO (Department of Environmental Conservation #28) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to issuance of commercial fishing licenses. CHAPTER 213 S5171-A RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210 & 1224, Tax Law.  Extends and increases the sales and compensating use tax authorized for the county of Jefferson through November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 214 S5172 RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization of St. Lawrence county to impose additional sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 215 S5336 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Allows Dutchess County to adopt a local law to continue to add an additional one percent of their sales tax to meet operating costs of the county government through 2017. CHAPTER 216 S5420 PERKINS 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends Chapter 192 of 2011.  Extends health care professionals' authorizations to practice in this state at an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners. CHAPTER 217 S5445-B LAVALLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§4410 & 7605, Education Law.  Relates to certified school psychologists and programs for preschool children with handicapping conditions. CHAPTER 218 S5550 AMEDORE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to authorizing the imposition of sales and compensating use taxes in the county of Montgomery. CHAPTER 219 S5604 LANZA 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 219 of 2003.  Relates to publishers or manufacturers providing printed instructional materials for college students with disabilities, in relation to extending the provisions of such chapter. CHAPTER 220 S5607-A LAVALLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §§210-c & 212, Education Law; adds §97-llll, State Finance Law.  Relates to authorizing the state education department to enter into interstate reciprocity agreements and/or regional compacts for post-secondary distance education programs and to charge a fee to participating in-state institutions and non-participating out-of-state institutions that offer distance education, and relates to establishing an interstate reciprocity post-secondary distance education account. CHAPTER 221 S5671 RULES 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §§1210 & 1262-j, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 until November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authority of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 222 S5688 STEWART-COUSINS 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law, generally; amends §371, General Municipal Law; amends §87, Public Officers Law. Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic-control indications in the city of White Plains, and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 223 S5782 ROBACH 08/13/15 SIGNED Adds §344-d, Highway Law.  Designates a portion of state route 15A in the county of Monroe as the "Brighton Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 224 S5786 RITCHIE 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §1202-h, Tax Law.  Relates to the hotel or motel tax in the county of Oswego. CHAPTER 225 S5922 LAVALLE 08/13/15 SIGNED Relates to the management and conservation of horseshoe crabs. CHAPTER 226 S5929 VENDITTO 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0331, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage crabs. CHAPTER 227 S5957 CROCI (Governor Program #4) 08/13/15 SIGNED Amends §29-h, Executive Law.  Relates to improving state disaster preparedness, response and recovery capabilities. CHAPTER 228 A7001 Fahy 08/14/15 signed with Press Release Amends §61, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.  Relates to authorizing farm distillery licensees to sell gift items in a tax-paid room upon the licensed premises incidental to the sale of liquor. CHAPTER 229 A7106 Cahill 08/14/15 signed Amends §1136, Tax Law.  Exempts brewers who produce less than 60,000 barrels of beer a year from the requirement to file annual information returns with the department of taxation and finance. CHAPTER 230 S1421 CARLUCCI 08/14/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §460, adds §467, Public Health Law.  Requires tattoo studios and body piercing studios to use single-use needles and inks, to obtain consent forms from customers and to maintain customer consent forms for a period of not less than seven years. CHAPTER 231 S1757-A GRIFFO 08/14/15 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§3 & 100, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.  Prohibits the sale or offering for sale of any powdered or crystalline alcohol product. CHAPTER 232 S5333-A MARCELLINO 08/14/15 SIGNED Adds §§54-b & 59-a, amends §63-a, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.  Relates to alcohol tastings. CHAPTER 233 S5938 LITTLE 08/14/15 SIGNED with Press Release Provides that the commissioner of education shall allocate state aid to the Saranac central school district even though such school district, through no fault of its own, shall not have been in session for the required 180 days. CHAPTER 234 S5969 GOLDEN (Governor Program #6) 08/14/15 SIGNED Repealed §215 sub 2 Pa subPP 1, 2, 3 & 4, amends §215, Executive Law; amends §§207-b & 201, State Finance Law. Relates to the terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective negotiating unit consisting of troopers in the division of state police and salary schedules for members of such unit; relates to the employee benefit fund for members of such unit; establishes an appropriation; repeals provisions of the executive law relating to salary schedules. CHAPTER 235 S5970 GALLIVAN (Governor Program #7) 08/14/15 SIGNED Repealed §215 sub 2 PP 5-8, amends §215, Executive Law; repealed §207-b sub 2 Pa, amends §207-b, State Finance Law.  Relates to terms and conditions of employment for members of the collective bargaining unit consisting of commissioned and non-commissioned state police officers; relates to salary schedules for members of such unit; establishes an employee benefit fund for members of such unit and makes an appropriation therefor. CHAPTER 236 A.2132 Pretlow 08/31/15 signed Amends §228, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law.  Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization. CHAPTER 237 A8083 Weinstein (Office of Court Administration #1) 08/31/15 signed Amends §212, Judiciary Law; adds Article 21-A §§2110 - 2112, Civil Practice Laws & Rules; adds §11-b, Court of Claims Act; amends §10.40, adds §460.90, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §§214 & 1122, Family Court Act; adds §2103-a, NYC Civil Court Act; adds §107, Surrogate's Court Procedure Act.  Relates to the use of electronic means for the commencement and filing of papers in certain actions and proceedings. CHAPTER 238 S4857-A LAVALLE 09/14/15 SIGNED Amends §6801-a, Education Law; amends §5, Chapter 21 of 201.  Authorizes pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management. CHAPTER 239 A7996-A Rozic 09/18/15 signed Amends §1111-c, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends Part II §14, Chapter 59 of 2010.  Relates to extending, in a city with a population of one million or more, the bus rapid transit program. NYC CHAPTER 240 A1797-A Paulin (MS) 09/22/15 signed Amends §§530.12 & 530.13, Criminal Procedure Law.  Provides clarification on determining the expiration date of an order of protection issued in relation to a family offense. CHAPTER 241 A2242 Bronson 09/22/15 signed with Press Release Amends §64-a, Civil Rights Law.  Limits the scope of information disclosed in a published notice of change of name. CHAPTER 242 S2957-A ORTT 09/23/15 SIGNED with press Release Adds §195.02, Penal Law.  Enacts "Amanda Lynn's Law"; establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse as a class E felony. CHAPTER 243 A490 Ryan 09/25/15  signed Amends §81.21, Mental Hygiene Law.  Makes technical correction relating to notice of petition for the appointment of a guardian for purposes of property management. CHAPTER 244 A928 Miller 09/25/15  signed Amends §844-b, Executive Law.  Broadens the focus of the New York state committee for the coordination of police services to elderly persons; relates to the evaluation of Triad programs. CHAPTER 245 A1460 Cusick 09/25/15  signed Amends §3, Chapter 306 of 2011.  Extends, from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property. CHAPTER 246 A2122-A Jaffee 09/25/15  signed Relates to the transfer and conveyance of certain unused state land consisting of a portion of the Rockland Psychiatric Center to Joseph Home, Inc. CHAPTER 247 A2143 O'Donnell 09/25/15  signed Amends §33.13, Mental Hygiene Law.  Relates to clinical records and confidentiality. CHAPTER 248 A2369 Barrett 09/25/15  signed Amends §§324 & 324-a, Agriculture & Markets Law.  Relates to agriculture and farmland protection programs; includes efforts to support the successful transfer of agricultural land from existing owners to new owners and operators, especially new and beginning farmers in what should be included in agricultural and farmland protection plans. CHAPTER 249 A2454 Magee 09/25/15  signed Amends §301, Agriculture & Markets Law.  Includes actively managed log-grown woodland mushrooms within the meaning of the term "crops, livestock and livestock products" for purposes of provisions of law relating to agricultural districts. CHAPTER 250 A4969-B Simotas 09/25/15  signed Amends §130.52, Penal Law.  Relates to the crime of forcible touching. CHAPTER 251 A5150-B Buchwald Relates to extending the date from February 2, 2015 to February 3, 2015 for the collection of property taxes. CHAPTER 252 A5155-A Magee 09/25/15  signed Amends §§203 & 204, Agriculture & Markets Law.  Relates to the manufacturing and sale of imitation birch and walnut syrups and the branding and labeling of such syrups. CHAPTER 253 A5521 Otis 09/25/15  signed Provides a real property tax exemption for Congregation Anshe Sholom of New Rochelle; provides that if the exemption is granted, the governing body or tax department may, in its sole discretion, provide for the refund of applicable paid taxes, fines, penalties, interest, or tax liens remaining unpaid. CHAPTER 254 A5641 Otis 09/25/15  signed Amends §2, Chapter 137 of 1877.  Relates to a free association library in Port Chester. CHAPTER 255 A5926 Brook-Krasny 09/25/15  signed Amends §§1-106 & 5-210, Election Law.  Provides that references in election law to "United States mail" and related terms shall include any delivery service designated by the secretary of the treasury of the United States unless the state board of elections finds that such delivery service is inadequate. CHAPTER 256 A5933 Kaminsky 09/25/15  signe Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county. CHAPTER 257 A6212-A Murray 09/25/15  signed Relates to the village of Mastic Beach entering into contracts to sell delinquent tax liens. CHAPTER 258 A6255-B Rosenthal 09/25/15  signed Amends §216.05, Criminal Procedure Law.  Prohibits removal from the judicial diversion program of defendants with opioid addictions, on the basis of participation prescribed drug treatment under the care of a physician. CHAPTER 259 A6800 Abinanti 09/25/15  signed Authorizes the village of Dobbs Ferry to offer an optional twenty-year retirement plan to certain police officers. CHAPTER 260 A6809 Weprin 09/25/15  signed Amends §1201-a, Tax Law.  Relates to extending the authorization of any city having a population of one million or more to provide a biotechnology credit against the general corporation tax, unincorporated business tax, and banking corporation tax of such city. CHAPTER 261 A6875-B Graf 09/25/15  signed Authorizes the Suffolk Islamic Center, Inc. to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. CHAPTER 262 A6909 Woerner 09/25/15  signed Amends §1202-g, Tax Law.  Relates to the tourist home, inn, hotel or motel tax in Saratoga county and the city of Saratoga Springs. CHAPTER 263 A6943 Peoples-Stokes (Office of Victim Services #3) 09/25/15  signed Amends §631, Executive Law.  Provides that there need not be a finding of financial difficulty for crime victim awards of less than $10,000. CHAPTER 264 A6973-A Pichardo 09/25/15  signed Amends §23, Chapter 434 of 1999.  Relates to the effectiveness of licensed private schools and registered business schools. CHAPTER 265 A7219 Zebrowski Amends Part CC §8, Chapter 57 of 2014.  Relates to the effectiveness of provisions relating to the "Rockland Bergen Flood Mitigation act" and the Rockland Bergen Flood Mitigation Task Force. CHAPTER 266 A7281 Ramos 09/25/15  signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to the computation of adjusted base proportions for tax assessment rolls. CHAPTER 267 A7578 Englebright (MS) 09/25/15  signed Amends §57-0107, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to defining the "central pine barrens area" and the "core preservation area". CHAPTER 268 A7604 Lopez 09/25/15  signed Authorizes the county of Greene to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to deputy sheriff John Del Vecchio. CHAPTER 269 A7645 Weinstein (Office of Court Administration #64) 09/25/15  signed Amends §§236 & 248, Domestic Relations Law; amends §412, Family Court Act.  Relates to the duration and amount of maintenance and of spousal support; establishes new formulas for the amount of maintenance and spousal support and factors the court can use to deviate from that amount. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 270 A7814 Sepulveda (Department of Corrections & Community Supervision #1) 09/25/15  signed Amends §74, Correction Law.  Permits certain inmate releases on a Thursday instead of Friday to ensure next day reporting. CHAPTER 271 A7936 Farrell 09/25/15  signed Amends §489-gggggg, Real Property Tax Law; amends §11-274, NYC Administrative Code.  Relates to tax abatement for certain industrial and commercial properties in a city with a population of one million or more. CHAPTER 272 A7939-A Weinstein 09/25/15  signed Amends §390, Judiciary Law.  Expands provisions to enable persons who are deaf or hard of hearing to participate in court proceedings. CHAPTER 273 A8239 Persaud 09/25/15  signed Amends §488-a, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to the rehabilitation of certain multiple dwellings used for single room occupancy. CHAPTER 274 S2322 LATIMER 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authority of the city of New Rochelle to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 275 S2543 LANZA 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §6, Chapter 395 of 1978.  Extends the moratorium on the issuance of certificates of environmental safety for the siting of facilities and certification of routes for the transportation of liquefied natural or petroleum gas. CHAPTER 276 S2550 O'MARA 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Tompkins to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 277 S3108 HANNON 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the village of Garden City, in the county of Nassau, to offer police officer Anthony Baker an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 278 S3216 AMEDORE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the authorization of the county of Greene to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 279 S3217 AMEDORE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.  Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises in the city of Kingston in the county of Ulster. CHAPTER 280 S3234 SEWARD 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization for additional sales tax in the county of Schoharie until 2017. CHAPTER 281 S3235 SEWARD 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 333 of 2006.  Extends the authorization of the county of Schoharie to impose a county recording tax on obligation secured by a mortgage on real property until 2017. CHAPTER 282 S3283 LIBOUS 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the authorization granted to the county of Tioga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 283 S3368-A HANNON 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from YWAM Cornerstone. CHAPTER 284 S3393-B HANNON 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from the World Mission Agency Winners Chapel of New York, Inc. CHAPTER 285 S3403 FARLEY 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 489 of 2004.  Relates to the mortgage recording tax in the county of Fulton, to extend the effectiveness of such chapter. CHAPTER 286 S3411 SEWARD 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §§1210, 1210-E & 1262-s, Tax Law.  Relates to extending the authorization for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Herkimer county. CHAPTER 287 S3424 BONACIC 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 473 of 2010.  Relates to extending the provisions relating to the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund until five years after the commencement of the operation of a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct racetrack. CHAPTER 288 S3462 FARLEY 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authority for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Schenectady county until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 289 S3522 LITTLE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 327 of 2006.  Extends from December 1, 2015 to December 1, 2018, the expiration of the authorization to the county of Essex to impose an additional mortgage recording tax. CHAPTER 290 S3829 RULES 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending the authorization for Ontario county to impose additional rates of sales and compensating use taxes until 2017. CHAPTER 291 S3892 LATIMER 09/25/15  SIGNED Relates to authorizing Christopher Ryan to apply for retroactive membership in the NYS and local police and fire retirement system. CHAPTER 292 S3906-A PANEPINTO 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the town of Hamburg, county of Erie to discontinue the use of certain town lands as parkland and to sell and convey such lands to James Cleary. CHAPTER 293 S3955 GALLIVAN 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the expiration of the authorization to the county of Wyoming to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax. CHAPTER 294 S3994 CROCI 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the Faith Alive Ministries to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Islip. CHAPTER 295 S3997 LITTLE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends until November 30, 2017, the authority of the county of Essex to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes. CHAPTER 296 S4127 FARLEY 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 326 of 2006.  Relates to authorizing the county of Hamilton to impose a county recording tax on obligations secured by mortgages on real property. CHAPTER 297 S4145 FARLEY 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending authorization for the imposition of additional sales tax in Fulton County until 2017. CHAPTER 298 S4240-A RITCHIE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §224, County Law.  Relates to community and economic vitality, environment and energy, nutrition and healthy families and youth development under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell university. CHAPTER 299 S4303 VENDITTO 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property tax from the Calvary Apostolic Church, Inc. for a certain parcel of land located in the town of Oyster Bay. CHAPTER 300 S4370 MARCHIONE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §527, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law.  Relates to extending the disposition of off-track pools state tax to Saratoga county. CHAPTER 301 S4381 RANZENHOFER 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 579 of 2004.  Extends the period during which the county of Genesee is authorized to impose a county recording tax on certain mortgage obligations. CHAPTER 302 S4437 BRESLIN 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends for two years the authorization of additional sales and use tax for the county of Albany from November 30, 2015 until November 30, 2017. CHAPTER 303 S4448 YOUNG 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 98 of 2009.  Relates to authorizing the county of Cattaraugus to impose an additional mortgage recording tax; relates to extending the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 304 S4545 RITCHIE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §192-e, Agriculture & Markets Law.  Provides for the issuance of receipts for the delivery of liquefied petroleum gas by electronic means. CHAPTER 305 S4556 MURPHY 09/25/15  SIGNED Allows Maureen Callen to file a request for Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with the state comptroller. CHAPTER 306 S4557 MURPHY 09/25/15  SIGNED Allows AnnMarie Milano to file a request for Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with the state comptroller. CHAPTER 307 S4609 MARCHIONE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Extends the authorization for imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Columbia county until 2017. CHAPTER 308 S4613 MARCHIONE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 556 of 2007.  Extends the additional real estate transfer tax within the county of Columbia. CHAPTER 309 S4682 CARLUCCI 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the village of Montebello to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for certain parcels of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland. CHAPTER 310 S4725-A MARTINS 09/25/15  SIGNED Permits the Gobind Marg Charitable Society, Incorporated to file an application for certain real property tax exemptions. CHAPTER 311 S4803-A RANZENHOFER 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the town of Amherst, county of Erie to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland and to replace such parkland with other parcels of land. CHAPTER 312 S4817-B GRIFFO 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §23, Town Law; amends §3, Public Officers Law.  Authorizes the town justice of the town of Lewis in Lewis County to be a nonresident of the town of Lewis. CHAPTER 313 S4859 BONACIC 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending authorization to impose certain taxes in the county of Sullivan. CHAPTER 314 S4870 LITTLE (Department of Environmental Conservation #7) 09/25/15  SIGNED Relates to the exchange of certain lands between the town of Long Lake and the state of New York. CHAPTER 315 S4874 HANNON (Department of Health #4) 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2805-m, Public Health Law.  Relates to the collection of hospital sepsis data. CHAPTER 316 S4878 MARTINS 09/25/15  SIGNED Permits the World Mission Society Church of God to file an application for certain real property tax exemptions. CHAPTER 317 S4908-A SKELOS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the East Rockaway fire department to apply to the assessor of the county of Nassau for a retroactive real property tax exemption on a certain parcel of land. CHAPTER 318 S4910 SKELOS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Temple Israel in the village of Lawrence, in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 319 S4915 SKELOS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Mesivta Ateres Yaakov in the village of Lawrence, county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 320 S4993 YOUNG 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 405 of 2007.  Extends from November 30, 2015 to November 30, 2017, the expiration of the 5% hotel and motel tax in the county of Chautauqua. CHAPTER 321 S5023-A GALLIVAN 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §§500-a & 500-c, Correction Law.  Authorizes the Livingston county correction facility to be used for detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any local court in the county of Livingston. CHAPTER 322 S5031-A MARTINS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the Torah OHR Hebrew Academy to retroactively apply for real property tax exemptions for certain properties in the village of Great Neck, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 323 S5058 RULES 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1202-q, Tax Law; amends §6, Chapter 179 of 2000.  Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes. CHAPTER 324 S5090 RITCHIE 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1210, Tax Law.  Relates to extending authorization for an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax in the county of Oswego. CHAPTER 325 S5120 AMEDORE 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of general services to convey a parcel of land upon the Coxsackie correctional facility to the county of Greene. CHAPTER 326 S5133 O'MARA (Environmental Facilities Corporation #1) 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §17-1909, Environmental Conservation Law.  Relates to the special powers of the New York state environmental facilities corporation. CHAPTER 327 S5178 SKELOS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Greater Five Towns YM & YWHA, Inc., in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 328 S5179-C SKELOS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Machon Basya Rochel, Inc. in the village of Lawrence, in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 329 S5187-A STEWART-COUSINS 09/25/15  SIGNED Adds §1640-o, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Authorizes a residential parking system in the village of Dobbs Ferry. CHAPTER 330 S5251 FARLEY 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the village of Scotia, in the county of Schenectady, to offer firefighter Daniel Marchand an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 331 S5284 CARLUCCI 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §253-f, Tax Law.  Relates to a recording tax imposed by the county of Rockland. CHAPTER 332 S5317-B YOUNG 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §§1210, 1224 & 1262-o, Tax Law.  Extends the expiration of the authorization of county of Chautauqua to impose additional 1/2% sales and use taxes until November 30, 2017; authorizes such county to increase the rate of such taxes to 1%, if county real property taxes are reduced by 3%. CHAPTER 333 S5326 YOUNG 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §349-dd, Highway Law.  Expands the Western New York Southtowns scenic byway in the county of Cattaraugus. CHAPTER 334 S5379-A BONACIC 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes certain deputy sheriffs in Sullivan county to participate in the optional twenty-five year retirement plan. CHAPTER 335 S5425-A O'MARA 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the village of Penn Yan to convey certain real property to Keuka Outlet Development, LLC. CHAPTER 336 S5436-A LATIMER 09/25/15  SIGNED Adds §1640-o, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Authorizes the village of Mamaroneck in the county of Westchester to establish a residential parking system in certain areas of the village. CHAPTER 337 S5453-A O'MARA 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Bradley M. Fuerst to participate in the optional 20 year retirement plan for police officers. CHAPTER 338 S5454-A O'MARA 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the village of Painted Post to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain police officers employed by such village. CHAPTER 339 S5455-A O'MARA 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Bradley M. Fuerst to participate in the optional 20 year retirement plan for police officers covered under section 384-d of the retirement and social security law. CHAPTER 340 S5456-A O'MARA 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the county of Steuben to offer an optional twenty-five year retirement plan under section 551(e) of the retirement and social security law to deputy sheriffs Kenneth J. Bauch, Brandon L. Brown, Matthew A. Nortarfonzo, Kenneth L. O'Dell, Brooke C. Payne, Michael Z. Ramirez, Matthew L. Sorge and Alan B. Warriner. CHAPTER 341 S5538-A SERINO 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1640-h, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Expands the residential parking system in the village of Cold Spring, county of Putnam. CHAPTER 342 S5564 ORTT 09/25/15  SIGNED Relates to retirement benefits for Jason Hendel of Monroe County. CHAPTER 343 S5568-A FUNKE 09/25/15  SIGNED Relates to alienation and substitution of certain parklands in the town of Naples in the county of Ontario; allows the town to discontinue as parkland and alienate the lands known as the "James P. Long Memorial Park" so long as the proceeds from the sale are used to further develop and improve existing parks, and dedicate a portion of the Naples Community Park to James P. Long. CHAPTER 344 S5590 NOZZOLIO 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the town of Waterloo, county of Seneca to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland. CHAPTER 345 S5626-B MARCHIONE 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the county of Saratoga and the Saratoga County Water Authority to transfer certain lands. CHAPTER 346 S5646 CARLUCCI 09/25/15  SIGNED Permits the Iqra Darul Ehsan, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 347 S5685-B BONACIC (Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance #1) 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §111-i, Social Services Law; repealed & adds Art 5-B, Family Court Act.  Repeals and reenacts the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. CHAPTER 348 S5719 RULES 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §1202-o, Tax Law.  Extends, until December 31, 2017, the expiration of the authority granted to the county of Suffolk to impose hotel and motel taxes. CHAPTER 349 S5735-B RITCHIE 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the village of Clayton, county of Jefferson to transfer and convey certain parklands to Dean Hyde in exchange for certain lands owned by Dean Hyde which shall be used as parkland and as part of the village of Clayton's riverwalk project. CHAPTER 350 S5753-B LAVALLE 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the Mattituck park district, town of Southold, county of Suffolk, to discontinue use of certain lands as parklands on Pike Street and sell such lands. CHAPTER 351 S5754-B LAVALLE 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the Mattituck park district, town of Southold, county of Suffolk, to discontinue use of certain lands as parklands adjoining Love Lane and sell such lands. CHAPTER 352 S5756-A ORTT 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Historical Society of the Tonawandas Inc. to file a retroactive application for real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 353 S5778 MARCHIONE 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the town of Waterford, in the county of Saratoga to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan and the additional pension benefit plan for members of the optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Craig Fifield. CHAPTER 354 S5779 MARCHIONE 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the town of Waterford, in the county of Saratoga to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan and the additional pension benefit plan for members of the optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Michael Shudt. CHAPTER 355 S5787 MARTINS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the United Methodist Church of Port Washington to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 356 S5788 MARTINS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the India Association of Long Island, Inc. to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain properties in the hamlet of Hicksville, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 357 S5830 SKELOS 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes Yeshiva of South Shore in the town of Hempstead, in the county of Nassau, to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 358 S5870 RANZENHOFER 09/25/15  SIGNED Amends §§112, 304, 404, 606, 614, 711, 909, 1003 & 1304, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law; amends §216-a, Education Law; amends §§16.32 & 31.31, Mental Hygiene Law.  Makes technical corrections to provisions of law relating to charitable corporations. CHAPTER 359 S5879 BRESLIN 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Troy to accept from the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church an application for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law. CHAPTER 360 S5912 BRESLIN 09/25/15  SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Troy to accept from the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church an application for exemption from real property taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law. CHAPTER 361 A2026 Ryan  10/05/15 signed with Press Release Amends §5-1708-a, General Obligations Law.  Relates to waivers for families of victims of terrorist attacks. The intent of this bill is to provide funds to familiesof victims of terrorist attacks against the United States. Many peopleafter the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks looked for ways that theycould assist victims of the attacks and the victims' families. One suchexample involved agents who sold structured settlements to victims'families but were forbidden by law from waiving their commission and,thereby, increasing the amount of the structured settlement. Section5-1708-a of the general obligations law allowed for these types of waivers to occur. This bill would expand this ability to all victims ofterrorist attacks against the United States. CHAPTER 362* S1 SAVINO 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §§194 & 198, Labor Law. Prohibits differential pay because of sex. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. CHAPTER 363 S2 VALESKY 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §292, Executive Law. Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices. CHAPTER 364 S3 LITTLE 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §§297 & 296-a, Executive Law. Relates to the provision of attorney's fees in cases of housing, employment or credit discrimination. CHAPTER 365 S4 LITTLE 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §296, Executive Law. Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices because of familial status. CHAPTER 366 S5 ROBACH 10/21/15 SIGNED Adds §227-d, Real Property Law; adds §744, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law. Prohibits discrimination in housing based upon domestic violence status and establishes a task force to study the impact of source of income on access to housing. CHAPTER 367 S6 YOUNG 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §153-c, Family Court Act; amends §212, Judiciary Law; amends §648, Executive Law. Establishes a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means and for issuance of such orders ex parte by audio-visual means. CHAPTER 368 S7 LANZA 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends Penal Law, generally; amends §§700.05, 380.50 & 440.10, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §§483-bb & 483-cc, Social Services Law; amends §212, Civil Practice Law & Rules; amends §14, Chapter 74 of 2007; amends §10.03, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §§168-a & 168-d, Correction Law; amends §509-cc, adds §510-d, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §2324-a, Public Health Law; amends §715, Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law; amends §231, Real Property Law; amends §840, add S214-d, Executive Law. Enacts the trafficking victims protection and justice act. CHAPTER 369 S8 HANNON 10/21/15 SIGNED Amends §§292 & 296, Executive Law. Requires the provision of reasonable accommodations for pregnant women. CHAPTER 370 A627-A Braunstein (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §3306, Public Health Law.  Establishes certain substances as banned substances. N-Bomb CHAPTER 371 A1327-A Cahill 10/26/15 signed Amends §§4903 & 4904, Public Health Law; amends §§4903 & 4904, Insurance Law.  Provides for the expedited utilization review of court ordered mental health and/or substance use disorder services. CHAPTER 372 A2439-B Buchwald 10/26/15 signed Amends §84, Town Law.  Relates to a board of registration for special town elections; authorizes a board of registration to carry out personal registration where approved by a town board. CHAPTER 373 A2761-B Mayer (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §245.00, Penal Law.  Expands the class B misdemeanor of public lewdness to include the commission of a lewd act while trespassing in a dwelling and being observed by a lawful occupant. CHAPTER 374 A3563-C Lavine (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §7605, Education Law.  Exempts certain persons who administer and score objective psychological tests from provisions of law relating to the practice of the profession of psychology. CHAPTER 375 A3601 Dinowitz 10/26/15 signed Amends §§5-215, 8-400 & 8-404, Election Law. Eliminates the reference to "inmate" when referring to residents of veteran's administration hospitals for purposes of absentee voting. CHAPTER 376 A4140 Gottfried 10/26/15 signed Amends §§3602 & 579, Public Health Law; amends §§902 & 903, Education Law; amends §§406, 433 & 434, General Business Law; amends §§404-a & 509-g, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Relates to the scope of practice of nurse practitioners. CHAPTER 377 A4586 McDonald (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §11.00, Local Finance Law.  Provides that the period of probable usefulness of the installation or reconstruction of a heating system is 15 years for purposes of local financing. CHAPTER 378 A6045-B Abbate 10/26/15 signed Adds §§74-a & 374-a, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Provides beneficiaries with the same allocation of retirement benefits if the member has service retirement application, disability retirement applications or option election forms postmarked prior to death. CHAPTER 379 A6062 Gunther 10/26/15 signed Amends §3343-b, Public Health Law.  Directs the department of health to oversee a program for the safe disposal of unused controlled substances in accordance with federal law and regulations. CHAPTER 380 A6105-A Robinson 10/26/15 signed Amends §108, Banking Law.  Relates to loan products that may be offered by banks; authorizes a bank or trust company, with the approval of the superintendent, to offer a loan product that encourages personal savings by requiring a borrower to place a portion of the loan into an interest-bearing savings account. CHAPTER 381 A6223-A Thiele (MS) 10/26/15 signed 10/26/15 approval memo.1 Amends §§458-a & 458-b, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to real property tax exemptions available to veterans. CHAPTER 382 A6529 Gunther 10/26/15 signed Amends §9.60, Mental Hygiene Law.  Relates to examination of persons ordered to obtain assisted outpatient treatment in counties with a population of less than eighty thousand. CHAPTER 383 A6569 Pretlow 10/26/15 signed Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva, police officers employed by such city. CHAPTER 384 A7207 Magee 10/26/15 signed Amends §§840 & 837, Executive Law; amends §16, Agricultural & Markets Law.  Provides for training for police regarding animal cruelty and protection laws. CHAPTER 385 A7575 Fahy 10/26/15 signed Adds §845-a, Executive Law.  Relates to the presentment of flags which were lowered to half-staff in memorial of the death of any police officer or peace officer; establishes that the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, with the office of general services, shall arrange for the procurement and presentment of flags that were flown at half-staff in memorial of the death of any police officer or peace officer to the person designated to dispose of the remains of the officer. CHAPTER 386 A7594 Titus (MS) 10/26/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 451 of 2012.  Relates to permitted deductions from wages and extends the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 387 A7637 Seawright (OCA # 37RR) 10/26/15 signed Amends §413, Family Court Act; amends §240, Domestic Relations Law.  Relates to spousal maintenance and child support in supreme and family court. CHAPTER 388 A7641 Brennan 10/26/15 signed Amends §132, Chapter 549 of 2013.  Relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to prohibiting employees of a not-for-profit corporation from serving as chair of the board. CHAPTER 389 A7754-A Brindisi 10/26/15 signed Amends §255, Education Law.  Relates to the term of office of trustees of cooperative public library systems. CHAPTER 390 A7823 Peoples-Stokes 10/26/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 595 of 2007.  Extends provisions relating to the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor commission in Buffalo. CHAPTER 391 S676-B HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds Article 29-CCCC §§2994-hh - 2994-mm, Public Health Law.  Relates to the identification of caregivers; creates the CARE Act. CHAPTER 392 S1530 AMEDORE 10/26/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town board of Marbletown to hold meetings in the town of Rosendale and the town justice court of Marbletown to hold justice court in the town of Rosendale. CHAPTER 393 S1700-A GALLIVAN 10/26/15 SIGNED Relates to the town of Eagle, county of Wyoming wind project. CHAPTER 394 S1744-A CARLUCCI 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §380.50, Criminal Procedure Law.  Requires the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services in consultation with the director of the office of victim services to prepare and distribute the notification form for victims of violent felony offenses allowing them to demand to be informed regarding a name change petition by the defendant. CHAPTER 395 S1848-A MARCHIONE 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §§8-308 & 17-134, repealed & adds §7-126, Election Law.  Prohibits the use of pasters, stickers and labels on ballots. CHAPTER 396 S2927 LAVALLE 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 330 of 2011.  Provides annual payments from the town of Southampton community preservation fund to the East Quogue union free school district. CHAPTER 397 S3018-A YOUNG 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §20, Municipal Home Rule Law.  Authorizes local governments to deliver proposed local laws to members of their legislative bodies by means of e-mail. CHAPTER 398 S3542-A GRIFFO 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds §27, Public Service Law.  Relates to the public availability of certain competitive requests for proposals. CHAPTER 399 S3691-A GIANARIS 10/26/15 SIGNED Authorizes the city of New York to discontinue use of certain park land and convey it to St. Michael's Prostestant Episcopal Church. CHAPTER 400 S4283 MURPHY 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §§2 & 7, Benevolent Orders Law; amends §77, General Municipal Law; amends §13, General City Law; amends §§24 & 183, Military Law; amends §452, Real Property Tax Law; adds §5-b, Public Building Law.  Declares the Vietnam Veterans of America to be benevolent orders and grants such organization various benefits available to specified veterans' organizations; requires the commissioner of general services to set aside space in the capitol for use as quarters of the Vietnam Veterans of America. CHAPTER 401 S4324-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §2164, Public Health Law.  Relates to meningococcal immunizations; requires certain parents ensure the immunization of their children against meningococcal disease. CHAPTER 402* S4327-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds §1352-e, Public Health Law.  Allows companion dogs at food service establishments in outdoor dining areas in certain conditions. * For legislative intent, see NYLS legislative history. ​ CHAPTER 402 S4327-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Adds §1352-e, Public Health Law.  Allows companion dogs at food service establishments in outdoor dining areas in certain conditions. CHAPTER 403 S4754 BRESLIN 10/26/15 SIGNED Grants retroactive tier IV membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Jill Alix and Chris Karwiel. CHAPTER 404 S4852 CROCI  (Division of Veterans Affairs # 4) 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §243-b, Military Law.  Relates to allowing all veterans who miss a civil service examination for active duty military service the opportunity for a makeup examination. CHAPTER 405 S5101-A HANNON 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §4310, Public Health Law; amends §§490 & 502, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Provides for the effect of skipping a question on a registration of consent to make an anatomical gift. CHAPTER 406 S5196-A RANZENHOFER 10/26/15 SIGNED 10/26/15 APPROVAL MEMO.2 Adds §485-r, Real Property Tax Law.  Authorizes a residential redevelopment inhibited property exemption in certain cities. CHAPTER 407 S5777 VALESKY 10/26/15 SIGNED Amends §§1608 & 1609, Not-For-Profit Corporations Law.  Relates to the acquisition and disposition of property by land banks; provides for no filing or recording fees for land banks. CHAPTER 408 S5812-A SERINO 10/26/15 SIGNED Relates to authorizing the city of Poughkeepsie to sell certain parklands to a private entity for a public benefit and economic development. CHAPTER 409 S5864 LIBOUS 10/26/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Vestal, in the county of Broome, to alienate and convey certain parklands in the African road park to the Vestal Veterinary Hospital. CHAPTER 410 A453 Cymbrowitz 10/29/15 signed Relates to directing an examination by the superintendent of financial services concerning the treatment of concurrent causation provisions in homeowners insurance contracts for coverage of sewer backup. CHAPTER 411 A7156 Kaminsky 10/29/15 signed Adds §1805-b, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to an assessment of real property damaged by the severe storm that occurred on the twenty-ninth and thirtieth of October, two thousand twelve in a special assessing unit that is not a city. CHAPTER 412 S4541 SEWARD 11/10/15 SIGNED 11/10/15 APPROVAL MEMO.3 Relates to legalizing, validating, ratifying and confirming certain actions of the Oneonta fire district. CHAPTER 413 S4694-A CROCI 11/10/15 SIGNED 11/10/15 APPROVAL MEMO.4 Adds §29-k, Executive Law.  Relates to quarterly claim reports for certain disaster assistance. CHAPTER 414 A7229-A DenDekker 11/11/15 signed with Press Release Amends §2632, Public Health Law.  Clarifies eligibility requirements for admission to the New York state veterans' home. CHAPTER 415 S4125-A MARTINS 11/11/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds Chapter II Title 3 Article 2 §320.0, S1 of Chapter 273 of 1939.  Relates to the Port Washington police district. CHAPTER 416 A7060 Gottfried (MS) 11/11/15 signed 11/12/15 approval memo.5 Amends §§3360, 3361, 3363 & 3369-b, adds §3365-a, Public Health Law.  Creates an expedited access to medical marihuana in certain cases where a patient's condition is progressive and degenerative. CHAPTER 417 A8258 Gottfried  11/11/15 signed 11/12/15 approval memo.6 Amends §3360, Public Health Law (as proposed in S.5086 & A.7060 Chapter 416).  Relates to special certification for use of medical marihuana; makes a technical correction. CHAPTER 418 A86  Paulin (MS) 11/21/15 signed cap.418 Amends §S207, Public Health Law.  Relates to health care and wellness education and outreach programs for victims of sex offenses or victims of child pornography promotion. CHAPTER 419 A134 Paulin (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §207, Public Health Law.  Relates to public education and outreach about female genital mutilation. CHAPTER 420 A382-A Rosenthal (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §207, Public Health Law; adds §§209-I & Article 22 Part 2 §630-d, Tax Law; adds §97-llll, State Finance Law.  Provides for taxpayer gifts for women's cancers education and prevention; establishes the women's cancers education and prevention fund; defines women's cancer to mean and include cervical, endometrial, gestational trophoblastic tumor, ovarian, uterine sarcoma, vaginal, and vulvar. CHAPTER 421 A737 Steck 11/21/15 signed 11/21/15 approval memo.7 Amends §630, Business Corporation Law.  Relates to the applicability of provisions relating to liability of shareholders for wages due to laborers, servants or employees for certain foreign corporations. CHAPTER 422 A833-A Gunther (MS) 11/21/15 signed Adds §629-a, Tax Law; adds §95-h, State Finance Law; adds §7.47, Mental Hygiene Law.  Establishes a gift for eliminating the stigma relating to mental illness on personal income tax returns; establishes the mental illness anti-stigma fund into which such gifts shall be deposited; directs the monies in such fund be used by the office of mental health to provide grants to organizations dedicated to eliminating the stigma attached to mental illness and those with mental health needs. CHAPTER 423 A1034-A Gunther (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §120.05, Penal Law.  Relates to assault of certain persons providing direct patient care in a health care setting; provides that such assault shall be a class D felony. CHAPTER 424 A2124-A Rosenthal 11/21/15 signed Amends §467-b, Real Property Tax Law.  Requires notification to certain tenants of the senior citizen rent increase exemption program and the disability rent increase exemption program on monthly rent bills; requires DHCR to develop and distribute information on SCRIE and DRIE for landlords and tenants. CHAPTER 425 A2362 Brindisi 11/21/15 signed Designates Article 21-B §§600 - 612 to be Title 1, adds Title Head, Article 21-B Title 2 §§615 - 617, amends §§600 & 601, Executive Law.  Relates to single-family dwellings of manufactured homes in residential districts. CHAPTER 426 A2469-A Paulin (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §420.35, Criminal Procedure Law.  Requires exempting victims of sex trafficking from the DNA databank fee. CHAPTER 427 A3053 Fahy (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §2502, Education Law.  Relates to clarifying the form and content of designating petitions for the office of board of education member for the city school district of the city of Albany. CHAPTER 428 A3208-A Peoples-Stokes 11/21/15 signed Adds §183, Executive Law.  Prohibits the diversion of resources from dedicated funds derived from taxes and fees that support the Niagara frontier transportation authority and its subsidiaries. CHAPTER 429 A3262 Titus (MS) 11/21/15 signed Adds §606, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, when processing reports of accidents filed, to give priority to reports involving serious physical injury or death. CHAPTER 430 A3404 Titone 11/21/15 signed Establishes a structured review of technology systems used for locating missing children with developmental disabilities; asks for recommendations. CHAPTER 431 A3838-B Aubry (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §136, Correction Law.  Provides inmates the opportunity to take the test assessing secondary completion. CHAPTER 432 A4347 Davila (MS)  11/21/15 signed Amends §§214-b, 840 & 837, Executive Law; amends S§140.10, Criminal Procedure Law.  Provides that translations and notifications regarding family offense interventions be in other than the English language. CHAPTER 433 A5517 Santabarbara  11/21/15 signed Creates the Amsterdam Firefighters' Benevolent Association. CHAPTER 434 A5619 Gunther 11/21/15 signed Amends §43, General City Law.  Relates to residential qualifications for service on the examining board of plumbers in the city of Middletown. CHAPTER 435 A5651-A Russell  11/21/15 signed Amends §§706 & 1379, Public Authorities Law.  Relates to the powers of the Ogdensburg bridge authority and the Ogdensburg port authority with regard to the Ogdensburg International Airport. CHAPTER 436 A5803 Fahy (MS) 11/21/15 signed 11/21/15 approval memo.8 Amends §§412 & 422, repealed §422 sub 4 P(A) sub P(q), Social Services Law.  Relates to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment. CHAPTER 437 A5962-A Glick 11/21/15 signed Amends §§355 & 6206, Education Law.  Provides that the trustees of SUNY and/or CUNY may authorize the establishment of a new category of tuition for non-resident students enrolled in distance learning courses. CHAPTER 438 A6024-A Weinstein 11/21/15 signed Amends §11-A-2.1, Estates Powers & Trust Law.  Establishes the time periods for the payment of legacies to genetic children of the decedent without the accrual of interest. CHAPTER 439 A6079 Simon ( State Comptroller # 17) 11/21/15 signed Amends §8604, Civil Practice Law & Rules.  Requires the department of law to file annual reports of awards pursuant to the New York state equal access to justice act. CHAPTER 440 A6222 Buchwald (OCA # 43) 11/21/15 signed Amends §65.15, Penal Law.  Provides for the continuation of use of an ignition interlock device where a person upon whom such use was imposed as a condition of probation remains delinquent. CHAPTER 441 A6263 Braunstein (OCA # 55) 11/21/15 signed Amends §10-6.6, Estates Powers & Trust Law.  Relates to a trustee's authority to recant the invasion of a trust and provides that within certain time frames a trustee may revoke the exercise of the power to invade a new trust. CHAPTER 442 A6527 Steck 11/21/15 signed Amends §§500-a & 500-c, Correction Law.  Relates to authorizing the Schenectady county correctional facility to also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in the county of Schenectady. CHAPTER 443 A6946 Pretlow 11/21/15 signed Amends §109, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law.  Permits racing or licensing race meetings on Palm Sunday. CHAPTER 444 A6990-B Glick 11/21/15 signed Amends §§6705 & 6712, Education Law.  Enacts the "veterinary emergency response and mobility act of 2015". CHAPTER 445 A7186 Kaminsky 11/21/15 signed Amends §1803-a, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to allowing certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions. CHAPTER 446 A7202-A Gunther  11/21/15 signed Amends §2505-a, Public Health Law.  Updates the breastfeeding mothers' bill of rights. CHAPTER 447 A7221 Weinstein (OCA # 31R) 11/21/15 signed Amends §237, Domestic Relations Law.  Relates to counsel fees and expenses in matrimonial actions. CHAPTER 448 A7315 Thiele (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §1229-c, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Requires the use of seatbelts by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance service workers; provides exception for vehicles which do not have restraint systems provided by the manufacturer or to volunteer firefighters not seated within the confines of the vehicle or emergency medical personnel providing patient care in the rear compartment of an ambulance. CHAPTER 449 A7319 Kaminsky (OCA # 26) 11/21/15 signed Amends §§160.50 & 160.55, Criminal Procedure Law.  Allows the unsealing of criminal records in any district court, city court or criminal court in the city of New York in certain instances. CHAPTER 450 A7331 Schimminger (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.  Relates to a license to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises. CHAPTER 451 A7375 Galef 11/21/15 signed Amends §425, Real Property Tax Law.  Requires all assessing units to participate in the enhanced school tax relief exemption. CHAPTER 452 A7394 Mosley 11/21/15 signed 11/21/15 approval memo.9 Amends §18-c, Workers Compensation Law.  Relates to the livery driver benefit fund. CHAPTER 453 A7419 Farrell (State Comptroller # 10) 11/21/15 signed Amends §§22, 71-b, 79, 83, 84, 89-e, 92-w, -yy, 95-e, 97-mmmm, 99-g, 99-v, State Finance Law, generally.  Relates to tax check-off funds. CHAPTER 454 A7488 Gottfried (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §2999-cc, Public Health Law.  Includes occupational and physical therapists within the definition of telehealth providers. CHAPTER 455 A7509 Farrell (State Comptroller # 28) 11/21/15 signed Amends §98, State Finance Law.  Increases the limit on certain investments. CHAPTER 456 A7520 Perry 11/21/15 signed Amends §3, Chapter 479 of 2011.  Extends chapter 479 of the laws of 2011 amending the tax law, relating to establishing the taxpayer refund choice act and affirming the right of state residents to receive personal income tax refunds by paper check and requiring the department of taxation and finance to fully describe any debit card or direct deposit program. CHAPTER 457 A7595 Schimminger 11/21/15 signed Amends §10, Chapter 413 of 2003.  Extends provisions relating to self-employment assistance programs and other matters. CHAPTER 458 A7596 Weinstein 11/21/15 signed Amends §§83.03 & 83.39, Mental Hygiene Law.  Clarifies the effect of registering an order appointing a guardian of another person or protective order from another state. CHAPTER 459 A7626-A Abinanti 11/21/15 signed Directs the department of education to develop a plan for increasing access to and lending of electronic books across state libraries. CHAPTER 460 A7683-A Rozic (MS) 11/21/15 signed Amends §§1209-a & 1266, Public Authorities Law.  Relates to jurisdiction over violations occurring on metropolitan transportation authority omnibuses by the transit adjudication bureau of the New York city transit authority. CHAPTER 461 A7725-C Stirpe 11/21/15 signed Amends §§3240 & 4237, Insurance Law.  Relates to authorizing the issuance of certain accident and health insurance policies to an institution of higher education; amends definition of student accident and health insurance not including policies or contracts meeting certain provisions of the public health service act. CHAPTER 462 A7820 Cymbrowitz 11/21/15 signed Amends §218, repealed sub 1 P(b), sub 3 P(g), Elder Law.  Relates to long term care ombudsman access to assisted living facilities. CHAPTER 463 A7943 Cahill 11/21/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 440 of 2012.  Extends provisions of law relating to a health savings account pilot program. CHAPTER 464 S103 HOYLMAN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§6909 & 6527, Education Law.  Relates to administering tests to detect or screen for tuberculosis infections. CHAPTER 465 S299-A ESPAILLAT 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §207, Public Health Law.  Authorizes the commissioner of health to establish a public outreach campaign regarding spina bifida prevention and awareness. CHAPTER 466 S440-B GALLIVAN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §100, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law.  Relates to providing alcoholic beverages on credit to any business or corporation. CHAPTER 467 S459 MARCELLINO 11/20/15 SIGNED 11/20/15 APPROVAL MEMO.10 Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993.  Authorizes the provision of financing by the dormitory authority to the Gold Coast public library. CHAPTER 468 S903 AVELLA 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §2, adds Article 22 §§460 - 469, Article 23 §§470 - 479, Article 24 §§480 - 489, Religious Corporation Law.  Provides a means of incorporation for organized groups affiliated with the Hindu, Sikh and Islamic faiths; amends the definition of "clergyman" and "minister" to include a pandit, swami, guru, granthi, imam, moulvi, and maulana. CHAPTER 469 S1528-A KLEIN  11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§2599-b, 2599-c, 2500, 2505, 2505-a, 2515, 2515-a & 2522, Public Health Law.  Relates to combating the incidence of adult and childhood obesity and respiratory diseases; enacts provisions to reduce the incidence of certain respiratory diseases; expands the collection and reporting of data on obesity in the state; expands ease of breastfeeding in child day care centers and at work. CHAPTER 470 S1567-A LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §§7902-a & 7904-a, amends §§7903, 7905, 7906 & 7907, repealed §7906 sub 7, Education Law.  Regulates occupational therapy assistants; adds one licensed occupational therapy assistant to the state board for occupational therapy; establishes license requirements and exceptions. CHAPTER 471 S2388-A LITTLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Establishes the New York state women's suffrage 100th anniversary commemoration commission and provides for its powers and duties. CHAPTER 472 S3343 LANZA 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §120.05, Penal Law.  Relates to protecting public health and sanitarian enforcement workers from assault. CHAPTER 473 S3422 YOUNG 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §291-a, Real Property Tax Law.  Requires the conveyance of a paper street in the town of Westfield, county of Chautauqua, to be accompanied by a resolution of the town board of such town. CHAPTER 474 S3638-A ORTT 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§4403 & 4403-f, Public Health Law.  Relates to oversight of developmental disability care organizations and coordinate services. CHAPTER 475 S3738-A MARCHIONE 11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §672, County Law.  Authorizes mutual aid agreements between counties for the provision of services by coroners and medical examiners. CHAPTER 476 S3907 LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §384-d, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Increases the mandatory retirement age from fifty-five to sixty for police officers in the town of Southampton. CHAPTER 477 S3913-A GRIFFO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §120.05, Penal Law.  Relates to assault in the second degree; relates to persons in secure treatment facilities. CHAPTER 478 S3951-B LARKIN  11/20/15 SIGNED CHAP.478 11/20/15 APPROVAL MEMO.11 Amends §89-a, Navigation Law.  Creates the Hudson River pilots surcharge board; provides that the board shall determine the rate of surcharge to be applied and benefits provided to Hudson River pilots. CHAPTER 479 S4006 GOLDEN (NYS Teachers' Retirement System # 4) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §537, Education Law amends §§517-b & 613-a, Retirement & Social Services Law.  Relates to applicable interest rate for calculating certain benefits provided by the New York state teachers' retirement system. CHAPTER 480 S4299 O'MARA 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §273-a, Education Law.  Relates to state aid for library construction and infrastructure services. CHAPTER 481 S4336-A SERINO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§10-1010, 10-1012 & 10-1014, Village Law.  Allows the municipal volunteer fire department of the village of Fishkill to hold its annual meeting and election of company and chief officers in December of each year. CHAPTER 482 S4343-A CARLUCCI 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §17, Social Services Law.  Requires the commissioner of temporary and disability assistance to submit a report detailing local social services districts' efforts to prevent, identify, and address homelessness. CHAPTER 483 S4517 LANZA  11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §630-d, Tax Law; amends §95-e, State Finance Law.  Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research. CHAPTER 484 S4521-A CROCI 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law.  Provides that honorably or generally discharged members of the U.S. armed forces need not meet the income requirements to be eligible for a license. CHAPTER 485 S4668 LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1136, Tax Law.  Exempts certain wineries from the requirement to file annual information returns. CHAPTER 486 S4688-A BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Fallsburg to alienate certain parkland. CHAPTER 487 S4839 GOLDEN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §120.05, Penal Law.  Relates to assault in the second degree on an emergency medical service paramedic or emergency medical service technician. CHAPTER 488 S4896-A CARLUCCI 11/20/15 SIGNED Repealed §586, General Municipal Law.  Repeals provisions relating to the Ossining urban renewal agency. CHAPTER 489 S4897 STEWART-COUSINS 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §361-a, Public Authorities Law.  Relates to the restriction and regulation of advertising devices; increases the number of advertising billboard signs in the city of New Rochelle along interstate route ninety-five from six to nine. CHAPTER 490 S4903 GALLIVAN (State Commission of Correction # 1) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§674 & 677, County Law; amends §46, Corrections Law.  Relates to the correction medical review board's access to autopsies. CHAPTER 491 S4994-B MARCHIONE 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes and validates the alienation of certain parkland in the town of Kinderhook in the county of Columbia. CHAPTER 492 S5054 FELDER (OCA # 36) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1051, Family Court Act; amends §221-a, Executive Law.  Relates to severe child abuse and orders of protection in child abuse and neglect cases. CHAPTER 493 S5061-A ORTT 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 38 of 1903.  Relates to funeral benefits for members of the volunteer firemen's benevolent association of North Tonawanda. CHAPTER 494 S5144 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 433 of 1996.  Relates to the election of trustees of the Wallkill public library district; requires trustees to reside within the library district. CHAPTER 495 S5205-B GRIFFO 11/20/15 SIGNED Adds §70-a, Public Service Law.  Relates to municipal acquisition of street lights from electric utilities. CHAPTER 496 S5222 BRESLIN 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the city of Troy to alienate and convey waterfront real property referred to as the Scolite Site. CHAPTER 497 S5259 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer real property to the village of Otisville. CHAPTER 498 S5263 LAVALLE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §181, General Municipal Law.  Relates to the adoption of local laws to regulate taxicabs and limousines in the county of Suffolk. CHAPTER 499 S5286 GALLIVAN (OCA # 12) 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§360.2, 735, 776, 779 & 779-a, adds §743, Family Court Act.  Relates to adjudication and violation procedures in juvenile delinquency and PINS cases. CHAPTER 500 S5288 SEWARD 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1166, Real Property Tax Law.  Provides that oil, gas, and mineral rights shall be sold along with any property sold pursuant to a tax foreclosure sale. CHAPTER 501 S5380 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Relates to authorizing the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain state property to the town of Fallsburg. CHAPTER 502 S5381-A BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Thompson, Sullivan county, to establish a road improvement district. CHAPTER 503 S5397 BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED CHAP.503 11/20/15 APPROVAL MEMO.12 Amends §3, Chapter 510 of 2013.  Authorizes the city of Middletown to sell or pledge delinquent liens held by such city. CHAPTER 504 S5429-C MURPHY 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Southeast, in the county of Putnam to issue $380,000 in serial bonds for extraordinary expenses incurred when the Springhouse water district source of water was declared unsafe. CHAPTER 505 S5467-A FELDER 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends S2, Chapter 548 of 2010.  Extends the authority of the city of New York to sell tax lots to abutting owners that cannot be independently developed. CHAPTER 506 S5501-A FARLEY 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the Ballston Spa Central School District to establish a semiconductor manufacturing tax stabilization reserve fund. CHAPTER 507 S5537 SERINO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §1504, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to penalties and interest payments on real property taxes due in towns of Dutchess county when the final payment date falls on a weekend or holiday. CHAPTER 508 S5632-A GOLDEN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §613, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Relates to the SUNY optional retirement program. CHAPTER 509 S5687 SEWARD 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §349-dd, Highway Law.  Relates to the New York state scenic byways system. CHAPTER 510 S5692 SAVINO 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §§601 & 613, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Relates to the definition of wages earned from multiple employers and of plan year for the New York city retirement systems. CHAPTER 511 S5712-A FELDER 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §365-f, Social Services Law.  Relates to consumer directed personal assistance programs. CHAPTER 512 S5767 MARTINS 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends S6, Chap 602 of 1993 Extends the enforcement of the collection of delinquent real property taxes and the collection of taxes by banks and enforces the collection of taxes in certain villages. CHAPTER 513 S5808-A BONACIC 11/20/15 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Thompson to remove certain lands from the Kiamesha Lake sewer district. CHAPTER 514 S5851 LATIMER 11/20/15 SIGNED Relates to the alienation of certain parklands in the City of Yonkers, County of Westchester. CHAPTER 515 S5908 FUNKE 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §9-211, Election Law.  Relates to the audit of voter verifiable audit records; authorizes manual audits or via the use of any automated tool authorized by the state board of elections. CHAPTER 516 S5955 KLEIN 11/20/15 SIGNED Amends §415, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Relates to penalties for unregistered dealers. CHAPTER 517 S5813-B SERRANO 12/03/15 SIGNED Adds §4-a, Chapter 899 of 1984; adds §2799-dddd-1, Public Authorities Law.  Authorizes the Roosevelt Island operating corporation board of directors to provide financial assistance in the form of grants to not-for-profit organizations that provide services to residents. CHAPTER 518 A836 Gunther (MS) 12/11/15 signed 12/11/15 approval memo.14 Amends §401, Correction Law.  Relates to training for staff in residential mental health treatment unit programs inside correctional facilities. CHAPTER 519 A1233-A Paulin (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends §103, Public Officer Law.  Authorizes broadcasting of open meetings of an agency or department; relates to real-time streaming on such agency's website CHAPTER 520 A2409 Rodriguez  12/11/15 signed 12/11/15 approval memo.15 Adds §3314.20, NYC Ad Code.  Relates to conditions for granting scaffolding permit renewals on construction projects involving public housing provided by the New York city housing authority. CHAPTER 521 A2458-A Bronson 12/11/15 signed Amends §§120, 121-a, 122 & 126, Public Service Law.  Relates to fuel gas transmission lines; discusses procedures for filing for landowners and determining adverse environmental effects on agricultural lands. CHAPTER 522 A2801 Pretlow 12/11/15 signed Amends §207-c, General Municipal Law.  Provides for the payment of the salary, wages, medical and hospital expenses of any city of Yonkers detention officer injured or becoming ill in the line of duty. CHAPTER 523 A4487-A Ramos (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends §353, Executive Law.  Requires annual reports to contain information specific to veteran-owned small businesses. CHAPTER 524 A5317-B Braunstein 12/11/15 signed Amends §399-bbb, General Business Law.  Relates to requirements and violations regarding publicly accessible collection bins. CHAPTER 525 A5333 Abbate 12/11/15 signed Amends §80, Civil Service Law.  Provides a procedure for determining suspensions and demotions of members of police agencies upon abolition or reduction of positions. CHAPTER 526 A5519-C Gunther 12/11/15 signed Amends §385, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Exempts fire vehicles from the weight restrictions of other vehicles. CHAPTER 527 A5653-B Gunther 12/11/15 signed Amends §401, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Relates to fees for registration and reregistration of an agricultural trailer. CHAPTER 528 A6191 Abinanti 12/11/15 signed Amends §33.10, Local Finance Law.  Authorizes the county of Westchester to issue bonds without the need for a referendum. CHAPTER 529 A6265 Kaminsky (OCA# 35) 12/11/15 signed Amends Rule 3212, Civil Practice Law & Rules.  Relates to the use of expert affidavits in summary judgment motions. CHAPTER 530 A6941 McDonald (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends §257, Executive Law.  Relates to the qualifications of certain county probation officer directors. CHAPTER 531 A7462-A Goldfeder 12/11/15 signed Amends §429, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Authorizes the commissioner of motor vehicles to waive certain requirements relating to junk and salvage vehicles. CHAPTER 532 A7487 Cusick 12/11/15 signed 12/11/15 approval memo.16 Amends §36, General City Law.  Requires the issuance of certificates of occupancy, in the city of New York, for certain one and two family residences on an unmapped street. CHAPTER 533 A7547 Abbate (MS) 12/11/15 signed Amends S343, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Allows any police officer who was employed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the Long Island Railroad Company or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company and who is a member of the MTA police retirement program to transfer his or her membership to the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System. CHAPTER 534 A7573 Magnarelli 12/11/15 signed Repealed §217 sub (f), General Municipal Law.  Repeals provisions of law relating to service award programs. CHAPTER 535 A7748 Englebright 12/11/15 signed Amends §2, Chapter 830 of 1986.  Extends the aggregate term of a lease between SUNY Stony Brook and a not-for-profit corporation from 60 years to 83 years. CHAPTER 536 S1233-A LITTLE 12/11/15 SIGNED 12/12/15 APPROVAL MEMO.17 Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law; amends §365-a, Social Services Law; amends §13, Workers Compensation Law.  Requires reimbursement for surgical first assistant services. CHAPTER 537 S1316 MARCHIONE 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§355, 6206, 6306 & 6434, Education Law.  Relates to the accurate reporting of crimes on college and university campuses. CHAPTER 538 S2938-A CROCI 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§458 & 458-a, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to prorating a veteran's exemption if such veteran moves within the same county, or in the case of a city having a population of one million or more persons, within the same city CHAPTER 539 S3300 RANZENHOFER 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§1506, 1507 & 1513, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law.  Relates to the regulation of cemetery trust funds and finances by the cemetery board. CHAPTER 540 S3346-B HANNON 12/11/15 SIGNED Adds §280-a, Public Health Law.  Relates to establishing a pharmacy benefit manager contract appeals process. CHAPTER 541 S3481-B LANZA 12/11/15 SIGNED Restricts the use of all property in the county of Richmond purchased by the state under the NY rising recovery program, which is in the custody of the housing trust fund corporation. CHAPTER 542 S3948-B GOLDEN 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §§550, 551 & 552, Retirement & Social Security Law.  Redefines the term "member" for special retirement plans for sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs in Nassau and Suffolk counties to include a deputy sheriff who is a qualified police officer. CHAPTER 543 S4373 LARKIN 12/11/15 SIGNED Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain actions of the village of South Blooming Grove. CHAPTER 544 S4393 VALESKY 12/11/15 SIGNED 12/12/15 APPROVAL MEMO.18 Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993; amends §§4, 6 & 7, Chapter 493 of 1996.  Relates to certain matters relating to the issuance of debt and associated matters of the Oneida Public Library. CHAPTER 545 S4780-A GALLIVAN 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §259-i, Executive Law; amends §730.10, Criminal Procedure Law.  Relates to the proper procedure for parole violators deemed to be incapacitated. CHAPTER 546 S4899 MARTINS 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §7, Chapter 407 of 2014.  Relates to the payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Manhasset-Lakeville. CHAPTER 547 S4920-A FARLEY 12/11/15 SIGNED Adds §8-a, Religious Corporation Law.  Relates to the reacquisition of abandoned cemetery plots. CHAPTER 548 S4929 DEFRANCISCO  (State Comptroller # 30) 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §179-f, State Finance Law.  Relates to the determination of eligibility for payment of interest on amounts owed to contractors. CHAPTER 549 S4990-A VALESKY 12/11/15 SIGNED Adds §122-c, General Municipal Law.  Authorizes paramedics to transport injured police work dogs to appropriate facilities in certain cases. CHAPTER 550 S5110 LANZA 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §5231, Civil Procedure Law & Rules.  Relates to service of income execution upon a judgment debtor. CHAPTER 551 S5324 LAVALLE 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §64-e, Town Law; amends §5, Chapter 114 of 1998.  Relates to authorizing certain towns in the Peconic Bay region to establish community preservation funds CHAPTER 552 S5610 GOLDEN 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §14-114, NYC Ad Code.  Relates to promotions of captains. CHAPTER 553 S5721-A SAVINO 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law; amends §§26-405, 26-406, 26-509 & 26-605, NYC Ad Code.  Relates to determining the rent increase exemption amount for individuals in a city with a population of one million or more. CHAPTER 554 S5765 ROBACH 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §415, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Relates to mobility vehicles and new mobility vehicles; defines terms. CHAPTER 555 S5868-A RANZENHOFER 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends Not-For-Profit-Corporation Law, generally; amends §8-1.9, Estates Powers & Trusts Law; amends §12, Religious Corporations Law.  Relates to the reform of charitable corporations. CHAPTER 556 S5892 VALESKY 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends S203, Elder Law; adds Article 29-D Title 1 §2997-f, Public Health Law.  Requires the director of the office for the aging to develop materials on agency programs and requires hospitals to provide such materials on discharge. CHAPTER 557 S5946 AVELLA 12/11/15 SIGNED 12/12/15 APPROVAL MEMO.19 Adds §391-t, General Business Law.  Requires pet dealers to provide instructions on the care of small animals. CHAPTER 558 S5948 MARCHIONE 12/11/15 SIGNED Amends §42-0107, Environmental Conversation Law.  Expands the powers and duties of the Historic Hudson-Hoosic Rivers partnership to include the powers to adopt and use a seal; to appoint and remove officers, agents and employees, and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation; allows the partnership to retain or employ counsel, private consultants and independent contractors. CHAPTER 559 A8298 BRENNAN (Governor’s Program #10) 12/18/15 signed Amends Articles 4 & 15-A, adds Articles 7-B - 7-D, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921.  Relates to the organization, open meetings, public hearings, financial reporting and disposition of property of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. CHAPTER 560 S2647 RANZENHOFER 12/18/15 SIGNED 12/18/15 APPROVAL MEMO.20 Amends §§3626 & 3631, Public Authority Law.  Authorizes the Erie county medical center corporation to enter into agreements for the creation and operation of a health care delivery system network. CHAPTER 561 S3221 ROBACH 12/18/15 SIGNED 12/18/15 APPROVAL MEMO.21 Amends §§302 & 375-f, adds §383-d, Retirement & Social Security Law; amends §58, Civil Service Law.  Relates to university police officers appointed by the state university of New York. CHAPTER 562 S3596 SAVINO 12/18/15 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §§341-a & 342-a, amends §§341 & 342, Social Services Law.  Clarifies conciliation procedures in cases when the recipient of public assistance programs refuses to comply with employment program requirements in a city having a population of one million or more persons. CHAPTER 563 S5867 MARCHIONE (State Comptroller #41) 12/18/15 SIGNED Amends §§859-a & 874, General Municipal Law.  Relates to the accountability and efficiency of industrial development agencies and authorities; requires each industrial development agency to develop a standard application form to be used by the agency to accept requests for financial assistance from all individuals, firms, companies and developers; further requires industrial development agencies to develop policies for the suspension or discontinuance of financial assistance of PILOT. IDAs CHAPTER 564 A1421 Magnarelli (MS) 12/21/15 signed 12/21/15 approval memo.22 Amends §425, Real Property Tax Law.  Relates to real property tax exemptions for farm dwellings owned by a limited liability company. CHAPTER 565 A4310-A Brennan (MS) 12/21/15 signed Amends §14-150, NYC Ad Code.  Requires the annual reporting of criminal activity on subways. CHAPTER 566 A5056 Hevesi 12/21/15 signed 12/21/15 approval memo.23 Adds §8-c, State Finance Law; amends §2803, Public Authorities Law.  Authorizes an enterprise approach to the detection and prevention of fraud, waste and abuse in state government and the detection and prevention of improper payments of public moneys. CHAPTER 567 A6715-A Weinstein (OCA # 40) 12/21/15 signed Amends Family Court Act, generally; amends §240, Domestic Relations Law.  Relates to the treatment of non-respondent parents in child protective, destitute child and permanency proceedings in family court. CHAPTER 568 A6902-B Blake 12/21/15 signed 12/21/15 approval memo.24 Amends §179-f, State Finance Law.  Requires state agencies to pay small businesses within fifteen days of receipt of an invoice. CHAPTER 569 A7580 Bichotte ( Office of General Services # 1) 12/21/15 signed Amends §163, State Finance Law.  Authorizes state agencies to use discretionary purchasing authority for procurements from service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. CHAPTER 570 A6430-A Perry  12/22/15 signed with Press Release 12/22/15 approval memo.25 Amends §611, Correction Law.  Relates to the restraint of pregnant female prisoners during childbirth. Anti-Shackling Bill CHAPTER 571 A2756 Titone (MS) 12/22/15 signed 12/22/15 approval memo.26 Adds §90, State Law.  Relates to designating the service dog as the official state dog. CHAPTER 572 A6264 Simotas (OCA # 48) 12/22/15 signed Amends Rule 2103, Civil Practice Law & Rules.  Provides time frames within which service by mailing must be made both within and without the state. CHAPTER 573 A7679 Lupardo 12/22/15 signed 12/22/15 approval memo.27 Amends §1089, Family Court Act.  Relates to permanency hearings for youth in foster care. CHAPTER 574 A7681-A Gottfried 12/22/15 signed 12/22/15 approval memo.28 Amends §461-b, Social Services Law; amends §4653, Public Health Law.  Provides for a streamlined application process for affiliates of licensed operators of adult care facilities and assisted living facilities. CHAPTER 575 S3012 SEWARD 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.29 Amends §1202, Insurance Law.  Relates to requirements for directors of a domestic stock life insurance company. CHAPTER 576 S4472-D CARLUCCI 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.30 Adds Article 84 §§84.01 - 84.11, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §612, Tax Law; amends §366, Social Services Law; adds §99-x, State Finance Law.  Establishes the New York achieving a better life experience (NY ABLE) savings account act to support individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence and quality of life. CHAPTER 577 S4745-B FUNKE 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.31 Amends §2511, Public Health Law.  Relates to the date of enrollment in the child health insurance plan; establishes date of enrollment as the date of the child's birth, if the applicant for insurance applies prior to the child's birth or up to 60 days following the child's birth, or on the date the applicant for insurance applies for coverage if the application is made more than 60 days after the child's birth. CHAPTER 578 S5046-A AVELLA 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.32 Adds §1804, Vehicle & Traffic Law.  Prohibits any municipality from collecting a fine, penalty, forfeiture, or any other fee unless a person charged with a violation of any law, rule, or regulation issued pursuant to the vehicle and traffic law is convicted of or found liable for such charge. CHAPTER 579 S5752-A CROCI  12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.33 Amends §148, General Municipal Law.  Relates to the burial of indigent veterans of the armed forces of the United States. CHAPTER 580 S5826-A LANZA 12/22/15 SIGNED 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.34 Amends §§467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law.  Authorizes eligible surviving members of the household to apply for a transfer of the head of household's benefit under the SCRIE and DRIE programs. CHAPTER 581 S5972 SEWARD 12/22/15 SIGNED with Press Release 12/22/15 APPROVAL MEMO.35 Amends §3217-c, Insurance Law; adds §2507, Public Health Law.  Relates to permitting pregnant individuals to enroll in the state health insurance exchange at any time. CHAPTER 582 A2121-A Jaffee (MS) 12/28/15 signed chap.582 12/28/15 approval memo.36 Adds §3.17, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law.  Establishes the Edward Hopper citation of merit for visual artists. CHAPTER 583 A3057-A Morelle (MS) 12/28/15 signed chap.583 12/28/15 approval memo.37 Adds §399-ccc, General Business Law.  Provides that batteries in battery operated single station smoke detecting alarm devices shall be non-replaceable, non-removable and capable of powering the devices for a minimum of ten years. CHAPTER 584 A6626 Rosenthal 12/28/15 signed chap.584 12/28/15 approval memo.38 Amends §459-b, Social Services Law.  Authorizes service animals or therapy dogs to accompany victims of domestic violence at residential programs for victims of domestic violence. CHAPTER 585 A7951 Abbate    Same as S 4628   LANZA 12/28/15 signed chap.585 12/28/15 approval memo.39 Repealed §75-b sub 2 P(b), Civil Service Law.  Enacts the "public employee whistleblower protection act"; repeals certain provisions of the civil service law related to early disclosure for certain alleged violations of certain public employees. CHAPTER 586 S1380-B SEWARD 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.586 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.40 Amends §4207, Insurance Law.  Relates to the distribution of dividends by any domestic life insurance company and limits the aggregate amount of such dividends in any calendar year. CHAPTER 587 S4543 RITCHIE 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.587 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.41 Requires the consumer protection division to develop an unsecured furniture, television, and appliance public awareness campaign. CHAPTER 588 S5928-A SEWARD 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.588 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.42 Amends §§3231 & 4317, Insurance Law.  Relates to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups covering between fifty-one and one hundred employees or members of the group. CHAPTER 589 S6004 SEWARD 12/28/15 SIGNED CHAP.589 12/28/15 APPROVAL MEMO.43 Amends §§3231 & 4317, Insurance Law; amends §5, Chapter of 2015 (as proposed in S.5928-A and A.8134-A or Chapter 588).  Relates to catastrophic or reinsurance coverage issued to certain small groups. 0 Comments NYC Hot Topics 2/19/2015 0 Comments   NYLS Legislative Histories Available! Local Law 6 - Brewer Relates to the provision of sick time earned by employees. (Int. #1208-A) Local Law 7 - Chin Relates to the provision of sick time earned by employees, and section 7 of local law number 46 for the year 2013, relating to such sick time, in relation to the effective date of such local law, and to repeal section 6 of local law number 46 for the year 2013, relating to a determination of the Independent Budget Office. (Int. #1-A) Local Law 20 - Ignizio Relates to a partial abatement of real property taxes on real property that was rebuilt after being seriously damaged by the severe storm that occurred on the twenty-ninth and thirtieth of October, two thousand twelve in a city having a population of one million or more. (Int. #360) Local Law 35 - Dromm Relates to creating a New York City identity card program. (Int. #253-A) Local Law 36 - Cornegy Relates to door alarms in school buildings (Avonte’s Law). (Int. #131-A) Local Law 47 - Chin Relates to remedies for breach of the duty of an owner to refrain from harassment of tenants. (Int. #129-A) Local Law 54 - Greenfield Relates to reducing the citywide speed limit to twenty-five miles per hour. (Int. #466-A) 0 Comments NYS HOT TOPICS! 2/19/2015 0 Comments   NYLS Legislative Histories Available! L.2014 C.56 Part B & C and Ballot Proposal #3: Smart Schools Bond Act, L.2014 C.59 Part A: Corporate Tax Reform, Part I: Resident Trust Loophole, Part R: Manufacturers, Part X: State Tax Reform, L.2014 C.60 Part H: Surprise Medical Bills, L.2014 C.90: Medical Marijuana, L.2014 C.505: UCC Modernization Act, L.2014 C.537 (A.8106-C): Wage Theft Prevention Act (Annual Notice Requirement), L.2014 Veto 569: Port Authority of NY/NJ Transparency & Accountability Act, L.2014 Veto 578: Brownfield's Cleanup Program 0 Comments NYLS Legislative Blog 2/17/2015 1 Comment   Chapter Laws of 2014 For complete legislative histories, call NY Legislative Service, Inc at (212) 962-2826. CHAPTER 1 S6178 GOLDEN 01/14/14 SIGNED Provides for the recalculation and re-establishment of civil service lists based upon eligibility for credits granted to children and siblings of deceased firefighters and police officers pursuant to section 85-b of the civil service law as amended by chapter 376 of 2013. CHAPTER 2 A7949-B Cahill 01/23/14 signed Amends §1210, Tax Law; amends §3, Chapter 200 of 2002. Extends the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1 percent sales and compensating use tax; provides that the provisions of this act shall only take effect if the county of Ulster on January 1, 2015 assumes the entire cost of the safety net assistance program.   CHAPTER 3 S5922 SKELOS 02/21/14 SIGNED Authorizes the city of Long Beach to issue bonds for the purpose of recovering from the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy. CHAPTER 4 A8611 Glick (MS) 03/14/14 signed Amends Chapter 192 of 2011. Extends health care professionals' authorizations to practice in this state at an event sanctioned by New York Road Runners. CHAPTER 5 A8394 Rosenthal 03/17/14 signed Amends §407, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §753-d, General Business Law. Makes technical corrections to certain provisions of law relating to local laws governing pet dealers. CHAPTER 6 A8397-A Benedetto 03/17/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 557 of 2013. Makes technical corrections to chapter 557 of the laws of 2013 relating to the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 7 A8451 Wright 03/17/14 signed Amends §§862-a, 862-b & 862-c, Labor Law; amends §5, Chapter 558 of 2013. Makes technical corrections to the New York state commercial goods transportation fair play act. CHAPTER 8 A8518 Morelle 03/14/14 signed Amends §488, Social Services Law; amends §8807, Ed L; amends §13, Chapter 554 of 2013. Provides for the regulation of the profession and practice of applied behavior analysis. CHAPTER 9 S6127 DEFRANCISCO 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends Part A-4 §§4 & 5, Chapter 58 of 2006. Relates to members of the joint schools construction board and projects at certain schools in the Syracuse school district. CHAPTER 10 S6165-A GRISANTI 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 274 of 2010. Relates to the repair of damaged pesticide containers, in relation to the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 11 S6236 KLEIN 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends §109-b, Racing Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Authorizes the payments of rebates on pari-mutuel wagers. CHAPTER 12 S6244 MAZIARZ 03/17/14 SIGNED Repealed §1005 sub 24, Public Authorities Law. Authorizes and directs the NYSPA to request information from beneficiaries of certain settlement proceedings and to report thereon. CHAPTER 13 S6252 ROBACH 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends §§1123 & 1123-a, Insurance Law. Enacts provisions relating to submission of written requests to the superintendent of financial services regarding health insurance demonstration programs. CHAPTER 14 S6288 BOYLE 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends §19.09, Mental Hygiene Law. Directs the commissioner of alcoholism and substance abuse services to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the division of horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering and division of gaming to post signs in facilities regulated by the division of gaming advising patrons where to get help in dealing with a compulsion to gamble. CHAPTER 15 S6300 LAVALLE 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 486 of 2013. Makes technical changes to the effectiveness of chapter 486 of the laws of 2013 relating to mandatory continuing education for licensed mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychoanalysts and creative arts therapists. CHAPTER 16 S6301 VALESKY 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends §134, Economic Development Law. Makes technical changes relating to annual reports required to be compiled by the division for small-business on the state of small businesses, including the date by which such report must be submitted. CHAPTER 17 S6346 GOLDEN 03/17/14 SIGNED Amends §65.00, Penal Law; amends §410.70, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §7, Chapter 556 of 2013. Relates to probation sentences and the revocation thereof. CHAPTER 18 S6181 SEWARD 04/11/14 SIGNED Amends §§2041-a & 2041-w, repealed §2041-b sub 6, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the dissolution of the Montgomery, Otsego, Schoharie solid waste management authority; provides for the appraisal and distribution of assets and liabilities among the counties. CHAPTER 19 S3149-A GRIFFO 04/15/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds Article 12 Title IV §§12-400 & 12-402, Election Law. Enacts the agreement among the states to elect the president by national popular vote; creates a compact between the states and the District of Columbia; defines terms. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 20 A9407 Silver Relates to designating petitions 05/09/14 signed with Press Release Amends §§2-120, 6-104 & 6-134, Election Law. Relates to designating petitions for the for state and local primary elections in 2014. CHAPTER 21 A8727-A Markey 05/09/14 signed Amends §4, Chapter 704 of 1991; amends §11, Chapter 151 of 2010. Extends certain provisions of law relating to the resale of tickets to places of entertainment through May 14, 2015. CHAPTER 22 S6865 BALL Governor Program # 35 05/12/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds Article 17-B SS369-h - 369-k, amends S310, Executive Law. Enacts the "Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act"; develops a comprehensive plan and operational guidelines to promote service-disabled veteran-owned business enterprises. *NYLS Legislative Material available.   CHAPTER 23 S6249 RANZENHOFER 05/20/14 SIGNED Amends §216, Education Law; amends §§102, 103, 105, 201, 306, 402 & 803, repealed §404 P (w), Not-for-Profit Corporation Law; repealed §43, Chapter 549 of 2013. Makes technical amendments to chapter 549 of the laws of 2013 relating to the implementation of the non-profit revitalization act of 2013 CHAPTER 24 S6250-A BOYLE 05/20/14 SIGNED Amends §399-i, General Business Law. Prohibits the sale of unsafe baby cribs; removes the provision that the office of children and family services shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions. CHAPTER 25 A9578 Silver (MS) 05/29/14 signed with Press Release Adds §467-h, Real Property Tax Law. Authorizes cities having a population of one million or more to grant a partial real property tax abatement, during the 2014 - 2015 fiscal year, for certain residential property damaged in a severe storm on October 29 - 30, 2012 and subsequently repaired. CHAPTER 26 A7844-B Gantt 06/16/14 signed Amends §§415, 463 & 465, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to automobile manufacturers and unfair practices by franchisors. Tesla Motors *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 27 A8315 Barrett 06/19/14 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Adds the Wappinger Creek to the definition of inland waterways. CHAPTER 28 A9062-A Nolan (MS) 06/19/14 signed Amends §1950, Education Law; amends §§3 & 4, Chapter 396 of 2012. Provides for professional development to educators; extends certain provisions of such law relating thereto. CHAPTER 29 A9354 Weinstein 06/19/14 signed Amends §25, Chapter 507 of 2009; amends §3, Chapter 455 of 1997; amends §2, Chapter 363 of 2010; amends §2, Chapter 219 of 2002. Extends expiration of provisions of civil practice law and rules requiring settlement conferences in residental foreclosure actions; extends expiration of provisions of the real property actions and proceedings law requiring notice of foreclosure to be sent the borrower; extends until 2019 the provisions conferring certain powers on New York city marshals; extends the chief administrator of the courts' authority to allow referees to determine certain applications to a family court for an order of protection; extends for three more years, the judicial hearing officer pilot program in the family courts of the seventh and eighth judicial districts for ordering a reference to determine an application for an order of protection or temporary order of protection in certain cases. CHAPTER 30 S6705 FLANAGAN 06/19/14 SIGNED Extends the time period in which certain elected officials have to file their oath of office. CHAPTER 31 S7902 HANNON Governor Program # 47 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §220.65, Penal Law. Relates to criminalizing the sale of a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 32 S7903 CARLUCCI Governor Program # 50 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §19.18-a, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to heroin and opioid addiction wraparound services demonstration program. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 33 S7904 HANNON Governor Program # 51 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §19.18, Mental Hygiene Law. Establishes the opioid treatment and hospital diversion demonstration program. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 34 S7905 MARCHIONE Governor Program # 49 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §3309, Public Health Law. Relates to requiring an informational card or sheet prior to distribution of opioid antagonists in certain cases. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 35 S7906 MARTINS Governor Program # 45 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §3385-a, Public Health Law. Allows certain employees of the bureau of narcotic enforcement access to criminal history information. *NYLS Legislative Material available.   CHAPTER 36 S7907 MARCELLINO Governor Program # 46 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §178.26, Penal Law. Creates the offense of prescription medication fraud and deceit. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 37 S7908 HANNON Governor Program # 48 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §700.05, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §460.10, Penal Law. Relates to the designation of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance or a controlled substance by a practitioner or pharmacist. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 38 S7909 FELDER Governor Program # 52 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§712 & 735, Family Court Act. Relates to assessment services for youth alleged to be suffering from substance use disorder. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 39 S7910 MARTINS Governor Program # 53 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §804, Education Law. Relates to updating instruction on drugs in health education courses. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 40 S7911 BOYLE Governor Program # 54 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §19.07, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to a heroin and opioid addiction awareness and education program. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 41 S7912 06/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§309, 3216, 3221, 4303, 4900, 4902, 4903 & 4904 Insurance Law; amends §§4409, 4900, 4902, 4903 & 4904, Public Health Law. Relates to insurance coverage for substance use disorder; requires health plans to use a health care provider who specializes in behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment to supervise and oversee the medical management decisions relating to substance abuse treatment. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 42 S6477-B HANNON 06/24/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §3309, Public Health Law. Provides for the use of opioid antagonists. *NYLS Legislative Material available.  CHAPTER 43 A9206 Silver (MS) 06/25/14 signed with Press Release Amends §§S401, 1809, 1809-e & 1180-b, add S1180-c, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §87, Public Officer Law; amends §371, General Municipal Law. Relates to establishing in the counties of Nassau and Suffolk a demonstration program implementing speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones by means of photo devices; relates to photo speed violation monitoring systems in school speed zones in the city of NY; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 44 A10139 Rules (Weinstein) 06/26/14 signed Amends §§121 & 131, Family Court Act. Relates to the number of judges of the family court in certain counties. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 45 A9217-B Aubry (MS) 06/26/14 signed Amends §3, adds §§3-a, 4-a, 9-b & 9-c, Chapter 164 of 1907. Relates to the membership and duties of the board of trustees and the oversight of the executive director and key library executive personnel of the Queens Borough Public Library. CHAPTER 46 A8479 Santabarbara (MS) 06/30/14 signed Amends §4, Chapter 266 of 1981. Extends the time limitations to commence certain actions. CHAPTER 47 A8659 Glick 06/30/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 534 of 1993. Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to physical therapy assistants. CHAPTER 48 A8853 Farrell 06/30/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 130 of 1998. Extends certain provisions of law relating to temporary investments by local governments. CHAPTER 49 A9033 Magnarelli New York State Homes and Community Renewal # 2 06/30/14 signed Relates to the bond volume allocations made pursuant to the federal tax reform act of 1986, the unified state bond ceiling and the private activity bond allocation act of 2014. Budget Bills - Chapters 50 - 60 CHAPTER 50 A8550-E Budget #11 04/11/14 signed 04/11/14 line veto memo.1 04/11/14 thru line veto memo.80 04/11/14 tabled line veto memo.1 04/11/14 thru line veto memo.80 Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Operations Budget. CHAPTER 51 S6351-A BUDGET #12 04/11/14 SIGNED Makes appropriations for the support of government - Legislative and Judiciary Budget. CHAPTER 52 S6352 BUDGET #13 04/11/14 SIGNED Makes appropriations for the support of government - State Debt Service Budget. CHAPTER 53 S6353-E BUDGET #14 04/11/14 SIGNED 04/11/14 LINE VETO MEMO.81 04/11/14 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.438 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Aid To Localities Budget. CHAPTER 54 S6354-E BUDGET # 15 04/11/14 SIGNED 04/11/14 LINE VETO MEMO.439 04/11/14 THRU LINE VETO MEMO.483 Makes appropriations for the support of government - Capital Projects Budget. CHAPTER 55 A8555-D Budget #16 03/31/14 signed chap.55 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the public protection and general government budget for the 2014-2015 state fiscal year; amends the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspension and revocation of certain driver's licenses for violations relating to the use of mobile telephones and portable electronic devices while driving and increased fines for such violations (Part B); to amend chapter 503 of the laws of 2009, relating to the disposition of monies recovered by county district attorneys before the filing of an accusatory instrument, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part C); to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending the transfer of monies into the emergency services revolving loan fund from the public safety communications account (Part D); to amend the state technology law, the general municipal law and the public officers law, in relation to supporting the consolidation of state information technology resources (Part F); to amend chapter 410 of the laws of 2009, amending the state finance law relating to authorizing the aggregate purchases of energy for state agencies, institutions, local governments, public authorities and public benefit corporations and chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, amending the state finance law and other laws relating to providing certain centralized service to political subdivisions and extending the authority of the commissioner of general services to aggregate purchases of energy for state agencies and political subdivisions, in relation to extending the expiration dates for the provision of certain centralized services and purchasing authorizations; and to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing local authorities to use federal general service administration supply schedules and other governmental agencies for purchasing contracts; and to amend chapter 308 of the laws of 2012 amending the general municipal law relating to providing local governments greater contract flexibility and cost savings by permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part G); to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the prosecution of misconduct by public servants, and in relation to including corrupting the government within the definition of a designated offense; to amend the penal law, in relation to attempting to commit the crime of bribery, in relation to establishing the crime of corrupting the government, in relation to the crime of bribery, and expands the crime of bribe receiving; to amend the legislative law, in relation to lobbying; to amend the state finance law, in relation to cancellation and disqualification of certain contracts; to amend the public officers law, in relation to persons deemed incapable of holding a civil office; to amend the tax law, in relation to certain tax credit limitations; to amend the public officers law, in relation to financial disclosure; and to repeal section 17-158 of the election law relating to corrupt use of position or authority (Subpart A); to amend the election law, in relation to the state board of elections chief enforcement counsel; and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the chief enforcement counsel of the state board of elections (Subpart B); to amend the election law, in relation to campaign finance reform and in relation to campaign contribution limits and penalties for violations (Subpart C); and to amend the election law, in relation to matching financing; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to the New York state campaign finance fund and the abandoned property fund; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Subpart D) (Part H); to provide for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2014-15 budget, authorizing certain payments and transfers; to amend the state finance, in relation to school lax relief fund; to amend the state finance law, in relation to payments, transfers and deposits; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the period for which appropriations can be made; to transfer certain employees of the division of military and naval affairs to the office of general services; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the issuance of bonds and notes; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the general fund; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to funding project costs for certain capital projects; to amend chapter 389 of the laws of 1997, relating to the financing of the correctional facilities improvement fund and the youth facility improvement fund, in relation to the issuance of bonds; to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to housing program bonds and notes; to amend chapter 329 of the laws of 1991, amending the state finance law and other laws relating to the establishment of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, in relation to the issuance of bonds; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the dormitory authority; to amend chapter 61 of the laws of 2005, providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2005-2006 budget, in relation to issuance of bonds by the urban development corporation; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the creation of a fund for settlement proceeds received by the New York state attorney general from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and related entities, and to provide for the transfer of money between such fund and the general fund; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the Clarkson-Trudeau partnership, the New York genome center, the Cornell University college of veterinary medicine, the Olympic regional development authority, a project at nano Utica, Onondaga county revitalization projects; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the state environmental infrastructure projects; to amend the state finance law, in relation to the New York state storm recovery capital fund; to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to authorizing the urban development corporation to issue bonds to fund project costs for the implementation of a NY-CUNY challenge grant program; to amend chapter 81 of the laws of 2002, providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2002-2003 budget, in relation to increasing the aggregate amount of bonds to be issued by the New York state urban development corporation; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to financing the peace bridge and transportation capital projects; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to dormitories at certain educational institutions other than state operated institutions and statutory or contract colleges under the jurisdiction of the state university of New York; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorization for the issuance of bonds for the capital restructuring bond finance program; to amend chapter 389 of the laws of 1997, providing for the financing of the correctional facilities improvement fund and the youth facility improvement fund, in relation to the issuance of bonds; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to environmental remediation; to amend the New York state medical care facilities finance agency act, in relation to bonds and mental health facilities improvement notes; to amend chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the aggregate amount of and issuance of certain bonds; and to amend chapter 63 of the laws of 2005, relating to the composition and responsibilities of the New York state higher education capital matching grant board, in relation to increasing the amount of authorized matching capital grants; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part I); to amend the legislative law, in relation to extending the expiration of payments to members of the assembly serving in a special capacity; and to amend chapter 141 of the laws of 1994, amending the legislative law and the state finance law relating to the operation and administration of the legislature, in relation to extending such provisions (Part K); to amend the executive law, in relating to qualifications for an annual annuity for parents of veterans (Part L); to amend the correction law, in relation to the housing of prisoners and other persons in custody (Part M); to amend the executive law, in relation to reporting on the function and effectiveness of the gun involved violence elimination program (Part N); to grant an exemption from certain provisions of the administrative code of the city of New York relating to benefits pursuant to section 421-a of the real property tax law (Part O); providing for the construction of a memorial to employees of the department of corrections and community supervision who have died in the line of duty and making available funds therefor (Part P); to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to the "statewide public safety communications account" (Part Q); to amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in relation to the investigation of applicants for a gaming facility license (Part R); relating to staffing and closure of correctional facilities (Part S); to enact the "Mohawk Valley and Niagara county assessment relief act"; and to amend the local finance law, in relation to real property tax refunds and credits in such regions (Part T); to amend the real property tax law, in relation to the tax abatement and exemption for rent regulated and rent controlled property occupied by senior citizens; and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part U); to authorize the city of Yonkers to issue bonds; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Subpart A); and to authorize assistance to the city of Yonkers to support public schools in the city (Subpart B)(Part V); in relation to providing municipal relief to the city of Rochester (Part W); to amend the state finance law, in relation to increasing state assistance to eligible municipalities with video lottery gaming facilities (Part X); to amend chapter 401 of the laws of 2002, amending the real property tax law and the Nassau county administrative code relating to assessment and review of assessments in the county of Nassau, in relation to extending certain provisions thereof (Part Y); to amend the urban development corporation act, in relation to a beginning farmers NY fund (Part Z); to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the minority- and women-owned business development and lending program (Part AA); to amend the economic development law, in relation to certain correctional facilities designated as tax-free NY areas (Part BB); to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a faculty development and technology transfer advisory council (Part CC); to amend the economic development law, in relation to including veterans within provisions of law relating to entrepreneurial assistance (Part DD); to amend the environmental conservation law and the penal law, in relation to authorizing the use of crossbows for hunting; to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses; and to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive "I love New York" license plates (Part EE); to amend chapter 350 of the laws of 2012 relating to the conveyance of land formerly used as an armory to the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk, in relation to authorizing such transfer to be made to the North Patchogue Fire District (Part FF); authorizing the commissioner of general services to convey real property at the St. Lawrence psychiatric center to the city of Ogdensburg (Part GG); and to amend the state finance law, in relation to payments, transfers and deposits, monies recovered through the New York false claims act; to amend the executive law, in relation to general duties of the department of law; and to amend the general business law, in relation to monies recovered from monopolies, deceptive acts and practices unlawful, and actions made by the attorney general with respect to fraudulent practices (Part HH). *NYLS legislative bill jacket available. Call with your part for budget bill supplement. **NYLS can provide on-demand relevant historical budget supplements for particular sections or parts of the article VII budget bills. Each budget supplement is independently compiled from official budget materials (Governor, Budget Department [Memos, Hearings & Testimonies], Assembly, Senate, State Comptroller, State Agencies, Bar Associations, & other interested groups). CHAPTER 56 S6356-D BUDGET # 17 03/31/14 SIGNED CHAP.56 Amend Various Laws, generally. Relates to contracts for excellence, calculation of the gap elimination restoration amount, total foundation aid, apportionment of school aid, teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program, school district reorganizations and real property tax rates, transportation after 4 p.m.; establishes a teacher excellence fund; relates to charter schools, subjecting charter schools to financial audits by the comptroller of the city of New York for such charter schools located in such city and by the state comptroller for charter schools located outside of the city of New York, closure or dissolution of charter schools; authorizes the commissioner of education to establish regional tuition rates for approved special education itinerant services, to authorize reimbursement for approved special education itinerant services based on actual attendance; authorizes New York city to establish local tuition rates for approved special education itinerant services; relates to the apportionment and reimbursement of a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York city; amends certain provisions related to the 1994-95 state operations, aid to localities, capital projects and debt service budgets; makes permanent certain provisions relating to transportation contracts; relates to state aid to school districts and the appropriation of funds for the support of government; relates to educational opportunities for students with disabilities; amends the definition of "school district basic contribution"; relates to conditional appointment of school district, charter school or BOCES employees; relates to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and the suspension of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a school; relates to the Valley Stream school district; extends the expiration of certain provisions relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; relates to the submission of an expenditure plan by the Roosevelt Union free school district; relates to certain apportionments authorizing the Roosevelt Union free serial bonds; relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions related to census reporting; provides special apportionment for school bus driver training; relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the support of education; provides special apportionment for salary expenses; provides special apportionment for public pension accruals; provides special apportionment for salary expenses; relates to suballocation of certain education department accruals; relates to the support of public libraries and repeals certain provisions of the education law relating thereto; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part A); authorizes the creation of a state debt in the amount of two billion dollars; creates the smart schools bond act of 2014 for the purposes of funding capital projects to provide learning technology equipment or facilities, enhanced internet connectivity for schools and communities, and educational facilities to accommodate pre-kindergarten programs; provides for the submission to the people of a proposition or question therefor to be voted upon at the general election to be held in November, 2014 (Part B); relates to the implementation of the smart schools bond act of 2014 (Part C); enacts the "nurse practitioners modernization act"; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part D); creates the science, technology, engineering and mathematics incentive program (Part G); relates to the New York state higher education capital matching grant program for independent colleges and the effectiveness thereof (Part H); utilizes reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part K); relates to notice of inspection reports (Part Q); relates to income eligibility for the block grant for child care (Part R); relates to the powers of social services officials to receive and dispose of a deed, mortgage, or lien (Part S); relates to reporting on post adoption services (Part T); relates to tuition assistance program awards starting in 2014-15 (Part U); relates to the granting of student loan forgiveness awards for the purpose of increasing the number of social workers serving in critical human service areas (Part V); relates to community colleges and state aided four year colleges and non-resident and out of state students (Part W); relates to student financial aid awards and tuition assistance program awards (Part X); establishes the New York state young farmers loan forgiveness incentive program (Part Y); requires the chancellor of the state university of New York to report to the governor and the legislature on economic development activities (Part Z); prohibits the administration of traditional standardized tests in pre-kindergarten programs and in grades kindergarten through second grade (Subpart A); provides that standardized test scores shall not be included on a student's permanent record; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Subpart B); provides that no school shall make promotion or placement decisions based solely or primarily on standardized test scores (Subpart C); relates to standardized test requirement for students with disabilities and English language learners (Subpart D); relates to the amount of time spent on standardized testing and test prep (Subpart E); relates to transparency in testing (Subpart F); reduces the number of standardized tests (Subpart G); relates to assessment information for teachers and the public (Subpart H); relates to assistance to parents and families in understanding common core learning standards (Subpart I); relates to additional professional development support for educators (Subpart J); prohibits the release of student information to certain entities (Subpart K); protects student privacy and ensures data security (Subpart L); (Part AA); relates to financing of charter schools (Part BB); relates to universal full-day pre-kindergarten (Part CC). *NYLS legislative bill jacket available. Call with your part for budget bill supplement. **NYLS can provide on-demand relevant historical budget supplements for particular sections or parts of the article VII budget bills. Each budget supplement is independently compiled from official budget materials (Governor, Budget Department [Memos, Hearings & Testimonies], Assembly, Senate, State Comptroller, State Agencies, Bar Associations, & other interested groups). CHAPTER 57 S6357-D BUDGET # 18 03/31/14 SIGNED CHAP.57 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the transportation, economic development and environmental conservation budget for the 2014-2015 state fiscal year; amends the highway law and chapter 329 of the laws of 1991, amending the state finance law and other laws relating to the establishment of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, in relation to the consolidated local street and highway improvement program (CHIPS), suburban highway improvement program (SHIPS), multi-modal and Marchiselli programs; repeals certain provisions of chapter 329 of the laws of 1991 relating thereto (Part A); amends part U1 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 amending the vehicle and traffic law and other laws relating to increasing certain motor vehicle transaction fees, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 84 of the laws of 2002, amending the state finance law relating to the costs of the department of motor vehicles, in relation to permanently authorizing payment of department of motor vehicle costs from the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund; amends the transportation law, in relation to disposition of revenues; amends the highway law, in relation to disposition of fees charged in connection with outdoor advertising on highways; amends the state finance law, in relation to the dedication of revenues and the costs of rail and truck regulation (Part C); amends chapter 751 of the laws of 2005, amending the insurance law and the vehicle and traffic law, relating to establishing the accident prevention course internet technology pilot program, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part E); amends the environmental conservation law, in relation to pesticide registration time frames and fees; amends chapter 67 of the laws of 1992, amending the environmental conservation law relating to pesticide product registration timetables and fees, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part H); authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to finance a portion of its research, development and demonstration and policy and planning programs from assessments on gas and electric corporations (Part K); authorizes and directs the New York state energy research and development authority to make a payment to the general fund of up to $913,000 (Part L); amends the public authorities law, in relation to a grant program for power transfer switches on gas stations located within one-half mile from a strategic upstate highway (Part M); amends chapter 21 of the laws of 2003, amending the executive law relating to permitting the secretary of state to provide special handling for all documents filed or issued by the division of corporations and to permit additional levels of such expedited service, in relation to extending the expiration date thereof (Part N); amends the business corporation law and the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to the transmission of incorporation certificates to county clerks (Part O); amends the executive law, in relation to the national registry fee (Part P); authorizes the department of health to finance certain activities with revenues generated from an assessment on cable television companies (Part Q); amends the public service law, in relation to transfers of cable franchises and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part R); amends the public service law, in relation to the temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment (Part S); amends the insurance law, in relation to the licensing of agents of authorized title insurance corporations; repeals certain provisions of the insurance law relating thereto (Part V); amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2012 amending the public authorities law relating to authorizing the dormitory authority to enter into certain design and construction management agreements, in relation to extending certain authority of the dormitory authority of the state of New York (Part W); amends chapter 584 of the laws of 2011, amending the public authorities law relating to the powers and duties of the dormitory authority of the state of New York relative to the establishment of subsidiaries for certain purposes, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part X); amends the public health law, in relation to fees in connection with certain health care facility financings; repeals section 2976-a of the public authorities law relating thereto (Part Y); amends the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to extending certain provisions relating to the empire state economic development fund (Part Z); amends chapter 393 of the laws of 1994, amending the New York state urban development corporation act, relating to the powers of the New York state urban development corporation to make loans, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part AA); amends the agriculture and markets law, in relation to voluntary cattle health programs (Part BB); enacts the "Rockland Bergen Flood Mitigation act" and creates the Rockland Bergen Flood Mitigation Task Force; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part CC); amends the environmental conservation law, in relation to retrofit technology for diesel-fueled vehicles (Part DD); directs the department of public service and the New York state energy research and development authority to review existing energy efficiency programs (Part EE); amends the state finance law, in relation to authorizing and directing the comptroller to transfer funds from the general fund for deposit into the public transportation system operating assistance account (Part FF); amends chapter 495 of the laws of 2004 amending the insurance law and the public health law relating to the New York state health insurance continuation assistance demonstration project, in relation to the effectiveness of such provisions (Part GG). *NYLS legislative bill jacket available. Call with your part for budget bill supplement. **NYLS can provide on-demand relevant historical budget supplements for particular sections or parts of the article VII budget bills. Each budget supplement is independently compiled from official budget materials (Governor, Budget Department [Memos, Hearings & Testimonies], Assembly, Senate, State Comptroller, State Agencies, Bar Associations, & other interested groups). CHAPTER 58 S6358-D BUDGET # 19 03/31/14 SIGNED CHAP.58 Amends Various Laws, generally. Relates to expanding the description of certain services which are not prohibited by statutes governing the practice of nursing (Part A); amends part A of chapter 111 of the laws of 2010 amending the mental hygiene law relating to the receipt of federal and state benefits received by individuals receiving care in facilities operated by an office of the department of mental hygiene, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part B); amends chapter 111 of the laws of 2010 relating to the recovery of exempt income by the office of mental health for community residences and family-based treatment programs, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part C); amends the mental hygiene law, in relation to the creation of the managed care for persons with developmental disabilities advocacy program (Part D); amends the social services law, in relation to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part E); amends the social services law, in relation to public assistance restrictions (Part F); amends the education law, in relation to educational programs in juvenile justice programs operated by the office of children and family services and amends chapter 57 of the laws of 2012 amending the education law relating to authorizing the board of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with the commissioner of children and family services to provide certain services, in relation to making technical corrections thereto (Part G); amends the social services law, in relation to providing a rent cap for people living with HIV/AIDS in social services districts with at population over five million (Part H); relates to reducing state aid for administrative costs of certain fair hearings in local social services districts and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part I); amends the social services law, in relation to clarifying the definitions of vocational educational training and educational activities (Part J); authorizes the New York state division of housing and community renewal to conduct a grandparent housing study and report its findings to the governor and the legislature; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part K). *NYLS legislative bill jacket available. Call with your part for budget bill supplement. **NYLS can provide on-demand relevant historical budget supplements for particular sections or parts of the article VII budget bills. Each budget supplement is independently compiled from official budget materials (Governor, Budget Department [Memos, Hearings & Testimonies], Assembly, Senate, State Comptroller, State Agencies, Bar Associations, & other interested groups). CHAPTER 59 S6359-D BUDGET # 20 03/31/14 SIGNED CHAP.59 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2014-2015 state fiscal year; relates to the reformation of the taxation on business corporations; allows direct payment of STAR savings; extends fees for the establishment of oil and gas unit of production value; modifies signature requirements on e-filed returns; extends the non-custodial parent earned income tax credit for two years; closes the resident trust loophole; repeals the additional minimum personal income tax; establishes an enhanced real property tax circuit breaker; modifies delivery of the family tax relief credit; extends the empire state commercial production tax credit; authorizes additional credits for the low income housing credit; establishes a twenty percent real property tax credit for manufacturers and eliminates the net income tax on upstate manufacturers; repeals the franchise tax on agriculture cooperatives; provides a refundable credit for telecommunications excise taxes on START-UP NY; enhances the youth works tax credit; extends the alternative fuels tax exemption; simplifies the distribution of motor vehicle fee receipts; relates to comprehensive estate tax reform; extends Monticello raceway video lottery terminal rates for one year; extends certain tax rates and certain simulcasting provisions; extends VLG vendors capital awards program; aligns mobility and personal income tax filings for the self-employed; relates to commercial gaming; provides a two-year property tax freeze through a refundable personal income tax credit; extends certain New York city tax exemptions; relates to a musical theatrical production credit; increases the sales tax exemption threshold amount for vending machines; increases film production credit benefits for films produced in certain counties; relates to the length of service awards; creates a third region for the prepayment of motor fuel taxes; establishes the workers with disabilities tax credit program; provides tax incentives to employers for employing individuals with developmental disabilities; allows a STAR lookback period for widows and widowers; relates to health insurance for jockeys. *NYLS legislative bill jacket available. Call with your part for budget bill supplement. **NYLS can provide on-demand relevant historical budget supplements for particular sections or parts of the article VII budget bills. Each budget supplement is independently compiled from official budget materials (Governor, Budget Department [Memos, Hearings & Testimonies], Assembly, Senate, State Comptroller, State Agencies, Bar Associations, & other interested groups). CHAPTER 60 S6914 BUDGET # 22 03/31/14 SIGNED CHAP.60 Amends Various Laws, generally. Enacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state health and mental hygiene budget for the 2014-2015 state fiscal year; relates to prenatal clinical health care services; simplifies consent for HIV testing; relates to authorization for data sharing with providers for purposes of patient linkage and retention in care; relates to biennial reports for the control of malignant diseases; relates to the breast cancer research and education fund; relates to the cancer detection and education program advisory council; relates to a distinctive "drive for the cure" license plate; relates to the gift for prostate and testicular research and education; relates to the capital restructuring financing program; relates to delivery system reform incentive payments; relates to eligible applicants for the Medicaid redesign team initiatives; relates to the Alzheimer's disease assistance fund; relates to participating borrowers; relates to program eligibility for catastrophic coverage; relates to the primary care service corps practitioner loan repayment program; relates to evaluating the state's health information technology infrastructure and systems; relates to the establishment of certain free standing clinics, outpatient health care facilities and ambulatory health care centers in the county of Bronx; relates to payments submitted by early intervention providers to certain third party payors; amends the public health law and the insurance law, in relation to safe patient handling; relates to review of criminal history information concerning prospective employees; relates to the provision of contact information relating to long term care; relates to the operation of the New York State donate life registry; relates to streamlining the application process for adult care facilities and assisted living residences; relates to the long term home health care program; relates to resident working audits; amends chapter 58 of the laws of 2008 amending the elder law and other laws relating to reimbursement to particular provider pharmacies and prescription drug coverage, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; repeals certain provisions of the public health law and the state finance law relating thereto (Part A); amends the New York Health Care Reform Act of 1996, in relation to extending certain provisions relating thereto; amends the New York Health Care Reform Act of 2000, in relation to extending the effectiveness of provisions thereof; amends the public health law, in relation to the distribution of pool allocations and graduate medical education; amends chapter 62 of the laws of 2003 amending the general business law and other laws relating to enacting major components necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2003-04 state fiscal year, in relation to the deposit of certain funds; amends the public health law, in relation to health care initiative pool distributions; amends the social services law, in relation to extending payment provisions for general hospitals; amends chapter 600 of the laws of 1986 amending the public health law relating to the development of pilot reimbursement programs for ambulatory care services, in relation to the effectiveness of such chapter; amends chapter 520 of the laws of 1978 relating to providing for a comprehensive survey of health care financing, education and illness prevention and creating councils for the conduct thereof, in relation to extending the effectiveness of portions thereof; amends the public health law, in relation to extending access to community health care services in rural areas; amends the public health law, in relation to rates of payment for personal care service providers; amends the public health law, in relation to the assessment on covered lives; amends the public health law, in relation to the comprehensive diagnostic and treatment centers indigent care program; amends the public health law, in relation to general hospital indigent pool and general hospital inpatient reimbursement rates; amends chapter 266 of the laws of 1986 amending the civil practice law and rules and other laws relating to malpractice and professional medical conduct, in relation to extending the applicability of certain provisions thereof; amends chapter 63 of the laws of 2001 amending chapter 20 of the laws of 2001 amending the military law and other laws relating to making appropriations for the support of government, in relation to extending the applicability of certain provisions thereof (Part B); amends the social services law, in relation to eliminating prescriber prevails for brand name drugs with generic equivalents; directs the department of health to develop new methodology for pharmacy reimbursement; relates to minimum supplemental rebates for pharmaceutical manufacturers; relates to early refill of prescriptions; relates to emergency and non-emergency transportation; amends section 45-c of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, relating to the report on the transition of behavioral health services as a managed care benefit in the medical assistance program, in relation to reports on the transition of behavior health services; relates to the integration of behavioral and physical health clinic services; amends part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013 amending chapter 59 of the laws of 2011 amending the public health law and other laws relating to general hospital reimbursement for annual rates relating to the cap on local Medicaid expenditures, in relation to establishing rate protections for behavioral health essential providers and the effectiveness thereof; amends section 1 of part H of chapter 111 of the laws of 2010, relating to increasing Medicaid payments to providers through managed care organizations and providing equivalent fees through an ambulatory patient group methodology, in relation to transfer of funds and the effectiveness thereof; amends the social services law, in relation to spousal support for the costs of community-based long term care; amends the social services law, in relation to fair hearings within the Fully Integrated Duals Advantage program; amends the public health law, in relation to the establishment of a default rate for nursing homes under managed care; amends the public health law, in relation to rates of payment for certified home health agencies and long term home health care programs; amends the social services law in relation to Community First Choice Option; amends the education law in relation to developing training curricula to educate certain home health aides; amends the public health law in relation to Development Disabilities Individual Care and Support Organization; amends the public health law, in relation to rate setting methodologies for the ICD-10; amends the public health law, in relation to inpatient psych base years, specialty inpatient base years, and hospital inpatient base years; amends part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011, amending the public health law and other laws relating to known and projected department of health state fund medicaid expenditures, in relation to the determination of rates of payments by certain state governmental agencies; amends the social services law and the public health law, in relation to requiring the use of an enrollment broker for counties that are mandated Medicaid managed care and managed long term care; amends the public health law, in relation to establishing vital access pools for licensed home care service agencies; amends the social services law, in relation to the expansion of the Medicaid managed care advisory review panel; amends part H of chapter 59 of the laws of 2011 amending the public health law relating to general hospital inpatient reimbursement for annual rates, in relation to the across the board reduction of 2011; amends the social services law, in relation to establishing a health homes criminal justice initiative; amends the social services law, in relation to the transition of children in foster care to managed care; amends the social services law and the state finance law, in relation to the establishment of a basic health plan; amends the social services law, in relation to hospital presumptive eligibility under the affordable care act; relates to a basic health program trust fund and a state health innovation plan account; relates to spending down procedures under the MAGI system of eligibility determination; relates to moving rate setting for child health plus to the department of health; relates to eliminating the existing child health plus waiting period; amends chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, amending the public health law and other laws relating to expanding the child health insurance plan, in relation to allowing for the permanent expansion of child health plus income and benefit provisions; amends the public health law in relation to potentially preventable negative outcomes; relates to a rural dentistry pilot program; amends chapter 779 of the laws of 1986, amending the social services law relating to authorizing services for non-residents in adult homes, residences for adults and enriched housing programs, in relation to extending the authorization of non-resident services within adult homes; amends part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2008, amending the social services law and the public health law relating to adjustments of rates, in relation to extending the utilization threshold exemption; amends chapter 19 of the laws of 1998, amending the social services law relating to limiting the method of payment for prescription drugs under the medical assistance program, in relation to extending provisions related to dispensing fees; relates to rates of payment to residential health care facilities; amends chapter 731 of the laws of 1993, amending the public health law and other laws relating to reimbursement, delivery and capital cost of ambulatory health care services and inpatient hospital services, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; amends chapter 904 of the laws of 1984, amending the public health law and the social services law relating to encouraging comprehensive health services, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; provides for the repeal of certain provisions relating to the availability of funds upon expiration thereof; repeals certain provisions of the social services law and the public health law relating thereto (Part C); relates to the practice of pharmacy and the compounding of drugs and establishes requirements for the registration of outsourcing facilities in New York state (Part D); relates to establishing an integrated employment plan (Part E); directs a report by the office for people with developmental disabilities on the establishment of a direct support professional credentialing pilot program (Part F); relates to community mental health support and workforce reinvestment funds; amends chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the mental hygiene law and the state finance law relating to the community mental health support and workforce reinvestment program, the membership of subcommittees for mental health of community services boards and the duties of such subcommittees and creating the community mental health and workforce reinvestment account, in relation to extending such provisions relating thereto (Part G); relates to establishing protections to prevent surprise medical bills including network adequacy requirements, claim submission requirements, access to out-of-network care and prohibition of excessive emergency charges (Part H); amends chapter 57 of the laws of 2006, relating to establishing a cost of living adjustment for designated human services programs, in relation to forgoing such adjustment during the 2014-2015 state fiscal year (Part I). *NYLS legislative bill jacket available. Call with your part for budget bill supplement. **NYLS can provide on-demand relevant historical budget supplements for particular sections or parts of the article VII budget bills. Each budget supplement is independently compiled from official budget materials (Governor, Budget Department [Memos, Hearings & Testimonies], Assembly, Senate, State Comptroller, State Agencies, Bar Associations, & other interested groups). **See NYLS Part H supplement, 165 pages. CHAPTER 61 A9103 Glick 06/30/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 135 of 2002. Extends provisions of law relating to mandatory continuing education for land surveyors. CHAPTER 62 A9248-A Englebright Office of General Services # 6 06/30/14 signed Amends §16, Chapter 1 of 2005. Extends certain provisions relating to restrictions on contacts and disclosure of contacts during the procurement process. CHAPTER 63 A9360 Wright 06/30/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 253 of 2004. Extends expiration of the authority granted to the department of housing preservation and development of the city of New York to restructure the rents of dwelling units in buildings foreclosed upon by the federal government. CHAPTER 64 A9363 Mosley 06/30/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 84 of 1993. Extends provisions of chapter 84 of the laws of 1993, relating to the establishment of initial rents in housing accommodations rehabilitated with loans to housing development companies. CHAPTER 65 A9364 Wright 06/30/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 613 of 1996. Extends certain provisions relating to buildings that are part of urban development action area projects and are rehabilitated with municipal loans. CHAPTER 66 A9463 Farrell 06/30/14 signed Amends §§54.10, 57.00, 90.00, 107.00 & 54.90, Local Finance Law; amends §10-A, §2 of Chapter 868 of 1975; amends S5, Chapter 142 of 2004. Relates to the sale of bonds and notes in NYC, the refunding of bonds, the down payment for projects financed by bonds, variable rate debt, and interest rate exchange agreements in NYC. CHAPTER 67 A9718 Nolan (MS) 06/30/14 signed Amends S1735, Public Authority Law; amends §19, Chapter 738 of 1988. Extends certain provisions relating to certain contracts of the New York city school construction authority. CHAPTER 68 A9735 Wright NYS Homes and Community Renewal # 4 06/30/14 signed Amends §5, Chapter 246 of 2010. Relates to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency and extending the provisions thereof. CHAPTER 69 S6144 GOLDEN 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 548 of 2004. Extends certain provisions of law relating to tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York. CHAPTER 70 S6313 STEWART-COUSINS 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §54.40, Local Finance Law. Relates to bonds and notes of the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 71 S6323 LITTLE 06/30/14 SIGNED Authorizes any person licensed as a physician, physician's assistant, massage therapist, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, nurse, nurse practitioner or podiatrist in another state or territory and appointed by the World Triathlon Corporation to practice his or her profession in this state in connection with an athletic event sanctioned by such corporation. CHAPTER 72 S6461 GRISANTI 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §54.30, Local Finance Law. Relates to the sale of bonds and notes of the city of Buffalo. CHAPTER 73 S6655 GRIFFO 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §99-n, State Finance Law; amends §§2 & 4, Chapter 521 of 2005. Extends from June 30, 2014 until June 30, 2016 the provisions relating to the Oneida Indian Nation real property tax depository fund. CHAPTER 74 S6687 GALLIVAN 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §54.50, Local Finance Law. Relates to the sale of municipal obligations by the county of Erie. CHAPTER 75 S6884 YOUNG 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 449 of 1986. Extends expiration of authority granted to the city of New York to restructure the rents of units in buildings receiving municipally financed rehabilitation loans. CHAPTER 76 S6885 YOUNG 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §6, Chapter 777 of 1986. Extends the expiration of authority granted to the city of New York to restructure rent for units in multiple dwellings getting small loans to remove substandard or insanitary conditions. CHAPTER 77 S7270 ADDABBO 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §6, Chapter 100 of 2013. Extends certain prior approved work permits relating to Hurricane Sandy. CHAPTER 78 S7764 SEWARD 06/30/14 SIGNED Repealed §2341, amends Insurance Law, generally. Relates to authorization to set certain insurance rates for risk-based capital and property/casualty and insurance and health maintenance organizations. CHAPTER 79 S7774 HANNON 06/30/14 SIGNED Amends §1-b, Chapter 433 of 1997. Extends the effectiveness of a portable x-ray demonstration program for medicaid recipients; requires relevant data and report on such program to be submitted by the department of health to the legislature. CHAPTER 80 S6861-A LATIMER 06/30/14 SIGNED Adds §1640-n, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes a residential parking system in the village of Bronxville. CHAPTER 81 S7799-A RANZENHOFER Amends §132, Chapter 549 of 2013. Relates to the effectiveness of provisions relating to prohibiting employees of a not-for-profit corporation from serving as chair of the board.    CHAPTER 82 A8224-A Galef 07/03/14 signed with Press Release Adds §344-c, Highway Law Designates the bridge on Bryant Pond road crossing the Taconic state parkway, in the town of Putnam Valley and county of Putnam, as the "Disabled American Veterans Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 83 A8328-A Giglio 07/03/14 signed with Press Release Adds §344-c, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 70 in county of Allegany, as the "Sergeant Omar G. Blowers Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 84 A9518 Schimminger 07/03/14 signed with Press Release Adds §344-c, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Twin Cities Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 85 A9617-A Lavine 07/03/14 signed with Press Release Adds §344-c, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as "Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph Daly Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 86 S2063-B MAZIARZ 07/03/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-c, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system along state route 93 in the county of Niagara as the "Youngstown Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 87 S6582-A ZELDIN 07/03/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §343-cc, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system as the Sgt. Michael J. Esposito Jr. Memorial Bridge. CHAPTER 88 S6842-A GALLIVAN 07/03/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §342-xxx, Highway Law. Expands that portion of the state highway system designated as the "Wyoming County Veterans Memorial Highway". CHAPTER 89 S7824 SEWARD 07/03/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-c, Highway Law..Designates a portion of the state highway system in the county of Ulster as the "Sergeant Shawn Michael Farrell II Memorial Highway".   CHAPTER 90 A6357-E Gottfried (Governor Program # 57) 07/05/14 signed with Press Release Adds Article 33 Title 5-A §§3360 - 3369-e, amends §3371, Public Health Law; adds Article 20-B §§490 & 491, amends §171-a, Tax Law; adds §89-h, State Finance Law; amends §853, General Business Law; amends §221.00, adds Article 179 §§179.00 - 179.15, Penal Law; amends §§216.00 & 410.91, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to the medical use of marihuana; legalizes the possession, manufacture, use, delivery, transport or administration of medical marihuana by a designated caregiver for a certified medical use; prescribes procedures for such possession, acquisition, etc. including certification of patients by their practitioner, and that, in the practitioner's professional judgment, the patient would receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from use of medical marihuana. *Extensive NYLS Legislative Material available.  CHAPTER 91 A181 Kavanagh 07/22/14 signed Amends §1678, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the construction of certain facilities for the New York city housing authority. CHAPTER 92 A746-A Rosenthal (MS) 07/22/14 signed Amends §2803-i, adds §2803-t, Public Health Law. Requires a large-print version, or the patient's request an audio recording of the discharge plan and preadmission information to be provided to all blind and visually impaired patients according to the preference of such patient or such patient's representative. CHAPTER 93 A5309-A Skoufis 07/22/14 signed Amends §§2992 & 2994-r, Public Health Law. Relates to the appointment of a health care agent or surrogate who is the subject of an order of protection protecting the principal. CHAPTER 94 A5476-D Cymbrowitz 07/22/14 signed Amends Part A §38, Chapter 60 of 2014; amends §§2899-a & 2899, Public Health Law; Amends §461-t, Social Services Law. Requires the review of the criminal history of prospective employees of adult homes, enriched housing programs or residences for adults; extends effectiveness. CHAPTER 95 A6567 Brennan Department of Public Service # 3 - 2013 07/22/14 signed Amends §23, Public Service Law. Provides for the electronic service of orders of the public service commission. CHAPTER 96 A7478-B Santabarbara 07/22/14 signed Authorizes Joel Lochner to participate in the optional twenty year retirement plan. CHAPTER 97 A8201-A O'Donnell (MS) 07/22/14 signed Adds §296-c, amends §292, Executive Law. Provides certain civil rights protections for interns. CHAPTER 98 A8236-C Otis 07/22/14 signed Adds §§240.76 & 240.77, Penal Law. Establishes the crimes of directing a laser at an aircraft in the second and first degree; makes such crimes a class A misdemeanor or a class E felony, respectively CHAPTER 99 A8250-A Paulin (MS) 07/22/14 signed Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law, generally; amends §371, General Municipal Law; amends §87, Public Officers Law. Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of New Rochelle; authorizes such city to establish a demonstration program for traffic-control signal photo violation monitoring devices. CHAPTER 100 A8277 Lentol 07/22/14 signed Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to an exemption to the 200 foot rule for a liquor license at 161 Grand Street. CHAPTER 101 A8368-B Pretlow 07/22/14 signed Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law, generally; amends §371, General Municipal Law; amends §87, Public Officers Law. Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Mt. Vernon; authorizes such city to establish a demonstration program for traffic-control signal photo violation monitoring devices. CHAPTER 102 A8404 Ryan 07/22/14 signed chap.102 Amends S23, Town L; Amends S3, Pub Off L Authorizes Wheatfield's building inspector to reside outside of the town. CHAPTER 103 A8436 O'Donnell 07/22/14 signed Amends §2590-c, Education Law. Relates to vacancies on the community district education council; expands eligibility to parents whose kids have been English language learner students within the preceding two years. CHAPTER 104 A8484-A Markey 07/22/14 signed Amends §208-f, General Municipal Law; amends §361-a, Retirement & Social Security Law. Increases certain special accidental death benefits paid to widows, widowers or the deceased member's children. CHAPTER 105 A8698 Pretlow 07/22/14 signed Amends §228, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Relates to certain payments to the horsemen's organization. CHAPTER 106 A8819 Magnarelli Department of Law # 7 07/22/14 signed Amends §1603, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Increases the number of land banks authorized to exist in the state to twenty. CHAPTER 107 A8877 Fahy (MS) 07/22/14 signed Amends §3, Chapter 454 of 2010. Relates to the city of Albany pilot residential parking system and extending the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 108 A8885-A Russell 07/22/14 signed with Press Release Amends §343-k, Highway Law. Relates to the St. Lawrence Wine Trail. CHAPTER 109 A8972 Hennessey (OCA # 68) 07/22/14 signed Amends Rule 2214, Civil Procedure Law & Rules. Provides that a party that files papers in connection with a motion need not include copies of papers that were filed previously electronically with the court, but may make reference to them. CHAPTER 110 A9032 Magnarelli Environmental Facilities Corporation Internal # 4 07/22/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 581 of 2005. Relates to statutory installment bonds and extending the effectiveness thereof. CHAPTER 111 A9035 Magnarelli Environmental Facilities Corporation # 3 07/22/14 signed Amends §3, Chapter 492 of 1993. Extends provisions of law relating to installment loans. CHAPTER 112 A9055 Buchwald Amends §1724, Surrogates Court & Procedure Act. Makes technical correction to provisions granting jurisdiction to surrogate's court over actions taken pursuant to the uniform transfers to minors act. CHAPTER 113 A9057 Robinson 07/22/14 signed Amends §6, Chapter 322 of 2007; amends §7, Chapter 3 of 1997. Extends provisions relating to the power of banks, private bankers, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions and foreign banking corporations to exercise the rights of national banks. CHAPTER 114 A9099 Cahill 07/22/14 signed Relates to the eligibility of Ronald Stroh to take the competitive civil service examination to be placed, contingent on his scores, on the eligibility list for appointment as a full-time police officer for the town of New Paltz, in the county of Ulster. CHAPTER 115 A9115 Mayer (MS) 07/22/14 signed Amends §3, Chapter 831 of 1981. Extends the provisions relating to fees and expenses in unemployment insurance proceedings. CHAPTER 116 A9202 Glick 07/22/14 signed Amends §1, Chapter 192 of 2011. Establishes September 28, 2014 as the date of the Bronx Marathon for the purposes of authorizing certain health care professionals licensed in other jurisdictions to practice in New York state during that event. CHAPTER 117 A9231 Ryan 07/22/14 signed Amends §10-1006, Village Law. Provides that certain provisions of laws relating to the percentage of non-resident members of a fire company shall not apply to the village of Blasdell volunteer fire department. CHAPTER 118 A9337 Skartados 07/22/14 signed Authorizes the town of Marlborough, in the county of Ulster, to offer police officers Charles Hoffman and Arthur Terwilliger an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 119 A9349 Jaffee 07/22/14 signed Adds Article 7 Title 18 S1600-t, amends §1600-b, repealed Article 7 Title 18, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the village of Suffern parking authority. CHAPTER 120 A9387-B Gjonaj 07/22/14 signed chap. Amends §3, Chapter 465 of 1994. Extends certain provisions authorizing the imposition of a required fee for admission to the New York Botanical Garden. CHAPTER 121 A9430 Schimel (MS) 07/22/14 signed Amends §13-0325, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage clams. CHAPTER 122 A9498 Gantt 07/22/14 signed Amends §22, Chapter 22 of 2009. Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications; extends authorization of the city of Rochester to install and operate traffic-control signal photo violation-monitoring devices until 2019. CHAPTER 123 A9583-A Fahy (MS) 07/22/14 signed Amends Vehicle & Traffic Law, generally; amends §371, General Municipal Law; amends §87, Public Officers Law. Relates to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Albany; authorizes such city to establish a demonstration program for traffic-control signal photo violation monitoring devices. CHAPTER 124 A9604 Morelle 07/22/14 signed Amends §1124, Insurance Law. Relates to funding for student health plans. CHAPTER 125 A9715 Glick 07/22/14 signed Amends §5, Chapter 21 of 2011. Extends provisions of law relating to authorizing pharmacists to perform collaborative drug therapy management with physicians in certain settings. CHAPTER 126 A9733-A Gunther Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs # 1 07/22/14 signed Amends §401-a, Correction Law; amends §§4212, 4314, 4358 & 4403, Education Law; Amends §§413, 424-a, 425, 488 & 491, Social Service Law. Makes technical changes to the protection of people with special needs act. CHAPTER 127 A9737-A Hennessey 07/22/14 signed Amends §9, Chapter 23 of 2009. Extends provisions of law relating to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in Suffolk county. CHAPTER 128 A9739 Mayer (Yonkers) 07/22/14 signed Amends §24, Chapter 20 of 2009. Extends provisions relating to owner liability for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications in the city of Yonkers. CHAPTER 129 A9744 Kavanagh 07/22/14 signed Amends §§467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to tax abatements and exemptions for rent regulated apartments occupied by persons with disabilities. CHAPTER 130 A9744 Kavanagh Amends SS467-b & 467-c, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to tax abatements and exemptions for rent regulated apartments occupied by persons with disabilities. CHAPTER 131 A9770 O'Donnell 07/22/14 signed Amends §500, Correction Law. Makes technical corrections to the correction law. CHAPTER 132 A9801 Gottfried 07/22/14 signed Amends §206, Public Health Law. Adds 2 representatives of home care agencies to the workgroup on state health information technology infrastructure. CHAPTER 133 A9803 Hooper 07/22/14 signed Amends §10, Chapter 19 of 2009. Extends provisions of law relating to adjudications and owner liability for a violation of traffic-control signal indications in Nassau county. CHAPTER 134 A9834 Heastie (MS) 07/22/14 signed Amends §17, Chapter 746 of 1988; amends §2, NYC Local Law 46 of 1989. Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic control signal violations. CHAPTER 135 A9952 Rules (Abbate) 07/22/14 signed Amends §1100, Retirement & Social Services Law. Relates to a lump sum payment at retirement; includes sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and correction officers in the group of eligible members who may elect an optional form of retirement which provides for a partial lump sum at retirement with a reduced service retirement allowance. CHAPTER 136 A10019 Rules (Abbate) 07/22/14 signed Amends §1, Chapter 675 of 1984. Relates to leaves of absence for state employees. CHAPTER 137 A10075 Rules (Goldfeder) 07/22/14 signed Amends §1617-a, Tax Law. Relates to the hours of operation of video lottery gaming and the annual value of the free play allowance credits. CHAPTER 138 A10078-A Rules (Pretlow) 07/22/14 signed Authorizes the city of Yonkers to discontinue the use of certain lands as parklands. CHAPTER 139 S4343-A GALLIVAN 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §42, Correction Law. Adds a licensed health care professional to the organization of the citizen's policy and complaint review council. CHAPTER 140 S5596-A MARCHIONE 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §3-300, Village Law; amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to the residency of the village clerk-treasurer and deputy clerk-treasurer of the village of Victory, county of Saratoga. CHAPTER 141 S5714-B BRESLIN 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Authorizes big game hunting in Albany county with a rifle. CHAPTER 142 S5855-B YOUNG 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §11-0907, Environmental Conservation Law. Authorizes hunting of big game with rifles in the county of Livingston. CHAPTER 143 S5994 LATIMER 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Tuckahoe, in the county of Westchester, to offer a certain retirement option to police officer Christopher J. Santiago. CHAPTER 144 S6247 BONACIC 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends S3, Chapter 510 of 2013. Authorizes the city of Middletown to sell or pledge delinquent liens held by such city. CHAPTER 145 S6248 ROBACH 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 508 of 2013. Relates to eligible years for payment in lieu of taxes for certain agreements. CHAPTER 146 S6251 CARLUCCI 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §19.07, Mental Hygiene Law; amends §304, Education Law. Requires the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, in consultation with the state education department, to identify or develop materials on problem gambling among school-aged youth to be used by school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to educate students on the dangers and consequences of problem gambling. CHAPTER 147 S6253 FLANAGAN 07/22/14 SIGNED Repealed & adds §162 sub 9, Civil Service Law. Relates to eligibility for health benefits. CHAPTER 148 S6329 FARLEY 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 498 of 2011. Extends certain provisions of the public library construction grant program authorizing grants for the purchase of property for library construction and increased aid for economically disadvantaged communities, until 2020. CHAPTER 149 S6368-A GALLIVAN 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §1402, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Exempts the Wales Center Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. from the requirement that the percentage of non-resident fire department members not exceed forty-five percent of the membership. CHAPTER 150 S6409 MARTINS State Comptroller # 29 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §§124.10 & 136.00, Local Finance Law. Extends the period of time for which a municipality has the power to exclude indebtedness contracted for sewage facilities. CHAPTER 151 S6495 LAVALLE 07/22/14 SIGNED Permits the county of Suffolk to extend the tax deadline for certain residents of the town of East Hampton and waive any interest and penalties due or imposed on or before January 31, 2014. CHAPTER 152 S6694-B FLANAGAN 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Smithtown, county of Suffolk to alienate and convey certain parcels of land used as parkland and to acquire other parcels of land to replace such parkland. CHAPTER 153 S6720 GRIFFO 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes Norwood to enter into a lease with Clarkson University. CHAPTER 154 S6854-A FLANAGAN 07/22/14 SIGNED Relates to the extension of the state university of New York at Stony Brook's lease to certain lands. CHAPTER 155 S6954 GALLIVAN 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §4, Chapter 573 of 2011. Extends from September 1, 2014 until September 1, 2017, the expiration of provisions authorizing local correction facilities to enter into agreements to take custody of out of state inmates. CHAPTER 156 S6969 MAZIARZ Energy Research Development Authority # 4 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §1852, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the membership of the New York state energy research and development authority. CHAPTER 157 S6973-A MARCELLINO 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage hickory shad. CHAPTER 158 S6977 RANZENHOFER Environmental Facilities Corporation # 5 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 629 of 2005. Relates to refunding bonds and extending the provisions thereof. CHAPTER 159 S6978 RANZENHOFER Environmental Facilities Corporation # 1 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 307 of 2005. Extends the special powers of the environmental facilities corporation. CHAPTER 160 S6982-A MARTINS 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American eel. CHAPTER 161 S6983-A MARTINS 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage weakfish. CHAPTER 162 S6984-A MARTINS 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0340-d, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage blackfish. CHAPTER 163 S6988-A GRISANTI 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §11-1303, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage fish. CHAPTER 164 S6991-A MARTINS 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends S13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the alewife. CHAPTER 165 S6992-A MARTINS 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0339-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Extends the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage the American shad. CHAPTER 166 S7013-A BOYLE 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0340, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage bluefish. CHAPTER 167 S7017 GRIFFO 07/22/14 SIGNED Makes certain findings and determinations with respect to certain bond anticipation notes issued by the town of Clifton, in the county of St. Lawrence, validates and legalizes the same, and authorizes the issuance of obligations of such town with respect thereto. CHAPTER 168 S7019 BONACIC 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 473 of 2010. Relates to extending the provisions relating to the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund until four years after the commencement of the operation of a video lottery terminal facility at Aqueduct racetrack. CHAPTER 169 S7086 YOUNG 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Alfred to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to police officer Ryan McKee. CHAPTER 170 S7098 BONACIC 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §334, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Relates to stallion eligibility for New York-bred harness horse events for stallions owned or jointly owned by a resident of a state other than New York. CHAPTER 171 S7159-A ZELDIN 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0323, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to extending the authority of the department of environmental conservation to manage oysters. CHAPTER 172 S7183-A GOLDEN 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 537 of 2008. Extends the expiration of provisions relating to a restricted dental facility license. CHAPTER 173 S7351 MARTINS State Comptroller # 30 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §146, Economic Development Law; amends §163, State Finance Law. Increases the threshold amount which triggers the publication requirement of procurement opportunities. CHAPTER 174 S7365 BALL 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Carmel, in the county of Putnam, to offer police officers Robert Behan and James Evans an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 175 S7616 LARKIN 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Stony Point, in the county of Rockland, to offer police officers Dennis Tobin, Thomas Clarke and Christopher Schulok an optional 20 year retirement plan. CHAPTER 176 S7620-A LAVALLE 07/22/14 SIGNED Relates to the alienation and substitution of certain parklands in the town of Southampton in the county of Suffolk. CHAPTER 177 S7633 LIBOUS 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §23, Town Law; amends §3, Public Officers Law. Provides that the building inspector and code enforcement officer of the town of Conklin, in the county of Broome, need not be a resident of such town, so long as he or she resides in such county. CHAPTER 178 S7646 DEFRANCISCO 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the DeWitt fire district, town of DeWitt, county of Onondaga, to offer the 20 year retirement plan to firefighters Gavin J. MacLachlin and Michael E. O'Connor. CHAPTER 179 S7664 GOLDEN 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §13-316, NYC Administrative Code. Allows representatives holding the title of pilot or marine engineer appointed by the president of the uniformed firefighters association of greater NY to cast a one-half vote on the FDNY's pension fund subchapter two board of trustees. CHAPTER 180 S7683 O'BRIEN 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the St. Paul Boulevard fire district to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to firefighters Robert J. Anderson, Edmond Kaspar, Kevin Magin, Jeremy Schaeffer, John Semmler and Timothy Warth. CHAPTER 181 S7733-A GIPSON 07/22/14 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Wappinger Falls to alienate and convey parkland and acquire other parcels of land to replace such parkland. CHAPTER 182 S7840 GOLDEN Governor Program # 41 07/22/14 SIGNED Amends §130, repealed sub 1 Pe subPP 1 - 4, Civil Service Law. Relates to compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of certain state officers and employees; makes an appropriation therefor. CHAPTER 183 S7857 LAVALLE Governor Program # 42 07/22/14 SIGNED Provides for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in the state university of New York and designating moneys therefor; to continue a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; to continue an employee assistance program; to continue a professional development committee; to continue a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; to continue a fee mitigation fund; to continue a downstate location fund; to continue a joint labor management advisory board; and to continue an accidental death benefit. CHAPTER 184 A7720-B Peoples-Stokes 07/23/14 signed Press Releases Amends §120.45, Penal Law. Relates to unlawful surveillance with the use of a GPS device. CHAPTER 185 A8185-B Otis 07/23/14 signed with Press Release Amends §366, Agriculture & Markets Law. Increases penalties for stealing of companion animals to one thousand dollars. CHAPTER 186 A8196 Fahy (MS) 07/23/14 signed with Press Release Adds §245.03, Penal Law. Establishes the crime of public lewdness in the first degree. CHAPTER 187 A9472 Brindisi 07/23/14 signed with Press Release Amends §3205, Education Law. Authorizes the Utica school district to require certain minors five years old to attend kindergarten. CHAPTER 188 A10128 Rules (Weinstein) Governor Program # 43 07/23/14 signed with Press Release Amends §240.30, Penal Law; amends §631, Executive Law. Relates to the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree; includes electronic means; also includes family/household members. CHAPTER 189 S7347 GRISANTI 07/23/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §3205, Education Law. Authorizes the Buffalo school district to require minors five years of age to attend kindergarten. CHAPTER 190 A9934-A Rules (Galef) 07/25/14 signed with Press Release Adds §101, Executive Law; amends §375, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to remove the word handicapped from any signs or means of communication where such word appears; further requires that anywhere where it is required that the current universal symbol of access of figure in a wheelchair appear that such signage instead depict a logo with a dynamic character leaning forward with a sense of movement; applies only to new signs. CHAPTER 191 A8021-A Roberts 08/01/14 signed with Press Release Amends §1193, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Enacts Vince's law, relating to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs CHAPTER 192 S612 GIANARIS 08/01/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §130.53, Penal Law. Excludes any time during which a person was incarcerated from the ten year period relevant to the definition of the crime of persistent sexual abuse. CHAPTER 193 S1982-C CARLUCCI 08/01/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§250.45, 250.55 & 250.60, Penal Law. Relates to unlawful surveillance in the second degree and dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the first and second degrees. CHAPTER 194 S6422 GIPSON 08/01/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §344-c, Highway Law. Designates the Detective John M. Falcone Memorial Highway. CHAPTER 195 S6828 BOYLE 08/01/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §343-cc, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in the hamlet of Bay Shore, county of Suffolk, as the "Corey J. Swinson Memorial Bridge". CHAPTER 196 S122-B PERALTA 08/04/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §120.05, Penal Law. Elevates an intentional assault upon a school crossing guard to the class D felony of assault in the second degree. CHAPTER 197 S3965-A LANZA 08/04/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §120.05, Penal Law. Imposes increased penalties on assaults of certain New York city housing authority employees. CHAPTER 198 S1885-C BONACIC 08/04/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §837-o, Executive Law; amends §176-b, Town Law; amends §10-1006, Village Law; amends §1402, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. Prohibits people registered under the sex offender registration act from being a volunteer firefighter; provides that a conviction that requires registration under the sex offender registration act shall result in an immediate disqualification as a member. CHAPTER 199 S7234-B KRUEGER 08/04/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §§2500-k & 4406-f, amends §§207, 2803-j & 2803-n, Public Health Law; adds §§3217-g & 4306-f, Insurance Law. Relates to the provision of maternal depression education, screening guidelines, and referrals for treatment. CHAPTER 200 A9846 Barrett 08/05/14 signed with Press Release Amends §101, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to authorizing a restaurant-brewers license for the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. CHAPTER 201 A7916-A Morelle (MS) 08/05/14 signed with Press Release Adds Article 35-F §§759 & 759-a, General Business Law; amends §156, Executive Law. Requires builders of one- and two-family dwellings having less than 3 stories to provide buyers with information on the installation and maintenance of automatic fire sprinkler systems. CHAPTER 202 S5212-A FLANAGAN 08/05/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §231-a, Real Property Law. Relates to sprinkler system notice in residential leases. CHAPTER 203 S7133-A LAVALLE 08/05/14 SIGNED with Press Release Relates to the Tuckahoe common school district merger with the Southampton school district in Suffolk county; authorizes the Southampton school district to establish a reserve for tax reduction to maintain the successor school district estimated tax rate for taxpayers of the Southampton school district existing before the voter approval of the dissolution and annexation of the Tuckahoe common school district at the level of such tax rate in the Southampton school district for the school year before the voter approval of the dissolution and annexation of the Tuckahoe common school district. CHAPTER 204 A5959 Farrell (Dept of Taxation and Finance # 1 - 2013) 08/05/14 signed Amends §687, Tax Law; amends §11-1787, NYC Administrative Code. Suspends the income tax refund statute of limitations for individuals who are financially disabled. CHAPTER 205 S4751-B LANZA 08/06/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §§413 & 488, Social Services Law; adds §3036, Education Law. Expands the persons responsible for reporting cases of suspected child abuse; requires coursework for reporting child abuse and maltreatment for persons holding temporary coaching licenses or professional coaching certificates. CHAPTER 206 A8974-B Crespo (MS) 08/06/14 signed with Press Release Amends General Business Law, generally; adds §94-b, Executive Law; adds §§190.87 & 190.89, Penal Law. Implements the immigrant assistance service enforcement act; increases fines imposed upon those who violate laws regarding immigrant assistance services; creates the office of new Americans; and establishes crime of immigrant assistance fraud. CHAPTER 207 A8033-A Ramos 08/07/14 signed Authorizes the town of Islip, county of Suffolk to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the Family Service League, Inc. CHAPTER 208 A8251-B Cymbrowitz 08/07/14 signed Authorizes the assessor of the borough of Brooklyn to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from Hebrew Alliance Brighton By The Sea, Inc. for a certain parcel of land located in the borough of Brooklyn. CHAPTER 209 A8729 DiPietro 08/07/14 signed chap. Amends §2, Chapter 185 of 2005. Extends provisions authorizing the county of Wyoming to impose a county recording tax on obligations secured by a mortgage on real property. CHAPTER 210 A8932 Buchwald 08/07/14 signed Grants Nancy Porretto Tier IV status in the New York state and local employees' retirement system with a membership date of September 1, 2005. CHAPTER 211 A8962 Gunther 08/07/14 signed Amends §23, Town Law; amends §3, Public Officers Law. Relates to the residency of the town of Wallkill comptroller; provides that such individual need not be an elector of such town. CHAPTER 212 A9302 Palmesano (MS) 08/07/14 signed Amends §3, Chapter 365 of 2005. Extends provisions of law relating to the mortgage recording tax in the county of Steuben until December 1, 2017. CHAPTER 213 A9326 Lentol 08/07/14 signed Relates to authorizing Cong Chevra Kadisha Anash, Inc. of Monroe to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 214 A9353-B Englebright 08/07/14 signed Authorizes the Society for Preservation of Long Island Antiquities to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for a parcel in the town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk. CHAPTER 215 A9572 Santabarbara 08/07/14 signed Amends §10-1006, Village Law. Provides that certain provisions of law relating to the percentage of non-resident members of a fire company shall not apply to the village of Delanson volunteer fire company. CHAPTER 216 A9751 Ramos 08/07/14 signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to computation of adjusted base proportions for tax assessment rolls. CHAPTER 217 A9874 Mosley 08/07/14 signed Authorizes the commissioner of general services to sell certain land to Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation. CHAPTER 218 S3054 HANNON 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the Academy Charter School to submit an application for real property tax exemption to the assessor of the county of Nassau. CHAPTER 219 S6210 MARTINS 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes Congregation S.T.L. Corporation to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the village of Great Neck, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 220 S6480-A HANNON 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from St. Luke's Lutheran Church. CHAPTER 221 S6481 HANNON 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from the Living Faith Christian Church. CHAPTER 222 S6498 TKACZYK 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 218 of 2009. Extends the authorization for the county of Greene to impose an additional mortgage recording tax until December 1, 2016. CHAPTER 223 S6549 SEWARD 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 549 of 2005. Relates to a Herkimer county recording tax to be imposed on the obligation secured by a mortgage on real property; expires on 12/1/2016. CHAPTER 224 S6587 LITTLE 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 368 of 2008. Extends Warren county's additional mortgage recording tax authorization until December 1, 2016. CHAPTER 225 S6588-A LITTLE 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §3, Public Officers Law. Authorizes person holding the office of assistant district attorney in the county of Essex to reside in an adjoining county within the state. CHAPTER 226 S6594-A TKACZYK 08/07/14 SIGNED Adds §344-bb, Highway Law. Relates to designating a portion of the state highway system in Greene county as the Honorable Donald Olson Memorial Highway. CHAPTER 227 S6605-A BRESLIN 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the START Children's Center, Inc. to retroactively apply for a real property tax exemption for certain property in the city of Troy, county of Rensselaer. CHAPTER 228 S6723 BRESLIN 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §3, Chapter 105 of 2009. Enables the county of Albany to impose and collect taxes on occupancy of hotel or motel rooms in Albany county relating to revenues received from the collection of hotel or motel occupancy taxes for an additional two years. CHAPTER 229 S6754 MARTINS 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes Shaare Rachamim, LLC to file an application for exemption from real property taxes. CHAPTER 230 S6812-A SKELOS 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes Hands Across Long Island, Inc. to apply for a retroactive real property tax exemption for a certain parcel in the village of Lynbrook, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 231 S6831 MARTINS 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes Buckley Country Day School to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for a certain parcel of land located in the village of North Hills, county of Nassau. CHAPTER 232 S6840 O'MARA 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 366 of 2005. Extends provisions of law relating to the mortgage recording tax in the county of Yates until December 1, 2017. CHAPTER 233 S6919-A ZELDIN 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes New York 811, Inc. to make application to receive retroactive real property tax exempt status. CHAPTER 234 S6925 BRESLIN 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Chapter 405 of 2005. Extends the effectiveness of chapter 405 of the laws of 2005 for two years authorizing the county of Albany to impose a county mortgage recording tax. CHAPTER 235 S7276-B SEWARD 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Cortlandville to alienate and convey parkland and acquire other parcels of land to replace such parkland. CHAPTER 236 S7279 FARLEY 08/07/14 SIGNED Amends §4, Chapter 168 of 2012. Amends the legal description of parcels for the lease of land for use as a wireless communications facility in Clifton Park. CHAPTER 237 S7399 LAVALLE 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes Nicole Steinberg to apply for and receive retroactive membership in the New York teachers' retirement system. CHAPTER 238 S7514-A FARLEY 08/07/14 SIGNED Grants retroactive membership with tier II status in the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to Vincent Verret. CHAPTER 239 S7635 DEFRANCISCO 08/07/14 SIGNED Grants retroactive tier V membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to John Ginestro CHAPTER 240 S7687 MARCHIONE 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Hudson to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from the Holy First Church of God in Christ. CHAPTER 241 S7688 MARCHIONE 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Hudson to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes from the Shiloh Baptist Church for a certain parcel of land in the city of Hudson, Columbia County, located at 14-20 Warren Street: section 109.35, block 1, lot 22. CHAPTER 242 S7689 MARCHIONE 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the assessor of the city of Hudson to accept an application for exemption from real property taxes for 2011 from the State Street A M E Zion Church located in such city. CHAPTER 243 S7781 CARLUCCI 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the Antrim Players, Inc. to file an application for exemption from real property taxes for the parcel of land located in the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland. CHAPTER 244 S7788 CARLUCCI 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes the International Christian Fellowship to file an application for a real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 245 S7809 BOYLE 08/07/14 SIGNED Authorizes The Long Island Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Health and Human Services Network, Inc. to file an application for retroactive tax exempt status. CHAPTER 246 A9523 Silver (MS) 08/08/14 signed Amends §2, Chapter 890 of 1982. Relates to certain water charges for hospitals and charities in New York City; extends provisions. CHAPTER 247 S7843 LANZA 08/07/14 SIGNED Adds §1-a, Chapter 246 of 2014 (as proposed in S.6522 & A.9523). Provides that the National September 11 Memorial & Museum will be an eligible entity for purposes of the exemption provided in chapter 696 of the laws of 1887. CHAPTER 248 A10144 Rules (O'Donnell) 08/09/14 signed with Press Release Amends §1642, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Authorizes the city of New York to establish reduced speed limits throughout the city and on certain designated highways. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 249 A412 Paulin (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §15-108, Election Law. Removes certain requirement that notice of party caucus be filed and posted with the local board of elections in village elections. CHAPTER 250 A1230 Abinanti (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §15-114, Election Law. Relates to lever voting machines. CHAPTER 251 A2448 Rozic (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §3, Public Officers Law; amends §2800, NYC Charter. Provides that members of community boards in NYC need only be 16 years of age to be appointed to such board. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 252 A3491-A Magnarelli (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §385, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Relates to authorizing limited rear overhang for specialized material delivery vehicles. CHAPTER 253 A3549 Weinstein (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §63, Civil Rights Law. Limits the scope of information disclosed in a published notice of change of name. CHAPTER 254 A5075 Millman 08/11/14 signed Amends §8-500, Election Law. Relates to prohibiting certain candidates for public office from serving as poll watchers. CHAPTER 255 A6710-A Mayer 08/11/14 signed Amends §837-m, Executive Law. Authorizes police agencies to include cases of missing vulnerable adults in their semi-annual reports to the division of criminal justice services. CHAPTER 256 A7025 Simanowitz (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §422, Social Services Law. Relates to the statewide central register of child abuse and maltreatment and verifying a report of child abuse. CHAPTER 257 A7298 Thiele (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends S236-a, County Law Allows the county of Suffolk to establish a master electrician licensing board. CHAPTER 258 A7617-A Pretlow 08/11/14 signed Adds §307-a, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Relates to New York bred harness races. CHAPTER 259 A8035 Morelle 08/11/14 signed Adds §308-y, amends §325, County Law. Authorizes Monroe county to establish wireless surcharges. CHAPTER 260 A8303-A Crouch 08/11/14 signed Adds §308-y, County Law. Authorizes Delaware county to establish wireless surcharges. CHAPTER 261 A8305-A Santabarbara 08/11/14 signed Authorizes the town of Mohawk to extend the town of Mohawk Fire District into the village of Fonda. CHAPTER 262 A8331-A Magnarelli 08/11/14 signed Amends §2.15, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to peace officer status of certain federal law enforcement officers; corrects certain provisions relating to the new titles of federal agencies and officers providing immigration, customs and border patrol duties. CHAPTER 263 A8340 Buchwald 08/11/14 signed Amends §3-220, Election Law. Relates to the preservation of ballots and records of voting machines; provides that lists of registered voters shall be maintained for two years. CHAPTER 264 A8561-A Thiele 08/11/14 signed Amends §13-0328, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the definition of "immediate family". CHAPTER 265 A8703 Stec 08/11/14 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates the Battenkill river as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 266 A8822-B Thiele (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §11-0903, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to hunting in the county of Suffolk and the requirement that towns issue hunting permits. CHAPTER 267 A8862 Cusick (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §3, Chapter 306 of 2011. Extends, from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2015, the expiration of the authorization granted to residential property owners in high risk brush fire areas on Staten Island to cut and remove reeds from their property. CHAPTER 268 A8867-A Magee 08/11/14 signed Amends §6701, Education Law. Includes in the definition of veterinary medicine, the treatment of dental conditions; exempts persons who can treat floating teeth of horses from licensing requirements. CHAPTER 269 A8871 Millman 08/11/14 signed Amends §206, Elder Law. Relates to guidelines for local area agencies on aging relating to assistance for informal caregivers. CHAPTER 270 A8922 Lupardo (MS) 08/11/14 signed Amends §410-q, Social Services Law. Relates to child care resource and referral program services. CHAPTER 271 A9067 Millman 08/11/14 signed Amends §209, Elder Law. Relates to making chemical dependence counseling and referrals available in naturally occurring retirement communities. CHAPTER 272 A9242 Duprey 08/11/14 signed Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates the Little Ausable river as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 273 A9321-A Schimel 08/11/14 signed Amends §8, Chapter 359 of 2010; amends §2, Chapter 3 of 2011; amends §7, Chapter 170 of 2011. Relates to the use of lever voting machines, the number and use of voting machines in village elections, and to the types of voting machines used in certain elections. CHAPTER 274 A9443 Gunther 08/11/14 signed Amends §20, Town Law. Authorizes the town of Wallkill, county of Orange, to elect a third town justice. CHAPTER 275 A9458-A Cahill 08/11/14 signed Amends §3201, Insurance Law. Relates to required form for exclusion language; permits superintendent of insurance to establish such form through promulgation of regulations. CHAPTER 276 A9517-A Gottfried 08/11/14 signed Amends §8610, Education Law. Allows individuals employed at National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers who meet the requirements for a restricted license to receive a certification allowing them to use mass spectrometry, and any tests or procedures acceptable to the commissioner of health in the field of proteomics. CHAPTER 277 A9618-A Lifton 08/11/14 signed Amends §385, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Extends duration of time during which a vehicle that does not meet specified requirements may obtain a permit to cross an R-posted bridge. CHAPTER 278 A9719-A Fahy 08/11/14 signed Adds §491-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to conservation agreement exemptions in certain towns. CHAPTER 279 A9732 Lupardo OCA # 79 08/11/14 signed Amends §383-b, Social Service Law. Provides that the local commissioner of social services or local commissioner of heath may give consent for medical, dental, health and hospital services for any child found by the family court to be an abused, neglected or destitute child. CHAPTER 280 A9736 Wright (NYS Homes & Community Renewal # 3) 08/11/14 signed Amends §2402, Public Authorities Law; amends S4, Chapter 208 of 2010. Relates to the powers of the state of NY mortgage agency and extends the provisions of chapter 208 of the laws of 2010 amending the public authorities law relating to the powers of the state of New York mortgage agency. CHAPTER 281 A9768-A Gunther 08/11/14 signed Amends §§31.08 & 32.14, Mental Hygiene Law. Requires providers of inpatient and/or outpatient services to mentally ill or developmental disabled persons to comply with operational standards. CHAPTER 282 A9864-A Magnarelli 08/11/14 signed Amends §106, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Adds land in Syracuse to the list of premises which are exempt from the provisions of law which generally restrict manufacturers, wholesalers & retailers from sharing an interest in a liquor license. CHAPTER 283 A9922 Rules (Wright) NYS Homes and Community Renewal # 1 - 2014 08/11/14 signed Amends §47, Private Housing Finance Law. Relates to the powers of the New York state housing finance agency with respect to an increase in bond and note authorization. CHAPTER 284 A9970 Rules (Abbate) 08/11/14 signed Amends §65, Civil Service Law; amends §§3 & 5, Chapter 5 of 2008; amends Part I §2, Chapter 56 of 2008. Relates to provisional employees of certain public employers. CHAPTER 285 A10108 Rules (Silver) 08/11/14 signed Amends §§1728 & 1731, Public Authorities Law; amends S2590-p, Education Law. Authorizes the New York city school construction authority to obtain certain demographic data and utilize such data in connection with the authority's five-year educational facilities capital plan; requires consideration of student demographic data in connection with approval of five-year educational facilities capital plans; requires the publication of findings and commentary on such plan. CHAPTER 286 S1413 MONTGOMERY 08/11/14 SIGNED Adds §138-a, Correction Law. Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish and maintain a public website that provides information concerning specific visitation rules, regulations, policies and procedures for all correctional facilities. CHAPTER 287 S2857-B FARLEY 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §272, Education Law. Relates to maintenance of effort for state aid to public library systems. CHAPTER 288 S3392-A ADDABBO 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §15-0505, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the filling of the Jamaica Bay borrow pits. CHAPTER 289 S3553-A CARLUCCI 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §15-120, Election Law. Provides for the requirements in absentee ballot applications for village elections to conform to state board of election absentee ballot requirements. CHAPTER 290 S4096 LIBOUS 08/11/14 SIGNED Authorizes the village of Deposit, in the county of Broome, to employ Jay Vandermark, Jr. as a part-time police officer on a noncompetitive basis, notwithstanding that Mr. Vandermark is employed on a full-time basis as an equipment operator. CHAPTER 291 S4350-A FARLEY 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends Banking Law, generally. Makes technical corrections to the banking law. CHAPTER 292 S4356-A YOUNG 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §9, Soil & Water Conservation Districts Law. Authorizes directors of soil and water conservation districts to undertake public information and education programs on the principles and practices for the preservation and conservation of the soil and water resources of the state. CHAPTER 293 S4396-A YOUNG 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §9, Soil & Water Conservation Districts Law. Authorizes directors of soil and water conservation districts to implement preventative and control measures for the spread of invasive species. CHAPTER 294 S4560-B YOUNG 08/11/14 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of transportation to convey certain land to the town of Andover, in the county of Allegany. CHAPTER 295 S4757-A ZELDIN 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §3.09, Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Law. Establishes a resident curator program for the rehabilitation of state park buildings. CHAPTER 296 S4924-A GALLIVAN 08/11/14 SIGNED Adds §491-a, Real Property Tax Law. Establishes a conservation easement agreement in the town of Eden, county of Erie. CHAPTER 297 S5947-A RANZENHOFER 08/11/14 SIGNED Authorizes the county of Erie to transfer certain land to the town of Newstead for the sum of $200,000; provides such revenue shall be used for capital improvements of existing county park land and recreational facilities. CHAPTER 298 S6322 LITTLE 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates the Schroon river as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 299 S6330 GOLDEN 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §17, Civil Service Law. Relates to the administration of certain director of facility positions. CHAPTER 300 S6332-A LITTLE 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates the Chateaugay lake as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 301 S6376 SEWARD 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §§101 & 106, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to the exemption of certain parcels of land. CHAPTER 302 S6521 MAZIARZ 08/11/14 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Somerset, Niagara county to extend the boundaries of the Somerset fire protection district to encompass the village of Barker upon the abolishment of the fire department of the village of Barker pursuant to a resolution of such village board. CHAPTER 303 S6623-B LANZA 08/11/14 SIGNED Renumber §105-a to be §105-b, §160 to be §161, adds §§105-a & 160, amends §§127 & 385, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Regulates the length of car carriers and tow trucks. CHAPTER 304 S6635-A ROBACH 08/11/14 SIGNED Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land at the Industrial Residential Center in the town of Rush to Monroe county. CHAPTER 305 S6691 BOYLE 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §19.09, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to the disposal of drugs, drug disposal sites and home pharmaceutical collection. CHAPTER 306 S6786 O'MARA 08/11/14 SIGNED Makes certain findings and determinations with respect to bond anticipation notes issued by the town of Campbell, county of Steuben, validating such notes, and authorizing the issuance of obligations of such with respect thereto. CHAPTER 307 S6903-C AVELLA 08/11/14 SIGNED Adds §11-0538, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to public safety and big cats; prohibits contact with big cats. CHAPTER 308 S6905 FARLEY 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Includes Ballston Lake in the category of major inland lakes for purposes of inclusion in a waterfront revitalization program. CHAPTER 309 S6910 TKACZYK 08/11/14 SIGNED Relates to long-term environmental facilities corporation financing and the town of Cairo; provides relief by validating and ratifying the town of Cairo's actions with respect to a bond anticipation note and renewals. CHAPTER 310 S6946 LITTLE 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Designates the Great Chazy river as an inland waterway for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 311 S6952-A MARCHIONE 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §911, Executive Law. Relates to including the Hoosic River in the definition of "inland waterways" for the purposes of waterfront revitalization. CHAPTER 312 S7004-A YOUNG 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §§2741, 2742 & 2744, Public Health Law. Includes concussions within the New York state traumatic brain injury program. CHAPTER 313 S7046 O'MARA 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §176, Town Law. Relates to the Caton fire district. CHAPTER 314 S7143 BONACIC (OCA # 70) 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends Rule 3122-a, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Relates to business records of non-parties. CHAPTER 315 S7144 BONACIC 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §2-1.11, Estates Power & Trusts Law. Relates to renunciation of property interests CHAPTER 316 S7238-A FARLEY 08/11/14 SIGNED Authorizes the town of Clifton Park to convey an easement. CHAPTER 317 S7324 MARCELLINO 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §§8 & 163, repealed §163 sub 14, State Finance Law; amends §9, Public Building Law. Relates to consolidation of statutory procurement and consulting reports. CHAPTER 318 S7601-B HANNON 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §2807-n, Public Health Law. Includes representation on the New York state palliative care education and training council of social workers and home care; directs such council to examine and make recommendations relating to palliative care education and training at schools of nursing and social work. CHAPTER 319 S7692 SAVINO 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §96, Public Officers Law. Relates to the disclosure of records to public retirement systems of the city of New York. NYCERS - Personal Privacy Protection Law CHAPTER 320 S7693 SAVINO 08/11/14 SIGNED Amends §25, Workers Compensation Law. Relates to the exchange of information between the workers' compensation board and the New York city employees' retirement system. CHAPTER 321 S7762 RANZENHOFER 08/11/14 SIGNED Authorizes certain corporations with both charitable and business purposes to elect to be a non-charitable corporation. CHAPTER 322 S7849-A LANZA Same as A 10021-B Rules (Silver) 08/11/14 SIGNED Relates to joint bidding on contracts for public work projects in cities of one million or more and may include contracts for a New York city utility interference work project. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 323 A9241-A Lentol (MS) 08/11/14 signed 08/11/14 approval memo.1 Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes the Brooklyn public library and the Queens public library among those eligible for the financing of projects through the dormitory authority. CHAPTER 324 S6408-C SEWARD 08/11/14 SIGNED CHAP.324 08/11/14 APPROVAL MEMO.2 Extends the boundary of the Middletown-Hardenburgh fire district to include the territorial boundaries of the village of Margaretville for the purposes of fire protection. CHAPTER 325 A9225-B Zebrowski (MS) 08/11/14 signed 08/11/14 approval memo.3 Amends §§13 & 14, Chapter 329 of 2009 Extends the provisions of chapter 329 of 2009, amending the family court act and the social services law, relating to removing special powers granted to the society for the prevention of cruelty to children. CHAPTER 326 A10143 Rules (Sweeney) Governor Program # 44 08/12/14 signed with Press Release Adds §11-0535-a, amends §§71-0924 & 71-0925, Environmental Conservation Law. Prohibits the sale, purchase, trade, barter and distribution of certain ivory articles and rhinoceros horns. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 327 A10153 Rules (Sweeney) 08/12/14 signed Amends §11-0535-a, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to the distribution of certain ivory articles and rhinoceros horns to a museum authorized by special charter from the legislature of the state. CHAPTER 328 S6887-A RANZENHOFER (Governor Program # 36) 08/18/14 SIGNED with Press Release Add Article 66 §§3300 - 3318, amends §§355, 6206 & 6305, Education Law; amends §354-b, Executive Law; amends §§441 & 442-g, Real Property Law; amends §§406 & 435, General Business Law. Amends the education law, in relation to the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children (Part A); amends the education law, in relation to in-state tuition at colleges and universities of the state university of New York and the city university of New York (Part B); amends the executive law, in relation to the New York state supplemental burial allowance for members of the armed forces of the United States killed in combat or duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger, as defined in 37 USC Section 310(a)(4) (Part C); and amends the real property law, in relation to authorizing the department of state to issue certain real estate and brokers licenses (Part D). *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 329 A9504 Bronson 08/26/14 signed Provides for a taxpayer assistance authorization for households in the town of Henrietta, county of Monroe. CHAPTER 330 A9619-B Lifton (MS) 09/04/14 signed with 9-2-14 Press Release Adds §9-1710, amends §§71-0703 & 11-0323, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to aquatic invasive species and spread prevention; provides relevant definitions and further relates to launching and environmental concerns; stipulates penalties for violation of this section. CHAPTER 331 A9006 Lentol (MS) 09/03/14 signed with Press Release Amends §838, Executive Law. Enacts the expedited missing persons' identification act. CHAPTER 332 A10131 Rules (Corwin) 09/04/14 signed 09/04/14 approval memo.4 Authorizes the city of Lockport, in the county of Niagara, to finance a certain deficit by the issuance of bonds. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 333 A8646 Weisenberg 09/04/14 signed Amends §1903, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the base proportion in approved assessing units in Nassau county. CHAPTER 334 A8728 Markey 09/04/14 signed Amends §8, Chapter 138 of 1998. Extends through January 1, 2017, provisions authorizing the operation of certain leased personal watercraft and prop-craft without a boating safety certificate. CHAPTER 335 A9234-A McDonald 09/04/14 signed Amends §1199-ddd, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the membership of the Saratoga county water authority. CHAPTER 336 A9380 Galef (MS) 09/04/14 signed Amends §485, Real Property Tax Law. Extends the real property tax exemption for nuclear powered electric generating facilities to 2031. CHAPTER 337 A9424 Schimminger State Liquor Authority # 6 09/04/14 signed Amends §5, Chapter 396 of 2010. Extends the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to temporary retail permits issued by the state liquor authority. CHAPTER 338 A9462 Silver (MS) 09/04/14 signed Amends §§1212-A, 1301, 1304 & 1304-B, Tax Law; amends §§11-604, 11-1701, 11-1704.1, 11-2002 & 11-2040, NYC Administrative Code; amends §4, Chapter 877 of 1975; amends §6, Chapter 884 of 1975; amends §2, Chapter 882 of 1977. Postpones expiration of certain tax rates and taxes in the city of New York. CHAPTER 339 A9613 Silver (MS) 09/04/14 signed Amends §5, Chapter 259 of 2004. Relates to the Coordinated Construction Act for Lower Manhattan. CHAPTER 340 A9614 Sweeney 09/04/14 signed Amends §4, Chapter 424 of 2013. Amends the superstorm Sandy assessment relief act, relating to authorizing the payment of bills without prior audit. CHAPTER 341 S2933-B FARLEY 09/04/14 SIGNED Adds §36-b, Banking Law. Provides that requirements relating to the preservation of certain banking records may be satisfied by maintenance of original papers or other records, photographic reproductions, or records stored in electronic storage media. CHAPTER 342 S3817 HANNON 09/04/14 SIGNED Adds Article 2 Title VI §266, Public Health Law. Directs the department of health to establish an internet website to advance women's health initiatives. CHAPTER 343 S6975 RITCHIE 09/04/14 SIGNED Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the actions of the village board of the village of Parish notwithstanding certain defects. CHAPTER 344 S7026-A MAZIARZ 09/04/14 SIGNED Amends §487, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to the exemption from taxation for certain solar or wind energy systems or farm waste energy systems; specifies that construction of a solar or wind energy system or a farm waste energy system is deemed to begin at the full execution of an interconnection agreement with a utility; requires the taxing jurisdiction to notify the owner or developer of the contract requirement for payments in lieu of taxes. CHAPTER 345 S7066 LARKIN 09/04/14 SIGNED Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Authorizes the provision of financing by the dormitory authority to the Moffat library of Washingtonville. CHAPTER 346 S7138 RITCHIE 09/04/14 SIGNED Amends §§500-a & 500-c, Correction Law. Relates to the Jefferson county correctional facility. CHAPTER 347 S7188 NOZZOLIO 09/04/14 SIGNED Amends §190.25, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to grand jury proceedings. CHAPTER 348 S7271 HANNON 09/04/14 SIGNED Amends §§3066 & 4210, Public Health Law. Provides for quality assurance for trauma and emergency care. CHAPTER 349 S7690-A CARLUCCI 09/04/14 SIGNED Grants the Nyack joint fire district local development corporation and the Nyack general fire protection company, Inc. legal corporate status as not-for-profit corporations. CHAPTER 350 S7711 FARLEY 09/04/14 SIGNED Relates to an agreement for a payment in lieu of taxes for property located at 14 Rotterdam Industrial Park, Schenectady, New York CHAPTER 351 S7745 VALESKY 09/15/14 SIGNED with Press Release Creates Onondaga Lake Amphitheater Infrastructure and Revitalization Project; provides for the construction of a performing arts amphitheater known as the "Onondaga Lake Amphitheater" located in the town of Geddes on the western shore of Onondaga Lake. CHAPTER 352 A9124-A Zebrowski (MS) 09/16/14 signed with Press Release Amends §§6909 & 6527, Education Law. Authorizes nurse practitioners and physicians to issue non-patient specific orders to administer tests to determine the presence of the hepatitis C virus. CHAPTER 353 A1869-D Schimel (MS) 09/17/14 signed with Press Release Adds §382-b, Executive Law. Requires notice to be given to the fire department with jurisdiction over a residential building where construction will utilize truss type, pre-engineered wood, or timber construction. Truss Notification Bill. CHAPTER 354 A4741 Sweeney (MS) 09/18/14 signed with Press Release Amends §37-0703, Environmental Conservation Law. Relates to expanding the TRIS-free children and babies act; expands the definition of "TRIS" to include TDCPP (TRIS (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate). *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 355 S6617-B SAVINO 09/22/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends Environmental Conservation Law, generally; amends S325, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §1161, Public Health Law. Relates to future climate risk and/or sea level rise projections and other weather-related data. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 356 A1582-A Lentol 09/23/14 signed LENTOL Amends Tax Law, generally; adds §11-2119, NYC Administrative Code. Prevents referees from being held liable for interest or penalties on transfer taxes to be paid on deeds filed in their capacity as referee pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. CHAPTER 357 A1987-A Titus (MS) 09/23/14 signed Amends §422, Social Service Law. Requires the office of children and family services to examine the call history prior to making any determinations to report incidents of child abuse. CHAPTER 358 A4735-A Perry (MS) 09/23/14 signed Adds S399-ff, General Business Law; adds §1311, Public Health Law. Requires operators of petting zoos to maintain hand washing or hand cleansing facilities for persons attending such petting zoos within no more than fifty feet of the exit from the petting zoo area; and requires other public establishments featuring animals that patrons may reasonably come in contact with to provide hand washing or hand cleansing facilities. CHAPTER 359 A4778-A Palmesano 09/23/14 signed Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the Penn Yan fire department length of service award program. CHAPTER 360 A5294-A Gunther 09/23/14 signed Amends §207, Public Health Law. Establishes the eating disorders awareness and prevention program in the department of health. CHAPTER 361 A6618 Fahy 09/23/14 signed Amends §6401, Education Law. Authorizes certain institutions to receive state aid for earned associate degrees even after being authorized to confer earned bachelor's degrees during the period from April 1, 2009 to May 1, 2009. CHAPTER 362 A6715-B Nolan 09/23/14 signed Amends §§4405 & 4403, Education Law. Establishes procedures for the orderly closure of a special act school district. CHAPTER 363 A8009 Thiele 09/23/14 signed Amends §470, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to certification standards for green buildings. CHAPTER 364 A8137-A Magnarelli 09/23/14 signed Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law. Authorizes insurance coverage for equipment and supplies used for the treatment of ostomies. CHAPTER 365 A8323-A Magee 09/23/14 signed Adds §421-n, Real Property T ax Law. Provides for an exemption for capital improvements to multiple dwellings within certain cities where such multiple dwelling buildings are converted back to an owner occupied single family dwelling or any owner occupied multiple dwelling. CHAPTER 366 A8489-A Buchwald (MS) 09/23/14 signed 09/23/14 approval memo.5 Amends §403-a, Executive Law. Requires certain municipalities to display the prisoner of war and missing in action flag on certain days, when such flags have been provided to the municipalities by a local veterans' organization. CHAPTER 367 A8661-A Paulin (MS) 09/23/14 signed Amends §103, General Municipal Law. Relates to publishing advertisements for bids in the procurement opportunities newsletter. CHAPTER 368 A8889 Englebright (MS) 09/23/14 signed Amends §70, Civil Service Law. Provides for the transfer of police officers of the parks department of the county of Suffolk to the county police department. CHAPTER 369 A9001 Lavine 09/23/14 signed Amends §1, Chapter 405 of 2013. Relates to property tax exemptions for certain parcels in the village of Roslyn. CHAPTER 370 A9037-A Robinson (MS) 09/23/14 signed Adds §9-v, amends §§96, 234, 383 & 454, Banking Law. Authorizes financial institutions to conduct savings promotion prize giveaways. CHAPTER 371 A9075 Steck (MS) 09/23/14 signed Amends Rule 3216, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Relates to want of prosecution. CHAPTER 372 A9116 Simanowitz ( State Comptroller # 31) 09/23/14 signed Amends §393-e, General Business Law; amends §1416, Abandon Property Law. Relates to abandoned property delivered to the state and held by the state comptroller. CHAPTER 373 A9464 Barrett ( OCA # 82) 09/23/14 signed Amends §451, Family Court Act. Relates to applications to modify orders of child support in the family court. CHAPTER 374 A9570-B Paulin (MS) 09/23/14 signed Amends §1950, Education Law. Relates to the leasing of real property by boards of cooperative educational services; requires disclosure of conflicts of interest by any member of the board of education, officer or employee of a board of cooperative educational services. CHAPTER 375 A9927-A Rules (Sweeney) 09/23/14 signed Adds §35-d, Navigation Law. Directs the department of environmental conservation to design a universal sign warning of the threat of aquatic invasive species and the mitigation of such threat. CHAPTER 376 A10138 Rules (Thiele) 09/23/14 signed Amends §202-l, Labor Law. Makes technical corrections to chapter allowing volunteers to take a leave of absence for emergencies. CHAPTER 377 A10140 Rules (Magnarelli) 09/23/14 signed Amends §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Insurance Law (as proposed in S.5937-A & A.8137-A – Chapter 364). Relates to authorizing insurance coverage for equipment and supplies used for the treatment of ostomies. CHAPTER 378 S3884-A LAVALLE 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §13-0338, Environmental Conservation Law. Limits the taking of sharks to the use of non-stainless non-offset circle hooks. CHAPTER 379 S5077 BONACIC (OCA # 47 - 2013) 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends Rule 3113, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Relates to conduct of the examination before trial. CHAPTER 380 S5372-A BONACIC (OCA # 46 - 2013) 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends Rule 2106, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Provides a form for an affirmation by any person in a civil action. CHAPTER 381 S5552-B VALESKY 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §16, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §100, Economic Development Law; amends §163, State Finance Law. Relates to local product procurement and a procurement training program for agricultural business. CHAPTER 382 S6174 TKACZYK 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 463 of 2000. Authorizes the lease and conveyance of certain waterfront park land in the village of Saugerties to Arm of the Sea Productions, Inc. CHAPTER 383 S6598-B GALLIVAN 09/23/14 SIGNED Legalizes and validates certain acts and proceedings of the village board of trustees of the village of Silver Springs, Wyoming county, in relation to the issuance of certain bond anticipation notes. CHAPTER 384 S6649 LITTLE 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §202-c, Town Law. Authorizes the town of Fort Ann, in the county of Washington, to diminish the area of the Lake Hadlock park district. CHAPTER 385 S6803 LANZA 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §420.35, Criminal Procedure Law. Requires the court to waive any mandatory surcharge and crime victim assistance fee when it is found that the defendant is a victim of sex trafficking. CHAPTER 386 S6947 LITTLE 09/23/14 SIGNED Legalizes and validates certain bond anticipation notes issued by the village of Whitehall. CHAPTER 387 S6948 LITTLE 09/23/14 SIGNED Legalizes and validates certain bond anticipation notes issued by the village of Whitehall; authorizes such village to issue additional notes and bonds. CHAPTER 388 S6960 SEWARD 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §§3216, 3221, 4304 & 4305, Insurance Law. Allows for the use of an affiliate company to meet certain obligations of an insurer, including issuing replacement coverage in the case of a class discontinuance of individual coverage and issuing individual conversion coverage. CHAPTER 389 S6965 LAVALLE 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §1449-ee, Tax Law. Exempts primary residential property purchased by first-time homebuyers meeting certain income and purchase price requirements from the tax on real estate transfers in the town of Southold, county of Suffolk. CHAPTER 390 S7030 DEFRANCISCO 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 690 of 1937; amends §4, Chapter 75 of 1906. Relates to the process for the imposition and collection of real property taxes within the county of Onondaga; relates to the adoption of the abstract of taxes for the city of Syracuse as part of the budget process for the county of Onondaga; relates to the date by which the county of Onondaga presents to the city of Syracuse the annual taxes to be imposed upon the real and personal property within the city. CHAPTER 391 S7077-A BONACIC (OCA # 76) 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §13-2.3, Estates, Powers & Trusts Law. Relates to powers of attorney in relation to decedents' estates required to be in writing and recorded. CHAPTER 392 S7105 MARCELLINO 9/23/14 SIGNED Amends §1506, Not-for-Profit Corporation Law. Allows cemeteries in Nassau county to acquire and utilize certain lands for cemetery purposes. CHAPTER 393 S7111-B GRISANTI 09/23/14 SIGNED Adds §202-l, Labor Law. Provides authorized leave for volunteer fire department members or volunteer ambulance squad members for states of emergency; deems leave is excused when a state of emergency is declared by the federal or state government and such person is engaged in the actual performance of his or her duties as an emergency responder; provides such period of leave shall not be charged against any other leave to which the employee is entitled; allows the employer to request a statement from the department or service stating the period of time the employee responded to the state of emergency. CHAPTER 394 S7232-A CARLUCCI 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §553, Executive Law. Relates to investigations by observing critical protocols and procedures to ensure the safety and rights of an individual with a disability or a vulnerable person; establishes such protocols and procedures be developed by the justice center and the relevant advisory council and appropriate state agency; requires such protocols and procedures be developed by 1/1/2015 and be submitted to the legislature and implemented by 3/1/2015. CHAPTER 395 S7267 NOZZOLIO 09/23/14 SIGNED Designates part-time police officer positions in the town of Seneca Falls in Seneca county to be non-competitive positions for purposes of civil service. CHAPTER 396 S7464-A LANZA 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §§499-bbbb & 499-cccc, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to extending the compliance period during which to obtain a tax abatement for solar electric generating systems. CHAPTER 397 S7498 MARTINS 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §542.0, S1 of Chapter 273 of 1939. Amends the New Hyde Park Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Association, Inc. use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes to include the sick and disabled. CHAPTER 398 S7518 FARLEY 09/23/14 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 415 of 2013. Relates to the sale of liens and tax exempt property in the county of Schenectady, in relation to delinquent tax liens. CHAPTER 399 A9668 Rodriguez 10/01/14 signed with Press Release Amends §§310 & 314, Executive Law. Relates to provisional certification for certain minority and women-owned business enterprises. CHAPTER 400 S7845 BONACIC (OCA #100) 10/08/14 SIGNED Relates to terms and conditions of employment of certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system. CHAPTER 401 S6695 RANZENHOFER 10/15/14 SIGNED with Press Release Adds §89, State Law. Relates to the designation of yogurt as the state snack. CHAPTER 402 A8749-A Paulin 10/16/14 signed with Press Release Amends §§170.30, 170.80, 720.15 & 720.35, adds §720.25, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §60.02, Penal Law. Relates to the treatment of certain persons aged sixteen or seventeen for certain prostitution offenses. Human trafficking. CHAPTER 403 S5160-B MARTINS 10/20/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §1, 2 & 2-a to 37 & 37-a, 38, & 39, General Municipal Law, generally. Repeals certain provisions of law relating to urban renewal agencies and industrial development agencies and transfers remaining rights to the municipality for whose purpose the agency was created. CHAPTER 404 A1185 Weinstein 10/21/14 signed Repealed §11-1.5 PP(d) & (e), amends §11-A-2.1, Estate Power & Trusts Law; repealed §2102 sub 7, Surrogates Court Procedure Act. Establishes the formula for determining the interest payable on a delayed legacy. CHAPTER 405 A8324-A Magee 10/21/14 signed 10/21/14 approval memo.6 Adds §485-q, Real Property Tax Law. Provides a residential investment exemption in cities with a population of at least thirteen thousand five hundred and not more than fourteen thousand for improvements to residential real property of at least thirty thousand dollars. CHAPTER 406 A8679 Magee 10/21/14 signed Amends §2, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Provides that the state policy with regard to the alcoholic beverage control law shall be to promote economic development and job opportunities in the beer, wine and liquor industries of the state. CHAPTER 407 A9003-C Schimel ( Firefighters' Benevolent Association) 10/21/14 signed Incorporates the Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Manhasset-Lakeville, and provides for its powers and duties. CHAPTER 408 A9579-A Brindisi 10/21/14 signed Amends §1226-l, Public Authorities Law. Relates to the issuances of bonds and notes of the upper Mohawk valley regional water finance authority and amends the maximum aggregate principal amount limitation from one hundred million dollars to one hundred fifty million dollars. CHAPTER 409 S1998 CARLUCCI 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §550, Real Property Tax Law. Expands the definition of "clerical error". CHAPTER 410 S3539-A SEWARD 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §1209, Insurance Law. Permits certain agreements by domestic mutual insurance corporations. CHAPTER 411 S5352-A LATIMER 10/21/14 SIGNED Authorizes future cemetery fund transfers from one cemetery located in the town of Bedford to other cemeteries in the town of Bedford and legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms the transfer of cemetery funds made by the town board of the town of Bedford from one cemetery in the town of Bedford to other cemeteries within such town. CHAPTER 412 S5529-B ZELDIN 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §128, adds §128-b Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to on-premises license or permit for the provision of alcohol by a volunteer firefighters organization where a police office serving as an officer of such organization. CHAPTER 413 S6449-A HANNON 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §6810, Education Law. Requires pharmacies to contact a patient or the patient's caregiver before delivering prescriptions. CHAPTER 414 S6891 RANZENHOFER 10/21/14 SIGNED 10/21/14 APPROVAL MEMO.7 Amends §§1 & 3, Chapter 439 of 2008. Relates to the town of Riga's Host Benefit Agreement reserve fund; relates to improvements for highways in such town; makes such provisions permanent. CHAPTER 415 S6942 LAVALLE 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §15, Domestic Relations Law. Relates to the duty of the town and city clerks when an application for a marriage license is made; provides that in cities or towns, the verified statements and affidavits may be made before any regular clerk or designee of the clerk's office. CHAPTER 416 S6959-A FLANAGAN 10/21/14 SIGNED Extends the deadline for eligible municipalities to exercise the provisions of the Superstorm Sandy assessment relief act. CHAPTER 417 S7096 GRISANTI 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §305, Education Law. Requires the commissioner of education to make recommendations to the board of regents relating to the adoption of instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of AEDs in senior high schools. CHAPTER 418 S7134-A MAZIARZ 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §3-b, Public Officers Law. Relates to residency requirements for members of the security force employed by Kaleida Health. CHAPTER 419 S7191 NOZZOLIO 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §1, Chapter 159 of 1929. Relates to the membership of the Clifton Springs Sanitarium Company. CHAPTER 420 S7253-A HANNON 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §2168, Public Health Law. Relates to adult immunization registry; makes registered professional nurses and pharmacists authorized to administer immunizations "authorized users"; requires reporting of consent of the vaccinee. CHAPTER 421 S7344-D GRISANTI 10/21/14 SIGNED Adds §311, Financial Services Law. Develops a financial literacy education program for teenagers and young adult participants in the summer youth employment program. CHAPTER 422 S7675 O'MARA 10/21/14 SIGNED Amends §11.00, Local Finance Law. Provides for a period of probable usefulness for the payment of the past service cost by the city of Elmira to provide additional pension benefits to eligible firefighters employed by such city. CHAPTER 423 A9334-B Nolan (MS) 10/30/14 signed with Press Release Amends §916, adds §§916-a, 916-b, 902-a, 902-b & 921, Education Law. Relates to health services in schools; also relates to pupils afflicted with allergies, diabetes, asthma or another respiratory disease. Emergency Medical Treatment in Schools CHAPTER 424 S7262-A HANNON 10/30/14 SIGNED with Press Release Amends §3000-c, Public Health Law; adds §921, Education Law. Authorizes school nurses to possess and administer epinephrine auto-injectors in the event of an emergency. Emergency Medical Treatment in Schools CHAPTER 425 A2124 Simotas (MS) 11/07/14 signed Amends §458, Real Property Tax Law. Increases the real property tax exemption a veteran may receive on real property purchased with eligible funds from $5,000 to $7,500 of the assessed value of such property. CHAPTER 426 A6215 Ramos (MS) 11/07/14 signed Amends §§458, 458-a & 458-b, Real Property Tax Law. Authorizes the commissioner of taxation and finance to develop in consultation with the director of the New York State Division of Veterans' Affairs a listing of documents to be used to establish eligibility for certain property tax exemptions. CHAPTER 427 A6914-A Rosenthal (MS) 11/07/14 signed Amends §243-d, Military Law. Relates to non-contributory retirement service credit for members of the New York city retirement systems called to military duty on or after September eleventh, two thousand one and prior to January first, two thousand six. CHAPTER 428 A7430-A Weisenberg 11/07/14 signed Adds §627-b, Tax Law; adds §99-v, State Finance Law. Establishes the homeless veterans assistance fund and authorizes gifts to such fund through a state income tax check-off. CHAPTER 429 A8231-A Sweeney (MS) 11/07/14 signed Amends §§490 & 504, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Prohibits the imposition of any additional fee for the issuance of a driver's license or non-driver identification card with a veteran's distinguishing mark. CHAPTER 430 S6781 CARLUCCI 11/07/14 SIGNED Amends §458-a, Real Property Tax Law. Authorizes certain exemptions for school district real property taxes for veterans. CHAPTER 431 A10122 Rules (Schimminger) Governor Program # 38 11/13/14 signed with Press Release Repealed §51 sub 6-a PP(b) & (d), §52, §58-c sub 2 PP(d) & (e), §76-a sub 3-a, amends §§51, 51-a, 56, 58, 58-c, 61, 76 & 76-a, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to licenses and permits regarding the manufacture of alcoholic beverages; establishes a supplier's marketing permit to authorize a supplier to conduct tastings and provide samples of alcoholic beverages manufactured by such supplier to consumers; further establishes a supplier's special event permit. Craft Beverages Bill. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 432 A1787-C Millman (MS) 11/21/14 signed Adds §350-b-1, General Business Law. Requires disclosures in advertisements that include a description that indicates the person has expertise or training in issues specifically related to seniors in their field that set forth the basis or source of such senior specific designation. CHAPTER 433 A2327-A Paulin (MS) 11/21/14 signed Amends §6-n, General Municipal Law. Relates to expenditures from the insurance reserve fund established by the Scarsdale union free school district. CHAPTER 434 A4054-A Weisenberg (MS) 11/21/14 signed Amends §4402, Education Law. Relates to certain information about special education upon entry to school. CHAPTER 435 A5179-C Thiele 11/21/14 signed Amends §§11-0103 & 11-1301, Environmental Conservation Law. Allows recreational spearfishing in New York's marine and coastal waters; defines "spear gun" and "under-water gun" and provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof. CHAPTER 436 A5308-C Otis 11/21/14 signed Adds §399-j, General Business Law. Relates to the establishment of safety requirements for moveable soccer goals. CHAPTER 437 A6442-A Gunther 11/21/14 signed Amends §409-d, Education Law. Removes the requirement for annual visual inspections of school buildings. CHAPTER 438 A7167-E Paulin 11/21/14 signed Amends §101, Public Service Law. Authorizes telephone and telegraph corporations to issue stocks, bonds or other forms of indebtedness for the purposes of expanding broadband services when such corporation is receiving a federal grant or loan therefor. CHAPTER 439 A7461-A Cook (Office of Court Administration # 54 -2013) 11/21/14 signed Adds S4-1.3, amends §11-1.5, Estates Powers & Trusts Law. Relates to inheritance by children conceived after the death of a genetic parent. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 440 A8109-B Englebright 11/21/14 signed Adds §506, Public Health Law. Relates to the safety and security of a research laboratory, and unlawful interference with research laboratory operations. CHAPTER 441 A8955-B Dinowitz (MS) 11/21/14 signed 11/21/14 approval memo.8 Amends §380-a, relettered §380-u to be §380-v, adds §S380-u, General Business Law. Relates to credit record freezes and protected minors. CHAPTER 442 A8486 Ryan 11/21/14 signed Relates to service credit of certain members of the New York state and local employees' retirement system who obtained credit for service with the Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System, Inc.; provides that any retirement or death benefit payable or paid by such retirement system shall be reduced by the amount of the non-forfeitable benefit payable or paid for such service under the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1342 - Niagara Frontier Transit Metro System Pension Fund. CHAPTER 443 A8639 Weisenberg 11/21/14 signed Amends §1803-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to allowing certain special assessing units other than cities to adjust their current base proportions. CHAPTER 444 A8725-A Stirpe 11/21/14 signed Relates to a certain agreement for a payment in lieu of taxes with respect to a lessee that is a qualified empire zone enterprise of certain real property. CHAPTER 445 A9021-D Davila 11/21/14 signed Amends §2872, adds §2874-b, Public Health Law; amends §§3 & 5, adds §7-c, NYS Medical Care Facilities Finance Agency Act; amends §12, Chapter 934 of 1985. Relates to the refinancing of outstanding indebtedness of certain not-for-profit hospitals. CHAPTER 446 A9028-C Abinanti 11/21/14 signed Repealed Chapter 559 of 1972; amends §1, Chapter 566 of 1967. Relates to the dissolution of union free school district number 13 in the town of Greenburgh. CHAPTER 447 A9121-C Magee 11/21/14 signed Amends §251-z-3, Agriculture & Markets Law. Provides that a person shall be refunded a prorated amount of his or her license fee if he or she leaves the food processing establishment. CHAPTER 448 A9154-A Cymbrowitz 11/21/14 signed Amends §3230, Insurance Law. Relates to accelerated death benefits under a life insurance policy and the right of the policy owner or certificate holder to rescind the request for such payments at any time during the process of application for said benefits. CHAPTER 449 A9175-A Braunstein 11/21/14 signed Amends §1101, Insurance Law. Relates to what constitutes doing an insurance business in the state. CHAPTER 450 A9315 Russell 11/21/14 signed Amends §11, Domestic Relations Law; amends §4, Indian Law. Provides that a judge or peacemaker judge of any Indian tribal court, a chief, a headman, or any member of any tribal body of any nation, tribe or band of Indians in this state, duly designated for purpose of officiating at marriages, may solemnize a marriage. CHAPTER 451 A9346-A Morelle (MS) 11/21/14 signed Amends §3408, Insurance Law. Relates to court ordered appraisals under fire insurance policies. CHAPTER 452 A9375-A Steck 11/21/14 signed Adds §2105, Uniform City Court Act. Authorizes city courts to have night court. CHAPTER 453 A9577 Farrell (State Comptroller # 32) 11/21/14 signed Amends §1406, Abandoned Property Law. Provides that court withdrawal actions must be commenced in the court which had original jurisdiction of the underlying matter and increases the threshold claim amount. CHAPTER 454 A9915 Rules (Cahill) 11/21/14 signed Amends §§7702, 7703, 7705, 7708, 7709, 1108 & 7503, adds §7719, Insurance Law. Relates to the life insurance company guaranty corporation of New York. CHAPTER 455 A10022 Rules (Cahill) 11/21/14 signed Amends §2104, Uniform City Court Act. Provides for the selection of a city court judge for the cities of Watertown and Kingston. CHAPTER 456 A10069 Rules (Ryan) 11/21/14 signed Amends Part A §30, Chapter 56 of 2014. Relates to the effectiveness of certain provisions relating to the closure of charter schools; provides for retroactive effectiveness of provisions governing refunding of moneys upon dissolution of a charter school. CHAPTER 457 A10094 Rules (Silver) 11/21/14 signed Amends §64, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to the siting of certain premises licensed to sell liquor for consumption on the premises. CHAPTER 458 A10097 Rules (Hooper) 11/21/14 signed Adds §6-41.0, Chapter 272 of 1939. Provides for the levy and extension of real property taxes on class 4 property in the county of Nassau. CHAPTER 459 S285-A LARKIN 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §2.15, Criminal Procedure Law. Designates as peace officers the United States mint police. CHAPTER 460 S5058-B Zebrowski 11/21/14 SIGNED Authorizes Beth Barsamian to receive an ordinary death benefit of her daughter, Lauren Barsamian; provides for the transfer of the daughter's service in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to the New York state teachers' retirement system. CHAPTER 461 S5928 YOUNG 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §694, General Municipal Law; adds §4-120, NYC Ad Code. Encourages participation by minority and women-owned business enterprises in housing, urban renewal and urban development action area project contracts. CHAPTER 462 S6231-A MAZIARZ 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §168-q, Correction Law. Requires the division of criminal justice services to include all sex crimes of an offender on the registered sex offender database. CHAPTER 463 S6360-A VALESKY 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §303, Agriculture & Markets Law. Authorizes the creation of an agricultural district with two hundred fifty acres or at least ten per cent of the land proposed to be included in the district, whichever is greater; decreases the amount from five hundred acres to two hundred fifty acres. CHAPTER 464 S6513 CARLUCCI 11/21/14 SIGNED Authorizes Stanley DeRonde or his heirs to receive a real property tax exemption for special district charges for plot land that contains a family cemetery. CHAPTER 465 S6672-A KLEIN 11/21/14 SIGNED Adds §342, amends §§1113, 3201 & 3230, Insurance Law. Directs the department of financial assistance to establish a public awareness program on the availability of long term health care insurance, the financing thereof and the provision of tax credits for premiums paid therefor; accelerates payment of death benefits and special surrender values upon receipt of the insured of end of life or palliative care. CHAPTER 466 S6784-A AVELLA (Office of Court Administration # 83) 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §111-i, Social Service Law. Relates to the income amounts to be utilized in issuing orders of child support and temporary spousal maintenance in supreme and family court. CHAPTER 467 S6981 RANZENHOFER (Dormitory Authority of the State of New York # 2) 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §9, Facilities Development Corporations Act. Increases the threshold amount for the requirement for public bidding of construction contracts let by the facilities development corporation. CHAPTER 468 S7120 GOLDEN 11/21/14 SIGNED Adds §1201-a, Retirement & Social Security Law. Enrolls all new members after 1/1/15 of the NY state and local police and fire retirement system into the section 384-d retirement plan if the employer has elected the benefits. CHAPTER 469 S7224 FARLEY 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §6-m, Banking Law. Relates to threshold rates for defining subprime home loans which are serviced by the federal housing administration. CHAPTER 470 S7229-B LAVALLE 11/21/14 SIGNED Authorizes towns with a population between fifty-six thousand seven hundred and fifty-six thousand eight hundred based upon the two thousand ten federal census to enact a hospitality business investment real property tax exemption. CHAPTER 471 S7293-A FLANAGAN 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §1020-f, Public Authorities Law. Prohibits the Long Island power authority from imposing any fee for the voluntary termination of residential electric service for the purpose of using an alternative source of electricity, which exceeds any fee imposed for other voluntary terminations of residential electric service. CHAPTER 472 S7628-A GOLDEN 11/21/14 SIGNED Amends §2, Retirement & Social Services Law. Extends deadline during which to file as having a World Trade Center condition, and modifies qualifications. CHAPTER 473 S7779-A MAZIARZ 11/21/14 SIGNED Authorizes the alienation and sale of parkland in the town of Niagara, county of Niagara which is no longer used for park purposes. CHAPTER 474 S89-A GALLIVAN 11/21/14 SIGNED 11/21/14 APPROVAL MEMO.9 Adds §231, Executive Law. Provides for the creation of a uniform system for the issuance of identification cards for retired members of the state police. CHAPTER 475 S3810-D MARCELLINO 11/21/14 SIGNED 11/21/14 APPROVAL MEMO.10 Amends Education Law, generally; amends §§1501, 1503, 1504, 1516, 1526 & 1529, Business Corporation Law; repealed §12, Chapter 550 of 2011; amends §§1203, 1207, 1301 & 1302, Limited Liability Company Law; amends §§2, 121-1500 & 121-1502, Partnership Law. Establishes the profession of geology; defines the profession of geology; establishes requirements for a license as a licensed geologist; regulates the practice of such profession; authorizes geologists to engage in professional business enterprises with engineers, land surveyors, architects and landscape architects. CHAPTER 476 S6830-A LARKIN 11/21/14 SIGNED 11/21/14 APPROVAL MEMO.11 Adds §52-c, State Law. Authorizes the state to cede concurrent jurisdiction to the federal government over the Stony Lonesome and range areas at the West Point Military Reservation. CHAPTER 477 S7888 NOZZOLIO 11/21/14 SIGNED 11/21/14 APPROVAL MEMO.12 Repealed & adds §270.00 subs 1 - 3, amends §405.00, Penal Law; amends §156, adds §156-h, Executive Law; adds §392-j, General Business Law. Relates to fireworks, dangerous fireworks and sparkling devices. CHAPTER 478 S7374 BONACIC 11/21/14 SIGNED 11/21/14 APPROVAL MEMO.13 Amends §§13.37-a & 13.38, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to transitional care. CHAPTER 479 A739-D Rosenthal (MS) 12/15/14 signed with Press Release Adds §353-f, Agriculture & Markets Law. Prohibits companion animal piercing and tattooing except when done in conjunction with a medical procedure for the benefit of a companion animal. CHAPTER 480 A151-A Nolan (MS) 12/17/14 signed Amends §2556, Education Law. Restricts the sale, lease, transfer or use of existing outdoor school playgrounds for the construction or renovation of a school building which would eliminate use of such playground space for outdoor recreation unless an alternative plan for outdoor recreation is provided. CHAPTER 481 A191-B Kavanagh 12/17/14 signed chap.481 Amends §§27-2701, 27-2703, 27-2705, 27-2707, 27-2709 & 27-2713, Environmental Conservations Law. Relates to the recycling of film plastic. CHAPTER 482 A280-C Kim 12/17/14 signed chap.482 Adds 1266-j, Public Authorities Law. Enacts the metropolitan transportation authority pledge to customers. CHAPTER 483 A829 Magnarelli 12/17/14 signed chap.483 Adds Article 2 Title 6 §266, Public Health Law. Relates to creating the 21st century workgroup for disease elimination and reduction; directs the study of the severity, frequency of occurrence, likelihood of recurrence, existing animal vaccines and potential human vaccines for tuberculosis, eastern equine encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, human immunodeficiency virus, and others as determined by the commissioner; requires report. CHAPTER 484 A1500-A Gunther (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.484 Amends §2.10, Criminal Procedure Law. Designates security hospital treatment assistants in the office of mental health as peace officers while performing duties in or arising out of the course of such person's employment. CHAPTER 485 A2046 Kavanagh (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.485 Repealed §§1, 2, 2-a, 3, 3-a, 4, 8-a & 8-c, adds §§1, 2, 3 & 4, renumbers §8-b to be §8-a, amends §§8, 8-a, 9 & 13, Chapter 115 of 1894; amends §17-812, NYC Ad Code. Relates to animal control and licensing of animals; relates to the better protection of lost and strayed animals and to securing the rights of owners thereof; relates to licensing of dogs in certain cities; relates to the animal population control fund. CHAPTER 486 A2089-B Braunstein (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.486 12/17/14 approval memo.14 Amends §§355, 6206, 6306 & 6434, Education Law. Relates to the investigation of crimes and crime reporting on college and university campuses. CHAPTER 487 A4645-B Englebright 12/17/14 signed chap.487 Amends §631, Executive Law. Relates to crime victim emergency awards when the award is used to replace medical equipment necessary for the survival of the claimant. CHAPTER 488 A5360 Magee (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.488 Amends §290, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §1409, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Relates to licensure of exhibits or entertainment on fair grounds. CHAPTER 489 A5388 Englebright (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.489 Amends §623, Executive Law; repealed §390.30 sub 5, amends §390.30, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §351.1, Family Court Act. Changes the reporting requirements relative to restitution and fair treatment standards for the office of victims services from annual to every two years; consolidates reporting requirements regarding victims service programs; requires information collected by local and state probation departments relating to victim impact statements to be included in the biennial report. CHAPTER 490 A7187 Hevesi 12/17/14 signed chap.490 Repealed §§13 - 19, §813, §806 sub 3, Article 12, amends §§808, 810, 811 & 812, General Municipal Law. Makes technical corrections to certain provisions of the general municipal law relating to the temporary state commission on local government ethics and repeals railroad aid bond provisions. CHAPTER 491 A7756 Kim (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.491 12/17/14 approval memo.15 Amends §3210, Education Law. Relates to required attendance at schools. CHAPTER 492 A7909 Gunther 12/17/14 signed chap.492 Adds §§13.41, 7.45 & 19.43, Mental Hygiene Law. Grants employees of employers, which provide services pursuant to the mental hygiene law, protection from retaliatory actions for the reporting of certain violations. CHAPTER 493 A8097 Hooper 12/17/14 signed chap.493 Amends §§905 & 922, General Municipal Law. Requires signatures of chief executives of the villages of Hempstead and Freeport for payments in lieu of taxes prior to the grant of application or the effectiveness of any such grant for a payment for projects approved by the Nassau county industrial development agency and the town of Hempstead industrial development agency. CHAPTER 494 A8798-A Paulin 12/17/14 signed chap.494 Amends §66-j, Public Service Law. Relates to net energy metering standards for non-residential customers who own or operate farm waste electric generating equipment. CHAPTER 495 A8918 Peoples-Stokes (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.495 12/17/14 approval memo.16 Amends §34-a, Social Service Law. Provides for the local social services district to notify the office of children and family services when there is a proposed change in the financial eligibility level. CHAPTER 496 A8991 Magnarelli 12/17/14 signed chap.496 Amends §209-i, General Municipal Law amends S5, Volunteer Ambulance Workers’ Benefits Law. Relates to coverage for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers performing emergency services. CHAPTER 497 A9215 Barrett (MS) 12/17/14 signed chap.497 12/17/14 approval memo.17 Amends §16, Agriculture & Markets Law. Requires the department of agriculture and markets to evaluate their support of farmers age sixty-two years and older. CHAPTER 498 A9259-A Lupardo 12/17/14 signed chap.498 12/17/14 approval memo.18 Amends §7805, Education Law. Authorizes massage therapists licensed in other jurisdictions to perform massage therapy demonstrations as part of an approved continuing education program. CHAPTER 499 A9367 Abbate 12/17/14 signed chap.499 Amends §55-a, Civil Service Law. Relates to employment, by municipalities, of persons with disabilities; allows persons with disabilities who have held a position in the non-competitive class to be treated as holding a position in the competitive class in certain situations. CHAPTER 500 A9394 Farrell 12/17/14 signed chap.500 Amends §§1402 & 1201, Tax Law; amends §11-2102, NYC Ad Code. Extends the tax rate reduction under the NY state real estate transfer tax and the NYC real property transfer tax for conveyances of real property to existing real estate investment funds. CHAPTER 501 A9396-B O'Donnell 12/17/14 signed chap.501 12/17/14 approval memo.19 Amends §185, General Business Law. Relates to the fees charged by a theatrical employment agency; prohibits the charging of a fee if the theatrical employment agency is not licensed. CHAPTER 502 A9408 Robinson 12/17/14 signed chap.502 12/17/14 approval memo.20 Amends §§451 & 454, adds §451-a, Banking Law. Relates to qualifications for membership and general powers of credit unions. CHAPTER 503 A9812 Zebrowski 12/17/14 signed chap.503 Authorizes the payment of ordinary disability retirement benefits by the New York state and local police and fire retirement system to the widow of Richard O'Brien. CHAPTER 504 A9928 Rules (Glick) 12/17/14 signed chap.504 12/17/14 approval memo.21 Amends §8216, Education Law. Permits a person licensed to practice acupuncture in another state to practice acupuncture in New York in certain cases. CHAPTER 505 A9933 Rules (Weinstein) 12/17/14 signed chap.505 Repealed Arts 1 & 7, §2-A--207, amends Uniform Commercial Code, generally. Relates to revising and modernizing the uniform commercial code; makes significant amendments and revisions to articles 1, 7 and 9; makes conforming amendments. NYLS Material Available. CHAPTER 506 S1353 PARKER 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.506 12/17/14 APPROVAL MEMO.22 Adds §76, Correction Law. Provides for notice by commissioner of correctional services of availability of medical, educational and other services, including alcohol and substance abuse treatment, to prisoners upon their release from state prison. CHAPTER 507 S2020-A GRIFFO 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.507 12/17/14 APPROVAL MEMO.23 Amends §360-m, General Business Law; amends §165.74, Penal Law. Relates to the disposal of counterfeit products. CHAPTER 508 S3646-B MAZIARZ 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.508 Amends §57.35, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law. Authorizes volunteer fire and ambulance companies to receive grants for local government records management improvement. CHAPTER 509 S5111-A RANZENHOFER 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.509 Amends §1507, Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Relates to cemetery trust funds; requires that when a cemetery corporation seeks to appropriate any percentage of its net appreciation in its perpetual care fund the cemetery corporation shall provide notice of such appropriation to the division of cemeteries as part of and in addition to their annual reporting requirements. CHAPTER 510 S5149-A MAZIARZ 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.510 Adds §66-n, Public Service Law. Directs the public service commission to conduct a study to analyze the economic and environmental benefits from and the economic cost burden, if any, of the net energy metering program in this state. CHAPTER 511 S5188 GALLIVAN 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.511 Amends §§265.20 & 400.01, Penal Law. Relates to retired members of the state police who have opted to make an application to obtain a license to carry or possess a firearm. CHAPTER 512 S5275-B MARCELLINO 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.512 Adds §143, Public Building Law. Restricts the luminous power of lighting fixtures installed or maintained by the state. CHAPTER 513 S5509-C YOUNG (Legislative Commission on Rural Resources) 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.513 Directs the commissioner of education to establish an online learning advisory council to make recommendations for establishment of a statewide online and blended learning program. CHAPTER 514 S5693-B ZELDIN 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.514 Amends §442, Real Property Law. Relates to clarifying the permissibility of commissions, fees, or other compensation paid to real estate brokers. CHAPTER 515 S5814-A LANZA 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.515 Amends Part P §1, Chapter 56 of 2013. Prohibits cost recovery of medical assistance paid to retirees and former employees of the New York city off-track betting corporation, and their dependents; expands eligibility for such assistance to retirees and former employees who are not receiving Medicare benefits. CHAPTER 516 S5950-A GALLIVAN 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.516 Amends §50-a, Civil Rights Law. Relates to including probation officers with respect to the confidentiality of personnel records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers. CHAPTER 517 S6138-A MAZIARZ 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.517 Amends §92, Public Service Law. Relates to permitted changes in rate schedules for telephone companies; provides that a "major change" shall mean an increase in rates, charges and rentals which would increase the aggregate revenues of the applicant more than the greater of five hundred thousand dollars or two and one-half percent. CHAPTER 518 S6485 MAZIARZ 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.518 Amends §66-j, Public Service Law. Changes the combined rated capacity of fuel cell electric generating equipment for net energy metering for non-residential customers from 1,500 kilowatts to 2,000 kilowatts. CHAPTER 519 S6577 RANZENHOFER 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.519 Amends §1744, Public Authorities Law. Relates to claims and actions against the New York city school construction authority arising out of contracts. CHAPTER 520 S6619-A SAVINO 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.520 Amends §65, Public Service Law. Relates to public hearing requirements before a gas or electric corporation closes a call center. CHAPTER 521 S6799 GOLDEN 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.521 Amends §607-c, Retirement & Social Security Law. Provides sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, undersheriffs and correction officers in Westchester county 75% disability benefits for injuries sustained in the performance of duties that are a result of an intentional or reckless act of any civilian visiting or otherwise present at a correctional institution. CHAPTER 522 S6810 MARTINS 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.522 Adds §605-e, Retirement & Social Security Law. Provides accidental disability retirement benefits equal to three-quarters of the final average salary for ambulance medical technicians, ambulance medical technician supervisors and ambulance medical technician coordinators in Nassau county. CHAPTER 523 S6935 BRESLIN 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.523 Grants retroactive tier V membership in the New York state and local employees' retirement system to Kirsten Mason, Laura Strizzi, Christian Ward and Austin Horton. CHAPTER 524 S7047 O'MARA 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.524 12/17/14 APPROVAL MEMO.24 Renumbers Articles 29 §§450 - 455 to be Article 30 §§550 - 555, adds Article 29 §§505 - 508, Agriculture & Markets Law. Authorizes the growing of industrial hemp as part of an agricultural pilot program. CHAPTER 525 S7180 VALESKY 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.525 12/17/14 APPROVAL MEMO.25 Amends §§31-j & 31-h, Agriculture & Markets Law. Relates to encouraging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for seniors to participate in community gardens. CHAPTER 526 S7352 MARTINS (State Comptroller # 35) 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.526 Amends §160.05, Local Finance Law. Assists certain municipalities in adopting multi-year financial planning; and provides for the payment of such planning from monies appropriated to the financial restructuring board for local governments. CHAPTER 527 S7353 SEWARD 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.527 12/17/14 APPROVAL MEMO.26 Amends §§4110 & 6613, Insurance Law. Relates to expenses incurred during the modernization of mutual and cooperative insurance companies' information systems technology. CHAPTER 528 S7432 VALESKY 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.528 Amends §401, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §753-a, General Business Law. Requires a veterinary examination of all cats prior to their sale to determine if the animal has any adverse medical conditions. CHAPTER 529 S7596-A MARTINS 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.529 Authorizes the county of Nassau to alienate certain parcels of land used as parkland. CHAPTER 530 S7644 MARCELLINO 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.530 Authorizes Darwyn Byer to apply for accidental disability retirement benefits from the New York state and local police and fire retirement system. CHAPTER 531 S7709 HOYLMAN 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.531 Amends §125, Private Housing Finance Law. Relates to authorizing the granting of an additional real property tax exemption for certain redevelopment company projects. CHAPTER 532 S7854 HANNON 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.532 12/17/14 APPROVAL MEMO.27 Amends §230, Public Health Law. Prohibits the investigation of any claim of medical professional misconduct based solely on treatment that is not universally accepted by the medical profession. CHAPTER 533 S7859-A ROBACH 12/17/14 SIGNED CHAP.533 Amends Chapter 416 of 2007, generally; amends §3602, Education Law. Relates to phase two of the construction projects undertaken by the Rochester joint schools construction board. CHAPTER 534 S6718-C RANZENHOFER 12/27/14 SIGNED CHAP.534 12/27/14 APPROVAL MEMO.28 Adds Article XV-B, §1 of Chapter 154 of 1921. Relates to the disclosure of records and meetings by the port authority of New York and New Jersey to the public; provides that the state law with the greatest rights of access shall be deemed to apply where laws conflict. CHAPTER 535 A4986-A Millman 12/29/14 signed chap.535 Amends §1, Chapter 43 of 2012. Allows the New York State and local employees' retirement system to posthumously establish a service retirement for Gustin L. Reichbach and extends the time in which the administrator of his estate may apply to obtain service credit for his service as a judge with the United Nations administration mission in Kosovo. CHAPTER 536 A5788 Benedetto 12/29/14 signed chap.536 12/29/14 approval memo.29 Amends §§292 & 296, repealed §292 subs 32 & 33, Executive Law; amends §47-b, Civil Rights Law; amends §108, Agriculture & Markets Law; amends §147, Transportation Law; amends §223-b, Public Housing Law. Relates to service animals, guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs. CHAPTER 537 A8106-C Heastie (MS) 12/29/14 signed chap.537 12/29/14 approval memo.30 Amends §§195, 198, 218, 215, 219 & 663, adds §861-g, Lab L; amends §609, Limited Liability Company Law; adds §97-pppp, State Finance Law. Increases penalties for wage payment violations; relates to liability of members of limited liability companies and establishes the wage theft prevention enforcement account. *NYLS Legislative Material available. CHAPTER 538 A8125-A Jaffee 12/29/14 signed chap.538 12/29/14 approval memo.31 Amends §2, Chapter 515 of 2013. Relates to the accelerated apportionment of school aid for the 2013-2014 school year for the East Ramapo central school district. CHAPTER 539 A8474 Rozic (MS) 12/29/14 signed chap.539 12/29/14 approval memo.32 Amends §§376 & 377, Social Services Law. Provides for notification to the state when a foster home is decertified, not renewed or a child is removed; requires evaluation to determine if certificate should be issued and the home be re-opened. CHAPTER 540 A8875-C Perry (MS) 12/29/14 signed chap.540 Amends §27-981.2, NYC Administrative Code. Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings in NYC. CHAPTER 541 A8963-A Englebright 12/29/14 signed chap.541 Amends §S378, Executive Law. Requires the New York state uniform fire prevention and building code to address standards for the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings; requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants and other commercial buildings. CHAPTER 542 A9299-D Rosenthal 12/29/14 signed chap.542 Amends §§1399-aa & 1399-cc, Public Health Law; amends §17-706, NYC Ad Code; adds §399-gg, General Business Law. Prohibits the sale of liquid nicotine to minors under the age of eighteen across the state and under the age of twenty-one in the city of New York; requires containers of electronic liquid to be child resistant. CHAPTER 543 A9492 Saladino 12/29/14 signed chap.543 Directs the department of environmental conservation to create a report outlining a plan to hydraulically contain and remediate the Navy Grumman plume emanating of contaminants and chemicals in the underground aquifer and drinking water of the southeastern portion of Nassau county. CHAPTER 544 A9702 Lupardo (MS) 12/29/14 signed chap.544 12/29/14 approval memo.33 Amends §20, Social Services Law. Requires written comments to be included in reports provided by local social services districts in reports on the death of certain children. CHAPTER 545 A10093-A Rules (Governor Program # 40) 12/29/14 signed chap.545 Adds Article 7-A §§197-a - 197-c, Economic Development Law; amends S1005, Public Authority Law. Enacts the "Northern New York power proceeds allocation act"; establishes the five member northern New York power proceeds allocation board to review and recommend applications for fund benefits pursuant to certain criteria set forth; makes related provisions. CHAPTER 546 S2003 CARLUCCI 12/29/14 SIGNED CHAP.546 Amends §726, Real Property Tax Law. Provides that a school district which levies taxes on behalf of a school district public library may charge back to such public library the portion of any court ordered refund attributable to library purposes. CHAPTER 547 S3693 RITCHIE 12/29/14 SIGNED CHAP.547 Amends §301, Agriculture & Markets Law. Defines the term "land used in silvopasturing" to mean the intentional combination of trees, forages and livestock managed as a single integrated practice for the collective benefit of each, including the planting of appropriate grasses and legume forages among trees for sound grazing and livestock husbandry. CHAPTER 548 S7818 YOUNG 12/29/14 SIGNED CHAP.548 Amends §404, Correction Law; amends §9.27, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to treatment plans for certain inmates who are receiving mental health services at or prior to the time of their anticipated release date. CHAPTER 549 A4611-B Schimminger 12/29/14 signed chap.549 12/29/14 approval memo.34 Amends Public Health Law, generally. Relates to the ability of continuing care retirement communities to offer seniors additional service options. CHAPTER 550 S7852 YOUNG 12/29/14 SIGNED CHAP.550 12/29/14 APPROVAL MEMO.35 Amends §2, Public Health Law; amends §§3216, 3221, 3229 & 4303, Insurance Law; amends §367-u, Social Services Law. Requires insurers and medical assistance for needy persons to provide coverage for the provision of telehealth services. 1 Comment