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2007 CHAPTER LAWS
Chapters 351 - 691
CHAPTER 351
S5761
FARLEY
07/18/07 SIGNED
Legalizes, validates, ratifies and confirms certain actions taken by the Greater Johnstown school district for approved capital improvement projects which were designated by the education department and eligible for state aid.
CHAPTER 352
S5777
FLANAGAN
07/18/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the Friends of the Coltrane Home in Dix Hills, Inc. to file an application for retroactive real property tax exemption.
CHAPTER 353
S5791-A
LANZA
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §§145.22 & 145.23, Penal Law. Provides that stealing property from a cemetery plot, grave, burial place or other place of interment is the crime of cemetery desecration.
CHAPTER 354
S5849-A
RULES
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §7, Chapter 370 of 2001. Holds the annual election of the Clifton Park-Halfmoon library district in September as determined by the board of trustees.
CHAPTER 355
S5875-A
HANNON
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §366, Social Services Law. Permits a person who is an inmate in a state or local correctional facility and who was receiving medical assistance pursuant to law prior to being incarcerated to remain eligible for such medical assistance while an inmate, except that no medical assistance shall be furnished during the time such person is an inmate.
CHAPTER 356
S5889-A
RULES
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Authorizes Onondaga county to continue to impose an additional one percent sales tax from December 1, 2007 through November 30, 2009.
CHAPTER 357
S5909
LIBOUS
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §1202-b, Tax Law. Increases the hotel/motel tax in Broome county from three percent to five percent; dedicates revenue from such increase to economic development; specific programs to be determined by the legislative body of Broome county.
CHAPTER 358
S5911
GOLDEN
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §14, Chapter 642 of 2004. Makes permanent certain provisions of the elder law relating to naturally occurring retirement community supportive service program.
CHAPTER 359
S5932
SALAND
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §18, Chapter 748 of 1991. Amends chapter 748 of the laws of 1991, amending the environmental conservation law and various other laws relating to establishing the Hudson river valley greenway, to extend the expiration of certain provisions relating to indemnity to communities.
CHAPTER 360
S5965
LITTLE
07/18/07 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 Ironman North America Triathlon, Inc. to practice his or her profession in this state in connection with an athletic event sanctioned by such corporation.
CHAPTER 361
S5970
SKELOS
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §8, Chapter 138 of 1998. Relates to the effectiveness of provisions relating to the operation of a leased craft without a boating safety certificate.
CHAPTER 362
S5984
LEIBELL
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §§5-h & 5-i, Chapter 882 of 1953. Provides that the waterfront commission may deny or revoke a license or registration based on association with certain persons.
CHAPTER 363
S6013
RULES
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §§1210 & 1262-e, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose additional sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2009; also extends the duration of local government assistance programs in the county of Nassau until January 1, 2009.
CHAPTER 364
S6014-A
RULES
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §1202-q, Tax Law; amends §6, Chapter 179 of 2000; amends §3651, Public Authorities Law. Extends the authority of the county of Nassau to impose hotel and motel taxes until December 31, 2009; extends from December 31, 2007 until December 31, 2009, the expiration of the entertainment surcharge, accident report fee and parking ticket surcharge in the county of Nassau; provides that the "interim finance period" for purposes of the Nassau county interim finance authority shall extend through the 2008 county fiscal year.
CHAPTER 365
S6052-A
HANNON (Department of Health # 15)
07/18/07 SIGNED with 07/20/07 Press Release
Amends §6530, Education Law; adds §§230-d & 2998-e, Public Health Law. Relates to oversight of office-based surgery or invasive procedures.
CHAPTER 366
S6057
JOHNSON O
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §§13-0328 & 13-0329, Environmental Conservation Law; repealed §3 sub (c), Chapter 175 of 2005. Relates to marine commercial fishing licenses; establishes the number of commercial food fish licenses allowed to be issued; establishes the number of commercial crab permits allowed to be issued; establishes the number of commercial whelk or conch licenses allowed to be issued; establishes the number of marine and coastal district party and charter boat licenses.
CHAPTER 367
S6062
RULES
07/18/07 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 368
S6123
RULES
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §1262-h, Tax Law (as proposed in S.4170-A/A.7112-A, Chapter 245). Makes technical corrections to provisions of law relating to the net collections from sales and compensating use taxes in the county of Steuben.
CHAPTER 369
S6135
VOLKER (Office of Court Administration # 87)
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §6, Chapter 367 of 1999. Amends provisions relating to pilot programs which permit the use of facsimile transmission or electronic means to commence an action; adds additional counties and courts to the pilot program.
CHAPTER 370
S6138
MORAHAN
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §4, Chapter 478 of 2006. Amends chapter 478 of the laws of 2006, relating to the East Ramapo central school district.
CHAPTER 371
S6149
BONACIC
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends Part O-1 §1, Chapter 109 of 2006. Extends the authorization of the town of Sidney to issue serial bonds.
CHAPTER 372
S6246
WRIGHT
07/18/07 SIGNED
07/03/07 APPROVAL MEMO.13
Amends §163-a, Executive Law. Eliminates income eligibility levels for persons employed by Green Thumb Environmental Beautification, Incorporated.
CHAPTER 373
S6277
SKELOS
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §168-t, Correction Law. Makes the failure of a sex offender to register or verify pursuant to the provisions of the sex offender registration act a class E felony for the first offense and a class D felony for a second or subsequent offense.
CHAPTER 374
S6321
SKELOS
07/18/07 SIGNED
Amends §25.03, 25.11, 25.13, 25.15, 25.21, 25.31 & 25.35, repealed §25.07 subs 4 & 5, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law; amends §4, Chapter 704/1991; amends §19, Chapter 61/2007. Relates to selling tickets to places of entertainment.
CHAPTER 375
S6324
GRIFFO (Governor Program # 38)
07/18/07 SIGNED
Repealed & adds §130 sub 1 Pb op P, subPP 1 - 5, Civil Service Law; amends §207-a, State Finance Law. Relates to compensation, benefits and conditions of employment for certain state officers and employees who are members of the security supervisors unit; makes provisions relating to certain agreements with such employees and makes an appropriation therefor.
CHAPTER 376
S6332
LARKIN
07/18/07 SIGNED
Adds §§145.26 & 145.27, Penal Law. Creates the crimes of aggravated cemetery desecration in the first and second degrees; makes such crimes a class D felony and a class E felony, respectively.
CHAPTER 377
S6352
LANZA
07/18/07 SIGNED
07/03/07 APPROVAL MEMO.14
Amends §500-a, Correction Law; adds §410.92, Criminal Procedure Law. Establishes a probation detainer warrant pilot project; provides that any person convicted of a family offense or sex offense, or adjudicated as youthful offender, who violates probation or a conditional discharge, shall be temporarily detained if the sentencing court is not available, and shall be so detained until the sentencing court is available.
CHAPTER 378
S6361
SALAND
07/18/07 SIGNED See 08-16-07 Press Release
Amends Education Law, generally; amends §22, Chapter 352 of 2005; amends §8, Chapter 430 of 2006. Relates to implementation of the federal individuals with disabilities education improvement act of 2004.
CHAPTER 379
A6586
Abbate
07/26/07 signed
Amends §604-b, Retirement & Social Security Law. Provides for the refunding of contributions made to the twenty-five year and age fifty-five retirement program by New York city transit authority members.
CHAPTER 380
A6964
Pretlow (MS)
07/26/07 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 381
A9238
Hoyt
07/26/07 signed. See 08/06/07 Press Release
Amends §8, Chapter 444 of 1997; amends §38, Chapter 356 of 1993; amends §5, Chapter 905 of 1986; amends §15, Chapter 66 of 1994. Extends provisions of law relating to industrial development agencies and industrial development authorities.
CHAPTER 382
S2132
RULES
07/26/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law; amends §3, Chapter 200 of 2002. Extends from November 30, 2007 until November 30, 2009, the expiration of the authority of the county of Ulster to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax.
CHAPTER 383
A6965
Pretlow (MS)
07/26/07 signed
Amends §253-d, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the city of Yonkers to impose a mortgage recording tax until August 31, 2009.
CHAPTER 384
A9362
Silver (MS) Governor Program # 40
07/26/07 signed with Press Release
Amends §1269-b, Public Authorities Law. Establishes the NYC traffic congestion mitigation commission; requires the development and submission of the traffic congestion mitigation plan.
CHAPTER 385
A1013
Englebright (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §97-yy, State Finance Law. Requires the state to annually appropriate additional funds to the breast cancer research and education fund in an amount equal to all grants, gifts and bequests received by such fund during the previous calendar year.
CHAPTER 386
A1088
Millman
08/01/07 signed
Amends §970-r, General Municipal Law. Relates to permitting state assistance payments to community boards for brownfield opportunity areas.
CHAPTER 387
A1219
Latimer
08/01/07 signed chap.387
Authorizes the board of trustees of the village of Rye Brook to extend the terms of mayor and trustees to three years by resolution or local law.
CHAPTER 388
A1398-B
Brodsky (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §§1299-c, 1299-dd, 1303 & 1328, Public Authorities Law. Provides for a non-voting member on the boards of the Niagara Frontier, Rochester-Genesee regional, Capital District, and Central New York regional transportation authorities; the member is to be recommended to the governor by the labor organization representing the majority of the employes within the authority.
CHAPTER 389
A2139-A
Paulin (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §6731, Education Law. Includes treatment rendered pursuant to referral by licensed midwife within the meaning of physical therapy.
CHAPTER 390
A2434-A
Morelle (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §454, General Business Law. Expands the definition of "memorial" to include the foundations therefor; establishes the requirements for contracts for the sale of memorials, which sale may be separate for all other contracts relating to the funeral of a deceased person.
CHAPTER 391
A2953
Schimminger (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Directs the law revision commission to review the alcoholic beverage control law and related laws and report thereon to the governor and the legislature, possibly with proposed legislation; to be reviewed are: modernity, simplicity, fairness, ease of administration, and equity; requires a preliminary report by March 1, 2008 and a final report by September 1, 2008.
CHAPTER 392
A3172
Pretlow (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §1, Chapter 761 of 1976. Authorizes a portion of certain park lands in the county of Westchester which were converted to use as a solid waste resource recovery unit to also be used for animal shelter purposes.
CHAPTER 393
A4650-A
Weisenberg
08/01/07 signed
Amends §2401-a, Public Health Law. Directs the department of health to annually report to the governor and legislature on the incidence of skin cancer in the state.
CHAPTER 394
A4932-B
Paulin (MS)
08/01/07 signed See 8-24-07 & 12-31-07 Press Releases
Amends §296, Executive Law. Clarifies the scope of protections against discrimination on the basis of disability under the New York state human rights law in the areas of public accommodations to be consistent with the federal Americans with disabilities act and the current policies and practices of the division of human rights; sets criteria for making accommodations.
CHAPTER 395
A5177
Perry (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §1005, Public Authorities Law. Provides for the replacement of refrigerators with energy efficient refrigerators in certain multiple dwellings and provides financial assistance by the power authority to be repaid through energy costs savings.
CHAPTER 396
A5499
Destito
08/01/07 signed
Amends §1328, Public Authorities Law. Increases representation on the board of the central New York regional transportation authority from the county of Oneida.
CHAPTER 397
A5804
Lifton
08/01/07 signed
Amends §7-201, Election Law. Provides for the establishment of the citizens' election modernization advisory committee.
CHAPTER 398
A5988
McEneny (MS)
08/01/07 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, 2007 until November 30, 2009.
CHAPTER 399
A6575
Towns (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Adds §367, Executive Law. Awards annuity to parents of veterans who are identified as gold star parents under 10 USC 1126 annually for the amount of five hundred dollars; outlines qualifications necessary to receive such annuity.
CHAPTER 400
A7113-A
Aubertine
08/01/07 signed
08/06/07 approval memo.15
Directs the department of agriculture and markets to study the impact of hauling costs on dairy farms.
CHAPTER 401
A7351-B
Dinowitz
08/01/07 signed
Amends §4201, Public Health Law. Increases the types of people who may be responsible for determining the disposition of certain human remains.
CHAPTER 402
A7399
Hoyt (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §104-b, General Municipal Law. Requires that procurement policies contain provisions that identify the individual(s) responsible for purchasing; requires that such information be updated biennially.
CHAPTER 403
A7676
Gottfried
08/01/07 signed
Repealed §4012-b sub 3, Public Health Law. Repeals subdivision 3 of section 4012-b of the public health law which prohibited a government agency to purchase, pay or make reimbursements or grants of aid for services under the hospice palliative care program for persons with advanced and progressive disease.
CHAPTER 404
A7808-A
Hayes
08/01/07 signed
08/01/07 approval memo.16
Adds §485-l, Real Property Tax Law. Provides for a partial residential real property tax exemption for certain improvements in certain towns; defines terms; provides a formula for the exemption; authorizes local governing board to implement.
CHAPTER 405
A7842-A
Parment (MS)
08/01/07 signed
08/01/07 approval memo.17
Amends §1202-j, Tax Law. Authorizes an increase in hotel/motel taxes in Chautauqua County to a rate of up to five percent and directing any revenues from such increase for the enhancement and protection of the lakes and streams in such county.
CHAPTER 406
A7873
Schimminger (State Liquor Authority # 2)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §§64 - 64-d, 105, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Clarifies the activities that may be held within a building occupied as a place of worship without depriving the building of the protections afforded by the alcoholic beverage control law to a building exclusively occupied as a place of worship.
CHAPTER 407
A7885-A
Lancman
08/01/07 signed
Adds §106-a, Executive Law. Requires the posting of the New York code, rules and regulations on the department of state website.
CHAPTER 408
A8051
Bradley (Dept of Motor Vehicles # 9)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §603-b, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Requires officers to make certain notations in the event of a serious physical injury or death resulting from a vehicle accident.
CHAPTER 409
A8081
Gottfried
08/01/07 signed
Amends §2807-n, Public Health Law. Provides that grants for palliative care teaching shall be provided to medical students in certified home health agencies, long term home health care programs and AIDS home care programs.
CHAPTER 410
A8082
Gottfried
08/01/07 signed
Amends §4014, Public Health Law. Expands the hospice residential pilot program from three to ten locations, and extends the time to report for one year.
CHAPTER 411
A8173
Aubertine (MS)
08/01/07 signed
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the existing additional three-quarters of one percent sales and compensating use tax in the county of Jefferson for two years.
CHAPTER 412
A8273-A
Bradley
08/01/07 signed
Adds §177, Domestic Relations Law. Requires parties in an action for divorce to be made aware of the potential to lose their access to a spouse's health insurance.
CHAPTER 413
A8462-A
Schimel
08/01/07 signed
Authorizes the county of Nassau to convey title to certain parkland to the village of Flower Hill.
CHAPTER 414
A8759
McEneny
08/01/07 signed
Amends S2808, Public Health Law. Relates to rates of payment for residential health care facilities; relates to county having a population between 290,000 to 310,000.
CHAPTER 415
A8786
Millman
08/01/07 signed
Amends §3, Chapter 549 of 1994. Extends provisions of chapter 549 of the laws of 1994 relating to membership on the MTA board until 2010.
CHAPTER 416
A9227
Gantt (MS)
08/01/07 signed
08/01/07 approval memo.18
Amends §3602, Education Law; amends §§1676 & 1680, Public Authorities Law. Establishes the city of Rochester and the board of education of Rochester school facilities modernization program act.
CHAPTER 417
A9304
Nolan
08/01/07 signed
Amends §25-z, General City Law (as proposed in S. 6125/A. 9167-A). Makes technical corrections to a chapter of the laws of 2007 relating to the relocation and employment assistance program.
CHAPTER 418
S53
DEFRANCISCO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1220, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Increases penalties for littering of refuse on highways.
CHAPTER 419
S258-A
MAZIARZ
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §102-a, State Administrative Procedure Act. Requires agencies promulgating regulations to publish small business regulation guides explaining in plain language the actions which the small businesses must take to be in compliance with such regulations; provides that the governor's office of regulatory reform shall oversee and coordinate the preparation and distribution of such guides.
CHAPTER 420
S304-A
MALTESE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §31, Private Housing Finance Law. Grants a preference to disabled veterans for the purposes of occupancy in Mitchell Lama projects.
CHAPTER 421
S329
NOZZOLIO
08/01/07 SIGNED
08/01/07 APPROVAL MEMO.19
Adds §421-k, Real Property Tax Law. Exempts certain multiple dwellings that have been reconstructed, altered, converted back to an owner occupied single family dwelling or any owner occupied multiple dwelling located in any city having a population of more than twenty-eight thousand five hundred inhabitants but less than twenty-nine thousand inhabitants, that is reduced to at most two units by such reconstruction subsequent to the effective date of a local law pursuant to this section shall be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies.
CHAPTER 422
S691
FLANAGAN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §2023, Education Law. Provides that expenditures for self-supporting programs shall not be considered as part of a school district's total spending for purposes of a contingency budget.
CHAPTER 423
S789
DEFRANCISCO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §5-3.2, Estates, Powers & Trusts Law. Relates to defining after-born child on a will.
CHAPTER 424
S800
BRESLIN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §466-i, Real Property Tax Law. Provides a real property tax exemption for certain members of volunteer fire companies and ambulance services in any county, having a population of more than 292,000 and less than 297,000 as determined in accordance with the latest decennial census, and its municipalities to the extent of ten percent of assessed value of such property, upon the election of the county or municipality.
CHAPTER 425
S1100
LITTLE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §39-a, Navigation Law. Prohibits the operation of motor boats with more than a 10 horsepower motor on Lake Colby in the county of Franklin.
CHAPTER 426
S1126
LITTLE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §9-1121, Environmental Conservation Law; amends §827, County Law. Relates to the county responsibility of forest fire expenses.
CHAPTER 427
S1265-A
DEFRANCISCO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds Article 43-C §4371, Public Health Law. Establishes the public umbilical cord blood banking program within the department of health to promote public awareness of the potential benefits of public cord blood banking, to promote research into the uses of cord blood, and to facilitate pre-delivery arrangements for public banking of cord blood donations.
CHAPTER 428
S1471
MORAHAN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes the Nyack Library on the list of libraries eligible for certain construction and financing assistance from the Dormitory Authority.
CHAPTER 429
S1691
LARKIN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Marlborough, in the county of Ulster, to reopen an optional 20 year retirement plan (section 384-d of the retirement and social security law) to 2 of its police officers.
CHAPTER 430
S1818
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the expiration of the authority granted to the county of Cayuga to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes from November 30, 2007 to November 30, 2009.
CHAPTER 431
S1885-A
MAZIARZ
08/01/07 SIGNED
Permits Sandra M. Mottorn to file a request for retroactive membership in the NYS and local employees' retirement system.
CHAPTER 432
S2129-A
LAVALLE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §343-k, Highway Law. Designates certain portions of the state highway system for inclusion in the "North Fork Wine Trail".
CHAPTER 433
S2307-A
MAZIARZ
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §27-a, Labor Law. Requires any employer who employs a firefighter to provide safety ropes and system components for use by such firefighter; requires the employer to routinely inspect such safety ropes and system components.
CHAPTER 434
S2326
RATH
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §467, Real Property Tax Law. Provides for a third party designation by eligible senior real property owners for notices regarding annual recertification and other requirements.
CHAPTER 435
S2377
LEIBELL
08/01/07 SIGNED
Directs the commissioner of labor to issue or cause to be issued a report on issues relating to offshore outsourcing of information technology jobs and the future of NYS's job market; provides that the report shall be issued on or before February 1, 2008.
CHAPTER 436
S2462-A
SKELOS
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §§7--102 & 7--204, Uniform Commercial Code. Prohibits that in the case where the bailor is a merchant, such merchant has the burden of proving negligence or conversion by a warehouseman when such warehouseman failed to deliver bailed goods.
CHAPTER 437
S2693-B
LANZA
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §§69-ss & 69-vv, General Business Law. Relates to the unlicensed activities of installing security or fire alarm systems.
CHAPTER 438
S2771
SEWARD
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, adds §§1210-E & 1262-s, Tax Law. Relates to increasing and extending the authorization for the imposition of additional sales and compensating use tax in Herkimer county.
CHAPTER 439
S2881-A
GRIFFO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §51, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Makes technical corrections to provisions relating to tasting permits for brewers and manufacturers of beer and malt beverages.
CHAPTER 440
S2895-A
LARKIN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §221, Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Increases to 2% of the thoroughbred racing purses the contribution that must be made by a non-profit racing association to backstretch employee pensions for a period of one year.
CHAPTER 441
S2939
LARKIN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §495-a, General Municipal Law. Authorizes the conduct of bingo games without a license, where no participant or other person pays anything of value for the opportunity to participate, when such game is conducted in a municipality which authorizes licensed bingo, and such games are conducted in a private home or certain residential complexes, or by certain bona fide charitable organizations and entertainment businesses; makes such free bingo subject to regulation and civil penalties.
CHAPTER 442
S3001
YOUNG
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §3, Public Officers Law; amends §3-300, Village Law. Eliminates the requirement that the village justice of the village of Wellsville, Allegany county, be a resident of such village; provides person need only be a resident of the town of Wellsville.
CHAPTER 443
S3150-A
SEWARD
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §253-v, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Cortland to impose an additional mortgage recording tax of 25 cents per $100 of debt; provides for expiration and repeal of such provisions December 1, 2009.
CHAPTER 444
S3319
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §2, Chapter 579 of 2004. Extends the effectiveness of section 253-k of the tax law, as added by chapter 579 of the laws of 2004, by providing for a later repeal date on November 1, 2009.
CHAPTER 445
S3577-A
SALAND
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §3651, Education Law. Relates to the use of monies in the reserve fund established by a school district; provides that such monies be required to pay any judgment or claim if the proceeding or claim has not been finally determined or terminated after the exhaustion of all appeals.
CHAPTER 446
S3596
LANZA
08/01/07 SIGNED
08/01/07 APPROVAL MEMO.20
Provides that the city of New York may reconvey certain property taken in tax foreclosure in Staten Island to the original owner.
CHAPTER 447
S3670
WINNER (State Liquor Authority # 5)
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §100, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Authorizes the liquor authority to issue licenses to venues with a capacity of one thousand or more persons for more than three bars, counters or similar contrivances; provides for the liquor authority to determine in its discretion the number of such licenses issued.
CHAPTER 448
S3785
DEFRANCISCO (OCA # 31)
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §54-j, State Finance Law; amends §55, Judicial Law. Relates to the provision of court facilities for judges of the court of appeals; provides that where a county fails to comply with the obligation to provide judges of the court of appeals with suitable facilities at his or her residence, such affected resident judge of the court of appeals may lease chambers anywhere in the county and such cost shall be borne by the county, subject to full state reimbursement.
CHAPTER 449
S3814-B
LITTLE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds Article 9-C §§146 - 149, General Business Law. Relates to cyber piracy protections and the unlawful registration of domain names; prohibits the registration of a domain name that consists of the name of another living person, or a name substantially and confusingly similar thereto, without that person's consent, with the specific intent to profit from such name by selling the domain name for financial gain to that person or any third party; provides for injunctive relief and other civil remedies.
CHAPTER 450
S3819
WINNER
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2007 to November 30, 2009, the authorization granted to the county of Yates to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.
CHAPTER 451
S3986-A
HANNON (Dept of Health # 11)
08/01/07 SIGNED with 08/01/07 Press Release
Amends §§2511, 2995, 2995-c, 4406-c, 4900, 4904, 4910 & 4914, Public Health Law; amends §§364-j & 369-ee, Social Services Law; amends §§3217-b, 4325, 4900, 4904, 4910 & 4914, adds §3238, Insurance Law. Relates to contracts with managed care organizations; extends collection and public reporting of quality measures to health insurance entities not currently represented in NYS quality assurance reporting requirements; makes DOH contract standard clauses applicable to all parties to provider contracts of all managed care organizations.
CHAPTER 452
S4009-B
RATH
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §422, adds §427-a, Social Services Law. Authorizes certain local social services districts to establish differential response programs for child protection assessments or investigations.
CHAPTER 453
S4017
HANNON
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §224, County Law. Authorizes the county of Suffolk to establish, operate and maintain a foreign trade sub-zone located in the county of Nassau upon the consent of the governing body of the county of Nassau.
CHAPTER 454
S4070-B
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §1202-y, Tax Law. Authorizes the city of Geneva to impose hotel and motel taxes in the amount of three percent.
CHAPTER 455
S4073-A
MORAHAN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Requires the use of certain language or terminology in legislation when referring to individuals with disabilities.
CHAPTER 456
S4139
FARLEY
08/01/07 SIGNED with a 08-09-07 Press Release
Adds Article 73 §§73-0101 - 73-0107, Environmental Conservation Law. Creates the New York state canal flood mitigation task force to determine what measures should be taken to enhance flood management and mitigation in and along the New York state canal system, including the Erie Canal; develops recommendations; defines terms; creates thirteen member task force; outlines task force duties.
CHAPTER 457
S4161
BONACIC
08/01/07 SIGNED
Legalizes transportation contracts for the Sullivan West Central School District for the 2005-2006 school year.
CHAPTER 458
S4210
DEFRANCISCO (OCA # 43)
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §1320, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law; amends §3215, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Provides additional notice requirements to mortgagors that a foreclosure action has been commenced.
CHAPTER 459
S4293-A
LARKIN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §343-k, Highway Law. Adds a portion of the state highway system to the Shawangunk Wine Trail.
CHAPTER 460
S4303
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §§1210 & 1262-n, Tax Law. Authorizes Niagara county to continue to impose an additional one percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2009.
CHAPTER 461
S4406
FARLEY
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §176-b, Town Law. Permits a higher percentage of volunteer members of the town of Providence fire district to reside outside the district.
CHAPTER 462
S4780-A
DEFRANCISCO (OCA # 53)
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §516-a, Family Court Act. Provides procedure for the ordering of genetic marker or DNA testing in proceeding to vacate paternity acknowledgment which is initiated more than 60 days after the execution of such acknowledgment; requires fraud, duress or material mistake of fact to be established for such test to be administered and the test must be in the best interests of the child.
CHAPTER 463
S4790-A
SEWARD
08/01/07 SIGNED
Legalizes transportation contracts for the Ilion Central School District for the 2004-2005 school year.
CHAPTER 464
S4799-A
FARLEY
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §485-l, Real Property Tax Law. Authorizes the granting of the residential investment exemption in certain school districts.
CHAPTER 465
S4802
FUSCHILLO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Provides that the North Merrick Public Library shall be eligible for financing through the dormitory authority.
CHAPTER 466
S4833-A
MARCELLINO
08/01/07 SIGNED with 08-03-07 Press Release
Adds Article 19 Title 11 §§19-1101 - 19-1105, Environmental Conservation Law. Requires that vehicle global warming index labels be affixed to motor vehicles manufactured for the model year 2010 and for subsequent model years.
CHAPTER 467
S4857
LITTLE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §202-c, Town Law. Authorizes the town board of the town of Chester, in the county of Warren, to remove certain land from the Pottersville water district.
CHAPTER 468
S4858-A
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §§1210, 1224 & 1262-o, Tax Law. Reduces the additional rate of sales tax authorized to be imposed in the county of Chautauqua from 1% to 3/4% and extends such tax until November 30, 2009; provides that 20% of the revenue from such tax shall be allocated to the municipalities of such county; suspends such tax if the county of Chautauqua does not cease to impose its residential heating and utility tax.
CHAPTER 469
S4962
KRUGER (Office of Children and Family Services # 10)
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §§384-b, 451 & 453, Social Service Law; amends §631, Family Court Act; amends §§4138-c & 4138-d, Public Health Law. Relates to adoption subsidy and the adoption registry.
CHAPTER 470
S4988
DEFRANCISCO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §2211, Surrogates Court Procedure Act. Provides for document discovery by the party conducting an examination of a fiduciary under oath, before or after such party files objections.
CHAPTER 471
S4992-A
HANNON
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §207, Public Health Law. Provides for education and outreach regarding advance directives, particularly health care proxies, and related forms.
CHAPTER 472
S5050-C
FUSCHILLO
08/01/07 SIGNED with 08-02-07 & 12-31-07 Press Releases
Amends §553, Executive Law; adds Article 14-A §§251-f - 251-j, General Business Law. Creates a consumer bill of rights regarding airline passengers; establishes certain services shall be provided whenever airline passengers have boarded an aircraft and are delayed more than three hours on an airport runway prior to takeoff; creates an office of airline consumer advocate.
CHAPTER 473
S5054
WRIGHT
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the existing additional one percent sales and compensating use tax in the city of Oswego for two years.
CHAPTER 474
S5090
DEFRANCISCO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §441, Real Property Law. Requires three hours of instruction pertaining to fair housing and/or discrimination in the sale or rental of real property or an interest in real property in continuing education.
CHAPTER 475
S5473-A
MORAHAN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §16.37, Mental Hygiene Law. Directs the commissioner of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to publish and distribute to first responders a booklet on persons with autism spectrum disorders.
CHAPTER 476
S5477
LAVALLE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §6827, Education Law. Eliminates the exemption from mandatory continuing education for pharmacists during the triennial registration period during which they are first licensed.
CHAPTER 477
S5599-A
LEIBELL
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §305, State Technology Law. Relates to the production and preservation of electronic state documents.
CHAPTER 478
S5666-A
LEIBELL
08/01/07 SIGNED
Grants certain retirement benefits to ten sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputy sheriffs in Putnam county.
CHAPTER 479
S5718
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §308-h, County Law. Authorizes the local county legislative body of the county of Saratoga to establish a wireless surcharge not to exceed thirty cents per month on wireless communications service in the county of Saratoga; provides such surcharge moneys may be used for the payment of eligible wireless service costs as defined in the county law.
CHAPTER 480
S5736-A
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends for two years the authority of Orange county to impose an additional three-fourths of one percent sales and compensating use tax.
CHAPTER 481
S5746-B
STACHOWSKI
08/01/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Cheektowaga to convey an easement to enable the town board of such town to install and maintain a sanitary sewer pipe.
CHAPTER 482
S5764
MALTESE
08/01/07 SIGNED See 8-10-07 Press Release
Amends §302, adds §494-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to exemption for nonprofit organizations.
CHAPTER 483
S5766-A
GOLDEN
08/01/07 SIGNED with 08-15-07 Press Release
Amends §467-e, Real Property Tax Law. Provides a rebate of real property taxes on certain residential real property in a city having a population of one million or more.
CHAPTER 484
S5803
LANZA (NYC Mayor)
08/01/07 SIGNED with 08/02/07 Press Release
Amends §11-1706, NYC Administration Code. Provides a tax credit for certain household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment.
CHAPTER 485
S5925
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the application of the additional 1/8% Ontario county sales and compensating use tax until 11-30-09.
CHAPTER 486
S5958
SALAND
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §343-u, Highway Law. Designates a portion of state route 9-H in the county of Columbia as the "Columbia County veterans' Memorial Highway".
CHAPTER 487
S5964
MAZIARZ
08/01/07 SIGNED
08/01/07 APPROVAL MEMO.21
Enacts the "public safety and court facility alternatives for the city of Niagara Falls act"; authorizes the city of Niagara Falls to enter into a contract for a public safety and courts facility project.
CHAPTER 488
S5967
DEFRANCISCO (OCA # 85)
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §2307-a, Surrogates Court Procedure Act. Requires an attorney who prepares a will to obtain a written acknowledgement of disclosure from the testator where the will designates as executor an employee of such attorney or an affiliated attorney.
CHAPTER 489
S5981
BRUNO
08/01/07 SIGNED CHAP
Amends §§9 & 10, Chapter 757 of 2005. Authorizes the Tech Valley regional technology institute to enter into leases for terms of up to twenty year for facilities and continues the existing requirements applicable to thirty year leases where title to the facility is conveyed to one of the participating BOCES.
CHAPTER 490
S5989
LITTLE
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends until 11-30-09, the authority of Essex to impose an additional 3/4% sales and use taxes.
CHAPTER 491
S6009-B
MALTESE
08/01/07 SIGNED See 8-10-07 Press Release
Amends §§11-509 & 11-604, NYC Administrative Code. Increases the deduction for compensation of partners and proprietors under the unincorporated business tax; decreases the alternative income plus compensation base under the general corporation tax; eliminates the alternative tax on income plus compensation and the tax on capital and simplifies the tax return filing for certain taxpayers.
CHAPTER 492
S6019
SKELOS
08/01/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the assessor of the county of Nassau to accept, review and grant an application for exemption from real property taxes from the town of Hempstead for a certain parcel in the unincorporated community of Elmont.
CHAPTER 493
S6023-A
PADAVAN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §111-b, Private Housing Finance Law. Relates to mortgage modification provisions for redevelopment companies in cities with a population of one million or more.
CHAPTER 494
S6028
SEWARD
08/01/07 SIGNED
Changes the name of the Bridgewater, Leonardsville, West Winfield central school district to the Mount Markham central school district.
CHAPTER 495
S6099
GOLDEN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends Retirement & Social Security Law, generally; amends §§13-252.1, 13-353.1 & 13-168, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to the notices to be filed with the retirement system relating to the presumptive eligibility of certain employees for an accidental disability for injury or illness directly related to the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
CHAPTER 496
S6112-A
GOLDEN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Adds §808, Retirement & Social Security Law. Authorizes public retirement systems to preserve records by alternative processes which accurately produce a digital image of a paper record; authorizes a retirement system to destroy original documents under certain circumstances.
CHAPTER 497
S6125
PADAVAN
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §25-z, General City Law; amends §22-622, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to the relocation and employment assistance program.
CHAPTER 498
S6148
WINNER
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §5, Chapter 987 of 1971. Provides that the officers of the NYS dental association be elected by directors of the association.
CHAPTER 499
S6153
BRUNO
08/01/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Clifton Park to adopt a local law granting a taxpayer assistance payment to all households within the geographic limits of such town in an amount not to exceed $150 for the fiscal year 2007; sets forth eligibility requirements.
CHAPTER 500
S6168
ROBACH
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §2807-c, Public Health Law. Relates to medical assistance rate adjustments; provides that any hospital that meets the filing deadline shall have until June 1, 2007 to submit revised and corrected data schedules in such institutional cost report which established eligibility for such adjusted rate.
CHAPTER 501
S6171
LANZA (Office of General Services # 2)
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §16, Chapter 1 of 2005. Amends the effective date of chapter 1 of the laws of 2005 amending the state finance law and other laws relating to restricting contracts in the procurement process and the recording of contracts relating thereto.
CHAPTER 502
S6234
SEWARD
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §§3221 & 4303, Insurance Law. Makes technical amendments to Timothy's law providing coverage for mental health care.
CHAPTER 503
S6243
RULES
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §6401, Education Law. Relates to state aid for certain independent institutions of higher learning.
CHAPTER 504
S6268
WINNER
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §101, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Provides for the operation of the Finger Lakes Wine Center, Inc., the licensing of the center by the liquor authority, and the authorization of various activities to be conducted on the center's licensed premises.
CHAPTER 505
S4408
FARLEY
08/01/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization for the imposition of sales and compensating use tax in Montgomery county.
CHAPTER 506
A9363
Carrozza (MS)
08/06/07 signed
Repealed & adds §11, Chapter 181 of 2005. Relates to HAVA voting machine and system implementation; provides for replacement of voting machines and system implementation with machines that meet the requirements of the election law and HAVA.
CHAPTER 507
S21
MAZIARZ
08/15/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Wheatfield tax assessor to accept an application for real property tax exemption from the First Volunteer Fire Company of Bergholz, Inc. for certain property purchased by the fire company in such town.
CHAPTER 508
S105-A
MAZIARZ
08/15/07 SIGNED
Add §396-mm, General Business Law. Establishes it shall be unlawful to provide a free trial offer unless the material terms of the offer are clearly and conspicuously disclosed; establishes a civil penalty.
CHAPTER 509
S249-A
MORAHAN
08/15/07 SIGNED
Adds §390-c, General Business Law. Requires any retail business that offers internet access shall post a warning sign in their establishment that states "For the purposes of your own protection and privacy, you are advised to install a firewall or other computer security measures when accessing the Internet".
CHAPTER 510
S423-A
LARKIN
08/15/07 SIGNED
08/15/07 APPROVAL MEMO.23
Adds §216-c, Education Law; amends §§265.00 & 265. 20, Penal Law. Revises requirements to establish certain cutlery and knife museums, permits special chartering for such museums, imposes safety requirements, and permits the possession of certain historical knives by certain authorized museums or institutions.
CHAPTER 511
S514
MAZIARZ
08/15/07 SIGNED
Incorporates the Hartland Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association.
CHAPTER 512
S627
MARCELLINO
08/15/07 SIGNED
08/15/07 APPROVAL MEMO.24
Amends §592, Labor Law. Provides that otherwise applicable waiting periods for the accumulation of unemployment benefit rights in certain industrial controversy situations do not apply to employer-hired permanent or temporary replacement workers.
CHAPTER 513
S849-A
FARLEY
08/15/07 SIGNED See 08-15-07 Press Release
Amends §413, Social Services Law. Provides that any social services worker who receives information in the course of his or her professional or official capacity which gives such social services worker reasonable cause to suspect that a child is an abused child shall report or cause a report to be made regarding such suspected abuse or maltreatment. Known as ¢â¬ÅXctasy¢â¬â¢s Law¢â¬.
CHAPTER 514
S1046-A
LARKIN
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §305, Agriculture & Markets Law. Authorizes the filing of an application for an agricultural assessment after the taxable status date due to the occurrence of a natural disaster or the destruction of farm structures.
CHAPTER 515
S1340-A
STACHOWSKI
08/15/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Eden, county of Erie, to offer an optional twenty year retirement plan to certain police officers.
CHAPTER 516
S1567
MAZIARZ
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §202-i, Labor Law. Relates to the allowance of a leave of absence for certain military spouses.
CHAPTER 517
S1589-D
LIBOUS
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §§261 & 469, adds §§469-a, 471-a & 471-b, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Establishes an administrative hearing process for motor vehicle franchise-dealer disputes.
CHAPTER 518
S1861
SMITH
08/15/07 SIGNED
08/15/07 APPROVAL MEMO.25
Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey its interest in certain real property acquired by an in rem foreclosure proceeding to Morris Brown Church, the former owner of such property.
CHAPTER 519
S1869
RATH
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §60.27, Penal Law. Provides that the term "victim" for purposes of falsely reporting an incident shall include a municipality, school, fire district, fire company or legal or public entity engaged in providing emergency services which has expended funds for the purposes of responding to such false report; provides that restitution may be required to be made to such entities.
CHAPTER 520
S1873
VOLKER
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends Wyoming county's authorization to impose a one percent addition to the 3% sales and compensating use tax rates for an additional 2 years through 11/30/2009.
CHAPTER 521
S2127
STACHOWSKI
08/15/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Hamburg, county of Erie, to provide code enforcement services to the villages of Hamburg and Blasdell and collect property tax to cover costs.
CHAPTER 522
S2334
RATH
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §925-a, Real Property Tax Law. Provides for an extension of the final date for paying local taxes without interest from 7 days to 21 days during a state disaster emergency.
CHAPTER 523
S2366-A
WINNER
08/15/07 SIGNED CHAP.523
Adds §1202-y, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Yates to impose a four percent hotel and motel occupancy tax.
CHAPTER 524
S2422
WRIGHT
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §4173, Public Health Law. Authorizes the Oswego common council to establish the fee charged for the issuance of birth and death records.
CHAPTER 525
S2586-A
MORAHAN
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1706, Surrogates Court Procedure Act. Requires that information from the statewide register of child abuse and maltreatment supplied by the department of family assistance to the surrogate court as part of the procedure for the petitioner to obtain letters of guardianship include whether the infant, a person nominated to be a guardian of such infant, or the petitioner, is a subject of a report which is under investigation at the time of the inquiry or that no determination has been made whether a report is an indicated report or an unfounded report.
CHAPTER 526
S2768
BRESLIN
08/15/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the inclusion of names of federal law enforcement officers slain in the line of work in New York state on the police officers memorial located at the Empire State Plaza.
CHAPTER 527
S2989
RATH
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §253, Tax Law. Prohibits the imposition of a mortgage tax on any mortgage executed by a fire company or voluntary ambulance service.
CHAPTER 528
S3439
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the authorization for additional sales and compensating use tax in Dutchess county until 2009.
CHAPTER 529
S3563
VOLKER (OCA # 8)
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §2001, Civil Practice Law & Rules. Gives courts discretion to correct or ignore mistakes or omissions occurring at the commencement of an action that do not prejudice the opposing party.
CHAPTER 530
S3606
WINNER
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §99-g, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Authorizes the sale of privately held liquors to persons licensed to auction such liquors; provides for the licensure of such auctioneers.
CHAPTER 531
S3940
LAVALLE
08/15/07 SIGNED
Repealed & adds §64-d, amends §64-e, Town Law. Relates to payment in lieu of taxes for property acquired for open space purposes in the town of Southampton, county of Suffolk; further relates to Peconic Bay community preservation fund.
CHAPTER 532
S3944-A
SEWARD
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §606, Tax Law. Relates to the volunteer firefighters' and ambulance workers' property tax credit; allows volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers to be eligible for such credit if they received such real property tax exemption in the 2007 taxable year as a result of making an application in a prior year or if the taxpayer notified the assessor in writing of the intent to discontinue such exemption by not re-applying.
CHAPTER 533
S4056
SKELOS
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §359-e, General Business Law. Requires employees of a designated contract market or derivatives clearing organization involved in the commodities market to be fingerprinted.
CHAPTER 534
S4058-B
SKELOS
08/15/07 SIGNED
Repealed & adds §47, General Business Law. Authorizes collateral loan brokers to engage in the sale of second-hand goods.
CHAPTER 535
S4059-A
LARKIN (NYS Racing and Wagering Board)
08/15/07 SIGNED
Adds §912, Racing Pari-Mutuel Wagering & Breeding Law. Relates to reciprocity of racing and gambling licenses.
CHAPTER 536
S4116-A
DEFRANCISCO
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §805-b, General Municipal Law. Provides for an increase in the authorized fee or compensation for solemnization of marriage from $75 to $100.
CHAPTER 537
S4127
LIBOUS
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends authorization of the county of Chenango to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes until November 30, 2009.
CHAPTER 538
S4204
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2007 until November 30, 2009, the expiration of provisions authorizing the county of Orleans to impose additional 1% sales and compensating use taxes.
CHAPTER 539
S4259
WRIGHT
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2007 to November 30, 2009, the authorization granted to the county of Oswego to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.
CHAPTER 540
S4454-A
YOUNG
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §483, Real Property Tax Law. Includes buildings used in the production of honey and beeswax within the real property tax exemption for buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands.
CHAPTER 541
S4542-A
KRUGER (OCA # 13)
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §812, Family Court Act; amends §530.11, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to family offense proceedings in family and criminal court; provides concurrent jurisdiction over criminal mischief.
CHAPTER 542
S4603
PADAVAN
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §§26-124 & 27-140.1, NYC Administrative Code; amends §6507, Education Law. Relates to filings by persons who have negligently or knowingly made false statements to the department of buildings of the city of New York; relates to filings by architects or professional engineers whose licenses have been revoked or suspended or who have been placed on probation.
CHAPTER 543
S4692
SALAND
08/15/07 SIGNED
Adds §64-i, Town Law; adds Article 31-A-2 §§1439-a - 1439-o, Tax Law. Authorizes the town of Chatham, county of Columbia to establish a community preservation fund; imposes a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in such community preservation fund.
CHAPTER 544
S4829
SALAND
08/15/07 SIGNED CHAP.544
Adds §64-i, Town Law; adds Article 31-A-2 §§1439-a - 1439-o, Tax Law. Authorizes the town of Fishkill, county of Dutchess to establish a community preservation fund; imposes a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in such community preservation fund.
CHAPTER 545
S4889
GOLDEN
08/15/07 SIGNED
08/15/07 APPROVAL MEMO.26
Amends §85-a, Civil Service Law. Permits the children of firefighters and police officers killed in the line of duty to gain credits in the geographical area where their parent perished.
CHAPTER 546
S4950
WINNER
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Authorizes the county of Schuyler to extend the additional one percent sales tax and compensating use tax for two more years until November thirtieth, two thousand nine.
CHAPTER 547
S5029
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Relates to extending the expiration of the authorization to the county of Seneca to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax.
CHAPTER 548
S5049
FUSCHILLO
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §§65.10 & 65.20, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to the definition of a vulnerable witness.
CHAPTER 549
S5089-A
DEFRANCISCO
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §443, Real Property Law. Relates to disclosure regarding real estate agency relationship; adds definitions for broker's agent, tenant, landlord, tenant's agent and landlord's agent.
CHAPTER 550
S5159
LAVALLE
08/15/07 SIGNED
08/15/07 APPROVAL MEMO.27
Amends §2.15, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to United States Department of Interior park rangers.
CHAPTER 551
S5289
LAVALLE
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes the Southold Free Library on the list of libraries eligible for financing assistance from the dormitory authority.
CHAPTER 552
S5618-A
FARLEY
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §6-1, Bank Law. Raises the threshold amount for mortgage loans which are subject to provisions regulating high cost home loans.
CHAPTER 553
S5620-B
FARLEY
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends Article 12-E §§599-a - 599-i, §§22, 39, 44 & 17, Bank Law. Relates to authorization of mortgage loan originators.
CHAPTER 554
S5654-A
LEIBELL
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §23, Town Law; amends §3, Public Officer Law. Provides that the town of Lewisboro wetlands inspector need not be an elector.
CHAPTER 555
S5704-B
LITTLE
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §§6-g & 209-z, General Municipal Law; repealed §105 sub 3, amends §§105, 115, 176-e, 181 & 189-h, redesignated §181-a to be §181-b, adds §181-a, Town Law. Provides for the fiscal management and adoption of the budgets of fire districts.
CHAPTER 556
S5717-B
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Adds Article 31-A-2 §§1439-a - 1439-o, Tax Law. Imposes an additional one dollar per five hundred dollars transfer tax for real estate conveyances located in Columbia county; exempts first $150,000 of a single-family residence.
CHAPTER 557
S5743
FLANAGAN
08/15/07 SIGNED See 8-21-07 Press Release
Adds Article 34 §§34.01 - 34.09, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law. Prohibits the advertising and conducting of certain live musical performances when the musical group performing uses the name of another musical group which previously released a commercial sound recording under such name; authorizes the issuance of injunctions and the imposition of a civil penalty for violations thereof.
CHAPTER 558
S5753-A
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Adds §253-v, Tax Law. Authorizes imposition of a mortgage recording tax in Dutchess county of 25 cents per one hundred dollars of principal until November 30, 2009.
CHAPTER 559
S5798
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization granted to the county of Lewis to impose an additional three-quarters of one percent of sales and compensating use taxes; extends provisions for two years until December 1, 2009.
CHAPTER 560
S5851
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1202-q, Tax Law. Provides that Cayuga county may raise its hotel and motel tax to five percent and may use the money to contract with a not-for-profit corporation for tourism promotion and convention development.
CHAPTER 561
S5939
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Authorizes Wayne county to impose an additional one percent sales and compensating use tax.
CHAPTER 562
S5944
MORAHAN
08/15/07 SIGNED
08/15/07 APPROVAL MEMO.28
Amends §381-b, Retirement & Social Security Law. Changes the mandatory retirement age to sixty for members employed as an investigator, senior investigator or investigator specialist.
CHAPTER 563
S5969
RULES
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authorization granted to the county of Delaware to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.
CHAPTER 564
S6012-A
LARKIN
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §§3, 60, 61 & 66, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Establishes a farm distillery license (class D distiller's license) for distillers manufacturing liquor primarily from farm and food products; retail sales must be made on premises on a cash and carry basis; authorizes liquor tastings.
CHAPTER 565
S6165
BONACIC
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §1, adds §2-a, Chapter 159 of 2000. Establishes that certain lands that were alienated by the town of Thompson shall not be available for public access to the residents of such town.
CHAPTER 566
S6200
LAVALLE
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §23, Chapter 434 of 1999. Alters the effective date of chapter 434 of the laws of 1999, amending the education law relating to licensed private schools and registered business schools.
CHAPTER 567
S6221
VOLKER
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §101, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law. Relates to the operation and licensing of the New York State Wine and Culinary Center, Inc.
CHAPTER 568
S6230
VOLKER
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §460.10, Penal Law; amends §700.05, Criminal Procedure Law. Includes the crimes of trademark counterfeiting in the first and second degree within the definition of criminal acts relating to enterprise corruption.
CHAPTER 569
S6233
GOLDEN
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §§1 & 2, Chapter 606 of 1902. Relates to membership of the Brooklyn public library corporation; provides for additional members to be elected from the Brooklyn public library foundation.
CHAPTER 570
S6241
VOLKER (NYC Mayor)
08/15/07 SIGNED
Amends §700.05, Criminal Procedure Law. Relates to disclosing the true name and address of a recording; adds, to the list of crimes defined as designated offenses under eavesdropping and video surveillance warrants, the crime of failure to disclose the origin of a recording in the first degree as defined in section 275.40 of the penal law.
CHAPTER 571
S6357
SALAND (Division of Criminal Justice Services # 153)
08/15/07 SIGNED See 8-23-07 Press Release
Adds §210.16, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §2805-i, Public Health Law. Requires the testing of criminal defendants, indicted for certain sex offenses, for human immunodeficiency virus, upon the request of the victim.
CHAPTER 572
A726
Christensen (MS)
08/15/07 signed
08/17/07 approval memo.29
Amends §231, Economic Development Law. Provides for regional offices of the department of economic development to offer information and assistance to small businesses on environmental compliance and pollution prevention and shall help provide technical and financial assistance to promote compliance with environmental standards.
CHAPTER 573
A897
Englebright (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Adds §215-a, Elder Law. Establishes a senior vision services program to be run by the state office for the aging; allows the director of the state office for the aging, in consultation with the commission for the blind and visually handicapped, to award senior vision services grants to not-for-profit corporations.
CHAPTER 574
A1060
Destito (MS)
08/15/07 signed See 08-22-07 Press Release
Adds §206-c, Labor Law. Provides that an employee shall have the right to express breast milk at work; requires employer to make reasonable efforts to provide a location for a woman to express milk in privacy; prohibits discrimination.
CHAPTER 575
A1353
Aubertine (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Amends §§353.6 & 758-a, Family Court Act. Authorizes maintenance and repair of cemeteries as a condition of a sentence of probation or of conditional discharge of a juvenile delinquent or persons in need of supervision for offenders under sixteen years of age.
CHAPTER 576
A1462-A
Englebright
08/15/07 signed
08/17/07 approval memo.30
Amends §366, Social Services Law. Relates to income which is exempt from determining a person's eligibility for medical assistance; exempts income of a disabled person that is deposited in trusts in the same calendar month within which it is received.
CHAPTER 577
A2496
Sweeney (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Amends §§404-s, 404-p, 404-t & 404-q, Vehicle & Traffic Law. Provides that 100 percent of monies received for annual service charges for certain distinctive license plates are deposited to the credit of named funds associated with such distinctive license plates.
CHAPTER 578
A3818-A
Gottfried (MS)
08/15/07 signed
08/15/07 approval memo.31
Adds §202-j, Labor Law. Requires employers with more than 20 employees to grant employees working 20 or more hours a week 3 hours leave of absence in any 12 month period to donate blood; provides such leave may not exceed 3 hours unless otherwise agreed to by the employer; provides that an employer shall not retaliate against an employee for requesting or obtaining such leave; provides these provisions shall not prevent an employer from providing leave for blood donation in addition to leave allowed under any other provision of law and shall not affect an employee's rights with respect to other benefits provided by law.
CHAPTER 579
A4051-A
Rivera J (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Adds §2500-h, Public Health Law. Enacts "allergy and anaphylaxis management act of 2007".
CHAPTER 580
A4251-A
Ramos (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Amends §§159-c & 156, Executive Law; amends §§3002 & 3003, Public Health Law. Requires the state fire administrator to make training programs available on video or computer to the maximum extent possible.
CHAPTER 581
A4911
Hooper (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Permits the New Generation Church, Inc. to file an application with the assessors of the county of Nassau and the village of Hempstead for a real property tax exemption on a certain parcel located in the town of Hempstead.
CHAPTER 582
A5036-A
Weisenberg (MS)
08/15/07 signed
08/15/07 approval memo.32
Adds Article 242 §§242.00 - 242.15, Penal Law; adds §121-b, Agricultural & Markets Law. Relates to offenses against service animals and handlers; creates the crimes of: interference, harassment or intimidation of a service animal; harming a service animal in the second degree; and harming a service animal in the first degree; also includes provisions for the negligent causation of harm to a service animal, and includes a civil right of action to recover damages for such harm.
CHAPTER 583
A5396-A
Nolan (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Amends §4404, Education Law. Relates to the burden of proof for appeal procedures for children with handicapping conditions.
CHAPTER 584
A5764
Hoyt (MS)
08/15/07 signed See 08-22-07 Press Release
08/23/07 approval memo.33
Amends §2, Canal Law. Revises the definition of "Erie Canal" to change the eastern terminus from Waterford to Albany, and the western terminus from Tonawanda to Buffalo; also provides that for purposes of provisions regarding the canal recreationway commission and the New York state canal system development fund, the Erie Canal shall be deemed to include the historic Erie Canal and its western terminus in the city of Buffalo and the historic lock number one in the city of Albany.
CHAPTER 585
A6247-A
Weprin
08/15/07 signed
08/15/07 approval memo.34
Adds §397-a, General Business Law. Allows a private property owner in cities with a population of one million or more to post a sign stating that advertisements and solicitations shall not be placed on this property and creates a civil penalty of between $250 and $1000 for each violation, in no event to total more than $5000.
CHAPTER 586
A6272
Rules
08/15/07 signed
Amends §1202-j, Tax Law. Relates to increasing the authorization for the imposition of hotel/motel taxes in Otsego County from two to four percent.
CHAPTER 587
A6290-A
Weinstein
08/15/07 signed
Amends §6, Chapter 203 of 2004. Provides for the payment of bonuses to certain nonjudicial officers and employees of the unified court system.
CHAPTER 588
A6282
Benjamin
08/15/07 signed
Repealed & adds §5-202, Election Law. Provides for the local registration of voters by boards of election between sixty and thirty days before a general election; requires boards to adopt resolutions to conduct registration by local board of inspectors, to provide notice as to date, time and place, and to publish the same; and prohibits such registration on religious or legal holidays.
CHAPTER 589
A6943
Conte (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Authorizes Pederson-Krag Center, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption.
CHAPTER 590
A6997-A
Lopez V
08/15/07 signed
Amends §3-208, Election Law. Increases the salaries of certain election commissioners.
CHAPTER 591
A7076-C
Rivera N
08/15/07 signed
Amends §2808, Public Health Law. Relates to how the operating component of the rate of payment for adult day health care services provided by residential health care facilities shall be calculated.
CHAPTER 592
A7143
Magee
08/15/07 signed
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends from November 30, 2007 to November 30, 2009, the authorization granted to the county of Madison to impose an additional one percent of sales and compensating use taxes.
CHAPTER 593
A7334-A
Hoyt
08/15/07 signed
Provides for a private activity bond allocation process for state and local issuers of private activity bonds in pursuance of applicable provisions of federal tax law; enacts the "private activity bond allocation act of 2007".
CHAPTER 594
A7823-A
Schimminger (MS) State Liquor Authority # 13
08/15/07 signed
Amends §4, Chapter 519 of 1999. Makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to the sale of alcohol and tobacco products to minors.
CHAPTER 595
A7845-B
Peoples
08/15/07 signed
Amends §35.03, adds Article 41 §§41.01 - 41.19, Parks, Recreation & Historical Preservation Law. Establishes the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor Commission in Buffalo and provides for membership and powers and duties; sets forth the commission purpose; powers and duties of the commission; and requires the commission to approve a plan to ensure long-term preservation and maintenance of the historic corridor and submit such plan to the governor, speaker of the assembly and temporary president of the senate.
CHAPTER 596
A7849-B
Bradley
08/15/07 approval memo.36
08/15/07 signed
Amends §§49-0209 & 49-0211, Environmental Conservation Law; adds §6-s, General Municipal Law; adds Article 33-B §§1560 - 1573, Tax Law. Authorizes designated communities to establish community preservation funds; authorizes designated communities to impose a real estate transfer tax with revenues therefrom to be deposited in such community preservation funds.
CHAPTER 597
A7892
Brook-Krasny (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Amends §17, Private Housing Finance Law. Relates to shareholder votes in mutual companies.
CHAPTER 598
A7905
Lopez V (MS)
08/15/07 signed with Press Release
08/15/07 approval memo.37
Amends §131-a, Social Services Law. Provides for calculation of shelter allowance for persons receiving public assistance and residing in public housing.
CHAPTER 599
A7936
Jaffee
08/15/07 signed
Authorizes Congregation Ribnitz, Inc. to retroactively apply to the town of Ramapo, county of Rockland for a real property tax exemption.
CHAPTER 600
A7937-A
Jaffee
08/15/07 signed
Authorizes Virgin Mary & St. Pakhomious Coptic Orthodox Church an application for real property tax exemption.
CHAPTER 601
A8094
Wright (Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance # 11)
08/15/07 signed chap.601
Amends §§1613-a, 1613-b, 171-c, 171-f, 171-g, 171-h & 171-i, Tax Law; amends §4, Banking Law; amends §§2308, 5241, 5242 & Rule 4518, Civil Practice Law& Rules; amends §256, Executive Law; amends §454, Family Court Act; amends §320, Insurance Law; amends §§42, 537 & 540, Labor Law; amends §§65-a & 89-b, Public Service Law; amends §745, Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law; amends §91-c, State Finance Law; amends §§510, 2105-a, 2116 & 2122, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §§7.09, 13.09, 16.17, 19.09 & 31.16, Mental Hygiene Law. Transfers the functions of the department of social services to the office of temporary and disability assistance.
CHAPTER 602
A8099-A
Gottfried (Dept of Health # 4)
08/15/07 signed
Amends §206, Public Health Law. Requires the commissioner of health to assess civil penalties for violations of or noncompliance with certain provisions of the state sanitary code, and such penalties shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars per day for each violation.
CHAPTER 603
A8456-A
Gottfried
08/15/07 signed
Amends §3703, Public Health Law. Provides for conditions under which a physician assistant may provide prescriptions for controlled substances.
CHAPTER 604
A8525
Lancman (MS) Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination # 2
08/15/07 signed
Adds §715, Executive Law. Authorizes the director of cyber security and critical infrastructure coordination to maintain maps, geographic images and data, and metadata.
CHAPTER 605
A8664-A
Canestrari
08/15/07 signed
Amends §§1676 & 1680, Public Authorities Law. Provides for the Beacon Institute Inc. as a public authority for certain purposes.
CHAPTER 606
A8692-C
Weinstein (MS)
08/15/07 signed
08/15/07 approval memo.38
Amends §11, Court of Claims Act. Provides that a claim and notice of intention to file a claim in the court of claims need not include the total sum claimed in personal injury, medical, dental and podiatric malpractice, and wrongful death actions.
CHAPTER 607
A8761
Young
08/15/07 signed
Amends §3, Chapter 303 of 1999. Relates to bonds of the NYS medical care facilities finance agency; extends certain provisions relating to bonds until 2011.
CHAPTER 608
A8867
Rules
08/15/07 signed
Makes an appropriation for payment to Linda Zebrowski, widow of the late Kenneth P. Zebrowski, member of the assembly, for the balance of his unpaid annual compensation for the year 2007.
CHAPTER 609
A8912
Zebrowski K (MS)
08/15/07 signed
Amends §4, Chapter 505 of 1995. Extends the expiration of provisions of the public health law facilitating participation of department of health facilities in managed care arrangements.
CHAPTER 610
A8930
Silver
08/15/07 signed
Adds §1-a, Chapter 280 of 2006. Relates to certain applications for a certificate of abatement for premises used as a private elementary or secondary school.
CHAPTER 611
A8966-A
Rosenthal
08/15/07 signed
Adds §399-aaa, General Business Law. Prohibits the selling and manufacturing of fur-bearing articles of clothing; defines terms; imposes a fine for violations.
CHAPTER 612
A8975
Young
08/15/07 signed
Amends §2, Chapter 658 of 2002. Extends the provisions of chapter 658 of 2002 relating to citizenship requirements for permanent certification as a teacher until 2012.
CHAPTER 613
A9002-A
Sweeney (MS)
08/15/07 signed
08/15/07 approval memo.39
Creates the New York state sea level rise task force; such task force shall consist of sixteen members; requires a report to be completed by December 31, 2009.
CHAPTER 614
A9145
Schimminger
08/15/07 signed
Amends §2, Chapter 192 of 2003. Extends the provisions of chapter 192 of the laws of 2003 relating to the registration of kegs.
CHAPTER 615
A9206
Barclay
08/15/07 signed
Authorizes the town of Camillus to change the retirement plan that it offers to police officers and firefighters.
CHAPTER 616
A9244
Heastie
08/15/07 signed
Amends §227-c, Real Property Law; amends §530.13, Criminal Procedure Law; amends §240, Domestic Relations Law; amends §7, Chapter 73 of 2007. Relates to the termination of a residential lease by a victim of domestic violence.
CHAPTER 617
A8447
Abbate
08/15/07 signed
Amends §§392 & 6252, Education Law. Provides that the city and state contribute the required employee contribution on behalf of SUNY and CUNY who are members of the optional retirement program and have ten years plus of membership in such program.
CHAPTER 618
A4408-A
Lopez V (MS)
08/17/07 approval memo.40
08/17/07 signed See 8-24-07 Press Release
Amends §421-a, Real Property Tax Law. Relates to eligibility limitations on exemptions of new multiple dwellings from local taxation.
CHAPTER 619
A9293
Lopez V (MS)
08/17/07 approval memo.40
08/17/07 signed See 8-24-07 Press Release
Amends §421-a, Real Property Tax Law. Makes technical amendments regarding eligibility limitations on exemptions of new multiple dwellings.
CHAPTER 620
A9305
Lopez V
08/17/07 approval memo.40
08/17/07 signed See 8-24-07 Press Release
Amends §421-a, Real Property Tax Law. Makes technical corrections to provisions of law regarding real property tax exemptions for certain multiple dwellings.
CHAPTER 621
A884
Englebright (MS)
08/28/07 approval memo.41
08/28/07 signed
Amends §2410, Public Health Law. Adds six persons who have or have had breast cancer, and are active in community-based breast cancer organizations, to the health research science board; three of such six members shall be alternate members with no right to vote on the board; provides that such members shall be residents of the various geographic areas of the state and provides for the rotation by the appointing authority of the member from each such area; make two ex-officio members who have or have survived cancer, voting members of the board; increases the membership of such board to nineteen persons.
CHAPTER 622
A2514-A
John
08/28/07 approval memo.42
08/28/07 signed
Adds §27-c, Labor Law. Relates to the renovation of cafeterias in public school districts located in cities with a population of one million or more; requires the commissioner of labor to establish air temperature standards and cooling requirements for such cafeteria kitchens.
CHAPTER 623
A2832-A
Lifton (MS)
08/28/07 signed
Adds §2406-a, Public Health Law. Authorizes the awarding of grants by the commissioner of health, in consultation with the breast cancer detection and education program advisory council, to community-based organizations which provide counseling, education and outreach programs providing information and support services to persons diagnosed with breast cancer; provides such community-based organizations shall have breast cancer survivors in decision-making positions and provide a broad range of cancer education and support services free of charge.
CHAPTER 624
A5202-A
Millman (MS)
08/28/07 signed
Adds §3.15, Arts & Cultural Affairs Law. Establishes a grant program to help working artists secure shared use facilities.
CHAPTER 625
A5963-A
Abbate (MS)
08/28/07 signed
Amends §444, Retirement & Social Services Law. Increases the maximum service retirement benefit for tier 2 investigators in the New York city employees' retirement system and all tier 2 police officers and firefighters.
CHAPTER 626
A6847-B
Weinstein (MS)
08/28/07 signed
Adds §249-b, Family Court Act. Provides for the promulgation of court rules prescribing workload standards for attorneys for children, including the maximum numbers of children who can be represented at any given time, in order that children receive effective assistance of counsel comporting with legal and ethical mandates, etc.
CHAPTER 627
A8470
Abbate
08/28/07 signed
Amends §§41, 341, 446, 513, 517, 609 & 613, Retirement & Social Security Law; amends §§509 & 2575, Education Law; amends §§13-101, 13-108, 13-125.2, 13-501, 13-505, 13-521.1, 13-327.1 & 13-225.1, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to the treatment of members' contributions for the purchase of credit for previous service or military service in accordance with the provisions of the internal revenue code of 1986.
CHAPTER 628
A8618
Weisenberg (MS)
08/28/07 signed chap.628
08/28/07 approval memo.43
Amends §201, Public Health Law. Enacts "J.T.'s law"; directs the department of health to establish criteria for determining which foods pose a significant and unacceptable choking hazard, those foods which pose a demonstrably high choking risk to children, produce and distribute educational materials on food choking hazards, operate a database of food choking incidents and report on the implementation of such provisions.
CHAPTER 629
A9052
Brodsky (MS)
08/28/07 approval memo.44
08/28/07 signed chap.629
Amends §220, Labor Law. Requires that workers receive written notification of the prevailing wage rates and supplements.
CHAPTER 630
A9086-A
Gianaris (MS)
08/28/07 signed with 09-10-07 Press Release
Adds §715, Executive Law. Directs the director of the office of homeland security to conduct a review and analysis of the security measures taken at the commercial aviation fuel, petroleum and natural gas transmission facilities and pipelines in the state which are not located on the premises of a commercial airport; requires such director to issue confidential reports of his or her findings and recommendations.
CHAPTER 631
A9233
Morelle
08/28/07 signed
Adds §1324, amends §§2402, 7402 & 1322, Insurance Law. Establishes risk-based and minimum capital requirements for property and casualty insurance companies.
CHAPTER 632
S738
PADAVAN
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §11-4019, NYC Administrative Code. Grants jurisdiction to the state attorney general to prosecute offenses relating to the New York city cigarette tax.
CHAPTER 633
S1307
TRUNZO
8/28/07 SIGNED
Directs the education department to issue state reimbursement aid to the Sachem Central School District for certain capital construction projects despite any failure to comply with certain project review provisions.
CHAPTER 634
S1897-A
MORAHAN
08/28/07 SIGNED
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.45
Authorizes the county of Rockland to convey certain land for fair market value.
CHAPTER 635
S2328-A
RATH
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §1352, Public Health Law. Provides that the commissioner of health shall require most food service establishments to have present a person certified in food service preparation safety including, but not limited to, handling, cooking, storage, serving, delivery, removal and disposal of food; directs such commissioner to promulgate necessary rules and regulations.
CHAPTER 636
S2383
LEIBELL
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §1409, Surrogates Court Procedure Act. Provides for the distribution of an asset discovered after the original probate and distribution of the assets of the estate.
CHAPTER 637
S2414
PADAVAN
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §§13-144 & 13-318, NYC Administrative Code. Provides for the crediting of prior service by the fire department pension fund of the city of New York for service as an EMT, peace officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff marshal or district attorney investigator, or in other positions enumerated by contract.
CHAPTER 638
S2709
DEFRANCISCO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §31, Town Law; amends §3-301, Village Law. Requires that no town or village justice be allowed to remain in office, be appointed to office or run for office if he or she has been convicted of any felony.
CHAPTER 639
S3092
VOLKER
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §296, Executive Law. Relates to unlawful discriminatory employer practices concerning youthful offenders and persons convicted of violations.
CHAPTER 640
S3260
TRUNZO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Provides that the assessor of the town of Brookhaven shall accept an application for real property tax exemption from Hands Across Long Island, Inc. for the 2005-2006 assessment roll.
CHAPTER 641
S3262
TRUNZO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Provides that the assessor for the town of Islip shall accept an application from Hands Across Long Island, Inc. for real property tax exemption for a certain parcel of land for the 2005-2006 assessment roll.
CHAPTER 642
S3529-A
PADAVAN
08/28/07 SIGNED
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.46
Adds §353-c, Agriculture & Markets Law. Prohibits the stunning or killing by electrocution of fur-bearing animals, defined within; violation is a class A misdemeanor.
CHAPTER 643
S3541-A
FUSCHILLO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the Hands Across Long Island Inc, a not-for-profit organization, to file an application for a real property tax exemption with the town of Babylon.
CHAPTER 644
S3551
YOUNG
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Friendship, in the county of Allegany, to establish a board of fire commissioners for the Friendship fire district; authorizes, validates, legalizes and confirms all prior actions and proceedings by such town with regard to the Friendship fire district.
CHAPTER 645
S3567
MAZIARZ (Dept of Labor # 8)
08/28/07 SIGNED
Adds §219-a, Labor Law. Provides a simplified requirement for executing licensing by authorizing an affirmation in lieu of an oath.
CHAPTER 646
S3585-A
LAVALLE
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes Hands Across Long Island, Inc. to file an application with the assessor of Brookhaven of Suffolk, for a real property tax exemption from taxes imposed during the 2005 - 2006 tax year.
CHAPTER 647
S4132
SALAND
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the Hudson VFW Post 1314 to file an application for a real property tax exemption for the tax year 2005.
CHAPTER 648
S4254
VOLKER
08/28/07 SIGNED
Legalizes, validates, ratifies and conforms all acts done and proceedings had by Gorham-Middlesex central school district approval, building permits, and construction for the chiller project.
CHAPTER 649
S4299
LAVALLE
08/28/07 SIGNED
Adds §343-u, Highway Law. Designates a certain portion of the state highway system to be the Leslie Paul Bernstein Memorial Bridge; provides that the bridge on North Titmus Road, which crosses over State Route 27 shall be designated and known as "Leslie Paul Bernstein Memorial Bridge".
CHAPTER 650
S4374
MARCELLINO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes Christian Church of New York, Inc. to file an application for a real property tax exemption.
CHAPTER 651
S4383-C
SKELOS
08/28/07 SIGNED with 09-10-07 Press Release
Adds §490.01, Penal Law. Enacts the "freedom to report terrorism act"; provides civil liability protection; provides that an action alleging that a statement or disclosure by a person of any suspicious transaction, activity or occurrence indicating that an individual may be engaging in or preparing to engage in suspicious behavior which constitutes, is indicative of, or is in furtherance of, a crime or an act of terrorism was not made in good faith and with the reasonable belief that such suspicious behavior constitutes, is indicative of, or is in furtherance of, a crime or an act of terrorism must be pled with particularity pursuant to subdivision (b) of Rule 3016 of the CPLR.
CHAPTER 652
S4397
FLANAGAN
08/28/07 SIGNED
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.47
Amends §353, renumbers §354-c to be §354-d, adds §354-c, Executive Law; amends §13-b, Domestic Relations Law; amends §4402, Education Law. Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to apply to the U.S. government for funds to be used to offset the costs of burial of honorably discharged veterans.
CHAPTER 653
S4432
GRIFFO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Adds §343-u, Highway Law. Designates a portion of the state highway system in the town of Western, county of Oneida, as the General Henry Halleck memorial bridge.
CHAPTER 654
S4476-B
FARLEY
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §284, Education Law. Provides for an increase in the state aid for school library systems affected by mergers with BOCES on or after April 1, 2008 from $50,000 dollars per year to $90,000.
CHAPTER 655
S4697
LEIBELL
08/28/07 SIGNED
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.48
Adds §458-b, Real Property Tax Law. Establishes a real property tax exemption for Cold War veterans; provides additional exemptions for service-connected disability or death; makes such exemption optional for counties, cities, towns and villages; requires a public hearing; does not apply to school districts.
CHAPTER 656
S4734
LAVALLE
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the assessor of Brookhaven to accept an application for real property tax exemption from Hands Across Long Island, Inc. for certain parcels of land for the 2005-2006 assessment roll.
CHAPTER 657
S4811-A
NOZZOLIO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §893-a, General Municipal Law. Increases the number of members of the Seneca county industrial development agency from seven to nine members.
CHAPTER 658
S4856
NOZZOLIO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §341, Highway Law. Relates to the state highways located within the county of Monroe.
CHAPTER 659
S4921-A
LANZA
08/28/07 SIGNED
Provides that the city of New York may discontinue the use of certain land in the borough of Staten Island as park land.
CHAPTER 660
S4968
LARKIN
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the transfer of all funds in municipal housing development fund of village of Washingtonville, in the town of Blooming Grove and county of Orange, to a dedicated fund of such village for the purposes of senior citizen housing.
CHAPTER 661
S5000-A
NOZZOLIO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Legalizes certain acts of the Port Byron central school district relating to transportation contracts for school years 2001-2002 through 2006-2007.
CHAPTER 662
S5160
LAVALLE
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §5, Chapter 672 of 1993. Includes the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton, Inc., the John Jermain Memorial Library and the Westhampton Free Library on the list of libraries eligible for financing assistance from the dormitory authority.
CHAPTER 663
S5191
FARLEY
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the Village of St. Johnsville in Montgomery county to appoint Richard Insogna as a full-time police officer.
CHAPTER 664
S5246-A
PADAVAN
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §§26-229, 27-1026 & 27-1031, NYC Administrative Code. Relates to safety requirements during excavation, insurance for construction or demolition operations and support of adjoining structures during excavation.
CHAPTER 665
S5374-A
MALTESE
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.49
08/28/07 SIGNED CHAP.665
Adds Article 4-B §§155 & 156, Labor Law. Establishes a sixteen member task force on toll plaza air quality; establishes the powers and duties of such task force; requires such task force to report its findings, conclusions, recommendations and activities already undertaken by the task force to the governor and the legislature.
CHAPTER 666
S5475
RATH
08/28/07 SIGNED
Provides for NYS and local police and fire retirement system plan options to Darryl D. Sehm, a police officer with Batavia.
CHAPTER 667
S5524
FLANAGAN
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the Nassau Suffolk Services for the Autistic, Inc. to apply retroactively for real property tax exempt status.
CHAPTER 668
S5579-A
YOUNG
08/28/07 SIGNED
Adds Article 13-E §160-v, Agriculture & Markets Law. Prohibits the dumping of sub-standard or below grade agricultural products in this state; establishes fines for violations.
CHAPTER 669
S5780-A
FUSCHILLO
(Division of Probation & Correctional Alternatives # 3)
08/28/07 SIGNED with 09-07-07 Press Release
Amends §65.10, Penal Law; amends §§1193, 1198 & 1198-a, Vehicle & Traffic Law; amends §19.07, Mental Hygiene Law. Relates to the installation and operation of ignition interlock devices; alcohol and substance abuse assessment and treatment.
CHAPTER 670
S5973-B
LANZA
08/28/07 SIGNED with 09-07-07 Press Release
Adds §3637, Education Law. Directs the commissioner of education to promulgate regulations requiring school districts identified as having a significant number of children with asthma or others deemed appropriate to minimize idling of school buses and other vehicles while on school grounds or in front of a school.
CHAPTER 671
S5990
GOLDEN
08/28/07 SIGNED
Amends §656, Private Housing Finance Law. Authorizes the New York city housing development corporation to increase its maximum aggregate principal amount of its outstanding notes and bonds.
CHAPTER 672
S6074-A
GOLDEN
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.50
08/28/07 SIGNED CHAP.672
Adds §919, Education Law. Requires every school district and board of cooperative educational services to provide and maintain nebulizers for use by public and private school students.
CHAPTER 673
S6086
TRUNZO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Authorizes the town of Brookhaven to accept an application for real property tax exemption from The Sisters of Saint Joseph in the village of Blue Point, town of Brookhaven, county of Suffolk.
CHAPTER 674
S6117-A
MARCELLINO
08/28/07 SIGNED
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.51
Adds Article 9 Title 17 §§9-1701 - 9-1711, Environment Conservation Law. Creates the New York invasive species council; establishes general powers and duties of the council; requires the council to submit a report.
CHAPTER 675
S6158
MALTESE
08/28/07 SIGNED
Adds §154, Labor Law. Directs the commissioner of labor to establish a child performer advisory board to prevent eating disorders; make recommendations to the commissioner on the employment of child performers and models under the age of 18, and preventing and treating eating disorders amongst such children.
CHAPTER 676
S6159-A
RULES
08/28/07 SIGNED
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.52
Amends §§2799-g & 2799-h, repealed §2799-k, adds §2799-m, Public Health Law; adds §7.43, Mental Hygiene Law. Requires community residences for individuals, children and adolescents, and adults with eating disorders to be licensed by the office of mental health; establishes an advisory council on eating disorders.
CHAPTER 677
S6273
BRUNO
08/28/07 SIGNED
Provides for NY state and local police and fire retirement system plan options for John King, William Crandall and Michael Bliss, police officers with the city of Saratoga Springs, county of Saratoga.
CHAPTER 678
S6356
MAZIARZ
08/28/07 SIGNED
08/28/07 APPROVAL MEMO.53
Amends §§220, 230 & 231, Labor Law. Relates to contracts for public work by requiring contracts entered into by a third person acting in place of, on behalf of and for the benefit of a public entity pursuant to any lease, permit or other agreement between such third party and the public entity to contain a stipulation that certain workers shall not be permitted or required to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day or more than five days in any one week except in certain cases.
CHAPTER 679
A6501-B
Pheffer
10/31/07 signed
Adds Article 39-G §§899-aaa & 899-bbb, General Business Law. Establishes on or after October 1, 2008, no person, firm or corporation shall claim to be a document destruction contractor without first registering with the department of state; authorizes the secretary of state to refuse to issue a registration as a document destruction contractor to certain persons; requires any person who operates as a document destruction contractor without being registered to pay a civil penalty.
CHAPTER 680
A7410-B
Morelle
10/31/07 signed
Amends §115-b, Domestic Relations Law; amends §384, Social Services Law. Requires a copy of the consent and surrender in private-placement adoptions to be provided to the parent upon its execution.
CHAPTER 681
A8224-A
Quinn
10/31/07 signed
Amends §532, Racing, Para-Mutuel, Wagering & Breeding Law. Extends the period of time during which the Buffalo raceway would receive a portion of the surcharge collected on off-track winnings.
CHAPTER 682
A9058
Glick
10/31/07 signed
Amends §355, Education Law. Relates to the flexibility of the state university to execute contracts for services and construction contracts to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars.
CHAPTER 683
S4422-A
LAVALLE
10/31/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210-a, Tax Law. Extends until December 31, 2030, the authorization of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional sales and compensating use tax for the Suffolk county drinking water protection program, and expands the purposes for which the revenue derived therefrom may be expended.
CHAPTER 684
S5907
JOHNSON O
10/31/07 SIGNED
Amends §§1210 & 1262-j, Tax Law. Extends the authority of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use tax.
CHAPTER 685
S6000
RULES
10/31/07 SIGNED
Amends §1210, Tax Law. Extends the authority of Monroe county to impose certain sales and compensating use taxes.
CHAPTER 686
S6444
RULES
10/31/07 SIGNED
Amends §1202-j, Chapter of 2007 (as proposed in S.5890-A/A.7842-A). Makes technical corrections to 2007 chapter increasing hotel/motel taxes in Chautauqua county.
CHAPTER 687
S6485
MARCELLINO
10/31/07 SIGNED
Amends §178, Tax Law. Extends the application deadline for the Middle Class STAR rebate program from November 30, 2007 to December 31, 2007.
CHAPTER 688
S6514 NOZZOLIO
Governor Program # 41
10/31/07 SIGNED
Repealed & adds §130 sub 1 Pf, Civil Service Law. Relates to compensation, benefits and conditions of employment for certain state officers and employees who are members of the security services unit; makes provisions relating to certain agreements with such employees and makes an appropriation therefor.
CHAPTER 689
S6521
MAZIARZ
10/31/07 SIGNED
Adds §9, amends §§15 & 16, Worker Compensation Law. Makes provisions for the deaths or permanent or temporary (partial or total) disabilities of employees of voluntary hospitals due to accident or disablement resulting from an occupational disease or injury occurring as a result of rescue activity in connection with the World Trade Center attacks.
CHAPTER 690
S1325-B
LANZA
12/05/07 SIGNED
Amends §§70, 140 & 140-a, adds §815, Judiciary Law. Creates the thirteenth judicial district consisting of the county of Richmond; provides for continued employment of employees of supreme court in the county of Richmond.
CHAPTER 691
A8305
Gordon T
12/31/07 signed
Amends §176-b, Town Law. Exempts the Slingerlands Fire District I in Albany county from the forty-five percent non-resident membership limit for volunteer fire districts.
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