Requires all school districts to have a licensed physical education teacher. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: EDUCATION

Relates to charitable bail organizations; authorizes the superintendent to issue certificates to a charitable bail organization to deposit money as bail under certain circumstances. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee:

Grants the attorney general jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute police misconduct upon the request of the governor or the district attorney of the county wherein such misconduct was committed. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Sets nutrition standards for restaurants distributing incentive items aimed at children. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: RULES

Removes the cap on funds for teacher resource and computer training centers for city school district for the city of New York. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: EDUCATION

Prohibits lobbyists who are convicted of or plead guilty to class D felonies or higher level crimes from acting as a lobbyist for a period of three years from the date of the conviction; provides the authority to extend suspensions; entitles such lobbyist to a hearing upon application for suspension extension. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: FINANCE

Prohibits smoking within 100 feet of the entrances or exits of any public or private educational institution; exempts smoking in or around a private residence. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee:

Authorizes a public retirement system, as defined in section 501 of the retirement and social security law, mutual fund, or other institutional investor to bring actions for damages sustained due to the commission of certain prohibited and criminal acts in violation of the Martin Act (Fraudulent Practice in Respect to Stocks, Bonds and other Securities). / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: RULES

Amends the financial disclosure forms required to be filed by every statewide elected official, state officer or employee, member of the legislature, legislative employee and political party chairman and every candidate for statewide elected office. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: FINANCE

Excludes substitute teachers from the limits imposed on unemployment insurance benefits available during vacation periods for professional employees of educational institutions. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: LABOR

Enacts the "Safe Streets Security Camera Registry Act". / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: CITIES

Requires state agencies that directly serve the public to enact policies to ensure that people who do not speak English well receive the interpretation and translation services they need in order to access vital government programs. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to charitable bail organizations. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee:

Provides quality out-patient specialty care for patients of academic medical centers regardless of source of payment or insurance type and improving access to specialty care for medical assistance recipients. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: HEALTH

Relates to certain tuition waivers for police officer students of the state university of New York and the city university of New York and providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Sets nutrition standards for restaurants distributing incentive items aimed at children. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: HEALTH

Provides taxpayers with a modification reducing federal adjusted gross income for tuition paid at any higher education institution. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to the definition of income. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Requires the filing of additional transferor and contributor identification information in campaign receipt and expenditure statements for the receipt of amounts over one hundred dollars, including the occupation, employer and employer's address in the case of an individual, and the full name and address of any partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization or group of persons. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: ELECTIONS

Ensures compliance with competitive bidding law. / Sponsor: RIVERA Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT