Creates the offenses of aggravated sale of a firearm and aggravated sale of a firearm to a minor. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Establishes the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone and includes daycare facilities within the definition of a school zone. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: RULES

Establishes a gift for preserving religious landmarks option on state income tax returns; establishes the "preserving religious landmarks fund" into which all revenue from such gifts shall be deposited; monies shall be used to provide annual grants to religious organizations which occupy and use a historic, inner-city house of worship, for the preservation of such houses of worship. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Enacts the "behavioral health and long-term care act"; provides for the establishment of a behavioral health and long-term care plan. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Establishes the office for diversity and educational equity within the state university of New York administration. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Relates to the collection of supervision fees from persons on community supervision and provides that the department may promulgate rules and regulations to establish alternative methods for payment of supervision fees. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee:

Relates to the senior citizen energy packaging pilot program. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee:

Implements the immigrant assistance service enforcement act; increases fines imposed upon those who violate laws regarding immigrant assistance services; requires certain immigrant assistance service providers to be registered with the department of state. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: RULES

Requires a study of the performance of the state's roadways in reducing the risk of motor vehicles departing the travel lane and overturning, or colliding with fixed objects, or colliding with motorized or non-motorized vehicles or pedestrians, or leaving the roadway; further requires the commissioner of transportation and the thruway authority to submit a report to the governor and legislature. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: RULES

Authorizes the trustees of the state university of New York and city university of New York to create academic review boards for the review of textbooks sold, purchased or used for academic purposes at all institutions of higher education; provides that such boards shall consist of twelve members to implement cost-control policies. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Creates a task force on universal long term care insurance to develop a plan for the financing and provisions for universal long term care insurance for all New Yorkers; provides that the task force shall be chaired by the director of the office for the aging; provides that such task force shall hold public hearings and issue reports. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: INSURANCE

Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: FINANCE

Prohibits use of lottery funds for any purpose other than education and prohibits co-mingling with funds for other purposes. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Establishes offenses relating to criminal street gang enterprises and the abatement of premises used for the activities of such enterprises. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Authorizes the commissioner of health to adopt policies to exclude certain non-recurring items from income that would artificially inflate the availability of funds to meet current needs relating to eligibility for the program for elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: FINANCE

Relates to assault on caseworkers. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: CODES

Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: FINANCE

Relates to requiring safety enclosures for motor buses used in mass transportation. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to written notification to schools of a student's placement in foster care. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Enacts the "Home Equity Fraud Act" to control improper activities by home improvement contractors and finance companies; prohibits mortgage brokers or agents from acting as home improvement contractors; provides additional protections for mortgagors and home owners. / Sponsor: DIAZ Committee: BANKS