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                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE -- A BUDGET BILL, submitted by the Governor pursuant to arti-
   cle seven of the Constitution -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- A BUDGET BILL, submitted  by  the  Governor  pursuant  to
   article  seven  of  the  Constitution -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to contracts for excel-
   lence and the apportionment of public moneys; to amend  the  education
   law,  in  relation  to a statement of the total funding allocation; to
   amend the education law, in relation to services  aid;  to  amend  the
   education law, in relation to moneys apportioned for boards of cooper-
   ative  educational  services aidable expenditures; to amend the educa-
   tion law, in relation to establishing regional STEM magnet schools; to
   amend the education law, in relation  to  supplemental  public  excess
   cost aid; to amend the education law, in relation to academic enhance-
   ment  aid; to amend the education law, in relation to high tax aid; to
   amend the education law, in relation to the statewide universal  full-
   day  pre-kindergarten program; to amend the education law, in relation
   to the teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program;
   to amend the education law, in relation to  class  sizes  for  special
   classes  containing  certain  students with disabilities; to amend the
   education law, in relation to waivers from duties; to amend the educa-
   tion law, in relation to annual teacher and principal evaluations;  to
   amend  the  education  law,  in  relation to the education of homeless
   children; to amend the education law, in relation to the suspension of
   pupils; to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  school  safety
   plans;  to  amend  the education law, in relation to including healthy
   relationships in health education; to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation to authorizing and directing the commissioner of education to
   require  that  every  school  district  adopt  and distribute a policy
   regarding sex discrimination; to amend chapter  756  of  the  laws  of
   1992, relating to funding a program for work force education conducted
   by  the  consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation
 
              

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   to reimbursements for the 2019-2020 school year; to amend chapter  756
   of  the  laws  of  1992,  relating to funding a program for work force
   education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York
   city,  in  relation to withholding a portion of employment preparation
   education aid and in relation to the effectiveness thereof;  to  amend
   chapter  82  of the laws of 1995, amending the education law and other
   laws relating to state aid to school districts and  the  appropriation
   of  funds for the support of government, in relation to the effective-
   ness thereof; to amend chapter 147 of the laws of 2001,  amending  the
   education  law relating to conditional appointment of school district,
   charter school or BOCES employees, in relation  to  the  effectiveness
   thereof; to amend chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the educa-
   tion  law  relating  to  the  provision  of  supplemental  educational
   services, attendance at a safe public school  and  the  suspension  of
   pupils  who  bring  a  firearm to or possess a firearm at a school, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend  chapter  101  of  the
   laws of 2003, amending the education law relating to implementation of
   the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to the effectiveness
   thereof;  to amend chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, amending the educa-
   tion law and other laws relating to reorganization  of  the  New  York
   city  school  construction authority, board of education and community
   boards, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 345
   of the laws of 2009, amending the education law and other laws  relat-
   ing  to  the  New  York city board of education, chancellor, community
   councils, and community superintendents, in relation to the effective-
   ness thereof; to amend chapter 472 of the laws of 1998,  amending  the
   education  law  relating  to  the  lease  of  school  buses  by school
   districts, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend  chapter
   552  of  the  laws  of  1995,  amending  the education law relating to
   contracts for the transportation of school children,  in  relation  to
   the  effectiveness  thereof;  to amend chapter 97 of the laws of 2011,
   amending the education law relating to census reporting,  in  relation
   to  the effectiveness thereof; in relation to school bus driver train-
   ing; in relation to special  apportionment  for  salary  expenses  and
   public  pension  accruals;  in relation to the city school district of
   the city of Rochester; in relation to total  foundation  aid  for  the
   purpose of the development, maintenance or expansion of certain magnet
   schools  or  magnet  school programs for the 2019-2020 school year; in
   relation to the support of public libraries; to repeal subparagraphs 2
   and 3 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 3609-a of the  educa-
   tion  law,  relating  to  lottery  apportionment  and lottery textbook
   apportionment; and to repeal subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph  b  of
   subdivision  4  of  section 92-c of the state finance law, relating to
   the state lottery fund (Part A); to amend the education law, the busi-
   ness corporation law, the partnership law and  the  limited  liability
   company  law, in relation to certified public accountants (Part B); to
   amend the education law, in relation to authorizing  school  bus  stop
   cameras;  and  to  amend  the  vehicle and traffic law, in relation to
   owner liability for operator illegally overtaking or passing a  school
   bus and increasing fines for passing a stopped school bus (Part C); to
   amend  the  education law, in relation to eligibility requirements and
   conditions governing general awards, academic performance  awards  and
   student loans; eligibility requirements for assistance under the high-
   er education opportunity programs and the collegiate science and tech-
   nology  entry  program;  the  definition  of "resident"; financial aid
   opportunities for students of the state university of  New  York,  the

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   city  university  of  New York and community colleges; and the program
   requirements for the New York state  college  choice  tuition  savings
   program;  and  to repeal subdivision 3 of section 661 of the education
   law relating thereto (Part D); to amend the education law, in relation
   to  the  accountability of proprietary institutions (Part E); to amend
   the state finance law, in relation to the  arts  capital  grants  fund
   (Part F); to utilize reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for vari-
   ous  housing  purposes  (Part G); to amend the social services law, in
   relation to the  initial  period  of  licensure  or  registration  and
   required  inspections,  background  clearances  and training for child
   care providers; and to repeal certain provisions of such law  relating
   thereto  (Part  H);  to  amend the social services law, in relation to
   federally required background clearances for persons working in  resi-
   dential  foster  care  programs (Part I); to amend the social services
   law,  in  relation  to  residential  programs  for  domestic  violence
   victims; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating thereto
   (Part  J);  to amend the family court act, the social services law and
   the executive law, in relation to persons in need of supervision;  and
   to repeal certain provisions of the family court act and the executive
   law  relating  thereto  (Part K); to amend the social services law, in
   relation to increasing the standards of monthly need for  aged,  blind
   and  disabled  persons  living in the community (Part L); to amend the
   social services law, in relation to appointment of a temporary  opera-
   tor  authority  (Subpart  A); and to amend part W of chapter 54 of the
   laws of 2016, amending the social services law relating to the  powers
   and  duties  of  the  commissioner  of social services relating to the
   appointment of a temporary operator, in relation to the  effectiveness
   thereof  (Subpart  B)  (Part  M); to amend the social services law, in
   relation to permitting social services districts to assign individuals
   to participate in time-limited  job  try-outs  as  an  allowable  work
   activity  leading  to  unsubsidized  employment (Part N); to amend the
   labor  law,  in  relation  to  increasing   criminal   penalties   for
   convictions of failures to pay wages (Part O); to amend the labor law,
   in  relation  to amending unemployment insurance benefits for earnings
   disregard (Part P); to amend the executive law, in relation to prohib-
   iting wage or salary history inquiries; and to amend the labor law, in
   relation to the prohibition of a differential rate of pay on the basis
   of protected class status (Part Q); to amend the  executive  law,  the
   civil  rights  law  and  the education law, in relation to prohibiting
   discrimination based on gender identity or expression;  and  to  amend
   the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in relation to including
   offenses  regarding  gender  identity or expression within the list of
   offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes (Part R);  to  amend  the
   executive  law, in relation to expanding the scope of unlawful discri-
   minatory practices to include public  educational  institutions  (Part
   S);  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to preventing discrimi-
   nation based on lawful source of income in housing (Part T); to  amend
   the  general  obligations  law,  in relation to the amount of security
   deposit that a landlord may charge a tenant (Part  U);  to  amend  the
   executive  law,  the  general  obligations  law  and the labor law, in
   relation to the implementation of sexual  harassment  protocols  (Part
   V);  to  amend  the  general business law, in relation to enacting the
   pension poaching prevention act (Part W); to amend the executive  law,
   in  relation to amending the definition of pregnancy-related condition
   (Part X); to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
   mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation change

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   efforts  with  a patient under the age of eighteen years and expanding
   the definition of  professional  misconduct  with  respect  to  mental
   health  professionals  (Part Y); establishing the "rent regulation act
   of  2019"  (Part Z); and to amend the election law, the executive law,
   the state finance law, the labor law, the vehicle and traffic law, the
   environmental conservation law, the public  health  law,  the  general
   municipal  law,  the  military  law,  the  domestic relations law, the
   education law, the mental hygiene  law,  the  elder  law,  the  social
   services  law,  the  not-for-profit corporation law, the real property
   tax law, chapter 784 of the laws of 1951, constituting  the  New  York
   state  defense  emergency  act of 1951, the administrative code of the
   city of New York, and the New York city charter, in relation to chang-
   ing the name of the New York state division of  veterans'  affairs  to
   the  New  York  state division of veterans' services; and to amend the
   executive law, in relation to  changing  the  name  of  the  veterans'
   affairs commission to the veterans' services commission (Part AA)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act enacts into law major  components  of  legislation
 which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2019-2020
 state  fiscal  year.  Each  component  is wholly contained within a Part
 identified as Parts A through AA. The effective date for each particular
 provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of
 such Part.   Any provision in  any  section  contained  within  a  Part,
 including  the  effective  date  of the Part, which makes reference to a
 section "of this act", when used  in  connection  with  that  particular
 component,  shall  be  deemed  to  mean  and  refer to the corresponding
 section of the Part in which it is found. Section three of this act sets
 forth the general effective date of this act.
 
                                  PART A

   Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 211-d of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by section 1 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the  laws
 of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  Notwithstanding  paragraphs  a and b of this subdivision, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 eight--two  thousand nine school year shall submit a contract for excel-
 lence for the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year  in
 conformity  with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section unless all schools in the  district  are
 identified  as  in  good  standing  and  provided further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 nine--two  thousand  ten school year, unless all schools in the district
 are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract  for  excel-
 lence for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year which
 shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of para-
 graph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the  expenditure
 of  an  amount  which  shall  be not less than the product of the amount
 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand   nine--two   thousand  ten  school  year,  multiplied  by  the
 district's gap elimination adjustment percentage  and  provided  further
 that, a school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the

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 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year, unless all schools
 in  the  district  are  identified  as  in good standing, shall submit a
 contract for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand  thir-
 teen  school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements of
 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision  two  of  this  section,
 provide  for  the  expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than
 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two  thousand  eleven--two  thousand  twelve  school  year and
 provided further that, a school district that submitted a  contract  for
 excellence  for  the  two  thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 year, unless all schools in the  district  are  identified  as  in  good
 standing,  shall  submit  a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision  two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not  less  than  the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract
 for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 year and provided further that,  a  school  district  that  submitted  a
 contract  for  excellence  for  the  two thousand thirteen--two thousand
 fourteen school year, unless all schools in the district are  identified
 as  in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year  which   shall,
 notwithstanding  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section,  provide  for  the  expenditure  of  an
 amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand thirteen--two
 thousand fourteen school year;  and  provided  further  that,  a  school
 district  that  submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year, unless all  schools  in  the
 district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for
 excellence  for  the  two  thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school
 year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)
 of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  two  of this section, provide for the
 expenditure of an amount  which  shall  be  not  less  than  the  amount
 approved  by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two
 thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year;  and  provided
 further  that a school district that submitted a contract for excellence
 for the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school  year,  unless
 all  schools  in  the district are identified as in good standing, shall
 submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thou-
 sand seventeen school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements
 of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this  section,
 provide  for  the  expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than
 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two  thousand  fifteen--two  thousand sixteen school year; and
 provided further that, a school district that submitted a  contract  for
 excellence  for  the two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school
 year, unless all schools in the  district  are  identified  as  in  good
 standing,  shall  submit  a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 seventeen--two thousand eighteen school year which shall,  notwithstand-
 ing  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision
 two of this section, provide for the  expenditure  of  an  amount  which
 shall  be  not  less than the amount approved by the commissioner in the
 contract for excellence  for  the  two  thousand  sixteen--two  thousand
 seventeen  school year; and provided further that a school district that
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 thousand  eighteen  school  year, unless all schools in the district are
 identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year which
 shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of para-
 graph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the  expenditure
 of  an  amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the
 commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand  seven-
 teen--two  thousand  eighteen  school year; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT, A
 SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT SUBMITTED A CONTRACT FOR  EXCELLENCE  FOR  THE  TWO
 THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR, UNLESS ALL SCHOOLS
 IN  THE  DISTRICT  ARE  IDENTIFIED  AS  IN GOOD STANDING, SHALL SUBMIT A
 CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY  SCHOOL  YEAR  WHICH  SHALL,  NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SUBPARAGRAPH (VI) OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 PROVIDE  FOR  THE  EXPENDITURE OF AN AMOUNT WHICH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN
 THE AMOUNT APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN THE CONTRACT  FOR  EXCELLENCE
 FOR  THE  TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR.  For
 purposes of this paragraph, the "gap elimination adjustment  percentage"
 shall  be  calculated as the sum of one minus the quotient of the sum of
 the school district's net gap elimination adjustment  for  two  thousand
 ten--two thousand eleven computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the
 laws  of  two  thousand  ten,  making  appropriations for the support of
 government, plus the school district's gap  elimination  adjustment  for
 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve as computed pursuant to chapter
 fifty-three  of  the  laws of two thousand eleven, making appropriations
 for the support of the local assistance budget,  including  support  for
 general support for public schools, divided by the total aid for adjust-
 ment  computed  pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the laws of two thou-
 sand eleven, making appropriations  for  the  local  assistance  budget,
 including  support  for  general  support  for public schools. Provided,
 further, that such amount shall be  expended  to  support  and  maintain
 allowable programs and activities approved in the two thousand nine--two
 thousand  ten  school  year  or  to  support  new  or expanded allowable
 programs and activities in the current year.
   § 2. Section 3614 of the education law, as added by section 4 of  part
 CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   §  3614. Statement of the total funding allocation. 1. Notwithstanding
 any provision of law, rule or regulation  to  the  contrary,  commencing
 with  the  two  thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year for
 school districts which contain at least four schools as reported in  the
 school  report  card  database  produced by the commissioner for the two
 thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school year and  which  receive
 at  least  fifty  percent of total revenue from state aid as reported in
 the fiscal profiles master files report  produced  by  the  commissioner
 concerning data on school district expenditures and revenues for the two
 thousand  fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year  and  for school
 districts located in a city with a population of more than one  million,
 and  commencing  with  the  two  thousand  nineteen--two thousand twenty
 school year for school districts containing at  least  four  schools  as
 reported in the school report card database produced by the commissioner
 for  the  two  thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school year, and
 commencing with the two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one  school
 year  for  all  [other]  school  districts eligible for an apportionment
 pursuant to subdivision four of section thirty-six hundred two  of  this
 part,  such  school  districts shall annually submit to the commissioner
 and the director of the budget and shall make publicly available and  on

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 the  district  website  a  detailed statement of the total funding allo-
 cation for each school in the district for the  upcoming  school  budget
 year  [prior to the first day of] ON OR BEFORE THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO LABOR
 DAY OF such school year, provided that:
   a.  Such  statements shall be in a statewide uniform form developed by
 the director of the  budget,  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner,
 provided  that  when  preparing statements districts shall adhere to and
 complete the prescribed form accurately and fully, and provided  further
 that the director of the budget shall request in such form only informa-
 tion  that  is  known  to,  or  may  be ascertained or estimated by, the
 district.  Provided, further, that each local educational  agency  shall
 include  in  such  statement the approach used to allocate funds to each
 school and that such statement shall include but not be limited to sepa-
 rate entries for  each  individual  school,  demographic  data  for  the
 school,  per  pupil funding level, source of funds, and uniform decision
 rules regarding allocation of centralized spending to individual schools
 from all funding sources.
   b. Within [thirty] NINETY days of submission of such  statement  by  a
 school  district,  the  commissioner  and  director  of the budget shall
 review such statement and determine whether the  statement  is  complete
 and  is  in  the  format required by paragraph a of this subdivision. If
 such statement is determined to be complete and in the  format  required
 by  paragraph  a  of this subdivision, a written acknowledgement of such
 shall be sent to the school district. If no determination is made by the
 commissioner and the director of the budget within [thirty] NINETY  days
 of submission of the statement, such statement shall be deemed approved.
 Should the commissioner or the director of the budget request additional
 information  from  the  school  district  to determine completeness, THE
 DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT SUCH REQUESTED INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSIONER AND
 THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH  REQUEST  AND  the
 COMMISSIONER  AND  THE  DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET'S deadline FOR REVIEW AND
 DETERMINATION shall be extended by [thirty] NINETY days from the date of
 submission of the additional requested information. If the  commissioner
 or  director of the budget determine a school district's spending state-
 ment to be noncompliant, such school district shall be allowed to submit
 a revised spending statement at any time.
   c. If a school district fails to submit a statement that  is  complete
 and  in  the  format required by paragraph a of this subdivision [by the
 first day] ON OR BEFORE THE FRIDAY PRIOR TO LABOR  DAY  of  such  school
 year  or  if  the  commissioner  or director of the budget determine the
 school district's spending  statement  to  be  noncompliant,  a  written
 explanation  shall  be provided and the school district will have thirty
 days to cure. If the school district does not cure within  thirty  days,
 AT THE JOINT DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND THE COMMISSION-
 ER,  the  comptroller of the city in which such school district is situ-
 ated, or if the city does not have an  elected  comptroller,  the  chief
 financial  officer of the city, or for school districts not located in a
 city, the chief financial officer of the town in which the  majority  of
 the  school  district  is  situated  shall  be authorized, at his or her
 discretion, to obtain appropriate information from the school  district,
 and  shall be authorized to complete such form and submit such statement
 to the director of the budget  and  the  commissioner  for  approval  in
 accordance  with  paragraph b of this subdivision. Where the comptroller
 or chief financial officer exercises the authority to submit such  form,
 such  submission shall occur within sixty days following notification of
 the school district's failure to cure. Nothing in this  paragraph  shall

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 preclude  a  school  district  from  submitting a spending statement for
 approval by the director of the budget and the commissioner at any time.
   2.  Nothing  in  this  section shall alter or suspend statutory school
 district budget and voting or approval requirements.
   3. A. FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY  SCHOOL  YEAR
 AND  THEREAFTER, SCHOOL DISTRICTS DESIGNATED AS REQUIRING AN EQUITY PLAN
 SHALL SUBMIT SUCH PLAN AS DEFINED IN THIS  SECTION  ON  OR  BEFORE  JULY
 FIRST  OF  SUCH SCHOOL YEAR TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR HIS OR HER APPROVAL.
 SUCH PLAN SHALL SPECIFY HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL INCREASE PER  PUPIL
 EXPENDITURES,  FROM  ALL SOURCES, IN UNDERFUNDED HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS UNDER
 THIS SUBDIVISION WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT  ABOVE  THE  LEVEL  AT  WHICH  THE
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE FUNDED SUCH SCHOOLS IN THE CURRENT
 YEAR IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL OF  CURRENT  SERVICES  FROM  THE  BASE
 YEAR,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO CONTRACTUAL SALARY INCREASES AND
 OTHER CONTINUATIONS. SUCH PLAN  SHALL  SPECIFY  HOW  THE  DISTRICT  WILL
 UTILIZE  FOR THIS PURPOSE AN AMOUNT AT LEAST EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF THE
 EQUITY PERCENTAGE MULTIPLIED BY THE INCREASE IN FOUNDATION  AID  IN  THE
 CURRENT  YEAR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED
 TWO OF THIS PART.
   B. ON OR BEFORE MAY FIRST OF THE BASE YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET
 SHALL PRODUCE A LIST OF UNDERFUNDED HIGH-NEED  SCHOOLS,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 PARAGRAPH D OF THIS SUBDIVISION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE  BUDGET  SHALL EXCLUDE FROM THIS LIST SCHOOLS WITHIN DISTRICT SEVEN-
 TY-FIVE OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, SCHOOLS THAT ARE OF THE
 SAME SCHOOL TYPE WITHIN A DISTRICT BUT DO NOT  SERVE  ANY  GRADE  LEVELS
 THAT  OVERLAP,  SCHOOLS SERVING ONLY STUDENTS IN PREKINDERGARTEN, OR ANY
 OTHER SCHOOLS WITH IRREGULAR OR OUTLYING PROPERTIES.
   C. IN THE EVENT THAT A SCHOOL  DISTRICT  DESIGNATED  AS  REQUIRING  AN
 EQUITY  PLAN  FOR  ANY SUCH SCHOOL YEAR HAS NOT SUBMITTED AN EQUITY PLAN
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE  COMMISSIONER
 BY  SEPTEMBER  FIRST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP SUCH PLAN FOR THE SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, SPECIFYING THE INCREASE IN PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES REQUIRED  BY
 PARAGRAPH  A  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION AT EACH UNDERFUNDED HIGH-NEED SCHOOL
 WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SHALL ORDER THE OFFICERS OF  THE  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PLAN FULLY AND FAITHFULLY.
   D. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION:
   (1)  "SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  DESIGNATED AS REQUIRING AN EQUITY PLAN" SHALL
 MEAN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT  A  STATEMENT  UNDER
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION FOR THE BASE YEAR WITH AN UNDERFUNDED
 HIGH-NEED SCHOOL;
   (2) "EQUITY PERCENTAGE" SHALL MEAN THE PRODUCT OF TEN  PERCENT  MULTI-
 PLIED  BY  THE NUMBER OF UNDERFUNDED HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, BUT SHALL  NOT  EXCEED:  (A)  FIFTY  PERCENT  FOR  ANY  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  WHICH  RECEIVES  AT  LEAST FIFTY PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUE FROM
 STATE AID AS  REPORTED  IN  THE  FISCAL  PROFILES  MASTER  FILES  REPORT
 PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER CONCERNING DATA ON SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPENDI-
 TURES  AND  REVENUES  FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN
 SCHOOL YEAR; AND (B) SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT FOR ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT;
   (3) "SCHOOL TYPE" FOR ANY SCHOOL SHALL MEAN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE,  HIGH,
 PRE-K  ONLY,  OR K-12, AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSIONER, PROVIDED THAT FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A "MIDDLE" SCHOOL SHALL INCLUDE ANY SCHOOL
 WITH THE GRADE ORGANIZATION OF EITHER A MIDDLE SCHOOL OR A  JUNIOR  HIGH
 SCHOOL,  AND  A  "HIGH"  SCHOOL  SHALL INCLUDE ANY SCHOOL WITH THE GRADE
 ORGANIZATION OF EITHER A SENIOR HIGH  SCHOOL  OR  A  JUNIOR-SENIOR  HIGH
 SCHOOL;

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   (4) "UNDERFUNDED HIGH-NEED SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN A SCHOOL WITHIN A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED BOTH A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH-NEED SCHOOL AND
 A SIGNIFICANTLY LOW FUNDED SCHOOL;
   (5)  "STUDENT  NEED  INDEX"  FOR  ANY  SCHOOL  SHALL MEAN THE QUOTIENT
 ARRIVED AT WHEN DIVIDING THE  WEIGHTED  STUDENT  ENROLLMENT  AS  DEFINED
 HEREIN  BY  THE  K-12  ENROLLMENT  FOR  THE BASE YEAR AS REPORTED ON THE
 STATEMENT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION;
   (6) "AVERAGE STUDENT  NEED  INDEX  BY  SCHOOL  TYPE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE
 QUOTIENT ARRIVED AT WHEN DIVIDING THE SUM OF WEIGHTED STUDENT ENROLLMENT
 AS  DEFINED  HEREIN FOR ALL SCHOOLS WITHIN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE SAME
 SCHOOL TYPE BY THE K-12 ENROLLMENT FOR THE BASE YEAR FOR ALL SCHOOLS  IN
 A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OF THE SAME SCHOOL TYPE AS REPORTED ON THE STATEMENT
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION;
   (7) "WEIGHTED STUDENT ENROLLMENT" FOR ANY SCHOOL SHALL  MEAN  THE  SUM
 OF:   (A) K-12 ENROLLMENT PLUS (B) THE PRODUCT OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
 ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE LUNCH  MULTIPLIED  BY  SIXTY-
 FIVE ONE-HUNDREDTHS (0.65) PLUS (C) THE PRODUCT OF THE NUMBER OF ENGLISH
 LANGUAGE  LEARNERS MULTIPLIED BY ONE-HALF (0.5), PLUS (D) THE PRODUCT OF
 THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES MULTIPLIED BY ONE AND FORTY-ONE
 ONE-HUNDREDTHS (1.41), FOR THE BASE YEAR AS REPORTED  ON  THE  STATEMENT
 REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION;
   (8)  "SIGNIFICANTLY  HIGH-NEED  SCHOOL"  SHALL  MEAN  A  SCHOOL WITH A
 STUDENT NEED INDEX GREATER THAN THE PRODUCT OF THE AVERAGE STUDENT  NEED
 INDEX  BY  SCHOOL  TYPE WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MULTIPLIED BY ONE AND
 FIVE ONE-HUNDREDTHS (1.05);
    (9) "PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES" FOR ANY SCHOOL SHALL MEAN  THE  QUOTIENT
 ARRIVED AT WHEN DIVIDING THE EXPENDITURE AMOUNT AS REPORTED FOR THE BASE
 YEAR  IN  THE  STATEMENT  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION, EXCLUDING
 EXPENDITURES  FOR  PREKINDERGARTEN  AND  PRESCHOOL   SPECIAL   EDUCATION
 PROGRAMS  AND  CENTRAL DISTRICT COSTS BY THE WEIGHTED STUDENT ENROLLMENT
 OF THE SCHOOL;
   (10) "AVERAGE PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES BY SCHOOL TYPE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE
 QUOTIENT ARRIVED AT WHEN DIVIDING (A) THE SUM OF THE EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS
 REPORTED  FOR  THE  BASE YEAR IN THE STATEMENT REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION,  EXCLUDING  EXPENDITURES  FOR  PREKINDERGARTEN  AND   PRESCHOOL
 SPECIAL  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS AND CENTRAL DISTRICT COSTS, FOR ALL SCHOOLS
 WITHIN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE SAME SCHOOL TYPE  BY  (B)  THE  WEIGHTED
 STUDENT  ENROLLMENT  FOR  THE  BASE  YEAR  FOR  ALL  SCHOOLS IN A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT OF THE SAME SCHOOL TYPE AS REPORTED ON THE  STATEMENT  REQUIRED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION;
   (11)  "SIGNIFICANTLY  LOW  FUNDED SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN A SCHOOL WITHIN A
 SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES LESS THAN THE PRODUCT OF
 THE AVERAGE PER PUPIL EXPENDITURES BY  SCHOOL  TYPE  WITHIN  THE  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT MULTIPLIED BY ONE AND FIVE ONE-HUNDREDTHS (1.05).
   (12) "BASE YEAR" SHALL MEAN THE BASE YEAR AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH B OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART.
   (13)  "CURRENT  YEAR"  SHALL MEAN THE CURRENT YEAR AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS
 PART.
   §  3.  Paragraph  bb of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as added by section 25 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011,
 is amended to read as follows:
   bb. "Personal income growth index" shall mean (1) for the two thousand
 twelve--two thousand thirteen school year, the average of the  quotients
 for  each  year in the period commencing with the two thousand five--two
 thousand six state fiscal year and finishing with the two thousand nine-

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 -two thousand ten state fiscal year of the total personal income of  the
 state  for  each  such  year divided by the total personal income of the
 state for the immediately preceding state fiscal year, but not less than
 one  [and],  (2)  for  the  two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen
 [school year and each school year thereafter] THROUGH TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
 TEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEARS,  the  quotient  of  the  total
 personal income of the state for the state fiscal year one year prior to
 the  state  fiscal  year in which the base year commenced divided by the
 total personal income of the state for the immediately  preceding  state
 fiscal  year,  but  not less than one AND (3) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE-
 TEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AND EACH SCHOOL  YEAR  THEREAFTER,
 THE AVERAGE OF THE QUOTIENTS FOR EACH YEAR IN THE PERIOD COMMENCING WITH
 THE STATE FISCAL YEAR NINE YEARS PRIOR TO THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH
 THE  BASE  YEAR  BEGAN AND FINISHING WITH THE STATE FISCAL YEAR PRIOR TO
 THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE BASE YEAR BEGAN OF THE TOTAL PERSONAL
 INCOME OF THE STATE FOR EACH SUCH YEAR DIVIDED  BY  THE  TOTAL  PERSONAL
 INCOME OF THE STATE FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR, BUT
 NOT LESS THAN ONE.
   §  4.  Paragraph  e  of subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as amended by section 9-b of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws  of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  Community  schools  aid  set-aside. Each school district shall set
 aside from its total foundation aid computed for the current year pursu-
 ant to this subdivision an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount, if
 any, set forth for such district as "COMMUNITY SCHL AID (BT1617)" in the
 data file produced by the commissioner in support of the enacted  budget
 for  the  two  thousand  sixteen--two thousand seventeen school year and
 entitled "SA161-7", (ii) the amount, if any, set forth for such district
 as "COMMUNITY SCHL INCR" in the data file produced by  the  commissioner
 in  support  of the executive budget request for the two thousand seven-
 teen--two thousand eighteen school year and  entitled  "BT171-8",  [and]
 (iii)  the  amount,  if  any,  set forth for such district as "COMMUNITY
 SCHOOLS INCREASE" in the data  file  produced  by  the  commissioner  in
 support of the executive budget for the two thousand eighteen--two thou-
 sand  nineteen  school year and entitled "BT181-9", AND (IV) THE AMOUNT,
 IF ANY, SET FORTH FOR SUCH DISTRICT AS "19-20 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INCR" IN
 THE DATA FILE PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF  THE  EXECUTIVE
 BUDGET  FOR  THE  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR
 AND ENTITLED "BT192-0". Each school district shall use  such  "COMMUNITY
 SCHL AID (BT1617)" amount to support the transformation of school build-
 ings  into community hubs to deliver co-located or school-linked academ-
 ic, health, mental health, nutrition,  counseling,  legal  and/or  other
 services  to  students  and their families, including but not limited to
 providing a community school site coordinator, or to support other costs
 incurred  to  maximize  students'  academic  achievement.  Each   school
 district  shall  use  such  "COMMUNITY  SCHL INCR" amount to support the
 transformation of school buildings into community hubs to deliver co-lo-
 cated or school linked academic,  health,  mental  health  services  and
 personnel,  after-school programming, dual language programs, nutrition,
 counseling, legal and/or other services to students and their  families,
 including but not limited to providing a community school site coordina-
 tor  and  programs  for  English  language learners, or to support other
 costs incurred to  maximize  students'  academic  achievement,  provided
 however  that  a  school  district  whose  "COMMUNITY  SCHL INCR" amount
 exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall use an  amount  equal  to
 the  greater  of  one  hundred  fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or ten

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 percent of such "COMMUNITY SCHL INCR" amount to support such transforma-
 tion at schools with extraordinary high levels of student need as  iden-
 tified  by  the commissioner, subject to the approval of the director of
 the  budget.  Each  school  district  shall  use such "COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
 INCREASE" to support the transformation of school buildings into  commu-
 nity  hubs  to  deliver  co-located  or  school linked academic, health,
 mental health services and  personnel,  after-school  programming,  dual
 language programs, nutrition, counseling, legal and/or other services to
 students  and  their  families, including but not limited to providing a
 community school site coordinator  and  programs  for  English  language
 learners,  or  to  support  other  costs  incurred to maximize students'
 academic achievement. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL USE SUCH "19-20  COMMU-
 NITY  SCHOOLS  INCR"  TO  SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 INTO COMMUNITY HUBS TO DELIVER CO-LOCATED  OR  SCHOOL  LINKED  ACADEMIC,
 HEALTH,  MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PERSONNEL, AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING,
 DUAL  LANGUAGE  PROGRAMS,  NUTRITION,  COUNSELING,  LEGAL  AND/OR  OTHER
 SERVICES  TO  STUDENTS  AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 PROVIDING A COMMUNITY SCHOOL SITE COORDINATOR AND PROGRAMS  FOR  ENGLISH
 LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
   §  5. Subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
   G. FOUNDATION AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY  SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRA-
 RY, FOUNDATION AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY  SCHOOL  YEAR  SHALL  EQUAL  THE  SUM  OF THE FOUNDATION AID BASE
 COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH J OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION PLUS
 THE BASE INCREASE PLUS THE TWO THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY
 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INCREASE, BOTH AS DEFINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (1)  THE  BASE INCREASE SHALL EQUAL THE GREATER OF TIERS A, B, C, OR D
 AS DEFINED IN THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   (A) TIER A SHALL EQUAL THE PRODUCT OF THE PHASE-IN  FACTOR  MULTIPLIED
 BY  THE  POSITIVE  DIFFERENCE,   IF ANY, OF (A) THE PRODUCT OF THE TOTAL
 AIDABLE FOUNDATION PUPIL UNITS MULTIPLIED  BY  THE  DISTRICT'S  SELECTED
 FOUNDATION  AID LESS (B) THE TOTAL FOUNDATION AID BASE COMPUTED PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH J OF SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  WHERE  "PHASE-IN
 FACTOR" SHALL MEAN (1) FOR A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY WITH A POPU-
 LATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ELEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED THOUSANDTHS (0.11934), AND (2) FOR ALL OTHER  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,
 FIVE ONE-THOUSANDTHS (0.005).
   (B) TIER B SHALL EQUAL, FOR DISTRICTS WITH A COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR
 TOTAL  FOUNDATION  AID  COMPUTED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF THIS SECTION LESS THAN ONE AND AN EXTRAORDINARY  NEEDS  PERCENT
 FOR  THE DISTRICT COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH W OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION GREATER THAN THREE HUNDRED FIFTEEN ONE-THOUSANDTHS (0.315),
 THE PRODUCT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT  COMPUTED  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH  N OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MULTIPLIED BY THE SUM OF
 THE EN  BASE  INCREASE  PLUS  THE  SPARSITY  INCREASE,  WHERE  "EN  BASE
 INCREASE"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  PRODUCT,  TRUNCATED TO TWO DECIMALS, OF THE
 EXTRAORDINARY NEEDS INDEX MULTIPLIED BY NINETY-SEVEN DOLLARS  AND  THREE
 CENTS  ($97.03);  "EXTRAORDINARY  NEEDS  INDEX"  SHALL MEAN THE QUOTIENT
 ARRIVED AT WHEN DIVIDING THE EXTRAORDINARY NEEDS PERCENT BY THE QUOTIENT
 ARRIVED  AT  WHEN  DIVIDING  THE  STATEWIDE  EXTRAORDINARY  NEEDS  COUNT
 COMPUTED  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH S OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION BY
 THE STATEWIDE TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT COMPUTED  PURSUANT
 TO  PARAGRAPH  N OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; "SPARSITY INCREASE"
 SHALL MEAN, FOR DISTRICTS WITH A SPARSITY FACTOR  COMPUTED  PURSUANT  TO

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 PARAGRAPH  R  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION GREATER THAN ZERO AND
 OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS TIER, THE PRODUCT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY NEEDS
 INDEX AS COMPUTED HEREIN MULTIPLIED BY THIRTY DOLLARS ($30.00).
   (C)  TIER  C  SHALL  EQUAL,  FOR  ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE PRODUCT OF
 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT COMPUTED PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  N  OF
 SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS SECTION MULTIPLIED BY THE PRODUCT OF THE TIER C
 RATIO MULTIPLIED BY ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE DOLLARS AND TWO  AND  ONE-
 HALF  CENTS ($173.025), WHERE THE "TIER C RATIO" SHALL BE THE DIFFERENCE
 OF ONE AND THIRTY-SEVEN HUNDREDTHS (1.37) LESS THE PRODUCT  OF  ONE  AND
 SEVENTY-TWO  HUNDREDTHS  (1.72) MULTIPLIED BY THE PUPIL WEALTH RATIO FOR
 TOTAL FOUNDATION AID COMPUTED PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  A  OF  SUBDIVISION
 THREE  OF  THIS SECTION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH RATIO SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN
 ZERO NOR MORE THAN NINE-TENTHS (0.9).
   (D) TIER D SHALL EQUAL, FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE PRODUCT  OF  THE
 FOUNDATION  AID BASE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH J OF SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION MULTIPLIED BY TWENTY-FIVE TEN THOUSANDTHS (0.0025).
   (2) THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS
 INCREASE SHALL EQUAL THE GREATER OF TIERS ONE OR TWO, WHERE:
   (A)  TIER ONE SHALL EQUAL, FOR ELIGIBLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE TIER ONE
 PER  PUPIL  AMOUNT  MULTIPLIED  BY  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  ENROLLMENT
 COMPUTED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  N OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
 WHERE THE TIER ONE PER PUPIL AMOUNT SHALL EQUAL THE PRODUCT  OF  EIGHTY-
 TWO  DOLLARS  AND  SIXTY-THREE CENTS ($82.63) MULTIPLIED BY THE TIER ONE
 RATIO, WHERE THE TIER ONE RATIO SHALL EQUAL THE DIFFERENCE OF  ONE  LESS
 THE PRODUCT OF THE COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR TOTAL FOUNDATION AID MULTI-
 PLIED  BY  SIXTY-FOUR  HUNDREDTHS (0.64), PROVIDED THAT SUCH RATIO SHALL
 NOT BE LESS THAN ZERO NOR GREATER THAN NINE-TENTHS (0.9).  AN  "ELIGIBLE
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT"  SHALL  MEAN  A  SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH (I) AT LEAST ONE
 SCHOOL DESIGNATED AS FAILING OR PERSISTENTLY FAILING BY THE COMMISSIONER
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  TWO
 HUNDRED ELEVEN-F OF THIS CHAPTER AS OF JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
 TEEN  OR, (II) A COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR TOTAL FOUNDATION AID COMPUTED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION  LESS  THAN
 NINE-TENTHS  (0.9), AND FIVE YEAR ELL GROWTH GREATER THAN THE GREATER OF
 ONE HUNDRED (100) PUPILS OR THE GROWTH THRESHOLD, WHERE "FIVE  YEAR  ELL
 GROWTH"  SHALL  EQUAL  THE  POSITIVE  DIFFERENCE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
 LEARNER COUNT FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN
 SCHOOL  YEAR LESS SUCH COUNT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN--TWO THOUSAND
 FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR, AND WHERE "GROWTH THRESHOLD" SHALL EQUAL THE PROD-
 UCT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER COUNT FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  THIR-
 TEEN--TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN SCHOOL YEAR MULTIPLIED BY ONE-TENTH (0.1).
   (B)  TIER  TWO  SHALL EQUAL, FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A COMMUNITY
 SCHOOLS SETASIDE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH E  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  GREATER
 THAN  ZERO,  THE  POSITIVE  DIFFERENCE,  IF ANY, OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
 DOLLARS ($100,000) LESS SUCH COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS  SETASIDE  FOR  THE  TWO
 THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH E OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 5-a. Clause (ii) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph b of  subdivision  4
 of  section 3602 of the education law, as amended by section 9-b of part
 CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii)  Phase-in  foundation  increase  factor.  For  the  two  thousand
 eleven--two   thousand  twelve  school  year,  the  phase-in  foundation
 increase factor shall equal thirty-seven and  one-half  percent  (0.375)
 and  the phase-in due minimum percent shall equal nineteen and forty-one
 hundredths percent (0.1941), for the two thousand  twelve--two  thousand
 thirteen school year the phase-in foundation increase factor shall equal

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 one and seven-tenths percent (0.017), for the two thousand thirteen--two
 thousand  fourteen  school  year the phase-in foundation increase factor
 shall equal (1) for a city school district in a city having a population
 of  one  million  or  more,  five  and  twenty-three  hundredths percent
 (0.0523) or (2) for all other school districts zero percent, for the two
 thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year the phase-in founda-
 tion increase factor shall equal (1) for a city  school  district  of  a
 city  having  a  population  of one million or more, four and thirty-two
 hundredths percent (0.0432) or (2) for a school district  other  than  a
 city  school  district  having  a  population of one million or more for
 which (A) the quotient of the  positive  difference  of  the  foundation
 formula aid minus the foundation aid base computed pursuant to paragraph
 j  of  subdivision one of this section divided by the foundation formula
 aid is greater than twenty-two percent (0.22) and (B) a combined  wealth
 ratio  less  than thirty-five hundredths (0.35), seven percent (0.07) or
 (3) for all other  school  districts,  four  and  thirty-one  hundredths
 percent (0.0431), and for the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen
 school year the phase-in foundation increase factor shall equal: (1) for
 a  city  school district of a city having a population of one million or
 more,  thirteen  and  two  hundred  seventy-four   thousandths   percent
 (0.13274);  or  (2)  for  districts  where  the quotient arrived at when
 dividing (A) the product of the total  aidable  foundation  pupil  units
 multiplied  by  the  district's  selected  foundation aid less the total
 foundation aid base computed pursuant to paragraph j of subdivision  one
 of  this section divided by (B) the product of the total aidable founda-
 tion pupil units multiplied by the district's selected foundation aid is
 greater than nineteen percent (0.19), and where the district's  combined
 wealth  ratio  is  less  than  thirty-three hundredths (0.33), seven and
 seventy-five hundredths percent (0.0775); or (3) for any other  district
 designated  as  high  need pursuant to clause (c) of subparagraph two of
 paragraph c of subdivision six  of  this  section  for  the  school  aid
 computer  listing produced by the commissioner in support of the enacted
 budget for the two thousand seven--two thousand eight  school  year  and
 entitled  "SA0708",  four  percent  (0.04);  or  (4)  for  a city school
 district in a city having a population of one hundred twenty-five  thou-
 sand  or more but less than one million, fourteen percent (0.14); or (5)
 for school districts that were designated as small city school districts
 or central school districts whose boundaries  include  a  portion  of  a
 small  city  for the school aid computer listing produced by the commis-
 sioner in support of the enacted budget for the two thousand  fourteen--
 two  thousand  fifteen school year and entitled "SA1415", four and seven
 hundred fifty-one thousandths percent (0.04751); or (6)  for  all  other
 districts  one  percent  (0.01),  and  for the two thousand sixteen--two
 thousand seventeen school year  the  foundation  aid  phase-in  increase
 factor  shall  equal for an eligible school district the greater of: (1)
 for a city school district in a city with a population of one million or
 more, seven and seven hundred eighty four thousandths percent (0.07784);
 or (2) for a city school district in a city with a  population  of  more
 than two hundred fifty thousand but less than one million as of the most
 recent  federal  decennial  census,  seven  and three hundredths percent
 (0.0703); or (3) for a city school district in a city with a  population
 of  more than two hundred thousand but less than two hundred fifty thou-
 sand as of the most recent federal decennial census, six and seventy-two
 hundredths percent (0.0672); or (4) for a city school district in a city
 with a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand but less  than
 two hundred thousand as of the most recent federal decennial census, six

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 and  seventy-four  hundredths percent (0.0674); or (5) for a city school
 district in a city with a population of more than  one  hundred  twenty-
 five  thousand  but  less than one hundred fifty thousand as of the most
 recent  federal decennial census, nine and fifty-five hundredths percent
 (0.0955); or (6) for school districts that were designated as small city
 school districts or central school districts whose boundaries include  a
 portion  of a small city for the school aid computer listing produced by
 the commissioner in support of the enacted budget for the  two  thousand
 fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year and entitled "SA141-5" with a
 combined  wealth ratio less than one and four tenths (1.4), nine percent
 (0.09), provided,  however,  that  for  such  districts  that  are  also
 districts  designated as high need urban-suburban pursuant to clause (c)
 of subparagraph two of paragraph c of subdivision six  of  this  section
 for  the  school  aid  computer  listing produced by the commissioner in
 support of the enacted budget for the two thousand  seven--two  thousand
 eight  school  year  and  entitled  "SA0708", nine and seven hundred and
 nineteen thousandths percent (0.09719);  or  (7)  for  school  districts
 designated as high need rural pursuant to clause (c) of subparagraph two
 of  paragraph  c  of  subdivision six of this section for the school aid
 computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  enacted
 budget  for  the  two thousand seven--two thousand eight school year and
 entitled "SA0708", thirteen and six tenths percent (0.136); or  (8)  for
 school  districts  designated  as  high  need urban-suburban pursuant to
 clause (c) of subparagraph two of paragraph c of subdivision six of this
 section for the school aid computer listing produced by the commissioner
 in support of the enacted budget for the two thousand  seven--two  thou-
 sand  eight  school  year  and entitled "SA0708", seven hundred nineteen
 thousandths percent (0.00719); or (9)  for  all  other  eligible  school
 districts,  forty-seven  hundredths  percent  (0.0047), provided further
 that for the two thousand seventeen--two thousand eighteen  school  year
 the  foundation  aid increase phase-in factor shall equal (1) for school
 districts with a census 2000 poverty rate computed pursuant to paragraph
 q of subdivision one of this section equal to or greater than twenty-six
 percent (0.26), ten and three-tenths  percent  (0.103),  or  (2)  for  a
 school  district in a city with a population in excess of one million or
 more, seventeen and seventy-seven one-hundredths  percent  (0.1777),  or
 (3)  for a city school district in a city with a population of more than
 two hundred fifty thousand but less than one million,  as  of  the  most
 recent  decennial  census,  twelve  and  sixty-nine  hundredths  percent
 (0.1269) or (4) for a city school district in a city with  a  population
 of  more than one hundred fifty thousand but less than two hundred thou-
 sand, as of the most recent federal decennial census, ten  and  seventy-
 eight one hundredths percent (0.1078), or (5) for a city school district
 in  a  city with a population of more than one hundred twenty-five thou-
 sand but less than one hundred fifty thousand  as  of  the  most  recent
 federal decennial census, nineteen and one hundred eight one-thousandths
 percent  (0.19108),  or  (6) for a city school district in a city with a
 population of more than two hundred thousand but less than  two  hundred
 fifty  thousand  as of the most recent federal decennial census, ten and
 six-tenths percent (0.106), or (7) for all  other  districts,  four  and
 eighty-seven  one-hundredths  percent (0.0487), and for the two thousand
 [nineteen] TWENTY--two thousand  [twenty]  TWENTY-ONE  school  year  and
 thereafter  the commissioner shall annually determine the phase-in foun-
 dation increase factor subject to allocation pursuant to the  provisions
 of  subdivision eighteen of this section and any provisions of a chapter
 of the laws of New York as described therein.

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   § 6. Paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section  3602  of  the  education
 law,  as amended by section 9-b of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  For  the  two  thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen through two
 thousand [eighteen]  NINETEEN--two  thousand  [nineteen]  TWENTY  school
 years  a  city  school  district  of  a  city having a population of one
 million or more may use amounts apportioned pursuant to this subdivision
 for afterschool programs.
   § 7. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph e of subdivision 3 of section 3602 of
 the education law, as added by section 13 of part B of chapter 57 of the
 laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   (4) The building aid ratio shall be computed by subtracting  from  one
 the  product obtained by multiplying the resident weighted average daily
 attendance wealth ratio by fifty-one percent. Such aid  ratio  shall  be
 expressed  as  a  decimal  carried to three places without rounding, but
 shall not be less than (I) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY AND PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS, zero , OR (II) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE  SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, FIVE ONE-HUN-
 DREDTHS (0.05).
   § 8. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of
 the education law, as amended by section 5 of part A of  chapter  60  of
 the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  Where a school district has expenditures for site purchase, grad-
 ing or improvement of the site, original furnishings, equipment, machin-
 ery or apparatus, or professional fees, or other incidental  costs,  the
 cost allowances for new construction and the purchase of existing struc-
 tures  may be increased by the actual expenditures for such purposes but
 by not more than: (I) FOR PROJECTS APPROVED PRIOR  TO  JULY  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  NINETEEN  BY THE VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BY THE BOARD
 OF EDUCATION OF A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A  CITY  WITH  MORE  THAN  ONE
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  INHABITANTS,  AND/OR THE CHANCELLOR IN A
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR
 MORE,  AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL TO the product of the applicable cost allowance
 established pursuant to subparagraph one of this  paragraph  and  twenty
 per  centum  for school buildings or additions housing grades prekinder-
 garten through six and by not more than the product of such cost  allow-
 ance  and twenty-five per centum for school buildings or additions hous-
 ing grades seven through twelve and by not more than the product of such
 cost allowance and twenty-five per centum for school buildings or  addi-
 tions   housing   special   education   programs   as  approved  by  the
 commissioner; AND (II) FOR PROJECTS APPROVED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN BY THE VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BY  THE  BOARD
 OF  EDUCATION  OF  A  CITY  SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AND/OR  THE  CHANCELLOR  IN  A
 CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  IN  A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR
 MORE, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF THE LESSER OF THE COST ALLOWANCE
 COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS PARAGRAPH  OR  THE  ACTUAL
 COSTS  RELATING  TO THE CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, RECONSTRUCTION, REHA-
 BILITATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF A SCHOOL BUILDING AND TWENTY PER CENTUM FOR
 SCHOOL BUILDINGS OR ADDITIONS HOUSING GRADES PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIX
 AND BY NOT MORE THAN THE PRODUCT OF SUCH LESSER AMOUNT  AND  TWENTY-FIVE
 PER  CENTUM  FOR  SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  OR  ADDITIONS  HOUSING GRADES SEVEN
 THROUGH TWELVE AND BY NOT MORE THAN THE PRODUCT OF  SUCH  LESSER  AMOUNT
 AND  TWENTY-FIVE  PER  CENTUM  FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS OR ADDITIONS HOUSING
 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER.

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   § 9. Clause (ii) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph b of subdivision 6  of
 section  3602 of the education law, as amended by section 12-a of part L
 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii)  Apportionment.  The  apportionment pursuant to this subparagraph
 shall equal the product of such eligible approved expenses determined in
 accordance with the provisions of clause (i) of  this  subparagraph  and
 this  section  and the incentive decimal computed for use in the year in
 which the project was approved. The incentive decimal shall  equal:  (A)
 FOR  PROJECTS APPROVED PRIOR TO JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN BY THE
 VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BY THE BOARD OF  EDUCATION  OF  A  CITY
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOU-
 SAND INHABITANTS, AND/OR THE CHANCELLOR IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  IN  A
 CITY  HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, the positive remainder
 resulting when the district's building aid ratio  selected  pursuant  to
 paragraph c of this subdivision is subtracted from the enhanced building
 aid  ratio.  The  enhanced building aid ratio shall equal the sum of the
 building aid ratio selected for use in  the  current  year  pursuant  to
 paragraph  c  of this subdivision and one-tenth, computed to three deci-
 mals without rounding, but not more than (a) ninety-eight hundredths for
 a high need school district, as defined pursuant to regulations  of  the
 commissioner, for all school building projects approved by the voters of
 the  school  district  or  by  the  board  of education of a city school
 district in a city with  more  than  one  hundred  twenty-five  thousand
 inhabitants,  and/or  the chancellor in a city school district in a city
 having a population of one million or more, on or after July first,  two
 thousand five, or (b) ninety-five hundredths for any other school build-
 ing  project  or  school  district, nor less than one-tenth; AND (B) FOR
 PROJECTS APPROVED ON OR AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN  BY  THE
 VOTERS  OF  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A CITY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  THOU-
 SAND  INHABITANTS,  AND/OR THE CHANCELLOR IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A
 CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE POSITIVE  REMAINDER
 RESULTING  WHEN  THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT YEAR BUILDING AID RATIO PURSUANT
 TO CLAUSE D OF SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH C OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  IS
 SUBTRACTED  FROM  THE ENHANCED BUILDING AID RATIO. THE ENHANCED BUILDING
 AID RATIO SHALL EQUAL THE SUM OF THE BUILDING AID RATIO SELECTED FOR USE
 IN THE CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO CLAUSE D OF SUBPARAGRAPH  TWO  OF  PARA-
 GRAPH  C  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION AND SCALED INCENTIVE DECIMAL, COMPUTED TO
 THREE DECIMALS WITHOUT ROUNDING, BUT  NOT  MORE  THAN  (A)  NINETY-EIGHT
 HUNDREDTHS FOR A HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO REGU-
 LATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER AND USED FOR THE SCHOOL AID COMPUTER LISTING
 PRODUCED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE
 TWO  THOUSAND  SEVEN--TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHT  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND   ENTITLED
 "SA0708", FOR ALL SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF THE
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
 IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  INHABITANTS,
 AND/OR THE CHANCELLOR IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY HAVING A POPU-
 LATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR MORE, OR (B) NINETY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS FOR ANY
 OTHER SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT OR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE  SCALED  INCENTIVE
 DECIMAL  SHALL  EQUAL  (A) ONE-TENTH FOR A HIGH-NEED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS
 DEFINED PURSUANT TO REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER  AND  USED  FOR  THE
 SCHOOL  AID  COMPUTER LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF
 THE ENACTED BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND SEVEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHT SCHOOL
 YEAR AND ENTITLED "SA0708", FOR ALL SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS APPROVED BY
 THE VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A CITY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  THOU-

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 SAND  INHABITANTS,  AND/OR THE CHANCELLOR IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A
 CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, OR (B) THE  PRODUCT  OF
 ONE-TENTH  MULTIPLIED  BY  THE  STATE SHARING RATIO COMPUTED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH  G  OF  SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION FOR ANY OTHER SCHOOL
 BUILDING PROJECT OR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 10. Clause (b) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph c of subdivision 6  of
 section 3602 of the education law, as amended by section 15 of part B of
 chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new clause (d) is added
 to read as follows:
   (b) For aid payable in the school years two thousand--two thousand one
 and  thereafter  for all school building projects approved by the voters
 of the school district or by the board of education  of  a  city  school
 district  in  a  city  with  more  than one hundred twenty-five thousand
 inhabitants, and/or the chancellor in a city school district in  a  city
 having  a population of one million or more, on or after July first, two
 thousand, AND PRIOR TO JULY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN,  any  school
 district  shall  compute  aid  under  the provisions of this subdivision
 using the sum of the high-need supplemental building aid ratio, if  any,
 computed  pursuant to clause (c) of this subparagraph and the greater of
 (i) the building aid ratio computed for use in the current year; or (ii)
 a building aid ratio equal to the difference of the aid ratio  that  was
 used  or  that would have been used to compute an apportionment pursuant
 to this subdivision in the nineteen  hundred  ninety-nine--two  thousand
 school  year  as such aid ratio is computed by the commissioner based on
 data on file with the department on or before July first  of  the  third
 school  year  following  the  school year in which aid is first payable,
 less one-tenth; or (iii) for all such school building projects  approved
 by  the  voters of the school district or by the board of education of a
 city school district in a city with more than  one  hundred  twenty-five
 thousand inhabitants, and/or the chancellor in a city school district in
 a  city  having  a  population  of one million or more, on or after July
 first, two thousand and on or before June thirtieth, two thousand  four,
 for any school district for which the pupil wealth ratio is greater than
 two  and  five-tenths  in  the school year in which such school building
 project was approved by the voters of the  school  district  or  by  the
 board  of  education  of a city school district in a city with more than
 one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants, and/or the chancellor in a
 city school district in a city having a population  of  one  million  or
 more  and for which the alternate pupil wealth ratio is less than eight-
 y-five hundredths in such school year, and for all such school  building
 projects  approved  by the voters of the school district or by the board
 of education of a city school district in a  city  with  more  than  one
 hundred  twenty-five  thousand  inhabitants,  and/or the chancellor in a
 city school district in a city having a population  of  one  million  or
 more,  on  or  after July first, two thousand five and on or before June
 thirtieth, two thousand eight, for any school  district  for  which  the
 pupil wealth ratio was greater than two and five-tenths in the two thou-
 sand--two  thousand  one  school  year and for which the alternate pupil
 wealth ratio was less than eighty-five hundredths in the two  thousand--
 two  thousand  one  school  year,  the  additional  building  aid ratio;
 provided that, school districts who are eligible for aid under paragraph
 f of subdivision fourteen of this section  may  compute  aid  under  the
 provisions  of  this  subdivision using the difference of the highest of
 the aid ratios so computed for the reorganized district or  the  highest
 of the aid ratios so computed for any of the individual school districts

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 which  existed prior to the date of the reorganized school district less
 one-tenth.
   (D) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE SCHOOL YEARS TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-ONE AND THEREAFTER FOR ALL SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS APPROVED
 BY  THE  VOTERS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY WITH MORE THAN  ONE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE
 THOUSAND INHABITANTS, AND/OR THE CHANCELLOR IN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
 A  CITY  HAVING  A  POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, ON OR AFTER JULY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  COMPUTE  AID
 UNDER  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION USING THE SUM OF THE HIGH-NEED
 SUPPLEMENTAL BUILDING AID RATIO, IF ANY, COMPUTED PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (C)
 OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH AND THE BUILDING AID RATIO COMPUTED FOR USE IN  THE
 CURRENT YEAR AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH FOUR OF PARAGRAPH E OF
 SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF THIS SECTION; PROVIDED THAT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO
 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AID UNDER PARAGRAPH F OF SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN  OF  THIS
 SECTION  MAY  COMPUTE AID UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION USING
 THE DIFFERENCE OF THE HIGHEST OF THE AID RATIOS SO COMPUTED PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  CLAUSE  FOR  THE  REORGANIZED  DISTRICT  OR THE HIGHEST OF THE AID
 RATIOS SO COMPUTED FOR ANY OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  WHICH
 EXISTED PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE REORGANIZED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
   § 11. Subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph ii to read as follows:
   II. "SERVICES AID BASE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION FOR AID PAYA-
 BLE IN THE (I) TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE SCHOOL YEAR,
 SHALL  EQUAL  THE TOTAL AMOUNT A DISTRICT WAS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE IN THE
 BASE YEAR, AS COMPUTED BY THE COMMISSIONER BASED ON DATA  ON  FILE  WITH
 THE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  ON NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
 FOR:
   (1) THE APPORTIONMENT FOR TEXTBOOKS PROVIDED AND COMPUTED PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (2) AID FOR THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS COMPUTED PURSUANT
 TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (3)  AID  FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE PURCHASES COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (4) INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE AND  TECHNOLOGY  EQUIPMENT  APPOR-
 TIONMENT  COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE OF THIS
 CHAPTER;
   (5) BOCES AID COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF
 THIS CHAPTER;
   (6)  SUPPLEMENTAL PUBLIC EXCESS COST AID COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
 SION FIVE-A OF THIS SECTION;
   (7) TRANSPORTATION AID COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF  THIS
 SECTION;
   (8)  SPECIAL  SERVICES  AID  FOR LARGE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH WERE NOT COMPONENTS OF  A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  IN THE BASE YEAR COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 TEN OF THIS SECTION;
   (9) ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT AID COMPUTED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  TWELVE
 OF THIS SECTION;
   (10)  HIGH  TAX  AID  COMPUTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF THIS
 SECTION;
   (11) TRANSITIONAL AID FOR CHARTER SCHOOL PAYMENTS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION FORTY-ONE OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (II) IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY--TWO  SCHOOL
 YEAR AND THEREAFTER SHALL EQUAL THE TOTAL AMOUNT A DISTRICT WAS ELIGIBLE

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 TO  RECEIVE  IN  THE  BASE YEAR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION NINETEEN OF THIS
 SECTION.
   §  12.  Section  3602  of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19. SERVICES AID. A. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTIONS SEVEN HUNDRED ONE, SEVEN
 HUNDRED ELEVEN, SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE, SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE,  AND
 NINETEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY OF THIS CHAPTER AND SUBDIVISIONS FIVE-A, SEVEN,
 TEN, TWELVE, SIXTEEN, AND FORTY-ONE OF THIS SECTION, FOR THE  TWO  THOU-
 SAND TWENTY--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, IN LIEU
 OF SUCH APPORTIONMENTS, A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A
 SERVICES  AID APPORTIONMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF THE PRODUCT OF THE SERVICES
 AID BASE COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH II OF SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  MULTIPLIED  BY  THE SUM OF ONE AND (A) THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
 COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH HH OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION FOR
 THE CURRENT YEAR PLUS (B) THE ANNUAL CHANGE IN RESIDENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE
 DAILY ATTENDANCE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH SUM IS NOT  LESS  THAN  ONE  (1.0).
 PROVIDED  FURTHER,  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ANNUAL CHANGE IN
 RESIDENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE" SHALL MEAN THE  QUOTIENT  OF
 (A)  THE  DIFFERENCE  OF  THE RESIDENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH D OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  FOR THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE BASE YEAR LESS SUCH RESIDENT WEIGHTED
 AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE  BASE  YEAR
 DIVIDED  BY  (B)  THE RESIDENT WEIGHTED AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR THE
 YEAR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE BASE YEAR.
   B. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER, "BOCES PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT"  SHALL
 MEAN THE AMOUNT COMPUTED FOR THE APPORTIONMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE-
 TEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY  OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AS COMPUTED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  BASED  ON
 DATA  ON  FILE  WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON NOVEMBER FIFTEENTH, TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY
 THE  BOCES  PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT SHALL BE PAID PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-
 SIX HUNDRED NINE-D OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 13. The opening paragraph of section 3609-d of the education law, as
 amended by section 20 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws  of  2005,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-six hundred nine-a of
 this  article,  apportionments  payable  pursuant  to  section  nineteen
 hundred fifty of this chapter, AND THE BOCES PAYMENT ADJUSTMENT  PAYABLE
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  NINETEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF
 THIS CHAPTER shall be paid pursuant to this section. For aid payable  in
 the  two  thousand  four--two  thousand five school year and thereafter,
 "moneys apportioned" shall mean the lesser of (i) one hundred percent of
 the respective amount set forth for  each  school  district  as  payable
 pursuant  to this section in the school aid computer listing produced by
 the commissioner in support of the budget  including  the  appropriation
 for  support  of boards of cooperative educational services for payments
 due prior to April first for the current year, or (ii) the apportionment
 calculated by the commissioner based on data on file  at  the  time  the
 payment  is  processed;  provided  however, that for the purposes of any
 payment to be made in the month of June of two thousand six such  calcu-
 lation shall be based on the school aid computer listing for the current
 year  using  updated  data  at  the  time of each payment. For districts
 subject to chapter five hundred sixty-three  of  the  laws  of  nineteen
 hundred  eighty, thirty-six hundred two-b, or two thousand forty of this
 chapter, for aid payable in the two  thousand  four--two  thousand  five
 school  year  and thereafter, "moneys apportioned" shall mean the appor-

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 tionment calculated by the commissioner based on data  on  file  at  the
 time  the payment is processed. The "school aid computer listing for the
 current year" shall be as defined in the opening  paragraph  of  section
 thirty-six  hundred nine-a of this article.  The definitions "base year"
 and "current year" as set forth in subdivision one of section thirty-six
 hundred two of this article shall apply to this section.
   § 14. Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section
 3609-a of the education law are REPEALED.
   § 14-a. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c
 of the state finance law is REPEALED.
   § 15. The education law is amended by adding a  new  article  39-A  to
 read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 39-A
                       REGIONAL STEM MAGNET SCHOOLS
 SECTION 1918. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL STEM MAGNET SCHOOLS.
   §  1918.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  REGIONAL  STEM  MAGNET SCHOOLS.   1. A. A
 REGIONAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) MAGNET
 SCHOOL MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE, AND
 SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION.
   B. A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES  SHALL  SUBMIT  TO  THE
 COMMISSIONER A PROPOSED PLAN FOR THE OPERATION OF SUCH SCHOOL FOR HIS OR
 HER APPROVAL, IN A FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   C.  SUCH  SCHOOL  SHALL  BE  GOVERNED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
   D. THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL HAVE  RESPONSI-
 BILITY  FOR THE OPERATION, SUPERVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE SCHOOL AND
 SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  SCHOOL,  INCLUDING
 CURRICULUM, GRADING, AND STAFFING.
   E.  THE  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED
 TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS AS  NECESSARY  OR  CONVENIENT  TO  OPERATE  SUCH
 SCHOOL.
   F.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES SHALL BE DEEMED A SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES.
   G. STUDENTS ATTENDING SUCH SCHOOL SHALL CONTINUE  TO  BE  ENROLLED  IN
 THEIR  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF RESIDENCE, AND EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESI-
 DENCE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA  TO
 THEIR  RESIDENT STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE SCHOOL BASED ON SUCH STUDENTS'
 SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.
   H. FOR PURPOSES OF ALL STATE AID CALCULATIONS PURSUANT TO  THIS  CHAP-
 TER,  STUDENTS    ATTENDING SUCH SCHOOL SHALL CONTINUE TO BE TREATED AND
 COUNTED AS STUDENTS OF THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE.
   I. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  EACH
 STUDENT'S  SCHOOL DISTRICT OF RESIDENCE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVID-
 ING OR ARRANGING FOR TRANSPORTATION TO ITS RESIDENT  STUDENTS  ATTENDING
 SUCH  SCHOOL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY, BUT WITHOUT
 REGARD TO ANY MAXIMUM MILEAGE LIMITATION.
   J. ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE SCHOOL SHALL BE CONSIDERED  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
   K.  THE  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAY ENTER INTO A
 LEASE WITH RESPECT TO SUITABLE LAND, CLASSROOMS, OFFICES OR BUILDINGS IN
 WHICH TO MAINTAIN AND CONDUCT SUCH SCHOOL PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR
 OF SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS TITLE.
   L.  THE  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL ESTABLISH A
 METHODOLOGY FOR THE  APPORTIONMENT  OF  OPERATIONAL  AND  ADMINISTRATIVE
 COSTS  OF  SUCH SCHOOL BETWEEN PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS; PROVIDED,

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 HOWEVER,  THAT  NO  COSTS  SHALL  BE  APPORTIONED  TO  COMPONENT  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS THAT ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH SCHOOL.
   M.  THE  TRUSTEES  OR  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  OF A NON-COMPONENT SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, INCLUDING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF CITIES  IN  EXCESS  OF  ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND INHABITANTS, MAY ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF
 UNDERSTANDING  WITH  A  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES TO
 PARTICIPATE IN SUCH SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS
 UPON SUCH TERMS AS SUCH TRUSTEES OR BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE BOARD  OF
 COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAY MUTUALLY AGREE, PROVIDED THAT SUCH
 AGREEMENT MAY PROVIDE FOR A CHARGE  FOR  ADMINISTRATION  COSTS  OF  SUCH
 PROGRAM,  BUT  PARTICIPATING NON-COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL NOT BE
 LIABLE FOR PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH  B
 OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF THIS TITLE.
   N.  A  SCHOOL  MAY  BE  JOINTLY  OPERATED BY TWO BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO  AN  INTERMUNICIPAL  SHARING  AGREEMENT
 ENTERED  INTO  PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN-O OF THE GENERAL
 MUNICIPAL LAW. UPON ADOPTION OF A BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM  FOR  A  SCHOOL
 YEAR,  COSTS SHALL BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN EACH BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
 TIONAL SERVICES IN A  MANNER  PROVIDED  IN  THE  INTERMUNICIPAL  SHARING
 AGREEMENT  AND  INCLUDED  IN  THE  BUDGETS  OF EACH BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICE.
   O. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS
 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   §  16. The closing paragraph of subdivision 5-a of section 3602 of the
 education law, as amended by section 10 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   For the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school year, each school
 district shall be entitled to an apportionment equal to the  product  of
 fifteen  percent  and  the additional apportionment computed pursuant to
 this subdivision for the two thousand seven--two thousand  eight  school
 year.  For  the two thousand nine--two thousand ten through two thousand
 [eighteen] NINETEEN--two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY school  years,  each
 school  district  shall  be  entitled  to  an apportionment equal to the
 amount set forth for such school district as  "SUPPLEMENTAL  PUB  EXCESS
 COST"  under  the  heading  "2008-09  BASE  YEAR AIDS" in the school aid
 computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of  the  budget
 for  the  two  thousand  nine--two thousand ten school year and entitled
 "SA0910".
   § 17. Subdivision 12 of section 3602 of the education law, as  amended
 by  section 13 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended
 to read as follows:
   12. Academic enhancement aid. A school district that as of April first
 of the base year has been continuously identified as a district in  need
 of  improvement  for  at  least  five  years shall, for the two thousand
 eight--two thousand nine school  year,  be  entitled  to  an  additional
 apportionment equal to the positive remainder, if any, of (a) the lesser
 of  fifteen  million  dollars or the product of the total foundation aid
 base, as defined by paragraph j of  subdivision  one  of  this  section,
 multiplied by ten percent (0.10), less (b) the positive remainder of (i)
 the  sum of the total foundation aid apportioned pursuant to subdivision
 four of this section and the supplemental educational improvement grants
 apportioned pursuant to subdivision eight of section thirty-six  hundred
 forty-one of this article, less (ii) the total foundation aid base.
   For the two thousand nine--two thousand ten through two thousand four-
 teen--two  thousand  fifteen school years, each school district shall be
 entitled to an apportionment equal to the  amount  set  forth  for  such

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 school  district  as  "EDUCATION  GRANTS, ACADEMIC EN" under the heading
 "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced  by
 the commissioner in support of the budget for the two thousand nine--two
 thousand  ten  school year and entitled "SA0910", and such apportionment
 shall be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to provide an apportion-
 ment pursuant to subdivision eight of section thirty-six hundred  forty-
 one of this article.
   For  the  two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen year, each school
 district shall be entitled to an apportionment equal to the  amount  set
 forth for such school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT" under the head-
 ing "2014-15 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced
 by  the commissioner in support of the budget for the two thousand four-
 teen--two thousand fifteen school year and entitled "SA141-5", and  such
 apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to provide
 an  apportionment  pursuant  to  subdivision eight of section thirty-six
 hundred forty-one of this article.
   For the two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school year, each
 school district shall be entitled  to  an  apportionment  equal  to  the
 amount  set  forth  for  such  school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT"
 under the heading "2015-16 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the  school  aid  computer
 listing  produced  by  the commissioner in support of the budget for the
 two thousand fifteen--two thousand  sixteen  school  year  and  entitled
 "SA151-6",  and  such apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state
 obligation to provide an apportionment pursuant to subdivision eight  of
 section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this article.
   For  the  two  thousand  seventeen--two thousand eighteen school year,
 each school district shall be entitled to an apportionment equal to  the
 amount  set  forth  for  such  school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT"
 under the heading "2016-17 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the  school  aid  computer
 listing  produced  by  the commissioner in support of the budget for the
 two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school  year  and  entitled
 "SA161-7",  and  such apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state
 obligation to provide an apportionment pursuant to subdivision eight  of
 section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this article.
   For the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year, each
 school  district  shall  be  entitled  to  an apportionment equal to the
 amount set forth for such  school  district  as  "ACADEMIC  ENHANCEMENT"
 under  the  heading  "2017-18 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the school aid computer
 listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  budget  for  the
 two  thousand  seventeen--two thousand eighteen school year and entitled
 "SA171-8", and such apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy  the  state
 obligation  to provide an apportionment pursuant to subdivision eight of
 section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this article.
   FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL  YEAR,  EACH
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  AN APPORTIONMENT EQUAL TO THE
 AMOUNT SET FORTH FOR SUCH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  AS  "ACADEMIC  ENHANCEMENT"
 UNDER  THE  HEADING  "2018-19 ESTIMATED AIDS" IN THE SCHOOL AID COMPUTER
 LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE  BUDGET  FOR  THE
 TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTITLED
 "SA181-9", AND SUCH APPORTIONMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO SATISFY  THE  STATE
 OBLIGATION  TO PROVIDE AN APPORTIONMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF
 SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 18. The opening paragraph of subdivision 16 of section 3602  of  the
 education law, as amended by section 14 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:

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   Each  school  district  shall  be  eligible  to receive a high tax aid
 apportionment in the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school  year,
 which  shall equal the greater of (i) the sum of the tier 1 high tax aid
 apportionment, the tier 2 high tax aid apportionment and the tier 3 high
 tax  aid apportionment or (ii) the product of the apportionment received
 by the school district pursuant to this subdivision in the two  thousand
 seven--two  thousand  eight  school  year, multiplied by the due-minimum
 factor, which shall equal, for districts with an alternate pupil  wealth
 ratio  computed  pursuant  to  paragraph  b of subdivision three of this
 section that is less than two, seventy percent (0.70), and for all other
 districts, fifty percent (0.50). Each school district shall be  eligible
 to  receive  a  high tax aid apportionment in the two thousand nine--two
 thousand ten through two thousand twelve--two thousand  thirteen  school
 years in the amount set forth for such school district as "HIGH TAX AID"
 under  the  heading  "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer
 listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  budget  for  the
 two  thousand  nine--two thousand ten school year and entitled "SA0910".
 Each school district shall be eligible to receive a high tax aid  appor-
 tionment in the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen through two
 thousand  [eighteen]  NINETEEN--two  thousand  [nineteen]  TWENTY school
 years equal to the greater of (1) the amount set forth for  such  school
 district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in
 the  school aid computer listing produced by the commissioner in support
 of the budget for the two thousand nine--two thousand  ten  school  year
 and  entitled  "SA0910"  or  (2)  the  amount  set forth for such school
 district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2013-14 ESTIMATED AIDS" in
 the school aid computer listing produced by the commissioner in  support
 of  the  executive  budget  for  the  2013-14  fiscal  year and entitled
 "BT131-4".
   § 19. Subdivision 16 of section  3602-ee  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by section 19 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   16. The authority of the department to administer the universal  full-
 day  pre-kindergarten  program shall expire June thirtieth, two thousand
 [nineteen] TWENTY; provided that the program shall continue  and  remain
 in full effect.
   §  20.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the education
 law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2005, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   a. State aid adjustments. All errors or omissions in the apportionment
 shall  be  corrected by the commissioner. Whenever a school district has
 been apportioned less money than that  to  which  it  is  entitled,  the
 commissioner may allot to such district the balance to which it is enti-
 tled.  Whenever  a  school district has been apportioned more money than
 that to which it is entitled, the commissioner may, by an order,  direct
 such  moneys  to be paid back to the state to be credited to the general
 fund local assistance account for state  aid  to  the  schools,  or  may
 deduct  such  amount  from  the  next  apportionment  to be made to said
 district, provided, however, that, upon notification of excess  payments
 of  aid for which a recovery must be made by the state through deduction
 of future aid payments, a school district may request that  such  excess
 payments  be  recovered  by  deducting  such  excess  payments  from the
 payments due to such school district and payable in the month of June in
 (i) the school year in which such notification was received and (ii) the
 two succeeding school years, provided further that  there  shall  be  no
 interest  penalty  assessed  against  such  district or collected by the

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 state. Such request shall be made to the commissioner in  such  form  as
 the  commissioner  shall  prescribe, and shall be based on documentation
 that the total amount to be recovered is in excess of one percent of the
 district's  total  general  fund  expenditures  for the preceding school
 year. The amount to be deducted in the first year shall be  the  greater
 of  (i) the sum of the amount of such excess payments that is recognized
 as a liability due to other governments by the district for the  preced-
 ing  school year and the positive remainder of the district's unreserved
 fund balance at the close of the preceding school year less the  product
 of  the  district's  total  general  fund expenditures for the preceding
 school year multiplied by five percent, or (ii) one-third of such excess
 payments. The amount to be recovered in the second year shall equal  the
 lesser  of  the remaining amount of such excess payments to be recovered
 or one-third of such excess payments, and the remaining amount  of  such
 excess  payments  shall be recovered in the third year. Provided further
 that, notwithstanding any other  provisions  of  this  subdivision,  any
 pending  payment  of moneys due to such district as a prior year adjust-
 ment payable pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision for aid  claims
 that  had been previously paid as current year aid payments in excess of
 the amount to which the district is entitled and for which  recovery  of
 excess  payments  is  to  be  made  pursuant to this paragraph, shall be
 reduced at the time of  actual  payment  by  any  remaining  unrecovered
 balance  of such excess payments, and the remaining scheduled deductions
 of such excess payments pursuant to this paragraph shall be  reduced  by
 the  commissioner  to reflect the amount so recovered. [The commissioner
 shall certify no payment to a school district based on a claim submitted
 later than three years after the close of the school year in which  such
 payment  was first to be made.  For claims for which payment is first to
 be made in the nineteen hundred  ninety-six--ninety-seven  school  year,
 the  commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district based on
 a claim submitted later than two years after the close  of  such  school
 year.] For claims for which payment is first to be made [in the nineteen
 hundred  ninety-seven--ninety-eight] PRIOR TO THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN-
 -TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN school year [and  thereafter],  the  commissioner
 shall certify no payment to a school district based on a claim submitted
 later than one year after the close of such school year.  FOR CLAIMS FOR
 WHICH  PAYMENT  IS  FIRST  TO  BE MADE IN THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND  THEREAFTER,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 CERTIFY NO PAYMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT BASED ON A CLAIM SUBMITTED LATER
 THAN  THE  FIRST  OF NOVEMBER OF SUCH SCHOOL YEAR. Provided, however, no
 payments shall be barred or reduced where such payment is required as  a
 result  of  a  final  audit  of the state. [It is further provided that,
 until June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-six, the commissioner  may
 grant  a  waiver  from  the  provisions  of  this section for any school
 district if it is in the best  educational  interests  of  the  district
 pursuant to guidelines developed by the commissioner and approved by the
 director  of  the  budget.] FURTHER PROVIDED THAT FOR ANY APPORTIONMENTS
 PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS SEVEN HUNDRED ONE, SEVEN  HUNDRED  ELEVEN,
 SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE,  SEVEN  HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, NINETEEN HUNDRED
 FIFTY, THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED  TWO,  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO-B,  THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED  TWO-C,  THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO-E AND FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIVE OF
 THIS CHAPTER FOR THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN  AND
 TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEARS, THE COMMISSION-
 ER  SHALL  CERTIFY  NO PAYMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OTHER THAN PAYMENTS
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS SIX-A, ELEVEN, THIRTEEN AND FIFTEEN OF  SECTION
 THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO OF THIS PART, IN EXCESS OF THE PAYMENT COMPUTED

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 BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC DATA FILE USED TO PRODUCE THE SCHOOL AID COMPUTER
 LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE  BUDGET
 REQUEST  SUBMITTED  FOR  THE  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
 STATE  FISCAL YEAR AND ENTITLED "BT192-0", AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT FOR
 ANY APPORTIONMENTS PROVIDED PURSUANT  TO  SECTIONS  SEVEN  HUNDRED  ONE,
 SEVEN  HUNDRED  ELEVEN,  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE, SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-
 THREE,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY,  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO,  THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED  TWO-B,  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED TWO-C, THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO-E AND
 FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 CERTIFY NO PAYMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OTHER THAN PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISIONS  SIX-A,  ELEVEN, THIRTEEN AND FIFTEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART, IN EXCESS OF THE PAYMENT COMPUTED BASED ON  AN
 ELECTRONIC  DATA  FILE  USED  TO PRODUCE THE SCHOOL AID COMPUTER LISTING
 PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET  REQUEST
 SUBMITTED FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE SCHOOL YEAR COMMENCES.
   § 21. The opening paragraph of section 3609-a of the education law, as
 amended  by section 21 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   For aid payable in the two thousand seven--two thousand  eight  school
 year  through  the  two  thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school
 year, "moneys apportioned" shall mean the lesser of (i) the sum  of  one
 hundred  percent  of  the  respective  amount  set forth for each school
 district as payable pursuant to this section in the school aid  computer
 listing  for the current year produced by the commissioner in support of
 the budget which includes the appropriation for the general support  for
 public  schools  for the prescribed payments and individualized payments
 due prior to April first for the current  year  plus  the  apportionment
 payable during the current school year pursuant to subdivision six-a and
 subdivision fifteen of section thirty-six hundred two of this part minus
 any  reductions  to  current  year aids pursuant to subdivision seven of
 section thirty-six hundred four of  this  part  or  any  deduction  from
 apportionment  payable  pursuant  to  this  chapter  for collection of a
 school district basic contribution as defined in  subdivision  eight  of
 section forty-four hundred one of this chapter, less any grants provided
 pursuant  to  subparagraph  two-a  of paragraph b of subdivision four of
 section ninety-two-c of the state finance law, less any grants  provided
 pursuant  to  subdivision  six of section ninety-seven-nnnn of the state
 finance law, less any grants provided pursuant to subdivision twelve  of
 section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this article, or (ii) the appor-
 tionment  calculated  by  the  commissioner based on data on file at the
 time the payment is processed; provided however, that for  the  purposes
 of  any  payments made pursuant to this section prior to the first busi-
 ness day of June of the  current  year,  moneys  apportioned  shall  not
 include  any  aids payable pursuant to subdivisions six and fourteen, if
 applicable, of section thirty-six hundred two of this  part  as  current
 year  aid for debt service on bond anticipation notes and/or bonds first
 issued in the current year or any aids payable for full-day kindergarten
 for the current year pursuant to subdivision nine of section  thirty-six
 hundred  two  of  this part. The definitions of "base year" and "current
 year" as set forth in subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred  two
 of  this  part  shall apply to this section. [For aid payable in the two
 thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year, reference to  such
 "school aid computer listing for the current year" shall mean the print-
 outs  entitled "SA181-9".] FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN-
 -TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AND  THEREAFTER,  "MONEYS  APPORTIONED"

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 SHALL  MEAN  THE  LESSER  OF:  (I) THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE
 RESPECTIVE AMOUNT SET FORTH FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PAYABLE PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION IN THE SCHOOL AID COMPUTER LISTING FOR THE CURRENT  YEAR
 PRODUCED  BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET REQUEST
 WHICH INCLUDES THE APPROPRIATION FOR  THE  GENERAL  SUPPORT  FOR  PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS  FOR  THE  PRESCRIBED  PAYMENTS  AND INDIVIDUALIZED PAYMENTS DUE
 PRIOR TO APRIL FIRST FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PLUS THE APPORTIONMENT PAYABLE
 DURING THE CURRENT  SCHOOL  YEAR  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS  SIX-A  AND
 FIFTEEN  OF  SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS  PART MINUS ANY
 REDUCTIONS TO CURRENT YEAR AIDS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION
 THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS PART OR ANY DEDUCTION FROM APPORTIONMENT
 PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER FOR COLLECTION  OF  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
 BASIC CONTRIBUTION AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION FORTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  LESS  ANY  GRANTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH TWO-A OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF  SECTION  NINE-
 TY-TWO-C  OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, LESS ANY GRANTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-NNNN OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW,
 LESS ANY GRANTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF SECTION THIR-
 TY-SIX  HUNDRED  FORTY-ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE, OR (II) THE APPORTIONMENT
 CALCULATED BY THE COMMISSIONER BASED ON DATA ON FILE  AT  THE  TIME  THE
 PAYMENT  IS  PROCESSED;  PROVIDED  HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY
 PAYMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION PRIOR TO THE FIRST  BUSINESS  DAY
 OF  JUNE  OF  THE CURRENT YEAR, MONEYS APPORTIONED SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY
 AIDS PAYABLE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS SIX AND FOURTEEN,  IF  APPLICABLE,
 OF  SECTION  THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART AS CURRENT YEAR AID FOR
 DEBT SERVICE ON BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES AND/OR BONDS FIRST ISSUED IN THE
 CURRENT YEAR OR ANY AIDS  PAYABLE  FOR  FULL-DAY  KINDERGARTEN  FOR  THE
 CURRENT  YEAR PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED
 TWO OF THIS PART. FOR AID PAYABLE  IN  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY  SCHOOL  YEAR,  REFERENCE  TO SUCH "SCHOOL AID COMPUTER
 LISTING  FOR  THE  CURRENT  YEAR"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  PRINTOUTS  ENTITLED
 "BT192-0".
   §  22.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 2 of section 3612 of the education
 law, as amended by section 22 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the  laws  of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   b. Such grants shall be awarded to school districts, within the limits
 of funds appropriated therefor, through a competitive process that takes
 into  consideration  the  magnitude  of  any shortage of teachers in the
 school district, the number of teachers employed in the school  district
 who hold temporary licenses to teach in the public schools of the state,
 the  number of provisionally certified teachers, the fiscal capacity and
 geographic sparsity of the district, the  number  of  new  teachers  the
 school district intends to hire in the coming school year and the number
 of summer in the city student internships proposed by an eligible school
 district,  if applicable. Grants provided pursuant to this section shall
 be used only for the purposes enumerated in this section.  Notwithstand-
 ing any other provision of law to the contrary, a city  school  district
 in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants receiv-
 ing a grant pursuant to this section may use no more than eighty percent
 of  such  grant  funds  for any recruitment, retention and certification
 costs associated with transitional certification of  teacher  candidates
 for  the  school  years  two  thousand one--two thousand two through two
 thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN--two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY.
   § 23. Subdivision 6 of section 4402 of the education law,  as  amended
 by  section 23 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended
 to read as follows:

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   6. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,
 the  board  of  education of a city school district with a population of
 one hundred twenty-five thousand or more inhabitants shall be  permitted
 to  establish  maximum  class  sizes  for  special  classes  for certain
 students  with  disabilities  in  accordance with the provisions of this
 subdivision. For the purpose of obtaining relief from any adverse fiscal
 impact from under-utilization of special education resources due to  low
 student  attendance  in  special  education  classes  at  the middle and
 secondary level as determined by the commissioner, such boards of educa-
 tion shall, during the school years nineteen hundred  ninety-five--nine-
 ty-six through June thirtieth, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY of the two
 thousand  [eighteen]  NINETEEN--two  thousand  [nineteen]  TWENTY school
 year, be authorized to increase class sizes in special classes  contain-
 ing  students with disabilities whose age ranges are equivalent to those
 of students in middle and secondary schools as defined  by  the  commis-
 sioner  for  purposes of this section by up to but not to exceed one and
 two tenths times the applicable maximum class size  specified  in  regu-
 lations  of  the  commissioner  rounded  up to the nearest whole number,
 provided that in a city school  district  having  a  population  of  one
 million  or  more, classes that have a maximum class size of fifteen may
 be increased by no more than one student and provided that the projected
 average class size shall not exceed the maximum specified in the  appli-
 cable  regulation,  provided  that such authorization shall terminate on
 June thirtieth, two thousand. Such authorization shall be  granted  upon
 filing  of  a  notice by such a board of education with the commissioner
 stating the board's intention to increase such class sizes and a certif-
 ication that the board will conduct a study of  attendance  problems  at
 the  secondary  level  and  will  implement  a corrective action plan to
 increase the rate of attendance of students in such classes to at  least
 the  rate  for students attending regular education classes in secondary
 schools of the district. Such corrective action plan shall be  submitted
 for  approval  by  the  commissioner by a date during the school year in
 which such board increases class sizes  as  provided  pursuant  to  this
 subdivision  to  be prescribed by the commissioner. Upon at least thirty
 days notice to the board of education, after conclusion  of  the  school
 year  in  which such board increases class sizes as provided pursuant to
 this subdivision, the commissioner shall be authorized to terminate such
 authorization upon a finding that the board has  failed  to  develop  or
 implement an approved corrective action plan.
   §  24.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 4403-a to
 read as follows:
   § 4403-A. WAIVERS FROM CERTAIN DUTIES. 1.  A  LOCAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
 APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES MAY
 SUBMIT  AN APPLICATION FOR A WAIVER FROM ANY REQUIREMENT IMPOSED ON SUCH
 DISTRICT, SCHOOL OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  PURSUANT
 TO SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED TWO OR SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED THREE OF
 THIS  ARTICLE,  AND  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, FOR A SPECIFIC
 SCHOOL YEAR. SUCH APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST SIXTY  DAYS  IN
 ADVANCE  OF THE PROPOSED DATE ON WHICH THE WAIVER WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AND
 SHALL BE IN A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   2. BEFORE SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR A  WAIVER,  THE  LOCAL  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT,  APPROVED  PRIVATE  SCHOOL OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED WAIVER TO THE  PARENTS  OR
 PERSONS  IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED
 BY THE WAIVER IF GRANTED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE IN A FORM AND MANNER THAT
 WILL ENSURE THAT SUCH PARENTS AND PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP  WILL

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 BE  AWARE OF ALL RELEVANT CHANGES THAT WOULD OCCUR UNDER THE WAIVER, AND
 SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE FORM, MANNER AND DATE BY WHICH  PARENTS
 AND  PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP MAY SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE
 PROPOSED  WAIVER. THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL, OR
 BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE AT  LEAST  SIXTY
 DAYS  FOR  SUCH  PARENTS  AND PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP TO SUBMIT
 WRITTEN COMMENTS, AND SHALL INCLUDE IN THE WAIVER APPLICATION  SUBMITTED
 TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION ANY
 WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM  SUCH  PARENTS  OR  PERSONS  IN  PARENTAL
 RELATIONSHIP TO SUCH STUDENTS.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER MAY GRANT A WAIVER FROM ANY REQUIREMENT IMPOSED ON
 A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FORTY-FOUR  HUNDRED TWO OR
 SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, UPON  A  FINDING  THAT
 SUCH WAIVER WILL ENABLE A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL
 OR  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT AN INNOVATIVE
 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT IS  CONSISTENT  WITH  APPLICABLE  FEDERAL
 REQUIREMENTS,  AND WILL ENHANCE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND/OR OPPORTUNITIES
 FOR PLACEMENT IN REGULAR CLASSES AND PROGRAMS. IN MAKING  SUCH  DETERMI-
 NATION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONSIDER ANY COMMENTS RECEIVED BY THE
 LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL OR BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FROM PARENTS OR PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP TO
 THE STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE WAIVER IF GRANTED.
   4.  ANY  LOCAL  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL OR BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES GRANTED A WAIVER SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL
 REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER REGARDING THE OPERATION AND EVALUATION OF THE
 PROGRAM NO LATER THAN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR  FOR
 WHICH A WAIVER IS GRANTED.
   §  25.  Section 3012-d of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 16 to read as follows:
   16. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR  REGULATION
 TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
 AND MATHEMATICS STATE ASSESSMENTS AND ALL OTHER STATE-CREATED OR  ADMIN-
 ISTERED  TESTS  SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED TO BE UTILIZED IN ANY MANNER TO
 DETERMINE A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL EVALUATION REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
   B. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  PROVIDING
 ALTERNATIVE  ASSESSMENTS  THAT MAY BE USED IN GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT
 INSTEAD OF ALL OTHER STATE-CREATED OR ADMINISTERED  TESTS,  WHICH  SHALL
 INCLUDE  ALL  OF  THE ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER FOR USE IN DETERMINING TRANSITION SCORES AND RATINGS.
   C. THE SELECTION AND USE OF AN ASSESSMENT IN A TEACHER OR  PRINCIPAL'S
 EVALUATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDI-
 VISION  FOUR  OF  THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
   D. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF THIS SECTION
 TO THE CONTRARY, NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO  ABROGATE
 ANY  CONFLICTING  PROVISIONS  OF  ANY COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IN
 EFFECT ON THE DATE THIS SUBDIVISION TAKES EFFECT  AND  UNTIL  THE  ENTRY
 INTO A SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, PROVIDED THAT NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, UPON EXPIRATION OF
 SUCH TERM AND THE ENTRY INTO A SUCCESSOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY; AND,  PROVIDED  FURTHER,
 HOWEVER,  THAT ANY ASSESSMENTS USED IN DETERMINING TRANSITION SCORES AND
 RATINGS SHALL BE USED IN DETERMINING SCORES AND RATINGS PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION INSTEAD OF THE GRADES THREE THROUGH EIGHT ENGLISH LANGUAGE  ARTS

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 AND  MATHEMATICS  STATE  ASSESSMENTS  UNTIL  THE  ENTRY INTO A SUCCESSOR
 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
   § 26. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section
 3012-d  of  the education law, subparagraph 1 as amended by section 3 of
 subpart C of part B of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015 and subparagraph 2
 as added by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the  laws
 of 2015, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  For  the first subcomponent, [(A) for a teacher whose course ends
 in a state-created or administered test for which there is a  state-pro-
 vided  growth  model,  such  teacher  shall have a state-provided growth
 score based on such model, which shall take into  consideration  certain
 student  characteristics,  as  determined by the commissioner, including
 but not limited to students with disabilities, poverty, English language
 learner status and prior  academic  history  and  which  shall  identify
 educators  whose  students'  growth  is well above or well below average
 compared to similar students for a  teacher's  or  principal's  students
 after  the certain student characteristics above are taken into account;
 and (B) for a teacher whose course does not end in  a  state-created  or
 administered  test such teacher] A TEACHER shall have a student learning
 objective (SLO) consistent with a  goal-setting  process  determined  or
 developed  by  the commissioner, that results in a student growth score;
 provided that, for any teacher whose course ends in a  state-created  or
 administered  assessment  [for  which  there is no state-provided growth
 model], such assessment [must] MAY be used as the underlying  assessment
 for such SLO;
   (2)  For  the  optional  second  subcomponent,  a district may locally
 select a second measure  in  accordance  with  this  subparagraph.  Such
 second measure shall apply in a consistent manner, to the extent practi-
 cable,  across  the district and be either: (A) [a second state-provided
 growth score] BASED on  a  state-created  or  administered  test  [under
 clause  (A)  of  subparagraph  one  of this paragraph], or (B) [a growth
 score] based on a state-designed  supplemental  assessment[,  calculated
 using  a  state-provided  or approved growth model]. The optional second
 subcomponent shall provide options for multiple assessment measures that
 are aligned to existing classroom and school  best  practices  and  take
 into  consideration  the recommendations in the testing reduction report
 as required by section one of subpart F of  [the  chapter]  PART  EE  OF
 CHAPTER  FIFTY-SIX  of the laws of two thousand fifteen which added this
 section regarding the reduction of unnecessary additional testing.
   § 27. Subdivision 5 of section 3012-d of the education law,  as  added
 by  section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   5. Rating determination. The overall  rating  determination  shall  be
 determined [according to a methodology] as follows:
   a. [The following rules shall apply: a teacher or principal who is (1)
 rated  using  two  subcomponents in the student performance category and
 receives a rating of ineffective in such category shall be  rated  inef-
 fective  overall;  provided,  however,  that  if the measure used in the
 second subcomponent is a state-provided growth score on a  state-created
 or administered test pursuant to clause (A) of subparagraph one of para-
 graph  a of subdivision four of this section, a teacher or principal who
 receives a rating of ineffective in such category shall not be  eligible
 to  receive a rating of effective or highly effective overall; (2) rated
 using only the state measure subcomponent  in  the  student  performance
 category and receives a rating of ineffective in such category shall not
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 all; and (3) rated ineffective  in  the  teacher  observations  category
 shall  not be eligible to receive a rating of effective or highly effec-
 tive overall.
   b.  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph a of this subdivision, a
 teacher's composite score shall be determined as follows:
   (1)] If a teacher receives an H in the teacher  observation  category,
 and  an  H  in the student performance category, the teacher's composite
 score shall be H;
   [(2)] B. If a teacher receives an H in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and an E in the student performance category, the teacher's  compos-
 ite score shall be H;
   [(3)] C. If a teacher receives an H in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and a D in the student performance category, the teacher's composite
 score shall be E;
   [(4)] D. If a teacher receives an H in the teacher observation catego-
 ry,  and an I in the student performance category, the teacher's compos-
 ite score shall be D;
   [(5)] E. If a teacher receives an E in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and an H in the student performance category, the teacher's  compos-
 ite score shall be H;
   [(6)] F. If a teacher receives an E in the teacher observation catego-
 ry,  and an E in the student performance category, the teacher's compos-
 ite score shall be E;
   [(7)] G. If a teacher receives an E in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and a D in the student performance category, the teacher's composite
 score shall be E;
   [(8)] H. If a teacher receives an E in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and an I in the student performance category, the teacher's  compos-
 ite score shall be D;
   [(9)]  I. If a teacher receives a D in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and an H in the student performance category, the teacher's  compos-
 ite score shall be E;
   [(10)] J. If a teacher receives a D in the teacher observation catego-
 ry,  and an E in the student performance category, the teacher's compos-
 ite score shall be E;
   [(11)] K. If a teacher receives a D in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and a D in the student performance category, the teacher's composite
 score shall be D;
   [(12)] L. If a teacher receives a D in the teacher observation catego-
 ry, and an I in the student performance category, the teacher's  compos-
 ite score shall be I;
   [(13)]  M. If a teacher receives an I in the teacher observation cate-
 gory, and an H  in  the  student  performance  category,  the  teacher's
 composite score shall be D;
   [(14)]  N. If a teacher receives an I in the teacher observation cate-
 gory, and an E  in  the  student  performance  category,  the  teacher's
 composite score shall be D;
   [(15)]  O. If a teacher receives an I in the teacher observation cate-
 gory, and a D in the student performance category, the teacher's compos-
 ite score shall be I;
   [(16)] P. If a teacher receives an I in the teacher observation  cate-
 gory,  and  an  I  in  the  student  performance category, the teacher's
 composite score shall be I.
   § 28. Subdivision 7 of section 3012-d of the education law,  as  added
 by  section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015,
 is amended to read as follows:

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   7. The commissioner shall ensure that the process by which weights and
 scoring ranges are assigned to subcomponents and categories is transpar-
 ent and available to those being rated  before  the  beginning  of  each
 school  year. Such process must ensure that it is possible for a teacher
 or  principal  to  obtain any number of points in the applicable scoring
 ranges,  including  zero,  in  each  subcomponent.  The  superintendent,
 district  superintendent  or  chancellor  and  the representative of the
 collective bargaining unit (where  one  exists)  shall  certify  in  the
 district's  plan that the evaluation process shall use the standards for
 the scoring ranges provided by the commissioner.    [Provided,  however,
 that in any event, the following rules shall apply: a teacher or princi-
 pal who is:
   a.  rated  using two subcomponents in the student performance category
 and receives a rating of ineffective in such  category  shall  be  rated
 ineffective  overall,  except  that  if  the  measure used in the second
 subcomponent is a second state-provided growth score on a state-adminis-
 tered or sponsored test pursuant to clause (A) of  subparagraph  one  of
 paragraph  a of subdivision four of this section, a teacher or principal
 that receives a rating of ineffective in  such  category  shall  not  be
 eligible to receive a rating of effective or highly effective overall;
   b.  rated  using  only  the  state measure subcomponent in the student
 performance category and receives a rating of ineffective in such  cate-
 gory  shall  not  be eligible to receive a rating of effective or highly
 effective overall; and
   c. rated ineffective in the observations category shall not be  eligi-
 ble to receive a rating of effective or highly effective overall.]
   §  29. Subdivision 10 of section 3012-d of the education law, as added
 by section 2 of subpart E of part EE of chapter 56 of the laws of  2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   10.  The  local  collective  bargaining representative shall negotiate
 with the district:
   a. whether to use a second measure, and, in the event  that  a  second
 measure  is  used, which measure to use, pursuant to subparagraph two of
 paragraph a of subdivision four of this section [and];
   b. how to implement the provisions of paragraph b of subdivision  four
 of  this  section,  and  associated  regulations  as  established by the
 commissioner, in accordance with article fourteen of the  civil  service
 law; AND
   C.  THE SELECTION AND USE OF AN ASSESSMENT IN A TEACHER OR PRINCIPAL'S
 EVALUATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION AND PARAGRAPHS A
 AND B OF SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN OF THIS SECTION.
   § 30. Section 2 of subpart B of part AA of chapter 56 of the  laws  of
 2014  amending the education law relating to providing that standardized
 test scores shall not be included on a student's  permanent  record,  as
 amended  by section 35 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed on December 31, 2019].
   §  31.  Subdivision  10 of section 3209 of the education law is renum-
 bered subdivision 11 and a new  subdivision  10  is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   10.  EVERY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  RECEIVING FUNDS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT AN ACCOUNTING OF THE USE OF SUCH
 FUNDS IN THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR BEFORE THE END OF THE  SUCCEEDING  SCHOOL
 YEAR.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REVIEW  SUCH ACCOUNTING AND DEVELOP, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND  DISA-

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 BILITY  ASSISTANCE, AN IDENTIFICATION OF BEST PRACTICES TO SUPPORT HOME-
 LESS YOUTH.
   §  32.  Section 2801-a of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. EVERY SCHOOL SHALL DEFINE THE ROLES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY OF
 SCHOOL PERSONNEL, SECURITY PERSONNEL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN RESPONSE  TO
 STUDENT  MISCONDUCT THAT VIOLATES THE CODE OF CONDUCT. A SCHOOL DISTRICT
 OR CHARTER SCHOOL THAT EMPLOYS, CONTRACTS WITH, OR OTHERWISE RETAINS LAW
 ENFORCEMENT OR PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SECURITY  PERSONNEL,  INCLUDING  SCHOOL
 RESOURCE  OFFICERS,  SHALL ESTABLISH A WRITTEN CONTRACT OR MEMORANDUM OF
 UNDERSTANDING THAT IS DEVELOPED WITH  STAKEHOLDER  INPUT.  SUCH  WRITTEN
 CONTRACT  OR  MEMORANDUM  OF UNDERSTANDING SHALL DEFINE THE RELATIONSHIP
 BETWEEN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, STUDENTS,
 VISITORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE  SECURITY  PERSONNEL.
 SUCH  CONTRACT  OR  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH
 THE CODE OF CONDUCT, DEFINE  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OR  SECURITY  PERSONNEL'S
 ROLES,  RESPONSIBILITIES  AND  INVOLVEMENT  WITHIN  A SCHOOL AND CLEARLY
 DELEGATE THE ROLE OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINE  TO  THE  SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATION.
 SUCH  WRITTEN  CONTRACT OR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SHALL BE INCORPO-
 RATED INTO AND PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE DISTRICT SAFETY PLAN.
   § 33. The section heading of section 804  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 390 of the laws of 2016, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 7-a is added to read as follows:
   Health education regarding  mental  health,  alcohol,  drugs,  tobacco
 abuse,  AND  HEALTHY  RELATIONSHIPS  and the prevention and detection of
 certain cancers.
   7-A. (A) A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS EDUCATION INSTRUCTION  PROGRAM  SHALL
 BE  INCLUDED  WITHIN  THE  HEALTH  EDUCATION PROVIDED TO ALL STUDENTS IN
 GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE. SUCH  PROGRAMS  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO  AGE-APPROPRIATE,  MEDICALLY  ACCURATE  INSTRUCTION TEACHING
 COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL EDUCATION, SEXUAL HEALTH AND  HEALTHY  RELATIONSHIP
 PRACTICES.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE INCLUSIVE AND RESPECTFUL OF ALL PUPILS
 REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, DISABILITY,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,
 OR GENDER IDENTITY AND INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I)  IDENTIFICATION  AND  EXAMINATION OF IDEAS ABOUT HEALTHY RELATION-
 SHIPS AND BEHAVIORS LEARNED FROM HOME, FAMILY AND THE MEDIA;
   (II) SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-WORTH;
   (III) FRIENDSHIP AND EMPATHY;
   (IV) A DEFINITION OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE;
   (V) RECOGNITION OF WARNING SIGNS ESTABLISHED BY A DATING PARTNER;
   (VI) CHARACTERISTICS OF A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP;
   (VII) LINKS BETWEEN BULLYING AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE;
   (VIII) SAFE USE OF TECHNOLOGY;
   (IX) A DISCUSSION OF LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR  THOSE  IN  A  TEEN
 DATING VIOLENCE RELATIONSHIP;
   (X)  AN  AGE-APPROPRIATE  DEFINITION OF AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT CONSISTENT
 WITH THAT USED IN SECTION SIXTY-FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (XI) AGE-APPROPRIATE, MEDICALLY ACCURATE SEXUAL HEALTH;
   (XII)  AGE-APPROPRIATE  INSTRUCTING  TO  IDENTIFY  AND  REPORT  SEXUAL
 EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE; AND
   (XIII) INSTRUCTION TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
   (B)  THE  EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE ADDED TO THE
 HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
 HEALTH  AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES AND BE
 DESIGNED TO EDUCATE  STUDENTS  ABOUT  HEALTHY  RELATIONSHIPS.  PRIOR  TO
 ADOPTING  THE  EDUCATION  STANDARDS,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A

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 TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS  REGARDING  THE  SCOPE  AND
 SUBSTANCE OF THE STANDARDS. THE TASK FORCE SHALL:
   (I)  SEEK  THE  RECOMMENDATIONS  OF  TEACHERS,  SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS,
 TEACHER EDUCATORS AND OTHERS WITH EDUCATIONAL EXPERTISE IN THE  PROPOSED
 SUBJECT AREAS;
   (II) SEEK THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF EXPERTS AND ORGANIZATIONS EXPERIENCED
 IN THE PROPOSED SUBJECT AREAS; AND
   (III)  SEEK  COMMENT  FROM  PARENTS,  STUDENTS  AND  OTHER  INTERESTED
 PARTIES.
   (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AGE-APPROPRIATE MODEL INSTRUCTIONAL
 RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND EDUCATORS FOR  POTENTIAL  USE  IN  INSTRUCTING
 STUDENTS  ABOUT  PHYSICAL SELF-AWARENESS AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. SUCH
 RESOURCES SHALL BE DEVELOPED AFTER  CONSULTATION  WITH  EXPERTS  IN  THE
 FIELD.
   (D)  A  WEBPAGE  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  WEBSITE  SHALL BE DEDICATED TO
 PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO PARENTS, STUDENTS,  TEACHERS  AND
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT OFFICIALS RELATED TO COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL EDUCATION AND
 HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
   (E) FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SECTION  "AGE-APPROPRIATE"  SHALL  MEAN
 TOPICS,  MESSAGES,  AND  TEACHING METHODS SUITABLE TO PARTICULAR AGE AND
 DEVELOPMENTAL LEVELS, BASED ON COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL AND  EXPERI-
 ENCE  LEVEL OF MOST STUDENTS AT THAT AGE LEVEL, AND "MEDICALLY ACCURATE"
 SHALL  MEAN  INFORMATION  SUPPORTED  BY  PEER  REVIEWED,  EVIDENCE-BASED
 RESEARCH  RECOGNIZED  AS  ACCURATE BY LEADING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
 AND AGENCIES WITH RELEVANT EXPERIENCE SUCH AS THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSO-
 CIATION AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
   (F) NOTWITHSTANDING THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  SHALL  PROVIDE  REASONABLE  NOTICE TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF
 STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE  THAT  SUCH  INSTRUCTION  WILL  BE
 GIVEN  AND  THE  NATURE  OF  THE CURRICULUM. ANY PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A
 STUDENT IN GRADES SIX THROUGH TWELVE  MAY  DIRECT  THE  REMOVAL  OF  THE
 STUDENT  FROM  SUCH  INSTRUCTION  UPON  WRITTEN  NOTICE  TO  THE  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT.
   § 34. Section 305 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 60 to read as follows:
   60.  THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY
 SCHOOL DISTRICT ADOPT AND DISTRIBUTE A POLICY  REGARDING  SEX  DISCRIMI-
 NATION  PURSUANT  TO  TITLE  IX  OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, 20
 U.S.C. § 1681 ET SEQ., AND THAT SUCH POLICY SHALL  SPECIFICALLY  ADDRESS
 DISCRIMINATION  AGAINST  PREGNANT  AND PARENTING STUDENTS. PROVIDED THAT
 SUCH POLICIES SHALL INCLUDE: A. STUDENTS' RIGHTS TO ATTEND  CLASSES  AND
 PARTICIPATE  IN  EXTRACURRICULAR  ACTIVITIES  REGARDLESS  OF PREGNANT OR
 PARENTING STATUS; B. OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE UP  MISSED  CLASSWORK  OR  TO
 EXCUSE  ABSENCES  DUE TO PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH OR RELATED CONDITIONS; C.
 PROTECTIONS OF STUDENTS FROM  HARASSMENT;  AND  D.  A  FORMAL  GRIEVANCE
 PROCEDURE.
   §  35.  Subdivision b of section 2 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992,
 relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by  the
 consortium  for worker education in New York city, as amended by section
 25 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   b.  Reimbursement for programs approved in accordance with subdivision
 a of this section for the 2016--2017 school year shall not  exceed  60.3
 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per contact hour or thir-
 teen  dollars ninety cents per contact hour, reimbursement for the 2017-
 -2018 school year shall not exceed 60.4 percent of the  lesser  of  such

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 approvable  costs  per contact hour or thirteen dollars and ninety cents
 per contact hour, [and] reimbursement for  the  2018--2019  school  year
 shall not exceed 59.4 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per
 contact hour or fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents per contact hour,
 AND  REIMBURSEMENT  FOR THE 2019--2020 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED 57.7
 PERCENT OF THE LESSER OF SUCH  APPROVABLE  COSTS  PER  CONTACT  HOUR  OR
 FIFTEEN  DOLLARS  AND FIFTY-FIVE CENTS PER CONTACT HOUR, where a contact
 hour represents sixty minutes of instruction  services  provided  to  an
 eligible  adult.    Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the
 contrary, for the 2016--2017 school year such contact  hours  shall  not
 exceed  one million five hundred fifty-one thousand three hundred twelve
 (1,551,312); whereas for the 2017--2018 school year such  contact  hours
 shall  not  exceed  one  million  five  hundred forty-nine thousand four
 hundred sixty-three (1,549,463); [and] WHEREAS for the 2018--2019 school
 year such contact hours  shall  not  exceed  one  million  four  hundred
 sixty-three  thousand  nine hundred sixty-three (1,463,963), AND FOR THE
 2019--2020 SCHOOL YEAR SUCH CONTACT HOURS SHALL NOT EXCEED  ONE  MILLION
 TWO  HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND FIFTY-ONE (1,282,051).  Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law to the contrary, the apportionment calculated
 for the city school district of the city of New York pursuant to  subdi-
 vision  11  of section 3602 of the education law shall be computed as if
 such contact hours provided by the consortium for worker education,  not
 to  exceed  the contact hours set forth herein, were eligible for aid in
 accordance with the provisions of such subdivision 11 of section 3602 of
 the education law.
   § 36. Section 4 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to  fund-
 ing  a  program for work force education conducted by the consortium for
 worker education in New York city, is amended by adding a  new  subdivi-
 sion x to read as follows:
   X.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT APPLY AFTER THE
 COMPLETION OF PAYMENTS FOR THE 2019--2020 SCHOOL  YEAR.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL
 WITHHOLD A PORTION OF EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION AID  DUE  TO  THE
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO SUPPORT A PORTION OF THE
 COSTS OF THE WORK FORCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE CREDITED
 TO  THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FUND-LOCAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
 AND SHALL NOT  EXCEED  ELEVEN  MILLION  FIVE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
 ($11,500,000).
   §  37. Section 6 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund-
 ing a program for work force education conducted by the  consortium  for
 worker  education in New York city, as amended by section 27 of part CCC
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6. This act shall take effect July 1,  1992,  and  shall  be  deemed
 repealed on June 30, [2019] 2020.
   §  38. Subdivisions 22 and 24 of section 140 of chapter 82 of the laws
 of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid
 to school districts and the appropriation of funds for  the  support  of
 government,  as  amended  by section 28 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (22) sections one hundred twelve, one hundred  thirteen,  one  hundred
 fourteen,  one hundred fifteen and one hundred sixteen of this act shall
 take effect on July 1, 1995; provided, however, that section one hundred
 thirteen of this act shall remain in full force and effect until July 1,
 [2019] 2020 at which time it shall be deemed repealed;
   (24) sections one hundred eighteen through one hundred thirty of  this
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 July 1, 1995; provided further, however, that the amendments made pursu-
 ant to section one hundred twenty-four of this act shall be deemed to be
 repealed on and after July 1, [2019] 2020;
   §  39.  Section  12  of  chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, amending the
 education law relating to conditional appointment  of  school  district,
 charter  school or BOCES employees, as amended by section 31 of part CCC
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   § 12. This act shall take effect on the same date as  chapter  180  of
 the laws of 2000 takes effect, and shall expire July 1, [2019] 2020 when
 upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
   §  40.  Section  4  of  chapter  425 of the laws of 2002, amending the
 education law relating to  the  provision  of  supplemental  educational
 services,  attendance  at  a  safe  public  school and the suspension of
 pupils who bring a firearm to or possess  a  firearm  at  a  school,  as
 amended  by section 33 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002 and SECTION ONE  OF  THIS
 ACT  shall expire and be deemed repealed June 30, 2019, AND SECTIONS TWO
 AND THREE OF THIS ACT SHALL EXPIRE AND BE DEEMED REPEALED  ON  JUNE  30,
 2020.
   §  41.  Section  5  of  chapter  101 of the laws of 2003, amending the
 education law relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
 of 2001, as amended by section 34 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the  laws
 of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided that sections
 one, two and three of this act shall expire and be  deemed  repealed  on
 June 30, [2019] 2020.
   § 42. Section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the educa-
 tion  law and other laws relating to reorganization of the New York city
 school construction authority, board of education and community  boards,
 as  amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 61 of the laws of 2017, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 34. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002; provided, that sections
 one through twenty, twenty-four, and twenty-six through thirty  of  this
 act  shall  expire and be deemed repealed June 30, [2019] 2022 provided,
 further, that notwithstanding any provision of article 5 of the  general
 construction law, on June 30, [2019] 2022 the provisions of subdivisions
 3,  5,  and 8, paragraph b of subdivision 13, subdivision 14, paragraphs
 b, d, and e of subdivision 15, and subdivisions 17  and  21  of  section
 2554  of  the  education  law  as repealed by section three of this act,
 subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the  education  law  as  repealed  by
 section  six  of  this  act,  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section
 2590-b of the education law as repealed by section seven  of  this  act,
 section 2590-c of the education law as repealed by section eight of this
 act, paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 2590-d of the education law
 as  repealed by section twenty-six of this act, subdivision 1 of section
 2590-e of the education law as repealed by section twenty-seven of  this
 act,  subdivision  28 of section 2590-h of the education law as repealed
 by section twenty-eight of this act, subdivision 30 of section 2590-h of
 the education law as repealed by section twenty-nine of this act, subdi-
 vision 30-a of section 2590-h  of  the  education  law  as  repealed  by
 section  thirty  of  this  act  shall  be  revived  and  be read as such
 provisions existed in law on the date immediately preceding  the  effec-
 tive  date of this act; provided, however, that sections seven and eight
 of this act shall take effect on November  30,  2003;  provided  further
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 law made by section two of this act shall be subject to  the  expiration
 and  reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 12 of chapter 147
 of the laws of 2001, as amended, when upon such date the  provisions  of
 section four of this act shall take effect.
   §  43. Subdivision 12 of section 17 of chapter 345 of the laws of 2009
 amending the education law and other laws relating to the New York  city
 board of education, chancellor, community councils, and community super-
 intendents,  as amended by section 2 of part G of chapter 61 of the laws
 of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   12. any provision in sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
 eight, nine, ten and eleven of this act  not  otherwise  set  to  expire
 pursuant to section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, as amended, or
 section  17 of chapter 123 of the laws of 2003, as amended, shall expire
 and be deemed repealed June 30, [2019] 2022.
   § 44. Section 7 of chapter 472 of  the  laws  of  1998,  amending  the
 education law relating to the lease of school buses by school districts,
 as  amended by section 40 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 7. This act shall take effect September 1, 1998,  and  shall  expire
 and be deemed repealed September 1, [2019] 2021.
   §  45.  Section  2  of  chapter  552 of the laws of 1995, amending the
 education law relating to contracts for  the  transportation  of  school
 children,  as  amended by section 25 of part A of chapter 54 of the laws
 of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect on  the  first  day  of  January  next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall remain
 in  full  force  and effect until January 1, [2020] 2023, when upon such
 date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
   § 46. Section 26 of subpart F of part C of chapter 97 of the  laws  of
 2011 amending the education law relating to census reporting, as amended
 by  section 21-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is amended
 to read as follows:
   § 26. This act shall take effect immediately provided,  however,  that
 the provisions of section three of this act shall expire June 30, [2019]
 2024  when upon such date the provisions of such section shall be deemed
 repealed; provided, further that the provisions of sections eight, elev-
 en, twelve, thirteen and twenty of this act shall expire  July  1,  2014
 when  upon  such  date  the  provisions of such sections shall be deemed
 repealed.
   § 47. School bus driver training. In addition to apportionments other-
 wise provided by section 3602 of the education law, for aid  payable  in
 the 2019--2020 school year, the commissioner of education shall allocate
 school  bus  driver  training  grants  to school districts and boards of
 cooperative educational services pursuant to sections 3650-a, 3650-b and
 3650-c of the education law, or for contracts directly with not-for-pro-
 fit educational organizations for the purposes  of  this  section.  Such
 payments  shall  not exceed four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) per
 school year.
   § 48. Special apportionment for salary  expenses.  a.  Notwithstanding
 any  other  provision  of  law,  upon application to the commissioner of
 education, not sooner than the first day of  the  second  full  business
 week  of  June  2020  and  not later than the last day of the third full
 business week of June 2020, a school district eligible for an apportion-
 ment pursuant to section 3602 of the education law shall be eligible  to
 receive  an  apportionment pursuant to this section, for the school year
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 June 30, 2019 and such apportionment shall not exceed the sum of (i) the
 deficit  reduction assessment of 1990--1991 as determined by the commis-
 sioner of education, pursuant to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section
 3602 of the education law, as in effect through June 30, 1993, plus (ii)
 186  percent  of such amount for a city school district in a city with a
 population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants, plus (iii) 209 percent of
 such amount for a city school district in a city with  a  population  of
 more  than 195,000 inhabitants and less than 219,000 inhabitants accord-
 ing to the latest federal census, plus  (iv)  the  net  gap  elimination
 adjustment  for  2010--2011, as determined by the commissioner of educa-
 tion pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2010, plus (v) the gap elimi-
 nation adjustment for 2011--2012 as determined by  the  commissioner  of
 education  pursuant  to  subdivision 17 of section 3602 of the education
 law, and provided further that such apportionment shall not exceed  such
 salary  expenses.  Such  application shall be made by a school district,
 after the board of education or trustees have adopted a resolution to do
 so and in the case of a city school district in a city with a population
 in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the approval of the mayor of such
 city.
   b. The claim for an apportionment to be  paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  subdivision  a  of  this section shall be submitted to the
 commissioner of education on a form prescribed  for  such  purpose,  and
 shall  be  payable upon determination by such commissioner that the form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on the same day in September of the school year following  the  year  in
 which  application  was  made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph
 (4) of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance
 law, on the audit and warrant  of  the  state  comptroller  on  vouchers
 certified  or  approved  by  the commissioner of education in the manner
 prescribed by law from moneys in the state lottery  fund  and  from  the
 general  fund  to  the  extent that the amount paid to a school district
 pursuant to this section exceeds the amount, if  any,  due  such  school
 district pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section  3609-a  of  the  education law in the school year following the
 year in which application was made.
   c. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of  the  education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions  a  and  b of this section shall first be deducted from the
 following payments due  the  school  district  during  the  school  year
 following  the  year  in which application was made pursuant to subpara-
 graphs (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  3609-a of the education law in the following order: the lottery
 apportionment payable pursuant to subparagraph  (2)  of  such  paragraph
 followed by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph (4)
 of  such  paragraph  and then followed by the district's payments to the
 teachers' retirement system pursuant to subparagraph (1) of  such  para-
 graph, and any remainder to be deducted from the individualized payments
 due  the  district  pursuant to paragraph b of such subdivision shall be
 deducted on a chronological basis starting with the earliest payment due
 the district.
   § 49. Special apportionment for public pension accruals. a.   Notwith-
 standing any other provision of law, upon application to the commission-
 er  of education, not later than June 30, 2020, a school district eligi-
 ble for an apportionment pursuant to section 3602 of the  education  law
 shall  be eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to this section,
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 not  exceed  the  additional  accruals  required  to  be  made by school
 districts in the 2004--2005 and 2005--2006 school years associated  with
 changes  for  such  public pension liabilities. The amount of such addi-
 tional  accrual  shall  be certified to the commissioner of education by
 the president of the board of education or the trustees or, in the  case
 of  a  city  school  district  in  a city with a population in excess of
 125,000 inhabitants, the mayor of such city. Such application  shall  be
 made by a school district, after the board of education or trustees have
 adopted  a resolution to do so and in the case of a city school district
 in a city with a population in excess of 125,000 inhabitants,  with  the
 approval of the mayor of such city.
   b.  The  claim  for  an  apportionment to be paid to a school district
 pursuant to subdivision a of this section  shall  be  submitted  to  the
 commissioner  of  education  on  a form prescribed for such purpose, and
 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that  the  form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on  the  same  day in September of the school year following the year in
 which application was made as funds provided  pursuant  to  subparagraph
 (4) of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance
 law,  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of the state comptroller on vouchers
 certified or approved by the commissioner of  education  in  the  manner
 prescribed  by  law  from  moneys in the state lottery fund and from the
 general fund to the extent that the amount paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  this  section  exceeds the amount, if any, due such school
 district pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the  school  year  following  the
 year in which application was made.
   c.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions a and b of this section shall first be  deducted  from  the
 following  payments  due  the  school  district  during  the school year
 following the year in which application was made  pursuant  to  subpara-
 graphs  (1),  (2),  (3),  (4) and (5) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the  lottery
 apportionment  payable  pursuant  to  subparagraph (2) of such paragraph
 followed by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph (4)
 of such paragraph and then followed by the district's  payments  to  the
 teachers'  retirement  system pursuant to subparagraph (1) of such para-
 graph, and any remainder to be deducted from the individualized payments
 due the district pursuant to paragraph b of such  subdivision  shall  be
 deducted on a chronological basis starting with the earliest payment due
 the district.
   § 50. Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule, or regulation to
 the  contrary,  the  city school district of the city of Rochester, upon
 the consent of the board of  cooperative  educational  services  of  the
 supervisory  district  serving  its  geographic region may purchase from
 such board for the 2019--2020 school year,  as  a  non-component  school
 district, services required by article 19 of the education law.
   §  51. The amounts specified in this section shall be a set-aside from
 the state funds which each such district is  receiving  from  the  total
 foundation aid:
   a.  for the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or
 magnet school programs for the 2019--2020  school  year.  For  the  city
 school  district  of  the  city of New York there shall be a setaside of
 foundation aid equal to forty-eight  million  one  hundred  seventy-five
 thousand  dollars  ($48,175,000) including five hundred thousand dollars

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 ($500,000) for the Andrew Jackson High  School;  for  the  Buffalo  city
 school   district,   twenty-one  million  twenty-five  thousand  dollars
 ($21,025,000); for the Rochester city school district,  fifteen  million
 dollars  ($15,000,000);  for the Syracuse city school district, thirteen
 million dollars ($13,000,000); for the  Yonkers  city  school  district,
 forty-nine  million five hundred thousand dollars ($49,500,000); for the
 Newburgh city school district, four million six hundred forty-five thou-
 sand dollars ($4,645,000); for the Poughkeepsie  city  school  district,
 two million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($2,475,000); for
 the Mount Vernon city school district, two million dollars ($2,000,000);
 for  the New Rochelle city school district, one million four hundred ten
 thousand dollars ($1,410,000); for the Schenectady city school district,
 one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000);  for  the  Port
 Chester  city  school  district,  one million one hundred fifty thousand
 dollars ($1,150,000); for the White Plains city  school  district,  nine
 hundred  thousand  dollars ($900,000); for the Niagara Falls city school
 district, six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); for the  Albany  city
 school  district,  three  million  five  hundred  fifty thousand dollars
 ($3,550,000); for the Utica city school district,  two  million  dollars
 ($2,000,000);  for  the Beacon city school district, five hundred sixty-
 six  thousand  dollars  ($566,000);  for  the  Middletown  city   school
 district,  four  hundred  thousand  dollars ($400,000); for the Freeport
 union free school district, four hundred  thousand  dollars  ($400,000);
 for  the  Greenburgh  central  school  district,  three hundred thousand
 dollars ($300,000);  for  the  Amsterdam  city  school  district,  eight
 hundred  thousand  dollars  ($800,000);  for  the  Peekskill city school
 district, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); and  for  the  Hudson
 city school district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).
   b.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
 a school district setting aside such foundation  aid  pursuant  to  this
 section  may  use  such  setaside  funds  for:  (i) any instructional or
 instructional support costs associated with the operation  of  a  magnet
 school; or
   (ii)  any instructional or instructional support costs associated with
 implementation of an alternative approach to  promote  diversity  and/or
 enhancement  of  the  instructional  program and raising of standards in
 elementary and secondary schools of school districts having  substantial
 concentrations of minority students.
   c.  The  commissioner of education shall not be authorized to withhold
 foundation aid from a school district that used such funds in accordance
 with this paragraph, notwithstanding any inconsistency  with  a  request
 for  proposals issued by such commissioner for the purpose of attendance
 improvement and dropout prevention for the 2019--2020 school  year,  and
 for  any city school district in a city having a population of more than
 one  million,  the  setaside  for  attendance  improvement  and  dropout
 prevention  shall  equal  the amount set aside in the base year. For the
 2019--2020 school year, it is further  provided  that  any  city  school
 district  in  a  city having a population of more than one million shall
 allocate at least one-third of any increase from  base  year  levels  in
 funds set aside pursuant to the requirements of this section to communi-
 ty-based  organizations.  Any increase required pursuant to this section
 to community-based organizations must  be  in  addition  to  allocations
 provided to community-based organizations in the base year.
   d.  For the purpose of teacher support for the 2019--2020 school year:
 for the city school district of the city of New York, sixty-two  million
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 school  district,  one  million seven hundred forty-one thousand dollars
 ($1,741,000); for the Rochester city school district, one million seven-
 ty six thousand  dollars  ($1,076,000);  for  the  Yonkers  city  school
 district,   one   million   one  hundred  forty-seven  thousand  dollars
 ($1,147,000); and for the Syracuse city school district,  eight  hundred
 nine  thousand  dollars ($809,000). All funds made available to a school
 district pursuant to this section shall be  distributed  among  teachers
 including  prekindergarten teachers and teachers of adult vocational and
 academic subjects in accordance with this section and shall be in  addi-
 tion  to  salaries heretofore or hereafter negotiated or made available;
 provided, however, that all funds distributed pursuant to  this  section
 for  the  current year shall be deemed to incorporate all funds distrib-
 uted pursuant to former subdivision 27 of section 3602 of the  education
 law  for prior years. In school districts where the teachers are repres-
 ented by certified or  recognized  employee  organizations,  all  salary
 increases  funded  pursuant to this section shall be determined by sepa-
 rate collective negotiations conducted pursuant to  the  provisions  and
 procedures  of  article 14 of the civil service law, notwithstanding the
 existence of a negotiated agreement between  a  school  district  and  a
 certified or recognized employee organization.
   §  52.  Support  of  public libraries. The moneys appropriated for the
 support of public libraries by a chapter of the laws  of  2018  enacting
 the  aid  to  localities  budget shall be apportioned for the 2019--2020
 state fiscal year in accordance with the  provisions  of  sections  271,
 272,  273,  282,  284,  and  285  of the education law as amended by the
 provisions of this chapter and the provisions of this section,  provided
 that library construction aid pursuant to section 273-a of the education
 law  shall  not  be  payable  from the appropriations for the support of
 public libraries and provided further that no library, library system or
 program, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall receive less
 total system or program aid than it received  for  the  year  2001--2002
 except as a result of a reduction adjustment necessary to conform to the
 appropriations for support of public libraries.
   Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary the moneys
 appropriated for the support of public libraries for the year 2019--2020
 by a chapter of the laws of 2019 enacting the education, labor and fami-
 ly assistance budget shall fulfill the  state's  obligation  to  provide
 such aid and, pursuant to a plan developed by the commissioner of educa-
 tion  and  approved  by  the  director of the budget, the aid payable to
 libraries and library systems pursuant to such appropriations  shall  be
 reduced  proportionately  to assure that the total amount of aid payable
 does not exceed the total appropriations for such purpose.
   § 53. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and
 if the application of  any  clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,
 section  or  part  of  this  act  to any person or circumstance shall be
 adjudged by any court of competent  jurisdiction  to  be  invalid,  such
 judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the applica-
 tion of any such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, part
 of  this  act  or  remainder  thereof,  as the case may be, to any other
 person or circumstance, but shall be confined in its  operation  to  the
 clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof
 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment  shall  have
 been rendered.
   §  54.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2019, provided,
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   1. Sections one, three, four, five, five-a, six, seven,  eight,  nine,
 ten,  sixteen,  seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twen-
 ty-two, twenty-three, thirty-two, thirty-four,  forty-seven,  fifty  and
 fifty-one of this act shall take effect July 1, 2019;
   2.  Sections  eleven,  twelve, thirteen and fourteen of this act shall
 take effect July 1, 2020;
   3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7-a of section 804  of  the  education
 law,  as  added  by  section thirty-three of this act, shall take effect
 July 1, 2019;
   4. The amendments to section 3614 of the education law made by section
 two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
 deemed repealed therewith; and
   5. The amendments to chapter 756 of the  laws  of  1992,  relating  to
 funding  a  program for work force education conducted by the consortium
 for worker education in New York City made by sections  thirty-five  and
 thirty-six  of  this act shall not affect the repeal of such chapter and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                  PART B
 
   Section 1. Section 7408 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY FIRM ESTABLISHED TO
 LAWFULLY  ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY PURSUANT TO ARTI-
 CLE FIFTEEN OF THE BUSINESS CORPORATION LAW, ARTICLES ONE AND EIGHT-B OF
 THE PARTNERSHIP LAW, OR ARTICLES TWELVE  AND  THIRTEEN  OF  THE  LIMITED
 LIABILITY  COMPANY  LAW SHALL BE DEEMED ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION.
   § 2. Section 1503 of the business corporation law is amended by adding
 a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) ANY FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF INCORPORATING  AS
 A  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE  CORPORATION  FORMED  TO LAWFULLY ENGAGE IN THE
 PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY, AS SUCH PRACTICE IS RESPECTIVELY DEFINED
 UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW  SHALL  BE
 REQUIRED  TO  SHOW  (1)  THAT  A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE
 FIRM, IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS, INCLUDING OWNERSHIP-BASED COMPEN-
 SATION, AND VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY THE FIRM'S OWNERS, BELONGS TO INDIVID-
 UALS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN SOME STATE, AND (2) THAT
 ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION  WHOSE  PRINCIPAL
 PLACE  OF BUSINESS IS IN THIS STATE, AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE
 OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN THIS STATE, HOLD A VALID LICENSE  ISSUED  UNDER
 SECTION  SEVENTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  FOUR  OF THE EDUCATION LAW OR ARE PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANTS LICENSED UNDER SECTION  SEVENTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  FIVE  OF  THE
 EDUCATION  LAW. ALTHOUGH FIRMS MAY INCLUDE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS, THE FIRM
 AND ITS OWNERS MUST COMPLY WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD  OF
 REGENTS.    NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS PARAGRAPH, A FIRM
 INCORPORATED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT HAVE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS IF  THE
 FIRM'S NAME INCLUDES THE WORDS "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT," OR "CERTI-
 FIED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANTS,"  OR THE ABBREVIATIONS "CPA" OR "CPAS".  EACH
 NON-LICENSEE OWNER OF A FIRM THAT IS  INCORPORATED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE  A NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS OF
 THE FIRM OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 "ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE" MEANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS OR TO OTHER-
 WISE  INDIVIDUALLY TAKE PART IN THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OR MANAGEMENT OF
 THE FIRM. SUCH A FIRM SHALL HAVE ATTACHED TO ITS CERTIFICATE OF INCORPO-
 RATION A CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES DEMONSTRATING THE FIRM'S COMPLIANCE

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 WITH THIS PARAGRAPH, IN LIEU OF THE CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES REQUIRED
 BY SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. Section 1507 of the business corporation law is amended by adding
 a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  ANY FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF INCORPORATING AS
 A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF  SECTION
 FIFTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE  OF THIS ARTICLE MAY ISSUE SHARES TO INDIVIDUALS
 WHO ARE AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO PRACTICE IN THIS STATE A  PROFESSION  WHICH
 SUCH  CORPORATION  IS  AUTHORIZED  TO  PRACTICE AND WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN
 ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF SUCH PROFESSION  IN  SUCH  CORPORATION  OR  A
 PREDECESSOR  ENTITY,  OR WHO WILL ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF SUCH PROFES-
 SION IN SUCH CORPORATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE DATE SUCH SHARES  ARE
 ISSUED  AND  MAY  ALSO  ISSUE SHARES TO EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION NOT
 LICENSED AS CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, PROVIDED THAT:
   (I) AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF  STOCK  OF
 THE CORPORATION ARE OWNED BY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,
   (II)  AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE DIRECTORS ARE CERTIFIED PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANTS,
   (III) AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE OFFICERS ARE CERTIFIED  PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANTS,
   (IV)  THE PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE
 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR OFFICERS ARE  CERTIFIED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANTS.
 NO  SHAREHOLDER OF A FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF INCOR-
 PORATING AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H)
 OF SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  ENTER  INTO  A
 VOTING  TRUST AGREEMENT, PROXY OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF AGREEMENT VESTING IN
 ANOTHER PERSON, OTHER THAN ANOTHER SHAREHOLDER OF THE SAME  CORPORATION,
 THE  AUTHORITY  TO  EXERCISE  VOTING  POWER  OF ANY OR ALL OF HIS OR HER
 SHARES. ALL  SHARES  ISSUED,  AGREEMENTS  MADE  OR  PROXIES  GRANTED  IN
 VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE VOID.
   § 4. Section 1508 of the business corporation law is amended by adding
 a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  THE  DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF ANY FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSI-
 NESS PURPOSE OF INCORPORATING  AS  A  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE  CORPORATION
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE  MAY  INCLUDE  INDIVIDUALS  WHO  ARE NOT LICENSED TO PRACTICE PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY, PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT AT LEAST  FIFTY-ONE  PERCENT  OF  THE
 DIRECTORS, AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE OFFICERS AND THE PRESIDENT,
 THE  CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI-
 CER OR OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED BY  LAW  TO  PRACTICE  IN  THIS  STATE  A
 PROFESSION  WHICH  SUCH  CORPORATION  IS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE, AND ARE
 EITHER SHAREHOLDERS OF SUCH CORPORATION OR ENGAGED IN  THE  PRACTICE  OF
 THEIR PROFESSIONS IN SUCH CORPORATION.
   § 5. Section 1509 of the business corporation law, as amended by chap-
 ter 550 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
 § 1509. Disqualification   of   shareholders,  directors,  officers  and
           employees.
   If any shareholder, director, officer or employee  of  a  professional
 service  corporation,  including  a  design  professional service corpo-
 ration, OR ANY FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF  INCORPORAT-
 ING  AS  A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF
 SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, who  has  been  rendering
 professional service to the public becomes legally disqualified to prac-
 tice  his  profession  within  this state, he shall sever all employment
 with, and financial interests (other than interests as a  creditor)  in,
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 this article. All provisions of law regulating the rendering of  profes-
 sional  services  by  a  person  elected or appointed to a public office
 shall be applicable to a shareholder, director, officer and employee  of
 such  corporation  in the same manner and to the same extent as if fully
 set forth herein. Such legal disqualification to practice his profession
 within this state shall be deemed to constitute an irrevocable offer  by
 the  disqualified  shareholder  to  sell  his shares to the corporation,
 pursuant to the provisions of section 1510 of this  article  or  of  the
 certificate of incorporation, by-laws or agreement among the corporation
 and all shareholders, whichever is applicable. Compliance with the terms
 of  such  offer  shall be specifically enforceable in the courts of this
 state. A professional service corporation's failure to  enforce  compli-
 ance with this provision shall constitute a ground for forfeiture of its
 certificate of incorporation and its dissolution.
   § 6. Paragraph (a) of section 1511 of the business corporation law, as
 amended  by  chapter 550 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new para-
 graph (c) is added to read as follows:
   (a) No shareholder of a professional service corporation [or], INCLUD-
 ING a design professional service corporation, OR ANY  FIRM  ESTABLISHED
 FOR  THE  BUSINESS  PURPOSE  OF  INCORPORATING AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
 CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF SECTION FIFTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE
 OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  may  sell or transfer his shares in such corporation
 except to another individual who is eligible to have  shares  issued  to
 him  by  such  corporation  or except in trust to another individual who
 would be eligible to receive shares if he were employed  by  the  corpo-
 ration.  Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be construed to prohibit the
 transfer of shares by operation of law or by court decree.  No transfer-
 ee of shares by operation of law or court decree may vote the shares for
 any purpose whatsoever except with respect  to  corporate  action  under
 sections  909 and 1001 of this chapter. The restriction in the preceding
 sentence shall not apply, however, where such transferee would be eligi-
 ble to have shares issued to him if he were an employee  of  the  corpo-
 ration  and,  if  there are other shareholders, a majority of such other
 shareholders shall fail to redeem the shares so transferred, pursuant to
 section 1510 of this article, within sixty  days  of  receiving  written
 notice  of  such  transfer. Any sale or transfer, except by operation of
 law or court decree or except for a corporation having only  one  share-
 holder,  may be made only after the same shall have been approved by the
 board of directors, or at a shareholders' meeting specially  called  for
 such  purpose  by  such  proportion,  not  less  than a majority, of the
 outstanding shares as may be provided in  the  certificate  of  incorpo-
 ration  or  in  the by-laws of such professional service corporation. At
 such shareholders' meeting the shares held by the shareholder  proposing
 to  sell  or  transfer  his  shares  may not be voted or counted for any
 purpose, unless all shareholders consent that such shares  be  voted  or
 counted.  The certificate of incorporation or the by-laws of the profes-
 sional service corporation, or the professional service corporation  and
 the  shareholders  by  private  agreement, may provide, in lieu of or in
 addition to the foregoing provisions, for the alienation of  shares  and
 may  require  the  redemption  or purchase of such shares by such corpo-
 ration at prices and in a manner specifically  set  forth  therein.  The
 existence  of  the  restrictions  on  the sale or transfer of shares, as
 contained in this article and, if  applicable,  in  the  certificate  of
 incorporation,  by-laws,  stock  purchase or stock redemption agreement,
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 for  shares  issued  by  a professional service corporation. Any sale or
 transfer in violation of such restrictions shall be void.
   (C)  A FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF INCORPORATING AS A
 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (H)  OF  SECTION
 FIFTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE, SHALL PURCHASE OR REDEEM THE
 SHARES OF A NON-LICENSED PROFESSIONAL SHAREHOLDER IN THE CASE OF HIS  OR
 HER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER SUCH TERMINATION.
 A  FIRM  ESTABLISHED  FOR  THE  BUSINESS  PURPOSE  OF INCORPORATING AS A
 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (H)  OF  SECTION
 FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE
 OR  REDEEM  THE  SHARES OF A TERMINATED NON-LICENSED PROFESSIONAL SHARE-
 HOLDER IF SUCH SHARES, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER  SUCH  TERMINATION,  ARE
 SOLD  OR  TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OF THE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO
 THIS ARTICLE.
   § 7. Paragraph (a) of section 1512 of the business corporation law, as
 amended by chapter 550 of the laws  of  2011,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a) Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, the name of a profes-
 sional service corporation,  including  a  design  professional  service
 corporation  AND ANY FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF INCOR-
 PORATING AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H)
 OF SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, may contain  any  word
 which,  at  the  time  of  incorporation, could be used in the name of a
 partnership practicing a profession which the corporation is  authorized
 to  practice,  and  may  not contain any word which could not be used by
 such a partnership.   Provided, however,  the  name  of  a  professional
 service corporation may not contain the name of a deceased person unless
   (1) such  person's  name was part of the corporate name at the time of
 such person's death; or
   (2) such person's name was part of the name of an existing partnership
 and at least two-thirds of such partnership's partners become sharehold-
 ers of the corporation.
   § 8. Section 1514 of the business corporation law is amended by adding
 a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) EACH FIRM ESTABLISHED FOR THE BUSINESS PURPOSE OF INCORPORATING AS
 A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF  SECTION
 FIFTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL, AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE
 YEARS ON OR BEFORE THE  DATE  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  LICENSING  AUTHORITY,
 FURNISH  A  STATEMENT  TO  THE LICENSING AUTHORITY LISTING THE NAMES AND
 RESIDENCE ADDRESSES OF EACH SHAREHOLDER, DIRECTOR AND  OFFICER  OF  SUCH
 CORPORATION  AND  CERTIFY  AS THE DATE OF CERTIFICATION AND AT ALL TIMES
 OVER THE ENTIRE THREE YEAR PERIOD THAT:
   (I) AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF  STOCK  OF
 THE CORPORATION ARE AND WERE OWNED BY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,
   (II)  AT  LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE DIRECTORS ARE AND WERE CERTI-
 FIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,
   (III) AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE OFFICERS ARE AND  WERE  CERTI-
 FIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS,
   (IV)  THE PRESIDENT, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE
 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  OR  OFFICERS  ARE  AND  WERE  CERTIFIED  PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANTS.
 THE  STATEMENT  SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OR ANY CERTIFIED PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANT VICE-PRESIDENT AND  ATTESTED  TO  BY  THE  SECRETARY  OR  ANY
 ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION.
   § 9. Paragraph (d) of section 1525 of the business corporation law, as
 added by chapter 505 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:

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   (d) "Foreign  professional  service  corporation" means a professional
 service corporation, whether or not denominated as such, organized under
 the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state, all of the  sharehold-
 ers,  directors  and  officers  of  which are authorized and licensed to
 practice  the  profession  for  which such corporation is licensed to do
 business; except that all shareholders,  directors  and  officers  of  a
 foreign  professional service corporation which provides health services
 in this state shall be licensed in this state. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW A FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE  CORPORATION  FORMED  TO
 LAWFULLY  ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY, AS SUCH PRACTICE
 IS DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, OR
 EQUIVALENT STATE LAW, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW (1) THAT A SIMPLE MAJOR-
 ITY OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE  FIRM,  IN  TERMS  OF  FINANCIAL  INTERESTS,
 INCLUDING  OWNERSHIP-BASED  COMPENSATION,  AND VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY THE
 FIRM'S OWNERS,  BELONGS  TO  INDIVIDUALS  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE  PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY  IN  SOME  STATE, AND (2) THAT ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF A FOREIGN
 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS IN
 THIS STATE, AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN
 THIS STATE, HOLD A  VALID  LICENSE  ISSUED  UNDER  SECTION  SEVENTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED  FOUR  OF  THE  EDUCATION LAW OR ARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LICENSED
 UNDER SECTION SEVENTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIVE OF THE EDUCATION  LAW.  ALTHOUGH
 FIRMS  MAY  INCLUDE  NON-LICENSEE  OWNERS,  THE FIRM AND ITS OWNERS MUST
 COMPLY WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING  THE  FOREGOING,  A  FIRM REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT
 HAVE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS IF THE FIRM'S NAME INCLUDES THE  WORDS  "CERTI-
 FIED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANT,"  OR  "CERTIFIED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANTS," OR THE
 ABBREVIATIONS "CPA" OR "CPAS." EACH NON-LICENSEE OWNER OF A FIRM THAT IS
 OPERATING UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE  A  NATURAL  PERSON  WHO  ACTIVELY
 PARTICIPATES  IN  THE  BUSINESS  OF THE FIRM OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES,
 PROVIDED EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF AN EQUITY INTEREST IN SUCH ENTITY IS A
 NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE  BUSINESS  CONDUCTED  BY
 THE  FIRM  OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
 "ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE" MEANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS OR TO OTHER-
 WISE INDIVIDUALLY TAKE PART IN THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OR MANAGEMENT  OF
 THE FIRM.
   §  10.  Subdivision (q) of section 121-1500 of the partnership law, as
 amended by chapter 475 of the laws  of  2014,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (q)  Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed
 to provide medical services in this state must be licensed  pursuant  to
 article  131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state and
 each partner of a registered limited  liability  partnership  formed  to
 provide dental services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti-
 cle  133 of the education law to practice dentistry in this state.  Each
 partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed to  provide
 veterinary  services  in this state must be licensed pursuant to article
 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this  state.
 EACH  PARTNER  OF  A  REGISTERED LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP FORMED TO
 PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES, WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE  OF  BUSINESS
 IS  IN  THIS STATE AND WHO PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES, MUST BE
 LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 149 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY IN THIS STATE. Each partner of a registered limited  liabil-
 ity partnership formed to provide professional engineering, land survey-
 ing,  geological  services, architectural and/or landscape architectural
 services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 145, article
 147 and/or article 148 of the education law to practice one or  more  of

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 such  professions  in  this  state. Each partner of a registered limited
 liability partnership formed to provide licensed  clinical  social  work
 services  in  this state must be licensed pursuant to article 154 of the
 education law to practice clinical social work in this state. Each part-
 ner  of  a  registered  limited  liability partnership formed to provide
 creative arts therapy services in this state must be  licensed  pursuant
 to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts therapy in
 this  state.  Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership
 formed to provide marriage and family therapy  services  in  this  state
 must  be  licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to prac-
 tice marriage and family therapy in this state. Each partner of a regis-
 tered limited liability partnership  formed  to  provide  mental  health
 counseling  services  in this state must be licensed pursuant to article
 163 of the education law to practice mental health  counseling  in  this
 state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed
 to provide psychoanalysis services in this state must be licensed pursu-
 ant  to  article  163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in
 this state. Each partner of a registered limited  liability  partnership
 formed  to  provide applied behavior analysis service in this state must
 be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the education law to
 practice applied behavior analysis in this  state.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  A  LIMITED  LIABILITY  PARTNERSHIP FORMED TO
 LAWFULLY ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY, AS SUCH  PRACTICE
 IS RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE 149 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL BE
 REQUIRED  TO  SHOW  (1)  THAT  A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE
 FIRM, IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS, INCLUDING OWNERSHIP-BASED COMPEN-
 SATION, AND VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY THE FIRM'S OWNERS, BELONGS TO INDIVID-
 UALS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN SOME STATE, AND (2) THAT
 ALL PARTNERS OF A LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
 BUSINESS IS IN THIS STATE, AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY IN THIS STATE, HOLD A VALID  LICENSE  ISSUED  UNDER  SECTION
 7404  OF  THE  EDUCATION  LAW  OR  ARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LICENSED UNDER
 SECTION 7405 OF THE EDUCATION LAW. ALTHOUGH FIRMS MAY INCLUDE NON-LICEN-
 SEE OWNERS, THE FIRM AND ITS OWNERS MUST COMPLY WITH  RULES  PROMULGATED
 BY  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF REGENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, A FIRM
 REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT HAVE NON-LICENSEE  OWNERS  IF  THE
 FIRM'S NAME INCLUDES THE WORDS "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT," OR "CERTI-
 FIED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTS," OR THE ABBREVIATIONS "CPA" OR "CPAS." EACH NON-
 LICENSEE OWNER OF A FIRM THAT IS INCORPORATED UNDER THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 BE (1) A NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS OF THE
 FIRM  OR  ITS  AFFILIATED ENTITIES, OR (2) AN ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, A PARTNERSHIP OR  PROFESSIONAL  CORPORATION,  PROVIDED  EACH
 BENEFICIAL  OWNER  OF  AN  EQUITY  INTEREST  IN SUCH ENTITY IS A NATURAL
 PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS CONDUCTED BY  THE  FIRM
 OR  ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "ACTIVELY
 PARTICIPATE" MEANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS OR TO OTHERWISE  INDI-
 VIDUALLY TAKE PART IN THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OR MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRM.
   §  11.  Subdivision (q) of section 121-1502 of the partnership law, as
 amended by chapter 475 of the laws  of  2014,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (q)  Each  partner  of  a  foreign limited liability partnership which
 provides medical services in this state must  be  licensed  pursuant  to
 article  131  of the education law to practice medicine in the state and
 each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership  which  provides
 dental services in the state must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of
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 foreign  limited liability partnership which provides veterinary service
 in the state shall be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the  education
 law  to  practice  veterinary  medicine in this state. Each partner of a
 foreign  limited liability partnership which provides professional engi-
 neering, land surveying, geological services, architectural and/or land-
 scape architectural services in this state must be licensed pursuant  to
 article  145,  article  147  and/or  article 148 of the education law to
 practice one or more of such professions.   EACH PARTNER  OF  A  FOREIGN
 REGISTERED  LIMITED  LIABILITY  PARTNERSHIP  FORMED  TO  PROVIDE  PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES, WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS IN THIS STATE
 AND WHO PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES, MUST BE LICENSED  PURSUANT
 TO  ARTICLE  149  OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN
 THIS STATE. Each partner of  a  foreign  limited  liability  partnership
 which provides licensed clinical social work services in this state must
 be  licensed  pursuant  to  article 154 of the education law to practice
 licensed clinical social work in this state. Each partner of  a  foreign
 limited  liability  partnership  which  provides  creative  arts therapy
 services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163  of  the
 education  law  to  practice  creative  arts therapy in this state. Each
 partner of  a  foreign  limited  liability  partnership  which  provides
 marriage  and  family  therapy  services  in this state must be licensed
 pursuant to article 163 of the education law to  practice  marriage  and
 family  therapy in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liabil-
 ity partnership which provides mental health counseling services in this
 state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education  law  to
 practice  mental  health  counseling  in  this  state. Each partner of a
 foreign limited  liability  partnership  which  provides  psychoanalysis
 services  in  this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the
 education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. Each partner  of
 a  foreign limited liability partnership which provides applied behavior
 analysis services in this state must be licensed or  certified  pursuant
 to  article 167 of the education law to practice applied behavior analy-
 sis in this state.   NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  A
 FOREIGN  LIMITED  LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP FORMED TO LAWFULLY ENGAGE IN THE
 PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY, AS SUCH PRACTICE IS RESPECTIVELY DEFINED
 UNDER ARTICLE 149 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  SHOW  (1)
 THAT  A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE FIRM, IN TERMS OF FINAN-
 CIAL  INTERESTS,  INCLUDING  OWNERSHIP-BASED  COMPENSATION,  AND  VOTING
 RIGHTS  HELD  BY  THE  FIRM'S OWNERS, BELONGS TO INDIVIDUALS LICENSED TO
 PRACTICE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN SOME STATE, AND (2) THAT ALL PARTNERS  OF
 A  FOREIGN  LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSI-
 NESS IS IN THIS STATE, AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN  THE  PRACTICE  OF  PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY  IN  THIS  STATE,  HOLD A VALID LICENCE ISSUED UNDER SECTION
 7404 OF THE EDUCATION LAW  OR  ARE  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANTS  LICENSED  UNDER
 SECTION 7405 OF THE EDUCATION LAW. ALTHOUGH FIRMS MAY INCLUDE NON-LICEN-
 SEE  OWNERS,  THE FIRM AND ITS OWNERS MUST COMPLY WITH RULES PROMULGATED
 BY THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  FOREGOING,  A  FIRM
 REGISTERED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION MAY NOT HAVE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS IF THE
 FIRM'S NAME INCLUDES THE WORDS "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT," OR "CERTI-
 FIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS," OR THE ABBREVIATIONS "CPA" OR  "CPAS."    EACH
 NON-LICENSEE  OWNER  OF  A  FIRM THAT IS INCORPORATED UNDER THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE (1) A NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE  BUSINESS
 OF THE FIRM OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES, OR (2) AN ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, A PARTNERSHIP OR PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, PROVIDED EACH
 BENEFICIAL  OWNER  OF  AN  EQUITY  INTEREST  IN SUCH ENTITY IS A NATURAL
 PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS CONDUCTED BY  THE  FIRM

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 OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "ACTIVELY
 PARTICIPATE"  MEANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS OR TO OTHERWISE INDI-
 VIDUALLY TAKE PART IN THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OR MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRM.
   §  12.  Subdivision  (h) of section 121-101 of the partnership law, as
 added by chapter 950 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   (h) "Limited partnership" and  "domestic  limited  partnership"  mean,
 unless  the  context otherwise requires, a partnership (i) formed by two
 or more persons pursuant to this article or which complies with subdivi-
 sion (a) of section 121-1202 of this article and (ii) having one or more
 general partners and one or more limited partners.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISIONS OF LAW A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OR DOMESTIC LIMITED PART-
 NERSHIP FORMED TO LAWFULLY ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY,
 AS SUCH PRACTICE IS RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE 149 OF THE EDUCA-
 TION LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW (1) THAT A  SIMPLE  MAJORITY  OF  THE
 OWNERSHIP OF THE FIRM, IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS, INCLUDING OWNER-
 SHIP-BASED  COMPENSATION,  AND  VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY THE FIRM'S OWNERS,
 BELONGS TO INDIVIDUALS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY  IN  SOME
 STATE,  AND  (2)  THAT ALL PARTNERS OF A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OR DOMESTIC
 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS IN THIS STATE,
 AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN THIS STATE,
 HOLD A VALID LICENSE ISSUED UNDER SECTION 7404 OF THE EDUCATION  LAW  OR
 ARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LICENSED UNDER SECTION 7405 OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
 ALTHOUGH  FIRMS MAY INCLUDE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS, THE FIRM AND ITS OWNERS
 MUST COMPLY WITH RULES  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  REGENTS.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  THE FOREGOING, A FIRM REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY
 NOT HAVE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS IF  THE  FIRM'S  NAME  INCLUDES  THE  WORDS
 "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT," OR "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS," OR THE
 ABBREVIATIONS "CPA" OR "CPAS." EACH NON-LICENSEE OWNER OF A FIRM THAT IS
 REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE (1) A NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY
 PARTICIPATES  IN THE BUSINESS OF THE FIRM OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES, OR
 (2) AN ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, A PARTNERSHIP  OR  PROFES-
 SIONAL CORPORATION, PROVIDED EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER OF AN EQUITY INTEREST
 IN  SUCH  ENTITY  IS  A  NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE
 BUSINESS CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE" MEANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
 CLIENTS  OR  TO OTHERWISE INDIVIDUALLY TAKE PART IN THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSI-
 NESS OR MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRM.
   § 13. Subdivision (b) of section 1207 of the limited liability company
 law, as amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  With  respect to a professional service limited liability company
 formed to provide medical services as such services are defined in arti-
 cle 131 of the education law, each  member  of  such  limited  liability
 company must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to
 practice medicine in this state.  With respect to a professional service
 limited  liability  company  formed  to  provide dental services as such
 services are defined in article 133 of the education law, each member of
 such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article  133
 of  the  education law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect
 to a professional service limited liability company  formed  to  provide
 veterinary  services  as such services are defined in article 135 of the
 education law, each member of such limited  liability  company  must  be
 licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veter-
 inary  medicine  in  this  state. With respect to a professional service
 limited liability company formed to  provide  professional  engineering,
 land surveying, architectural, landscape architectural and/or geological

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 services  as  such  services are defined in article 145, article 147 and
 article 148 of the education law, each member of such limited  liability
 company  must  be  licensed  pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or
 article  148  of  the  education  law  to  practice  one or more of such
 professions in this state.   WITH  RESPECT  TO  A  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICE
 LIMITED  LIABILITY COMPANY FORMED TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES
 AS SUCH SERVICES ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLE 149 OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW  EACH
 MEMBER  OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSI-
 NESS IS IN THIS STATE AND WHO PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES, MUST
 BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 149 OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW  TO  PRACTICE
 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN THIS STATE. With respect to a professional service
 limited  liability  company  formed  to provide licensed clinical social
 work services as such services are defined in article 154 of the  educa-
 tion  law,  each  member  of  such  limited  liability  company shall be
 licensed pursuant to article  154  of  the  education  law  to  practice
 licensed  clinical  social work in this state. With respect to a profes-
 sional service limited liability company formed to provide creative arts
 therapy services as such services are defined  in  article  163  of  the
 education  law,  each  member  of such limited liability company must be
 licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice  crea-
 tive  arts therapy in this state. With respect to a professional service
 limited liability company formed to provide marriage and family  therapy
 services  as  such  services are defined in article 163 of the education
 law, each member of such limited  liability  company  must  be  licensed
 pursuant  to  article  163 of the education law to practice marriage and
 family therapy in this state. With respect  to  a  professional  service
 limited  liability  company  formed  to provide mental health counseling
 services as such services are defined in article 163  of  the  education
 law,  each  member  of  such  limited liability company must be licensed
 pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice  mental  health
 counseling in this state. With respect to a professional service limited
 liability  company  formed  to  provide  psychoanalysis services as such
 services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of
 such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article  163
 of  the  education  law  to  practice psychoanalysis in this state. With
 respect to a professional service limited liability  company  formed  to
 provide  applied behavior analysis services as such services are defined
 in article 167 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil-
 ity company must be licensed or certified pursuant to article 167 of the
 education law to practice  applied  behavior  analysis  in  this  state.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW  A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FORMED TO LAWFULLY ENGAGE IN THE  PRACTICE  OF
 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY, AS SUCH PRACTICE IS RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTI-
 CLE 149 OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW (1) THAT A SIMPLE
 MAJORITY  OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE FIRM, IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS,
 INCLUDING OWNERSHIP-BASED COMPENSATION, AND VOTING RIGHTS  HELD  BY  THE
 FIRM'S  OWNERS,  BELONGS  TO  INDIVIDUALS  LICENSED  TO  PRACTICE PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY IN SOME STATE, AND (2) THAT ALL MEMBERS OF A LIMITED PROFES-
 SIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSI-
 NESS IS IN THIS STATE, AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN  THE  PRACTICE  OF  PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANCY  IN  THIS  STATE,  HOLD A VALID LICENSE ISSUED UNDER SECTION
 7404 OF THE EDUCATION LAW  OR  ARE  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANTS  LICENSED  UNDER
 SECTION 7405 OF THE EDUCATION LAW. ALTHOUGH FIRMS MAY INCLUDE NON-LICEN-
 SEE  OWNERS,  THE FIRM AND ITS OWNERS MUST COMPLY WITH RULES PROMULGATED
 BY THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING,  A  FIRM
 REGISTERED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION MAY NOT HAVE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS IF THE

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 FIRM'S NAME INCLUDES THE WORDS "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT," OR "CERTI-
 FIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS," OR THE ABBREVIATIONS  "CPA"  OR  "CPAS."  EACH
 NON-LICENSEE OWNER OF A FIRM THAT IS REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE (1) A NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS OF THE
 FIRM  OR  ITS  AFFILIATED ENTITIES, OR (2) AN ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, A PARTNERSHIP OR  PROFESSIONAL  CORPORATION,  PROVIDED  EACH
 BENEFICIAL  OWNER  OF  AN  EQUITY  INTEREST  IN SUCH ENTITY IS A NATURAL
 PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS CONDUCTED BY  THE  FIRM
 OR  ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "ACTIVELY
 PARTICIPATE" MEANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS OR TO OTHERWISE  INDI-
 VIDUALLY TAKE PART IN THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OR MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRM.
   § 14. Subdivision (a) of section 1301 of the limited liability company
 law,  as  amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (a) "Foreign professional service limited liability company"  means  a
 professional  service  limited liability company, whether or not denomi-
 nated as such, organized under the laws of  a  jurisdiction  other  than
 this state, (i) each of whose members and managers, if any, is a profes-
 sional  authorized  by  law to render a professional service within this
 state and who is or has been engaged in the practice of such  profession
 in  such professional service limited liability company or a predecessor
 entity, or will engage in the practice of such profession in the profes-
 sional service limited liability company within thirty days of the  date
 such  professional becomes a member, or each of whose members and manag-
 ers, if any, is a professional at least one of such members  is  author-
 ized  by  law to render a professional service within this state and who
 is or has been engaged in  the  practice  of  such  profession  in  such
 professional  service limited liability company or a predecessor entity,
 or will engage in the practice of such profession  in  the  professional
 service  limited  liability  company within thirty days of the date such
 professional becomes a member, or  (ii)  authorized  by,  or  holding  a
 license,  certificate,  registration  or  permit issued by the licensing
 authority pursuant to,  the  education  law  to  render  a  professional
 service within this state; except that all members and managers, if any,
 of  a  foreign  professional  service  limited  liability  company  that
 provides health services in this state shall be licensed in this  state.
 With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company
 which provides veterinary services as such services are defined in arti-
 cle  135  of the education law, each member of such foreign professional
 service limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to  article
 135  of  the education law to practice veterinary medicine. With respect
 to a  foreign  professional  service  limited  liability  company  which
 provides medical services as such services are defined in article 131 of
 the  education  law,  each  member  of such foreign professional service
 limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to  article  131  of
 the education law to practice medicine in this state.  With respect to a
 foreign  professional  service  limited liability company which provides
 dental services as such services are  defined  in  article  133  of  the
 education  law, each member of such foreign professional service limited
 liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the educa-
 tion law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a  foreign
 professional  service  limited  liability company which provides profes-
 sional engineering, land surveying, geologic, architectural and/or land-
 scape architectural services as such services  are  defined  in  article
 145,  article  147  and article 148 of the education law, each member of
 such foreign professional service  limited  liability  company  must  be

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 licensed  pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the
 education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state.
 WITH RESPECT TO A FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
 WHICH  PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES AS SUCH SERVICES ARE DEFINED
 IN ARTICLE 149 OF THE EDUCATION LAW, EACH MEMBER OF SUCH FOREIGN PROFES-
 SIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF  BUSI-
 NESS  IS  IN  THIS  STATE  AND WHO PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES,
 SHALL BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 149 OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO  PRAC-
 TICE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN THIS STATE. With respect to a foreign profes-
 sional  service  limited liability company which provides licensed clin-
 ical social work services as such services are defined in article 154 of
 the education law, each member  of  such  foreign  professional  service
 limited  liability  company shall be licensed pursuant to article 154 of
 the education law to practice clinical social work in this  state.  With
 respect  to  a  foreign  professional  service limited liability company
 which provides creative arts  therapy  services  as  such  services  are
 defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign
 professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant
 to article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts therapy in
 this  state.  With  respect  to  a  foreign professional service limited
 liability company which provides marriage and family therapy services as
 such services are defined in article 163  of  the  education  law,  each
 member  of  such  foreign professional service limited liability company
 must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law  to  prac-
 tice  marriage  and  family  therapy  in  this  state. With respect to a
 foreign professional service limited liability  company  which  provides
 mental  health counseling services as such services are defined in arti-
 cle 163 of the education law, each member of such  foreign  professional
 service  limited  liability company must be licensed pursuant to article
 163 of the education law to practice mental health  counseling  in  this
 state.  With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability
 company which provides psychoanalysis  services  as  such  services  are
 defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign
 professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant
 to  article  163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this
 state. With respect to a foreign professional service limited  liability
 company  which  provides  applied  behavior  analysis  services  as such
 services are defined in article 167 of the education law, each member of
 such foreign professional service  limited  liability  company  must  be
 licensed  or  certified  pursuant to article 167 of the education law to
 practice applied behavior analysis in this  state.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW A FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY
 COMPANY FORMED TO LAWFULLY ENGAGE IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY,
 AS SUCH PRACTICE IS RESPECTIVELY DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE 149 OF THE EDUCA-
 TION  LAW  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO SHOW (1) THAT A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THE
 OWNERSHIP OF THE FIRM, IN TERMS OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS, INCLUDING OWNER-
 SHIP-BASED COMPENSATION, AND VOTING RIGHTS HELD BY  THE  FIRM'S  OWNERS,
 BELONGS  TO  INDIVIDUALS LICENSED TO PRACTICE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY IN SOME
 STATE, AND (2) THAT  ALL  MEMBERS  OF  A  FOREIGN  LIMITED  PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICE  LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS
 IN THIS STATE, AND WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
 IN THIS STATE, HOLD A VALID LICENSE ISSUED UNDER  SECTION  7404  OF  THE
 EDUCATION  LAW  OR ARE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS LICENSED UNDER SECTION 7405 OF
 THE EDUCATION LAW. ALTHOUGH FIRMS MAY INCLUDE NON-LICENSEE  OWNERS,  THE
 FIRM  AND  ITS  OWNERS  MUST  COMPLY WITH RULES PROMULGATED BY THE STATE
 BOARD OF REGENTS.   NOTWITHSTANDING THE  FOREGOING,  A  FIRM  REGISTERED

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 UNDER  THIS  SECTION MAY NOT HAVE NON-LICENSEE OWNERS IF THE FIRM'S NAME
 INCLUDES THE WORDS "CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT," OR  "CERTIFIED  PUBLIC
 ACCOUNTANTS,"  OR  THE  ABBREVIATIONS "CPA" OR "CPAS." EACH NON-LICENSEE
 OWNER  OF  A  FIRM  THAT IS REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE (1) A
 NATURAL PERSON WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS OF THE FIRM  OR
 ITS  AFFILIATED  ENTITIES,  OR (2) AN ENTITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, A PARTNERSHIP OR PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, PROVIDED EACH  BENEFICIAL
 OWNER  OF  AN  EQUITY  INTEREST  IN  SUCH ENTITY IS A NATURAL PERSON WHO
 ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE BUSINESS  CONDUCTED  BY  THE  FIRM  OR  ITS
 AFFILIATED ENTITIES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "ACTIVELY PARTIC-
 IPATE" MEANS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS OR TO OTHERWISE INDIVIDUALLY
 TAKE PART IN THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS OR MANAGEMENT OF THE FIRM.
   § 15. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART C
 
   Section  1.  Section  1604 of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 43 to read as follows:
   43. TO PASS, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZ-
 ING THE USE OF SCHOOL BUS CAMERAS PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED
 EIGHTEEN  OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY
 ALSO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH  A  THIRD  PARTY  FOR  THE  INSTALLATION,
 ADMINISTRATION,  OPERATION,  NOTICE  PROCESSING, AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH
 CAMERAS, AND FOR THE SHARING OF REVENUE DERIVED FROM SUCH CAMERAS PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THE VEHICLE AND  TRAFFIC  LAW,
 PROVIDED  THAT  THE PURCHASE, LEASE, INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTE-
 NANCE, OR ANY OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH  SUCH  CAMERAS  SHALL  NOT  BE
 CONSIDERED  AN  AIDABLE  EXPENSE  PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED
 TWENTY-THREE-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. Section 1709 of the education law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 43 to read as follows:
   43.  TO PASS A RESOLUTION, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD, AUTHORIZING
 THE USE OF SCHOOL BUS CAMERAS PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN  HUNDRED  EIGH-
 TEEN  OF  THE  VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD MAY ALSO
 ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH A THIRD PARTY FOR THE  INSTALLATION,  ADMINIS-
 TRATION,  OPERATION, NOTICE PROCESSING, AND MAINTENANCE OF SUCH CAMERAS,
 AND FOR THE SHARING OF REVENUE DERIVED FROM  SUCH  CAMERAS  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, PROVIDED
 THAT  THE  PURCHASE,  LEASE, INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, OR
 ANY OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH CAMERAS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED  AN
 AIDABLE EXPENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE-A OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   §  3.  The  vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section
 1118 to read as follows:
   § 1118. OWNER LIABILITY FOR OPERATOR ILLEGALLY OVERTAKING OR PASSING A
 SCHOOL BUS. (A) 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  EACH
 BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
 AND  EMPOWERED TO ADOPT AND AMEND A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL BUS
 SAFETY CAMERA PROGRAM IMPOSING MONETARY LIABILITY  ON  THE  OWNER  OF  A
 VEHICLE FOR FAILURE OF AN OPERATOR THEREOF TO COMPLY WITH SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF THIS TITLE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL EMPOWER A BOARD
 OF EDUCATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION  CONTRACTOR
 THAT  HAS  CONTRACTED  WITH  SUCH  SCHOOL DISTRICT TO INSTALL SCHOOL BUS
 SAFETY CAMERAS UPON SCHOOL BUSES OPERATED BY  OR  CONTRACTED  WITH  SUCH
 DISTRICT.

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   2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES TO ENSURE, TO THE
 EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, THAT PHOTOGRAPHS PRODUCED BY SUCH SCHOOL BUS SAFETY
 CAMERAS SHALL NOT INCLUDE IMAGES THAT IDENTIFY THE DRIVER,  THE  PASSEN-
 GERS,  OR THE CONTENTS OF THE VEHICLE. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO NOTICE
 OF  LIABILITY  ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISMISSED SOLELY
 BECAUSE A PHOTOGRAPH OR PHOTOGRAPHS ALLOW FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF  THE
 CONTENTS  OF  A  VEHICLE,  PROVIDED THAT SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS MADE A
 REASONABLE EFFORT TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B) IN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION  (A) OF THIS SECTION, THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE SHALL BE LIABLE
 FOR A PENALTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IF SUCH VEHICLE WAS  USED
 OR  OPERATED  WITH  THE  PERMISSION OF THE OWNER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN
 VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF
 THIS TITLE, AND SUCH VIOLATION IS EVIDENCED BY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM
 A  SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERA; PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT NO OWNER OF A VEHICLE
 SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A PENALTY IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WHERE THE
 OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF THE UNDERLYING  VIOLATION
 OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE.
   (C)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "OWNER" SHALL HAVE THE MEANING
 PROVIDED IN ARTICLE TWO-B OF THIS CHAPTER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 "SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERA" SHALL  MEAN  AN  AUTOMATED  PHOTO  MONITORING
 DEVICE  AFFIXED  TO THE OUTSIDE OF A SCHOOL BUS AND DESIGNATED TO DETECT
 AND STORE VIDEOTAPE AND ONE OR MORE IMAGES OF MOTOR VEHICLES THAT  OVER-
 TAKE  OR  PASS  SCHOOL  BUSES IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE.
   (D) NO SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL BUS  TRANSPORTATION  CONTRACTOR  THAT
 HAS  INSTALLED  CAMERAS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL ACCESS THE IMAGES
 FROM SUCH CAMERAS BUT SHALL PROVIDE, PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT  WITH  THE
 APPROPRIATE  LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR AGENCIES, FOR THE PROPER HANDLING
 AND CUSTODY OF SUCH IMAGES FOR THE FORWARDING OF SUCH IMAGES  FROM  SUCH
 CAMERAS  TO  A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION IN THE AREA IN
 WHICH THE VIOLATION  OCCURRED  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  IMPOSING  MONETARY
 LIABILITY  ON  THE  OWNER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR ILLEGALLY OVERTAKING OR
 PASSING A SCHOOL BUS IN VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF  SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  TITLE.   AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH IMAGES A
 POLICE OFFICER SHALL INSPECT SUCH  VIDEOTAPE  AND  IMAGES  TO  DETERMINE
 WHETHER  A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVEN-
 TY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE WAS COMMITTED. UPON SUCH A FINDING A  CERTIFICATE,
 SWORN TO OR AFFIRMED BY AN OFFICER OF SUCH AGENCY, OR A FACSIMILE THERE-
 OF, BASED UPON INSPECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, MICROPHOTOGRAPHS, VIDEOTAPE OR
 OTHER  RECORDED  IMAGES PRODUCED BY A SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERA, SHALL BE
 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAINED  THEREIN.  ANY  PHOTOGRAPHS,
 MICROPHOTOGRAPHS,  VIDEOTAPE  OR OTHER RECORDED IMAGES EVIDENCING SUCH A
 VIOLATION SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN ANY PROCEEDING TO ADJUDI-
 CATE THE LIABILITY FOR SUCH VIOLATION.
   (E) AN OWNER FOUND LIABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR A VIOLATION  OF
 SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE
 SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A MONETARY PENALTY OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS.
   (E-1) PAYMENT OF THE MONETARY PENALTY IMPOSED BY  SUBDIVISION  (E)  OF
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  PAYABLE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. NOTHING HEREIN
 SHALL PREVENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM ENTERING  INTO  A  MEMORANDUM  OF
 UNDERSTANDING WITH A LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO RETURN A PORTION OF
 SUCH  PENALTY  RECEIVED  TO  THE  LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER, IN NO CASE SHALL SUCH PORTION RETURNED TO A LOCAL LAW  ENFORCE-
 MENT  AGENCY  EXCEED TWENTY PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT RECEIVED BY THE SCHOOL
 DISTRICT.

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   (F) AN IMPOSITION OF LIABILITY UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE  DEEMED
 A  CONVICTION AS AN OPERATOR AND SHALL NOT BE MADE PART OF THE OPERATING
 RECORD OF THE PERSON UPON WHOM SUCH LIABILITY IS IMPOSED NOR SHALL IT BE
 USED FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES IN THE PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE  INSURANCE
 COVERAGE.
   (G)  1.  A  NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY  SHALL BE SENT BY THE RESPECTIVE LAW
 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO  EACH  PERSON  ALLEGED  TO  BE
 LIABLE  AS AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION.  PERSONAL
 DELIVERY  ON  THE  OWNER  SHALL  NOT  BE REQUIRED. A MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC
 RECORD OF MAILING PREPARED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS  SHALL  BE
 PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE FACTS CONTAINED THEREIN.
   2.  A  NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY SHALL CONTAIN THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE
 PERSON ALLEGED TO BE LIABLE AS AN OWNER FOR A VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION
 (A)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, THE REGISTRATION NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE  INVOLVED  IN  SUCH
 VIOLATION,  THE  LOCATION  WHERE SUCH VIOLATION TOOK PLACE, THE DATE AND
 TIME OF SUCH VIOLATION AND THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF THE CAMERA WHICH
 RECORDED THE VIOLATION OR OTHER DOCUMENT LOCATOR NUMBER.
   3. THE NOTICE OF LIABILITY  SHALL  CONTAIN  INFORMATION  ADVISING  THE
 PERSON  CHARGED  OF  THE MANNER AND THE TIME IN WHICH HE MAY CONTEST THE
 LIABILITY ALLEGED IN THE NOTICE. SUCH NOTICE  OF  LIABILITY  SHALL  ALSO
 CONTAIN  A WARNING TO ADVISE THE PERSONS CHARGED THAT FAILURE TO CONTEST
 IN THE MANNER AND TIME PROVIDED SHALL BE DEEMED AN ADMISSION OF  LIABIL-
 ITY AND THAT A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED THEREON.
   4. THE NOTICE OF LIABILITY SHALL BE PREPARED AND MAILED BY THE RESPEC-
 TIVE  LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE LOCATION WHERE
 THE VIOLATION OCCURRED.
   (H) ADJUDICATION OF THE LIABILITY IMPOSED UPON OWNERS BY THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE BY A TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OR, IF THERE BE NONE,
 BY THE COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS,  EXCEPT  THAT
 ANY  CITY WHICH HAS ESTABLISHED OR DESIGNATED AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
 TO HEAR AND DETERMINE OWNER LIABILITY ESTABLISHED BY  THIS  ARTICLE  FOR
 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL INDICATIONS SHALL USE SUCH TRIBU-
 NAL TO ADJUDICATE THE LIABILITY IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION.
   (I)  IF  AN  OWNER  RECEIVES  A  NOTICE  OF LIABILITY PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION FOR ANY TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS REPORTED  TO  A
 POLICE  DEPARTMENT AS HAVING BEEN STOLEN, IT SHALL BE A VALID DEFENSE TO
 AN ALLEGATION OF LIABILITY FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  THAT
 THE  VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THE POLICE AS STOLEN PRIOR TO THE TIME
 THE VIOLATION OCCURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN  RECOVERED  BY  SUCH  TIME.  FOR
 PURPOSES  OF ASSERTING THE DEFENSE PROVIDED BY THIS SUBDIVISION IT SHALL
 BE SUFFICIENT THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT ON  THE  STOLEN
 VEHICLE  BE  SENT  BY FIRST CLASS MAIL TO THE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS BUREAU,
 COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OR PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU.
   (J) WHERE THE ADJUDICATION OF LIABILITY IMPOSED UPON  OWNERS  PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION  IS  BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
 BUREAU, OR A COURT HAVING JURISDICTION, AN OWNER WHO IS A  LESSOR  OF  A
 VEHICLE  TO  WHICH A NOTICE OF LIABILITY WAS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
 SION (G) OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE VIOLATION OF SUBDI-
 VISION (A)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  TITLE,
 PROVIDED  THAT  HE  OR SHE SENDS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, TRAFFIC
 VIOLATIONS BUREAU, OR COURT HAVING JURISDICTION A COPY  OF  THE  RENTAL,
 LEASE  OR OTHER SUCH CONTRACT DOCUMENT COVERING SUCH VEHICLE ON THE DATE

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 OF THE VIOLATION, WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LESSEE CLEARLY  LEGI-
 BLE,  WITHIN THIRTY-SEVEN DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE FROM THE BUREAU OR
 COURT OF THE DATE AND TIME OF SUCH VIOLATION, TOGETHER  WITH  THE  OTHER
 INFORMATION  CONTAINED  IN  THE ORIGINAL NOTICE OF LIABILITY. FAILURE TO
 SEND SUCH INFORMATION WITHIN SUCH THIRTY-SEVEN  DAY  TIME  PERIOD  SHALL
 RENDER  THE  OWNER  LIABLE  FOR  THE PENALTY PRESCRIBED BY THIS SECTION.
 WHERE THE LESSOR COMPLIES WITH THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  THE
 LESSEE  OF SUCH VEHICLE ON THE DATE OF SUCH VIOLATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 BE THE OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT  TO  LIABILITY  FOR  THE VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION
 ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  AND
 SHALL  BE SENT A NOTICE OF LIABILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF THIS
 SECTION.
   (K) 1. IF THE OWNER LIABLE FOR  A  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF
 SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  TITLE PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION WAS NOT  THE  OPERATOR  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AT  THE  TIME  OF  THE
 VIOLATION,  THE OWNER MAY MAINTAIN AN ACTION FOR INDEMNIFICATION AGAINST
 THE OPERATOR.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, NO OWNER OF  A
 VEHICLE  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO A MONETARY FINE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION IF THE OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE WAS OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE WITH-
 OUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME SUCH OPERATOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE
 BEEN OVERTAKING OR PASSING A SCHOOL BUS. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION  THERE SHALL BE A PRESUMPTION THAT THE OPERATOR OF SUCH VEHICLE WAS
 OPERATING SUCH VEHICLE WITH THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER AT  THE  TIME  SUCH
 OPERATOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN OVERTAKING OR PASSING A SCHOOL BUS.
   (L)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE LIABILITY
 OF AN OPERATOR OF A VEHICLE FOR ANY  VIOLATION  OF  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF
 SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE.
   (M)  IN  ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT WHICH ADOPTS A SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERA
 PROGRAM PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  THIS  SECTION,  SUCH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT  SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF ITS
 SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERAS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF
 THE  SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY ON OR BEFORE JUNE FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN AND ON THE SAME DATE IN EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR IN  WHICH
 THE  DEMONSTRATION  PROGRAM  IS OPERABLE. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   1. A DESCRIPTION OF THE NUMBER OF BUSSES AND ROUTES WHERE  SCHOOL  BUS
 SAFETY CAMERAS WERE USED;
   2.  THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF ANNUAL INCIDENTS OF VIOLATIONS OF SUBDIVI-
 SION (A) OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE WITHIN THE
 DISTRICT;
   3. THE NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS RECORDED BY SCHOOL BUS SAFETY  CAMERAS  IN
 THE AGGREGATE AND ON A DAILY, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY BASIS;
   4.  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  NOTICES OF LIABILITY ISSUED FOR VIOLATIONS
 RECORDED BY SUCH SYSTEMS;
   5. THE NUMBER OF FINES AND TOTAL AMOUNT  OF  FINES  PAID  AFTER  FIRST
 NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED FOR VIOLATIONS RECORDED BY SUCH SYSTEMS;
   6.  THE  NUMBER  OF VIOLATIONS ADJUDICATED AND RESULTS OF SUCH ADJUDI-
 CATIONS  INCLUDING  BREAKDOWNS  OF  DISPOSITIONS  MADE  FOR   VIOLATIONS
 RECORDED BY SUCH SYSTEMS;
   7.  THE  TOTAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE REALIZED BY SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM
 SUCH ADJUDICATIONS;
   8. EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IN  CONNECTION  WITH  THE
 PROGRAM; AND
   9. QUALITY OF THE ADJUDICATION PROCESS AND ITS RESULTS.

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   (N) IT SHALL BE A DEFENSE TO ANY PROSECUTION FOR A VIOLATION OF SUBDI-
 VISION  (A)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE THAT
 SUCH SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERAS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AT THE  TIME  OF  THE
 ALLEGED VIOLATION.
   §  4.  Subdivision (c) of section 1174 of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as amended by chapter 254 of the laws of 2002, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  Every  person convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of this
 section shall: for a first conviction thereof, be punished by a fine  of
 not  less  than  [two  hundred fifty] FIVE HUNDRED dollars nor more than
 [four] SEVEN hundred FIFTY dollars or by imprisonment for not more  than
 thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a conviction of a
 second  violation, both of which were committed within a period of three
 years, such person shall be punished by a fine of  not  less  than  [six
 hundred]  ONE  THOUSAND  dollars  nor more than [seven] ONE THOUSAND TWO
 hundred fifty dollars or by imprisonment for not more than  one  hundred
 eighty  days or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a conviction of
 a third or subsequent violation, all of which were  committed  within  a
 period  of  three  years, such person shall be punished by a fine of not
 less than [seven hundred fifty] ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED  FIFTY  dollars
 nor  more  than one thousand FIVE HUNDRED dollars or by imprisonment for
 not more than one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprison-
 ment.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART D
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "Senator
 Jose R. Peralta New York State DREAM Act".
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 661 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  466 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
 follows:
   a. (I) Except as provided in subdivision two of  section  six  hundred
 seventy-four  OF  THIS  PART AND SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, an
 applicant for an award at the undergraduate level of study  must  either
 [(i)]  (A) have been a legal resident of the state for at least one year
 immediately preceding the beginning of the semester, quarter or term  of
 attendance  for  which application for assistance is made, or [(ii)] (B)
 be a legal resident of the state and have been a legal  resident  during
 his OR HER last two semesters of high school either prior to graduation,
 or prior to admission to college. Provided further that persons shall be
 eligible  to  receive  awards  under  section six hundred sixty-eight or
 section six hundred sixty-nine OF THIS  PART  who  are  currently  legal
 residents of the state and are otherwise qualified.
   (II)  AN  APPLICANT  WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE ELIGIBLE
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT IS A  UNITED  STATES
 CITIZEN,  AN  ALIEN  LAWFULLY  ADMITTED  FOR  PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE
 UNITED STATES, AN INDIVIDUAL OF A  CLASS  OF  REFUGEES  PAROLED  BY  THE
 ATTORNEY  GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY
 PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, OR AN APPLI-
 CANT WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD AT
 THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT:
   (A) ATTENDED A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO  OR  MORE
 YEARS,  GRADUATED  FROM  A  REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL, LIVED
 CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE  ATTENDING  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK

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 STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL, APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT,  AND
 ATTENDED  WITHIN  FIVE  YEARS  OF RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (B)  ATTENDED  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK  STATE PROGRAM FOR A STATE HIGH
 SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK  STATE  WHILE
 ATTENDING  AN  APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA, RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA,  SUBSEQUENTLY
 APPLIED  FOR  ATTENDANCE  AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE
 UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT, EARNED ADMISSION BASED
 ON THAT GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND  ATTENDED  THE  INSTITUTION  OF
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  FOR  THE  UNDERGRADUATE  STUDY  FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS
 SOUGHT WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL  EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (C)  IS  OTHERWISE  ELIGIBLE  FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES AT A
 RATE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT  STUDENTS  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR COMMUNITY
 COLLEGES AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI-
 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT A STUDENT WITHOUT  LAWFUL  IMMIGRATION  STATUS
 SHALL  ALSO  BE  REQUIRED  TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT WITH SUCH INSTITUTION OF
 HIGHER EDUCATION STATING THAT THE STUDENT HAS FILED  AN  APPLICATION  TO
 LEGALIZE HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR WILL FILE SUCH AN APPLICATION
 AS SOON AS HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE TO DO SO.
   § 4. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  466 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as
 follows:
   b. [An] (I) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF  THIS
 PARAGRAPH, AN applicant for an award at the graduate level of study must
 either  [(i)]  (A)  have been a legal resident of the state for at least
 one year immediately preceding the beginning of the semester, quarter or
 term of attendance for which application  for  assistance  is  made,  or
 [(ii)]  (B) be a legal resident of the state and have been a legal resi-
 dent during his OR HER last academic year  of  undergraduate  study  and
 have  continued to be a legal resident until matriculation in the gradu-
 ate program.
   (II) AN APPLICANT WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF  THE  STATE  ELIGIBLE
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT IS A UNITED STATES
 CITIZEN, AN ALIEN LAWFULLY  ADMITTED  FOR  PERMANENT  RESIDENCE  IN  THE
 UNITED  STATES,  AN  INDIVIDUAL  OF  A  CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE  AUTHORITY
 PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, OR AN APPLI-
 CANT WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD AT
 THE GRADUATE LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT:
   (A)  ATTENDED  A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE
 YEARS, GRADUATED FROM A REGISTERED NEW YORK  STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL,  LIVED
 CONTINUOUSLY  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE  WHILE ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK
 STATE HIGH SCHOOL, APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER
 EDUCATION  FOR  THE  GRADUATE  STUDY  FOR  WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT, AND
 ATTENDED WITHIN TEN YEARS OF RECEIVING A  NEW  YORK  STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (B)  ATTENDED  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK  STATE PROGRAM FOR A STATE HIGH
 SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK  STATE  WHILE
 ATTENDING  AN  APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA, RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA,  SUBSEQUENTLY

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 APPLIED  FOR  ATTENDANCE  AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE
 GRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT, AND ATTENDED  THE  INSTITU-
 TION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION FOR THE GRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS
 SOUGHT  WITHIN  TEN  YEARS  OF RECEIVING A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (C) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION  AND  FEES  AT  A
 RATE  NO  GREATER  THAN  THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK  OR  COMMUNITY
 COLLEGES  AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF SUBDIVI-
 SION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF  SUBDI-
 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT  A STUDENT WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS
 SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT  WITH  SUCH  INSTITUTION  OF
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  STATING  THAT THE STUDENT HAS FILED AN APPLICATION TO
 LEGALIZE HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR WILL FILE SUCH AN APPLICATION
 AS SOON AS HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE TO DO SO.
   § 5. Paragraph d of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
 as amended by chapter 844 of the laws of 1975, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   d.  If  an  applicant for an award allocated on a geographic basis has
 more than one residence in this state, his  OR  HER  residence  for  the
 purpose  of  this  article shall be his OR HER place of actual residence
 during the major part of the year while attending school, as  determined
 by the commissioner; AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT AN APPLICANT WHO DOES NOT
 HAVE  A RESIDENCE IN THIS STATE AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD PURSUANT TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A OR SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH B  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO RESIDE IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE
 INSTITUTION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN WHICH HE OR SHE ATTENDS FOR PURPOSES
 OF AN AWARD ALLOCATED ON A GEOGRAPHIC BASIS.
   § 6. Paragraph e of subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law,
 as added by chapter 630 of the laws of  2005,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   e.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contra-
 ry, the New York state [residency]  eligibility  [requirement]  REQUIRE-
 MENTS for receipt of awards [is] SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION  ARE  waived  for  a member, or the spouse or dependent of a
 member, of the armed forces of the United  States  on  full-time  active
 duty and stationed in this state.
   § 7. Clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph 8 of paragraph h of subdivi-
 sion  2  of section 355 of the education law, as added by chapter 327 of
 the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows:
   (i) attended an approved New York high school for two or  more  years,
 graduated  from  an approved New York high school, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN
 NEW YORK STATE WHILE ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW  YORK  HIGH  SCHOOL,  and
 applied  for  attendance [at] AND ATTENDED an institution or educational
 unit of the state university within five years of receiving a  New  York
 state high school diploma; or
   (ii)  attended  an  approved New York state program for general equiv-
 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency  diploma
 issued within New York state, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE
 ATTENDING  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR GENERAL EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA EXAM PREPARATION, and SUBSEQUENTLY applied for attendance  [at],
 EARNED ADMISSION BASED ON THAT GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND ATTENDED
 an  institution  or educational unit of the state university within five
 years of receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New  York
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   § 8. Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a-1) of subdivision 7 of
 section 6206 of the education law, as amended by chapter 260 of the laws
 of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   (i)  attended  an approved New York high school for two or more years,
 graduated from an approved New York high school, LIVED  CONTINUOUSLY  IN
 NEW  YORK  STATE  WHILE  ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL, and
 applied for attendance [at] AND ATTENDED an institution  or  educational
 unit  of  the  city university within five years of receiving a New York
 state high school diploma; or
   (ii) attended an approved New York state program  for  general  equiv-
 alency  diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
 issued within New York state, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE
 ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE  PROGRAM  FOR  GENERAL  EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA  EXAM PREPARATION, and SUBSEQUENTLY applied for attendance [at],
 EARNED ADMISSION BASED ON THAT GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND ATTENDED
 an institution or educational unit of the city  university  within  five
 years  of receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York
 state; or
   § 9. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by chapter 327 of the laws of 2002, the opening para-
 graph as amended by section 4 of chapter 437 of the  laws  of  2015,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The  board  of  trustees  shall establish positions, departments,
 divisions and faculties; appoint and in accordance with  the  provisions
 of  law  fix  salaries  of instructional and non-instructional employees
 therein; establish and conduct courses and curricula;  prescribe  condi-
 tions of student admission, attendance and discharge; and shall have the
 power  to  determine  in its discretion whether tuition shall be charged
 and to regulate tuition charges, and  other  instructional  and  non-in-
 structional  fees and other fees and charges at the educational units of
 the city university. The trustees shall review  any  proposed  community
 college  tuition  increase  and the justification for such increase. The
 justification provided by the community college for such increase  shall
 include  a  detailed  analysis of ongoing operating costs, capital, debt
 service expenditures, and all revenues. The trustees shall not impose  a
 differential  tuition  charge  based  upon  need or income. All students
 enrolled in programs leading to like  degrees  at  the  senior  colleges
 shall  be  charged  a  uniform  rate of tuition, except for differential
 tuition rates  based  on  state  residency.  Notwithstanding  any  other
 provision of this paragraph, the trustees may authorize the setting of a
 separate  category  of  tuition  rate,  that  shall  be greater than the
 tuition rate for resident students and less than the  tuition  rate  for
 non-resident  students,  only for students enrolled in distance learning
 courses who are not residents of the state. The trustees  shall  further
 provide that the payment of tuition and fees by any student who is not a
 resident  of New York state, other than a non-immigrant alien within the
 meaning of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of section 1101 of  title  8
 of  the United States Code, shall be paid at a rate or charge no greater
 than that imposed for students who are residents of the  state  if  such
 student:
   (i)  attended  an approved New York high school for two or more years,
 graduated from an approved New York high school, LIVED  CONTINUOUSLY  IN
 NEW  YORK  STATE  WHILE  ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL, and
 applied for attendance [at] AND ATTENDED an institution  or  educational
 unit  of  the  city university within five years of receiving a New York
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   (ii) attended an approved New York state program  for  general  equiv-
 alency  diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency diploma
 issued within New York state, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE
 ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE  PROGRAM  FOR  GENERAL  EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA  EXAM PREPARATION, and SUBSEQUENTLY applied for attendance [at],
 EARNED ADMISSION BASED ON THAT GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND ATTENDED
 an institution or educational unit of the city  university  within  five
 years  of receiving a general equivalency diploma issued within New York
 state; or
   (iii) was enrolled in an institution or educational unit of  the  city
 university  in the fall semester or quarter of the two thousand one--two
 thousand two academic year and was authorized  by  such  institution  or
 educational  unit  to  pay  tuition  at  the  rate or charge imposed for
 students who are residents of the state.
   A student without lawful immigration status shall also be required  to
 file an affidavit with such institution or educational unit stating that
 the  student has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration
 status, or will file such an application as soon as he or she is  eligi-
 ble  to  do  so. The trustees shall not adopt changes in tuition charges
 prior to the enactment of the annual budget. The board of  trustees  may
 accept  as  partial  reimbursement  for the education of veterans of the
 armed forces of the United States who are otherwise qualified such  sums
 as  may  be authorized by federal legislation to be paid for such educa-
 tion. The board of trustees may conduct on a fee basis extension courses
 and courses for adult education  appropriate  to  the  field  of  higher
 education.  In  all  courses  and  courses  of  study  it  may,  in  its
 discretion, require students to pay library, laboratory, locker,  break-
 age and other instructional and non-instructional fees and meet the cost
 of  books and consumable supplies. In addition to the foregoing fees and
 charges, the board of trustees may impose and collect fees  and  charges
 for  student  government  and  other  student activities and receive and
 expend them as agent or trustee.
   § 10. Subdivision 5 of section 6301 of the education law,  as  amended
 by chapter 327 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  "Resident."  A person who has resided in the state for a period of
 at least one year and in the county,  city,  town,  intermediate  school
 district,  school  district or community college region, as the case may
 be, for a period of at least six months, both immediately preceding  the
 date  of  such  person's registration in a community college or, for the
 purposes of section sixty-three hundred five of this article, his or her
 application for a certificate of residence; provided, however, that this
 term shall include any student who is not a resident of New York  state,
 other than a non-immigrant alien within the meaning of paragraph (15) of
 subsection  (a) of section 1101 of title 8 of the United States Code, if
 such student:
   (i) attended an approved New York high school for two or  more  years,
 graduated  from  an approved New York high school, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN
 NEW YORK STATE WHILE ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW  YORK  HIGH  SCHOOL,  and
 applied  for  attendance  [at  an institution or educational unit of the
 state university] AND ATTENDED A COMMUNITY COLLEGE within five years  of
 receiving a New York state high school diploma; or
   (ii)  attended  an  approved New York state program for general equiv-
 alency diploma exam preparation, received a general equivalency  diploma
 issued within New York state, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE
 ATTENDING  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR GENERAL EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA EXAM PREPARATION, and SUBSEQUENTLY applied for attendance [at an

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 institution or educational unit of the state university], EARNED  ADMIS-
 SION BASED ON THAT GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND ATTENDED A COMMUNITY
 COLLEGE  within  five  years  of receiving a general equivalency diploma
 issued within New York state; or
   (iii) was enrolled in [an institution or educational unit of the state
 university]  A  COMMUNITY COLLEGE in the fall semester or quarter of the
 two thousand one--two thousand two academic year and was  authorized  by
 such  [institution or educational unit] COMMUNITY COLLEGE to pay tuition
 at the rate or charge imposed for students  who  are  residents  of  the
 state.
   Provided,  further,  that  a student without lawful immigration status
 shall also be required to file an affidavit with  such  [institution  or
 educational  unit]  COMMUNITY COLLEGE stating that the student has filed
 an application to legalize his or her immigration status, or  will  file
 such an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.
   In the event that a person qualified as above for state residence, but
 has  been a resident of two or more counties in the state during the six
 months immediately preceding his OR HER application for a certificate of
 residence pursuant to section sixty-three hundred five of this [chapter]
 ARTICLE, the charges to the counties of  residence  shall  be  allocated
 among  the  several  counties  proportional  to the number of months, or
 major fraction thereof, of residence in each county.
   § 11. Paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 6451  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 494 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
 as follows:
   d. Any necessary supplemental financial assistance, which may  include
 the  cost of books and necessary maintenance for such enrolled students,
 INCLUDING STUDENTS WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS PROVIDED  THAT  THE
 STUDENT  MEETS  THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARA-
 GRAPH A OR SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF  PARAGRAPH  B  OF  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF
 SECTION  SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, AS APPLICABLE; provided,
 however, that such supplemental financial assistance shall be  furnished
 pursuant  to  criteria promulgated by the commissioner with the approval
 of the director of the budget;
   § 12. Subparagraph (v) of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 6452
 of the education law, as amended by chapter 917 of the laws of 1970,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (v) Any necessary supplemental financial assistance, which may include
 the cost of books and necessary maintenance for such students, INCLUDING
 STUDENTS  WITHOUT  LAWFUL  IMMIGRATION  STATUS PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT
 MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A  OR
 SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  B  OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER,  AS  APPLICABLE;  provided,  however,
 that  such supplemental financial assistance shall be furnished pursuant
 to criteria promulgated by such universities and approved by the regents
 and the director of the budget.
   § 13. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 6455 of the  education
 law,  as added by chapter 285 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) (I) Undergraduate science and technology entry program moneys  may
 be  used  for tutoring, counseling, remedial and special summer courses,
 supplemental financial assistance,  program  administration,  and  other
 activities  which  the commissioner may deem appropriate. To be eligible
 for  undergraduate  collegiate  science  and  technology  entry  program
 support,  a student must be a resident of New York [who is], OR MEET THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, AND MUST BE  either

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 economically  disadvantaged  or from a minority group historically under
 represented in the  scientific,  technical,  health  and  health-related
 professions,  and  [who demonstrates] MUST DEMONSTRATE interest in and a
 potential for a professional career if provided special services. Eligi-
 ble students must be in good academic standing, enrolled full time in an
 approved,  undergraduate  level  program  of  study,  as  defined by the
 regents.
   (II) AN APPLICANT WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF  THE  STATE  ELIGIBLE
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT IS A UNITED STATES
 CITIZEN, AN ALIEN LAWFULLY  ADMITTED  FOR  PERMANENT  RESIDENCE  IN  THE
 UNITED  STATES,  AN  INDIVIDUAL  OF  A  CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE  AUTHORITY
 PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, OR AN APPLI-
 CANT WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD AT
 THE UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT:
   (A)  ATTENDED  A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO OR MORE
 YEARS, GRADUATED FROM A REGISTERED NEW YORK  STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL,  LIVED
 CONTINUOUSLY  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE  WHILE ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK
 STATE HIGH SCHOOL, APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER
 EDUCATION  FOR THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT, AND
 ATTENDED WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A NEW  YORK  STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (B)  ATTENDED  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK  STATE PROGRAM FOR A STATE HIGH
 SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK  STATE  WHILE
 ATTENDING  AN  APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A GENERAL EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA, RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA,  SUBSEQUENTLY
 APPLIED  FOR  ATTENDANCE  AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE
 UNDERGRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT, EARNED ADMISSION BASED
 ON THAT GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, AND  ATTENDED  THE  INSTITUTION  OF
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  FOR  THE  UNDERGRADUATE  STUDY  FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS
 SOUGHT WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF RECEIVING A STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL  EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (C)  IS  OTHERWISE  ELIGIBLE  FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES AT A
 RATE NO GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT  STUDENTS  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR COMMUNITY
 COLLEGES AS PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI-
 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT A STUDENT WITHOUT  LAWFUL  IMMIGRATION  STATUS
 SHALL  ALSO  BE  REQUIRED  TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT WITH SUCH INSTITUTION OF
 HIGHER EDUCATION STATING THAT THE STUDENT HAS FILED  AN  APPLICATION  TO
 LEGALIZE HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR WILL FILE SUCH AN APPLICATION
 AS SOON AS HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE TO DO SO.
   §  14. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section 6455 of the education
 law, as added by chapter 285 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (a)  (I)  Graduate  science and technology entry program moneys may be
 used for recruitment, academic enrichment, career planning, supplemental
 financial assistance, review for licensing examinations, program  admin-
 istration,  and  other activities which the commissioner may deem appro-
 priate. To be eligible for graduate collegiate  science  and  technology
 entry  program  support,  a  student must be a resident of New York [who
 is], OR MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
 AND  MUST  BE either economically disadvantaged or from a minority group
 historically underrepresented in the scientific, technical  and  health-
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 ing, enrolled full time  in  an  approved  graduate  level  program,  as
 defined by the regents.
   (II)  AN  APPLICANT  WHO IS NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE STATE ELIGIBLE
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BUT IS A  UNITED  STATES
 CITIZEN,  AN  ALIEN  LAWFULLY  ADMITTED  FOR  PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE
 UNITED STATES, AN INDIVIDUAL OF A  CLASS  OF  REFUGEES  PAROLED  BY  THE
 ATTORNEY  GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY
 PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, OR AN APPLI-
 CANT WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN AWARD AT
 THE GRADUATE LEVEL OF STUDY PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT:
   (A) ATTENDED A REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TWO  OR  MORE
 YEARS,  GRADUATED  FROM  A  REGISTERED NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL, LIVED
 CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE  ATTENDING  AN  APPROVED  NEW  YORK
 STATE  HIGH  SCHOOL, APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION FOR THE GRADUATE STUDY FOR  WHICH  AN  AWARD  IS  SOUGHT,  AND
 ATTENDED  WITHIN  TEN  YEARS  OF  RECEIVING A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (B) ATTENDED AN APPROVED NEW YORK  STATE  PROGRAM  FOR  A  STATE  HIGH
 SCHOOL  EQUIVALENCY  DIPLOMA, LIVED CONTINUOUSLY IN NEW YORK STATE WHILE
 ATTENDING AN APPROVED NEW YORK STATE PROGRAM FOR A  GENERAL  EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA,  RECEIVED A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA, SUBSEQUENTLY
 APPLIED FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER  EDUCATION  FOR  THE
 GRADUATE  STUDY  FOR WHICH AN AWARD IS SOUGHT, AND ATTENDED THE INSTITU-
 TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE GRADUATE STUDY FOR WHICH  AN  AWARD  IS
 SOUGHT  WITHIN  TEN  YEARS  OF RECEIVING A STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY
 DIPLOMA; OR
   (C) IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION  AND  FEES  AT  A
 RATE  NO  GREATER  THAN  THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK  OR  COMMUNITY
 COLLEGE  AS  PRESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH EIGHT OF PARAGRAPH H OF SUBDIVI-
 SION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OR PARAGRAPH (A) OF  SUBDI-
 VISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIX THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SIX OF THIS CHAPTER.
   PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THAT  A STUDENT WITHOUT LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS
 SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO FILE AN AFFIDAVIT  WITH  SUCH  INSTITUTION  OF
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  STATING  THAT THE STUDENT HAS FILED AN APPLICATION TO
 LEGALIZE HIS OR HER IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR WILL FILE SUCH AN APPLICATION
 AS SOON AS HE OR SHE IS ELIGIBLE TO DO SO.
   § 15. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  2  of  section
 695-e  of  the  education  law, as amended by chapter 593 of the laws of
 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) the name, address and social security number [or], employer  iden-
 tification  number,  OR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER of the
 account owner UNLESS A FAMILY TUITION ACCOUNT THAT WAS IN  EFFECT  PRIOR
 TO  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINE-
 TEEN THAT AMENDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A TAXPAYER  IDEN-
 TIFICATION  NUMBER, IN WHICH CASE A TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER SHALL
 BE ALLOWED UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT;
   § 16. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph a of subdivision  2  of  section
 695-e  of  the  education  law, as amended by chapter 593 of the laws of
 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) the name, address, and social security  number,  EMPLOYER  IDEN-
 TIFICATION  NUMBER,  OR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER of the
 designated beneficiary, UNLESS A FAMILY  TUITION  ACCOUNT  THAT  WAS  IN
 EFFECT  PRIOR  TO  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN THAT AMENDED THIS SUBPARAGRAPH DOES NOT  ALLOW  FOR  A

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 TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, IN WHICH CASE A TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
 NUMBER SHALL BE ALLOWED UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT; and
   § 17. The president of the higher education services corporation shall
 establish  an application form and procedures that shall allow a student
 applicant that meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii)  of
 paragraph  a  or  subparagraph  (ii)  of paragraph b of subdivision 5 of
 section 661 of the education law to apply directly to the higher  educa-
 tion services corporation for applicable awards without having to submit
 information  to  any  other  state  or  federal  agency. All information
 contained with the applications filed with  such  corporation  shall  be
 deemed  confidential,  except  that the corporation shall be entitled to
 release information to participating institutions as necessary  for  the
 administration  of  financial  aid  programs  and to the extent required
 pursuant to article 6 of the public officers law or  otherwise  required
 by law.
   §  18.  The  higher  education  services  corporation is authorized to
 promulgate rules and regulations, and  may  promulgate  emergency  regu-
 lations, necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this act.
   §  19. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after the issu-
 ance of regulations and the development of an application  form  by  the
 president of the higher education services corporation or on the nineti-
 eth  day  after  it  shall  have become a law, whichever shall be later;
 provided, however, that:
   a. the amendments to subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a-1)  of
 subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law made by section eight
 of  this act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall
 be deemed to expire therewith, when upon such  date  the  provisions  of
 section nine of this act shall take effect; and
   b.  the  president  of the higher education services corporation shall
 notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the  occurrence  of
 the  issuance  of regulations and the development of an application form
 provided for in this section in order that the commission  may  maintain
 an  accurate  and timely effective data base of the official text of the
 laws of the state  of  New  York  in  furtherance  of  effectuating  the
 provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
 public officers law.
 
                                  PART E
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and be  cited  as  the  "For-Profit
 College Accountability Act".
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 239-c to
 read as follows:
   § 239-C. STANDARDS FOR FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.    1.
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION A "PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION" MEANS A SCHOOL THAT:
   (A) (I) PROVIDES AN ELIGIBLE PROGRAM OF TRAINING TO  PREPARE  STUDENTS
 FOR GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN A RECOGNIZED OCCUPATION; OR
   (II)  PROVIDES  A  PROGRAM  LEADING  TO AN ASSOCIATES OR BACCALAUREATE
 DEGREE;
   (B) IS LEGALLY AUTHORIZED IN NEW YORK STATE TO PROVIDE  A  PROGRAM  OF
 EDUCATION BEYOND SECONDARY EDUCATION; AND
   (C) IS NEITHER A PUBLIC OR NONPROFIT INSTITUTION.
   2.  (A)  COMMENCING  IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
 ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER, A PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION, SHALL DERIVE NOT LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT  OF  SUCH  INSTITUTION'S

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 ANNUAL  REVENUES  FROM  SOURCES  OTHER  THAN  THE COMBINED REVENUES FROM
 LIMITED REVENUE SOURCES AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH.
   (I)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION "LIMITED REVENUE SOURCES"
 MEANS: (A) THE  TUITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIX
 HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE;
   (B)  THE ENHANCED TUITION AWARD PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-
 SEVEN-D OF THIS TITLE;
   (C) ALL FEDERAL STUDENT  LOAN  AND  GRANT  PROGRAMS  AUTHORIZED  UNDER
 SUBCHAPTER IV OF CHAPTER 28 OF TITLE 20 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE; AND
   (D)  ANY  OTHER  LOCAL,  STATE,  OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LOAN, GRANT, OR
 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM UTILIZED TO PAY TUITION,  INSTITUTIONAL  FEES,  ROOM
 AND  BOARD,  OR  OTHER  COSTS  OF  ATTENDANCE  ON BEHALF OF A STUDENT OR
 STUDENTS UTILIZING PUBLIC FUNDS.
   (II) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION "LIMITED REVENUE SOURCES"  SHALL
 NOT INCLUDE:
   (A)  THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS THE INSTITUTION RECEIVED FROM PRIVATE OR NON-
 GOVERNMENT SOURCES;
   (B) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS RECEIVED BY STUDENTS IN  THE  FORM  OF  DIRECT
 PAYMENT;
   (C)  THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTION AS MATCHING FUNDS
 FOR A LIMITED REVENUE SOURCE;
   (D) INTEREST OR INVESTMENT INCOME;
   (E) THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS PROVIDED BY  THE  INSTITUTION  FOR  A  LIMITED
 REVENUE SOURCE THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE REFUNDED OR RETURNED; AND
   (F)  THE AMOUNT CHARGED FOR BOOKS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT, UNLESS THE
 INSTITUTION INCLUDES THAT AMOUNT AS TUITION,  FEES,  OR  OTHER  INSTITU-
 TIONAL CHARGES.
   (III)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, INSTITUTIONAL AID PROVIDED TO
 STUDENTS BY THE INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED WITHIN THE CALCULATION
 OF ANNUAL REVENUES.
   (B) A PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT FAILS  TO  MEET
 THE REQUIREMENT OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
 ACADEMIC  YEARS SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO ENROLL NEW STUDENTS PARTICIPATING
 IN ANY PROGRAM AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER FOR A PERIOD  OF  NOT  LESS
 THAN  TWO  ACADEMIC YEARS, COMMENCING WITH THE ACADEMIC YEAR IMMEDIATELY
 FOLLOWING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE INSTITUTION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT DEMON-
 STRATING FAILURE TO MEET THE  REQUIREMENT  FOR  THE  SECOND  CONSECUTIVE
 ACADEMIC  YEAR  IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF THIS SECTION. TO  REGAIN  ELIGIBILITY  TO  ENROLL  NEW  STUDENTS
 PARTICIPATING  IN THE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER, A PROPRIE-
 TARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL DEMONSTRATE  COMPLIANCE  WITH
 PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO ACADEMIC YEARS
 AFTER THE ACADEMIC YEAR IN WHICH THE INSTITUTION BECAME INELIGIBLE.
   3. ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER FIRST, A PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER
 EDUCATION SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL PUBLISH ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE A DETAILED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
 DISCLOSING  THE  INSTITUTION'S  REVENUES  AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE PRIOR
 ACADEMIC YEAR AND SHALL DISCLOSE THE SOURCES OF REVENUE BY TYPE AS  WELL
 AS TYPES OF EXPENDITURES. SUCH STATEMENT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A LISTING OF
 THE  TOTAL INDIVIDUAL COMPENSATION FROM THE INSTITUTION TO ALL OFFICERS,
 DIRECTORS, BOARD MEMBERS, TRUSTEES, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS,  OWNERS,  AND
 SENIOR  ADMINISTRATORS,  INCLUDING  ALL  FRINGE  BENEFITS,  BONUSES, AND
 PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PAID IN THE PRIOR ACADEMIC YEAR.  SUCH  STATEMENT
 SHALL  ADHERE  TO  GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND SHALL BE
 CERTIFIED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AND CERTIFIED BY

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 THE PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTION. SUCH STATEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN A
 FORM AND MANNER AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   4.  NO  PROPRIETARY  INSTITUTION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL PERMIT ANY
 SENIOR STAFF OR BOARD MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTION TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF
 ANY REGIONAL OR NATIONAL ACCREDITING AGENCY OR ASSOCIATION WHICH  IS  AN
 ACCREDITOR OF THE INSTITUTION.
   5.  NO  PROPRIETARY  INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL INCLUDE ANY
 PROVISION REQUIRING ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES WITHIN ANY  STUDENT  ENROLL-
 MENT CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.
   6.  (A)  COMMENCING  IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
 ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER, NO LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF  A  PROPRIE-
 TARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S ANNUAL EXPENDITURES SHALL BE MADE
 IN THE AREA OF STUDENT INSTRUCTION.
   (B)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION "STUDENT INSTRUCTION" MEANS
 EXPENDITURES FOR SALARIES,  FRINGE  BENEFITS,  PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT
 EXPENSES,  AND  OTHER  PAYMENTS MADE TO INSTRUCTORS RELATED TO CLASSROOM
 INSTRUCTION. SUCH TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE EXPENDITURES FOR STAFF  TRAINING
 REQUIRED  UNDER  STATE  OR  FEDERAL  LAWS,  OR  FOR STUDENT RECRUITMENT,
 MARKETING, DIRECT MAILING, OR EXPENSES OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF.
   (C) A PROPRIETARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT FAILS  TO  MEET
 THE REQUIREMENT OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
 ACADEMIC  YEARS SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO ENROLL NEW STUDENTS PARTICIPATING
 IN ANY PROGRAM AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER FOR A PERIOD  OF  NOT  LESS
 THAN  TWO  ACADEMIC YEARS, COMMENCING WITH THE ACADEMIC YEAR IMMEDIATELY
 FOLLOWING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE INSTITUTION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT DEMON-
 STRATING FAILURE TO MEET THE  REQUIREMENT  FOR  THE  SECOND  CONSECUTIVE
 ACADEMIC  YEAR  IS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF THIS SECTION. TO  REGAIN  ELIGIBILITY  TO  ENROLL  NEW  STUDENTS
 PARTICIPATING  IN THE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS CHAPTER, A PROPRIE-
 TARY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL DEMONSTRATE  COMPLIANCE  WITH
 PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO ACADEMIC YEARS
 AFTER THE ACADEMIC YEAR IN WHICH THE INSTITUTION BECAME INELIGIBLE.
   7. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR  A  DIREC-
 TIVE  OF THE COMMISSIONER ARISING THEREFROM SHALL CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION
 OF THE LAWS GOVERNING STATE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
 SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE-A OF THIS TITLE, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  SERVICES CORPORATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO TERMINATE
 EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH THE INSTITUTION TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE  FINAN-
 CIAL  AID  PROGRAMS AND MAY PROHIBIT PARTICIPATION OF THE INSTITUTION IN
 STATE FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO STUDENTS ENROLLED AFTER THE
 DATE OF TERMINATION OF SUCH AGREEMENTS.  FURTHER,  WHERE  A  PROPRIETARY
 INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER EDUCATION FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION OR A DIRECTIVE OF THE COMMISSIONER ARISING  THEREFROM,  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO RESCIND SUCH INSTITUTION'S AUTHORITY
 TO ENROLL NEW STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS IN THE STATE.
   8. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS,
 AND  MAY PROMULGATE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTA-
 TION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART F
 
   Section 1. Section 97-z of the state finance law, as added by  chapter
 625  of  the laws of 1987, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 83 of the
 laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:

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   § 97-z. Arts capital [revolving] GRANTS fund. 1. A special fund to  be
 known  as  the  "arts  capital [revolving] GRANTS fund" is hereby estab-
 lished in the custody of the state comptroller and the  commissioner  of
 taxation and finance.
   2.  The fund shall consist of all monies appropriated for its purpose,
 all monies transferred to such fund pursuant to law, all monies required
 by this section or any other provision of law to be paid into or credit-
 ed to the fund[, including payments of  principal  of  and  interest  on
 loans  made  from  the  fund] and any interest earnings which may accrue
 from the investment of monies in  the  fund.  Nothing  contained  herein
 shall  prevent  the  New  York  state council on the arts from receiving
 grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the  fund  as  defined  in
 this section and depositing them into the fund according to law.
   3. Monies of the fund, when allocated, shall be available for adminis-
 trative  costs  of  the  council  and to make [loans] GRANTS to eligible
 not-for-profit arts organizations as provided in  section  3.07  of  the
 arts  and cultural affairs law [and to pay the reasonable administrative
 costs of the dormitory authority incurred in monitoring construction  on
 eligible projects and costs associated with contracts with outside enti-
 ties  to  disburse loans and receive payments on such loans, as provided
 in such section].
   4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and  warrant  of
 the  comptroller  on  vouchers approved and certified by the chairman of
 the New York state council on the arts.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART G
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision  of  law,  the  housing
 trust  fund  corporation  may  provide, for purposes of the neighborhood
 preservation program, a sum not to exceed $8,479,000 for the fiscal year
 ending March 31, 2020.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  and
 subject  to  the  approval of the New York state director of the budget,
 the board of directors of the state of New York  mortgage  agency  shall
 authorize  the  transfer  to the housing trust fund corporation, for the
 purposes of reimbursing any costs associated with neighborhood preserva-
 tion program contracts authorized by this section, a total  sum  not  to
 exceed $8,479,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the special account
 of the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the
 public  authorities  law,  in  an amount not to exceed the actual excess
 balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as deter-
 mined and certified by the state of New York  mortgage  agency  for  the
 fiscal  year  2018-2019  in accordance with section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves  in  the
 project  pool  insurance  account of the mortgage insurance fund created
 pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law are  sufficient
 to  attain and maintain the credit rating (as determined by the state of
 New York mortgage agency) required to accomplish the  purposes  of  such
 account,  the  project  pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable but no later  than
 June 30, 2019.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing trust
 fund corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  rural  preservation
 program, a sum not to exceed $3,539,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31,  2020.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
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 directors  of  the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the
 transfer to the housing trust fund  corporation,  for  the  purposes  of
 reimbursing   any  costs  associated  with  rural  preservation  program
 contracts  authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to exceed
 $3,539,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the special account of the
 mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, in an amount not to exceed the actual excess balance in
 the special account of the mortgage insurance fund,  as  determined  and
 certified  by  the state of New York mortgage agency for the fiscal year
 2018-2019 in accordance with section 2429-b of  the  public  authorities
 law,  if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves in the project pool
 insurance account of the mortgage insurance  fund  created  pursuant  to
 section  2429-b  of  the public authorities law are sufficient to attain
 and maintain the credit rating (as determined by the state of  New  York
 mortgage  agency)  required  to accomplish the purposes of such account,
 the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance fund,  such
 transfer  to  be  made as soon as practicable but no later than June 30,
 2019.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART H
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  390  of the social services law, as added by chapter 750 of the
 laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) "Child day care" shall mean CHILD CARE WHERE A LICENSE  OR  REGIS-
 TRATION  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS REQUIRED AND SHALL INCLUDE care for
 a child on a regular basis provided away from the child's residence  for
 less  than  twenty-four  hours  per  day  by someone other than: (1) the
 parent, step-parent, guardian, or relative within the  third  degree  of
 consanguinity  of  the  parents or step-parents of such child; OR (2) AN
 ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER AS SUCH  TERM IS DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH
 (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  390  of the social services law is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (g) and (h) to read as follows:
   (G) "ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON  OR  ENTITY
 THAT  IS  NOT  REQUIRED  TO  BE  LICENSED OR REGISTERED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION AND THAT IS ENROLLED TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED CHILD  CARE  SERVICES
 TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE AND
 THE REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   (H) "RELATIVE ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN AN ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER WHO IS AN INDIVIDUAL, AGE EIGHTEEN OR OLDER, AND
 WHO,  BY  VIRTUE  OF  BLOOD, MARRIAGE OR COURT DECREE, IS, TO ALL OF THE
 CHILDREN THAT SUCH PERSON IS ENROLLED TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED  CHILD  CARE
 SERVICES TO IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (I) A GRANDPARENT;
   (II) A GREAT-GRANDPARENT;
   (III)  A  SIBLING  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  SIBLING RESIDES IN A SEPARATE
 HOUSEHOLD FROM THE CHILD;
   (IV) AN AUNT; OR
   (V) AN UNCLE.
   § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  390  of  the  social
 services  law, as amended by chapter 117 of the laws of 2010, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) Child day care centers caring for seven or more children and group
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 shall obtain a license from the office of children and  family  services
 and  shall  operate in accordance with the terms of such license and the
 regulations of such office. Initial licenses [shall be valid for a peri-
 od  of  up  to  two years;] AND subsequent licenses shall be valid for a
 period of up to four years so long as the provider remains substantially
 in compliance with applicable law and regulations during such period.
   § 4. Clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2
 of section 390 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 117  of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (A)  Initial  registrations  [shall be valid for a period of up to two
 years,] AND subsequent registrations shall be valid for a period  of  up
 to  four  years so long as the provider remains substantially in compli-
 ance with applicable law and regulations during such period.
   § 5. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 3 of  section  390  of  the
 social services law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 416 of the laws
 of  2000,  and  paragraph  (b)  as amended by chapter 117 of the laws of
 2010, are amended to read as follows:
   (a) The office of children and family services may make  announced  or
 unannounced  inspections  of the records and premises of any child [day]
 care provider, whether or not such provider has a license  from,  or  is
 registered with, the office of children and family services.  The office
 of  children  and  family services shall make unannounced inspections of
 the records and premises of any child day care provider  within  fifteen
 days  after  the  office  of  children  and  family  services receives a
 complaint that, if true, would indicate such provider  does  not  comply
 with  the  APPLICABLE  regulations  of the office of children and family
 services or with statutory requirements. If the complaint indicates that
 there may be imminent danger to the children, the office of children and
 family services shall investigate the complaint no later than  the  next
 day  of  operation  of  the  provider. The office of children and family
 services may provide for inspections through the purchase of services.
   (b) (I) Where inspections have been made and violations of  applicable
 statutes  or  regulations  have  been  found, the office of children and
 family services shall within ten days advise the child day care provider
 in writing of the violations and require the provider  to  correct  such
 violations.  The  office  of  children  and family services may also act
 pursuant to subdivisions ten and eleven of this section.
   (II) WHERE INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE  AND  VIOLATIONS  OF  APPLICABLE
 STATUTES  OR  REGULATIONS  HAVE  BEEN  FOUND, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES OR ITS DESIGNEE  SHALL,  WITHIN  TEN  DAYS,  ADVISE  THE
 ENROLLED  LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDER  IN  WRITING  OF  THE  VIOLATIONS AND
 REQUIRE THE PROVIDER TO CORRECT SUCH VIOLATIONS.
   § 6. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4  of  section  390  of  the  social
 services  law, as amended by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) The office of children and family  services  on  an  annual  basis
 shall inspect [at least twenty percent of all registered family day care
 homes, registered child day care centers and registered school age child
 care  programs to determine whether such homes, centers and programs are
 operating in compliance with applicable statutes  and  regulations.  The
 office  of children and family services shall increase the percentage of
 family day care homes, child day care centers and school age child  care
 programs which are inspected pursuant to this subdivision as follows: to
 at  least  thirty  percent by the thirty-first of December two thousand;
 and to at least fifty percent by the thirty-first of December two  thou-
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 PROVIDERS OTHER THAN RELATIVE  ENROLLED  LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDERS.  The
 office  of children and family services may provide for such inspections
 through purchase of services. [Priority shall be  given  to  family  day
 care  homes which have never been licensed or certified prior to initial
 registration.]
   § 7. Subdivision 3 of section 390-a of the  social  services  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  416 of the laws of 2000, paragraph (b) as amended by
 chapter 552 of the laws of 2003, subparagraph (ix) as amended by chapter
 117 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   3. (a) The office of children and  family  services  shall  promulgate
 regulations   requiring  operators,  program  directors,  employees  and
 assistants of family day  care  homes,  group  family  day  care  homes,
 school-age  child  care  programs  and child day care centers to receive
 PRE-SERVICE AND ANNUAL TRAINING, AS APPLICABLE.  PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT
 SUCH  PROVIDERS  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO RECEIVE thirty hours of training
 every two years; provided, FURTHER however, that fifteen hours  of  such
 training  must  be  received  within the first six months of the initial
 licensure, registration or employment. Such training requirements  shall
 also  apply to any volunteer in such day care homes, programs or centers
 who has the potential for regular and substantial contact with children.
 The thirty hours of training required during the  first  biennial  cycle
 after  initial licensure or registration shall include training received
 while an application for licensure or registration pursuant  to  section
 three  hundred  ninety  of this title is pending. The office of children
 and family services  may  provide  this  training  through  purchase  of
 services.
   (b)  The  training required in paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall
 address TOPICS AND SUBJECT MATTERS  REQUIRED  BY  FEDERAL  LAW  AND  the
 following  topics  OR  SUBJECT  MATTERS,  UNLESS  SUCH TOPICS OR SUBJECT
 MATTERS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY COVERED IN TRAINING THAT IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT
 TO FEDERAL LAW:
   (i) principles of childhood development, focusing on the developmental
 stages of the age groups for which the program provides care;
   (ii) nutrition and health needs of infants and children;
   (iii) child day care program development;
   (iv) safety and security procedures;
   (v) business record maintenance and management;
   (vi) child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention;
   (vii) statutes and regulations pertaining to child day care;
   (viii)   statutes  and  regulations  pertaining  to  child  abuse  and
 maltreatment; and
   (ix) for operators, program directors,  employees  and  assistants  of
 family  day  care  homes, group family day care homes and child day care
 centers, education and information on the identification, diagnosis  and
 prevention of shaken baby syndrome.
   (c)  For  the  thirty  hours  of  biennial training required after the
 initial period of licensure  or  registration,  each  provider  who  can
 demonstrate  basic  competency shall determine in which of the specified
 topics he or she needs further study, based on the provider's experience
 and the needs of the children in the provider's care.
   (d) Family day care home and group  family  day  care  home  operators
 shall  obtain training pertaining to protection of the health and safety
 of children, as required by regulation,  prior  to  the  issuance  of  a
 license or registration by the office of children and family services.

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   (e)  Upon  request  by the office of children and family services, the
 child day care applicant or provider shall submit  documentation  demon-
 strating compliance with the training requirements of this section.
   §  8. The section heading of section 390-b of the social services law,
 as added by chapter 416 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   Criminal  history  review  AND  BACKGROUND  CLEARANCES  of  child care
 providers, generally.
   § 9. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 390-b of the  social  services
 law  are  REPEALED  and  five  new subdivisions 1, 1-a, 2, 3 and 3-a are
 added to read as follows:
   1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  AND
 SUBJECT  TO  RULES  AND REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES  AND,  WHERE  APPLICABLE,  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
 SERVICES, THE FOLLOWING CLEARANCES SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR ENTITIES SPEC-
 IFIED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION IN THE TIME AND MANNER AS
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION:
   (A) A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK  WITH  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES;
   (B)  A  SEARCH  OF THE CRIMINAL HISTORY REPOSITORY IN EACH STATE OTHER
 THAN NEW YORK WHERE SUCH PERSON RESIDES OR RESIDED DURING THE  PRECEDING
 FIVE  YEARS,  IF  APPLICABLE UNLESS SUCH STATE'S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
 INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE  RESULTS  OR  THE  CLEARANCE
 CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (C) A NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES-
 TIGATION;  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES IS DIRECTED TO
 SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS TO THE  FEDERAL  BUREAU  OF  INVESTIGATION  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF  A NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK, PURSUANT TO AND
 CONSISTENT WITH PUBLIC LAW 113-186 TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER  SUCH  PERSONS
 SHALL HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL JURISDICTION;
   (D) A SEARCH OF THE NEW YORK STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY;
   (E)  A SEARCH OF ANY STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY OR REPOSITORY IN EACH
 STATE OTHER THAN NEW YORK WHERE SUCH PERSON RESIDES  OR  RESIDED  DURING
 THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS, IF APPLICABLE UNLESS SUCH STATE'S SEX OFFENDER
 REGISTRY INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE CLEARANCE CONDUCTED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (F) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (F)  A SEARCH OF THE NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY USING THE NATIONAL
 CRIME AND INFORMATION CENTER, ESTABLISHED UNDER  THE  ADAM  WALSH  CHILD
 PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT OF 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 ET SEQ.);
   (G)  A DATABASE CHECK OF THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE
 AND MALTREATMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FOUR-A
 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
   (H) A SEARCH OF A STATE-BASED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPOSITORY OF ANY
 STATE  OTHER  THAN  NEW YORK WHERE SUCH PERSON RESIDES OR RESIDED DURING
 THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS; IF APPLICABLE.
   1-A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW,
 THE TERM "ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER" SHALL REFER TO A PERSON  WHO
 MEETS THE DEFINITION OF "ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER" AS DEFINED IN
 PARAGRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS
 TITLE  AND  WHO  IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RELATED TO ALL CHILDREN FOR
 WHOM CHILD CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
   2. IN RELATION TO ANY CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM AND ANY  ENROLLED  LEGAL-
 LY-EXEMPT PROVIDER:
   (A)  THE  CLEARANCES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (A), (C), (D) AND
 (G) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR:

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   (I) EVERY PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEER WITH THE  POTENTIAL  FOR  UNSUPERVISED
 CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IN CARE;
   (II) EVERY APPLICANT TO BECOME AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER;
   (III) EVERY PROSPECTIVE CAREGIVER OR EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING DIRECTORS AND
 OPERATORS OF SUCH A PROGRAM; AND
   (IV)  WHERE  THE CHILD CARE SERVICES WILL BE OR ARE PROVIDED IN A HOME
 SETTING WHERE THE CHILD DOES NOT RESIDE, ANY INDIVIDUAL AGE EIGHTEEN  OR
 OLDER  WHO,  FOR A PROSPECTIVE PROGRAM, RESIDES, OR WHO, FOR AN EXISTING
 PROGRAM, BEGINS RESIDING ON THE PREMISES WHERE THE CHILD  CARE  SERVICES
 ARE PROVIDED;
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PRIOR
 TO OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, ALL CLEARANCES LISTED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION THAT HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONDUCTED  PURSU-
 ANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND FOR WHICH ON-GOING CRIMINAL
 HISTORY  RESULTS ARE NOT ALREADY PROVIDED, SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH A SCHEDULE DEVELOPED BY THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES, FOR ALL:
   (I)  EXISTING  VOLUNTEERS  WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSUPERVISED CONTACT
 WITH CHILDREN IN CARE;
   (II) EXISTING CAREGIVERS AND EMPLOYEES INCLUDING DIRECTORS AND  OPERA-
 TORS OF ANY SUCH PROGRAM; AND
   (III)  WHERE  THE  CHILD  CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A HOME SETTING
 WHERE THE CHILD DOES NOT RESIDE, ANY INDIVIDUAL AGE  EIGHTEEN  OR  OLDER
 WHO RESIDES ON THE PREMISES WHERE THE CHILD CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED;
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 CLEARANCES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION OTHER THAN THOSE FOR  WHICH
 ON-GOING CRIMINAL HISTORY RESULTS ARE PROVIDED, SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR A
 PERSON  LISTED  IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (I), (II) AND (III) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  A
 SCHEDULE DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   3.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN
 RELATION TO THE CLEARANCES REQUIRED PURSUANT THIS SECTION, AN INDIVIDUAL
 OR A PROGRAM SHALL BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE, AS  SUCH  TERM  IS  DEFINED  IN
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL:
   (I) REFUSES TO CONSENT TO SUCH CLEARANCE;
   (II)  KNOWINGLY  MAKES A MATERIALLY FALSE STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH
 SUCH A CLEARANCE;
   (III) IS REGISTERED, OR IS REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED, ON A  STATE  SEX
 OFFENDER  REGISTRY  OR  REPOSITORY OR THE NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
 ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ADAM WALSH CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT OF 2006
 (42 U.S.C. 16901 ET SEQ.); OR
   (IV) HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME ENUMERATED IN SUBPARAGRAPH  (E)  OR
 CLAUSES  (I)  THROUGH  (VIII)  OF  SUBPARAGRAPH  (D) OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF
 SUBDIVISION (C) OF 42 U.S.C. 9858F.
   (B) FOR PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "INELIGIBLE" SHALL MEAN:
   (I) THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ENGAGED IN CONDUCT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO:
   (1)  OPERATE,  DIRECT, BE THE CAREGIVER FOR, OR BE EMPLOYED BY A CHILD
 DAY CARE PROGRAM OR AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER; OR
   (2) BE A VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR  UNSUPERVISED  CONTACT  WITH
 CHILDREN  IN A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM OR WITH AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT
 PROVIDER; OR
   (3) BE AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER; OR
   (II) IN RELATION TO CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS OR ANY  ENROLLED  LEGALLY-
 EXEMPT PROVIDERS, WHERE CHILD CARE IS, OR IS PROPOSED TO BE PROVIDED, TO
 A CHILD IN A HOME SETTING WHERE SUCH CHILD DOES NOT RESIDE, SUCH PROGRAM

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 OR  PROVIDER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE OR TO BE ENROLLED TO SERVE
 CHILDREN RECEIVING CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES PURSUANT TO TITLE FIVE-C OF THIS
 ARTICLE, IF AN INDIVIDUAL OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO  RESIDES  IN  THE
 HOUSEHOLD WHERE CHILD CARE IS, OR IS PROPOSED TO BE PROVIDED, ENGAGED IN
 CONDUCT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   3-A.  (A)  IN  RELATION  TO  CHILD  DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND ANY ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER, WHEN A CLEARANCE  CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  REVEALS  THAT  ANY  EXISTING  OPERATOR, DIRECTOR, CAREGIVER, OR
 PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN THAT RESIDES IN A HOME WHERE CHILD  CARE
 IS  PROVIDED  IN A HOME SETTING WHERE THE CHILD DOES NOT RESIDE HAS BEEN
 CONVICTED OF A CRIME OTHER THAN ONE SET FORTH IN  SUBPARAGRAPH  (IV)  OF
 PARAGRAPH  (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF CHIL-
 DREN AND FAMILY SERVICES  SHALL  CONDUCT  A  SAFETY  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE
 PROGRAM  AND TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
 OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM, AND MAY DENY, LIMIT, SUSPEND, REVOKE  OR
 REJECT  SUCH  PROGRAM'S  LICENSE  OR REGISTRATION OR TERMINATE OR REJECT
 SUCH PROGRAM'S ENROLLMENT, AS APPLICABLE, UNLESS THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN
 AND FAMILY SERVICES, DETERMINES IN ITS DISCRETION, THAT CONTINUED OPERA-
 TION  BY  THE CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM OR ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER
 WILL NOT IN ANY WAY JEOPARDIZE THE HEALTH,  SAFETY  OR  WELFARE  OF  THE
 CHILDREN CARED FOR IN THE PROGRAM OR BY THE PROVIDER.
   (B)  IN  RELATION TO CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND ANY ENROLLED LEGALLY-
 EXEMPT PROVIDER, WHEN A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION
 REVEALS  THAT  ANY EXISTING EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
 UNSUPERVISED CONTACT WITH CHILDREN HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A  CRIME  OTHER
 THAN  ONE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN OF FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL
 CONDUCT  A  SAFETY  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE PROGRAM AND TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE
 STEPS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN  THE  PROGRAM.
 THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  OF  FAMILY SERVICES MAY DIRECT THE PROGRAM OR
 PROVIDER TO  TERMINATE  THE  EMPLOYEE  OR  VOLUNTEER  BASED  ON  SUCH  A
 CONVICTION,  CONSISTENT  WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE CORRECTION
 LAW.
   (C) IN RELATION TO ANY CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND ANY ENROLLED LEGAL-
 LY-EXEMPT PROVIDERS OR ANY APPLICANTS TO BECOME AN ENROLLED  LEGALLY-EX-
 EMPT  PROVIDER,  WHERE  A  CLEARANCE  CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 REVEALS A CONVICTION FOR A CRIME OTHER THAN ONE SET  FORTH  IN  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH  (IV)  OF  PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, FOR
 ANY PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE, VOLUNTEER, OR  APPLICANT  SEEKING  ENROLLMENT,
 THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY DIRECT THAT SUCH PERSON
 NOT BE HIRED OR BE ENROLLED, AS APPLICABLE, BASED ON SUCH A  CONVICTION,
 CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW.
   (D)  (I)  WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS
 THAT AN APPLICANT TO BE THE OPERATOR OR DIRECTOR OF  A  CHILD  DAY  CARE
 PROGRAM,  OR  ANYONE  WHO  RESIDES  IN THE HOME OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
 WHERE CHILD DAY CARE IS PROPOSED TO BE PROVIDED TO CHILDREN IN  A  HOME-
 BASED  SETTING HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES SHALL HOLD THE APPLICATION IN ABEYANCE UNTIL THE  CHARGE
 IS FINALLY RESOLVED.
   (II) WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS THAT
 THE  CURRENT  OPERATOR  OR  DIRECTOR  OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM OR ANY
 PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN THAT RESIDES IN A HOME WHERE  CHILD  DAY
 CARE  IS  PROVIDED HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN
 AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM AND
 TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF  CHILDREN
 IN THE PROGRAM. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY SUSPEND A

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 LICENSE  OR  REGISTRATION OR TERMINATE ENROLLMENT BASED ON SUCH A CHARGE
 WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF  CHILDREN  IN  THE
 PROGRAM.
   (III)  WHERE  A  CLEARANCE  CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS
 THAT AN EXISTING CAREGIVER, VOLUNTEER OR  AN  EXISTING  EMPLOYEE  OF  AN
 ENROLLED  LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER OR ANY PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
 THAT RESIDES IN A HOME WHERE CHILD  CARE  IS  PROVIDED  BY  AN  ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDER  IN  A  HOME  SETTING  WHERE THE CHILD DOES NOT
 RESIDE, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES SHALL TAKE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
   (A) CONDUCT A SAFETY ASSESSMENT; OR
   (B) TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF
 CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM.
   (IV) WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS THAT
 AN APPLICANT TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSU-
 PERVISED  CONTACT  WITH  CHILDREN  OF  A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM HAS BEEN
 CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE SHALL HOLD THE APPLICATION IN  ABEYANCE
 UNTIL THE CHARGE IS FINALLY RESOLVED.
   (V)  WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS THAT
 A CURRENT EMPLOYEE, OR CURRENT VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSUPER-
 VISED CONTACT WITH CHILDREN OF A CHILD  DAY  CARE  PROGRAM  OR  ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDER  HAS  BEEN  CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A SAFETY  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE
 PROGRAM  AND TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
 OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM.
   § 10. Subdivision 6 of section 390-b of the  social  services  law  is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   6.  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PAY ANY REQUIRED
 PROCESSING FEE FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY OR SEX OFFENDER CLEARANCE PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION. THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL
 PROMPTLY  SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SUCH
 PROCESSING FEE TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 11. Subdivision 7 of section 390-b of the social  services  law,  as
 added by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  Where  the  office of children and family services OR ITS DESIGNEE
 DENIES OR directs a child day care OR AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT provid-
 er to deny an application based on the criminal history  record[,];  (A)
 the  provider must notify the applicant that such record is the basis of
 the denial; AND (B) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL
 ALSO  NOTIFY  AS  THE CASE MAY BE, SUCH CURRENT OR PROSPECTIVE OPERATOR,
 DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE, ASSISTANT, LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER,  VOLUNTEER  WITH
 THE  POTENTIAL  FOR  UNSUPERVISED  CONTACT WITH CHILDREN OR OTHER PERSON
 EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, WHO RESIDES IN THE HOME  WHERE  CARE  IS
 PROVIDED,  OTHER  THAN  THE CHILD'S HOME, THAT THE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK
 WAS THE BASIS FOR THE DENIAL OF CLEARANCE AND SHALL PROVIDE  SUCH  INDI-
 VIDUAL  WITH A COPY OF THE RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK
 UPON WHICH SUCH DENIAL WAS  BASED  TOGETHER  WITH  A  WRITTEN  STATEMENT
 SETTING  FORTH THE REASONS FOR SUCH DENIAL, AS WELL AS A COPY OF ARTICLE
 TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW AND INFORM SUCH INDIVIDUAL  OF  HIS
 OR  HER  RIGHT TO SEEK CORRECTION OF ANY INCORRECT INFORMATION CONTAINED
 IN SUCH NATIONAL RECORD CHECK PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTI-
 GATION.
   § 12. Subdivisions 9 and 10 of section 390-b of  the  social  services
 law,  as added by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, are amended and a new
 subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:

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   9. (A) Any criminal history record provided by the division of  crimi-
 nal  justice  services,  and  any summary of the criminal history record
 provided by the office of children and family services to a  [child  day
 care  provider]  PERSON  THAT  RECEIVES  A  CLEARANCE  pursuant  to this
 section,   is  confidential  and  shall  not  be  available  for  public
 inspection; provided, however, nothing herein shall prevent [a child day
 care provider or] the  office  of  children  and  family  services  from
 disclosing  criminal history information OR THE INDIVIDUAL FROM DISCLOS-
 ING HIS OR HER CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION  at  any  administrative  or
 judicial  proceeding relating to the denial or revocation of an applica-
 tion, employment, license or registration. The  subject  of  a  criminal
 history  review  conducted pursuant to this section shall be entitled to
 receive, upon written request, a copy of the  summary  of  the  criminal
 history  record  [provided by the office of children and family services
 to the child day  care  provider].    Unauthorized  disclosure  of  such
 records or reports shall BE subject [the provider] to civil penalties in
 accordance  with  the  provisions of subdivision eleven of section three
 hundred ninety of this title.
   (B) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL NOT  RELEASE  THE
 CONTENT  OF  THE RESULTS OF THE NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK
 CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
 SUBDIVISION TO ANY NON-PUBLIC ENTITY.
   10. A child day care OR ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT provider shall  advise
 the  office  of  children  and family services when an individual who is
 subject to criminal history record review in accordance with subdivision
 one or two of this section is no longer  subject  to  such  review.  The
 office  of  children  and  family  services shall inform the division of
 criminal justice services when an individual who is subject to  criminal
 history  review is no longer subject to such review so that the division
 of criminal justice services may terminate its  retain  processing  with
 regard  to such person. At least once a year, the office of children and
 family services will be required to conduct a validation of the  records
 maintained by the division of criminal justice services.
   11.  CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS WHICH ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS TITLE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 SHALL REQUIRE THAT SUCH CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS  OF
 ANY  FEDERAL  LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE CHILD CARE DEVELOP-
 MENT AND BLOCK GRANT AND THE RELATED FEDERALLY  APPROVED  PLANS  OF  THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK.
   §  13.  Subparagraph  (z) of paragraph (A) of subdivision 4 of section
 422 of the social services law, as amended by section 11 of  part  L  of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (z)  an  entity  with  appropriate legal authority in another state to
 license,  certify  or  otherwise  approve  prospective  foster  parents,
 prospective  adoptive  parents,  prospective  relative  guardians  [or],
 prospective successor guardians OR CHILD CARE PROGRAM  where  disclosure
 of information regarding such prospective foster or prospective adoptive
 parents  or  prospective relative or prospective successor guardians and
 other persons over the age of eighteen residing  in  the  home  of  such
 persons  [is]  OR WHERE CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED, AS required under EITHER
 title IV-E of the federal social security act OR THE FEDERAL CHILD  CARE
 AND  DEVELOPMENT  BLOCK  GRANT  ACT (SECTION NINE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
 FIFTY-EIGHT, ET SEQ. OF TITLE FORTY-TWO OF THE UNITED STATES CODE); and

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   § 14. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 424-a  of  the  social
 services  law,  as  amended by section 12 of part L of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  A  licensing  agency  shall inquire of the [department] OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES and the [department] OFFICE shall,  subject
 to  the  provisions  of  paragraph  (e) of this subdivision, inform such
 agency and the subject of the inquiry whether an applicant for a certif-
 icate, license, ENROLLMENT or permit, [assistants to group] OR TO BECOME
 AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WITH THE  POTENTIAL  FOR  UNSUPERVISED  CONTACT
 WITH  CHILDREN  IN  CARE OF A family day care [providers] PROVIDER OR AN
 ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION
 ONE-A  OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-B OF THIS ARTICLE the director of
 a camp subject to the provisions of article  thirteen-B  of  the  public
 health  law,  a  prospective  successor  guardian  when  a  clearance is
 conducted pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision two of  section  four
 hundred  fifty-eight-b  of  this article, and any person over the age of
 eighteen who resides in the home of a person who has applied  to  become
 an  adoptive  parent  or a foster parent or to operate a family day care
 home or group family day care home or any person over the age  of  eigh-
 teen  residing  in  the  home of a prospective successor guardian when a
 clearance is conducted of a prospective successor guardian  pursuant  to
 this  paragraph, OR ANY PERSON AGE EIGHTEEN OR OLDER THAT RESIDES ON THE
 PREMISES OF WHERE CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED IN A SETTING THAT  IS  NOT  THE
 CHILD'S  OWN HOME BY AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER AS SUCH TERM IS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-B  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE has been or is currently the subject of an indicated child abuse
 and  maltreatment  report on file with the statewide central register of
 child abuse and maltreatment.
   § 15. Subdivision 4 of section 424-a of the social  services  law,  as
 amended  by  section  14 of part L of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is
 amended to read as follows:
   4. For purposes of this section, the  term  "licensing  agency"  shall
 mean an authorized agency which has received an application to become an
 adoptive  parent  or an authorized agency which has received an applica-
 tion for a certificate or license to receive, board or  keep  any  child
 pursuant to the provisions of section three hundred seventy-six or three
 hundred  seventy-seven of this article or an authorized agency which has
 received an application from a relative  within  the  second  degree  or
 third  degree  of  consanguinity  of the parent of a child or a relative
 within the second degree or third degree of consanguinity of  the  step-
 parent  of  a  child  or  children,  or  the  child's legal guardian for
 approval to receive, board or keep such child, or an  authorized  agency
 that  conducts  a clearance pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision two
 of section four hundred fifty-eight-b of this article,  or  a  state  or
 local governmental agency which receives an application to provide child
 day  care  services  in  a  child day care center, school-age child care
 program, family day care home or group family day care home OR  ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDER AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE-A OF
 SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY-B  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  pursuant  to   the
 provisions  of  section  three  hundred  ninety  of this article, or the
 department of health and mental hygiene of the city of  New  York,  when
 such department receives an application for a certificate of approval to
 provide  child  day care services in a child day care center pursuant to
 the provisions of the health code of the city of New York, or the office
 of mental health or the office for people with  developmental  disabili-
 ties  when  such office receives an application for an operating certif-

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 icate pursuant to the provisions of the mental hygiene law to operate  a
 family care home, or a state or local governmental official who receives
 an  application  for  a permit to operate a camp which is subject to the
 provisions  of article thirteen-B of the public health law or the office
 of children and family services which has received an application for  a
 certificate  to receive, board or keep any child at a foster family home
 pursuant to articles nineteen-G and nineteen-H of the executive  law  or
 any other facility or provider agency, as defined in subdivision four of
 section  four  hundred  eighty-eight  of  this chapter, in regard to any
 licensing or certification function carried  out  by  such  facility  or
 agency.
   §  16.  Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 section or part contained in any part of this act shall be  adjudged  by
 any  court  of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall
 not affect, impair, or invalidate the remained  thereof,  but  shall  by
 confined  in  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.  It  is
 hereby  declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act would
 have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had  not  be  included
 herein.
   §  17.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
 sections one, two, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,  fourteen
 and  fifteen  of  this  act  shall  take  effect  September 1, 2019; and
 provided, further that sections three, four, five and six  of  this  act
 shall  take  effect  September 30, 2019; and provided, further, that the
 office of children and family services is authorized to  promulgate  any
 rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 effective date.
 
                                  PART I
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 378-a of the social services law,
 as amended by chapter 83 of the laws of 2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  (A)  Every  authorized agency which operates a residential program
 for children licensed or certified by the office of children and  family
 services,  and the office of children and family services in relation to
 any juvenile justice program it operates, shall request that the justice
 center for the protection of people with special needs check,  and  upon
 such  request, such justice center shall request and shall be authorized
 to receive from the division of criminal justice services and the feder-
 al bureau of investigation criminal history information, as such  phrase
 is  defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section eight hundred
 forty-five-b of the executive law concerning each prospective  operator,
 employee  or volunteer of such a residential program who will have regu-
 lar and substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical  contact  with
 children in such program.
   (B)  EVERY  AUTHORIZED  AGENCY THAT OPERATES A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR
 FOSTER CHILDREN THAT IS LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN
 AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL  REQUEST  THAT  THE  JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE
 PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHECK, AND  UPON  SUCH  REQUEST,
 SUCH  JUSTICE  CENTER  SHALL  REQUEST AND SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE
 FROM THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
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 PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THE  SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED  FORTY-
 FIVE-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, FOR EVERY:
   (I)  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PROGRAM THAT IS NOT ALREADY REQUIRED
 TO BE CLEARED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PRIOR
 TO APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  A  SCHEDULE
 DEVELOPED  BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, ANY PERSON WHO
 IS EMPLOYED IN A RESIDENTIAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY
 HAD A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN CONNECTION TO SUCH
 EMPLOYMENT.
   (C) For the purposes of this section,  "operator"  shall  include  any
 natural person with an ownership interest in the authorized agency.
   (D)  Access  to and the use of [such] information OBTAINED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION shall be governed by the provisions  of  section  eight
 hundred forty-five-b of the executive law.
   §  2.  Paragraph  A  of  subdivision  4  of  section 422 of the social
 services law, is amended by adding a new subparagraph (bb)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (BB)  AN  ENTITY  WITH APPROPRIATE LEGAL AUTHORITY IN ANOTHER STATE TO
 LICENSE, CERTIFY OR OTHERWISE APPROVE RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAMS  FOR  FOSTER
 CHILDREN  WHERE  DISCLOSURE  OF INFORMATION REGARDING ANY PROSPECTIVE OR
 CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PROGRAM IS  REQUIRED  BY  PARAGRAPH  TWENTY  OF
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF TITLE FORTY-TWO OF
 THE UNITED STATES CODE.
   §  3.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 424-a of the social services law, as amended by section 8-a of part D of
 chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) (A) Subject  to  the  provisions  of  subdivision  seven  of  this
 section,  a  provider  agency shall inquire of the office and the office
 shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of  this  subdivision,
 inform such agency and the subject of the inquiry whether any person who
 is actively being considered for employment and who will have the poten-
 tial  for regular and substantial contact with individuals who are cared
 for by the agency, is the  subject  of  an  indicated  child  abuse  and
 maltreatment report on file with the statewide central register of child
 abuse  and maltreatment prior to permitting such person to have unsuper-
 vised contact with such individuals. Such  agency  may  inquire  of  the
 office  and  the  office shall inform such agency and the subject of the
 inquiry whether any person who is currently employed  and  who  has  the
 potential  for  regular and substantial contact with individuals who are
 cared for by such agency is the subject of an indicated child abuse  and
 maltreatment report on file with the statewide central register of child
 abuse  and  maltreatment.  A  provider  agency shall also inquire of the
 office and the office shall inform such agency and the  subject  of  the
 inquiry  whether  any  person  who  is employed by an individual, corpo-
 ration, partnership or association which provides goods or  services  to
 such  agency  who  has the potential for regular and substantial contact
 with individuals who are cared for by the agency, is the subject  of  an
 indicated child abuse and maltreatment report on file with the statewide
 central  register  of  child  abuse and maltreatment prior to permitting
 such  person  to  have  unsupervised  contact  with  such   individuals.
 Inquiries made to the office pursuant to this subparagraph by a provider
 agency on current employees shall be made no more often than once in any
 six month period.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, WHERE THE PROVID-
 ER  AGENCY  IS  AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY THAT OPERATES A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

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 FOR FOSTER CHILDREN THAT IS LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHIL-
 DREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SUCH AGENCY SHALL INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE AND THE
 OFFICE SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION, INFORM SUCH AGENCY AND THE SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY WHETHER:
   (I) ANY PERSON WHO IS ACTIVELY BEING CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN SUCH
 PROGRAM WHO IS NOT ALREADY REQUIRED TO BE CLEARED PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (A)
 OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  IS  THE  SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE AND
 MALTREATMENT REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD
 ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT; AND
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PRIOR
 TO APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  A  SCHEDULE
 DEVELOPED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, WHETHER ANY
 PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED IN A RESIDENTIAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM THAT HAS NOT
 PREVIOUSLY HAD A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  IN
 CONNECTION TO SUCH EMPLOYMENT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE
 AND  MALTREATMENT  REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF
 CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.
   § 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
 
                                  PART J
 
   Section 1. The section heading and the opening paragraph  of  subdivi-
 sion  1 of section 131-u of the social services law, as amended by chap-
 ter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   Domestic violence services [to eligible persons].
   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, a  social  services
 district  shall,  in  accordance with the provisions of this section and
 regulations of the department, offer and provide emergency  shelter  and
 services  at  a residential program for victims of domestic violence, as
 defined in article six-A of this chapter, to the extent that such  shel-
 ter  and  services  are  necessary and available to a victim of domestic
 violence, as defined in article six-A of this chapter, and  in  need  of
 emergency  shelter and services, who was residing in the social services
 district at the time of the alleged domestic violence [and who:].
   § 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 131-u  of  the
 social services law are REPEALED.
   §  3.  Subdivision  2  of section 131-u of the social services law, as
 amended by chapter 169 of the laws  of  1994,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  The  department  [shall]  MAY  annually  establish, subject to the
 approval of the director of the budget, a daily  rate  of  reimbursement
 for  each  residential  program  for  victims  of  domestic violence, as
 defined in article six-A of this chapter, certified  by  the  department
 which  provides  emergency  shelter and services to persons eligible for
 such emergency shelter and services pursuant to this section.  A  social
 services  district  financially  responsible  for  a  victim of domestic
 violence shall reimburse a residential program for victims  of  domestic
 violence  for  the  costs  of emergency shelter and services provided to
 such victim at the daily reimbursement rate established by  the  depart-
 ment  reduced  by  [the sum of all fees which such victim is able to pay
 toward the costs of such shelter and services as determined  in  accord-
 ance  with  the public assistance budgeting rules set forth in the regu-
 lations of the department and by] any [third party] OTHER  reimbursement
 available for such costs.
   §  4.  Section 459-f of the social services law, as amended by chapter
 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:

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   § 459-f. [Fees] PAYMENT for services. [Any program defined in subdivi-
 sion four of section four  hundred  fifty-nine-a  of  this  article  may
 charge a service fee to a victim of domestic violence who is able to pay
 all  or part of the costs of the emergency shelter and services provided
 to  the victim.] Payments by a social services district to a residential
 program for victims of domestic violence  for  the  costs  of  emergency
 shelter  and  services  provided to a victim of domestic violence at the
 daily reimbursement rate determined by the department in accordance with
 section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter shall be reduced by the
 sum of [all fees which such victim is able to pay toward  the  costs  of
 such  shelter  and  services as determined in accordance with the public
 assistance budgeting rules set forth in the regulations of  the  depart-
 ment  and  by]  any [third party] OTHER reimbursement available for such
 costs.
   § 5. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.
 
                                  PART K
 
   Section 1. Section 712 of the family court act, as amended by  chapter
 920 of the laws of 1982, subdivision (a) as amended by section 7 of part
 G of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, subdivision (b) as amended by chap-
 ter  465 of the laws of 1992, subdivision (g) as amended by section 2 of
 part B of chapter 3 of the laws of 2005, subdivision  (h)  as  added  by
 chapter  7  of the laws of 1999, subdivision (i) as amended and subdivi-
 sions (j), (k), (l) and (m) as added by chapter 38 of the laws of  2014,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 712. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
 have the following meanings:
   (a) "Person in need of supervision". A person less than eighteen years
 of  age  who does not attend school in accordance with the provisions of
 part one of article sixty-five of the education law or who is incorrigi-
 ble, ungovernable  or  habitually  disobedient  and  beyond  the  lawful
 control of a parent or other person legally responsible for such child's
 care,  or  other  lawful  authority,  or  who violates the provisions of
 section 221.05 or 230.00 of the penal law, or who appears to be a  sexu-
 ally exploited child as defined in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivi-
 sion  one  of  section four hundred forty-seven-a of the social services
 law, but only if the child consents to the filing of  a  petition  under
 this article.
   (b)  ["Detention". The temporary care and maintenance of children away
 from their own homes as defined in section five hundred two of the exec-
 utive law.
   (c) "Secure detention facility". A  facility  characterized  by  phys-
 ically restricting construction, hardware and procedures.
   (d)  "Non-secure  detention facility". A facility characterized by the
 absence of physically restricting construction, hardware and procedures.
   (e)] "Fact-finding  hearing".  A  hearing  to  determine  whether  the
 respondent did the acts alleged to show that he OR SHE violated a law or
 is  incorrigible,  ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the
 control of his OR HER parents, guardian or legal custodian.
   [(f)] (C) "Dispositional hearing". A hearing to determine whether  the
 respondent requires supervision or treatment.
   [(g)]  (D)  "Aggravated circumstances". Aggravated circumstances shall
 have the same meaning as the definition of such term in subdivision  (j)
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   [(h)]  (E)  "Permanency  hearing".  A  hearing held in accordance with
 paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section seven hundred fifty-four  or
 section  seven  hundred  fifty-six-a  of this article for the purpose of
 reviewing the foster care status of the respondent and the  appropriate-
 ness of the permanency plan developed by the social services official on
 behalf of such respondent.
   [(i)]  (F)  "Diversion  services".   Services provided to children and
 families pursuant to section seven hundred thirty-five of  this  article
 for  the  purpose of avoiding the need to file a petition [or direct the
 detention of the child]. Diversion services shall  include:  efforts  to
 adjust  cases pursuant to this article before a petition is filed, or by
 order of the court, after the petition is filed but before  fact-finding
 is  commenced;  and  preventive  services  provided  in  accordance with
 section four hundred nine-a of the social  services  law  to  avert  the
 placement of the child [into foster care], including crisis intervention
 and  respite  services.    Diversion services may also include, in cases
 where any person is seeking to file a petition  that  alleges  that  the
 child  has a substance use disorder or is in need of immediate detoxifi-
 cation or substance use disorder services, an assessment  for  substance
 use   disorder;   provided,  however,  that  notwithstanding  any  other
 provision of law to the contrary, the designated lead agency  shall  not
 be  required  to pay for all or any portion of the costs of such assess-
 ment or substance use disorder or  detoxification  services,  except  in
 cases  where medical assistance for needy persons may be used to pay for
 all or any portion of the costs of such assessment or services.
   [(j)] (G) "Substance use disorder". The misuse of, dependence  on,  or
 addiction  to  alcohol  and/or legal or illegal drugs leading to effects
 that are detrimental to the person's physical and mental health  or  the
 welfare of others.
   [(k)]  (H)  "Assessment  for  substance use disorder". Assessment by a
 provider that has  been  certified  by  the  office  of  alcoholism  and
 substance  abuse  services  of  a person less than eighteen years of age
 where it is alleged that the youth is suffering  from  a  substance  use
 disorder  which  could  make  a  youth a danger to himself or herself or
 others.
   [(l)] (I) "A substance use disorder which could make a youth a  danger
 to  himself  or  herself  or  others".  A substance use disorder that is
 accompanied by the dependence on, or the repeated use or abuse of, drugs
 or alcohol to the point of intoxication such that the person is in  need
 of immediate detoxification or other substance use disorder services.
   [(m)]  (J)  "Substance  use disorder services". Substance use disorder
 services shall have the same meaning as provided for in section 1.03  of
 the mental hygiene law.
   §  2.  The part heading of part 2 of article 7 of the family court act
 is amended to read as follows:
                          CUSTODY [AND DETENTION]
   § 3. Section 720 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 419 of
 the laws of 1987, subdivision 3 as amended by section 9 of subpart B  of
 part  Q  of  chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 5 as amended by
 section 3 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, and paragraph (c)
 of subdivision 5 as added by section 8 of part G of chapter  58  of  the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   § 720. Detention PRECLUDED. [1.] THE DETENTION OF A CHILD SHALL NOT BE
 DIRECTED  UNDER  ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, EXCEPT AS OTHER-
 WISE AUTHORIZED BY THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES. No child to whom
 the provisions of this article may apply, shall be detained in any pris-

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 on, jail, lockup, or other place used for adults convicted of  crime  or
 under arrest and charged with a crime.
   [2.  The detention of a child in a secure detention facility shall not
 be directed under any of the provisions of this article.
   3. Detention of a person alleged to be or adjudicated as a  person  in
 need  of  supervision  shall,  except as provided in subdivision four of
 this section, be authorized only in a foster care program  certified  by
 the  office  of children and family services, or a certified or approved
 family boarding home, or a non-secure detention  facility  certified  by
 the  office  and in accordance with section seven hundred thirty-nine of
 this article. The setting of the detention shall take into  account  (a)
 the  proximity  to  the  community  in which the person alleged to be or
 adjudicated as a person in need of supervision lives with such  person's
 parents or to which such person will be discharged, and (b) the existing
 educational  setting of such person and the proximity of such setting to
 the location of the detention setting.
   4. Whenever detention is authorized and ordered pursuant to this arti-
 cle, for a person alleged to be or adjudicated as a person  in  need  of
 supervision, a family court in a city having a population of one million
 or  more  shall,  notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of law, direct
 detention in a foster care facility established and maintained  pursuant
 to the social services law. In all other respects, the detention of such
 a  person  in  a  foster care facility shall be subject to the identical
 terms and conditions for detention as are set forth in this article  and
 in section two hundred thirty-five of this act.
   5.  (a) The court shall not order or direct detention under this arti-
 cle, unless the court determines that there is no substantial likelihood
 that the youth and his or her  family  will  continue  to  benefit  from
 diversion services and that all available alternatives to detention have
 been exhausted; and
   (b)  Where the youth is sixteen years of age or older, the court shall
 not order or direct detention  under  this  article,  unless  the  court
 determines  and  states in its order that special circumstances exist to
 warrant such detention.
   (c) If the respondent may be a sexually exploited child as defined  in
 subdivision  one  of  section  four  hundred forty-seven-a of the social
 services law, the court may direct the respondent to an available short-
 term safe house as defined in subdivision two of  section  four  hundred
 forty-seven-a   of   the  social  services  law  as  an  alternative  to
 detention.]
   § 4. Section 727 of the family court act is REPEALED.
   § 5. The section heading and subdivisions (c) and (d) of  section  728
 of  the family court act, subdivision (d) as added by chapter 145 of the
 laws of 2000, paragraph (i) as added and paragraph (ii)  of  subdivision
 (d)  as  renumbered  by section 5 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2005, and paragraph (iii) as amended and paragraph (iv)  of  subdivision
 (d)  as  added by section 10 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of the
 laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   Discharge[,] OR release [or detention]  by  judge  after  hearing  and
 before filing of petition in custody cases.
   (c)  An  order  of  release  under  this section may, but need not, be
 conditioned upon the giving of a recognizance in accord  with  [sections
 seven  hundred  twenty-four  (b)]  PARAGRAPH  (i)  OF SUBDIVISION (B) OF
 SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.

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   [(d) Upon a finding of facts and reasons  which  support  a  detention
 order pursuant to this section, the court shall also determine and state
 in any order directing detention:
   (i)  that there is no substantial likelihood that the youth and his or
 her family will continue to benefit from diversion services and that all
 available alternatives to detention have been exhausted; and
   (ii) whether continuation of the child in the child's  home  would  be
 contrary  to the best interests of the child based upon, and limited to,
 the facts and circumstances available to the court at the  time  of  the
 hearing held in accordance with this section; and
   (iii) where appropriate, whether reasonable efforts were made prior to
 the  date  of the court hearing that resulted in the detention order, to
 prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child from his  or  her
 home or, if the child had been removed from his or her home prior to the
 court  appearance  pursuant  to this section, where appropriate, whether
 reasonable efforts were made to make it possible for the child to safely
 return home; and
   (iv) whether the setting of the detention takes into account the prox-
 imity to the community in which the person alleged to be or  adjudicated
 as  a  person in need of supervision lives with such person's parents or
 to which such person will be discharged, and  the  existing  educational
 setting of such person and the proximity of such setting to the location
 of the detention setting.]
   § 6. Section 729 of the family court act is REPEALED.
   §  7.  Subdivisions (b), paragraph (i) of subdivision (d) and subdivi-
 sion (f) of section 735 of the family  court  act,  subdivision  (b)  as
 amended  by chapter 38 of the laws of 2014, paragraph (i) of subdivision
 (d) as amended by chapter 535 of the laws of 2011 and subdivision (f) as
 added by section 7 of part E of chapter 57 of  the  laws  of  2005,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) The designated lead agency shall:
   (i)  confer  with any person seeking to file a petition, the youth who
 may be a potential respondent, his or her family, and  other  interested
 persons, concerning the provision of diversion services before any peti-
 tion may be filed; and
   (ii) diligently attempt to prevent the filing of a petition under this
 article or, after the petition is filed, to prevent the placement of the
 youth into foster care; and
   (iii)  assess whether the youth would benefit from residential respite
 services; and
   (iv) ASSESS WHETHER THE YOUTH IS A SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND, IF
 SO, WHETHER SUCH YOUTH SHOULD BE REFERRED TO A SAFE HOUSE; AND
   (V) determine whether alternatives to  detention  are  appropriate  to
 avoid remand of the youth to detention; and
   [(v)]  (VI) determine whether an assessment of the youth for substance
 use disorder by an office of alcoholism  and  substance  abuse  services
 certified provider is necessary when a person seeking to file a petition
 alleges  in  such  petition that the youth is suffering from a substance
 use disorder which could make the youth a danger to himself  or  herself
 or  others.  Provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision
 of law to the contrary, the designated lead agency shall not be required
 to pay for all or any portion of the costs of such assessment or for any
 substance use disorder or detoxification services, except in cases where
 medical assistance for needy persons may be used to pay for all  or  any
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 holism  and  substance abuse services shall make a list of its certified
 providers available to the designated lead agency.
   (i)  providing,  at the first contact, information on the availability
 of or a referral to services in the geographic area where the youth  and
 his  or  her  family  are located that may be of benefit in avoiding the
 need to file a petition under this article; including the  availability,
 for  up  to  twenty-one  days,  of a residential respite program, if the
 youth and his or her parent or other person legally responsible for  his
 or  her care agree, and the availability of other non-residential crisis
 intervention programs such as family crisis  counseling  or  alternative
 dispute  resolution  programs  or  an  educational program as defined in
 section four hundred fifty-eight-l of the social services law.
   (f) Efforts to prevent the filing  of  a  petition  pursuant  to  this
 section  may  extend  until  the  designated lead agency determines that
 there is no substantial likelihood that the youth and his or her  family
 will  benefit  from  further  attempts. Efforts at diversion pursuant to
 this section may continue after the  filing  of  a  petition  where  the
 designated  lead  agency determines that the youth and his or her family
 will benefit from further attempts to prevent  PLACEMENT  OF  the  youth
 [from  entering  foster  care]  IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED
 FIFTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 8. Section 739 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 920 of
 the laws of 1982, subdivision (a) as amended by section 10 of part G  of
 chapter  58 of the laws of 2010, subdivision (c) as added by chapter 145
 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   § 739. Release or [detention] REFERRAL after filing  of  petition  and
 prior  to  order  of  disposition.  [(a)] After the filing of a petition
 under section seven hundred thirty-two of this part, the  court  in  its
 discretion  may release the respondent [or direct his or her detention].
 If the respondent may be a sexually exploited child as defined in subdi-
 vision one of section four hundred forty-seven-a of the social  services
 law, the court may direct the respondent to an available short-term safe
 house  [as  an  alternative  to  detention. However, the court shall not
 direct detention unless it finds and states the facts and reasons for so
 finding that unless the respondent is detained there  is  a  substantial
 probability  that  the respondent will not appear in court on the return
 date and all available alternatives to detention have been exhausted.
   (b) Unless the respondent waives a determination that  probable  cause
 exists  to  believe  that  he  is  a  person  in need of supervision, no
 detention under this section may last more than three  days  (i)  unless
 the  court  finds, pursuant to the evidentiary standards applicable to a
 hearing on a felony complaint in a criminal court,  that  such  probable
 cause exists, or (ii) unless special circumstances exist, in which cases
 such  detention  may  be extended not more than an additional three days
 exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
   (c) Upon a finding of facts and  reasons  which  support  a  detention
 order  pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, the court shall also
 determine and state in any order directing detention:
   (i) whether continuation of the respondent in  the  respondent's  home
 would  be  contrary  to the best interests of the respondent based upon,
 and limited to, the facts and circumstance available to the court at the
 time of the court's determination in accordance with this section; and
   (ii) where appropriate, whether reasonable efforts were made prior  to
 the  date of the court order directing detention in accordance with this
 section, to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the  respondent
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 her home prior to the court appearance pursuant to this  section,  where
 appropriate,  whether  reasonable  efforts were made to make it possible
 for the respondent to safely return home].
   § 9. Section 741-a of the family court act, as amended by section 3 of
 part  B  of  chapter  327  of  the  laws  of 2007, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 741-a. Notice and right to be heard. The foster  parent  caring  for
 [the child] A SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD PLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
 SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-SIX  OF THIS ARTICLE or any pre-adoptive parent or
 relative providing care for the respondent shall be provided with notice
 of any permanency hearing held pursuant to this article  by  the  social
 services  official.  Such foster parent, pre-adoptive parent or relative
 shall have the right to be heard at any such hearing; provided, however,
 no  such  foster  parent,  pre-adoptive  parent  or  relative  shall  be
 construed  to  be  a  party  to  the hearing solely on the basis of such
 notice and right to be heard. The failure of the foster  parent,  pre-a-
 doptive  parent, or relative caring for the child to appear at a perman-
 ency hearing shall constitute a waiver of the right to be heard and such
 failure to appear shall not cause a delay of the permanency hearing  nor
 shall  such  failure  to  appear be a ground for the invalidation of any
 order issued by the court pursuant to this section.
   § 10. Section 747 of the family court act is REPEALED.
   § 11. Section 748 of the family court act is REPEALED.
   § 12. Subdivision (b) of section 749  of  the  family  court  act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  806  of  the  laws  of 1973, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (b) On its own motion,  the  court  may  adjourn  the  proceedings  on
 conclusion  of  a fact-finding hearing or during a dispositional hearing
 to enable it to make  inquiry  into  the  surroundings,  conditions  and
 capacities  of the respondent. An [adjournment on the court's motion may
 not be for a period of more than ten days if the respondent is detained,
 in which case not more than a total of  two  such  adjournments  may  be
 granted  in  the  absence of special circumstances. If the respondent is
 not detained, an] adjournment may be for  a  reasonable  time,  but  the
 total number of adjourned days may not exceed two months.
   §  13.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 2 of section 754 of the family
 court act, as amended by chapter 7 of the  laws  of  1999,  subparagraph
 (ii)  of  paragraph (a) as amended by section 20 of part L of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) The order shall state  the  court's  reasons  for  the  particular
 disposition.  If  the  court places the child in accordance with section
 seven hundred fifty-six of this part,  the  court  in  its  order  shall
 determine: (i) whether continuation in the child's home would be contra-
 ry to the best interest of the child and where appropriate, that reason-
 able  efforts  were  made prior to the date of the dispositional hearing
 held pursuant to this article to  prevent  or  eliminate  the  need  for
 removal  of the child from his or her home and, if the child was removed
 from his or her home prior to  the  date  of  such  hearing,  that  such
 removal was in the child's best interest and, where appropriate, reason-
 able efforts were made to make it possible for the child to return safe-
 ly  home.  If the court determines that reasonable efforts to prevent or
 eliminate the need for removal of the child from the home were not  made
 but  that  the  lack  of  such efforts was appropriate under the circum-
 stances, the court order shall include such a finding; and (ii)  in  the
 case of a child who has attained the age of fourteen, the services need-
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 to independent living. [Nothing in this subdivision shall  be  construed
 to  modify  the  standards  for directing detention set forth in section
 seven hundred thirty-nine of this article.]
   §  14.  Section 756 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 920
 of the laws of 1982, paragraph (i) of  subdivision  (a)  as  amended  by
 chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, the opening paragraph of paragraph (ii)
 of  subdivision  (a) as amended by section 11 of part G of chapter 58 of
 the laws of 2010, subdivision (b) as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of
 1999, and subdivision (c) as amended by section 10 of part E of  chapter
 57 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   §  756.  Placement.  (a)  (i)  For  purposes  of section seven hundred
 fifty-four OF THIS PART, the court may place the child in its  own  home
 or  in  the  custody  of  a  suitable relative or other suitable private
 person [or a commissioner of social services], subject to the orders  of
 the court.
   (ii)  [Where the child is placed] IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THE RESPOND-
 ENT IS A SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, THE COURT
 MAY  PLACE  THE CHILD with the commissioner of the local social services
 district[, the court] AND may direct the commissioner to place the child
 with an authorized agency or class of authorized  agencies,  including[,
 if  the court finds that the respondent is a sexually exploited child as
 defined in subdivision one of section four hundred forty-seven-a of  the
 social  services  law,]  an  available  long-term safe house. Unless the
 dispositional order provides otherwise, the  court  so  directing  shall
 include one of the following alternatives to apply in the event that the
 commissioner is unable to so place the child:
   (1)  the  commissioner  shall apply to the court for an order to stay,
 modify, set aside, or vacate such directive pursuant to  the  provisions
 of  section seven hundred sixty-two or seven hundred sixty-three OF THIS
 PART; or
   (2) the commissioner shall return the child to the family court for  a
 new dispositional hearing and order.
   (b)  Placements  under  this  section  may be for an initial period of
 twelve months. The court may extend  a  placement  pursuant  to  section
 seven  hundred  fifty-six-a.  In its discretion, the court may recommend
 restitution or require services for  public  good  pursuant  to  section
 seven hundred fifty-eight-a OF THIS PART in conjunction with an order of
 placement.  For the purposes of calculating the initial period of place-
 ment,  such placement shall be deemed to have commenced sixty days after
 the date the child was removed from his or her home in  accordance  with
 the provisions of this article. [If the respondent has been in detention
 pending  disposition, the initial period of placement ordered under this
 section shall be credited with and diminished  by  the  amount  of  time
 spent  by  the  respondent in detention prior to the commencement of the
 placement unless the court finds that all or part of such  credit  would
 not serve the best interests of the respondent.
   (c)  A  placement  pursuant  to  this section with the commissioner of
 social services shall not be directed in any detention facility, but the
 court may direct detention pending transfer to  a  placement  authorized
 and  ordered under this section for no more than than fifteen days after
 such order of placement is made. Such  direction  shall  be  subject  to
 extension  pursuant  to subdivision three of section three hundred nine-
 ty-eight of the social services law, upon written documentation  to  the
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 specialized treatment or placement  and  the  diligent  efforts  by  the
 commissioner of social services to locate an appropriate placement.]
   §  15. Section 758-a of the family court act, as amended by chapter 73
 of the laws of 1979, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 4 of  the  laws
 of 1987, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 575 of the
 laws  of  2007,  subdivision  2 as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of
 1996, and subdivision 3 as separately amended by chapter 568 of the laws
 of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
   § 758-a. Restitution. 1. In cases involving acts of [infants] CHILDREN
 over [ten] TWELVE and less than [sixteen] EIGHTEEN  years  of  age,  the
 court may
   (a)  recommend as a condition of placement, or order as a condition of
 probation or suspended judgment, restitution in an amount representing a
 fair and reasonable cost to replace the property or  repair  the  damage
 caused  by  the  [infant]  CHILD,  not,  however, to exceed one thousand
 dollars. [In the case of a placement, the court may recommend  that  the
 infant  pay  out  of  his  or  her  own  funds or earnings the amount of
 replacement or damage, either in a lump sum or in periodic  payments  in
 amounts  set  by  the agency with which he is placed, and in the case of
 probation or suspended judgment, the] THE court  may  require  that  the
 [infant] CHILD pay out of his or her own funds or earnings the amount of
 replacement  or  damage, either in a lump sum or in periodic payments in
 amounts set by the court; and/or
   (b) order as a condition of placement, probation, or  suspended  judg-
 ment,  services  for  the  public  good including in the case of a crime
 involving willful, malicious, or unlawful damage or destruction to  real
 or personal property maintained as a cemetery plot, grave, burial place,
 or  other  place of interment of human remains, services for the mainte-
 nance and repair thereof, taking into consideration the age and physical
 condition of the [infant] CHILD.
   2. [If the court recommends restitution or requires services  for  the
 public  good  in  conjunction  with  an  order  of placement pursuant to
 section seven hundred fifty-six, the placement shall be made only to  an
 authorized agency which has adopted rules and regulations for the super-
 vision  of  such a program, which rules and regulations shall be subject
 to the approval of the state department of social services.  Such  rules
 and  regulations  shall  include,  but  not be limited to provisions (i)
 assuring that the conditions of work, including wages, meet  the  stand-
 ards  therefor  prescribed  pursuant  to  the  labor law; (ii) affording
 coverage to the child under the workers' compensation law as an employee
 of such agency, department or institution; (iii) assuring that the enti-
 ty receiving such services shall not utilize the  same  to  replace  its
 regular  employees; and (iv) providing for reports to the court not less
 frequently than every six months, unless the order provides otherwise.
   3.] If the court requires restitution or services for the public  good
 [as  a  condition  of probation or suspended judgment], it shall provide
 that an agency or person supervise the restitution or services and  that
 such agency or person report to the court not less frequently than every
 six months, unless the order provides otherwise. Upon the written notice
 sent  by  a  school  district to the court and the appropriate probation
 department or agency which submits probation recommendations or  reports
 to  the  court,  the  court  may provide that such school district shall
 supervise the performance of services for the public good.
   [4.] 3. The court, upon receipt of the reports provided for in  subdi-
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 motion of any party or the agency, hold a hearing to  determine  whether
 the [placement] CONDITION should be altered or modified.
   §  16.  Section  774  of  the  family  court act is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 774. Action on petition for transfer.  On receiving a petition under
 section seven hundred seventy-three OF THIS PART, the court may  proceed
 under sections seven hundred thirty-seven, seven hundred thirty-eight or
 seven  hundred  thirty-nine OF THIS ARTICLE with respect to the issuance
 of a summons or warrant [and sections  seven  hundred  twenty-seven  and
 seven  hundred  twenty-nine govern questions of detention and failure to
 comply with a promise to appear]. Due notice of the petition and a  copy
 of  the  petition  shall  also  be served personally or by mail upon the
 office of the locality chargeable for the support of the person involved
 and upon the person involved and his OR HER parents and other persons.
   § 17. Subdivisions 3, 3-a, 11 and 12 of  section  398  of  the  social
 services  law,  subdivision  3  as amended by chapter 419 of the laws of
 1987, paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 as amended by section 19 of part  E
 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, subdivision 3-a as added by section 1
 of subpart B of part G of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, subdivision 11
 as  added  by  chapter  514  of  the  laws of 1976 and subdivision 12 as
 amended by section 12 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of  the  laws
 of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   3. As to delinquent children [and persons in need of supervision]:
   (a) Investigate complaints as to alleged delinquency of a child.
   (b)  Bring  such case of alleged delinquency when necessary before the
 family court.
   (c) Receive within fifteen days from  the  order  of  placement  as  a
 public  charge  any  delinquent  child committed or placed [or person in
 need of supervision placed] in his or  her  care  by  the  family  court
 provided, however, that the commissioner of the social services district
 with whom the child is placed may apply to the state commissioner or his
 or her designee for approval of an additional fifteen days, upon written
 documentation  to  the  office  of children and family services that the
 youth is in need of specialized treatment or placement and the  diligent
 efforts  by the commissioner of social services to locate an appropriate
 placement.
   [3-a. As to delinquent children:
   (a)] (D) (1) Conditionally release any juvenile delinquent placed with
 the district to aftercare whenever the district  determines  conditional
 release to be consistent with the needs and best interests of such juve-
 nile delinquent, that suitable care and supervision can be provided, and
 that there is a reasonable probability that such juvenile delinquent can
 be  conditionally  released without endangering public safety; provided,
 however, that such conditional release shall be made in accordance  with
 the  regulations  of  the  office  of  children and family services, and
 provided further that no juvenile delinquent while absent from a facili-
 ty or program without the consent of the director of  such  facility  or
 program shall be conditionally released by the district solely by reason
 of the absence.
   (2) It shall be a condition of such release that a juvenile delinquent
 so  released  shall  continue  to  be  the  responsibility of the social
 services district for the period provided in the order of placement.
   (3) The social services district may provide  clothing,  services  and
 other necessities for any conditionally released juvenile delinquent, as
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 such juvenile delinquent as medical assistance for needy persons  pursu-
 ant to title eleven of article five of this chapter.
   (4)  The  social services district, pursuant to the regulations of the
 office of children and family services, may cause a juvenile  delinquent
 to be returned to a facility operated and maintained by the district, or
 an authorized agency under contract with the district, at any time with-
 in the period of placement, where there is a violation of the conditions
 of release or a change of circumstances.
   (5)  Juvenile  delinquents conditionally released by a social services
 district may be provided for as follows:
   (i) If, in the opinion of the social services district,  there  is  no
 suitable  parent, relative or guardian to whom a juvenile delinquent can
 be  conditionally  released,  and  suitable  care  cannot  otherwise  be
 secured, the district may conditionally release such juvenile delinquent
 to the care of any other suitable person; provided that where such suit-
 able  person  has  no legal relationship with the juvenile, the district
 shall advise such person of the  procedures  for  obtaining  custody  or
 guardianship of the juvenile.
   (ii)  If  a  conditionally  released juvenile delinquent is subject to
 article sixty-five of the education law or elects to participate  in  an
 educational program leading to a high school diploma, he or she shall be
 enrolled  in  a  school  or educational program leading to a high school
 diploma following release, or, if such release occurs during the  summer
 recess,  upon  the  commencement  of  the  next school term. If a condi-
 tionally released juvenile delinquent is not subject to  article  sixty-
 five  of  the  education  law,  and  does not elect to participate in an
 educational program leading to a high school  diploma,  steps  shall  be
 taken,  to the extent possible, to facilitate his or her gainful employ-
 ment or enrollment in a vocational program following release.
   [(b)] (E) When a juvenile delinquent placed with the  social  services
 district  is  absent  from placement without consent, such absence shall
 interrupt the calculation of time for his or her placement. Such  inter-
 ruption  shall  continue  until  such juvenile delinquent returns to the
 facility or authorized agency in which he or she was  placed.  Provided,
 however,  that  any  time spent by a juvenile delinquent in custody from
 the date of absence to the date  placement  resumes  shall  be  credited
 against the time of such placement provided that such custody:
   (1) was due to an arrest or surrender based upon the absence; or
   (2)  arose from an arrest or surrender on another charge which did not
 culminate in a conviction, adjudication or adjustment.
   [(c)] (F) In addition to the other requirements of  this  section,  no
 juvenile  delinquent placed with a social services district operating an
 approved juvenile justice services close to home initiative pursuant  to
 section  four  hundred  four  of  this chapter pursuant to a restrictive
 placement under the family court act shall be released  except  pursuant
 to section 353.5 of the family court act.
   11.  In  the  case  of a child who is adjudicated [a person in need of
 supervision or] a juvenile delinquent and is placed by the family  court
 with the [division for youth] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES and
 who is placed by [the division for youth] SUCH OFFICE with an authorized
 agency  pursuant to court order, the social services official shall make
 expenditures in accordance with the regulations of  the  department  for
 the care and maintenance of such child during the term of such placement
 subject  to  state  reimbursement pursuant to SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-
 THREE-K OF this [title, or article nineteen-G of the  executive  law  in
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   12.  A  social  services  official shall be permitted to place persons
 adjudicated [in need of supervision or] delinquent[, and alleged persons
 to be in need of supervision] in detention pending transfer to a  place-
 ment, in the same foster care facilities as are providing care to desti-
 tute,  neglected, abused or abandoned children. Such foster care facili-
 ties shall not provide care to a youth in the care of a social  services
 official as a convicted juvenile offender.
   §  18.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of section 409-a of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 87 of the laws of 1993, subparagraph
 (i) as amended by chapter 342 of the laws of 2010, and subparagraph (ii)
 as amended by section 22 of part C of chapter 83 of the laws of 2002, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) A social services official shall provide preventive services to  a
 child  and  his  or  her family, in accordance with the family's service
 plan as required by section four hundred nine-e of this [chapter]  ARTI-
 CLE  and  the  social  services  district's  child welfare services plan
 submitted and approved pursuant to section four hundred nine-d  of  this
 [chapter]  ARTICLE, upon a finding by such official that [(i)] the child
 will be placed, returned to or continued  in  foster  care  unless  such
 services  are  provided  and  that  it  is reasonable to believe that by
 providing such services the child will be able  to  remain  with  or  be
 returned  to his or her family, and for a former foster care youth under
 the age of twenty-one who was previously placed in the care and  custody
 or custody and guardianship of the local commissioner of social services
 or  other officer, board or department authorized to receive children as
 public charges where it is reasonable to believe that by providing  such
 services the former foster care youth will avoid a return to foster care
 [or  (ii)  the child is the subject of a petition under article seven of
 the family court act, or has been determined by the  assessment  service
 established  pursuant to section two hundred forty-three-a of the execu-
 tive law, or by the probation service where no such  assessment  service
 has  been designated, to be at risk of being the subject of such a peti-
 tion, and the social services official determines that the child  is  at
 risk of placement into foster care].
   Such  finding  shall  be  entered  in  the child's uniform case record
 established and maintained pursuant to section four  hundred  nine-f  of
 this [chapter] ARTICLE. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to
 assist social services officials in making determinations of eligibility
 for  mandated  preventive services pursuant to this [subparagraph] PARA-
 GRAPH.
   § 18-a. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section
 409-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 87 of  the  laws
 of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   [(ii)  the  child  is the subject of a petition under article seven of
 the family court act, or has been determined by the  assessment  service
 established  pursuant to section two hundred forty-three-a of the execu-
 tive law, or by the probation service where no such  assessment  service
 has  been designated, to be at risk of being the subject of such a peti-
 tion, and the social services official determines according to standards
 promulgated pursuant to section three  hundred  ninety-eight-b  of  this
 chapter that the child is at risk of placement into foster care.]
   Such  finding  shall  be  entered  in  the child's uniform case record
 established and maintained pursuant to section four  hundred  nine-f  of
 this [chapter] ARTICLE. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to
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 for mandated preventive services pursuant to [clause (ii) of] this para-
 graph.
   § 19. Subdivision 3 of section 502 of the executive law, as amended by
 section  79 of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
 read as follows:
   3. "Detention" means the temporary care and maintenance of youth  held
 away from their homes pursuant to article three [or seven] of the family
 court act, or held pending a hearing for alleged violation of the condi-
 tions of release from an office of children and family services facility
 or authorized agency, or held pending a hearing for alleged violation of
 the  condition  of  parole  as a juvenile offender, youthful offender or
 adolescent offender or held pending return to a jurisdiction other  than
 the one in which the youth is held, or held pursuant to a securing order
 of  a  criminal court if the youth named therein as principal is charged
 as a juvenile offender, youthful offender or adolescent offender or held
 pending a hearing on an extension of placement or held pending  transfer
 to  a  facility upon commitment or placement by a court. Only alleged or
 convicted juvenile offenders, youthful offenders or adolescent offenders
 who have not attained their eighteenth or, commencing October first, two
 thousand eighteen, their  twenty-first  birthday  shall  be  subject  to
 detention  in  a detention facility. Commencing October first, two thou-
 sand eighteen, a youth who on or after such date  committed  an  offense
 when  the  youth  was sixteen years of age; or commencing October first,
 two thousand nineteen, a youth who committed an offense on or after such
 date when the youth was seventeen years of age held pursuant to a secur-
 ing order of a criminal court if the youth is charged as  an  adolescent
 offender  or  held pending a hearing for alleged violation of the condi-
 tion of parole as an adolescent offender, must be held in a  specialized
 secure  juvenile  detention  facility  for  older youth certified by the
 state office of children and family services  in  conjunction  with  the
 state commission of correction.
   §  20.  Subdivision  1,  the  opening  paragraph  of subdivision 2 and
 subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section  529-b  of
 the executive law, as amended by section 99 of part WWW of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2017, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, eligible
 expenditures by an eligible municipality for services to divert youth at
 risk of, alleged to be,  or  adjudicated  as  juvenile  delinquents  [or
 persons  alleged  or adjudicated to be in need of supervision], or youth
 alleged to be or convicted as juvenile offenders, youthful offenders  or
 adolescent  offenders from placement in detention or in residential care
 shall be subject to state reimbursement under the supervision and treat-
 ment services for juveniles program for up to sixty-two percent  of  the
 municipality's  expenditures,  subject  to  available appropriations and
 exclusive of any federal funds made available for such purposes, not  to
 exceed  the municipality's distribution under the supervision and treat-
 ment services for juveniles program.
   (b) The state funds appropriated for  the  supervision  and  treatment
 services  for juveniles program shall be distributed to eligible munici-
 palities by the office of children and family services based on  a  plan
 developed  by  the  office  which  may  consider  historical information
 regarding the number of youth seen at probation intake  for  an  alleged
 act of delinquency, THE NUMBER OF ALLEGED PERSONS IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
 RECEIVING  DIVERSION SERVICES UNDER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF
 THE FAMILY COURT ACT, the number of youth  remanded  to  detention,  the
 number  of  juvenile  delinquents  placed with the office, the number of

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 juvenile delinquents [and persons in  need  of  supervision]  placed  in
 residential  care with the municipality, the municipality's reduction in
 the use of detention and residential placements, and  other  factors  as
 determined  by  the  office.  Such plan developed by the office shall be
 subject to the approval of the director of the  budget.  The  office  is
 authorized,  in its discretion, to make advance distributions to a muni-
 cipality in anticipation of state reimbursement.
   As used in this section, the term "municipality" shall mean a  county,
 or  a  city having a population of one million or more, and "supervision
 and  treatment  services  for  juveniles"  shall  mean   community-based
 services  or programs designed to safely maintain youth in the community
 pending a family court disposition or conviction in criminal  court  and
 services  or  programs  provided to youth adjudicated as juvenile delin-
 quents [or persons in need of supervision], or youth alleged to be juve-
 nile offenders, youthful offenders or adolescent  offenders  to  prevent
 residential  placement of such youth or a return to placement where such
 youth have been released to the community from residential placement  OR
 PROGRAMS  PROVIDED TO YOUTH ALLEGED TO BE ADJUDICATED PERSONS IN NEED OF
 SUPERVISION TO PREVENT SUCH YOUTH FROM FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IN THE  JUVE-
 NILE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. Supervision and treatment services for
 juveniles may include but are not limited to services or programs that:
   (i)  an analysis that identifies the neighborhoods or communities from
 which the greatest number of juvenile delinquents [and persons  in  need
 of supervision] are remanded to detention or residentially placed;
   §  21.  The  opening  paragraph  and  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2,
 subparagraphs 1 and 4 of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of  subdivision
 5,  and  subdivision  7 of section 530 of the executive law, the opening
 paragraph and paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 and subparagraphs 1  and  4
 of  paragraph  (a)  and  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 5 as amended by
 section 100 of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017  and  subdivi-
 sion  7  as amended by section 6 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of
 the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   Expenditures made by municipalities in providing care, maintenance and
 supervision to youth in  detention  facilities  designated  pursuant  to
 [sections  seven  hundred  twenty and] section 305.2 of the family court
 act and certified by office of children and family  services,  shall  be
 subject to reimbursement by the state, as follows:
   (a)  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law to the contrary, eligible
 expenditures by a municipality during a particular program year for  the
 care,  maintenance and supervision [in foster care programs certified by
 the office of children and family services, certified or approved family
 boarding homes, and non-secure detention  facilities  certified  by  the
 office  for  those youth alleged to be persons in need of supervision or
 adjudicated persons in need of supervision held pending  transfer  to  a
 facility upon placement; and] in secure and non-secure detention facili-
 ties  certified  by  the  office in accordance with section five hundred
 three of this article for those youth  alleged  to  be  juvenile  delin-
 quents;  adjudicated  juvenile  delinquents  held  pending transfer to a
 facility upon placement, and juvenile delinquents held at the request of
 the office of children and family services pending extension  of  place-
 ment  hearings or release revocation hearings or while awaiting disposi-
 tion of such hearings; and youth alleged to be or convicted as  juvenile
 offenders,  youthful  offenders  and  adolescent  offenders AND PRIOR TO
 JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, YOUTH ALLEGED TO BE PERSONS IN  NEED
 OF  SUPERVISION OR ADJUDICATED PERSONS IN NEED OF SUPERVISION HELD PEND-
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 FIED BY THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES,  CERTIFIED  OR
 APPROVED  FOSTER  BOARDING  HOMES  AND  NON-SECURE  DETENTION FACILITIES
 CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE, shall be subject to state reimbursement for  up
 to  fifty  percent  of the municipality's expenditures, exclusive of any
 federal funds made available  for  such  purposes,  not  to  exceed  the
 municipality's  distribution  from  funds  that  have  been appropriated
 specifically therefor for that program year. Municipalities shall imple-
 ment the use of  detention  risk  assessment  instruments  in  a  manner
 prescribed  by  the office so as to inform detention decisions. Notwith-
 standing any other provision of state law to the contrary,  data  neces-
 sary  for  completion  of  a detention risk assessment instrument may be
 shared among law enforcement, probation, courts,  detention  administra-
 tors, detention providers, and the attorney for the child upon retention
 or  appointment;  solely  for the purpose of accurate completion of such
 risk assessment instrument, and a copy of the completed  detention  risk
 assessment   instrument  shall  be  made  available  to  the  applicable
 detention provider, the attorney for the child and the court.
   (1) temporary care, maintenance and supervision  provided  to  alleged
 juvenile  delinquents  [and persons in need of supervision] in detention
 facilities certified pursuant to [sections  seven  hundred  twenty  and]
 SECTION  305.2  of  the  family  court act by the office of children and
 family services, pending adjudication of alleged delinquency [or alleged
 need of supervision] by the family court, or pending transfer to  insti-
 tutions  to  which  committed  or placed by such court or while awaiting
 disposition by such court after  adjudication  or  held  pursuant  to  a
 securing  order of a criminal court if the person named therein as prin-
 cipal is under seventeen years of age; or
   (4) PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY temporary care,  main-
 tenance  and  supervision provided youth detained in foster care facili-
 ties or certified or approved family boarding homes pursuant to  article
 seven of the family court act.
   (b)  Payments made for reserved accommodations, whether or not in full
 time use, approved and certified by the office of  children  and  family
 services  and  certified pursuant to [sections seven hundred twenty and]
 SECTION 305.2 of the family court act, in order to assure that  adequate
 accommodations  will be available for the immediate reception and proper
 care therein of youth for which detention costs are reimbursable  pursu-
 ant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, shall be reimbursed as expend-
 itures  for  care,  maintenance  and supervision under the provisions of
 this section, provided the office shall have given  its  prior  approval
 for reserving such accommodations.
   7.  The agency administering detention for each county and the city of
 New York shall submit to the office of children and family services,  at
 such  times  and in such form and manner and containing such information
 as required by the office of children and  family  services,  an  annual
 report on youth remanded pursuant to article three or seven of the fami-
 ly  court  act  who  are  detained  during each calendar year including,
 commencing January first, two thousand twelve, the risk  level  of  each
 detained  youth  as  assessed  by a detention risk assessment instrument
 approved by the office of children and family services PROVIDED,  HOWEV-
 ER, THAT THE REPORT DUE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE AND THER-
 EAFTER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO CONTAIN ANY INFORMATION ON YOUTH WHO ARE
 SUBJECT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT. The office may require
 that  such  data  on  detention use be submitted to the office electron-
 ically. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the reason for
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 hundred  thirty-nine  of  the  family court act to detain the youth; the
 offense or offenses with which the  youth  is  charged;  and  all  other
 reasons why the youth remains detained. The office shall submit a compi-
 lation of all the separate reports to the governor and the legislature.
   § 22. Subdivision 8 of section 530 of the executive law is REPEALED.
   §  23.  Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 section or part contained in any part of this act shall be  adjudged  by
 any  court  of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall
 not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,  but  shall  be
 confined  in  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.  It  is
 hereby  declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act would
 have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been  included
 herein.
   §  24.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2020 and shall be deemed
 to be applicable to the detention or  placement  of  youth  pursuant  to
 petitions  filed pursuant to article seven of the family court act on or
 after such effective date; provided, however, that:
   (a) the amendments to subdivision 3-a of section  398  of  the  social
 services  law made by section seventeen of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and
   (b) the amendments to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivi-
 sion 1 of section 409-a of the social services law made by section eigh-
 teen  of  this  act  shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of
 such subparagraph pursuant to section 28 of part C of chapter 83 of  the
 laws  of 2002, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section
 eighteen-a of this act shall take effect.
 
                                  PART L
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b),  (c)  and  (d)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  131-o  of  the  social services law, as amended by section 1 of
 part YY of chapter 59 of the laws  of  2018,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  in  the  case of each individual receiving family care, an amount
 equal to at least [$144.00] $148.00 for each month beginning on or after
 January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (b) in the case of each  individual  receiving  residential  care,  an
 amount  equal  to at least [$166.00] $171.00 for each month beginning on
 or after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (c) in the case of  each  individual  receiving  enhanced  residential
 care,  an  amount  equal  to  at  least [$198.00] $204.00 for each month
 beginning on or after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (d) for the period commencing January first, two  thousand  [nineteen]
 TWENTY, the monthly personal needs allowance shall be an amount equal to
 the  sum  of  the amounts set forth in subparagraphs one and two of this
 paragraph:
   (1) the amounts specified in paragraphs  (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of  this
 subdivision; and
   (2)  the  amount  in subparagraph one of this paragraph, multiplied by
 the percentage of any  federal  supplemental  security  income  cost  of
 living adjustment which becomes effective on or after January first, two
 thousand  [nineteen]  TWENTY,  but prior to June thirtieth, two thousand
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   § 2. Paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f)  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part
 YY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, for
 an eligible individual living  alone,  [$837.00]  $858.00;  and  for  an
 eligible couple living alone, [$1,229.00] $1,261.00.
   (b)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, for
 an eligible individual  living  with  others  with  or  without  in-kind
 income, [$773.00] $794.00; and for an eligible couple living with others
 with or without in-kind income, [$1,171.00] $1,203.00.
   (c)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, (i)
 for an eligible individual receiving family care, [$1,016.48]  $1,037.48
 if he or she is receiving such care in the city of New York or the coun-
 ty of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible
 couple  receiving  family  care in the city of New York or the county of
 Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland, two times the amount set forth
 in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individ-
 ual receiving such care in any other  county  in  the  state,  [$978.48]
 $999.48;  and  (iv)  for  an  eligible couple receiving such care in any
 other county in the state, two times the amount set  forth  in  subpara-
 graph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (d)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, (i)
 for an  eligible  individual  receiving  residential  care,  [$1,185.00]
 $1,206.00 if he or she is receiving such care in the city of New York or
 the  county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland; and (ii) for an
 eligible couple receiving residential care in the city of  New  York  or
 the  county  of  Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland, two times the
 amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or (iii) for  an
 eligible  individual  receiving  such  care  in  any other county in the
 state, [$1,155.00] $1,176.00; and (iv) for an eligible couple  receiving
 such  care  in  any  other county in the state, two times the amount set
 forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (e)  [(i)]  On  and  after  January  first,  two  thousand  [eighteen]
 NINETEEN,  (I) for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential
 care, [$1,444.00] $1,465.00; and (ii) for an eligible  couple  receiving
 enhanced  residential  care,  two times the amount set forth in subpara-
 graph (i) of this paragraph.
   (f) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subdi-
 vision shall be increased to reflect any increases  in  federal  supple-
 mental  security income benefits for individuals or couples which become
 effective on or after January first, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY  but
 prior to June thirtieth, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2019.
 
                                  PART M
 
   Section  1.  This Part enacts into law major components of legislation
 which are necessary to improve the foster care system. Each component is
 wholly contained within a Subpart identified as Subparts  A  through  B.
 The  effective  date for each particular provision contained within such
 Subpart is set forth in the last section of such Subpart. Any  provision
 in  any section contained within a Subpart, including the effective date
 of the Subpart, which makes a reference to a section "of this act," when
 used in connection with that particular component, shall  be  deemed  to
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 is found. Section three of this Part sets forth  the  general  effective
 date of this Part.
 
                                 SUBPART A
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 462-c to read as follows:
   § 462-C. APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY OPERATOR OF A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.
 1. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL HAVE  THE  AUTHORITY
 TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY OPERATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "COMMISSIONER" SHALL MEAN THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OR HIS OR
 HER DESIGNEE.
   (B) "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   (C) "FOSTER CARE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY AS DEFINED IN
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF
 THIS CHAPTER THAT OPERATES ONE OR MORE FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS.
   (D) "ESTABLISHED OPERATOR" SHALL MEAN A FOSTER CARE AGENCY.
   (E)  "TEMPORARY  OPERATOR" SHALL MEAN ANY FOSTER CARE AGENCY APPOINTED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT:
   (I) AGREES TO PROVIDE FOSTER CARE ON A TEMPORARY  BASIS  IN  THE  BEST
 INTERESTS OF THE FOSTER CARE YOUTH SERVED BY THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR;
   (II)  HAS  A HISTORY OF RECENT COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES,
 AND REGULATIONS AND A RECORD OF PROVIDING FOSTER CARE OF  GOOD  QUALITY,
 AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (III)  PRIOR  TO  APPOINTMENT  AS  TEMPORARY OPERATOR, DEVELOPS A PLAN
 DETERMINED TO BE SATISFACTORY BY THE COMMISSIONER TO ADDRESS THE  ESTAB-
 LISHED OPERATOR'S DEFICIENCIES.
   (F)  "LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES DISTRICT" SHALL INCLUDE ANY LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT WITH CARE AND CUSTODY OR CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF A
 FOSTER CARE YOUTH PLACED WITH  THE  ESTABLISHED  OPERATOR  THAT  MAY  BE
 SUBJECT  TO  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  A TEMPORARY OPERATOR PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION, AS WELL  AS THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT WHERE THE ESTAB-
 LISHED OPERATOR IS LOCATED.
   3. (A) (I) A TEMPORARY OPERATOR MAY ONLY BE APPOINTED AFTER THE ESTAB-
 LISHED OPERATOR HAS BEEN PROVIDED NOTICE OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS  AND  THE
 ABILITY TO CURE SUCH VIOLATIONS.
   (II)  THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL ALSO BE NOTIFIED OF THE
 ALLEGED VIOLATIONS PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY OPERATOR.
   (III) IF THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR FAILS TO CURE SUCH VIOLATIONS  IN  A
 TIMELY MANNER, A TEMPORARY OPERATOR MAY BE APPOINTED:
   (A)  WHERE  THE  ESTABLISHED OPERATOR IS UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO ENSURE
 THE PROPER OPERATION  OF THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM AND THERE EXIST  CONDI-
 TIONS  THAT  HAVE  THE POTENTIAL TO SERIOUSLY ENDANGER OR JEOPARDIZE THE
 HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE OF FOSTER CARE YOUTH; OR
   (B) WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE  OF  YOUTH
 SERVED BY THE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM.
   (IV)  IF  THE COMMISSIONER DETERMINES TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY OPERATOR,
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE ESTABLISHED  OPERATOR  AND  THE  LOCAL
 SOCIAL  SERVICES DISTRICT OF HIS OR HER INTENTION TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY
 OPERATOR TO ASSUME SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR  THE  ESTABLISHED  OPERATOR'S
 OPERATIONS FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME.
   (V)  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  A  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR SHALL BE EFFECTUATED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES
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   (B) THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR MAY AT ANY TIME REQUEST THE  COMMISSIONER
 TO  APPOINT  A  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR.  UPON RECEIVING SUCH A REQUEST, THE
 COMMISSIONER MAY, IF HE OR SHE DETERMINES THAT SUCH AN ACTION IS  NECES-
 SARY,  ENTER  INTO  AN  AGREEMENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED  OPERATOR FOR THE
 APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY OPERATOR TO RESTORE OR MAINTAIN THE PROVISION
 OF  SERVICES  TO  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILIES  PROVIDED  IN  THE FOSTER CARE
 PROGRAM, UNTIL THE ESTABLISHED   OPERATOR CAN RESUME  OPERATIONS  WITHIN
 THE DESIGNATED TIME PERIOD OR OTHER ACTION IS TAKEN TO  SUSPEND, REVOKE,
 OR LIMIT THE AUTHORITY OF THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR.
   4.  (A)  A TEMPORARY OPERATOR APPOINTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 USE HIS OR HER BEST EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN DEEMED SATISFACTORY BY
 THE COMMISSIONER TO CORRECT OR ELIMINATE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING  HEALTH,
 SAFETY  OR  WELFARE OF THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR, AND PROMOTE THE QUALITY
 AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED  TO  FOSTER  CHILDREN  AND  THEIR
 FAMILIES IN THE APPLICABLE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.
   (B)  DURING THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT, THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR SHALL HAVE
 THE AUTHORITY TO DIRECT THE STAFF OF THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR AS  NECES-
 SARY  TO  APPROPRIATELY PROVIDE CARE FOR FOSTER CARE YOUTH IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH THE PLAN APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR
 SHALL,  DURING  THIS  PERIOD,  PROVIDE  PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR FOSTER
 YOUTH IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO  PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF
 THE YOUTH BY THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR UNTIL EITHER THE ESTABLISHED OPER-
 ATOR CAN RESUME OPERATIONS OR UNTIL THE OFFICE REVOKES THE AUTHORITY  OF
 THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR TO OPERATE A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.
   (C) THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR SHALL GRANT THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR ACCESS
 TO  THE  ESTABLISHED OPERATOR'S ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
 ANY SERIOUS HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE DEFICIENCIES. THE TEMPORARY OPERA-
 TOR SHALL APPROVE ANY DECISION RELATED TO AN ESTABLISHED  PROVIDER'S DAY
 TO DAY OPERATIONS OR  THE  ESTABLISHED  PROVIDER'S  ABILITY  TO  PROVIDE
 PROGRAMS AND  SERVICES FOR FOSTER YOUTH.
   (D)  THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO FILE ANY BOND. NO
 SECURITY INTEREST IN ANY REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY COMPRISING THE ESTAB-
 LISHED OPERATOR, CONTAINED WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR,  OR  IN  ANY
 FIXTURE  OF THE BUILDING OR BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR,
 SHALL BE IMPAIRED OR DIMINISHED IN PRIORITY BY THE  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR.
 NEITHER THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR NOR THE OFFICE SHALL ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIV-
 ITY THAT CONSTITUTES A CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY.
   5.  COSTS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR, INCLUDING COMPEN-
 SATION, SHALL BE BORNE   BY THE  ESTABLISHED  OPERATOR  AND  FOLLOW  THE
 FINANCING  STRUCTURE  ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ONE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE-K OF THIS CHAPTER AS MODIFIED BY THE CURRENT AID TO  LOCALI-
 TIES  PROVISIONS  FOR  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES WITHIN
 THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE. THE  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR  SHALL  BE
 LIABLE  IN  ITS CAPACITY AS TEMPORARY OPERATOR FOR INJURY TO PERSONS AND
 PROPERTY BY REASON OF ITS OPERATION OF SUCH BUILDING; NO LIABILITY SHALL
 INCUR IN THE TEMPORARY  OPERATOR'S PERSONAL CAPACITY, EXCEPT  FOR  GROSS
 NEGLIGENCE AND INTENTIONAL ACTS.
   6.  (A)  THE INITIAL TERM OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR
 SHALL NOT EXCEED NINETY DAYS. AFTER NINETY  DAYS,  IF  THE  COMMISSIONER
 DETERMINES  THAT  TERMINATION  OF  THE  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR  WOULD CAUSE
 SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION OF THE QUALITY OF THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAM  RUN
 BY  THE  ESTABLISHED  OPERATOR  OR  THAT  REAPPOINTMENT  IS NECESSARY TO
 CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES THAT REQUIRED  THE APPOINTMENT OF THE TEMPORARY
 OPERATOR, THE COMMISSIONER MAY AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL NINETY DAY TERMS.
   (B) WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE TERMINATION OF EACH TERM OF  THE
 APPOINTMENT  OF  THE  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR,  THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR SHALL

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 SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSIONER, TO THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT,  AND
 TO THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR A REPORT DESCRIBING:
   (I) THE ACTIONS TAKEN DURING THE APPOINTMENT TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED
 DEFICIENCIES,  THE RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS BY THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR,
 OR THE REVOCATION OF AUTHORITY TO OPERATE A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM;
   (II) OBJECTIVES FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE TEMPORARY OPERATORSHIP  IF
 NECESSARY AND A SCHEDULE FOR SATISFACTION OF SUCH OBJECTIVES; AND
   (III) IF APPLICABLE, THE RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR THE ONGOING PROVISION
 OF FOSTER CARE AFTER THE TEMPORARY OPERATORSHIP IS COMPLETE.
   (C)  THE  TERM  OF THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND OF ANY SUBSEQUENT REAP-
 POINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY OPERATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION MAY BE
 TERMINATED PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE DESIGNATED TERM, IF THE ESTAB-
 LISHED OPERATOR AND THE COMMISSIONER AGREE ON A PLAN OF  CORRECTION  AND
 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLAN.
   7.  (A)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL,  UPON  MAKING A DETERMINATION OF AN
 INTENTION TO APPOINT A   TEMPORARY OPERATOR PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,
 CAUSE  THE  ESTABLISHED OPERATOR AND THE LOCAL SOCIAL  SERVICES DISTRICT
 TO BE  NOTIFIED  OF  THE  INTENTION  BY  REGISTERED  OR  CERTIFIED  MAIL
 ADDRESSED  TO THE   PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR AND THE
 LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.  SUCH  NOTIFICATION    SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FINDINGS UNDERLYING THE INTENTION TO APPOINT
 A  TEMPORARY  OPERATOR, AND THE DATE AND TIME OF A REQUIRED MEETING WITH
 THE COMMISSIONER WITHIN TEN BUSINESS    DAYS  OF  THE  RECEIPT  OF  SUCH
 NOTICE.  AT SUCH MEETING, THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR, AND THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS ALL RELEVANT  FINDINGS.
 AT  SUCH  MEETING,  THE  COMMISSIONER AND THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR SHALL
 ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY PLAN OF CORRECTION AND SCHED-
 ULE FOR IMPLEMENTATION. IF A MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY  PLAN  OF  CORRECTION
 AND  SCHEDULE  FOR  IMPLEMENTATION  IS DEVELOPED, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 NOTIFY THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR THAT THE COMMISSIONER WILL ABSTAIN  FROM
 APPOINTING A TEMPORARY OPERATOR CONTINGENT UPON THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR
 REMEDIATING  THE  IDENTIFIED  DEFICIENCIES WITHIN THE  AGREED UPON TIME-
 FRAME.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, UPON MAKING A DETERMINATION OF  AN  INTEN-
 TION TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY OPERATOR PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, CAUSE THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY TO
 RECEIVE APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENTION TO  APPOINT
 A TEMPORARY OPERATOR. SUCH NOTIFICATION SHALL INCLUDE A  DESCRIPTION  OF
 THE  FINDINGS  UNDERLYING THE INTENTION TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY OPERATOR,
 THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR WHEN PRACTICABLE,  AND  THE
 DATE  OF  EXPECTED  TRANSFER OF OPERATIONS. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE MADE AS
 SOON AS PRACTICABLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
   (C) THE COMMISSIONER, AT ANY TIME HE OR SHE DEEMS  NECESSARY,  AND  TO
 THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, SHALL CONSULT AND MAY INVOLVE THE LOCAL SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT.
   (D) SHOULD THE COMMISSIONER AND THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR BE UNABLE  TO
 ESTABLISH  A  PLAN OF CORRECTION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, OR SHOULD
 THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE  COMMISSIONER'S  INITIAL
 NOTIFICATION,  THERE  SHALL  BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ON THE COMMIS-
 SIONER'S DETERMINATION TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY OPERATOR TO BEGIN NO LATER
 THAN THIRTY DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THE NOTICE TO THE  ESTABLISHED  OPERA-
 TOR.  ANY SUCH HEARING SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED TO THE ISSUE OF WHETHER
 THE DETERMINATION OF THE COMMISSIONER TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY OPERATOR IS
 SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. A COPY OF THE DECISION SHALL BE  SENT
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   (E)  IF  THE  DECISION  TO APPOINT A TEMPORARY OPERATOR IS UPHELD SUCH
 TEMPORARY OPERATOR SHALL BE APPOINTED AS  SOON  AS  IS  PRACTICABLE  AND
 SHALL  PROVIDE  APPROPRIATE CARE AND SERVICES FOR THE  FOSTER CARE YOUTH
 AS WELL AS TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTIONS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 CHAPTER  OR  THE  REGULATIONS  OF  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND FAMILY
 SERVICES.
   8. NOTWITHSTANDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY OPERATOR, THE ESTAB-
 LISHED OPERATOR SHALL REMAIN OBLIGATED FOR THE  CONTINUED  PROVISION  OF
 CARE  AND SERVICES FOR THE FOSTER CARE YOUTH.  NO PROVISION CONTAINED IN
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO RELIEVE THE ESTABLISHED OPERATOR OR  ANY
 OTHER  PERSON  OF  ANY CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LIABILITY INCURRED, OR ANY DUTY
 IMPOSED BY LAW, BY REASON OF ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF THE ESTABLISHED OPERA-
 TOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON PRIOR TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ANY TEMPORARY OPERA-
 TOR OF THE BUILDING HEREUNDER; NOR  SHALL  ANYTHING  CONTAINED  IN  THIS
 SECTION  BE   CONSTRUED TO SUSPEND DURING THE TERM OF THE APPOINTMENT OF
 THE TEMPORARY OPERATOR OF THE   BUILDING ANY OBLIGATION  OF  THE  ESTAB-
 LISHED  OPERATOR  OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND  REPAIR OF
 THE BUILDING, PROVISION OF UTILITY SERVICES, PAYMENT OF TAXES  OR  OTHER
 OPERATING  AND   MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF THE BUILDING, NOR OF THE ESTAB-
 LISHED OPERATOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF  MORTGAGES  OR
 LIENS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 SUBPART B

   Section  1.  Section  4  of  part W of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,
 amending the social services law relating to the powers  and  duties  of
 the  commissioner  of  social  services relating to the appointment of a
 temporary operator, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2016, provided
 further that this act shall expire and  be  deemed  repealed  March  31,
 [2019] 2022.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion,  section  or subpart of this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
 impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
 or  subpart  thereof  directly involved in the controversy in which such
 judgment shall have been rendered. It  is  hereby  declared  to  be  the
 intent  of the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if
 such invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  applicable effective date of Subparts A through B of this act shall
 be as specifically set forth in the last section of such Subparts.
 
                                  PART N
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (n) of subdivision 1 of section 336 of the social
 services law, as amended by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of  the
 laws  of  1997,  is  amended and a new paragraph (o) is added to read as
 follows:
   (n) educational activities pursuant to section three  hundred  thirty-
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   (O)  TIME-LIMITED  JOB  TRY-OUTS  AS  WORK EXPERIENCE ASSIGNMENTS WITH
 PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT, NON-PROFIT AND PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES THAT  LEAD  TO
 UNSUBSIDIZED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT.
   §  2.  Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section
 335-b of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part  J  of
 chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii)  In  the  case of a two-parent family receiving federally funded
 child care assistance and a parent in the  family  is  not  disabled  or
 caring  for  a  severely  disabled  child,  the individual and the other
 parent in the family are participating in work activities for a total of
 at least fifty-five hours per week during  the  month,  not  fewer  than
 fifty  hours  of which are attributable to activities described in para-
 graphs (a) through (h) [and], (l) AND (O) of subdivision one of  section
 three hundred thirty-six of this title.
   §  3.  Subdivision  2  of section 335-b of the social services law, as
 amended by chapter 380 of the laws  of  2004,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2. Engaged in work for a month shall mean participating in work activ-
 ities  identified in subdivision one of section three hundred thirty-six
 of this title for the required number of hours specified in this section
 provided, however, that at least twenty hours of such participation,  or
 thirty  hours  for  two-parent  families,  or fifty hours for two-parent
 families receiving federally funded child care as set forth in  subpara-
 graph  (iii)  of paragraph (d) of subdivision one of this section, shall
 be attributable to the activities described in  paragraphs  (a)  through
 (h) [and], (l) AND (O) of subdivision one of section three hundred thir-
 ty-six  of  this  title, or for households without dependent children at
 least twenty hours of participation shall be attributable to the  activ-
 ities  set  forth  in  paragraphs  (a) through (h) [and], (l) AND (O) of
 subdivision one of section three hundred thirty-six of this  title,  and
 further  provided  that  participation  in  job search and job readiness
 assistance as identified in paragraph (f) of subdivision one of  section
 three  hundred  thirty-six  of  this  title  shall only be determined as
 engaged in work for a maximum period of six weeks, only  four  of  which
 may  be  consecutive as otherwise limited by federal law; and that indi-
 viduals in all families and in two parent families  may  be  engaged  in
 work  for  a  month by reason of participation in vocational training to
 the extent allowed by federal law. Any non-graduate student  participat-
 ing or approved by CUNY, SUNY or another degree granting institution, or
 any  other state or local district approved education, training or voca-
 tional rehabilitation agency to participate in work-study, or in intern-
 ships, externships, or other  work  placements  that  are  part  of  the
 curriculum of that student, shall not be unreasonably denied the ability
 to  participate  in  such  programs and each hour of participation shall
 count toward satisfaction of such student's work  activity  requirements
 of  this  title  provided  that  the  district may consider, among other
 factors, (a) whether the student has voluntarily terminated his  or  her
 employment  or  voluntarily  reduced  his or her earnings to qualify for
 public assistance pursuant to subdivision ten  of  section  one  hundred
 thirty-one  of  this article; (b) whether a comparable job or on the job
 training position can reasonably be expected to exist  in  the  private,
 public or not-for-profit sector; (c) that the student has a cumulative C
 average or its equivalent, which may be waived by the district for undue
 hardship  based  on  (1) the death of a relative of the student, (2) the
 personal injury or illness of the  student,  or  (3)  other  extenuating
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 students attendance and performance and  reports  to  the  local  social
 services  department monthly on each student. Failure of the institution
 to monitor and report monthly to  local  social  services  districts  on
 attendance  and  performance  of  the  student's work study, internship,
 externship or other work placement shall be cause for the department  to
 reasonably  deny  the student's ability to participate in such programs.
 Students shall be subject to sanctions equivalent  to  those  associated
 with failure to adequately satisfy their other required work activities.
 In assigning a non-graduate student participating in work-study, intern-
 ships,  externships  or other work placements, pursuant to this section,
 to other work activities the district shall make  reasonable  effort  to
 assign  the  student  to  hours  that do not conflict with the student's
 academic schedule.
   § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 336-c of  the  social  services  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  A  SOCIAL  SERVICES DISTRICT MAY ALSO ESTABLISH TIME-LIMITED, JOB
 TRY-OUT OPPORTUNITIES WITH  PRIVATE  FOR-PROFIT,  NON-PROFIT  OR  PUBLIC
 SECTOR  ENTITIES  LEADING TO UNSUBSIDIZED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME EMPLOY-
 MENT.
   § 5. Subdivision 2 of section 336-c of the  social  services  law,  as
 amended  by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. A recipient may be assigned to participate in [such] A work experi-
 ence program only if:
   (a) appropriate federal and state  standards  of  health,  safety  and
 other work conditions are maintained;
   (b)  The  MAXIMUM  number  of  hours  a participant in work experience
 activities authorized pursuant to this section shall be required to work
 in such assignment shall not exceed [a number] FORTY HOURS IN  ANY  WEEK
 AND  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  THE  NUMBER OF HOURS which equals the amount of
 assistance payable with respect to such [individual] INDIVIDUAL'S PUBLIC
 ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLD (inclusive of the value of  [food  stamps]  SUPPLE-
 MENTAL  NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS received by such [individ-
 ual] HOUSEHOLD, if any) divided by the [higher] HIGHEST of [(a)] (I) the
 federal minimum wage [provided that such hours shall be limited  as  set
 forth  in  subdivision  four of section three hundred thirty-six of this
 title,]; or [(b)] (II) the APPLICABLE state minimum wage; OR  (III)  FOR
 THOSE  PLACEMENTS  WITH  A FOR-PROFIT ENTITY, THE WAGE NORMALLY PROVIDED
 FOR TRAINEES IN SUCH POSITIONS;
   (c) such recipients are provided appropriate workers' compensation  or
 equivalent protection for on-the-job injuries and tort claims protection
 on  the  same  basis,  but not necessarily at the same benefit level, as
 they are provided to other persons in the  same  or  similar  positions,
 while participating in work experience activities under this section;
   (d) the project to which the participant is assigned [serves] PURSUANT
 TO  PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MUST SERVE a useful
 public purpose in fields such as health, social services,  environmental
 protection,  education,  urban  and rural development and redevelopment,
 welfare, recreation, operation of public facilities, public safety,  and
 child day care;
   (e)  such  assignment  would not result in (i) the displacement of any
 currently  employed  worker  or  loss  of  position  (including  partial
 displacement  such as reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages
 or  employment  benefits)  or  result  in  the  impairment  of  existing
 contracts  for  services  or  collective bargaining agreements; (ii) THE
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 THE WORK PERFORMED BY ANY EMPLOYEES AS PART OF A NEGOTIATING UNIT PURSU-
 ANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW; (III)  the  employment
 or  assignment  of  a  participant or the filling of a position when any
 other  person  is  on  layoff  from  the same or any equivalent position
 CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE FIVE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW  or  the  employer
 has  terminated  the  employment  of  any  regular employee or otherwise
 reduced its workforce with the effect of filling the vacancy so  created
 with  a  participant assigned pursuant to this section; [(iii)] (IV) any
 infringement of the promotional opportunities of  any  current  employed
 person  WHEN  A  PARTICIPANT  IS  ASSIGNED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; [or (iv)] (V) the performance, by  such
 participant, of a substantial portion of the work ordinarily and actual-
 ly  performed by regular employees WHEN A PARTICIPANT IS ASSIGNED PURSU-
 ANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION; or  [(v)]  (VI)
 the  loss  of  a bargaining unit position as a result of work experience
 participants  performing,  in  part  or  in  whole,  the  work  normally
 performed by the employee in such position;
   (f)  such  assignment  is  not  at  any work site at which the regular
 employees are on a legal  strike  against  the  employer  or  are  being
 subjected to lock out by the employer.
   §  6.  Section 336-c of the social services law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. JOB TRY-OUT  PROGRAMS  IN  PRIVATE  FOR-PROFIT,  NON-PROFIT,  AND
 PUBLIC  SECTOR  ENTITIES  LEADING TO UNSUBSIDIZED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME
 EMPLOYMENT. (A) SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICTS  MAY  ENTER  AGREEMENTS  WITH
 PRIVATE  FOR-PROFIT,  NON-PROFIT, OR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES TO ESTABLISH
 JOB TRY-OUT PROGRAMS WHICH WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS THE
 TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO PERFORM THE  JOB
 DUTIES  FOR  AN  ANTICIPATED  JOB  OPENING.  ANY SUCH AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS AND PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT, NON-PROFIT  OR  PUBLIC
 SECTOR  ENTITIES  SHALL  PROVIDE THAT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE OFFERED FULL-
 TIME OR PART-TIME UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT FOLLOWING THE END OF  A  NINE-
 TY-DAY  JOB  TRY-OUT PERIOD ABSENT DEMONSTRATED REASONABLE CAUSE FOR NOT
 HIRING THE PARTICIPANTS. AN ENTITY  WHICH  UNREASONABLY  TERMINATES  THE
 NINETY-DAY  JOB  TRY-OUT PERIOD OR FAILS TO OFFER FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME
 UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT TO A PARTICIPANT WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES  THE
 NINETY-DAY JOB TRY-OUT SHALL BECOME INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOB
 TRY-OUT PROGRAM, AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B)  A PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENT MAY BE ASSIGNED TO PARTICIPATE IN A
 JOB TRY-OUT PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION ONLY IF:
   (I) THE PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT, NON-PROFIT, OR PUBLIC  SECTOR  ENTITY  HAS
 ENTERED  INTO  AN  AGREEMENT WITH A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (II) THERE IS NO CONFLICT WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING  COLLEC-
 TIVE  BARGAINING  IN  THE  PRIVATE  FOR-PROFIT,  NON-PROFIT,  AND PUBLIC
 SECTORS;
   (III) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF LAW, THE JOB TRY-OUT  POSI-
 TION  TO WHICH THE PARTICIPANT IS ASSIGNED SHALL BE UNPAID AND SHALL NOT
 BE CONSIDERED EMPLOYMENT; HOWEVER, THE  FOLLOWING  PROVISIONS  SHALL  BE
 EXCEPTED AND SHALL APPLY TO JOB TRY-OUT PLACEMENTS:
   (A) THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF THE EXECU-
 TIVE LAW;
   (B) LICENSURE AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF ONE OR
 MORE  CRIMINAL  OFFENSES  AS  SET FORTH IN ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE
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   (C) ONE DAY OF REST IN SEVEN AS  SET  FORTH  IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-ONE OF THE LABOR LAW;
   (D)  TIME ALLOWED FOR MEALS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-
 TWO OF THE LABOR LAW;
   (E) PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ENGAGEMENT IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES
 AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED ONE-D OF THE LABOR LAW; AND
   (F) PROHIBITED RETALIATION AS SET FORTH IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN
 OF THE LABOR LAW;
   (IV) THE HOUSEHOLD OF WHICH THE PARTICIPANT IS A MEMBER WILL  CONTINUE
 TO  RECEIVE  ANY  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE,  SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM, OR OTHER BENEFITS THAT SUCH HOUSEHOLD IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR
 THROUGHOUT THE JOB TRY-OUT ASSIGNMENT;
   (V) THE JOB TRY-OUT PROGRAM TO WHICH THE PARTICIPANT IS ASSIGNED SHALL
 BE LIMITED TO NINETY DAYS. THE ASSIGNMENT MAY NOT BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE
 NINETY DAYS, EVEN IF AGREED TO BY THE PARTICIPANT AND THE  PRIVATE  FOR-
 PROFIT, NON-PROFIT OR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITY;
   (VI) PRIOR TO THE JOB TRY-OUT ASSIGNMENT, THE PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE
 FROM  THE PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT, NON-PROFIT OR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITY A WRIT-
 TEN EXPLANATION OF  HIS  OR  HER  TRAINING  EXPECTATIONS  ALONG  WITH  A
 DESCRIPTION OF THE SUPERVISION AND SKILLS TO BE LEARNED;
   (VII) THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR-PROFIT, NON-PROFIT OR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTI-
 TY  IS  REQUIRED  TO PROVIDE TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT, AT NO LESS
 THAN  THIRTY-DAY  INTERVALS,  INFORMATION  REGARDING  THE  PARTICIPANT'S
 ATTENDANCE AND PERFORMANCE AS PART OF A JOB TRY-OUT ASSIGNMENT;
   (C)  NON-COMPLIANCE.  IF  A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DETERMINES THAT A
 PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT, NON-PROFIT OR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITY  WITHOUT  REASON-
 ABLE CAUSE, HAS NOT RETAINED THE PARTICIPANT FOR THE FULL NINETY DAY JOB
 TRY-OUT  PERIOD  OR  HAS NOT OFFERED FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME UNSUBSIDIZED
 EMPLOYMENT TO THE PARTICIPANT ON OR BEFORE THE END OF THE NINETY DAY JOB
 TRY-OUT PERIOD PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
   (I)  A  FIRST VIOLATION SHALL RESULT IN A ONE-MONTH BAN ON NEW ASSIGN-
 MENTS WITH THE PRIVATE FOR-PROFIT, NON-PROFIT OR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITY;
   (II) A SECOND VIOLATION, WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE FIRST VIOLATION, SHALL
 RESULT IN A THREE-MONTH BAN ON NEW ASSIGNMENTS WITH THE PRIVATE FOR-PRO-
 FIT, NON-PROFIT OR PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITY; AND
   (III) A THIRD VIOLATION, AND ANY FURTHER VIOLATIONS, WITHIN TWO  YEARS
 OF THE FIRST VIOLATION, SHALL RESULT IN A ONE-YEAR BAN ON NEW ASSIGNMENT
 PLACEMENTS  WITH  THE  PRIVATE  FOR-PROFIT,  NON-PROFIT OR PUBLIC SECTOR
 ENTITY.
   § 7. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law; provided that the commissioner of the office
 of temporary and disability assistance may promulgate any rules or regu-
 lations necessary to implement this act on or before its effective date.
 
                                  PART O
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 198-a of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 564 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Every employer who does not pay the wages of  all  of  his  OR  HER
 employees  in  accordance  with  the provisions of this chapter, and the
 officers and agents of any corporation, partnership, or limited  liabil-
 ity company who knowingly permit the corporation, partnership, or limit-
 ed liability company to violate this chapter by failing to pay the wages
 of any of its employees in accordance with the provisions thereof, shall
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 therefor shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than  twenty
 thousand  dollars  or imprisoned for not more than one year, and, in the
 event that any second or subsequent offense occurs within six  years  of
 the  date of conviction for a prior offense, shall be guilty of a felony
 for the second or subsequent  offense,  and  upon  conviction  therefor,
 shall  be fined not less than five hundred nor more than twenty thousand
 dollars or imprisoned for not more  than  one  year  plus  one  day,  or
 punished  by  both such fine and imprisonment, for each such offense. An
 indictment of a person or corporation operating a steam surface railroad
 for an offense specified in this section may be found and tried  in  any
 county  within  the state in which such railroad ran at the time of such
 offense] , EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER OR IN THE  PENAL
 LAW,  OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR FOR FAILURE TO PAY A SINGLE EMPLOYEE LESS
 THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND  DOLLARS  TO
 MORE  THAN ONE EMPLOYEE; OF A CLASS E FELONY FOR FAILURE TO PAY A SINGLE
 EMPLOYEE GREATER THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR GREATER  THAN  TWENTY-FIVE
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  TO  MORE  THAN  ONE EMPLOYEE; OF A CLASS D FELONY FOR
 FAILURE TO PAY A SINGLE EMPLOYEE GREATER THAN THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS  OR
 ONE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS TO MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE; AND A CLASS C
 FELONY FOR FAILURE TO PAY A SINGLE EMPLOYEE GREATER THAN FIFTY  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  OR  GREATER THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO MORE THAN ONE
 EMPLOYEE. FURTHER, A COURT MAY ORDER RESTITUTION OF WAGES IN THE  AMOUNT
 OF  THE  UNDERPAYMENT  AND  TOGETHER  WITH  SUCH AMOUNTS PROVIDED FOR BY
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED EIGHTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. Section 213 of the labor law, as amended by chapter  729  of  the
 laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
   §  213.  Violations of provisions of labor law; the rules, regulations
 or orders of the industrial commissioner and  the  industrial  board  of
 appeals.  Any  person who violates or does not comply with any provision
 of the labor law, any rule, regulation or lawful order of the industrial
 commissioner or the industrial board of appeals, and  the  officers  and
 agents  of  any  corporation  who  knowingly  permit  the corporation to
 violate such provisions, are guilty of a CLASS A  misdemeanor  and  upon
 conviction  shall  be punished IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PENAL LAW, [except
 as in this chapter or in the penal law otherwise provided, for  a  first
 offense by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, provided, howev-
 er,  that if the first offense is a violation of a rule or provision for
 the protection of the safety or health of employees or persons  lawfully
 frequenting  a place to which this chapter applies, the punishment shall
 be a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or  by  imprisonment  for
 not  more than fifteen days or by both such fine and imprisonment;] AND,
 for a second [offense by a fine of not less than one  hundred  nor  more
 than  five  hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than thirty
 days or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a subsequent offense  by
 a  fine  of  not less than three hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for
 not more than sixty days, or by both  such  fine  and  imprisonment]  OR
 SUBSEQUENT  OFFENSE COMMITTED WITHIN SIX YEARS OF THE DATE OF CONVICTION
 OF A PRIOR OFFENSE, ARE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY AND  UPON  CONVICTION
 SHALL  BE PUNISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PENAL LAW.  This section shall
 not apply to any person covered by section twenty-seven-a of this  chap-
 ter.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
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   Section  1. Section 522 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 720 of
 the laws of 1953, is amended to read as follows:
   §  522.  Total  unemployment.  "Total  unemployment" OR "TOTALLY UNEM-
 PLOYED" means the [total] lack of any employment [on] IN any [day] WEEK.
 The term "employment" as used  in  this  section  means  any  employment
 including that not defined in this title.
   §  2.  Section  523 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 675 of the
 laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
   § 523. [Effective day. "Effective day" means a full day of total unem-
 ployment provided such day falls within a week in which a  claimant  had
 four  or  more days of total unemployment and provided further that only
 those days of total unemployment in excess of  three  days  within  such
 week are deemed "effective days". No effective day is deemed to occur in
 a week in which the claimant has days of employment for which he is paid
 compensation  exceeding  the highest benefit rate which is applicable to
 any claimant in such   week. A claimant  who  is  employed  on  a  shift
 continuing  through  midnight is deemed to have been employed on the day
 beginning before midnight with respect to such shift, except where night
 shift employees are regularly scheduled to  start  their  work  week  at
 seven post meridiem or thereafter on Sunday night, their regularly sche-
 duled  starting  time  on  Sunday  shall  be  considered  as starting on
 Monday.] PARTIAL  UNEMPLOYMENT.  "PARTIAL  UNEMPLOYMENT"  OR  "PARTIALLY
 UNEMPLOYED" MEANS ANY WEEK IF THE TOTAL REMUNERATION OF ANY NATURE PAYA-
 BLE  FOR  SERVICES OF ANY KIND DURING SUCH WEEK AMOUNTS TO LESS THAN ONE
 AND ONE-HALF TIMES THE CLAIMANT'S BENEFIT RATE FOR TOTAL    UNEMPLOYMENT
 ROUNDED TO THE LOWEST NEXT DOLLAR. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  REMUN-
 ERATION  SHALL  ALSO  INCLUDE  ANY  HOLIDAY OR VACATION PAY PAYABLE WITH
 RESPECT TO ANY SUCH WEEK, WHETHER  OR  NOT  ANY  SERVICE  WAS  PERFORMED
 DURING  SUCH  WEEK  OR WAS IN ANY OTHER WAY REQUIRED FOR RECEIPT OF SUCH
 HOLIDAY OR VACATION PAY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  CONSIDER  EARNINGS  DERIVED FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT, BUT ONLY TO THE
 EXTENT SUCH EARNINGS ARE ACTUALLY RECEIVED OR PAYABLE WITH RESPECT TO  A
 GIVEN  WEEK OF PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT.
   §  3.  Section 524 of the labor law, as added by chapter 5 of the laws
 of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   § 524. Week of employment. For purposes  of  this  article,  "week  of
 employment"  shall  mean  a  Monday through Sunday period during which a
 claimant was paid remuneration for employment for an employer or employ-
 ers liable for contributions or for payments in  lieu  of  contributions
 under  this  article.   A CLAIMANT WHO IS EMPLOYED ON A SHIFT CONTINUING
 THROUGH MIDNIGHT IS DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED ON  THE  DAY  BEGINNING
 BEFORE  MIDNIGHT  WITH  RESPECT  TO SUCH SHIFT, EXCEPT WHERE NIGHT SHIFT
 EMPLOYEES ARE REGULARLY SCHEDULED TO START THEIR WORK WEEK AT SEVEN POST
 MERIDIEM OR THEREAFTER ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED START-
 ING TIME ON SUNDAY SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS STARTING ON MONDAY.
   § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 527 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter  832 of the laws of 1968 and as renumbered by chapter 381 of the
 laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   4. General condition. A valid original claim may be filed  only  in  a
 week  in which the claimant [has at least one effective day of unemploy-
 ment] IS TOTALLY UNEMPLOYED OR PARTIALLY UNEMPLOYED AS DEFINED  IN  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   §  5. Clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph
 (e) of subdivision 1 of section 581 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 282 of the laws of 2002, are amended to read as follows:

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   (i)  In  those instances where the claimant may not utilize wages paid
 to establish entitlement based upon  subdivision  ten  of  section  five
 hundred  ninety  of  this  article and an educational institution is the
 claimant's last employer prior to the filing of the claim for  benefits,
 or  the  claimant  performed services in such educational institution in
 such capacity while employed by an educational service agency  which  is
 the  claimant's last employer prior to the filing of the claim for bene-
 fits, such employer shall not be liable for  benefit  charges  [for  the
 first  twenty-eight  effective days of benefits paid] IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL
 TO THE BENEFITS PAID FOR SEVEN WEEKS OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT as  otherwise
 provided  by this section. Under such circumstances, benefits paid shall
 be charged to the general account. In addition, wages  paid  during  the
 base  period  by  such educational institutions, or for services in such
 educational  institutions  for  claimants  employed  by  an  educational
 service  agency shall not be considered base period wages during periods
 that such wages may not be used to gain entitlement to benefits pursuant
 to subdivision ten of section five hundred ninety of this article.
   (ii) In those instances where the claimant may not utilize wages  paid
 to  establish  entitlement based upon subdivision eleven of section five
 hundred ninety of this article and an  educational  institution  is  the
 claimant's  last employer prior to the filing of the claim for benefits,
 or the claimant performed services in such  educational  institution  in
 such  capacity  while employed by an educational service agency which is
 the claimant's last employer prior to the filing of the claim for  bene-
 fits,  such  employer  shall  not be liable for benefit charges [for the
 first twenty-eight effective days of benefits paid] IN AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL
 TO  THE BENEFITS PAID FOR SEVEN WEEKS OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT as otherwise
 provided by this section. Under such circumstances, benefits  paid  will
 be  charged  to  the general account. In addition, wages paid during the
 base period by such educational institutions, or for  services  in  such
 educational  institutions  for  claimants  employed  by  an  educational
 service agency shall not be considered base period wages during  periods
 that such wages may not be used to gain entitlement to benefits pursuant
 to  subdivision  eleven  of section five hundred ninety of this article.
 However, in those instances where a claimant was not afforded an  oppor-
 tunity  to perform services for the educational institution for the next
 academic year or term after  reasonable  assurance  was  provided,  such
 employer  shall  be  liable  for benefit charges as provided for in this
 paragraph for any retroactive payments made to the claimant.
   (iii) In those instances where the federal government  is  the  claim-
 ant's  last  employer  prior to the filing of the claim for benefits and
 such employer is not a  base-period  employer,  payments  [equaling  the
 first twenty-eight effective days of benefits] IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
 BENEFITS  PAID  FOR  SEVEN  WEEKS  OF  TOTAL  UNEMPLOYMENT  as otherwise
 prescribed by this section shall be charged to the general  account.  In
 those  instances  where  the  federal  government is the claimant's last
 employer prior to the filing of the claim for benefits and a base-period
 employer, such employer shall be liable for  charges  for  all  benefits
 paid  on such claim in the same proportion that the remuneration paid by
 such employer during the base period bears to the remuneration  paid  by
 all  employers  during  the  base  period.  In addition, benefit payment
 charges [for the first twenty-eight effective days of  benefits]  IN  AN
 AMOUNT  EQUAL TO THE BENEFITS PAID FOR SEVEN WEEKS OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT
 other than those chargeable to  the  federal  government  as  prescribed
 above shall be made to the general account.

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   (iv)  In those instances where a combined wage claim is filed pursuant
 to interstate reciprocal agreements and  the  claimant's  last  employer
 prior  to  the  filing of the claim is an out-of-state employer and such
 employer is not a base-period employer, benefit payments  [equaling  the
 first twenty-eight effective days of benefits] IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
 BENEFITS  PAID  FOR  SEVEN  WEEKS  OF  TOTAL  UNEMPLOYMENT  as otherwise
 prescribed by this section shall be charged to the general  account.  In
 those  instances  where  the  out-of-state employer is the last employer
 prior to the filing of the claim for benefits and a base-period employer
 such employer shall be liable for charges for all benefits paid on  such
 claim in the same proportion that the remuneration paid by such employer
 during  the  base period bears to the remuneration paid by all employers
 during the base period. In addition, benefit payment  charges  [for  the
 twenty-eight effective days of benefits] IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE BENE-
 FITS PAID FOR SEVEN WEEKS OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT other than those charge-
 able  to  the out-of-state employer as prescribed above shall be made to
 the general account.
   § 6. Subdivisions 1, 3, 4, paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 and subdivi-
 sions 6 and 7 of section 590 of the labor law, subdivisions 1 and  3  as
 amended  by chapter 645 of the laws of 1951, subdivision 4 as amended by
 chapter 457 of the laws of 1987,  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  5  as
 amended by section 8 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, subdi-
 vision  6  as added by chapter 720 of the laws of 1953 and as renumbered
 by chapter 675 of the laws of 1977, and  subdivision  7  as  amended  by
 chapter  415 of the laws of 1983, are amended and two new paragraphs (c)
 and (d) are added to subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   1. Entitlement to benefits. A claimant shall be entitled  to  [accumu-
 late  effective  days  for the purpose of benefit rights] THE PAYMENT OF
 BENEFITS only if he OR SHE has complied  with  the  provisions  of  this
 article  regarding  the filing of his OR HER claim, including the filing
 of a valid original claim, registered as totally UNEMPLOYED OR PARTIALLY
 unemployed, reported his OR HER subsequent employment and  unemployment,
 and  reported  for  work or otherwise given notice of the continuance of
 his OR HER unemployment.
   3. Compensable periods. Benefits shall be paid for each  [accumulation
 of  effective days within a] week OF PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR TOTAL UNEM-
 PLOYMENT.
   4. Duration. Benefits shall not be paid for more than [one hundred and
 four effective days] AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING TWENTY-SIX TIMES THE CLAIMANT'S
 WEEKLY BENEFIT RATE in any benefit year, except as provided  in  section
 six  hundred one and subdivision two of section five hundred ninety-nine
 of this [chapter] TITLE.
   (a) A claimant's weekly benefit amount shall be  one  twenty-sixth  of
 the  remuneration  paid  during the highest calendar quarter of the base
 period by employers, liable for contributions or  payments  in  lieu  of
 contributions under this article, provided the claimant has remuneration
 paid  in  all  four  calendar  quarters during his or her base period or
 alternate base period. However, for any claimant  who  has  remuneration
 paid  in  all  four  calendar  quarters during his or her base period or
 alternate base period  and  whose  high  calendar  quarter  remuneration
 during  the  base  period  is  three  thousand five hundred seventy-five
 dollars or less, the benefit amount shall be  one  twenty-fifth  of  the
 remuneration paid during the highest calendar quarter of the base period
 by  employers  liable  for contributions or payments in lieu of contrib-
 utions under this article. A claimant's  weekly  benefit  shall  be  one
 twenty-sixth  of  the average remuneration paid in the two highest quar-

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 ters paid during the base period or alternate base period  by  employers
 liable for contributions or payments in lieu of contributions under this
 article when the claimant has remuneration paid in two or three calendar
 quarters  provided  however, that a claimant whose high calendar quarter
 is four thousand dollars or less but greater than  three  thousand  five
 hundred  seventy-five  dollars shall have a weekly benefit amount of one
 twenty-sixth of such high calendar quarter. However,  for  any  claimant
 who  has  remuneration paid in two or three calendar quarters during his
 or her base period or alternate base  period  and  whose  high  calendar
 quarter  remuneration  during  the  base  period  is three thousand five
 hundred seventy-five dollars or less, the benefit amount  shall  be  one
 twenty-fifth  of the remuneration paid during the highest calendar quar-
 ter of the base period by employers liable for contributions or payments
 in lieu of contributions under this article.  Any  claimant  whose  high
 calendar  quarter remuneration during the base period is more than three
 thousand five hundred seventy-five dollars shall not have a weekly bene-
 fit amount less than one hundred forty-three dollars. The weekly benefit
 amount, so computed, that is not a  multiple  of  one  dollar  shall  be
 lowered  to  the  next  multiple  of  one dollar. On the first Monday of
 September, nineteen hundred ninety-eight the weekly benefit amount shall
 not exceed three hundred sixty-five  dollars  nor  be  less  than  forty
 dollars,  until  the  first  Monday of September, two thousand, at which
 time the maximum benefit payable  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall
 equal  one-half  of the state average weekly wage for covered employment
 as calculated by the department no sooner than July first, two  thousand
 and no later than August first, two thousand, rounded down to the lowest
 dollar. On and after the first Monday of October, two thousand fourteen,
 the weekly benefit shall not be less than one hundred dollars, nor shall
 it exceed four hundred twenty dollars until the first Monday of October,
 two  thousand  fifteen  when  the  maximum  benefit amount shall be four
 hundred twenty-five dollars, until the  first  Monday  of  October,  two
 thousand  sixteen  when the maximum benefit amount shall be four hundred
 thirty dollars, until the first Monday of October, two  thousand  seven-
 teen  when  the maximum benefit amount shall be four hundred thirty-five
 dollars, until the first Monday of October, two thousand  eighteen  when
 the  maximum  benefit  amount shall be four hundred fifty dollars, until
 the first Monday of October, two  thousand  nineteen  when  the  maximum
 benefit  amount  shall  be thirty-six percent of the average weekly wage
 until the first Monday of October, two thousand twenty when the  maximum
 benefit amount shall be thirty-eight percent of the average weekly wage,
 until the first Monday of October two thousand twenty-one when the maxi-
 mum  benefit  amount  shall be forty percent of the average weekly wage,
 until the first Monday of October,  two  thousand  twenty-two  when  the
 maximum  benefit amount shall be forty-two percent of the average weekly
 wage, until the first Monday of October, two thousand twenty-three  when
 the  maximum  benefit  amount shall be forty-four percent of the average
 weekly wage, until the first Monday of October, two thousand twenty-four
 when the maximum benefit amount shall be forty-six percent of the  aver-
 age  weekly  wage, until the first Monday of October, two thousand twen-
 ty-five when the maximum benefit amount shall be forty-eight percent  of
 the average weekly wage, until the first Monday of October, two thousand
 twenty-six  and each year thereafter on the first Monday of October when
 the maximum benefit amount shall be fifty percent of the average  weekly
 wage  provided,  however,  that  in  no  event shall the maximum benefit
 amount be reduced from the previous year. A CLAIMANT SHALL  RECEIVE  HIS
 OR HER FULL BENEFIT RATE FOR EACH WEEK OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT.

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   (C)  ANY  CLAIMANT WHO IS PARTIALLY UNEMPLOYED THROUGHOUT A WEEK SHALL
 BE PAID WITH  RESPECT TO SUCH WEEK AN AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  THE  CLAIMANT'S
 BENEFIT  RATE FOR TOTAL  UNEMPLOYMENT REDUCED BY AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO TWO-
 THIRDS, ROUNDED TO THE NEXT LOWER WHOLE DOLLAR, OF THE  TOTAL  REMUNERA-
 TION,  ROUNDED  TO  THE LOWER WHOLE DOLLAR, OF ANY NATURE PAYABLE TO THE
 CLAIMANT FOR SERVICES OF ANY KIND DURING SUCH WEEK.
   (D) ANY CLAIMANT WHO  IS  PARTIALLY  UNEMPLOYED  WHOSE  EMPLOYMENT  IS
 LIMITED  TO  ONE  OR  TWO DAYS DURING ANY WEEK OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND WHOSE
 PAID OR PAYABLE REMUNERATION FOR SUCH WEEK IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN  THE
 WEEKLY MAXIMUM BENEFIT AMOUNT SHALL BE PAID:
   (1) FOR EMPLOYMENT LIMITED TO ONE DAY, A BENEFIT AMOUNT EQUAL TO THREE
 QUARTERS  OF HIS OR HER WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT, IF THAT AMOUNT IS GREATER
 THAN WHAT THE CLAIMANT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED HAD HIS OR HER BENEFIT AMOUNT
 BEEN COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (2) FOR EMPLOYMENT LIMITED TO TWO DAYS,  A  BENEFIT  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO
 FIFTY  PERCENT  OF  HIS  OR HER WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT, IF THAT AMOUNT IS
 GREATER THAN WHAT THE CLAIMANT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED HAD HIS OR HER  BENE-
 FIT AMOUNT BEEN COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   6.  Notification  requirement.  [No effective day shall be counted for
 any purposes except effective days as to] BENEFITS SHALL BE PAYABLE ONLY
 FOR ANY  WEEK  FOR  which  notification  has  been  given  in  a  manner
 prescribed by the commissioner.
   7.  Waiting  period.  A  claimant shall not be entitled to [accumulate
 effective days for the purpose of] RECEIVE benefit payments until he  OR
 SHE has [accumulated] COMPLETED a waiting period of [four effective days
 either  wholly  within  the]  ONE  week OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR PARTIAL
 UNEMPLOYMENT in which he OR SHE established [his] A valid original claim
 [or partly within such week and partly] within his OR HER  benefit  year
 initiated by such claim.
   §  7.  Subdivisions  1 and 2, paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 and para-
 graph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 591 of the labor law, subdivisions
 1 and 2 as amended by chapter 413 of the laws of 2003, paragraph (a)  of
 subdivision  3  as  amended by chapter 794 of the laws of 1963 and para-
 graph (a) of subdivision 6 as added by section 13 of part O  of  chapter
 57 of laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  Unemployment. Benefits, except as provided in section five hundred
 ninety-one-a of this title, shall be paid only  to  a  claimant  who  is
 totally  UNEMPLOYED  OR PARTIALLY unemployed and who is unable to engage
 in his OR HER usual employment or in any other for which he  OR  SHE  is
 reasonably  fitted by training and experience. A claimant who is receiv-
 ing benefits under this article shall not be denied such benefits pursu-
 ant to this subdivision or to subdivision two of this section because of
 such claimant's service on a grand or petit jury of any state or of  the
 United States.
   2.  Availability  and  capability.  Except as provided in section five
 hundred ninety-one-a of this title, no benefits shall be payable to  any
 claimant  who  is  not  capable of work or who is not ready, willing and
 able to work in his usual employment or in any other  for  which  he  is
 reasonably  fitted  by  training and experience.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 PROMULGATE REGULATIONS DEFINING A CLAIMANT'S  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  BENEFITS
 WHEN SUCH CLAIMANT IS NOT CAPABLE OF WORK OR NOT READY, WILLING AND ABLE
 TO  WORK  IN HIS OR HER USUAL EMPLOYMENT OR IN ANY OTHER WHICH HE OR SHE
 IS REASONABLY FITTED BY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.
   (a) [No benefits shall be] BENEFITS payable to a claimant for any  day
 during  a  paid  vacation  period, or for a paid holiday, [nor shall any
 such day be considered a day of total unemployment  under  section  five

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 hundred  twenty-two]  SHALL  BE  CALCULATED  AS PROVIDED IN SECTION FIVE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE AND SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINETY
 of this article.
   (a)  No  benefits shall be payable to a claimant for any week during a
 dismissal period for which a claimant receives dismissal pay[, nor shall
 any day within such week be considered a day of total unemployment under
 section five  hundred  twenty-two  of  this  article,]  if  such  weekly
 dismissal pay exceeds the maximum weekly benefit rate.
   § 8. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 591 of the labor law, subdivision
 1  as  amended  by  chapter 446 of the laws of 1981 and subdivision 2 as
 amended by section 12 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of  2013,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  Unemployment.  Benefits  shall  be  paid only to a claimant who is
 totally UNEMPLOYED OR PARTIALLY unemployed and who is unable  to  engage
 in  his  OR  HER usual employment or in any other for which he OR SHE is
 reasonably fitted by training and experience. A claimant who is  receiv-
 ing benefits under this article shall not be denied such benefits pursu-
 ant to this subdivision or to subdivision two of this section because of
 such  claimant's service on a grand or petit jury of any state or of the
 United States.
   2. Availability, capability, and work search.  No  benefits  shall  be
 payable  to any claimant who is not capable of work or who is not ready,
 willing and able to work in his or her usual employment or in any  other
 for  which he or she is reasonably fitted by training and experience and
 who is not actively seeking work. In order to be actively seeking work a
 claimant must be engaged in systematic and  sustained  efforts  to  find
 work.  The commissioner shall promulgate regulations defining systematic
 and sustained efforts to find work and setting standards for  the  proof
 of  work  search efforts.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS
 DEFINING A CLAIMANT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS WHEN SUCH CLAIMANT IS NOT
 CAPABLE OF WORK OR NOT READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO WORK  IN  HIS  OR  HER
 USUAL EMPLOYMENT OR IN ANY OTHER WHICH HE OR SHE IS REASONABLY FITTED BY
 TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.
   §  9.  Subdivision  2  of  section 592 of the labor law, as amended by
 chapter 415 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Concurrent payments prohibited.  No  [days  of  total  unemployment
 shall  be  deemed  to  occur] BENEFITS SHALL BE PAYABLE in any week with
 respect to which or a part of which a claimant has received or is  seek-
 ing  unemployment benefits under an unemployment compensation law of any
 other state or of the United States, provided that this provision  shall
 not apply if the appropriate agency of such other state or of the United
 States  finally  determines that he OR SHE is not entitled to such unem-
 ployment benefits.
   § 10. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1, the opening paragraph of  subdi-
 vision 2 and subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 593 of the labor law, para-
 graph  (a)  of subdivision 1, the opening paragraph of subdivision 2 and
 subdivision 3 as amended by section 15 of part O of chapter  57  of  the
 laws  of 2013 and subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 589 of the laws of
 1998, are amended to read as follows:
   (a) No [days of total unemployment shall be deemed to occur]  BENEFITS
 SHALL BE PAYABLE FOR ANY WEEK OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR PARTIAL UNEMPLOY-
 MENT  THAT  OCCURS  after a claimant's voluntary separation without good
 cause from employment until he or she has subsequently worked in employ-
 ment and earned remuneration at least equal to  ten  times  his  or  her
 weekly  benefit  rate.  In  addition  to other circumstances that may be
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 set  forth  in  paragraph  (b) of this subdivision, voluntary separation
 from employment shall not in itself disqualify  a  claimant  if  circum-
 stances  have developed in the course of such employment that would have
 justified the claimant in refusing such employment in the first instance
 under  the  terms of subdivision two of this section or if the claimant,
 pursuant to an option provided under a collective  bargaining  agreement
 or  written  employer  plan  which permits waiver of his or her right to
 retain the employment when there is a temporary layoff because  of  lack
 of  work,  has  elected  to  be separated for a temporary period and the
 employer has consented thereto.
   No [days of total unemployment shall  be  deemed  to  occur]  BENEFITS
 SHALL BE PAYABLE FOR ANY WEEK OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR PARTIAL UNEMPLOY-
 MENT  beginning  with  the  day on which a claimant, without good cause,
 refuses to accept an offer of employment for which he or she is  reason-
 ably fitted by training and experience, including employment not subject
 to  this  article, until he or she has subsequently worked in employment
 and earned remuneration at least equal to ten times his  or  her  weekly
 benefit rate. Except that claimants who are not subject to a recall date
 or  who do not obtain employment through a union hiring hall and who are
 still unemployed after receiving ten weeks of benefits shall be required
 to accept any employment proffered that such claimants  are  capable  of
 performing,  provided  that  such  employment would result in a wage not
 less than eighty percent of such claimant's high calendar quarter  wages
 received in the base period and not substantially less than the prevail-
 ing  wage  for similar work in the locality as provided for in paragraph
 (d) of this subdivision. No refusal to accept employment shall be deemed
 without good cause nor shall it disqualify any claimant otherwise eligi-
 ble to receive benefits if:
   3. Misconduct. No [days of  total  unemployment  shall  be  deemed  to
 occur]  BENEFITS  SHALL BE PAYABLE FOR ANY WEEK OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR
 PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT  THAT  OCCURS  after  a  claimant  lost  employment
 through  misconduct in connection with his or her employment until he or
 she has subsequently worked in employment  and  earned  remuneration  at
 least equal to ten times his or her weekly benefit rate.
   4.  Criminal  acts.  No [days of total unemployment shall be deemed to
 occur during] BENEFITS SHALL BE PAYABLE FOR ANY WEEK OF TOTAL  UNEMPLOY-
 MENT  OR  PARTIAL  UNEMPLOYMENT  FOR  a  period of twelve months after a
 claimant loses employment as a result of an act constituting a felony in
 connection with such employment, provided the claimant is duly convicted
 thereof or has signed a statement admitting that he or she has committed
 such an act.  Determinations regarding a benefit claim may  be  reviewed
 at  any time.   Any benefits paid to a claimant prior to a determination
 that the claimant has lost employment as a result of such act shall  not
 be  considered  to  have been accepted by the claimant in good faith. In
 addition, remuneration paid to the claimant  by  the  affected  employer
 prior  to the claimant's loss of employment due to such criminal act may
 not be utilized for the purpose of establishing entitlement to a  subse-
 quent,  valid  original  claim. The provisions of this subdivision shall
 apply even if the employment lost as a result of such  act  is  not  the
 claimant's last employment prior to the filing of his or her claim.
   § 11. Section 594 of the labor law, as amended by section 16 of part O
 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   § 594. [Reduction and recovery] RECOVERY of benefits and penalties for
 wilful  false  statement.  (1)  A claimant who has wilfully made a false
 statement or representation to obtain any benefit under  the  provisions
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 not more than the first eighty effective  days  following  discovery  of
 such  offense  for which he or she otherwise would have been entitled to
 receive benefits. Such penalty shall apply only  once  with  respect  to
 each such offense.
   (2) For the purpose of subdivision four of section five hundred ninety
 of  this article, the claimant shall be deemed to have received benefits
 for such forfeited effective days.
   (3) The penalty provided in this section shall not be  confined  to  a
 single  benefit year but shall no longer apply in whole or in part after
 the expiration of two years from the date of  the  final  determination.
 Such  two-year  period shall be tolled during the time period a claimant
 has an appeal pending] BE SUBJECT TO THE PENALTIES  SET  FORTH  IN  THIS
 SECTION.
   [(4)]  (2) A claimant shall refund all moneys received because of such
 false statement or representation and pay a civil penalty in  an  amount
 equal  to  [the  greater  of one hundred dollars or fifteen] TWENTY-FIVE
 percent of the total  overpaid  benefits  determined  pursuant  to  this
 section.    [The]  IF  A  CLAIMANT  IS FOUND TO HAVE MADE A SECOND FALSE
 STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION WITHIN FIVE  YEARS  OF  THE  FIRST  DETERMI-
 NATION,  THE  PENALTY SHALL BE FIFTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL OVERPAID BENE-
 FITS. FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE penalties collected hereunder FOR THE FIRST
 AND SECOND OCCURRENCES shall be deposited in the fund.    THE  REMAINING
 PERCENTAGE  OF  THE  PENALTIES  SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT
 INSURANCE CONTROL FUND. The penalties assessed  under  this  subdivision
 shall  apply  and  be assessed for any benefits paid under federal unem-
 ployment and extended unemployment programs administered by the  depart-
 ment  in  the  same manner as provided in this article. The penalties in
 this section shall be in addition to any penalties  imposed  under  this
 chapter or any state or federal criminal statute. No penalties or inter-
 est  assessed  pursuant to this section may be deducted or withheld from
 benefits.
   [(5)] (3) (a) Upon a determination based upon a willful  false  state-
 ment  or  representation  becoming  final  through  exhaustion of appeal
 rights or failure  to  exhaust  hearing  rights,  the  commissioner  may
 recover  the  amount found to be due by commencing a civil action, or by
 filing with the county clerk of the county where  the  claimant  resides
 the  final determination of the commissioner or the final decision by an
 administrative law judge, the appeal board, or a  court  containing  the
 amount found to be due including interest and civil penalty. The commis-
 sioner may only make such a filing with the county clerk when:
   (i)  The claimant has responded to requests for information prior to a
 determination and such requests for information notified the claimant of
 his or her rights to a fair hearing as  well  as  the  potential  conse-
 quences  of  an investigation and final determination under this section
 including the notice required by subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b)  of
 this  subdivision. Additionally if the claimant requested a fair hearing
 or appeal subsequent to a determination, that the claimant  was  present
 either  in person or through electronic means at such hearing, or subse-
 quent appeal from which a final determination was rendered;
   (ii) The commissioner has made efforts to collect on such final deter-
 mination; and
   (iii) The commissioner has sent a notice, in accordance with paragraph
 (b) of this subdivision, of intent to docket such final determination by
 first class or certified mail, return receipt requested, ten days  prior
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   (b) The notice required in subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of this
 subdivision shall include the following:
   (i)  That  the  commissioner  intends  to docket a final determination
 against such claimant as a judgment;
   (ii) The total amount to be docketed; and
   (iii) Conspicuous language that reads as  follows:  "Once  entered,  a
 judgment  is good and can be used against you for twenty years, and your
 money, including a portion of your paycheck and/or bank account, may  be
 taken.  Also, a judgment will hurt your credit score and can affect your
 ability to rent a home, find a job, or take out a loan."
   § 11-a. Section 11 of this act shall apply to all false statements and
 representations determined on or after the effective date  of  this  act
 and  all  forfeited  effective days determined prior   to such effective
 date shall remain in full force and effect for two years from the  expi-
 ration  of  the  initial  determination.  For  purposes of applying such
 forfeited benefits, four effective days shall be considered one week  of
 forfeited benefits and any remaining amount of less than four days shall
 not be applied to future benefits.
   §  12.  Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 596 of the labor law, subdivi-
 sion 1 as amended by chapter 204 of the laws of 1982 and  subdivision  4
 as added by chapter 705 of the laws of 1944 and as renumbered by section
 148-a  of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read
 as follows:
   1. Claim filing and certification to unemployment.  A  claimant  shall
 file  a  claim for benefits [at] WITH the [local state employment office
 serving the area in which he was last employed or in which  he  resides]
 DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR within such time and in such manner as the commis-
 sioner shall prescribe. He OR SHE shall disclose whether he OR SHE  owes
 child  support  obligations,  as hereafter defined. If a claimant making
 such disclosure is eligible for benefits, the commissioner shall  notify
 the  state  or  local  child  support  enforcement  agency, as hereafter
 defined, that the claimant is eligible.
   A claimant shall correctly report any [days  of]  employment  and  any
 compensation  [he] received for such employment, including [employments]
 EMPLOYMENT not subject to this article, and the days on which he OR  SHE
 was  totally  UNEMPLOYED  OR  PARTIALLY  unemployed  and shall make such
 reports in accordance with such regulations as  the  commissioner  shall
 prescribe.
   4.  Registration  and reporting for work. A claimant shall register as
 totally UNEMPLOYED OR PARTIALLY unemployed at a local  state  employment
 office serving the area in which he OR SHE was last employed or in which
 he OR SHE resides in accordance with such regulations as the commission-
 er shall prescribe. After so registering, such claimant shall report for
 work  at the same local state employment office or otherwise give notice
 of the continuance of his OR HER  unemployment  as  often  and  in  such
 manner as the commissioner shall prescribe.
   §  12-a.  Subdivision 3 of section 597 of the labor law, as amended by
 chapter 42 of the laws of 1961, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Limitation on review of determinations. Any determination regarding
 a benefit claim may, in the absence  of  fraud  or  wilful  misrepresen-
 tation, be reviewed only within [one year] TWO YEARS from the date it is
 issued  because  of  new  or corrected information, or, if the review is
 based thereon, within six months from a retroactive payment of remunera-
 tion, provided that no decision on the merits of the case has been  made
 upon hearing or appeal.  Such review shall be conducted and a new deter-
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 regulations and procedure prescribed  thereunder  with  respect  to  the
 adjudication and payment of claims, including the right of appeal.
   §  13. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 599 of the labor law,
 as amended by chapter 593 of the laws of 1991, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of this chapter, a claimant
 attending an approved training course or program under this section  may
 receive  additional  benefits of up to [one hundred four effective days]
 TWENTY-SIX TIMES HIS OR HER WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT  following  exhaustion
 of regular and, if in effect, any other extended benefits, provided that
 entitlement  to a new benefit claim cannot be established. Certification
 of continued satisfactory participation and progress  in  such  training
 course  or  program  must  be submitted to the commissioner prior to the
 payment of any such benefits. The [duration] AMOUNT of  such  additional
 benefits  shall  in  no case exceed twice the [number of effective days]
 AMOUNT of regular benefits to which the claimant is entitled at the time
 the claimant is accepted in, or demonstrates application for appropriate
 training.
   § 14. The opening paragraph and paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  601  of  the labor law, as amended by chapter 35 of the laws of
 2009, are amended to read as follows:
   Extended benefits shall be payable to a claimant for  [effective  days
 occurring  in]  any  week  OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT
 within an eligibility period, provided the claimant
   (e) is not claiming benefits pursuant to  an  interstate  claim  filed
 under  the  interstate benefit payment plan in a state where an extended
 benefit period is not in effect, except that this  condition  shall  not
 apply  with  respect  to  the  first [eight effective days] TWO WEEKS OF
 TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT for which  extended  benefits
 shall  otherwise  be payable pursuant to an interstate claim filed under
 the interstate benefit payment plan; and
   § 15. Subdivisions 3 and 4 and paragraphs (b) and (e) of subdivision 5
 of section 601 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 35 of the laws of
 2009, are amended to read as follows:
   3. Extended benefit amounts;  rate  and  duration.  Extended  benefits
 shall be paid to a claimant
   (a) at a rate equal to his or her rate for regular benefits during his
 or her applicable benefit year but
   (b) for not more than [fifty-two effective days with respect to his or
 her applicable benefit year, with a total maximum amount equal to] fifty
 percentum  of  the  total  maximum amount of regular benefits payable in
 such benefit year, and
   (c) if a claimant's benefit year ends within an extended benefit peri-
 od, the remaining balance of extended benefits to which he or she  would
 be  entitled, if any, shall be reduced by the [number of effective days]
 AMOUNT OF BENEFITS for which he or she was  entitled  to  receive  trade
 readjustment  allowances under the federal trade act of nineteen hundred
 seventy-four during such benefit year, and
   (d) for periods of high unemployment for not more than [eighty  effec-
 tive days with respect to the applicable benefit year with a total maxi-
 mum amount equal to] eighty percent of the total maximum amount of regu-
 lar benefits payable in such benefit year.
   4.  Charging  of extended benefits. The provisions of paragraph (e) of
 subdivision one of section five hundred eighty-one of this article shall
 apply to benefits paid pursuant to the provisions of this  section,  and
 if  they  were  paid for [effective days] WEEKS OF TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT OR

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 PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT occurring in weeks following the end of  a  benefit
 year,  they  shall  be  deemed  paid  with respect to that benefit year.
 However, except for governmental entities as  defined  in  section  five
 hundred  sixty-five and Indian tribes as defined in section five hundred
 sixty-six of this article, only one-half of the amount of such  benefits
 shall  be debited to the employers' account; the remainder thereof shall
 be debited to the general account, and such account  shall  be  credited
 with  the  amount  of  payments  received  in  the  fund pursuant to the
 provisions of the federal-state extended unemployment compensation  act.
 Notwithstanding  the  foregoing, where the state has entered an extended
 benefit period triggered pursuant to subparagraph one of  paragraph  (a)
 of  subdivision  one  of this section for which federal law provides for
 one hundred percent federal sharing of the costs of benefits, all charg-
 es shall be debited to the general account and  such  account  shall  be
 credited  with  the  amount of payments received in the fund pursuant to
 the provisions of the federal-state extended  unemployment  compensation
 act or other federal law providing for one hundred percent federal shar-
 ing for the cost of such benefits.
   (b)  No [days of total unemployment shall be deemed to occur in] BENE-
 FITS SHALL BE PAYABLE FOR any week within an eligibility  period  during
 which  a claimant fails to accept any offer of suitable work or fails to
 apply for suitable work to which he or she was referred by  the  commis-
 sioner,  who  shall  make  such  referral  if such work is available, or
 during which he or she fails to  engage  actively  in  seeking  work  by
 making  a  systematic  and sustained effort to obtain work and providing
 tangible evidence of such effort, and until he  or  she  has  worked  in
 employment during at least four subsequent weeks and earned remuneration
 of at least four times his or her benefit rate.
   (e) No [days of total unemployment] BENEFITS shall be [deemed to occur
 in] PAYABLE FOR any week within an eligibility period under section five
 hundred ninety-three of this [article] TITLE, until he or she has subse-
 quently  worked  in  employment  in accordance with the requirements set
 forth in section five hundred ninety-three of this [article] TITLE.
   § 16. Section 603 of the labor law, as amended by section 21 of part O
 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   § 603. Definitions. For purposes of this title:  "Total  unemployment"
 AND  "PARTIAL UNEMPLOYMENT" shall [mean the total lack of any employment
 on any day,] HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS DEFINED IN  THIS  ARTICLE,  other
 than  with  an employer applying for a shared work program. "Work force"
 shall mean the total work force, a clearly identifiable  unit  or  units
 thereof,  or  a  particular  shift  or shifts. The work force subject to
 reduction shall consist of no less than two employees.
   § 17. Severability. If any amendment contained in a clause,  sentence,
 paragraph,  section  or part of this act shall be adjudged by the United
 States Department of Labor to violate requirements for maintaining bene-
 fit standards required of the state in order  to  be  eligible  for  any
 financial benefit offered through federal law or regulation, such amend-
 ments  shall  be  severed  from this act and shall not affect, impair or
 invalidate the remainder thereof.
   § 18. This act shall take  effect  on  the  ninetieth  day  after  the
 commissioner  of  labor  certifies  that  the department of labor has an
 information technology system capable of accommodating the provisions in
 this act; provided that the  commissioner  of  labor  shall  notify  the
 legislative  bill  drafting commission of the date of such certification
 in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely  effec-
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 in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legisla-
 tive law and section 70-b of the public officers  law.  Effective  imme-
 diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before  such  effective  date.
 Provided  further that the amendments to subdivisions 1 and 2 of section
 591 of the labor law  made by section seven of this act shall be subject
 to the expiration and reversion of such subdivisions pursuant to section
 10 of chapter 413  of  the  laws  of  2003,  when  upon  such  date  the
 provisions of section eight of this act shall take effect.
 
                                  PART Q
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  296  of the executive law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) FOR AN EMPLOYER OR EMPLOYMENT AGENCY IN WRITING OR  OTHERWISE,  TO
 RELY  ON,  OR INQUIRE ABOUT, THE SALARY HISTORY INFORMATION OF AN APPLI-
 CANT FOR EMPLOYMENT AS A FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO OFFER  EMPLOY-
 MENT  TO  AN  APPLICANT OR WHAT SALARY TO OFFER AN APPLICANT. NOTHING IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL PREVENT AN APPLICANT FROM VOLUNTARILY AND WITHOUT
 PROMPTING DISCLOSING SALARY HISTORY INFORMATION TO A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY-
 ER. IF AN APPLICANT VOLUNTEERS SALARY HISTORY INFORMATION, NOTHING SHALL
 PROHIBIT THAT EMPLOYER FROM CONSIDERING OR RELYING ON THAT  INFORMATION.
 NOTHING  IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL PROHIBIT AN EMPLOYER, WITHOUT INQUIR-
 ING ABOUT SALARY HISTORY, FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION WITH THE APPLICANT
 ABOUT THEIR EXPECTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO  SALARY,  BENEFITS,  AND  OTHER
 COMPENSATION.
   § 2. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section 194 of the labor
 law, the section heading as added by chapter 548 of the laws of 1966 and
 subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 362 of the laws of 2015, are amended
 to read as follows:
   Differential  in  rate  of pay because of [sex] PROTECTED CLASS STATUS
 prohibited.  1. No employee WHO IS A MEMBER OF A PROTECTED  CLASS  shall
 be paid a wage at a rate less than the rate at which an employee [of the
 opposite  sex]  WHO  IS  NOT A MEMBER OF THE PROTECTED CLASS in the same
 establishment is paid for [equal work on a job the performance of  which
 requires  equal skill, effort and responsibility, and which is performed
 under similar  working  conditions]  SUBSTANTIALLY  SIMILAR  WORK,  WHEN
 VIEWED  AS  A  COMPOSITE  OF  SKILL,  EFFORT,  AND  RESPONSIBILITY,  AND
 PERFORMED UNDER SIMILAR WORKING CONDITIONS, except where payment is made
 pursuant to a differential based on:
   a. a seniority system;
   b. a merit system;
   c. a  system  which  measures  earnings  by  quantity  or  quality  of
 production; or
   d.  a  bona  fide  factor other than [sex] THE PROTECTED CLASS STATUS,
 such as education, training, or experience. Such factor: (i)  shall  not
 be  based  upon  [or derived from] a [sex-based] differential in compen-
 sation THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DERIVED FROM A  PROTECTED  CLASS  STATUS  and
 (ii)  shall  be job-related with respect to the position in question and
 shall be consistent with business necessity. Such exception  under  this
 paragraph  shall  not  apply  when the employee demonstrates (A) that an
 employer uses a particular employment practice that causes  a  disparate
 impact  on the basis of [sex] PROTECTED CLASS STATUS, (B) that an alter-
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 purpose and not produce such differential, and (C) that the employer has
 refused to adopt such alternative practice.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART R

   Section  1.  Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 291 of the executive law,
 as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 2010, are amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1. The opportunity to obtain employment without discrimination because
 of  age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, GENDER
 IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, marital status,  or  disa-
 bility, is hereby recognized as and declared to be a civil right.
   2.  The  opportunity  to obtain education, the use of places of public
 accommodation and the ownership, use and occupancy of  housing  accommo-
 dations  and  commercial  space  without  discrimination because of age,
 race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, GENDER IDENTITY
 OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, marital status, or  disability,  as
 specified  in  section two hundred ninety-six of this article, is hereby
 recognized as and declared to be a civil right.
   § 2. Section 292 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 35 to read as follows:
   35.  THE  TERM "GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION" MEANS A PERSON'S ACTUAL
 OR PERCEIVED GENDER-RELATED IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR,  EXPRESSION,
 OR OTHER GENDER-RELATED CHARACTERISTIC REGARDLESS OF THE SEX ASSIGNED TO
 THAT PERSON AT BIRTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE STATUS OF BEING
 TRANSGENDER.
   §  3.  Subdivisions  8  and  9 of section 295 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 106 of the laws of  2003,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   8. To create such advisory councils, local, regional or state-wide, as
 in  its  judgment  will aid in effectuating the purposes of this article
 and of section eleven of article one of the constitution of this  state,
 and  the  division  may  empower them to study the problems of discrimi-
 nation in all or specific fields of human relationships or  in  specific
 instances of discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, national
 origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR EXPRESSION, military
 status, sex, disability or marital status and  make  recommendations  to
 the  division  for the development of policies and procedures in general
 and in specific instances. The advisory councils also shall  disseminate
 information  about  the division's activities to organizations and indi-
 viduals in their localities. Such advisory councils shall be composed of
 representative citizens, serving without pay, but with reimbursement for
 actual and necessary traveling  expenses;  and  the  division  may  make
 provision for technical and clerical assistance to such councils and for
 the expenses of such assistance.
   9. To develop human rights plans and policies for the state and assist
 in their execution and to make investigations and studies appropriate to
 effectuate  this article and to issue such publications and such results
 of investigations and research as in its judgement will tend  to  inform
 persons  of the rights assured and remedies provided under this article,
 to promote good-will and minimize or eliminate discrimination because of
 age, race, creed, color, national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION,  military  status,  sex, disability or marital
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   § 4. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section  296
 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 365 of the laws of 2015, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  For  an  employer or licensing agency, because of an individual's
 age, race, creed, color, national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION, military status, sex, disability, predisposing
 genetic characteristics, familial status, marital  status,  or  domestic
 violence  victim  status,  to  refuse  to hire or employ or to bar or to
 discharge from employment such individual  or  to  discriminate  against
 such individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of
 employment.
   (b)  For  an  employment agency to discriminate against any individual
 because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
 GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, disability, predis-
 posing genetic characteristics, familial status, or marital  status,  in
 receiving,  classifying, disposing or otherwise acting upon applications
 for its services or in  referring  an  applicant  or  applicants  to  an
 employer or employers.
   (c)  For a labor organization, because of the age, race, creed, color,
 national origin, sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION,
 military  status, sex, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics,
 familial status, or marital status of any individual, to exclude  or  to
 expel  from its membership such individual or to discriminate in any way
 against any of its members or against any  employer  or  any  individual
 employed by an employer.
   (d)  For  any  employer  or employment agency to print or circulate or
 cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publi-
 cation, or to use any form of application for employment or to make  any
 inquiry  in  connection  with  prospective  employment,  which expresses
 directly or indirectly, any limitation, specification or  discrimination
 as  to  age,  race,  creed,  color, national origin, sexual orientation,
 GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, disability, predis-
 posing genetic characteristics, familial status, or marital  status,  or
 any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination,
 unless  based  upon  a  bona  fide occupational qualification; provided,
 however, that neither this paragraph nor any provision of  this  chapter
 or  other  law  shall  be  construed to prohibit the department of civil
 service or the department of personnel of any city containing more  than
 one county from requesting information from applicants for civil service
 examinations concerning any of the aforementioned characteristics, other
 than  sexual orientation, for the purpose of conducting studies to iden-
 tify and resolve possible problems in recruitment and testing of members
 of minority groups to insure the fairest  possible  and  equal  opportu-
 nities  for  employment in the civil service for all persons, regardless
 of age, race, creed,  color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation  OR
 GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, disability, predis-
 posing genetic characteristics, familial status, or marital status.
   §  5. Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1-a of section 296 of
 the executive law, as amended by chapter 365 of the laws  of  2015,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  To  deny  to  or withhold from any person because of race, creed,
 color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,   GENDER   IDENTITY   OR
 EXPRESSION,  military  status, sex, age, disability, familial status, or
 marital status, the right to be admitted to or participate in a guidance
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 program,  executive  training program, or other occupational training or
 retraining program;
   (c)  To  discriminate against any person in his or her pursuit of such
 programs or to discriminate against such a person in the  terms,  condi-
 tions  or  privileges  of  such  programs because of race, creed, color,
 national origin, sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION,
 military  status,  sex,  age,  disability,  familial  status  or marital
 status;
   (d) To print or circulate or cause to be  printed  or  circulated  any
 statement,  advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica-
 tion for such programs or to make any inquiry in  connection  with  such
 program  which  expresses, directly or indirectly, any limitation, spec-
 ification or discrimination as to race, creed, color,  national  origin,
 sexual orientation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex,
 age,  disability, familial status or marital status, or any intention to
 make any such limitation, specification or discrimination, unless  based
 on a bona fide occupational qualification.
   §  6.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section 296 of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (a)  It  shall  be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person,
 being the owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent,  agent  or
 employee  of  any  place  of  public accommodation, resort or amusement,
 because of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orientation,
 GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, [or] disability or
 marital status of any person, directly or indirectly, to  refuse,  with-
 hold  from or deny to such person any of the accommodations, advantages,
 facilities or privileges thereof, including the extension of credit, or,
 directly or indirectly, to publish, circulate, issue, display,  post  or
 mail  any  written or printed communication, notice or advertisement, to
 the effect that any of the accommodations,  advantages,  facilities  and
 privileges  of  any such place shall be refused, withheld from or denied
 to any person on account of race, creed, color, national origin,  sexual
 orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, [or]
 disability or marital status, or that the patronage or custom thereat of
 any person of or purporting to be of any particular race, creed,  color,
 national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION,
 military status, sex or marital status, or having a disability is unwel-
 come, objectionable or not acceptable, desired or solicited.
   § 7. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (c-1) of subdivision 2-a of  section
 296  of  the  executive  law, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) as amended and
 paragraph (c-1) as added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, are amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) To refuse to sell, rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or  with-
 hold  from  any  person  or group of persons such housing accommodations
 because of the race, creed, color, disability, national  origin,  sexual
 orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, age, sex,
 marital status, or familial status of such  person  or  persons,  or  to
 represent  that  any  housing accommodation or land is not available for
 inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available.
   (b) To discriminate against any person because of  his  or  her  race,
 creed,  color,  disability,  national origin, sexual orientation, GENDER
 IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, age, sex,  marital  status,  or
 familial  status in the terms, conditions or privileges of any publicly-
 assisted housing accommodations or in the furnishing  of  facilities  or
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   (c) To cause to be made any written or oral inquiry or record concern-
 ing  the  race, creed, color, disability, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, membership in the  reserve  armed
 forces  of  the  United States or in the organized militia of the state,
 age, sex, marital status, or familial status of a person seeking to rent
 or lease any publicly-assisted housing accommodation; provided, however,
 that  nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a member of the reserve
 armed forces of the United States or in the  organized  militia  of  the
 state from voluntarily disclosing such membership.
   (c-1)  To  print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any
 statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of  applica-
 tion  for the purchase, rental or lease of such housing accommodation or
 to make any  record  or  inquiry  in  connection  with  the  prospective
 purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  a  housing  accommodation  which
 expresses, directly or  indirectly,  any  limitation,  specification  or
 discrimination  as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age,  disa-
 bility,  marital  status,  or familial status, or any intent to make any
 such limitation, specification or discrimination.
   § 8. Subdivision 3-b of section 296 of the executive law,  as  amended
 by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   3-b.  It  shall  be  an  unlawful discriminatory practice for any real
 estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent  thereof  or
 any  other  individual, corporation, partnership or organization for the
 purpose of inducing a real estate transaction from which any such person
 or any of its stockholders or members may benefit financially, to repre-
 sent that a change has occurred or will or may occur in the  composition
 with respect to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
 GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, disability, marital
 status,  or  familial  status  of  the owners or occupants in the block,
 neighborhood or area in which the  real  property  is  located,  and  to
 represent,  directly  or indirectly, that this change will or may result
 in undesirable consequences in the block, neighborhood or area in  which
 the  real property is located, including but not limited to the lowering
 of property values, an increase in criminal or anti-social behavior,  or
 a decline in the quality of schools or other facilities.
   §  9. Subdivision 4 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   4. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice  for  an  education
 corporation  or  association  which holds itself out to the public to be
 non-sectarian and exempt from taxation pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 article four of the real property tax law to deny the use of its facili-
 ties  to  any person otherwise qualified, or to permit the harassment of
 any student or applicant, by reason of his race, color, religion,  disa-
 bility,   national   origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR
 EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age or marital status, except that any
 such institution which establishes or maintains a  policy  of  educating
 persons of one sex exclusively may admit students of only one sex.
   § 10. Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  (a) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for the owner,
 lessee, sub-lessee, assignee, or managing  agent  of,  or  other  person
 having  the  right  to  sell,  rent  or  lease  a housing accommodation,
 constructed or to be constructed, or any agent or employee thereof:
   (1) To refuse to sell, rent, lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold
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 of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orientation,  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age, disability, marital
 status, or familial status of such person or persons,  or  to  represent
 that  any housing accommodation or land is not available for inspection,
 sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available.
   (2) To discriminate against any person because of race, creed,  color,
 national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION,
 military status, sex,  age,  disability,  marital  status,  or  familial
 status  in  the  terms,  conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or
 lease of any such housing accommodation or in the furnishing of  facili-
 ties or services in connection therewith.
   (3)  To  print  or  circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any
 statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of  applica-
 tion  for the purchase, rental or lease of such housing accommodation or
 to make any  record  or  inquiry  in  connection  with  the  prospective
 purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  a  housing  accommodation  which
 expresses, directly or  indirectly,  any  limitation,  specification  or
 discrimination  as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age,  disa-
 bility,  marital  status,  or familial status, or any intent to make any
 such limitation, specification or discrimination.
   The provisions of this paragraph (a) shall not apply (1) to the rental
 of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommo-
 dations for not more than two  families  living  independently  of  each
 other,  if  the owner resides in one of such housing accommodations, (2)
 to the restriction of the rental of all rooms in a housing accommodation
 to individuals of the same sex or (3) to the rental of a room  or  rooms
 in  a  housing  accommodation,  if such rental is by the occupant of the
 housing accommodation or by the owner of the housing  accommodation  and
 the  owner  resides  in  such  housing  accommodation or (4) solely with
 respect to age and familial status  to  the  restriction  of  the  sale,
 rental  or lease of housing accommodations exclusively to persons sixty-
 two years of age or older and the spouse of  any  such  person,  or  for
 housing  intended  and  operated  for  occupancy  by at least one person
 fifty-five years of age or older per unit. In determining whether  hous-
 ing  is  intended and operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years
 of age or older, Sec. 807(b) (2) (c) (42 U.S.C. 3607 (b) (2) (c)) of the
 federal Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall apply.
   (b) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory  practice  for  the  owner,
 lessee,  sub-lessee,  or  managing  agent of, or other person having the
 right of ownership or possession of or the right to sell, rent or lease,
 land or commercial space:
   (1) To refuse to sell, rent, lease or otherwise deny  to  or  withhold
 from  any person or group of persons land or commercial space because of
 the race, creed, color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age, disability, marital
 status, or familial status of such person or persons,  or  to  represent
 that  any housing accommodation or land is not available for inspection,
 sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available;
   (2) To discriminate against any person because of race, creed,  color,
 national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION,
 military status, sex,  age,  disability,  marital  status,  or  familial
 status  in  the  terms,  conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or
 lease of any such land or commercial space;  or  in  the  furnishing  of
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   (3)  To  print  or  circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any
 statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of  applica-
 tion  for the purchase, rental or lease of such land or commercial space
 or to make any record or inquiry  in  connection  with  the  prospective
 purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  land  or  commercial space which
 expresses, directly or  indirectly,  any  limitation,  specification  or
 discrimination  as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age,  disa-
 bility,  marital  status,  or familial status; or any intent to make any
 such limitation, specification or discrimination.
   (4) With respect to age and familial status, the  provisions  of  this
 paragraph  shall  not  apply  to  the restriction of the sale, rental or
 lease of land or commercial  space  exclusively  to  persons  fifty-five
 years  of  age  or  older  and  the spouse of any such person, or to the
 restriction of the sale, rental or lease of land  to  be  used  for  the
 construction,  or  location  of  housing  accommodations exclusively for
 persons sixty-two years of age or older, or intended  and  operated  for
 occupancy  by  at  least one person fifty-five years of age or older per
 unit. In determining whether housing is intended and operated for  occu-
 pancy  by  persons fifty-five years of age or older, Sec. 807(b) (2) (c)
 (42 U.S.C. 3607(b) (2) (c)) of the federal Fair Housing Act of 1988,  as
 amended, shall apply.
   (c)  It  shall  be  an  unlawful  discriminatory practice for any real
 estate broker, real estate salesperson or employee or agent thereof:
   (1) To refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing  accommodation,  land
 or  commercial  space  to any person or group of persons or to refuse to
 negotiate for the sale, rental or lease, of any  housing  accommodation,
 land  or  commercial  space to any person or group of persons because of
 the race, creed, color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER
 IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age, disability, marital
 status, or familial status of such person or persons,  or  to  represent
 that  any  housing accommodation, land or commercial space is not avail-
 able for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so  avail-
 able,  or  otherwise to deny or withhold any housing accommodation, land
 or commercial space or any facilities of any housing accommodation, land
 or commercial space from any person or group of persons because  of  the
 race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, GENDER IDENTITY
 OR EXPRESSION, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, or
 familial status of such person or persons.
   (2)  To  print  or  circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any
 statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of  applica-
 tion  for  the  purchase,  rental or lease of any housing accommodation,
 land or commercial space or to make any record or inquiry in  connection
 with  the  prospective purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommo-
 dation, land or commercial space which expresses, directly or  indirect-
 ly,  any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, creed,
 color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,   GENDER   IDENTITY   OR
 EXPRESSION,  military  status,  sex, age, disability, marital status, or
 familial status; or any intent to make any such  limitation,  specifica-
 tion or discrimination.
   (3)  With  respect  to age and familial status, the provisions of this
 paragraph shall not apply to the restriction  of  the  sale,  rental  or
 lease of any HOUSING ACCOMMODATION, land or commercial space exclusively
 to  persons  fifty-five years of age or older and the spouse of any such
 person, or to the restriction of the sale, rental or lease of any  hous-
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 housing  accommodations  for persons sixty-two years of age or older, or
 intended and operated for occupancy by at least  one  person  fifty-five
 years  of  age  or  older  per  unit.  In determining whether housing is
 intended  and  operated for occupancy by persons fifty-five years of age
 or older, Sec.  807 (b) (2) (c) (42 U.S.C. 3607  (b)  (2)  (c))  of  the
 federal Fair Housing Act of 1988, as amended, shall apply.
   (d)  It  shall  be  an  unlawful  discriminatory practice for any real
 estate board, because of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
 orientation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status,  age,  sex,
 disability,  marital status, or familial status of any individual who is
 otherwise qualified for membership, to exclude or expel such  individual
 from  membership,  or  to  discriminate  against  such individual in the
 terms, conditions and privileges of membership in such board.
   (e) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory  practice  for  the  owner,
 proprietor  or  managing  agent  of, or other person having the right to
 provide care and services in, a private proprietary nursing home, conva-
 lescent home, or home for adults, or an intermediate care  facility,  as
 defined   in   section  two  of  the  social  services  law,  heretofore
 constructed, or to be constructed, or any agent or employee thereof,  to
 refuse  to  provide  services  and  care in such home or facility to any
 individual or to discriminate  against  any  individual  in  the  terms,
 conditions, and privileges of such services and care solely because such
 individual  is  a blind person. For purposes of this paragraph, a "blind
 person" shall mean a person who is registered as a blind person with the
 commission for the visually handicapped and who meets the definition  of
 a  "blind  person"  pursuant  to  section  three of chapter four hundred
 fifteen of the laws of nineteen hundred thirteen  entitled  "An  act  to
 establish a state commission for improving the condition of the blind of
 the state of New York, and making an appropriation therefor".
   (f)  The  provisions of this subdivision, as they relate to age, shall
 not apply to persons under the age of eighteen years.
   (g) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory  practice  for  any  person
 offering  or  providing housing accommodations, land or commercial space
 as described in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this subdivision to make
 or cause to be made any written or oral  inquiry  or  record  concerning
 membership  of  any person in the state organized militia in relation to
 the purchase, rental or lease of such housing  accommodation,  land,  or
 commercial  space,  provided,  however, that nothing in this subdivision
 shall prohibit a member of the state organized militia from  voluntarily
 disclosing such membership.
   §  11.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 296 of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 365 of the laws of 2015, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (a)  It  shall  be  an  unlawful  discriminatory practice for any fire
 department or fire company therein, through any member or members there-
 of, officers, board of fire commissioners or other body or office having
 power of appointment of volunteer firefighters, directly or  indirectly,
 by ritualistic practice, constitutional or by-law prescription, by tacit
 agreement  among  its  members,  or otherwise, to deny to any individual
 membership in any volunteer fire department or fire company therein,  or
 to  expel or discriminate against any volunteer member of a fire depart-
 ment or fire  company  therein,  because  of  the  race,  creed,  color,
 national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION,
 military status, sex, marital status, or familial status, of such  indi-
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   §  12.  Subdivision 13 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended
 by chapter 365 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   13. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice (i) for any person
 to  boycott  or  blacklist,  or  to refuse to buy from, sell to or trade
 with, or otherwise discriminate against any person, because of the race,
 creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR
 EXPRESSION,  military  status,  sex,  disability, or familial status, of
 such person, or of such person's partners, members, stockholders, direc-
 tors, officers, managers, superintendents, agents,  employees,  business
 associates,  suppliers  or customers, or (ii) for any person wilfully to
 do any act or refrain from doing any act which enables any  such  person
 to take such action. This subdivision shall not apply to:
   (a) Boycotts connected with labor disputes; or
   (b) Boycotts to protest unlawful discriminatory practices.
   §  13.  Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 296-a of the executive law,
 as amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, are amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any creditor or
 any officer, agent or employee thereof:
   a.  In  the  case  of  applications  for  credit  with  respect to the
 purchase, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair  or  mainte-
 nance of any housing accommodation, land or commercial space to discrim-
 inate  against  any  such  applicant  because of the race, creed, color,
 national origin, sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION,
 military  status,  age,  sex,  marital  status,  disability, or familial
 status of such applicant  or  applicants  or  any  member,  stockholder,
 director, officer or employee of such applicant or applicants, or of the
 prospective  occupants or tenants of such housing accommodation, land or
 commercial space, in the granting, withholding, extending  or  renewing,
 or in the fixing of the rates, terms or conditions of, any such credit;
   b.  To  discriminate in the granting, withholding, extending or renew-
 ing, or in the fixing of the rates, terms or conditions of, any form  of
 credit,  on  the  basis  of  race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
 orientation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status,  age,  sex,
 marital status, disability, or familial status;
   c. To use any form of application for credit or use or make any record
 or  inquiry  which  expresses,  directly  or indirectly, any limitation,
 specification, or discrimination as  to  race,  creed,  color,  national
 origin,  sexual  orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR EXPRESSION, military
 status, age, sex, marital status, disability, or familial status;
   d. To make any inquiry of an applicant concerning his or her  capacity
 to reproduce, or his or her use or advocacy of any form of birth control
 or family planning;
   e.  To  refuse  to  consider  sources  of  an applicant's income or to
 subject an applicant's income to  discounting,  in  whole  or  in  part,
 because  of  an  applicant's race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
 orientation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, military status,  age,  sex,
 marital status, childbearing potential, disability, or familial status;
   f.  To  discriminate  against  a  married  person  because such person
 neither uses nor is known by the surname of his or her spouse.
   This paragraph shall not apply to any situation where  the  use  of  a
 surname would constitute or result in a criminal act.
   2. Without limiting the generality of subdivision one of this section,
 it  shall  be considered discriminatory if, because of an applicant's or
 class of applicants' race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orien-
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 tal status or disability, or familial status, (i) an applicant or  class
 of  applicants  is denied credit in circumstances where other applicants
 of like overall credit worthiness are granted credit,  or  (ii)  special
 requirements  or conditions, such as requiring co-obligors or reapplica-
 tion upon marriage, are imposed upon an applicant or class of applicants
 in circumstances  where  similar  requirements  or  conditions  are  not
 imposed upon other applicants of like overall credit worthiness.
   3.  It  shall  not  be  considered  discriminatory if credit differen-
 tiations or decisions are based upon  factually  supportable,  objective
 differences  in applicants' overall credit worthiness, which may include
 reference to such factors as current income,  assets  and  prior  credit
 history  of  such applicants, as well as reference to any other relevant
 factually supportable data; provided, however, that  no  creditor  shall
 consider, in evaluating the credit worthiness of an applicant, aggregate
 statistics  or  assumptions  relating  to  race,  creed, color, national
 origin, sexual orientation,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION,  military
 status,  sex,  marital status or disability, or to the likelihood of any
 group of persons bearing or rearing children, or for that reason receiv-
 ing diminished or interrupted income in the future.
   § 14. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 296-b of the executive
 law, as added by chapter 481 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (b) Subject a domestic worker to unwelcome harassment based on gender,
 race,  religion,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION or
 national origin, where such harassment has  the  purpose  or  effect  of
 unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance by creat-
 ing an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
   § 15. Section 40-c of the civil rights law, as amended by chapter 2 of
 the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   § 40-c. Discrimination. 1. All persons within the jurisdiction of this
 state  shall  be  entitled  to  the equal protection of the laws of this
 state or any subdivision thereof.
   2. No person shall, because of race, creed,  color,  national  origin,
 sex,  marital status, sexual orientation, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION,
 or disability, as such term is defined in section two hundred ninety-two
 of the executive law, be subjected to any discrimination in his  or  her
 civil  rights, or to any harassment, as defined in section 240.25 of the
 penal law, in the exercise thereof, by any other person or by any  firm,
 corporation or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision
 of the state.
   §  16.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 313 of the education
 law, as amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that the Amer-
 ican  ideal of equality of opportunity requires that students, otherwise
 qualified, be admitted to educational institutions and be  given  access
 to all the educational programs and courses operated or provided by such
 institutions  without regard to race, color, sex, religion, creed, mari-
 tal status, age, sexual orientation as defined in  section  two  hundred
 ninety-two  of  the  executive  law,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR EXPRESSION AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED  NINETY-TWO  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW,  or
 national origin, except that, with regard to religious or denominational
 educational  institutions, students, otherwise qualified, shall have the
 equal opportunity to attend therein without  discrimination  because  of
 race,  color, sex, marital status, age, sexual orientation as defined in
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 EXPRESSION AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE
 LAW,  or national origin. It is a fundamental American right for members
 of various religious faiths to establish and maintain educational insti-
 tutions  exclusively  or  primarily  for students of their own religious
 faith or to effectuate the religious principles in furtherance of  which
 they  are  maintained.  Nothing herein contained shall impair or abridge
 that right.
   § 17. Subdivision 3 of section 313 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 2 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (3) Unfair educational practices. It shall be  an  unfair  educational
 practice for an educational institution after September fifteenth, nine-
 teen hundred forty-eight:
   (a)  To  exclude or limit or otherwise discriminate against any person
 or persons seeking admission as students to such institution or  to  any
 educational  program  or course operated or provided by such institution
 because of race, religion, creed, sex, color, marital status, age, sexu-
 al orientation as defined in section two hundred ninety-two of the exec-
 utive law, GENDER IDENTITY OR  EXPRESSION  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO
 HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, or national origin; except that
 nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect, in any way, the right
 of  a  religious or denominational educational institution to select its
 students exclusively or primarily  from  members  of  such  religion  or
 denomination or from giving preference in such selection to such members
 or  to  make  such  selection  of  its students as is calculated by such
 institution to promote the religious principles for which it  is  estab-
 lished  or  maintained. Nothing herein contained shall impair or abridge
 the right of an independent institution, which establishes or  maintains
 a  policy of educating persons of one sex exclusively, to admit students
 of only one sex.
   (b) To penalize any individual because he or she has initiated, testi-
 fied, participated or assisted in any proceedings under this section.
   (c) To accept any endowment or gift of money or  property  conditioned
 upon teaching the doctrine of supremacy of any particular race.
   (d)  With  respect  to any individual who withdraws from attendance to
 serve on active duty in the armed forces of the United States in time of
 war, including any individual who withdrew from attendance on  or  after
 August  second,  nineteen  hundred ninety to serve on active duty in the
 armed forces of the United States in the Persian Gulf conflict:  (i)  to
 deny  or limit the readmission of such individual to such institution or
 to any educational program or course operated or provided by such insti-
 tution because of such withdrawal from  attendance  or  because  of  the
 failure  to complete any educational program or course due to such with-
 drawal; (ii) to impose any academic penalty on such  person  because  of
 such  withdrawal  or  because of the failure to complete any educational
 program or course due to such withdrawal; (iii) to reduce  or  eliminate
 any  financial  aid  award granted to such individual which could not be
 used, in whole or part, because of such withdrawal  or  because  of  the
 failure  to complete any educational program or course due to such with-
 drawal; or (iv) to fail to provide a credit or  refund  of  tuition  and
 fees  paid  by  such  individual  for  any semester, term or quarter not
 completed because of such  withdrawal  or  because  of  the  failure  to
 complete any program or course due to such withdrawal.
   (e) It shall not be an unfair educational practice for any educational
 institution  to  use  criteria  other  than  race, religion, creed, sex,
 color, marital status, age, sexual orientation as defined in section two
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 AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, or
 national origin in the admission of students to such institution  or  to
 any of the educational programs and courses operated or provided by such
 institution.
   §  18. Section 485.00 of the penal law, as added by chapter 107 of the
 laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
 § 485.00 Legislative findings.
   The legislature finds and determines as follows: criminal acts involv-
 ing violence, intimidation and destruction of property based  upon  bias
 and  prejudice  have  become  more prevalent in New York state in recent
 years.  The intolerable truth is that  in  these  crimes,  commonly  and
 justly referred to as "hate crimes", victims are intentionally selected,
 in  whole  or  in  part,  because of their race, color, national origin,
 ancestry, gender, GENDER IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION,  religion,  religious
 practice,  age,  disability  or  sexual orientation. Hate crimes do more
 than threaten the safety and welfare of all citizens.  They  inflict  on
 victims  incalculable physical and emotional damage and tear at the very
 fabric of free society. Crimes  motivated  by  invidious  hatred  toward
 particular  groups  not only harm individual victims but send a powerful
 message of intolerance and discrimination to all members of the group to
 which the victim belongs.  Hate crimes can and do intimidate and disrupt
 entire communities and vitiate the civility that is essential to healthy
 democratic processes.   In a  democratic  society,  citizens  cannot  be
 required  to  approve  of  the beliefs and practices of others, but must
 never commit criminal acts on account of  them.  Current  law  does  not
 adequately recognize the harm to public order and individual safety that
 hate  crimes  cause. Therefore, our laws must be strengthened to provide
 clear recognition of the gravity  of  hate  crimes  and  the  compelling
 importance of preventing their recurrence.
   Accordingly,  the  legislature  finds  and  declares  that hate crimes
 should be prosecuted and punished with appropriate severity.
   § 19. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 4 of section 485.05 of the penal  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  107  of  the  laws  of  2000, are amended to read as
 follows:
   1. A person commits a hate crime when he or she  commits  a  specified
 offense and either:
   (a)  intentionally  selects  the  person  against  whom the offense is
 committed or intended to be committed in whole or  in  substantial  part
 because  of  a  belief or perception regarding the race, color, national
 origin, ancestry, gender, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, religion, reli-
 gious practice, age, disability  or  sexual  orientation  of  a  person,
 regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct, or
   (b)  intentionally commits the act or acts constituting the offense in
 whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding
 the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, GENDER  IDENTITY  OR
 EXPRESSION,  religion,  religious  practice,  age,  disability or sexual
 orientation of a person, regardless of whether the belief or  perception
 is correct.
   2.  Proof  of  race,  color, national origin, ancestry, gender, GENDER
 IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, religion, religious practice, age, disability or
 sexual orientation of the defendant, the victim or of both the defendant
 and the victim  does  not,  by  itself,  constitute  legally  sufficient
 evidence  satisfying  the  people's burden under paragraph (a) or (b) of
 subdivision one of this section.
   4. For purposes of this section:
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   (b) the term "disability" means a physical or mental  impairment  that
 substantially limits a major life activity[.];
   (C)  THE  TERM "GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION" MEANS A PERSON'S ACTUAL
 OR PERCEIVED GENDER-RELATED IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR,  EXPRESSION,
 OR OTHER GENDER-RELATED CHARACTERISTIC REGARDLESS OF THE SEX ASSIGNED TO
 THAT PERSON AT BIRTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE STATUS OF BEING
 TRANSGENDER.
   §  20. Subdivision 3 of section 240.30 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   3. With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person,
 he or she strikes, shoves, kicks, or otherwise subjects  another  person
 to  physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same because of
 a belief or perception regarding such  person's  race,  color,  national
 origin, ancestry, gender, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, religion, reli-
 gious  practice,  age,  disability  or sexual orientation, regardless of
 whether the belief or perception is correct; or
   § 21. The opening paragraph of section 240.31 of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  49  of  the  laws  of  2006, is amended to read as
 follows:
   A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the first  degree  when
 with  intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, because
 of a belief or perception regarding such person's race, color,  national
 origin, ancestry, gender, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, religion, reli-
 gious  practice,  age,  disability  or sexual orientation, regardless of
 whether the belief or perception is correct, he or she:
   § 22. Section 240.00 of the penal law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  "GENDER  IDENTITY  OR  EXPRESSION"  MEANS  A  PERSON'S  ACTUAL  OR
 PERCEIVED GENDER-RELATED IDENTITY, APPEARANCE, BEHAVIOR, EXPRESSION,  OR
 OTHER  GENDER-RELATED  CHARACTERISTIC  REGARDLESS OF THE SEX ASSIGNED TO
 THAT PERSON AT BIRTH, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE STATUS OF BEING
 TRANSGENDER.
   § 23. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 200.50 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (c) in the case of any hate crime, as defined in section 485.05 of the
 penal  law,  specifies,  as applicable, that the defendant or defendants
 intentionally selected the person against whom the offense was committed
 or intended to be committed; or intentionally committed the act or  acts
 constituting  the  offense, in whole or in substantial part because of a
 belief or perception regarding the race, color, national origin,  ances-
 try,  gender,  GENDER  IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, religion, religious prac-
 tice, age, disability or sexual orientation of a person; and
   § 24. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law;  provided, however, that sections eighteen through
 twenty-three of this act shall take effect on the first of November next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART S
 
   Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 35 to read as follows:
   35. THE TERM "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" SHALL MEAN:
   (A) ANY EDUCATION CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION WHICH HOLDS ITSELF OUT TO
 THE PUBLIC TO BE NON-SECTARIAN AND EXEMPT FROM TAXATION PURSUANT TO  THE
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   (B) ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES, PUBLIC COLLEGE OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY.
   §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   4. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for  an  [education
 corporation  or  association  which holds itself out to the public to be
 non-sectarian and exempt from taxation pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 article  four  of  the real property tax law] EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION to
 deny the use of its facilities to any person otherwise qualified, or  to
 permit  the  harassment  of  any  student or applicant, by reason of his
 race, color, religion, disability, national origin, sexual  orientation,
 military status, sex, age or marital status, except that any such insti-
 tution  which  establishes or maintains a policy of educating persons of
 one sex exclusively may admit students of only one sex.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART T
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Lawful Source of Income Non-Discrimination Act of 2019".
   §  2.  Section  292  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 35 to read as follows:
   35. THE TERM "LAWFUL SOURCE OF  INCOME"  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO,  CHILD  SUPPORT,  ALIMONY,  FOSTER  CARE  SUBSIDIES, INCOME
 DERIVED FROM SOCIAL SECURITY, OR ANY FORM OF FEDERAL,  STATE,  OR  LOCAL
 PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE  OR HOUSING ASSISTANCE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 SECTION 8 VOUCHERS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT  OR
 CREDIT  WHETHER  OR  NOT  SUCH  INCOME  OR  CREDIT IS PAID OR ATTRIBUTED
 DIRECTLY TO A LANDLORD, AND ANY OTHER FORMS OF LAWFUL INCOME.
   § 3. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (c-1) of subdivision 2-a of  section
 296  of  the  executive  law, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) as amended and
 paragraph (c-1) as added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, are amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) To refuse to sell, rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or  with-
 hold  from  any  person  or group of persons such housing accommodations
 because of the race, creed, color, disability, national  origin,  sexual
 orientation, military status, age, sex, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF
 INCOME  or  familial  status  of such person or persons, or to represent
 that any housing accommodation or land is not available for  inspection,
 sale, rental or lease when in fact it is so available.
   (b)  To  discriminate  against  any person because of his or her race,
 creed, color, disability, national origin, sexual orientation,  military
 status,  age,  sex,  marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial
 status in the terms, conditions or privileges of  any  publicly-assisted
 housing accommodations or in the furnishing of facilities or services in
 connection therewith.
   (c) To cause to be made any written or oral inquiry or record concern-
 ing  the  race, creed, color, disability, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, membership in the reserve armed forces of the United  States  or
 in  the organized militia of the state, age, sex, marital status, LAWFUL
 SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status of a person seeking to rent or lease
 any publicly-assisted housing  accommodation;  provided,  however,  that
 nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a member of the reserve armed
 forces  of  the  United  States or in the organized militia of the state
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   (c-1) To print or circulate or cause to be printed or  circulated  any
 statement,  advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica-
 tion for the purchase, rental or lease of such housing accommodation  or
 to  make  any  record  or  inquiry  in  connection  with the prospective
 purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  a  housing  accommodation  which
 expresses, directly or  indirectly,  any  limitation,  specification  or
 discrimination  as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, military status, sex, age, disability,  marital  status,  LAWFUL
 SOURCE  OF  INCOME  or  familial  status, or any intent to make any such
 limitation, specification or discrimination.
   § 4. Subparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision  5  of
 section  296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws
 of 2003, are amended to read as follows:
   (1) To refuse to sell, rent, lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold
 from any person or group of persons such a housing accommodation because
 of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military
 status, sex, age, disability, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or
 familial status of such person or persons,  or  to  represent  that  any
 housing  accommodation  or  land  is not available for inspection, sale,
 rental or lease when in fact it is so available.
   (2) To discriminate against any person because of race, creed,  color,
 national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, age, disabil-
 ity,  marital  status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status in the
 terms, conditions or privileges of the sale, rental or lease of any such
 housing accommodation or in the furnishing of facilities or services  in
 connection therewith.
   (3)  To  print  or  circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any
 statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of  applica-
 tion  for the purchase, rental or lease of such housing accommodation or
 to make any  record  or  inquiry  in  connection  with  the  prospective
 purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  a  housing  accommodation  which
 expresses, directly or  indirectly,  any  limitation,  specification  or
 discrimination  as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orien-
 tation, military status, sex, age, disability,  marital  status,  LAWFUL
 SOURCE  OF  INCOME  or  familial  status, or any intent to make any such
 limitation, specification or discrimination.
   § 5. Subparagraphs 1 and 2  of  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  5  of
 section  296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 106 of the laws
 of 2003, are amended to read as follows:
   (1) To refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing  accommodation,  land
 or  commercial  space  to any person or group of persons or to refuse to
 negotiate for the sale, rental or lease, of any  housing  accommodation,
 land  or  commercial  space to any person or group of persons because of
 the race, creed, color, national origin,  sexual  orientation,  military
 status, sex, age, disability, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or
 familial  status  of  such  person  or persons, or to represent that any
 housing accommodation, land or commercial space  is  not  available  for
 inspection,  sale,  rental  or lease when in fact it is so available, or
 otherwise to deny or withhold any housing accommodation, land or commer-
 cial space or any facilities  of  any  housing  accommodation,  land  or
 commercial  space  from  any  person  or group of persons because of the
 race,  creed,  color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,  military
 status,  sex,  age, disability, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME,
 or familial status of such person or persons.
   (2) To print or circulate or cause to be  printed  or  circulated  any
 statement,  advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica-

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 tion for the purchase, rental or lease  of  any  housing  accommodation,
 land  or commercial space or to make any record or inquiry in connection
 with the prospective purchase, rental or lease of any  housing  accommo-
 dation,  land or commercial space which expresses, directly or indirect-
 ly, any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race,  creed,
 color,  national  origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, age,
 disability, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial  status;
 or  any  intent  to make any such limitation, specification or discrimi-
 nation.
   § 6. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 5 of section 296  of  the  executive
 law,  as  amended by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, amended to read as
 follows:
   (d) It shall be an  unlawful  discriminatory  practice  for  any  real
 estate board, because of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
 orientation,  military  status,  age,  sex,  disability, marital status,
 LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status  of  any  individual  who  is
 otherwise  qualified for membership, to exclude or expel such individual
 from membership, or to  discriminate  against  such  individual  in  the
 terms, conditions and privileges of membership in such board.
   §  7.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
 causes of action filed on or after such effective date.
 
                                  PART U
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 7-108 of the  general  obligations
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (f) to read as follows:
   (F)  EXCEPT  IN  INSTANCES WHERE STATUTES OR REGULATIONS PROVIDE FOR A
 LESSER PAYMENT, FEE, DEPOSIT OR CHARGE, NO LANDLORD, LESSOR,  SUB-LESSOR
 OR  GRANTOR  MAY DEMAND ANY PAYMENT, FEE, DEPOSIT, OR CHARGE, INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY PAYMENT, FEE, DEPOSIT, OR CHARGE THAT IS IMPOSED
 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TENANCY TO BE USED TO REIMBURSE THE LANDLORD FOR
 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING A NEW TENANT OR THAT IS IMPOSED  AS  AN
 ADVANCE PAYMENT OF RENT, USED OR TO BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING A
 SECURITY  DEPOSIT, IN AN AMOUNT OR VALUE IN EXCESS OF AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO
 TWO MONTHS' RENT, INCLUDING THE FIRST MONTH'S RENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                  PART V
 
   Section 1. Section 300 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 166
 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   § 300. Construction. The provisions of this article shall be construed
 liberally for the  accomplishment  of  the  purposes  thereof.  JUDICIAL
 INTERPRETATIONS  OF  SIMILARLY WORDED PROVISIONS OF FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS
 LAWS ARE NOT CONTROLLING. SUCH INTERPRETATIONS OF FEDERAL  CIVIL  RIGHTS
 LAWS ESTABLISH A FLOOR BELOW WHICH INTERPRETATION OF THIS ARTICLE CANNOT
 FALL,  RATHER  THAN A CEILING ABOVE WHICH INTERPRETATION OF THIS ARTICLE
 CANNOT RISE. Nothing contained in this article shall be deemed to repeal
 any of the provisions of the civil rights law or any other law  of  this
 state  relating  to  discrimination  because  of  race,  creed, color or
 national origin; but, as  to  acts  declared  unlawful  by  section  two
 hundred ninety-six of this article, the procedure herein provided shall,
 while  pending,  be exclusive; and the final determination therein shall
 exclude any other STATE CIVIL action[, civil or criminal,] based on  the
 same  grievance  of  the individual concerned. If such individual insti-
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 dure provided in this article, he or she may not subsequently resort  to
 the procedure herein.
   § 2. Subdivision 21 of section 296 of the executive law, as renumbered
 by  chapter  536 of the laws of 2010, is renumbered subdivision 22 and a
 new subdivision 21 is added to read as follows:
   21. HARASSMENT ON THE BASIS OF  ANY  PROTECTED  CHARACTERISTIC  IS  AN
 UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY  PRACTICE  IN  ANY  AREA OF JURISDICTION AS SET
 FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE. HARASSMENT INCLUDES THE  TYPES  OF  ACTIONS  THAT
 HAVE  BEEN  FOUND  BY  THE  COURTS  TO CREATE A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT OR A
 TANGIBLE JOB DETRIMENT. SUCH  ACTIONS  ARE  AN  UNLAWFUL  DISCRIMINATORY
 PRACTICE  WHEN  THEY  RESULT IN A PERSON OR PERSONS BEING TREATED NOT AS
 WELL AS OTHERS BECAUSE OF A PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC. HARASSMENT IS  NOT
 LIMITED  ONLY  TO THOSE ACTIONS THAT ARE SEVERE OR PERVASIVE. HARASSMENT
 DOES NOT INCLUDE WHAT A REASONABLE PERSON WITH THE SAME PROTECTED  CHAR-
 ACTERISTIC WOULD CONSIDER PETTY SLIGHTS OR TRIVIAL INCONVENIENCES.
   § 3. Section 5-336 of the general obligations law, as added by section
 1  of subpart D of part KK of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is amended
 to read as follows:
   § 5-336. Nondisclosure agreements. 1. Notwithstanding any other law to
 the contrary, no employer, its officers  or  employees  shall  have  the
 authority to include or agree to include in any settlement, agreement or
 other resolution of any claim, the factual foundation for which involves
 sexual  harassment, any term or condition that would prevent the disclo-
 sure of the underlying facts and circumstances to the  claim  or  action
 unless the condition of confidentiality is the complainant's preference.
 Any  such  term  or  condition  must be provided to all parties, and the
 complainant shall have twenty-one days to consider such term  or  condi-
 tion.   If   after  twenty-one  days  such  term  or  condition  is  the
 complainant's preference, such preference shall be  memorialized  in  an
 agreement  signed  by  all  parties. For a period of at least seven days
 following the execution of such agreement, the  complainant  may  revoke
 the  agreement,  and  the  agreement  shall  not  become effective or be
 enforceable until such revocation period has expired.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY PROVISION  IN  A
 CONTRACT  OR  OTHER  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN  AN  EMPLOYER  OR AN AGENT OF AN
 EMPLOYER AND ANY EMPLOYEE OR POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE OF THAT EMPLOYER ENTERED
 INTO ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, THAT  PREVENTS  THE
 DISCLOSURE  OF FACTUAL INFORMATION RELATED TO ANY FUTURE CLAIM OF SEXUAL
 HARASSMENT, ASSAULT, OR DISCRIMINATION IS VOID OR  UNENFORCEABLE  UNLESS
 SUCH PROVISION INCLUDES LANGUAGE ENSURING THAT THE PARTIES TO THE AGREE-
 MENT  STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT SUCH FACTUAL INFOR-
 MATION WITH A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY, AND TESTIFY  OR  OTHERWISE  PARTIC-
 IPATE IN A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION.
   §  4.  Subdivision  3  of section 201-g of the labor law is renumbered
 subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
   3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DIVISION OF HUMAN  RIGHTS  TO
 PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE A WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION POSTER.
   A.  SUCH  POSTER  SHALL  INCLUDE  AN  EXPLANATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
 CONSISTENT WITH GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE  DIVISION  OF  HUMAN  RIGHTS  AND  INFORMATION CONCERNING EMPLOYEES'
 RIGHTS OF REDRESS AND ALL AVAILABLE FORUMS FOR ADJUDICATING COMPLAINTS.
   B. EVERY EMPLOYER SHALL POST SUCH POSTER OR A POSTER  THAT  EQUALS  OR
 EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SUCH POSTER IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION.
   § 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.
 
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   Section  1.  This  act shall be known and may be cited as the "pension
 poaching prevention act".
   §  2.  Legislative findings and intent. Nationally, veterans and their
 family members are often subject to a practice commonly  called  pension
 poaching.  This  troubling practice, as described in recent reports from
 the Federal Trade  Commission,  the  Federal  Government  Accountability
 Office,  the  United  States Department of Veterans Affairs, and several
 other entities, generally target elderly or disabled veterans and  their
 family  members. Pension poaching involves dishonest financial planners,
 insurance agents, and other  professionals  luring  veterans  and  their
 family  members to pay substantial funds for veterans' benefits services
 that the offering entity is unqualified to provide and that  can  detri-
 mentally  impact  the future financial situations of the veteran and his
 or her dependents.
   Entities engaging in pension poaching tend to use high-pressure  sales
 tactics  directed toward potential customers, falsely guaranteeing bene-
 fits for veterans and their families even when  the  advertising  entity
 lacks  the federal accreditation required by law to file such claims and
 appeals for federal veterans' benefits. Often,  they  persuade  veterans
 and their family members to abruptly move most or all of their assets to
 potentially  qualify  for  certain federal veterans benefits, frequently
 causing veterans and their family members to  unwittingly  lose  control
 over  their  assets  and adversely affecting the ability of veterans and
 their families to qualify for Medicaid and other important  benefits  in
 the  future.  These  entities  frequently charge extremely high fees for
 these services, even in matters where federal  law  expressly  prohibits
 such fees.
   Through  this  legislation,  the  legislature intends to restrain this
 harmful and deceptive practice within New York State,  providing  neces-
 sary  protections  to  the  men and women of this state who courageously
 served in our nation's armed forces.
   § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 349-f
 to read as follows:
   § 349-F. PENSION POACHING PREVENTION. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) THE TERM "VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON WHO HAS SERVED  ON  ACTIVE  DUTY
 SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SERVICE IN THE ARMY
 NATIONAL  GUARD,  AIR NATIONAL GUARD, COMMISSIONED OFFICER IN THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH SERVICE, COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSPHERIC
 ADMINISTRATION OR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES SERVICES ADMINISTRATION,  CADET
 AT  A  UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES SERVICE ACADEMY OR PROVISIONS UNDER 38
 U.S.C. § 106, AND WHO HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM SUCH SERVICE  UNDER  HONOR-
 ABLE CONDITIONS.
   (B)  THE TERM "VETERANS' BENEFITS MATTER" MEANS THE PREPARATION, PRES-
 ENTATION, OR PROSECUTION OF ANY CLAIM AFFECTING ANY PERSON WHO HAS FILED
 OR EXPRESSED AN INTENT  TO  FILE  A  CLAIM  FOR  ANY  BENEFIT,  PROGRAM,
 SERVICE, COMMODITY, FUNCTION, OR STATUS, ENTITLEMENT WHICH IS DETERMINED
 UNDER THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPART-
 MENT  OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS  OR THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS'
 AFFAIRS PERTAINING TO VETERANS, THEIR DEPENDENTS, THEIR  SURVIVORS,  AND
 ANY OTHER PARTY ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH BENEFITS.
   (C) THE TERM "COMPENSATION" MEANS MONEY, PROPERTY, OR ANYTHING ELSE OF
 VALUE.
   (D)  THE  TERM  "ENTITY"  INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY NATURAL
 PERSON, CORPORATION, TRUST,  PARTNERSHIP,  ALLIANCE,  OR  UNINCORPORATED
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   2.  (A) NO ENTITY SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR ADVISING OR ASSISTING
 ANY PARTY WITH ANY VETERANS' BENEFITS MATTER, EXCEPT AS PERMITTED  UNDER
 TITLE  38  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES CODE AND THE CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS
 WITHIN TITLE 38 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
   (B)  NO  ENTITY  SHALL RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR REFERRING ANY PARTY TO
 ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TO ADVISE OR ASSIST THIS  PARTY  WITH  ANY  VETERANS'
 BENEFITS MATTER.
   (C) ANY ENTITY SEEKING TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR ADVISING OR ASSIST-
 ING ANY PARTY WITH ANY VETERANS' BENEFITS MATTER SHALL, BEFORE RENDERING
 ANY  SERVICES,  MEMORIALIZE  ALL  TERMS REGARDING THE PARTY'S PAYMENT OF
 FEES FOR SERVICES RENDERED  IN  A  WRITTEN  AGREEMENT,  SIGNED  BY  BOTH
 PARTIES, THAT ADHERES TO ALL CRITERIA SPECIFIED WITHIN TITLE 38, SECTION
 14.636, OF THE UNITED STATES CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
   (D)  NO ENTITY SHALL RECEIVE ANY FEES FOR ANY SERVICES RENDERED BEFORE
 THE DATE ON WHICH A NOTICE OF DISAGREEMENT IS FILED WITH RESPECT TO  THE
 VETERAN'S CASE.
   (E) NO ENTITY SHALL GUARANTEE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY IMPLICATION, THAT
 ANY  PARTY IS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE SPECIFIC VETERANS' BENEFITS OR THAT ANY
 PARTY IS CERTAIN TO RECEIVE A SPECIFIC LEVEL, PERCENTAGE, OR  AMOUNT  OF
 VETERANS' BENEFITS.
   (F)  NO ENTITY SHALL RECEIVE EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE FEES AS COMPEN-
 SATION FOR ADVISING OR ASSISTING ANY PARTY WITH ANY  VETERANS'  BENEFITS
 MATTER.  THE  FACTORS ARTICULATED WITHIN TITLE 38, SECTION 14.636 OF THE
 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SHALL GOVERN DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A FEE
 IS EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE.
   3. (A) NO ENTITY SHALL ADVISE OR ASSIST  FOR  COMPENSATION  ANY  PARTY
 WITH  ANY  VETERANS'  BENEFITS  MATTER WITHOUT CLEARLY PROVIDING, AT THE
 OUTSET OF THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP,  THE  FOLLOWING  DISCLOSURE,  BOTH
 ORALLY AND IN WRITING: "THIS BUSINESS IS NOT SPONSORED BY, OR AFFILIATED
 WITH,  THE  UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE NEW YORK
 STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, OR ANY OTHER CONGRESSIONALLY  CHAR-
 TERED VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATION.  OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, YOUR
 LOCAL COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE AGENCY, AND  OTHER  CONGRESSIONALLY  CHAR-
 TERED  VETERANS  SERVICE  ORGANIZATIONS, MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH
 THIS SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE. PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OFFERED BY THIS  BUSI-
 NESS  ARE  NOT  NECESSARILY ENDORSED BY ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS.  YOU
 MAY QUALIFY FOR OTHER VETERANS' BENEFITS BEYOND THE BENEFITS  FOR  WHICH
 YOU  ARE RECEIVING SERVICES HERE." THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE MUST APPEAR IN
 AT LEAST TWELVE-POINT FONT AND MUST APPEAR IN A READILY  NOTICEABLE  AND
 IDENTIFIABLE  PLACE  IN  THE  ENTITY'S  AGREEMENT WITH THE PARTY SEEKING
 SERVICES. THE PARTY MUST VERBALLY ACKNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING OF THE  ORAL
 DISCLOSURE  AND  MUST  PROVIDE  HIS OR HER SIGNATURE TO REPRESENT UNDER-
 STANDING OF THESE PROVISIONS  ON  THE  DOCUMENT  IN  WHICH  THE  WRITTEN
 DISCLOSURE  APPEARS.  THE ENTITY OFFERING SERVICES MUST RETAIN A COPY OF
 THE WRITTEN DISCLOSURE WHILE PROVIDING VETERANS' BENEFITS  SERVICES  FOR
 COMPENSATION  TO  THE  PARTY AND FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE DATE ON
 WHICH THIS SERVICE RELATIONSHIP TERMINATES.
   (B) NO ENTITY SHALL ADVERTISE FOR-COMPENSATION  SERVICES  IN  VETERANS
 BENEFITS MATTERS WITHOUT INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE: "THIS BUSI-
 NESS  IS NOT SPONSORED BY, OR AFFILIATED WITH, THE UNITED STATES DEPART-
 MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  DIVISION  OF  VETERANS'
 AFFAIRS,  OR ANY OTHER CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED VETERANS SERVICE ORGAN-
 IZATION. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE NEW  YORK
 STATE  DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, YOUR LOCAL COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE
 AGENCY, AND OTHER CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED VETERANS  SERVICE  ORGANIZA-

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 TIONS,  MAY  BE  ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THESE SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE.
 PRODUCTS OR SERVICES  OFFERED  BY  THIS  BUSINESS  ARE  NOT  NECESSARILY
 ENDORSED BY ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR OTHER VETER-
 ANS'  BENEFITS  BEYOND  THE  SERVICES THAT THIS BUSINESS OFFERS." IF THE
 ADVERTISEMENT IS PRINTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  ADVERTISEMENTS
 VISIBLE TO INTERNET USERS, THE DISCLOSURE MUST APPEAR IN A READILY VISI-
 BLE  PLACE  ON  THE  ADVERTISEMENT.  IF THE ADVERTISEMENT IS VERBAL, THE
 SPOKEN STATEMENT OF THE DISCLOSURE MUST BE CLEAR AND INTELLIGIBLE.
   4. (A) ANY VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE A DECEPTIVE  ACT
 IN  THE CONDUCT OF BUSINESS, TRADE, OR COMMERCE, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED  FORTY  NINE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,
 INCLUDING  ANY  RIGHT  OF  ACTION  AND CORRESPONDING PENALTIES DESCRIBED
 WITHIN SUCH SECTION.
   (B) IF AN ENTITY'S VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION CONCERNS A PARTY  WHO  IS
 SIXTY-FIVE  YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, SAID ENTITY MAY BE LIABLE FOR SUPPLE-
 MENTAL CIVIL PENALTIES AS ESTABLISHED WITHIN, AND SUBJECT OF  THE  TERMS
 OF, SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE-C OF THIS ARTICLE.
   5.  IF  ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION OR ITS APPLICATION TO ANY PERSON
 OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS EVER HELD INVALID, THE REMAINDER OF THIS ACT  OR  THE
 APPLICATION  OF  ITS  PROVISIONS TO OTHER PERSONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
 REMAIN UNAFFECTED.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART X
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 21-f of section 292 of the  executive  law,  as
 added by chapter 369 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   21-f. The term "pregnancy-related condition" means a medical condition
 related  to  pregnancy  or  childbirth  that  inhibits the exercise of a
 normal bodily function or is demonstrable by medically accepted clinical
 or laboratory diagnostic techniques, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LACTA-
 TION; provided, however, that in all provisions of this article  dealing
 with employment, the term shall be limited to conditions which, upon the
 provision  of  reasonable accommodations, do not prevent the complainant
 from performing in a reasonable manner the activities  involved  in  the
 job  or  occupation  sought or held; and provided further, however, that
 pregnancy-related conditions shall be treated as temporary  disabilities
 for the purposes of this article.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART Y

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6509-e
 to read as follows:
   §  6509-E.  ADDITIONAL  DEFINITION  OF PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; MENTAL
 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A.  "MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL"  MEANS  A  PERSON  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OR
 ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE; OR ANY OTHER PERSON DESIGNATED AS
 A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PURSUANT TO LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
   B.  "SEXUAL  ORIENTATION  CHANGE  EFFORTS" (I) MEANS ANY PRACTICE BY A
 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL THAT SEEKS TO CHANGE AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EFFORTS TO CHANGE BEHAVIORS,
 GENDER IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSIONS, OR TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE SEXUAL
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 AND (II) SHALL NOT INCLUDE COUNSELING FOR A PERSON SEEKING TO TRANSITION
 FROM ONE GENDER TO ANOTHER, OR PSYCHOTHERAPIES THAT: (A) PROVIDE ACCEPT-
 ANCE, SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING  OF  PATIENTS  OR  THE  FACILITATION  OF
 PATIENTS'  COPING,  SOCIAL SUPPORT AND IDENTITY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOP-
 MENT, INCLUDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION-NEUTRAL INTERVENTIONS TO  PREVENT  OR
 ADDRESS UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OR UNSAFE SEXUAL PRACTICES; AND (B) DO NOT SEEK
 TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
   2.  IT  SHALL  BE  PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT FOR A MENTAL HEALTH PROFES-
 SIONAL TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ORIENTATION CHANGE EFFORTS UPON  ANY  PATIENT
 UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS, AND ANY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
 FOUND GUILTY OF SUCH  MISCONDUCT  UNDER  THE  PROCEDURES  PRESCRIBED  IN
 SECTION  SIXTY-FIVE  HUNDRED  TEN OF THIS SUBARTICLE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
 THE PENALTIES PRESCRIBED IN SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED  ELEVEN  OF  THIS
 SUBARTICLE.
   §  2.  The  education law is amended by adding a new section 6531-a to
 read as follows:
   § 6531-A. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION  OF  PROFESSIONAL  MISCONDUCT;  MENTAL
 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   A.  "MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL"  MEANS  A  PERSON  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE.
   B. "SEXUAL ORIENTATION CHANGE EFFORTS" (I) MEANS  ANY  PRACTICE  BY  A
 MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSIONAL THAT SEEKS TO CHANGE AN INDIVIDUAL'S SEXUAL
 ORIENTATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EFFORTS TO CHANGE BEHAVIORS,
 GENDER IDENTITY, OR GENDER EXPRESSIONS, OR TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE SEXUAL
 OR ROMANTIC ATTRACTIONS OR FEELINGS TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS OF THE SAME SEX;
 AND (II) SHALL NOT INCLUDE COUNSELING FOR A PERSON SEEKING TO TRANSITION
 FROM ONE GENDER TO ANOTHER, OR PSYCHOTHERAPIES THAT: (A) PROVIDE ACCEPT-
 ANCE, SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING  OF  PATIENTS  OR  THE  FACILITATION  OF
 PATIENTS'  COPING, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND IDENTITY EXPLORATION AND DEVELOP-
 MENT, INCLUDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION-NEUTRAL INTERVENTIONS TO  PREVENT  OR
 ADDRESS UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OR UNSAFE SEXUAL PRACTICES; AND (B) DO NOT SEEK
 TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
   2.  IT  SHALL  BE  PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT FOR A MENTAL HEALTH PROFES-
 SIONAL TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ORIENTATION CHANGE EFFORTS UPON  ANY  PATIENT
 UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS, AND ANY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
 FOUND GUILTY OF SUCH MISCONDUCT UNDER THE PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED IN TITLE
 TWO-A OF ARTICLE TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW SHALL BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PENALTIES  PRESCRIBED  IN  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  THIRTY-A OF THE PUBLIC
 HEALTH LAW, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THE LAWS OF  NINETEEN
 HUNDRED NINETY-ONE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART Z
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "rent regulation act of 2019".
   § 2. Rent regulation act of 2019. Notwithstanding any other  provision
 of  law  to  the  contrary, the New York state system of rent regulation
 pursuant to chapter 576 of the laws of 1974, chapter 274 of the laws  of
 1946,  chapter 329 of the laws of 1963, chapter 555 of the laws of 1982,
 chapter 402 of the laws of 1983, chapter 116 of the laws  of  1997,  and
 sections  26-501,  26-502,  and 26-520 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York, shall be extended pursuant to a chapter of the laws of
 2019. Provided, however, such extension shall  include  rent  regulation
 reforms  to end vacancy decontrol, amend the application of preferential
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 regulation delivered to the governor by the commissioner of the division
 of  housing  and community renewal ("the division") on or after March 1,
 2019 which shall include (i)  the  number  of  rent  stabilized  housing
 accommodations  within  the  city  of  New York; (ii) the number of rent
 stabilized housing accommodations outside the city of  New  York;  (iii)
 the  number of rent controlled housing accommodations in the city of New
 York; (iv) the number of rent controlled housing accommodations  outside
 the  city  of New York; (v) the number of applications for major capital
 improvements filed with such division; (vi) the number  of  units  which
 are  registered  with such division where the amount charged to and paid
 by the tenant is less than the registered rent for the housing  accommo-
 dation;  (vii)  for housing accommodations that are registered with such
 division where the amount charged to and paid by the tenant is less than
 the registered rent for the housing accommodation  the  average  of  the
 difference  between  the registered rent for a housing accommodation and
 the amount charged to and paid by the tenant; (viii) the number of  rent
 overcharge  complaints processed by the division; and (ix) the number of
 final overcharge orders granting an overcharge.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART AA

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 5-211 of the election law,
 as amended by chapter 265 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   Each  agency designated as a participating agency under the provisions
 of this section shall implement and administer a program of distribution
 of voter registration forms pursuant to the provisions of this  section.
 The  following  offices  which  provide public assistance and/or provide
 state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons
 with disabilities are hereby designated as voter registration  agencies:
 designated as the state agencies which provide public assistance are the
 office  of  children  and  family  services, the office of temporary and
 disability assistance and the department of health. Also  designated  as
 public  assistance  agencies  are  all agencies of local government that
 provide such assistance.  Designated  as  state  agencies  that  provide
 programs primarily engaged in providing services to people with disabil-
 ities  are  the  department  of labor, office for the aging, division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, office of mental health, office  of  voca-
 tional  and  educational  services  for  individuals  with disabilities,
 commission on quality of care  for  the  mentally  disabled,  office  of
 mental  retardation  and  developmental disabilities, commission for the
 blind, office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, the office  of
 the  advocate for the disabled and all offices which administer programs
 established or funded by such agencies. Additional state agencies desig-
 nated as voter registration offices are the department of state and  the
 division  of  workers'  compensation. Such agencies shall be required to
 offer voter registration forms to persons upon initial  application  for
 services,  renewal or recertification for services and change of address
 relating to such services. Such agencies shall also be  responsible  for
 providing  assistance  to  applicants  in  completing voter registration
 forms, receiving and transmitting the completed  application  form  from
 all applicants who wish to have such form transmitted to the appropriate
 board  of  elections.  The state board of elections shall, together with
 representatives of the department  of  defense,  develop  and  implement
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 United States as voter registration offices when  such  offices  are  so
 designated  by  federal  law. The state board shall also make request of
 the United States Immigration  and  Naturalization  Service  to  include
 applications for registration by mail with any materials which are given
 to  new  citizens.  All institutions of the state university of New York
 and the city university of New York, shall,  at  the  beginning  of  the
 school  year,  and  again in January of a year in which the president of
 the United States is to be elected, provide an application for registra-
 tion to each student in  each  such  institution.  The  state  board  of
 elections  may,  by  regulation,  grant  a waiver from any or all of the
 requirements of this section to any office or program of an  agency,  if
 it  determines  that  it  is  not feasible for such office or program to
 administer such requirement.
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 31 of the executive law, as  amended  by
 section 106 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. The division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   §  2-a. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 169 of the executive
 law, as amended by section 9 of part A of chapter  60  of  the  laws  of
 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (e)  chairman  of state athletic commission, director of the office of
 victim services, chairman of human rights appeal board, chairman of  the
 industrial  board  of  appeals,  chairman  of  the  state  commission of
 correction, members of the board of parole, member-chairman of unemploy-
 ment insurance appeal board, director of veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES,
 and vice-chairman of the workers' compensation board;
   §  3.  Subdivision  1 of section 191 of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 285 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   1. There is hereby established within the  division  of  military  and
 naval  affairs  a  temporary  advisory  committee on the restoration and
 display of New York state's military battle flags (hereinafter  referred
 to  as  the  "committee").  The committee shall have thirteen members as
 follows: the adjutant general, the director of the New York state  mili-
 tary  heritage  museum, the commissioners of education and parks, recre-
 ation and historic preservation and the  director  of  the  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, or their designated representatives, two
 members appointed each by the governor,  speaker  of  the  assembly  and
 majority  leader  of  the  senate  and  one member each appointed by the
 minority leaders of the senate and assembly and shall serve at the plea-
 sure of the appointing authority.  Appointed members shall include indi-
 viduals with experience in restoration of historical memorabilia, exper-
 tise in military history, or a background in historical  restoration  or
 fine  arts  conservation.  No  appointed member shall be a member of the
 executive, legislative or judicial branch of the state government at the
 time of his/her appointment.  The advisory committee shall meet at least
 four times a year.  No  members  shall  receive  any  compensation,  but
 members  who  are  not  state officials may receive actual and necessary
 expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
   § 4. The article heading of article 17 of the executive law is amended
 to read as follows:
                       VETERANS' [AFFAIRS] SERVICES
   § 5. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 350  of  the  executive  law  are
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  term  "division"  means  the  division of veterans' [affairs]
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   2. The term "state director" means the  New  York  state  director  of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 6. Section 351 of the executive law is amended to read as follows:
   § 351. Division  of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES.   There is hereby
 created in the executive department a division  of  veterans'  [affairs]
 SERVICES.   The head of such division shall be the New York state direc-
 tor of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES who shall be a veteran. He shall  be
 appointed  by  the  governor  and shall hold office during his pleasure.
 Such state director shall receive an annual salary to be  fixed  by  the
 governor  within  the limitation provided by law. He shall also be enti-
 tled to receive his expenses actually and necessarily incurred by him in
 the performance of his duties. The state director, with the approval  of
 the  governor,  may  establish  such  bureaus within the division as are
 necessary and appropriate to carrying out its functions and may  consol-
 idate or abolish such bureaus. The state director may appoint such offi-
 cers,  consultants, clerks and other employees and agents as he may deem
 necessary, fix their compensation within the limitation provided by law,
 and prescribe their duties.
   § 7. The section heading and subdivisions 1 and 5 of  section  352  of
 the  executive  law,  as amended by chapter 501 of the laws of 1993, are
 amended to read as follows:
   Veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission.   1. There shall  be  in  the
 division  a veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission, which shall consist
 of the members and the ex officio members provided for in this section.
   5. The commission shall have power, and  it  shall  be  its  duty,  to
 assist  the  state  director  in  the  formulation of policies affecting
 veterans and in the coordination of all  operations  of  state  agencies
 relating to veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   §  8.  Section 354-a of the executive law, as amended by section 95 of
 subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   § 354-a. Information  on  status  of  veterans  receiving  assistance.
 Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies of the
 state and political  subdivisions  thereof,  which  provide  assistance,
 treatment,  counseling,  care,  supervision  or custody in service areas
 involving health, mental health, family services,  criminal  justice  or
 employment,  including  but  not limited to the office of alcoholism and
 substance abuse services, office of mental health, office  of  probation
 and  correctional  alternatives, office of children and family services,
 office of temporary and disability  assistance,  department  of  health,
 department  of  labor,  local  workforce  investment  boards, office for
 people with developmental disabilities, and  department  of  corrections
 and  community  supervision,  shall  request assisted persons to provide
 information with regard to their veteran  status  and  military  experi-
 ences.  Individuals  identifying themselves as veterans shall be advised
 that the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES  and  local  veterans'
 service  agencies  established  pursuant to section three hundred fifty-
 seven of this article provide assistance to veterans regarding  benefits
 under  federal  and state law. Information regarding veterans status and
 military service provided by assisted persons solely to  implement  this
 section  shall  be  protected as personal confidential information under
 article six-A of the public officers law against disclosure of confiden-
 tial material, and used only to  assist  in  the  diagnosis,  treatment,
 assessment  and  handling  of  the  veteran's problems within the agency
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 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES  for  information  and  assistance  with
 regard to benefits and entitlements under federal and state law.
   §  9. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 361-b of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 2011, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  "Division"  shall  mean the state division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES.
   § 10. Section 362 of the executive law, as amended by chapter  251  of
 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   § 362. Creation  of annuity. 1. Payment to veterans. a. Any veteran as
 defined in this article who has been or is hereafter classified  by  the
 New York State commission for the visually handicapped as a blind person
 as  defined in section three of chapter four hundred fifteen of the laws
 of nineteen hundred thirteen, as amended, and continues to  be  a  blind
 person  within  the  meaning of that section, shall, upon application to
 the director of the division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES,  be  paid
 out  of the treasury of the state for such term as such veteran shall be
 entitled thereto under the provisions of this article, the  sum  of  one
 thousand  dollars  annually,  plus  any applicable annual adjustment, as
 provided in this section.
   b. The entitlement of  any  veteran  to  receive  the  annuity  herein
 provided  shall  terminate  upon  his or her ceasing to continue to be a
 resident of and domiciled in the state,  but  such  entitlement  may  be
 reinstated  upon  application  to  the  director  of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES, if such veteran shall thereafter resume his or  her  residence
 and domicile in the state.
   c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a veteran shall be
 the  date  of  receipt  of  the  application therefor by the director of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, except that if the application  is  denied
 but  is  granted at a later date upon an application for reconsideration
 based upon new evidence, the effective date of the award of the  annuity
 to  a veteran shall be the date of receipt of the application for recon-
 sideration by the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   2. Payment to widows and widowers of blind veterans. a.  The  unremar-
 ried  spouse  of  a  veteran  who heretofore has died or the unremarried
 spouse of a veteran dying hereafter, such veteran being at the  time  of
 her  or  his  death  a recipient of, or eligible for, the benefits above
 provided, shall, upon application to the director of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES, also be paid out of the treasury of the state the sum  of  one
 thousand  dollars  annually,  plus any applicable annual adjustment, for
 such term as such unremarried spouse shall be entitled thereto under the
 provisions of this article.
   b. The entitlement of any widow or  widower  to  receive  the  annuity
 herein  provided shall terminate upon her or his death or re-marriage or
 upon her or his ceasing to continue to be a resident of and domiciled in
 the state of New York, but  such  entitlement  may  be  reinstated  upon
 application  to  the  director  of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, if such
 widow or widower shall thereafter resume her or his residence and  domi-
 cile in the state.
   c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a widow or widower
 shall  be the day after the date of death of the veteran if the applica-
 tion therefor is received within one year from such date  of  death.  If
 the  application  is  received  after  the  expiration of the first year
 following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective date of an
 award of the annuity to a widow or widower shall be the date of  receipt
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 an application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an applica-
 tion for reconsideration based upon new evidence, the effective date  of
 the  award  of  the  annuity  to a widow or widower shall be the date of
 receipt of the application for reconsideration by the director of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   3.  Annual  adjustment.  Commencing in the year two thousand five, and
 for each year thereafter, the amount of any annuity payable  under  this
 section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding
 year  plus  a  percentage  adjustment  equal  to  the  annual percentage
 increase, if any, for compensation and pension benefits administered  by
 the  United States Department of Veterans' Affairs in the previous year.
 Such percentage increase shall be rounded up to the  next  highest  one-
 tenth  of  one  percent  and shall not be less than one percent nor more
 than four percent. Commencing in the year two thousand five, the  direc-
 tor  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES, not later than February first of
 each year, shall publish by any reasonable means the amount of the annu-
 ity as adjusted payable under this section.
   § 10-a. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section  363  of  the  executive  law,
 subdivision  1 as added by chapter 424 of the laws of 1961, and subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by chapter 1052 of the laws of 1971,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. The evidence of such service, blindness, residence and domicile, or
 of  such  marriage, widowhood, residence and domicile in each case shall
 be furnished in the manner and form prescribed by the director of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES who shall examine the same.
   2. Upon being satisfied that such service was  performed,  that  other
 facts  and  statements  in  the application of such veteran or widow are
 true and that the said veteran has been classified by the New York state
 commission for the visually handicapped as a blind  person,  where  such
 veteran  is  not receiving or not entitled to receive a benefit from any
 existing retirement system to which the state is a  contributor,  unless
 such  veteran  shall  have  become  disabled by reason of loss of sight,
 while engaged in employment entitling him to receive a benefit from  any
 existing retirement system to which the state is a contributor, and as a
 result  of  such  disability  has  retired  from  such employment and is
 receiving or is entitled to  receive  a  benefit  from  such  retirement
 system the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall certify to the
 state comptroller the name and address of such veteran or widow.
   §  10-b.  Subdivisions  3  and  5 of section 364 of the executive law,
 subdivision 3 as added by chapter 424 of the laws of 1961, and  subdivi-
 sion  5  as  amended  by chapter 115 of the laws of 1981, are amended to
 read as follows:
   3. Where any veteran is disqualified for the annuity  for  any  period
 solely  by  reason of the provisions of subdivision two of this section,
 the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall pay to his [wife]  OR
 HER  SPOUSE,  if  any,  the annuity which such veteran would receive for
 that period but for said subdivision two.
   5. Where payment of the annuity as hereinbefore authorized  is  to  be
 made to a mentally incompetent person or a conservatee, such payment may
 be  authorized  by  the  director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the
 state to be paid only to a duly qualified court-appointed  committee  or
 conservator,  legally  vested with the care of such incompetent's person
 or property or of such conservatee's property, except that in  the  case
 of  an incompetent annuitant for whom a committee has not been appointed
 or a person under a substantial impairment [within the  meaning  of  the
 conservatorship  provisions  of  article  seventy-seven  of  the  mental

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 hygiene law] for whom a conservator has not been appointed  and  who  is
 hospitalized  in a United States veterans' administration hospital or in
 a hospital under the jurisdiction of the state of New York, the director
 of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  of  the  state may in his discretion
 certify payment of the  annuity,  as  hereinbefore  authorized,  to  the
 manager  of such veterans' administration hospital or to the director of
 such state hospital for the account of the said incompetent or  substan-
 tially impaired annuitant.
   §  11. The third undesignated paragraph of subdivision 1 and the open-
 ing paragraphs of paragraphs (a) and (b),  paragraph  (g),  the  opening
 paragraph and clause 6 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (h) of subdivi-
 sion  2  of  section  365 of the executive law, as added by section 5 of
 part W of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2013,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   The legislature additionally finds and determines that it is therefore
 necessary  to  provide  for the construction and establishment of one or
 more New York state veterans cemeteries, and that to thereafter, provide
 for the expansion, improvement, support, operation, maintenance and  the
 provision  of  perpetual  care of all such cemeteries so constructed and
 established. The legislature also finds and determines that it is appro-
 priate to have the responsibility for the  construction,  establishment,
 expansion,   improvement,   support,   operation,  maintenance  and  the
 provision of perpetual care for veterans cemeteries in this state, to be
 under the oversight and direction of  the  state  division  of  veterans
 [affairs]  SERVICES, and its director, individually, and as chair of the
 management board, for each such veterans  cemetery  so  constructed  and
 established.
   The  division,  in  cooperation  with  the United States department of
 veterans affairs, and in consultation with, and upon the support of  the
 department  of  state  division  of  cemeteries,  is  hereby directed to
 conduct an investigation and study on the issue of the construction  and
 establishment of the first New York state [veterans] VETERANS' cemetery.
 Such investigation and study shall include, but not be limited to:
   Prior  to  the commencement of the investigation and study pursuant to
 paragraph (a) of this subdivision,  the  director  of  the  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES, the director of the division of the budg-
 et, the director of the department of state's  division  of  cemeteries,
 and  the  office  of the state comptroller must certify to the governor,
 the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,  the
 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways
 and  means  committee that the veterans remembrance and cemetery mainte-
 nance and operation fund, created pursuant to section  ninety-seven-mmmm
 of  the  state  finance  law,  contains  moneys  sufficient, adjusted to
 reflect projected future inflation, to fund the  operation,  maintenance
 and  the provision of perpetual care of a state veterans' cemetery for a
 period of not less than fifteen years, provided that such  amount  shall
 not  include  any  amount that shall be reimbursed or contributed to the
 cemetery from the government of the United States  or  any  amount  that
 would be recoverable by the cemetery pursuant to a charge of fee for the
 provision  of a grave site for a non-veteran spouse or family member. In
 making such a certification, the director of the division  of  veterans'
 [affairs]  SERVICES,  the  director  of  the division of the budget, the
 director of the department of state's division of  cemeteries,  and  the
 office  of the state comptroller shall consider, but are not limited to,
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   (g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the  divi-
 sion  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES to commence an investigation and
 study pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, issuing  a  request
 for proposals pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision, selecting a
 site for the first New York state [veterans] VETERANS' cemetery pursuant
 to  paragraph (d) of this subdivision, or submitting any application for
 funding from the government of the United States in accordance with  the
 grant  requirements  specified in section 2408 of title 38 of the United
 States code, part 30 of title 38 of the code of federal regulations, and
 other relevant federal statutes or regulations, for the purpose of seek-
 ing  funds  to  support  the  construction,  establishment,   expansion,
 improvement,  support,  operation,  maintenance  and  the  provision  of
 perpetual care of New York state's first [veterans]  VETERANS'  cemetery
 pursuant  to  paragraph  (e)  of this subdivision until the funds in the
 veterans remembrance and cemetery maintenance and  operation  fund  have
 been certified pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
   Guidelines  and  standards for the request for proposals for any local
 government desiring to have the first state [veterans]  VETERANS'  ceme-
 tery located within its political subdivision, pursuant to paragraph (b)
 of this subdivision, including, but not limited to:
   (6) The requirement that a response shall require the local government
 to agree to authorize the state of New York, in the event that the local
 government  fails to perform its obligations under the contract with the
 state of New York, that the state director of the division of  veterans'
 [affairs]  SERVICES  shall certify to the comptroller any unpaid amounts
 or any amounts necessary for the state to assume the  obligations  which
 the  local  government  failed to perform, and the comptroller shall, to
 the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, withhold  such  amount  from
 any  state  aid or other amount payable to such local government; to the
 extent that sufficient funds are not available for such withholding, the
 state may pursue any and all available legal  remedies  to  enforce  the
 terms of the contract entered into between the state and a local govern-
 ment pursuant to this subdivision; and
   § 12. Subdivision 3 of section 369-d of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 557 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  establish and maintain, together with the director of the division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, a program to educate separating service
 members as to the benefits available to veterans under this article.
   § 13. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 369-i of the executive
 law, as added by chapter 22 of the laws of 2014, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  Evaluate  and  assess  availability  of  firms for the purpose of
 increasing participation of such firms in state contracting in consulta-
 tion with relevant state entities including, but not limited to, the New
 York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 14. Subdivision 1 of section 643 of the executive law, as amended by
 section 107 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. As used in this section, "crime victim-related  agency"  means  any
 agency  of state government which provides services to or deals directly
 with crime victims, including (a) the  office  of  children  and  family
 services,  the  office for the aging, the division of [veterans affairs]
 VETERANS' SERVICES, the office of probation  and  correctional  alterna-
 tives,  the  department  of  corrections  and community supervision, the
 office of victim services, the department of motor vehicles, the  office
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 department of health, the division of  criminal  justice  services,  the
 office of mental health, every transportation authority and the division
 of  state police, and (b) any other agency so designated by the governor
 within ninety days of the effective date of this section.
   §  15.  Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 95-f of the state finance law,
 as added by chapter 266 of the laws of 2005,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. Monies of the fund shall be expended for the provision of veterans'
 counseling  services provided by local veterans' service agencies pursu-
 ant to section three hundred fifty-seven of the executive law under  the
 direction of the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   4.  To  the extent practicable, the director of the division of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES shall ensure that all monies received  during  a
 fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that fiscal year.
   §  16.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a and subdivision 5 of
 section 97-mmmm of the state  finance  law,  the  opening  paragraph  of
 subdivision  2-a  as amended by section 27-c of part UU of chapter 54 of
 the laws of 2016, and subdivision 5 as added by section 2 of part  W  of
 chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   On  or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
 New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall provide  a
 written  report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the
 assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of  the  assembly
 ways  and  means  committee,  chair of the senate committee on veterans,
 homeland security and military affairs, chair of the assembly  veterans'
 affairs  committee,  the  state  comptroller and the public. Such report
 shall include how the monies  of  the  fund  were  utilized  during  the
 preceding calendar year, and shall include:
   5.  Moneys  shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by  the  director  of
 the division of [veterans affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES.
   §  17.  Subdivision  1,  the  opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a and
 subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 99-v of the state finance law,  subdivi-
 sions  1,  4  and 5 as added by chapter 428 of the laws of 2014, and the
 opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a as amended by section 27-d of  part
 UU of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
   1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the commission-
 er  of  taxation  and  finance, the New York state director of [veterans
 affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES and the comptroller, a special  fund  to  be
 known as the "homeless veterans assistance fund".
   On  or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
 New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall provide  a
 written  report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the
 assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of  the  assembly
 ways  and  means  committee,  chair of the senate committee on veterans,
 homeland security and military affairs, chair of the assembly  veterans'
 affairs  committee,  the  state  comptroller and the public. Such report
 shall include how the monies  of  the  fund  were  utilized  during  the
 preceding calendar year, and shall include:
   4.  Moneys  of  the fund shall be expended only for the assistance and
 care of homeless veterans, for housing and housing-related expenses,  as
 determined by the division of [veterans affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES.
   5.  Moneys  shall  be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the New York state
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 received  by the comptroller on moneys on deposit in the homeless veter-
 ans assistance fund shall be retained in and become part of such fund.
   §  18.  Subdivision  1  of section 168 of the labor law, as amended by
 section 117 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. This section shall apply to all persons employed by  the  state  in
 the  ward,  cottage,  colony, kitchen and dining room, and guard service
 personnel in any hospital, school, prison, reformatory or other institu-
 tion within or subject to  the  jurisdiction,  supervision,  control  or
 visitation  of  the department of corrections and community supervision,
 the department of health, the department of mental hygiene, the  depart-
 ment  of  social welfare or the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 in the executive department, and engaged  in  the  performance  of  such
 duties as nursing, guarding or attending the inmates, patients, wards or
 other  persons kept or housed in such institutions, or in protecting and
 guarding the buildings and/or grounds thereof, or in preparing or  serv-
 ing food therein.
   §  19.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as amended by chapter 266 of the laws of 2005, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 in  the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the regu-
 lar registration fee prescribed by section  four  hundred  one  of  this
 article,  provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of
 fifteen dollars shall be charged for such  plate.  Such  annual  service
 charge  shall be deposited to the credit of the Eighth Air Force Histor-
 ical Society fund established pursuant to section ninety-five-f  of  the
 state  finance  law  and shall be used for veterans' counseling services
 provided by local veterans' service agencies pursuant to  section  three
 hundred  fifty-seven  of  the  executive  law under the direction of the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES. Provided,  however,  that  one
 year  after  the  effective  date of this section funds in the amount of
 five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall  be
 allocated  to  the  department  to  offset  costs  associated  with  the
 production of such license plates.
   § 20. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0707 of the environmental  conserva-
 tion  law, as amended by section 92 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62
 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person who is a patient at any facility  in  this  state  main-
 tained  by the United States Veterans' Administration or at any hospital
 or sanitorium for treatment of tuberculosis maintained by the  state  or
 any municipal corporation thereof or resident patient at any institution
 of the department of Mental Hygiene, or resident patient at the rehabil-
 itation  hospital of the department of Health, or at any rest camp main-
 tained by the state through the Division of Veterans' [Affairs] SERVICES
 in the Executive Department or any inmate of a  conservation  work  camp
 within   the   youth   rehabilitation  facility  of  the  department  of
 corrections and community supervision, or any inmate of a youth opportu-
 nity or youth rehabilitation center within the Office  of  Children  and
 Family  Services,  any  resident of a nursing home or residential health
 care facility as defined in subdivisions two and three of section  twen-
 ty-eight  hundred  one  of the public health law, or any staff member or
 volunteer accompanying or assisting one or more residents of such  nurs-
 ing  home or residential health care facility on an outing authorized by
 the administrator of such nursing home or residential health care facil-
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 not  take  bait fish by net or trap, if he has on his person an authori-
 zation upon a form furnished by the department containing such identify-
 ing information and data as may be required by it,  and  signed  by  the
 superintendent  or  other  head of such facility, institution, hospital,
 sanitarium, nursing home, residential health care facility or rest camp,
 as the case may be, or by a staff physician thereat duly  authorized  so
 to  do  by  the superintendent or other head thereof. Such authorization
 with respect to inmates of said conservation work camps shall be limited
 to areas under the care, custody and control of the department.
   § 21. Subdivision 5 of section 2805-b of the  public  health  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  64  of  the  laws  of  2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. The staff of a general hospital shall: (a) inquire whether  or  not
 the  person  admitted has served in the United States armed forces. Such
 information shall be listed on  the  admissions  form;  (b)  notify  any
 admittee  who is a veteran of the possible availability of services at a
 hospital operated by the veterans administration, and, upon  request  by
 the  admittee,  such  staff shall make arrangements for the individual's
 transfer to  a  veterans  administration  operated  hospital,  provided,
 however,  that  transfers  shall  be  authorized  only after it has been
 determined, according to accepted clinical and medical  standards,  that
 the  patient's condition has stabilized and transfer can be accomplished
 safely and without complication; and (c) provide any  admittee  who  has
 served in the United States armed forces with a copy of the "Information
 for  Veterans  concerning Health Care Options" fact sheet, maintained by
 the division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES  pursuant  to  subdivision
 twenty-three  of  section three hundred fifty-three of the executive law
 prior to discharging or transferring the patient. The commissioner shall
 promulgate rules and regulations for notifying such admittees of  possi-
 ble available services and for arranging a requested transfer.
   § 22. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 2805-o of the public health law,
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 2004, and subdivi-
 sion  3 as added by chapter 158 of the laws of 1993, are amended to read
 as follows:
   2. Every nursing home and residential health care  facility  shall  in
 writing  advise  all  individuals  identifying themselves as veterans or
 spouses of veterans that the division of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES
 and  local  veterans'  service  agencies established pursuant to section
 three hundred fifty-seven of the executive law to provide assistance  to
 veterans  and  their  spouses regarding benefits under federal and state
 law. Such written information shall include the name, address and  tele-
 phone  number  of  the  New  York  state division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES, the nearest division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES  office,
 the  nearest  county  or  city  veterans' service agency and the nearest
 accredited veterans' service officer.
   3. Every nursing home  and  residential  health  care  facility,  upon
 request  of individuals identifying themselves as veterans or spouses of
 veterans, shall transmit such veteran status information to the division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 23. Subdivision 2 of section 3802 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 1135 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   2. In the exercise of the foregoing powers and duties the commissioner
 shall consult with the director of the division of  veterans'  [affairs]
 SERVICES and the heads of state agencies charged with responsibility for
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   §  24.  Subdivision  3  of  section  3803 of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 743 of the laws  of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  In  exercising  any  of  his or her powers under this section, the
 commissioner shall consult with appropriate health  care  professionals,
 providers,  veterans or organizations representing them, the division of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES,  the  federal  department  of  veterans'
 affairs and the United States defense department.
   §  25.  Section 99-v of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
 16 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   § 99-v. Veterans [affairs] SERVICES; display of events.  Each  county,
 city,  town or village may adopt a local law to provide a bulletin board
 to be conspicuously displayed in such  county,  city,  town  or  village
 building  holding  its local legislative body or municipal offices. Such
 bulletin board shall be used by veterans  organizations,  the  New  York
 state  division  of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, the county veterans
 service agency or city veterans service agency  to  display  information
 regarding  veterans in such county, city, town or village. Such informa-
 tion may include, but not be limited to, benefits or  upcoming  veterans
 related events in the community.
   §  26. Subdivision 1-b of section 247 of the military law, as added by
 chapter 477 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1-b. The adjutant general is hereby authorized to present in the  name
 of  the legislature of the state of New York, a certificate, to be known
 as the "Cold War Certificate", bearing a suitable  inscription,  to  any
 person:  (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who was a
 citizen of the state of New York while serving in the  armed  forces  of
 the  United  States;  (iii) who served in the United States Armed Forces
 during the period  of  time  from  September  second,  nineteen  hundred
 forty-five  through  December twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred ninety-one,
 commonly known  as  the  Cold  War  Era;  and  (iv)  who  was  honorably
 discharged or released under honorable circumstances during the Cold War
 Era.  Not  more  than  one  Cold  War  Certificate  shall  be awarded or
 presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose
 entire service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such medal shall
 not have been honorable. In the event of the death of any person  during
 or  subsequent  to the receipt of such certificate it shall be presented
 to such representative of the deceased as may be designated.  The  adju-
 tant  general,  in  consultation  with  the  director of the division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, shall make such rules and  regulations  as
 may  be deemed necessary for the proper presentation and distribution of
 the certificate.
   § 27. Subdivision 3 of section 14-a of the domestic relations law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  297  of  the  laws  of 1963, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. No fee shall be charged for any certificate when  required  by  the
 veterans  administration  or  by  the  division  of  veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES of the state of New York to be used in determining  the  eligi-
 bility  of  any  person to participate in the benefits made available by
 the veterans administration or by the state of New York.
   § 28. Subdivision 1 of section 19 of the domestic  relations  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  674  of  the  laws  of 1985, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Each town  and  city  clerk  hereby  empowered  to  issue  marriage
 licenses shall keep a book supplied by the state department of health in
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 therein, which book shall be kept and preserved as a part of the  public
 records  of  his office. Whenever an application is made for a search of
 such records the city or town clerk, excepting the  city  clerk  of  the
 city  of New York, may make such search and furnish a certificate of the
 result to the applicant upon the payment of a fee of five dollars for  a
 search  of  one year and a further fee of one dollar for the second year
 for which such search is requested and fifty cents for  each  additional
 year  thereafter,  which  fees  shall be paid in advance of such search.
 Whenever an application is made for a search of such records in the city
 of New York, the city clerk of the city of New York may make such search
 and furnish a certificate of  the  result  to  the  applicant  upon  the
 payment  of a fee of five dollars for a search of one year and a further
 fee of one dollar for the second year for which search is requested  and
 fifty  cents  each additional year thereafter. Notwithstanding any other
 provision of this article, no fee shall be charged  for  any  search  or
 certificate when required by the veterans administration or by the divi-
 sion of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the state of New York to be used
 in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in the bene-
 fits  made  available  by the veterans administration or by the state of
 New York. All such affidavits, statements and consents, immediately upon
 the taking or receiving of the same by the town or city clerk, shall  be
 recorded  and indexed as provided herein and shall be public records and
 open to public inspection whenever the same may be necessary or required
 for judicial or other proper purposes. At such times as the commissioner
 shall direct, the said town or city clerk, excepting the city  clerk  of
 the  city  of New York, shall file in the office of the state department
 of health the original of each affidavit, statement, consent, order of a
 justice  or  judge  authorizing  immediate  solemnization  of  marriage,
 license and certificate, filed with or made before such clerk during the
 preceding  month.  Such  clerk shall not be required to file any of said
 documents with the state department  of  health  until  the  license  is
 returned  with  the  certificate showing that the marriage to which they
 refer has been actually performed.
   The county clerks of the counties comprising  the  city  of  New  York
 shall  cause  all  original  applications and original licenses with the
 marriage solemnization statements thereon heretofore  filed  with  each,
 and  all  papers and records and binders relating to such original docu-
 ments pertaining to marriage licenses issued  by  said  city  clerk,  in
 their  custody  and possession to be removed, transferred, and delivered
 to the borough offices of the city clerk in each of said counties.
   § 29. Subdivision 1 of section 3308 of the education law, as added  by
 section  1  of  part A of chapter 328 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. Each member state shall, through the creation of a state council or
 use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its
 agencies of government, local educational agencies and military  instal-
 lations  concerning  the  state's participation in, and compliance with,
 this compact and interstate commission  activities.  In  New  York,  the
 state council shall include the commissioner or his or her designee, the
 director  of the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 or his or her designee, the adjutant general of the state of New York or
 his or her designee, a superintendent of a school district with  a  high
 concentration  of  military  children  appointed  by the commissioner, a
 district superintendent of schools of a board of cooperative educational
 services serving an area with a high concentration of military  children
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 lation appointed by the governor, a representative of military  families
 appointed by the governor, a public member appointed by the governor and
 one  representative  each  appointed by the speaker of the assembly, the
 temporary president of the senate and the governor.
   §  30.  Subdivision 1 of section 6505-c of the education law, as added
 by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The commissioner shall develop, jointly with the  director  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, a program to facilitate artic-
 ulation  between  participation  in  the  military service of the United
 States or the military service of the state and admission to practice of
 a profession. The commissioner and the director shall  identify,  review
 and  evaluate  professional training programs offered through either the
 military service of the United States or the  military  service  of  the
 state  which  may,  where  applicable,  be accepted by the department as
 equivalent education and training in lieu of all or part of an  approved
 program.  Particular  emphasis  shall be placed on the identification of
 military programs which have previously been deemed  acceptable  by  the
 department  as  equivalent  education  and  training, programs which may
 provide, where applicable, equivalent education and training  for  those
 professions  which are critical to public health and safety and programs
 which may provide, where applicable, equivalent education  and  training
 for  those  professions  for  which  shortages exist in the state of New
 York.
   § 31. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (b) of section  5.06  of  the  mental
 hygiene  law,  as added by section 2 of part N of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (5) one member appointed on the recommendation of the  state  director
 of the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and one member appointed
 on  the  recommendation of the adjutant general of the division of mili-
 tary and naval affairs, at least one of  whom  shall  be  a  current  or
 former  consumer  of  mental  health  services or substance use disorder
 services who is a veteran who has served in a combat theater  or  combat
 zone of operations and is a member of a veterans organization;
   § 31-a. Subdivision (i) of section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law, as
 added by chapter 358 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services shall peri-
 odically, in consultation with the state director of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES: (1) review the programs operated by the office to ensure  that
 the  needs  of  the state's veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces
 and who are recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse are being met
 and to develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; and  (2)  in
 collaboration  with  the  state director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 and the commissioner of the office of mental  health,  review  and  make
 recommendations  to  improve  programs that provide treatment, rehabili-
 tation, relapse prevention, and recovery services to veterans  who  have
 served  in  a  combat  theatre  or  combat zone of operations and have a
 co-occurring mental health and alcoholism or substance abuse disorder.
   § 31-b. Subdivision 15 of section 202 of the elder law, as amended  by
 chapter 455 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   15. to periodically, in consultation with the state director of veter-
 ans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, review the programs operated by the office to
 ensure that the needs of the state's aging veteran population are  being
 met and to develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; and
   §  32.  Paragraph  (j)  of  subdivision  3 of section 20 of the social
 services law, as added by chapter 407 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
 read as follows:

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   (j) to ensure the provision, on any form required to be  completed  at
 application  or  recertification  for the purpose of obtaining financial
 assistance pursuant to this chapter, the form shall contain a  check-off
 question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
 her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
 in  the  affirmative.  Where  the  applicant or recipient answers in the
 affirmative to such question, the office  of  temporary  and  disability
 assistance  shall ensure that contact information for the state division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES is provided to such applicant or recipi-
 ent, in addition to any other materials provided.
   § 33. Paragraph (g) of section 202 of the  not-for-profit  corporation
 law,  as added by chapter 407 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (g) Every corporation receiving any kind of state funding shall ensure
 the provision on any form required to be  completed  at  application  or
 recertification for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance pursu-
 ant to this chapter, that the application form shall contain a check-off
 question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
 her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
 in  the  affirmative.  Where  the  applicant or recipient answers in the
 affirmative to  such  question,  the  not-for-profit  corporation  shall
 ensure  that  contact  information  for  the state division of veterans'
 [affairs] SERVICES is provided to such applicant or recipient  in  addi-
 tion to any other materials provided.
   §  34. Paragraph (b) of section 1401 of the not-for-profit corporation
 law, as amended by chapter 675 of the laws of 2004, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  Removal  of  remains from private cemeteries to other cemeteries.
 The supervisor of any town containing a private cemetery may remove  any
 body interred in such cemetery to any other cemetery within the town, if
 the  owners  of  such  cemeteries  and  the  next of kin of the deceased
 consent to such removal. The owners of a private cemetery may remove the
 bodies interred therein to any other cemetery within such  town,  or  to
 any  cemetery  designated  by the next of kin of the deceased. Notice of
 such removal shall be given  within  twenty  days  before  such  removal
 personally  or  by  certified mail to the next of kin of the deceased if
 known and to the clerk and historian of the county in  which  such  real
 property  is  situated  and  notice shall be given to the New York state
 department of state, division of cemeteries. If any of the deceased  are
 known  to  be  veterans,  the  owners  shall also notify the division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES. In the absence of the  next  of  kin,  the
 county  clerk,  county  historian or the division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES may act as a guardian to ensure proper reburial.
   § 35. Subdivision 10 of section 458 of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  The  commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director
 of the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing
 of documents to be used to establish  eligibility  under  this  section,
 including  but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge from
 active duty also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an  Honorable  Service
 Certificate/Report  of  Causality  from  the department of defense. Such
 information shall be made  available  to  each  county,  city,  town  or
 village  assessor's  office, or congressional chartered veterans service
 officers who request such information. The listing of  acceptable  mili-
 tary  records  shall  be  made available on the internet websites of the

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 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   §  36. Subdivision 9 of section 458-a of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   9. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
 the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing of
 documents to be  used  to  establish  eligibility  under  this  section,
 including  but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge from
 active duty also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an  Honorable  Service
 Certificate/Report  of  Causality  from  the department of defense. Such
 information shall be made  available  to  each  county,  city,  town  or
 village  assessor's  office, or congressional chartered veterans service
 officers who request such information. The listing of  acceptable  mili-
 tary  records  shall  be  made available on the internet websites of the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   § 37. Subdivision 8 of section 458-b of the real property tax law,  as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   8. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
 the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing of
 documents  to  be  used  to  establish  eligibility  under this section,
 including but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge  from
 active  duty  also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an Honorable Service
 Certificate/Report of Causality from the  department  of  defense.  Such
 information  shall  be  made  available  to  each  county, city, town or
 village assessor's office, or congressional chartered  veterans  service
 officers  who  request such information. The listing of acceptable mili-
 tary records shall be made available on the  internet  websites  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   §  38. Subdivision 1 of section 20 of chapter 784 of the laws of 1951,
 constituting the New York  state  defense  emergency  act  of  1951,  as
 amended  by  section  85 of part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. There is hereby continued in the division  of  military  and  naval
 affairs  in the executive department a state civil defense commission to
 consist of the same members as the members of the disaster  preparedness
 commission  as  established  in  article  two-B of the executive law. In
 addition, the superintendent of financial services, the chairman of  the
 workers'  compensation  board and the director of the division of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES shall be members. The governor  shall  designate
 one  of  the  members  of the commission to be the chairman thereof. The
 commission may provide for  its  division  into  subcommittees  and  for
 action by such subcommittees with the same force and effect as action by
 the full commission. The members of the commission, except for those who
 serve  ex  officio, shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their duties under this article but shall
 receive no additional compensation for  services  rendered  pursuant  to
 this article.
   §  39.  Paragraph 2 of subdivision b of section 31-102 of the adminis-
 trative code of the city of New York, as added by local law  number  113
 of  the  city  of  New  York  for  the  year 2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. links to websites describing veteran employment  services  provided
 by  the federal government and New York state government, including, but
 not limited to, the websites of the United States department  of  labor,

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 the  New York state department of labor, the United States department of
 veterans affairs, and the New York state division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES; and
   §  40.  Subdivision a of section 3102 of the New York city charter, as
 added by local law number 113 of the city of New York for the year 2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   a. Except as otherwise provided by law, the  commissioner  shall  have
 such  powers  as provided by the director of the state veterans' service
 agency and shall have the duty to inform military and naval  authorities
 of  the  United States and assist members of the armed forces and veter-
 ans, who are residents of the city, and their families, in relation  to:
 (1)  matters  pertaining to educational training and retraining services
 and facilities, (2)  health,  medical  and  rehabilitation  service  and
 facilities,  (3)  provisions  of federal, state and local laws and regu-
 lations affording special rights and privileges to members of the  armed
 forces and veterans and their families, (4) employment and re-employment
 services,  and  (5)  other  matters  of  similar, related or appropriate
 nature. The commissioner shall also assist families of  members  of  the
 reserve components of the armed forces and the organized militia ordered
 into active duty to ensure that they are made aware of and are receiving
 all  appropriate  support  available  to them. The department also shall
 perform such other duties as may be assigned by the  state  director  of
 the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   §  41.  The  section  heading  and subdivision 1 of section 352 of the
 executive law, as amended by chapter  501  of  the  laws  of  1993,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   Veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  commission.  1.  There shall be in the
 division a veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission, which shall  consist
 of the members and the ex officio members provided for in this section.
   § 42. Subdivision 1 of section 359 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 196 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A  local  director  shall  designate the location of the local and
 branch offices of the local veterans' service agency within  his  juris-
 diction,  which offices shall be open during convenient hours.  The cost
 of maintenance and operation of a county veterans' service agency  shall
 be  a  county charge and the cost of maintenance and operation of a city
 veterans' service agency shall be a  city  charge,  excepting  that  the
 state  director  with  the  approval of the veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 commission shall allot and pay, from state moneys made available to  him
 for such purposes, to each county veterans' service agency and each city
 veterans'  service  agency,  an  amount equal to fifty per centum of its
 expenditures for maintenance and operation approved by the state  direc-
 tor,  provided  that  in no event shall the amount allotted and paid for
 such approved expenditures incurred in any given year exceed (1) in  the
 case  of  any county veterans' service agency in a county having a popu-
 lation of not more than one hundred thousand or in the case of any  city
 veterans'  service agency in a city having a population of not more than
 one hundred thousand, the sum of ten thousand dollars, nor  (2)  in  the
 case  of  any county veterans' service agency in a county having a popu-
 lation in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the population of any
 city therein which has a city veterans' service agency, the sum  of  ten
 thousand  dollars,  and,  in  addition thereto, the sum of five thousand
 dollars for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of  the
 population of the county in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the
 population  of any city therein which has a city veterans' service agen-
 cy, nor (3) in the case of any city veterans' service agency in  a  city

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 having  a  population  in excess of one hundred thousand, the sum of ten
 thousand dollars, and, in addition thereto, the  sum  of  five  thousand
 dollars  for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of the
 population  of  the  city  in excess of one hundred thousand. Such popu-
 lation shall be certified in the same  manner  as  provided  by  section
 fifty-four of the state finance law.
   § 43. Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.  Whenev-
 er  the functions, powers, obligations, duties and officials relating to
 the division of veterans' affairs, the veterans' affairs  commission  or
 the  director  of  veterans' affairs is referred to or designated in any
 other law, regulation, contract or document, such  reference  or  desig-
 nation  shall  be  deemed to refer to the appropriate functions, powers,
 obligations, duties, officials and director of the division of veterans'
 services or the veterans' services commission,  as  designated  by  this
 act.
   §  44.  Existing  rights  and remedies preserved. No existing right or
 remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of
 this act.
   § 45. Severability. If any clause, sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,
 section  or  part contained in any part of this act shall be adjudged by
 any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such  judgment  shall
 not  affect,  impair,  or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
 confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,  paragraph,  subdivi-
 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the  controversy  in which such judgment shall have been rendered. It is
 hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act  would
 have  been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been included
 herein.
   § 46. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
 the amendments to paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 369-i of the
 executive  law made by section thirteen of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
 its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
 the applicable effective date of Parts A through AA of this act shall be
 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2006--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 A  BUDGET  BILL,  submitted by the Governor pursuant to article seven of
   the Constitution -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on  Ways
   and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from  said
   committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommit-
   ted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to contracts  for  excel-
   lence  and  the apportionment of public moneys; to amend the education
   law, in relation to services aid;  to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to  authorizing  boards of education to enter into piggyback
   contracts with other school districts; to amend the education law,  in
   relation  to  the amount of the supplemental basic tuition for charter
   schools; to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  supplemental
   public  excess  cost  aid;  to amend the education law, in relation to
   universal pre-kindergarten school bus  transportation;  to  amend  the
   education  law,  in relation to academic enhancement aid; to amend the
   education law, in relation to high tax aid;  to  amend  the  education
   law,  in relation to state aid adjustments; in relation to legalizing,
   validating, ratifying and confirming certain acts by the Chester union
   free school district, the Huntington union free school  district,  the
   Islip  union  free  school  district,  the Mount Morris central school
   district, the Newburgh  enlarged  city  school  district,  the  Panama
   central  school  district,  the Roscoe central school district and the
   Spackenkill union free school district and providing that such  school
   districts  be  relieved  from paying any penalty arising from the late
   filing of a final cost report; in relation to legalizing,  validating,
   ratifying  and  confirming  certain  acts  by  the  Cold Spring Harbor
   central school district, the Corning city school district, the  Fulton
   city  school  district  and  the  Port  Washington  union  free school
   district; to amend the education law, in  relation  to  moneys  appor-
   tioned,  when and how payable; to amend the education law, in relation
   to the teachers of tomorrow teacher recruitment and retention program;
   to amend the education law, in relation to  class  sizes  for  special
   classes  containing  certain  students with disabilities; to amend the
   education law, in relation to the teacher certification exemption;  to
   amend  the education law, in relation to contracts for the transporta-
   tion of school children; to amend chapter 374 of  the  laws  of  2014,
 
              

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   amending  the  education law, relating to the leasing of real property
   by boards of cooperative educational  services,  in  relation  to  the
   effectiveness  thereof;  to  amend  chapter  756  of the laws of 1992,
   relating  to  funding  a program for work force education conducted by
   the consortium for worker education in New York city, in  relation  to
   reimbursements  for the 2019-2020 school year; to amend chapter 756 of
   the laws of 1992, relating to funding a program for work force  educa-
   tion  conducted  by  the  consortium  for worker education in New York
   city, in relation to withholding a portion of  employment  preparation
   education  aid  and in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend
   the education law, in relation  to  employment  preparation  education
   programs; to amend chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, amending the educa-
   tion  law and other laws relating to state aid to school districts and
   the appropriation of funds for the support of government, in  relation
   to  the  effectiveness  thereof;  to  amend chapter 147 of the laws of
   2001, amending the education law relating to  conditional  appointment
   of  school district, charter school or BOCES employees, in relation to
   the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 425 of the laws  of  2002,
   amending  the  education law relating to the provision of supplemental
   educational services, attendance at  a  safe  public  school  and  the
   suspension  of pupils who bring a firearm to or possess a firearm at a
   school, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 101
   of the laws of 2003, amending the education law relating to  implemen-
   tation  of  the  No  Child Left Behind Act of 2001, in relation to the
   effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 91 of the laws of 2002  amend-
   ing the education law and other laws relating to reorganization of the
   New  York  city  school construction authority, board of education and
   community boards, in relation to the effectiveness thereof;  to  amend
   chapter  345  of the laws of 2009 amending the education law and other
   laws relating to the New York city  board  of  education,  chancellor,
   community  councils, and community superintendents, in relation to the
   effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter  472  of  the  laws  of  1998,
   amending  the  education  law relating to the lease of school buses by
   school districts, in relation to the effectiveness thereof;  to  amend
   chapter  552  of the laws of 1995, amending the education law relating
   to contracts for the transportation of school children, in relation to
   the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 97 of the  laws  of  2011,
   amending  the  education law relating to census reporting, in relation
   to the effectiveness thereof; in relation to school bus driver  train-
   ing;  in  relation  to  special  apportionment for salary expenses and
   public pension accruals; in relation to the city  school  district  of
   the  city  of  Rochester;  in relation to total foundation aid for the
   purpose of the development, maintenance or expansion of certain magnet
   schools or magnet school programs for the 2019-2020  school  year;  in
   relation  to  the  support of public libraries; to amend the education
   law, in relation to project costs for buildings  of  public  libraries
   located  in  economically distressed communities; to amend chapter 498
   of the laws of 2011 amending the education law relating to the  public
   library  construction  grant program, in relation to the effectiveness
   thereof; to amend chapter 121 of the laws of 1996, relating to author-
   izing the Roosevelt union free school district to finance deficits  by
   the issuance of serial bonds, in relation to the max apportionment for
   salary expenses; to amend the education law, in relation to the effec-
   tiveness  of  provisions  relating to BOCES intermediate districts; to
   amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  allowing  certain
   school  districts  and  boards  of cooperative educational services to

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   establish a retirement contribution reserve fund for the  purposes  of
   the New York state teachers' retirement system; to amend the education
   law,  in  relation  to  the  smart  schools review board; to require a
   tuition rate increase for certain schools; to amend the education law,
   in  relation  to expenditures for transportation after four o'clock in
   the afternoon; to amend the education law, in relation to payments  of
   moneys due for prior years; to amend the education law, in relation to
   building condition surveys; to amend the education law, in relation to
   building  aid  for  testing and filtering of potable water systems for
   lead contamination; to amend the education law, in relation to  build-
   ing  aid  for  periodic  inspections  of  public school buildings; and
   providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof
   and to repeal subdivision 16 of section 3602-ee of the  education  law
   relating to the authority of the department of education to administer
   the  universal full-day pre-kindergarten program; to amend chapter 437
   of the laws of 2014, amending the education law relating  to  removing
   the  requirement for annual visual inspections of school buildings, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part A); intentionally  omitted
   (Part  B); intentionally omitted (Part C); intentionally omitted (Part
   D); intentionally omitted (Part E); to amend the state finance law, in
   relation to the arts capital grants fund (Part F); to utilize reserves
   in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes (Part  G);
   intentionally  omitted  (Part H); to amend the social services law, in
   relation to federally required background clearances for persons work-
   ing in residential foster care programs (Part I); to amend the  social
   services  law,  in  relation  to  residential  programs  for  domestic
   violence victims; and to repeal certain provisions of such law  relat-
   ing  thereto  (Part  J);  to  amend  the  family court act, the social
   services law and the executive law, in relation to persons in need  of
   supervision; to repeal certain provisions of the executive law and the
   social  services  law relating thereto; and to repeal section 104-b of
   part WWW of chapter 59 of the  laws  of  2017  amending  the  criminal
   procedure  law and other laws relating to proceedings against juvenile
   and adolescent offenders, relating to  state  reimbursement  for  PINS
   (Part  K); to amend the social services law, in relation to increasing
   the standards of monthly need for aged,  blind  and  disabled  persons
   living  in  the  community  (Part  L); intentionally omitted (Part M);
   intentionally omitted (Part N); intentionally omitted (Part O); inten-
   tionally omitted (Part P);  intentionally  omitted  (Part  Q);  inten-
   tionally  omitted  (Part  R);  intentionally  omitted (Part S); inten-
   tionally  omitted  (Part   T);   intentionally   omitted   (Part   U);
   intentionally omitted (Part V); intentionally omitted (Part W); inten-
   tionally  omitted  (Part  X);  intentionally  omitted (Part Y); inten-
   tionally omitted (Part Z); to amend the election  law,  the  executive
   law,  the  state  finance  law, the labor law, the vehicle and traffic
   law, the environmental conservation law, the public  health  law,  the
   general  municipal  law, the military law, the domestic relations law,
   the education law, the mental hygiene law, the elder law,  the  social
   services  law,  the  not-for-profit corporation law, the real property
   tax law, the New York state defense emergency act, the  administrative
   code  of  the  city  of  New  York,  and the New York city charter, in
   relation to changing the name of the New York state division of veter-
   ans' affairs to the New York state division of veterans' services; and
   to amend the executive law, in relation to changing the  name  of  the
   veterans'  affairs  commission  to  the  veterans' services commission
   (Part AA); to amend the state finance law, in  relation  to  five-year

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   capital  plans  for  the  state  university  of  New York and the city
   university of New York (Part BB);  to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to  state appropriations to the state university of New York
   and  the city university of New York (Part CC); to amend the education
   law, in relation to state  appropriations  for  increases  in  tuition
   credit  (Part  DD);  to  amend  the education law, in relation to post
   secondary success support for students with disabilities (Part EE); to
   amend the education law, in relation to award  granting  prerequisites
   (Part FF); to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the
   Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.  scholarship (Part GG); to amend the social
   services law, in relation to home  stability  support  programs  (Part
   HH);  to  amend the labor law, in relation to hours, wages and supple-
   ments in contracts for public work (Part  II);  to  amend  the  social
   services  law,  in  relation to caseload standards for social services
   districts (Part JJ); to amend the education law, in  relation  to  the
   foster youth college success initiative eligibility requirements (Part
   KK);  to  amend  the  social  services law, in relation to requiring a
   study to be conducted to evaluate the adequacy of  the  current  rates
   provided  to  certain  adult  care  facilities (Part LL); to amend the
   state finance law, in relation to the local share requirements associ-
   ated with increasing  the  age  of  juvenile  jurisdiction;  repealing
   section  54-m  of the state finance law relating thereto; and to amend
   part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws  of  2017,  amending  the  criminal
   procedure  law and other laws relating to proceedings against juvenile
   and adolescent offenders, and  the  age  of  juvenile  and  adolescent
   offenders, in relation to costs associated with the transport of youth
   (Part  MM); and to amend the labor law, in relation to prevailing wage
   requirements for covered development projects (Part NN)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act enacts into law major components of legislation
 which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2019-2020
 state fiscal year.  Each component is wholly  contained  within  a  Part
 identified as Parts A through NN. The effective date for each particular
 provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of
 such Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, includ-
 ing the effective date of the Part, which makes a reference to a section
 "of  this  act", when used in connection with that particular component,
 shall be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding  section  of  the
 Part  in  which  it  is  found. Section three of this act sets forth the
 general effective date of this act.
 
                                  PART A
 
   Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 211-d of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by section 1 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the  laws
 of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  Notwithstanding  paragraphs  a and b of this subdivision, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 eight--two  thousand nine school year shall submit a contract for excel-
 lence for the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year  in
 conformity  with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section unless all schools in the  district  are

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 identified  as  in  good  standing  and  provided further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 nine--two  thousand  ten school year, unless all schools in the district
 are  identified  as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excel-
 lence for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year which
 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)  of  para-
 graph  a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure
 of an amount which shall be not less than  the  product  of  the  amount
 approved  by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two
 thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year,  multiplied   by   the
 district's  gap  elimination  adjustment percentage and provided further
 that, a school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the
 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year, unless all schools
 in the district are identified as  in  good  standing,  shall  submit  a
 contract  for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thir-
 teen school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements  of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the  two  thousand  eleven--two  thousand  twelve  school  year  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  twelve--two  thousand  thirteen  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner  in  the  contract
 for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 year  and  provided  further  that,  a  school district that submitted a
 contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand  thirteen--two  thousand
 fourteen  school year, unless all schools in the district are identified
 as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand   fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year  which  shall,
 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a  of
 subdivision  two  of  this  section,  provide  for the expenditure of an
 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by  the  commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand thirteen--two
 thousand  fourteen  school  year;  and  provided  further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school year, unless all schools in the
 district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school
 year  which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi)
 of paragraph a of subdivision two  of  this  section,  provide  for  the
 expenditure  of  an  amount  which  shall  be  not  less than the amount
 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year;  and  provided
 further that a school district that submitted a contract for  excellence
 for  the  two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year, unless
 all schools in the district are identified as in  good  standing,  shall
 submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thou-
 sand seventeen school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements
 of  subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence

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 for the two thousand fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year;  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thousand  seventeen  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 seventeen--two  thousand eighteen school year which shall, notwithstand-
 ing the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of  subdivision
 two  of  this  section,  provide  for the expenditure of an amount which
 shall be not less than the amount approved by the  commissioner  in  the
 contract  for  excellence  for  the  two  thousand sixteen--two thousand
 seventeen school year; and provided further that a school district  that
 submitted  a contract for excellence for the two thousand seventeen--two
 thousand eighteen school year, unless all schools in  the  district  are
 identified  as  in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence
 for the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school  year  which
 shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of para-
 graph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the  expenditure
 of  an  amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the
 commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand  seven-
 teen--two  thousand  eighteen  school year; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT NO
 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A  CONTRACT  FOR  EXCELLENCE
 FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AND THER-
 EAFTER.  For purposes of this paragraph, the "gap elimination adjustment
 percentage"  shall be calculated as the sum of one minus the quotient of
 the sum of the school district's net gap elimination adjustment for  two
 thousand  ten--two  thousand  eleven computed pursuant to chapter fifty-
 three of the laws of two thousand ten,  making  appropriations  for  the
 support  of  government,  plus  the  school  district's  gap elimination
 adjustment for two thousand  eleven--two  thousand  twelve  as  computed
 pursuant  to  chapter  fifty-three  of  the laws of two thousand eleven,
 making appropriations for the support of the  local  assistance  budget,
 including support for general support for public schools, divided by the
 total aid for adjustment computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the
 laws of two thousand eleven, making appropriations for the local assist-
 ance  budget,  including support for general support for public schools.
 Provided, further, that such amount shall be  expended  to  support  and
 maintain  allowable programs and activities approved in the two thousand
 nine--two thousand ten school year or to support new or expanded  allow-
 able programs and activities in the current year.
   § 2. Intentionally omitted.
   §  3.  Paragraph  bb of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as added by section 25 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011,
 is amended to read as follows:
   bb. "Personal income growth index" shall mean (1) for the two thousand
 twelve--two thousand thirteen school year, the average of the  quotients
 for  each  year in the period commencing with the two thousand five--two
 thousand six state fiscal year and finishing with the two thousand nine-
 -two thousand ten state fiscal year of the total personal income of  the
 state  for  each  such  year divided by the total personal income of the
 state for the immediately preceding state fiscal year, but not less than
 one [and], (2) for the  two  thousand  thirteen--two  thousand  fourteen
 [school year and each school year thereafter] THROUGH TWO THOUSAND NINE-
 TEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY  SCHOOL  YEARS,  the  quotient  of the total
 personal income of the state for the state fiscal year one year prior to
 the state fiscal year in which the base year commenced  divided  by  the
 total  personal  income of the state for the immediately preceding state

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 fiscal year, but not less than one AND (3) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 -TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE  SCHOOL YEAR AND EACH SCHOOL YEAR THEREAFTER,
 THE AVERAGE OF THE QUOTIENTS FOR EACH YEAR IN THE PERIOD COMMENCING WITH
 THE STATE FISCAL YEAR NINE YEARS PRIOR TO THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH
 THE  BASE  YEAR  BEGAN AND FINISHING WITH THE STATE FISCAL YEAR PRIOR TO
 THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE BASE YEAR BEGAN OF THE TOTAL PERSONAL
 INCOME OF THE STATE FOR EACH SUCH YEAR DIVIDED  BY  THE  TOTAL  PERSONAL
 INCOME OF THE STATE FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING STATE FISCAL YEAR, BUT
 NOT LESS THAN ONE.
   §  4.  Paragraph  e  of subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as amended by section 9-b of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws  of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  Community  schools  aid  set-aside. Each school district shall set
 aside from its total foundation aid computed for the current year pursu-
 ant to this subdivision an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount, if
 any, set forth for such district as "COMMUNITY SCHL AID (BT1617)" in the
 data file produced by the commissioner in support of the enacted  budget
 for  the  two  thousand  sixteen--two thousand seventeen school year and
 entitled "SA161-7", (ii) the amount, if any, set forth for such district
 as "COMMUNITY SCHL INCR" in the data file produced by  the  commissioner
 in  support  of the executive budget request for the two thousand seven-
 teen--two thousand eighteen school year and  entitled  "BT171-8",  [and]
 (iii)  the  amount,  if  any,  set forth for such district as "COMMUNITY
 SCHOOLS INCREASE" in the data  file  produced  by  the  commissioner  in
 support of the executive budget for the two thousand eighteen--two thou-
 sand  nineteen  school year and entitled "BT181-9", AND (IV) THE AMOUNT,
 IF ANY, SET FORTH FOR SUCH DISTRICTS AS "COMMUNITY SCHOOL  INCREASE"  IN
 THE  DATA  FILE PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE
 BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY  SCHOOL  YEAR
 AND ENTITLED "BT192-0", PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINE-
 TEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND THEREAFTER, THE COMMUNITY
 SCHOOL AID SET-ASIDE  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  TWO  AND  FIVE-TENTHS  PERCENT
 (0.025)  OF  THE  FOUNDATION  AID  PAYABLE COMPUTED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
 PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION, PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH ANNUAL INCREASE
 IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL SET-ASIDE SHALL NOT EXCEED TWENTY PERCENT (0.20)
 OF THE FOUNDATION AID PAYABLE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR LESS THE TOTAL  FOUN-
 DATIONAL  AID  BASE.  NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL PREVENT A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT FROM USING AMOUNTS ABOVE  THESE  LIMITS  TO  SUPPORT  COMMUNITY
 SCHOOL  PROGRAMS.   Each school district shall use such ["COMMUNITY SCHL
 AID (BT1617)"] COMMUNITY SCHOOL AID SET-ASIDE  amount  [to  support  the
 transformation of school buildings into community hubs to deliver co-lo-
 cated or school-linked academic, health, mental health, nutrition, coun-
 seling,  legal  and/or  other  services  to students and their families,
 including but not limited to providing a community school site coordina-
 tor, or to support other costs incurred to maximize  students'  academic
 achievement.  Each  school district shall use such "COMMUNITY SCHL INCR"
 amount to support the transformation of school buildings into  community
 hubs  to  deliver  co-located  or school linked academic, health, mental
 health services and personnel, after-school programming,  dual  language
 programs, nutrition, counseling, legal and/or other services to students
 and  their  families, including but not limited to providing a community
 school site coordinator and programs for English language  learners,  or
 to  support other costs incurred to maximize students' academic achieve-
 ment, provided however that a  school  district  whose  "COMMUNITY  SCHL
 INCR"  amount  exceeds  one  million  dollars  ($1,000,000) shall use an
 amount equal to the  greater  of  one  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars

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 ($150,000)  or  ten  percent  of  such  "COMMUNITY  SCHL INCR" amount to
 support such transformation at schools with extraordinary high levels of
 student need as identified by the commissioner, subject to the  approval
 of  the  director  of  the  budget.  Each school district shall use such
 "COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INCREASE"] to support the  transformation  of  school
 buildings  into  community  hubs  to deliver co-located or school linked
 academic, health, mental health  services  and  personnel,  after-school
 programming, dual language programs, nutrition, TRAUMA INFORMED SUPPORT,
 counseling,  legal and/or other services to students and their families,
 including but not limited to providing a community school site coordina-
 tor and programs for English language  learners,  or  to  support  other
 costs incurred to maximize students' academic achievement.
   § 5. Intentionally omitted.
   §  5-a.  Subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph ii to read as follows:
   II. "HOMELESS PUPIL COUNT" SHALL MEAN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS  ENROLLED
 IN  THE  DISTRICT  FOR THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE BASE YEAR WHO: (I) LACKED A
 FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE,  INCLUDING  A  STUDENT
 WHO:  SHARED  THE  HOUSING  OF  OTHER  PERSONS DUE TO A LOSS OF HOUSING,
 ECONOMIC HARDSHIP OR SIMILAR REASON; LIVED IN  MOTELS,  HOTELS,  TRAILER
 PARKS  OR CAMPING GROUNDS DUE TO THE LACK OF ALTERNATIVE ADEQUATE ACCOM-
 MODATIONS; WERE ABANDONED IN HOSPITALS; OR A MIGRATORY CHILD, AS DEFINED
 IN SUBSECTION 2 OF SECTION 1309 OF THE ELEMENTARY AND  SECONDARY  EDUCA-
 TION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED, WHO QUALIFIED AS HOMELESS UNDER ANY OF THE
 ABOVE  PROVISIONS;  OR  (II)  HAD A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME LOCATION THAT IS A
 SUPERVISED PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OPERATED SHELTER  DESIGNED  TO  PROVIDE
 TEMPORARY  LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SHELTERS
 OPERATED OR  APPROVED  BY  THE  STATE  OR  LOCAL  DEPARTMENT  OF  SOCIAL
 SERVICES, AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH ESTAB-
 LISHED  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE NINETEEN-H OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW OR A PUBLIC
 OR PRIVATE PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR, OR  ORDINARILY  USED  AS,  A  REGULAR
 SLEEPING  ACCOMMODATION  FOR HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING A CAR, PARK, PUBLIC
 SPACE, ABANDONED BUILDING, SUBSTANDARD HOUSING, BUS, TRAIN  STATION,  OR
 SIMILAR SETTING.
   §  5-b.  Subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph jj to read as follows:
   JJ. (I) "DIRECT CERTIFICATION COUNT" SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE  NUMBER  OF
 CHILDREN  ELIGIBLE  FOR  FREE  MEALS  OR  FREE MILK BASED ON INFORMATION
 OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 ADMINISTERING THE SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  AND  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  ADMINISTERING MEDICAID AND PROVIDING DATA AS PER
 THE UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  MEDICAID  DEMONSTRATION
 PROJECT.
   (II) "DIRECT CERTIFICATION ENROLLMENT" SHALL MEAN ENROLLMENT COLLECTED
 FOR PURPOSES OF THE DIRECT CERTIFICATION MATCHING PROCESS.
   (III)  "DIRECT  CERTIFICATION PERCENT" SHALL MEAN THE QUOTIENT ARRIVED
 AT WHEN DIVIDING THE DIRECT CERTIFICATION COUNT BY DIRECT  CERTIFICATION
 ENROLLMENT.
   §  5-c.  Subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph kk to read as follows:
   KK. "SMALL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS" SHALL MEAN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT
 WERE DESIGNATED  AS  SMALL  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  OR  CENTRAL  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS  WHOSE  BOUNDARIES  INCLUDE  A PORTION OF A SMALL CITY FOR THE
 SCHOOL AID COMPUTER LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN  SUPPORT  OF
 THE  ENACTED  BUDGET FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN--TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN
 SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTITLED "SA141-5".

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   § 5-d. Subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law  is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
   G.  FOUNDATION  AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRA-
 RY,  FOUNDATION  AID  PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR SHALL EQUAL THE SUM OF (1) THE  FOUNDATION  AID  BASE
 PLUS  (2)  THE  EXECUTIVE  FOUNDATION AID INCREASE PLUS (3) THE POSITIVE
 DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF THE FOUNDATION AID  BASE  AS  SET  FORTH  ON  THE
 SCHOOL  AID  COMPUTER LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF
 THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY  EXECUTIVE  BUDGET  AND
 ENTITLED "BT192-0" LESS THE FOUNDATION AID BASE, PLUS (4) THE GREATER OF
 TIERS ONE THROUGH THIRTEEN.
   FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "FOUNDATION AID REMAINING" SHALL
 MEAN THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE,  IF  ANY,  OF  (1)  TOTAL  FOUNDATION  AID
 COMPUTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION LESS (2) THE TOTAL FOUNDATION AID BASE
 COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH J OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH:
   (I)  "TIER  ONE"  SHALL  EQUAL THE PRODUCT OF FOUNDATION AID REMAINING
 MULTIPLIED BY SIX ONE-HUNDREDTHS (0.06).
   (II) "TIER TWO" SHALL  EQUAL,  FOR  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  WHERE  (A)  THE
 DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT FOR THE BASE
 YEAR PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF  THIS  SECTION  LESS
 SUCH PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO THOUSAND
 SIXTEEN  SCHOOL YEAR IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO TWENTY-FIVE AND (B) THE
 QUOTIENT ARRIVED AT WHEN DIVIDING SUCH BASE YEAR ENROLLMENT BY SUCH  TWO
 THOUSAND  FIFTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  SIXTEEN  ENROLLMENT IS GREATER THAN OR
 EQUAL TO ONE AND FOURTEEN ONE-THOUSANDTHS (1.014), THE PRODUCT OF  FOUN-
 DATION AID REMAINING MULTIPLIED BY FIFTEEN HUNDREDTHS (0.15).
   (III)  "TIER  THREE"  SHALL  EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE (A) THE
 PUPIL WEALTH RATIO COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION THREE
 OF THIS SECTION IS LESS THAN EIGHT TENTHS (0.8), AND  (B)  THE  QUOTIENT
 ARRIVED  AT  WHEN DIVIDING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT FOR THE
 BASE YEAR BY SUCH ENROLLMENT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
 SIXTEEN ENROLLMENT IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO ONE AND ONE ONE-HUNDREDTH
 (1.01), THE PRODUCT OF FOUNDATION AID REMAINING MULTIPLIED BY TWO TENTHS
 (0.2).
   (IV)  "TIER FOUR" SHALL EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A PUPIL NEEDS
 INDEX COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A  OF  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS
 SECTION GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO ONE AND EIGHTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS (1.83),
 THE PRODUCT OF FOUNDATION AID REMAINING MULTIPLIED BY TWO TENTHS (0.2).
   (V)  "TIER  FIVE"  SHALL  EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN A CITY WITH A
 POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE PRODUCT OF FOUNDATION AID REMAIN-
 ING MULTIPLIED BY TWENTY-FOUR  THOUSAND  SIX  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  ONE
 HUNDRED THOUSANDTHS (0.24675).
   (VI) "TIER SIX" SHALL EQUAL, FOR A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A CITY WITH
 A POPULATION OF MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND BUT LESS THAN
 TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND AS OF THE MOST RECENT FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS, THE
 PRODUCT  OF  FOUNDATION AID REMAINING MULTIPLIED BY TWO HUNDRED SIX ONE-
 THOUSANDTHS (0.236).
   (VII) "TIER SEVEN" SHALL EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WERE  DESIG-
 NATED  AS  SMALL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHOSE
 BOUNDARIES INCLUDE A PORTION OF A SMALL CITY FOR THE SCHOOL AID COMPUTER
 LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF  THE  ENACTED  BUDGET
 FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  FOURTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND FIFTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND
 ENTITLED "SA141-5" WITH A PUPIL WEALTH RATIO COMPUTED PURSUANT TO  PARA-
 GRAPH  A  OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN ONE

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 AND THREE-TENTHS (1.3), THE PRODUCT OF FOUNDATION AID  REMAINING  MULTI-
 PLIED  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.2985).
 FOR ALL OTHER SMALL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
 KK  OF  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, TIER SEVEN SHALL BE THE PRODUCT
 OF FOUNDATION AID REMAINING MULTIPLIED BY  ONE  THOUSAND  EIGHT  HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-FIVE TEN-THOUSANDTHS (0.1885).
   (VIII)  "TIER  EIGHT"  SHALL EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH A DIRECT
 CERTIFICATION PERCENTAGE FOR THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE  BASE  YEAR  COMPUTED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH JJ OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION GREATER THAN
 OR  EQUAL  TO  SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS (0.75), THE PRODUCT OF FOUNDATION
 AID REMAINING MULTIPLIED BY TWO HUNDRED FOUR ONE-THOUSANDTHS (0.204).
   (IX) "TIER NINE" SHALL EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH (A) A SPARSITY
 COUNT COMPUTED PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  R  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION GREATER THAN ZERO, (B) A COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR TOTAL FOUNDA-
 TION  AID  COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
 SECTION LESS THAN ONE, AND (C) AN EXTRAORDINARY  NEEDS  QUOTIENT  WHICH,
 FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE QUOTIENT ARRIVED
 AT WHEN DIVIDING THE EXTRAORDINARY NEEDS PERCENT  COMPUTED  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH  W  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION BY FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-
 TWO ONE-THOUSANDTHS (0.522) GREATER THAN  FIFTY-ONE  HUNDREDTHS  (0.51),
 THE  PRODUCT  OF  ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) MULTIPLIED BY SUCH EXTRAOR-
 DINARY NEEDS QUOTIENT MULTIPLIED BY PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  ENROLLMENT
 FOR THE BASE YEAR AS COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH N OF SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION.
   (X)  "TIER  TEN"  SHALL EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE THE QUOTIENT
 ARRIVED AT WHEN DIVIDING FOUNDATION AID REMAINING  BY  TOTAL  FOUNDATION
 AID  IS GREATER THAN FIVE-TENTHS (0.5), THE DIFFERENCE OF THE PRODUCT OF
 TOTAL FOUNDATION AID MULTIPLIED BY FIFTY-THREE  HUNDREDTHS  (0.53)  LESS
 THE FOUNDATION AID BASE.
   (XI)  "TIER ELEVEN" SHALL EQUAL THE PRODUCT OF THE FOUNDATION AID BASE
 MULTIPLIED BY FIFTEEN ONE-THOUSANDTHS (0.015).
   (XII) "TIER TWELVE" SHALL EQUAL,  FOR  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  WITH  (A)  A
 THREE-YEAR  AVERAGE FREE AND REDUCED PRICE LUNCH PERCENT FOR THE CURRENT
 YEAR COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH P OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 GREATER THAN THIRTY EIGHT  ONE-HUNDREDTHS  (0.38)  AND  (B)  A  COMBINED
 WEALTH  RATIO  FOR TOTAL FOUNDATION AID COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C
 OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION LESS THAN OR EQUAL  TO  ONE  (1.0),
 THE  PRODUCT  OF  THE FOUNDATION AID BASE MULTIPLIED BY TWENTY-FIVE ONE-
 THOUSANDTHS (0.025).
   (XIII) "TIER THIRTEEN" SHALL EQUAL, FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS  WITH  (A)  A
 SPARSITY  COUNT  COMPUTED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH R OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION GREATER THAN ZERO AND (B) A COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR TOTAL
 FOUNDATION AID COMPUTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION THREE  OF
 THIS SECTION LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO ONE (1.0), THE PRODUCT OF THE FOUNDA-
 TION AID BASE MULTIPLIED BY THREE ONE-HUNDREDTHS (0.03).
   (XIV)  THE  "EXECUTIVE  FOUNDATION AID INCREASE" SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE
 DIFFERENCE OF (A) THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH  FOR  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  AS
 "FOUNDATION  AID"  UNDER  THE  HEADING  "2019-20  ESTIMATED AIDS" IN THE
 SCHOOL AID COMPUTER LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN  SUPPORT  OF
 THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AND ENTITLED "BT192-0" LESS (B) THE AMOUNTS SET FORTH
 FOR  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AS "FOUNDATION AID" UNDER THE HEADING "2018-19
 BASE YEAR AIDS" IN SUCH COMPUTER LISTING.
   § 5-e. Section 3602 of the education law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 19 to read as follows:

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   19.  HOMELESSNESS  AID.  FOR  THE  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR, ANY DISTRICT WITH A HOMELESS  PUPIL  COUNT  COMPUTED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH II OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION GREATER THAN
 FIVE  SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE FOR HOMELESSNESS AID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
 GREATER OF THE PRODUCT OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-ONE
 CENTS  ($144.71)  MULTIPLIED  BY  THE  HOMELESS  PUPIL COUNT OR $10,000,
 PROVIDED THAT NO DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE MORE THAN SEVEN MILLION  DOLLARS
 OF  SUCH  AID  IN  THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL
 YEAR.
   § 5-f. Clause (ii) of subparagraph 2 of paragraph b of  subdivision  4
 of  section 3602 of the education law, as amended by section 9-b of part
 CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii)  Phase-in  foundation  increase  factor.  For  the  two  thousand
 eleven--two   thousand  twelve  school  year,  the  phase-in  foundation
 increase factor shall equal thirty-seven and  one-half  percent  (0.375)
 and  the phase-in due minimum percent shall equal nineteen and forty-one
 hundredths percent (0.1941), for the two thousand  twelve--two  thousand
 thirteen school year the phase-in foundation increase factor shall equal
 one and seven-tenths percent (0.017), for the two thousand thirteen--two
 thousand  fourteen  school  year the phase-in foundation increase factor
 shall equal (1) for a city school district in a city having a population
 of one  million  or  more,  five  and  twenty-three  hundredths  percent
 (0.0523) or (2) for all other school districts zero percent, for the two
 thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year the phase-in founda-
 tion  increase  factor  shall  equal (1) for a city school district of a
 city having a population of one million or  more,  four  and  thirty-two
 hundredths  percent  (0.0432)  or (2) for a school district other than a
 city school district having a population of  one  million  or  more  for
 which  (A)  the  quotient  of  the positive difference of the foundation
 formula aid minus the foundation aid base computed pursuant to paragraph
 j of subdivision one of this section divided by the  foundation  formula
 aid  is greater than twenty-two percent (0.22) and (B) a combined wealth
 ratio less than thirty-five hundredths (0.35), seven percent  (0.07)  or
 (3)  for  all  other  school  districts,  four and thirty-one hundredths
 percent (0.0431), and for the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen
 school year the phase-in foundation increase factor shall equal: (1) for
 a city school district of a city having a population of one  million  or
 more,   thirteen   and  two  hundred  seventy-four  thousandths  percent
 (0.13274); or (2) for districts  where  the  quotient  arrived  at  when
 dividing  (A)  the  product  of the total aidable foundation pupil units
 multiplied by the district's selected  foundation  aid  less  the  total
 foundation  aid base computed pursuant to paragraph j of subdivision one
 of this section divided by (B) the product of the total aidable  founda-
 tion pupil units multiplied by the district's selected foundation aid is
 greater  than nineteen percent (0.19), and where the district's combined
 wealth ratio is less than  thirty-three  hundredths  (0.33),  seven  and
 seventy-five  hundredths percent (0.0775); or (3) for any other district
 designated as high need pursuant to clause (c) of  subparagraph  two  of
 paragraph  c  of  subdivision  six  of  this  section for the school aid
 computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  enacted
 budget  for  the  two thousand seven--two thousand eight school year and
 entitled "SA0708", four  percent  (0.04);  or  (4)  for  a  city  school
 district  in a city having a population of one hundred twenty-five thou-
 sand or more but less than one million, fourteen percent (0.14); or  (5)
 for school districts that were designated as small city school districts
 or  central  school  districts  whose  boundaries include a portion of a

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 small city for the school aid computer listing produced by  the  commis-
 sioner  in support of the enacted budget for the two thousand fourteen--
 two thousand fifteen school year and entitled "SA1415", four  and  seven
 hundred  fifty-one  thousandths  percent (0.04751); or (6) for all other
 districts one percent (0.01), and  for  the  two  thousand  sixteen--two
 thousand  seventeen  school  year  the  foundation aid phase-in increase
 factor shall equal for an eligible school district the greater  of:  (1)
 for a city school district in a city with a population of one million or
 more, seven and seven hundred eighty four thousandths percent (0.07784);
 or  (2)  for  a city school district in a city with a population of more
 than two hundred fifty thousand but less than one million as of the most
 recent federal decennial census,  seven  and  three  hundredths  percent
 (0.0703);  or (3) for a city school district in a city with a population
 of more than two hundred thousand but less than two hundred fifty  thou-
 sand as of the most recent federal decennial census, six and seventy-two
 hundredths percent (0.0672); or (4) for a city school district in a city
 with  a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand but less than
 two hundred thousand as of the most recent federal decennial census, six
 and seventy-four hundredths percent (0.0674); or (5) for a  city  school
 district  in  a  city with a population of more than one hundred twenty-
 five thousand but less than one hundred fifty thousand as  of  the  most
 recent  federal decennial census, nine and fifty-five hundredths percent
 (0.0955); or (6) for school districts that were designated as small city
 school districts or central school districts whose boundaries include  a
 portion  of a small city for the school aid computer listing produced by
 the commissioner in support of the enacted budget for the  two  thousand
 fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year and entitled "SA141-5" with a
 combined  wealth ratio less than one and four tenths (1.4), nine percent
 (0.09), provided,  however,  that  for  such  districts  that  are  also
 districts  designated as high need urban-suburban pursuant to clause (c)
 of subparagraph two of paragraph c of subdivision six  of  this  section
 for  the  school  aid  computer  listing produced by the commissioner in
 support of the enacted budget for the two thousand  seven--two  thousand
 eight  school  year  and  entitled  "SA0708", nine and seven hundred and
 nineteen thousandths percent (0.09719);  or  (7)  for  school  districts
 designated as high need rural pursuant to clause (c) of subparagraph two
 of  paragraph  c  of  subdivision six of this section for the school aid
 computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  enacted
 budget  for  the  two thousand seven--two thousand eight school year and
 entitled "SA0708", thirteen and six tenths percent (0.136); or  (8)  for
 school  districts  designated  as  high  need urban-suburban pursuant to
 clause (c) of subparagraph two of paragraph c of subdivision six of this
 section for the school aid computer listing produced by the commissioner
 in support of the enacted budget for the two thousand  seven--two  thou-
 sand  eight  school  year  and entitled "SA0708", seven hundred nineteen
 thousandths percent (0.00719); or (9)  for  all  other  eligible  school
 districts,  forty-seven  hundredths  percent  (0.0047), provided further
 that for the two thousand seventeen--two thousand eighteen  school  year
 the  foundation  aid increase phase-in factor shall equal (1) for school
 districts with a census 2000 poverty rate computed pursuant to paragraph
 q of subdivision one of this section equal to or greater than twenty-six
 percent (0.26), ten and three-tenths  percent  (0.103),  or  (2)  for  a
 school  district in a city with a population in excess of one million or
 more, seventeen and seventy-seven one-hundredths  percent  (0.1777),  or
 (3)  for a city school district in a city with a population of more than
 two hundred fifty thousand but less than one million,  as  of  the  most

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 recent  decennial  census,  twelve  and  sixty-nine  hundredths  percent
 (0.1269) or (4) for a city school district in a city with  a  population
 of  more than one hundred fifty thousand but less than two hundred thou-
 sand,  as  of the most recent federal decennial census, ten and seventy-
 eight one hundredths percent (0.1078), or (5) for a city school district
 in a city with a population of more than one hundred  twenty-five  thou-
 sand  but  less  than  one  hundred fifty thousand as of the most recent
 federal decennial census, nineteen and one hundred eight one-thousandths
 percent (0.19108), or (6) for a city school district in a  city  with  a
 population  of  more than two hundred thousand but less than two hundred
 fifty thousand as of the most recent federal decennial census,  ten  and
 six-tenths  percent  (0.106),  or  (7) for all other districts, four and
 eighty-seven one-hundredths percent (0.0487), and for the  two  thousand
 [nineteen]  TWENTY--two  thousand  [twenty]  TWENTY-ONE school year [and
 thereafter the commissioner shall annually determine the phase-in  foun-
 dation  increase factor subject to allocation pursuant to the provisions
 of subdivision eighteen of this section and any provisions of a  chapter
 of  the laws of New York as described therein] THE FOUNDATION AID PHASE-
 IN INCREASE FACTOR SHALL BE THIRTY-THREE PERCENT (0.33), AND FOR THE TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO SCHOOL YEAR THE  FOUNDATION
 AID  PHASE-IN  INCREASE FACTOR SHALL BE FIFTY PERCENT (0.5), AND FOR THE
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE SCHOOL YEAR AND THER-
 EAFTER THE FOUNDATION AID PHASE-IN INCREASE FACTOR SHALL BE ONE  HUNDRED
 PERCENT (1.0).
   §  6.  Paragraph  d  of subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as amended by section 9-b of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws  of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  [For  the  two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen through two
 thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school years a] A  city  school
 district  of  a  city having a population of one million or more may use
 amounts  apportioned  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  for   afterschool
 programs.
   § 7. Intentionally omitted.
   § 8. Intentionally omitted.
   § 9. Intentionally omitted.
   §  9-a.  Subparagraph  1  of paragraph b of subdivision 6-f of section
 3602 of the education law, as added by section 19 of part H  of  chapter
 83 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  has a total project cost of [one hundred] TWO HUNDRED FIFTY thou-
 sand dollars or less; provided however, that for any district,  no  more
 than  one project shall be eligible pursuant to this subparagraph for an
 apportionment within the same school year; and/or
   § 9-b. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section  3602
 of the education law, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter 60 of
 the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  For new construction and the purchase of existing structures, the
 cost allowances shall be based upon the rated capacity of  the  building
 or  addition and a basic per pupil allowance of up to six thousand three
 hundred seventy-five dollars  adjusted  monthly  by  a  statewide  index
 reflecting  changes in the cost of labor and materials since July first,
 nineteen hundred ninety-two, established by the commissioner  of  labor,
 modified by an annual county or multi-county labor market composite wage
 rate,  established by the commissioner of labor in consultation with the
 commissioner, for July first of the base year,  commencing  July  first,
 nineteen hundred ninety-seven for general construction contracts awarded
 on  or  after  July first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight, indexed to the

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 median of such county or multi-county rates,  but  not  less  than  one.
 Such  base  allowance  shall  apply to a building or an addition housing
 grades prekindergarten through six and shall be adjusted for a  building
 or  an addition housing grades seven through nine by a factor of one and
 four-tenths, for a building or an addition housing grades seven  through
 twelve  by  a  factor of one and five-tenths, for a building or addition
 housing special education programs by a factor of two, except that where
 such building or addition is connected to,  or  such  space  is  located
 within,  a  public  school  facility  housing  programs  for nondisabled
 pupils, as approved by the commissioner, a  factor  of  three  shall  be
 used. Rated capacity of a building or an addition shall be determined by
 the  commissioner  based  on  space standards and other requirements for
 building construction specified by  the  commissioner.    Such  assigned
 capacity ratings shall include, in addition to those spaces used for the
 instruction  of  pupils,  those spaces which are used for elementary and
 secondary school libraries,  cafeterias,  prekindergarten  instructional
 rooms,  teachers'  conference  rooms,  gymnasiums [and], auditoriums AND
 SCHOOL  BASED  HEALTH,  DENTAL  AND  MENTAL  HEALTH  SERVICES.  For  new
 construction  projects approved on or after July first, two thousand, by
 the voters of the school district or by the board of education of a city
 school district in a city with more than one hundred  twenty-five  thou-
 sand  inhabitants,  and/or the chancellor in a city school district in a
 city having a population of one million or more, such rated capacity for
 new buildings and additions constructed to  replace  existing  buildings
 that,  in  the  judgment  of  the commissioner, have not been adequately
 maintained and have not reached their projected  useful  life  shall  be
 reduced  by  the commissioner by an amount proportional to the remaining
 unused portion of the useful life of the  existing  buildings,  provided
 however  that the commissioner may waive such requirement upon a finding
 that replacement of the existing building is necessary  to  protect  the
 health  and safety of students or staff, that reconstruction and modern-
 ization of the existing  building  would  not  adequately  address  such
 health  and  safety  problems, and that the need to replace the building
 was not caused by failure to adequately maintain the  building.  If  the
 commissioner  of  labor resets the statewide index reflecting changes in
 the costs of labor and materials  since  July  first,  nineteen  hundred
 ninety-two,  the  commissioner  shall adopt regulations to supersede the
 basic per pupil allowance of up to six thousand three  hundred  seventy-
 five dollars to the imputed allowance in effect at that time.
   §  9-c.    Subparagraph  (iii)  of  paragraph  (j) of subdivision 1 of
 section 414 of the education law, as added by chapter 513 of the laws of
 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) Except where otherwise authorized by law, the cost of  providing
 health,  dental or mental health services shall not be a charge upon the
 school district or board of cooperative educational services, and  shall
 be  paid  from  federal,  state  or other local funds available for such
 purpose. Building space used for such a clinic shall  be  excluded  from
 the  rated  capacity of the school building for the purpose of computing
 building aid pursuant to subdivision six of section  thirty-six  hundred
 two of this chapter or aid pursuant to subdivision five of section nine-
 teen  hundred fifty of this chapter, EXCEPT WHEN BUILDING AID IS SPECIF-
 ICALLY AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH A OF  SUBDI-
 VISION SIX OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 10. Intentionally omitted.
   §  10-a.  Section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6-i to read as follows:

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   6-I. BUILDING AID FOR APPROVED EXPENDITURES FOR DEBT SERVICE  FOR  TAX
 CERTIORARI  FINANCING.  IN  ADDITION  TO THE APPORTIONMENTS PAYABLE TO A
 SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS  SECTION,  BEGINNING
 WITH  DEBT  SERVICE  IN  THE  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
 SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  THEREAFTER,  THE COMMISSIONER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
 APPORTION TO ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDITIONAL  BUILDING  AID  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SUBDIVISION FOR ITS APPROVED DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES FOR FINANC-
 ING THE COST OF A TAX CERTIORARI, WHERE THE  TOTAL  VALUE  OF  THE  BOND
 EXCEEDS  THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR
 THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE YEAR IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT  FIRST  RECEIVES
 BOND PROCEEDS. IN ORDER TO HAVE SUCH DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES APPROVED,
 THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  SHALL SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSIONER, IN A FORM HE OR
 SHE PRESCRIBES, DOCUMENTATION RELATING TO THE  ISSUANCE  OF  SUCH  BOND,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO THE ORIGINAL TAX CERTIORARI, THE AMORTI-
 ZATION SCHEDULE OF SUCH BOND, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION DEEMED  NECES-
 SARY.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT IN THE EVENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REFUNDS
 THE ORIGINAL BOND AT ANY POINT, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL  PROVIDE  SUCH
 UPDATED  DOCUMENTATION AS REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER, WHO SHALL ADJUST
 THE ANNUAL APPROVED EXPENDITURES ACCORDINGLY. SUCH AID SHALL  EQUAL  THE
 PRODUCT  OF  THE  SUM  OF (1) THE BUILDING AID RATIO DEFINED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION PLUS (2) ONE-TENTH  (0.1)
 MULTIPLIED  BY THE ACTUAL APPROVED DEBT SERVICE EXPENDITURES INCURRED IN
 THE BASE YEAR PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 11. Intentionally omitted.
   § 11-a. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 1950 of the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 296 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
 as follows:
   b. The cost of services herein referred to shall be the  amount  allo-
 cated  to  each  component  school  district by the board of cooperative
 educational  services  to  defray  expenses  of  such  board,  including
 approved  expenses from the testing of potable water systems of occupied
 school buildings under the board's jurisdiction as required pursuant  to
 section  eleven  hundred  ten of the public health law, except that that
 part of the salary paid any teacher, supervisor or other employee of the
 board of cooperative educational services which  is,  (I)  FOR  THE  TWO
 THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN  AND  PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS, in
 excess of thirty thousand dollars, (II) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOU-
 SAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR IN EXCESS OF  THIRTY-FOUR
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS, (III) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE SCHOOL YEAR, IN EXCESS OF  FORTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS,
 (IV)  FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-TWO SCHOOL YEAR, IN EXCESS OF FORTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND (V) FOR
 AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE
 SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  THEREAFTER,  IN EXCESS OF FIFTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS,
 shall not be such an approved expense, and except also that  administra-
 tive  and  clerical  expenses  shall not exceed ten percent of the total
 expenses for purposes of  this  computation.  Any  gifts,  donations  or
 interest  earned  by the board of cooperative educational services or on
 behalf of the board of cooperative educational services by the dormitory
 authority or any other source shall not be deducted in  determining  the
 cost  of  services  allocated  to  each  component  school district. Any
 payments made to a component school district by the board of cooperative
 educational services pursuant to subdivision eleven of section six-p  of
 the  general  municipal  law attributable to an approved cost of service
 computed pursuant to this subdivision shall be deducted from the cost of
 services allocated to such component school district.   The  expense  of

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 transportation provided by the board of cooperative educational services
 pursuant  to  paragraph  q  of subdivision four of this section shall be
 eligible for aid apportioned pursuant to subdivision  seven  of  section
 thirty-six  hundred  two  of  this  chapter  and no board of cooperative
 educational services transportation expense shall be an approved cost of
 services for the computation of aid under this subdivision.  Transporta-
 tion expense pursuant to paragraph q of subdivision four of this section
 shall  be  included  in the computation of the ten percent limitation on
 administrative and clerical expenses.
   § 11-b. Paragraph b of subdivision 10 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of
 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Aid  for career education. There shall be apportioned to such city
 school districts and other school districts which were not components of
 a board of cooperative educational services in the base year for  pupils
 in  grades  [ten]  NINE through twelve in attendance in career education
 programs as such programs are defined by the commissioner,  subject  for
 the  purposes  of  this paragraph to the approval of the director of the
 budget, an amount for each such pupil to be computed by multiplying  the
 career  education aid ratio by three thousand nine hundred dollars. Such
 aid will be payable  for  weighted  pupils  attending  career  education
 programs  operated  by  the  school district and for weighted pupils for
 whom such school district contracts with boards  of  cooperative  educa-
 tional  services to attend career education programs operated by a board
 of cooperative educational services. Weighted pupils for the purposes of
 this paragraph shall mean the sum of (I) THE PRODUCT OF  the  attendance
 of  STUDENTS  IN  GRADE NINE MULTIPLIED BY THE SPECIAL SERVICES PHASE-IN
 FACTOR PLUS (II) THE ATTENDANCE OF students in grades ten through twelve
 in career education sequences in trade, industrial, technical,  agricul-
 tural  or  health programs plus the product of sixteen hundredths multi-
 plied by THE SUM OF (I) THE PRODUCT of the  attendance  of  STUDENTS  IN
 GRADE  NINE MULTIPLIED BY THE SPECIAL SERVICES PHASE-IN FACTOR PLUS (II)
 THE ATTENDANCE OF students in grades ten through twelve in career educa-
 tion sequences in business and marketing as defined by the  commissioner
 in regulations; PROVIDED THAT THE SPECIAL SERVICES PHASE-IN FACTOR SHALL
 BE  (I)  FOR THE TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR,
 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (0.25), (II) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO  THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY-ONE  SCHOOL  YEAR,  FIFTY  PERCENT (0.5), (III) FOR THE TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO SCHOOL  YEAR,  SEVENTY-FIVE
 PERCENT  (0.75),  AND (IV) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO--TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-THREE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (1.0).  The
 career education aid ratio shall be computed by subtracting from one the
 product  obtained  by  multiplying  fifty-nine  percent  by the combined
 wealth ratio. This aid ratio shall be expressed as a decimal carried  to
 three places without rounding, but not less than thirty-six percent.
   Any school district that receives aid pursuant to this paragraph shall
 be  required  to use such amount to support career education programs in
 the current year.
   A board of education which spends less than its local funds as defined
 by regulations of the commissioner for career education in the base year
 during the current year shall have its apportionment under this subdivi-
 sion reduced in an amount equal to such deficiency in the current  or  a
 succeeding school year, provided however that the commissioner may waive
 such reduction upon determination that overall expenditures per pupil in
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 or greater than the level of such overall expenditures per pupil in  the
 preceding school year.
   § 12. Intentionally omitted.
   §  12-a. Subdivision 14 of section 305 of the education law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
   G. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER
 INTO A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT WITH ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT  THAT  TRANSPORTS
 STUDENTS  PURSUANT  TO A CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION CONTRAC-
 TOR, PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD FINDS THAT THE CONTRACT COST IS APPROPRIATE
 AND ENTRY INTO A PIGGYBACK CONTRACT WILL RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS TO THE
 SCHOOL DISTRICT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, A "PIGGYBACK  CONTRACT"
 MEANS  A  CONTRACT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS THAT: (1) PROVIDES
 TRANSPORTATION TO A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE STUDENTS'  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF
 RESIDENCE  TO  WHICH ANOTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALREADY PROVIDING TRANS-
 PORTATION TO ITS OWN  STUDENTS  THROUGH  AN  EXISTING  CONTRACT  WITH  A
 PRIVATE  TRANSPORTATION  CONTRACTOR,  OTHER  THAN  A  COOPERATIVELY  BID
 CONTRACT; (2) IS ENTERED INTO BY THE PRIVATE  TRANSPORTATION  CONTRACTOR
 AND  EACH  SCHOOL DISTRICT INVOLVED; AND (3) PROVIDES FOR TRANSPORTATION
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH EXISTING TRANSPORTA-
 TION CONTRACT.
   § 13. Intentionally omitted.
   § 13-a. Paragraph g of subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the  education
 law,  as added by chapter 244 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
 follows:
   g. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,  the
 trustees  or  board  of  education  of  any  school district may, in its
 discretion, provide transportation for students  attending  a  universal
 pre-kindergarten  program  in  addition to transportation funded by such
 program or transportation for students attending another district  spon-
 sored  or  district-run  pre-kindergarten program, within mileage limits
 established by the school  district;  if  provided  such  transportation
 shall  be offered equally to all children in like circumstances residing
 in the district. The cost of providing such transportation  shall  be  a
 charge  upon  the district [and]; PROVIDED THAT for purposes of subdivi-
 sion seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this [chapter]  ARTICLE,
 such  pupils shall be considered [non] allowable pupils and the costs of
 their transportation shall [not] be aidable.
   § 14. Intentionally omitted.
   § 14-a. Intentionally omitted.
   § 14-b. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 2856 of  the  educa-
 tion  law, as amended by section 4 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws
 of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (d) School districts shall be eligible  for  an  annual  apportionment
 equal  to  the  amount of the supplemental basic tuition for the charter
 school in the base year for the expenses incurred in  the  two  thousand
 fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen,  two  thousand  fifteen--two  thousand
 sixteen, two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school  years  and
 THEREAFTER,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  THAT  FOR  ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVING A
 POPULATION OF LESS THAN ONE MILLION, SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE  IN  THE
 CURRENT  YEAR  FOR  EXPENSES  INCURRED IN THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND thereafter.
   § 14-c. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 2856 of  the  educa-
 tion  law,  as  amended  by section 4-a of part YYY of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:

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   (c) School districts shall be eligible  for  an  annual  apportionment
 equal  to  the  amount of the supplemental basic tuition for the charter
 school in the base year for the expenses incurred in  the  two  thousand
 fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen,  two  thousand  fifteen--two  thousand
 sixteen,  two  thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school years and
 THEREAFTER, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT FOR  ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  HAVING  A
 POPULATION  OF  LESS THAN ONE MILLION, SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE IN THE
 CURRENT YEAR FOR EXPENSES INCURRED IN  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN--TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND thereafter.
   § 15. Intentionally omitted.
   §  16. The closing paragraph of subdivision 5-a of section 3602 of the
 education law, as amended by section 10 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   For the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school year, each school
 district shall be entitled to an apportionment equal to the  product  of
 fifteen  percent  and  the additional apportionment computed pursuant to
 this subdivision for the two thousand seven--two thousand  eight  school
 year.  For  the two thousand nine--two thousand ten through two thousand
 [eighteen] NINETEEN--two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY school  years,  each
 school  district  shall  be  entitled  to  an apportionment equal to the
 amount set forth for such school district as  "SUPPLEMENTAL  PUB  EXCESS
 COST"  under  the  heading  "2008-09  BASE  YEAR AIDS" in the school aid
 computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of  the  budget
 for  the  two  thousand  nine--two thousand ten school year and entitled
 "SA0910".
   § 17. Subdivision 12 of section 3602 of the education law, as  amended
 by  section 13 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended
 to read as follows:
   12. Academic enhancement aid. A school district that as of April first
 of the base year has been continuously identified as a district in  need
 of  improvement  for  at  least  five  years shall, for the two thousand
 eight--two thousand nine school  year,  be  entitled  to  an  additional
 apportionment equal to the positive remainder, if any, of (a) the lesser
 of  fifteen  million  dollars or the product of the total foundation aid
 base, as defined by paragraph j of  subdivision  one  of  this  section,
 multiplied by ten percent (0.10), less (b) the positive remainder of (i)
 the  sum of the total foundation aid apportioned pursuant to subdivision
 four of this section and the supplemental educational improvement grants
 apportioned pursuant to subdivision eight of section thirty-six  hundred
 forty-one of this article, less (ii) the total foundation aid base.
   For the two thousand nine--two thousand ten through two thousand four-
 teen--two  thousand  fifteen school years, each school district shall be
 entitled to an apportionment equal to the  amount  set  forth  for  such
 school  district  as  "EDUCATION  GRANTS, ACADEMIC EN" under the heading
 "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced  by
 the commissioner in support of the budget for the two thousand nine--two
 thousand  ten  school year and entitled "SA0910", and such apportionment
 shall be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to provide an apportion-
 ment pursuant to subdivision eight of section thirty-six hundred  forty-
 one of this article.
   For  the  two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen year, each school
 district shall be entitled to an apportionment equal to the  amount  set
 forth for such school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT" under the head-
 ing "2014-15 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced
 by  the commissioner in support of the budget for the two thousand four-
 teen--two thousand fifteen school year and entitled "SA141-5", and  such

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 apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to provide
 an  apportionment  pursuant  to  subdivision eight of section thirty-six
 hundred forty-one of this article.
   For the two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school year, each
 school  district  shall  be  entitled  to  an apportionment equal to the
 amount set forth for such  school  district  as  "ACADEMIC  ENHANCEMENT"
 under  the  heading  "2015-16 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the school aid computer
 listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  budget  for  the
 two  thousand  fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school year and entitled
 "SA151-6", and such apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy  the  state
 obligation  to provide an apportionment pursuant to subdivision eight of
 section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this article.
   For the two thousand seventeen--two  thousand  eighteen  school  year,
 each  school district shall be entitled to an apportionment equal to the
 amount set forth for such  school  district  as  "ACADEMIC  ENHANCEMENT"
 under  the  heading  "2016-17 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the school aid computer
 listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  budget  for  the
 two  thousand  sixteen--two  thousand seventeen school year and entitled
 "SA161-7", and such apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy  the  state
 obligation  to provide an apportionment pursuant to subdivision eight of
 section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this article.
   For the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year, each
 school district shall be entitled  to  an  apportionment  equal  to  the
 amount  set  forth  for  such  school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT"
 under the heading "2017-18 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the  school  aid  computer
 listing  produced  by  the commissioner in support of the budget for the
 two thousand seventeen--two thousand eighteen school year  and  entitled
 "SA171-8",  and  such apportionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state
 obligation to provide an apportionment pursuant to subdivision eight  of
 section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this article.
   FOR  THE  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR, EACH
 SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL BE ENTITLED  TO  AN  APPORTIONMENT  EQUAL  TO  THE
 AMOUNT  SET  FORTH  FOR  SUCH  SCHOOL DISTRICT AS "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT"
 UNDER THE HEADING "2018-19 ESTIMATED AIDS" IN THE  SCHOOL  AID  COMPUTER
 LISTING  PRODUCED  BY  THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET FOR THE
 TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  ENTITLED
 "SA181-9",  AND  SUCH APPORTIONMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO SATISFY THE STATE
 OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE AN APPORTIONMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION EIGHT  OF
 SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  18.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 16 of section 3602 of the
 education law, as amended by section 14 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   Each school district shall be eligible  to  receive  a  high  tax  aid
 apportionment  in the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school year,
 which shall equal the greater of (i) the sum of the tier 1 high tax  aid
 apportionment, the tier 2 high tax aid apportionment and the tier 3 high
 tax  aid apportionment or (ii) the product of the apportionment received
 by the school district pursuant to this subdivision in the two  thousand
 seven--two  thousand  eight  school  year, multiplied by the due-minimum
 factor, which shall equal, for districts with an alternate pupil  wealth
 ratio  computed  pursuant  to  paragraph  b of subdivision three of this
 section that is less than two, seventy percent (0.70), and for all other
 districts, fifty percent (0.50). Each school district shall be  eligible
 to  receive  a  high tax aid apportionment in the two thousand nine--two
 thousand ten through two thousand twelve--two thousand  thirteen  school
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 under  the  heading  "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer
 listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  budget  for  the
 two  thousand  nine--two thousand ten school year and entitled "SA0910".
 Each  school district shall be eligible to receive a high tax aid appor-
 tionment in the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen through two
 thousand [eighteen]  NINETEEN--two  thousand  [nineteen]  TWENTY  school
 years  equal  to the greater of (1) the amount set forth for such school
 district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in
 the school aid computer listing produced by the commissioner in  support
 of  the  budget  for the two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year
 and entitled "SA0910" or (2)  the  amount  set  forth  for  such  school
 district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2013-14 ESTIMATED AIDS" in
 the  school aid computer listing produced by the commissioner in support
 of the executive  budget  for  the  2013-14  fiscal  year  and  entitled
 "BT131-4".
   §  19.  Subdivision  16  of  section  3602-ee  of the education law is
 REPEALED.
   § 20. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 3604  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read
 as follows:
   a. State aid adjustments. All errors or omissions in the apportionment
 shall be corrected by the commissioner. Whenever a school  district  has
 been  apportioned  less  money  than  that  to which it is entitled, the
 commissioner may allot to such district the balance to which it is enti-
 tled. Whenever a school district has been apportioned  more  money  than
 that  to which it is entitled, the commissioner may, by an order, direct
 such moneys to be paid back to the state to be credited to  the  general
 fund  local  assistance  account  for  state  aid to the schools, or may
 deduct such amount from the  next  apportionment  to  be  made  to  said
 district,  provided, however, that, upon notification of excess payments
 of aid for which a recovery must be made by the state through  deduction
 of  future  aid payments, a school district may request that such excess
 payments be  recovered  by  deducting  such  excess  payments  from  the
 payments due to such school district and payable in the month of June in
 (i) the school year in which such notification was received and (ii) the
 two  succeeding  school  years,  provided further that there shall be no
 interest penalty assessed against such  district  or  collected  by  the
 state.  Such  request  shall be made to the commissioner in such form as
 the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall be  based  on  documentation
 that the total amount to be recovered is in excess of one percent of the
 district's  total  general  fund  expenditures  for the preceding school
 year. The amount to be deducted in the first year shall be  the  greater
 of  (i) the sum of the amount of such excess payments that is recognized
 as a liability due to other governments by the district for the  preced-
 ing  school year and the positive remainder of the district's unreserved
 fund balance at the close of the preceding school year less the  product
 of  the  district's  total  general  fund expenditures for the preceding
 school year multiplied by five percent, or (ii) one-third of such excess
 payments. The amount to be recovered in the second year shall equal  the
 lesser  of  the remaining amount of such excess payments to be recovered
 or one-third of such excess payments, and the remaining amount  of  such
 excess  payments  shall be recovered in the third year. Provided further
 that, notwithstanding any other  provisions  of  this  subdivision,  any
 pending  payment  of moneys due to such district as a prior year adjust-
 ment payable pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision for aid  claims
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 the amount to which the district is entitled and for which  recovery  of
 excess  payments  is  to  be  made  pursuant to this paragraph, shall be
 reduced at the time of  actual  payment  by  any  remaining  unrecovered
 balance  of such excess payments, and the remaining scheduled deductions
 of such excess payments pursuant to this paragraph shall be  reduced  by
 the  commissioner  to  reflect the amount so recovered. The commissioner
 shall certify no payment to a school district based on a claim submitted
 later than three years after the close of the school year in which  such
 payment  was first to be made.  For claims for which payment is first to
 be made in the nineteen hundred  ninety-six--ninety-seven  school  year,
 the  commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district based on
 a claim submitted later than two years after the close  of  such  school
 year.  For  claims for which payment is first to be made in the nineteen
 hundred  ninety-seven--ninety-eight  school  year  and  thereafter,  the
 commissioner  shall  certify  no payment to a school district based on a
 claim submitted later than one year after the close of such school year.
 Provided, however, no payments shall be barred  or  reduced  where  such
 payment  is  required  as  a result of a final audit of the state. It is
 further provided that[, until June thirtieth, nineteen  hundred  ninety-
 six,]  the  commissioner  may grant a waiver from the provisions of this
 section for any school district if it is in the best educational  inter-
 ests of the district pursuant to guidelines developed by the commission-
 er [and approved by the director of the budget].
   §  20-a. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken or
 caused to be had and taken by (a) the Chester union free school district
 and by all its officers or agents relating  to  or  in  connection  with
 certain  final cost reports to be filed with the state education depart-
 ment for project numbers 44020102-0001-005  and  44020102-0009-001,  (b)
 the  Huntington union free school district and by any of its officers or
 agents relating to or in connection with  final  building  cost  reports
 required  to  be  filed with the state education department for approved
 building projects completed prior to December 31, 2011,  (c)  the  Islip
 union free school district and by all its officers or agents relating to
 or  in  connection with a certain final cost report to be filed with the
 state education department for project numbers 0003-12, 0011-007,  0011-
 008, 0003-013, 0007-009, 0007-010, 0007-012, and 0011-009, (d) the Mount
 Morris  central  school  district  and  by all of its officers or agents
 relating to or in connection with a certain  final  cost  report  to  be
 filed  with  the state education department for project numbers 0001-005
 and 0001-006, (e) the Liverpool central school district and by  all  its
 officers  or agents relating to or in connection with certain final cost
 reports to be filed with the state  education  department  for  projects
 0001-003,  0001-005,  0002-007,  0003-003, 0003-005, 0004-005, 0005-006,
 0007-003, 0009-004, 0009-006, 0010-005,  0010-007,  0012-003,  0014-005,
 0015-003,  0016-007,  0016-010,  0016-011, 0018-008, 0018-010, 0019-007,
 0024-004, 4011-001, 5008-002, (f)  the  Newburgh  enlarged  city  school
 district  and by all its officers or agents relating to or in connection
 with a certain final cost report to be filed with  the  state  education
 department   for   project   numbers  441600-0003-010,  441600-0006-006,
 441600-0009-004,  441600-0010-004,   441600-0018-002,   441600-0018-004,
 441600-0022-001,  441600-0023-005, 441600-0035-007, 441600-0036-007, and
 441600-0001-011, (g) the Panama central school district and  by  any  of
 its  officers or agents relating to or in connection with final building
 cost reports required to be filed with the  state  education  department
 for approved building projects completed prior to December 31, 2012, (h)
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 relating to or in connection with final building cost  reports  required
 to  be  filed  with the state education department for approved building
 projects completed prior to December 31, 2017, and (i)  the  Spackenkill
 union free school district and by any of its officers or agents relating
 to  or  in  connection  with final building cost reports for an approved
 capital construction project designated by the state  education  depart-
 ment  as  project  number 0-005-016 completed prior to December 31, 2012
 and all acts incidental thereto are hereby legalized,  validated,  rati-
 fied  and  confirmed,  notwithstanding  any  failure  to comply with the
 approval and filing provisions of the education law or any other law  or
 any  other  statutory  authority, rule or regulation, in relation to any
 omission, error, defect, irregularity or illegality in such  proceedings
 had and taken.
   §  20-b.  Notwithstanding  section 24-a of part A of chapter 57 of the
 laws of 2013, and consistent with section  twenty-a  of  this  act,  the
 commissioner  of education shall not recover from the Chester union free
 school district, the Huntington union free school  district,  the  Islip
 union  free  school district, the Liverpool central school district, the
 Mount Morris central school district, the Newburgh enlarged city  school
 district,  the Panama central school district, the Roscoe central school
 district, or the Spackenkill union  free  school  district  any  penalty
 arising  from the late filing of a final cost report pursuant to section
 31 of part A of chapter 57 of  the  laws  of  2012,  provided  that  any
 amounts already so recovered shall be deemed a payment of moneys due for
 prior  years pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of
 the education law and shall be paid to the appropriate district pursuant
 to such provision, provided that such school district:
   (a) submitted the late or missing final building cost  report  to  the
 commissioner of education;
   (b) such cost report is approved by the commissioner of education;
   (c)  all state funds expended by the school district, as documented in
 such cost report, were properly expended for such  building  project  in
 accordance with the terms and conditions for such project as approved by
 the commissioner of education; and
   (d)  the failure to submit such report in a timely manner was an inad-
 vertent administrative or ministerial oversight by the school  district,
 and  there  is no evidence of any fraudulent or other improper intent by
 such district.
   § 20-c. All the acts done and proceedings heretofore had and taken  or
 caused  to be had and taken by (a) the Cold Spring Harbor central school
 district and by  all  officers,  employees  or  agents  of  such  school
 district  relating  to  or  in connection with a transportation contract
 E259217 of the 2013-14 school year, (b) the Corning city school district
 and by all officers, employees or agents of such school district  relat-
 ing  to or in connection with transportation contracts E414960, E414961,
 E414962, and E414963 of the 2017-18 school year,  (c)  the  Fulton  city
 school  district and by all officers, employees or agents of such school
 district relating to  or  in  connection  with  transportation  contract
 E006115  of the 2016-2017 school year, and (d) the Port Washington union
 free school district and by all officers, employees or  agents  of  such
 school  district  relating  to  or  in  connection  with  transportation
 contracts E267698, E275279, C415663, and E600646 of the 2016-2017 school
 year, and all acts incidental hereto are  hereby  legalized,  validated,
 ratified  and  confirmed, notwithstanding any failure to comply with the
 contract award, approval and filing provisions of the education law, the
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 rule or regulation, other than those filing provisions defined in  para-
 graph  a  of  subdivision  5  of  section  3604 of the education law, in
 relation to any omission, error, defect, irregularity or  illegality  in
 such  proceeding had and taken and provided that the failure to submit a
 transportation contract in a timely manner was an  inadvertent  adminis-
 trative or ministerial oversight by the school district, and there is no
 evidence of any fraudulent or other improper intent by such district.
   § 20-d. The department of education is hereby directed to consider the
 aforementioned  contracts  for  transportation  aid  as valid and proper
 obligations of the Cold Spring Harbor central,  the  Corning  city,  the
 Fulton city, and the Port Washington union free school districts.
   § 21. Intentionally omitted.
   §  21-a. The opening paragraph of section 3609-a of the education law,
 as amended by section 21 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of  2018,
 is amended to read as follows:
   For  aid  payable in the two thousand seven--two thousand eight school
 year through the two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN--two  thousand  [nine-
 teen]  TWENTY school year, "moneys apportioned" shall mean the lesser of
 (i) the sum of one hundred percent of the respective  amount  set  forth
 for  each  school  district  as  payable pursuant to this section in the
 school aid computer listing for the current year produced by the commis-
 sioner in support of the budget which includes the appropriation for the
 general support for public schools for the prescribed payments and indi-
 vidualized payments due prior to April first for the current  year  plus
 the  apportionment  payable  during  the current school year pursuant to
 subdivision six-a and subdivision fifteen of section thirty-six  hundred
 two  of  this part minus any reductions to current year aids pursuant to
 subdivision seven of section thirty-six hundred four of this part or any
 deduction from  apportionment  payable  pursuant  to  this  chapter  for
 collection  of a school district basic contribution as defined in subdi-
 vision eight of section forty-four hundred one of this chapter, less any
 grants provided pursuant to subparagraph two-a of paragraph b of  subdi-
 vision  four  of section ninety-two-c of the state finance law, less any
 grants provided pursuant to subdivision [six] FIVE  of  section  ninety-
 seven-nnnn  of  the state finance law, less any grants provided pursuant
 to subdivision twelve of section thirty-six hundred  forty-one  of  this
 article,  or (ii) the apportionment calculated by the commissioner based
 on data on file at the time the payment is processed; provided  however,
 that  for  the  purposes  of  any payments made pursuant to this section
 prior to the first business day of June  of  the  current  year,  moneys
 apportioned  shall not include any aids payable pursuant to subdivisions
 six and fourteen, if applicable, of section thirty-six  hundred  two  of
 this  part  as  current  year  aid for debt service on bond anticipation
 notes and/or bonds first issued in the current year or any aids  payable
 for  full-day  kindergarten for the current year pursuant to subdivision
 nine of section thirty-six hundred two of this part. The definitions  of
 "base  year"  and  "current  year"  as  set  forth in subdivision one of
 section thirty-six hundred two of this part shall apply to this section.
 For aid payable in the two thousand  [eighteen]  NINETEEN--two  thousand
 [nineteen]  TWENTY  school  year, reference to such "school aid computer
 listing  for  the  current  year"  shall  mean  the  printouts  entitled
 ["SA181-9"] "SA192-0".
   §  22.  Paragraph  b of subdivision 2 of section 3612 of the education
 law, as amended by section 22 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the  laws  of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:

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   b. Such grants shall be awarded to school districts, within the limits
 of funds appropriated therefor, through a competitive process that takes
 into  consideration  the  magnitude  of  any shortage of teachers in the
 school district, the number of teachers employed in the school  district
 who hold temporary licenses to teach in the public schools of the state,
 the  number of provisionally certified teachers, the fiscal capacity and
 geographic sparsity of the district, the  number  of  new  teachers  the
 school district intends to hire in the coming school year and the number
 of summer in the city student internships proposed by an eligible school
 district,  if applicable. Grants provided pursuant to this section shall
 be used only for the purposes enumerated in this section.  Notwithstand-
 ing any other provision of law to the contrary, a city  school  district
 in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants receiv-
 ing a grant pursuant to this section may use no more than eighty percent
 of  such  grant  funds  for any recruitment, retention and certification
 costs associated with transitional certification of  teacher  candidates
 for  the  school  years  two thousand one--two thousand two [through two
 thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen] AND THEREAFTER.
   § 23. Subdivision 6 of section 4402 of the education law,  as  amended
 by  section 23 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended
 to read as follows:
   6. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,
 the  board  of  education of a city school district with a population of
 one hundred twenty-five thousand or more inhabitants shall be  permitted
 to  establish  maximum  class  sizes  for  special  classes  for certain
 students with disabilities in accordance with  the  provisions  of  this
 subdivision. For the purpose of obtaining relief from any adverse fiscal
 impact  from under-utilization of special education resources due to low
 student attendance in  special  education  classes  at  the  middle  and
 secondary level as determined by the commissioner, such boards of educa-
 tion shall[, during the school years nineteen hundred ninety-five--nine-
 ty-six through June thirtieth, two thousand nineteen of the two thousand
 eighteen--two  thousand nineteen school year,] be authorized to increase
 class sizes in special classes  containing  students  with  disabilities
 whose  age  ranges  are  equivalent  to  those of students in middle and
 secondary schools as defined by the commissioner for  purposes  of  this
 section by up to but not to exceed one and two tenths times the applica-
 ble  maximum  class  size  specified  in regulations of the commissioner
 rounded up to the nearest whole number, provided that in a  city  school
 district having a population of one million or more, classes that have a
 maximum  class  size  of  fifteen  may  be increased by no more than one
 student and provided that the projected average  class  size  shall  not
 exceed the maximum specified in the applicable regulation, provided that
 such authorization shall terminate on June thirtieth, two thousand. Such
 authorization  shall  be granted upon filing of a notice by such a board
 of education with the commissioner  stating  the  board's  intention  to
 increase  such  class  sizes  and  a  certification  that the board will
 conduct a study of attendance problems at the secondary level  and  will
 implement a corrective action plan to increase the rate of attendance of
 students  in  such  classes  to at least the rate for students attending
 regular education classes in secondary schools  of  the  district.  Such
 corrective  action  plan  shall be submitted for approval by the commis-
 sioner by a date during the school year in which  such  board  increases
 class sizes as provided pursuant to this subdivision to be prescribed by
 the  commissioner.  Upon  at  least  thirty  days notice to the board of
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 increases  class  sizes  as  provided  pursuant to this subdivision, the
 commissioner shall be authorized to terminate such authorization upon  a
 finding  that  the  board has failed to develop or implement an approved
 corrective action plan.
   § 24. Intentionally omitted.
   § 24-a. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 8 of section
 3602-ee  of the education law, as amended by section 18-b of part CCC of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) Provided that, notwithstanding any provisions of  this  paragraph
 to  the  contrary,  for the two thousand seventeen-two thousand eighteen
 [and two thousand eighteen-two thousand nineteen] THROUGH  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-THREE--TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR school years an exemption to the
 certification requirement of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph  may  be
 made  for a teacher without certification valid for service in the early
 childhood grades who possesses a written plan  to  obtain  certification
 and  who  has  registered  in  the ASPIRE workforce registry as required
 under regulations of the commissioner of  the  office  of  children  and
 family services. Notwithstanding any exemption provided by this subpara-
 graph, certification shall be required for employment no later than June
 thirtieth, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY-FOUR.
   § 25. Intentionally omitted.
   §  25-a. Paragraph a of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the education
 law, as amended by chapter 273 of the laws of 1999, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   a.  (1)  All  contracts for the transportation of school children, all
 contracts to maintain school buses owned or leased by a school  district
 that  are  used for the transportation of school children, all contracts
 for mobile instructional units, and all contracts to  provide,  maintain
 and  operate  cafeteria  or restaurant service by a private food service
 management company shall be subject to the approval of the commissioner,
 who may disapprove a proposed contract if, in his OR  HER  opinion,  the
 best  interests  of  the  district  will  be promoted thereby. Except as
 provided in paragraph e of this subdivision, all such contracts  involv-
 ing an annual expenditure in excess of the amount specified for purchase
 contracts in the bidding requirements of the general municipal law shall
 be  awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, which responsibility shall
 be determined by the board of education or the trustee  of  a  district,
 with  power  hereby vested in the commissioner to reject any or all bids
 if, in his OR HER opinion, the best interests of the  district  will  be
 promoted  thereby and, upon such rejection of all bids, the commissioner
 shall order the board of education or trustee of the district  to  seek,
 obtain  and  consider  new proposals. All proposals for such transporta-
 tion, maintenance, mobile instructional units, or cafeteria and  restau-
 rant  service  shall  be in such form as the commissioner may prescribe.
 Advertisement for bids shall be published in a newspaper  or  newspapers
 designated  by  the board of education or trustee of the district having
 general circulation within the district for such  purpose.  Such  adver-
 tisement  shall contain a statement of the time when and place where all
 bids received pursuant to such advertisement will be publicly opened and
 read either by the school authorities or by a person or  persons  desig-
 nated  by  them.  All bids received shall be publicly opened and read at
 the time and place so specified. At least five days shall elapse between
 the first publication of such advertisement and the  date  so  specified
 for  the  opening  and  reading of bids. The requirement for competitive
 bidding shall not apply to an award of a contract for the transportation
 of pupils or a contract for mobile instructional units, if such award is

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 based on an evaluation  of  proposals  in  response  to  a  request  for
 proposals  pursuant  to paragraph e of this subdivision. The requirement
 for competitive bidding shall not apply to annual, biennial, or trienni-
 al  extensions  of  a contract nor shall the requirement for competitive
 bidding apply to  quadrennial  or  quinquennial  year  extensions  of  a
 contract involving transportation of pupils, maintenance of school buses
 or mobile instructional units secured either through competitive bidding
 or  through  evaluation  of  proposals  in  response  to  a  request for
 proposals pursuant to paragraph e of this subdivision, when such  exten-
 sions  (1)  are  made  by  the  board  of  education or the trustee of a
 district, under rules and regulations prescribed  by  the  commissioner,
 and,  (2)  do  not extend the original contract period beyond five years
 from the date cafeteria and restaurant service commenced thereunder  and
 in the case of contracts for the transportation of pupils, for the main-
 tenance  of  school  buses  or for mobile instructional units, that such
 contracts may be extended, except that power is  hereby  vested  in  the
 commissioner,  in addition to his OR HER existing statutory authority to
 approve or disapprove transportation or maintenance  contracts,  (i)  to
 reject any extension of a contract beyond the initial term thereof if he
 OR SHE finds that amount to be paid by the district to the contractor in
 any year of such proposed extension fails to reflect any decrease in the
 regional  consumer  price  index  for  the N.Y., N.Y.-Northeastern, N.J.
 area, based upon the index for all urban consumers  (CPI-U)  during  the
 preceding  twelve  month  period;  and (ii) to reject any extension of a
 contract after ten years from the  date  transportation  or  maintenance
 service  commenced  thereunder, or mobile instructional units were first
 provided, if in his OR HER opinion, the best interests of  the  district
 will be promoted thereby. Upon such rejection of any proposed extension,
 the  commissioner  may  order  the  board of education or trustee of the
 district to seek, obtain and consider bids pursuant to the provisions of
 this section. The board of education or the trustee of a school district
 electing  to  extend  a  contract  as  provided  herein,  may,  in   its
 discretion,  increase the amount to be paid in each year of the contract
 extension by an amount not to exceed the regional consumer  price  index
 increase  for  the  N.Y.,  N.Y.-Northeastern,  N.J. area, based upon the
 index for all urban consumers (CPI-U), during the preceding twelve month
 period, provided it has been satisfactorily established by the  contrac-
 tor that there has been at least an equivalent increase in the amount of
 his OR HER cost of operation, during the period of the contract.
   (2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE BOARD
 OF  EDUCATION  OF  A SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED IN A CITY WITH AT LEAST ONE
 MILLION INHABITANTS SHALL INCLUDE IN CONTRACTS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF
 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE  TWELVE,  WHETHER  AWARDED
 THROUGH  COMPETITIVE  BIDDING  OR  THROUGH  EVALUATION  OF  PROPOSALS IN
 RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  E  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  PROVISIONS  FOR  THE  RETENTION OR PREFERENCE IN HIRING OF
 SCHOOL BUS WORKERS AND FOR THE PRESERVATION OF  WAGES,  HEALTH,  WELFARE
 AND  RETIREMENT  BENEFITS  AND  SENIORITY FOR SCHOOL BUS WORKERS WHO ARE
 HIRED PURSUANT TO SUCH PROVISIONS FOR RETENTION OR PREFERENCE IN HIRING,
 IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH CONTRACTS. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH,
 "SCHOOL  BUS  WORKER"  SHALL  MEAN  AN OPERATOR, MECHANIC, DISPATCHER OR
 ATTENDANT WHO: (I) WAS EMPLOYED AS OF JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO  THOUSAND  TEN
 OR  AT  ANY  TIME  THEREAFTER  BY (A) A CONTRACTOR THAT WAS A PARTY TO A
 CONTRACT WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED  IN  A
 CITY  WITH  AT  LEAST  ONE MILLION INHABITANTS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF
 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE, IN CONNECTION WITH

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 SUCH CONTRACT, OR (B) A SUBCONTRACTOR OF A CONTRACTOR THAT WAS  A  PARTY
 TO  A  CONTRACT WITH THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED
 IN A CITY WITH AT LEAST ONE MILLION INHABITANTS FOR  THE  TRANSPORTATION
 OF  SCHOOL  CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE, IN CONNECTION
 WITH SUCH CONTRACTS AND (II) HAS BEEN FURLOUGHED OR BECOME UNEMPLOYED AS
 A RESULT OF A LOSS OF SUCH CONTRACT, OR A PART OF SUCH CONTRACT, BY SUCH
 CONTRACTOR OR SUCH SUBCONTRACTOR, OR AS THE RESULT  OF  A  REDUCTION  IN
 SERVICE  DIRECTED  BY  SUCH  BOARD  OF EDUCATION DURING THE TERM OF SUCH
 CONTRACT.
   § 26. Intentionally omitted.
   § 27. Intentionally omitted.
   § 28. Intentionally omitted.
   § 29. Intentionally omitted.
   § 30. Intentionally omitted.
   § 31. Intentionally omitted.
   § 32. Intentionally omitted.
   § 33. Intentionally omitted.
   § 33-a. Intentionally omitted.
   § 33-b. Intentionally omitted.
   § 34. Intentionally omitted.
   § 35. Subdivision b of section 2 of chapter 756 of the laws  of  1992,
 relating  to funding a program for work force education conducted by the
 consortium for worker education in New York city, as amended by  section
 25  of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   b. Reimbursement for programs approved in accordance with  subdivision
 a  of this section for the [2016--2017 school year shall not exceed 60.3
 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per contact hour or thir-
 teen dollars ninety cents  per  contact  hour,]  reimbursement  for  the
 2017--2018  school  year  shall not exceed 60.4 percent of the lesser of
 such approvable costs per contact hour or thirteen  dollars  and  ninety
 cents  per  contact  hour, [and] reimbursement for the 2018--2019 school
 year shall not exceed 59.4 percent of  the  lesser  of  such  approvable
 costs  per  contact  hour  or fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents per
 contact hour, AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2019--2020 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT
 EXCEED 57.7 PERCENT OF THE LESSER OF SUCH APPROVABLE COSTS  PER  CONTACT
 HOUR  OR  FIFTEEN  DOLLARS SIXTY CENTS PER CONTACT HOUR, where a contact
 hour represents sixty minutes of instruction  services  provided  to  an
 eligible  adult.    Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the
 contrary, for the [2016--2017 school year such contact hours  shall  not
 exceed  one million five hundred fifty-one thousand three hundred twelve
 (1,551,312); whereas for the] 2017--2018 school year such contact  hours
 shall  not  exceed  one  million  five  hundred forty-nine thousand four
 hundred sixty-three (1,549,463); and for the 2018--2019 school year such
 contact hours shall not exceed  one  million  four  hundred  sixty-three
 thousand  nine  hundred  sixty-three (1,463,963); AND FOR THE 2019--2020
 SCHOOL YEAR SUCH CONTACT HOURS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED
 FORTY-FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (1,444,444).   Notwithstand-
 ing any other provision of law to the contrary, the apportionment calcu-
 lated  for  the city school district of the city of New York pursuant to
 subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the education law shall be computed as
 if such contact hours provided by the consortium for  worker  education,
 not  to exceed the contact hours set forth herein, were eligible for aid
 in accordance with the provisions of such subdivision 11 of section 3602
 of the education law.

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   § 36. Section 4 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to  fund-
 ing  a  program for work force education conducted by the consortium for
 worker education in New York city, is amended by adding a  new  subdivi-
 sion x to read as follows:
   X.  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT APPLY AFTER THE
 COMPLETION OF PAYMENTS FOR THE 2019--2020 SCHOOL  YEAR.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL
 WITHHOLD A PORTION OF EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION AID  DUE  TO  THE
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO SUPPORT A PORTION OF THE
 COSTS OF THE WORK FORCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE CREDITED
 TO  THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FUND LOCAL ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
 AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($13,000,000).
   § 37. Section 6 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to  fund-
 ing  a  program for work force education conducted by the consortium for
 worker education in New York city, as amended by section 27 of part  CCC
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6.  This  act  shall  take effect July 1, 1992, and shall be deemed
 repealed on June 30, [2019] 2020.
   § 37-a. Paragraph a-1 of subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the  educa-
 tion  law,  as  amended by section 27-a of part CCC of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   a-1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a  of  this  subdivi-
 sion,  [for  aid  payable in the school years two thousand--two thousand
 one through two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten,  and  two  thousand
 eleven--two  thousand twelve through two thousand eighteen--two thousand
 nineteen,] the commissioner may set aside an amount not  to  exceed  two
 million  five  hundred  thousand dollars from the funds appropriated for
 purposes of this subdivision for the purpose of serving persons  twenty-
 one  years  of age or older who have not been enrolled in any school for
 the preceding school year, including persons who have  received  a  high
 school  diploma  or  high  school equivalency diploma but fail to demon-
 strate basic educational competencies as defined in  regulation  by  the
 commissioner,  when  measured  by  accepted  standardized tests, and who
 shall be eligible to attend employment  preparation  education  programs
 operated pursuant to this subdivision.
   §  38. Subdivisions 22 and 24 of section 140 of chapter 82 of the laws
 of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid
 to school districts and the appropriation of funds for  the  support  of
 government,  as  amended  by section 28 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the
 laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (22) sections one hundred twelve, one hundred  thirteen,  one  hundred
 fourteen,  one hundred fifteen and one hundred sixteen of this act shall
 take effect on July  1,  1995;  [provided,  however,  that  section  one
 hundred thirteen of this act shall remain in full force and effect until
 July 1, 2019 at which time it shall be deemed repealed;]
   (24)  sections one hundred eighteen through one hundred thirty of this
 act shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on  and  after
 July  1,  1995;  [provided  further,  however,  that the amendments made
 pursuant to section one hundred twenty-four of this act shall be  deemed
 to be repealed on and after July 1, 2019;]
   §  39.  Section  12  of  chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, amending the
 education law relating to conditional appointment  of  school  district,
 charter  school or BOCES employees, as amended by section 31 of part CCC
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:

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   § 12. This act shall take effect on the same date as  chapter  180  of
 the laws of 2000 takes effect, and shall expire July 1, [2019] 2020 when
 upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
   §  40.  Section  4  of  chapter  425 of the laws of 2002, amending the
 education law relating to  the  provision  of  supplemental  educational
 services,  attendance  at  a  safe  public  school and the suspension of
 pupils who bring a firearm to or possess  a  firearm  at  a  school,  as
 amended  by section 33 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002 and SECTION ONE  OF  THIS
 ACT  shall expire and be deemed repealed June 30, 2019, AND SECTIONS TWO
 AND THREE OF THIS ACT SHALL EXPIRE AND BE DEEMED REPEALED  ON  JUNE  30,
 2020.
   §  41.  Section  5  of  chapter  101 of the laws of 2003, amending the
 education law relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
 of 2001, as amended by section 34 of part CCC of chapter 59 of the  laws
 of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided that sections
 one, two and three of this act shall expire and be  deemed  repealed  on
 June 30, [2019] 2020.
   § 42. Section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002 amending the educa-
 tion  law and other laws relating to reorganization of the New York city
 school construction authority, board of education and community  boards,
 as  amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 61 of the laws of 2017, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 34. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002; provided, that sections
 one through twenty, twenty-four, and twenty-six through thirty  of  this
 act  shall  expire and be deemed repealed June 30, [2019] 2022 provided,
 further, that notwithstanding any provision of article 5 of the  general
 construction law, on June 30, [2019] 2022 the provisions of subdivisions
 3,  5,  and 8, paragraph b of subdivision 13, subdivision 14, paragraphs
 b, d, and e of subdivision 15, and subdivisions 17  and  21  of  section
 2554  of  the  education  law  as repealed by section three of this act,
 subdivision 1 of section 2590-b of the  education  law  as  repealed  by
 section  six  of  this  act,  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section
 2590-b of the education law as repealed by section seven  of  this  act,
 section 2590-c of the education law as repealed by section eight of this
 act, paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 2590-d of the education law
 as  repealed by section twenty-six of this act, subdivision 1 of section
 2590-e of the education law as repealed by section twenty-seven of  this
 act,  subdivision  28 of section 2590-h of the education law as repealed
 by section twenty-eight of this act, subdivision 30 of section 2590-h of
 the education law as repealed by section twenty-nine of this act, subdi-
 vision 30-a of section 2590-h  of  the  education  law  as  repealed  by
 section  thirty  of  this  act  shall  be  revived  and  be read as such
 provisions existed in law on the date immediately preceding  the  effec-
 tive  date of this act; provided, however, that sections seven and eight
 of this act shall take effect on November  30,  2003;  provided  further
 that  the  amendments to subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education
 law made by section two of this act shall be subject to  the  expiration
 and  reversion of such subdivision pursuant to section 12 of chapter 147
 of the laws of 2001, as amended, when upon such date the  provisions  of
 section four of this act shall take effect.
   §  43. Subdivision 12 of section 17 of chapter 345 of the laws of 2009
 amending the education law and other laws relating to the New York  city
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 intendents,  as amended by section 2 of part G of chapter 61 of the laws
 of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   12. any provision in sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
 eight,  nine,  ten  and  eleven  of this act not otherwise set to expire
 pursuant to section 34 of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, as amended, or
 section 17 of chapter 123 of the laws of 2003, as amended, shall  expire
 and be deemed repealed June 30, [2019] 2022.
   §  44.  Section  7  of  chapter  472 of the laws of 1998, amending the
 education law relating to the lease of school buses by school districts,
 as amended by section 40 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of  2017,
 is amended to read as follows:
   §  7.  This act shall take effect September 1, 1998[, and shall expire
 and be deemed repealed September 1, 2019].
   § 45. Section 2 of chapter 552 of  the  laws  of  1995,  amending  the
 education  law  relating  to  contracts for the transportation of school
 children, as amended by section 25 of part A of chapter 54 of  the  laws
 of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the first day of January next
 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall remain
 in full force and effect until January 1, [2020] 2023,  when  upon  such
 date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
   §  46.  Section 26 of subpart F of part C of chapter 97 of the laws of
 2011, amending the  education  law  relating  to  census  reporting,  as
 amended  by section 21-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014, is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 26. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however,  [that
 the  provisions  of section three of this act shall expire June 30, 2019
 when upon such date the provisions  of  such  section  shall  be  deemed
 repealed;  provided,  further]  that  the  provisions of sections eight,
 eleven, twelve, thirteen and twenty of this act  shall  expire  July  1,
 2014 when upon such date the provisions of such sections shall be deemed
 repealed.
   § 47. School bus driver training. In addition to apportionments other-
 wise  provided  by section 3602 of the education law, for aid payable in
 the 2019--2020 school year, the commissioner of education shall allocate
 school bus driver training grants to  school  districts  and  boards  of
 cooperative educational services pursuant to sections 3650-a, 3650-b and
 3650-c of the education law, or for contracts directly with not-for-pro-
 fit  educational  organizations  for  the purposes of this section. Such
 payments shall not exceed four hundred thousand dollars  ($400,000)  per
 school year.
   §  48.  Special  apportionment for salary expenses. a. Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law, upon  application  to  the  commissioner  of
 education,  not  sooner  than  the first day of the second full business
 week of June 2020 and not later than the last  day  of  the  third  full
 business week of June 2020, a school district eligible for an apportion-
 ment  pursuant to section 3602 of the education law shall be eligible to
 receive an apportionment pursuant to this section, for the  school  year
 ending  June  30, 2020, for salary expenses incurred between April 1 and
 June 30, 2019 and such apportionment shall not exceed the sum of (i) the
 deficit reduction assessment of 1990--1991 as determined by the  commis-
 sioner of education, pursuant to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section
 3602 of the education law, as in effect through June 30, 1993, plus (ii)
 186  percent  of such amount for a city school district in a city with a
 population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants, plus (iii) 209 percent of
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 more  than 195,000 inhabitants and less than 219,000 inhabitants accord-
 ing to the latest federal census, plus  (iv)  the  net  gap  elimination
 adjustment  for  2010--2011, as determined by the commissioner of educa-
 tion pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2010, plus (v) the gap elimi-
 nation  adjustment  for  2011--2012 as determined by the commissioner of
 education pursuant to subdivision 17 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law,  and provided further that such apportionment shall not exceed such
 salary expenses. Such application shall be made by  a  school  district,
 after the board of education or trustees have adopted a resolution to do
 so and in the case of a city school district in a city with a population
 in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the approval of the mayor of such
 city.
   b.  The  claim  for  an  apportionment to be paid to a school district
 pursuant to subdivision a of this section  shall  be  submitted  to  the
 commissioner  of  education  on  a form prescribed for such purpose, and
 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that  the  form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on  the  same  day in September of the school year following the year in
 which application was made as funds provided  pursuant  to  subparagraph
 (4) of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance
 law,  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of the state comptroller on vouchers
 certified or approved by the commissioner of  education  in  the  manner
 prescribed  by  law  from  moneys in the state lottery fund and from the
 general fund to the extent that the amount paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  this  section  exceeds the amount, if any, due such school
 district pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the  school  year  following  the
 year in which application was made.
   c.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions a and b of this section shall first be  deducted  from  the
 following  payments  due  the  school  district  during  the school year
 following the year in which application was made  pursuant  to  subpara-
 graphs  (1),  (2),  (3),  (4) and (5) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the  lottery
 apportionment  payable  pursuant  to  subparagraph (2) of such paragraph
 followed by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph (4)
 of such paragraph and then followed by the district's  payments  to  the
 teachers'  retirement  system pursuant to subparagraph (1) of such para-
 graph, and any remainder to be deducted from the individualized payments
 due the district pursuant to paragraph b of such  subdivision  shall  be
 deducted on a chronological basis starting with the earliest payment due
 the district.
   §  49. Special apportionment for public pension accruals. a.  Notwith-
 standing any other provision of law, upon application to the commission-
 er of education, not later than June 30, 2020, a school district  eligi-
 ble  for  an apportionment pursuant to section 3602 of the education law
 shall be eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to this  section,
 for  the  school  year ending June 30, 2020 and such apportionment shall
 not exceed the  additional  accruals  required  to  be  made  by  school
 districts  in the 2004--2005 and 2005--2006 school years associated with
 changes for such public pension liabilities. The amount  of  such  addi-
 tional  accrual  shall  be certified to the commissioner of education by
 the president of the board of education or the trustees or, in the  case
 of  a  city  school  district  in  a city with a population in excess of
 125,000 inhabitants, the mayor of such city. Such application  shall  be

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 made by a school district, after the board of education or trustees have
 adopted  a resolution to do so and in the case of a city school district
 in a city with a population in excess of 125,000 inhabitants,  with  the
 approval of the mayor of such city.
   b.  The  claim  for  an  apportionment to be paid to a school district
 pursuant to subdivision a of this section  shall  be  submitted  to  the
 commissioner  of  education  on  a form prescribed for such purpose, and
 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that  the  form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on  the  same  day in September of the school year following the year in
 which application was made as funds provided  pursuant  to  subparagraph
 (4) of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance
 law,  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of the state comptroller on vouchers
 certified or approved by the commissioner of  education  in  the  manner
 prescribed  by  law  from  moneys in the state lottery fund and from the
 general fund to the extent that the amount paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  this  section  exceeds the amount, if any, due such school
 district pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the  school  year  following  the
 year in which application was made.
   c.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions a and b of this section shall first be  deducted  from  the
 following  payments  due  the  school  district  during  the school year
 following the year in which application was made  pursuant  to  subpara-
 graphs  (1),  (2),  (3),  (4) and (5) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the  lottery
 apportionment  payable  pursuant  to  subparagraph (2) of such paragraph
 followed by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph (4)
 of such paragraph and then followed by the district's  payments  to  the
 teachers'  retirement  system pursuant to subparagraph (1) of such para-
 graph, and any remainder to be deducted from the individualized payments
 due the district pursuant to paragraph b of such  subdivision  shall  be
 deducted on a chronological basis starting with the earliest payment due
 the district.
   § 50. Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule, or regulation to
 the  contrary,  the  city school district of the city of Rochester, upon
 the consent of the board of  cooperative  educational  services  of  the
 supervisory  district  serving  its  geographic region may purchase from
 such board for the 2019--2020 school year,  as  a  non-component  school
 district, services required by article 19 of the education law.
   §  51. The amounts specified in this section shall be a set-aside from
 the state funds which each such district is  receiving  from  the  total
 foundation aid:
   a.  for the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or
 magnet school programs for the 2019--2020  school  year.  For  the  city
 school  district  of  the  city of New York there shall be a setaside of
 foundation aid equal to forty-eight  million  one  hundred  seventy-five
 thousand  dollars  ($48,175,000) including five hundred thousand dollars
 ($500,000) for the Andrew Jackson High  School;  for  the  Buffalo  city
 school   district,   twenty-one  million  twenty-five  thousand  dollars
 ($21,025,000); for the Rochester city school district,  fifteen  million
 dollars  ($15,000,000);  for the Syracuse city school district, thirteen
 million dollars ($13,000,000); for the  Yonkers  city  school  district,
 forty-nine  million five hundred thousand dollars ($49,500,000); for the
 Newburgh city school district, four million six hundred forty-five thou-

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 sand dollars ($4,645,000); for the Poughkeepsie  city  school  district,
 two million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($2,475,000); for
 the Mount Vernon city school district, two million dollars ($2,000,000);
 for  the New Rochelle city school district, one million four hundred ten
 thousand dollars ($1,410,000); for the Schenectady city school district,
 one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000);  for  the  Port
 Chester  city  school  district,  one million one hundred fifty thousand
 dollars ($1,150,000); for the White Plains city  school  district,  nine
 hundred  thousand  dollars ($900,000); for the Niagara Falls city school
 district, six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); for the  Albany  city
 school  district,  three  million  five  hundred  fifty thousand dollars
 ($3,550,000); for the Utica city school district,  two  million  dollars
 ($2,000,000);  for  the Beacon city school district, five hundred sixty-
 six  thousand  dollars  ($566,000);  for  the  Middletown  city   school
 district,  four  hundred  thousand  dollars ($400,000); for the Freeport
 union free school district, four hundred  thousand  dollars  ($400,000);
 for  the  Greenburgh  central  school  district,  three hundred thousand
 dollars ($300,000);  for  the  Amsterdam  city  school  district,  eight
 hundred  thousand  dollars  ($800,000);  for  the  Peekskill city school
 district, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); and  for  the  Hudson
 city school district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).
   b.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
 a school district setting aside such foundation  aid  pursuant  to  this
 section  may  use  such  setaside  funds  for:  (i) any instructional or
 instructional support costs associated with the operation  of  a  magnet
 school; or
   (ii)  any instructional or instructional support costs associated with
 implementation of an alternative approach to  promote  diversity  and/or
 enhancement  of  the  instructional  program and raising of standards in
 elementary and secondary schools of school districts having  substantial
 concentrations of minority students.
   c.  The  commissioner of education shall not be authorized to withhold
 foundation aid from a school district that used such funds in accordance
 with this paragraph, notwithstanding any inconsistency  with  a  request
 for  proposals issued by such commissioner for the purpose of attendance
 improvement and dropout prevention for the 2019--2020 school  year,  and
 for  any city school district in a city having a population of more than
 one  million,  the  setaside  for  attendance  improvement  and  dropout
 prevention  shall  equal  the amount set aside in the base year. For the
 2019--2020 school year, it is further  provided  that  any  city  school
 district  in  a  city having a population of more than one million shall
 allocate at least one-third of any increase from  base  year  levels  in
 funds set aside pursuant to the requirements of this section to communi-
 ty-based  organizations.  Any increase required pursuant to this section
 to community-based organizations must  be  in  addition  to  allocations
 provided to community-based organizations in the base year.
   d.  For the purpose of teacher support for the 2019--2020 school year:
 for the city school district of the city of New York, sixty-two  million
 seven hundred seven thousand dollars ($62,707,000); for the Buffalo city
 school  district,  one  million seven hundred forty-one thousand dollars
 ($1,741,000); for the Rochester city school district, one million seven-
 ty six thousand  dollars  ($1,076,000);  for  the  Yonkers  city  school
 district,   one   million   one  hundred  forty-seven  thousand  dollars
 ($1,147,000); and for the Syracuse city school district,  eight  hundred
 nine  thousand  dollars ($809,000). All funds made available to a school
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 including  prekindergarten teachers and teachers of adult vocational and
 academic subjects in accordance with this section and shall be in  addi-
 tion  to  salaries heretofore or hereafter negotiated or made available;
 provided,  however,  that all funds distributed pursuant to this section
 for the current year shall be deemed to incorporate all  funds  distrib-
 uted  pursuant to former subdivision 27 of section 3602 of the education
 law for prior years. In school districts where the teachers are  repres-
 ented  by  certified  or  recognized  employee organizations, all salary
 increases funded pursuant to this section shall be determined  by  sepa-
 rate  collective  negotiations  conducted pursuant to the provisions and
 procedures of article 14 of the civil service law,  notwithstanding  the
 existence  of  a  negotiated  agreement  between a school district and a
 certified or recognized employee organization.
   § 51-a. Section 273-a of the education law, as amended by chapter  498
 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 480 of the laws
 of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   § 273-a. State  aid  for  library  construction. 1. State aid shall be
 provided for up to fifty percent of the total  project  approved  costs,
 excluding feasibility studies, plans or similar activities, for projects
 for  the  installation and infrastructure of broadband services, and for
 the acquisition of vacant land and the acquisition, construction,  reno-
 vation or rehabilitation, including leasehold improvements, of buildings
 of  public libraries and library systems chartered by the regents of the
 state of New York or established by act of the  legislature  subject  to
 the  limitations  provided in subdivision [five] SIX of this section and
 upon approval by the commissioner, except that state aid may be provided
 for up to seventy-five percent of the total project approved  costs  for
 buildings of public libraries that are located in an economically disad-
 vantaged  community  AND THAT STATE AID MAY BE PROVIDED FOR UP TO NINETY
 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT APPROVED  COSTS  FOR  BUILDINGS  OF  PUBLIC
 LIBRARIES  THAT  ARE  LOCATED  IN  AN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNITY.
 Provided however that the state liability for aid paid pursuant to  this
 section  shall  be  limited  to funds appropriated for such purpose. Aid
 shall be provided  on  approved  expenses  incurred  during  the  period
 commencing  July  first and ending June thirtieth for up to three years,
 or until the project is completed, whichever occurs first. Fifty percent
 of such aid shall be payable to each system or library upon approval  of
 the  application  by  the department. Forty percent of such aid shall be
 payable in the next state fiscal year. The remaining ten  percent  shall
 be payable upon project completion.
   2.  Each  application for state aid shall be submitted by the board of
 trustees of the library or library system responsible for the  operation
 of  the  subject  building to the commissioner for his OR HER review and
 approval, after having been reviewed and approved by the governing board
 of the public library system of which such library  is  a  member.  Each
 application shall:
   a. demonstrate that resources are or shall be available to provide for
 maximum utilization of the project if approved;
   b.  contain  verification  in  such  form  as may be acceptable to the
 commissioner that the total cost of the project, exclusive of state aid,
 has been or will be obtained;
   c. demonstrate that library operations would be made  more  economical
 as a consequence of approval;
   d.  be  limited to one project concerning such building, provided that
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   e. contain documentation, where such an application requests state aid
 in an amount greater than fifty percent, demonstrating how  the  project
 will address the service needs of one or more economically disadvantaged
 communities.  Such  documentation  may  demonstrate need through poverty
 rates,  concentrations  of  English  language  learners, low high school
 graduation rates, limited fiscal capacity  or  other  relevant  factors;
 [and]
   f. CONTAIN DOCUMENTATION, WHERE SUCH AN APPLICATION REQUESTS STATE AID
 IN  AN  AMOUNT  GREATER THAN SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT, DEMONSTRATING HOW THE
 PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE SERVICE  NEEDS  OF  ONE  OR  MORE  ECONOMICALLY
 DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES. AN APPLICATION MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THE AVERAGE
 POVERTY  RATE  WITHIN  THE LIBRARY'S SERVICE AREA IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER
 THAN THE NEW YORK STATE AVERAGE POVERTY RATE USING FEDERAL CENSUS  DATA;
 AND  THE  LIBRARY MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT IT LACKS THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE
 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE PROJECT COSTS; AND
   G. provide such other information as may be required  by  the  commis-
 sioner.
   3.  In  approving  any application that would receive state aid beyond
 fifty percent of the total project approved costs, the board of trustees
 of the library system shall give particular attention to addressing  the
 library  service  needs  of  economically  disadvantaged  communities as
 provided for in paragraph e of subdivision two of this section.
   4. IN APPROVING ANY APPLICATION THAT WOULD RECEIVE  STATE  AID  BEYOND
 SEVENTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OF THE TOTAL PROJECT APPROVED COSTS, THE BOARD OF
 TRUSTEES OF THE  LIBRARY  SYSTEM  SHALL  GIVE  PARTICULAR  ATTENTION  TO
 ADDRESSING THE LIBRARY SERVICE NEEDS OF ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED COMMUNI-
 TIES  AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH F OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
 NO MORE THAN TEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED  TO  A  LIBRARY
 SYSTEM  IN  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF THIS SECTION MAY BE USED TO SUPPORT THE
 TOTAL COSTS FOR PROJECTS THAT WOULD RECEIVE STATE  AID  BEYOND  SEVENTY-
 FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PROJECT APPROVED COSTS.
   5.  In  approving  any application the commissioner shall consider the
 condition of existing libraries and, where  appropriate,  the  needs  of
 isolated  or  economically  disadvantaged  communities, provided that no
 application shall be approved for  a  project  that  is  deemed  by  the
 commissioner  to  have  been completed prior to the date of the applica-
 tion.
   [5.] 6. Aid shall be distributed pursuant to this section as follows:
   a. sixty percent of the funds appropriated pursuant  to  this  section
 shall  be  made available to libraries within each system by the commis-
 sioner in such manner as to insure that the ratio of the amount received
 within each system to the whole of the aid made  available  pursuant  to
 this  paragraph is no greater than the ratio of the population served by
 such system to the population of the state;
   b. forty percent of the funds appropriated pursuant  to  this  section
 shall  be  made  available  to  library systems or libraries within each
 system by the commissioner in such manner as to  insure  that  an  equal
 amount is received within each system in the state;
   c.  any  funds  made  available  pursuant  to paragraph a or b of this
 subdivision which by April first of each  succeeding  fiscal  year,  are
 declined  by  such libraries or library systems for any reason, or which
 cannot otherwise be used by such libraries or library  systems  for  any
 reason,  shall  be  made available by the commissioner to other eligible
 libraries within such system, or if no such library can use  such  funds
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 in  a  manner that will to the extent possible provide from such reallo-
 cated funds an equal amount to each such system.
   [6.]  7.  The  commissioner  shall  adopt rules and regulations as are
 necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this section.
   [7.] 8. The commissioner shall submit to the  temporary  president  of
 the  senate  and the speaker of the assembly an annual report describing
 those projects that have received state funding of  greater  than  fifty
 percent  of  project  costs  and  the  communities to be served by those
 projects.
   § 51-b. Section 2 of chapter 498 of the  laws  of  2011  amending  the
 education law relating to the public library construction grant program,
 as  amended  by  chapter  148 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the  date  on  which it shall have become a law [and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed March 31, 2020].
   § 52. Support of public libraries. The  moneys  appropriated  for  the
 support  of  public  libraries by a chapter of the laws of 2019 enacting
 the aid to localities budget shall be  apportioned  for  the  2019--2020
 state  fiscal  year  in  accordance with the provisions of sections 271,
 272, 273, 282, 284, and 285 of the  education  law  as  amended  by  the
 provisions  of this chapter and the provisions of this section, provided
 that library construction aid pursuant to section 273-a of the education
 law shall not be payable from the  appropriations  for  the  support  of
 public libraries and provided further that no library, library system or
 program, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall receive less
 total  system  or  program  aid than it received for the year 2001--2002
 except as a result of a reduction adjustment necessary to conform to the
 appropriations for support of public libraries.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the  moneys
 appropriated for the support of public libraries for the year 2019--2020
 by a chapter of the laws of 2019 enacting the education, labor and fami-
 ly  assistance  budget  shall  fulfill the state's obligation to provide
 such aid and, pursuant to a plan developed by the commissioner of educa-
 tion and approved by the director of the  budget,  the  aid  payable  to
 libraries  and  library systems pursuant to such appropriations shall be
 reduced proportionately to assure that the total amount of  aid  payable
 does not exceed the total appropriations for such purpose.
   § 52-a. Subdivision a of section 5 of chapter 121 of the laws of 1996,
 relating  to  authorizing  the  Roosevelt  union free school district to
 finance deficits by the issuance of serial bonds, as amended by  section
 42-a  of  part CCC of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read
 as follows:
   a. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,  upon  application  to
 the  commissioner of education submitted not sooner than April first and
 not later than June thirtieth of the applicable school year, the  Roose-
 velt  union  free school district shall be eligible to receive an appor-
 tionment pursuant to this chapter for salary expenses, including related
 benefits, incurred between April first and June thirtieth of such school
 year. Such apportionment shall not exceed[: for the 1996-97 school  year
 through  the  2018-19  school year,] four million dollars ($4,000,000)[;
 for the 2019-20 school year, three million dollars ($3,000,000); for the
 2020-21 school year, two million dollars ($2,000,000); for  the  2021-22
 school  year,  one  million  dollars  ($1,000,000);  and for the 2022-23
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 the board of education has adopted  a  resolution  to  do  so  with  the
 approval of the commissioner of education.
   § 52-b. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 1950
 of  the education law, as amended by chapter 698 of the laws of 2003, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (2) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision  of  law  in  no  event
 shall  the total salary including amounts paid pursuant to section twen-
 ty-two hundred nine of this chapter for  district  superintendents  [for
 each school year through the two thousand two--two thousand three school
 year  exceed ninety-eight percent of that earned by the commissioner for
 state fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-two--ninety-three, and  in  no
 event shall such total salary for a district superintendent] for the two
 thousand [three] NINETEEN--two thousand [four] TWENTY school year or any
 subsequent school year exceed: (i) one hundred six percent of the salary
 cap  applicable  in  the  preceding  school  year,  or (ii) ninety-eight
 percent of that earned by the commissioner in the two  thousand  [three]
 NINETEEN--two  thousand  [four]  TWENTY  state fiscal year, whichever is
 less. In no event shall any  district  superintendent  be  permitted  to
 accumulate  vacation or sick leave credits in excess of the vacation and
 sick leave credits managerial/confidential employees of  the  state  are
 permitted to accumulate pursuant to regulations promulgated by the state
 civil  service  commission,  nor  may any district superintendent at the
 time of separation from service be compensated for  accrued  and  unused
 vacation credits or sick leave, or use accrued and unused sick leave for
 retirement  service credit or to pay for health insurance in retirement,
 at a rate in excess of the  rate  permitted  to  managerial/confidential
 employees  of  the  state  pursuant  to  regulations  of the state civil
 service commission. In addition to the payment of supplementary  salary,
 a  board of cooperative educational services may provide for the payment
 of all or a portion of the cost of insurance benefits for  the  district
 superintendent  of  schools,  including but not limited to health insur-
 ance, disability insurance, life insurance or any other form  of  insur-
 ance  benefit made available to managerial/confidential employees of the
 state; provided that any such payments for whole life, split  dollar  or
 other  life  insurance policies having a cash value shall be included in
 the total salary of the district superintendent  for  purposes  of  this
 subparagraph,  and  provided  further that any payments for the employee
 contribution, co-pay or uncovered medical expenses under a health insur-
 ance plan also shall be included in the total  salary  of  the  district
 superintendent.    Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, payments
 for such insurance benefits may be based  on  the  district  superinten-
 dent's  total  salary  or  the amount of his or her supplementary salary
 only. Any payments for transportation or travel expenses  in  excess  of
 actual,  documented  expenses  incurred in the performance of duties for
 the board of cooperative educational services  or  the  state,  and  any
 other  lump  sum  payment  not  specifically  excluded from total salary
 pursuant to this subparagraph, shall be included in the total salary  of
 the  district  superintendent for purposes of this subparagraph. Nothing
 herein shall prohibit a district superintendent from waiving any  rights
 provided for in an existing contract or agreement as hereafter prohibit-
 ed  in  favor of revised compensation or benefit provisions as permitted
 herein. In no event shall the terms  of  the  district  superintendent's
 contract,  including  any  provisions relating to an increase in salary,
 compensation or other benefits, be contingent  upon  the  terms  of  any
 contract or collective bargaining agreement between the board of cooper-
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 commissioner may adopt regulations for the purpose of  implementing  the
 provisions of this paragraph.
   §  52-c.  Paragraphs  b  and  c of subdivision 1 of section 6-r of the
 general municipal law, as added by chapter 260 of the laws of 2004,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   b.  "Participating  employer"  means:  (I) a participating employer as
 defined in subdivision twenty of  section  two  of  the  retirement  and
 social  security  law  or in subdivision twenty of section three hundred
 two of such law; OR (II) A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   c. "Retirement contribution" shall mean all  or  any  portion  of  the
 amount  payable  by  a municipal corporation to: (I) either the New York
 state and local employees' retirement system or the New York  state  and
 local police and fire retirement system pursuant to section seventeen or
 three  hundred  seventeen  of the retirement and social security law; OR
 (II) THE NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO  SECTION
 FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   §  52-d. Subdivision 2 of section 6-r of the general municipal law, as
 added by chapter 260 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   2. The governing board of any municipal corporation which  is  also  a
 participating employer by resolution may establish a retirement contrib-
 ution  reserve fund for the purpose of (A) financing retirement contrib-
 utions, AND/OR (B) IN THE CASE OF A MUNICIPAL  CORPORATION  WHICH  IS  A
 PARTICIPATING  EMPLOYER  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FIVE
 HUNDRED ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, FINANCING APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED BY
 LAW IN ORDER TO OFFSET ALL OR A PORTION OF THE AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM  THE
 MONEYS  APPORTIONED  TO THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FROM THE STATE FOR THE
 SUPPORT OF COMMON SCHOOLS PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF
 THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 52-e. Section 6-r of the general municipal law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  WITH RESPECT TO A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH IS A PARTICIPATING
 EMPLOYER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE  OF
 THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  WHICH  ELECTS TO UTILIZE A RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION
 RESERVE FUND (A) TO FINANCE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWEN-
 TY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND/OR (B) TO OFFSET ALL OR A PORTION OF THE
 AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM THE MONEYS APPORTIONED TO THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
 FROM  THE  STATE  FOR  THE SUPPORT OF COMMON SCHOOLS PURSUANT TO SECTION
 FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
 SHALL ESTABLISH A SUB-FUND WITHIN THE  RETIREMENT  CONTRIBUTION  RESERVE
 FUND,  WHICH  SHALL  BE  SEPARATELY  ADMINISTERED  CONSISTENT  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY PAY INTO SUCH
 SUB-FUND DURING ANY PARTICULAR FISCAL YEAR AN AMOUNT NOT TO  EXCEED  TWO
 PER  CENTUM OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION OR SALARIES OF ALL TEACHERS IN THE
 EMPLOY OF SAID MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHO ARE MEMBERS  OF  THE  NEW  YORK
 STATE  TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PAID DURING THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
 FISCAL YEAR. THE BALANCE OF SUCH SUB-FUND MAY NOT EXCEED TEN PER  CENTUM
 OF  THE  TOTAL COMPENSATION OR SALARIES OF ALL TEACHERS IN THE EMPLOY OF
 THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  TEACH-
 ERS'  RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  PAID  DURING  THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL
 YEAR. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  THE  TERM  "TEACHER"  SHALL
 HAVE  THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED UNDER SUBDIVISION FOUR OF
 SECTION FIVE HUNDRED ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 52-f. Subdivision 5 of section 6-r of the general municipal law,  as
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   5. The governing board of such municipal corporation by resolution may
 authorize  expenditures  from  a  retirement  contribution reserve fund.
 Except as otherwise provided by law, moneys in a retirement contribution
 reserve fund may only be expended (A)  to  finance  retirement  contrib-
 utions,  AND/OR  (B)  IN  THE CASE OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH IS A
 PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION  FIVE
 HUNDRED  ONE  OF THE EDUCATION LAW, FOR APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED BY LAW
 IN ORDER TO OFFSET ALL OR A PORTION OF  THE  AMOUNT  DEDUCTED  FROM  THE
 MONEYS  APPORTIONED TO THE PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER FROM THE STATE FOR THE
 SUPPORT OF COMMON SCHOOLS PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF
 THE EDUCATION LAW. WITH RESPECT TO A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION  WHICH  IS  A
 PARTICIPATING  EMPLOYER  AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FIVE
 HUNDRED ONE OF THE  EDUCATION  LAW,  EXPENDITURES  FROM  THE  RETIREMENT
 CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND TO FINANCE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEW
 YORK  STATE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
 TWENTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW AND/OR TO OFFSET ALL OR A PORTION OF THE
 AMOUNT DEDUCTED FROM THE MONEYS APPORTIONED TO THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
 FROM THE STATE FOR THE SUPPORT OF COMMON  SCHOOLS  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 FIVE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW MAY ONLY BE MADE FROM THE
 SUB-FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION.
   § 52-g. Section 6-r of the general municipal law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION WHICH IS A PARTIC-
 IPATING EMPLOYER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED
 ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW BY RESOLUTION MAY (A) AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF
 ALL OR A PORTION OF THE MONIES IN THE SEPARATELY  ADMINISTERED  SUB-FUND
 AS ESTABLISHED UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF THIS SECTION TO THE RETIREMENT
 CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND, AND/OR (B) AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF ALL OR A
 PORTION OF THE MONIES IN THE RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTION RESERVE FUND TO THE
 SEPARATELY  ADMINISTERED  SUB-FUND  AS  PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF
 THIS SECTION, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITS ON ANNUAL PAYMENTS INTO THE SUB-FUND
 AND THE BALANCE OF THE SUB-FUND SPECIFIED BY SUBDIVISION TWO-A  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   §  52-h.  Subparagraph  3  of paragraph b of subdivision 16 of section
 3641 of the education law, as amended by section 3 of part YYY of  chap-
 ter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  The  smart  schools  review  board shall review all smart schools
 investment plans for compliance with all eligibility criteria and  other
 requirements set forth in the guidelines. The smart schools review board
 [may] SHALL MEET AT MINIMUM ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS TO approve or reject
 such  plans THAT HAVE UNDERGONE SUCH REVIEW, or may return such plans to
 the school district for modifications; provided that notwithstanding any
 inconsistent provision of law, the  smart  schools  review  board  shall
 approve no such plan first submitted to the department on or after April
 fifteenth,  two  thousand  seventeen,  unless  such  plan calculates the
 amount of classroom  technology  to  be  loaned  to  students  attending
 nonpublic  schools  pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-five of this
 chapter in a manner that includes the  amount  budgeted  by  the  school
 district  for servers, wireless access points and other portable connec-
 tivity devices to be acquired as part of a school connectivity  project.
 AT  EACH SUCH MEETING, THE SMART SCHOOLS REVIEW BOARD SHALL ANNOUNCE THE
 DATE FOR THEIR NEXT MEETING. Upon approval, the smart schools project or
 projects described in the investment plan shall be  eligible  for  smart
 schools  grants. A smart schools project included in a school district's
 smart schools investment plan shall not require separate approval of the
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 to be submitted for approval of the  commissioner  pursuant  to  section
 four  hundred  eight  of  this chapter and/or subdivision six of section
 thirty-six hundred two of this article. Any department, agency or public
 authority shall provide the smart schools review board with any informa-
 tion it requires to fulfill its duties pursuant to this subdivision.
   §  52-i.  Tuition  rates  approved  for the two thousand nineteen--two
 thousand twenty school year for special services or programs provided to
 school-age students by special act school  districts;  approved  private
 residential  or  non-residential  schools  for the education of students
 with disabilities that are located within the state shall provide for an
 increase of at least four percent in reimbursable costs;  and  providers
 of education to preschool children with disabilities pursuant to section
 4410 of the education law shall provide for an increase of at least five
 percent in reimbursable costs.
   § 52-j. Subdivision 4 of section 3627 of the education law, as amended
 by  section  42-b  of  part  CCC  of  chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,  any
 expenditures for transportation provided pursuant to this section in the
 two  thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year and thereafter
 and otherwise eligible for transportation aid  pursuant  to  subdivision
 seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this article shall be consid-
 ered  approved  transportation expenses eligible for transportation aid,
 provided further that for the two thousand thirteen--two thousand  four-
 teen  school year such aid shall be limited to eight million one hundred
 thousand dollars and for the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen
 school year such aid shall be limited to the sum of twelve  million  six
 hundred  thousand  dollars plus the base amount and for the two thousand
 fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year and thereafter such aid  shall
 be  limited  to  the  sum  of  [eighteen] NINETEEN million [eight] THREE
 hundred [and] fifty thousand dollars plus the base amount. For  purposes
 of  this  subdivision,  "base amount" means the amount of transportation
 aid paid to the school district for expenditures  incurred  in  the  two
 thousand  twelve--two  thousand  thirteen school year for transportation
 that would have been eligible for aid pursuant to this section had  this
 section  been in effect in such school year, except that subdivision six
 of this section shall be deemed not to have been in effect. And provided
 further that the school district shall continue to annually  expend  for
 the transportation described in subdivision one of this section at least
 the expenditures used for the base amount.
   §  52-k. Paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the education
 law, as added by chapter 82 of the laws of 1995, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   c.  Payment  of moneys due for prior years. State aid payments due for
 prior years in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision  shall
 be  paid  EITHER:  (I)  FROM  FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR
 PUBLIC SCHOOL APPROPRIATION AS A  RESULT  OF  THE  DEDUCTION  OF  EXCESS
 PAYMENTS  OF  AID  PURSUANT  TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, OR (II)
 within the limit of  the  appropriation  designated  therefor  provided,
 however,  that each eligible claim shall be payable in the order that it
 has been approved for payment by the commissioner, but in no case  shall
 a single claim draw down more than forty percent of the appropriation so
 designated  for  a single year, and provided further that no claim shall
 be set aside for insufficiency of funds to make a complete payment,  but
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 priority  date status for appropriations designated for such purposes in
 future years.
   § 52-l. Subdivision 4 of section 3641 of the education law, as amended
 by  section  48 of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 1998, paragraph b
 as amended by section 27 of part A1 of chapter 58 of the laws  of  2006,
 is amended to read as follows:
   4. Building condition survey services. a. Purpose. The purpose of this
 subdivision is to assess the need of routine maintenance, repairs, minor
 alterations,  and  operational  improvements  in  order to safeguard and
 promote the health, safety and welfare of both  pupils  and  staff.  The
 legislature further finds that the existing aid formula does not provide
 for  local  assistance  for  such  building  condition surveys and that,
 therefore, additional funding is necessary to assist local public school
 districts with such necessary building condition survey activities.
   b. Building condition surveys. To be  eligible  for  aid  pursuant  to
 subdivision  six-e  of  section  thirty-six hundred two of this article,
 building condition surveys shall be conducted by a licensed architect or
 licensed professional engineer performing under a state contract entered
 into pursuant to paragraph c  of  this  subdivision,  shall  assess  the
 condition  of all major building systems of a school building, and shall
 be in the form and contain the information prescribed by the commission-
 er. For purposes of this paragraph, "major building systems" shall  mean
 the  electrical,  plumbing,  heating,  ventilation  and air conditioning
 systems, and the roof and other major structural elements  of  a  school
 building.
   c.  Powers  and duties of the commissioner. (1) The commissioner shall
 develop a building condition survey matrix which would be used to assist
 public school districts to develop long  range  facilities  plans  in  a
 consistent format.
   (2)  The commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into the necessary
 contractual agreements with architects and/or  engineers  to  state-wide
 contracts  to  provide building construction surveys on a regional basis
 for a fixed fee per square foot. Such building condition  surveys  shall
 be  used  to assist school districts with the development of their five-
 year capital facilities plan.
   (3) COMMENCING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 TWO  SCHOOL  YEAR,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
 CONDUCT BUILDING CONDITION SURVEYS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  IN  ACCORD-
 ANCE  WITH  A  STAGGERED SCHEDULE AS ASSIGNED BY THE COMMISSIONER, TO BE
 STRUCTURED AS FOLLOWS, AND EVERY FIVE  YEARS  THEREAFTER.  IN  ASSIGNING
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO A SCHEDULED YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENSURE THAT
 NO REGION OF THE STATE IS OVERREPRESENTED IN A GIVEN SCHEDULED YEAR. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL ASSIGN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CONDUCT BUILDING CONDITION
 SURVEYS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
   (I)  SCHEDULE A: ONE-FIFTH OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS ASSIGNED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER, SHALL CONDUCT A BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY IN THE TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-ONE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO SCHOOL YEAR.
   (II) SCHEDULE B: ONE-FIFTH OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS ASSIGNED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER AND EXCLUDING THOSE SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  THAT  SHALL  CONDUCT
 THEIR  BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY PURSUANT TO SCHEDULE A, SHALL CONDUCT A
 BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY IN THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-THREE SCHOOL YEAR.
   (III)  SCHEDULE  C:  ONE-FIFTH OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS ASSIGNED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER AND EXCLUDING THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SHALL CONDUCT
 THEIR BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY PURSUANT TO SCHEDULE A  OR  SCHEDULE  B,
 SHALL  CONDUCT  A  BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-

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 THREE--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR  SCHOOL  YEAR.  THE  REMAINING  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS, OTHER THAN THOSE ASSIGNED TO SCHEDULE A AND SCHEDULE B, SHALL
 CONDUCT  A  VISUAL  INSPECTION  AS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT  TO SECTIONS FOUR
 HUNDRED  NINE-D AND FOUR HUNDRED NINE-E OF THIS CHAPTER IN THE TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-THREE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR SCHOOL YEAR;
   (IV) SCHEDULE D: ONE-FIFTH OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS ASSIGNED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER AND EXCLUDING THOSE SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  THAT  SHALL  CONDUCT
 THEIR  BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY PURSUANT TO SCHEDULE A, SCHEDULE B, AND
 SCHEDULE C, SHALL CONDUCT A BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY IN THE  TWO  THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY-FOUR--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR. THE REMAINING
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OTHER THAN THOSE ASSIGNED TO SCHEDULE A,  SCHEDULE  B,
 AND  SCHEDULE  C, SHALL CONDUCT A VISUAL INSPECTION AS REQUIRED PURSUANT
 TO SECTIONS FOUR HUNDRED NINE-D AND FOUR HUNDRED NINE-E OF THIS  CHAPTER
 IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR;
   (V)  SCHEDULE E: ONE-FIFTH OF ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS ASSIGNED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER AND EXCLUDING THOSE SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  THAT  SHALL  CONDUCT
 THEIR  BUILDING  CONDITION  SURVEY  PURSUANT  TO SCHEDULE A, SCHEDULE B,
 SCHEDULE C, AND SCHEDULE D, SHALL CONDUCT A BUILDING CONDITION SURVEY IN
 THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR.
   § 52-m. Subdivision 6-e of section  3602  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  296  of  the  laws  of 2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
   6-e. Additional apportionment of building aid for  building  condition
 surveys  of  school buildings. In addition to the apportionments payable
 to a school district pursuant to subdivision six of  this  section,  the
 commissioner  is  hereby  authorized to apportion to any school district
 additional building aid in accordance  with  this  subdivision  for  its
 approved  expenses  in  the  base year for building condition surveys of
 school buildings that are conducted pursuant  to  this  subdivision  and
 subdivision  four  of section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this arti-
 cle. The amount of such apportionment shall equal  the  product  of  the
 building aid ratio defined pursuant to paragraph c of subdivision six of
 this  section  and the actual approved expenses incurred by the district
 in the base year for each school building so  inspected,  provided  that
 the amount of such apportionment shall not exceed the building condition
 survey  aid  ceiling[,  and provided further that such approved expenses
 shall include approved expenses for testing of potable water systems for
 lead contamination pursuant to section eleven hundred ten of the  public
 health law]. For surveys conducted in the nineteen hundred ninety-eight-
 -ninety-nine  school  year,  the building condition aid ceiling shall be
 twenty cents gross per square foot of floor area. For surveys  conducted
 in the nineteen hundred ninety-nine--two thousand school year and there-
 after, the inspection aid ceiling shall be twenty cents gross per square
 foot  of  floor  area,  plus  an  amount computed by the commissioner in
 accordance with regulations adopted for such purpose, on the basis of an
 index number reflecting changes in the costs of labor and materials from
 July first, nineteen hundred ninety-eight.
   § 52-n. Subdivision 6-h of section 3602 of the education law, as added
 by chapter 296 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   6-h. Building aid for testing and filtering of potable  water  systems
 for  lead  contamination. In addition to the apportionments payable to a
 school district pursuant to subdivision six of this section, the commis-
 sioner is hereby authorized to apportion to any  school  district  addi-
 tional  building  aid  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  for its approved
 expenditures, otherwise ineligible for building aid, in  the  base  year
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 eleven hundred ten of the public health law and for the installation  of
 filters  and/or  other effective remedial measures for immediate remedi-
 ation in cases where a finding of lead contamination is made pursuant to
 such  section  and  verified by confirmatory sampling, provided that the
 cost of installation of such filters  and/or  other  effective  remedial
 measures  shall  be  deemed  an  approved  expenditure  only if (i) such
 installation and/or other effective remedial measures have been approved
 or reviewed by a professional with expertise in the field of water qual-
 ity and remediation and (ii) such cost is incurred prior to July  first,
 two  thousand nineteen. Such aid shall equal the product of the building
 aid ratio defined pursuant to paragraph c of  subdivision  six  of  this
 section  and  the actual approved expenditures incurred in the base year
 pursuant to this subdivision.  COMMENCING IN THE TWO THOUSAND  NINETEEN-
 -TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR AND EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER, ADDITIONAL
 BUILDING  AID  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  INCLUDE  APPROVED
 EXPENSES  FOR  TESTING  OF  POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS FOR LEAD CONTAMINATION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   § 52-o. Section 3602 of the education law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 6-i to read as follows:
   6-I. BUILDING AID FOR PERIODIC INSPECTIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
 IN  ADDITION TO THE APPORTIONMENTS PAYABLE TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER IS  HEREBY  AUTHOR-
 IZED  TO  APPORTION  TO  ANY  SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDITIONAL BUILDING AID IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION  FOR  PERIODIC  INSPECTIONS  OF  PUBLIC
 SCHOOL  BUILDINGS  THAT  ARE  CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
 NINE-D AND SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINE-E OF THIS CHAPTER WHICH ARE  OTHER-
 WISE  INELIGIBLE  FOR  BUILDING  AID, PROVIDED THAT ANY SUCH INSPECTIONS
 SHALL BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX.
   § 52-p. Subdivision 2 of section 409-e of the education law, as  added
 by  section 1 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 1998, paragraph (c)
 as added by section 7 of part L of chapter 405 of the laws of  1999,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  Periodic  inspections.  (a) [Every public school building shall be
 inspected annually in accordance with the code, provided  however,  the]
 THE  commissioner  may  require  [more frequent] PERIODIC inspections OF
 PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS as deemed necessary to maintain  the  safety  of
 school buildings and the welfare of their occupants.
   (b)  As provided in paragraph (a) of this subdivision such inspections
 shall:
   (i) be conducted in a manner and by  persons  meeting  the  qualifica-
 tions, as established in the code;
   (ii)  result in a safety rating of every building as required pursuant
 to this article; and
   (iii) be reported on forms prescribed by the commissioner,  subscribed
 by the person or persons who conducted the inspection and filed with the
 commissioner within sixty days of the completion of the inspection.
   (c)  In  the  case  of a city school district in a city having a popu-
 lation of  one  million  or  more  inhabitants,  each  school  shall  be
 inspected  periodically  by  the  department  of  buildings  pursuant to
 section 27-211 of the New York city building code, or any  successor  or
 substantially similar section.
   §  52-q.  Subdivision  1  of  section  409-d  of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 437 of the laws  of  2014,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  Program establishment. The commissioner is authorized and directed
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 safety program which shall include a uniform inspection,  safety  rating
 and  monitoring  system. [Such] UNDER SUCH PROGRAM, THE COMMISSIONER MAY
 REQUIRE PERIODIC INSPECTIONS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS AS DEEMED NECES-
 SARY  TO  MAINTAIN THE SAFETY OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND THE WELFARE OF THE
 OCCUPANTS, AND SUCH program shall establish a safety rating  system  for
 such school buildings to assess the need for maintenance, repairs, reha-
 bilitation,  reconstruction, construction and other improvements related
 to the structural integrity and overall safety of public  school  build-
 ings  including  but  not  limited  to building systems related to elec-
 trical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, sanitation
 and health, fire and accident protection; and require that such  ratings
 be  used  for  the purpose of developing a buildings condition survey as
 required pursuant to subdivision  four  of  section  thirty-six  hundred
 forty-one  of  this  chapter and a five year facilities plan as required
 pursuant to clause (i) of subparagraph two of paragraph b of subdivision
 six of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter.
   § 52-r. Section 3 of chapter 437 of the  laws  of  2014  amending  the
 education  law  relating  to removing the requirements for annual visual
 inspections of school buildings, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately,  provided  however,  that
 the  provisions  of  section  one of this act shall expire and be deemed
 repealed June 30, [2019] 2026.
   § 53. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and
 if the application of  any  clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,
 section  or  part  of  this  act  to any person or circumstance shall be
 adjudged by any court of competent  jurisdiction  to  be  invalid,  such
 judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the applica-
 tion of any such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, part
 of  this  act  or  remainder  thereof,  as the case may be, to any other
 person or circumstance, but shall be confined in its  operation  to  the
 clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof
 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment  shall  have
 been rendered.
   §  54.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2019, provided,
 however, that:
   1. Sections one, three, four, five-a, six, sixteen,  seventeen,  eigh-
 teen,  nineteen, twenty, twenty-one-a, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-
 four-a,  thirty-seven-a,  forty-seven,  fifty,  fifty-one,  fifty-two-a,
 fifty-two-j,  fifty-two-p  and fifty-two-q of this act shall take effect
 July 1, 2019;
   2. The amendments to subdivision 1 of section 2856  of  the  education
 law made by section fourteen-b of this act shall be subject to the expi-
 ration  and  reversion  of such subdivision pursuant to subdivision d of
 section 27 of chapter 378 of the laws of 2007,  as  amended,  when  upon
 such  date  the  provisions of section fourteen-c of this act shall take
 effect;
   3. The amendments to chapter 756 of the  laws  of  1992,  relating  to
 funding  a  program for work force education conducted by the consortium
 for worker education in New York City made by sections  thirty-five  and
 thirty-six  of  this act shall not affect the repeal of such chapter and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith;
   4. The amendments to section  273-a  of  the  education  law  made  by
 section  fifty-one-a  of  this  act  shall expire and be deemed repealed
 March 31, 2025; and

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   5. The amendments to subdivision 1 of section 409-d of  the  education
 law  made  by  section  fifty-two-q  of this act shall be subject to the
 expiration and reversion of such subdivision  and  shall  be  deemed  to
 expire therewith.
   FISCAL NOTE.--Pursuant to Legislative Law, Section 50:
   This  bill  would  amend  Section  6-r of the General Municipal Law to
 allow eligible participating employers of the New York  State  Teachers'
 Retirement  System  (NYSTRS)  to establish a reserve sub-fund within the
 retirement contribution reserve fund for the purpose of reserving  money
 to  offset  future required contributions to NYSTRS. An employer may pay
 into such sub-fund during any particular fiscal year an  amount  not  to
 exceed two percent of the total compensation or salaries of all teachers
 employed by the employer who are members of NYSTRS paid during the imme-
 diately  preceding  fiscal  year. Additionally, the total balance in the
 the sub-fund shall not exceed ten percent of the total  compensation  or
 salaries  of  all  teachers  employed by the employer who are members of
 NYSTRS paid during the immediately preceding fiscal year.
   The governing board  of  the  employer  may  by  resolution  authorize
 expenditures  from the retirement contribution reserve fund. The govern-
 ing board of the employer may also by resolution authorize the  transfer
 of money between the separately administered sub-fund and the retirement
 contribution  reserve fund subject to the limits on annual payments into
 the sub-fund and the balance of the sub-fund as provided in this bill.
   It is estimated that there will be no annual cost to the employers  of
 members  of  the New York State Teachers' Retirement System if this bill
 is enacted.
   Member data is from  the  System's  most  recent  actuarial  valuation
 files,  consisting  of  data provided by the employers to the Retirement
 System.  Data distributions and statistics can be found in the  System's
 Comprehensive  Annual  Financial  Report  (CAFR).   System assets are as
 reported in the System's financial statements, and can also be found  in
 the CAFR. Actuarial assumptions and methods are provided in the System's
 Actuarial Valuation Report.
   The  source  of  this  estimate is Fiscal Note 2019-2 dated October 5,
 2018 prepared by the Actuary of the New York State Teachers'  Retirement
 System and is intended for use only during the 2019 Legislative Session.
 I,  Richard  A.  Young,  am the Actuary for the New York State Teachers'
 Retirement System. I am a member of the American  Academy  of  Actuaries
 and  I meet the Qualification Standards of the American Academy of Actu-
 aries to render the actuarial opinion contained herein.
 
                                  PART B
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART C
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART D
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART E
 
                           Intentionally Omitted

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                                  PART F
 
   Section  1. Section 97-z of the state finance law, as added by chapter
 625 of the laws of 1987, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 83  of  the
 laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   §  97-z. Arts capital [revolving] GRANTS fund. 1. A special fund to be
 known as the "arts capital [revolving] GRANTS  fund"  is  hereby  estab-
 lished  in  the custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of
 taxation and finance.
   2. The fund shall consist of all monies appropriated for its  purpose,
 all monies transferred to such fund pursuant to law, all monies required
 by this section or any other provision of law to be paid into or credit-
 ed  to  the  fund[,  including  payments of principal of and interest on
 loans made from the fund] and any interest  earnings  which  may  accrue
 from  the  investment  of  monies  in the fund. Nothing contained herein
 shall prevent the New York state council  on  the  arts  from  receiving
 grants,  gifts  or  bequests  for the purposes of the fund as defined in
 this section and depositing them into the fund according to law.
   3. Monies of the fund, when allocated, shall be available for adminis-
 trative costs of the council and to  make  [loans]  GRANTS  to  eligible
 not-for-profit  arts  organizations  as  provided in section 3.07 of the
 arts and cultural affairs law [and to pay the reasonable  administrative
 costs  of the dormitory authority incurred in monitoring construction on
 eligible projects and costs associated with contracts with outside enti-
 ties to disburse loans and receive payments on such loans,  as  provided
 in such section].
   4.  Monies  shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by  the  chairman  of
 the New York state council on the arts.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART G
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing
 trust fund corporation may provide, for  purposes  of  the  neighborhood
 preservation  program,  a  sum  not to exceed $12,830,000 for the fiscal
 year ending March 31, 2020.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
 and subject to the approval of the New York state director of the  budg-
 et,  the  board  of  directors  of the state of New York mortgage agency
 shall authorize the transfer to the housing trust fund corporation,  for
 the purposes of reimbursing any costs associated with neighborhood pres-
 ervation  program  contracts authorized by this section, a total sum not
 to exceed $12,830,000, such transfer to be made  from  (i)  the  special
 account  of  the  mortgage  insurance  fund  created pursuant to section
 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount  not  to  exceed  the
 actual  excess  balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance
 fund, as determined and certified by the  state  of  New  York  mortgage
 agency  for  the fiscal year 2018-2019 in accordance with section 2429-b
 of the public authorities law, if any, and/or  (ii)  provided  that  the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund  created  pursuant  to section 2429-b of the public authorities law
 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating  (as  determined
 by  the  state  of  New York mortgage agency) required to accomplish the
 purposes of such account, the project  pool  insurance  account  of  the
 mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable
 but no later than June 30, 2019.

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   §  2.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing trust
 fund corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  rural  preservation
 program, a sum not to exceed $5,360,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31,  2020.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
 the  approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board of
 directors of the state of New York mortgage agency shall  authorize  the
 transfer  to  the  housing  trust  fund corporation, for the purposes of
 reimbursing  any  costs  associated  with  rural  preservation   program
 contracts  authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to exceed
 $5,360,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the special account of the
 mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, in an amount not to exceed the actual excess balance in
 the special account of the mortgage insurance fund,  as  determined  and
 certified  by  the state of New York mortgage agency for the fiscal year
 2018-2019 in accordance with section 2429-b of  the  public  authorities
 law,  if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves in the project pool
 insurance account of the mortgage insurance  fund  created  pursuant  to
 section  2429-b  of  the public authorities law are sufficient to attain
 and maintain the credit rating (as determined by the state of  New  York
 mortgage  agency)  required  to accomplish the purposes of such account,
 the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance fund,  such
 transfer  to  be  made as soon as practicable but no later than June 30,
 2019.
   § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  the  housing  trust
 fund  corporation  may  provide,  for the purposes of the access to home
 program pursuant to article XXV of the private housing  finance  law,  a
 sum  not to exceed $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the  approval
 of  the New York state director of the budget, the board of directors of
 the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize  the  transfer  to
 the  housing trust fund corporation, for the purposes of reimbursing any
 costs associated with access to home  program  contracts  authorized  by
 this  section, a total sum not to exceed $3,000,000, such transfer to be
 made from (i) the special account of the mortgage insurance fund created
 pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in  an  amount
 not  to  exceed  the actual excess balance in the special account of the
 mortgage insurance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New
 York mortgage agency for the fiscal year 2018-2019  in  accordance  with
 section  2429-b  of  the  public  authorities  law,  if any, and/or (ii)
 provided that the reserves in the project pool insurance account of  the
 mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public
 authorities  law are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating
 (as determined by the state of New York  mortgage  agency)  required  to
 accomplish  the  purposes of such fund, such transfer to be made as soon
 as practicable but no later than June 30, 2019.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART H
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART I
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 378-a of the social services  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  83  of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:

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   1. Every authorized agency which operates a  residential  program  for
 children  licensed  or  certified  by  the office of children and family
 services, and the office of children and family services in relation  to
 any juvenile justice program it operates, shall request that the justice
 center  for  the protection of people with special needs check, and upon
 such request, such justice center shall request and shall be  authorized
 to receive from the division of criminal justice services and the feder-
 al  bureau of investigation criminal history information, as such phrase
 is defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section eight  hundred
 forty-five-b  of the executive law concerning each prospective operator,
 employee or volunteer of such a residential program who will have  regu-
 lar  and  substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical contact with
 children in such program.
   (A) PROVIDED HOWEVER, ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY REQUIRED TO REQUEST CRIMI-
 NAL HISTORY INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION  THAT  OPERATES  A
 RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR FOSTER CHILDREN THAT IS LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY
 THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL REQUEST THAT THE
 JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH  SPECIAL  NEEDS  CHECK,
 AND  UPON  SUCH  REQUEST, SUCH JUSTICE CENTER SHALL REQUEST AND SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE FROM THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND
 THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION  CRIMINAL  HISTORY  INFORMATION,  AS
 SUCH  PHRASE  IS  DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THE
 SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, FOR EVERY:
   (I) PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PROGRAM THAT IS NOT ALREADY  REQUIRED
 TO BE CLEARED PURSUANT TO THE OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PRIOR
 TO  APRIL  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE
 DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, ANY PERSON  WHO
 IS EMPLOYED IN A RESIDENTIAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY
 HAD A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN CONNECTION TO SUCH
 EMPLOYMENT.
   (B)  For  the  purposes  of this section, "operator" shall include any
 natural person with an ownership interest in the authorized agency.
   (C) Access to and the use of [such] information OBTAINED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SUBDIVISION  shall  be governed by the provisions of section eight
 hundred forty-five-b of the executive law.
   (D) CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLES TWENTY-THREE AND  TWENTY-THREE-A  OF  THE
 CORRECTION  LAW, AND GUIDELINES DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE, IF THE OFFICE OF CHIL-
 DREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IS MADE AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE  OF  A  CRIMINAL
 CONVICTION  OR  PENDING CRIMINAL CHARGE PURSUANT TO INFORMATION OBTAINED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  CONCERNING  A
 CURRENT  OR PROSPECTIVE OPERATOR EMPLOYEE, OR VOLUNTEER OF A RESIDENTIAL
 FOSTER CARE PROGRAM SUCH CONVICTION OR CHARGE MAY BE A BASIS TO DENY  OR
 DISAPPROVE  AN APPLICATION FOR OR RENEWAL OF AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE OR
 TO DENY OR TERMINATE AN EMPLOYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH  SUBDIVISION  FIVE
 OF  SECTION  EIGHT  HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. BEFORE AN
 OPERATING CERTIFICATE MAY BE DENIED OR  DISAPPROVED  FOR  A  CURRENT  OR
 PROSPECTIVE  OPERATOR  OR  BEFORE  A  CURRENT OR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE IS
 TERMINATED OR DENIED EMPLOYMENT, THE APPLICANT FOR  OR  HOLDER  OF  SUCH
 OPERATING  CERTIFICATE, OR PROSPECTIVE OR CURRENT EMPLOYEE, IS ENTITLED,
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE IMPLEMENT-
 ING REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES,  TO  A
 HEARING  BEFORE  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. HOWEVER, AN
 OPERATING  CERTIFICATE  OR  EMPLOYMENT  STATUS  SHALL   BE   TEMPORARILY
 SUSPENDED OR LIMITED WITHOUT A HEARING UPON WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE OPERA-

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 TOR  OR EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING A FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, OR AN INDI-
 VIDUAL'S SAFETY OR WELFARE, ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (A)  of  subdivision  4 of section 422 of the social
 services law, is amended by adding a new subparagraph (bb)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (BB)  AN  ENTITY  WITH APPROPRIATE LEGAL AUTHORITY IN ANOTHER STATE TO
 LICENSE, CERTIFY OR OTHERWISE APPROVE RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAMS  FOR  FOSTER
 CHILDREN  WHERE  DISCLOSURE  OF INFORMATION REGARDING ANY PROSPECTIVE OR
 CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PROGRAM IS  REQUIRED  BY  PARAGRAPH  TWENTY  OF
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF TITLE FORTY-TWO OF
 THE UNITED STATES CODE.
   §  3.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 424-a of the social services law, as amended by section 8-a of part D of
 chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) (A) Subject  to  the  provisions  of  subdivision  seven  of  this
 section,  a  provider  agency shall inquire of the office and the office
 shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of  this  subdivision,
 inform such agency and the subject of the inquiry whether any person who
 is actively being considered for employment and who will have the poten-
 tial  for regular and substantial contact with individuals who are cared
 for by the agency, is the  subject  of  an  indicated  child  abuse  and
 maltreatment report on file with the statewide central register of child
 abuse  and maltreatment prior to permitting such person to have unsuper-
 vised contact with such individuals. Such  agency  may  inquire  of  the
 office  and  the  office shall inform such agency and the subject of the
 inquiry whether any person who is currently employed  and  who  has  the
 potential  for  regular and substantial contact with individuals who are
 cared for by such agency is the subject of an indicated child abuse  and
 maltreatment report on file with the statewide central register of child
 abuse  and  maltreatment.  A  provider  agency shall also inquire of the
 office and the office shall inform such agency and the  subject  of  the
 inquiry  whether  any  person  who  is employed by an individual, corpo-
 ration, partnership or association which provides goods or  services  to
 such  agency  who  has the potential for regular and substantial contact
 with individuals who are cared for by the agency, is the subject  of  an
 indicated child abuse and maltreatment report on file with the statewide
 central  register  of  child  abuse and maltreatment prior to permitting
 such  person  to  have  unsupervised  contact  with  such   individuals.
 Inquiries made to the office pursuant to this subparagraph by a provider
 agency on current employees shall be made no more often than once in any
 six month period.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, WHERE THE PROVID-
 ER  AGENCY  IS  AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY THAT OPERATES A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
 FOR FOSTER CHILDREN THAT IS LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHIL-
 DREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SUCH AGENCY SHALL INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE AND THE
 OFFICE SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION, INFORM SUCH AGENCY AND THE SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY WHETHER:
   (I) ANY PERSON WHO IS ACTIVELY BEING CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN SUCH
 PROGRAM WHO IS NOT ALREADY REQUIRED TO BE CLEARED PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (A)
 OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  IS  THE  SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE AND
 MALTREATMENT REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD
 ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT; AND
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PRIOR
 TO APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  A  SCHEDULE
 DEVELOPED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, WHETHER ANY
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 PREVIOUSLY HAD A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  IN
 CONNECTION TO SUCH EMPLOYMENT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE
 AND  MALTREATMENT  REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF
 CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.
   § 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
 
                                  PART J
 
   Section  1.  The section heading and the opening paragraph of subdivi-
 sion 1 of section 131-u of the social services law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 169 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as follows:
   Domestic violence services [to eligible persons].
   Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of law, a social services
 district shall, in accordance with the provisions of  this  section  and
 regulations  of  the department, offer and provide emergency shelter and
 services at a residential program for victims of domestic  violence,  as
 defined  in article six-A of this chapter, to the extent that such shel-
 ter and services are necessary and available to  a  victim  of  domestic
 violence,  as  defined  in article six-A of this chapter, and in need of
 emergency shelter and services, who was residing in the social  services
 district at the time of the alleged domestic violence [and who:].
   §  2.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 131-u of the
 social services law are REPEALED.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 131-u of the  social  services  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  169  of  the  laws  of 1994, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. The department shall annually establish, subject to the approval of
 the director of the budget, a daily rate of reimbursement for each resi-
 dential program for victims of domestic violence, as defined in  article
 six-A  of this chapter, certified by the department which provides emer-
 gency shelter and services to persons eligible for such emergency  shel-
 ter  and  services pursuant to this section.  A social services district
 [financially responsible for a victim of domestic violence] shall  reim-
 burse  a  residential  program  for victims of domestic violence for the
 costs of emergency shelter and services provided to such victim  at  the
 daily  reimbursement  rate established by the department reduced by [the
 sum of all fees which such victim is able to pay  toward  the  costs  of
 such  shelter  and  services as determined in accordance with the public
 assistance budgeting rules set forth in the regulations of  the  depart-
 ment and by] any [third party] OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS PROVIDED FOR
 SUCH  reimbursement  available  for such costs.  PROVIDED HOWEVER, LOCAL
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS AND RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMES-
 TIC VIOLENCE SHALL BE REIMBURSED AT ONE HUNDRED PERCENT  FOR  ANY  ADDI-
 TIONAL  COSTS  INCURRED  PROVIDING  SHELTER  AND  SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF
 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS A RESULT OF AMENDMENTS MADE TO SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION PURSUANT TO A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
 AMENDING THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW RELATING TO  RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAMS  FOR
 DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  VICTIMS.   PROVIDED, HOWEVER, SUCH FUNDS UTILIZED BY
 THE STATE FOR SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL NOT REDUCE EXPENDITURES  PROVIDED
 FOR SERVICES ELIGIBLE UNDER TITLE XX OF THE FEDERAL SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.
   §  4.  Section 459-f of the social services law, as amended by chapter
 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   § 459-f. [Fees] PAYMENT for services. [Any program defined in subdivi-
 sion four of section four  hundred  fifty-nine-a  of  this  article  may
 charge a service fee to a victim of domestic violence who is able to pay
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 to the victim.] Payments by a social services district to a  residential
 program  for  victims  of  domestic  violence for the costs of emergency
 shelter and services provided to a victim of domestic  violence  at  the
 daily reimbursement rate determined by the department in accordance with
 section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter shall be reduced by the
 sum  of  [all  fees which such victim is able to pay toward the costs of
 such shelter and services as determined in accordance  with  the  public
 assistance  budgeting  rules set forth in the regulations of the depart-
 ment and by] any [third party] OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS PROVIDED FOR
 SUCH reimbursement available for such costs.
   § 5. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.
 
                                  PART K
 
   Section 1. Section 712 of the family court act, as amended by  chapter
 920 of the laws of 1982, subdivision (a) as amended by section 7 of part
 G of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, subdivision (b) as amended by chap-
 ter  465 of the laws of 1992, subdivision (g) as amended by section 2 of
 part B of chapter 3 of the laws of 2005, subdivision  (h)  as  added  by
 chapter  7  of the laws of 1999, subdivision (i) as amended and subdivi-
 sions (j), (k), (l) and (m) as added by chapter 38 of the laws of  2014,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 712. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
 have the following meanings:
   (a) "Person in need of supervision". A person less than eighteen years
 of  age  who does not attend school in accordance with the provisions of
 part one of article sixty-five of the education law or who is incorrigi-
 ble, ungovernable  or  habitually  disobedient  and  beyond  the  lawful
 control of a parent or other person legally responsible for such child's
 care,  or  other  lawful  authority,  or  who violates the provisions of
 section 221.05 or 230.00 of the penal law, or who appears to be a  sexu-
 ally exploited child as defined in paragraph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivi-
 sion  one  of  section four hundred forty-seven-a of the social services
 law, but only if the child consents to the filing of  a  petition  under
 this article.
   (b)  "Detention".  The temporary care and maintenance of children away
 from their own homes [as defined in section  five  hundred  two  of  the
 executive law] IN A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHIL-
 DREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  OR  A CERTIFIED OR APPROVED FAMILY BOARDING
 HOME, OR IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, A  FOSTER
 CARE FACILITY ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO THE SOCIAL SERVICES
 LAW.
   (c) "[Secure detention] DETENTION facility". A facility [characterized
 by  physically  restricting construction, hardware and procedures] OPER-
 ATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THREE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   (d) ["Non-secure detention facility". A facility characterized by  the
 absence of physically restricting construction, hardware and procedures.
   (e)]  "Fact-finding  hearing".  A  hearing  to  determine  whether the
 respondent did the acts alleged to show that he OR SHE violated a law or
 is incorrigible, ungovernable or habitually disobedient and  beyond  the
 control of his OR HER parents, guardian or legal custodian.
   [(f)]  (E) "Dispositional hearing". A hearing to determine whether the
 respondent requires supervision or treatment.
   [(g)] (F) "Aggravated circumstances". Aggravated  circumstances  shall
 have  the same meaning as the definition of such term in subdivision (j)
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   [(h)] (G) "Permanency hearing". A  hearing  held  in  accordance  with
 paragraph  (b) of subdivision two of section seven hundred fifty-four or
 section seven hundred fifty-six-a of this article  for  the  purpose  of
 reviewing  the foster care status of the respondent and the appropriate-
 ness of the permanency plan developed by the social services official on
 behalf of such respondent.
   [(i)]  (H)  "Diversion  services".   Services provided to children and
 families pursuant to section seven hundred thirty-five of  this  article
 for  the  purpose  of avoiding the need to file a petition or direct the
 detention of the child. Diversion services  shall  include:  efforts  to
 adjust  cases pursuant to this article before a petition is filed, or by
 order of the court, after the petition is filed but before  fact-finding
 is  commenced;  and  preventive  services  provided  in  accordance with
 section four hundred nine-a of the social  services  law  to  avert  the
 placement  of  the child into foster care, including crisis intervention
 and respite services.   Diversion services may also  include,  in  cases
 where  any  person  is  seeking to file a petition that alleges that the
 child has a substance use disorder or is in need of immediate  detoxifi-
 cation  or  substance use disorder services, an assessment for substance
 use  disorder;  provided,  however,  that  notwithstanding   any   other
 provision  of  law to the contrary, the designated lead agency shall not
 be required to pay for all or any portion of the costs of  such  assess-
 ment  or  substance  use  disorder or detoxification services, except in
 cases where medical assistance for needy persons may be used to pay  for
 all or any portion of the costs of such assessment or services.
   [(j)]  (I) "Substance use disorder". [The misuse of, dependence on, or
 addiction to alcohol and/or legal or illegal drugs  leading  to  effects
 that  are  detrimental to the person's physical and mental health or the
 welfare of others] SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW.
   [(k)] (J) "Assessment for substance use  disorder".  Assessment  by  a
 provider  that  has  been  certified  by  the  office  of alcoholism and
 substance abuse services of a person less than  eighteen  years  of  age
 where  it  is  alleged  that the youth is suffering from a substance use
 disorder which could make a youth a danger  to  himself  or  herself  or
 others.
   [(l)]  (K) "A substance use disorder which could make a youth a danger
 to himself or herself or others".  A  substance  use  disorder  that  is
 accompanied by the dependence on, or the repeated use or abuse of, drugs
 or  alcohol to the point of intoxication such that the person is in need
 of immediate detoxification or other substance use disorder services.
   [(m)] (L) "Substance use disorder services".  Substance  use  disorder
 services  shall have the same meaning as provided for in section 1.03 of
 the mental hygiene law.
   § 2. Intentionally omitted.
   § 3. Section 720 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 419 of
 the laws of 1987, subdivision 3 as amended by section 9 of subpart B  of
 part  Q  of  chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 5 as amended by
 section 3 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, and paragraph (c)
 of subdivision 5 as added by section 8 of part G of chapter  58  of  the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   §  720.  Detention. 1. No child to whom the provisions of this article
 may apply, shall be detained in any prison, jail, lockup, or other place
 used for adults convicted of crime or under arrest and  charged  with  a
 crime.

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   2.  The  detention of a child in a secure detention facility shall not
 be directed under any of the provisions of this article.
   3.  Detention  of a person alleged to be or adjudicated as a person in
 need of supervision shall, except as provided  in  subdivision  four  of
 this  section,  be authorized only in a foster care program certified by
 the office of children and family services, or a certified  or  approved
 family  boarding  home, [or a non-secure detention facility certified by
 the office] and in accordance with section seven hundred thirty-nine  of
 this  article.  The setting of the detention shall take into account (a)
 the proximity to the community in which the  person  alleged  to  be  or
 adjudicated  as a person in need of supervision lives with such person's
 parents or to which such person will be discharged, and (b) the existing
 educational setting of such person and the proximity of such setting  to
 the location of the detention setting.
   4. Whenever detention is authorized and ordered pursuant to this arti-
 cle,  for  a  person alleged to be or adjudicated as a person in need of
 supervision, a family court in a city having a population of one million
 or more shall,  notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,  direct
 detention  in a foster care facility established and maintained pursuant
 to the social services law. In all other respects, the detention of such
 a person in a foster care facility shall be  subject  to  the  identical
 terms  and conditions for detention as are set forth in this article and
 in section two hundred thirty-five of this act.
   5. (a) The court shall not order or direct detention under this  arti-
 cle, unless the court determines that there is no substantial likelihood
 that  the  youth  and  his  or  her family will continue to benefit from
 diversion services, AND THAT CONTINUATION  IN  THE  HOME  WOULD  NOT  BE
 APPROPRIATE  BECAUSE  SUCH CONTINUATION WOULD (I) CONTINUE OR WORSEN THE
 CIRCUMSTANCES ALLEGED IN THE UNDERLYING PETITION, OR  THAT  CREATED  THE
 NEED  FOR  A  PETITION TO BE SOUGHT, OR (II) CREATE A SAFETY RISK TO THE
 CHILD OR THE CHILD'S FAMILY and that all OTHER available alternatives to
 detention have been exhausted; and
   (b) [Where the youth is sixteen years of age or older, the court shall
 not order or direct detention  under  this  article,  unless  the  court
 determines  and  states in its order that special circumstances exist to
 warrant such detention.
   (c)] If the respondent may be a sexually exploited child as defined in
 subdivision one of section four  hundred  forty-seven-a  of  the  social
 services law, the court may direct the respondent to an available short-
 term  safe  house  as defined in subdivision two of section four hundred
 forty-seven-a of the social services law as an alternative to detention.
   § 4. Intentionally omitted.
   § 4-a. Section 727 of the family court act, as amended by chapter  920
 of  the laws of 1982, subdivisions (a) and (b) as amended by chapter 419
 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
   § 727. Rules of court authorizing release before filing  of  petition.
 (a)  The  agency responsible for operating a [detention facility] FOSTER
 CARE PROGRAM CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES  OR
 A  CERTIFIED  OR  APPROVED  FAMILY  BOARDING  HOME,  or in a city of one
 million or more, the agency responsible  for  operating  a  foster  care
 facility, may release a child in custody before the filing of a petition
 to  the  custody  of  his  parents  or other relative, guardian or legal
 custodian when the events occasioning the taking into custody appear  to
 involve  a  petition  to determine whether a person is in need of super-
 vision rather than a petition to determine whether a person is  a  juve-
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   (b)  When  a  release is made under this section such release may, but
 need not, be conditioned upon the giving of  a  recognizance  in  accord
 with  PARAGRAPH  (I) OF SUBDIVISION (B) OF section seven hundred twenty-
 four [(b) (i)] OF THIS PART.
   (c)  If  the probation service for any reason does not release a child
 under this section, the child shall promptly be brought before  a  judge
 of  the court, if practicable, and section seven hundred twenty-eight OF
 THIS PART shall apply.
   § 5. Subdivisions (c) and (d) of section 728 of the family court  act,
 subdivision  (d)  as added by chapter 145 of the laws of 2000, paragraph
 (i) as added and paragraph (ii) of  subdivision  (d)  as  renumbered  by
 section  5  of  part  E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, and paragraph
 (iii) as amended and paragraph (iv)  of  subdivision  (d)  as  added  by
 section 10 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (c)  An  order  of  release  under  this section may, but need not, be
 conditioned upon the giving of a recognizance in accord  with  [sections
 seven  hundred  twenty-four  (b)]  PARAGRAPH  (i)  OF SUBDIVISION (B) OF
 SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (d) Upon a finding of facts and  reasons  which  support  a  detention
 order pursuant to this section, the court shall also determine and state
 in any order directing detention:
   (i)  that there is no substantial likelihood that the youth and his or
 her family will continue to benefit from diversion  services,  AND  THAT
 CONTINUATION IN THE HOME WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE BECAUSE SUCH CONTINUA-
 TION  WOULD  (A)  CONTINUE  OR  WORSEN  THE CIRCUMSTANCES ALLEGED IN THE
 UNDERLYING PETITION, OR THAT CREATED THE  NEED  FOR  A  PETITION  TO  BE
 SOUGHT,  OR  (B) CREATE A SAFETY RISK TO THE CHILD OR THE CHILD'S FAMILY
 and that  all  OTHER  available  alternatives  to  detention  have  been
 exhausted; and
   (ii)  whether  continuation  of the child in the child's home would be
 contrary to the best interests of the child based upon, and limited  to,
 the  facts  and  circumstances available to the court at the time of the
 hearing held in accordance with this section; and
   (iii) where appropriate, whether reasonable efforts were made prior to
 the date of the court hearing that resulted in the detention  order,  to
 prevent  or  eliminate the need for removal of the child from his or her
 home or, if the child had been removed from his or her home prior to the
 court appearance pursuant to this section,  where  appropriate,  whether
 reasonable efforts were made to make it possible for the child to safely
 return home; and
   (iv) whether the setting of the detention takes into account the prox-
 imity  to the community in which the person alleged to be or adjudicated
 as a person in need of supervision lives with such person's  parents  or
 to  which  such  person will be discharged, and the existing educational
 setting of such person and the proximity of such setting to the location
 of the detention setting.
   § 6. Intentionally omitted.
   § 7. Subdivision (b), paragraph (i) of subdivision (d) and subdivision
 (f) of section 735 of the family court act, subdivision (b)  as  amended
 by  chapter  38 of the laws of 2014, paragraph (i) of subdivision (d) as
 amended by chapter 535 of the laws of 2011 and subdivision (f) as  added
 by section 7 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, are amended to
 read as follows:
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   (i)  confer  with any person seeking to file a petition, the youth who
 may be a potential respondent, his or her family, and  other  interested
 persons, concerning the provision of diversion services before any peti-
 tion may be filed; and
   (ii) diligently attempt to prevent the filing of a petition under this
 article or, after the petition is filed, to prevent the placement of the
 youth  into  foster care IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-
 SIX OF THIS ARTICLE; and
   (iii) assess whether the youth would benefit from residential  respite
 services; and
   (iv) ASSESS WHETHER THE YOUTH IS A SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND, IF
 SO, WHETHER SUCH YOUTH SHOULD BE REFERRED TO A SAFE HOUSE; AND
   (V)  determine  whether  alternatives  to detention are appropriate to
 avoid remand of the youth to detention; [and]
   [(v)] (VI) ASSESS WHETHER  REMAINING  IN  THE  HOME  WOULD  CAUSE  THE
 CONTINUATION OR WORSENING OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CREATED THE NEED FOR
 A  PETITION  TO  BE SOUGHT, OR CREATE A SAFETY RISK TO THE CHILD, OR THE
 CHILD'S FAMILY; AND
   (VII) determine whether an assessment of the youth for  substance  use
 disorder  by an office of alcoholism and substance abuse services certi-
 fied provider is necessary when a person  seeking  to  file  a  petition
 alleges  in  such  petition that the youth is suffering from a substance
 use disorder which could make the youth a danger to himself  or  herself
 or  others.  Provided, however, that notwithstanding any other provision
 of law to the contrary, the designated lead agency shall not be required
 to pay for all or any portion of the costs of such assessment or for any
 substance use disorder or detoxification services, except in cases where
 medical assistance for needy persons may be used to pay for all  or  any
 portion of the costs of such assessment or services. The office of alco-
 holism  and  substance abuse services shall make a list of its certified
 providers available to the designated lead agency.
   (i) providing, at the first contact, information on  the  availability
 of  or a referral to services in the geographic area where the youth and
 his or her family are located that may be of  benefit  in  avoiding  the
 need  to file a petition under this article; including the availability,
 for up to twenty-one days, of a  residential  respite  program,  if  the
 youth  and his or her parent or other person legally responsible for his
 or her care agree, and the availability of other non-residential  crisis
 intervention  programs  such  as family crisis counseling or alternative
 dispute resolution programs or an  educational  program  as  defined  in
 section four hundred fifty-eight-l of the social services law.
   (f)  Efforts  to  prevent  the  filing  of a petition pursuant to this
 section may extend until the  designated  lead  agency  determines  that
 there  is no substantial likelihood that the youth and his or her family
 will benefit from further attempts. Efforts  at  diversion  pursuant  to
 this  section  may  continue  after  the  filing of a petition where the
 designated lead agency determines that the youth and his or  her  family
 will  benefit  from  further  attempts to prevent PLACEMENT OF the youth
 from entering foster care  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  SECTION  SEVEN  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 8. Intentionally omitted.
   § 9. Intentionally omitted.
   § 10. Intentionally omitted.
   § 11. Intentionally omitted.
   § 12. Intentionally omitted.

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   § 12-a. Section 751 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 100
 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   §  751.  Order  dismissing  petition. If the allegations of a petition
 under this article are not established,  the  court  shall  dismiss  the
 petition.  The court may in its discretion dismiss a petition under this
 article, in the interests of justice where attempts have  been  made  to
 adjust  the  case  as provided for in sections seven hundred thirty-five
 and seven hundred forty-two of this article and  the  probation  service
 has  exhausted  its efforts to successfully adjust such case as a result
 of the petition's  failure  to  provide  reasonable  assistance  to  the
 probation  service.  IN  DISMISSING A PETITION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
 THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER A REFERRAL OF SERVICES WOULD BE  APPRO-
 PRIATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE RESPONDENT AND HIS OR HER FAMILY.
   § 13. Section 754 of the family court act, subdivision 1 as designated
 by  chapter  878  of the laws of 1976, paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 as
 amended by section 4 of part V of chapter 383 of the laws of  2001,  the
 closing  paragraph  of  subdivision 1 as added by section 5 of part V of
 chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 7 of
 the laws of 1999, subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as
 amended by section 20 and the closing  paragraph  of  paragraph  (b)  of
 subdivision  2  as  amended by section 21 of part L of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   § 754. Disposition on adjudication of person in need  of  supervision.
 1.    Upon  an  adjudication of person in need of supervision, the court
 shall enter an order of disposition:
   (a) Discharging the respondent with warning;
   (b) Suspending judgment in accord with section  seven  hundred  fifty-
 five OF THIS PART;
   (c)  Continuing  the  proceeding  and placing the respondent in accord
 with section seven hundred fifty-six OF THIS PART;  [provided,  however,
 that  the  court  shall  not place the respondent in accord with section
 seven hundred fifty-six where the respondent is sixteen years of age  or
 older,  unless the court determines and states in its order that special
 circumstances exist to warrant such placement]; or
   (d) Putting the respondent on probation in accord with  section  seven
 hundred fifty-seven OF THIS PART.
   The court may order an eligible person to complete an education reform
 program  in  accordance  with  section four hundred fifty-eight-l of the
 social services law, as part of a disposition pursuant to paragraph (a),
 (b) or (d) of this subdivision.
   2. (a) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 COURT SHALL NOT ORDER PLACEMENT WITH THE LOCAL  COMMISSIONER  OF  SOCIAL
 SERVICES PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS PART UNLESS
 THE COURT FINDS AND STATES IN WRITING THAT:
   (I)  NO  APPROPRIATE  SUITABLE  RELATIVE OR SUITABLE PRIVATE PERSON IS
 AVAILABLE FOR PLACEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED  FIFTY-SIX  OF
 THIS PART; AND
   (II)  PLACEMENT  IN  THE CHILD'S HOME WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE BECAUSE
 SUCH PLACEMENT WOULD:
   (A) CONTINUE OR WORSEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES  ALLEGED  IN  THE  UNDERLYING
 PETITION; OR
   (B) CREATE A SAFETY RISK TO THE CHILD, OR THE CHILD'S FAMILY.
   (B)  The  order  shall  state  the  court's reasons for the particular
 disposition. If IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION the
 court DETERMINES PLACEMENT  IS  APPROPRIATE  AND  places  the  child  in
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 in its order shall determine: (i) whether continuation  in  the  child's
 home  would  be  contrary  to  the  best interest of the child and where
 appropriate, that reasonable efforts were made prior to the date of  the
 dispositional hearing held pursuant to this article to prevent or elimi-
 nate  the need for removal of the child from his or her home and, if the
 child was removed from his or her home prior to the date of  such  hear-
 ing,  that  such  removal  was  in  the child's best interest and, where
 appropriate, reasonable efforts were made to make it  possible  for  the
 child  to  return  safely  home. If the court determines that reasonable
 efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the  child  from
 the home were not made but that the lack of such efforts was appropriate
 under  the  circumstances, the court order shall include such a finding;
 and (ii) in the case of a child who has attained the  age  of  fourteen,
 the  services needed, if any, to assist the child to make the transition
 from foster care to independent  living.  Nothing  in  this  subdivision
 shall  be  construed to modify the standards for directing detention set
 forth in section seven hundred thirty-nine of this article.
   [(b)] (C) For the purpose  of  this  section,  reasonable  efforts  to
 prevent  or  eliminate  the need for removing the child from the home of
 the child or to make it possible for the child to return safely  to  the
 home of the child shall not be required where the court determines that:
   (i)  the  parent  of  such child has subjected the child to aggravated
 circumstances, as defined in subdivision (g) of  section  seven  hundred
 twelve of this article;
   (ii)  the parent of such child has been convicted of (A) murder in the
 first degree as defined in section 125.27 or murder in the second degree
 as defined in section 125.25 of the penal law and the victim was another
 child of the parent; or (B) manslaughter in the first degree as  defined
 in  section  125.20  or  manslaughter in the second degree as defined in
 section 125.15 of the penal law and the victim was another child of  the
 parent,  provided,  however, that the parent must have acted voluntarily
 in committing such crime;
   (iii) the parent of such child has been convicted  of  an  attempt  to
 commit any of the crimes set forth in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of this
 paragraph,  and  the  victim or intended victim was the child or another
 child of the parent; or has been convicted of criminal  solicitation  as
 defined  in  article  one  hundred, conspiracy as defined in article one
 hundred five or criminal facilitation as defined in article one  hundred
 fifteen  of the penal law for conspiring, soliciting or facilitating any
 of the foregoing crimes, and the victim or intended victim was the child
 or another child of the parent;
   (iv) the parent of such child has been convicted  of  assault  in  the
 second  degree as defined in section 120.05, assault in the first degree
 as defined in section 120.10 or aggravated assault upon  a  person  less
 than eleven years old as defined in section 120.12 of the penal law, and
 the  commission of one of the foregoing crimes resulted in serious phys-
 ical injury to the child or another child of the parent;
   (v) the parent of such child has been convicted in any other jurisdic-
 tion of an offense which includes all of the essential elements  of  any
 crime  specified  in subparagraph (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this paragraph,
 and the victim of such offense was the child or  another  child  of  the
 parent; or
   (vi) the parental rights of the parent to a sibling of such child have
 been involuntarily terminated;
 unless  the  court determines that providing reasonable efforts would be
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 ty of the child, and would likely result in  the  reunification  of  the
 parent  and  the  child in the foreseeable future. The court shall state
 such findings in its order.
   If  the  court  determines  that  reasonable  efforts are not required
 because of one of the grounds set  forth  above,  a  permanency  hearing
 shall  be  held within thirty days of the finding of the court that such
 efforts are not required. At the permanency  hearing,  the  court  shall
 determine  the  appropriateness  of  the permanency plan prepared by the
 social services official which shall include whether and when the child:
 (A) will be returned to the parent; (B) should be  placed  for  adoption
 with  the  social services official filing a petition for termination of
 parental rights; (C) should be  referred  for  legal  guardianship;  (D)
 should  be  placed  permanently  with a fit and willing relative; or (E)
 should be placed in another planned permanent living arrangement with  a
 significant  connection  to an adult willing to be a permanency resource
 for the child if the child is age sixteen or older and if  the  require-
 ments  of  subparagraph  (E)  of  paragraph  (iv)  of subdivision (d) of
 section seven hundred fifty-six-a of this part have been met. The social
 services official shall thereafter make reasonable efforts to place  the
 child in a timely manner and to complete whatever steps are necessary to
 finalize  the  permanent  placement  of  the  child  as set forth in the
 permanency plan approved by the court. If reasonable efforts are  deter-
 mined  by the court not to be required because of one of the grounds set
 forth in this paragraph, the social services official may file  a  peti-
 tion for termination of parental rights in accordance with section three
 hundred eighty-four-b of the social services law.
   [(c)]  (D)  For the purpose of this section, in determining reasonable
 efforts to be made with respect to a child, and in making  such  reason-
 able  efforts,  the  child's  health  and  safety shall be the paramount
 concern.
   [(d)] (E) For the purpose of this section, a sibling shall  include  a
 half-sibling.
   §  13-a. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 384-b of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 113 of the laws of 2010, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (a)  For  the  purposes of this section, "permanently neglected child"
 shall mean a child who is in the care of an authorized agency and  whose
 parent  or custodian has failed for a period of either at least one year
 or fifteen out of the most recent twenty-two months following  the  date
 such  child came into the care of an authorized agency substantially and
 continuously or repeatedly to maintain contact  with  or  plan  for  the
 future  of the child, although physically and financially able to do so,
 notwithstanding the agency's diligent efforts to encourage and strength-
 en the parental relationship when such efforts will not  be  detrimental
 to the best interests of the child. The court shall consider the special
 circumstances  of  an  incarcerated parent or parents, or of a parent or
 parents  participating  in  a  residential  substance  abuse   treatment
 program,  when  determining  whether a child is a "permanently neglected
 child" as defined in this paragraph. In such cases, the court also shall
 consider the particular constraints, including but not limited to, limi-
 tations placed on family contact and the  unavailability  of  social  or
 rehabilitative  services  to  aid  in  the  development  of a meaningful
 relationship between the parent and his or her child,  that  may  impact
 the  parent's  ability  to  substantially and continuously or repeatedly
 maintain contact with his or her child and to plan for the future of his
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 court  has  previously  determined  in  accordance with paragraph (b) of
 subdivision three of section three hundred fifty-eight-a of this chapter
 or section one thousand thirty-nine-b, subparagraph (A) of paragraph (i)
 of  subdivision  (b)  of section one thousand fifty-two, paragraph [(b)]
 (C) of subdivision two of section seven hundred fifty-four or  paragraph
 (c)  of  subdivision  two  of section 352.2 of the family court act that
 reasonable efforts to make it possible for the child to return safely to
 his or her home are not required, the agency shall not  be  required  to
 demonstrate  diligent  efforts  as defined in this section. In the event
 that the parent defaults after due notice of a proceeding  to  determine
 such  neglect, such physical and financial ability of such parent may be
 presumed by the court.
   § 13-b. Subdivision (a) of section 755 of the  family  court  act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  124  of  the  laws  of 1993, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) Rules of court shall define permissible terms and conditions of  a
 suspended  judgment.  The  court may order as a condition of a suspended
 judgment restitution or services for public  good  pursuant  to  section
 seven hundred fifty-eight-a OF THIS PART, and[, except when the respond-
 ent  has been assigned to a facility in accordance with subdivision four
 of section five hundred four of the executive law,] in cases wherein the
 record indicates that the consumption of alcohol by the  respondent  may
 have  been  a contributing factor, the court may order attendance at and
 completion of an  alcohol  awareness  program  established  pursuant  to
 section 19.25 of the mental hygiene law.
   §  14.  Section 756 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 920
 of the laws of 1982, paragraph (i) of  subdivision  (a)  as  amended  by
 chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, the opening paragraph of paragraph (ii)
 of  subdivision  (a) as amended by section 11 of part G of chapter 58 of
 the laws of 2010, subdivision (b) as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of
 1999, and subdivision (c) as amended by section 10 of part E of  chapter
 57 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   §  756.  Placement.  (a)  (i)  For  purposes  of section seven hundred
 fifty-four OF THIS PART, the court may place the child in its  own  home
 or  in  the  custody  of  a  suitable relative or other suitable private
 person or a commissioner of social services, TO THE EXTENT SUCH  COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL DIRECT PLACEMENT IN (1) A FOSTER CARE PROGRAM CERTIFIED BY
 THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, (2) A CERTIFIED OR  APPROVED
 FAMILY  BOARDING  HOME, (3) IN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR MORE, A FOSTER CARE FACILITY ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED  PURSUANT  TO
 THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW, OR (4) AN AVAILABLE LONG TERM SAFE HOUSE FOR
 YOUTH MEETING THE DEFINITION OF A SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD AS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  FORTY-SEVEN-A  OF  THE  SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW subject to the orders of the court.
   (ii)  Where  the  child  is  placed with the commissioner of the local
 social services district, the court may direct the commissioner to place
 the child with an authorized agency or  class  of  authorized  agencies,
 including,  if  the  court  finds  that  the  respondent  is  a sexually
 exploited child as defined in subdivision one of  section  four  hundred
 forty-seven-a  of  the  social services law, an available long-term safe
 house. Unless the dispositional order provides otherwise, the  court  so
 directing  shall  include  one of the following alternatives to apply in
 the event that the commissioner is unable to so place the child:
   (1) the commissioner shall apply to the court for an  order  to  stay,
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 of section seven hundred sixty-two or seven hundred sixty-three OF  THIS
 PART; or
   (2)  the commissioner shall return the child to the family court for a
 new dispositional hearing and order.
   (b) Placements under this section may be  for  an  initial  period  of
 [twelve  months]  NINETY DAYS. The court may extend a placement pursuant
 to section seven hundred fifty-six-a OF THIS PART.  In  its  discretion,
 the  court may recommend restitution or require services for public good
 pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-eight-a OF THIS PART in conjunc-
 tion with an order of placement. [For the purposes  of  calculating  the
 initial  period  of  placement,  such  placement shall be deemed to have
 commenced sixty days after the date the child was removed  from  his  or
 her  home  in  accordance  with  the provisions of this article.] If the
 respondent has been in detention pending disposition, the initial period
 of placement ordered under this  section  shall  be  credited  with  and
 diminished  by  the  amount of time spent by the respondent in detention
 prior to the commencement of the placement unless the court  finds  that
 all  or  part  of  such credit would not serve the best interests of the
 respondent.
   (c) A placement pursuant to this  section  with  the  commissioner  of
 social  services  shall  not be directed in any detention facility[, but
 the]. THE  court may direct detention pending transfer  to  a  placement
 authorized  and  ordered  under  this  section  for  no  more  than than
 [fifteen] TEN days after such order of placement is made. Such direction
 shall be subject to extension pursuant to subdivision three  of  section
 three  hundred  ninety-eight  of  the  social services law, upon written
 documentation to the office of children and  family  services  that  the
 youth  is in need of specialized treatment or placement and the diligent
 efforts by the commissioner of social services to locate an  appropriate
 placement.
   § 14-a. Section 756-a of the family court act, as added by chapter 604
 of  the  laws  of 1986, subdivision (a) as amended by chapter 309 of the
 laws of 1996, subdivisions (b) and (d) as amended by section 4 of part B
 of chapter 327 of the laws of 2007, subdivisions (c) and (e) as  amended
 by  chapter  7 of the laws of 1999, paragraph (ii) of subdivision (d) as
 amended by section 3 of part M of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,  para-
 graphs  (iii),  (iv) and (v) of subdivision (d) as amended by section 23
 and subdivision (d-1) as amended by section 24 of part L of  chapter  56
 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   §  756-a.  Extension  of placement. (a) In any case in which the child
 has been placed pursuant to section  seven  hundred  fifty-six  OF  THIS
 PART,  the  child, the person with whom the child has been placed or the
 commissioner of social services may petition the court  to  extend  such
 placement.  Such  petition  shall  be filed at least [sixty] THIRTY days
 prior to the expiration of the period  of  placement,  except  for  good
 cause  shown,  but  in  no  event shall such petition be filed after the
 original expiration date.
   (b) The court shall conduct a permanency hearing concerning  the  need
 for  continuing the placement. The child, the person with whom the child
 has been placed and the commissioner of social services shall  be  noti-
 fied of such hearing and shall have the right to be heard thereat.
   (c) The provisions of section seven hundred forty-five OF THIS ARTICLE
 shall  apply at such permanency hearing. If the petition is filed within
 [sixty] THIRTY days prior to the expiration of the period of  placement,
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 cause has been shown. If good  cause  is  not  shown,  the  court  shall
 dismiss the petition.
   (d)  At the conclusion of the permanency hearing the court may, in its
 discretion, order an extension of the placement for not more  than  [one
 year] NINETY DAYS. The court must consider and determine in its order:
   (i)  where  appropriate,  that reasonable efforts were made to make it
 possible for the child to safely return to his or her home,  or  if  the
 permanency  plan  for  the child is adoption, guardianship or some other
 permanent living arrangement other than reunification with the parent or
 parents of the child, reasonable efforts are  being  made  to  make  and
 finalize  such  alternate permanent placement including consideration of
 appropriate in-state and out-of-state placements;
   (ii) in the case of a child who has attained the age of fourteen,  (A)
 the  services needed, if any, to assist the child to make the transition
 from foster care to successful adulthood; and (B)(1) that the permanency
 plan developed for the child, and any revision or addition to  the  plan
 shall  be developed in consultation with the child and, at the option of
 the child, with up to two additional members of the  child's  permanency
 planning  team  who  are  selected by the child and who are not a foster
 parent of, or case worker, case planner or case manager for, the  child,
 except  that  the  local commissioner of social services with custody of
 the child may reject an individual so selected  by  the  child  if  such
 commissioner has good cause to believe that the individual would not act
 in  the  best  interests  of  the  child, and (2) that one individual so
 selected by the child may be designated to be the child's  advisor  and,
 as necessary, advocate with respect to the application of the reasonable
 and prudent parent standard;
   (iii)  in  the  case of a child placed outside New York state, whether
 the out-of-state placement continues to be appropriate and in  the  best
 interests of the child;
   (iv)  whether  and when the child: (A) will be returned to the parent;
 (B) should be placed for adoption  with  the  social  services  official
 filing  a  petition  for  termination  of parental rights; (C) should be
 referred for legal guardianship; (D) should be placed permanently with a
 fit and willing relative; or (E) should be  placed  in  another  planned
 permanent  living  arrangement with a significant connection to an adult
 willing to be a permanency resource for the child if the  child  is  age
 sixteen  or older and (1) the social services official has documented to
 the court: (I) intensive, ongoing, and, as of the date of  the  hearing,
 unsuccessful  efforts made by the social services district to return the
 child home or secure a placement for the child with a  fit  and  willing
 relative  including  adult  siblings,  a  legal guardian, or an adoptive
 parent, including through efforts that utilize search technology includ-
 ing social media to find biological family members  for  children,  (II)
 the  steps the social services district is taking to ensure that (A) the
 child's foster family home or [child  care  facility]  OTHER  APPLICABLE
 FOSTER  CARE  PROGRAMS  is  following  the reasonable and prudent parent
 standard in accordance with  guidance  provided  by  the  United  States
 department  of health and human services, and (B) the child has regular,
 ongoing opportunities to engage in age  or  developmentally  appropriate
 activities  including by consulting with the child in an age-appropriate
 manner about the opportunities of the child  to  participate  in  activ-
 ities;  and (2) the social services district has documented to the court
 and the court has determined  that  there  are  compelling  reasons  for
 determining  that  it  continues  to  not be in the best interest of the
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 placed for adoption, placed with a fit and willing relative,  or  placed
 with  a  legal  guardian;  and  (3)  the  court has made a determination
 explaining why, as of the date of the hearing,  another  planned  living
 arrangement  with  a  significant connection to an adult willing to be a
 permanency resource for the child is the best permanency  plan  for  the
 child; and
   (v) where the child will not be returned home, consideration of appro-
 priate in-state and out-of-state placements.
   (d-1)  At  the  permanency  hearing,  the court shall consult with the
 respondent in an age-appropriate manner regarding the  permanency  plan;
 provided,  however,  that  if the respondent is age sixteen or older and
 the requested permanency plan for the respondent is placement in another
 planned permanent living arrangement with a significant connection to an
 adult willing to be a permanency resource for the respondent, the  court
 must  ask  the  respondent  about the desired permanency outcome for the
 respondent.
   (e) Pending final determination of a petition to extend such placement
 filed in accordance with the provisions of this section, the court  may,
 on  its  own  motion  or at the request of the petitioner or respondent,
 enter one or more temporary orders extending a period of  placement  not
 to exceed thirty days upon satisfactory proof showing probable cause for
 continuing  such  placement  and that each temporary order is necessary.
 The court may order additional temporary extensions,  not  to  exceed  a
 total  of  fifteen  days, if the court is unable to conclude the hearing
 within the thirty day temporary extension period. In no event shall  the
 aggregate  number  of  days  in extensions granted or ordered under this
 subdivision total more than  forty-five  days.  The  petition  shall  be
 dismissed  if  a decision is not rendered within the period of placement
 or any temporary extension thereof. Notwithstanding any provision of law
 to the contrary, the initial permanency hearing  shall  be  held  within
 [twelve  months of the date the child was placed into care] A REASONABLE
 PERIOD OF TIME PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE INITIAL PERIOD  OF  PLACE-
 MENT  pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-six of this article and no
 later than every twelve months thereafter. [For  the  purposes  of  this
 section,  the  date  the  child was placed into care shall be sixty days
 after the child was removed from his or her home in accordance with  the
 provisions of this section.]
   (f)  Successive  extensions  of  placement  under  this section may be
 granted, but no placement may be made or continued  beyond  the  child's
 eighteenth  birthday without his or her consent and in no event past his
 or her twenty-first birthday.
   § 14-b. Section 757 of the family court act is amended by adding a new
 subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E) THE COURT MAY ORDER SERVICES DEEMED  APPROPRIATE  TO  ADDRESS  THE
 CIRCUMSTANCES ALLEGED IN THE UNDERLYING PETITION.
   §  15. Section 758-a of the family court act, as amended by chapter 73
 of the laws of 1979, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 4 of  the  laws
 of 1987, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 575 of the
 laws  of  2007,  subdivision  2 as amended by chapter 309 of the laws of
 1996, and subdivision 3 as separately amended by chapter 568 of the laws
 of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
   § 758-a. Restitution. 1. In cases involving acts of [infants] CHILDREN
 over [ten] TWELVE and less than [sixteen] EIGHTEEN  years  of  age,  the
 court may
   (a)  recommend as a condition of placement, or order as a condition of
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 fair and reasonable cost to replace the property or  repair  the  damage
 caused  by  the  [infant]  CHILD,  not,  however, to exceed one thousand
 dollars. [In the case of a placement, the court may recommend  that  the
 infant  pay  out  of  his  or  her  own  funds or earnings the amount of
 replacement or damage, either in a lump sum or in periodic  payments  in
 amounts  set  by  the agency with which he is placed, and in the case of
 probation or suspended judgment, the] THE court  may  require  that  the
 [infant] CHILD pay out of his or her own funds or earnings the amount of
 replacement  or  damage, either in a lump sum or in periodic payments in
 amounts set by the court; and/or
   (b) order as a condition of placement, probation, or  suspended  judg-
 ment,  services  for  the  public  good including in the case of a crime
 involving willful, malicious, or unlawful damage or destruction to  real
 or personal property maintained as a cemetery plot, grave, burial place,
 or  other  place of interment of human remains, services for the mainte-
 nance and repair thereof, taking into consideration the age and physical
 condition of the [infant] CHILD.
   2. If the court recommends restitution or requires  services  for  the
 public  good  in  conjunction  with  an  order  of placement pursuant to
 section seven hundred fifty-six OF THIS PART,  the  placement  shall  be
 made  only  to  an  authorized  agency which has adopted rules and regu-
 lations for the supervision of such a program,  which  rules  and  regu-
 lations  shall  be  subject  to  the approval of the state department of
 social services. Such rules and regulations shall include,  but  not  be
 limited  to provisions (i) assuring that the conditions of work, includ-
 ing wages, meet the standards therefor prescribed pursuant to the  labor
 law;  (ii)  affording  coverage  to the child under the workers' compen-
 sation law as an employee of such  agency,  department  or  institution;
 (iii) assuring that the entity receiving such services shall not utilize
 the  same  to  replace  its  regular  employees;  and (iv) providing for
 reports to the court not less frequently than every six  months,  unless
 the order provides otherwise.
   3.  If  the court requires restitution or services for the public good
 as a condition of probation or suspended judgment, it shall provide that
 an agency or person supervise the restitution or services and that  such
 agency  or person report to the court not less frequently than every six
 months, unless the order provides otherwise.  Upon  the  written  notice
 sent  by  a  school  district to the court and the appropriate probation
 department or agency which submits probation recommendations or  reports
 to  the  court,  the  court  may provide that such school district shall
 supervise the performance of services for the public good.
   4. The court, upon receipt of the reports provided for in  subdivision
 two or three of this section may, on its own motion or the motion of any
 party  or  the agency, hold a hearing to determine whether the placement
 OR CONDITION should be altered or modified.
   § 15-a. Section 768 of the family court act  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 768. Successive petitions. If a petition under section seven hundred
 sixty-four OF THIS PART is denied, it may not be renewed for a period of
 [ninety]  THIRTY  days  after  the  denial,  unless  the order of denial
 permits renewal at an earlier time.
   § 16. Section 774 of the family  court  act  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 774. Action on petition for transfer.  On receiving a petition under
 section  seven hundred seventy-three OF THIS PART, the court may proceed
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 seven hundred thirty-nine OF THIS ARTICLE with respect to  the  issuance
 of  a  summons  or  warrant  and sections seven hundred twenty-seven and
 seven hundred twenty-nine govern questions of detention and  failure  to
 comply  with  a promise to appear. Due notice of the petition and a copy
 of the petition shall also be served personally  or  by  mail  upon  the
 office of the locality chargeable for the support of the person involved
 and upon the person involved and his OR HER parents and other persons.
   § 17. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 and subdivision 11 of section 398
 of the social services law, paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 as amended by
 section  19  of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005 and subdivision
 11 as added by chapter 514 of the laws of 1976, are amended to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  Receive  within  fifteen  days  from  the order of placement as a
 public charge any delinquent child committed or placed or  TEN  DAYS  IN
 THE CASE OF A person in need of supervision placed in his or her care by
 the  family court provided, however, that the commissioner of the social
 services district with whom the child is placed may apply to  the  state
 commissioner  or  his  or  her  designee  for  approval of an additional
 fifteen days, OR TEN DAYS IN THE CASE OF A  PERSON  IN  NEED  OF  SUPER-
 VISION,  upon written documentation to the office of children and family
 services that the youth is in need of specialized treatment or placement
 and the diligent efforts by  the  commissioner  of  social  services  to
 locate an appropriate placement.
   11.  In  the  case  of  a child who is adjudicated a person in need of
 supervision or a juvenile delinquent and is placed by the  family  court
 with the [division for youth] OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES and
 who is placed by [the division for youth] SUCH OFFICE with an authorized
 agency  pursuant to court order, the social services official shall make
 expenditures in accordance with the regulations of  the  department  for
 the care and maintenance of such child during the term of such placement
 subject  to  state  reimbursement pursuant to SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-
 THREE-K OF this [title, or article nineteen-G of the  executive  law  in
 applicable cases] ARTICLE.
   §  17-a.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 8 of section 404 of the social
 services law, as added by section 1 of subpart A of part G of chapter 57
 of the laws of 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (a-1)  is  added  to
 read as follows:
   (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, EXCEPT
 AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (A-1) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, eligible expend-
 itures  during  the  applicable  time  periods made by a social services
 district for an approved juvenile justice services close to home  initi-
 ative  shall,  if  approved  by  the department of family assistance, be
 subject to reimbursement with state funds only up to the  extent  of  an
 annual  appropriation  made specifically therefor, after first deducting
 therefrom any federal funds properly  received  or  to  be  received  on
 account  thereof;  provided,  however,  that  when  such funds have been
 exhausted, a social services district may  receive  state  reimbursement
 from other available state appropriations for that state fiscal year for
 eligible  expenditures for services that otherwise would be reimbursable
 under such funding streams. Any claims submitted by  a  social  services
 district  for reimbursement for a particular state fiscal year for which
 the social services district does not receive state  reimbursement  from
 the  annual  appropriation for the approved close to home initiative may
 not be claimed against that district's appropriation for the  initiative
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   (A-1)  STATE  REIMBURSEMENT  SHALL  BE  MADE AVAILABLE FOR ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES MADE BY  A  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT,
 EXCLUSIVE  OF  ANY  FEDERAL  FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR SUCH PURPOSES, FOR
 APPROVED JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES  UNDER  AN  APPROVED  CLOSE  TO  HOME
 INITIATIVE  PROVIDED  TO  YOUTH  AGE  SIXTEEN  YEARS  OR OLDER WHEN SUCH
 SERVICES WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO SUCH YOUTH ABSENT THE
 PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE OF THE LAWS OF TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN
 THAT  INCREASED  THE AGE OF JUVENILE JURISDICTION ABOVE FIFTEEN YEARS OF
 AGE.
   § 18. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 409-a  of  the  social
 services law, as amended by chapter 87 of the laws of 1993, subparagraph
 (i) as amended by chapter 342 of the laws of 2010, and subparagraph (ii)
 as amended by section 22 of part C of chapter 83 of the laws of 2002, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  A social services official shall provide preventive services to a
 child and his or her family, in accordance  with  the  family's  service
 plan  as required by section four hundred nine-e of this [chapter] ARTI-
 CLE and the social  services  district's  child  welfare  services  plan
 submitted  and  approved pursuant to section four hundred nine-d of this
 [chapter] ARTICLE, upon a finding by such official that  (i)  the  child
 will  be  placed,  returned  to  or continued in foster care unless such
 services are provided and that it  is  reasonable  to  believe  that  by
 providing  such  services  the  child  will be able to remain with or be
 returned to his or her family, and for a former foster care youth  under
 the  age of twenty-one who was previously placed in the care and custody
 or custody and guardianship of the local commissioner of social services
 or other officer, board or department authorized to receive children  as
 public  charges where it is reasonable to believe that by providing such
 services the former foster care youth will avoid a return to foster care
 or (ii) the child is the subject of a petition under  article  seven  of
 the  family court act[, or has been determined by the assessment service
 established pursuant to section two hundred forty-three-a of the  execu-
 tive  law,] or by the probation service where no such assessment service
 has been designated, to be at risk of being the subject of such a  peti-
 tion,  and  the social services official determines that the child is at
 risk of placement into foster care.
   Such finding shall be entered  in  the  child's  uniform  case  record
 established  and  maintained  pursuant to section four hundred nine-f of
 this [chapter] ARTICLE. The commissioner shall promulgate regulations to
 assist social services officials in making determinations of eligibility
 for mandated preventive services pursuant to this  [subparagraph]  PARA-
 GRAPH.
   § 18-a. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section
 409-a  of  the social services law, as amended by chapter 87 of the laws
 of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) the child is the subject of a petition under article seven of the
 family court act[, or has been  determined  by  the  assessment  service
 established  pursuant to section two hundred forty-three-a of the execu-
 tive law,] or by the probation service where no such assessment  service
 has  been designated, to be at risk of being the subject of such a peti-
 tion, and the social services official determines according to standards
 promulgated pursuant to section three  hundred  ninety-eight-b  of  this
 chapter that the child is at risk of placement into foster care.
   Such  finding  shall  be  entered  in  the child's uniform case record
 established and maintained pursuant to section four  hundred  nine-f  of
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 assist social services officials in making determinations of eligibility
 for mandated preventive services pursuant to [clause (ii) of] this para-
 graph.
   § 19. Subdivision 3 of section 502 of the executive law, as amended by
 section  79 of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
 read as follows:
   3. "Detention" means the temporary care and maintenance of youth  held
 away from their homes pursuant to article three [or seven] of the family
 court act, or held pending a hearing for alleged violation of the condi-
 tions of release from an office of children and family services facility
 or authorized agency, or held pending a hearing for alleged violation of
 the  condition  of  parole  as a juvenile offender, youthful offender or
 adolescent offender or held pending return to a jurisdiction other  than
 the one in which the youth is held, or held pursuant to a securing order
 of  a  criminal court if the youth named therein as principal is charged
 as a juvenile offender, youthful offender or adolescent offender or held
 pending a hearing on an extension of placement or held pending  transfer
 to  a  facility upon commitment or placement by a court. Only alleged or
 convicted juvenile offenders, youthful offenders or adolescent offenders
 who have not attained their eighteenth or, commencing October first, two
 thousand eighteen, their  twenty-first  birthday  shall  be  subject  to
 detention  in  a detention facility. Commencing October first, two thou-
 sand eighteen, a youth who on or after such date  committed  an  offense
 when  the  youth  was sixteen years of age; or commencing October first,
 two thousand nineteen, a youth who committed an offense on or after such
 date when the youth was seventeen years of age held pursuant to a secur-
 ing order of a criminal court if the youth is charged as  an  adolescent
 offender  or  held pending a hearing for alleged violation of the condi-
 tion of parole as an adolescent offender, must be held in a  specialized
 secure  juvenile  detention  facility  for  older youth certified by the
 state office of children and family services  in  conjunction  with  the
 state commission of correction.
   §  20.  Subdivision  1  and  the opening paragraph of subdivision 2 of
 section 529-b of the executive law, as amended by section 99 of part WWW
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to read as follows:
   1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,  eligible
 expenditures by an eligible municipality for services to divert youth at
 risk  of,  alleged  to  be,  or  adjudicated  as juvenile delinquents or
 persons alleged or adjudicated to be in need of  supervision,  or  youth
 alleged  to be or convicted as juvenile offenders, youthful offenders or
 adolescent offenders from placement in detention or in residential  care
 shall be subject to state reimbursement under the supervision and treat-
 ment  services  for juveniles program for up to sixty-two percent of the
 municipality's expenditures, subject  to  available  appropriations  and
 exclusive  of any federal funds made available for such purposes, not to
 exceed the municipality's distribution under the supervision and  treat-
 ment services for juveniles program.
   (b)  The  state  funds  appropriated for the supervision and treatment
 services for juveniles program shall be distributed to eligible  munici-
 palities  by  the office of children and family services based on a plan
 developed by  the  office  which  may  consider  historical  information
 regarding  the  number  of youth seen at probation intake for an alleged
 act of delinquency, THE NUMBER OF ALLEGED PERSONS IN NEED OF SUPERVISION
 RECEIVING DIVERSION SERVICES UNDER SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE  OF
 THE  FAMILY  COURT  ACT,  the number of youth remanded to detention, the
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 juvenile  delinquents and persons in need of supervision placed in resi-
 dential care with the municipality, the municipality's reduction in  the
 use of detention and residential placements, and other factors as deter-
 mined  by the office. Such plan developed by the office shall be subject
 to the approval of the director of the budget. The office is authorized,
 in its discretion, to make advance distributions to  a  municipality  in
 anticipation of state reimbursement.
   As  used in this section, the term "municipality" shall mean a county,
 or a city having a population of one million or more,  and  "supervision
 and   treatment  services  for  juveniles"  shall  mean  community-based
 services or programs designed to safely maintain youth in the  community
 pending  a  family court disposition or conviction in criminal court and
 services or programs provided to youth adjudicated  as  juvenile  delin-
 quents  or  persons in need of supervision, or youth alleged to be juve-
 nile offenders, youthful offenders or adolescent  offenders  to  prevent
 residential  placement of such youth or a return to placement where such
 youth have been released to the community from residential placement  OR
 PROGRAMS  PROVIDED  TO  YOUTH  ALLEGED OR ADJUDICATED PERSONS IN NEED OF
 SUPERVISION TO PREVENT SUCH YOUTH FROM FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IN THE  JUVE-
 NILE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. Supervision and treatment services for
 juveniles may include but are not limited to services or programs that:
   §  21.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 530 of the executive
 law, as amended by section 100 of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws  of
 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law to the contrary, eligible
 expenditures by a municipality during a particular program year for  the
 care,  maintenance  and supervision in foster care programs certified by
 the office of children and family services, AND  certified  or  approved
 family boarding homes[, and non-secure detention facilities certified by
 the office] for those youth alleged to be persons in need of supervision
 or adjudicated persons in need of supervision held pending transfer to a
 facility  upon placement; and in secure and non-secure detention facili-
 ties certified by the office in accordance  with  section  five  hundred
 three  of  this  article  for  those youth alleged to be juvenile delin-
 quents; adjudicated juvenile delinquents  held  pending  transfer  to  a
 facility upon placement, and juvenile delinquents held at the request of
 the  office  of children and family services pending extension of place-
 ment hearings or release revocation hearings or while awaiting  disposi-
 tion  of such hearings; and youth alleged to be or convicted as juvenile
 offenders, youthful offenders and adolescent offenders shall be  subject
 to  state  reimbursement  for  up to fifty percent of the municipality's
 expenditures, exclusive of any federal funds  made  available  for  such
 purposes,  not to exceed the municipality's distribution from funds that
 have been appropriated specifically  therefor  for  that  program  year.
 Municipalities  shall  implement  the  use  of detention risk assessment
 instruments in a manner  prescribed  by  the  office  so  as  to  inform
 detention decisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to
 the  contrary, data necessary for completion of a detention risk assess-
 ment instrument may be shared among law enforcement, probation,  courts,
 detention  administrators, detention providers, and the attorney for the
 child upon retention or appointment; solely for the purpose of  accurate
 completion  of  such  risk  assessment  instrument,  and  a  copy of the
 completed detention risk assessment instrument shall be  made  available
 to the applicable detention provider, the attorney for the child and the
 court.
   § 22. Subdivision 8 of section 530 of the executive law is REPEALED.

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   §  22-a. Subdivision 12 of section 153-k of the social services law is
 REPEALED.
   §  22-b.  Section  104-b of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017
 amending  the  criminal  procedure  law  and  other  laws  relating   to
 proceedings against juvenile and adolescent offenders is REPEALED.
   §  23.  Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 section or part contained in any part of this act shall be  adjudged  by
 any  court  of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall
 not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,  but  shall  be
 confined  in  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.  It  is
 hereby  declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act would
 have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been  included
 herein.
   § 24. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to be
 applicable  to the detention or placement of youth pursuant to petitions
 filed pursuant to article seven of the family court act on or after such
 effective date; provided, however, that the amendments to section 404 of
 the social services law made by section seventeen-a of  this  act  shall
 not affect the repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed ther-
 ewith;  provided,  further,  that the amendments to subparagraph (ii) of
 paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 409-a of the  social  services
 law made by section eighteen of this act shall be subject to the expira-
 tion and reversion of such subparagraph pursuant to section 28 of part C
 of  chapter  83 of the laws of 2002, as amended, when upon such date the
 provisions of section eighteen-a of this act shall take effect.
 
                                  PART L
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b),  (c)  and  (d)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  131-o  of  the  social services law, as amended by section 1 of
 part YY of chapter 59 of the laws  of  2018,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  in  the  case of each individual receiving family care, an amount
 equal to at least [$144.00] $148.00 for each month beginning on or after
 January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (b) in the case of each  individual  receiving  residential  care,  an
 amount  equal  to at least [$166.00] $171.00 for each month beginning on
 or after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (c) in the case of  each  individual  receiving  enhanced  residential
 care,  an  amount  equal  to  at  least [$198.00] $204.00 for each month
 beginning on or after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (d) for the period commencing January first, two  thousand  [nineteen]
 TWENTY, the monthly personal needs allowance shall be an amount equal to
 the  sum  of  the amounts set forth in subparagraphs one and two of this
 paragraph:
   (1) the amounts specified in paragraphs  (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of  this
 subdivision; and
   (2)  the  amount  in subparagraph one of this paragraph, multiplied by
 the percentage of any  federal  supplemental  security  income  cost  of
 living adjustment which becomes effective on or after January first, two
 thousand  [nineteen]  TWENTY,  but prior to June thirtieth, two thousand
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   § 2. Paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f)  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part
 YY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, for
 an eligible individual living  alone,  [$837.00]  $858.00;  and  for  an
 eligible couple living alone, [$1,229.00] $1,261.00.
   (b)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, for
 an eligible individual  living  with  others  with  or  without  in-kind
 income, [$773.00] $794.00; and for an eligible couple living with others
 with or without in-kind income, [$1,171.00] $1,203.00.
   (c)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, (i)
 for an eligible individual receiving family care, [$1,016.48]  $1,037.48
 if he or she is receiving such care in the city of New York or the coun-
 ty of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible
 couple  receiving  family  care in the city of New York or the county of
 Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland, two times the amount set forth
 in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individ-
 ual receiving such care in any other  county  in  the  state,  [$978.48]
 $999.48;  and  (iv)  for  an  eligible couple receiving such care in any
 other county in the state, two times the amount set  forth  in  subpara-
 graph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (d)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, (i)
 for an  eligible  individual  receiving  residential  care,  [$1,185.00]
 $1,206.00 if he or she is receiving such care in the city of New York or
 the  county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland; and (ii) for an
 eligible couple receiving residential care in the city of  New  York  or
 the  county  of  Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland, two times the
 amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or (iii) for  an
 eligible  individual  receiving  such  care  in  any other county in the
 state, [$1,155.00] $1,176.00; and (iv) for an eligible couple  receiving
 such  care  in  any  other county in the state, two times the amount set
 forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (e)  [(i)]  On  and  after  January  first,  two  thousand  [eighteen]
 NINETEEN,  (I) for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential
 care, [$1,444.00] $1,465.00; and (ii) for an eligible  couple  receiving
 enhanced  residential  care,  two times the amount set forth in subpara-
 graph (i) of this paragraph.
   (f) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subdi-
 vision shall be increased to reflect any increases  in  federal  supple-
 mental  security income benefits for individuals or couples which become
 effective on or after January first, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY  but
 prior to June thirtieth, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2019.
 
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                                  PART AA
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 5-211 of the election law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  265 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Each agency designated as a participating agency under the  provisions
 of this section shall implement and administer a program of distribution
 of  voter registration forms pursuant to the provisions of this section.
 The following offices which provide  public  assistance  and/or  provide
 state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons
 with  disabilities are hereby designated as voter registration agencies:
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 office of children and family services,  the  office  of  temporary  and
 disability  assistance  and the department of health. Also designated as
 public assistance agencies are all agencies  of  local  government  that
 provide  such  assistance.  Designated  as  state  agencies that provide
 programs primarily engaged in providing services to people with disabil-
 ities are the department of labor, office for  the  aging,  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, office of mental health, office of voca-
 tional and  educational  services  for  individuals  with  disabilities,
 commission  on  quality  of  care  for  the mentally disabled, office of
 mental retardation and developmental disabilities,  commission  for  the
 blind,  office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, the office of
 the advocate for the disabled and all offices which administer  programs
 established or funded by such agencies. Additional state agencies desig-
 nated  as voter registration offices are the department of state and the
 division of workers' compensation. Such agencies shall  be  required  to
 offer  voter  registration forms to persons upon initial application for
 services, renewal or recertification for services and change of  address
 relating  to  such services. Such agencies shall also be responsible for
 providing assistance to  applicants  in  completing  voter  registration
 forms,  receiving  and  transmitting the completed application form from
 all applicants who wish to have such form transmitted to the appropriate
 board of elections. The state board of elections  shall,  together  with
 representatives  of  the  department  of  defense, develop and implement
 procedures for including recruitment offices of the armed forces of  the
 United  States  as  voter  registration offices when such offices are so
 designated by federal law. The state board shall also  make  request  of
 the  United  States  Immigration  and  Naturalization Service to include
 applications for registration by mail with any materials which are given
 to new citizens. All institutions of the state university  of  New  York
 and  the  city  university  of  New York, shall, at the beginning of the
 school year, and again in January of a year in which  the  president  of
 the United States is to be elected, provide an application for registra-
 tion  to  each  student  in  each  such  institution. The state board of
 elections may, by regulation, grant a waiver from  any  or  all  of  the
 requirements  of  this section to any office or program of an agency, if
 it determines that it is not feasible for  such  office  or  program  to
 administer such requirement.
   §  2.  Subdivision 8 of section 31 of the executive law, as amended by
 section 106 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. The division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 2-a. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 169 of the  executive
 law,  as  amended  by  section  9 of part A of chapter 60 of the laws of
 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (e) [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of state athletic commission,  director  of
 the  office  of  victim services, [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of human rights
 appeal board, [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the industrial board of appeals,
 [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the state commission of correction, members of
 the board of parole, [member-chairman] MEMBER-CHAIRPERSON  of  unemploy-
 ment  insurance  appeal board, director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES,
 and [vice-chairman] VICE-CHAIRPERSON of the workers' compensation board;
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 191 of the executive law,  as  added  by
 chapter 285 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  There  is  hereby  established within the division of military and
 naval affairs a temporary advisory  committee  on  the  restoration  and
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 to as the "committee"). The committee shall  have  thirteen  members  as
 follows:  the adjutant general, the director of the New York state mili-
 tary heritage museum, the commissioners of education and  parks,  recre-
 ation  and  historic  preservation  and  the director of the division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, or their designated  representatives,  two
 members  appointed  each  by  the  governor, speaker of the assembly and
 majority leader of the senate and  one  member  each  appointed  by  the
 minority leaders of the senate and assembly and shall serve at the plea-
 sure of the appointing authority.  Appointed members shall include indi-
 viduals with experience in restoration of historical memorabilia, exper-
 tise  in  military history, or a background in historical restoration or
 fine arts conservation. No appointed member shall be  a  member  of  the
 executive, legislative or judicial branch of the state government at the
 time of his/her appointment.  The advisory committee shall meet at least
 four  times  a  year.  No  members  shall  receive any compensation, but
 members who are not state officials may  receive  actual  and  necessary
 expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
   § 4. The article heading of article 17 of the executive law is amended
 to read as follows:
                       VETERANS' [AFFAIRS] SERVICES
   §  5.  Subdivisions  1  and  2 of section 350 of the executive law are
 amended to read as follows:
   1. The term "division"  means  the  division  of  veterans'  [affairs]
 SERVICES.
   2.  The  term  "state  director"  means the New York state director of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 6. Section 351 of the executive law is amended to read as follows:
   § 351. Division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES.    There  is  hereby
 created  in  the  executive department a division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES.  The head of such division shall be the New York state  direc-
 tor  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES who shall be a veteran. He OR SHE
 shall be appointed by the governor and shall hold office during  his  OR
 HER  pleasure.  Such state director shall receive an annual salary to be
 fixed by the governor within the limitation provided by law. He  OR  SHE
 shall  also  be  entitled  to  receive  his OR HER expenses actually and
 necessarily incurred by him OR HER in the  performance  of  his  OR  HER
 duties.  The  state  director,  with  the  approval of the governor, may
 establish such bureaus within the division as are necessary  and  appro-
 priate to carrying out its functions and may consolidate or abolish such
 bureaus.  The  state  director  may  appoint such officers, consultants,
 clerks and other employees and agents as he OR SHE may  deem  necessary,
 fix  their  compensation  within  the  limitation  provided  by law, and
 prescribe their duties.
   § 7. The section heading and subdivisions 1 and 5 of  section  352  of
 the  executive  law,  as amended by chapter 501 of the laws of 1993, are
 amended to read as follows:
   Veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission.   1. There shall  be  in  the
 division  a veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission, which shall consist
 of the members and the ex officio members provided for in this section.
   5. The commission shall have power, and  it  shall  be  its  duty,  to
 assist  the  state  director  in  the  formulation of policies affecting
 veterans and in the coordination of all  operations  of  state  agencies
 relating to veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   §  8.  Section 354-a of the executive law, as amended by section 95 of
 subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of  2011,  is  amended  to
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   § 354-a. Information  on  status  of  veterans  receiving  assistance.
 Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies of the
 state and political  subdivisions  thereof,  which  provide  assistance,
 treatment,  counseling,  care,  supervision  or custody in service areas
 involving  health,  mental  health, family services, criminal justice or
 employment, including but not limited to the office  of  alcoholism  and
 substance  abuse  services, office of mental health, office of probation
 and correctional alternatives, office of children and  family  services,
 office  of  temporary  and  disability assistance, department of health,
 department of labor,  local  workforce  investment  boards,  office  for
 people  with  developmental  disabilities, and department of corrections
 and community supervision, shall request  assisted  persons  to  provide
 information  with  regard  to  their veteran status and military experi-
 ences. Individuals identifying themselves as veterans shall  be  advised
 that  the  division  of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and local veterans'
 service agencies established pursuant to section  three  hundred  fifty-
 seven  of this article provide assistance to veterans regarding benefits
 under federal and state law. Information regarding veterans  status  and
 military  service  provided by assisted persons solely to implement this
 section shall be protected as personal  confidential  information  under
 article six-A of the public officers law against disclosure of confiden-
 tial  material,  and  used  only  to assist in the diagnosis, treatment,
 assessment and handling of the  veteran's  problems  within  the  agency
 requesting such information and in referring the veteran to the division
 of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  for  information and assistance with
 regard to benefits and entitlements under federal and state law.
   § 8-a. Subdivision 2 of section 354-e of the executive law,  as  added
 by chapter 322 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Individuals identifying themselves as having served in the military
 or  a  family  member  shall  be  advised that the division of veterans'
 [affairs] SERVICES  and  local  veterans  service  agencies  established
 pursuant  to  section  three hundred fifty-seven of this article provide
 assistance to veterans regarding benefits under federal and  state  law.
 Information  regarding veterans and military status provided by assisted
 persons solely to implement this section shall be protected as  personal
 confidential  material, and used only to assist in the diagnosis, treat-
 ment, assessment and handling of the veteran's or family member's  prob-
 lems  within the agency requesting such information and in referring the
 veteran or family member to the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 for the information and assistance with regard to benefits and  entitle-
 ments under federal and state law.
   §  9. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 361-b of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 2011, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  "Division"  shall  mean the state division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES.
   § 10. Section 362 of the executive law, as amended by chapter  251  of
 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   § 362. Creation  of annuity. 1. Payment to veterans. a. Any veteran as
 defined in this article who has been or is hereafter classified  by  the
 New York State commission for the visually handicapped as a blind person
 as  defined in section three of chapter four hundred fifteen of the laws
 of nineteen hundred thirteen, as amended, and continues to  be  a  blind
 person  within  the  meaning of that section, shall, upon application to
 the director of the division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES,  be  paid
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 entitled thereto under the provisions of this article, the  sum  of  one
 thousand  dollars  annually,  plus  any applicable annual adjustment, as
 provided in this section.
   b.  The  entitlement  of  any  veteran  to  receive the annuity herein
 provided shall terminate upon his or her ceasing to  continue  to  be  a
 resident  of  and  domiciled  in  the state, but such entitlement may be
 reinstated upon application  to  the  director  of  veterans'  [affairs]
 SERVICES,  if  such veteran shall thereafter resume his or her residence
 and domicile in the state.
   c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a veteran shall be
 the date of receipt of the  application  therefor  by  the  director  of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, except that if the application is denied
 but is granted at a later date upon an application  for  reconsideration
 based  upon new evidence, the effective date of the award of the annuity
 to a veteran shall be the date of receipt of the application for  recon-
 sideration by the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   2.  Payment  to widows and widowers of blind veterans. a. The unremar-
 ried spouse of a veteran who heretofore  has  died  or  the  unremarried
 spouse  of  a veteran dying hereafter, such veteran being at the time of
 her or his death a recipient of, or eligible  for,  the  benefits  above
 provided, shall, upon application to the director of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES,  also  be paid out of the treasury of the state the sum of one
 thousand dollars annually, plus any applicable  annual  adjustment,  for
 such term as such unremarried spouse shall be entitled thereto under the
 provisions of this article.
   b.  The  entitlement  of  any  widow or widower to receive the annuity
 herein provided shall terminate upon her or his death or re-marriage  or
 upon her or his ceasing to continue to be a resident of and domiciled in
 the  state  of  New  York,  but  such entitlement may be reinstated upon
 application to the director of veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES,  if  such
 widow  or widower shall thereafter resume her or his residence and domi-
 cile in the state.
   c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a widow or widower
 shall be the day after the date of death of the veteran if the  applica-
 tion  therefor  is  received within one year from such date of death. If
 the application is received after  the  expiration  of  the  first  year
 following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective date of an
 award  of the annuity to a widow or widower shall be the date of receipt
 of the application by the director of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES.  If
 an application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an applica-
 tion  for reconsideration based upon new evidence, the effective date of
 the award of the annuity to a widow or widower  shall  be  the  date  of
 receipt of the application for reconsideration by the director of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   3.  Annual  adjustment.  Commencing in the year two thousand five, and
 for each year thereafter, the amount of any annuity payable  under  this
 section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding
 year  plus  a  percentage  adjustment  equal  to  the  annual percentage
 increase, if any, for compensation and pension benefits administered  by
 the  United States Department of Veterans' Affairs in the previous year.
 Such percentage increase shall be rounded up to the  next  highest  one-
 tenth  of  one  percent  and shall not be less than one percent nor more
 than four percent. Commencing in the year two thousand five, the  direc-
 tor  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES, not later than February first of
 each year, shall publish by any reasonable means the amount of the annu-
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   § 10-a. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section  363  of  the  executive  law,
 subdivision  1 as added by chapter 424 of the laws of 1961, and subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by chapter 1052 of the laws of 1971,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. The evidence of such service, blindness, residence and domicile, or
 of  such  marriage, widowhood, residence and domicile in each case shall
 be furnished in the manner and form prescribed by the director of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES who shall examine the same.
   2. Upon being satisfied that such service was  performed,  that  other
 facts  and  statements  in  the  application of such veteran or widow OR
 WIDOWER are true and that the said veteran has been  classified  by  the
 New  York  state  commission  for  the  visually  handicapped as a blind
 person, where such veteran is not receiving or not entitled to receive a
 benefit from any existing retirement system to  which  the  state  is  a
 contributor, unless such veteran shall have become disabled by reason of
 loss  of  sight,  while  engaged  in  employment entitling him OR HER to
 receive a benefit from any existing retirement system to which the state
 is a contributor, and as a result of such disability  has  retired  from
 such  employment  and  is  receiving or is entitled to receive a benefit
 from such retirement system the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 shall certify to the state comptroller the  name  and  address  of  such
 veteran or widow OR WIDOWER.
   §  10-b.  Subdivisions  3  and  5 of section 364 of the executive law,
 subdivision 3 as added by chapter 424 of the laws of 1961, and  subdivi-
 sion  5  as  amended  by chapter 115 of the laws of 1981, are amended to
 read as follows:
   3. Where any veteran is disqualified for the annuity  for  any  period
 solely  by  reason of the provisions of subdivision two of this section,
 the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall pay to his [wife]  OR
 HER  SPOUSE,  if  any,  the annuity which such veteran would receive for
 that period but for said subdivision two.
   5. Where payment of the annuity as hereinbefore authorized  is  to  be
 made to a mentally incompetent person or a conservatee, such payment may
 be  authorized  by  the  director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the
 state to be paid only to a duly qualified court-appointed  committee  or
 conservator,  legally  vested with the care of such incompetent's person
 or property or of such conservatee's property, except that in  the  case
 of  an incompetent annuitant for whom a committee has not been appointed
 or a person under a substantial impairment [within the  meaning  of  the
 conservatorship  provisions  of  article  seventy-seven  of  the  mental
 hygiene law] for whom a conservator has not been appointed  and  who  is
 hospitalized  in  a  United  States [veterans'] VETERANS HEALTH adminis-
 tration hospital or in a hospital under the jurisdiction of the state of
 New York, the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the state  may
 in his OR HER discretion certify payment of the annuity, as hereinbefore
 authorized,  to  the  manager of such [veterans'] UNITED STATES VETERANS
 HEALTH administration hospital or to the director of such state hospital
 for the account of the said incompetent or substantially impaired annui-
 tant.
   § 11. The third undesignated paragraph of subdivision 1 and the  open-
 ing  paragraphs  of  paragraphs  (a) and (b), paragraph (g), the opening
 paragraph and clause 6 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (h) of subdivi-
 sion 2 of section 365 of the executive law, as added  by  section  5  of
 part  W  of  chapter  57  of  the  laws  of 2013, are amended to read as
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   The legislature additionally finds and determines that it is therefore
 necessary to provide for the construction and establishment  of  one  or
 more New York state veterans cemeteries, and that to thereafter, provide
 for  the expansion, improvement, support, operation, maintenance and the
 provision  of  perpetual  care of all such cemeteries so constructed and
 established. The legislature also finds and determines that it is appro-
 priate to have the responsibility for the  construction,  establishment,
 expansion,   improvement,   support,   operation,  maintenance  and  the
 provision of perpetual care for veterans cemeteries in this state, to be
 under the oversight and direction of  the  state  division  of  veterans
 [affairs]  SERVICES, and its director, individually, and as chair of the
 management board, for each such veterans  cemetery  so  constructed  and
 established.
   The  division,  in  cooperation  with  the United States department of
 veterans affairs, and in consultation with, and upon the support of  the
 department  of  state  division  of  cemeteries,  is  hereby directed to
 conduct an investigation and study on the issue of the construction  and
 establishment of the first New York state [veterans] VETERANS' cemetery.
 Such investigation and study shall include, but not be limited to:
   Prior  to  the commencement of the investigation and study pursuant to
 paragraph (a) of this subdivision,  the  director  of  the  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES, the director of the division of the budg-
 et, the director of the department of state's  division  of  cemeteries,
 and  the  office  of the state comptroller must certify to the governor,
 the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,  the
 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways
 and  means  committee that the veterans remembrance and cemetery mainte-
 nance and operation fund, created pursuant to section  ninety-seven-mmmm
 of  the  state  finance  law,  contains  moneys  sufficient, adjusted to
 reflect projected future inflation, to fund the  operation,  maintenance
 and  the provision of perpetual care of a state veterans' cemetery for a
 period of not less than fifteen years, provided that such  amount  shall
 not  include  any  amount that shall be reimbursed or contributed to the
 cemetery from the government of the United States  or  any  amount  that
 would be recoverable by the cemetery pursuant to a charge of fee for the
 provision  of a grave site for a non-veteran spouse or family member. In
 making such a certification, the director of the division  of  veterans'
 [affairs]  SERVICES,  the  director  of  the division of the budget, the
 director of the department of state's division of  cemeteries,  and  the
 office  of the state comptroller shall consider, but are not limited to,
 the following factors:
   (g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the  divi-
 sion  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES to commence an investigation and
 study pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, issuing  a  request
 for proposals pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision, selecting a
 site for the first New York state [veterans] VETERANS' cemetery pursuant
 to  paragraph (d) of this subdivision, or submitting any application for
 funding from the government of the United States in accordance with  the
 grant  requirements  specified in section 2408 of title 38 of the United
 States code, part 30 of title 38 of the code of federal regulations, and
 other relevant federal statutes or regulations, for the purpose of seek-
 ing  funds  to  support  the  construction,  establishment,   expansion,
 improvement,  support,  operation,  maintenance  and  the  provision  of
 perpetual care of New York state's first [veterans]  VETERANS'  cemetery
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 veterans remembrance and cemetery maintenance and  operation  fund  have
 been certified pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
   Guidelines  and  standards for the request for proposals for any local
 government desiring to have the first state [veterans]  VETERANS'  ceme-
 tery located within its political subdivision, pursuant to paragraph (b)
 of this subdivision, including, but not limited to:
   (6) The requirement that a response shall require the local government
 to agree to authorize the state of New York, in the event that the local
 government  fails to perform its obligations under the contract with the
 state of New York, that the state director of the division of  veterans'
 [affairs]  SERVICES  shall certify to the comptroller any unpaid amounts
 or any amounts necessary for the state to assume the  obligations  which
 the  local  government  failed to perform, and the comptroller shall, to
 the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, withhold  such  amount  from
 any  state  aid or other amount payable to such local government; to the
 extent that sufficient funds are not available for such withholding, the
 state may pursue any and all available legal  remedies  to  enforce  the
 terms of the contract entered into between the state and a local govern-
 ment pursuant to this subdivision; and
   § 11-a. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the executive
 law,  as  amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (a) A parent, identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star  parent,  of  a
 veteran  who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying hereafter,
 shall upon application to the state director, be paid an annual  annuity
 out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
 such  term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the provisions
 of this article. Commencing in  the  year  two  thousand  nineteen,  the
 amount  of  any  annuity  payable  under  this section shall be the same
 amount as the annuity payable in the preceding year  plus  a  percentage
 adjustment  equal to the annual percentage increase, if any, for compen-
 sation and pension benefits administered by the United States department
 of [veterans'] VETERANS affairs in the previous  year.  Such  percentage
 increase  shall  be  rounded  up  to  the  next highest one-tenth of one
 percent and shall not be less  than  one  percent  nor  more  than  four
 percent.  The  director  of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, not later than
 February first of each year, shall  publish  by  any  reasonable  means,
 including  but  not  limited  to  posting on the division's website, the
 amount of the annuity as adjusted payable under this section.  The  term
 "parent" for the purposes of this section includes mother, father, step-
 mother, stepfather, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
   § 12. Subdivision 3 of section 369-d of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 557 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  establish and maintain, together with the director of the division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, a program to educate separating service
 members as to the benefits available to veterans under this article.
   § 13. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 369-i of the executive
 law, as added by chapter 22 of the laws of 2014, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  Evaluate  and  assess  availability  of  firms for the purpose of
 increasing participation of such firms in state contracting in consulta-
 tion with relevant state entities including, but not limited to, the New
 York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 14. Subdivision 1 of section 643 of the executive law, as amended by
 section 107 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
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   1. As used in this section, "crime victim-related  agency"  means  any
 agency  of state government which provides services to or deals directly
 with crime victims, including (a) the  office  of  children  and  family
 services,  the  office for the aging, the division of [veterans affairs]
 VETERANS'  SERVICES,  the  office of probation and correctional alterna-
 tives, the department of  corrections  and  community  supervision,  the
 office  of victim services, the department of motor vehicles, the office
 of vocational  rehabilitation,  the  workers'  compensation  board,  the
 department  of  health,  the  division of criminal justice services, the
 office of mental health, every transportation authority and the division
 of state police, and (b) any other agency so designated by the  governor
 within ninety days of the effective date of this section.
   §  15.  Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 95-f of the state finance law,
 as added by chapter 266 of the laws of 2005,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. Monies of the fund shall be expended for the provision of veterans'
 counseling  services provided by local veterans' service agencies pursu-
 ant to section three hundred fifty-seven of the executive law under  the
 direction of the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   4.  To  the extent practicable, the director of the division of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES shall ensure that all monies received  during  a
 fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that fiscal year.
   §  16.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a and subdivision 5 of
 section 97-mmmm of the state  finance  law,  the  opening  paragraph  of
 subdivision  2-a  as amended by section 27-c of part UU of chapter 54 of
 the laws of 2016, and subdivision 5 as added by section 2 of part  W  of
 chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   On  or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
 New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall provide  a
 written  report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the
 assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of  the  assembly
 ways  and  means  committee,  chair of the senate committee on veterans,
 homeland security and military affairs, chair of the assembly  veterans'
 affairs  committee,  the  state  comptroller and the public. Such report
 shall include how the monies  of  the  fund  were  utilized  during  the
 preceding calendar year, and shall include:
   5.  Moneys  shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by  the  director  of
 the division of [veterans affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES.
   §  17.  Subdivision  1,  the  opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a and
 subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 99-v of the state finance law,  subdivi-
 sions  1,  4  and 5 as added by chapter 428 of the laws of 2014, and the
 opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a as amended by section 27-d of  part
 UU of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
   1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the commission-
 er  of  taxation  and  finance, the New York state director of [veterans
 affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES and the comptroller, a special  fund  to  be
 known as the "homeless veterans assistance fund".
   On  or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
 New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall provide  a
 written  report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the
 assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of  the  assembly
 ways  and  means  committee,  chair of the senate committee on veterans,
 homeland security and military affairs, chair of the assembly  veterans'
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 shall include how the monies  of  the  fund  were  utilized  during  the
 preceding calendar year, and shall include:
   4.  Moneys  of  the fund shall be expended only for the assistance and
 care of homeless veterans, for housing and housing-related expenses,  as
 determined by the division of [veterans affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES.
   5.  Moneys  shall  be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the New York state
 director  of  [veterans  affairs]  VETERANS'  SERVICES.    Any  interest
 received  by the comptroller on moneys on deposit in the homeless veter-
 ans assistance fund shall be retained in and become part of such fund.
   § 18. Subdivision 1 of section 168 of the labor  law,  as  amended  by
 section 117 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  This  section  shall apply to all persons employed by the state in
 the ward, cottage, colony, kitchen and dining room,  and  guard  service
 personnel in any hospital, school, prison, reformatory or other institu-
 tion  within  or  subject  to  the jurisdiction, supervision, control or
 visitation of the department of corrections and  community  supervision,
 the  department of health, the department of mental hygiene, the depart-
 ment of social welfare or the division of veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES
 in  the  executive  department,  and  engaged in the performance of such
 duties as nursing, guarding or attending the inmates, patients, wards or
 other persons kept or housed in such institutions, or in protecting  and
 guarding  the buildings and/or grounds thereof, or in preparing or serv-
 ing food therein.
   § 19. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  266 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the  regu-
 lar  registration  fee  prescribed  by  section four hundred one of this
 article, provided, however, that an additional annual service charge  of
 fifteen  dollars  shall  be  charged for such plate. Such annual service
 charge shall be deposited to the credit of the Eighth Air Force  Histor-
 ical  Society  fund established pursuant to section ninety-five-f of the
 state finance law and shall be used for  veterans'  counseling  services
 provided  by  local veterans' service agencies pursuant to section three
 hundred fifty-seven of the executive law  under  the  direction  of  the
 division  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES. Provided, however, that one
 year after the effective date of this section funds  in  the  amount  of
 five  thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be
 allocated  to  the  department  to  offset  costs  associated  with  the
 production of such license plates.
   §  20. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0707 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law, as amended by section 92 of subpart B of part C of chapter  62
 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Any  person  who  is a patient at any facility in this state main-
 tained by the United States [Veterans'] VETERANS  HEALTH  Administration
 or  at  any  hospital  or sanitorium for treatment of tuberculosis main-
 tained by the state or any municipal  corporation  thereof  or  resident
 patient at any institution of the department of Mental Hygiene, or resi-
 dent patient at the rehabilitation hospital of the department of Health,
 or  at  any  rest  camp  maintained by the state through the Division of
 Veterans' [Affairs] SERVICES in the Executive Department or  any  inmate
 of  a conservation work camp within the youth rehabilitation facility of
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 of  a youth opportunity or youth rehabilitation center within the Office
 of Children and Family Services, any resident of a nursing home or resi-
 dential health care facility as defined in subdivisions two and three of
 section  twenty-eight hundred one of the public health law, or any staff
 member or volunteer accompanying or assisting one or more  residents  of
 such  nursing  home  or  residential  health  care facility on an outing
 authorized by the administrator of  such  nursing  home  or  residential
 health  care  facility  may  take  fish  as  if he OR SHE held a fishing
 license, except that he OR SHE may not take bait fish by net or trap, if
 he OR SHE has on  his  OR  HER  person  an  authorization  upon  a  form
 furnished  by the department containing such identifying information and
 data as may be required by it, and signed by the superintendent or other
 head of such facility, institution, hospital, sanitarium, nursing  home,
 residential health care facility or rest camp, as the case may be, or by
 a staff physician thereat duly authorized so to do by the superintendent
 or  other  head  thereof.  Such authorization with respect to inmates of
 said conservation work camps shall be limited to areas under  the  care,
 custody and control of the department.
   §  21.  Subdivision  5  of section 2805-b of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 64 of the  laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  The  staff of a general hospital shall: (a) inquire whether or not
 the person admitted has served in the United States armed  forces.  Such
 information  shall  be  listed  on  the  admissions form; (b) notify any
 admittee who is a veteran of the possible availability of services at  a
 hospital  operated by the [veterans administration] UNITED STATES VETER-
 ANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, and, upon request by the admittee, such staff
 shall make arrangements for the individual's  transfer  to  a  [veterans
 administration  operated]  UNITED  STATES VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
 hospital, provided, however, that transfers  shall  be  authorized  only
 after it has been determined, according to accepted clinical and medical
 standards,  that the patient's condition has stabilized and transfer can
 be accomplished safely and without complication;  and  (c)  provide  any
 admittee who has served in the United States armed forces with a copy of
 the  "Information  for  Veterans  concerning  Health  Care Options" fact
 sheet, maintained by the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES pursu-
 ant to subdivision twenty-three of section three hundred fifty-three  of
 the  executive law prior to discharging or transferring the patient. The
 commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for  notifying  such
 admittees  of  possible available services and for arranging a requested
 transfer.
   § 22. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 2805-o of the public health law,
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 2004, and subdivi-
 sion 3 as added by chapter 158 of the laws of 1993, are amended to  read
 as follows:
   2.  Every  nursing  home and residential health care facility shall in
 writing advise all individuals identifying  themselves  as  veterans  or
 spouses  of  veterans  that the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 and local veterans' service agencies  established  pursuant  to  section
 three  hundred fifty-seven of the executive law to provide assistance to
 veterans and their spouses regarding benefits under  federal  and  state
 law.  Such written information shall include the name, address and tele-
 phone number of the New  York  state  division  of  veterans'  [affairs]
 SERVICES,  the  nearest division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES office,
 the nearest county or city veterans'  service  agency  and  the  nearest
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   3.  Every  nursing  home  and  residential  health care facility, upon
 request of individuals identifying themselves as veterans or spouses  of
 veterans, shall transmit such veteran status information to the division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 23. Subdivision 2 of section 3802 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 1135 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   2. In the exercise of the foregoing powers and duties the commissioner
 shall  consult  with the director of the division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES and the heads of state agencies charged with responsibility for
 manpower and health resources.
   § 24. Subdivision 3 of section 3803  of  the  public  health  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  743  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. In exercising any of his or her  powers  under  this  section,  the
 commissioner  shall  consult with appropriate health care professionals,
 providers, veterans or organizations representing them, the division  of
 veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES, the [federal] UNITED STATES department of
 [veterans'] VETERANS affairs and the United States defense department.
   § 25. Section 99-v of the general municipal law, as added  by  chapter
 16 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   §  99-v.  Veterans [affairs] SERVICES; display of events. Each county,
 city, town or village may adopt a local law to provide a bulletin  board
 to  be  conspicuously  displayed  in  such county, city, town or village
 building holding its local legislative body or municipal  offices.  Such
 bulletin  board  shall  be  used by veterans organizations, the New York
 state division of veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES,  the  county  veterans
 service  agency  or  city veterans service agency to display information
 regarding veterans in such county, city, town or village. Such  informa-
 tion  may  include, but not be limited to, benefits or upcoming veterans
 related events in the community.
   § 26. Subdivision 1-b of section 247 of the military law, as added  by
 chapter 477 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1-b.  The adjutant general is hereby authorized to present in the name
 of the legislature of the state of New York, a certificate, to be  known
 as  the  "Cold  War Certificate", bearing a suitable inscription, to any
 person: (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who was  a
 citizen  of  the  state of New York while serving in the armed forces of
 the United States; (iii) who served in the United  States  Armed  Forces
 during  the  period  of  time  from  September  second, nineteen hundred
 forty-five through December twenty-sixth, nineteen  hundred  ninety-one,
 commonly  known  as  the  Cold  War  Era;  and  (iv)  who  was honorably
 discharged or released under honorable circumstances during the Cold War
 Era. Not more  than  one  Cold  War  Certificate  shall  be  awarded  or
 presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose
 entire service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such medal shall
 not  have been honorable. In the event of the death of any person during
 or subsequent to the receipt of such certificate it shall  be  presented
 to  such  representative of the deceased as may be designated. The adju-
 tant general, in consultation with  the  director  of  the  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, shall make such rules and regulations as
 may be deemed necessary for the proper presentation and distribution  of
 the certificate.
   §  27. Subdivision 3 of section 14-a of the domestic relations law, as
 amended by chapter 297 of the laws  of  1963,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:

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   3.  No  fee  shall be charged for any certificate when required by the
 [veterans administration] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS
 or  by  the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the state of New
 York to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to  partic-
 ipate  in  the  benefits made available by the [veterans administration]
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS or  by  the  state  of  New
 York.
   §  28.  Subdivision  1 of section 19 of the domestic relations law, as
 amended by chapter 674 of the laws  of  1985,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  Each  town  and  city  clerk  hereby  empowered  to issue marriage
 licenses shall keep a book supplied by the state department of health in
 which such clerk shall record and index such information as is  required
 therein,  which book shall be kept and preserved as a part of the public
 records of his OR HER office. Whenever an  application  is  made  for  a
 search  of such records the city or town clerk, excepting the city clerk
 of the city of New York, may make such search and furnish a  certificate
 of the result to the applicant upon the payment of a fee of five dollars
 for  a search of one year and a further fee of one dollar for the second
 year for which such search is requested and fifty cents for  each  addi-
 tional  year  thereafter,  which  fees  shall be paid in advance of such
 search. Whenever an application is made for a search of such records  in
 the  city  of  New York, the city clerk of the city of New York may make
 such search and furnish a certificate of the  result  to  the  applicant
 upon the payment of a fee of five dollars for a search of one year and a
 further  fee  of  one  dollar  for  the  second year for which search is
 requested and fifty cents each additional year thereafter. Notwithstand-
 ing any other provision of this article, no fee shall be charged for any
 search or certificate when required  by  the  [veterans  administration]
 UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS  or by the division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the state of New  York  to  be  used  in
 determining the eligibility of any person to participate in the benefits
 made available by the [veterans administration] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
 OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS  or by the state of New York. All such affidavits,
 statements and consents, immediately upon the taking or receiving of the
 same by the town or  city  clerk,  shall  be  recorded  and  indexed  as
 provided  herein  and  shall  be  public  records  and  open  to  public
 inspection whenever the same may be necessary or required  for  judicial
 or  other  proper  purposes.  At  such  times  as the commissioner shall
 direct, the said town or city clerk, excepting the  city  clerk  of  the
 city  of  New  York, shall file in the office of the state department of
 health the original of each affidavit, statement, consent,  order  of  a
 justice  or  judge  authorizing  immediate  solemnization  of  marriage,
 license and certificate, filed with or made before such clerk during the
 preceding month. Such clerk shall not be required to file  any  of  said
 documents  with  the  state  department  of  health until the license is
 returned with the certificate showing that the marriage  to  which  they
 refer has been actually performed.
   The  county  clerks  of  the  counties comprising the city of New York
 shall cause all original applications and  original  licenses  with  the
 marriage  solemnization  statements  thereon heretofore filed with each,
 and all papers and records and binders relating to such  original  docu-
 ments  pertaining  to  marriage  licenses  issued by said city clerk, in
 their custody and possession to be removed, transferred,  and  delivered
 to the borough offices of the city clerk in each of said counties.

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   §  29. Subdivision 1 of section 3308 of the education law, as added by
 section 1 of part A of chapter 328 of the laws of 2014,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. Each member state shall, through the creation of a state council or
 use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its
 agencies  of government, local educational agencies and military instal-
 lations concerning the state's participation in,  and  compliance  with,
 this  compact  and  interstate  commission  activities. In New York, the
 state council shall include the commissioner or his or her designee, the
 director of the New York state division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES
 or his or her designee, the adjutant general of the state of New York or
 his  or  her designee, a superintendent of a school district with a high
 concentration of military children  appointed  by  the  commissioner,  a
 district superintendent of schools of a board of cooperative educational
 services  serving an area with a high concentration of military children
 appointed by the commissioner, a representative from a military  instal-
 lation  appointed by the governor, a representative of military families
 appointed by the governor, a public member appointed by the governor and
 one representative each appointed by the speaker of  the  assembly,  the
 temporary president of the senate and the governor.
   §  30.  Subdivision 1 of section 6505-c of the education law, as added
 by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The commissioner shall develop, jointly with the  director  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, a program to facilitate artic-
 ulation  between  participation  in  the  military service of the United
 States or the military service of the state and admission to practice of
 a profession. The commissioner and the director shall  identify,  review
 and  evaluate  professional training programs offered through either the
 military service of the United States or the  military  service  of  the
 state  which  may,  where  applicable,  be accepted by the department as
 equivalent education and training in lieu of all or part of an  approved
 program.  Particular  emphasis  shall be placed on the identification of
 military programs which have previously been deemed  acceptable  by  the
 department  as  equivalent  education  and  training, programs which may
 provide, where applicable, equivalent education and training  for  those
 professions  which are critical to public health and safety and programs
 which may provide, where applicable, equivalent education  and  training
 for  those  professions  for  which  shortages exist in the state of New
 York.
   § 31. Paragraph 5 of subdivision (b) of section  5.06  of  the  mental
 hygiene  law,  as added by section 2 of part N of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (5) one member appointed on the recommendation of the  state  director
 of the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and one member appointed
 on  the  recommendation of the adjutant general of the division of mili-
 tary and naval affairs, at least one of  whom  shall  be  a  current  or
 former  consumer  of  mental  health  services or substance use disorder
 services who is a veteran who has served in a combat theater  or  combat
 zone of operations and is a member of a veterans organization;
   § 31-a. Subdivision (i) of section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law, as
 added by chapter 358 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services shall peri-
 odically, in consultation with the state director of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES: (1) review the programs operated by the office to ensure  that
 the  needs  of  the state's veterans who served in the U.S. armed forces
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 and to develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; and  (2)  in
 collaboration  with  the  state director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 and the commissioner of the office of mental  health,  review  and  make
 recommendations  to  improve  programs that provide treatment, rehabili-
 tation, relapse prevention, and recovery services to veterans  who  have
 served  in  a  combat  theatre  or  combat zone of operations and have a
 co-occurring mental health and alcoholism or substance abuse disorder.
   § 31-b. Subdivision 15 of section 202 of the elder law, as amended  by
 chapter 455 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   15. to periodically, in consultation with the state director of veter-
 ans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, review the programs operated by the office to
 ensure that the needs of the state's aging veteran population are  being
 met and to develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; and
   §  32.  Paragraph  (j)  of  subdivision  3 of section 20 of the social
 services law, as added by chapter 407 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (j) to ensure the provision, on any form required to be  completed  at
 application  or  recertification  for the purpose of obtaining financial
 assistance pursuant to this chapter, the form shall contain a  check-off
 question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
 her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
 in  the  affirmative.  Where  the  applicant or recipient answers in the
 affirmative to such question, the office  of  temporary  and  disability
 assistance  shall ensure that contact information for the state division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES is provided to such applicant or recipi-
 ent, in addition to any other materials provided.
   § 33. Paragraph (g) of section 202 of the  not-for-profit  corporation
 law,  as added by chapter 407 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (g) Every corporation receiving any kind of state funding shall ensure
 the provision on any form required to be  completed  at  application  or
 recertification for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance pursu-
 ant to this chapter, that the application form shall contain a check-off
 question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
 her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
 in  the  affirmative.  Where  the  applicant or recipient answers in the
 affirmative to  such  question,  the  not-for-profit  corporation  shall
 ensure  that  contact  information  for  the state division of veterans'
 [affairs] SERVICES is provided to such applicant or recipient  in  addi-
 tion to any other materials provided.
   §  34. Paragraph (b) of section 1401 of the not-for-profit corporation
 law, as amended by chapter 675 of the laws of 2004, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  Removal  of  remains from private cemeteries to other cemeteries.
 The supervisor of any town containing a private cemetery may remove  any
 body interred in such cemetery to any other cemetery within the town, if
 the  owners  of  such  cemeteries  and  the  next of kin of the deceased
 consent to such removal. The owners of a private cemetery may remove the
 bodies interred therein to any other cemetery within such  town,  or  to
 any  cemetery  designated  by the next of kin of the deceased. Notice of
 such removal shall be given  within  twenty  days  before  such  removal
 personally  or  by  certified mail to the next of kin of the deceased if
 known and to the clerk and historian of the county in  which  such  real
 property  is  situated  and  notice shall be given to the New York state
 department of state, division of cemeteries. If any of the deceased  are
 known  to  be  veterans,  the  owners  shall also notify the division of

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 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES. In the absence of the  next  of  kin,  the
 county  clerk,  county  historian or the division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES may act as a guardian to ensure proper reburial.
   §  35.  Subdivision 10 of section 458 of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   10. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with  the  director
 of the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing
 of  documents  to  be  used to establish eligibility under this section,
 including but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge  from
 active  duty  also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an Honorable Service
 Certificate/Report of Causality from the  department  of  defense.  Such
 information  shall  be  made  available  to  each  county, city, town or
 village assessor's office, or congressional chartered  veterans  service
 officers  who  request such information. The listing of acceptable mili-
 tary records shall be made available on the  internet  websites  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   §  36. Subdivision 9 of section 458-a of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   9. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
 the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing of
 documents to be  used  to  establish  eligibility  under  this  section,
 including  but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge from
 active duty also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an  Honorable  Service
 Certificate/Report  of  Causality  from  the department of defense. Such
 information shall be made  available  to  each  county,  city,  town  or
 village  assessor's  office, or congressional chartered veterans service
 officers who request such information. The listing of  acceptable  mili-
 tary  records  shall  be  made available on the internet websites of the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   § 37. Subdivision 8 of section 458-b of the real property tax law,  as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   8. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
 the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing of
 documents  to  be  used  to  establish  eligibility  under this section,
 including but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge  from
 active  duty  also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an Honorable Service
 Certificate/Report of Causality from the  department  of  defense.  Such
 information  shall  be  made  available  to  each  county, city, town or
 village assessor's office, or congressional chartered  veterans  service
 officers  who  request such information. The listing of acceptable mili-
 tary records shall be made available on the  internet  websites  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   §  38. Subdivision 1 of section 20 of chapter 784 of the laws of 1951,
 constituting the New York state defense emergency  act,  as  amended  by
 section  85  of  part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. There is hereby continued in the division  of  military  and  naval
 affairs  in the executive department a state civil defense commission to
 consist of the same members as the members of the disaster  preparedness
 commission  as  established  in  article  two-B of the executive law. In
 addition, the  superintendent  of  financial  services,  the  [chairman]
 CHAIRPERSON  of  the workers' compensation board and the director of the
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 shall  designate  one of the members of the commission to be the [chair-
 man] CHAIRPERSON thereof. The commission may provide  for  its  division
 into  subcommittees  and  for action by such subcommittees with the same
 force  and  effect  as action by the full commission. The members of the
 commission, except for those who serve  ex  officio,  shall  be  allowed
 their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
 duties  under  this article but shall receive no additional compensation
 for services rendered pursuant to this article.
   § 39. Paragraph 2 of subdivision b of section 31-102 of  the  adminis-
 trative  code  of the city of New York, as added by local law number 113
 of the city of New York for  the  year  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  links  to websites describing veteran employment services provided
 by the federal government and New York state government, including,  but
 not  limited  to, the websites of the United States department of labor,
 the New York state department of labor, the United States department  of
 veterans affairs, and the New York state division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES; and
   §  40.  Subdivision a of section 3102 of the New York city charter, as
 added by local law number 113 of the city of New York for the year 2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   a. Except as otherwise provided by law, the  commissioner  shall  have
 such  powers  as provided by the director of the state veterans' service
 agency and shall have the duty to inform military and naval  authorities
 of  the  United States and assist members of the armed forces and veter-
 ans, who are residents of the city, and their families, in relation  to:
 (1)  matters  pertaining to educational training and retraining services
 and facilities, (2)  health,  medical  and  rehabilitation  service  and
 facilities,  (3)  provisions  of federal, state and local laws and regu-
 lations affording special rights and privileges to members of the  armed
 forces and veterans and their families, (4) employment and re-employment
 services,  and  (5)  other  matters  of  similar, related or appropriate
 nature. The commissioner shall also assist families of  members  of  the
 reserve components of the armed forces and the organized militia ordered
 into active duty to ensure that they are made aware of and are receiving
 all  appropriate  support  available  to them. The department also shall
 perform such other duties as may be assigned by the  state  director  of
 the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   §  41.  The  section  heading  and subdivision 1 of section 352 of the
 executive law, as amended by chapter  501  of  the  laws  of  1993,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   Veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  commission.  1.  There shall be in the
 division a veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission, which shall  consist
 of the members and the ex officio members provided for in this section.
   § 42. Subdivision 1 of section 359 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 196 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A  local  director  shall  designate the location of the local and
 branch offices of the local veterans' service agency within his  OR  HER
 jurisdiction,  which offices shall be open during convenient hours.  The
 cost of maintenance and operation of a county veterans'  service  agency
 shall  be a county charge and the cost of maintenance and operation of a
 city veterans' service agency shall be a city charge, excepting that the
 state director with the approval of  the  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES
 commission  shall allot and pay, from state moneys made available to him
 OR HER for such purposes, to each county veterans'  service  agency  and
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 of its expenditures for maintenance and operation approved by the  state
 director,  provided  that in no event shall the amount allotted and paid
 for such approved expenditures incurred in any given year exceed (1)  in
 the  case  of  any  county veterans' service agency in a county having a
 population of not more than one hundred thousand or in the case  of  any
 city  veterans' service agency in a city having a population of not more
 than one hundred thousand, the sum of ten thousand dollars, nor  (2)  in
 the  case  of  any  county veterans' service agency in a county having a
 population in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the population of
 any city therein which has a city veterans' service agency, the  sum  of
 ten thousand dollars, and, in addition thereto, the sum of five thousand
 dollars  for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of the
 population of the county in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the
 population of any city therein which has a city veterans' service  agen-
 cy,  nor  (3) in the case of any city veterans' service agency in a city
 having a population in excess of one hundred thousand, the  sum  of  ten
 thousand  dollars,  and,  in  addition thereto, the sum of five thousand
 dollars for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of  the
 population  of  the  city  in excess of one hundred thousand. Such popu-
 lation shall be certified in the same  manner  as  provided  by  section
 fifty-four of the state finance law.
   § 43. Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.  Whenev-
 er  the functions, powers, obligations, duties and officials relating to
 the division of veterans' affairs, the veterans' affairs  commission  or
 the  director  of  veterans' affairs is referred to or designated in any
 other law, regulation, contract or document, such  reference  or  desig-
 nation  shall  be  deemed to refer to the appropriate functions, powers,
 obligations, duties, officials and director of the division of veterans'
 services or the veterans' services commission,  as  designated  by  this
 act.
   §  44.  Existing  rights  and remedies preserved. No existing right or
 remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of
 this act.
   § 45. Severability. If any clause, sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,
 section  or  part contained in any part of this act shall be adjudged by
 any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such  judgment  shall
 not  affect,  impair,  or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
 confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,  paragraph,  subdivi-
 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the  controversy  in which such judgment shall have been rendered. It is
 hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act  would
 have  been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been included
 herein.
   § 46. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
 the amendments to paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 369-i of the
 executive  law made by section thirteen of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                  PART BB
 
   Section 1. Section 22-c of the state finance law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  FOR  THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
 AND EVERY FIFTH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER, THE GOVERNOR SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
 LEGISLATURE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL EXECUTIVE  BUDGET,  FIVE-YEAR  CAPITAL
 PLANS  FOR  THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK STATE-OPERATED CAMPUSES AND

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 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK SENIOR COLLEGES.  SUCH PLANS  SHALL  PROVIDE
 FOR  THE  ANNUAL  APPROPRIATION  OF  CAPITAL  FUNDS TO COVER ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL CRITICAL  MAINTENANCE  NEEDS  IDENTIFIED  BY  EACH
 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, AND MAY INCLUDE FUNDS FOR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE OR OTHER
 MAJOR  CAPITAL  INITIATIVES,  PROVIDED THAT SUCH FUNDING FOR NEW INFRAS-
 TRUCTURE OR OTHER MAJOR CAPITAL  INITIATIVES  SHALL  NOT  COUNT  TOWARDS
 MEETING THE OVERALL CRITICAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT.  IN THE EVENT THAT
 SUCH  PLAN IS UNABLE TO FUND ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE CRITICAL MAINTE-
 NANCE NEEDS DUE TO THE LIMITATION IMPOSED  BY  ARTICLE  FIVE-B  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER,  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  BUDGET SHALL DEVELOP FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL
 PLANS WHEREBY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EACH  CAPITAL  PLAN  WOULD  ANNUALLY
 REDUCE  THE  OVERALL  FACILITY CONDITION INDEX (FCI) FOR EACH UNIVERSITY
 SYSTEM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "FACILITY CONDITION INDEX"
 SHALL MEAN AN INDUSTRY BENCHMARK THAT MEASURES  THE  RATIO  OF  DEFERRED
 MAINTENANCE DOLLARS TO REPLACEMENT DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANALYZING
 THE  EFFECT OF INVESTING IN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.  THE APPORTIONMENT OF
 CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS TO EACH STATE-OPERATED CAMPUS OR  SENIOR  COLLEGE
 SHALL  BE  BASED ON A METHODOLOGY TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE
 BUDGET, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  AND  CITY
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                  PART CC
 
   Section  1.  Clauses  (v) and (vi) of subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of
 subdivision 2 of section 355 of the education law, as amended by section
 1 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to read  as
 follows:
   (v)  Beginning  in state fiscal year two thousand seventeen--two thou-
 sand eighteen and ending in state  fiscal  year  two  thousand  [twenty]
 NINETEEN--two  thousand [twenty-one] TWENTY, the state shall appropriate
 and make available general  fund  operating  support,  including  fringe
 benefits, for the state university in an amount not less than the amount
 appropriated  and  made  available  in  the  prior  state  fiscal  year;
 provided, however, that if the governor declares a fiscal emergency, and
 communicates such emergency to the temporary president of the senate and
 speaker of the assembly, state support for  operating  expenses  at  the
 state  university and city university may be reduced in a manner propor-
 tionate to one another, and  the  aforementioned  provisions  shall  not
 apply;  provided further, the state shall appropriate and make available
 general fund support to fully fund the tuition credit pursuant to subdi-
 vision two of section six hundred sixty-nine-h of this title.
   (vi) BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE  AND  THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAIL-
 ABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT AND FRINGE BENEFITS, FOR  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS IN AN AMOUNT
 NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPROPRIATED AND MADE AVAILABLE  IN
 THE  PRIOR  STATE FISCAL YEAR; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPRO-
 PRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT  TO  COVER  ALL
 MANDATORY  COSTS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH
 SCIENCE CENTERS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  COLLECTIVE
 BARGAINING COSTS INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE BENEFITS, AND OTHER
 NON-PERSONAL  SERVICE  COSTS SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND
 OTHER INFLATIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY  AND  THE
 STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTERS, AND ANY INCREASE IN THE TUITION
 CREDIT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE-A OF THIS TITLE AS

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 TUITION INCREASES ARE ENACTED BY THE BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT IF THE GOVERNOR DECLARES A FISCAL
 EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF
 THE  SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, STATE SUPPORT FOR OPERATING
 EXPENSES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVERSITY MAY BE REDUCED IN A
 MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE  AFOREMENTIONED  PROVISIONS
 SHALL  NOT APPLY; PROVIDED FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE
 AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT TO FULLY FUND THE TUITION CREDIT PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE-H OF THIS TITLE.
   (VII) For the state university fiscal years  commencing  two  thousand
 eleven--two  thousand  twelve and ending two thousand fifteen--two thou-
 sand sixteen, each university center may set  aside  a  portion  of  its
 tuition  revenues  derived  from  tuition increases to provide increased
 financial aid for New York state resident undergraduate  students  whose
 net  taxable  income  is  eighty thousand dollars or more subject to the
 approval of a NY-SUNY 2020 proposal by the governor and  the  chancellor
 of  the state university of New York. Nothing in this paragraph shall be
 construed as to authorize that students  whose  net  taxable  income  is
 eighty  thousand  dollars  or  more  are eligible for tuition assistance
 program awards pursuant to  section  six  hundred  sixty-seven  of  this
 [chapter] TITLE.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (v)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section
 6206 of the education law, as amended by section 2 of part JJJ of  chap-
 ter  59  of  the laws of 2017, is amended and a new subparagraph (vi) is
 added to read as follows:
   (v) Beginning in state fiscal year two thousand  seventeen--two  thou-
 sand  eighteen  and  ending  in  state fiscal year two thousand [twenty]
 NINETEEN--two thousand [twenty-one] TWENTY, the state shall  appropriate
 and  make  available  general  fund  operating support, including fringe
 benefits, for the city university in an amount not less than the  amount
 appropriated  and  made  available  in  the  prior  state  fiscal  year;
 provided, however, that if the governor declares a fiscal emergency, and
 communicates such emergency to the temporary president of the senate and
 speaker of the assembly, state support for  operating  expenses  at  the
 state  university and city university may be reduced in a manner propor-
 tionate to one another, and  the  aforementioned  provisions  shall  not
 apply;  provided further, the state shall appropriate and make available
 general fund support to fully fund the tuition credit pursuant to subdi-
 vision two of section six hundred sixty-nine-h of this chapter.
   (VI) BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE  AND  THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAIL-
 ABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT AND FRINGE BENEFITS,  FOR  THE  CITY
 UNIVERSITY  IN  AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNTS SEPARATELY APPROPRI-
 ATED AND MADE AVAILABLE  IN  THE  PRIOR  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR;  PROVIDED,
 FURTHER,  THE  STATE  SHALL  APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND
 OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ALL MANDATORY COSTS OF THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY,
 WHICH  SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING COSTS
 INCLUDING SALARY INCREMENTS, FRINGE  BENEFITS,  AND  OTHER  NON-PERSONAL
 SERVICE  COSTS  SUCH AS UTILITY COSTS, BUILDING RENTALS AND OTHER INFLA-
 TIONARY EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE CITY UNIVERSITY, AND  ANY  INCREASE  IN
 THE TUITION CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE-A OF THIS
 CHAPTER AS TUITION INCREASES ARE ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
 CITY  UNIVERSITY;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  IF THE GOVERNOR DECLARES A
 FISCAL EMERGENCY, AND COMMUNICATES SUCH EMERGENCY TO THE TEMPORARY PRES-
 IDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, STATE  SUPPORT  FOR
 OPERATING  EXPENSES  AT  THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY UNIVERSITY MAY BE

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 REDUCED IN A MANNER PROPORTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER, AND THE AFOREMENTIONED
 PROVISIONS SHALL NOT APPLY; PROVIDED FURTHER, THE STATE SHALL  APPROPRI-
 ATE  AND  MAKE  AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND SUPPORT TO FULLY FUND THE TUITION
 CREDIT  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE-H
 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided that:
   (a) the amendments to subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of  subdivision  2
 of  section  355  of  the  education law made by section one of this act
 shall not affect the  expiration  and  reversion  of  such  subparagraph
 pursuant  to  chapter  260  of  the  laws of 2011, as amended, and shall
 expire therewith; and
   (b) the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of  section  6206
 of  the  education  law made by section two of this act shall not affect
 the expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to  chapter  260
 of the laws of 2011, as amended, and shall expire therewith.
 
                                  PART DD
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section
 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new clause (vii) to read
 as follows:
   (VII) BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND  MAKE  AVAIL-
 ABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ANY INCREASE IN THE TUITION
 CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE-A OF THIS TITLE ANNU-
 ALLY.
   §  2. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of
 the education law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph  to  read
 as follows:
    BEGINNING  IN  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE AND THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND  MAKE  AVAIL-
 ABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ANY INCREASE IN THE TUITION
 CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE-A OF THIS TITLE ANNU-
 ALLY.
   §  3.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (vi) to read as follows:
   (VI) BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE  AND  THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAIL-
 ABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ANY INCREASE IN THE TUITION
 CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED  EIGHTY-NINE-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 ANNUALLY.
   §  4.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
 law is amended by adding a new closing paragraph to read as follows:
    BEGINNING IN STATE FISCAL  YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE  AND  THEREAFTER, THE STATE SHALL APPROPRIATE AND MAKE AVAIL-
 ABLE GENERAL FUND OPERATING SUPPORT TO COVER ANY INCREASE IN THE TUITION
 CREDIT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED  EIGHTY-NINE-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 ANNUALLY.
   §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
 the amendments to subparagraph 4 of paragraph  h  of  subdivision  2  of
 section  355  of the education law made by section one of this act shall
 not affect the expiration and reversion of such subparagraph pursuant to
 section 16 of chapter 260 of the laws of 2011,  as  amended,  when  upon
 such  date  section  two  of  this  act shall take effect; and provided,
 further that the amendments to paragraph (a) of subdivision 7 of section
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 affect  the  expiration  and  reversion  of  such  paragraph pursuant to
 section 16 of chapter 260 of the laws of 2011,  as  amended,  when  upon
 such date section four of this act shall take effect.
 
                                  PART EE
 
   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6457
 to read as follows:
   § 6457. ENHANCING SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
 FOR  POSTSECONDARY  SUCCESS.  1.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 "STUDENTS  WITH  DISABILITIES"  SHALL MEAN INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY
 WHO HAVE A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT THAT SUBSTANTIALLY  LIMITS  ONE
 OR  MORE MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES, A RECORD OF SUCH IMPAIRMENT,
 OR BEING REGARDED AS HAVING SUCH IMPAIRMENT AND WHO ARE  ENROLLED  IN  A
 DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION IN NEW YORK.
   2.  SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALLOCATE FUNDS
 AVAILABLE FOR ENHANCING SUPPORTS AND SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABIL-
 ITIES IN NEW YORK STATE DEGREE GRANTING  COLLEGES  AND  UNIVERSITIES  SO
 THEY CAN SUCCEED IN THEIR EDUCATION. SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE AWARDED THROUGH
 GRANTS  TO  INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK,  AND  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  ENTER  INTO
 CONTRACTS  WITH  DEGREE-GRANTING  INSTITUTIONS  IN  NEW  YORK  THAT  ARE
 CURRENTLY FUNDED UNDER THE  TUITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  UNDER  ARTICLE
 FOURTEEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
 SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABIL-
 ITIES.
   3. (A) FUNDS APPROPRIATED IN THE TWO THOUSAND  NINETEEN--TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY  ACADEMIC  YEAR AND THEREAFTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS INITIATIVE
 SHALL BE ALLOCATED PROPORTIONALLY FOR EACH  STUDENT  WITH  A  DISABILITY
 ENROLLED IN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT SUCCESSFULLY APPLIES
 FOR  FUNDING  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION BASED UPON THE
 TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES  THAT  ARE  ENROLLED  IN  ALL
 INSTITUTIONS  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  THAT SUCCESSFULLY APPLY FOR FUNDING
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH
 DISABILITIES USED FOR THIS CALCULATION SHALL BE BASED ON DATA  SUBMITTED
 ANNUALLY  BY  THE  INSTITUTION  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  THROUGH A PROCESS
 REQUIRED FOR THIS PURPOSE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) FUNDS SHALL BE AWARDED TO EACH  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 THAT  SUCCESSFULLY  APPLIES  FOR  FUNDING PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF
 THIS SECTION DIRECTLY AND NOT  THROUGH  ENTITIES  WHO  DO  NOT  DIRECTLY
 ENROLL STUDENTS.
   4. FUNDS SHALL BE AWARDED THROUGH A FORMULA IN EQUAL AMOUNTS PER IDEN-
 TIFIED STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY TO EACH INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 THAT  SUCCESSFULLY  APPLIES  FOR  FUNDING PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF
 THIS SECTION. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AT EACH  INSTITU-
 TION  SHALL  BE DETERMINED BASED UPON THE DATA SUBMITTED ANNUALLY BY THE
 INSTITUTION TO THE COMMISSIONER THROUGH  A  PROCESS  REQUIRED  FOR  THIS
 PURPOSE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   5.  MONEYS  MADE AVAILABLE TO INSTITUTIONS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 SPENT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
   (A) TO SUPPLEMENT FUNDING FOR SUPPORTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF  STUDENTS
 WITH  DISABILITIES TO EXPAND SUPPORTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND  OTHER  DEGREE-GRANTING
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   (B)  TO  SUPPORT  COLLEGE PREPARATION PROGRAMS TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH
 DISABILITIES IN TRANSITIONING TO COLLEGE, AND PREPARE THEM  TO  NAVIGATE
 CAMPUS FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS;
   (C)  TO  PROVIDE  FULL  AND  PART-TIME  FACULTY AND STAFF AT THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND  OTHER  DEGREE-GRANTING
 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WITH DISABILITY TRAINING; AND
   (D)  TO  IMPROVE THE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILI-
 TIES AND ENHANCE DATA COLLECTION CAPABILITIES AT THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY,
 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND OTHER DEGREE-GRANTING HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION INSTITUTIONS.
   6. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS SHALL FILE AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL BY THE
 COMMISSIONER  NO  LATER  THAN THE FIRST OF MAY EACH YEAR DEMONSTRATING A
 NEED FOR SUCH FUNDING, INCLUDING HOW THE FUNDING WOULD BE USED  AND  HOW
 MANY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WOULD BE ASSISTED WITH SUCH FUNDING. THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REVIEW  ALL  APPLICATIONS  FOR  COMPLIANCE WITH ALL
 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN REGULATIONS  OF
 THE  COMMISSIONER.   SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE FUNDED AS PROVIDED IN
 SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   7. NO FUNDS PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  MADE  AVAILABLE  TO
 SUPPORT  THE  REGULAR ACADEMIC PROGRAMS OF ANY INSTITUTION PARTICIPATING
 IN THIS PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART FF
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2-a of section 669-e of the education  law,  as
 added  by  section  1  of  part BB of chapter 56 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2-a. [Within amounts appropriated therefor and based  on  availability
 of funds, beginning] BEGINNING with the two thousand eighteen--two thou-
 sand  nineteen  academic year and thereafter, awards shall be granted to
 applicants at New York state private  degree  granting  institutions  of
 higher  education  that  the  corporation has determined are eligible to
 receive such awards.   The corporation shall grant  such  awards  in  an
 amount equal to the amount of undergraduate tuition for residents of New
 York state charged by the state university of New York or actual tuition
 charged,  whichever  is  less;  provided,  however,  (i)  a  student who
 receives educational grants and/or scholarships that cover the student's
 full cost of attendance shall not be eligible for an  award  under  this
 program; (ii) for a student who receives educational grants and/or scho-
 larships  that  cover  less  than the student's full cost of attendance,
 such grants and/or scholarships shall not be deemed duplicative of  this
 program  and  may be held concurrently with an award under this program,
 provided that the combined benefits do not  exceed  the  student's  full
 cost  of  attendance;  and  (iii)  an  award under this program shall be
 applied to tuition after the application of all other educational grants
 and scholarships limited to tuition and shall be reduced  in  an  amount
 equal  to such educational grants and/or scholarships. Upon notification
 of an award under this program, the institution shall defer  the  amount
 of tuition equal to the award. No award shall be final until the recipi-
 ent's successful completion of a term has been certified by the institu-
 tion.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on April 1, 2019.
 
                                  PART GG

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   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 669-i
 to read as follows:
   § 669-I. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SCHOLARSHIP. 1. PURPOSE. THE NEW YORK
 STATE  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SCHOLARSHIP IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF GRANTING AWARDS TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH THE EXPENSES OF  NON-
 TUITION COSTS AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH ATTENDING AN INSTITUTION OF HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   2.  ELIGIBILITY.  A MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SCHOLARSHIP AWARD SHALL BE
 MADE TO AN APPLICANT WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR  AN  AWARD  UNDER  THE  TUITION
 ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  AS  SET FORTH IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF
 THIS SUBPART.
   3. AMOUNT. WITHIN AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED  THEREFOR  AND  BASED  ON  THE
 AVAILABILITY  OF  FUNDS,  AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED BEGINNING WITH THE TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN-TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ACADEMIC YEAR  AND  THEREAFTER  TO
 APPLICANTS  THAT  THE CORPORATION HAS DETERMINED ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
 SUCH AWARDS. THE CORPORATION SHALL GRANT AN ANNUAL AWARD IN  THE  AMOUNT
 OF THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO EACH APPLICANT.
   4.  QUALIFIED  NON-TUITION  COSTS.  AN  AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE APPLIED TOWARD A RECIPIENT'S NON-TUITION COSTS  AND  FEES.  FOR
 THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION NON-TUITION COSTS SHALL INCLUDE ROOM AND
 BOARD, TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES, TEXTBOOKS AND  INSTRUCTIONAL  MATERIALS,
 TECHNOLOGY  AND  ELECTRONIC  DEVICES,  AND  PERSONAL  EXPENSES INCLUDING
 CLOTHING, FOOD, OR MEDICAL, VISION, AND DENTAL INSURANCE.
   5. DURATION. AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL NOT RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR MORE
 THAN FOUR ACADEMIC  YEARS  OF  FULL-TIME  UNDERGRADUATE  STUDY  OR  FIVE
 ACADEMIC  YEARS IF THE PROGRAM OF STUDY NORMALLY REQUIRES FIVE YEARS. AN
 ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT ENROLLED IN AN ELIGIBLE TWO  YEAR  PROGRAM  OF  STUDY
 SHALL NOT RECEIVE AN AWARD FOR MORE THAN TWO ACADEMIC YEARS.
   6.  RECIPIENT  SELECTION. THE PRESIDENT MAY ESTABLISH: (A) AN APPLICA-
 TION DEADLINE AND (B) A METHOD OF  SELECTING  RECIPIENTS  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  THE  DEMONSTRATED  FINANCIAL  NEEDS IF IN ANY GIVEN YEAR THERE ARE
 INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER THE NEEDS OF ALL APPLICANTS AS DETERMINED BY
 THE CORPORATION, PROVIDED THAT  PRIORITY  SHALL  BE  GIVEN  TO  ELIGIBLE
 APPLICANTS  WHO  HAVE  RECEIVED  AN  AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN A
 PRIOR YEAR.
   7. OTHER AWARDS. RECIPIENTS SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  APPLY  FOR  OTHER
 AWARDS  UNDER THIS ARTICLE. AWARDS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE
 INCLUDED WITHIN THE CALCULATION FOR DETERMINING A STUDENT'S  ELIGIBILITY
 OR  AWARD  AMOUNT  FOR  AN EXCELSIOR SCHOLARSHIP PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE-H OF THIS SUBPART OR AN ENHANCED TUITION AWARD PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-D OF THIS SUBPART.
   8. RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO  PROMULGATE
 RULES  AND REGULATIONS, AND MAY PROMULGATE EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, NECES-
 SARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART HH

   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 131-bb to read as follows:
   §  131-BB. HOME STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM.  1. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  EACH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT  SHALL PROVIDE A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND
 FAMILIES TO PREVENT EVICTION AND ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THIS SECTION.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

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   (I) "HOMELESS" SHALL MEAN THE LACK OF A FIXED, REGULAR,  AND  ADEQUATE
 NIGHTTIME  RESIDENCE;  HAVING  A  PRIMARY  NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE THAT IS A
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR OR ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR
 SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION FOR HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING A  CAR,  PARK,  ABAN-
 DONED  BUILDING,  BUS  OR  TRAIN STATION, AIRPORT OR CAMPGROUND OR OTHER
 PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HUMAN HABITATION; LIVING IN A  SUPERVISED  PUBLICLY
 OR  PRIVATELY  OPERATED  SHELTER  DESIGNATED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY LIVING
 ARRANGEMENTS (INCLUDING HOTELS AND MOTELS PAID FOR BY FEDERAL, STATE  OR
 LOCAL  GOVERNMENT  PROGRAMS  FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR BY CHARITABLE
 ORGANIZATIONS, CONGREGATE SHELTERS, OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING); EXITING AN
 INSTITUTION WHERE THEY  RESIDED  AND  WILL  LACK  A  REGULAR  FIXED  AND
 ADEQUATE  NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE UPON RELEASE OR DISCHARGE; OR ARE AN UNAC-
 COMPANIED YOUTH AND HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH DEFINED AS
 HOMELESS UNDER EITHER THIS PARAGRAPH OR FEDERAL STATUTE WHO HAVE EXPERI-
 ENCED A LONG-TERM PERIOD WITHOUT LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN PERMANENT HOUS-
 ING; HAVE EXPERIENCED PERSISTENT INSTABILITY  AS  MEASURED  BY  FREQUENT
 MOVES;  AND  CAN  BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN SUCH STATUS FOR AN EXTENDED
 PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF CHRONIC DISABILITIES, CHRONIC PHYSICAL  HEALTH
 OR  MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUBSTANCE ADDICTION, HISTORIES OF DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE OR CHILDHOOD ABUSE, THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD  OR  YOUTH  WITH  A
 DISABILITY,  OR  MULTIPLE  BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, OR OTHER DANGEROUS OR
 LIFE-THREATENING  CONDITIONS,  INCLUDING  CONDITIONS  THAT   RELATE   TO
 VIOLENCE AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FAMILY MEMBER; AND
   (II)  "IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING" SHALL MEAN HAVING RECEIVED A VERIFIED
 RENT DEMAND OR A PETITION FOR EVICTION; HAVING RECEIVED  A  COURT  ORDER
 RESULTING FROM AN EVICTION ACTION THAT NOTIFIES THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY
 THAT  THEY  MUST  LEAVE  THEIR  HOUSING;  FACING  LOSS OF HOUSING DUE TO
 HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ASBESTOS, LEAD  EXPO-
 SURE,  MOLD,  AND  RADON; HAVING A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE THAT IS A
 ROOM IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL AND  LACK  THE  RESOURCES  NECESSARY  TO  STAY;
 FACING LOSS OF THE PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE LIVING
 IN THE HOME OF ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD, WHERE THE OWNER OR RENTER OF THE HOUS-
 ING  WILL  NOT ALLOW THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY TO STAY, PROVIDED FURTHER,
 THAT AN ASSERTION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY MEMBER ALLEGING SUCH LOSS
 OF HOUSING OR HOMELESSNESS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY;
 OR, FLEEING, OR ATTEMPTING TO FLEE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING  VIOLENCE,
 SEXUAL  ASSAULT, STALKING, HUMAN TRAFFICKING OR OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-
 THREATENING CONDITIONS THAT RELATE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL OR
 A FAMILY MEMBER, PROVIDED FURTHER THAT AN ASSERTION FROM  AN  INDIVIDUAL
 OR FAMILY MEMBER ALLEGING SUCH ABUSE AND LOSS OF HOUSING SHALL BE SUFFI-
 CIENT TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY.
   2.  (A)  EACH  LOCAL  SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A SHELTER
 SUPPLEMENT TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVI-
 SION  THREE OF THIS SECTION IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF
 THE FAIR MARKET RENT IN THE DISTRICT,  AS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  FEDERAL
 DEPARTMENT  OF  HOUSING  AND  URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE PARTICULAR UNIT
 SIZE. THE SHELTER  SUPPLEMENT  SHALL  BE  ISSUED  BY  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD OR VENDOR.
   (B)  A  LOCAL  SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT MAY ALSO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL
 SUPPLEMENT IN EXCESS OF EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT,  UP
 TO  ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF  THE  FAIR MARKET RENT IN THE DISTRICT, AS
 ESTABLISHED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN  DEVELOPMENT.
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THE COST OF THE ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE PAID
 BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT.
   (C) AS PART OF THE SUPPLEMENT REFERENCED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, WHEN  AN
 ELIGIBLE  RECIPIENT,  AS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION,

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 INCURS SEPARATE FUEL FOR HEATING EXPENSES,  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT  SHALL  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  FUNDS  TO  COVER SUCH EXPENSES, IN
 EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT ALREADY REQUIRED  FOR  SHELTER  COSTS  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  SUCH  HEATING ALLOWANCE SHALL BE
 EQUIVALENT TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF FUEL FOR HEATING EXPENSES, AND SHALL BE
 MADE DIRECTLY TO THE VENDOR ON BEHALF OF  THE  RECIPIENT.  ANY  EXPENSES
 INCURRED BY THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT THAT ARE (I) IN EXCESS OF
 A  RECIPIENT'S  FUEL  FOR HEATING ALLOWANCE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-A OF THIS
 TITLE; (II) MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEVEN OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  OR
 (III)  TO COVER ANY ARREARS PAYMENTS MADE TO RESTORE HEATING SERVICES OR
 TO PREVENT A SHUT-OFF, SHALL NOT BE RECOUPABLE.
   (D) INDIVIDUALS NOT IN RECEIPT OF PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE,  RESIDING  IN  A
 HOUSEHOLD  THAT  IS  BENEFITING  FROM  A  SHELTER  SUPPLEMENT UNDER THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE THIRTY PERCENT  OF  THEIR  GROSS
 INCOME,  OR  THEIR  PRO RATA SHARE OF THE RENT, WHICHEVER IS LESS. MINOR
 CHILDREN WITHOUT INCOME SHALL NOT BE  COUNTED  IN  THE  PRO  RATA  SHARE
 EQUATION. IN ADDITION, THE INCOME OF MINOR CHILDREN SHALL NOT BE CONSID-
 ERED PART OF THE GROSS INCOME.
   (E)  ANY SUPPLEMENT OR ALLOWANCE PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
 BE CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE STANDARD OF NEED AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH
 (B) OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-ONE-A  OF  THIS
 TITLE.
   (F)  IN  THE  EVENT THAT THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DETERMINES
 THAT PAYMENT OF RENTAL ARREARS WOULD  PREVENT  HOMELESSNESS  AND  SUBSE-
 QUENTLY PAYS SUCH ARREARS, SUCH PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE RECOUPABLE.
   3.  (A)  FOR  THE  PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
 UNTIL SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE,  INDIVIDUALS,  OR
 FAMILIES, WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, ARE EITHER HOMELESS OR
 FACE AN IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING, AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY RECEIVING ANOTH-
 ER  SHELTER  SUPPLEMENT  SHALL  BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR THE SHELTER SUPPLEMENT
 PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   (B) ON AND AFTER OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-ONE,  INDIVIDUALS
 OR  FAMILIES WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND ARE (I) HOMELESS
 OR FACE AN IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING, AND  ARE  NOT  CURRENTLY  RECEIVING
 ANOTHER  SHELTER  SUPPLEMENT;  OR (II) CURRENTLY IN RECEIPT OF A SHELTER
 SUPPLEMENT, OTHER THAN A SUPPLEMENT REQUIRED BY THIS  SECTION,  THAT  IS
 BEING  TRANSFERRED  TO  THE  HOME  STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  SHELTER
 SUPPLEMENT PROVIDED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   4.  (A)  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS  SHALL PROVIDE THE SHELTER
 SUPPLEMENT REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION FOR UP TO  FIVE  YEARS,  PROVIDED
 SUCH  INDIVIDUALS  OR FAMILIES ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC ASSIST-
 ANCE. A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT MAY BE PROVIDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL  LENGTH  OF
 TIME FOR GOOD CAUSE.
   (B)  IF AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY RECEIVING THE SHELTER SUPPLEMENT IS NO
 LONGER  ELIGIBLE  FOR  PUBLIC  ASSISTANCE,  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICT SHALL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SHELTER SUPPLEMENT, AND IF APPRO-
 PRIATE  HEATING  ALLOWANCE,  FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF SUCH DETERMI-
 NATION, SO LONG AS THEIR INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF
 THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
   5.  THE SHELTER SUPPLEMENT AND HEATING ALLOWANCE SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED
 BY A RECIPIENT'S SANCTION STATUS.
   6. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONTRACT WITH  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  AGENCIES,
 THAT  HAVE  EXPERIENCE  PROVIDING  SUPPORT  SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS AND
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 STABILITY  SUPPORT SERVICES. SUCH SERVICES SHALL ASSIST ELIGIBLE RECIPI-
 ENTS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, IN AVOIDING HOME-
 LESSNESS AND ACHIEVING LONG-TERM HOUSING STABILITY.  SUCH SERVICES SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (I) SERVICES TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS BETWEEN LANDLORDS AND TENANTS AND TO
 FACILITATE FAIR AND WORKABLE SOLUTIONS;
   (II)  REFERRALS  TO  LEGAL  SERVICES TO HOUSEHOLDS THREATENED WITH THE
 LOSS OF THEIR HOMES THROUGH EVICTION, HARASSMENT OR OTHER MEANS;
   (III) BENEFIT/ENTITLEMENT  ADVOCACY  TO  ENSURE  THAT  HOUSEHOLDS  ARE
 RECEIVING  ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL BENEFITS TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTI-
 TLED, SUCH AS TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES, SAFETY NET ASSIST-
 ANCE, SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,  SUPPLEMENTAL  SECURITY
 INCOME, RENT SECURITY DEPOSITS, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD MOVING EXPENSES,
 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; AND
   (IV)  RELOCATION  ASSISTANCE  WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF
 AND  REFERRAL  TO  PERMANENT  AND  HABITABLE   HOUSING,   TRANSPORTATION
 SERVICES,  LANDLORD/TENANT  LEASE NEGOTIATION SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE IN
 ESTABLISHING UTILITY SERVICES.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL   ISSUE  A  REQUEST-FOR-PROPOSAL  FOR  HOME
 STABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES. THE REQUEST-FOR-PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I)  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  HOME  STABILITY  SUPPORT  SERVICES TO BE
 PROVIDED, INCLUDING  PROCEDURES  FOR  INTAKE,  REFERRAL,  OUTREACH,  THE
 PROVISION OF SERVICES, FOLLOW-UP AND ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES;
   (II)  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  MANNER IN WHICH COORDINATION WITH OTHER
 FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATELY FUNDED SERVICES  WILL  BE  ACHIEVED;
 AND
   (III)  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  HOW THE SERVICES WILL BE DESIGNED TO ASSIST
 HOUSEHOLDS TO ACHIEVE HOUSING STABILITY.
   (C) PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL DETERMINE THAT THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT IS A BONA
 FIDE ORGANIZATION WHICH SHALL HAVE DEMONSTRATED BY ITS PAST AND  CURRENT
 ACTIVITIES  THAT  IT  HAS THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES, THAT THE
 ORGANIZATION IS FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND THAT THE PROPOSAL IS  APPRO-
 PRIATE FOR THE NEEDS OF HOUSEHOLDS TO BE SERVED.
   7.  THE HOME STABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE FOR UP TO A TOTAL
 OF FOURTEEN THOUSAND NEW SHELTER SUPPLEMENTS A YEAR STATEWIDE, AND FUNDS
 SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH LOCAL SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT  BASED  ON
 THEIR  PRO  RATA  SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IN
 THE STATE, USING THE MOST RECENT UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA AS  OF  APRIL
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
   8.  IF  LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS OFFER A SHELTER SUPPLEMENT NOT
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION, SUCH DISTRICTS MAY UTILIZE SUPPLEMENTS  AVAIL-
 ABLE  UNDER THIS SECTION ON OR AFTER OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 ONE, TO TRANSFER ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II)  OF
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION INTO THE HOME STABIL-
 ITY  SUPPORT  PROGRAM.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, A DISTRICT SHALL NOT ALLOCATE
 ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THEIR SHELTER  SUPPLEMENTS  PROVIDED  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION TO EXISTING SUPPLEMENT RECIPIENTS, UNLESS THERE IS NO CURRENT OR
 UNMET  NEED  FOR SUPPLEMENTS AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH
 (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION IN SUCH DISTRICT.
   9. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A REPORT ON THE HOME STABILITY SUPPORT
 PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE  TEMPORARY
 PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE, THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SOCIAL
 SERVICES COMMITTEES, AND THE CHAIRS  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND  MEANS
 COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST OF
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 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM, BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED FROM
 THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICTS.  EACH  LOCAL  DISTRICT,  UPON  THE
 REQUEST  OF  THE OFFICE, SHALL PROVIDE THE OFFICE THE NECESSARY DATA FOR
 THE  COMPLETION  OF  THE REPORT. EACH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
 INFORMATION FOR EACH DISTRICT:
   (A) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM;
   (B) FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO HOUSEHOLDS  EXPERIENCING  HOUSING  ISSUES,
 INCLUDING,   BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  AND  BUDGETING
 CONSTRAINTS;
   (C) TOTAL FUNDING UTILIZED;
   (D) ESTIMATED AVOIDED COSTS IN TEMPORARY SHELTER; AND
   (E) ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR  AVAILABLE  DATA  THAT  THE  COMMISSIONER
 DEEMS RELEVANT AND NECESSARY FOR COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE CURRENT
 NEED OF ENTITLEMENTS FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS.
   § 2. Section 153 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ONE
 HUNDRED PERCENT OF COSTS FOR SHELTER  SUPPLEMENTS  INCLUDING  COSTS  FOR
 HEATING  EXPENSES,  AND  HOME  STABILITY  SUPPORT  SERVICES  REQUIRED BY
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-BB OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO
 REIMBURSEMENT BY THE STATE, AS FOLLOWS:
   (A)  BY  FEDERAL  FUNDS  THAT CAN BE PROPERLY APPLIED TO SUCH EXPENDI-
 TURES; AND
   (B) THE REMAINDER TO BE PAID BY STATE FUNDS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on April 1, 2020.
 
                                  PART II
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 220 of the labor law,  as  amended
 by chapter 678 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  [Each]  EVERY  contract  [to  which  the state or a public benefit
 corporation or a municipal corporation or a commission appointed  pursu-
 ant  to law is a party, and any contract for public work entered into by
 a third party acting in place of, on behalf of and for  the  benefit  of
 such  public  entity  pursuant  to  any lease, permit or other agreement
 between such third party and the public entity, and  which  may  involve
 the  employment of laborers, workers or mechanics] FOR PUBLIC WORK shall
 contain a stipulation that no laborer, worker or mechanic in the  employ
 of the contractor, subcontractor or other person doing or contracting to
 do the whole or a part of the work contemplated by the contract shall be
 permitted  or required to work more than eight hours in any one calendar
 day or more than five days in any one week except in cases  of  extraor-
 dinary emergency including fire, flood or danger to life or property. No
 such  person  shall  be  so employed more than eight hours in any day or
 more than five days in any one week except in such  emergency.  Extraor-
 dinary  emergency  within the meaning of this section shall be deemed to
 include situations in which sufficient laborers, workers  and  mechanics
 cannot  be employed to carry on public work expeditiously as a result of
 such restrictions upon the number of hours and days  of  labor  and  the
 immediate  commencement or prosecution or completion without undue delay
 of the public work is necessary in the judgment of the commissioner  for
 the preservation of the contract site and for the protection of the life
 and  limb  of  the  persons  using the same. Upon the application of any
 person interested, the commissioner shall make  a  determination  as  to
 whether  or  not  on any public project or on all public projects in any
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 all classifications can be employed to carry on  work  expeditiously  if
 their labor is restricted to eight hours per day and five days per week,
 and  in  the  event  that the commissioner determines that there are not
 sufficient workers, laborers and mechanics of any or all classifications
 which may be employed to carry on such work expeditiously if their labor
 is  restricted  to  eight  hours per day and five days per week, and the
 immediate commencement or prosecution or completion without undue  delay
 of  the public work is necessary in the judgment of the commissioner for
 the preservation of the contract site and for the protection of the life
 and limb of the persons using the same, the commissioner shall  grant  a
 dispensation  permitting  all  laborers,  workers  and mechanics, or any
 classification of such laborers, workers and  mechanics,  to  work  such
 additional  hours  or  days  per  week on such public project or in such
 areas the commissioner shall determine. Whenever such a dispensation  is
 granted,  all  work  in  excess of eight hours per day and five days per
 week shall be considered overtime work, and the  laborers,  workers  and
 mechanics performing such work shall be paid a premium wage commensurate
 with  the  premium  wages  prevailing  in  the area in which the work is
 performed. No such dispensation shall be effective with respect  to  any
 public  work unless and until the department of jurisdiction, as defined
 in this section, certifies to the commissioner that such public work  is
 of  an  important  nature  and that a delay in carrying it to completion
 would result in serious disadvantage to the public.  Time  lost  in  any
 week   because   of  inclement  weather  by  employees  engaged  in  the
 construction, reconstruction and maintenance of highways outside of  the
 limits of cities and villages may be made up during that week and/or the
 succeeding three weeks.
   §  2.  Subdivision  5  of  section  220 of the labor law is amended by
 adding four new paragraphs m, n, o and p to read as follows:
   M. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "PUBLIC WORK" MEANS  ANY  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I) CONSTRUCTION PAID FOR IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUT OF PUBLIC FUNDS;
   (II)  CONSTRUCTION  WORK  PERFORMED UNDER PRIVATE CONTRACT WHEN ALL OF
 THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS EXIST:
   (A) THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IS BETWEEN PRIVATE PARTIES;
   (B) THE PROPERTY SUBJECT TO THE  CONSTRUCTION  CONTRACT  IS  PRIVATELY
 OWNED,  BUT UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK, ANY PORTION OF THE
 PROPERTY IS LEASED OR WILL BE LEASED TO THE STATE OR ANY PUBLIC  ENTITY,
 AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS EXIST:
   (1)  THE  PUBLIC ENTITY ENTERED INTO OR BARGAINED FOR THE LEASE AGREE-
 MENT PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT; OR
   (2) THE CONSTRUCTION WORK IS PERFORMED ACCORDING TO PLANS,  SPECIFICA-
 TIONS,  OR CRITERIA FURNISHED BY THE PUBLIC ENTITY, AND THE LEASE AGREE-
 MENT BETWEEN THE LESSOR AND PUBLIC ENTITY, AS LESSEE,  IS  ENTERED  INTO
 DURING,  OR  UPON  COMPLETION  OF,  THE CONSTRUCTION WORK, OR WITHIN SIX
 MONTHS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK; OR
   (III) CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED ON PROPERTY OWNED BY A PUBLIC ENTITY
 IN WHOLE OR IN PART OR WILL BE OWNED OR MAINTAINED BY A PUBLIC ENTITY IN
 WHOLE OR IN PART UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
   (IV) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "PUBLIC WORK"  SHALL  NOT  MEAN
 ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) CONSTRUCTION WORK ON ONE OR TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS WHERE THE PROPER-
 TY IS THE OWNER'S PRIMARY RESIDENCE OR CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE ON PROPER-
 TY  WHERE  THE  OWNER  OF  THE  PROPERTY OWNS NO MORE THAN FOUR DWELLING
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   (B) CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED UNDER A CONTRACT WITH A NON-PROFIT  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW
 WHERE  THE  VALUE OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS PROVIDED TO THE NON-PROFIT FOR THE
 PROJECT IS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE NON-PROFIT HAS
 GROSS ANNUAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS; OR
   (C)  CONSTRUCTION  WORK PERFORMED ON A MULTIPLE DWELLING WHERE NO LESS
 THAN SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS  ARE  AFFORDABLE  FOR
 HOUSEHOLDS  UP  TO SIXTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, ADJUSTED FOR
 FAMILY SIZE, AS CALCULATED BY THE UNITED STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  HOUSING
 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT ANY CONSTRUCTION PERFORMED
 ON  NON-RESIDENTIAL SPACE IN CONNECTION WITH A MULTIPLE DWELLING PROJECT
 SHALL BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC WORK IF IT MEETS ANY OF THE CRITERIA IN  THIS
 PARAGRAPH.  FURTHER, ANY CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED ON A PROJECT ELIGI-
 BLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED  TWENTY-ONE-A  OF  THE  REAL
 PROPERTY TAX LAW SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC WORK FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   N. "PAID FOR IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUT OF PUBLIC FUNDS" MEANS ALL OF THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I)  THE  PAYMENT  OF  MONEY OR THE EQUIVALENT OF MONEY, INCLUDING THE
 ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND GRANTS, BY THE STATE OR  A  PUBLIC  ENTITY,  OR  A
 THIRD  PARTY  ACTING  ON  BEHALF  OF AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STATE OR
 PUBLIC ENTITY, DIRECTLY TO OR ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS  CONTRACTOR,
 SUBCONTRACTOR, OR DEVELOPER.
   (II) PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK BY THE STATE OR ANY PUBLIC ENTI-
 TY IN THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT.
   (III)  TRANSFER  BY  THE STATE OR A PUBLIC ENTITY OF AN ASSET OF VALUE
 FOR LESS THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE.
   (IV) FEES, COSTS, RENTS, INSURANCE OR BOND PREMIUMS,  LOANS,  INTEREST
 RATES,  TAXES,  OR  OTHER OBLIGATIONS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE REQUIRED IN
 THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT, THAT ARE PAID, REDUCED,  CHARGED  AT  LESS
 THAN FAIR MARKET VALUE, WAIVED, OR FORGIVEN BY THE STATE OR PUBLIC ENTI-
 TY.
   (V) MONEY LOANED BY THE STATE OR PUBLIC ENTITY THAT IS TO BE REPAID ON
 A CONTINGENT BASIS.
   (VI)  CREDITS  THAT  ARE APPLIED BY THE STATE OR PUBLIC ENTITY AGAINST
 REPAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO THE STATE OR PUBLIC ENTITY.
   O.  "PUBLIC ENTITY" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT  LIMITED  TO,  THE  STATE,  A
 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION
 EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED  ONE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW OR SECTION FOURTEEN
 HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW,  MUNICIPAL  CORPO-
 RATION  AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED NINETEEN-N OF THE GENERAL
 MUNICIPAL LAW, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES FORMED PURSUANT TO  ARTI-
 CLE  EIGHTEEN-A  OF  THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW OR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITIES FORMED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 LAW,  EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE FIFTY-SIX OF THE
 EDUCATION LAW, COMMISSION APPOINTED PURSUANT TO LAW, AS WELL  AS  STATE,
 LOCAL AND INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 TWO  OF  THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW; AND SHALL INCLUDE ANY TRUST CREATED
 BY ANY SUCH ENTITIES.
   P. (I) "CONSTRUCTION" INCLUDES, BUT IS  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  DEMOLITION,
 RECONSTRUCTION,  EXCAVATION, REHABILITATION, REPAIR, INSTALLATION, RENO-
 VATION, ALTERATION, AND CUSTOM FABRICATION. "CONSTRUCTION" ALSO INCLUDES
 WORK  PREFORMED  DURING  THE  DESIGN  AND  PRECONSTRUCTION   PHASES   OF
 CONSTRUCTION,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INSPECTION AND LAND SURVEY-
 ING WORK AND WORK  PERFORMED  DURING  THE  POST-CONSTRUCTION  PHASES  OF
 CONSTRUCTION,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO, ALL CLEANUP WORK AT THE

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 JOBSITE.  "CONSTRUCTION" ALSO INCLUDES THE DELIVERY TO AND HAULING  FROM
 THE  JOBSITE  OF  AGGREGATE SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SUCH AS SAND,
 GRAVEL, STONE, DIRT, FILL, AS WELL AS ANY NECESSARY RETURN HAULS, WHETH-
 ER EMPTY OR LOADED.
   (II)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "CUSTOM FABRICATION" MEANS THE
 FABRICATION AND ALL DRAFTING RELATED TO THE FABRICATION OF  ALL  MASONRY
 PANELS,  WOODWORK,  CASES, CABINETS, OR COUNTERS, AND THE FABRICATION OF
 PLUMBING, HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATION, OR EXHAUST  DUCT  SYSTEMS,  AND
 MECHANICAL  INSULATION  SOLELY  AND SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED
 FOR INSTALLATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, OR RENOVATION OF A  BUILD-
 ING, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE CUSTOM FABRICATION IS PERFORMED. THE APPLI-
 CABLE  PREVAILING WAGE FOR ANY OFF-SITE CUSTOM FABRICATION WORK SHALL BE
 THE ON-SITE PREVAILING WAGE FOR THE PUBLIC WORK SITE.
   § 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 224-a to read as
 follows:
   § 224-A. STOP-WORK ORDERS.  WHERE A COMPLAINT IS RECEIVED PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  ARTICLE,  OR WHERE THE FISCAL OFFICER UPON HIS OR HER OWN INVESTI-
 GATION, FINDS CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT ANY PERSON, IN CONNECTION  WITH  THE
 PERFORMANCE OF ANY CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC WORK, HAS SUBSTANTIALLY AND MATE-
 RIALLY  FAILED  TO COMPLY WITH OR INTENTIONALLY EVADED THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS ARTICLE, THE COMMISSIONER MAY NOTIFY SUCH PERSON IN WRITING OF  HIS
 OR  HER  INTENTION  TO ISSUE A STOP-WORK ORDER. SUCH NOTICE SHALL (I) BE
 SERVED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH SECTION THREE HUNDRED  EIGHT  OF  THE
 CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW  AND  RULES;  (II) NOTIFY SUCH PERSON OF HIS OR HER
 RIGHT TO A HEARING; AND (III) STATE THE FACTUAL  BASIS  UPON  WHICH  THE
 COMMISSIONER  HAS  BASED HIS OR HER DECISION TO ISSUE A STOP-WORK ORDER.
 ANY DOCUMENTS, REPORTS, OR INFORMATION THAT FORM A BASIS FOR SUCH  DECI-
 SION  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED TO SUCH PERSON WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME BEFORE
 THE HEARING. SUCH HEARING SHALL BE EXPEDITIOUSLY CONDUCTED.
   FOLLOWING THE HEARING, IF THE COMMISSIONER ISSUES A  STOP-WORK  ORDER,
 IT  SHALL  BE SERVED BY REGULAR MAIL, AND A SECOND COPY MAY BE SERVED BY
 TELEFACSIMILE OR BY ELECTRONIC MAIL, WITH SERVICE EFFECTIVE UPON RECEIPT
 OF ANY OF SUCH ORDER. SUCH STOP-WORK ORDER SHALL  ALSO  BE  SERVED  WITH
 REGARD  TO  A  WORKSITE BY POSTING A COPY OF SUCH ORDER IN A CONSPICUOUS
 LOCATION AT THE WORKSITE. THE ORDER SHALL REMAIN  IN  EFFECT  UNTIL  THE
 COMMISSIONER  DIRECTS  THAT THE STOP-WORK ORDER BE REMOVED, UPON A FINAL
 DETERMINATION ON THE COMPLAINT OR WHERE SUCH FAILURE TO COMPLY OR  EVADE
 HAS  BEEN  DEEMED  CORRECTED.  IF  THE PERSON AGAINST WHOM SUCH ORDER IS
 ISSUED SHALL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF  THE  STOP-WORK  ORDER
 MAKES  AN  APPLICATION IN AFFIDAVIT FORM FOR A REDETERMINATION REVIEW OF
 SUCH ORDER THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE A  DECISION  IN  WRITING  ON  THE
 ISSUES  RAISED IN SUCH APPLICATION. THE COMMISSIONER MAY DIRECT A CONDI-
 TIONAL RELEASE FROM A STOP-WORK ORDER UPON A FINDING  THAT  SUCH  PERSON
 HAS  TAKEN MEANINGFUL AND GOOD FAITH STEPS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART JJ
 
   Section 1. Section 20-a of the social services law, as added by  chap-
 ter 107 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 20-a.  Local personnel; limitations on department's power.  Notwith-
 standing  any  inconsistent  provision  of  this chapter, the board, the
 commissioner or the department, acting singly or in  unison,  shall  not
 have  the  power,  directly  or  indirectly  to  prescribe the number of
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 district  complies  with the minimum federal standards relating thereto;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  APPLY
 TO  THE REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES ESTAB-
 LISHING CASELOAD STANDARDS FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKERS PROMUL-
 GATED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section  153-k  of  the  social
 services law, as added by section 15 of part C of chapter 83 of the laws
 of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  Expenditures  made by social services districts for child protec-
 tive services, preventive services provided, as applicable, to  eligible
 children  and  families  of  children  who are in and out of foster care
 placement, independent living services, aftercare services, and adoption
 administration and  services  other  than  adoption  subsidies  provided
 pursuant  to  article  six  of  this  chapter and the regulations of the
 department of family assistance shall, if  approved  by  the  office  of
 children  and  family  services,  be subject to sixty-five percent state
 reimbursement exclusive of any federal funds  made  available  for  such
 purposes,  in accordance with the directives of the department of family
 assistance and subject to the approval of the director  of  the  budget.
 PROVIDED  HOWEVER,  FOR  REQUIREMENTS  PRESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION NINE OF
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, SUCH EXPENDITURES SHALL
 BE SUBJECT TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT  STATE  REIMBURSEMENT,  PROVIDED  THAT
 LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN CURRENT EXPENDI-
 TURES RELATED TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AT A LEVEL EQUAL TO OR GREAT-
 ER THAN EXPENDITURES FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR PRIOR TO
 A CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN WHICH AMENDED THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH.
   § 3. Section 421 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9.  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
 DISTRICTS, RELATING TO CASELOAD STANDARDS FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE  SERVICES
 WORKERS.  SUCH STANDARDS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) LIMI-
 TATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS WHICH CAN BE ASSIGNED  TO  CHILD
 PROTECTIVE  SERVICES  WORKERS,  PROVIDED HOWEVER, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE
 AND WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFORE,  NO  MORE  THAN  TWO  INITIAL
 INVESTIGATIONS  PER  WEEK MAY BE ASSIGNED PER FULL TIME EQUIVALENT CHILD
 PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKER; AND (B) GUIDANCE AS IT RELATES TO  HOW  SUCH
 INVESTIGATIONS ARE ASSIGNED, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CHILD PROTEC-
 TIVE  SERVICES WORKER CURRENT CASELOAD, AS WELL AS THE COMPLEXITY OF THE
 PARTICULAR INVESTIGATION, IF KNOWN. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
 CONSTRUED TO  PROHIBIT  THE  OFFICE  FROM  PRESCRIBING  A  LOCAL  SOCIAL
 SERVICES  DISTRICTS  FROM  ESTABLISHING CASELOAD STANDARDS THAT ARE LESS
 THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 4. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1  of  section  423  of  the  social
 services  law,  as amended by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (c) The child protective service shall have  a  sufficient  staff,  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  NINE OF SECTION FOUR
 HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE  OF  THIS  TITLE,  of  sufficient  qualifications  to
 fulfill  the purposes of this title and be organized in such a way as to
 maximize the continuity of responsibility, care and service of  individ-
 ual  workers  toward individual children and families. A social services
 district shall have flexibility in assigning staff to the child  protec-
 tive  service  provided that each staff assigned to such service has the
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 department  regulations  promulgated  pursuant  to subdivisions four and
 five of section four hundred twenty-one of this title.
   §  5.  Section  426  of the social services law, as amended by section
 11-a of part D of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 426. Annual reports. The commissioner shall prepare for inclusion in
 the annual report required by subdivision (d) of  section  seventeen  of
 this  chapter to be filed with the governor and the legislature prior to
 December fifteenth of each year, a report on the operations of the state
 central register of child abuse and maltreatment and the  various  local
 child  protective  services. The report shall include a full statistical
 analysis of the reports made to the central  register  together  with  a
 report  on  the  implementation  of this title, his or her evaluation of
 services offered under this chapter and his or her  recommendations  for
 additional  legislation  to  fulfill  the  purposes  of this title. Such
 report shall indicate the number of child abuse and maltreatment reports
 and cases received by the statewide central register of child abuse  and
 maltreatment  by each district in the preceding year, the number of such
 cases determined to have been indicated and the  number  of  such  cases
 determined  to  be unfounded by each district in the preceding year, the
 number of such cases which have not been indicated or  unfounded  within
 the  time  period  required by subdivision seven of section four hundred
 twenty-four of this [article] TITLE by each district  in  the  preceding
 year [and]. SUCH REPORT SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A MONTHLY ACCOUNTING BY LOCAL
 SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS,  OF  the  TOTAL  number of CHILD PROTECTIVE
 SERVICES workers [assigned to  the  child  protective  service  in  each
 district in] WITH AN INDICATION OF HOW MANY HOLD A SUPERVISORY POSITION,
 AS  WELL  AS  THE  AVERAGE  NUMBER  OF ACTIVE CASES PER CHILD PROTECTIVE
 SERVICE WORKER, WITH AN INDICATION OF  HOW  MANY  WERE  IN  THE  INITIAL
 INVESTIGATION  STAGE  AT  THE TIME THE INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED FOR the
 preceding year. Such report  shall  include,  among  other  information,
 available  demographic  information and available information concerning
 the racial and ethnic characteristics of the family members and  persons
 served  by  the  differential  response program pursuant to section four
 hundred twenty-seven-a of [the social services law] THIS TITLE, as  well
 as  available  information  concerning  the racial and ethnic character-
 istics of the family members and persons serviced under the  traditional
 child  protective  services  program,  in  each  local  social  services
 district in the state.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however sections
 one, two, three, and four of this act shall take  effect  on  the  seven
 hundred  thirtieth  day  after  it  shall  have  become a law; provided,
 further, however that the amendments to  section  153-k  of  the  social
 services law made by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal
 of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                  PART KK
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  2 and 4 and paragraph e of subdivision 5 of
 section 6456 of the education law, subdivision 2 as added by  section  1
 of part X of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, subdivision 4 as amended by
 section  2  of part V of chapter 56 of the laws of 2018, and paragraph e
 of subdivision 5 as added by section 1 of part V of chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  "foster  youth" shall mean
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 court  [for  the  purposes  of  federal  student  financial aid programs
 authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as  amended]
 AT ANY TIME AFTER HIS OR HER THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
   4. Funds for all programs under this section shall be awarded in equal
 amounts  per  foster youth[, except for students not enrolled in a post-
 secondary opportunity program,] to each  institution  that  applies  for
 funding  allocated to its sector distribution as provided in subdivision
 three of this section and has an application that  is  approved  by  the
 commissioner;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  FUNDS  SHALL  BE AWARDED TO A FOSTER
 YOUTH BASED ON HIS OR HER NEED AS DETERMINED BY THE INSTITUTION OF HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION WHERE SUCH FOSTER YOUTH IS IN ATTENDANCE.
   e. to provide supplemental housing and meals  for  foster  youth  [not
 currently  enrolled in a post-secondary opportunity program at the state
 university of New York].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART LL
 
   Section 1. Section 209 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. (A) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH SHALL CONDUCT
 A  STUDY TO EVALUATE THE ADEQUACY OF THE CURRENT RATES PROVIDED TO ADULT
 CARE FACILITIES PROVIDING ENHANCED  RESIDENTIAL  CARE  AS  WELL  AS  THE
 SUFFICIENCY  OF  PERSONAL NEEDS ALLOWANCES MADE TO OR ON BEHALF OF INDI-
 VIDUALS AND COUPLES RECEIVING SUCH SERVICES AND CARE.
   (B) BASED ON THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SUCH COMMISSIONERS SHALL DETERMINE  AND  PROVIDE
 RECOMMENDATIONS  ON:  (I)  APPROPRIATE  RATES AND MODELS OF COMPENSATION
 THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO ASSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF  INDIVIDUALS
 RECEIVING  CARE IN SUCH FACILITY, AND (II) ADEQUATE PERSONAL NEED ALLOW-
 ANCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES RECEIVING ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL CARE IN
 ADULT HOME FACILITIES. SUCH COMMISSIONERS SHALL PUBLISH  THE  STUDY  AND
 RECOMMENDATIONS  ON  THEIR RESPECTIVE WEBSITES AND PROVIDE COPIES TO THE
 GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE  SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  AND  THE MINORITY LEADERS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY NOT LATER
 THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART MM
 
   Section 1. Section 54-m of the state finance law is REPEALED and a new
 section 54-m is added to read as follows:
   § 54-M. LOCAL SHARE REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING THE AGE OF
 JUVENILE JURISDICTION ABOVE FIFTEEN YEARS OF  AGE.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW  TO THE CONTRARY, COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF NEW
 YORK SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO  CONTRIBUTE  A  LOCAL  SHARE  OF  ELIGIBLE
 EXPENDITURES  THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCURRED ABSENT THE PROVISIONS OF
 CHAPTER FIFTY-NINE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN THAT  INCREASED
 THE AGE OF JUVENILE JURISDICTION ABOVE FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
   §  2.  Section  104-a  of  part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017,
 amending  the  criminal  procedure  law  and  other  laws  relating   to
 proceedings  against  juvenile  and adolescent offenders, and the age of
 juvenile and adolescent offenders, is amended to read as follows:
   § 104-a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to  the  contrary,
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 the state finance law,] state funding shall be available for one hundred
 percent of a county's costs associated with transport of  youth  by  the
 applicable  county sheriff that would not otherwise have occurred absent
 the  provisions  of [the] chapter FIFTY-NINE of the laws of two thousand
 seventeen that [added this section] INCREASED THE AGE OF JUVENILE JURIS-
 DICTION ABOVE FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however:
   (a) section one of this act shall be deemed to have been in full force
 and effect on and after April 1, 2018; and
   (b) section two of this act shall be deemed to have been in full force
 and effect on and after April 1, 2017.
 
                                  PART NN
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 5, 8 and 10 of section 230 of the  labor  law,
 subdivisions 5 and 8 as added by chapter 777 of the laws of 1971, subdi-
 vision  10  as added by chapter 547 of the laws of 1998, are amended and
 seven new subdivisions 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 are added  to  read
 as follows:
   5. "Wage" includes: (a) basic hourly cash rate of pay; and (b) supple-
 ments. The term "supplements" means fringe benefits including medical or
 hospital  care,  pensions on retirement or death, compensation for inju-
 ries or illness resulting from occupational activity,  or  insurance  to
 provide  any  of  the  foregoing, unemployment benefits, life insurance,
 disability and sickness  insurance,  accident  insurance,  vacation  and
 holiday pay, costs of apprenticeship or other similar programs and other
 bona  fide  fringe  benefits not otherwise required by federal, state or
 local law to be provided by the contractor, COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED
 LESSEE OR LESSOR, COVERED EMPLOYER, or subcontractor.
   8.  "Fiscal  officer"  means  the  industrial commissioner, except for
 building service work performed by or on behalf of a city OR  WHERE  THE
 COVERED  DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OR REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A COVERED LEASE
 IS LOCATED WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER ONE MILLION, in which
 case "fiscal officer" means the comptroller or other  analogous  officer
 of such city.
   10.  "Substantially-owned  affiliated  entity"  shall  mean the parent
 company of the contractor or subcontractor,  OR  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  OR
 COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR any subsidiary of the contractor or subcontrac-
 tor, OR COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, or any entity in
 which the parent of the contractor or subcontractor, OR COVERED DEVELOP-
 ER,  OR  COVERED  LESSEE  OR  LESSOR owns more than fifty percent of the
 voting stock, or an entity in which one or more of the top  five  share-
 holders  of the contractor or subcontractor individually or collectively
 also owns a controlling share of the voting stock, or  an  entity  which
 exhibits any other indicia of control over the contractor or subcontrac-
 tor, OR COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR or over which the
 contractor  or subcontractor, OR COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR
 LESSOR exhibits control, regardless of whether or  not  the  controlling
 party or parties have any identifiable or documented ownership interest.
 Such  indicia  shall  include:  power  or responsibility over employment
 decisions, access to and/or use  of  the  relevant  entity's  assets  or
 equipment, power or responsibility over contracts of the entity, respon-
 sibility for maintenance or submission of certified payroll records, and
 influence over the business decisions of the relevant entity.
   15.  "COVERED  DEVELOPER" MEANS ANY ENTITY RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSIST-
 ANCE IN RELATION TO A COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, OR  ANY  ASSIGNEE  OR

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 SUCCESSOR  IN  INTEREST  OF  REAL  PROPERTY  THAT QUALIFIES AS A COVERED
 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
   16. "COVERED EMPLOYER" MEANS ANY ENTITY, OTHER THAN A COVERED DEVELOP-
 ER WHO EMPLOYS BUILDING SERVICE WORKERS AT A COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
 OR AT ANY REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A COVERED LEASE.
   17.  "COVERED  LESSEE"  MEANS  ANY ENTITY LEASING REAL PROPERTY FROM A
 PUBLIC AGENCY.
   18. "COVERED LESSOR" MEANS ANY ENTITY FROM WHOM  A  PUBLIC  AGENCY  IS
 LEASING  COMMERCIAL  OFFICE SPACE OR COMMERCIAL OFFICE FACILITIES OF TEN
 THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OR MORE PROVIDED THAT  THE  PUBLIC  AGENCY  WHETHER
 THROUGH  A  SINGLE  AGREEMENT  OR MULTIPLE AGREEMENT LEASES NO LESS THAN
 FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING  TO  WHICH
 THE LEASE OR LEASES APPLIES.
   19.  "FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE"  MEANS  ASSISTANCE  THAT IS PROVIDED TO A
 COVERED DEVELOPER FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OR DEVELOPMENT OF  REAL  PROPERTY,
 ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT,  JOB  RETENTION  AND  GROWTH,  OR  OTHER  SIMILAR
 PURPOSES, AND THAT IS PAID IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY  A  PUBLIC  AGENCY  OR
 AGENCIES,  AND  OF A CUMULATIVE TOTAL ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL VALUE OF ONE
 MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.   FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE  INCLUDES,  BUT  IS  NOT
 LIMITED  TO,  CASH PAYMENTS OR GRANTS, BOND FINANCING, TAX ABATEMENTS OR
 EXEMPTIONS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ABATEMENTS OR EXEMPTIONS FROM
 REAL PROPERTY, MORTGAGE RECORDING, SALES AND USES TAXES, OR THE  DIFFER-
 ENCE  BETWEEN ANY PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES AND THE AMOUNT OF REAL PROP-
 ERTY OR OTHER TAXES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DUE IF THE  PROPERTY  WERE  NOT
 EXEMPTED  FROM  THE  PAYMENT  OF  SUCH  TAXES), TAX INCREMENT FINANCING,
 FILING FEE WAIVERS, ENERGY COST  REDUCTIONS,  ENVIRONMENTAL  REMEDIATION
 COSTS, WRITE-DOWNS IN THE MARKET VALUE OF BUILDING, LAND, OR THE COST OF
 CAPITAL  IMPROVEMENTS  RELATED  TO  REAL  PROPERTY  THAT, UNDER ORDINARY
 CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PUBLIC AGENCY WOULD NOT  PAY  FOR.  WHERE  ASSISTANCE
 TAKES  THE  FORM OF LOANS OR BOND FINANCING, THE VALUE OF THE ASSISTANCE
 SHALL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE  FINANCING  COST
 TO  A  BORROWER AND THE COST TO A SIMILAR BORROWER THAT DOES NOT RECEIVE
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
   20. "COVERED LEASE" MEANS ANY AGREEMENT BY  A  PUBLIC  AGENCY  WITH  A
 COVERED LESSOR OR LESSEE.
   21. "COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT" MEANS A PROJECT THAT HAS RECEIVED OR
 IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
   § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 231-a to read as
 follows:
   §  231-A.  PREVAILING  WAGE FOR COVERED LEASES AND COVERED DEVELOPMENT
 PROJECTS.  1. COVERED DEVELOPERS AND COVERED LESSEES  OR  LESSORS  SHALL
 ENSURE  THAT  ALL BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES PERFORMING BUILDING SERVICE
 WORK IN CONNECTION WITH A COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OR  COVERED  LEASE
 ARE PAID NO LESS THAN THE PREVAILING WAGE.
   2.  THE  OBLIGATION TO PAY PREVAILING SUPPLEMENTS MAY BE DISCHARGED BY
 FURNISHING ANY EQUIVALENT COMBINATIONS OF FRINGE BENEFITS OR  BY  MAKING
 EQUIVALENT  OR DIFFERENTIAL PAYMENTS IN CASH UNDER RULES AND REGULATIONS
 ESTABLISHED BY THE FISCAL OFFICER.
   3. THE PUBLIC AGENCY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR ENTERING INTO A
 COVERED LEASE SHALL REQUIRE, AS A CONTRACTUAL CONDITION OF  SUCH  FINAN-
 CIAL  ASSISTANCE  OR  COVERED  LEASE, THAT ANY BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE
 PERFORMING BUILDING SERVICE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH A  COVERED  DEVELOP-
 MENT PROJECT OR COVERED LEASE, REGARDLESS OF THE EMPLOYING ENTITY, SHALL
 BE  PAID  NO  LESS THAN THE PREVAILING WAGE; AND ANY LEASE, CONTRACT FOR
 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, OR CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF  BUILDING
 SERVICES,  ENTERED  INTO  BY  THE COVERED DEVELOPER OR COVERED LESSEE OR

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 LESSOR,  AND  ANY  SUBCONTRACT  THEREOF,  SHALL  CONTAIN  THE  FOLLOWING
 PROVISION "ALL BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE PAID NO LESS THAN THE
 PREVAILING  WAGE  AS  PROVIDED  BY  THE  FISCAL  OFFICER AS DESCRIBED IN
 SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  AND  THIRTY-FOUR  OF THE LABOR LAW.   ANY COVERED
 EMPLOYER, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY OF THE LABOR LAW,
 SHALL MAINTAIN ALL  RECORDS  RELATING  TO  THE  EMPLOYMENT  OF  BUILDING
 SERVICE  WORKERS AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE OF
 THE LABOR LAW WHICH ARE TO BE PROVIDED TO THE  COVERED  DEVELOPER.  SUCH
 COVERED  EMPLOYER  SHALL  ALSO  SUBMIT SUCH STATEMENTS AS REQUIRED UNDER
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE LABOR LAW. THIS  REQUIREMENT
 SHALL  APPLY TO ANY COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OR REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT
 TO A COVERED LEASE AS PROVIDED BY ARTICLE NINE OF THE LABOR LAW."
   4. UPON THE AWARD OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR ENTERING INTO  A  COVERED
 LEASE  BY  A PUBLIC AGENCY, THE AWARDING PUBLIC AGENCY SHALL IMMEDIATELY
 FURNISH TO THE FISCAL OFFICER (A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF  THE  AWARDEE;
 (B)  THE  DATE  WHEN THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS AWARDED OR THE COVERED
 LEASE WAS ENTERED INTO; (C) THE SPECIFIC BUILDING OR FACILITY ADDRESS OR
 ADDRESSES, OR LOCALITY TO WHICH THE COVERED LEASE OR  FINANCIAL  ASSIST-
 ANCE  PERTAINS,  IF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS TARGETED TO A PARTICULAR
 BUILDING OR BUILDINGS, FACILITY OR FACILITIES, OR LOCALITY; AND (D)  THE
 ANTICIPATED TOTAL VALUE OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
   5.  WHEN  THE  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
 APPLIES TO A PARTICULAR BUILDING OR BUILDINGS, FACILITY  OR  FACILITIES,
 OR  LOCALITY  THE  PREVAILING  WAGE SHALL APPLY ONLY TO SUCH BUILDING OR
 BUILDINGS, FACILITY OR FACILITIES, OR LOCALITY; HOWEVER WHEN THE  FINAN-
 CIAL ASSISTANCE IS NOT SO LIMITED, THE COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SHALL
 BE  DEEMED  TO  INCLUDE  ANY  BUILDING  OR FACILITY IN WHICH THE COVERED
 DEVELOPER OPERATES WITHIN THE STATE AND THE PREVAILING WAGE  REQUIREMENT
 SET  FORTH  IN  THIS  SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY BUILDING OR FACILITY IN
 WHICH THE COVERED DEVELOPER OPERATES WITHIN THE STATE.
   6. THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL MAINTAIN A  LIST  OF  COVERED  DEVELOPERS,
 COVERED  LESSEES OR LESSORS, AND COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING
 THE ADDRESSES OF EACH. SUCH LIST SHALL BE UPDATED AND PUBLISHED AS OFTEN
 AS IS NECESSARY TO KEEP IT CURRENT.
   7. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR ENTERING INTO
 A COVERED LEASE, A COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  OR
 COVERED  EMPLOYER  SHALL POST IN THE SAME LOCATION AND MANNER THAT OTHER
 STATUTORILY REQUIRED NOTICES ARE POSTED AT EVERY SUCH  COVERED  DEVELOP-
 MENT  PROJECT  OR  REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A COVERED LEASE, AND PROVIDE
 EACH BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE A COPY OF A WRITTEN NOTICE WHICH SHALL BE
 PREPARED BY THE FISCAL OFFICER, DETAILING THE WAGES, BENEFITS, AND OTHER
 PROTECTIONS TO WHICH BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED UNDER  THIS
 SECTION.  SUCH NOTICE SHALL ALSO PROVIDE THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE
 NUMBER OF THE FISCAL OFFICER AND A STATEMENT ADVISING  BUILDING  SERVICE
 EMPLOYEES THAT IF THEY HAVE BEEN PAID LESS THAT THE PREVAILING WAGE THEY
 MAY NOTIFY THE FISCAL OFFICER AND REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION OR BRING SUIT
 IN  A  COURT  OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION. SUCH NOTICES SHALL BE POSTED IN
 ENGLISH AND IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE  WHICH  AT  LEAST  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF
 EMPLOYEES  SPEAK  AS A PRIMARY LANGUAGE. SUCH NOTICE SHALL REMAIN POSTED
 FOR THE TIME THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY AND SHALL
 BE ADJUSTED PERIODICALLY TO REFLECT  THE  CURRENT  PREVAILING  WAGE  FOR
 BUILDING  SERVICE EMPLOYEES. IN ADDITION TO POSTING THE COVERED DEVELOP-
 ER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED  EMPLOYER  SHALL  PROVIDE  EACH
 INDIVIDUAL  EMPLOYEE  A  COPY  OF  THE  NOTICE  IN  ENGLISH OR ANY OTHER
 LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A PRIMARY LANGUAGE, SO  LONG  AS  THE
 FISCAL  OFFICER  HAS  MADE  SUCH  NOTICE  AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYERS IN SUCH

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 LANGUAGE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE ON  ITS
 WEBSITE SAMPLE WRITTEN NOTICES EXPLAINING THE RIGHTS OF BUILDING SERVICE
 EMPLOYEES  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  AND SHALL TRANSLATE SUCH SAMPLE WRITTEN
 NOTICES INTO SUCH LANGUAGES IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   8.  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY FOR THE TERM OF THE
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOR TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE THAT  THE  FINANCIALLY
 ASSISTED  PROJECT  OPENS,  OR  FOR THE DURATION OF ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT
 BETWEEN A PUBLIC AGENCY AND A COVERED DEVELOPER PROVIDING FOR  FINANCIAL
 ASSISTANCE, OR FOR THE DURATION OF THE COVERED LEASE, WHICHEVER IS LONG-
 ER.
   9.  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PREEMPT ANY PUBLIC AGENCY FROM ESTABLISHING
 HIGHER MINIMUM WAGES  FOR  COVERED  DEVELOPERS  OR  COVERED  LESSEES  OR
 LESSORS  RECEIVING  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE OR LEASING FROM OR TO A PUBLIC
 AGENCY. NOR SHALL ANY COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  OR
 COVERED  EMPLOYER  BE  PREEMPTED  FROM  PAYING  A  WAGE  HIGHER THAN THE
 PREVAILING WAGE.
   § 3. Section 232 of the labor law, as added by chapter 777 of the laws
 of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 232. Overtime. An employee, employed by a contractor OR EMPLOYED  AT
 A  COVERED  DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OR AT REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A COVERED
 LEASE, who works more than eight hours in any one day or more than forty
 hours in any workweek shall be paid wages for such overtime  at  a  rate
 not  less  than  one-and-one-half times his prevailing basic cash hourly
 rate.
   § 4. Section 233 of the labor law, as added by chapter 777 of the laws
 of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 233. Record keeping. 1. In all cases where  service  work  is  being
 performed  pursuant  to a contract therefor OR COVERED LEASE, OR COVERED
 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, the contractor, OR COVERED  DEVELOPER,  OR  COVERED
 LESSEE  OR  LESSOR  shall keep original payrolls or transcripts thereof,
 subscribed and confirmed by him as true,  under  penalties  of  perjury,
 showing  the hours and days worked by each employee, the craft, trade or
 occupation at which he was employed, and the  wages  paid.    A  COVERED
 DEVELOPER,  OR  COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR MAY SATISFY THIS REQUIREMENT BY
 OBTAINING COPIES OF EMPLOYMENT RECORDS FROM A COVERED EMPLOYER.
   2. Where the wages paid include sums which are not  paid  directly  to
 the  workmen  weekly and which are expended for supplements, the records
 required to be maintained shall include a record of such hourly  payment
 on  behalf  of such employees, the supplement for which such payment has
 been made, and the name and address of the person to whom  such  payment
 has  been  made. In all such cases, the contractor OR COVERED DEVELOPER,
 OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR shall keep a true and inscribed copy of  the
 agreement  under  which  such  payments  are  made,  a record of all net
 payments made thereunder, and a  list  of  all  persons  for  whom  such
 payments are made.  A COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR MAY
 SATISFY  THIS REQUIREMENT BY OBTAINING COPIES OF EMPLOYMENT RECORDS FROM
 A COVERED EMPLOYER.
   3. The records required to be maintained shall be kept on the site  of
 the  work  during all of the time that work under the contract OR OTHER-
 WISE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION is being performed.
   4. All records required to be maintained  shall  be  preserved  for  a
 period of three years after the completion of work.
   5.  A  COVERED  DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR SHALL INCLUDE A
 REQUIREMENT IN ALL LEASES, MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS OR  SERVICE  CONTRACTS,
 AND  ANY  SUBCONTRACTS  THEREOF,  THAT ANY COVERED EMPLOYER SHALL COMPLY
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 OPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR SHALL OBTAIN  SUCH  RECORDS  FROM  ANY
 COVERED  EMPLOYER  AND  PRESERVE  SUCH RECORDS FOR A PERIOD OF SIX YEARS
 AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WORK.
   6. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUCH RECORDS AS REQUIRED SHALL CREATE A REBUTT-
 ABLE  PRESUMPTION  THAT THE BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT PAID THE
 WAGES AND SUPPLEMENTS REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
   § 5. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 234 of the  labor  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  777  of  the laws of 1971, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (f) to require a contractor OR COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR
 LESSOR to file with the fiscal officer a record of  the  wages  actually
 paid  by  such  contractor  OR  COVERED  DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR
 LESSOR to the employees and of their hours of work;
   § 6. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 235-a to read as
 follows:
   § 235-A. INVESTIGATIONS, HEARINGS, AND PRIVATE  RIGHT  OF  ACTION  FOR
 COVERED  LEASES AND COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. 1. WHENEVER THE FISCAL
 OFFICER HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEE  PERFORM-
 ING  BUILDING SERVICE WORK IN CONNECTION WITH A COVERED LEASE OR COVERED
 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT HAS BEEN PAID LESS THAN  THE  APPLICABLE  PREVAILING
 WAGE  AND SUPPLEMENTS OR UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN COMPLAINT, THE FISCAL
 OFFICER SHALL CONDUCT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION  TO  DETERMINE  THE  FACTS
 RELATING THERETO.
   2.  IF,  DESPITE  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, THE FISCAL OFFICER HAS NOT
 DETERMINED THE PREVAILING WAGE AS REQUIRED IN THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FISCAL
 OFFICER  SHALL  DETERMINE  IN THE PROCEEDING BEFORE HIM OR HER THE WAGES
 PREVAILING AT THE TIME THE WORK WAS PERFORMED FOR THE CRAFTS, TRADES  OR
 OCCUPATIONS OF THE EMPLOYEES INVOLVED.
   3. IN AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,
 THE  INQUIRY  OF  THE  FISCAL OFFICER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO WORK PERFORMED
 MORE THAN THREE YEARS PRIOR TO: (A) THE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT, OR  (B)
 THE  COMMENCEMENT  OF  THE  INVESTIGATION  UPON THE FISCAL OFFICER'S OWN
 VOLITION, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER IN POINT OF TIME.
   4.  (A) THE INVESTIGATION AND HEARING SHALL BE EXPEDITIOUSLY CONDUCTED
 AND UPON THE COMPLETION THEREOF THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL  DETERMINE  THE
 ISSUES  RAISED  AND  SHALL  MAKE  AND FILE AN ORDER IN HIS OR HER OFFICE
 STATING SUCH DETERMINATION AND FORTHWITH SERVE PERSONALLY OR BY  MAIL  A
 COPY  OF  SUCH  ORDER AND DETERMINATION TOGETHER WITH A NOTICE OF FILING
 UPON ALL PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDING AND UPON THE FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE
 PUBLIC AGENCY INVOLVED.
   (B) IN ADDITION TO DIRECTING PAYMENT OF WAGES FOUND TO  BE  DUE,  SUCH
 ORDER  OF  THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL DIRECT PAYMENT OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
 IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF TWO PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL VALUE  OF
 THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR COVERED LEASE, OR TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT OF
 THE  TOTAL VALUE OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR COVERED LEASE. WHERE THE
 FISCAL OFFICER IS THE COMMISSIONER, THE PENALTY SHALL  BE  PAID  TO  THE
 COMMISSIONER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE STATE TREASURY. WHERE THE FISCAL OFFICER
 IS  A  CITY COMPTROLLER OR OTHER ANALOGOUS OFFICER, THE PENALTY SHALL BE
 PAID TO SAID OFFICER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE CITY TREASURY.
   (C) AN ORDER DIRECTING THE PAYMENT TO  SPECIFIED  EMPLOYEES  OF  WAGES
 FOUND  TO  BE  DUE  AND UNPAID SHALL INCLUDE INTEREST AT A RATE NOT LESS
 THAN SIX PER CENTUM PER YEAR AND NOT MORE THAN THE RATE OF INTEREST THEN
 IN EFFECT AS PRESCRIBED BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FINANCIAL  SERVICES
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOURTEEN-A  OF THE BANKING LAW PER ANNUM FROM THE
 TIME SUCH WAGES SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID.    IN  DETERMINING  THE  RATE  OF
 INTEREST TO BE IMPOSED THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL CONSIDER THE SIZE OF THE

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 EMPLOYER'S  BUSINESS, THE GOOD FAITH OF THE EMPLOYER, THE GRAVITY OF THE
 VIOLATION, THE HISTORY OF PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE EMPLOYER, SUCCESSOR
 OR SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED AFFILIATED ENTITY, ANY  OFFICER  OF  THE  COVERED
 DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER WHO KNOWINGLY
 PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY OF  THE  PARTNERS
 IF  THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER
 IS A PARTNERSHIP OR ANY OF THE FIVE LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS OF THE  COVERED
 DEVELOPER,  COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR THE COVERED EMPLOYER, AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE FISCAL OFFICER, AND THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH  RECORDKEEP-
 ING OR OTHER NON-WAGE REQUIREMENTS.
   5.  (A) PROVIDED THAT NO PROCEEDING FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL THEN BE PENDING AND THE TIME FOR INITIATION OF SUCH
 PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED, THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL  FILE  WITH  THE
 COUNTY  CLERK OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE EMPLOYER RESIDES OR HAS A PLACE OF
 BUSINESS THE ORDER OF THE FISCAL OFFICER CONTAINING THE AMOUNT FOUND  TO
 BE DUE. THE FILING OF SUCH ORDER SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND EFFECT OF
 A  JUDGMENT  DULY DOCKETED IN THE OFFICE OF SUCH CLERK. THE ORDER MAY BE
 ENFORCED BY AND IN THE NAME OF THE FISCAL OFFICER IN  THE  SAME  MANNER,
 AND  WITH  LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PRESCRIBED BY THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
 RULES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A MONEY JUDGMENT.
   (B) WHEN A FINAL DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE IN FAVOR OF A COMPLAINANT
 AND THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER
 FOUND VIOLATING THIS ARTICLE HAS FAILED TO MAKE PAYMENT AS  REQUIRED  BY
 THE  ORDER OF THE FISCAL OFFICER, AND PROVIDED THAT NO RELEVANT PROCEED-
 ING FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW SHALL THEN BE PENDING AND THE  TIME  FOR  INITI-
 ATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED, THE FISCAL OFFICER MAY FILE
 A COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE FISCAL OFFICER CONTAINING THE AMOUNT FOUND TO
 BE  DUE  WITH  THE  COUNTY  CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OR PLACE OF
 BUSINESS OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) ANY SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED AFFILIATED ENTITY OR ANY SUCCESSOR OF  THE
 COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER;
   (II)  ANY  OF THE PARTNERS IF THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR
 LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER IS A PARTNERSHIP OR ANY OF THE FIVE  LARGEST
 SHAREHOLDERS  OF  THE  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR
 COVERED EMPLOYER, AS DETERMINED BY THE FISCAL OFFICER; OR
   (III) ANY OFFICER OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR  LESSOR,
 OR  COVERED EMPLOYER WHO KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS
 ARTICLE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE FISCAL OFFICER  SHALL  WITHIN  FIVE
 DAYS OF THE FILING OF THE ORDER PROVIDE NOTICE THEREOF TO THE PARTNER OR
 TOP  FIVE  SHAREHOLDERS  OR  SUCCESSOR OR SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED AFFILIATED
 ENTITY. THE NOTIFIED PARTY MAY CONTEST THE FILING ON THE BASIS  THAT  IT
 IS  NOT A PARTNER OR ONE OF THE FIVE LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS, AN OFFICER OF
 THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER WHO
 KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, OR A  SUCCESSOR
 OR SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED AFFILIATED ENTITY. IF, AFTER REVIEWING THE INFOR-
 MATION  PROVIDED  BY  THE NOTIFIED PARTY IN SUPPORT OF SUCH CONTEST, THE
 FISCAL OFFICER DETERMINES THAT THE NOTIFIED  PARTY  IS  NOT  WITHIN  THE
 DEFINITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN, THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL IMMEDIATELY WITH-
 DRAW HIS OR HER FILING OF THE ORDER.
   (C) THE FILING OF SUCH ORDER SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND EFFECT OF A
 JUDGMENT  DULY  DOCKETED  IN  THE OFFICE OF SUCH CLERK. THE ORDER MAY BE
 ENFORCED BY AND IN THE NAME OF THE FISCAL OFFICER IN  THE  SAME  MANNER,
 AND  WITH  LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PRESCRIBED BY THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
 RULES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A MONEY JUDGMENT.
   6. WHEN A FINAL DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AND SUCH DETERMINATION  IS
 IN  FAVOR  OF  AN  EMPLOYEE, SUCH EMPLOYEE MAY, IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER

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 REMEDY PROVIDED BY THIS ARTICLE, INSTITUTE AN ACTION  IN  ANY  COURT  OF
 APPROPRIATE  JURISDICTION AGAINST THE ENTITY FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THIS
 ARTICLE, ANY SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED AFFILIATED ENTITY, ANY OFFICER  OF  THE
 COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER WHO
 KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY OF  THE
 PARTNERS  IF THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED
 EMPLOYER IS A PARTNERSHIP OR ANY OF THE FIVE LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS OF THE
 COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR,  OR  COVERED  EMPLOYER,  AS
 DETERMINED  BY  THE  FISCAL  OFFICER, FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE DIFFERENCE
 BETWEEN THE SUM, IF ANY, ACTUALLY PAID TO HIM OR HER  BY  THE  AFORESAID
 FINANCIAL  OFFICER PURSUANT TO SAID ORDER AND THE AMOUNT FOUND TO BE DUE
 HIM OR HER AS DETERMINED BY SAID ORDER. SUCH ACTION  MUST  BE  COMMENCED
 WITHIN  THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE FILING OF SAID ORDER, OR IF THE
 SAID ORDER IS REVIEWED IN A PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT
 OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, WITHIN THREE YEARS AFTER THE TERMI-
 NATION OF SUCH REVIEW PROCEEDING.
   7.  (A) ANY PERSON CLAIMED TO BE AGGRIEVED BY VIOLATION OF THIS  ARTI-
 CLE  SHALL HAVE A CAUSE OF ACTION IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION
 AGAINST THE ENTITY ALLEGED TO HAVE VIOLATED THIS ARTICLE,  ANY  SUBSTAN-
 TIALLY-OWNED  AFFILIATED  ENTITY,  ANY OFFICER OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER,
 COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER WHO KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATED
 IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, AND ANY OF THE PARTNERS IF THE COVERED
 DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER IS  A  PARTNER-
 SHIP  OR  ANY OF THE FIVE LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER,
 COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED  EMPLOYER,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE
 FISCAL  OFFICER,  FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SUM, IF
 ANY, ACTUALLY PAID TO HIM OR HER  BY  THE  AFORESAID  FINANCIAL  OFFICER
 PURSUANT  TO  SAID  ORDER  AND  THE AMOUNT FOUND TO BE DUE HIM OR HER AS
 DETERMINED BY SAID ORDER. THE CAUSE OF ACTION MAY SEEK DAMAGES,  INCLUD-
 ING  PUNITIVE DAMAGES, AND FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND SUCH OTHER REMEDIES
 AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE, UNLESS SUCH PERSON HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE
 FISCAL OFFICER WITH RESPECT TO SUCH CLAIM. IN AN  ACTION  BROUGHT  BY  A
 BUILDING  SERVICE EMPLOYEE, IF THE COURT FINDS IN FAVOR OF THE EMPLOYEE,
 IT SHALL AWARD THE EMPLOYEE, IN ADDITION TO OTHER  RELIEF,  HIS  OR  HER
 REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS.
   (B) INVESTIGATION BY THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL NOT BE A PREREQUISITE TO
 NOR  A  BAR AGAINST A PERSON BRINGING A CIVIL ACTION UNDER THIS SECTION.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF SUBDIVISIONS  ONE  THROUGH
 SIX  OF  THIS SECTION WHERE A COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE FISCAL OFFICER IS
 DISMISSED AN AGGRIEVED PERSON SHALL MAINTAIN ALL RIGHTS  TO  COMMENCE  A
 CIVIL ACTION PURSUANT TO THIS ACTION AS IF NO COMPLAINT HAD BEEN FILED.
   (C) NO PROCEDURE OR REMEDY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION IS INTENDED TO BE
 EXCLUSIVE  OR A PREREQUISITE FOR ASSERTING A CLAIM FOR RELIEF TO ENFORCE
 ANY RIGHTS HEREUNDER IN A COURT  OF  LAW.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  BE
 CONSTRUED  TO  LIMIT  AN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO BRING A COMMON LAW CAUSE OF
 ACTION FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION.
   (D) ANY JUDGMENT OR COURT ORDER AWARDING REMEDIES UNDER  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  PROVIDE  THAT IF ANY AMOUNTS REMAIN UNPAID UPON THE EXPIRATION OF
 NINETY DAYS FOLLOWING ISSUANCE OF JUDGMENT, OR NINETY DAYS AFTER EXPIRA-
 TION OF THE TIME TO APPEAL AND NO APPEAL IS THEN PENDING,  WHICHEVER  IS
 LATER,  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  JUDGMENT SHALL AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE BY
 FIFTEEN PERCENT.
   (E) IN ANY ACTION INSTITUTED UPON A WAGE CLAIM BY A  BUILDING  SERVICE
 EMPLOYEE  IN  WHICH  THE  EMPLOYEE  PREVAILS,  THE  COURT MAY ALLOW SUCH
 EMPLOYEE, IN ADDITION TO ORDINARY COSTS, A REASONABLE SUM, NOT EXCEEDING

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 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EXPENSES WHICH MAY BE TAXED AS COSTS. NO  ASSIG-
 NEE OF A WAGE CLAIM SHALL BE BENEFITED BY THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (F)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, AN ACTION TO RECOVER
 UPON A LIABILITY IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE MUST BE  COMMENCED  WITHIN  THE
 GREATER  OF  SIX  YEARS FROM THE DATE THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUED OR TWO
 YEARS FROM THE TIME THE PLAINTIFF OR THE PERSON UNDER WHOM THE PLAINTIFF
 CLAIMS DISCOVERED THE FRAUD, OR COULD  WITH  REASONABLE  DILIGENCE  HAVE
 DISCOVERED  IT. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS SHALL BE TOLLED FROM THE DATE
 AN EMPLOYEE FILES A COMPLAINT WITH THE  FISCAL  OFFICER  OR  THE  FISCAL
 OFFICER COMMENCES AN INVESTIGATION, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER, UNTIL AN ORDER
 TO  COMPLY  ISSUED  BY  THE  FISCAL  OFFICER BECOMES FINAL, OR WHERE THE
 FISCAL OFFICER DOES NOT ISSUE AN ORDER, UNTIL  THE  DATE  ON  WHICH  THE
 FISCAL  OFFICER  NOTIFIES  THE  COMPLAINANT  THAT  THE INVESTIGATION HAS
 CONCLUDED.
   8.  (A) NO PERSON SHALL TAKE ANY ADVERSE ACTION  AGAINST  AN  EMPLOYEE
 THAT  PENALIZES  AN  EMPLOYEE  FOR,  OR IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO DETER AN
 EMPLOYEE FROM, EXERCISING OR ATTEMPTING TO EXERCISE  RIGHTS  UNDER  THIS
 ARTICLE  OR  INTERFERE  WITH AN EMPLOYEE'S EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE.
   (B) TAKING AN ADVERSE ACTION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THREATEN-
 ING, INTIMIDATING, DISCIPLINING, DISCHARGING, DEMOTING,  SUSPENDING,  OR
 HARASSING AN EMPLOYEE, REDUCING THE HOURS OF PAY OF AN EMPLOYEE, INFORM-
 ING  ANOTHER  EMPLOYER  THAN  AN  EMPLOYEE  HAS  ENGAGED  IN  ACTIVITIES
 PROTECTED BY THIS ARTICLE, DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE EMPLOYEE,  INCLUD-
 ING  ACTIONS  RELATED  TO  PERCEIVED IMMIGRATION STATUS OR WORK AUTHORI-
 ZATION, AND MAINTENANCE OR APPLICATION OF AN ABSENCE CONTROL POLICY THAT
 COUNTS PROTECTED LEAVE AS AN ABSENCE THAT MAY LEAD TO OR  RESULT  IN  AN
 ADVERSE ACTION.
   (C) AN EMPLOYEE NEED NOT EXPLICITLY REFER TO A PROVISION OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE TO BE PROTECTED FROM AN ADVERSE ACTION.
   (D)  A  CAUSAL  CONNECTION  MAY  BE  ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE EXERCISE,
 ATTEMPTED EXERCISE, OR ANTICIPATED EXERCISE OF RIGHTS PROTECTED BY  THIS
 ARTICLE  AND AN EMPLOYER'S ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OR A GROUP
 OF EMPLOYEES BY INDIRECT OR DIRECT EVIDENCE.
   (E) RETALIATION IS ESTABLISHED WHEN  IT  IS  SHOWN  THAT  A  PROTECTED
 ACTIVITY  WAS  A MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR AN ADVERSE ACTION, WHETHER OR NOT
 OTHER FACTORS MOTIVATED THE ADVERSE ACTION.
   9.  (A) WHEN A FINAL DETERMINATION HAS BEEN  MADE  AGAINST  A  COVERED
 EMPLOYER IN FAVOR OF A COMPLAINANT AND THE COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED
 LESSEE  OR  LESSOR  HAS MADE PAYMENT TO THE COMPLAINANT OF ANY WAGES AND
 INTEREST DUE THE COMPLAINANT AND ANY CIVIL PENALTY, AND  PROVIDING  THAT
 NO RELEVANT PROCEEDING FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW SHALL THEN BE PENDING AND THE
 TIME  FOR  INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED, THE COVERED
 DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR MAY FILE A COPY OF THE  ORDER  OF
 THE FISCAL OFFICER CONTAINING THE AMOUNT FOUND TO BE DUE WITH THE COUNTY
 CLERK  OF  THE  COUNTY  OF RESIDENCE OR PLACE OF BUSINESS OF THE COVERED
 EMPLOYER. THE FILING OF SUCH ORDER SHALL HAVE THE FULL FORCE AND  EFFECT
 OF  A  JUDGMENT  DULY DOCKETED IN THE OFFICE OF SUCH CLERK. THE JUDGMENT
 MAY BE DOCKETED IN FAVOR OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER WHO MAY PROCEED  AS  A
 JUDGMENT  CREDITOR  AGAINST THE COVERED EMPLOYER FOR THE RECOVERY OF ALL
 MONIES PAID BY THE COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR  UNDER
 SUCH ORDER.
   (B)  WHEN  A  COVERED  DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR HAS MADE
 PAYMENT TO A COMPLAINANT OF ANY WAGES AND INTEREST DUE  TO  HIM  OR  HER
 BECAUSE  OF  A COVERED EMPLOYER'S VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COVERED
 DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR MAY BRING  SUIT  TO  RECOVER  ALL

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 MONIES  PAID  BY THE COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR FROM
 THE COVERED EMPLOYER.
   10.  WHEN  TWO JUDGMENTS OR FINAL ORDERS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION HAVE BEEN ENTERED  AGAINST  A  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED
 LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  COVERED  EMPLOYER, SUCCESSOR, OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY-
 OWNED AFFILIATED ENTITY OF THE  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR
 LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER, ANY OF THE PARTNERS IF THE COVERED DEVELOP-
 ER,  COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER IS A PARTNERSHIP, ANY
 OF THE FIVE LARGEST  SHAREHOLDERS  OF  THE  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED
 LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER, ANY OFFICER OF THE COVERED DEVEL-
 OPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  OR  COVERED  EMPLOYER WHO KNOWINGLY
 PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS  ARTICLE  WITHIN  ANY  CONSECUTIVE
 SIX-YEAR  PERIOD DETERMINING THAT SUCH COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE
 OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER AND/OR ITS SUCCESSOR, SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED
 AFFILIATED ENTITY OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR
 COVERED EMPLOYER, ANY OF THE PARTNERS OR ANY OF THE FIVE LARGEST  SHARE-
 HOLDERS  OF  THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED
 EMPLOYER, ANY OFFICER  OF  THE  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR
 LESSOR,  OR COVERED EMPLOYER WHO KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLATION
 OF THIS ARTICLE HAS WILLFULLY FAILED TO  PAY  THE  PREVAILING  WAGES  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, WHETHER SUCH FAILURES
 WERE CONCURRENT OR CONSECUTIVE AND WHETHER OR NOT  SUCH  FINAL  DETERMI-
 NATIONS  CONCERNING  SEPARATE  COVERED  LEASES  OR  AWARDS  OF FINANCIAL
 ASSISTANCE ARE RENDERED SIMULTANEOUSLY, SUCH COVERED DEVELOPER,  COVERED
 LESSEE OR LESSOR, COVERED EMPLOYER, SUCCESSOR, AND IF THE COVERED DEVEL-
 OPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  COVERED EMPLOYER, SUCCESSOR, OR ANY
 SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED AFFILIATED ENTITY OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER,  COVERED
 LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  OR  COVERED  EMPLOYER,  ANY  OF THE PARTNERS IF THE
 COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED  EMPLOYER  IS  A
 PARTNERSHIP,  OR  ANY  OF  THE  FIVE LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COVERED
 DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER, ANY OFFICER OF
 THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER WHO
 KNOWINGLY PARTICIPATED IN THE VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE, OR ANY  SUCCES-
 SOR  IS  A  CORPORATION,  ANY  OFFICER OF SUCH CORPORATION WHO KNOWINGLY
 PARTICIPATED IN SUCH FAILURE, SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO ENTER INTO  COVERED
 LEASES WITH A PUBLIC AGENCY OR RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR A PERIOD
 OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE SECOND ORDER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 WHERE ANY SUCH FINAL ORDER INVOLVES THE FALSIFICATION OF PAYROLL RECORDS
 OR  THE  KICKBACK  OF  WAGES,  THE  COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR
 LESSOR,  COVERED  EMPLOYER,  SUCCESSOR,  SUBSTANTIALLY-OWNED  AFFILIATED
 ENTITY  OF  THE  COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED
 EMPLOYER, ANY PARTNER  IF  THE  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR
 LESSOR,  OR COVERED EMPLOYER IS A PARTNERSHIP OR ANY OF THE FIVE LARGEST
 SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  OR
 COVERED  EMPLOYER,  ANY OFFICER OF THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE
 OR LESSOR,  OR  COVERED  EMPLOYER  WHO  KNOWINGLY  PARTICIPATED  IN  THE
 VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FOR A PERIOD OF
 FIVE  YEARS  FROM  THE  DATE  OF  THE FIRST FINAL ORDER. NOTHING IN THIS
 SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS AFFECTING ANY PROVISION OF  ANY  OTHER
 LAW  OR  REGULATION  RELATING TO THE AWARDING OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR
 ENTERING INTO A COVERED LEASE WITH A  PUBLIC  AGENCY.  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL  MAINTAIN  A  LIST  OF  COVERED DEVELOPERS, AND COVERED LESSEES OR
 LESSORS, WHO ARE INELIGIBLE, INCLUDING THEIR NAMES,  ADDRESS,  DATE  AND
 DURATION  OF  THEIR  INELIGIBILITY.  SUCH  LIST  SHALL  BE  UPDATED  AND
 PUBLISHED AS OFTEN AS IS NECESSARY TO KEEP IT CURRENT.

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   § 7. Subdivision 1 of section 237 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter  698  of the laws of 1988, is amended and a new subdivision 5 is
 added to read as follows:
   1.  Subcontractors  engaged  for  service  work by a contractor or its
 subcontractor AND  COVERED  EMPLOYERS,  shall,  upon  receipt  from  the
 COVERED  DEVELOPER,  OR  COVERED  LESSEE  OR  LESSOR,  contractor or its
 subcontractor of the schedule of wages and supplements specified in  the
 contract  OR  ARTICLE  NINE  PREVAILING  WAGE  SCHEDULE,  provide to the
 COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, contractor or  its  subcon-
 tractor  a  verified  statement  attesting  that the COVERED EMPLOYER OR
 subcontractor has received and  reviewed  such  schedule  of  wages  and
 supplements, and agrees that it will pay the applicable prevailing wages
 and will pay or provide the supplements specified therein. Such verified
 statement shall be filed in the manner described in subdivision three of
 this  section  FOR  SUBCONTRACTORS OF A CONTRACTOR OR ITS SUBCONTRACTOR,
 AND IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  THIS  SECTION  FOR
 COVERED  EMPLOYERS.  It  shall  be  a  violation of this article for any
 COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, contractor or  its  subcon-
 tractor  to fail to provide for its subcontractor a copy of the schedule
 of wages and supplements specified  in  the  contract  OR  ARTICLE  NINE
 PREVAILING WAGE SCHEDULES.
   5.  PRIOR TO RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR ENTERING INTO A COVERED
 LEASE, OR AN EXTENSION, RENEWAL, AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION  OF  A  COVERED
 LEASE,  AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EVERY COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE
 OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOYER SHALL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AGENCY PROVIDING
 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND THE FISCAL  OFFICER  WITH  AN  ANNUAL  VERIFIED
 STATEMENT  THAT  ALL  BUILDING  SERVICE  EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED AT A COVERED
 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OR AT REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A  COVERED  LEASE  BY
 THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR BY A COVERED EMPLOY-
 ER  TO  PERFORM  BUILDING SERVICE WORK WILL BE AND/OR HAVE BEEN PAID THE
 PREVAILING WAGE. SUCH VERIFIED STATEMENT SHALL INCLUDE A RECORD  OF  THE
 DAYS  AND  HOURS  WORKED  AND  THE  WAGES  PAID TO EACH BUILDING SERVICE
 EMPLOYEE EMPLOYED AT THE COVERED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, OR AT REAL PROPER-
 TY SUBJECT TO A COVERED LEASE. WHERE THE WAGES PAID INCLUDE  SUMS  WHICH
 ARE  NOT  PAID DIRECTLY TO THE WORKMEN WEEKLY AND WHICH ARE EXPENDED FOR
 SUPPLEMENTS, THE  STATEMENT  SHALL  INCLUDE  A  RECORD  OF  SUCH  HOURLY
 PAYMENTS  ON  BEHALF  OF  SUCH  EMPLOYEES, THE SUPPLEMENT FOR WHICH SUCH
 PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE, AND THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE  PERSON  TO  WHOM
 THE  PAYMENT HAS BEEN MADE. SUCH STATEMENT SHALL BE VERIFIED BY THE OATH
 OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE COVERED  DEVEL-
 OPER,  OR  COVERED  LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR THE DESIGNEE OF ANY SUCH PERSON
 THAT HE OR SHE HAS READ SUCH STATEMENTS SUBSCRIBED BY  HIM  OR  HER  AND
 KNOWS  THE CONTENTS THEREOF, AND THAT THE SAME IS TRUE OF HIS OR HER OWN
 KNOWLEDGE, EXCEPT  WITH  RESPECT  TO  WAGES  AND  SUPPLEMENTS  OWING  BY
 CONTRACT WHICH MAY BE CERTIFIED UPON INFORMATION AND BELIEF. A VIOLATION
 OF ANY PROVISION OF THE STATEMENT, OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUCH STATEMENT,
 SHALL  CONSTITUTE  A  VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION. THE FISCAL OFFICER OR A
 PUBLIC AGENCY LEASING OR PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY INSPECT  THE
 RECORDS  MAINTAINED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THIS
 ARTICLE TO VERIFY THESE STATEMENTS.
   § 8. Subdivision 1 of section 238 of the labor law, as added by  chap-
 ter 777 of the laws of 1971, is amended and two new subdivisions 3 and 4
 are added to read as follows:
   1.  Any  contractor,  COVERED  DEVELOPER,  COVERED  LESSEE  OR LESSOR,
 COVERED EMPLOYER, or subcontractor who shall upon his  oath  verify  any
 statement  required to be filed under this article which is known by him

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 to be false shall be guilty of perjury and punishable as provided by the
 penal law.
   3. IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE BY A COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR
 LESSOR,  OR COVERED EMPLOYER TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE, THE COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED EMPLOY-
 ER SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A WRITTEN NOTICE OF FAILURE TO COMPLY  BY  THE
 FISCAL  OFFICER  ALLOWING TEN DAYS TO CURE THE FAILURE TO COMPLY. IF THE
 COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR COVERED  EMPLOYER  FAILS
 TO  TIMELY CURE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE AT LAW OR IN
 EQUITY, THE FISCAL OFFICER SHALL BE  PERMITTED  TO  SEEK  THE  FOLLOWING
 REMEDIES:
   (A)  SUSPENSION:  SUSPEND  THE PAYMENTS OF ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO
 THE COVERED DEVELOPER UNTIL THE DATE OF CURE.
   (B) LIQUIDATED DAMAGES:   FAILURE TO  PROVIDE  A  REQUIRED  RECORD  OR
 STATEMENT OR TO ALLOW WORK PLACE ACCESS MAY RESULT IN LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
 IN  AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE GREATER OF TWO PERCENT OF THE ANNUAL VALUE OF
 THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR COVERED LEASE, OR TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT OF
 THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR COVERED LEASE.
   (C) TERMINATION: A MATERIAL BREACH OF THIS ARTICLE THAT CONTINUES  FOR
 A  PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS OR MORE, SHALL ALLOW THE PUBLIC AGENCY TO TERMI-
 NATE THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR COVERED LEASE.
   (D) PENALTY FOR LATE FILING: LATE FILING OF ANY REPORT REQUIRED  UNDER
 THIS ARTICLE: A PAYMENT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY FOR EACH DAY THE
 REPORT  IS LATE FOR UP TO FOURTEEN DAYS. AFTER FOURTEEN DAYS, THE REMEDY
 IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL APPLY.
   4. WHERE THE FISCAL OFFICER IS THE COMMISSIONER, THE PENALTY SHALL  BE
 PAID  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE STATE TREASURY. WHERE THE
 FISCAL OFFICER IS A CITY COMPTROLLER OR  OTHER  ANALOGOUS  OFFICER,  THE
 PENALTY SHALL BE PAID TO SAID OFFICER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE CITY TREASURY.
   § 9. Section 239 of the labor law, as added by chapter 777 of the laws
 of  1971,  subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 as amended by chapter 770 of the laws
 of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
   § 239. Provisions in contracts prohibiting discrimination  on  account
 of  race,  creed,  color,  national  origin, age or sex. [Every] COVERED
 DEVELOPERS AND COVERED LESSEES OR LESSORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE  FOLLOW-
 ING  PROVISIONS  AND  EVERY  contract  for  service  work  shall contain
 provisions by which the contractor agrees:
   (1) that in the hiring of employees for the performance of work  under
 the contract or any subcontract thereunder within the territorial limits
 of  this  state,  no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person acting on
 behalf of such contractor or subcontractor, shall  by  reason  of  race,
 creed,  color,  national  origin,  age,  sex or disability, discriminate
 against any citizen of the state of New York who is qualified and avail-
 able to perform the work to which the employment relates;
   (2) that no contractor, subcontractor, nor any person  on  his  behalf
 shall,  in  any  manner, discriminate against or intimidate any employee
 hired for the performance of work under the contract on account of race,
 creed, color, national origin, age, sex or disability;
   (3) that there may be deducted from the amount payable to the contrac-
 tor by the public agency under the contract a penalty of  fifty  dollars
 for  each person for each day during which such person was discriminated
 against or intimidated in violation of the provisions of the contract;
   (4) that the contract, COVERED LEASE, OR GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
 may be cancelled or terminated by the public agency, and all moneys  due
 or  to become due thereunder may be forfeited for a second or any subse-

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 quent violation of the terms  or  conditions  of  this  section  of  the
 contract.
   §  10.  Section 239-a of the labor law, as added by chapter 777 of the
 laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 239-a. Enforcement of article. If the  fiscal  officer,  as  defined
 herein,  finds  that any COVERED DEVELOPER, COVERED LESSEE OR LESSOR, OR
 contractor on service work fails to comply with or evades the provisions
 of this article, he shall present  evidence  of  such  noncompliance  or
 evasion  to  the  public  agency  having charge of such work, OR WHO HAS
 ENTERED INTO A COVERED LEASE OR PROVIDED FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  FOR  THE
 COVERED  DEVELOPMENT PROJECT for enforcement.  Where such evidence indi-
 cates a noncompliance or evasion on  the  part  of  a  subcontractor  OR
 COVERED EMPLOYER, the contractor OR COVERED DEVELOPER, OR COVERED LESSEE
 OR  LESSORS, shall be responsible for such noncompliance or evasion.  It
 shall be the duty of the public agency in charge of such  service  work,
 OR WHO HAS ENTERED INTO A COVERED LEASE OR PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
 FOR  THE  COVERED  DEVELOPMENT PROJECT to enforce the provisions of this
 article.
   § 11. This act shall take effect immediately.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
 its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
 the applicable effective date of Parts A through NN of this act shall be
 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
     S. 1506--C                                            A. 2006--C
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE -- A BUDGET BILL, submitted by the Governor pursuant to arti-
   cle seven of the Constitution -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- A BUDGET BILL, submitted  by  the  Governor  pursuant  to
   article  seven  of  the  Constitution -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from
   said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  intentionally omitted (Part A); intentionally omitted (Part B);
   intentionally omitted  (Part  C);  to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to  residency requirements for the purpose of qualifying for
   certain scholarships and financial assistance  for  higher  education;
   and to repeal certain provisions of the education law relating thereto
   (Part  D);  intentionally omitted (Part E); to amend the state finance
   law, in relation to the arts capital grants fund (Part F); to  utilize
   reserves  in  the mortgage insurance fund for various housing purposes
   and for municipal relief to the city of Albany (Part G); to amend  the
   social services law, in relation to the initial period of licensure or
   registration  and  required  inspections,  background  clearances  and
   training for child care providers; and to repeal certain provisions of
   such law relating thereto (Part H); to amend the social services  law,
   in  relation  to  federally required background clearances for persons
   working in residential foster care programs (Part  I);  to  amend  the
   social  services law, in relation to residential programs for domestic
   violence victims; and repealing certain provisions of such law  relat-
   ing  thereto  (Part  J);  to  amend  the  family court act, the social
   services law and the executive law, in relation to persons in need  of
   supervision;  and to repeal certain provisions of the family court act
 
              

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   relating thereto (Part K);  to  amend  the  social  services  law,  in
   relation  to  increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind
   and disabled persons living in the community (Part L); to amend part W
   of  chapter  54  of the laws of 2016, amending the social services law
   relating to the powers  and  duties  of  the  commissioner  of  social
   services  relating  to  the  appointment  of  a temporary operator, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part M); intentionally  omitted
   (Part  N); intentionally omitted (Part O); intentionally omitted (Part
   P); intentionally omitted (Part Q); intentionally  omitted  (Part  R);
   intentionally  omitted  (Part  S);  to  amend  the  executive  law, in
   relation to preventing discrimination based on lawful source of income
   in housing (Part T); intentionally  omitted  (Part  U);  intentionally
   omitted  (Part V); intentionally omitted (Part W); intentionally omit-
   ted (Part X); intentionally omitted (Part  Y);  intentionally  omitted
   (Part  Z);  to  amend  the  election law, the executive law, the state
   finance law, the labor law, the vehicle and traffic law, the  environ-
   mental  conservation law, the public health law, the general municipal
   law, the military law, the domestic relations law, the education  law,
   the  mental  hygiene  law, the elder law, the social services law, the
   not-for-profit corporation law, the real property  tax  law,  the  New
   York  state defense emergency act, the administrative code of the city
   of New York, and the New York city charter, in  relation  to  changing
   the  name  of  the New York state division of veterans' affairs to the
   New York state division of veterans' services; and to amend the execu-
   tive law, in relation to changing the name of  the  veterans'  affairs
   commission  to  the  veterans' services commission (Part AA); to amend
   the education law, in relation to the  foster  youth  college  success
   initiative  eligibility requirements (Part BB); to amend the education
   law, in relation to authorizing the  setting  of  a  reduced  rate  of
   tuition  at  the  state university of New York, the city university of
   New York and community colleges for certain students participating  in
   dual  or  concurrent enrollment programs (Part CC); to amend the civil
   service law, in relation to providing that public employers,  employee
   organizations,   the  state  comptroller  and  the  public  employment
   relations board shall not be liable for  and  shall  have  a  complete
   defense to certain claims relating to agency shop fee deductions (Part
   DD);  and  authorizing  the  state university of New York at Albany to
   lease or contract with certain tenants for the use  of  space  in  the
   Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex (Part EE)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act enacts into law major  components  of  legislation
 which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2019-2020
 state  fiscal  year.  Each  component  is wholly contained within a Part
 identified as Parts A through EE. The effective date for each particular
 provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of
 such Part.   Any provision in  any  section  contained  within  a  Part,
 including  the  effective date of the Part, which makes a reference to a
 section "of this act", when used  in  connection  with  that  particular
 component,  shall  be  deemed  to  mean  and  refer to the corresponding
 section of the Part in which it is found. Section three of this act sets
 forth the general effective date of this act.

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                                  PART A
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART B
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART C
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART D
 
   Section  1.  Section 609-a of the education law, as added by a chapter
 of the laws of 2019, amending the education law  constituting  the  Jose
 Peralta  New  York  state  DREAM  act,  as  proposed in legislative bill
 numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, is REPEALED.
   § 2. The opening paragraph of subparagraph  (ii)  of  paragraph  a  of
 subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law, as added by a chapter
 of  the  laws  of 2019, amending the education law constituting the Jose
 Peralta New York state  DREAM  act,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bill
 numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, is amended to read as follows:
   An  applicant who is not a legal resident of the state eligible pursu-
 ant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, but is a United States  citi-
 zen,  a  permanent  lawful  resident,  [a lawful non-immigrant alien] AN
 INDIVIDUAL WHO IS GRANTED U OR T NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 VICTIMS  OF  TRAFFICKING  AND  VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000, A PERSON
 GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PURSUANT TO THE  FEDERAL  IMMIGRATION
 ACT  OF 1990, AN INDIVIDUAL OF A CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE ATTOR-
 NEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES  UNDER  HIS  OR  HER  PAROLE  AUTHORITY
 PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, or an appli-
 cant without lawful immigration status shall be eligible for an award at
 the undergraduate level of study provided that the student:
   §  3.  The  opening  paragraph  of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph b of
 subdivision 5 of section 661 of the education law, as added by a chapter
 of the laws of 2019, amending the education law  constituting  the  Jose
 Peralta  New  York  state  DREAM  act,  as  proposed in legislative bill
 numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, is amended to read as follows:
   An applicant who is not a legal resident of the state eligible  pursu-
 ant  to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, but is a United States citi-
 zen, a permanent lawful resident,  [a  lawful  non-immigrant  alien]  AN
 INDIVIDUAL  WHO  IS  GRANTED U OR T NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS PURSUANT TO THE
 VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT  OF  2000,  A  PERSON
 GRANTED  TEMPORARY  PROTECTED STATUS PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
 ACT OF 1990, AN INDIVIDUAL OF A CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE  ATTOR-
 NEY  GENERAL  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY
 PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, or an appli-
 cant without lawful immigration status shall be eligible for an award at
 the graduate level of study provided that the student:
   § 4. Subparagraph 10 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of
 the education law, as added by a chapter of the laws of  2019,  amending
 the  education  law  constituting  the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM
 act, as proposed in legislative bill numbers S.  1250  and  A.  782,  is
 amended to read as follows:

 S. 1506--C                          4                         A. 2006--C
 
   (10)  Such  regulations  shall further provide that any student who is
 not a legal resident of New York state but is a United States citizen, a
 permanent lawful resident, [a lawful non-immigrant alien] AN  INDIVIDUAL
 WHO  IS  GRANTED  U OR T NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS PURSUANT TO THE VICTIMS OF
 TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000, A PERSON GRANTED TEMPO-
 RARY  PROTECTED  STATUS PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990,
 AN INDIVIDUAL OF A CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  OF
 THE  UNITED  STATES  UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE
 ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, or an applicant without lawful
 immigration status may have the payment of tuition and  other  fees  and
 charges reduced by state-aided programs, scholarships or other financial
 assistance  awarded  under  the  provisions  of articles thirteen, thir-
 teen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A  of  this  chapter,  provided  that  the
 student  meets  the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii) of para-
 graph a or subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  five  of
 section six hundred sixty-one of this chapter, as applicable.
   §  5.  Paragraph (e) of subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education
 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending  the  education
 law  constituting the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act, as proposed
 in legislative bill numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, is amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (e)  The  trustees shall further provide that any student who is not a
 legal resident of New York state but  is  a  United  States  citizen,  a
 permanent  lawful resident, [a lawful non-immigrant alien] AN INDIVIDUAL
 WHO IS GRANTED U OR T NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS PURSUANT TO  THE  VICTIMS  OF
 TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF 2000, A PERSON GRANTED TEMPO-
 RARY  PROTECTED  STATUS PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990,
 AN INDIVIDUAL OF A CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  OF
 THE  UNITED  STATES  UNDER HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE
 ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, or an applicant without lawful
 immigration status may have the payment of tuition and  other  fees  and
 charges reduced by state-aided programs, scholarships or other financial
 assistance  awarded  under  the  provisions  of articles thirteen, thir-
 teen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A  of  this  chapter,  provided  that  the
 student  meets  the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii) of para-
 graph a or subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  five  of
 section six hundred sixty-one of this chapter, as applicable.
   § 6. Subdivision 8-a of section 6305 of the education law, as added by
 a  chapter  of the laws of 2019, amending the education law constituting
 the Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act, as  proposed  in  legislative
 bill numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, is amended to read as follows:
   8-a.  The  payment  of tuition and other fees and charges of a student
 who is attending a community college and who is not a legal resident  of
 New  York state but is a United States citizen, a permanent lawful resi-
 dent, [a lawful non-immigrant alien] AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS GRANTED U OR T
 NON-IMMIGRANT STATUS PURSUANT TO THE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE
 PROTECTION ACT OF 2000, A  PERSON  GRANTED  TEMPORARY  PROTECTED  STATUS
 PURSUANT  TO  THE  FEDERAL  IMMIGRATION  ACT OF 1990, AN INDIVIDUAL OF A
 CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE  UNITED  STATES
 UNDER  HIS OR HER PAROLE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS
 TO THE UNITED STATES, or an applicant without lawful immigration  status
 may be reduced by state-aided programs, scholarships and other financial
 assistance  awarded  under  the  provisions  of articles thirteen, thir-
 teen-A, fourteen and fourteen-A  of  this  chapter,  provided  that  the
 student  meets  the requirements set forth in subparagraph (ii) of para-

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 graph a or subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  five  of
 section six hundred sixty-one of this chapter, as applicable.
   §  7.  The  opening paragraph of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of
 subdivision 2 of section 6455 of the education law, as added by a  chap-
 ter  of  the  laws  of 2019, amending the education law constituting the
 Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act, as proposed in  legislative  bill
 numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, is amended to read as follows:
   An applicant who is not a legal resident of New York state, but who is
 a  United States citizen, a permanent lawful resident, [a lawful non-im-
 migrant alien] AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS GRANTED U OR T NON-IMMIGRANT  STATUS
 PURSUANT  TO  THE  VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT OF
 2000, A PERSON GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PURSUANT TO THE FEDER-
 AL IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990, AN INDIVIDUAL OF A CLASS OF REFUGEES PAROLED
 BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER  HIS  OR  HER  PAROLE
 AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF ALIENS TO THE UNITED STATES, or
 an applicant without lawful immigration status, shall be eligible for an
 award at the undergraduate level of study provided that the student:
   §  8.  The  opening paragraph of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of
 subdivision 3 of section 6455 of the education law, as added by a  chap-
 ter  of  the  laws  of 2019, amending the education law constituting the
 Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act, as proposed in  legislative  bill
 numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, is amended to read as follows:
   An applicant who is not a legal resident of New York state, but either
 is  a United States citizen, a permanent lawful resident, [a lawful non-
 immigrant alien] AN INDIVIDUAL WHO  IS  GRANTED  U  OR  T  NON-IMMIGRANT
 STATUS  PURSUANT  TO  THE VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING AND VIOLENCE PROTECTION
 ACT OF 2000, A PERSON GRANTED TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PURSUANT TO THE
 FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1990, AN INDIVIDUAL OF A  CLASS  OF  REFUGEES
 PAROLED  BY  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER HIS OR HER
 PAROLE AUTHORITY PERTAINING TO THE ADMISSION OF  ALIENS  TO  THE  UNITED
 STATES,  or  an  applicant  without  lawful  immigration status shall be
 eligible for an award at the graduate level of study provided  that  the
 student:
   §  9.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of  2019,  amending  the  education  law
 constituting  the  Jose Peralta New York state DREAM act, as proposed in
 legislative bill numbers S. 1250 and A. 782, takes effect.
 
                                  PART E
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART F
 
   Section 1. Section 97-z of the state finance law, as added by  chapter
 625  of  the laws of 1987, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 83 of the
 laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   § 97-z. Arts capital [revolving] GRANTS fund. 1. A special fund to  be
 known  as  the  "arts  capital [revolving] GRANTS fund" is hereby estab-
 lished in the custody of the state comptroller and the  commissioner  of
 taxation and finance.
   2.  The fund shall consist of all monies appropriated for its purpose,
 all monies transferred to such fund pursuant to law, all monies required
 by this section or any other provision of law to be paid into or credit-
 ed to the fund[, including payments of  principal  of  and  interest  on
 loans  made  from  the  fund] and any interest earnings which may accrue

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 from the investment of monies in  the  fund.  Nothing  contained  herein
 shall  prevent  the  New  York  state council on the arts from receiving
 grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the  fund  as  defined  in
 this section and depositing them into the fund according to law.
   3. Monies of the fund, when allocated, shall be available for adminis-
 trative  costs  of  the  council  and to make [loans] GRANTS to eligible
 not-for-profit arts organizations as provided in  section  3.07  of  the
 arts  and cultural affairs law [and to pay the reasonable administrative
 costs of the dormitory authority incurred in monitoring construction  on
 eligible projects and costs associated with contracts with outside enti-
 ties  to  disburse loans and receive payments on such loans, as provided
 in such section].
   4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and  warrant  of
 the  comptroller  on  vouchers approved and certified by the chairman of
 the New York state council on the arts.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART G
 
   Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision  of  law,  the  housing
 trust  fund  corporation  may  provide, for purposes of the neighborhood
 preservation program, a sum not to exceed $8,479,000 for the fiscal year
 ending March 31, 2020.   Within this total  amount,  one  hundred  fifty
 thousand  dollars  shall  be  used  for  the  purpose of entering into a
 contract with the neighborhood preservation coalition to provide techni-
 cal assistance and services to companies funded pursuant to article  XVI
 of the private housing finance law.  Notwithstanding any other provision
 of  law,  and  subject to the approval of the New York state director of
 the budget, the board of directors of the state  of  New  York  mortgage
 agency  shall  authorize  the  transfer to the housing trust fund corpo-
 ration, for the purposes of reimbursing any costs associated with neigh-
 borhood preservation program contracts authorized  by  this  section,  a
 total  sum  not  to exceed $8,479,000, such transfer to be made from (i)
 the special account of the mortgage insurance fund created  pursuant  to
 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed
 the  actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage insur-
 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage
 agency for the fiscal year 2018-2019 in accordance with  section  2429-b
 of  the  public  authorities  law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the  public  authorities  law
 are  sufficient  to attain and maintain the credit rating (as determined
 by the state of New York mortgage agency)  required  to  accomplish  the
 purposes  of  such  account,  the  project pool insurance account of the
 mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable
 but no later than June 30, 2019.
   § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  the  housing  trust
 fund  corporation  may  provide,  for purposes of the rural preservation
 program, a sum not to exceed $3,539,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31, 2020.  Within this total amount, one hundred fifty thousand  dollars
 shall be used for the purpose of entering into a contract with the rural
 housing coalition to provide technical assistance and services to compa-
 nies  funded pursuant to article XVI of the private housing finance law.
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the  approval
 of  the New York state director of the budget, the board of directors of
 the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize  the  transfer  to

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 the  housing trust fund corporation, for the purposes of reimbursing any
 costs associated with rural preservation program contracts authorized by
 this section, a total sum not to exceed $3,539,000, such transfer to  be
 made from (i) the special account of the mortgage insurance fund created
 pursuant  to  section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount
 not to exceed the actual excess balance in the special  account  of  the
 mortgage insurance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New
 York  mortgage  agency  for the fiscal year 2018-2019 in accordance with
 section 2429-b of the  public  authorities  law,  if  any,  and/or  (ii)
 provided  that the reserves in the project pool insurance account of the
 mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit  rating
 (as  determined  by  the  state of New York mortgage agency) required to
 accomplish the purposes of such  account,  the  project  pool  insurance
 account of the mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon
 as practicable but no later than June 30, 2019.
   §  3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, and in addition to
 the powers currently authorized to be exercised by the state of New York
 municipal bond bank agency, the state of New York  municipal  bond  bank
 agency  may  provide,  for  purposes  of municipal relief to the city of
 Albany, a sum not to exceed five million dollars  for  the  city  fiscal
 year  ending  December  31, 2019, to the city of Albany. Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law, and subject to the approval of the New  York
 state  director  of  the  budget,  the state of New York mortgage agency
 shall transfer to the state of New York municipal bond bank  agency  for
 distribution  as municipal relief to the city of Albany, a total sum not
 to exceed five million dollars, such transfer to be made  from  (i)  the
 special  account  of  the  mortgage  insurance  fund created pursuant to
 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed
 the actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage  insur-
 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage
 agency  for  the fiscal year 2018-2019 in accordance with section 2429-b
 of the public authorities law, if any, and/or  (ii)  provided  that  the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund  created  pursuant  to section 2429-b of the public authorities law
 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating  (as  determined
 by  the agency) required to accomplish the purposes of such account, the
 project pool insurance account of the mortgage  insurance  fund  created
 pursuant  to section 2429-b of the public authorities law, such transfer
 to be made as soon as practicable no later than December 31,  2019,  and
 provided  further  that  the  New  York state director of the budget may
 request additional information from the city  of  Albany  regarding  the
 utilization  of these funds and the finances and operations of the city,
 as appropriate.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART H
 
   Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  390  of the social services law, as added by chapter 750 of the
 laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) "Child day care" shall mean CHILD CARE WHERE A LICENSE  OR  REGIS-
 TRATION  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IS REQUIRED AND SHALL INCLUDE care for
 a child on a regular basis provided away from the child's residence  for
 less  than  twenty-four  hours  per  day  by someone other than: (1) the
 parent, step-parent, guardian, or relative within the  third  degree  of

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 consanguinity  of  the  parents or step-parents of such child; OR (2) AN
 ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER AS SUCH  TERM IS DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH
 (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section  390  of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
   (G) "ENROLLED LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN A PERSON  WHO  IS  A
 CAREGIVER  OR  ENTITY  THAT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED OR REGISTERED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND THAT IS ENROLLED  TO  BE  A  CAREGIVER  AND
 PROVIDE  SUBSIDIZED  CHILD CARE SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH TITLE FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE
 OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   § 2-a. Subdivision 2 of section 390 of  the  social  services  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d-1) to read as follows:
   (D-1)  (I) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PROMULGATE
 REGULATIONS FOR INSPECTIONS OF ENROLLED LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDERS,  WHICH
 SHALL  INCLUDE  THE COMPLETION OF A SATISFACTORY INSPECTION OF THE PREM-
 ISES WHERE CARE IS TO BE PROVIDED, BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES.
   (II)  PROVIDED  HOWEVER, UNLESS A COMPLAINT IS MADE IN OR AS OTHERWISE
 AUTHORIZED SUCH INSPECTIONS SHALL NOT  BE  REQUIRED  WHEN  THE  ENROLLED
 LEGALLY  EXEMPT  PROVIDER  IS  AN INDIVIDUAL, AGE EIGHTEEN OR OLDER, AND
 WHO, BY VIRTUE OF BLOOD, MARRIAGE OR COURT DECREE, IS,  TO  ALL  OF  THE
 CHILDREN  THAT  SUCH PERSON IS ENROLLED TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE
 SERVICES TO IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE FIVE-C OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) A GRANDPARENT;
   (B) A GREAT-GRANDPARENT;
   (C) A SIBLING, PROVIDED THAT SUCH SIBLING RESIDES IN A SEPARATE HOUSE-
 HOLD FROM THE CHILD;
   (D) AN AUNT; OR
   (E) AN UNCLE.
   § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  390  of  the  social
 services  law, as amended by chapter 117 of the laws of 2010, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) Child day care centers caring for seven or more children and group
 family day care programs, as defined in subdivision one of this section,
 shall obtain a license from the office of children and  family  services
 and  shall  operate in accordance with the terms of such license and the
 regulations of such office. Initial licenses [shall be valid for a peri-
 od of up to two years;] AND subsequent licenses shall  be  valid  for  a
 period of up to four years so long as the provider remains substantially
 in compliance with applicable law and regulations during such period.
   § 4. Clause (A) of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2
 of  section 390 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 117 of
 the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   (A) Initial registrations [shall be valid for a period of  up  to  two
 years,]  AND  subsequent registrations shall be valid for a period of up
 to four years so long as the provider remains substantially  in  compli-
 ance with applicable law and regulations during such period.
   §  5.  Paragraphs  (a)  and (b) of subdivision 3 of section 390 of the
 social services law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 416 of the laws
 of 2000, and paragraph (b) as amended by chapter  117  of  the  laws  of
 2010, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The  office of children and family services may make announced or
 unannounced inspections of the records and premises of any  child  [day]
 care  provider,  whether  or not such provider has a license from, or is
 registered with, the office of children and family services.  The office

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 of children and family services shall make  unannounced  inspections  of
 the  records  and premises of any child day care provider within fifteen
 days after the  office  of  children  and  family  services  receives  a
 complaint  that,  if  true, would indicate such provider does not comply
 with the APPLICABLE regulations of the office  of  children  and  family
 services or with statutory requirements. If the complaint indicates that
 there may be imminent danger to the children, the office of children and
 family  services  shall investigate the complaint no later than the next
 day of operation of the provider. The  office  of  children  and  family
 services may provide for inspections through the purchase of services.
   (b)  (I) Where inspections have been made and violations of applicable
 statutes or regulations have been found,  the  office  of  children  and
 family services shall within ten days advise the child day care provider
 in  writing  of  the violations and require the provider to correct such
 violations. The office of children and  family  services  may  also  act
 pursuant to subdivisions ten and eleven of this section.
   (II)  WHERE  INSPECTIONS  HAVE  BEEN MADE AND VIOLATIONS OF APPLICABLE
 STATUTES OR REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN FOUND,  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND
 FAMILY  SERVICES  OR  ITS  DESIGNEE  SHALL,  WITHIN TEN DAYS, ADVISE THE
 ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDER  IN  WRITING  OF  THE  VIOLATIONS  AND
 REQUIRE THE PROVIDER TO CORRECT SUCH VIOLATIONS.
   §  6.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  4 of section 390 of the social
 services law, as amended by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (a)  The  office  of  children  and family services on an annual basis
 shall inspect [at least twenty percent of all registered family day care
 homes, registered child day care centers and registered school age child
 care programs to determine whether such homes, centers and programs  are
 operating  in  compliance  with applicable statutes and regulations. The
 office of children and family services shall increase the percentage  of
 family  day care homes, child day care centers and school age child care
 programs which are inspected pursuant to this subdivision as follows: to
 at least thirty percent by the thirty-first of  December  two  thousand;
 and  to at least fifty percent by the thirty-first of December two thou-
 sand one] ALL CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND  ALL  ENROLLED  LEGALLY-EXEMPT
 PROVIDERS  EXCEPT  WHEN  SUCH  PROVIDER  IS  DETERMINED  TO BE EXEMPT IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH  (D-ONE)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION.  The  office of children and family services may
 provide for such inspections through  purchase  of  services.  [Priority
 shall  be  given to family day care homes which have never been licensed
 or certified prior to initial registration.]
   § 7. Subdivision 3 of section 390-a of the  social  services  law,  as
 added  by  chapter  416 of the laws of 2000, paragraph (b) as amended by
 chapter 552 of the laws of 2003, subparagraph (ix) as amended by chapter
 117 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   3. (a) The office of children and  family  services  shall  promulgate
 regulations   requiring  operators,  program  directors,  employees  and
 assistants of family day  care  homes,  group  family  day  care  homes,
 school-age  child  care  programs  and child day care centers to receive
 PRE-SERVICE AND ANNUAL TRAINING, AS APPLICABLE.  PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT
 SUCH  PROVIDERS  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED TO RECEIVE thirty hours of training
 every two years; provided, however, [that  fifteen]  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  OR
 PROVIDER  WHO  IS  ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION, PRIOR TO
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO  THOUSAND  NINETEEN
 THAT  AMENDED  THIS  SUBDIVISION, SHALL ONLY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ANY
 ADDITIONAL FEDERAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS WHICH  THEY  HAVE  NOT  ALREADY

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 COMPLETED  IN  ORDER  TO  BE DEEMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION.
 FIFTEEN hours of such training must be received  within  the  first  six
 months of the initial licensure, registration or employment. Such train-
 ing  requirements  shall  also  apply  to any volunteer in such day care
 homes, programs or  centers  who  has  the  potential  for  regular  and
 substantial contact with children. The thirty hours of training required
 during  the first biennial cycle after initial licensure or registration
 shall include training received while an application  for  licensure  or
 registration  pursuant  to section three hundred ninety of this title is
 pending. The office of children and family  services  may  provide  this
 training through purchase of services.
   (b)  The  training required in paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall
 address TOPICS AND SUBJECT MATTERS  REQUIRED  BY  FEDERAL  LAW  AND  the
 following  topics  OR  SUBJECT  MATTERS,  UNLESS  SUCH TOPICS OR SUBJECT
 MATTERS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY COVERED IN TRAINING THAT IS REQUIRED  PURSUANT
 TO FEDERAL LAW:
   (i) principles of childhood development, focusing on the developmental
 stages of the age groups for which the program provides care;
   (ii) nutrition and health needs of infants and children;
   (iii) child day care program development;
   (iv) safety and security procedures;
   (v) business record maintenance and management;
   (vi) child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention;
   (vii) statutes and regulations pertaining to child day care;
   (viii)   statutes  and  regulations  pertaining  to  child  abuse  and
 maltreatment; and
   (ix) for operators, program directors,  employees  and  assistants  of
 family  day  care  homes, group family day care homes and child day care
 centers, education and information on the identification, diagnosis  and
 prevention of shaken baby syndrome.
   (c)  For  the  thirty  hours  of  biennial training required after the
 initial period of licensure  or  registration,  each  provider  who  can
 demonstrate  basic  competency shall determine in which of the specified
 topics he or she needs further study, based on the provider's experience
 and the needs of the children in the provider's care.
   (d) Family day care home and group  family  day  care  home  operators
 shall  obtain training pertaining to protection of the health and safety
 of children, as required by regulation,  prior  to  the  issuance  of  a
 license or registration by the office of children and family services.
   (e)  Upon  request  by the office of children and family services, the
 child day care applicant or provider shall submit  documentation  demon-
 strating compliance with the training requirements of this section.
   §  8. The section heading of section 390-b of the social services law,
 as added by chapter 416 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   Criminal  history  review  AND  BACKGROUND  CLEARANCES  of  child care
 providers, generally.
   § 9. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of section 390-b of the  social  services
 law are REPEALED and five new subdivisions 1, 1-a, 2, 3, 3-a and 3-b are
 added to read as follows:
   1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AND
 SUBJECT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES  AND,  WHERE  APPLICABLE,  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE
 SERVICES, THE FOLLOWING CLEARANCES SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR ENTITIES SPEC-
 IFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION  IN  THE  TIME  AND  MANNER  AS
 REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION:

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   (A)  A  CRIMINAL  HISTORY  RECORD  CHECK WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE SERVICES;
   (B)  A  SEARCH  OF THE CRIMINAL HISTORY REPOSITORY IN EACH STATE OTHER
 THAN NEW YORK WHERE SUCH PERSON RESIDES OR RESIDED DURING THE  PRECEDING
 FIVE  YEARS,  IF  APPLICABLE UNLESS SUCH STATE'S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
 INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE  RESULTS  OR  THE  CLEARANCE
 CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (C) A NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK WITH THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES-
 TIGATION;  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES IS DIRECTED TO
 SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS TO THE  FEDERAL  BUREAU  OF  INVESTIGATION  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF  A NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK, PURSUANT TO AND
 CONSISTENT WITH PUBLIC LAW 113-186 TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER  SUCH  PERSONS
 SHALL HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL JURISDICTION;
   (D) A SEARCH OF THE NEW YORK STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY;
   (E)  A SEARCH OF ANY STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY OR REPOSITORY IN EACH
 STATE OTHER THAN NEW YORK WHERE SUCH PERSON RESIDES  OR  RESIDED  DURING
 THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS, IF APPLICABLE UNLESS SUCH STATE'S SEX OFFENDER
 REGISTRY INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS PART OF THE CLEARANCE CONDUCTED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (F) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
   (F)  A SEARCH OF THE NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY USING THE NATIONAL
 CRIME AND INFORMATION CENTER, ESTABLISHED UNDER  THE  ADAM  WALSH  CHILD
 PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT OF 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 ET SEQ.);
   (G)  A DATABASE CHECK OF THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE
 AND MALTREATMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FOUR  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FOUR-A
 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND
   (H) A SEARCH OF A STATE-BASED CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPOSITORY OF ANY
 STATE  OTHER  THAN  NEW YORK WHERE SUCH PERSON RESIDES OR RESIDED DURING
 THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS; IF APPLICABLE.
   1-A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW,
 THE TERM "ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER" SHALL REFER TO A PERSON  WHO
 MEETS THE DEFINITION OF "ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER" AS DEFINED IN
 PARAGRAPH (G) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS
 TITLE  AND  WHO  IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS RELATED TO ALL CHILDREN FOR
 WHOM CHILD CARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
   2. IN RELATION TO ANY CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM AND ANY  ENROLLED  LEGAL-
 LY-EXEMPT PROVIDER:
   (A)  THE  CLEARANCES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS (A), (C), (D) AND
 (G) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR:
   (I) EVERY PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEER WITH THE  POTENTIAL  FOR  UNSUPERVISED
 CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IN CARE;
   (II) EVERY APPLICANT TO BECOME AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER;
   (III)  EVERY  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE,  DIRECTOR  OR  OPERATOR OF SUCH A
 PROGRAM OR PROVIDER; AND
   (IV) EVERY INDIVIDUAL EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OVER RESIDING  OR  WHO
 BEGINS  TO  RESIDE IN A HOME WHERE SERVICES ARE OR WILL BE PROVIDED IN A
 FAMILY OR GROUP FAMILY SETTING; AND
   (V) EVERY INDIVIDUAL EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OVER  RESIDING  OR  WHO
 BEGINS  TO  RESIDE  IN A HOME WHERE SERVICES ARE OR WILL BE PROVIDED WHO
 ARE NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO ALL CHILDREN RECEIVING SERVICES AS OR WILL
 BE PROVIDED BY AN ENROLLED LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER;
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY,  PRIOR
 TO OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, ALL CLEARANCES LISTED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE OF THIS SECTION THAT HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONDUCTED PURSU-
 ANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND FOR WHICH ON-GOING CRIMINAL
 HISTORY RESULTS ARE NOT ALREADY PROVIDED, SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN  ACCORD-

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 ANCE  WITH  A  SCHEDULE  DEVELOPED  BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES, FOR ALL:
   (I)  EXISTING  VOLUNTEERS  WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSUPERVISED CONTACT
 WITH CHILDREN IN CARE;
   (II) EXISTING CAREGIVERS FOR AN ENROLLED LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER;
   (III) EXISTING EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS AND OPERATORS OF ANY SUCH  PROGRAM
 OR PROVIDER; AND
   (IV)  EVERY  INDIVIDUAL EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OVER RESIDING OR WHO
 BEGINS TO RESIDE IN A HOME WHERE SERVICES ARE OR WILL BE PROVIDED  IN  A
 FAMILY OR GROUP FAMILY SETTING; AND
   (V)  EVERY  INDIVIDUAL  EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND OVER RESIDING OR WHO
 BEGINS TO RESIDE IN A HOME WHERE SERVICES ARE OR WILL  BE  PROVIDED  WHO
 ARE NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO ALL CHILDREN RECEIVING SERVICES AS OR WILL
 BE PROVIDED BY AN ENROLLED LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER;
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 CLEARANCES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION OTHER THAN THOSE FOR  WHICH
 ON-GOING CRIMINAL HISTORY RESULTS ARE PROVIDED, SHALL BE CONDUCTED FOR A
 PERSON  LISTED  IN  SUBPARAGRAPHS (I), (II), (III) AND (IV) OF PARAGRAPH
 (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AT LEAST ONCE EVERY  FIVE  YEARS  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH A SCHEDULE DEVELOPED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   3.  (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN
 RELATION TO THE CLEARANCES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,  AN  INDI-
 VIDUAL OR A PROGRAM OR PROVIDER SHALL BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE, AS SUCH TERM
 IS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL:
   (I) REFUSES TO CONSENT TO SUCH CLEARANCE;
   (II)  KNOWINGLY  MAKES A MATERIALLY FALSE STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH
 SUCH A CLEARANCE;
   (III) IS REGISTERED, OR IS REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED, ON A  STATE  SEX
 OFFENDER  REGISTRY  OR  REPOSITORY OR THE NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
 ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ADAM WALSH CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT OF 2006
 (42 U.S.C. 16901 ET SEQ.); OR
   (IV) HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME ENUMERATED IN SUBPARAGRAPH  (E)  OR
 CLAUSES  (I)  THROUGH  (VIII)  OF  SUBPARAGRAPH  (D) OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF
 SUBDIVISION (C) OF 42 U.S.C. 9858F.
   (B) FOR PURPOSE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "INELIGIBLE" SHALL MEAN:
   (I) THE INDIVIDUAL WHO ENGAGED IN CONDUCT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO:
   (1)  OPERATE,  DIRECT, BE THE CAREGIVER FOR, OR BE EMPLOYED BY A CHILD
 DAY CARE PROGRAM OR AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER; OR
   (2) BE A VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR  UNSUPERVISED  CONTACT  WITH
 CHILDREN  IN A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM OR WITH AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT
 PROVIDER; OR
   (3) BE AN ENROLLED LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER; OR
   (II) IN RELATION TO CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS OR ANY  ENROLLED  LEGALLY-
 EXEMPT PROVIDERS, WHERE CHILD CARE IS, OR IS PROPOSED TO BE PROVIDED, TO
 A CHILD IN A HOME SETTING WHERE SUCH CHILD DOES NOT RESIDE, SUCH PROGRAM
 OR  PROVIDER SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE OR TO BE ENROLLED TO SERVE
 CHILDREN RECEIVING CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES PURSUANT TO TITLE FIVE-C OF THIS
 ARTICLE, IF AN INDIVIDUAL OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO IS NOT RELATED IN
 ANY WAY TO ALL CHILDREN FOR WHOM CHILD CARE  SERVICES  ARE  OR  WILL  BE
 PROVIDED,  RESIDES  IN THE HOUSEHOLD WHERE CHILD CARE IS, OR IS PROPOSED
 TO BE PROVIDED, ENGAGED IN CONDUCT  LISTED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   3-A.  (A)  IN  RELATION  TO  CHILD  DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND ANY ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER, WHEN A CLEARANCE  CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  REVEALS  THAT  ANY  EXISTING  OPERATOR, DIRECTOR, CAREGIVER, OR

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 PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO IS NOT RELATED IN  ANY  WAY  TO  ALL
 CHILDREN  FOR  WHOM  CHILD  CARE  SERVICES ARE OR WILL BE PROVIDED, THAT
 RESIDES IN A HOME WHERE CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED IN A HOME  SETTING  WHERE
 THE  CHILD  DOES NOT RESIDE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME OTHER THAN ONE
 SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE  OF
 THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A
 SAFETY  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE  PROGRAM  AND  TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO
 PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN THE  PROGRAM,  AND  MAY
 DENY,  LIMIT, SUSPEND, REVOKE OR REJECT SUCH PROGRAM'S LICENSE OR REGIS-
 TRATION OR TERMINATE OR REJECT SUCH PROGRAM'S ENROLLMENT, AS APPLICABLE,
 UNLESS THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY  SERVICES,  DETERMINES  IN  ITS
 DISCRETION,  THAT  CONTINUED  OPERATION BY THE CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM OR
 ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER WILL NOT  IN  ANY  WAY  JEOPARDIZE  THE
 HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE CHILDREN CARED FOR IN THE PROGRAM OR BY
 THE PROVIDER.
   (B)  IN  RELATION TO CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS AND ANY ENROLLED LEGALLY-
 EXEMPT PROVIDER, WHEN A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION
 REVEALS  THAT  ANY EXISTING EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
 UNSUPERVISED CONTACT WITH CHILDREN HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A  CRIME  OTHER
 THAN  ONE SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN OF FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL
 CONDUCT  A  SAFETY  ASSESSMENT  OF  THE PROGRAM AND TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE
 STEPS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN  THE  PROGRAM.
 THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY DIRECT THE PROGRAM OR
 PROVIDER TO  TERMINATE  THE  EMPLOYEE  OR  VOLUNTEER  BASED  ON  SUCH  A
 CONVICTION,  CONSISTENT  WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE CORRECTION
 LAW.
   (C) (I) IN RELATION TO ANY CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAMS  AND  ANY  ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDERS,  WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION REVEALS A CONVICTION FOR A CRIME OTHER THAN  ONE  SET  FORTH  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION,
 FOR  ANY  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES MAY DIRECT THAT SUCH PERSON NOT BE HIRED, AS APPLICABLE,
 BASED ON SUCH A CONVICTION, CONSISTENT WITH  ARTICLE  TWENTY-THREE-A  OF
 THE CORRECTION LAW.
   (II) IN RELATION TO ANY CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM AND ANY ENROLLED LEGAL-
 LY-EXEMPT  PROVIDER, WHEN A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 REVEALS A CONVICTION FOR A CRIME OTHER THAN ONE SET  FORTH  IN  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH  (IV)  OF  PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, FOR
 ANY PROSPECTIVE CAREGIVER SEEKING  ENROLLMENT,  OR  APPLICANT  TO  BE  A
 DIRECTOR  OR  OPERATOR,  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY
 DENY  THE   APPLICATION   OR   ENROLLMENT,   CONSISTENT   WITH   ARTICLE
 TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW.
   (D)  (I)  WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS
 THAT AN APPLICANT TO BE THE OPERATOR OR DIRECTOR OF  A  CHILD  DAY  CARE
 PROGRAM, OR APPLICANT TO BE A CAREGIVER, OR ANYONE WHO IS NOT RELATED IN
 ANY  WAY  TO ALL CHILDREN FOR WHOM CHILD CARE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED,
 RESIDES IN THE HOME OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHERE  CHILD  DAY  CARE  IS
 PROPOSED  TO  BE  PROVIDED  TO CHILDREN IN A HOME-BASED SETTING HAS BEEN
 CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL
 HOLD THE APPLICATION IN ABEYANCE UNTIL THE CHARGE IS FINALLY RESOLVED.
   (II) WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS THAT
 THE  CURRENT  OPERATOR  OR  DIRECTOR OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM, OR ANY
 PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO IS NOT RELATED IN  ANY  WAY  TO  ALL
 CHILDREN  FOR WHOM CHILD CARE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED, THAT RESIDES IN
 A HOME WHERE CHILD DAY CARE IS PROVIDED HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH  A  CRIME,

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 THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL CONDUCT A SAFETY
 ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM AND TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT  THE
 HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY  SERVICES  MAY  SUSPEND  A  LICENSE  OR REGISTRATION OR TERMINATE
 ENROLLMENT BASED ON SUCH A CHARGE WHEN NECESSARY TO PROTECT  THE  HEALTH
 AND SAFETY OF CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM.
   (III)  WHERE  A  CLEARANCE  CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS
 THAT AN EXISTING CAREGIVER, VOLUNTEER OR  AN  EXISTING  EMPLOYEE  OF  AN
 ENROLLED  LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER OR ANY PERSON OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
 THAT RESIDES IN A HOME WHERE THE CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED BY  AN  ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT  PROVIDER  IN  A  HOME  SETTING  WHERE THE CHILD DOES NOT
 RESIDE, HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES SHALL TAKE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
   (A) CONDUCT A SAFETY ASSESSMENT; OR
   (B) TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE STEPS TO PROTECT THE  HEALTH  AND  SAFETY  OF
 CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM.
   (IV) WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS THAT
 AN APPLICANT TO BE AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSU-
 PERVISED  CONTACT  WITH CHILDREN OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM OR ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE  SHALL
 HOLD THE APPLICATION IN ABEYANCE UNTIL THE CHARGE IS FINALLY RESOLVED.
   (V)  WHERE A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION REVEALS THAT
 A CURRENT EMPLOYEE, OR CURRENT VOLUNTEER WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSUPER-
 VISED CONTACT WITH CHILDREN OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM HAS BEEN CHARGED
 WITH A CRIME, THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT A
 SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRAM  AND  TAKE  ALL  APPROPRIATE  STEPS  TO
 PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM.
   3-B.  ALL  PERSONS  WHO  ARE SUBJECTED TO A CRIMINAL HISTORY AND BACK-
 GROUND CLEARANCE AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION WHO  THE
 OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES DETERMINES: (I) SHOULD BE DENIED
 ENROLLMENT, EMPLOYMENT, OR THE ABILITY TO VOLUNTEER PURSUANT TO A  BACK-
 GROUND CLEARANCE ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES,  AND  (II) WHERE SUCH DENIAL IS NOT BASED ON AN OFFENSE LISTED
 IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION,  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 ABILITY TO REQUEST A DE NOVO REVIEW OF THE ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE-A OF THE
 CORRECTION  LAW  DETERMINATION  IN  AN  ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BEFORE AN
 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE, TO BE HELD AND COMPLETED  BEFORE  THE  PRESENT
 EMPLOYER  IS NOTIFIED OF SUCH CLEARANCE DETERMINATION. SUCH PERSON SHALL
 HAVE REASONABLE NOTICE CONCERNING  THE  DETERMINATION,  AND  INFORMATION
 REGARDING  HOW TO REQUEST A HEARING TO REVIEW THAT DETERMINATION, AND AN
 OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT SUCH PERSON DEEMS
 RELEVANT TO SUCH DETERMINATION. SUCH PERSON MAY CHOOSE TO  BE  HEARD  IN
 PERSON,   BY  VIDEO  CONFERENCE  IF  REASONABLY  AVAILABLE,  OR  THROUGH
 SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS. WHERE SUCH REQUEST IS MADE, THE  OFFICE
 OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES SHALL ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
 HEARD.
   § 10. Subdivision 6 of section 390-b of the  social  services  law  is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   6.  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL PAY ANY REQUIRED
 PROCESSING FEE FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY OR SEX OFFENDER CLEARANCE PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION. THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL
 PROMPTLY  SUBMIT FINGERPRINTS OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SUCH
 PROCESSING FEE TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 11. Subdivision 7 of section 390-b of the social  services  law,  as
 added by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:

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   7.  Where  the  office of children and family services OR ITS DESIGNEE
 DENIES OR directs a child day care OR AN ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT provid-
 er to deny an application based on the criminal history  record[,];  (A)
 the  provider must notify the applicant that such record is the basis of
 the  denial;  AND  (B)  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL
 ALSO NOTIFY AS THE CASE MAY BE, SUCH CURRENT  OR  PROSPECTIVE  OPERATOR,
 DIRECTOR,  EMPLOYEE,  ASSISTANT, LEGALLY EXEMPT PROVIDER, VOLUNTEER WITH
 THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSUPERVISED CONTACT WITH  CHILDREN  OR  OTHER  PERSON
 EIGHTEEN  YEARS  OF  AGE OR OLDER, WHO RESIDES IN THE HOME WHERE CARE IS
 PROVIDED, OTHER THAN THE CHILD'S HOME, THAT THE  CRIMINAL  RECORD  CHECK
 WAS  THE  BASIS FOR THE DENIAL OF CLEARANCE AND SHALL PROVIDE SUCH INDI-
 VIDUAL WITH A COPY OF THE RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL CRIMINAL RECORD  CHECK
 UPON  WHICH  SUCH  DENIAL  WAS  BASED  TOGETHER WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT
 SETTING FORTH THE REASONS FOR SUCH DENIAL, AS WELL AS A COPY OF  ARTICLE
 TWENTY-THREE-A  OF  THE CORRECTION LAW AND INFORM SUCH INDIVIDUAL OF HIS
 OR HER RIGHT TO SEEK CORRECTION OF ANY INCORRECT  INFORMATION  CONTAINED
 IN SUCH NATIONAL RECORD CHECK PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTI-
 GATION.
   §  12.  Subdivisions  9 and 10 of section 390-b of the social services
 law, as added by chapter 416 of the laws of 2000, are amended and a  new
 subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:
   9.  (A) Any criminal history record provided by the division of crimi-
 nal justice services, and any summary of  the  criminal  history  record
 provided  by  the office of children and family services to a [child day
 care provider]  PERSON  THAT  RECEIVES  A  CLEARANCE  pursuant  to  this
 section,   is  confidential  and  shall  not  be  available  for  public
 inspection; provided, however, nothing herein shall prevent [a child day
 care provider or] the  office  of  children  and  family  services  from
 disclosing  criminal history information OR THE INDIVIDUAL FROM DISCLOS-
 ING HIS OR HER CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION  at  any  administrative  or
 judicial  proceeding relating to the denial or revocation of an applica-
 tion, employment, license or registration. The  subject  of  a  criminal
 history  review  conducted pursuant to this section shall be entitled to
 receive, upon written request, a copy of the  summary  of  the  criminal
 history  record  [provided by the office of children and family services
 to the child day  care  provider].    Unauthorized  disclosure  of  such
 records or reports shall BE subject [the provider] to civil penalties in
 accordance  with  the  provisions of subdivision eleven of section three
 hundred ninety of this title.
   (B) THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL NOT  RELEASE  THE
 CONTENT  OF  THE RESULTS OF THE NATIONWIDE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK
 CONDUCTED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
 SUBDIVISION TO ANY NON-PUBLIC ENTITY.
   10. A child day care OR ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT provider shall  advise
 the  office  of  children  and family services when an individual who is
 subject to criminal history record review in accordance with subdivision
 one or two of this section is no longer  subject  to  such  review.  The
 office  of  children  and  family  services shall inform the division of
 criminal justice services when an individual who is subject to  criminal
 history  review is no longer subject to such review so that the division
 of criminal justice services may terminate its  retain  processing  with
 regard  to such person. At least once a year, the office of children and
 family services will be required to conduct a validation of the  records
 maintained by the division of criminal justice services.
   11.  CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS WHICH ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS TITLE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT  TO  THE

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 PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 SHALL REQUIRE THAT SUCH CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS  OF
 ANY  FEDERAL  LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE CHILD CARE DEVELOP-
 MENT  AND  BLOCK  GRANT  AND THE RELATED FEDERALLY APPROVED PLANS OF THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 13. Subparagraph (z) of paragraph (A) of subdivision  4  of  section
 422  of  the  social services law, as amended by section 11 of part L of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (z) an entity with appropriate legal authority  in  another  state  to
 license,  certify  or  otherwise  approve  prospective  foster  parents,
 prospective  adoptive  parents,  prospective  relative  guardians  [or],
 prospective  successor  guardians OR CHILD CARE PROGRAM where disclosure
 of information regarding such prospective foster or prospective adoptive
 parents or prospective relative or prospective successor  guardians  and
 other  persons  over  the  age  of eighteen residing in the home of such
 persons [is] OR WHERE CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED, AS required  under  EITHER
 title  IV-E of the federal social security act OR THE FEDERAL CHILD CARE
 AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ACT (SECTION  NINE  THOUSAND  EIGHT  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-EIGHT, ET SEQ. OF TITLE FORTY-TWO OF THE UNITED STATES CODE); and
   §  14.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 1 of section 424-a of the social
 services law, as amended by section 12 of part L of chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  (I)  A  licensing  agency shall inquire of the department and the
 department shall, subject to the provisions of  paragraph  (e)  of  this
 subdivision,  inform  such agency and the subject of the inquiry whether
 an applicant for a certificate, license or permit, [assistants to  group
 family  day  care  providers,]  the  director  of  a camp subject to the
 provisions of article thirteen-B of the public health law, a prospective
 successor guardian when a clearance is conducted pursuant  to  paragraph
 (d)  of  subdivision  two  of section four hundred fifty-eight-b of this
 article, and any person over the age of eighteen who resides in the home
 of a person who has applied to become an adoptive  parent  or  a  foster
 parent  [or  to  operate a family day care home or group family day care
 home] or any person over the age of eighteen residing in the home  of  a
 prospective  successor  guardian  when  a  clearance  is  conducted of a
 prospective successor guardian pursuant to this paragraph, has  been  or
 is  currently  the  subject of an indicated child abuse and maltreatment
 report on file with the statewide central register of  child  abuse  and
 maltreatment.
   (II)  A LICENSING AGENCY SHALL INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE WHETHER AN APPLI-
 CANT FOR A CERTIFICATE, LICENSE  OR  PERMIT  TO  OPERATE  A  CHILD  CARE
 PROGRAM  INCLUDING  A  FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME,
 CHILD CARE CENTER, SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM,  OR  ENROLLED  LEGALLY
 EXEMPT PROVIDER OR AN EMPLOYEE, VOLUNTEER OR APPLICANT TO BE AN EMPLOYEE
 OR  VOLUNTEER IN SUCH PROGRAM WHO HAS POTENTIAL FOR REGULAR AND SUBSTAN-
 TIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM, IS THE CONFIRMED  SUBJECT  OF
 AN  INDICATED  CHILD  ABUSE  REPORT  MAINTAINED BY THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL
 REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT. THE  OFFICE  SHALL  PROMULGATE
 REGULATIONS  RELATED  TO  THE  PROCESS BY WHICH PROVIDERS AND APPLICANTS
 WILL BE INFORMED WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED  TO
 CARE FOR CHILDREN BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF SUCH INQUIRY.
   (III)  A  LICENSING  AGENCY  SHALL  INQUIRE  OF THE OFFICE WHETHER ANY
 PERSON AGE EIGHTEEN OR OLDER WHO IS NOT RELATED IN ANY WAY TO ALL  CHIL-
 DREN  FOR  WHOM  CARE  IS PROVIDED THAT RESIDES ON THE PREMISES OF WHERE
 CHILD CARE IS PROVIDED IN A SETTING THAT IS NOT THE CHILD'S OWN HOME  BY
 AN  ENROLLED LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-

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 SION ONE-A OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-B  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  IS  THE
 CONFIRMED  SUBJECT  OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE REPORT MAINTAINED BY THE
 STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.  THE  OFFICE
 SHALL  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE PROCESS BY WHICH PROVIDERS
 AND APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS  AUTHORIZED  OR
 UNAUTHORIZED TO CARE FOR CHILDREN BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF SUCH INQUIRY.
   (IV) A LICENSING AGENCY CONDUCTING INQUIRIES PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS
 (II)  AND  (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MAY INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE WHETHER ANY
 PERSON WHO IS TO BE HIRED AS A CONSULTANT BY SUCH  AGENCY  WHO  HAS  THE
 POTENTIAL  FOR  REGULAR AND SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
 CARED FOR BY THE AGENCY IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD  ABUSE  AND
 MALTREATMENT REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD
 ABUSE  AND MALTREATMENT. THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS RELATED
 TO THE PROCESS BY WHICH PROVIDERS AND APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED WHETH-
 ER THE APPLICANT IS AUTHORIZED OR  UNAUTHORIZED  TO  CARE  FOR  CHILDREN
 BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF SUCH INQUIRY.
   (V)  A LICENSING AGENCY CONDUCTING INQUIRIES PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPHS
 (II) AND (III) OR THIS PARAGRAPH MAY INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE  WHETHER  ANY
 PERSON  WHO  HAS  VOLUNTEERED HIS OR HER SERVICES TO SUCH AGENCY AND WHO
 WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR REGULAR AND SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT  WITH  INDI-
 VIDUALS  WHO ARE CARED FOR BY THE AGENCY, IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED
 CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT REPORT ON FILE WITH THE  STATEWIDE  CENTRAL
 REGISTER  OF  CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.  THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE
 REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE PROCESS BY  WHICH  PROVIDERS  AND  APPLICANTS
 WILL  BE INFORMED WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED TO
 CARE FOR CHILDREN BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF SUCH INQUIRY.
   § 14-a. Subdivision 3 of section 424-a of the social services law,  as
 amended  by  section  6  of part C of chapter 57 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   3. For purposes of this section,  the  term  "provider"  or  "provider
 agency"  shall  mean:  an  authorized agency; the office of children and
 family services; juvenile detention facilities subject  to  the  certif-
 ication  of  the office of children and family services; programs estab-
 lished pursuant to article nineteen-H of the executive law; non-residen-
 tial or residential programs or facilities licensed or operated  by  the
 office  of  mental  health  or  the office for people with developmental
 disabilities  except  family  care  homes;  [licensed  child  day   care
 centers,]  including  head  start  programs which are funded pursuant to
 title V of the federal economic  opportunity  act  of  nineteen  hundred
 sixty-four,  as amended; early intervention service established pursuant
 to section twenty-five hundred forty of the public health law; preschool
 services established pursuant to section forty-four hundred ten  of  the
 education  law;  [school-age  child  care  programs;] special act school
 districts as enumerated in chapter five hundred sixty-six of the laws of
 nineteen  hundred  sixty-seven,  as  amended;  programs  and  facilities
 licensed by the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services; resi-
 dential schools which are operated, supervised or approved by the educa-
 tion  department;  health  homes,  or  any  subcontractor of such health
 homes, who contracts with or is approved or otherwise authorized by  the
 department  of  health  to  provide  health  home  services to all those
 enrolled pursuant to  a  diagnosis  of  a  developmental  disability  as
 defined  in subdivision twenty-two of section 1.03 of the mental hygiene
 law and enrollees who are under twenty-one years of  age  under  section
 three  hundred sixty-five-l of this chapter, or any entity that provides
 home and community based services to enrollees who are under  twenty-one
 years  of  age  under a demonstration program pursuant to section eleven

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 hundred fifteen of the  federal  social  security  act;  publicly-funded
 emergency  shelters  for  families with children, provided, however, for
 purposes of this section, when the provider  or  provider  agency  is  a
 publicly-funded  emergency  shelter for families with children, then all
 references in this section to the "potential for regular and substantial
 contact with individuals who are cared for by the agency" shall mean the
 potential for regular and substantial  contact  with  children  who  are
 served  by  such  shelter; and any other facility or provider agency, as
 defined in subdivision four of section four hundred eighty-eight of this
 chapter, in regard to the employment of staff, or use  of  providers  of
 goods and services and staff of such providers, consultants, interns and
 volunteers.
   §  15.  Subdivision  4 of section 424-a of the social services law, as
 amended by section 14 of part L of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2015,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   4.  For  purposes  of  this section, the term "licensing agency" shall
 mean an authorized agency which has received an application to become an
 adoptive parent or an authorized agency which has received  an  applica-
 tion  for  a  certificate or license to receive, board or keep any child
 pursuant to the provisions of section three hundred seventy-six or three
 hundred seventy-seven of this article or an authorized agency which  has
 received  an  application  from  a  relative within the second degree or
 third degree of consanguinity of the parent of a  child  or  a  relative
 within  the  second degree or third degree of consanguinity of the step-
 parent of a child  or  children,  or  the  child's  legal  guardian  for
 approval  to  receive, board or keep such child, or an authorized agency
 that conducts a clearance pursuant to paragraph (d) of  subdivision  two
 of  section  four  hundred  fifty-eight-b of this article, or a state or
 local governmental agency which receives an application to provide child
 day care services in a child day  care  center,  school-age  child  care
 program,  family day care home or group family day care home OR ENROLLED
 LEGALLY-EXEMPT PROVIDER AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE-A  OF
 SECTION   THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY-B  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  pursuant  to  the
 provisions of section three hundred  ninety  of  this  article,  or  the
 department  of  health  and mental hygiene of the city of New York, when
 such department receives an application for a certificate of approval to
 provide child day care services in a child day care center  pursuant  to
 the provisions of the health code of the city of New York, or the office
 of  mental  health or the office for people with developmental disabili-
 ties when such office receives an application for an  operating  certif-
 icate  pursuant to the provisions of the mental hygiene law to operate a
 family care home, or a state or local governmental official who receives
 an application for a permit to operate a camp which is  subject  to  the
 provisions  of article thirteen-B of the public health law or the office
 of children and family services which has received an application for  a
 certificate  to receive, board or keep any child at a foster family home
 pursuant to articles nineteen-G and nineteen-H of the executive  law  or
 any other facility or provider agency, as defined in subdivision four of
 section  four  hundred  eighty-eight  of  this chapter, in regard to any
 licensing or certification function carried  out  by  such  facility  or
 agency.
   §  16.  Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 section or part contained in any part of this act shall be  adjudged  by
 any  court  of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall
 not affect, impair, or invalidate the remained  thereof,  but  shall  by
 confined  in  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-

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 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.  It  is
 hereby  declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act would
 have  been  enacted  even if such invalid provisions had not be included
 herein.
   § 17. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however  that
 sections  one,  two,  two-a, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
 fourteen and fifteen of this act shall take effect  September  1,  2019;
 and  provided,  further  that sections three, four, five and six of this
 act shall take effect September 30, 2019; and  provided,  further,  that
 the  office  of children and family services is authorized to promulgate
 any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date.
 
                                  PART I

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 378-a of the social services  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  83  of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Every authorized agency which operates a  residential  program  for
 children  licensed  or  certified  by  the office of children and family
 services, and the office of children and family services in relation  to
 any juvenile justice program it operates, shall request that the justice
 center  for  the protection of people with special needs check, and upon
 such request, such justice center shall request and shall be  authorized
 to receive from the division of criminal justice services and the feder-
 al  bureau of investigation criminal history information, as such phrase
 is defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section eight  hundred
 forty-five-b  of the executive law concerning each prospective operator,
 employee or volunteer of such a residential program who will have  regu-
 lar  and  substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical contact with
 children in such program.
   (A) PROVIDED HOWEVER, ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY REQUIRED TO REQUEST CRIMI-
 NAL HISTORY INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION  THAT  OPERATES  A
 RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR FOSTER CHILDREN THAT IS LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY
 THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  SHALL REQUEST THAT THE
 JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH  SPECIAL  NEEDS  CHECK,
 AND  UPON  SUCH  REQUEST, SUCH JUSTICE CENTER SHALL REQUEST AND SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE FROM THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND
 THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION  CRIMINAL  HISTORY  INFORMATION,  AS
 SUCH  PHRASE  IS  DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE-B OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, FOR EVERY: (I) PROSPEC-
 TIVE EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PROGRAM THAT IS NOT ALREADY REQUIRED TO BE CLEARED
 PURSUANT TO THE OPENING PARAGRAPH OF THIS SUBDIVISION; AND (II) NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  PRIOR  TO  APRIL
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE DEVELOPED
 BY THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES,  ANY  PERSON  WHO  IS
 EMPLOYED  IN  A  RESIDENTIAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY
 HAD A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN CONNECTION TO SUCH
 EMPLOYMENT.
   (B) For the purposes of this section,  "operator"  shall  include  any
 natural person with an ownership interest in the authorized agency.
   (C)  Access  to and the use of [such] information OBTAINED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION shall be governed by the provisions  of  section  eight
 hundred forty-five-b of the executive law.

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   §  2.  Paragraph  A  of  subdivision  4  of  section 422 of the social
 services law, is amended by adding a new subparagraph (bb)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (BB)  AN  ENTITY  WITH APPROPRIATE LEGAL AUTHORITY IN ANOTHER STATE TO
 LICENSE, CERTIFY OR OTHERWISE APPROVE RESIDENTIAL  PROGRAMS  FOR  FOSTER
 CHILDREN  WHERE  DISCLOSURE  OF INFORMATION REGARDING ANY PROSPECTIVE OR
 CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF SUCH PROGRAM IS  REQUIRED  BY  PARAGRAPH  TWENTY  OF
 SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF TITLE FORTY-TWO OF
 THE UNITED STATES CODE.
   §  3.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 424-a of the social services law, as amended by section 8-a of part D of
 chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) (A) Subject  to  the  provisions  of  subdivision  seven  of  this
 section,  a  provider  agency shall inquire of the office and the office
 shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of  this  subdivision,
 inform such agency and the subject of the inquiry whether any person who
 is actively being considered for employment and who will have the poten-
 tial  for regular and substantial contact with individuals who are cared
 for by the agency, is the  subject  of  an  indicated  child  abuse  and
 maltreatment report on file with the statewide central register of child
 abuse  and maltreatment prior to permitting such person to have unsuper-
 vised contact with such individuals. Such  agency  may  inquire  of  the
 office  and  the  office shall inform such agency and the subject of the
 inquiry whether any person who is currently employed  and  who  has  the
 potential  for  regular and substantial contact with individuals who are
 cared for by such agency is the subject of an indicated child abuse  and
 maltreatment report on file with the statewide central register of child
 abuse  and  maltreatment.  A  provider  agency shall also inquire of the
 office and the office shall inform such agency and the  subject  of  the
 inquiry  whether  any  person  who  is employed by an individual, corpo-
 ration, partnership or association which provides goods or  services  to
 such  agency  who  has the potential for regular and substantial contact
 with individuals who are cared for by the agency, is the subject  of  an
 indicated child abuse and maltreatment report on file with the statewide
 central  register  of  child  abuse and maltreatment prior to permitting
 such  person  to  have  unsupervised  contact  with  such   individuals.
 Inquiries made to the office pursuant to this subparagraph by a provider
 agency on current employees shall be made no more often than once in any
 six month period.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, WHERE THE PROVID-
 ER  AGENCY  IS  AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY THAT OPERATES A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
 FOR FOSTER CHILDREN THAT IS LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHIL-
 DREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SUCH AGENCY SHALL INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE AND THE
 OFFICE SHALL, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION, INFORM SUCH AGENCY AND THE SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY WHETHER:
   (I) ANY PERSON WHO IS ACTIVELY BEING CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT IN SUCH
 PROGRAM WHO IS NOT ALREADY REQUIRED TO BE CLEARED PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (A)
 OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  IS  THE  SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE AND
 MALTREATMENT REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD
 ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT; AND
   (II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, PRIOR
 TO APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY AND IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  A  SCHEDULE
 DEVELOPED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, WHETHER ANY
 PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED IN A RESIDENTIAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAM THAT HAS NOT
 PREVIOUSLY HAD A CLEARANCE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH  IN
 CONNECTION TO SUCH EMPLOYMENT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN INDICATED CHILD ABUSE

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 AND  MALTREATMENT  REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF
 CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.
   § 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
 
                                  PART J
 
   Section  1.  The section heading and the opening paragraph of subdivi-
 sion 1 of section 131-u of the social services law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   Domestic violence services [to eligible persons].
   Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of law, a social services
 district shall, in accordance with the provisions of  this  section  and
 regulations  of  the department, offer and provide emergency shelter and
 services at a residential program for victims of domestic  violence,  as
 defined  in article six-A of this chapter, to the extent that such shel-
 ter and services are necessary and available to  a  victim  of  domestic
 violence,  as  defined  in article six-A of this chapter, and in need of
 emergency shelter and services, who was residing in the social  services
 district at the time of the alleged domestic violence [and who:].
   §  2.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 131-u of the
 social services law are REPEALED.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 131-u of the  social  services  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  169  of  the  laws  of 1994, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. The department shall annually establish, subject to the approval of
 the director of the budget, a daily rate of reimbursement for each resi-
 dential program for victims of domestic violence, as defined in  article
 six-A  of this chapter, certified by the department which provides emer-
 gency shelter and services to persons eligible for such emergency  shel-
 ter  and  services pursuant to this section.  A social services district
 financially responsible for a victim of domestic  violence  shall  reim-
 burse  a  residential  program  for victims of domestic violence for the
 costs of emergency shelter and services provided to such victim  at  the
 daily  reimbursement  rate established by the department reduced by [the
 sum of all fees which such victim is able to pay  toward  the  costs  of
 such  shelter  and  services as determined in accordance with the public
 assistance budgeting rules set forth in the regulations of  the  depart-
 ment  and  by]  any [third party] OTHER reimbursement available for such
 costs.
   § 4. Section 459-f of the social services law, as amended  by  chapter
 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   § 459-f. [Fees] PAYMENT for services. [Any program defined in subdivi-
 sion  four  of  section  four  hundred  fifty-nine-a of this article may
 charge a service fee to a victim of domestic violence who is able to pay
 all or part of the costs of the emergency shelter and services  provided
 to  the victim.] Payments by a social services district to a residential
 program for victims of domestic violence  for  the  costs  of  emergency
 shelter  and  services  provided to a victim of domestic violence at the
 daily reimbursement rate determined by the department in accordance with
 section one hundred thirty-one-u of this chapter shall be reduced by the
 sum of [all fees which such victim is able to pay toward  the  costs  of
 such  shelter  and  services as determined in accordance with the public
 assistance budgeting rules set forth in the regulations of  the  depart-
 ment  and  by]  any [third party] OTHER reimbursement available for such
 costs.
   § 5. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.

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                                  PART K
 
   Section  1. Section 712 of the family court act, as amended by chapter
 920 of the laws of 1982, subdivision (a) as amended by section 7 of part
 G of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, subdivision (b) as amended by chap-
 ter 465 of the laws of 1992, subdivision (g) as amended by section 2  of
 part  B  of  chapter  3 of the laws of 2005, subdivision (h) as added by
 chapter 7 of the laws of 1999, subdivision (i) as amended  and  subdivi-
 sions  (j), (k), (l) and (m) as added by chapter 38 of the laws of 2014,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 712. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
 have the following meanings:
   (a) "Person in need of supervision". A person less than eighteen years
 of age: (I) who does not attend school in accordance with the provisions
 of part one of article sixty-five of the education law [or]; (II) who is
 incorrigible, ungovernable or  habitually  disobedient  and  beyond  the
 lawful  control of a parent or other person legally responsible for such
 child's care, or other lawful authority[, or]; (III)  who  violates  the
 provisions  of:  (1)  section 221.05; or (2) 230.00 of the penal law[,];
 (IV) or who appears to be a sexually exploited child as defined in para-
 graph (a), (c) or (d) of subdivision one of section four hundred  forty-
 seven-a  of  the  social services law, but only if the child consents to
 the filing of a petition under this article.
   (b) ["Detention"] "PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT".   The temporary  care
 and  maintenance  of  children  away from their own homes [as defined in
 section five hundred two of the executive law] PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVEN
 HUNDRED TWENTY OF THIS ARTICLE.
   [(c) "Secure detention facility". A facility  characterized  by  phys-
 ically restricting construction, hardware and procedures.
   (d)  "Non-secure  detention facility". A facility characterized by the
 absence of physically restricting construction, hardware and procedures.
   (e)] (C) "Fact-finding hearing". A hearing to  determine  whether  the
 respondent did the acts alleged to show that he OR SHE violated a law or
 is  incorrigible,  ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the
 control of his OR HER parents, guardian or legal custodian.
   [(f)] (D) "Dispositional hearing". A hearing to determine whether  the
 respondent requires supervision or treatment.
   [(g)]  (E)  "Aggravated circumstances". Aggravated circumstances shall
 have the same meaning as the definition of such term in subdivision  (j)
 of section one thousand twelve of this act.
   [(h)]  (F)  "Permanency  hearing".  A  hearing held in accordance with
 paragraph (b) of subdivision two of section seven hundred fifty-four  or
 section  seven  hundred  fifty-six-a  of this article for the purpose of
 reviewing the foster care status of the respondent and the  appropriate-
 ness of the permanency plan developed by the social services official on
 behalf of such respondent.
   [(i)]  (G)  "Diversion  services".   Services provided to children and
 families pursuant to section seven hundred thirty-five of  this  article
 for  the  purpose  of avoiding the need to file a petition or direct the
 [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT of the child. Diversion services
 shall include: efforts to adjust cases pursuant to this article before a
 petition is filed, or by order of the court, after the petition is filed
 but before fact-finding is commenced; and preventive  services  provided
 in  accordance  with  section four hundred nine-a of the social services
 law to avert the placement of the child [into  foster  care],  including
 crisis  intervention  and respite services.  Diversion services may also

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 include, in cases where any person is seeking to file  a  petition  that
 alleges  that  the  child  has a substance use disorder or is in need of
 immediate detoxification or substance use disorder services, an  assess-
 ment for substance use disorder; provided, however, that notwithstanding
 any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the designated lead agency
 shall not be required to pay for all or any portion of the costs of such
 assessment or substance use disorder or detoxification services,  except
 in  cases  where medical assistance for needy persons may be used to pay
 for all or any portion of the costs of such assessment or services.
   [(j)] (H) "Substance use disorder". The misuse of, dependence  on,  or
 addiction  to  alcohol  and/or legal or illegal drugs leading to effects
 that are detrimental to the person's physical and mental health  or  the
 welfare of others.
   [(k)]  (I)  "Assessment  for  substance use disorder". Assessment by a
 provider that has  been  certified  by  the  office  of  alcoholism  and
 substance  abuse  services  of  a person less than eighteen years of age
 where it is alleged that the youth is suffering  from  a  substance  use
 disorder  which  could  make  a  youth a danger to himself or herself or
 others.
   [(l)] (J) "A substance use disorder which could make a youth a  danger
 to  himself  or  herself  or  others".  A substance use disorder that is
 accompanied by the dependence on, or the repeated use or abuse of, drugs
 or alcohol to the point of intoxication such that the person is in  need
 of immediate detoxification or other substance use disorder services.
   [(m)]  (K)  "Substance  use disorder services". Substance use disorder
 services shall have the same meaning as provided for in section 1.03  of
 the mental hygiene law.
   §  2.  The part heading of part 2 of article 7 of the family court act
 is amended to read as follows:
                          CUSTODY [AND DETENTION]
   § 3. Section 720 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 419 of
 the laws of 1987, subdivision 3 as amended by section 9 of subpart B  of
 part  Q  of  chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 5 as amended by
 section 3 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, and paragraph (c)
 of subdivision 5 as added by section 8 of part G of chapter  58  of  the
 laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
   §  720.  [Detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT. 1.  No child to whom
 the provisions of this article may apply, shall be detained in any pris-
 on, jail, lockup, or other place used for adults OR  CHILDREN  convicted
 of crime or under arrest and charged with a crime.
   2. The detention of a child in a secure detention OR NON-SECURE facil-
 ity shall not be directed under any of the provisions of this article.
   3.  [Detention]  PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT of a person alleged to be
 or adjudicated as a person in need  of  supervision  shall[,  except  as
 provided  in  subdivision four of this section,] be authorized only in a
 foster care program certified by  the  office  of  children  and  family
 services  OR  A  SHORT-TERM  SAFE HOUSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION SEVEN
 HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE, or a certified or  approved  family
 boarding  home[,  or  a  non-secure  detention facility certified by the
 office and in accordance with section seven hundred thirty-nine of  this
 article]  PURSUANT  TO  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW.  The  setting of the
 [detention] PLACEMENT shall take into account:
   (a) [the] THE proximity to the community in which the  person  alleged
 to  be or adjudicated as a person in need of supervision lives with such
 person's parents or to which such person will be discharged[,]; and

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   (b) [the] THE existing educational setting  of  such  person  and  the
 proximity  of  such setting to the location of the [detention] PLACEMENT
 setting.
   4.  [Whenever  detention  is  authorized  and ordered pursuant to this
 article, for a person alleged to be or adjudicated as a person  in  need
 of  supervision,  a  family  court  in a city having a population of one
 million or more shall,  notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,
 direct  detention  in  a foster care facility established and maintained
 pursuant to  the  social  services  law.  In  all  other  respects,  the
 detention of such a person in a foster care facility shall be subject to
 the  identical  terms  and  conditions for detention as are set forth in
 this article and in section two hundred thirty-five of this act.
   5.] (a) The court shall not order or direct  [detention]  PRE-DISPOSI-
 TIONAL  PLACEMENT  under  this  article, (I) unless the court determines
 [that] AND STATES IN ITS WRITTEN ORDER; (1) THAT there is no substantial
 likelihood that the youth and his or her family will continue to benefit
 from diversion services, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,  ANY  AVAILABLE
 RESPITE  SERVICES;  and (2) that all available alternatives to detention
 have been exhausted; and (3) THAT  PRE-DISPOSITIONAL  PLACEMENT  OF  THE
 RESPONDENT  IS  IN  THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESPONDENT; AND (4) THAT IT
 WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE WELFARE OF THE RESPONDENT TO CONTINUE IN  THEIR
 OWN  HOME;  OR  (II) IF THE SOLE BASIS FOR THE PETITION IS AN ALLEGATION
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (I) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF  SECTION  SEVEN  HUNDRED
 TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (b)  Where the youth is sixteen years of age or older, the court shall
 not order or direct [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT  under  this
 article,  unless  the  court  determines  and  states  in its order that
 special circumstances exist to warrant such [detention] PLACEMENT.
   (c) If IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION,  the  respondent
 may  be  a  sexually  exploited  child  as defined in subdivision one of
 section four hundred forty-seven-a of the social services law, the court
 may direct the respondent to an  available  short-term  safe  house  [as
 defined  in subdivision two of section four hundred forty-seven-a of the
 social services law as an alternative to detention] IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 4. Section 727 of the family court act is REPEALED.
   §  5.  The  section  heading and subdivision (d) of section 728 of the
 family court act, subdivision (d) as added by chapter 145 of the laws of
 2000, paragraph (i) as added and paragraph (ii) of  subdivision  (d)  as
 renumbered by section 5 of part E of chapter 57 of the laws of 2005, and
 paragraph  (iii)  as  amended  and  paragraph (iv) of subdivision (d) as
 added by section 10 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of the laws  of
 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   Discharge, release or [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT by judge
 after hearing and before filing of petition in custody cases.
   (d)  Upon  a  finding of facts and reasons which support a [detention]
 PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT order pursuant to this  section,  the  court
 shall  also  determine and state in any order directing [detention] PRE-
 DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT:
   (i) that there is no substantial likelihood that the youth and his  or
 her family will continue to benefit from diversion services and that all
 available   alternatives   to   [detention]  SUCH  PLACEMENT  have  been
 exhausted; and
   (ii) whether continuation of the child in the child's  home  would  be
 contrary  to the best interests of the child based upon, and limited to,

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 the facts and circumstances available to the court at the  time  of  the
 hearing held in accordance with this section; and
   (iii) where appropriate, whether reasonable efforts were made prior to
 the  date  of the court hearing that resulted in the detention order, to
 prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child from his  or  her
 home or, if the child had been removed from his or her home prior to the
 court  appearance  pursuant  to this section, where appropriate, whether
 reasonable efforts were made to make it possible for the child to safely
 return home; and
   (iv) whether the setting of the [detention]  PRE-DISPOSITIONAL  PLACE-
 MENT  takes  into  account  the  proximity to the community in which the
 person alleged to be or adjudicated as a person in need  of  supervision
 lives  with  such  person's  parents  or  to  which  such person will be
 discharged, and the existing educational setting of such person and  the
 proximity of such setting to the location of the detention setting.
   § 6. Section 729 of the family court act is REPEALED.
   §  7. Subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 735 of the family court act,
 subdivision (a) as added by section 7 of part E of  chapter  57  of  the
 laws  of  2005,  subdivision (b) as amended by chapter 38 of the laws of
 2014, are amended to read as follows:
   (a) Each county and any city having a population  of  one  million  or
 more  shall offer diversion services as defined in section seven hundred
 twelve of this article to youth who are at risk of being the subject  of
 a  person  in  need  of  supervision  petition.  Such  services shall be
 designed to provide an immediate response  to  families  in  crisis,  to
 identify  and  utilize appropriate alternatives to [detention] PLACEMENT
 and to divert youth from being the  subject  of  a  petition  in  family
 court. Each county and such city shall designate either the local social
 services  district  or  the  probation department as lead agency for the
 purposes of providing diversion services.
   (b) The designated lead agency shall:
   (i) confer with any person seeking to file a petition, the  youth  who
 may  be  a potential respondent, his or her family, and other interested
 persons, concerning the provision of diversion services before any peti-
 tion may be filed; and
   (ii) diligently attempt to prevent the filing of a petition under this
 article or, after the petition is filed, to prevent the placement of the
 youth into foster care; and
   (iii) assess whether the youth would benefit from residential  respite
 services; and
   (iv) ASSESS WHETHER THE YOUTH IS A SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW AND, IF
 SO,  WHETHER SUCH YOUTH SHOULD BE REFERRED TO A SAFE HOUSE IN ACCORDANCE
 WITH SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE OF THIS PART; AND
   (V)  determine  whether  alternatives  to  [detention]  PLACEMENT   OR
 SERVICES  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION are appropriate to avoid
 remand of the youth to [detention] SUCH PLACEMENT; and
   [(v)] (VI) determine whether an assessment of the youth for  substance
 use  disorder  by  an  office of alcoholism and substance abuse services
 certified provider is necessary when a person seeking to file a petition
 alleges in such petition that the youth is suffering  from  a  substance
 use  disorder  which could make the youth a danger to himself or herself
 or others. Provided, however, that notwithstanding any  other  provision
 of law to the contrary, the designated lead agency shall not be required
 to pay for all or any portion of the costs of such assessment or for any
 substance use disorder or detoxification services, except in cases where

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 medical  assistance  for needy persons may be used to pay for all or any
 portion of the costs of such assessment or services. The office of alco-
 holism and substance abuse services shall make a list of  its  certified
 providers available to the designated lead agency.
   § 8. Section 739 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 920 of
 the  laws of 1982, subdivision (a) as amended by section 10 of part G of
 chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, subdivision (c) as added by chapter  145
 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   §  739.  Release,  PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT or [detention] REFERRAL
 after filing of petition and prior to order of  disposition.  (a)  After
 the  filing of a petition under section seven hundred thirty-two of this
 part, the court in its discretion may release the respondent  or  direct
 his  or  her  [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT. If the respondent
 may be a sexually exploited child  as  defined  in  subdivision  one  of
 section four hundred forty-seven-a of the social services law, the court
 may  direct  the  respondent to an available short-term safe house as an
 alternative to [detention]  PLACEMENT.  However,  the  court  shall  not
 direct  [detention]  PRE-DISPOSITIONAL  PLACEMENT  unless  it  finds and
 states the facts and reasons for so finding that unless  the  respondent
 is  [detained]  PLACED  there  is  a  substantial  probability  that the
 respondent will not appear in court on the return date and all available
 alternatives to [detention] SUCH PLACEMENT have been exhausted.
   (b) Unless the respondent waives a determination that  probable  cause
 exists  to  believe  that  he  is  a  person  in need of supervision, no
 [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT under this section may last more
 than three days (i) unless the court finds, pursuant to the  evidentiary
 standards  applicable  to  a hearing on a felony complaint in a criminal
 court, that such probable cause exists, or (ii) unless  special  circum-
 stances  exist,  in  which cases such detention may be extended not more
 than an additional three days exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and public
 holidays.
   (c) Upon a finding of facts and  reasons  which  support  a  detention
 order  pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, the court shall also
 determine and state in any order directing detention:
   (i) whether continuation of the respondent in  the  respondent's  home
 would  be  contrary  to the best interests of the respondent based upon,
 and limited to, the facts and circumstance available to the court at the
 time of the court's determination in accordance with this section; and
   (ii) where appropriate, whether reasonable efforts were made prior  to
 the  date  of  the  court  order directing [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL
 PLACEMENT in accordance with this section, to prevent or  eliminate  the
 need  for  removal  of  the  respondent  from his or her home or, if the
 respondent had been removed from his or her  home  prior  to  the  court
 appearance  pursuant to this section, where appropriate, whether reason-
 able efforts were made to make it possible for the respondent to  safely
 return home.
   § 9. Intentionally omitted.
   §  10.  Section 747 of the family court act, as amended by chapter 920
 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
   § 747. Time of fact-finding hearing.   A  fact-finding  hearing  shall
 commence  not  more than three days after the filing of a petition under
 this article if  the  respondent  is  in  [detention]  PRE-DISPOSITIONAL
 PLACEMENT.
   §  11.  Subdivision  (a)  of  section  748 of the family court act, as
 amended by chapter 920 of the laws  of  1982,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:

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   (a)  If  the respondent is in [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT,
 the court may adjourn a fact-finding hearing
   (i)  on  its  own motion or on motion of the petitioner for good cause
 shown for not more than three days;
   (ii) on motion on behalf of the respondent or by his OR HER parent  or
 other  person  legally  responsible  for  his OR HER care for good cause
 shown, for a reasonable period of time.
   § 12. Subdivision (b) of section 749  of  the  family  court  act,  as
 amended  by  chapter  806  of  the  laws  of 1973, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (b) On its own motion,  the  court  may  adjourn  the  proceedings  on
 conclusion  of  a fact-finding hearing or during a dispositional hearing
 to enable it to make  inquiry  into  the  surroundings,  conditions  and
 capacities  of  the respondent. An adjournment on the court's motion may
 not be for a  period  of  more  than  ten  days  if  the  respondent  is
 [detained] IN PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACEMENT, in which case not more than a
 total  of two such adjournments may be granted in the absence of special
 circumstances. If the respondent is not [detained]  IN  PRE-DISPOSTIONAL
 PLACEMENT,  an  adjournment  may be for a reasonable time, but the total
 number of adjourned days may not exceed two months.
   § 13. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of  section  754  of  the  family
 court  act,  as  amended  by chapter 7 of the laws of 1999, subparagraph
 (ii) of paragraph (a) as amended by section 20 of part L of  chapter  56
 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The  order  shall  state  the  court's reasons for the particular
 disposition. If the court places the child in  accordance  with  section
 seven  hundred  fifty-six  of  this  part,  the court in its order shall
 determine: (i) whether continuation in the child's home would be contra-
 ry to the best interest of the child and where appropriate, that reason-
 able efforts were made prior to the date of  the  dispositional  hearing
 held  pursuant  to  this  article  to  prevent or eliminate the need for
 removal of the child from his or her home and, if the child was  removed
 from  his  or  her  home  prior  to  the date of such hearing, that such
 removal was in the child's best interest and, where appropriate, reason-
 able efforts were made to make it possible for the child to return safe-
 ly home. If the court determines that reasonable efforts to  prevent  or
 eliminate  the need for removal of the child from the home were not made
 but that the lack of such efforts  was  appropriate  under  the  circum-
 stances,  the  court order shall include such a finding; and (ii) in the
 case of a child who has attained the age of fourteen, the services need-
 ed, if any, to assist the child to make the transition from foster  care
 to independent living. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to
 modify  the standards for directing [detention] PRE-DISPOSITIONAL PLACE-
 MENT set forth in section seven hundred thirty-nine of this article.
   § 14. Section 756 of the family court act, as amended by  chapter  920
 of  the  laws  of  1982,  paragraph (i) of subdivision (a) as amended by
 chapter 309 of the laws of 1996, the opening paragraph of paragraph (ii)
 of subdivision (a) as amended by section 11 of part G of chapter  58  of
 the laws of 2010, subdivision (b) as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of
 1999,  and subdivision (c) as amended by section 10 of part E of chapter
 57 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   § 756. Placement. (a) [(i)] For  purposes  of  section  seven  hundred
 fifty-four,  the  court  may:  (I) place the child in its own home [or];
 (II) ORDER THE CHILD BE PLACED in the custody of a suitable relative  or
 other suitable private person; or (III) ORDER THE CHILD BE PLACED IN THE

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 CUSTODY  OF a commissioner of social services[, subject to the orders of
 the court].
   [(ii)]  (B)  Where  the  child  is placed with the commissioner of the
 local social services district[,]: (I) (A) THE CHILD MAY  BE  PLACED  BY
 THE  SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT INTO A FOSTER BOARDING HOME; OR (B) IF THE
 COURT FINDS THAT THE RESPONDENT IS A SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILD AS DEFINED
 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF  THE  SOCIAL
 SERVICES  LAW,  AN AVAILABLE LONG-TERM SAFE HOUSE; OR (II) the court may
 direct the commissioner to: place the child with an authorized agency or
 class of authorized agencies[, including, if the court  finds  that  the
 respondent  is  a sexually exploited child as defined in subdivision one
 of section four hundred forty-seven-a of the  social  services  law,  an
 available long-term safe house].
   (C)  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PLACEMENT SHALL NOT BE ORDERED PURSUANT
 TO PARAGRAPH (III) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION:
   (I) IN INSTANCES WHERE THE ONLY FINDING MADE AGAINST THE RESPONDENT IS
 THAT THEY MEET THE DEFINITION OF A PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION  PURSU-
 ANT  TO PARAGRAPH (I) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF SECTION SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE
 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR
   (II) UNLESS THE COURT FINDS AND STATES IN ITS WRITTEN ORDER  THAT  THE
 PLACEMENT OF THE RESPONDENT IS:
   (1) IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESPONDENT; AND
   (2)  THAT  IT  WOULD  BE  CONTRARY TO THE WELFARE OF THE RESPONDENT TO
 CONTINUE IN THEIR OWN HOME.
   (D) Unless the dispositional order provides otherwise,  the  court  so
 directing  shall  include  one of the following alternatives to apply in
 the event that the commissioner is unable to so place the child:
   [(1)] (I) the commissioner shall apply to the court for  an  order  to
 stay,  modify,  set  aside,  or  vacate  such  directive pursuant to the
 provisions of section seven hundred sixty-two or  seven  hundred  sixty-
 three; or
   [(2)] (II) the commissioner shall return the child to the family court
 for a new dispositional hearing and order.
   [(b)]  (E) Placements under PARAGRAPH (III) OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF this
 section may be for an initial period of [twelve months] NO GREATER  THAN
 SIXTY  DAYS.  The court may extend a placement pursuant to section seven
 hundred fifty-six-a. In its discretion, the court may recommend restitu-
 tion or require services for  public  good  pursuant  to  section  seven
 hundred  fifty-eight-a  in conjunction with an order of placement.  [For
 the purposes of calculating the initial period of placement, such place-
 ment shall be deemed to have commenced sixty days  after  the  date  the
 child was removed from his or her home in accordance with the provisions
 of  this article. If the respondent has been in detention pending dispo-
 sition, the initial period of placement ordered under this section shall
 be credited with and diminished by the  amount  of  time  spent  by  the
 respondent  in  detention  prior  to  the  commencement of the placement
 unless the court finds that all or part of such credit would  not  serve
 the best interests of the respondent.
   (c)  A  placement  pursuant  to  this section with the commissioner of
 social services shall not be directed in any detention facility, but the
 court may direct detention pending transfer to  a  placement  authorized
 and  ordered under this section for no more than than fifteen days after
 such order of placement is made. Such  direction  shall  be  subject  to
 extension  pursuant  to subdivision three of section three hundred nine-
 ty-eight of the social services law, upon written documentation  to  the
 office  of  children  and  family  services that the youth is in need of

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 specialized treatment or placement  and  the  diligent  efforts  by  the
 commissioner of social services to locate an appropriate placement.]
   § 14-a. Section 756-a of the family court act, as added by chapter 604
 of  the  laws  of 1986, subdivision (a) as amended by chapter 309 of the
 laws of 1996, subdivisions (b) and (d) as amended by section 4 of part B
 of chapter 327 of the laws of 2007, subdivisions (c) and (e) as  amended
 by  chapter  7 of the laws of 1999, paragraph (ii) of subdivision (d) as
 amended by section 3 of part M of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,  para-
 graphs  (iii),  (iv) and (v) of subdivision (d) as amended by section 23
 and subdivision (d-1) as amended by section 24 of part L of  chapter  56
 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   §  756-a.  Extension  of placement. (a) In any case in which the child
 has been placed pursuant to PARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF  section
 seven  hundred  fifty-six  OF THIS PART, the child, the person with whom
 the child has been placed or the commissioner  of  social  services  may
 petition  the  court  to  extend such placement, AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
 SECTION. Such petition shall be filed  at  least  [sixty]  FIFTEEN  DAYS
 PRIOR  TO  THE  EXPIRATION  OF THE INITIAL PLACEMENT AND AT LEAST THIRTY
 days prior to the expiration of the period of ANY  ADDITIONAL  placement
 AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, except for good cause shown, but in
 no  event  shall  such  petition  be filed after the original expiration
 date.
   (b) The court shall conduct a permanency hearing concerning  the  need
 for  continuing the placement. The child, the person with whom the child
 has been placed and the commissioner of social services shall  be  noti-
 fied of such hearing and shall have the right to be heard thereat.
   (c)  The provisions of section seven hundred forty-five shall apply at
 such permanency hearing. If the petition is filed within [sixty]  THIRTY
 days prior to the expiration of the period of placement, the court shall
 first  determine  at such permanency hearing whether good cause has been
 shown. If good cause is not shown, the court shall dismiss the petition.
   (d) (I) At the conclusion of the FIRST permanency  hearing  the  court
 may,  in  its  discretion, order [an] ONE extension of the placement for
 not more than [one year. The] SIX MONTHS;
   (II) AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SECOND  PERMANENCY  HEARING,  THE  COURT
 MAY,  IN  ITS  DISCRETION, ORDER ONE EXTENSION OF PLACEMENT FOR NOT MORE
 THAN FOUR MONTHS UNLESS:
   (A) THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CHILD, SEEKS  AN
 ADDITIONAL LENGTH OF STAY FOR THE CHILD IN SUCH PROGRAM. IF A REQUEST IS
 MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE COURT SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER TO
 GRANT SUCH REQUEST BASED ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD; OR
   (B)  THE COURT FINDS THAT EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES EXISTS THAT NECES-
 SITATE THE CHILD BE PLACED OUT OF THE HOME.
   (D-1) IF THE COURT ORDERS AN EXTENSION OF PLACEMENT PURSUANT TO  PARA-
 GRAPH  (D) OF THIS SECTION, THE court must consider and determine in its
 order:
   (i) where appropriate, that reasonable efforts were made  to  make  it
 possible  for  the  child to safely return to his or her home, or if the
 permanency plan for the child is adoption, guardianship  or  some  other
 permanent living arrangement other than reunification with the parent or
 parents  of  the  child,  reasonable  efforts are being made to make and
 finalize such alternate permanent placement including  consideration  of
 appropriate in-state and out-of-state placements;
   (ii)  in the case of a child who has attained the age of fourteen, (A)
 the services needed, if any, to assist the child to make the  transition
 from foster care to successful adulthood; and (B)(1) that the permanency

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 plan  developed  for the child, and any revision or addition to the plan
 shall be developed in consultation with the child and, at the option  of
 the  child,  with up to two additional members of the child's permanency
 planning  team  who  are  selected by the child and who are not a foster
 parent of, or case worker, case planner or case manager for, the  child,
 except  that  the  local commissioner of social services with custody of
 the child may reject an individual so selected  by  the  child  if  such
 commissioner has good cause to believe that the individual would not act
 in  the  best  interests  of  the  child, and (2) that one individual so
 selected by the child may be designated to be the child's  advisor  and,
 as necessary, advocate with respect to the application of the reasonable
 and prudent parent standard;
   (iii)  in  the  case of a child placed outside New York state, whether
 the out-of-state placement continues to be appropriate and in  the  best
 interests of the child;
   (iv)  whether  and when the child: (A) will be returned to the parent;
 (B) should be placed for adoption  with  the  social  services  official
 filing  a  petition  for  termination  of parental rights; (C) should be
 referred for legal guardianship; (D) should be placed permanently with a
 fit and willing relative; or (E) should be  placed  in  another  planned
 permanent  living  arrangement with a significant connection to an adult
 willing to be a permanency resource for the child if the  child  is  age
 sixteen  or older and (1) the social services official has documented to
 the court: (I) intensive, ongoing, and, as of the date of  the  hearing,
 unsuccessful  efforts made by the social services district to return the
 child home or secure a placement for the child with a  fit  and  willing
 relative  including  adult  siblings,  a  legal guardian, or an adoptive
 parent, including through efforts that utilize search technology includ-
 ing social media to find biological family members  for  children,  (II)
 the  steps the social services district is taking to ensure that (A) the
 child's foster family home or  child  care  facility  is  following  the
 reasonable  and  prudent  parent  standard  in  accordance with guidance
 provided by the United States department of health and  human  services,
 and (B) the child has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age or
 developmentally  appropriate activities including by consulting with the
 child in an age-appropriate manner about the opportunities of the  child
 to  participate  in activities; and (2) the social services district has
 documented to the court and the court  has  determined  that  there  are
 compelling  reasons  for  determining that it continues to not be in the
 best interest of the child to return home, be referred  for  termination
 of  parental rights and placed for adoption, placed with a fit and will-
 ing relative, or placed with a legal guardian; and  (3)  the  court  has
 made  a  determination  explaining  why,  as of the date of the hearing,
 another planned living arrangement with a significant connection  to  an
 adult  willing  to  be  a  permanency resource for the child is the best
 permanency plan for the child; and
   (v) where the child will not be returned home, consideration of appro-
 priate in-state and out-of-state placements.
   [(d-1)] (E) At the permanency hearing, the court  shall  consult  with
 the  respondent  in  an  age-appropriate manner regarding the permanency
 plan; provided, however, that if the respondent is age sixteen or  older
 and  the  requested  permanency  plan for the respondent is placement in
 another  planned  permanent  living  arrangement  with   a   significant
 connection  to  an  adult  willing  to  be a permanency resource for the
 respondent, the court must ask the respondent about the desired  perman-
 ency outcome for the respondent.

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   [(e)]  (F)  Pending  final  determination of a petition to extend such
 placement filed in accordance with the provisions of this  section,  the
 court  may,  on  its  own  motion or at the request of the petitioner or
 respondent, enter one or more temporary orders  extending  a  period  of
 placement  [not  to  exceed  thirty days upon satisfactory proof showing
 probable cause for continuing such placement  and  that  each  temporary
 order  is  necessary].   The court may order additional temporary exten-
 sions[, not to exceed a total of fifteen days, if the court is unable to
 conclude the hearing within the thirty day temporary  extension  period.
 In  no event shall the aggregate number of days in extensions granted or
 ordered under this subdivision total  more  than  forty-five  days.  The
 petition  shall  be  dismissed  if a decision is not rendered within the
 period of placement or any temporary extension thereof.  Notwithstanding
 any  provision  of  law  to the contrary, the initial permanency hearing
 shall be held within twelve months of the date the child was placed into
 care pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-six of this article and  no
 later  than  every  twelve  months  thereafter. For the purposes of this
 section, the date the child was placed into care  shall  be  sixty  days
 after  the child was removed from his or her home in accordance with the
 provisions of this section] ONLY AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION.
   [(f)] (G) Successive extensions of placement under this section may be
 granted, [but] ONLY AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER  no
 placement  may be made or continued beyond the child's eighteenth birth-
 day without his or her consent and in no event past his or  her  twenty-
 first birthday.
   §  15.  Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 758-a of the family court act,
 as amended by chapter 73 of the laws of 1979, subdivision 1  as  amended
 by  chapter  4  of  the  laws of 1987, paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 as
 amended by chapter 575 of the laws of 2007, and subdivision 4 as amended
 by chapter 73 of the laws of 1979, are amended to read as follows:
   1. In cases involving acts of [infants] CHILDREN over [ten] TWELVE and
 less than [sixteen] EIGHTEEN years of age, the court may
   (a) recommend as a condition of placement, or order as a condition  of
 probation or suspended judgment, restitution in an amount representing a
 fair  and  reasonable  cost to replace the property or repair the damage
 caused by the [infant] CHILD,  not,  however,  to  exceed  one  thousand
 dollars.  [In  the case of a placement, the court may recommend that the
 infant pay out of his or  her  own  funds  or  earnings  the  amount  of
 replacement  or  damage, either in a lump sum or in periodic payments in
 amounts set by the agency with which he is placed, and in  the  case  of
 probation  or  suspended  judgment,  the] THE court may require that the
 [infant] CHILD pay out of his or her own funds or earnings the amount of
 replacement or damage, either in a lump sum or in periodic  payments  in
 amounts set by the court; and/or
   (b)  order  as a condition of placement, probation, or suspended judg-
 ment, services for the public good including in  the  case  of  a  crime
 involving  willful, malicious, or unlawful damage or destruction to real
 or personal property maintained as a cemetery plot, grave, burial place,
 or other place of interment of human remains, services for  the  mainte-
 nance and repair thereof, taking into consideration the age and physical
 condition of the [infant] CHILD.
   4.  The court, upon receipt of the reports provided for in subdivision
 two [or three] of this section may, on its own motion or the  motion  of
 any  party or the agency, hold a hearing to determine whether the place-
 ment should be altered or modified.

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   § 16. Section 774 of the family  court  act  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 774. Action on petition for transfer.  On receiving a petition under
 section  seven hundred seventy-three OF THIS PART, the court may proceed
 under sections seven hundred thirty-seven, seven hundred thirty-eight or
 seven hundred thirty-nine OF THIS ARTICLE with respect to  the  issuance
 of  a  summons  or  warrant [and sections seven hundred twenty-seven and
 seven hundred twenty-nine govern questions of detention and  failure  to
 comply  with a promise to appear]. Due notice of the petition and a copy
 of the petition shall also be served personally  or  by  mail  upon  the
 office of the locality chargeable for the support of the person involved
 and upon the person involved and his OR HER parents and other persons.
   § 17. Intentionally omitted.
   § 18. Intentionally omitted.
   § 18-a. Intentionally omitted.
   §  18-b.  Article  6 of the social services law is amended by adding a
 new title 12 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 12
                     FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS
 SECTION 458-M. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS.
         458-N. FUNDING FOR FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS.
   § 458-M. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS.  1. AS USED IN THIS  TITLE,
 THE  TERM "FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS" SHALL MEAN A PROGRAM ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO THIS  TITLE  TO  PROVIDE  COMMUNITY-BASED  SUPPORTIVE
 SERVICES  TO  CHILDREN  AND FAMILIES WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING A CHILD
 FROM BEING ADJUDICATED A PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION AND HELP  PREVENT
 THE  OUT  OF HOME PLACEMENTS OF SUCH YOUTH OR PREVENTING A PETITION FROM
 BEING FILED UNDER ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT.
   2.  FAMILY  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAMS  SHALL  PROVIDE  COMPREHENSIVE
 SERVICES TO SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH
 REFERRALS WITH PARTNER AGENCIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (A) RAPID FAMILY ASSESSMENTS AND SCREENINGS;
   (B) CRISIS INTERVENTION;
   (C) FAMILY MEDIATION AND SKILLS BUILDING;
   (D)  MENTAL  AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING COGNITIVE INTER-
 VENTIONS;
   (E) CASE MANAGEMENT;
   (F) RESPITE SERVICES;
   (G) EDUCATION ADVOCACY; AND
   (H) OTHER FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES.
   3. THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED SHALL BE TRAUMA  RESPONSIVE,  FAMILY
 FOCUSED, GENDER-RESPONSIVE, AND EVIDENCE BASED OR INFORMED AND STRENGTHS
 BASED AND SHALL BE TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS OF THE CHILD AND
 FAMILY  BASED ON THE ASSESSMENTS AND SCREENINGS CONDUCTED BY SUCH FAMILY
 SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM.
   4. FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS SHALL HAVE THE CAPACITY  TO  SERVE
 FAMILIES  OUTSIDE OF REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS INCLUDING EVENINGS AND WEEK-
 ENDS.
   § 458-N. FUNDING FOR FAMILY SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAMS.  1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, TO THE EXTENT THAT
 FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE  FOR  SUCH  PURPOSE  AND  SPECIFICALLY  APPROPRIATED
 THEREFOR,  THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL DISTRIBUTE
 FUNDING TO THE HIGHEST NEED MUNICIPALITY WHICH SHALL MEAN A COUNTY OR  A
 CITY  WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE TO CONTRACT WITH NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT CORPORATIONS TO  OPERATE  FAMILY  SUPPORT  SERVICES  PROGRAMS  IN

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 ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE AND THE SPECIFIC PROGRAM
 MODEL REQUIREMENTS ISSUED BY THE OFFICE.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, WHEN
 DETERMINING THE HIGHEST NEED MUNICIPALITY PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 THE  OFFICE MAY CONSIDER FACTORS THAT MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT NECESSAR-
 ILY LIMITED TO:
   (A) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE FUNDING AND THE  AMOUNT  OF  FUNDING
 REQUIRED  FOR  FAMILY  SUPPORT  SERVICES PROGRAMS TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES
 OUTLINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT-M OF THIS TITLE;
   (B) RELEVANT, AVAILABLE  STATISTICS  REGARDING  EACH  MUNICIPALITY,  A
 GROUP OF TWO OR MORE MUNICIPALITIES THAT JOINTLY SEEK TO FUND AND ADMIN-
 ISTER  A  FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF THIS SECTION WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT NOT NECESSARILY  BE  LIMITED
 TO:
   (I)  THE  AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITY TO PREVENT
 OR REDUCE DETENTION OR RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT OF YOUTH PURSUANT TO  ARTI-
 CLE SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT; AND
   (II) RELATIVE TO THE YOUTH POPULATION OF SUCH MUNICIPALITY:
   (1)  THE  NUMBER  OF  PETITIONS FILED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE
 FAMILY COURT ACT; OR
   (2) THE NUMBER  OF  PLACEMENTS  OF  YOUTH  INTO  RESIDENTIAL  CARE  OR
 DETENTION  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT AS APPLICA-
 BLE, OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS;
   (C) ANY REPORTED PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES REPORTED TO THE OFFICE  PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  THIS  SECTION  FOR  PROGRAMS THAT PREVIOUSLY
 RECEIVED FUNDING PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE; OR
   (D) OTHER APPROPRIATE FACTORS AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE.
   3. MUNICIPALITIES RECEIVING FUNDING UNDER THIS TITLE SHALL  REPORT  TO
 THE  OFFICE  OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IN THE FORM AND MANNER AND
 AT SUCH TIMES AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE, ON THE  PERFORMANCE  OUTCOMES
 OF ANY FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE PROGRAM LOCATED WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITIES
 THAT RECEIVES FUNDING UNDER THIS TITLE.
   4. TWO OR MORE ELIGIBLE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN A CLOSE GEOGRAPHIC WITH-
 IN  A  CLOSE GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER MAY ENTER INTO AN AGREE-
 MENT TO JOINTLY SEEK FUNDING FOR AND JOINTLY ADMINISTER  FAMILY  SUPPORT
 SERVICES  PROGRAMS  TO  SERVICE  ELIGIBLE YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITHIN SUCH
 MUNICIPALITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.  SUCH  AGREEMENTS  SHALL
 INCLUDE  PROVISIONS FOR THE PROPORTIONATE COST TO BE BORNE BY EACH MUNI-
 CIPALITY AND FOR THE MANNER OF EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL AND  MAY  PROVIDE
 THAT A FISCAL OFFICER OF ONE SUCH MUNICIPALITY SHALL BE THE CUSTODIAN OF
 THE  MONEYS MADE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE FOR SUCH PURPOSES BY ALL SUCH
 MUNICIPALITIES AND THAT SUCH FISCAL OFFICER MAY MAKE PAYMENTS  THEREFROM
 UPON  AUDIT  OF  THE  APPROPRIATE AUDITING BODY OR OFFICER OF HIS OR HER
 MUNICIPALITY. IN MAKING CLAIMS FOR STATE AID PURSUANT TO  SECTION,  EACH
 SUCH  MUNICIPALITY  SHALL CLAIM FOR ITS PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE TOTAL
 JOINT EXPENDITURES SO MADE.  HOWEVER, WHERE IT IS  PROVIDED  THAT  THERE
 SHALL  BE  A DISBURSING MUNICIPALITY, SUCH DISBURSING MUNICIPALITY SHALL
 CLAIM FOR THE  TOTAL  JOINT  PROGRAM  EXPENDITURES  SO  MADE  AND  SHALL
 DISBURSE  SUCH  STATE  AID TO EACH PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITY BASED UPON
 THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF EXPENDITURES SO MADE.
   5. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS TWO, THREE AND  FOUR
 OF  THIS  SECTION, A MUNICIPALITY, CONSISTENT WITH ITS APPROVED PLAN FOR
 SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT SERVICES FOR JUVENILES  PROGRAM,  MAY  UTILIZE
 ANY  FUNDING  AVAILABLE  TO  SUCH  MUNICIPALITY PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE-B OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW  TO  FUND  FAMILY  SUPPORT
 SERVICES PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.

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   § 19. Subdivision 3 of section 502 of the executive law, as amended by
 section  79 of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
 read as follows:
   3.  "Detention" means the temporary care and maintenance of youth held
 away from their homes pursuant to article three [or seven] of the family
 court act, or held pending a hearing for alleged violation of the condi-
 tions of release from an office of children and family services facility
 or authorized agency, or held pending a hearing for alleged violation of
 the condition of parole as a juvenile  offender,  youthful  offender  or
 adolescent  offender or held pending return to a jurisdiction other than
 the one in which the youth is held, or held pursuant to a securing order
 of a criminal court if the youth named therein as principal  is  charged
 as a juvenile offender, youthful offender or adolescent offender or held
 pending  a hearing on an extension of placement or held pending transfer
 to a facility upon commitment or placement by a court. Only  alleged  or
 convicted juvenile offenders, youthful offenders or adolescent offenders
 who have not attained their eighteenth or, commencing October first, two
 thousand  eighteen,  their  twenty-first  birthday  shall  be subject to
 detention in a detention facility. Commencing October first,  two  thou-
 sand  eighteen,  a  youth who on or after such date committed an offense
 when the youth was sixteen years of age; or  commencing  October  first,
 two thousand nineteen, a youth who committed an offense on or after such
 date when the youth was seventeen years of age held pursuant to a secur-
 ing  order  of a criminal court if the youth is charged as an adolescent
 offender or held pending a hearing for alleged violation of  the  condi-
 tion  of parole as an adolescent offender, must be held in a specialized
 secure juvenile detention facility for  older  youth  certified  by  the
 state  office  of  children  and family services in conjunction with the
 state commission of correction.
   § 20. Section 529-b of the executive law, as added  by  section  3  of
 subpart  B  of  part Q of chapter 58 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 1,
 the opening paragraph of subdivision 2, subparagraphs (i) and  (iii)  of
 paragraph  (a) of subdivision 3, as amended by section 99 of part WWW of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   § 529-b. Supervision and treatment services for juveniles program.  1.
 (a) Notwithstanding any provision  of  law  to  the  contrary,  eligible
 expenditures  by  an  eligible  municipality for services to divert FROM
 DETENTION, RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT OR CONFINEMENT,  AS  APPLICABLE,  youth
 WHO  ARE:  (I)  at  risk  of,  alleged to be, or adjudicated as juvenile
 delinquents [or]; (II) AT RISK OF, OR ALLEGED TO BE  OR  ADJUDICATED  AS
 persons  [alleged  or  adjudicated  to  be]  in need of supervision[, or
 youth]; (III) alleged to be or convicted as juvenile offenders[,];  (IV)
 ALLEGED  TO  BE OR CONVICTED AS youthful offenders; or (V) ALLEGED TO BE
 OR CONVICTED AS adolescent offenders [from placement in detention or  in
 residential  care]  shall  be  subject  to state reimbursement under the
 supervision and treatment services  for  juveniles  program  for  up  to
 sixty-two  percent of the municipality's expenditures, subject to avail-
 able appropriations and exclusive of any federal  funds  made  available
 for  such  purposes, not to exceed the municipality's distribution under
 the supervision and treatment services for juveniles program.
   (b) The state funds appropriated for  the  supervision  and  treatment
 services  for juveniles program shall be distributed to eligible munici-
 palities by the office of children and family services based on  a  plan
 developed  by  the  office  which  may  consider  historical information
 regarding the number of youth seen at probation intake  for  an  alleged
 act  of  delinquency,  the  number  of  youth remanded to detention, the

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 number of juvenile delinquents placed with the  office,  the  number  of
 juvenile  delinquents and persons in need of supervision placed in resi-
 dential care with the municipality, the municipality's reduction in  the
 use of detention and residential placements, and other factors as deter-
 mined  by the office. Such plan developed by the office shall be subject
 to the approval of the director of the budget. The office is authorized,
 in its discretion, to make advance distributions to  a  municipality  in
 anticipation of state reimbursement.
   2. As used in this section, the term:
   (A)  "municipality" shall mean a county, or a city having a population
 of one million or more[,] and
   (B) "supervision and treatment  services  for  juveniles"  shall  mean
 community-based  services  or programs designed to safely maintain youth
 in the community pending a family court  disposition  or  conviction  in
 criminal  court  and  services  or  programs  provided to ELIGIBLE youth
 [adjudicated as juvenile delinquents or persons in need of  supervision,
 or youth alleged to be juvenile offenders, youthful offenders or adoles-
 cent  offenders  to  prevent  residential  placement  of such youth or a
 return to placement where such youth have been released to the community
 from residential placement] PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   3. Supervision and treatment services for juveniles  may  include  but
 are not limited to services or programs that:
   (a)  provide  or  facilitate  support  to such youth for mental health
 disorders, substance  abuse  problems,  or  learning  disabilities  that
 contribute to such youth being at risk for detention, residential place-
 ment, CONFINEMENT or return to detention or residential placement;
   (A-1)  PROVIDE  OR  FACILITATE  SUPPORT  TO  YOUTH WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO
 RECEIVE SERVICES PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF THIS SECTION, AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN FAMILY SUPPORT
 SERVICES PROGRAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE TWELVE OF ARTICLE SIX OF  THE
 SOCIAL SERVICES LAW;
   (b)  provide  temporary  respite  care, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 RESPITE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT;
   (c) provide family therapy or support  or  explore  alternate  housing
 options  for youth who are at risk for detention or placement due to the
 absence of an available home;
   (d) provide post-release support within the youth's community, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO AFTERCARE SERVICES; or
   (e) reduce arrest rates or recidivism.
   [3.] 3-A. (a) The chief executive officer of  the  municipality  shall
 designate  a  lead agency for the purposes of planning and administering
 the municipality's supervision  and  treatment  services  for  juveniles
 program.    In  order  for  a  municipality  to  be  eligible to receive
 reimbursement pursuant to this section, such municipality must submit an
 annual plan to the office of children and family services detailing  how
 the  supervision  and  treatment services for juveniles will be provided
 within the municipality. TWO OR MORE ELIGIBLE  MUNICIPALITIES  WITHIN  A
 CLOSE  GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER MAY ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO
 JOINTLY SEEK FUNDING FOR AND JOINTLY ADMINISTER A SUPERVISION AND TREAT-
 MENT SERVICES FOR JUVENILES PROGRAMS TO SERVICE ELIGIBLE YOUTH AND FAMI-
 LIES WITHIN SUCH MUNICIPALITIES IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS  SECTION.  The
 municipality  shall develop such plan in cooperation with the applicable
 local governmental departments responsible for probation,  law  enforce-
 ment,  detention,  diversion,  and social services; and with the courts,
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 be approved by the chief executive officer of the municipality, and must
 include:
   (i)  an analysis that identifies the neighborhoods or communities from
 which the greatest number of juvenile delinquents and persons in need of
 supervision are remanded to detention or residentially placed;
   (ii) where the use of detention or residential placement in the  muni-
 cipality  shows  a  significant  racial  or ethnic disproportionality, a
 description of how the services proposed for funding will  address  such
 disproportionality;
   (iii)  a  description  of  how  the services and programs proposed for
 funding will reduce the number of youth from the  municipality  who  are
 detained  and  residentially  or otherwise placed; how such services and
 programs are family-focused; and whether such services and programs  are
 capable of being replicated across multiple sites;
   (iv)  a description of the demonstrated effectiveness of such services
 and programs or other justification why the services  and  programs  are
 proposed for funding;
   (v)  projected  performance  outcomes  for such services and programs,
 including an estimate of the anticipated reductions in detention  utili-
 zation and residential placements, and other projected positive outcomes
 for youth who participate in the services and programs; and
   (vi) for each year that the municipality submits a plan as required by
 this  section,  the  municipality must provide the following information
 for the most recent preceding year for which such municipality  received
 funding:
   (A)  the number of youth who participated in the services and programs
 funded pursuant to this section; and
   (B)  whether  the  services  and  programs  achieved   the   projected
 reductions in detention utilization and residential placements and other
 performance outcomes.
   (b) A municipality's plan shall be submitted to the office of children
 and  family services for review and approval. The office may approve all
 or part of the plan based on the potential effectiveness of the plan.
   (i) If the office does not approve a plan, the municipality shall have
 sixty days to submit an amended plan.
   (ii) Upon approval of a plan, the office shall notify the municipality
 and post the approved plan on the office of children and family services
 website.
   (c) [Any claims submitted by a municipality for  reimbursement  for  a
 particular  program  year  for  which  the municipality does not receive
 state reimbursement during  the  applicable  program  year  may  not  be
 claimed  against  that  municipality's  distribution  for any succeeding
 program year.] The office may require that such claims be  submitted  to
 the  office  electronically  in  the  manner  and format required by the
 office.
   (d) Any municipality submitting claims for reimbursement shall certify
 to the office that supervision  and  treatment  services  for  juveniles
 program funds were not used to supplant other state and local funds, and
 such  claims  for  reimbursement  are not for the same type and level of
 services that the municipality provided under any contract in  existence
 on  September  thirtieth,  two  thousand  ten that was funded other than
 through the office of children and family services as community optional
 preventive,  alternatives  to  detention,  alternatives  to  residential
 placement, preventive, independent living, or after care services.
   4. Two or more eligible municipalities may join together to establish,
 operate  and  maintain  supervision and treatment services for juveniles

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 programs and may make and perform agreements  in  connection  therewith.
 Such  agreements  shall include provisions for the proportionate cost to
 be borne by each municipality  and  for  the  manner  of  employment  of
 personnel and may provide that a fiscal officer of one such municipality
 shall  be the custodian of the moneys made available for expenditure for
 such purposes by all such municipalities and that  such  fiscal  officer
 may  make payments therefrom upon audit of the appropriate auditing body
 or officer of his municipality. In making claims for state reimbursement
 pursuant to this section, each municipality shall claim for its  propor-
 tionate share of expenditures. However, where the agreement provides for
 a  disbursing municipality, such disbursing municipality shall claim for
 the total joint program expenditures made and shall disburse  the  state
 reimbursement  to each participating municipality based upon the propor-
 tionate share of each participating municipality's expenditures.
   5. The office of children and family  services  shall  report  to  the
 governor,  the  speaker  of the assembly, the temporary president of the
 senate, the minority leader of the assembly and the minority  leader  of
 the  senate no later than July first, two thousand twelve, and each year
 thereafter, detailing the implementation and progress of the supervision
 and treatment services for juveniles program,  as  established  by  this
 section.  The  report  shall  detail  the following information for each
 municipality, as defined by this section:
   (a) the amount of funds disbursed to date  for  the  previous  program
 year of the supervision and treatment services for juveniles program;
   (b) the amount of juvenile detention funds distributed by such date in
 accordance with section five hundred thirty of this title for the previ-
 ous  program  year and, if any, the amount of such funds used for super-
 vision and treatment services for juveniles program;
   (c) the number of alleged and  adjudicated  juvenile  delinquents  and
 persons in need of supervision and alleged and convicted juvenile offen-
 ders being served by such programs; and
   (d) each program name and its provider.
   §  21.  The  opening  paragraph  and  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2,
 subparagraphs 1 and 4 of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of  subdivision
 5,  and  subdivision  7 of section 530 of the executive law, the opening
 paragraph and paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 and subparagraphs 1  and  4
 of  paragraph  (a)  and  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 5 as amended by
 section 100 of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017  and  subdivi-
 sion  7  as amended by section 6 of subpart B of part Q of chapter 58 of
 the laws of 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   Expenditures made by municipalities in providing care, maintenance and
 supervision to youth in  detention  facilities  designated  pursuant  to
 [sections  seven  hundred  twenty and] section 305.2 of the family court
 act and certified by office of children and family  services,  shall  be
 subject to reimbursement by the state, as follows:
   (a)  Notwithstanding  any  provision  of law to the contrary, eligible
 expenditures by a municipality during a particular program year for  the
 care,  maintenance and supervision [in foster care programs certified by
 the office of children and family services, certified or approved family
 boarding homes, and non-secure detention  facilities  certified  by  the
 office  for  those youth alleged to be persons in need of supervision or
 adjudicated persons in need of supervision held pending  transfer  to  a
 facility upon placement; and] in secure and non-secure detention facili-
 ties  certified  by  the  office in accordance with section five hundred
 three of this article for those youth  alleged  to  be  juvenile  delin-
 quents;  adjudicated  juvenile  delinquents  held  pending transfer to a

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 facility upon placement, and juvenile delinquents held at the request of
 the office of children and family services pending extension  of  place-
 ment  hearings or release revocation hearings or while awaiting disposi-
 tion  of such hearings; and youth alleged to be or convicted as juvenile
 offenders, youthful offenders and  adolescent  offenders  AND  PRIOR  TO
 JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, YOUTH ALLEGED TO BE PERSONS IN NEED
 OF SUPERVISION OR ADJUDICATED PERSONS IN NEED OF SUPERVISION HELD  PEND-
 ING TRANSFER TO A FACILITY UPON PLACEMENT IN FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS CERTI-
 FIED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES, CERTIFIED OR
 APPROVED FOSTER  BOARDING  HOMES  AND  NON-SECURE  DETENTION  FACILITIES
 CERTIFIED  BY THE OFFICE, shall be subject to state reimbursement for up
 to fifty percent of the municipality's expenditures,  exclusive  of  any
 federal  funds  made  available  for  such  purposes,  not to exceed the
 municipality's distribution  from  funds  that  have  been  appropriated
 specifically therefor for that program year. Municipalities shall imple-
 ment  the  use  of  detention  risk  assessment  instruments in a manner
 prescribed by the office so as to inform detention  decisions.  Notwith-
 standing  any  other provision of state law to the contrary, data neces-
 sary for completion of a detention risk  assessment  instrument  may  be
 shared  among  law enforcement, probation, courts, detention administra-
 tors, detention providers, and the attorney for the child upon retention
 or appointment; solely for the purpose of accurate  completion  of  such
 risk  assessment  instrument, and a copy of the completed detention risk
 assessment  instrument  shall  be  made  available  to  the   applicable
 detention provider, the attorney for the child and the court.
   (1)  temporary  care,  maintenance and supervision provided to alleged
 juvenile delinquents [and persons in need of supervision]  in  detention
 facilities  certified  pursuant  to  [sections seven hundred twenty and]
 SECTION 305.2 of the family court act by  the  office  of  children  and
 family services, pending adjudication of alleged delinquency [or alleged
 need  of supervision] by the family court, or pending transfer to insti-
 tutions to which committed or placed by such  court  or  while  awaiting
 disposition  by  such  court  after  adjudication  or held pursuant to a
 securing order of a criminal court if the person named therein as  prin-
 cipal is under seventeen years of age; or
   (4)  PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY temporary care, main-
 tenance and supervision provided youth detained in foster  care  facili-
 ties  or certified or approved family boarding homes pursuant to article
 seven of the family court act.
   (b) Payments made for reserved accommodations, whether or not in  full
 time  use,  approved  and certified by the office of children and family
 services and certified pursuant to [sections seven hundred  twenty  and]
 SECTION  305.2 of the family court act, in order to assure that adequate
 accommodations will be available for the immediate reception and  proper
 care  therein of youth for which detention costs are reimbursable pursu-
 ant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, shall be reimbursed as expend-
 itures for care, maintenance and supervision  under  the  provisions  of
 this  section,  provided  the office shall have given its prior approval
 for reserving such accommodations.
   7. The agency administering detention for each county and the city  of
 New  York shall submit to the office of children and family services, at
 such times and in such form and manner and containing  such  information
 as  required  by  the  office of children and family services, an annual
 report on youth remanded pursuant to article three or seven of the fami-
 ly court act who are  detained  during  each  calendar  year  including,
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 detained youth as assessed by a  detention  risk  assessment  instrument
 approved  by the office of children and family services PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT THE REPORT DUE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE AND THER-
 EAFTER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO CONTAIN ANY INFORMATION ON YOUTH WHO ARE
 SUBJECT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT. The office may require
 that  such  data  on  detention use be submitted to the office electron-
 ically. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the reason for
 the court's determination in accordance  with  section  320.5  or  seven
 hundred  thirty-nine  of  the  family court act to detain the youth; the
 offense or offenses with which the  youth  is  charged;  and  all  other
 reasons why the youth remains detained. The office shall submit a compi-
 lation of all the separate reports to the governor and the legislature.
   § 22. Intentionally omitted.
   §  23.  Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 section or part contained in any part of this act shall be  adjudged  by
 any  court  of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall
 not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,  but  shall  be
 confined  in  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.  It  is
 hereby  declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act would
 have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been  included
 herein.
   §  24.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2020 and shall be deemed
 to be applicable to the pre-dispositional placement of youth pursuant to
 petitions filed pursuant to article seven of the family court act on  or
 after such effective date.
 
                                  PART L
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs  (a),  (b),  (c)  and  (d) of subdivision 1 of
 section 131-o of the social services law, as amended  by  section  1  of
 part  YY  of  chapter  59  of  the  laws of 2018, are amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) in the case of each individual receiving family  care,  an  amount
 equal to at least [$144.00] $148.00 for each month beginning on or after
 January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (b)  in  the  case  of  each individual receiving residential care, an
 amount equal to at least [$166.00] $171.00 for each month  beginning  on
 or after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (c)  in  the  case  of  each individual receiving enhanced residential
 care, an amount equal to at  least  [$198.00]  $204.00  for  each  month
 beginning on or after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN.
   (d)  for  the period commencing January first, two thousand [nineteen]
 TWENTY, the monthly personal needs allowance shall be an amount equal to
 the sum of the amounts set forth in subparagraphs one and  two  of  this
 paragraph:
   (1)  the  amounts  specified  in  paragraphs  (a), (b) and (c) of this
 subdivision; and
   (2) the amount in subparagraph one of this  paragraph,  multiplied  by
 the  percentage  of  any  federal  supplemental  security income cost of
 living adjustment which becomes effective on or after January first, two
 thousand [nineteen] TWENTY, but prior to June  thirtieth,  two  thousand
 [nineteen] TWENTY, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

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   §  2.  Paragraph  (a),  (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of
 section 209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of  part
 YY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, for
 an eligible individual living  alone,  [$837.00]  $858.00;  and  for  an
 eligible couple living alone, [$1,229.00] $1,261.00.
   (b)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, for
 an eligible individual  living  with  others  with  or  without  in-kind
 income, [$773.00] $794.00; and for an eligible couple living with others
 with or without in-kind income, [$1,171.00] $1,203.00.
   (c)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, (i)
 for an eligible individual receiving family care, [$1,016.48]  $1,037.48
 if he or she is receiving such care in the city of New York or the coun-
 ty of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible
 couple  receiving  family  care in the city of New York or the county of
 Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland, two times the amount set forth
 in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individ-
 ual receiving such care in any other  county  in  the  state,  [$978.48]
 $999.48;  and  (iv)  for  an  eligible couple receiving such care in any
 other county in the state, two times the amount set  forth  in  subpara-
 graph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (d)  On and after January first, two thousand [eighteen] NINETEEN, (i)
 for an  eligible  individual  receiving  residential  care,  [$1,185.00]
 $1,206.00 if he or she is receiving such care in the city of New York or
 the  county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland; and (ii) for an
 eligible couple receiving residential care in the city of  New  York  or
 the  county  of  Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or Rockland, two times the
 amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph; or (iii) for  an
 eligible  individual  receiving  such  care  in  any other county in the
 state, [$1,155.00] $1,176.00; and (iv) for an eligible couple  receiving
 such  care  in  any  other county in the state, two times the amount set
 forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (e)  [(i)]  On  and  after  January  first,  two  thousand  [eighteen]
 NINETEEN,  (I) for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residential
 care, [$1,444.00] $1,465.00; and (ii) for an eligible  couple  receiving
 enhanced  residential  care,  two times the amount set forth in subpara-
 graph (i) of this paragraph.
   (f) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subdi-
 vision shall be increased to reflect any increases  in  federal  supple-
 mental  security income benefits for individuals or couples which become
 effective on or after January first, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY  but
 prior to June thirtieth, two thousand [nineteen] TWENTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2019.
 
                                  PART M
 
   Section  1.  Section  4  of  part W of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,
 amending the social services law relating to the powers  and  duties  of
 the  commissioner  of  social  services relating to the appointment of a
 temporary operator, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2016, provided
 further that this act shall expire and  be  deemed  repealed  March  31,
 [2019] 2022.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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                                  PART N
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART O
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART P
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART Q
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART R

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                                  PART S
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART T
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Lawful Source of Income Non-Discrimination Act of 2019".
   § 2. Section 292 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 36 to read as follows:
   36.  THE  TERM  "LAWFUL  SOURCE  OF  INCOME" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO,  CHILD  SUPPORT,  ALIMONY,  FOSTER  CARE  SUBSIDIES,  INCOME
 DERIVED  FROM  SOCIAL  SECURITY, OR ANY FORM OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL
 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE OR HOUSING ASSISTANCE INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 SECTION  8  VOUCHERS, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT OR
 CREDIT WHETHER OR NOT SUCH  INCOME  OR  CREDIT  IS  PAID  OR  ATTRIBUTED
 DIRECTLY  TO  A  LANDLORD,  AND  ANY OTHER FORMS OF LAWFUL INCOME.   THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED  TO  PROHIBIT  THE
 USE  OF  CRITERIA OR QUALIFICATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SALE, RENTAL,
 LEASING OR OCCUPANCY OF PUBLICLY-ASSISTED HOUSING  ACCOMMODATIONS  WHERE
 SUCH  CRITERIA  OR QUALIFICATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL OR
 STATE LAW, OR ARE NECESSARY TO OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF A FEDERAL OR STATE
 PROGRAM. A PUBLICLY ASSISTED HOUSING ACCOMMODATION MAY INCLUDE ELIGIBIL-
 ITY CRITERIA IN STATEMENTS,  ADVERTISEMENTS,  PUBLICATIONS  OR  APPLICA-
 TIONS,  AND MAY MAKE INQUIRY OR REQUEST INFORMATION TO THE EXTENT NECES-
 SARY TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.
   § 3. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (c-1) of subdivision 2-a of  section
 296  of  the executive law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2019,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (a) To refuse to sell, rent or lease or otherwise to deny to or  with-
 hold  from  any  person  or group of persons such housing accommodations
 because of the race, creed, color, disability, national  origin,  sexual
 orientation,  gender  identity or expression, military status, age, sex,
 marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF  INCOME  or  familial  status  of  such
 person  or  persons,  or  to represent that any housing accommodation or

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 land is not available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact
 it is so available.
   (b)  To  discriminate  against  any person because of his or her race,
 creed, color, disability, national origin,  sexual  orientation,  gender
 identity  or  expression,  military  status,  age,  sex, marital status,
 LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status in the terms,  conditions  or
 privileges  of  any  publicly-assisted  housing accommodations or in the
 furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.
   (c) To cause to be made any written or oral inquiry or record concern-
 ing the race, creed, color, disability, national origin,  sexual  orien-
 tation,  gender  identity or expression, membership in the reserve armed
 forces of the United States or in the organized militia  of  the  state,
 age,  sex, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status of
 a person seeking to rent or lease any publicly-assisted housing accommo-
 dation; provided,  however,  that  nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall
 prohibit a member of the reserve armed forces of the United States or in
 the  organized  militia  of  the  state from voluntarily disclosing such
 membership.
   (c-1) To print or circulate or cause to be printed or  circulated  any
 statement,  advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica-
 tion for the purchase, rental or lease of such housing accommodation  or
 to  make  any  record  or  inquiry  in  connection  with the prospective
 purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  a  housing  accommodation  which
 expresses,  directly  or  indirectly,  any  limitation, specification or
 discrimination as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orien-
 tation,  gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disa-
 bility, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial  status,  or
 any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination.
   §  4.  Subparagraphs  1,  2 and 3 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of
 section 296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of
 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   (1) To refuse to sell, rent, lease or otherwise to deny to or withhold
 from any person or group of persons such a housing accommodation because
 of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orientation,  gender
 identity  or  expression, military status, sex, age, disability, marital
 status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status  of  such  person  or
 persons,  or  to represent that any housing accommodation or land is not
 available for inspection, sale, rental or lease when in fact  it  is  so
 available.
   (2)  To discriminate against any person because of race, creed, color,
 national origin, sexual  orientation,  gender  identity  or  expression,
 military  status, sex, age, disability, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF
 INCOME or familial status in the terms, conditions or privileges of  the
 sale,  rental  or  lease  of  any  such  housing accommodation or in the
 furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith.
   (3) To print or circulate or cause to be  printed  or  circulated  any
 statement,  advertisement or publication, or to use any form of applica-
 tion for the purchase, rental or lease of such housing accommodation  or
 to  make  any  record  or  inquiry  in  connection  with the prospective
 purchase,  rental  or  lease  of  such  a  housing  accommodation  which
 expresses,  directly  or  indirectly,  any  limitation, specification or
 discrimination as to race, creed, color, national origin, sexual  orien-
 tation,  gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disa-
 bility, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial  status,  or
 any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination.

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   §  5.  Subparagraphs  1  and  2  of  paragraph (c) of subdivision 5 of
 section 296 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of
 2019, are amended to read as follows:
   (1)  To  refuse to sell, rent or lease any housing accommodation, land
 or commercial space to any person or group of persons or  to  refuse  to
 negotiate  for  the sale, rental or lease, of any housing accommodation,
 land or commercial space to any person or group of  persons  because  of
 the  race,  creed,  color,  national  origin, sexual orientation, gender
 identity or expression, military status, sex, age,  disability,  marital
 status,  LAWFUL  SOURCE  OF  INCOME or familial status of such person or
 persons, or to represent that any housing accommodation, land or commer-
 cial space is not available for inspection, sale, rental or  lease  when
 in fact it is so available, or otherwise to deny or withhold any housing
 accommodation, land or commercial space or any facilities of any housing
 accommodation,  land  or  commercial  space  from any person or group of
 persons because of the  race,  creed,  color,  national  origin,  sexual
 orientation,  gender  identity or expression, military status, sex, age,
 disability, marital status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or  familial  status
 of such person or persons.
   (2)  To  print  or  circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any
 statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of  applica-
 tion  for  the  purchase,  rental or lease of any housing accommodation,
 land or commercial space or to make any record or inquiry in  connection
 with  the  prospective purchase, rental or lease of any housing accommo-
 dation, land or commercial space which expresses, directly or  indirect-
 ly,  any limitation, specification, or discrimination as to race, creed,
 color,  national  origin,  sexual  orientation,   gender   identity   or
 expression,  military  status,  sex,  age,  disability,  marital status,
 LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status; or any intent  to  make  any
 such limitation, specification or discrimination.
   §  6.  Paragraph  (d) of subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 8 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (d)  It  shall  be  an  unlawful  discriminatory practice for any real
 estate board, because of the race, creed, color, national origin, sexual
 orientation, gender identity or expression, military status,  age,  sex,
 disability,  marital  status, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME or familial status
 of any individual who is otherwise qualified for membership, to  exclude
 or  expel  such  individual  from membership, or to discriminate against
 such individual in the terms, conditions and privileges of membership in
 such board.
   § 7. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
 causes of action filed on or after such effective date.
 
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   Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 5-211 of the election law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  265 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Each agency designated as a participating agency under the  provisions
 of this section shall implement and administer a program of distribution
 of  voter registration forms pursuant to the provisions of this section.
 The following offices which provide  public  assistance  and/or  provide
 state funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons
 with  disabilities are hereby designated as voter registration agencies:
 designated as the state agencies which provide public assistance are the
 office of children and family services,  the  office  of  temporary  and
 disability  assistance  and the department of health. Also designated as
 public assistance agencies are all agencies  of  local  government  that
 provide  such  assistance.  Designated  as  state  agencies that provide
 programs primarily engaged in providing services to people with disabil-
 ities are the department of labor, office for  the  aging,  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, office of mental health, office of voca-
 tional and  educational  services  for  individuals  with  disabilities,
 commission  on  quality  of  care  for  the mentally disabled, office of
 mental retardation and developmental disabilities,  commission  for  the
 blind,  office of alcoholism and substance abuse services, the office of
 the advocate for the disabled and all offices which administer  programs
 established or funded by such agencies. Additional state agencies desig-
 nated  as voter registration offices are the department of state and the
 division of workers' compensation. Such agencies shall  be  required  to
 offer  voter  registration forms to persons upon initial application for
 services, renewal or recertification for services and change of  address
 relating  to  such services. Such agencies shall also be responsible for
 providing assistance to  applicants  in  completing  voter  registration
 forms,  receiving  and  transmitting the completed application form from
 all applicants who wish to have such form transmitted to the appropriate
 board of elections. The state board of elections  shall,  together  with
 representatives  of  the  department  of  defense, develop and implement
 procedures for including recruitment offices of the armed forces of  the
 United  States  as  voter  registration offices when such offices are so
 designated by federal law. The state board shall also  make  request  of
 the  United  States  Immigration  and  Naturalization Service to include
 applications for registration by mail with any materials which are given
 to new citizens. All institutions of the state university  of  New  York
 and  the  city  university  of  New York, shall, at the beginning of the
 school year, and again in January of a year in which  the  president  of
 the United States is to be elected, provide an application for registra-

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 tion  to  each  student  in  each  such  institution. The state board of
 elections may, by regulation, grant a waiver from  any  or  all  of  the
 requirements  of  this section to any office or program of an agency, if
 it  determines  that  it  is  not feasible for such office or program to
 administer such requirement.
   § 2. Subdivision 8 of section 31 of the executive law, as  amended  by
 section 106 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. The division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   §  2-a. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 169 of the executive
 law, as amended by section 9 of part A of chapter  60  of  the  laws  of
 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (e)  [chairman]  CHAIRPERSON of state athletic commission, director of
 the office of victim services, [chairman] CHAIRPERSON  of  human  rights
 appeal board, [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the industrial board of appeals,
 [chairman] CHAIRPERSON of the state commission of correction, members of
 the  board  of parole, [member-chairman] MEMBER-CHAIRPERSON of unemploy-
 ment insurance appeal board, director of veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES,
 and [vice-chairman] VICE-CHAIRPERSON of the workers' compensation board;
   §  3.  Subdivision  1 of section 191 of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 285 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   1. There is hereby established within the  division  of  military  and
 naval  affairs  a  temporary  advisory  committee on the restoration and
 display of New York state's military battle flags (hereinafter  referred
 to  as  the  "committee").  The committee shall have thirteen members as
 follows: the adjutant general, the director of the New York state  mili-
 tary  heritage  museum, the commissioners of education and parks, recre-
 ation and historic preservation and the  director  of  the  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES, or their designated representatives, two
 members appointed each by the governor,  speaker  of  the  assembly  and
 majority  leader  of  the  senate  and  one member each appointed by the
 minority leaders of the senate and assembly and shall serve at the plea-
 sure of the appointing authority.  Appointed members shall include indi-
 viduals with experience in restoration of historical memorabilia, exper-
 tise in military history, or a background in historical  restoration  or
 fine  arts  conservation.  No  appointed member shall be a member of the
 executive, legislative or judicial branch of the state government at the
 time of his/her appointment.  The advisory committee shall meet at least
 four times a year.  No  members  shall  receive  any  compensation,  but
 members  who  are  not  state officials may receive actual and necessary
 expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
   § 4. The article heading of article 17 of the executive law is amended
 to read as follows:
                       VETERANS' [AFFAIRS] SERVICES
   § 5. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 350  of  the  executive  law  are
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  term  "division"  means  the  division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES.
   2. The term "state director" means the  New  York  state  director  of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 6. Section 351 of the executive law is amended to read as follows:
   § 351. Division  of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES.   There is hereby
 created in the executive department a division  of  veterans'  [affairs]
 SERVICES.   The head of such division shall be the New York state direc-
 tor of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES who shall be a veteran.  He  OR  SHE
 shall  be  appointed by the governor and shall hold office during his OR

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 HER pleasure.  Such state director shall receive an annual salary to  be
 fixed  by  the governor within the limitation provided by law. He OR SHE
 shall also be entitled to receive  his  OR  HER  expenses  actually  and
 necessarily  incurred  by  him  OR  HER in the performance of his OR HER
 duties. The state director, with  the  approval  of  the  governor,  may
 establish  such  bureaus within the division as are necessary and appro-
 priate to carrying out its functions and may consolidate or abolish such
 bureaus. The state director  may  appoint  such  officers,  consultants,
 clerks  and  other employees and agents as he OR SHE may deem necessary,
 fix their compensation  within  the  limitation  provided  by  law,  and
 prescribe their duties.
   §  7.  The  section heading and subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 352 of
 the executive law, as amended by chapter 501 of the laws  of  1993,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   Veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  commission.   1. There shall be in the
 division a veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission, which shall  consist
 of the members and the ex officio members provided for in this section.
   5.  The  commission  shall  have  power,  and it shall be its duty, to
 assist the state director  in  the  formulation  of  policies  affecting
 veterans  and  in  the  coordination of all operations of state agencies
 relating to veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 8. Section 354-a of the executive law, as amended by section  95  of
 subpart  B  of  part  C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 354-a. Information  on  status  of  veterans  receiving  assistance.
 Departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, commissions and agencies of the
 state  and  political  subdivisions  thereof,  which provide assistance,
 treatment, counseling, care, supervision or  custody  in  service  areas
 involving  health,  mental  health, family services, criminal justice or
 employment, including but not limited to the office  of  alcoholism  and
 substance  abuse  services, office of mental health, office of probation
 and correctional alternatives, office of children and  family  services,
 office  of  temporary  and  disability assistance, department of health,
 department of labor,  local  workforce  investment  boards,  office  for
 people  with  developmental  disabilities, and department of corrections
 and community supervision, shall request  assisted  persons  to  provide
 information  with  regard  to  their veteran status and military experi-
 ences. Individuals identifying themselves as veterans shall  be  advised
 that  the  division  of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and local veterans'
 service agencies established pursuant to section  three  hundred  fifty-
 seven  of this article provide assistance to veterans regarding benefits
 under federal and state law. Information regarding veterans  status  and
 military  service  provided by assisted persons solely to implement this
 section shall be protected as personal  confidential  information  under
 article six-A of the public officers law against disclosure of confiden-
 tial  material,  and  used  only  to assist in the diagnosis, treatment,
 assessment and handling of the  veteran's  problems  within  the  agency
 requesting such information and in referring the veteran to the division
 of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  for  information and assistance with
 regard to benefits and entitlements under federal and state law.
   § 8-a. Subdivision 2 of section 354-e of the executive law,  as  added
 by chapter 322 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Individuals identifying themselves as having served in the military
 or  a  family  member  shall  be  advised that the division of veterans'
 [affairs] SERVICES  and  local  veterans  service  agencies  established
 pursuant  to  section  three hundred fifty-seven of this article provide

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 assistance to veterans regarding benefits under federal and  state  law.
 Information  regarding veterans and military status provided by assisted
 persons solely to implement this section shall be protected as  personal
 confidential  material, and used only to assist in the diagnosis, treat-
 ment, assessment and handling of the veteran's or family member's  prob-
 lems  within the agency requesting such information and in referring the
 veteran or family member to the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 for the information and assistance with regard to benefits and  entitle-
 ments under federal and state law.
   §  9. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 361-b of the executive
 law, as amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 2011, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  "Division"  shall  mean the state division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES.
   § 10. Section 362 of the executive law, as amended by chapter  251  of
 the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   § 362. Creation  of annuity. 1. Payment to veterans. a. Any veteran as
 defined in this article who has been or is hereafter classified  by  the
 New York State commission for the visually handicapped as a blind person
 as  defined in section three of chapter four hundred fifteen of the laws
 of nineteen hundred thirteen, as amended, and continues to  be  a  blind
 person  within  the  meaning of that section, shall, upon application to
 the director of the division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES,  be  paid
 out  of the treasury of the state for such term as such veteran shall be
 entitled thereto under the provisions of this article, the  sum  of  one
 thousand  dollars  annually,  plus  any applicable annual adjustment, as
 provided in this section.
   b. The entitlement of  any  veteran  to  receive  the  annuity  herein
 provided  shall  terminate  upon  his or her ceasing to continue to be a
 resident of and domiciled in the state,  but  such  entitlement  may  be
 reinstated  upon  application  to  the  director  of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES, if such veteran shall thereafter resume his or  her  residence
 and domicile in the state.
   c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a veteran shall be
 the  date  of  receipt  of  the  application therefor by the director of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, except that if the application  is  denied
 but  is  granted at a later date upon an application for reconsideration
 based upon new evidence, the effective date of the award of the  annuity
 to  a veteran shall be the date of receipt of the application for recon-
 sideration by the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   2. Payment to widows and widowers of blind veterans. a.  The  unremar-
 ried  spouse  of  a  veteran  who heretofore has died or the unremarried
 spouse of a veteran dying hereafter, such veteran being at the  time  of
 her  or  his  death  a recipient of, or eligible for, the benefits above
 provided, shall, upon application to the director of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES, also be paid out of the treasury of the state the sum  of  one
 thousand  dollars  annually,  plus any applicable annual adjustment, for
 such term as such unremarried spouse shall be entitled thereto under the
 provisions of this article.
   b. The entitlement of any widow or  widower  to  receive  the  annuity
 herein  provided shall terminate upon her or his death or re-marriage or
 upon her or his ceasing to continue to be a resident of and domiciled in
 the state of New York, but  such  entitlement  may  be  reinstated  upon
 application  to  the  director  of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, if such
 widow or widower shall thereafter resume her or his residence and  domi-
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   c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a widow or widower
 shall  be the day after the date of death of the veteran if the applica-
 tion therefor is received within one year from such date  of  death.  If
 the  application  is  received  after  the  expiration of the first year
 following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective date of an
 award  of the annuity to a widow or widower shall be the date of receipt
 of the application by the director of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES.  If
 an application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an applica-
 tion  for reconsideration based upon new evidence, the effective date of
 the award of the annuity to a widow or widower  shall  be  the  date  of
 receipt of the application for reconsideration by the director of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   3.  Annual  adjustment.  Commencing in the year two thousand five, and
 for each year thereafter, the amount of any annuity payable  under  this
 section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding
 year  plus  a  percentage  adjustment  equal  to  the  annual percentage
 increase, if any, for compensation and pension benefits administered  by
 the  United States Department of Veterans' Affairs in the previous year.
 Such percentage increase shall be rounded up to the  next  highest  one-
 tenth  of  one  percent  and shall not be less than one percent nor more
 than four percent. Commencing in the year two thousand five, the  direc-
 tor  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES, not later than February first of
 each year, shall publish by any reasonable means the amount of the annu-
 ity as adjusted payable under this section.
   § 10-a. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section  363  of  the  executive  law,
 subdivision  1 as added by chapter 424 of the laws of 1961, and subdivi-
 sion 2 as amended by chapter 1052 of the laws of 1971,  are  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. The evidence of such service, blindness, residence and domicile, or
 of  such  marriage, widowhood, residence and domicile in each case shall
 be furnished in the manner and form prescribed by the director of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES who shall examine the same.
   2. Upon being satisfied that such service was  performed,  that  other
 facts  and  statements  in  the  application of such veteran or widow OR
 WIDOWER are true and that the said veteran has been  classified  by  the
 New  York  state  commission  for  the  visually  handicapped as a blind
 person, where such veteran is not receiving or not entitled to receive a
 benefit from any existing retirement system to  which  the  state  is  a
 contributor, unless such veteran shall have become disabled by reason of
 loss  of  sight,  while  engaged  in  employment entitling him OR HER to
 receive a benefit from any existing retirement system to which the state
 is a contributor, and as a result of such disability  has  retired  from
 such  employment  and  is  receiving or is entitled to receive a benefit
 from such retirement system the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 shall certify to the state comptroller the  name  and  address  of  such
 veteran or widow OR WIDOWER.
   §  10-b.  Subdivisions  3  and  5 of section 364 of the executive law,
 subdivision 3 as added by chapter 424 of the laws of 1961, and  subdivi-
 sion  5  as  amended  by chapter 115 of the laws of 1981, are amended to
 read as follows:
   3. Where any veteran is disqualified for the annuity  for  any  period
 solely  by  reason of the provisions of subdivision two of this section,
 the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall pay to his [wife]  OR
 HER  SPOUSE,  if  any,  the annuity which such veteran would receive for
 that period but for said subdivision two.

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   5. Where payment of the annuity as hereinbefore authorized  is  to  be
 made to a mentally incompetent person or a conservatee, such payment may
 be  authorized  by  the  director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the
 state to be paid only to a duly qualified court-appointed  committee  or
 conservator,  legally  vested with the care of such incompetent's person
 or property or of such conservatee's property, except that in  the  case
 of  an incompetent annuitant for whom a committee has not been appointed
 or a person under a substantial impairment [within the  meaning  of  the
 conservatorship  provisions  of  article  seventy-seven  of  the  mental
 hygiene law] for whom a conservator has not been appointed  and  who  is
 hospitalized  in  a  United  States [veterans'] VETERANS HEALTH adminis-
 tration hospital or in a hospital under the jurisdiction of the state of
 New York, the director of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the state  may
 in his OR HER discretion certify payment of the annuity, as hereinbefore
 authorized,  to  the  manager of such [veterans'] UNITED STATES VETERANS
 HEALTH administration hospital or to the director of such state hospital
 for the account of the said incompetent or substantially impaired annui-
 tant.
   § 11. The third undesignated paragraph of subdivision 1 and the  open-
 ing  paragraphs  of  paragraphs  (a) and (b), paragraph (g), the opening
 paragraph and clause 6 of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (h) of subdivi-
 sion 2 of section 365 of the executive law, as added  by  section  5  of
 part  W  of  chapter  57  of  the  laws  of 2013, are amended to read as
 follows:
   The legislature additionally finds and determines that it is therefore
 necessary to provide for the construction and establishment  of  one  or
 more New York state veterans cemeteries, and that to thereafter, provide
 for  the expansion, improvement, support, operation, maintenance and the
 provision of perpetual care of all such cemeteries  so  constructed  and
 established. The legislature also finds and determines that it is appro-
 priate  to  have the responsibility for the construction, establishment,
 expansion,  improvement,  support,  operation,   maintenance   and   the
 provision of perpetual care for veterans cemeteries in this state, to be
 under  the  oversight  and  direction  of the state division of veterans
 [affairs] SERVICES, and its director, individually, and as chair of  the
 management  board,  for  each  such veterans cemetery so constructed and
 established.
   The division, in cooperation with  the  United  States  department  of
 veterans  affairs, and in consultation with, and upon the support of the
 department of state  division  of  cemeteries,  is  hereby  directed  to
 conduct  an investigation and study on the issue of the construction and
 establishment of the first New York state [veterans] VETERANS' cemetery.
 Such investigation and study shall include, but not be limited to:
   Prior to the commencement of the investigation and study  pursuant  to
 paragraph  (a)  of  this  subdivision,  the  director of the division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, the director of the division of the  budg-
 et,  the  director  of the department of state's division of cemeteries,
 and the office of the state comptroller must certify  to  the  governor,
 the  temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the
 chair of the senate finance committee and the chair of the assembly ways
 and means committee that the veterans remembrance and  cemetery  mainte-
 nance  and operation fund, created pursuant to section ninety-seven-mmmm
 of the state  finance  law,  contains  moneys  sufficient,  adjusted  to
 reflect  projected  future inflation, to fund the operation, maintenance
 and the provision of perpetual care of a state veterans' cemetery for  a
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 not include any amount that shall be reimbursed or  contributed  to  the
 cemetery  from  the  government  of the United States or any amount that
 would be recoverable by the cemetery pursuant to a charge of fee for the
 provision  of a grave site for a non-veteran spouse or family member. In
 making such a certification, the director of the division  of  veterans'
 [affairs]  SERVICES,  the  director  of  the division of the budget, the
 director of the department of state's division of  cemeteries,  and  the
 office  of the state comptroller shall consider, but are not limited to,
 the following factors:
   (g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the  divi-
 sion  of  veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES to commence an investigation and
 study pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, issuing  a  request
 for proposals pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision, selecting a
 site for the first New York state [veterans] VETERANS' cemetery pursuant
 to  paragraph (d) of this subdivision, or submitting any application for
 funding from the government of the United States in accordance with  the
 grant  requirements  specified in section 2408 of title 38 of the United
 States code, part 30 of title 38 of the code of federal regulations, and
 other relevant federal statutes or regulations, for the purpose of seek-
 ing  funds  to  support  the  construction,  establishment,   expansion,
 improvement,  support,  operation,  maintenance  and  the  provision  of
 perpetual care of New York state's first [veterans]  VETERANS'  cemetery
 pursuant  to  paragraph  (e)  of this subdivision until the funds in the
 veterans remembrance and cemetery maintenance and  operation  fund  have
 been certified pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
   Guidelines  and  standards for the request for proposals for any local
 government desiring to have the first state [veterans]  VETERANS'  ceme-
 tery located within its political subdivision, pursuant to paragraph (b)
 of this subdivision, including, but not limited to:
   (6) The requirement that a response shall require the local government
 to agree to authorize the state of New York, in the event that the local
 government  fails to perform its obligations under the contract with the
 state of New York, that the state director of the division of  veterans'
 [affairs]  SERVICES  shall certify to the comptroller any unpaid amounts
 or any amounts necessary for the state to assume the  obligations  which
 the  local  government  failed to perform, and the comptroller shall, to
 the extent not otherwise prohibited by law, withhold  such  amount  from
 any  state  aid or other amount payable to such local government; to the
 extent that sufficient funds are not available for such withholding, the
 state may pursue any and all available legal  remedies  to  enforce  the
 terms of the contract entered into between the state and a local govern-
 ment pursuant to this subdivision; and
   § 11-a. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the executive
 law,  as  amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (a) A parent, identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star  parent,  of  a
 veteran  who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying hereafter,
 shall upon application to the state director, be paid an annual  annuity
 out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
 such  term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the provisions
 of this article. Commencing in  the  year  two  thousand  nineteen,  the
 amount  of  any  annuity  payable  under  this section shall be the same
 amount as the annuity payable in the preceding year  plus  a  percentage
 adjustment  equal to the annual percentage increase, if any, for compen-
 sation and pension benefits administered by the United States department
 of [veterans'] VETERANS affairs in the previous  year.  Such  percentage

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 increase  shall  be  rounded  up  to  the  next highest one-tenth of one
 percent and shall not be less  than  one  percent  nor  more  than  four
 percent.  The  director  of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, not later than
 February  first  of  each  year,  shall publish by any reasonable means,
 including but not limited to posting  on  the  division's  website,  the
 amount  of  the annuity as adjusted payable under this section. The term
 "parent" for the purposes of this section includes mother, father, step-
 mother, stepfather, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
   § 12. Subdivision 3 of section 369-d of the executive law, as added by
 chapter 557 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   3. establish and maintain, together with the director of the  division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, a program to educate separating service
 members as to the benefits available to veterans under this article.
   § 13. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 369-i of the executive
 law,  as  added by chapter 22 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (c) Evaluate and assess availability  of  firms  for  the  purpose  of
 increasing participation of such firms in state contracting in consulta-
 tion with relevant state entities including, but not limited to, the New
 York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 14. Subdivision 1 of section 643 of the executive law, as amended by
 section 107 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  As  used  in this section, "crime victim-related agency" means any
 agency of state government which provides services to or deals  directly
 with  crime  victims,  including  (a)  the office of children and family
 services, the office for the aging, the division of  [veterans  affairs]
 VETERANS'  SERVICES,  the  office of probation and correctional alterna-
 tives, the department of  corrections  and  community  supervision,  the
 office  of victim services, the department of motor vehicles, the office
 of vocational  rehabilitation,  the  workers'  compensation  board,  the
 department  of  health,  the  division of criminal justice services, the
 office of mental health, every transportation authority and the division
 of state police, and (b) any other agency so designated by the  governor
 within ninety days of the effective date of this section.
   §  15.  Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 95-f of the state finance law,
 as added by chapter 266 of the laws of 2005,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. Monies of the fund shall be expended for the provision of veterans'
 counseling  services provided by local veterans' service agencies pursu-
 ant to section three hundred fifty-seven of the executive law under  the
 direction of the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   4.  To  the extent practicable, the director of the division of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES shall ensure that all monies received  during  a
 fiscal year are expended prior to the end of that fiscal year.
   §  16.  The  opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a and subdivision 5 of
 section 97-mmmm of the state  finance  law,  the  opening  paragraph  of
 subdivision  2-a  as amended by section 27-c of part UU of chapter 54 of
 the laws of 2016, and subdivision 5 as added by section 2 of part  W  of
 chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   On  or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
 New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall provide  a
 written  report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the
 assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of  the  assembly
 ways  and  means  committee,  chair of the senate committee on veterans,
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 affairs  committee,  the  state  comptroller and the public. Such report
 shall include how the monies  of  the  fund  were  utilized  during  the
 preceding calendar year, and shall include:
   5.  Moneys  shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by  the  director  of
 the division of [veterans affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES.
   §  17.  Subdivision  1,  the  opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a and
 subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 99-v of the state finance law,  subdivi-
 sions  1,  4  and 5 as added by chapter 428 of the laws of 2014, and the
 opening paragraph of subdivision 2-a as amended by section 27-d of  part
 UU of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
   1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the commission-
 er  of  taxation  and  finance, the New York state director of [veterans
 affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES and the comptroller, a special  fund  to  be
 known as the "homeless veterans assistance fund".
   On  or before the first day of February each year, the director of the
 New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall provide  a
 written  report to the temporary president of the senate, speaker of the
 assembly, chair of the senate finance committee, chair of  the  assembly
 ways  and  means  committee,  chair of the senate committee on veterans,
 homeland security and military affairs, chair of the assembly  veterans'
 affairs  committee,  the  state  comptroller and the public. Such report
 shall include how the monies  of  the  fund  were  utilized  during  the
 preceding calendar year, and shall include:
   4.  Moneys  of  the fund shall be expended only for the assistance and
 care of homeless veterans, for housing and housing-related expenses,  as
 determined by the division of [veterans affairs] VETERANS' SERVICES.
   5.  Moneys  shall  be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of
 the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the New York state
 director  of  [veterans  affairs]  VETERANS'  SERVICES.    Any  interest
 received  by the comptroller on moneys on deposit in the homeless veter-
 ans assistance fund shall be retained in and become part of such fund.
   § 18. Subdivision 1 of section 168 of the labor  law,  as  amended  by
 section 117 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  This  section  shall apply to all persons employed by the state in
 the ward, cottage, colony, kitchen and dining room,  and  guard  service
 personnel in any hospital, school, prison, reformatory or other institu-
 tion  within  or  subject  to  the jurisdiction, supervision, control or
 visitation of the department of corrections and  community  supervision,
 the  department of health, the department of mental hygiene, the depart-
 ment of social welfare or the division of veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES
 in  the  executive  department,  and  engaged in the performance of such
 duties as nursing, guarding or attending the inmates, patients, wards or
 other persons kept or housed in such institutions, or in protecting  and
 guarding  the buildings and/or grounds thereof, or in preparing or serv-
 ing food therein.
   § 19. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  266 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the  regu-
 lar  registration  fee  prescribed  by  section four hundred one of this
 article, provided, however, that an additional annual service charge  of
 fifteen  dollars  shall  be  charged for such plate. Such annual service
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 ical  Society  fund established pursuant to section ninety-five-f of the
 state finance law and shall be used for  veterans'  counseling  services
 provided  by  local veterans' service agencies pursuant to section three
 hundred  fifty-seven  of  the  executive  law under the direction of the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES. Provided,  however,  that  one
 year  after  the  effective  date of this section funds in the amount of
 five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall  be
 allocated  to  the  department  to  offset  costs  associated  with  the
 production of such license plates.
   § 20. Subdivision 3 of section 11-0707 of the environmental  conserva-
 tion  law, as amended by section 92 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62
 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Any person who is a patient at any facility  in  this  state  main-
 tained  by  the United States [Veterans'] VETERANS HEALTH Administration
 or at any hospital or sanitorium for  treatment  of  tuberculosis  main-
 tained  by  the  state  or any municipal corporation thereof or resident
 patient at any institution of the department of Mental Hygiene, or resi-
 dent patient at the rehabilitation hospital of the department of Health,
 or at any rest camp maintained by the  state  through  the  Division  of
 Veterans'  [Affairs]  SERVICES in the Executive Department or any inmate
 of a conservation work camp within the youth rehabilitation facility  of
 the  department  of corrections and community supervision, or any inmate
 of a youth opportunity or youth rehabilitation center within the  Office
 of Children and Family Services, any resident of a nursing home or resi-
 dential health care facility as defined in subdivisions two and three of
 section  twenty-eight hundred one of the public health law, or any staff
 member or volunteer accompanying or assisting one or more  residents  of
 such  nursing  home  or  residential  health  care facility on an outing
 authorized by the administrator of  such  nursing  home  or  residential
 health  care  facility  may  take  fish  as  if he OR SHE held a fishing
 license, except that he OR SHE may not take bait fish by net or trap, if
 he OR SHE has on  his  OR  HER  person  an  authorization  upon  a  form
 furnished  by the department containing such identifying information and
 data as may be required by it, and signed by the superintendent or other
 head of such facility, institution, hospital, sanitarium, nursing  home,
 residential health care facility or rest camp, as the case may be, or by
 a staff physician thereat duly authorized so to do by the superintendent
 or  other  head  thereof.  Such authorization with respect to inmates of
 said conservation work camps shall be limited to areas under  the  care,
 custody and control of the department.
   §  21.  Subdivision  5  of section 2805-b of the public health law, as
 amended by chapter 64 of the  laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   5.  The  staff of a general hospital shall: (a) inquire whether or not
 the person admitted has served in the United States armed  forces.  Such
 information  shall  be  listed  on  the  admissions form; (b) notify any
 admittee who is a veteran of the possible availability of services at  a
 hospital  operated by the [veterans administration] UNITED STATES VETER-
 ANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, and, upon request by the admittee, such staff
 shall make arrangements for the individual's  transfer  to  a  [veterans
 administration  operated]  UNITED  STATES VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
 hospital, provided, however, that transfers  shall  be  authorized  only
 after it has been determined, according to accepted clinical and medical
 standards,  that the patient's condition has stabilized and transfer can
 be accomplished safely and without complication;  and  (c)  provide  any
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 the  "Information  for  Veterans  concerning  Health  Care Options" fact
 sheet, maintained by the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES pursu-
 ant to subdivision twenty-three of section three hundred fifty-three  of
 the  executive law prior to discharging or transferring the patient. The
 commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for  notifying  such
 admittees  of  possible available services and for arranging a requested
 transfer.
   § 22. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 2805-o of the public health law,
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 95 of the laws of 2004, and subdivi-
 sion 3 as added by chapter 158 of the laws of 1993, are amended to  read
 as follows:
   2.  Every  nursing  home and residential health care facility shall in
 writing advise all individuals identifying  themselves  as  veterans  or
 spouses  of  veterans  that the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES
 and local veterans' service agencies  established  pursuant  to  section
 three  hundred fifty-seven of the executive law to provide assistance to
 veterans and their spouses regarding benefits under  federal  and  state
 law.  Such written information shall include the name, address and tele-
 phone number of the New  York  state  division  of  veterans'  [affairs]
 SERVICES,  the  nearest division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES office,
 the nearest county or city veterans'  service  agency  and  the  nearest
 accredited veterans' service officer.
   3.  Every  nursing  home  and  residential  health care facility, upon
 request of individuals identifying themselves as veterans or spouses  of
 veterans, shall transmit such veteran status information to the division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   § 23. Subdivision 2 of section 3802 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 1135 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   2. In the exercise of the foregoing powers and duties the commissioner
 shall  consult  with the director of the division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES and the heads of state agencies charged with responsibility for
 manpower and health resources.
   § 24. Subdivision 3 of section 3803  of  the  public  health  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  743  of  the  laws  of 2006, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. In exercising any of his or her  powers  under  this  section,  the
 commissioner  shall  consult with appropriate health care professionals,
 providers, veterans or organizations representing them, the division  of
 veterans'  [affairs] SERVICES, the [federal] UNITED STATES department of
 [veterans'] VETERANS affairs and the United States defense department.
   § 25. Section 99-v of the general municipal law, as added  by  chapter
 16 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   §  99-v.  Veterans [affairs] SERVICES; display of events. Each county,
 city, town or village may adopt a local law to provide a bulletin  board
 to  be  conspicuously  displayed  in  such county, city, town or village
 building holding its local legislative body or municipal  offices.  Such
 bulletin  board  shall  be  used by veterans organizations, the New York
 state division of veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES,  the  county  veterans
 service  agency  or  city veterans service agency to display information
 regarding veterans in such county, city, town or village. Such  informa-
 tion  may  include, but not be limited to, benefits or upcoming veterans
 related events in the community.
   § 26. Subdivision 1-b of section 247 of the military law, as added  by
 chapter 477 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1-b.  The adjutant general is hereby authorized to present in the name
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 as  the  "Cold  War Certificate", bearing a suitable inscription, to any
 person: (i) who is a citizen of the state of New York or (ii) who was  a
 citizen  of  the  state of New York while serving in the armed forces of
 the  United  States;  (iii) who served in the United States Armed Forces
 during the period  of  time  from  September  second,  nineteen  hundred
 forty-five  through  December twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred ninety-one,
 commonly known  as  the  Cold  War  Era;  and  (iv)  who  was  honorably
 discharged or released under honorable circumstances during the Cold War
 Era.  Not  more  than  one  Cold  War  Certificate  shall  be awarded or
 presented, under the provisions of this subdivision, to any person whose
 entire service subsequent to the time of the receipt of such medal shall
 not have been honorable. In the event of the death of any person  during
 or  subsequent  to the receipt of such certificate it shall be presented
 to such representative of the deceased as may be designated.  The  adju-
 tant  general,  in  consultation  with  the  director of the division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, shall make such rules and  regulations  as
 may  be deemed necessary for the proper presentation and distribution of
 the certificate.
   § 27. Subdivision 3 of section 14-a of the domestic relations law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  297  of  the  laws  of 1963, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. No fee shall be charged for any certificate when  required  by  the
 [veterans  administration]  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 or by the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES of the state  of  New
 York  to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to partic-
 ipate in the benefits made available by  the  [veterans  administration]
 UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS or by the state of New
 York.
   § 28. Subdivision 1 of section 19 of the domestic  relations  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  674  of  the  laws  of 1985, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Each town  and  city  clerk  hereby  empowered  to  issue  marriage
 licenses shall keep a book supplied by the state department of health in
 which  such clerk shall record and index such information as is required
 therein, which book shall be kept and preserved as a part of the  public
 records  of  his  OR  HER  office. Whenever an application is made for a
 search of such records the city or town clerk, excepting the city  clerk
 of  the city of New York, may make such search and furnish a certificate
 of the result to the applicant upon the payment of a fee of five dollars
 for a search of one year and a further fee of one dollar for the  second
 year  for  which such search is requested and fifty cents for each addi-
 tional year thereafter, which fees shall be  paid  in  advance  of  such
 search.  Whenever an application is made for a search of such records in
 the city of New York, the city clerk of the city of New  York  may  make
 such  search  and  furnish  a certificate of the result to the applicant
 upon the payment of a fee of five dollars for a search of one year and a
 further fee of one dollar for  the  second  year  for  which  search  is
 requested and fifty cents each additional year thereafter. Notwithstand-
 ing any other provision of this article, no fee shall be charged for any
 search  or  certificate  when  required by the [veterans administration]
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS  AFFAIRS  or  by  the  division  of
 veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  of  the  state of New York to be used in
 determining the eligibility of any person to participate in the benefits
 made available by the [veterans administration] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS or by the state of New York.  All  such  affidavits,
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 same  by  the  town  or  city  clerk,  shall  be recorded and indexed as
 provided  herein  and  shall  be  public  records  and  open  to  public
 inspection  whenever  the same may be necessary or required for judicial
 or  other  proper  purposes.  At  such  times  as the commissioner shall
 direct, the said town or city clerk, excepting the  city  clerk  of  the
 city  of  New  York, shall file in the office of the state department of
 health the original of each affidavit, statement, consent,  order  of  a
 justice  or  judge  authorizing  immediate  solemnization  of  marriage,
 license and certificate, filed with or made before such clerk during the
 preceding month. Such clerk shall not be required to file  any  of  said
 documents  with  the  state  department  of  health until the license is
 returned with the certificate showing that the marriage  to  which  they
 refer has been actually performed.
   The  county  clerks  of  the  counties comprising the city of New York
 shall cause all original applications and  original  licenses  with  the
 marriage  solemnization  statements  thereon heretofore filed with each,
 and all papers and records and binders relating to such  original  docu-
 ments  pertaining  to  marriage  licenses  issued by said city clerk, in
 their custody and possession to be removed, transferred,  and  delivered
 to the borough offices of the city clerk in each of said counties.
   §  29. Subdivision 1 of section 3308 of the education law, as added by
 section 1 of part A of chapter 328 of the laws of 2014,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   1. Each member state shall, through the creation of a state council or
 use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its
 agencies  of government, local educational agencies and military instal-
 lations concerning the state's participation in,  and  compliance  with,
 this  compact  and  interstate  commission  activities. In New York, the
 state council shall include the commissioner or his or her designee, the
 director of the New York state division of veterans' [affairs]  SERVICES
 or his or her designee, the adjutant general of the state of New York or
 his  or  her designee, a superintendent of a school district with a high
 concentration of military children  appointed  by  the  commissioner,  a
 district superintendent of schools of a board of cooperative educational
 services  serving an area with a high concentration of military children
 appointed by the commissioner, a representative from a military  instal-
 lation  appointed by the governor, a representative of military families
 appointed by the governor, a public member appointed by the governor and
 one representative each appointed by the speaker of  the  assembly,  the
 temporary president of the senate and the governor.
   §  30.  Subdivision 1 of section 6505-c of the education law, as added
 by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The commissioner shall develop, jointly with the  director  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES, a program to facilitate artic-
 ulation  between  participation  in  the  military service of the United
 States or the military service of the state and admission to practice of
 a profession. The commissioner and the director shall  identify,  review
 and  evaluate  professional training programs offered through either the
 military service of the United States or the  military  service  of  the
 state  which  may,  where  applicable,  be accepted by the department as
 equivalent education and training in lieu of all or part of an  approved
 program.  Particular  emphasis  shall be placed on the identification of
 military programs which have previously been deemed  acceptable  by  the
 department  as  equivalent  education  and  training, programs which may
 provide, where applicable, equivalent education and training  for  those
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 which may provide, where applicable, equivalent education  and  training
 for  those  professions  for  which  shortages exist in the state of New
 York.
   §  31.  Paragraph  5  of subdivision (b) of section 5.06 of the mental
 hygiene law, as added by section 2 of part N of chapter 56 of  the  laws
 of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (5)  one  member appointed on the recommendation of the state director
 of the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and one member appointed
 on the recommendation of the adjutant general of the division  of  mili-
 tary  and  naval  affairs,  at  least  one of whom shall be a current or
 former consumer of mental health  services  or  substance  use  disorder
 services  who  is a veteran who has served in a combat theater or combat
 zone of operations and is a member of a veterans organization;
   § 31-a. Subdivision (i) of section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law, as
 added by chapter 358 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services shall  peri-
 odically, in consultation with the state director of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES:  (1) review the programs operated by the office to ensure that
 the needs of the state's veterans who served in the  U.S.  armed  forces
 and who are recovering from alcohol and/or substance abuse are being met
 and  to  develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; and (2) in
 collaboration with the state director of  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES
 and  the  commissioner  of  the office of mental health, review and make
 recommendations to improve programs that  provide  treatment,  rehabili-
 tation,  relapse  prevention, and recovery services to veterans who have
 served in a combat theatre or combat  zone  of  operations  and  have  a
 co-occurring mental health and alcoholism or substance abuse disorder.
   §  31-b. Subdivision 15 of section 202 of the elder law, as amended by
 chapter 455 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   15. to periodically, in consultation with the state director of veter-
 ans' [affairs] SERVICES, review the programs operated by the  office  to
 ensure  that the needs of the state's aging veteran population are being
 met and to develop improvements to programs to meet such needs; and
   § 32. Paragraph (j) of subdivision 3  of  section  20  of  the  social
 services law, as added by chapter 407 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (j)  to  ensure the provision, on any form required to be completed at
 application or recertification for the purpose  of  obtaining  financial
 assistance  pursuant to this chapter, the form shall contain a check-off
 question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
 her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
 in the affirmative. Where the applicant  or  recipient  answers  in  the
 affirmative  to  such  question,  the office of temporary and disability
 assistance shall ensure that contact information for the state  division
 of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES is provided to such applicant or recipi-
 ent, in addition to any other materials provided.
   §  33.  Paragraph (g) of section 202 of the not-for-profit corporation
 law, as added by chapter 407 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (g) Every corporation receiving any kind of state funding shall ensure
 the  provision  on  any  form required to be completed at application or
 recertification for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance pursu-
 ant to this chapter, that the application form shall contain a check-off
 question asking whether the applicant or recipient or a member of his or
 her family served in the United States military, and an option to answer
 in the affirmative. Where the applicant  or  recipient  answers  in  the

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 affirmative  to  such  question,  the  not-for-profit  corporation shall
 ensure that contact information for  the  state  division  of  veterans'
 [affairs]  SERVICES  is provided to such applicant or recipient in addi-
 tion to any other materials provided.
   §  34. Paragraph (b) of section 1401 of the not-for-profit corporation
 law, as amended by chapter 675 of the laws of 2004, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b)  Removal  of  remains from private cemeteries to other cemeteries.
 The supervisor of any town containing a private cemetery may remove  any
 body interred in such cemetery to any other cemetery within the town, if
 the  owners  of  such  cemeteries  and  the  next of kin of the deceased
 consent to such removal. The owners of a private cemetery may remove the
 bodies interred therein to any other cemetery within such  town,  or  to
 any  cemetery  designated  by the next of kin of the deceased. Notice of
 such removal shall be given  within  twenty  days  before  such  removal
 personally  or  by  certified mail to the next of kin of the deceased if
 known and to the clerk and historian of the county in  which  such  real
 property  is  situated  and  notice shall be given to the New York state
 department of state, division of cemeteries. If any of the deceased  are
 known  to  be  veterans,  the  owners  shall also notify the division of
 veterans' [affairs] SERVICES. In the absence of the  next  of  kin,  the
 county  clerk,  county  historian or the division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES may act as a guardian to ensure proper reburial.
   § 35. Subdivision 10 of section 458 of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  The  commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director
 of the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing
 of documents to be used to establish  eligibility  under  this  section,
 including  but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge from
 active duty also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an  Honorable  Service
 Certificate/Report  of  Causality  from  the department of defense. Such
 information shall be made  available  to  each  county,  city,  town  or
 village  assessor's  office, or congressional chartered veterans service
 officers who request such information. The listing of  acceptable  mili-
 tary  records  shall  be  made available on the internet websites of the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   § 36. Subdivision 9 of section 458-a of the real property tax law,  as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   9. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
 the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing of
 documents  to  be  used  to  establish  eligibility  under this section,
 including but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge  from
 active  duty  also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an Honorable Service
 Certificate/Report of Causality from the  department  of  defense.  Such
 information  shall  be  made  available  to  each  county, city, town or
 village assessor's office, or congressional chartered  veterans  service
 officers  who  request such information. The listing of acceptable mili-
 tary records shall be made available on the  internet  websites  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   §  37. Subdivision 8 of section 458-b of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 426 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   8. The commissioner shall develop in consultation with the director of
 the New York state division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES a listing of
 documents to be  used  to  establish  eligibility  under  this  section,

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 including  but not limited to a certificate of release or discharge from
 active duty also  known  as  a  DD-214  form  or  an  Honorable  Service
 Certificate/Report  of  Causality  from  the department of defense. Such
 information  shall  be  made  available  to  each  county, city, town or
 village assessor's office, or congressional chartered  veterans  service
 officers  who  request such information. The listing of acceptable mili-
 tary records shall be made available on the  internet  websites  of  the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES and the office of real property
 tax services.
   §  38. Subdivision 1 of section 20 of chapter 784 of the laws of 1951,
 constituting the New York state defense emergency  act,  as  amended  by
 section  85  of  part A of chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. There is hereby continued in the division  of  military  and  naval
 affairs  in the executive department a state civil defense commission to
 consist of the same members as the members of the disaster  preparedness
 commission  as  established  in  article  two-B of the executive law. In
 addition, the  superintendent  of  financial  services,  the  [chairman]
 CHAIRPERSON  of  the workers' compensation board and the director of the
 division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES shall be members. The  governor
 shall  designate  one of the members of the commission to be the [chair-
 man] CHAIRPERSON thereof. The commission may provide  for  its  division
 into  subcommittees  and  for action by such subcommittees with the same
 force and effect as action by the full commission. The  members  of  the
 commission,  except  for  those  who  serve ex officio, shall be allowed
 their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
 duties under this article but shall receive no  additional  compensation
 for services rendered pursuant to this article.
   §  39.  Paragraph 2 of subdivision b of section 31-102 of the adminis-
 trative code of the city of New York, as added by local law  number  113
 of  the  city  of  New  York  for  the  year 2015, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. links to websites describing veteran employment  services  provided
 by  the federal government and New York state government, including, but
 not limited to, the websites of the United States department  of  labor,
 the  New York state department of labor, the United States department of
 veterans affairs, and the New York state division of veterans' [affairs]
 SERVICES; and
   § 40. Subdivision a of section 3102 of the New York city  charter,  as
 added by local law number 113 of the city of New York for the year 2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   a.  Except  as  otherwise provided by law, the commissioner shall have
 such powers as provided by the director of the state  veterans'  service
 agency  and shall have the duty to inform military and naval authorities
 of the United States and assist members of the armed forces  and  veter-
 ans,  who are residents of the city, and their families, in relation to:
 (1) matters pertaining to educational training and  retraining  services
 and  facilities,  (2)  health,  medical  and  rehabilitation service and
 facilities, (3) provisions of federal, state and local  laws  and  regu-
 lations  affording special rights and privileges to members of the armed
 forces and veterans and their families, (4) employment and re-employment
 services, and (5) other  matters  of  similar,  related  or  appropriate
 nature.  The  commissioner  shall also assist families of members of the
 reserve components of the armed forces and the organized militia ordered
 into active duty to ensure that they are made aware of and are receiving
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 perform  such  other  duties as may be assigned by the state director of
 the division of veterans' [affairs] SERVICES.
   §  41.  The  section  heading  and subdivision 1 of section 352 of the
 executive law, as amended by chapter  501  of  the  laws  of  1993,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   Veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES  commission.  1.  There shall be in the
 division a veterans' [affairs] SERVICES commission, which shall  consist
 of the members and the ex officio members provided for in this section.
   § 42. Subdivision 1 of section 359 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 196 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  A  local  director  shall  designate the location of the local and
 branch offices of the local veterans' service agency within his  OR  HER
 jurisdiction,  which offices shall be open during convenient hours.  The
 cost of maintenance and operation of a county veterans'  service  agency
 shall  be a county charge and the cost of maintenance and operation of a
 city veterans' service agency shall be a city charge, excepting that the
 state director with the approval of  the  veterans'  [affairs]  SERVICES
 commission  shall allot and pay, from state moneys made available to him
 OR HER for such purposes, to each county veterans'  service  agency  and
 each  city veterans' service agency, an amount equal to fifty per centum
 of its expenditures for maintenance and operation approved by the  state
 director,  provided  that in no event shall the amount allotted and paid
 for such approved expenditures incurred in any given year exceed (1)  in
 the  case  of  any  county veterans' service agency in a county having a
 population of not more than one hundred thousand or in the case  of  any
 city  veterans' service agency in a city having a population of not more
 than one hundred thousand, the sum of ten thousand dollars, nor  (2)  in
 the  case  of  any  county veterans' service agency in a county having a
 population in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the population of
 any city therein which has a city veterans' service agency, the  sum  of
 ten thousand dollars, and, in addition thereto, the sum of five thousand
 dollars  for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of the
 population of the county in excess of one hundred thousand excluding the
 population of any city therein which has a city veterans' service  agen-
 cy,  nor  (3) in the case of any city veterans' service agency in a city
 having a population in excess of one hundred thousand, the  sum  of  ten
 thousand  dollars,  and,  in  addition thereto, the sum of five thousand
 dollars for each one hundred thousand, or major portion thereof, of  the
 population  of  the  city  in excess of one hundred thousand. Such popu-
 lation shall be certified in the same  manner  as  provided  by  section
 fifty-four of the state finance law.
   § 43. Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.  Whenev-
 er  the functions, powers, obligations, duties and officials relating to
 the division of veterans' affairs, the veterans' affairs  commission  or
 the  director  of  veterans' affairs is referred to or designated in any
 other law, regulation, contract or document, such  reference  or  desig-
 nation  shall  be  deemed to refer to the appropriate functions, powers,
 obligations, duties, officials and director of the division of veterans'
 services or the veterans' services commission,  as  designated  by  this
 act.
   §  44.  Existing  rights  and remedies preserved. No existing right or
 remedy of any character shall be lost, impaired or affected by reason of
 this act.
   § 45. Severability. If any clause, sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,
 section  or  part contained in any part of this act shall be adjudged by
 any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such  judgment  shall

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 not  affect,  impair,  or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
 confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,  paragraph,  subdivi-
 sion, section or part contained in any part thereof directly involved in
 the  controversy  in which such judgment shall have been rendered. It is
 hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that this act  would
 have  been enacted even if such invalid provisions had not been included
 herein.
   § 46. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
 the amendments to paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 369-i of the
 executive  law made by section thirteen of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                  PART BB
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 2 and 4 and paragraph e of  subdivision  5  of
 section  6456  of the education law, subdivision 2 as added by section 1
 of part X of chapter 56 of the laws of 2015, subdivision 4 as amended by
 section 2 of part V of chapter 56 of the laws of 2018, and  paragraph  e
 of  subdivision  5  as added by section 1 of part V of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2018, are amended to read as follows:
   2. For the  purposes  of  this  section,  "foster  youth"  shall  mean
 students  who  [have  qualified as] (I) ARE an orphan[, foster child] OR
 (II) ARE, OR HAVE BEEN, EITHER A CHILD OR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE  AS  SUCH
 TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER
 or  ward of the court [for the purposes of federal student financial aid
 programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965,  as
 amended] AT ANY TIME AFTER THEIR THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
   4. Funds for all programs under this section shall be awarded in equal
 amounts  per  foster youth[, except for students not enrolled in a post-
 secondary opportunity program,] to each  institution  that  applies  for
 funding  allocated to its sector distribution as provided in subdivision
 three of this section and has an application that  is  approved  by  the
 commissioner;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  FUNDS  SHALL  BE AWARDED TO A FOSTER
 YOUTH BASED ON HIS OR HER NEED AS DETERMINED BY THE INSTITUTION OF HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION WHERE SUCH FOSTER YOUTH IS IN ATTENDANCE.
   e. to provide supplemental housing and meals  for  foster  youth  [not
 currently  enrolled in a post-secondary opportunity program at the state
 university of New York].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART CC
 
   Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3-a to read as follows:
   (3-A)  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER GENERAL, SPECIAL OR
 LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, THE STATE UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  SET  A  REDUCED RATE OF TUITION AND/OR FEES, OR TO WAIVE
 TUITION AND/OR FEES ENTIRELY, FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ANY DUAL  OR
 CONCURRENT  ENROLLMENT  PROGRAM WITH NO REDUCTION IN OTHER STATE, LOCAL,
 OR OTHER SUPPORT FOR SUCH STUDENTS  EARNING  COLLEGE  CREDIT  THAT  SUCH
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  PARTNER  WOULD  OTHERWISE  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE;
 PROVIDED THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  PROVISION,  A  DUAL  OR  CONCURRENT
 ENROLLMENT  PROGRAM  SHALL  MEAN  ONE OR MORE COLLEGE COURSES TAKEN BY A
 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT THROUGH  A  STATE-OPERATED  INSTITUTION  WHILE  SUCH
 STUDENT IS STILL ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL OR BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-

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 TIONAL  SERVICES  AND FOR WHICH THE STUDENT MAY RECEIVE BOTH HIGH SCHOOL
 AND COLLEGE CREDIT.
   §  2.  Section  6303  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY  OTHER  GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR
 LOCAL  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, EACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, OR THE ENTITY OR
 ENTITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING TUITION AT SUCH INSTITUTION,  SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  SET  A  REDUCED RATE OF TUITION AND/OR FEES, OR TO WAIVE
 TUITION AND/OR FEES ENTIRELY, FOR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN ANY DUAL  OR
 CONCURRENT  ENROLLMENT  PROGRAM WITH NO REDUCTION IN OTHER STATE, LOCAL,
 OR OTHER SUPPORT FOR SUCH STUDENTS  EARNING  COLLEGE  CREDIT  THAT  SUCH
 HIGHER  EDUCATION  PARTNER  WOULD  OTHERWISE  BE  ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE;
 PROVIDED THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  PROVISION,  A  DUAL  OR  CONCURRENT
 ENROLLMENT  PROGRAM  SHALL  MEAN  ONE OR MORE COLLEGE COURSES TAKEN BY A
 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHILE  SUCH  STUDENT  IS
 STILL  ENROLLED  IN  HIGH  SCHOOL  OR  BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES AND FOR WHICH THE STUDENT MAY  RECEIVE  BOTH  HIGH  SCHOOL  AND
 COLLEGE CREDIT.
   §  3. Subdivision 7 of section 6206 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
   (E) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY OTHER  GENERAL,  SPECIAL  OR
 LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED
 TO SET A REDUCED RATE OF TUITION AND/OR FEES, OR TO WAIVE TUITION AND/OR
 FEES  ENTIRELY,  FOR  STUDENTS  PARTICIPATING  IN ANY DUAL OR CONCURRENT
 ENROLLMENT PROGRAM WITH NO REDUCTION IN OTHER  STATE,  LOCAL,  OR  OTHER
 SUPPORT FOR SUCH STUDENTS EARNING COLLEGE CREDIT THAT SUCH HIGHER EDUCA-
 TION  PARTNER WOULD OTHERWISE BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE; PROVIDED THAT, FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION, A  DUAL  OR  CONCURRENT  ENROLLMENT  PROGRAM
 SHALL  MEAN  ONE  OR MORE COLLEGE COURSES TAKEN BY A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
 THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR A SENIOR COLLEGE OF THE  CITY  UNIVERSITY
 WHILE  SUCH  STUDENT  IS STILL ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND FOR WHICH THE
 STUDENT MAY RECEIVE BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CREDIT.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART DD
 
   Section 1. The civil service law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 215 to read as follows:
   § 215. AGENCY SHOP FEE DEDUCTIONS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO
 THE  CONTRARY, ANY PUBLIC EMPLOYER, ANY EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION, THE COMP-
 TROLLER AND THE BOARD, OR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, SHALL NOT BE
 LIABLE FOR, AND SHALL HAVE A COMPLETE DEFENSE TO, ANY CLAIMS OR  ACTIONS
 UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF  THIS STATE FOR REQUIRING, DEDUCTING, RECEIVING, OR
 RETAINING AGENCY SHOP FEE DEDUCTIONS FROM PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, AND  CURRENT
 OR  FORMER  PUBLIC  EMPLOYEES  SHALL  NOT  HAVE STANDING TO PURSUE THESE
 CLAIMS OR ACTIONS, IF THE FEES WERE PERMITTED OR MANDATED  AT  THE  TIME
 UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF  THIS STATE THEN IN FORCE AND PAID, THROUGH PAYROLL
 DEDUCTION OR OTHERWISE, PRIOR TO JUNE TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND EIGH-
 TEEN.
   2. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO CLAIMS AND ACTIONS PENDING OR FILED  ON
 OR AFTER JUNE TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN.
   3.  THE  ENACTMENT  OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED TO CREATE
 THE INFERENCE THAT ANY RELIEF MADE UNAVAILABLE  BY  THIS  SECTION  WOULD
 OTHERWISE BE AVAILABLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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                                  PART EE
 
   Section  1. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that the State
 University of New York at Albany ("University") is  in  the  process  of
 developing  12 neighboring acres on the W. Averell Harriman State Office
 Building Campus to build the 245,000-square-foot Emerging Technology and
 Entrepreneurship Complex ("ETEC"). This ETEC development is  part  of  a
 long-term  development  strategy of the University as part of the NYSUNY
 2020 Challenge Grant Program.  ETEC will house the University's  College
 of  Emergency  Preparedness,  Homeland  Security  and Cybersecurity, the
 Department of Atmospheric and Environmental  Sciences,  the  Atmospheric
 Sciences  Research  Center and other University academic departments, as
 well as the New York State Mesonet weather-detection system. As part  of
 this effort, the University wishes to lease a portion of the space with-
 in  ETEC to non-New York State entities, including businesses, to enable
 collaboration, research commercialization, and real  world  experiential
 learning  opportunities for students. The legislature further finds that
 granting the trustees of the State University of New York the  authority
 and  power  to  lease  and otherwise contract a portion of the ETEC will
 promote the mission of the new facility to  help  the  state  be  better
 prepared for emerging threats of extreme weather and terrorism.
   §  2. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state univer-
 sity trustees are authorized and empowered to delegate to the University
 the authorization and empowerment to  lease  or  otherwise  contract  to
 tenants  with  interests  that  are  in  alignment with the academic and
 research mission of the University. The University under  this  authori-
 zation  shall  be  permitted to lease or otherwise contract up to 15,000
 square feet of space and facilities at ETEC, without any public bidding.
 Any lease or contract of such  space  and  facilities  at  ETEC  may  be
 subject  to  applicable  approvals of the office of the Attorney General
 and the Office of the State  Comptroller  for  revenue  contracts.  Such
 leases  or  contracts  shall  be  for periods not to exceed 50 years and
 shall be conditioned upon any terms  and  conditions  determined  to  be
 necessary by the state university trustees.
   §  3.  Pursuant  to  section two of this act, notwithstanding any law,
 rule or regulation to the contrary, the State  University  of  New  York
 shall  not  contract out to any lessees or contractors or any subsidiary
 of such lessees or contractors for the instruction of  students  or  any
 pedagogical  functions or services, maintenance, operation or any admin-
 istrative services,  or  similar  professional  services  that  will  be
 performed  by state employees at the University.  All such functions and
 services shall be performed by state employees  pursuant  to  the  civil
 service law. Nothing in this act shall result in the permanent displace-
 ment  of  any  currently  employed  state worker or the loss of position
 (including partial displacement such as the permanent reduction  in  the
 hours  of  non-overtime, wages or employment benefits), or result in the
 impairment of existing contracts for services or  collective  bargaining
 rights  pursuant  to existing agreements. All positions currently within
 the space described in section two of this act in  the  unclassified  or
 classified  service of the civil service law shall remain in the classi-
 fied or unclassified service.
   § 4. Any leases entered into by the University pursuant to section two
 of this act shall be considered revenue contracts of the University  and
 subject to review and approval by the office of the Attorney General and
 the office of the State Comptroller as required for revenue contracts at

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 the  time  of  execution  of  said leases. All proceeds from said leases
 shall be deposited into accounts of the University.
   §  5.  Insofar as the provisions of this act are inconsistent with the
 provisions of any law, general, special or local, the provisions of this
 act shall be controlling.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
 its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
 the applicable effective date of Parts A through EE of this act shall be
 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.