Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH - Establishes the arthritis disease management, outreach and education program in the department of health. Establishes the arthritis disease management, outreach and education program in the department of health.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH - Directs state agencies which apply for federal medical assistance waivers to post information relating thereto on the agency internet website.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH - Authorizes chronic kidney disease pilot projects.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH - Relates to a medical assistance information and payment system; directs the department of health to issue a request for proposal for the purpose of providing the system within 90 days.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH - Directs the department of health to post, on its internet website, the state's medical assistance plan and all amendments thereto; provides that no provision of such plan shall take effect until it is posted on the internet website.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Relates to the optional prepayment of property taxes in monthly payments.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: EDUCATION - Directs the commissioner of education to adopt and implement rules and regulations for the treatment and monitoring of students with mild traumatic brain injuries; such rules and regulations shall apply to school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and nonpublic schools; requires provisions of information pamphlet on mild traumatic brain injuries to parents of pupils participating in interscholastic sports or who have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury; requires written consent of and acknowledgment of receipt of such pamphlet by pupil and parents prior to participation in interscholastic sports; limits liability of school districts and not-for-profit youth athletic programs for injuries and death from participation in sports program.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: CODES - Relates to the use of expert medical testimony; creates the health care courts pilot program; creates a new element of professional misconduct for providing expert witness testimony that is without reasonable medical foundation.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: CODES - Increases severity of hazing in the second degree from a violation to an E felony where injury occurs, and of hazing in the first degree from a class A misdemeanor to a D felony where serious injury or death occurs; creates new class A misdemeanor of hazing in the third degree which mirrors former hazing in the second degree; establishes the class B misdemeanor of failure to report hazing; prohibits bullying or cyber-bullying on school property; requires instruction to discourage bullying in schools; establishes the class B misdemeanor of aggravated harassment of teachers and school personnel; establishes a statewide central register for receipt of bullying, cyber bullying and hazing complaints.

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Sponsor: HANNON Committee: JUDICIARY - Authorizes a court to order an obligor spouse to purchase or maintain disability insurance to ensure continued payment of court ordered support.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: TRANSPORTATION - Directs the distribution of health care proxy blank forms and instructions, and information on organ and tissue donation with mailings of drivers license and registration renewals; provides for cooperation between motor vehicle and health departments.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Provides sales and compensating use tax exemptions on Energy Star rated appliances and alternative energy systems; directs NYSERDA to develop programs and materials to encourage purchase of Energy Star products. Provides sales and compensating use tax exemptions on Energy Star rated appliances and alternative energy systems; directs NYSERDA to develop programs and materials to encourage purchase of Energy Star products.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Establishes a real property tax exemption for enrolled members of auxiliary police organizations; provides that real property owned by an enrolled member of an auxiliary police organization or such enrolled member and spouse shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value of such property. Establishes a real property tax exemption for enrolled members of auxiliary police organizations; provides that real property owned by an enrolled member of an auxiliary police organization or such enrolled member and spouse shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of ten percent of the assessed value of such property.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: CODES - Provides for the imposition of an additional determinate sentence of imprisonment for the commission of a felony for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a street gang; a determinate sentence of between 2 and 5 years shall be served in addition to any other sentence imposed for the conviction of the underlying felony and shall be served consecutively with any other sentence of imprisonment; however, when the underlying felony is a violent felony or a class A felony the determinate sentence shall be 10 years.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT - Provides a real property tax exemption, at local option, for first-time homebuyers of real property as primary residential property; sets income eligibility criteria.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH -

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: HEALTH - Establishes a 3 year respite care demonstration program to provide support to informal caregivers of individuals who have limitations performing activities of daily living or are receiving home care services; requires the department of health to submit a report to the the governor and the legislature on the effectiveness of such program.

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: FINANCE -

Sponsor: HANNON Committee: FINANCE -