Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to continue providing half fare transportation for the commuter rail for persons sixty-five years of age or older and handicapped persons. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Exempts refinancing of certain mortgages from tax on mortgages. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Allows charitable organizations to accept credit cards as a form of payment for games of chance. / Sponsor: Raia Committee:

Establishes loan program to encourage undergraduates to enter teaching field in academic areas of critical teacher shortage in New York state; provides for selection of candidates based on academic study in critical areas as determined by the regents; sets duration of loan and amounts available. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Establishes the NY state lifespan respite care program in the office for the aging for purposes of fostering development of community respite care programs. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Authorizes the beneficiary of Robert Carballeira to receive an enhanced pension benefit on his behalf. / Sponsor: Raia Committee:

Authorizes credit unions to conduct savings promotion prize giveaways. / Sponsor: Raia Committee:

Provides that before the filing of a notice of lien, certification from the county of filing authorizing lienor to conduct business set forth in notice must be attached. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Includes bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village within the definition of peace officers. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Provides a tax exemption for a portion of the value of the tax bill for a jurisdiction to be paid by volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers within certain counties to the extent of not more than ten percent of such value; and provides applicants for such tax exemption shall reside in the town which is served by such fire company or ambulance service; provides real property may be owned by fireperson, spouse or jointly. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Requires that all legislation imposing a fee expire within two years after its effective date. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Defines the crimes that would lead a defendant to be categorized as a "person who must be committed to the custody of the sheriff" and as such would not be eligible for release on recognizance or bail except in line with certain mitigating circumstances; sets out procedures for above. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Relates to providing aid to school districts which received aid for conversion to full day kindergarten in 2009-2010 and thereafter, until such school district's foundation aid phase-in is implemented. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Excludes from personal income taxation moneys paid by a taxpayer over the age of sixty-five for prescription drugs whose New York adjusted gross income is below or equal to $60,000. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Authorizes and directs the office for the aging to study the feasibility of creating a state-wide program to track certain elderly individuals; requires the office for the aging to prepare a report on their findings. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

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Designates a portion of the state highway system as the "Charles Varese Memorial Highway." / Sponsor: Raia Committee:

Relates to discontinuing use of and conveyance of certain parklands. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Provides that harbor masters and bay constables appointed by a county, city, town or village, have the power to arrest on warrants pursuant to their special duties within their geographical area of employment. / Sponsor: Raia (MS) Committee:

Restricts access to the retail sale of compressed air cans by requiring retail stores to remove such products from shelves and other locations that are directly accessible by customers, and by placing such products behind a counter so that a consumer must request such products in order to obtain such products from a manager, assistant manager, acting manager or other supervisory personnel working in the retail establishment. / Sponsor: Raia Committee: