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Extends certain provisions of law relating to tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York

Extends certain provisions of law relating to tuition waivers for police officer students of the city university of New York.

Joseph LentolSigned by Governor

Signed into law

Directs the superintendent of state police to develop and institute child-sensitive arrest policies and procedures

Directs the superintendent of state police to develop and institute child-sensitive arrest policies and procedures for instances where police are arresting an individual who is a parent, guardian or…

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Relates to discovery

Relates to discovery.

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Expands the geographical area of employment of university police officers; repealer

Expands the geographical area of employment of university police officers.

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Relates to the crime of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child

Relates to the crime of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child to include knowingly accessing with intent to view such material.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Relates to the definition of qualified agencies

Relates to the definition of qualified agencies.

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Relates to limiting service by police officers in an undercover assignment or capacity

Limits required service by police officers in an undercover assignment or capacity to no more than thirty-six months.

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Establishes a youth court diversion program to transfer the dispositional phase of proceedings to youth courts

Establishes a youth court diversion program to transfer the dispositional phase of proceedings to youth courts.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to the powers of the district attorney

Relates to the authority of district attorneys to hire and retain licensed professionals.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Authorizes the transfer of interim probation supervision

Authorizes the transfer of interim probation supervision where the defendant moves to or lives in another county; provides that sentencing court retains jurisdiction; applies to judicial diversion.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Relates to discovery requirements and procedures; repealer

Relates to discovery requirements and procedures.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Enacts various provisions of law deemed necessary by the state including establishing a domestic violence fatality review team; and issues related to confidentiality

Establishes a domestic violence fatality review team; adds members to the advisory council on domestic violence (part A); prohibits certain persons from controlling the disposition of a decedent's…

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Prevents referees from being held liable for interest or penalties on transfer taxes to be paid on deeds filed in their capacity as referee

Prevents referees/arbiters 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.

Joseph LentolRules Committee

Authorizes the sealing of certain records of conviction or adjudication

Authorizes the sealing of certain records of penal law convictions or youthful offender adjudications.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Requires operators of major facilities to implement plans and to install equipment for prompt detection of petroleum discharges

Requires the department of environmental conservation to require, as a condition precedent to the issuance or renewal of a major facility license, the submission of satisfactory evidence that the…

Joseph LentolEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Requires comprehensive accident prevention planning for the prevention of petroleum spills and leaks, and auditing thereof, in certain cities

Requires owners and operators of petroleum bulk storage facilities located in cities of one million or more to undertake comprehensive accident prevention plans for the prevention of spills and…

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Establishes crimes relating to false receipts and universal product code labels

Establishes crimes relating to false receipts and universal product code labels; defines terms.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to forensic DNA testing and to requests for certain DNA test comparisons

Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; creates the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system, as an…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; repealer

Establishes new criminal discovery rules; amends cross references.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Revises procedures for issuance of retail and special retail liquor licenses for on premises consumption regarding the posting of certain notices

Revises procedures regarding the issuance of both retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption regarding the posting of certain notices: requires use of certain ink (i.e.,…

Joseph LentolInvestigations And Government Operations Committee

Relates to the age for youthful offender status

Relates to the age for youthful offender status.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Designates public lewdness as public lewdness in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of public lewdness in the first degree for multiple offenses

Designates public lewdness as public lewdness in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of public lewdness in the first degree for committing public lewdness in the second degree after…

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to the age of criminal responsibility

Relates to the age of criminal responsibility.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to peace officer powers of safety officers

Relates to peace officer powers of safety officers.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Establishes a youth court diversion program to transfer the dispositional phase of proceedings to youth courts

Establishes a youth court diversion program to transfer the dispositional phase of proceedings to youth courts.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Provides that any train operating without a conductor is prohibited from passing under any body of water

Provides that any train operating without a conductor is prohibited from passing under any body of water.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Revises procedures for issuance of retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption for premises within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises

Revises procedures regarding the issuance of retail and special retail liquor, bottle club, restaurant-brewer and cabaret licenses for on-premises consumption for premises located within 500 feet of…

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Relates to a beer production tax credit

Relates to a beer production tax credit; allows a credit against tax of fourteen cents for each gallon of beer produced in the state of New York by a licensed brewery for up to six million two…

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

Prohibits gas stations from advertising only cash discounted prices

Prohibits gas stations from advertising only cash discounted prices.

Joseph LentolAgriculture Committee

Increases penalties for all offenses involving the possession, use, sale or purchase of firearms

Increases penalties for all offenses involving the possession, use, sale or purchase of firearms.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to the crime of possessing a sexual performance by a child

Relates to the crime of possessing a sexual performance by a child to include knowingly accessing with intent to view such material.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to the definition of qualified agencies

Relates to the definition of qualified agencies; adds public defenders, legal aid societies, and assigned counsel administrators.

Joseph LentolFinance Committee

Establishes the New York entrepreneur program act

Establishes the New York entrepreneur program act authorizing SUNY to accept startup businesses into a loan deferral and repayment program.

Joseph LentolHigher Education Committee

Relates to licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises

Relates to licenses to sell liquor at retail for consumption on certain premises.

Joseph LentolEconomic Development Committee

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes fund; appropriation

Provides for establishment of the urban open space program in the office of parks, recreation and historic preservation; establishes the urban open space program fund; makes an appropriation of 10…

Joseph LentolTourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development Committee

Provides personal income tax credit for real property taxes paid by certain veterans and their spouses; repeals real property tax law veterans' tax exemptions

Replaces current system which grants veterans real property tax exemptions funded by local governments with a system funded by the state; provides that honorably discharged veterans of certain wars…

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city housing police and transit police

Extends the benefits of the variable supplements fund to all New York city housing police and transit police; amends the definition of a beneficiary.

Joseph LentolGovernmental Employees Committee

Revises procedures for issuance of retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption for premises within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises

Revises procedures regarding the issuance of both retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption for premises located within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises in cities,…

Joseph LentolCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

Revises procedures for issuance of retail and special retail liquor licenses for on premises consumption for premises within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises

Revises procedures regarding the issuance of both retail and special retail liquor licenses for on-premises consumption for premises located within 500 feet of 3 or more existing premises in cities,…

Joseph LentolCommerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

Relates to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime

Relates to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime.

Joseph LentolOn the Assembly floor

Extends the biofuel credit and requires all municipalities to use biofuels for any purpose which requires the use of fuel

Extends the biofuel credit and requires all municipalities to use biofuels for any purpose which requires the use of fuel.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen; repealer

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen years of age.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Requires custodial interrogations of children to be recorded through audiovisual means

Requires custodial interrogations of children to be recorded through audiovisual means.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Requires the MTA to file a copy of proposed station closings with various governmental agencies

Requires the MTA to file a copy of proposed station closings with various governmental agencies; provides that the MTA hold a public hearing on any proposed closings; allows the MTA to not comply…

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

Prohibits radioactive material from being stored within 1500 feet of school grounds

Prohibits radioactive material from being stored within 1500 feet of school grounds.

Joseph LentolEnvironmental Conservation Committee

Relates to reckless assault of a child by a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the child's care and endangering the welfare of a child

Relates to reckless assault of a child by a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the child's care and endangering the welfare of a child.

Joseph LentolCodes Committee

Relates to amount of apportionments of deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying

Relates to amount of apportionments and deficiencies in apportionments of state monies to certain nonpublic schools to reimburse them for their expenses in complying with certain state requirements.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee

Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in N.Y. city

Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in a city having a population of one million or more.

Joseph LentolWays And Means Committee