Expands required health insurance coverage for the treatment and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: INSURANCE

Provides for establishment of special needs housing community advisory councils to foster cooperation and collaboration between residents and community stakeholders. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Directs the commissioner of mental health to prepare a report on the effectiveness of mental health parity; report will include the results and findings of a study conducted by the superintendent of insurance and the office of mental health pursuant to chapter 748 of the laws of 2006 (Timothy's Law); the commissioner of health shall deliver a copy of such report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on or before March 31, 2010. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Provides that counties shall assist certain facilities in the preparation of disaster plans; whereby, each county in cooperation with the disaster preparedness commission shall provide assistance and advice for the development of such plans for each and every licensed facility within such county that treats or cares for any person; provides that such facilities shall include, but not be limited to, nursing homes, extended care facilities, and day care facilities; provides that the director of each facility shall maintain a copy of such plans on the premises of such facility at all times, and shall provide the disaster preparedness commission with the necessary addresses and phone numbers of such facility to allow the disaster preparedness commission to assist in the coordination of assistance. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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: HUNTLEY

Authorizes commissioner of education to contract with three public or independent institutions of higher education for the support of special summer programs established in order to increase the number of economically and educationally disadvantaged undergraduate students who are prepared for admission to graduate educational programs; establishes eligibility requirements in order to attend such special summer programs; appropriates $711,200 therefor. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY

Requires any public authority that provides bus transportation in the county of Queens to perform a security audit on all of its bus routes. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

Creates "infant defensive bureau" in each county to represent persons at least 16 years of age and under 21 years of age charged with a felony crime. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: CODES

Grants courts discretion to provide juries with written instructions for use during deliberations in both civil and criminal proceedings. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: CODES

Allows salary and civil service exam credits for police officers in certain cities and property tax credits for resident officers and student loan forgiveness program for certain police officers. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Increases annuity of blind veterans or spouse of deceased blind veteran to $1500 annually. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Establishes a program to provide information to consumers concerning household hazardous products; such information to be available at the point of retail sale by labels and pamphlets; provides such information should disclose hazards and inform people of environmentally safer alternatives; provides for the establishment of a hazardous product list by the department of environmental conservation. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Requires clear and legible dating along with recommended conditions of storage to ensure freshness of perishable foods; makes exemptions; authorizes enforcement and the imposition of a written "stop sale order" for any violation; provides penalties for violations including a five hundred dollar fine for any store found not complying with such requirements. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires home improvement contractor to be licensed by municipality in which it does business; provides for enjoining by court for 1 year and civil penalty; allows for same penalties for incomplete work and also if owner is dissatisfied. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY

Requires home improvement contractor to be licensed by municipality in which it does business; provides for enjoining by court for 1 year and civil penalty; allows for same penalties for incomplete work and also if owner is dissatisfied. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Requires any person, firm or corporation offering any dairy product, meat, meat by-product, meat food product or perishable food item for sale in the state to label such product with an expiration date clearly visible in a conspicuous location; provides that such date shall be the time after which such item is unfit for human consumption as determined by industry standards; provides that no such products shall be allowed to remain on display or offered for sale after such date. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: CONSUMER PROTECTION

Establishes the mutual housing company rehabilitation loan fund and makes an appropriation in the amount of ten million dollars to provide loans to mutual housing companies in existence for twenty years or more which shall be used for the purpose of rehabilitating properties owned by such companies. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides for health insurance coverage for nutritional care provided through licensed nutritionists. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY Committee: INSURANCE

Authorizes any clergyman of congregations in the county in which local correctional facilities are located to visit inmates; currently requires ministers to have charge of a congregation in the town in which the institution is located. /
Sponsor: HUNTLEY