Increases membership on the state procurement council to include a member of a not-for-profit organization representing the agricultural interests in the state. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

Authorizes Gustin L. Reichbach to obtain service credit for his service as a judge with the United Nations administration mission in Kosovo. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

Requires reports by state agencies relating to certain grants and expenditures made to community based organizations; requires listing by zip code of such grants. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

Authorizes nurse practitioners to sign death certificates in like manner as physicians and imposes upon nurse practitioners the same duties that physicians have in connection therewith; makes such provisions applicable to the city of New York. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

Relates to the provision of information on post-adoption services to adoptive parents. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee:

Authorizes the city of New York to reconvey its interest in certain real property acquired by in rem tax foreclosure in the borough of Brooklyn to former owner Chester Wilkins, notwithstanding expiration of the two year period within which application may be made to the city to release its interest in property thus acquired; Block No. 1651, Lot No. 52 on tax map for the borough of Brooklyn. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CITIES

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen years of age. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CODES

Relates to the duties of the commissioner of education with regard to early childhood education from birth through age five. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: EDUCATION

Prohibits school districts from entering into telecommunications contracts as delineated herein which grant exclusive rights or deals with exclusive advertising rights. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: EDUCATION

Relates to the appointment of members of the New York city school board of education; increases membership to thirteen and includes parent representatives, a member from a college or university and a member of a community district education council; provides that the board shall appoint the chancellor. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: EDUCATION

Requires that all students attending schools scheduled to be closed or to undergo a significant change be assigned to new schools prior to the implementation of the closing or change. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: EDUCATION

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

Prohibits waivers for nominees to the office of chancellor of the NYC school district. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: EDUCATION

Provides that a child shall not be placed in the custody of the office of children and family services at the conclusion of a dispositional hearing unless the court finds that conditional discharge would not be appropriate and that the respondent poses a significant threat to public safety. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to the office of children and family services and facilitating the use of alternatives to detention programs. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Requires day care providers to escrow security deposits in excess of the value of two weeks of provided services. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Relates to notification procedures for the transfer of a child from one foster home to another; permits transfer without prior notice in certain circumstances. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Provides for reimbursement for alternatives to detention and residential placement programs for youth by the office of children and family services. / Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Sponsor: MONTGOMERY Committee: FINANCE