Allows courts to consider the risk of continued substance abuse and likelihood of serious harm to the principal when considering committing such principal to the custody of the sheriff.
Allows the alteration or repeal of real property tax exemptions for certain private institutions of higher education by the passage of a private bill by the legislature and approval by the governor.
Permits award of crime victim assistance funds to victims of overdoses, where such overdoses cause death and were the result of deception, surreptitious delivery, or third-party administration of a controlled substance.
Provides an option for beneficiaries of NYC transit authority members to receive a lump sum equal to the pension reserve where a member who is eligible for a service retirement dies prior to filing for retirement.
Authorizes a thirty year retirement benefit for certain members in Nassau county; provides a retirement allowance equal to 60 percent of a member's final average salary.
Honoring the volunteer firefighters, New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing, and New York State agencies for their valiant efforts in combating the brush fires in Suffolk County, Long Island