Establishes the "caregiver's assistance act"; allows a personal income tax credit equal to twenty percent of qualified care expenses in an amount equal to or less than two thousand four hundred dollars for the taxable year that are paid by the taxpayer for the care of a qualifying senior family member; authorizes a basic or an enhanced (STAR) exemption on a pro-rated basis to property where a senior citizen residing with a taxpayer would otherwise meet the eligibility requirements, except for ownership requirements, and where, in the case of an enhanced exemption, the income of the senior and the spouse of the senior considered separately from the remainder of the household would meet the applicable income requirements; provides that such basic or an enhanced exemption shall be on a pro-rated basis. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to the sale of bonds, the down payment for projects financed by bonds, variable rate debt and interest rate exchange agreements of the city of New York. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Requires the division of veterans' affairs to maintain an employment portal on its website to assist veterans in obtaining employment. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Relates to exempting uniformed members of emergency services from limitations on post-retirement reemployment. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Relates to the Empire state commercial production tax credit; includes production of digital gaming media. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: WAYS AND MEANS

Relates to a partial abatement of real property taxes for condos and co-ops; a credit for S corporations and credits and exemptions under the commercial rent or occupancy tax, in a city having a population of one million or more. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: RULES

Creates the New York state independent budget office to provide objective, non-partisan and timely analyses of state revenue, expenditures and management practices to members of the legislature for any legislation with fiscal impact or at the request of a leader or a committee. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Authorizes additional tax credits for certain costs incurred in film and television productions in a city having a population of one million or more. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Provides for the refund of certain member contributions. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to the New York city employees' retirement system, the New York city teachers' retirement system, the police pension fund, subchapter two, the fire department pension fund, subchapter two and the board of education retirement system of such city by public employers and other obligors required to make employer contributions to such retirement systems; establishes the entry age actuarial cost method of determining employer contributions to such retirement systems; makes contributions to such retirement systems by such public employers and such other obligors; credits special interest and additional interest to members of such retirement systems; allows interest on the funds of such retirement systems; relates to employer contributions to the board of education retirement system of such city. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: RULES

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate; provides for the annual service charge collected to be deposited into the department of motor vehicles distinctive license plate development fund. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Establishes a voluntary surveillance access database where residential homeowners and business owners may elect to have information and/or images obtained from their closed-circuit television or other electronic surveillance systems made available to law enforcement agencies. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Limits required service by police officers in an undercover assignment or capacity to no more than thirty-six months. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: RULES

Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to the New York city employees' retirement system, the New York city teachers' retirement system, the police pension fund, subchapter two, the fire department pension fund, subchapter two and the board of education retirement system of such city by public employers and other obligors required to make employer contributions to such retirement systems; establishes the entry age actuarial cost method of determining employer contributions to such retirement systems; makes contributions to such retirement systems by such public employers and such other obligors; credits special interest and additional interest to members of such retirement systems; allows interest on the funds of such retirement systems; relates to employer contributions to the board of education retirement system of such city. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: RULES

Requires the director of the office of the aging to develop materials for employees and volunteers relating to elder abuse awareness in social adult day services programs. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: AGING

Provides that in an assessing unit which is a city the current base proportion of any class shall not exceed the adjusted base proportion or adjusted proportion of the preceding year by more than 1 1/2 precent. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Extends for four years a real property tax abatement program for cooperative and condominium units in cities of one million or more, to address the inequitable tax treatment of co-op and condo owners. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Relates to the construction of certain facilities for the New York city housing authority. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Provides for appointment of an actuary by the board of trustees tasked with administering police pension funds, as opposed to the board of estimate. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CITIES

Prohibits rental car companies from discriminating on the basis of the geographical location of the residence of the person attempting to enter into the rental agreement; prohibits imposing of additional charges or conditions; provides injunction relief and imposes a fine of up to $1,500 for each violation. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: RULES