Designates the month of September as firefighter, police officer and emergency medical technician appreciation month. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: FINANCE

Increases the presumed "cost of the agent" for purposes of cigarette marketing. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Permits an insurer to rescind or retroactively cancel a policy in circumstance involving an accident staged to defraud an insurer. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: INSURANCE

Provides that family members of paid professional firefighters who died in the line-of-duty may obtain a "Survivor of the Bravest" license plate; provides for the annual service charge collected to be deposited into the department of motor vehicles distinctive license plate development fund. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Designates the month of May as elder appreciation month. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Relates to allowing two automatic free transfers for riders using pay-per-ride Metrocards. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Requires the director of the office of the aging to develop materials for employees and volunteers relating to elder abuse awareness in social adult day services programs. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Relates to the notification of certain relatives prior to the placement of children. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Establishes a temporary commission on child abuse prevention. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: FINANCE

Relates to contracts by the New York City school construction authority; provides that a bid shall not be rejected or be deemed invalid, impaired or in any manner defective solely for harmless, technical, or ministerial defects, where the intent is clearly discernible and unintentional, provided, however, that this section shall not be deemed to relieve any bidder from any criminal or civil liability as may be imposed by reason of his or her act, nor enlarge the actual authority of any officer of the authority, nor, except as stated in this sentence, limit any other statute or rule of law. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee:

Relates to requiring individuals and businesses who offer or solicit pet cremation or burial services for profit to use a facility that is in compliance with New York state laws. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

Relates to unlawful manufacture, production or reproduction of a vehicle identification number with intent to defraud. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CODES

Creates the senior benefits card program to enable and encourage seniors to purchase healthy and appropriate foods at a discounted price. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: FINANCE

Relates to establishing terms of probation sentences. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CODES

Establishes a blue alert system to aid in the identification, location and apprehension of any individuals suspected of killing or seriously wounding any local, state or federal law enforcement officer. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: FINANCE

Requires the metropolitan transportation authority to transfer any remaining money on an expired pay-per-ride MetroCard to a new MetroCard, and enacting certain other technical provisions. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to the rate of regular interest used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities for the purpose of calculating contributions to retirement systems; the making of contributions to such retirement systems; and the crediting of special interest and additional interest to members of such retirement systems. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CITIES

Relates to assessment exemptions for living quarters for a parent or grandparent. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: AGING

Makes promoting prostitution in the first degree and certain provisions of promoting prostitution in the second and third degrees violent felony offenses; increases the severity of the penalties for patronizing a prostitute and permitting prostitution; redesignates permitting prostitution as permitting prostitution in the second degree and establishes the class E felony of permitting prostitution when a child under 17 is being prostituted on the premises; designates permitting prostitution in the first degree as a sex offense for purposes of registration under the sex offender registration act. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CODES

Adds "park grounds and playgrounds" to statute currently providing increased penalties for sale of controlled substances to certain persons if such sale occurs on or within 1,000 feet of school grounds; defines "park ground or playgrounds" to mean in, or within any building or structure or any fields, lands or grounds owned, leased or maintained by the state, any agency or municipality thereof, etc., for the purposes of recreation or leisure. / Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: CODES