Enacts the New York state thruway authority accountability act; names the commissioner of DOT as chair of the thruway authority board; directs the commissioner of DOT to submit a plan to merge the thruway authority into the department of transportation. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Enacts "Brittany's Law" requiring registration of violent felony offenders; sets forth duties of the division of criminal justice services; establishes a special telephone number; requires the division to maintain a subdirectory of violent predators. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: FINANCE

Requires inmates in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an inmate shall not be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-payment charges; directs all moneys collected to be made available for the operation of such correctional facility. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: FINANCE

Authorizes the village of Lyons, county of Wayne, to appoint Brian M. Ritchie to the position of full-time police officer. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

Provides that the Long Island Rail Road and every public transportation authority in a city with a population of one million or more receiving operating assistance shall adopt rules and regulations providing that use of any of its facilities transporting passengers be free of charge for persons who display an authorization shield and identification card evidencing that they are correction officers of the city of New York department of correction and are performing their official duties or are on their way to or from performing their official duties. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Authorizes the metropolitan transportation authority to permit correction officers employed by the department of corrections and community supervision and the department of correction of the city of New York to ride the Long Island railroad at no charge. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides a one time fee of one hundred dollars for the registration of historic motor vehicles. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Exempts motorcyclists over the age of twenty-one from the requirement of wearing protective helmets of a type approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles when operating or riding a motorcycle. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Provides for the presumption of consecutive sentences for persons convicted of promoting dangerous prison contraband in the first degree such as weapons, explosives and similar items capable of facilitating an escape or causing a disturbance. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: CODES

Enacts the New York state English language empowerment act which deems English the official language of the government of the state of New York. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Directs the head of any correctional institution to charge taxes on sales of items sold in commissaries and canteens; such tax receipts to be allocated to localities otherwise prescribed by law. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: FINANCE

Provides for issuance of distinctive plates for the "75th Anniversary of Ducks Unlimited"; requires additional annual service charge of $25 to be deposited into the DMV distinctive plate development fund. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: TRANSPORTATION

Relates to orders of observation for the purpose of determining incapacitation. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

Allows wide-based single tires on certain vehicles. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee:

Enacts "Averyana's law"; provides a tax credit for the purchase and installation of certain smoke alarms which incorporate photoelectric technology including but not limited to: photoelectric detectors; dual photoelectric/ionization detectors; and photoelectric/carbon monoxide detectors. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Authorizes the city of Auburn to grant a preference to local businesses located in Cayuga county in awarding city contracts for public works and purchases, when such contracts do not exceed $100,000. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Requires the principal of any high school to allow any local fire department, upon request, to enter the school for the purpose of fire department junior recruitment, including, but not limited to: making presentations; disseminating literature; and answering questions by students. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: EDUCATION

Authorizes public access defibrillation providers to possess and carry automated external defibrillators in personal motor vehicles. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: HEALTH

Increases the real property tax exemption for certain veterans using alternative exemption; exemption increased from $12,000 to $15,000; additional exemption for combat veterans increased from $8,000 to $10,000; increases disabled veteran exemption from $40,000 to $50,000. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Provides tuition awards to children of firefighters, police officers, volunteer firefighters, and EMTs with permanent and total disabilities, to be applied to any college or university in the state university system or the city university of New York; provides that the award is for tuition, less other aid, and is limited to 4 or 5 academic years. / Sponsor: NOZZOLIO Committee: HIGHER EDUCATION