Extends certain provisions relating to refunding bonds. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

Creates the New York state amateur sports development advisory council to advise the department of economic development on the coordination and promotion of amateur sports and to link such events to tourism promotion. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION

Amends subdivision (c) of section 1 of part C of Chapter 58 of the laws of 2005 relating to authorizing reimbursements for expenditures made by or on behalf of social services districts for medical assistance for needy persons and the administration thereof. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Relates to interest and collection fees assessed on debts owed by the state to municipalities; requires payment for debt to be made on or before the thirtieth day following receipt of any billing invoice or notice sent by the municipality; the rate shall be calculated based on the underpayment rate minus four percentage points; provides exceptions where more information is required, funds are being provided by another entity and they have not been received by the state or the expenditure has not been approved by the state. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: FINANCE

Increases long-term care insurance credit from 20% to 35%. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Requires additional 10% matching grant funding of agricultural environmental programs implemented in watersheds deemed, by the commissioner of environmental conservation, to be critical to recreational fishing. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: FINANCE

Prohibits new or extensions or amendments of existing contracts by the state or any municipality providing a person with the use of a vehicle on a twenty-four hour basis. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: FINANCE

Relates to the legislative budget and deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; requires that no later than March fifteenth of each year the temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the minority leader of the assembly shall jointly convene a general budget conference committee to resolve the differences between each house concerning the executive budget; further alters the amounts of the deposits to the tax stabilization reserve fund; provides that subsequent to April first of each year, the legislature may not consider other legislation until a budget is passed, with exceptions; limits all funds spending to the rate of the inflation. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: FINANCE

Establishes a state managed medical assistance demonstration project; selected local district shall transfer all intake, management and related services for persons in need of such care to the department of health; three local districts for program; report on costs and savings of the demonstration project with recommendations for establishing a permanent statewide central managed medical assistance program. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: HEALTH

Imposes a ninety day residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Does not include overtime compensation in pension computation earned after March 31, 2012. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

Authorizes local social services to choose which state-required but not federally-required medicaid services to provide to eligible persons and which categories of eligibility to cover; directs the commissioner of health to apply for necessary waivers, promulgate rules and regulations, and establish necessary procedures. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: SOCIAL SERVICES

Authorizes the commissioner of health to apply for a medicaid reform demonstration waiver; creates an initiative to provide for a more efficient and effective medicaid services delivery system; sets forth a managed care pilot program and requires reporting to the governor, temporary president of the senate and speaker of the assembly by December 31, 2015. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: HEALTH

Deems the objects or purposes for which certain bonds were issued by the county of Erie to be the Erie canal harbor waterfront development, the purchase of vehicles and heavy equipment, and bridge and road reconstruction projects; authorizes the expenditure of the proceeds from such bonds for such objects or purposes. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

Enacts a chapter amendment relating to obtaining the best value for contracts for public work and purchase contracts. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee:

Establishes the "Public Construction Savings Act"; establishes situations where a project labor agreement is unnecessary to receive an award of a contract where they are the lowest bid. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Relates to medicaid management; authorizes the commissioner of health and the department of health to report to the legislature and for the department to develop outcome results-based objectives for medicaid service and administrative contracts to promote efficiency and prevent waste and abuse. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: HEALTH

Provides for increasing the applicability of brand name and generic prescription drug and other medical services, except diagnostic services, co-payments for medicaid recipients. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: HEALTH

Proposes an amendment to the constitution providing the electors with the power of initiative, indirect initiative and referendum. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: JUDICIARY

Extends the period during which the county of Genesee is authorized to impose a county recording tax on certain mortgage obligation. / Sponsor: RANZENHOFER Committee: