Moves the date of the election of members of the board of education of the Buffalo city school district to the third Tuesday in May. / Sponsor: Ryan Committee:

Provides tuition awards to children of firefighters, police officers, volunteer firefighters, and EMTs with permanent and total disabilities, to be applied to any college or university in the state university system or the city university of New York; provides that the award is for tuition, less other aid, and is limited to 4 or 5 academic years. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Provides for the development and implementation of statewide school nutrition standards for food and beverages that are sold to students and for the review of school wellness policies. / Sponsor: O'Donnell Committee:

Provides that the probationary period of a school principal, administrator, supervisor or any other member of a supervising staff who previously was granted tenure, shall be 2 years. / Sponsor: Englebright Committee:

Requires prescriptions to be typewritten, electronically printed or handwritten in ink or indelible pencil in a legible manner; requires that handwritten prescriptions shall only be written in print letters; prohibits the use of script letters in handwritten prescriptions. / Sponsor: STAVISKY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes the interagency task force on health literacy, to study health literacy and developing recommendations for improving health literacy in this state. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires non-immigrant alien students, who are granted in-state tuition rates at the state university or community colleges, to have continuously resided in the state during high school or while preparing for the general equivalency diploma examination. / Sponsor: LIBOUS Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Establishes procedures and guidelines for which a test subject may request and obtain information and materials regarding a standardized test. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Authorizes school nurses to administer epinephrine auto-injectors in the event of an emergency. / Sponsor: Abinanti Committee:

Authorizes a pharmacist to substitute a brand name prescription drug for the generic equivalent of such drug if requested to do so by the patient; if done the pharmacist must record the request. / Sponsor: Crouch Committee:

Authorizes community colleges, college sponsors, and eligible local governments to establish community college regions to sponsor an existing community college operating under the program of SUNY, to transfer sponsorship from the existing sponsor to the community college region, and to protect the employment and collective bargaining rights of all employees of a community college. / Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Grants credit in licensed trade or registered business schools based on a student's progress for the purposes of federal aid. / Sponsor: Jacobs Committee:

Requires the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption. / Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: EDUCATION

Requires schools to accept credits for educational programs at OCFS facilities as transfer credits. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: EDUCATION

Requires thirty-six hours of mandatory continuing education for mental health practitioners during each triennial registration period; makes related provisions. / Sponsor: DenDekker Committee:

Requires the board of education in the city of Buffalo to submit the school district budget to the voters for approval prior to adoption. / Sponsor: Peoples-Stokes Committee:

Requires individuals applying for certification or licensure to be a teacher to complete a course of training in recognizing and responding to incidents of bullying and harassment. / Sponsor: PARKER Committee: EDUCATION

Exempts certain expenditures relating to school safety from tax levy limits. / Sponsor: MAZIARZ Committee: EDUCATION

Provides that all public schools shall include as a part of health education instruction concerning the prevention and reporting of sexual abuse and assault. / Sponsor: Gunther Committee:

Authorizes boards of cooperative educational services to enter into contracts with public libraries for high-speed telecommunications services. / Sponsor: Gunther Committee: