Designates that portion of New York state route 7 which constitutes the causeway over the Tomhannock Reservoir in the town of Pittstown in Rensselaer county, state of New York as the "Brigadier General James Kenney Memorial Highway". / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

Authorizes the commissioner of general services to transfer and convey certain unappropriated state land to the Hoosick Area Partnership for Parents and Youth. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

Authorizes municipalities to extend the real property exemption for property owned by veterans' organizations to portions of the property which are used by entities which are not entitled to the exemption. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: RULES

Permits psychologists to form limited liability companies. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Relates to the acquisition of land for the erection of monuments; requires a two-thirds vote of its members to authorize change in status. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

Provides additional benefits for veterans; provides for services and counseling related to post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries; requires reports to the legislature concerning the number of veterans who are incarcerated. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

Authorizes the town of Clifton Park to discontinue the use of certain park land and lease such land for use as a wireless communications facility. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

Provides an exception to the hearsay rule to allow testimony from persons with developmental disabilities. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: RULES

Extends certain provisions of Jonathan's law. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

Provides workers' compensation benefits for injury or sickness, pregnancy or family leave; applies to an employee and to family members taking family leave to care for an employee. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: LABOR

Authorizes the care and treatment of injured employees by licensed or certified acupuncturists under the workers' compensation program. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: LABOR

Includes acts of animal cruelty in the presence of a child as an element of endangering the welfare of a child, the definition of neglected child and the definition of maltreated child; increases penalties for overdriving, torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance and aggravated cruelty to animals. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: CODES

Adopts the code of ethics for direct support professionals. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Requires the county health commissioner to notify certain individuals in the event of an emergency creating an imminent risk to public health and safety. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: HEALTH

Requires reports to the legislature concerning the number of veterans and families of active duty members who are homeless and the number of veterans who receive food stamps. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Relates to resources of the New York state thoroughbred breeding and development fund. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: RACING, GAMING AND WAGERING

Requires the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disabilities to define a career path for direct support professionals. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: FINANCE

Relates to peace officer powers of safety officers. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: CODES

Relates to the definition of "stallion" for the purposes of the NYS thoroughbred breeding and development fund. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee:

Enacts the "protection of people with special needs act"; enacts various provisions for the protection of persons in state operated and licensed facilities from abuse, neglect and mistreatment; establishes the justice center for the protection of people with special needs. / Sponsor: MCDONALD Committee: