Provides for a program of asthma disease management and control within the department of health; program shall provide various services to health care providers, patients, and others; authorizes the commissioner of health to make grants; provides for a study of asthma incidence and prevalence; provides for an annual report on the program; establishes an advisory panel. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: HEALTH

Discourages the practice by health plan insurers of changing brand name drugs to generic drugs when generic drugs are not the equivalent of brand name. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INSURANCE

Requires teachers in public and non-public school systems to be trained in identifying and responding to asthma emergencies in accordance with standards to be prescribed by the commissioner of education in consultation with the commissioner of health. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: EDUCATION

Designates as liquor, for purposes of sale and distribution, certain alcoholic beverages containing caffeine or other stimulants. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Directs the department of environmental conservation to update any forms or documentation prepared by such department which are designed to assist applicants and lead agencies in determining whether certain projects or actions have a significant effect on the environment; and provides such updates shall ensure the consideration of changes in science and emerging issues in environmental protection. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Requires insurers who underwrite property and casualty policies in the state to cover costs associated with bedbug infestations. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INSURANCE

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a uniform letter grading system to classify the result of an inspection of a food service establishment; directs such commissioner and local health officers to require the display of any letter grade received pursuant to such system; requires reinspection of establishment receiving a grade of less than "A"; provisions do not apply to food establishments in cities having a population of one million or more. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: HEALTH

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: AGRICULTURE

Directs the commissioner of health to establish and implement a uniform letter grading system to classify health inspection results for any place engaged in the preparation, sale or service of food for and to the general public; directs the commissioner, upon establishment and implementation of such system, to require the display of any letter grade received pursuant to such system. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: HEALTH

Increases the amount of real property conveyance in cities with a population of one million or more that triggers an additional tax. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Requires pharmacies to post notice of the professional misconduct complaint process. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires various persons (similar to child abuse) to report financial exploitation of the elderly (sixty-two or older) to a social services official; directs the commissioner of children and family services to develop rules for the conduct of investigations and the protection of the exploited. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: AGING

Includes within the definition of "improvement" the furnishing or delivery of fuel oil or kerosene. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: JUDICIARY

Establishes certain proof and settlement requirements for plaintiffs seeking summary judgment or a default judgment in a residential foreclosure proceeding; provides that only the owner and holder of a mortgage and note, or its agent, shall have standing to commence a mortgage foreclosure action; lack of standing shall be defense that may be raised at any time; requires the plaintiff in a foreclosure action to affirm that it is the holder and owner, or its delegated agent, of the subject mortgage and note; the summons and complaint shall include a copy of the original mortgage and note, and all endorsements, assignments and transfers thereof, and any delegations of authority by the owner and holder of the mortgage and note. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: JUDICIARY

Permits the declaration of an emergency pursuant to the EMTPA for rental housing accommodations located in buildings covered by a project based assistance contract pursuant to section 8 of the United States housing act of 1937. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires disclosure of early termination fees. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Provides that the education department shall set guidelines relating to noise and work hours on school construction sites. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: EDUCATION

Provides that damaging certain mechanisms such as locks, security devices, anti-theft and recovery devices consisting of an electronic homing device and dashboard items on a motor vehicle shall be criminal mischief in the third degree regardless of value. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: CODES

Provides for an accelerated death benefit rider on life insurance policies. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INSURANCE

Allows sex offense victim to request indicted sex offender submit to HIV testing anytime between indictment and sentencing. / Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: CODES