STATE OF NEW YORK
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            S. 1505                                                  A. 2005
                SENATE - ASSEMBLY
                                    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
        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
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil  service  law, in relation to the state's
          contribution to the cost of health insurance premium for future  reti-
          rees  of  the  state and their dependents (Part A); to amend the civil
          service law, in relation to reimbursement for medicare premium charges
          (Part B); to amend the civil service law, in relation to  capping  the
          standard medicare premium charge (Part C); to amend the civil practice
          law  and  rules  and the state finance law, in relation to the rate of
          interest to be paid on judgment and accrued claims (Part D); to  amend
          the  civil  service  law,  in  relation  to protection of the personal
          privacy of public employees (Part E); to amend the civil service  law,
          in  relation  to the expiration of public arbitration panels (Part F);
          to amend chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, amending the general  munici-
          pal  law  and  the  education law relating to establishing limits upon
          school district and local government tax levies, in relation to making
          the tax cap permanent (Part G); to amend chapter 123 of  the  laws  of
          2014, amending the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law,
          and the public officers law relating to owner liability for failure of
          operator  to  comply  with traffic-control indications, in relation to
          extending the provisions thereof; to amend chapter 101 of the laws  of
          2014, amending the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law,
          and the public officers law relating to owner liability for failure of
          operator to comply with traffic-control indications in the city of Mt.
          Vernon,  in  relation to extending the effectiveness thereof; to amend
          chapter 19 of the laws of 2009, amending the vehicle and  traffic  law
          and  other  laws  relating  to adjudications and owner liability for a
          violation  of  traffic-control  signal  indications,  in  relation  to
          extending  the  provisions of such chapter; to amend chapter 99 of the
          laws of 2014, amending the vehicle and traffic law, the general munic-
          ipal law, and the public officers law relating to owner liability  for
          failure  of operator to comply with traffic-control indications in the
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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          city of New Rochelle, in relation to extending the effectiveness ther-
          eof; to amend chapter 746 of the laws of 1988,  amending  the  vehicle
          and traffic law, the general municipal law and the public officers law
          relating  to the civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic control
          signal violations, in relation to extending the effectiveness thereof;
          to amend local law number 46 of the city of  New  York  for  the  year
          1989,  amending the administrative code of the city of New York relat-
          ing to civil liability of vehicle owners for  traffic  control  signal
          violations,  in  relation  to  extending the effectiveness thereof; to
          amend chapter 23 of the laws of 2009, amending the vehicle and traffic
          law and the public officers law relating to  adjudications  and  owner
          liability  for  a  violation of traffic-control signal indications, in
          relation to extending the provisions of such chapter; to amend chapter
          222 of the laws of 2015, amending the vehicle  and  traffic  law,  the
          general  municipal  law, and the public officers law relating to owner
          liability for failure of an operator to  comply  with  traffic-control
          indications  in the city of White Plains, in relation to extending the
          provisions of such chapter; and to amend chapter 20  of  the  laws  of
          2009, amending the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law,
          and  the  public officers law, relating to owner liability for failure
          of operator to comply with traffic control indications, in relation to
          extending the provisions thereof (Part H); to amend the state  finance
          law, in relation to base level grants for per capita state aid for the
          support  of  local government (Part I); to amend the real property tax
          law, in relation to a class one reassessment exemption  in  a  special
          assessing  unit that is not a city (Part J); to provide for the admin-
          istration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2019-20 budget,
          authorizing certain payments and transfers; to amend the state finance
          law, in relation to the school tax relief fund;  to  amend  the  state
          finance law, in relation to payments, transfers and deposits; to amend
          the  state finance law, in relation to reductions in enacted appropri-
          ations; to amend chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New
          York state urban development corporation act, in relation to the issu-
          ance of certain bonds or notes; to amend part D of chapter 389 of  the
          laws of 1997, relating to the financing of the correctional facilities
          improvement  fund and the youth facility improvement fund, in relation
          to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend the private  hous-
          ing  finance  law,  in  relation to the issuance of bonds or notes; to
          amend chapter 329 of the laws of 1991, amending the state finance  law
          and  other laws relating to the establishment of the dedicated highway
          and bridge trust fund, in relation to the issuance of certain bonds or
          notes; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  the  issu-
          ance  of  certain bonds or notes; to amend part Y of chapter 61 of the
          laws of 2005, relating to providing for the administration of  certain
          funds and accounts related to the 2005-2006 budget, in relation to the
          issuance  of  certain bonds or notes; to amend part X of chapter 59 of
          the laws of 2004, authorizing the New  York  state  urban  development
          corporation  and  the  dormitory authority of the state of New York to
          issue bonds or notes, in relation to the issuance  of  such  bonds  or
          notes;  to amend part K of chapter 81 of the laws of 2002, relating to
          providing for the administration of certain funds and accounts related
          to the 2002-2003 budget, in relation to the issuance of certain  bonds
          or  notes;  to amend chapter 392 of the laws of 1973, constituting the
          New York state medical care facilities finance agency act, in relation
          to the issuance of certain bonds or notes; to amend chapter 359 of the
          laws of 1968, constituting the facilities development corporation act,

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          in relation to the mental hygiene facilities improvement  fund  income
          account;  and  to  amend  the state finance law, in relation to mental
          health  services  fund;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  certain
          provisions  upon  expiration  thereof (Part K); to amend chapter 22 of
          the laws of 2014, relating to expanding opportunities for service-dis-
          abled veteran-owned business enterprises, in relation to extending the
          provisions thereof (Part L); to amend the workers'  compensation  law,
          in  relation to the investment of surplus funds of the state insurance
          fund (Part M); to amend the workers' compensation law, in relation  to
          the  right to cancel an insurance policy for failure by an employer to
          cooperate with a payroll audit and to the collection  of  premiums  in
          case  of  default  (Part N); to amend chapter 887 of the laws of 1983,
          amending the correction law relating to the psychological  testing  of
          candidates, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter
          428  of  the laws of 1999, amending the executive law and the criminal
          procedure law relating to expanding the geographic area of  employment
          of certain police officers, in relation to extending the expiration of
          such  chapter;  to amend chapter 886 of the laws of 1972, amending the
          correction law and the penal law relating  to  prisoner  furloughs  in
          certain  cases  and  the crime of absconding therefrom, in relation to
          the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 261 of the laws  of  1987,
          amending  chapters  50,  53 and 54 of the laws of 1987, the correction
          law, the penal law and other chapters and laws relating to correction-
          al facilities, in relation to  the  effectiveness  thereof;  to  amend
          chapter  55  of  the laws of 1992, amending the tax law and other laws
          relating to taxes,  surcharges,  fees  and  funding,  in  relation  to
          extending  the  expiration  of  certain provisions of such chapter; to
          amend chapter 339 of the laws of 1972, amending the correction law and
          the penal law relating to inmate work release, furlough and leave,  in
          relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 60 of the laws
          of  1994  relating to certain provisions which impact upon expenditure
          of certain appropriations made by chapter  50  of  the  laws  of  1994
          enacting the state operations budget, in relation to the effectiveness
          thereof;  to  amend  chapter  3  of  the  laws  of  1995, amending the
          correction law and other laws relating to the  incarceration  fee,  in
          relation  to  extending  the  expiration of certain provisions of such
          chapter; to amend chapter  62  of  the  laws  of  2011,  amending  the
          correction  law  and the executive law relating to merging the depart-
          ment of correctional services and division of parole into the  depart-
          ment  of  corrections  and  community  supervision, in relation to the
          effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter  907  of  the  laws  of  1984,
          amending  the correction law, the New York city criminal court act and
          the executive law relating to prison and jail housing and alternatives
          to detention and incarceration programs, in relation to extending  the
          expiration of certain provisions of such chapter; to amend chapter 166
          of  the  laws of 1991, amending the tax law and other laws relating to
          taxes, in relation to extending the expiration of  certain  provisions
          of  such chapter; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to
          extending the expiration of the mandatory surcharge and victim assist-
          ance fee; to amend chapter 713 of the laws of 1988, amending the vehi-
          cle and traffic law relating to the ignition interlock device program,
          in relation to extending the expiration thereof; to amend chapter  435
          of the laws of 1997, amending the military law and other laws relating
          to various provisions, in relation to extending the expiration date of
          the  merit  provisions of the correction law and the penal law of such
          chapter; to amend chapter 412 of the laws of 1999, amending the  civil

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          practice law and rules and the court of claims act relating to prison-
          er  litigation  reform, in relation to extending the expiration of the
          inmate filing fee provisions of the civil practice law and  rules  and
          general  filing  fee  provision  and inmate property claims exhaustion
          requirement of the court of claims act of such chapter; to amend chap-
          ter 222 of the laws of 1994 constituting  the  family  protection  and
          domestic  violence  intervention act of 1994, in relation to extending
          the expiration of certain provisions of  the  criminal  procedure  law
          requiring the arrest of certain persons engaged in family violence; to
          amend chapter 505 of the laws of 1985, amending the criminal procedure
          law relating to the use of closed-circuit television and other protec-
          tive  measures  for  certain child witnesses, in relation to extending
          the expiration of the provisions thereof; to amend chapter  3  of  the
          laws  of 1995, enacting the sentencing reform act of 1995, in relation
          to extending the expiration of certain provisions of such chapter;  to
          amend  chapter 689 of the laws of 1993 amending the criminal procedure
          law relating to electronic court appearance in  certain  counties,  in
          relation  to extending the expiration thereof; to amend chapter 688 of
          the laws of 2003, amending the executive law relating to enacting  the
          interstate  compact for adult offender supervision, in relation to the
          effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, amend-
          ing the correction law relating to limiting  the  closing  of  certain
          correctional  facilities,  providing for the custody by the department
          of  correctional  services  of  inmates  serving  definite  sentences,
          providing  for  custody of federal prisoners and requiring the closing
          of certain correctional facilities, in relation to  the  effectiveness
          of such chapter; to amend chapter 152 of the laws of 2001 amending the
          military  law  relating to military funds of the organized militia, in
          relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend  chapter  554  of  the
          laws  of  1986, amending the correction law and the penal law relating
          to providing for community treatment facilities and  establishing  the
          crime of absconding from the community treatment facility, in relation
          to  the  effectiveness thereof; and to amend chapter 55 of the laws of
          2018 amending the criminal  procedure  law  relating  to  pre-criminal
          proceeding  settlements  in  the  city of New York, in relation to the
          effectiveness thereof (Part O); to amend the criminal  procedure  law,
          in relation to the statute of limitations in criminal prosecution of a
          sexual  offense committed against a child; to amend the civil practice
          law and rules, in relation to the statute  of  limitations  for  civil
          actions  related  to  a  sexual offense committed against a child, and
          granting trial preference to such actions; to amend the general munic-
          ipal law, in relation to providing that the notice of claim provisions
          shall not apply to such actions; to amend the court of claims act,  in
          relation  to providing that the notice of intention to file provisions
          shall not apply to such  actions;  to  amend  the  education  law,  in
          relation  to  providing  that the notice of claim provisions shall not
          apply to such actions; and to amend the judiciary law, in relation  to
          judicial  training relating to sexual abuse of minors and rules reviv-
          ing civil actions relating to sexual offenses committed against  chil-
          dren  (Part  P);  to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting a
          sexual orientation panic defense  (Part  Q);  to  amend  the  criminal
          procedure  law,  in  relation  to  admissibility  of a victim's sexual
          conduct in a sex offense (Part R); to amend the penal law, the  crimi-
          nal  procedure  law, the family court act and the civil rights law, in
          relation to establishing the crime of unlawful dissemination or publi-
          cation of an intimate image (Part S); to amend the criminal  procedure

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          law,  in relation to the statute of limitations for rape in the second
          degree and rape in the third degree (Part T); to amend the  penal  law
          and  the  criminal procedure law, in relation to sentencing and resen-
          tencing  in  domestic violence cases (Part U); to amend the penal law,
          in relation to assault on a journalist (Part V); to  amend  the  penal
          law  and  the  criminal  procedure law, in relation to eliminating the
          imposition of the death penalty; and to repeal certain  provisions  of
          the  criminal  procedure  law,  the judiciary law, the county law, the
          correction law and the executive law relating to the imposition of the
          death penalty (Part W); to amend the penal law, in relation to prohib-
          iting  the  possession,  manufacture,  transport  and  disposition  of
          rapid-fire  modification  devices (Part X); to amend the penal law and
          the general business law, in relation to establishing a waiting period
          before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person  (Part
          Y);  to  amend  the civil practice law and rules and the penal law, in
          relation to establishing extreme risk protection orders  as  court-is-
          sued  orders  of  protection  prohibiting  a  person  from purchasing,
          possessing or attempting to purchase or possess a  firearm,  rifle  or
          shotgun  (Part Z); to amend the criminal procedure law and the judici-
          ary law, in relation to the issuance of securing orders; and to repeal
          certain provisions of the criminal procedure law and the insurance law
          relating thereto (Subpart A); to amend the criminal procedure law  and
          the  penal  law,  in  relation to discovery reform and intimidating or
          tampering with a victim or witness; and to repeal  certain  provisions
          of  the  criminal  procedure  law relating thereto (Subpart B); and to
          amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  a  waiver  and  time
          limits  for  a speedy trial (Subpart C) (Part AA); to amend the public
          officers law, the civil practice law and rules and the executive  law,
          in  relation  to the freedom of information law; and to repeal section
          88 of the public officers law, section 70-0113  of  the  environmental
          conservation  law  and  subdivision 4 of section 308 of the county law
          relating thereto (Part BB); to amend the workers' compensation law, in
          relation to extending the board's authority to  resolve  medical  bill
          disputes  and  simplify  the process (Part CC); to amend section 14 of
          part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003, amending the county law  and
          other  laws  relating  to  fees collected, in relation to certain fees
          collected by the office of court  administration;  and  to  amend  the
          judiciary law, in relation to the biennial registration fee for attor-
          neys  (Part  DD);  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to
          grand jury procedures (Part EE); authorizing the alienation of certain
          parklands in the town of Hastings, county  of  Oswego  (Part  FF);  to
          amend  the  state  finance  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing use of
          centralized services by public authorities and public  benefit  corpo-
          rations  to  acquire  energy products as centralized services from the
          office of general services; to amend chapter 410 of the laws of  2009,
          amending  the  state finance law relating to authorizing the aggregate
          purchases of energy for state agencies,  institutions,  local  govern-
          ments, public authorities and public benefit corporations, in relation
          to the effectiveness thereof; and to amend part C of chapter 97 of the
          laws  of  2011, amending the state finance law and other laws relating
          to providing certain centralized service to political subdivisions and
          extending the authority of the commissioner  of  general  services  to
          aggregate  purchases of energy for state agencies and political subdi-
          visions, in relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part GG); to  amend
          the  public  buildings  law,  in  relation  to  increasing the maximum
          contract amount during construction emergencies; and to amend  chapter

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          674 of the laws of 1993, amending the public buildings law relating to
          value  limitations on contracts, in relation to making such provisions
          permanent (Part HH); to amend the banking law, in relation to  licens-
          ing  considerations for check cashers (Subpart A); to amend the educa-
          tion law, in relation to eligibility for serving on a  New  York  city
          community  district  education  council and city-wide council (Subpart
          B); to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  licensing  consider-
          ations for bingo suppliers (Subpart C); to amend the executive law, in
          relation  to  licensing considerations for notary publics (Subpart D);
          to amend the general municipal law, in relation to licensing consider-
          ations for suppliers of games of chance, for games  of  chance  licen-
          sees, for bingo licensees, and for lessors of premises to bingo licen-
          sees (Subpart E); to amend the insurance law, in relation to licensing
          considerations for insurer adjusters and for employment with insurance
          adjusters; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating ther-
          eto  (Subpart  F);  to  amend  the  real  property law, in relation to
          licensing considerations for real estate brokers or real estate sales-
          men (Subpart G); to amend the social  services  law,  in  relation  to
          participation as employer in subsidized employer programs (Subpart H);
          to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eligibility for
          employment by  a  driver's  school  (Subpart  I);  to  repeal  certain
          provisions  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law, relating to mandatory
          suspension of drivers' licenses for certain offenses (Subpart  J);  to
          amend  the  public officers law, in relation to prohibiting disclosure
          of law enforcement booking information and photographs (Subpart K); to
          amend the executive law and the judiciary law, in relation  to  exclu-
          sion  of  undisposed  cases  from  criminal  history  record  searches
          (Subpart L); directs the commissioner  of  the  division  of  criminal
          justice  services  to seal certain records of any action or proceeding
          terminated in favor of the accused or convictions for certain  traffic
          violations  (Subpart  M); to amend the executive law and the judiciary
          law, in  relation  to  preventing  employment  discrimination  against
          persons whose criminal charges have been adjourned in contemplation of
          dismissal  (Subpart  N);  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to
          preventing employment discrimination against  persons  whose  criminal
          charges have been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal (Subpart O);
          and  to amend the executive law, in relation to release on compassion-
          ate parole for inmates affected by age-related disability (Subpart  P)
          (Part  II);  to  amend  the  correction law, in relation to segregated
          confinement (Part JJ); to amend the penal law and the correction  law,
          in  relation  to  shock  incarceration  (Part  KK); to amend the civil
          service law, in relation to  establishing  continuing  eligible  lists
          (Part  LL); to amend the civil service law, in relation to promotional
          examination eligibility (Part MM); to amend the civil service law,  in
          relation  to  salary  protection to incumbents (Part NN); to amend the
          penal law, in relation to reducing certain sentences  of  imprisonment
          for  misdemeanors to three hundred sixty-four days (Part OO); to amend
          the civil practice law and rules,  the  county  law  and  the  general
          municipal  law,  in  relation  to  restricting  forfeiture actions and
          creating greater accountability for seized assets; and  to  amend  the
          criminal  procedure  law  and  the penal law, in relation to reporting
          certain demographic data (Part PP); to amend the family court act,  in
          relation  to establishing the child-parent security act; and to repeal
          section 73 and article 8 of the domestic relations  law,  relating  to
          artificial  insemination  and surrogate parenting contracts (Part QQ);
          and to amend the executive law, in relation to creating an  office  of

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          special  investigation within the department of law, requiring reports
          on the discharge of a firearm, and requiring the  establishment  of  a
          model law enforcement use of force policy (Part RR)
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. This act enacts into law major  components  of  legislation
     2  which are necessary to implement the state fiscal plan for the 2019-2020
     3  state  fiscal  year.  Each  component  is wholly contained within a Part
     4  identified as Parts A through RR. The effective date for each particular
     5  provision contained within such Part is set forth in the last section of
     6  such Part. Any provision in any section contained within a Part, includ-
     7  ing the effective date of the Part, which makes reference to  a  section
     8  "of  this  act", when used in connection with that particular component,
     9  shall be deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding  section  of  the
    10  Part  in  which  it  is  found. Section three of this act sets forth the
    11  general effective date of this act.
    12                                   PART A
    13    Section 1. Section 167 of the civil service law is amended by adding a
    14  new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
    15    10. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision  of  law,  the  state's
    16  contribution  for  the  cost  of premium or subscription charges for the
    17  coverage of retired state employees who are enrolled  in  the  statewide
    18  and  the supplementary health benefit plans established pursuant to this
    19  article and who are hired on or after April first, two thousand nineteen
    20  shall be as set forth in this subdivision.
    21    (a) For state employees who retire from a position at  or  equated  to
    22  grade  ten  or  higher  with  at least ten but less than twenty years of
    23  service, the state shall pay fifty percent of the  cost  of  premium  or
    24  subscription  charges  for the individual coverage of such retired state
    25  employees. Such contributions shall increase by two percent of the  cost
    26  of premium or subscription charges for each year of service in excess of
    27  ten years, to a maximum of sixty-eight percent of the cost of premium or
    28  subscription  charges. For state employees who retire from a position at
    29  or equated to grade ten or higher with twenty or more years of  service,
    30  the  state  shall  pay  seventy-four  percent  of the cost of premium or
    31  subscription charges for the individual coverage of such  retired  state
    32  employees.  Such contributions shall increase by one percent of the cost
    33  of premium or subscription charges for each year of service in excess of
    34  twenty years, to a maximum of eighty-four percent of the cost of premium
    35  or subscription charges.
    36    (b) For state employees who retire from a position at  or  equated  to
    37  grade  nine  or  lower  with  at least ten but less than twenty years of
    38  service, the state shall pay fifty-four percent of the cost  of  premium
    39  or  subscription  charges  for  the  individual coverage of such retired
    40  state employees. Such contributions shall increase by two percent of the
    41  cost of premium or subscription charges for  each  year  of  service  in
    42  excess  of ten years, to a maximum of seventy-two percent of the cost of
    43  premium or subscription charges. For state employees who retire  from  a
    44  position  at or equated to grade nine or lower with twenty or more years
    45  of service, the state shall pay seventy-eight percent  of  the  cost  of
    46  premium  or  subscription  charges  for  the individual coverage of such

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     1  retired state  employees.  Such  contributions  shall  increase  by  one
     2  percent  of the cost of premium or subscription charges for each year of
     3  service in excess of twenty years, to a maximum of eighty-eight  percent
     4  of the cost of premium or subscription charges.
     5    (c)  For  state  employees who retire from a position at or equated to
     6  grade ten or higher with at least ten but  less  than  twenty  years  of
     7  service,  the state shall pay thirty-five percent of the cost of premium
     8  or subscription charges for the coverage of dependents of  such  retired
     9  state  employees; such contribution shall increase by two percent of the
    10  cost of premium or subscription charges for  each  year  of  service  in
    11  excess  of ten years, to a maximum of fifty-three percent of the cost of
    12  premium or subscription charges for such dependents. For state employees
    13  who retire from a position at or equated to grade  ten  or  higher  with
    14  twenty  or more years of service, the state shall pay fifty-nine percent
    15  of the cost of premium or  subscription  charges  for  the  coverage  of
    16  dependents  of  such  retired  state  employees; such contribution shall
    17  increase by one percent of the cost of premium or  subscription  charges
    18  for  each  year  of  service  in excess of twenty years, to a maximum of
    19  sixty-nine percent of the cost of premium or  subscription  charges  for
    20  such dependents.
    21    (d)  For  state  employees who retire from a position at or equated to
    22  grade nine or lower with at least ten but  less  than  twenty  years  of
    23  service,  the state shall pay thirty-nine percent of the cost of premium
    24  or subscription charges for the coverage of dependents of  such  retired
    25  state  employees; such contribution shall increase by two percent of the
    26  cost of premium or subscription charges for  each  year  of  service  in
    27  excess  of ten years, to a maximum of fifty-seven percent of the cost of
    28  premium or subscription charges for such dependents. For state employees
    29  who retire from a position at or equated to grade  nine  or  lower  with
    30  twenty or more years of service, the state shall pay sixty-three percent
    31  of  the  cost  of  premium  or  subscription charges for the coverage of
    32  dependents of such retired  state  employees;  such  contribution  shall
    33  increase  by  one percent of the cost of premium or subscription charges
    34  for each year of service in excess of twenty  years,  to  a  maximum  of
    35  seventy-three percent of the cost of premium or subscription charges for
    36  such dependents.
    37    (e)  With  respect to all such retired state employees, each increment
    38  of one or two percent of the cost of premium or subscription charges for
    39  each year of service shall be applicable for whole years of  service  to
    40  the state and shall not be applied on a pro-rata basis for partial years
    41  of service.
    42    (f) The provisions of this subdivision shall not be applicable to:
    43    (1) Members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement
    44  system;
    45    (2)  Members  in  the  uniformed  personnel  in institutions under the
    46  jurisdiction of the state department of corrections and community super-
    47  vision or who are security hospital treatment assistants, as defined  in
    48  section eighty-nine of the retirement and social security law; and
    49    (3)  Any  state  employee determined to have retired with an ordinary,
    50  accidental, or performance of duty disability retirement benefit.
    51    (g)  For  the  purposes  of  determining  the  cost  of   premium   or
    52  subscription  charges to be paid by the state on behalf of retired state
    53  employees enrolled in the New York state health  insurance  program  who
    54  are  hired  on  or  after  April first, two thousand nineteen, the state
    55  shall consider all years of service that a retired  state  employee  has
    56  accrued  in  a  public  retirement  system  of  the state or an optional

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     1  retirement program established pursuant to article  three,  eight-B,  or
     2  one  hundred  twenty-five-A of the education law. The provisions of this
     3  paragraph may not be used to grant eligibility for retiree state  health
     4  insurance  coverage to a retiree who is not otherwise eligible to enroll
     5  in the New York state health insurance program as a retiree.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.
     7                                   PART B
     8    Section 1. Section 167-a of the  civil  service  law,  as  amended  by
     9  section  1  of  part  I of chapter 55 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
    10  read as follows:
    11    § 167-a. Reimbursement for medicare premium  charges.  Upon  exclusion
    12  from  the  coverage  of the health benefit plan of supplementary medical
    13  insurance benefits for which an active or retired employee or a  depend-
    14  ent covered by the health benefit plan is or would be eligible under the
    15  federal  old-age,  survivors and disability insurance program, an amount
    16  equal to the standard medicare premium  charge  for  such  supplementary
    17  medical  insurance  benefits for such active or retired employee and his
    18  or her dependents, if any, shall be paid monthly or at  other  intervals
    19  to  such  active  or  retired  employee  from the health insurance fund.
    20  Furthermore, effective January first, two thousand twenty there shall be
    21  no payment whatsoever for the income related monthly  adjustment  amount
    22  for  amounts (premiums) incurred on or after January first, two thousand
    23  nineteen to any active or retired employee and his or her dependents, if
    24  any. Where appropriate, such standard medicare  premium  amount  may  be
    25  deducted from contributions payable by the employee or retired employee;
    26  or  where  appropriate  in  the  case  of a retired employee receiving a
    27  retirement allowance, such  standard  medicare  premium  amount  may  be
    28  included  with  payments  of  his or her retirement allowance. All state
    29  employer, employee, retired employee and dependent contributions to  the
    30  health  insurance fund, including contributions from public authorities,
    31  public benefit corporations or other quasi-public organizations  of  the
    32  state  eligible  for participation in the health benefit plan as author-
    33  ized by subdivision two of section one hundred sixty-three of this arti-
    34  cle, shall be adjusted as necessary to cover  the  cost  of  reimbursing
    35  federal  old-age,  survivors  and  disability  insurance program premium
    36  charges under this section. This cost shall be included  in  the  calcu-
    37  lation  of  premium or subscription charges for health coverage provided
    38  to employees and retired employees of  the  state,  public  authorities,
    39  public  benefit  corporations or other quasi-public organizations of the
    40  state; provided, however, the state, public authorities, public  benefit
    41  corporations  or  other  quasi-public  organizations  of the state shall
    42  remain obligated to pay no less than its share of  such  increased  cost
    43  consistent  with  its  share of premium or subscription charges provided
    44  for by this article. All other  employer  contributions  to  the  health
    45  insurance  fund  shall  be  adjusted  as  necessary  to provide for such
    46  payments.
    47    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply on January
    48  1, 2019 for the income related monthly adjustment  amount  for  amounts,
    49  premiums, incurred on or after January 1, 2019.
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     1    Section  1.  Section  167-a  of  the  civil service law, as amended by
     2  section 1 of part I of chapter 55 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to
     3  read as follows:
     4    § 167-a. Reimbursement  for  medicare  premium charges. Upon exclusion
     5  from the coverage of the health benefit plan  of  supplementary  medical
     6  insurance  benefits for which an active or retired employee or a depend-
     7  ent covered by the health benefit plan is or would be eligible under the
     8  federal old-age, survivors and disability insurance program,  an  amount
     9  equal  to  the  standard  medicare premium charge for such supplementary
    10  medical insurance benefits for such active or retired employee  and  his
    11  or  her  dependents, if any, shall be paid monthly or at other intervals
    12  to such active or retired  employee  from  the  health  insurance  fund;
    13  provided, however, such payment for the standard medicare premium charge
    14  shall  not  exceed  one  hundred thirty-five dollars and fifty cents per
    15  month.  Where appropriate, such standard medicare premium amount may  be
    16  deducted from contributions payable by the employee or retired employee;
    17  or  where  appropriate  in  the  case  of a retired employee receiving a
    18  retirement allowance, such  standard  medicare  premium  amount  may  be
    19  included  with  payments  of  his or her retirement allowance. All state
    20  employer, employee, retired employee and dependent contributions to  the
    21  health  insurance fund, including contributions from public authorities,
    22  public benefit corporations or other quasi-public organizations  of  the
    23  state  eligible  for participation in the health benefit plan as author-
    24  ized by subdivision two of section one hundred sixty-three of this arti-
    25  cle, shall be adjusted as necessary to cover  the  cost  of  reimbursing
    26  federal  old-age,  survivors  and  disability  insurance program premium
    27  charges under this section. This cost shall be included  in  the  calcu-
    28  lation  of  premium or subscription charges for health coverage provided
    29  to employees and retired employees of  the  state,  public  authorities,
    30  public  benefit  corporations or other quasi-public organizations of the
    31  state; provided, however, the state, public authorities, public  benefit
    32  corporations  or  other  quasi-public  organizations  of the state shall
    33  remain obligated to pay no less than its share of  such  increased  cost
    34  consistent  with  its  share of premium or subscription charges provided
    35  for by this article. All other  employer  contributions  to  the  health
    36  insurance  fund  shall  be  adjusted  as  necessary  to provide for such
    37  payments.
    38    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  the
    39  standard medicare premium amount on and after April 1, 2019.
    40                                   PART D
    41    Section  1.  Section  5004  of  the  civil  practice law and rules, as
    42  amended by chapter 258 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
    43  follows:
    44    §  5004.  Rate of interest. [Interest shall be at the rate of nine per
    45  centum per annum, except where otherwise provided by statute.]  Notwith-
    46  standing  any  other  provision  of  law  or regulation to the contrary,
    47  including any law or regulation that limits the annual rate of  interest
    48  to  be  paid on a judgment or accrued claim, the annual rate of interest
    49  to be paid on a judgment or accrued claim shall  be  calculated  at  the
    50  one-year  United  States  treasury  bill  rate. For the purposes of this
    51  section, the "one-year United States treasury bill rate" means the week-
    52  ly average one-year constant maturity treasury yield,  as  published  by
    53  the  board  of governors of the federal reserve system, for the calendar
    54  week preceding the date of the entry of the judgment  awarding  damages.

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     1  Provided  however, that this section shall not apply to any provision of
     2  the tax law which provides for the annual rate of interest to be paid on
     3  a judgment or accrued claim.
     4    § 2. Section 16 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 681 of
     5  the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
     6    §  16.  Rate  of  interest on judgments and accrued claims against the
     7  state.  The rate of interest to be paid by the state upon  any  judgment
     8  or accrued claim against the state shall [not exceed nine per centum per
     9  annum]  be  calculated at the one-year United States treasury bill rate.
    10  For the purposes of this section, the "one-year United  States  treasury
    11  bill  rate" means the weekly average one-year constant maturity treasury
    12  yield, as published by the board of governors  of  the  federal  reserve
    13  system,  for  the  calendar  week preceding the date of the entry of the
    14  judgment awarding damages. Provided however, that this section shall not
    15  apply to any provision of the tax law which provides for the annual rate
    16  of interest to be paid on a judgment or accrued claim.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall  be  deemed  to
    18  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2019.
    19                                   PART E
    20    Section 1. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subdivision 1 of section 209-a of
    21  the  civil  service  law, as amended by chapter 244 of the laws of 2007,
    22  are amended to read as follows:
    23    (f) to utilize any state funds appropriated for any purpose  to  train
    24  managers,  supervisors or other administrative personnel regarding meth-
    25  ods to discourage union organization or to discourage an  employee  from
    26  participating in a union organizing drive; [or] (g) to fail to permit or
    27  refuse  to  afford  a  public  employee  the  right, upon the employee's
    28  demand, to representation by a representative of the employee  organiza-
    29  tion,  or the designee of such organization, which has been certified or
    30  recognized under this article when at the time  of  questioning  by  the
    31  employer  of  such  employee it reasonably appears that he or she may be
    32  the subject of a potential disciplinary  action.  If  representation  is
    33  requested, and the employee is a potential target of disciplinary action
    34  at  the  time  of  questioning,  a  reasonable  period  of time shall be
    35  afforded to the employee to obtain such representation. It shall  be  an
    36  affirmative  defense to any improper practice charge under paragraph (g)
    37  of this subdivision that the employee has the right, pursuant  to  stat-
    38  ute,  interest  arbitration  award,  collectively  negotiated agreement,
    39  policy or practice, to  present  to  a  hearing  officer  or  arbitrator
    40  evidence  of  the  employer's  failure  to provide representation and to
    41  obtain exclusion of the resulting evidence upon  demonstration  of  such
    42  failure.  Nothing  in  this section shall grant an employee any right to
    43  representation by the representative of an employee organization in  any
    44  criminal  investigation;  or  (h)  to  disclose home addresses, personal
    45  telephone  numbers,  personal  cell  phone  numbers,   personal   e-mail
    46  addresses of a public employee, as the term "public employee" is defined
    47  in  subdivision seven of section two hundred one of this article, except
    48  (i) where required pursuant to the provisions of this article, and  (ii)
    49  to the extent compelled to do so by lawful service of process, subpoena,
    50  court  order,  or as otherwise required by law. This paragraph shall not
    51  prohibit other provisions of law regarding work-related, publicly avail-
    52  able information such as title, salary, and dates of employment.
    53    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 208 of the civil service law is  amended
    54  by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:

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     1    (d)  Unless  otherwise specified by a collective bargaining agreement,
     2  upon the request of the employee organization, not more than  quarterly,
     3  the  employer shall provide the employee organization the name, address,
     4  job title, employing agency or department or other  operating  unit  and
     5  work location of all employees of a bargaining unit.
     6    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
     7                                   PART F
     8    Section  1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section 209 of the civil
     9  service law, as amended by section 1 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws
    10  of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
    11    (d) The provisions of this subdivision shall expire  July  first,  two
    12  thousand [nineteen] twenty-four.
    13    §  2.  Paragraph  (f)  of  subdivision  6  of section 209 of the civil
    14  service law, as amended by section 2 of part L of chapter 57 of the laws
    15  of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
    16    (f) The provisions of this subdivision shall expire  July  first,  two
    17  thousand [nineteen] twenty-four.
    18    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    19                                   PART G
    20    Section  1.  Section  13  of part A of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011,
    21  amending the general municipal law and the  education  law  relating  to
    22  establishing  limits  upon  school  district  and  local  government tax
    23  levies, as amended by section 18 of part A of chapter 20 of the laws  of
    24  2015, is amended to read as follows:
    25    § 13. This act shall take effect immediately[; provided, however, that
    26  sections  two  through eleven of this act shall take effect July 1, 2011
    27  and shall first apply to school district budgets and the budget adoption
    28  process for the 2012-13 school year; and  shall  continue  to  apply  to
    29  school  district  budgets and the budget adoption process for any school
    30  year beginning in any calendar year during which this act is in  effect;
    31  provided further, that if section 26 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws
    32  of  2011 shall not have taken effect on or before such date then section
    33  ten of this act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
    34  manner  as  such  chapter  of  the  laws of 2011, takes effect; provided
    35  further, that section one of this act shall first apply to the  levy  of
    36  taxes  by  local governments for the fiscal year that begins in 2012 and
    37  shall continue to apply to the levy of taxes by  local  governments  for
    38  any  fiscal year beginning in any calendar year during which this act is
    39  in effect; provided, further, that this act shall remain in  full  force
    40  and  effect  at  a  minimum  until and including June 15, 2020 and shall
    41  remain in effect thereafter only so long as the public emergency requir-
    42  ing the regulation and control of residential rents  and  evictions  and
    43  all  such  laws  providing  for  such regulation and control continue as
    44  provided in subdivision 3 of section  1  of  the  local  emergency  rent
    45  control  act,  sections  26-501, 26-502 and 26-520 of the administrative
    46  code of the city of New York, section 17 of chapter 576 of the  laws  of
    47  1974  and  subdivision 2 of section 1 of chapter 274 of the laws of 1946
    48  constituting the emergency housing rent control law, and section  10  of
    49  chapter  555  of the laws of 1982, amending the general business law and
    50  the administrative code of the city of New York relating to  conversions
    51  of  residential property  to cooperative or condominium ownership in the

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     1  city of New York as such laws are continued by chapter 93 of the laws of
     2  2011 and as such sections are amended from time to time].
     3    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
     4                                   PART H
     5    Section  1.  The opening paragraph of section 15 of chapter 123 of the
     6  laws of 2014, amending the vehicle and traffic law, the general  munici-
     7  pal  law,  and  the  public officers law relating to owner liability for
     8  failure of an operator to comply with  traffic-control  indications,  is
     9  amended to read as follows:
    10    This  act  shall  take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
    11  become a law and shall expire [5 years after such  effective  date  when
    12  upon  such date the provisions of this act shall] and be deemed repealed
    13  December 1, 2024; and provided further that any rules necessary for  the
    14  implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on
    15  or before such effective date, provided that:
    16    § 2. The opening paragraph of section 15 of chapter 101 of the laws of
    17  2014,  amending  the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law,
    18  and the public officers law relating to owner liability for  failure  of
    19  an  operator  to  comply with traffic-control indications in the city of
    20  Mt. Vernon, is amended to read as follows:
    21    This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after  it  shall  have
    22  become  a  law  and shall expire [5 years after such effective date when
    23  upon such date the provisions of this act shall] and be deemed  repealed
    24  December  1, 2024; and provided further that any rules necessary for the
    25  implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on
    26  or before such effective date, provided that:
    27    § 3. Section 10 of chapter 19 of the laws of 2009, amending the  vehi-
    28  cle  and  traffic law and other laws relating to adjudications and owner
    29  liability for a violation  of  traffic-control  signal  indications,  as
    30  amended  by  chapter  133  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
    31  follows:
    32    § 10. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after  it  shall
    33  have  become  a  law  and shall expire December 1, [2019] 2024 when upon
    34  such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed;  provided
    35  that  the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
    36  the vehicle and traffic law made by section one of  this  act  shall  be
    37  subject  to  the  expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to
    38  section 17 of chapter 746 of the laws of 1988,  as  amended,  when  upon
    39  such  date  the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect;
    40  provided that the amendments to the opening paragraph and paragraph  (c)
    41  of  subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law made by
    42  section four of this act shall be subject to the expiration  and  rever-
    43  sion of such subdivision pursuant to chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, as
    44  amended,  when upon such date the provisions of section five of this act
    45  shall take effect; provided, however, that the amendments to the opening
    46  paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
    47  law  made by section five of this act shall not affect the expiration of
    48  such subdivision and shall expire therewith; provided, however, that the
    49  amendments to subdivision 2 of section 371 of the general municipal  law
    50  made  by  section  seven  of this act shall not affect the expiration of
    51  such section and shall be deemed  to  expire  therewith;  and  provided,
    52  further, that any such local laws as may be enacted pursuant to this act
    53  shall  remain  in  full  force  and effect only until December 1, [2019]
    54  2024.

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     1    § 4. The opening paragraph of section 15 of chapter 99 of the laws  of
     2  2014,  amending  the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law,
     3  and the public officers law relating to owner liability for  failure  of
     4  an  operator  to  comply with traffic-control indications in the city of
     5  New Rochelle, is amended to read as follows:
     6    This  act  shall  take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
     7  become a law and shall expire [5 years after such  effective  date  when
     8  upon  such date the provisions of this act shall] and be deemed repealed
     9  December 1, 2024; and provided further that any rules necessary for  the
    10  implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on
    11  or before such effective date, provided that:
    12    § 5. Section 17 of chapter 746 of the laws of 1988, amending the vehi-
    13  cle  and traffic law, the general municipal law, and the public officers
    14  law relating to the  civil  liability  of  vehicle  owners  for  traffic
    15  control  signal  violations,  as  amended  by chapter 134 of the laws of
    16  2014, is amended to read as follows:
    17    § 17. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after  it  shall
    18  have become a law and shall remain in full force and effect until Decem-
    19  ber  1,  [2019]  2024  when upon such date the amendments and provisions
    20  made by this act shall be deemed repealed; provided, however,  any  such
    21  local  laws  as may be enacted pursuant to this act shall remain in full
    22  force and effect only until the expiration on December 1, [2019] 2024.
    23    § 6. Section 2 of local law number 46 of the city of New York for  the
    24  year  1989  amending  the  administrative  code  of the city of New York
    25  relating to civil liability of vehicle owners for traffic control signal
    26  violations, as amended by chapter 134 of the laws of 2014, is amended to
    27  read as follows:
    28    § 2. This local law shall take effect immediately and shall expire  on
    29  December 1, [2019] 2024.
    30    § 7. Section 9 of chapter 23 of the laws of 2009, amending the vehicle
    31  and  traffic  law  and  other  laws  relating to adjudications and owner
    32  liability for a violation  of  traffic-control  signal  indications,  as
    33  amended  by  chapter  127  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
    34  follows:
    35    § 9. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    36  have  become  a  law  and shall expire December 1, [2019] 2024 when upon
    37  such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed;  provided
    38  that  the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
    39  the vehicle and traffic law made by section one of  this  act  shall  be
    40  subject  to  the  expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to
    41  section 17 of chapter 746 of the laws of 1988,  as  amended,  when  upon
    42  such  date  the provisions of section two of this act shall take effect;
    43  provided that the amendments to the opening paragraph and paragraph  (c)
    44  of  subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law made by
    45  section four of this act shall be subject to the expiration  and  rever-
    46  sion of such subdivision pursuant to chapter 166 of the laws of 1991, as
    47  amended,  when upon such date the provisions of section five of this act
    48  shall take effect; provided, however, that the amendments to the opening
    49  paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1809 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
    50  law  made by section five of this act shall not affect the expiration of
    51  such subdivision and shall expire therewith; and provided, further, that
    52  any such local laws as may be enacted pursuant to this act shall  remain
    53  in full force and effect only until December 1, [2019] 2024.
    54    § 8. The opening paragraph of section 15 of chapter 222 of the laws of
    55  2015,  amending  the vehicle and traffic law, the general municipal law,
    56  and the public officers law relating to owner liability for  failure  of

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     1  an  operator  to  comply with traffic-control indications in the city of
     2  White Plains, is amended to read as follows:
     3    This  act  shall  take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
     4  become a law and shall expire [5 years after such  effective  date  when
     5  upon  such date the provisions of this act shall] and be deemed repealed
     6  December 1, 2024; and provided further that any rules necessary for  the
     7  implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on
     8  or before such effective date, provided that:
     9    §  9. The opening paragraph and paragraph (k) of section 24 of chapter
    10  20 of the laws of 2009, amending the vehicle and traffic law, the gener-
    11  al municipal law, and the public officers law relating to owner  liabil-
    12  ity  for failure of operator to comply with traffic control indications,
    13  as amended by chapter 128 of the laws of 2014, are amended  to  read  as
    14  follows:
    15    This  act  shall  take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
    16  become a law and shall expire December 1, [2019]  2024  when  upon  such
    17  date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed; provided that:
    18    (k)  any  such local laws as may be enacted pursuant to this act shall
    19  remain in full force and effect only until December 1, [2019] 2024.
    20    § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.
    21                                   PART I
    22    Section 1. Subparagraph (viii) of paragraph a  of  subdivision  10  of
    23  section  54  of the state finance law, as amended by section 1 of part O
    24  of chapter 56 of the laws of 2008, clause 2 as amended by section  1  of
    25  part  I of chapter 57 of the laws of 2011, is amended and a new subpara-
    26  graph (v) is added to paragraph b to read as follows:
    27    (viii) "Prior year aid" means[:
    28    (1) for the state fiscal year commencing  April  first,  two  thousand
    29  seven,  the  total amount of state aid a municipality or county having a
    30  population of less than one million but more than nine  hundred  twenty-
    31  five  thousand according to the federal decennial census of two thousand
    32  received in the state fiscal year commencing April first,  two  thousand
    33  six.
    34    (2)  for  the  state  fiscal year commencing April first, two thousand
    35  eight and in each state fiscal year thereafter,  the  base  level  grant
    36  received  in  the  immediately  preceding  state fiscal year pursuant to
    37  paragraph b of this subdivision and chapter three  hundred  thirteen  of
    38  the laws of two thousand ten, excluding any deficit reduction adjustment
    39  pursuant  to  paragraph  e-1  of  this  subdivision, plus any additional
    40  apportionments received in such year pursuant to  paragraph  d  of  this
    41  subdivision  and any per capita adjustments received in such year pursu-
    42  ant to paragraph e of  this  subdivision]  for  the  state  fiscal  year
    43  commencing  April  first, two thousand nineteen and in each state fiscal
    44  year thereafter, the  base  level  grant  received  in  the  immediately
    45  preceding state fiscal year pursuant to paragraph b of this subdivision.
    46    (v) Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, within amounts
    47  appropriated  in the state fiscal year commencing April first, two thou-
    48  sand nineteen, and annually thereafter, there shall be  apportioned  and
    49  paid  to  each  municipality  which  is  a city a base level grant in an
    50  amount equal to the prior year aid received  by  such  city,  and  there
    51  shall  be  apportioned  and paid to each municipality which is a town or
    52  village a base level grant in accordance with clause two of this subpar-
    53  agraph.
    54    (1) When used in this subparagraph, unless otherwise expressly stated:

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     1    (A) "two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen AIM  funding"  shall
     2  mean  the sum of the base level grant paid in the state fiscal year that
     3  began April first, two thousand eighteen pursuant to this paragraph.
     4    (B)  "two  thousand seventeen total expenditures" shall mean all funds
     5  and total expenditures for a town or a village as reported to the  state
     6  comptroller for local fiscal years ended in two thousand seventeen.
     7    (C)  "AIM  Reliance"  shall  mean  two thousand eighteen--two thousand
     8  nineteen AIM funding calculated as a percentage of two  thousand  seven-
     9  teen  total  expenditures,  provided that, for a village which dissolved
    10  during the state fiscal year that began April first, two thousand  eigh-
    11  teen,  the  village's  two  thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen AIM
    12  funding shall be added to the existing two thousand eighteen--two  thou-
    13  sand  nineteen  AIM funding of the town into which the village dissolved
    14  for purposes of this calculation.
    15    (2) A base level grant equal to a town or  village's  prior  year  aid
    16  only if such town or village's AIM reliance equals two percent or great-
    17  er  as  reported to and published by the state comptroller as of January
    18  tenth, two thousand nineteen.
    19    § 2. Paragraph i of subdivision 10 of section 54 of the state  finance
    20  law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (ix) to read as follows:
    21    (ix)  Notwithstanding subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, in the state
    22  fiscal year commencing April first,  two  thousand  nineteen,  the  base
    23  level  grant  adjustment  pursuant to subparagraph (v) of paragraph b of
    24  this subdivision shall be made on or before September twenty-fifth for a
    25  town or village.
    26    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    27                                   PART J
    28    Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    29  section 485-u to read as follows:
    30    § 485-u. Class one reassessment exemption. 1. Applicability. A special
    31  assessing  unit  that  is not a city may, by local law, opt to provide a
    32  class one reassessment exemption  as  provided  in  this  section.  Such
    33  exemption shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to coun-
    34  ty,  town,  special  district  and  school  district taxes levied on the
    35  assessment roll prepared by such special assessing unit.
    36    2. Eligibility. The assessor shall, for the two  thousand  twenty--two
    37  thousand  twenty-one  assessment roll and for the subsequent four years,
    38  apply an exemption as provided in this section to each property  classi-
    39  fied in class one pursuant to article eighteen of this chapter.
    40    3.  Exemption  calculation.  (a)  (i) The assessor shall calculate the
    41  exemption as a percentage of the  exemption  base.  The  exemption  base
    42  shall  be  the  amount  by which the assessment of a property on the two
    43  thousand twenty--two-thousand twenty-one  assessment  roll  exceeds  the
    44  equalized  assessment for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty
    45  tax year. The assessor shall determine the equalized assessment for  the
    46  two  thousand  nineteen--two thousand twenty tax year by multiplying the
    47  property's effective full value for the two thousand nineteen--two thou-
    48  sand twenty tax year by the class one level of  assessment  on  the  two
    49  thousand  twenty--two  thousand twenty-one assessment roll. The assessor
    50  shall determine a property's effective full value for the  two  thousand
    51  nineteen--two thousand twenty tax year by dividing the assessment on the
    52  two  thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty assessment roll by the class
    53  one level of assessment on the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twen-
    54  ty assessment roll. Such exemption base  shall  not  include  assessment

        S. 1505                            17                            A. 2005
     1  increases  due to a physical improvement or a removal or reduction of an
     2  exemption on property.
     3    (ii)  Any  increase in the assessment of a property due to an increase
     4  in a property's full value or physical changes  subsequent  to  the  two
     5  thousand  twenty--two thousand twenty-one tax year assessment roll shall
     6  not be eligible for the exemption. If any portion of a property is fully
     7  or partially removed from the assessment  roll  subsequent  to  the  two
     8  thousand  twenty--two  thousand  twenty-one  tax year by reason of fire,
     9  demolition, destruction or new exemption, the assessor shall reduce  the
    10  exemption  for  any remaining portion in the same proportion the assess-
    11  ment is reduced for such fire, demolition, destruction or new exemption.
    12  If a property's assessment is reduced pursuant to title one-a of article
    13  five or title one or one-a of article seven of this  chapter,  or  as  a
    14  result  of  a  reduction in full value compared to the full value on the
    15  two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one assessment roll, the asses-
    16  sor shall recalculate the exemption base accordingly.
    17    (b) The exemption shall be eighty per centum of the exemption base  in
    18  the  two  thousand  twenty--two  thousand twenty-one tax year, sixty per
    19  centum of the exemption base in the two thousand  twenty-one--two  thou-
    20  sand  twenty-two tax year, forty per centum of the exemption base in the
    21  two thousand twenty-two--two thousand twenty-three tax year, twenty  per
    22  centum of the exemption base in the two thousand twenty-three--two thou-
    23  sand  twenty-four  tax year and zero per centum of the exemption base in
    24  the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five tax year.
    25    4. Entering of exemption on assessment roll. The assessor shall  enter
    26  in  a  separate column on the assessment roll the value of any exemption
    27  provided by this section.
    28    § 2. Severability. If any provision of this act or if any  application
    29  thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of
    30  this  act  and  the  application  of  the provision to other persons and
    31  circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
    32    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    33                                   PART K
    34    Section 1. The state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed  to
    35  loan  money in accordance with the provisions set forth in subdivision 5
    36  of section 4 of the state finance law  to  the  following  funds  and/or
    37  accounts:
    38    1. DOL-Child performer protection account (20401).
    39    2. Proprietary vocational school supervision account (20452).
    40    3. Local government records management account (20501).
    41    4. Child health plus program account (20810).
    42    5. EPIC premium account (20818).
    43    6. Education - New (20901).
    44    7. VLT - Sound basic education fund (20904).
    45    8.   Sewage  treatment  program  management  and  administration  fund
    46  (21000).
    47    9. Hazardous bulk storage account (21061).
    48    10. Federal grants indirect cost recovery account (21065).
    49    11. Low level radioactive waste account (21066).
    50    12. Recreation account (21067).
    51    13. Public safety recovery account (21077).
    52    14. Environmental regulatory account (21081).
    53    15. Natural resource account (21082).
    54    16. Mined land reclamation program account (21084).

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     1    17. Great lakes restoration initiative account (21087).
     2    18. Environmental protection and oil spill compensation fund (21200).
     3    19. Public transportation systems account (21401).
     4    20. Metropolitan mass transportation (21402).
     5    21. Operating permit program account (21451).
     6    22. Mobile source account (21452).
     7    23.   Statewide  planning  and  research  cooperative  system  account
     8  (21902).
     9    24. New York state thruway authority account (21905).
    10    25. Mental hygiene program fund account (21907).
    11    26. Mental hygiene patient income account (21909).
    12    27. Financial control board account (21911).
    13    28. Regulation of racing account (21912).
    14    29. New York Metropolitan Transportation Council account (21913).
    15    30. State university dormitory income reimbursable account (21937).
    16    31. Criminal justice improvement account (21945).
    17    32. Environmental laboratory reference fee account (21959).
    18    33. Training, management and evaluation account (21961).
    19    34. Clinical laboratory reference system assessment account (21962).
    20    35. Indirect cost recovery account (21978).
    21    36. High school equivalency program account (21979).
    22    37. Multi-agency training account (21989).
    23    38.  Interstate  reciprocity  for  post-secondary  distance  education
    24  account (23800).
    25    39. Bell jar collection account (22003).
    26    40. Industry and utility service account (22004).
    27    41. Real property disposition account (22006).
    28    42. Parking account (22007).
    29    43. Courts special grants (22008).
    30    44. Asbestos safety training program account (22009).
    31    45. Camp Smith billeting account (22017).
    32    46. Batavia school for the blind account (22032).
    33    47. Investment services account (22034).
    34    48. Surplus property account (22036).
    35    49. Financial oversight account (22039).
    36    50. Regulation of Indian gaming account (22046).
    37    51. Rome school for the deaf account (22053).
    38    52. Seized assets account (22054).
    39    53. Administrative adjudication account (22055).
    40    54. Federal salary sharing account (22056).
    41    55. New York City assessment account (22062).
    42    56. Cultural education account (22063).
    43    57. Local services account (22078).
    44    58. DHCR mortgage servicing account (22085).
    45    59. Housing indirect cost recovery account (22090).
    46    60. DHCR-HCA application fee account (22100).
    47    61. Low income housing monitoring account (22130).
    48    62. Corporation administration account (22135).
    49    63. Montrose veteran's home account (22144).
    50    64. Deferred compensation administration account (22151).
    51    65. Rent revenue other New York City account (22156).
    52    66. Rent revenue account (22158).
    53    67. Tax revenue arrearage account (22168).
    54    68. State university general income offset account (22654).
    55    69. Lake George park trust fund account (22751).
    56    70. State police motor vehicle law enforcement account (22802).

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     1    71. Highway safety program account (23001).
     2    72. DOH drinking water program account (23102).
     3    73. NYCCC operating offset account (23151).
     4    74. Commercial gaming revenue account (23701).
     5    75. Commercial gaming regulation account (23702).
     6    76. Highway use tax administration account (23801).
     7    77. Fantasy sports administration account (24951).
     8    78. Highway and bridge capital account (30051).
     9    79. Aviation purpose account (30053).
    10    80. State university residence hall rehabilitation fund (30100).
    11    81. State parks infrastructure account (30351).
    12    82. Clean water/clean air implementation fund (30500).
    13    83. Hazardous waste remedial cleanup account (31506).
    14    84. Youth facilities improvement account (31701).
    15    85. Housing assistance fund (31800).
    16    86. Housing program fund (31850).
    17    87. Highway facility purpose account (31951).
    18    88. Information technology capital financing account (32215).
    19    89. New York racing account (32213).
    20    90. Capital miscellaneous gifts account (32214).
    21    91.  New  York  environmental protection and spill remediation account
    22  (32219).
    23    92. Mental hygiene facilities capital improvement fund (32300).
    24    93. Correctional facilities capital improvement fund (32350).
    25    94. New York State Storm Recovery Capital Fund (33000).
    26    95. OGS convention center account (50318).
    27    96. Empire Plaza Gift Shop (50327).
    28    97. Centralized services fund (55000).
    29    98. Archives records management account (55052).
    30    99. Federal single audit account (55053).
    31    100. Civil service EHS occupational health program account (55056).
    32    101. Banking services account (55057).
    33    102. Cultural resources survey account (55058).
    34    103. Neighborhood work project account (55059).
    35    104. Automation & printing chargeback account (55060).
    36    105. OFT NYT account (55061).
    37    106. Data center account (55062).
    38    107. Intrusion detection account (55066).
    39    108. Domestic violence grant account (55067).
    40    109. Centralized technology services account (55069).
    41    110. Labor contact center account (55071).
    42    111. Human services contact center account (55072).
    43    112. Tax contact center account (55073).
    44    113. Executive direction internal audit account (55251).
    45    114. CIO Information technology centralized services account (55252).
    46    115. Health insurance internal service account (55300).
    47    116. Civil service employee benefits division  administrative  account
    48  (55301).
    49    117. Correctional industries revolving fund (55350).
    50    118. Employees health insurance account (60201).
    51    119. Medicaid management information system escrow fund (60900).
    52    120. Department of law civil recoveries account (55074).
    53    121. Utility environmental regulatory account (21064).
    54    122. New York state secure choice administrative account (23806).
    55    123. New York state medical indemnity fund account (_____).
    56    124. New York state cannabis revenue fund (_____).

        S. 1505                            20                            A. 2005
     1    § 1-a. The state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to loan
     2  money  in  accordance  with the provisions set forth in subdivision 5 of
     3  section 4 of the state finance law to any account within  the  following
     4  federal  funds,  provided  the comptroller has made a determination that
     5  sufficient  federal grant award authority is available to reimburse such
     6  loans:
     7    1. Federal USDA-food and nutrition services fund (25000).
     8    2. Federal health and human services fund (25100).
     9    3. Federal education fund (25200).
    10    4. Federal block grant fund (25250).
    11    5. Federal miscellaneous operating grants fund (25300).
    12    6. Federal unemployment insurance administration fund (25900).
    13    7. Federal unemployment insurance occupational training fund (25950).
    14    8. Federal emergency employment act fund (26000).
    15    9. Federal capital projects fund (31350).
    16    § 1-b. The state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to loan
    17  money in accordance with the provisions set forth in  subdivision  5  of
    18  section 4 of the state finance law to any fund within the special reven-
    19  ue,  capital projects, proprietary or fiduciary funds for the purpose of
    20  payment of any fringe benefit or  indirect  cost  liabilities  or  obli-
    21  gations incurred.
    22    §  2.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
    23  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    24  and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, on
    25  or before March 31, 2020, up to the unencumbered balance or the  follow-
    26  ing amounts:
    27    Economic Development and Public Authorities:
    28    1.  $175,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, underground
    29  facilities safety training account (22172), to the general fund.
    30    2. An amount up to the unencumbered  balance  from  the  miscellaneous
    31  special  revenue  fund, business and licensing services account (21977),
    32  to the general fund.
    33    3. $14,810,000 from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  code
    34  enforcement account (21904), to the general fund.
    35    4.  $3,000,000  from  the  general  fund  to the miscellaneous special
    36  revenue fund, tax revenue arrearage account (22168).
    37    Education:
    38    1. $2,679,000,000 from the general fund to  the  state  lottery  fund,
    39  education  account (20901), as reimbursement for disbursements made from
    40  such fund for supplemental aid to education pursuant to section 92-c  of
    41  the  state  finance  law  that are in excess of the amounts deposited in
    42  such fund for such purposes pursuant to section 1612 of the tax law.
    43    2. $987,200,000 from the general fund to the state lottery  fund,  VLT
    44  education  account (20904), as reimbursement for disbursements made from
    45  such fund for supplemental aid to education pursuant to section 92-c  of
    46  the  state  finance  law  that are in excess of the amounts deposited in
    47  such fund for such purposes pursuant to section 1612 of the tax law.
    48    3. $154,400,000 from the general fund to the New York state commercial
    49  gaming fund, commercial gaming revenue account (23701), as reimbursement
    50  for disbursements made from such fund for supplemental aid to  education
    51  pursuant  to section 97-nnnn of the state finance law that are in excess
    52  of the amounts deposited in such fund for purposes pursuant  to  section
    53  1352 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law.
    54    4.  $18,000,000  from  the  interactive  fantasy  sports fund, fantasy
    55  sports education account (24950), to the state lottery  fund,  education
    56  account  (20901), as reimbursement for disbursements made from such fund

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     1  for supplemental aid to education pursuant to section 92-c of the  state
     2  finance law.
     3    5.  $36,211,000  from  the charitable gifts trust fund, elementary and
     4  secondary education account (24901), to the general fund, for payment of
     5  general support for public schools pursuant to  section  3609-a  of  the
     6  education law.
     7    6. Moneys from the state lottery fund (20900) up to an amount deposit-
     8  ed in such fund pursuant to section 1612 of the tax law in excess of the
     9  current year appropriation for supplemental aid to education pursuant to
    10  section 92-c of the state finance law.
    11    7.  $300,000  from the New York state local government records manage-
    12  ment improvement  fund,  local  government  records  management  account
    13  (20501), to the New York state archives partnership trust fund, archives
    14  partnership trust maintenance account (20351).
    15    8. $900,000 from the general fund to the miscellaneous special revenue
    16  fund, Batavia school for the blind account (22032).
    17    9. $900,000 from the general fund to the miscellaneous special revenue
    18  fund, Rome school for the deaf account (22053).
    19    10.  $343,400,000  from  the  state  university  dormitory income fund
    20  (40350) to the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  state  university
    21  dormitory income reimbursable account (21937).
    22    11.  $8,318,000  from  the general fund to the state university income
    23  fund, state university income offset account (22654),  for  the  state's
    24  share of repayment of the STIP loan.
    25    12. $44,000,000 from the state university income fund, state universi-
    26  ty hospitals income reimbursable account (22656) to the general fund for
    27  hospital  debt  service  for  the period April 1, 2019 through March 31,
    28  2020.
    29    13. $7,200,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, office  of
    30  the  professions  account (22051), to the miscellaneous capital projects
    31  fund, office of the professions electronic licensing account (32200).
    32    14. $24,000,000 from any of the state education  department's  special
    33  revenue  and internal service funds to the miscellaneous special revenue
    34  fund, indirect cost recovery account (21978) or to the federal miscella-
    35  neous operating grants fund, federal indirect cost recovery account.
    36    15. $6,600,000 from any of the state  education  department's  special
    37  revenue or internal service funds to the capital projects fund (30000).
    38    Environmental Affairs:
    39    1.  $16,000,000  from any of the department of environmental conserva-
    40  tion's special revenue federal funds to the  environmental  conservation
    41  special revenue fund, federal indirect recovery account (21065).
    42    2.  $5,000,000  from  any of the department of environmental conserva-
    43  tion's special revenue federal funds to the conservation fund (21150) or
    44  Marine Resources Account (21151) as  necessary  to  avoid  diversion  of
    45  conservation funds.
    46    3. $3,000,000 from any of the office of parks, recreation and historic
    47  preservation  capital projects federal funds and special revenue federal
    48  funds to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, federal grant  indirect
    49  cost recovery account (22188).
    50    4. $1,000,000 from any of the office of parks, recreation and historic
    51  preservation  special revenue federal funds to the miscellaneous capital
    52  projects fund, I love NY water account (32212).
    53    5. $28,000,000 from the general fund to the  environmental  protection
    54  fund, environmental protection fund transfer account (30451).
    55    6.  $1,800,000  from  the general fund to the hazardous waste remedial
    56  fund, hazardous waste oversight and assistance account (31505).

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     1    7. An amount up to or equal to the cash  balance  within  the  special
     2  revenue-other  waste management & cleanup account (21053) to the capital
     3  projects fund (30000) for services and capital expenses related  to  the
     4  management  and  cleanup  program as put forth in section 27-1915 of the
     5  environmental conservation law.
     6    8.  $1,800,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, public
     7  service account (22011) to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, util-
     8  ity environmental regulatory account (21064).
     9    9. $500,000 from the general fund to the enterprise fund,  state  fair
    10  account (50051).
    11    10.  $2,200,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, public
    12  service account (22011) to the general fund.
    13    Family Assistance:
    14    1. $7,000,000 from any of the office of children and family  services,
    15  office  of  temporary and disability assistance, or department of health
    16  special revenue federal funds and the general fund, in  accordance  with
    17  agreements  with social services districts, to the miscellaneous special
    18  revenue fund, office of human resources development state match  account
    19  (21967).
    20    2.  $4,000,000  from any of the office of children and family services
    21  or office of temporary and disability assistance special revenue federal
    22  funds to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, family preservation and
    23  support services and family violence services account (22082).
    24    3. $18,670,000 from any of the office of children and family services,
    25  office of temporary and disability assistance, or department  of  health
    26  special  revenue  federal  funds  and  any  other miscellaneous revenues
    27  generated from the operation of office of children and  family  services
    28  programs to the general fund.
    29    4.  $125,000,000  from  any  of the office of temporary and disability
    30  assistance or department of health special revenue funds to the  general
    31  fund.
    32    5.  $2,500,000  from  any  of  the  office of temporary and disability
    33  assistance special revenue funds to the  miscellaneous  special  revenue
    34  fund,  office  of  temporary  and  disability assistance program account
    35  (21980).
    36    6. $24,000,000 from any of the office of children and family services,
    37  office of temporary and disability assistance, department of labor,  and
    38  department  of  health  special  revenue  federal funds to the office of
    39  children and family services miscellaneous special revenue fund,  multi-
    40  agency training contract account (21989).
    41    7.  $205,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, youth
    42  facility per diem account (22186), to the general fund.
    43    8. $621,850 from the general fund to the combined gifts,  grants,  and
    44  bequests fund, WB Hoyt Memorial account (20128).
    45    9.  $5,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue fund, state
    46  central registry (22028), to the general fund.
    47    General Government:
    48    1. $1,566,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, examination
    49  and miscellaneous revenue account (22065) to the general fund.
    50    2. $8,083,000 from the general fund to the health insurance  revolving
    51  fund (55300).
    52    3.  $292,400,000  from  the  health  insurance  reserve  receipts fund
    53  (60550) to the general fund.
    54    4. $150,000 from the general fund to the not-for-profit revolving loan
    55  fund (20650).

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     1    5. $150,000 from the not-for-profit revolving loan fund (20650) to the
     2  general fund.
     3    6.  $3,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, surplus
     4  property account (22036), to the general fund.
     5    7. $19,000,000 from the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,  revenue
     6  arrearage account (22024), to the general fund.
     7    8.  $1,826,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, revenue
     8  arrearage account (22024), to the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,
     9  authority budget office account (22138).
    10    9.  $1,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, parking
    11  services account (22007), to the general fund, for the purpose of  reim-
    12  bursing the costs of debt service related to state parking facilities.
    13    10. $9,632,000 from the general fund to the centralized services fund,
    14  COPS account (55013).
    15    11. $13,854,000 from the general fund to the agencies internal service
    16  fund,  central  technology  services account (55069), for the purpose of
    17  enterprise technology projects.
    18    12. $10,000,000 from the general fund to the agencies internal service
    19  fund, state data center account (55062).
    20    13. $20,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund,  workers'
    21  compensation  account  (21995),  to  the  miscellaneous capital projects
    22  fund, workers' compensation  board  IT  business  process  design  fund,
    23  (32218).
    24    14.  $12,000,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, parking
    25  services account (22007), to the centralized services, building  support
    26  services account (55018).
    27    15.  $30,000,000  from  the general fund to the internal service fund,
    28  business services center account (55022).
    29    16. $8,000,000 from the general fund to  the  internal  service  fund,
    30  building support services account (55018).
    31    17.  $1,500,000  from  the  combined  expendable trust, special events
    32  account (20120), to the general fund.
    33    Health:
    34    1. A transfer from the general fund to the combined gifts, grants  and
    35  bequests  fund, breast cancer research and education account (20155), up
    36  to an amount equal to the  monies  collected  and  deposited  into  that
    37  account in the previous fiscal year.
    38    2.  A transfer from the general fund to the combined gifts, grants and
    39  bequests  fund,  prostate  cancer  research,  detection,  and  education
    40  account  (20183),  up  to  an  amount  equal to the moneys collected and
    41  deposited into that account in the previous fiscal year.
    42    3. A transfer from the general fund to the combined gifts, grants  and
    43  bequests  fund,  Alzheimer's  disease  research  and  assistance account
    44  (20143), up to an amount equal to the  moneys  collected  and  deposited
    45  into that account in the previous fiscal year.
    46    4.  $33,134,000  from the HCRA resources fund (20800) to the miscella-
    47  neous special revenue fund, empire state stem cell  trust  fund  account
    48  (22161).
    49    5. $6,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, certificate
    50  of  need  account  (21920),  to the miscellaneous capital projects fund,
    51  healthcare IT capital subfund (32216).
    52    6. $2,000,000 from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  vital
    53  health  records  account  (22103), to the miscellaneous capital projects
    54  fund, healthcare IT capital subfund (32216).

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     1    7. $2,000,000 from the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  profes-
     2  sional  medical  conduct  account  (22088), to the miscellaneous capital
     3  projects fund, healthcare IT capital subfund (32216).
     4    8.  $91,304,000  from  the  HCRA resources fund (20800) to the capital
     5  projects fund (30000).
     6    9. $6,550,000 from the general fund to  the  medical  marihuana  trust
     7  fund, health operation and oversight account (23755).
     8    10.  $1,086,000  from  the miscellaneous special revenue fund, certif-
     9  icate of need account (21920), to the general fund.
    10    11. $59,000,000 from the charitable gifts trust fund, health  charita-
    11  ble account (24900), to the general fund, for payment of general support
    12  for  primary,  preventive,  and inpatient health care, dental and vision
    13  care, hunger prevention and nutritional assistance, and  other  services
    14  for  New York state residents with the overall goal of ensuring that New
    15  York state residents have  access  to  quality  health  care  and  other
    16  related services.
    17    Labor:
    18    1.  $500,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, DOL fee and
    19  penalty account (21923), to the child performer's protection fund, child
    20  performer protection account (20401).
    21    2. $11,700,000 from the unemployment insurance  interest  and  penalty
    22  fund,  unemployment  insurance  special  interest  and  penalty  account
    23  (23601), to the general fund.
    24    3. $5,000,000 from the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,  workers'
    25  compensation  account  (21995),  to  the  training and education program
    26  occupation safety and health fund, OSHA-training and  education  account
    27  (21251) and occupational health inspection account (21252).
    28    Mental Hygiene:
    29    1.  $10,000,000  from  the  general fund, to the miscellaneous special
    30  revenue fund, federal salary sharing account (22056).
    31    2. $3,800,000 from the general fund, to the agencies internal  service
    32  fund, civil service EHS occupational health program account (55056).
    33    Public Protection:
    34    1.  $1,350,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, emergency
    35  management account (21944), to the general fund.
    36    2. $2,087,000 from the  general  fund  to  the  miscellaneous  special
    37  revenue fund, recruitment incentive account (22171).
    38    3.  $20,773,000  from  the general fund to the correctional industries
    39  revolving  fund,  correctional  industries  internal   service   account
    40  (55350).
    41    4. $60,000,000 from any of the division of homeland security and emer-
    42  gency services special revenue federal funds to the general fund.
    43    5.  $9,500,000  from  the miscellaneous special revenue fund, criminal
    44  justice improvement account (21945), to the general fund.
    45    6. $115,420,000 from the state police motor  vehicle  law  enforcement
    46  and  motor  vehicle  theft  and  insurance  fraud prevention fund, state
    47  police motor vehicle enforcement account (22802), to  the  general  fund
    48  for state operation expenses of the division of state police.
    49    7.  $119,500,000  from the general fund to the correctional facilities
    50  capital improvement fund (32350).
    51    8. $5,000,000 from the general  fund  to  the  dedicated  highway  and
    52  bridge trust fund (30050) for the purpose of work zone safety activities
    53  provided by the division of state police for the department of transpor-
    54  tation.

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     1    9.  $10,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, statewide
     2  public safety communications account (22123), to  the  capital  projects
     3  fund (30000).
     4    10.  $29,080,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, legal
     5  services assistance account (22096), to the general fund.
     6    11. $1,000,000 from the general fund to the agencies internal  service
     7  fund, neighborhood work project account (55059).
     8    12.  $7,980,000  from  the miscellaneous special revenue fund, finger-
     9  print identification & technology account (21950), to the general fund.
    10    13. $1,400,000 from the state police motor vehicle law enforcement and
    11  motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud prevention fund,  motor  vehicle
    12  theft and insurance fraud account (22801), to the general fund.
    13    14.  $150,000  from  the medical marihuana trust fund, law enforcement
    14  account (23753), to the general fund.
    15    15. $25,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, statewide
    16  public safety communications account (22123), to the general fund.
    17    16. A transfer of the  unencumbered  balance  from  the  miscellaneous
    18  special revenue fund, airport security account (22199), to the miscella-
    19  neous special revenue fund, securing the cities account.
    20    Transportation:
    21    1. $17,672,000 from the federal miscellaneous operating grants fund to
    22  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, New York Metropolitan Transpor-
    23  tation Council account (21913).
    24    2. $20,147,000 from the federal capital projects fund to the miscella-
    25  neous special revenue fund, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
    26  account (21913).
    27    3. $15,181,992 from the general fund to the mass transportation  oper-
    28  ating  assistance  fund, public transportation systems operating assist-
    29  ance account (21401), of which $12,000,000 constitutes the base need for
    30  operations.
    31    4. $727,500,000 from the general fund to  the  dedicated  highway  and
    32  bridge trust fund (30050).
    33    5.  $244,250,000 from the general fund to the MTA financial assistance
    34  fund, mobility tax trust account (23651).
    35    6. $5,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, transporta-
    36  tion regulation account (22067) to  the  dedicated  highway  and  bridge
    37  trust  fund  (30050),  for  disbursements  made from such fund for motor
    38  carrier safety that are in excess of the amounts deposited in the  dedi-
    39  cated highway and bridge trust fund (30050) for such purpose pursuant to
    40  section 94 of the transportation law.
    41    7.  $3,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, traffic
    42  adjudication account (22055), to the general fund.
    43    8. $17,421,000 from the mass transportation operating assistance fund,
    44  metropolitan mass transportation operating assistance  account  (21402),
    45  to the capital projects fund (30000).
    46    9. $5,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, transporta-
    47  tion  regulation  account (22067) to the general fund, for disbursements
    48  made from such fund for motor carrier safety that are in excess  of  the
    49  amounts  deposited  in  the  general  fund  for such purpose pursuant to
    50  section 94 of the transportation law.
    51    Miscellaneous:
    52    1. $250,000,000 from the general fund to any funds or accounts for the
    53  purpose of reimbursing certain outstanding accounts receivable balances.
    54    2. $500,000,000 from the general fund to the  debt  reduction  reserve
    55  fund (40000).

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     1    3.  $450,000,000  from  the New York state storm recovery capital fund
     2  (33000) to the revenue bond tax fund (40152).
     3    4.  $18,550,000  from  the general fund, community projects account GG
     4  (10256), to the general fund, state purposes account (10050).
     5    5. $100,000,000 from any special revenue federal fund to  the  general
     6  fund, state purposes account (10050).
     7    §  3.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
     8  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
     9  and directed to transfer, on or before March 31, 2020:
    10    1. Upon request of the commissioner of environmental conservation,  up
    11  to  $12,659,400 from revenues credited to any of the department of envi-
    12  ronmental conservation special revenue funds, including $4,000,000  from
    13  the  environmental  protection  and oil spill compensation fund (21200),
    14  and $1,831,600 from the conservation fund (21150), to the  environmental
    15  conservation special revenue fund, indirect charges account (21060).
    16    2.  Upon request of the commissioner of agriculture and markets, up to
    17  $3,000,000 from any special revenue fund or enterprise fund  within  the
    18  department of agriculture and markets to the general fund, to pay appro-
    19  priate administrative expenses.
    20    3.  Upon request of the commissioner of agriculture and markets, up to
    21  $2,000,000 from the state exposition special fund, state  fair  receipts
    22  account  (50051)  to the miscellaneous capital projects fund, state fair
    23  capital improvement account (32208).
    24    4. Upon request of the commissioner of the  division  of  housing  and
    25  community  renewal, up to $6,221,000 from revenues credited to any divi-
    26  sion of housing and community renewal federal or  miscellaneous  special
    27  revenue fund to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, housing indirect
    28  cost recovery account (22090).
    29    5.  Upon  request  of  the commissioner of the division of housing and
    30  community renewal, up to $5,500,000 may be transferred from any  miscel-
    31  laneous  special  revenue  fund  account,  to  any miscellaneous special
    32  revenue fund.
    33    6. Upon request of the commissioner of health up  to  $8,500,000  from
    34  revenues  credited  to any of the department of health's special revenue
    35  funds, to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, administration account
    36  (21982).
    37    § 4. On or before March 31, 2020, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    38  and directed to deposit earnings that  would  otherwise  accrue  to  the
    39  general  fund  that are attributable to the operation of section 98-a of
    40  the state finance law, to the agencies internal  service  fund,  banking
    41  services  account  (55057),  for  the purpose of meeting direct payments
    42  from such account.
    43    § 5. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon  the  direction  of
    44  the  director of the budget and upon requisition by the state university
    45  of New York, the dormitory  authority  of  the  state  of  New  York  is
    46  directed  to  transfer, up to $22,000,000 in revenues generated from the
    47  sale of notes or bonds, the state university income fund general revenue
    48  account (22653) for reimbursement  of  bondable  equipment  for  further
    49  transfer to the state's general fund.
    50    §  6.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
    51  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    52  and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget and
    53  upon consultation with the state university chancellor  or  his  or  her
    54  designee,  on or before March 31, 2020, up to $16,000,000 from the state
    55  university income fund general revenue  account  (22653)  to  the  state
    56  general  fund for debt service costs related to campus supported capital

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     1  project costs for the  NY-SUNY  2020  challenge  grant  program  at  the
     2  University at Buffalo.
     3    §  7.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
     4  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
     5  and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget and
     6  upon consultation with the state university chancellor  or  his  or  her
     7  designee,  on  or before March 31, 2020, up to $6,500,000 from the state
     8  university income fund general revenue  account  (22653)  to  the  state
     9  general  fund for debt service costs related to campus supported capital
    10  project costs for the  NY-SUNY  2020  challenge  grant  program  at  the
    11  University at Albany.
    12    §  8.  Notwithstanding  any  law to the contrary, the state university
    13  chancellor or his or her designee is authorized and directed to transfer
    14  estimated tuition revenue balances from the state university  collection
    15  fund  (61000)  to  the  state  university  income fund, state university
    16  general revenue offset account (22655) on or before March 31, 2020.
    17    § 9. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in  accordance  with
    18  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    19  and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, up
    20  to  $1,001,800,300  from the general fund to the state university income
    21  fund, state university general revenue offset account (22655) during the
    22  period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 to  support  operations  at
    23  the state university.
    24    §  10. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
    25  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    26  and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, up
    27  to $109,500,000 from the general fund to  the  state  university  income
    28  fund, state university general revenue offset account (22655) during the
    29  period  of  April 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 to support operations at
    30  the state university.
    31    § 11. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance  with
    32  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    33  and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, up
    34  to  $20,000,000  from  the  general  fund to the state university income
    35  fund, state university general revenue offset account (22655) during the
    36  period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 to  support  operations  at  the
    37  state  university  in accordance with the maintenance of effort pursuant
    38  to clause (v) of subparagraph (4) of paragraph h  of  subdivision  2  of
    39  section 355 of the education law.
    40    §  12. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
    41  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    42  and directed to transfer, upon request of the state university  chancel-
    43  lor  or his or her designee, up to $55,000,000 from the state university
    44  income fund, state  university  hospitals  income  reimbursable  account
    45  (22656),  for  services  and expenses of hospital operations and capital
    46  expenditures at the state university hospitals; and the state university
    47  income fund, Long Island veterans' home account  (22652)  to  the  state
    48  university capital projects fund (32400) on or before June 30, 2020.
    49    §  13. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
    50  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller, after  consultation
    51  with  the  state university chancellor or his or her designee, is hereby
    52  authorized and directed to transfer moneys, in the first instance,  from
    53  the  state  university  collection fund, Stony Brook hospital collection
    54  account (61006), Brooklyn hospital collection account (61007), and Syra-
    55  cuse hospital collection account (61008) to the state university  income
    56  fund,  state university hospitals income reimbursable account (22656) in

        S. 1505                            28                            A. 2005
     1  the event insufficient funds  are  available  in  the  state  university
     2  income  fund,  state  university  hospitals  income reimbursable account
     3  (22656) to permit the full transfer of moneys authorized  for  transfer,
     4  to  the  general  fund  for  payment of debt service related to the SUNY
     5  hospitals. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the  comptroller  is
     6  also  hereby  authorized and directed, after consultation with the state
     7  university chancellor or his or her designee, to  transfer  moneys  from
     8  the  state  university  income fund to the state university income fund,
     9  state university hospitals income reimbursable account  (22656)  in  the
    10  event  insufficient  funds  are available in the state university income
    11  fund, state university hospitals income reimbursable account (22656)  to
    12  pay  hospital  operating  costs or to permit the full transfer of moneys
    13  authorized for transfer, to the general fund for payment of debt service
    14  related to the SUNY hospitals on or before March 31, 2020.
    15    § 14. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon the  direction  of
    16  the director of the budget and the chancellor of the state university of
    17  New York or his or her designee, and in accordance with section 4 of the
    18  state  finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to
    19  transfer monies from the state university dormitory income fund  (40350)
    20  to  the state university residence hall rehabilitation fund (30100), and
    21  from the state university residence hall rehabilitation fund (30100)  to
    22  the  state university dormitory income fund (40350), in an amount not to
    23  exceed $80 million from each fund.
    24    § 15. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance  with
    25  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    26  and  directed  to  transfer  monies, upon request of the director of the
    27  budget, on or before March 31, 2020, from and to any  of  the  following
    28  accounts: the miscellaneous special revenue fund, patient income account
    29  (21909),  the miscellaneous special revenue fund, mental hygiene program
    30  fund account (21907), the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,  federal
    31  salary  sharing account (22056), or the general fund in any combination,
    32  the aggregate of which shall not exceed $350 million.
    33    § 16. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance  with
    34  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    35  and  directed to transfer, at the request of the director of the budget,
    36  up to $650 million from the unencumbered balance of any special  revenue
    37  fund  or  account,  agency  fund  or  account,  internal service fund or
    38  account, enterprise fund or account, or any combination  of  such  funds
    39  and  accounts,  to the general fund. The amounts transferred pursuant to
    40  this authorization shall be in addition to any other transfers expressly
    41  authorized in the 2019-20 budget. Transfers  from  federal  funds,  debt
    42  service  funds,  capital projects funds, the community projects fund, or
    43  funds that would result in the loss of eligibility for federal  benefits
    44  or federal funds pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation as assent-
    45  ed  to in chapter 683 of the laws of 1938 and chapter 700 of the laws of
    46  1951 are not permitted pursuant to this authorization.
    47    § 17. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance  with
    48  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    49  and  directed to transfer, at the request of the director of the budget,
    50  up to $100 million from any non-general fund or account, or  combination
    51  of  funds and accounts, to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, tech-
    52  nology financing account (22207),  the  miscellaneous  capital  projects
    53  fund,  information  technology capital financing account (32215), or the
    54  centralized technology services account  (55069),  for  the  purpose  of
    55  consolidating  technology  procurement  and services. The amounts trans-
    56  ferred to the miscellaneous special revenue fund,  technology  financing

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     1  account (22207) pursuant to this authorization shall be equal to or less
     2  than the amount of such monies intended to support information technolo-
     3  gy  costs  which  are attributable, according to a plan, to such account
     4  made in pursuance to an appropriation by law. Transfers to the technolo-
     5  gy  financing  account shall be completed from amounts collected by non-
     6  general funds or accounts pursuant to a fund deposit schedule or  perma-
     7  nent  statute,  and  shall  be  transferred  to the technology financing
     8  account pursuant to a  schedule  agreed  upon  by  the  affected  agency
     9  commissioner.  Transfers  from  funds  that  would result in the loss of
    10  eligibility for federal benefits or federal funds  pursuant  to  federal
    11  law,  rule,  or  regulation as assented to in chapter 683 of the laws of
    12  1938 and chapter 700 of the laws of 1951 are not permitted  pursuant  to
    13  this authorization.
    14    §  18. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
    15  section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
    16  and directed to transfer, at the request of the director of the  budget,
    17  up  to $400 million from any non-general fund or account, or combination
    18  of funds and accounts, to the general fund for the  purpose  of  consol-
    19  idating  technology  procurement  and  services. The amounts transferred
    20  pursuant to this authorization shall be equal to or less than the amount
    21  of such monies intended to support information  technology  costs  which
    22  are attributable, according to a plan, to such account made in pursuance
    23  to  an  appropriation  by  law.  Transfers  to the general fund shall be
    24  completed from amounts collected by non-general funds or accounts pursu-
    25  ant to a fund deposit schedule.  Transfers from funds that would  result
    26  in  the loss of eligibility for federal benefits or federal funds pursu-
    27  ant to federal law, rule, or regulation as assented to in chapter 683 of
    28  the laws of 1938 and chapter 700 of the laws of 1951 are  not  permitted
    29  pursuant to this authorization.
    30    §  19. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as deemed
    31  feasible and advisable by its trustees, the power authority of the state
    32  of New York is authorized and directed to transfer to the state treasury
    33  to the credit of the general fund $20,000,000 for the state fiscal  year
    34  commencing  April  1,  2019,  the  proceeds of which will be utilized to
    35  support energy-related state activities.
    36    § 20. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to  the
    37  contrary,  the  New York state energy research and development authority
    38  is authorized and directed to make the following  contributions  to  the
    39  state  treasury to the credit of the general fund on or before March 31,
    40  2020: (a) $913,000; and (b) $23,000,000 from proceeds collected  by  the
    41  authority from the auction or sale of carbon dioxide emission allowances
    42  allocated by the department of environmental conservation.
    43    §  21.  Subdivision  5  of section 97-rrr of the state finance law, as
    44  amended by section 22 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018,  is
    45  amended to read as follows:
    46    5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred seventy-one-a
    47  of  the  tax law, as separately amended by chapters four hundred eighty-
    48  one and four hundred eighty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred  eight-
    49  y-one,  and notwithstanding the provisions of chapter ninety-four of the
    50  laws of two thousand eleven, or any  other  provisions  of  law  to  the
    51  contrary,  during  the  fiscal  year beginning April first, two thousand
    52  [eighteen] nineteen, the state  comptroller  is  hereby  authorized  and
    53  directed  to  deposit  to the fund created pursuant to this section from
    54  amounts collected pursuant to article twenty-two  of  the  tax  law  and
    55  pursuant  to  a  schedule submitted by the director of the budget, up to
    56  [$2,458,909,000] $2,185,995,000, as may be certified in such schedule as

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     1  necessary to meet the purposes of such fund for the fiscal  year  begin-
     2  ning April first, two thousand [eighteen] nineteen.
     3    §  22.  Notwithstanding  any  law  to the contrary, the comptroller is
     4  hereby authorized and directed to transfer, upon request of the director
     5  of the budget, on or before March 31, 2020, the following  amounts  from
     6  the  following  special  revenue  accounts  to the capital projects fund
     7  (30000), for the purposes of reimbursement to  such  fund  for  expenses
     8  related to the maintenance and preservation of state assets:
     9    1. $43,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, administrative
    10  program account (21982).
    11    2. $1,478,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, helen hayes
    12  hospital account (22140).
    13    3. $366,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, New York city
    14  veterans' home account (22141).
    15    4.  $513,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, New York
    16  state home for veterans' and their dependents at oxford account (22142).
    17    5. $159,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund,  western  New
    18  York veterans' home account (22143).
    19    6.  $323,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, New York
    20  state for veterans in the lower-hudson valley account (22144).
    21    7. $2,550,000 from the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  patron
    22  services account (22163).
    23    8.  $830,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, long island
    24  veterans' home account (22652).
    25    9. $5,379,000 from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  state
    26  university general income reimbursable account (22653).
    27    10.  $112,556,000  from  the miscellaneous special revenue fund, state
    28  university revenue offset account (22655).
    29    11. $557,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  state
    30  university of New York tuition reimbursement account (22659).
    31    12. $41,930,000 from the state university dormitory income fund, state
    32  university dormitory income fund (40350).
    33    13. $1,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, litigation
    34  settlement and civil recovery account (22117).
    35    §  22-a.  Subdivision 4 of section 97-rrr of the state finance law, as
    36  added by section 22-b of part XXX of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017,  is
    37  amended to read as follows:
    38    4.  Any  amounts  disbursed  from such fund shall be excluded from the
    39  calculation of annual spending growth in state  operating  funds  [until
    40  June 30, 2019].
    41    §  23.  Notwithstanding  any  provision of law to the contrary, in the
    42  event that federal  legislation,  federal  regulatory  actions,  federal
    43  executive  actions  or  federal  judicial actions in federal fiscal year
    44  2020 reduce federal financial participation in Medicaid funding  to  New
    45  York  state  or its subdivisions by $850 million or more in state fiscal
    46  years 2019-20 or 2020-21, the director of the  division  of  the  budget
    47  shall  notify  the  temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
    48  the assembly in writing that the federal actions  will  reduce  expected
    49  funding  to  New  York state. The director of the division of the budget
    50  shall prepare a plan that shall be submitted to the  legislature,  which
    51  shall (a) specify the total amount of the reduction in federal financial
    52  participation  in Medicaid, (b) itemize the specific programs and activ-
    53  ities that will be  affected  by  the  reduction  in  federal  financial
    54  participation  in  Medicaid, and (c) identify the general fund and state
    55  special revenue fund appropriations and related disbursements that shall
    56  be reduced, and in what program  areas,  provided,  however,  that  such

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     1  reductions  to appropriations and disbursements shall be applied equally
     2  and proportionally to the programs affected by the reduction in  federal
     3  financial  participation in Medicaid. Upon such submission, the legisla-
     4  ture  shall have 90 days after such submission to either prepare its own
     5  plan, which may be adopted by concurrent resolution passed by both hous-
     6  es, or if after 90 days the legislature fails to adopt their  own  plan,
     7  the reductions to the general fund and state special revenue fund appro-
     8  priations  and  related  disbursements identified in the division of the
     9  budget plan will go into effect automatically.
    10    § 24. Notwithstanding any provision of law to  the  contrary,  in  the
    11  event  that  federal  legislation,  federal  regulatory actions, federal
    12  executive actions or federal judicial actions  in  federal  fiscal  year
    13  2020  reduce  federal  financial  participation  or other federal aid in
    14  funding to New York state that affects the state operating funds  finan-
    15  cial  plan  by  $850  million  or  more in state fiscal years 2019-20 or
    16  2020-21, exclusive of any cuts to Medicaid, the director of the division
    17  of the budget shall notify the temporary president of the senate and the
    18  speaker of the assembly in writing that the federal actions will  reduce
    19  expected  funding to New York state. The director of the division of the
    20  budget shall prepare a plan that shall be submitted to the  legislature,
    21  which  shall  (a)  specify  the total amount of the reduction in federal
    22  aid, (b) itemize the specific  programs  and  activities  that  will  be
    23  affected by the federal reductions, exclusive of Medicaid, and (c) iden-
    24  tify  the general fund and state special revenue fund appropriations and
    25  related disbursements that shall be reduced, and in what program  areas,
    26  provided,  however, that such reductions to appropriations and disburse-
    27  ments shall be applied equally and proportionally. Upon such submission,
    28  the legislature shall have 90  days  after  such  submission  to  either
    29  prepare  its  own  plan,  which  may be adopted by concurrent resolution
    30  passed by both houses, or if after 90  days  the  legislature  fails  to
    31  adopt  their  own  plan,  the  reductions  to the general fund and state
    32  special revenue fund appropriations and related disbursements identified
    33  in the division of the budget plan will go into effect automatically.
    34    § 25. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section  28  to
    35  read as follows:
    36    §  28.  Reductions  to enacted appropriations.  1. Notwithstanding any
    37  other provision of law to the contrary, to maintain a balanced budget in
    38  the event that the annual estimate for  tax  receipts  for  fiscal  year
    39  2019-20  is  reduced by five hundred million dollars or more compared to
    40  the estimate in the fiscal year 2019-20 Executive Budget Financial Plan,
    41  the appropriations and related cash disbursements for all  general  fund
    42  and state special revenue fund aid to localities appropriations shall be
    43  uniformly  reduced  by  the percentage set forth in a written allocation
    44  plan prepared by the director of the budget, provided, however, that the
    45  uniform percentage reduction shall not exceed three percent. The follow-
    46  ing types of appropriations shall be exempt from uniform reduction:  (a)
    47  public assistance payments for families and individuals and payments for
    48  eligible aged, blind and disabled persons related to supplemental social
    49  security; (b)  any  reductions  that  would  violate  federal  law;  (c)
    50  payments  of  debt  service  and related expenses for which the state is
    51  constitutionally obligated to pay debt service or is contractually obli-
    52  gated to pay debt service, subject to an appropriation, including  where
    53  the  state  has  a  contingent  contractual obligation; (d) payments the
    54  state is obligated to make pursuant to court orders  or  judgments;  (e)
    55  payments for CUNY senior colleges; (f) school aid; (g) Medicaid; and (h)
    56  payments from the community projects fund.

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     1    2.  Reductions  under  this  section  shall  commence  within ten days
     2  following the publication of a financial plan  required  under  sections
     3  twenty-two or twenty-three of this article stating that the annual esti-
     4  mate for tax receipts for fiscal year 2019-20 is reduced by five hundred
     5  million  dollars  or  more  compared  to the estimate in the fiscal year
     6  2019-20 Executive  Budget  Financial  Plan.  Such  reductions  shall  be
     7  uniformly  reduced in accordance with a written allocation plan prepared
     8  by the director of the budget, which shall be filed with the state comp-
     9  troller, the chairman of the senate finance committee and  the  chairman
    10  of  the  assembly ways and means committee. Such written allocation plan
    11  shall include a summary of the methodology for calculating the  percent-
    12  age  reductions  to the payments from non-exempt appropriations and cash
    13  disbursements and the reasons for any exemptions, and a detailed  sched-
    14  ule  of  the reductions and exemptions. The director of the budget shall
    15  prepare appropriately reduced certificates, which shall  be  filed  with
    16  the state comptroller, the chair of the senate finance committee and the
    17  chair of the assembly ways and means committee.
    18    3.  On  March  thirty-first,  two thousand twenty, the director of the
    19  budget shall calculate the difference, if any, between the annual  esti-
    20  mate  in tax receipts contained in the fiscal year 2020 Executive Budget
    21  Financial Plan and actual tax collections for fiscal  year  2019-20.  If
    22  actual  tax  receipts  for  fiscal  year 2019-20 were not less than five
    23  hundred million dollars  below  the  annual  estimate  in  tax  receipts
    24  contained  in  the Executive Budget Financial Plan for fiscal year 2019-
    25  20, then the amounts withheld under this section  shall  be  payable  as
    26  soon as practicable thereafter in the fiscal year 2021-22.
    27    4.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of law, rule or regu-
    28  lation, the effectiveness of the  provisions  of  sections  twenty-eight
    29  hundred  seven and thirty-six hundred fourteen of the public health law,
    30  section eighteen of chapter two of the laws of nineteen hundred  eighty-
    31  eight,  and  18  NYCRR  §  505.14(h),  as they relate to time frames for
    32  notice, approval or  certification  of  rates  of  payment,  are  hereby
    33  suspended  and  without force or effect for purposes of implementing the
    34  provisions of this act.
    35    § 26. Notwithstanding any  other  law,  rule,  or  regulation  to  the
    36  contrary, the state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to use
    37  any  balance  remaining  in the mental health services fund debt service
    38  appropriation, after payment by the state comptroller of all obligations
    39  required pursuant to any lease, sublease, or other financing arrangement
    40  between the dormitory authority of the state of New York as successor to
    41  the New York state medical  care  facilities  finance  agency,  and  the
    42  facilities development corporation pursuant to chapter 83 of the laws of
    43  1995  and  the  department  of  mental hygiene for the purpose of making
    44  payments to the dormitory authority of the state of  New  York  for  the
    45  amount  of  the  earnings  for the investment of monies deposited in the
    46  mental health services fund that such agency determines will or may have
    47  to be rebated to the federal government pursuant to  the  provisions  of
    48  the  internal  revenue code of 1986, as amended, in order to enable such
    49  agency to maintain the exemption from federal  income  taxation  on  the
    50  interest paid to the holders of such agency's mental services facilities
    51  improvement  revenue  bonds.  Annually on or before each June 30th, such
    52  agency shall certify to the state comptroller its determination  of  the
    53  amounts  received  in the mental health services fund as a result of the
    54  investment of monies deposited therein that  will  or  may  have  to  be
    55  rebated  to  the  federal  government  pursuant to the provisions of the
    56  internal revenue code of 1986, as amended.

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     1    § 27. Subdivision 1 of section 47 of section 1 of chapter 174  of  the
     2  laws  of  1968, constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
     3  ration act, as amended by section 31 of part BBB of chapter  59  of  the
     4  laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
     5    1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other law to the contrary,
     6  the dormitory authority and the corporation  are  hereby  authorized  to
     7  issue  bonds  or  notes in one or more series for the purpose of funding
     8  project costs for the office of information technology services, depart-
     9  ment of  law,  and  other  state  costs  associated  with  such  capital
    10  projects.  The  aggregate  principal  amount  of  bonds authorized to be
    11  issued pursuant to this section shall not  exceed  [five  hundred  forty
    12  million  nine hundred fifty-four thousand] six hundred sixty-two million
    13  six hundred fifty-four thousand dollars,  $662,654,000  excluding  bonds
    14  issued  to  fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of
    15  issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or otherwise
    16  repay such bonds or notes previously issued. Such bonds and notes of the
    17  dormitory authority and the corporation shall  not  be  a  debt  of  the
    18  state,  and  the  state  shall  not be liable thereon, nor shall they be
    19  payable out of any funds other than those appropriated by the  state  to
    20  the dormitory authority and the corporation for principal, interest, and
    21  related expenses pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes
    22  shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Except for
    23  purposes  of  complying  with  the  internal  revenue code, any interest
    24  income earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on
    25  such bonds.
    26    § 28. Subdivision 1 of section 16 of part D of chapter 389 of the laws
    27  of 1997, relating  to  the  financing  of  the  correctional  facilities
    28  improvement  fund and the youth facility improvement fund, as amended by
    29  section 32 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended  to
    30  read as follows:
    31    1.  Subject  to  the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of 2000, but
    32  notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of section 1 of chapter 174
    33  of the laws of 1968, the New York state urban development corporation is
    34  hereby authorized to issue bonds, notes  and  other  obligations  in  an
    35  aggregate  principal  amount  not  to  exceed  [eight billion eighty-two
    36  million eight hundred ninety-nine thousand] eight billion  four  hundred
    37  ninety-four   million   nine   hundred   seventy-nine  thousand  dollars
    38  [$8,082,899,000] $8,494,979,000, and shall include all bonds, notes  and
    39  other  obligations issued pursuant to chapter 56 of the laws of 1983, as
    40  amended or supplemented. The proceeds of  such  bonds,  notes  or  other
    41  obligations  shall be paid to the state, for deposit in the correctional
    42  facilities capital improvement fund to pay for all or any portion of the
    43  amount or amounts paid by the state from appropriations  or  reappropri-
    44  ations  made  to the department of corrections and community supervision
    45  from the correctional facilities capital improvement  fund  for  capital
    46  projects.  The  aggregate  amount  of  bonds, notes or other obligations
    47  authorized to be issued pursuant to this section  shall  exclude  bonds,
    48  notes  or  other  obligations issued to refund or otherwise repay bonds,
    49  notes or other obligations theretofore issued,  the  proceeds  of  which
    50  were  paid  to the state for all or a portion of the amounts expended by
    51  the state from appropriations or reappropriations made to the department
    52  of corrections and community supervision; provided, however,  that  upon
    53  any  such refunding or repayment the total aggregate principal amount of
    54  outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations may be greater than [eight
    55  billion eighty-two million eight  hundred  ninety-nine  thousand]  eight
    56  billion four hundred ninety-four million nine hundred seventy-nine thou-

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     1  sand  dollars [$8,082,899,000] $8,494,979,000, only if the present value
     2  of the aggregate debt service of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes
     3  or other obligations to be issued shall not exceed the present value  of
     4  the  aggregate  debt service of the bonds, notes or other obligations so
     5  to be refunded or repaid. For the purposes hereof, the present value  of
     6  the aggregate debt service of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes or
     7  other  obligations and of the aggregate debt service of the bonds, notes
     8  or other obligations so refunded  or  repaid,  shall  be  calculated  by
     9  utilizing  the  effective  interest  rate  of the refunding or repayment
    10  bonds, notes or other obligations, which shall be that rate  arrived  at
    11  by  doubling  the  semi-annual  interest rate (compounded semi-annually)
    12  necessary to discount the debt service  payments  on  the  refunding  or
    13  repayment bonds, notes or other obligations from the payment dates ther-
    14  eof  to  the date of issue of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes or
    15  other obligations and to  the  price  bid  including  estimated  accrued
    16  interest  or  proceeds  received  by the corporation including estimated
    17  accrued interest from the sale thereof.
    18    § 29. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 47-e  of  the  private
    19  housing  finance law, as amended by section 33 of part BBB of chapter 59
    20  of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    21    (a) Subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two
    22  thousand, in order to enhance and encourage  the  promotion  of  housing
    23  programs  and thereby achieve the stated purposes and objectives of such
    24  housing programs, the agency shall have the power and is hereby  author-
    25  ized  from  time  to  time to issue negotiable housing program bonds and
    26  notes in such principal amount as shall be necessary to  provide  suffi-
    27  cient  funds  for the repayment of amounts disbursed (and not previously
    28  reimbursed) pursuant to law or any prior year making  capital  appropri-
    29  ations  or  reappropriations  for  the  purposes of the housing program;
    30  provided, however, that the agency may issue such bonds and notes in  an
    31  aggregate  principal  amount  not exceeding [$5,981,399,000 five billion
    32  nine hundred eighty-one million three hundred ninety-nine thousand]  six
    33  billion one hundred seventy-eight million five hundred ninety-nine thou-
    34  sand  dollars $6,178,599,000, plus a principal amount of bonds issued to
    35  fund the debt service reserve fund in accordance with the  debt  service
    36  reserve fund requirement established by the agency and to fund any other
    37  reserves  that the agency reasonably deems necessary for the security or
    38  marketability of such bonds and to provide for the payment of  fees  and
    39  other  charges  and  expenses, including underwriters' discount, trustee
    40  and rating agency fees, bond insurance, credit enhancement and liquidity
    41  enhancement related to the issuance of such bonds and notes. No  reserve
    42  fund securing the housing program bonds shall be entitled or eligible to
    43  receive  state  funds apportioned or appropriated to maintain or restore
    44  such reserve fund at or to a particular level, except to the  extent  of
    45  any  deficiency  resulting  directly or indirectly from a failure of the
    46  state to appropriate or pay the agreed amount under any of the contracts
    47  provided for in subdivision four of this section.
    48    § 30. Subdivision (b) of section 11 of chapter  329  of  the  laws  of
    49  1991,  amending  the  state  finance  law and other laws relating to the
    50  establishment of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, as amended
    51  by section 34 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is  amended
    52  to read as follows:
    53    (b) Any service contract or contracts for projects authorized pursuant
    54  to  sections  10-c,  10-f,  10-g and 80-b of the highway law and section
    55  14-k of the transportation law, and entered into pursuant to subdivision
    56  (a) of this section, shall provide  for  state  commitments  to  provide

        S. 1505                            35                            A. 2005
     1  annually  to  the  thruway  authority a sum or sums, upon such terms and
     2  conditions as shall be deemed appropriate by the director of the budget,
     3  to fund, or fund the debt service requirements of any bonds or any obli-
     4  gations  of  the  thruway  authority  issued to fund or to reimburse the
     5  state for  funding  such  projects  having  a  cost  not  in  excess  of
     6  [$10,251,939,000]  ten  billion  seven  hundred thirty-nine million four
     7  hundred seventy-eight thousand dollars $10,739,478,000  cumulatively  by
     8  the end of fiscal year [2018-19] 2019-20.
     9    §  31.  Subdivision 1 of section 1689-i of the public authorities law,
    10  as amended by section 35 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of  2018,
    11  is amended to read as follows:
    12    1.  The  dormitory  authority  is  authorized  to  issue bonds, at the
    13  request of the commissioner of education, to  finance  eligible  library
    14  construction projects pursuant to section two hundred seventy-three-a of
    15  the  education  law,  in  amounts  certified by such commissioner not to
    16  exceed a total principal amount of [two hundred seventeen  million]  two
    17  hundred thirty-one million dollars $231,000,000.
    18    §  32.  Subdivision  (a)  of section 27 of part Y of chapter 61 of the
    19  laws of 2005, relating to providing for the  administration  of  certain
    20  funds  and  accounts  related  to  the  2005-2006  budget, as amended by
    21  section 36 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended  to
    22  read as follows:
    23    (a)  Subject  to the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of 2000, but
    24  notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the urban  devel-
    25  opment  corporation  is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one
    26  or  more  series  in  an  aggregate  principal  amount  not  to   exceed
    27  [$220,100,000  two  hundred  twenty  million  one  hundred thousand] two
    28  hundred seventy-one million six hundred thousand  dollars  $271,600,000,
    29  excluding  bonds  issued  to  finance  one  or more debt service reserve
    30  funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued
    31  to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously issued,  for
    32  the  purpose  of financing capital projects including IT initiatives for
    33  the division of state police, debt service and leases; and to  reimburse
    34  the  state  general fund for disbursements made therefor. Such bonds and
    35  notes of such authorized issuer shall not be a debt of  the  state,  and
    36  the  state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of
    37  any funds other than those appropriated by the state to such  authorized
    38  issuer  for  debt  service  and related expenses pursuant to any service
    39  contract executed pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section  and  such
    40  bonds  and  notes  shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such
    41  effect. Except for purposes of complying with the internal revenue code,
    42  any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall only be  used  to  pay
    43  debt service on such bonds.
    44    §  33.  Section  44  of  section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,
    45  constituting the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  as
    46  amended by section 37 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws  of 2018, is
    47  amended to read as follows:
    48    §  44.  Issuance  of  certain  bonds  or notes. 1. Notwithstanding the
    49  provisions of any other law to the contrary, the dormitory authority and
    50  the corporation are hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one  or
    51  more  series  for  the purpose of funding project costs for the regional
    52  economic development council  initiative,  the  economic  transformation
    53  program,  state university of New York college for nanoscale and science
    54  engineering, projects within the city of Buffalo  or  surrounding  envi-
    55  rons,  the  New  York  works economic development fund, projects for the
    56  retention of professional football in western New York, the empire state

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     1  economic development fund, the  clarkson-trudeau  partnership,  the  New
     2  York  genome  center, the cornell university college of veterinary medi-
     3  cine, the olympic  regional  development  authority,  projects  at  nano
     4  Utica,  onondaga  county  revitalization projects, Binghamton university
     5  school of pharmacy, New York power electronics manufacturing consortium,
     6  regional infrastructure projects,  high  tech  innovation  and  economic
     7  development   infrastructure   program,  high  technology  manufacturing
     8  projects in Chautauqua and Erie county, an industrial scale research and
     9  development facility in Clinton county,  upstate  revitalization  initi-
    10  ative  projects,  downstate  revitalization  initiative, market New York
    11  projects, fairground buildings, equipment or facilities  used  to  house
    12  and  promote  agriculture,  the  state fair, the empire state trail, the
    13  moynihan station development project, the  Kingsbridge  armory  project,
    14  strategic  economic  development projects, the cultural, arts and public
    15  spaces fund, water infrastructure in the city  of  Auburn  and  town  of
    16  Owasco,  a  life  sciences laboratory public health initiative, not-for-
    17  profit pounds, shelters and humane societies, arts and cultural  facili-
    18  ties  improvement  program,  restore  New York's communities initiative,
    19  heavy  equipment,  economic  development  and  infrastructure  projects,
    20  Roosevelt Island operating corporation capital projects, and other state
    21  costs  associated  with such projects. The aggregate principal amount of
    22  bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this section shall not  exceed
    23  [eight  billion three hundred million five hundred ninety thousand] nine
    24  billion three  hundred  one  million  six  hundred  thirty-six  thousand
    25  dollars  $9,301,636,000, excluding bonds issued to fund one or more debt
    26  service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds
    27  or notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes  previ-
    28  ously  issued.  Such  bonds and notes of the dormitory authority and the
    29  corporation shall not be a debt of the state, and the state shall not be
    30  liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any  funds  other  than
    31  those  appropriated  by  the  state  to  the dormitory authority and the
    32  corporation for principal, interest, and related expenses pursuant to  a
    33  service  contract  and  such  bonds  and notes shall contain on the face
    34  thereof a statement to such effect. Except  for  purposes  of  complying
    35  with  the  internal  revenue  code,  any  interest income earned on bond
    36  proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
    37    2. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law  to  the  contrary,  in
    38  order to assist the dormitory authority and the corporation in undertak-
    39  ing  the  financing for project costs for the regional economic develop-
    40  ment council initiative,  the  economic  transformation  program,  state
    41  university  of  New  York college for nanoscale and science engineering,
    42  projects within the city of Buffalo or  surrounding  environs,  the  New
    43  York  works  economic  development  fund,  projects for the retention of
    44  professional football in western New York,  the  empire  state  economic
    45  development  fund, the clarkson-trudeau partnership, the New York genome
    46  center, the cornell university college of veterinary medicine, the olym-
    47  pic regional development authority, projects  at  nano  Utica,  onondaga
    48  county  revitalization projects, Binghamton university school of pharma-
    49  cy,  New  York  power  electronics  manufacturing  consortium,  regional
    50  infrastructure  projects,  New York State Capital Assistance Program for
    51  Transportation, infrastructure,  and  economic  development,  high  tech
    52  innovation  and  economic development infrastructure program, high tech-
    53  nology manufacturing projects in Chautauqua and Erie county,  an  indus-
    54  trial scale research and development facility in Clinton county, upstate
    55  revitalization initiative projects, downstate revitalization initiative,
    56  market  New York projects, fairground buildings, equipment or facilities

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     1  used to house and promote agriculture, the state fair, the empire  state
     2  trail,  the moynihan station development project, the Kingsbridge armory
     3  project, strategic economic development projects, the cultural, arts and
     4  public  spaces fund, water infrastructure in the city of Auburn and town
     5  of Owasco, a life sciences laboratory public health initiative, not-for-
     6  profit pounds, shelters and humane societies, arts and cultural  facili-
     7  ties  improvement  program,  restore  New York's communities initiative,
     8  heavy  equipment,  economic  development  and  infrastructure  projects,
     9  Roosevelt Island operating corporation capital projects, and other state
    10  costs associated with such projects the director of the budget is hereby
    11  authorized to enter into one or more service contracts with the dormito-
    12  ry  authority  and  the  corporation,  none of which shall exceed thirty
    13  years in duration, upon such terms and conditions as the director of the
    14  budget and the dormitory authority and the corporation agree, so  as  to
    15  annually  provide to the dormitory authority and the corporation, in the
    16  aggregate, a sum not to exceed  the  principal,  interest,  and  related
    17  expenses required for such bonds and notes. Any service contract entered
    18  into  pursuant  to this section shall provide that the obligation of the
    19  state to pay the amount therein provided shall not constitute a debt  of
    20  the  state  within  the  meaning  of  any  constitutional  or  statutory
    21  provision and shall be deemed executory only to  the  extent  of  monies
    22  available  and  that  no liability shall be incurred by the state beyond
    23  the monies available for such purpose, subject to  annual  appropriation
    24  by the legislature. Any such contract or any payments made or to be made
    25  thereunder  may  be  assigned and pledged by the dormitory authority and
    26  the corporation as security for its bonds and notes,  as  authorized  by
    27  this section.
    28    § 34. Subdivision (a) of section 1 of part X of chapter 59 of the laws
    29  of  2004,  authorizing  the New York state urban development corporation
    30  and the dormitory authority of the state of New York to issue  bonds  or
    31  notes,  as amended by section 37-a of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws
    32  of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    33    (a) Subject to the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of  2000,  but
    34  notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the New York
    35  State  urban  development corporation and the dormitory authority of the
    36  state of New York are hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes  in  one
    37  or   more  series  in  an  aggregate  principal  amount  not  to  exceed
    38  [$293,325,000] two hundred forty-three million three hundred twenty-five
    39  thousand dollars $243,325,000, excluding bonds issued to finance one  or
    40  more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds,
    41  and  bonds  or  notes  issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or
    42  notes previously issued, for the purpose of financing projects  cost  of
    43  the  Empire Opportunity Fund; Rebuilding the Empire State Through Oppor-
    44  tunities in Regional Economies  (RESTORE)  New  York  Program;  and  the
    45  Community  Capital  Assistance  Program authorized pursuant to Part T of
    46  chapter 84 of the laws of 2002. Such bonds and notes of the  corporation
    47  or  the  dormitory  authority  shall not be a debt of the state, and the
    48  state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of  any
    49  funds  other  than those appropriated by the state to the corporation or
    50  the dormitory authority for debt service and related  expenses  pursuant
    51  to  any  service  contract  executed pursuant to subdivision (b) of this
    52  section and such bonds and notes shall contain on  the  face  thereof  a
    53  statement  to  such  effect.   Except for purposes of complying with the
    54  internal revenue code, any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall
    55  only be used to pay debt service on such bonds. All of the provisions of
    56  the New York state urban development corporation act and  the  dormitory

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     1  authority  act  relating  to  bonds and notes which are not inconsistent
     2  with the provisions of this section shall apply to  obligations  author-
     3  ized  by  this section, including but not limited to the power to estab-
     4  lish  adequate reserves therefor and to issue renewal notes or refunding
     5  bonds thereof. The issuance  of  any  bonds  or  notes  hereunder  shall
     6  further  be  subject  to the approval of the director of the division of
     7  the budget.
     8    § 35. Subdivision 3 of section 1285-p of the public  authorities  law,
     9  as  amended by section 38 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018,
    10  is amended to read as follows:
    11    3. The maximum amount of bonds that may be issued for the  purpose  of
    12  financing  environmental  infrastructure  projects  authorized  by  this
    13  section shall be [five  billion  one  hundred  forty-seven  million  two
    14  hundred  sixty thousand] five billion three hundred eighty-eight million
    15  ten thousand dollars $5,388,010,000, exclusive of bonds issued  to  fund
    16  any debt service reserve funds, pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and
    17  bonds or notes issued to refund or otherwise repay bonds or notes previ-
    18  ously  issued.  Such  bonds  and notes of the corporation shall not be a
    19  debt of the state, and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor  shall
    20  they  be  payable  out of any funds other than those appropriated by the
    21  state to the corporation for debt service and related expenses  pursuant
    22  to  any  service  contracts executed pursuant to subdivision one of this
    23  section, and such bonds and notes shall contain on the  face  thereof  a
    24  statement to such effect.
    25    §  36.    Subdivision (a) of section 48 of part K of chapter 81 of the
    26  laws of 2002, relating to providing for the  administration  of  certain
    27  funds  and  accounts  related  to  the  2002-2003  budget, as amended by
    28  section 40 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended  to
    29  read as follows:
    30    (a)  Subject  to  the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of 2000 but
    31  notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of  the  urban  development
    32  corporation  act, the corporation is hereby authorized to issue bonds or
    33  notes in one or more series in an  aggregate  principal  amount  not  to
    34  exceed [$253,000,000 two-hundred fifty-three million] two hundred eight-
    35  y-six  million  dollars $286,000,000, excluding bonds issued to fund one
    36  or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs  of  issuance  of  such
    37  bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds
    38  or  notes  previously issued, for the purpose of financing capital costs
    39  related to homeland security and training facilities for the division of
    40  state police, the division of military and naval affairs, and any  other
    41  state agency, including the reimbursement of any disbursements made from
    42  the state capital projects fund, and is hereby authorized to issue bonds
    43  or  notes  in one or more series in an aggregate principal amount not to
    44  exceed [$748,800,000, seven hundred forty-eight  million  eight  hundred
    45  thousand]  $952,800,000  nine  hundred  fifty-two  million eight hundred
    46  thousand dollars, excluding bonds  issued  to  fund  one  or  more  debt
    47  service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds
    48  or  notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previ-
    49  ously issued, for the purpose of financing improvements to State  office
    50  buildings   and   other  facilities  located  statewide,  including  the
    51  reimbursement of any disbursements made from the state capital  projects
    52  fund. Such bonds and notes of the corporation shall not be a debt of the
    53  state,  and  the  state  shall  not be liable thereon, nor shall they be
    54  payable out of any funds other than those appropriated by the  state  to
    55  the  corporation  for  debt service and related expenses pursuant to any
    56  service contracts executed pursuant to subdivision (b) of this  section,

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     1  and  such  bonds and notes shall contain on the face thereof a statement
     2  to such effect.
     3    § 37. Subdivision 1 of section 386-b of the public authorities law, as
     4  amended  by section 41 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
     5  amended to read as follows:
     6    1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law  to  the  contrary,  the
     7  authority, the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation
     8  are  hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series for
     9  the purpose of financing peace bridge  projects  and  capital  costs  of
    10  state and local highways, parkways, bridges, the New York state thruway,
    11  Indian reservation roads, and facilities, and transportation infrastruc-
    12  ture   projects   including  aviation  projects,  non-MTA  mass  transit
    13  projects, and rail service preservation projects, including work  appur-
    14  tenant  and  ancillary  thereto. The aggregate principal amount of bonds
    15  authorized to be issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed  [four
    16  billion  five  hundred  million dollars $4,500,000,000] four billion six
    17  hundred twenty-eight million  dollars  $4,628,000,000,  excluding  bonds
    18  issued  to  fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of
    19  issuance of such bonds, and to refund or otherwise repay such  bonds  or
    20  notes  previously  issued.  Such  bonds  and notes of the authority, the
    21  dormitory authority and the urban development corporation shall not be a
    22  debt of the state, and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor  shall
    23  they  be  payable  out of any funds other than those appropriated by the
    24  state to the authority, the dormitory authority and the  urban  develop-
    25  ment  corporation for principal, interest, and related expenses pursuant
    26  to a service contract and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face
    27  thereof a statement to such effect. Except  for  purposes  of  complying
    28  with  the  internal  revenue  code,  any  interest income earned on bond
    29  proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
    30    § 38. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 19 of section 1680  of  the  public
    31  authorities  law,  as amended by section 42 of part BBB of chapter 59 of
    32  the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    33    (c) Subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two
    34  thousand, the dormitory authority shall not issue any  bonds  for  state
    35  university  educational  facilities  purposes if the principal amount of
    36  bonds to be issued when added to the aggregate principal amount of bonds
    37  issued by the dormitory authority on  and  after  July  first,  nineteen
    38  hundred  eighty-eight  for  state university educational facilities will
    39  exceed [thirteen billion one hundred seventy-eight million eight hundred
    40  sixty-four thousand  dollars  $13,178,864,000]  thirteen  billion  eight
    41  hundred  forty-one  million  eight  hundred  sixty-four thousand dollars
    42  $13,841,864,000; provided, however, that bonds issued or  to  be  issued
    43  shall  be excluded from such limitation if: (1) such bonds are issued to
    44  refund  state  university  construction  bonds  and   state   university
    45  construction  notes  previously issued by the housing finance agency; or
    46  (2) such bonds are issued to refund bonds  of  the  authority  or  other
    47  obligations  issued for state university educational facilities purposes
    48  and the present value of the aggregate debt  service  on  the  refunding
    49  bonds does not exceed the present value of the aggregate debt service on
    50  the bonds refunded thereby; provided, further that upon certification by
    51  the director of the budget that the issuance of refunding bonds or other
    52  obligations  issued between April first, nineteen hundred ninety-two and
    53  March thirty-first, nineteen hundred  ninety-three  will  generate  long
    54  term  economic  benefits  to  the  state, as assessed on a present value
    55  basis, such issuance will be deemed to have met the present  value  test
    56  noted  above. For purposes of this subdivision, the present value of the

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     1  aggregate debt service of the refunding bonds  and  the  aggregate  debt
     2  service of the bonds refunded, shall be calculated by utilizing the true
     3  interest  cost  of the refunding bonds, which shall be that rate arrived
     4  at  by doubling the semi-annual interest rate (compounded semi-annually)
     5  necessary to discount the debt service payments on the  refunding  bonds
     6  from  the  payment  dates  thereof to the date of issue of the refunding
     7  bonds to the purchase price of the refunding bonds,  including  interest
     8  accrued  thereon  prior  to  the  issuance thereof. The maturity of such
     9  bonds, other than bonds issued to refund outstanding  bonds,  shall  not
    10  exceed  the  weighted  average  economic life, as certified by the state
    11  university construction fund, of the facilities in connection with which
    12  the bonds are issued, and in any case not  later  than  the  earlier  of
    13  thirty  years  or  the  expiration of the term of any lease, sublease or
    14  other agreement relating  thereto;  provided  that  no  note,  including
    15  renewals  thereof,  shall mature later than five years after the date of
    16  issuance of such note. The legislature reserves the right  to  amend  or
    17  repeal  such  limit, and the state of New York, the dormitory authority,
    18  the state university of New York, and the state university  construction
    19  fund are prohibited from covenanting or making any other agreements with
    20  or  for  the  benefit  of bondholders which might in any way affect such
    21  right.
    22    § 39. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 14 of section 1680  of  the  public
    23  authorities  law,  as amended by section 43 of part BBB of chapter 59 of
    24  the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    25    (c) Subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two
    26  thousand, (i) the dormitory authority shall  not  deliver  a  series  of
    27  bonds for city university community college facilities, except to refund
    28  or  to  be substituted for or in lieu of other bonds in relation to city
    29  university community college facilities pursuant to a resolution of  the
    30  dormitory  authority adopted before July first, nineteen hundred eighty-
    31  five or any resolution supplemental thereto, if the principal amount  of
    32  bonds  so  to  be  issued  when  added to all principal amounts of bonds
    33  previously issued by the dormitory authority for city university  commu-
    34  nity  college  facilities, except to refund or to be substituted in lieu
    35  of other bonds in relation to city university community college  facili-
    36  ties will exceed the sum of four hundred twenty-five million dollars and
    37  (ii)  the dormitory authority shall not deliver a series of bonds issued
    38  for city university facilities, including community college  facilities,
    39  pursuant  to a resolution of the dormitory authority adopted on or after
    40  July first, nineteen hundred eighty-five, except  to  refund  or  to  be
    41  substituted for or in lieu of other bonds in relation to city university
    42  facilities  and except for bonds issued pursuant to a resolution supple-
    43  mental to a resolution of the dormitory authority adopted prior to  July
    44  first, nineteen hundred eighty-five, if the principal amount of bonds so
    45  to  be  issued  when  added  to the principal amount of bonds previously
    46  issued pursuant to any such resolution, except bonds issued to refund or
    47  to be substituted for or in lieu of other  bonds  in  relation  to  city
    48  university facilities, will exceed [eight billion three hundred fourteen
    49  million  six  hundred  ninety-one thousand dollars $8,314,691,000] eight
    50  billion six hundred seventy-four million two hundred fifty-six  thousand
    51  dollars  $8,674,256,000.  The legislature reserves the right to amend or
    52  repeal such limit, and the state of New York, the  dormitory  authority,
    53  the  city  university,  and  the fund are prohibited from covenanting or
    54  making any other agreements with or for the benefit of bondholders which
    55  might in any way affect such right.

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     1    § 40. Subdivision 10-a of section 1680 of the public authorities  law,
     2  as  amended by section 44 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018,
     3  is amended to read as follows:
     4    10-a.  Subject  to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of
     5  two thousand, but notwithstanding any other provision of the law to  the
     6  contrary, the maximum amount of bonds and notes to be issued after March
     7  thirty-first,  two  thousand two, on behalf of the state, in relation to
     8  any locally sponsored community college, shall be [nine  hundred  sixty-
     9  eight  million five hundred forty-two thousand dollars $968,542,000] one
    10  billion five million six hundred two  thousand  dollars  $1,005,602,000.
    11  Such  amount  shall  be  exclusive of bonds and notes issued to fund any
    12  reserve fund or funds, costs of issuance and to refund  any  outstanding
    13  bonds  and  notes,  issued on behalf of the state, relating to a locally
    14  sponsored community college.
    15    § 41. Subdivision 1 of section 17 of part D of chapter 389 of the laws
    16  of 1997, relating  to  the  financing  of  the  correctional  facilities
    17  improvement  fund and the youth facility improvement fund, as amended by
    18  section 45 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended  to
    19  read as follows:
    20    1.  Subject  to  the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of 2000, but
    21  notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of section 1 of chapter 174
    22  of the laws of 1968, the New York state urban development corporation is
    23  hereby authorized to issue bonds, notes  and  other  obligations  in  an
    24  aggregate  principal  amount not to exceed [seven] eight hundred [sixty-
    25  nine] four million six hundred fifteen thousand dollars [($769,615,000)]
    26  $804,615,000, which  authorization  increases  the  aggregate  principal
    27  amount of bonds, notes and other obligations authorized by section 40 of
    28  chapter  309 of the laws of 1996, and shall include all bonds, notes and
    29  other obligations issued pursuant to chapter 211 of the laws of 1990, as
    30  amended or supplemented. The proceeds of  such  bonds,  notes  or  other
    31  obligations shall be paid to the state, for deposit in the youth facili-
    32  ties  improvement  fund,  to pay for all or any portion of the amount or
    33  amounts paid by the state from appropriations or  reappropriations  made
    34  to  the office of children and family services from the youth facilities
    35  improvement fund for capital projects. The aggregate  amount  of  bonds,
    36  notes  and  other  obligations  authorized to be issued pursuant to this
    37  section shall exclude bonds, notes or other obligations issued to refund
    38  or otherwise repay bonds, notes or other obligations theretofore issued,
    39  the proceeds of which were paid to the state for all or a portion of the
    40  amounts expended by the state from  appropriations  or  reappropriations
    41  made  to  the office of children and family services; provided, however,
    42  that upon any such refunding or repayment the total aggregate  principal
    43  amount  of  outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations may be greater
    44  than [seven] eight hundred [sixty-nine] four million six hundred fifteen
    45  thousand dollars [($769,615,000)]  $804,615,000,  only  if  the  present
    46  value of the aggregate debt service of the refunding or repayment bonds,
    47  notes  or  other  obligations  to be issued shall not exceed the present
    48  value of the aggregate debt service of the bonds, notes or  other  obli-
    49  gations  so to be refunded or repaid. For the purposes hereof, the pres-
    50  ent value of the aggregate debt service of the  refunding  or  repayment
    51  bonds,  notes  or other obligations and of the aggregate debt service of
    52  the bonds, notes or other obligations so refunded or  repaid,  shall  be
    53  calculated  by utilizing the effective interest rate of the refunding or
    54  repayment bonds, notes or other obligations, which shall  be  that  rate
    55  arrived  at  by doubling the semi-annual interest rate (compounded semi-
    56  annually) necessary to discount the debt service payments on the refund-

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     1  ing or repayment bonds, notes or  other  obligations  from  the  payment
     2  dates  thereof to the date of issue of the refunding or repayment bonds,
     3  notes or other obligations and to  the  price  bid  including  estimated
     4  accrued interest or proceeds received by the corporation including esti-
     5  mated accrued interest from the sale thereof.
     6    §  42.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision 2 of section 9-a of section 1 of
     7  chapter 392 of the laws of 1973, constituting the New York state medical
     8  care facilities finance agency act, as amended by section 46 of part BBB
     9  of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    10    b. The agency shall have power and is hereby authorized from  time  to
    11  time  to  issue negotiable bonds and notes in conformity with applicable
    12  provisions of the uniform commercial code in such principal  amount  as,
    13  in  the  opinion  of  the  agency, shall be necessary, after taking into
    14  account other moneys which may be available for the purpose, to  provide
    15  sufficient  funds  to  the  facilities  development  corporation, or any
    16  successor agency, for the financing or refinancing of or for the design,
    17  construction, acquisition, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement
    18  of mental health services facilities pursuant to  paragraph  a  of  this
    19  subdivision,  the payment of interest on mental health services improve-
    20  ment bonds and mental health services improvement notes issued for  such
    21  purposes,  the establishment of reserves to secure such bonds and notes,
    22  the cost or premium of bond insurance or  the  costs  of  any  financial
    23  mechanisms  which  may  be used to reduce the debt service that would be
    24  payable by the agency on its mental health services facilities  improve-
    25  ment  bonds  and notes and all other expenditures of the agency incident
    26  to and necessary or convenient to providing the  facilities  development
    27  corporation,  or  any  successor agency, with funds for the financing or
    28  refinancing of or for any such design, construction, acquisition, recon-
    29  struction, rehabilitation or improvement and for the refunding of mental
    30  hygiene improvement bonds issued pursuant to section 47-b of the private
    31  housing finance law; provided, however, that the agency shall not  issue
    32  mental  health  services  facilities improvement bonds and mental health
    33  services facilities improvement notes in an aggregate  principal  amount
    34  exceeding  [eight  billion  seven  hundred  seventy-eight  million seven
    35  hundred eleven thousand] nine billion three hundred thirty-three million
    36  three hundred eight thousand dollars  $9,333,308,000,  excluding  mental
    37  health  services facilities improvement bonds and mental health services
    38  facilities improvement notes issued to refund outstanding mental  health
    39  services facilities improvement bonds and mental health services facili-
    40  ties  improvement notes; provided, however, that upon any such refunding
    41  or repayment of mental  health  services  facilities  improvement  bonds
    42  and/or  mental  health  services  facilities improvement notes the total
    43  aggregate principal amount of outstanding mental health services facili-
    44  ties improvement bonds and mental health  facilities  improvement  notes
    45  may  be  greater than [eight billion seven hundred seventy-eight million
    46  seven hundred eleven thousand dollars $8,778,711,000] nine billion three
    47  hundred  thirty-three  million  three  hundred  eight  thousand  dollars
    48  $9,333,308,000,  only if, except as hereinafter provided with respect to
    49  mental health services  facilities  bonds  and  mental  health  services
    50  facilities  notes  issued  to  refund  mental  hygiene improvement bonds
    51  authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of  section  47-b  of
    52  the private housing finance law, the present value of the aggregate debt
    53  service  of  the  refunding  or  repayment  bonds to be issued shall not
    54  exceed the present value of the aggregate debt service of the  bonds  to
    55  be  refunded  or  repaid. For purposes hereof, the present values of the
    56  aggregate debt service of the refunding or  repayment  bonds,  notes  or

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     1  other  obligations and of the aggregate debt service of the bonds, notes
     2  or other obligations so refunded  or  repaid,  shall  be  calculated  by
     3  utilizing  the  effective  interest  rate  of the refunding or repayment
     4  bonds,  notes  or other obligations, which shall be that rate arrived at
     5  by doubling the semi-annual  interest  rate  (compounded  semi-annually)
     6  necessary  to  discount  the  debt  service payments on the refunding or
     7  repayment bonds, notes or other obligations from the payment dates ther-
     8  eof to the date of issue of the refunding or repayment bonds,  notes  or
     9  other  obligations  and  to  the  price  bid including estimated accrued
    10  interest or proceeds  received  by  the  authority  including  estimated
    11  accrued  interest  from  the  sale thereof. Such bonds, other than bonds
    12  issued to refund outstanding bonds, shall be scheduled to mature over  a
    13  term  not to exceed the average useful life, as certified by the facili-
    14  ties development corporation, of the projects for which  the  bonds  are
    15  issued,  and  in  any case shall not exceed thirty years and the maximum
    16  maturity of notes or any renewals thereof shall not  exceed  five  years
    17  from  the  date of the original issue of such notes. Notwithstanding the
    18  provisions of this section, the agency shall have the power and is here-
    19  by authorized to issue mental  health  services  facilities  improvement
    20  bonds  and/or  mental  health  services  facilities improvement notes to
    21  refund outstanding mental hygiene improvement  bonds  authorized  to  be
    22  issued pursuant to the provisions of section 47-b of the private housing
    23  finance  law  and  the  amount  of  bonds issued or outstanding for such
    24  purposes shall not be included for purposes of determining the amount of
    25  bonds issued pursuant to this section. The director of the budget  shall
    26  allocate  the  aggregate principal authorized to be issued by the agency
    27  among the office of mental health, office for people with  developmental
    28  disabilities, and the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services,
    29  in  consultation with their respective commissioners to finance bondable
    30  appropriations previously approved by the legislature.
    31    § 43. Subdivision (a) of section 28 of part Y of  chapter  61  of  the
    32  laws  of  2005,  relating to providing for the administration of certain
    33  funds and accounts related  to  the  2005-2006  budget,  as  amended  by
    34  section  49 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to
    35  read as follows:
    36    (a) Subject to the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of  2000,  but
    37  notwithstanding  any  provisions  of  law  to  the contrary, one or more
    38  authorized issuers as defined by section 68-a of the state  finance  law
    39  are  hereby  authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series in
    40  an aggregate principal amount not to  exceed  [$67,000,000,  sixty-seven
    41  million]  ninety-two million dollars $92,000,000, excluding bonds issued
    42  to finance one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of issu-
    43  ance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued  to  refund  or  otherwise
    44  repay  such bonds or notes previously issued, for the purpose of financ-
    45  ing capital projects for public protection facilities in the Division of
    46  Military and Naval Affairs, debt service and leases;  and  to  reimburse
    47  the  state  general fund for disbursements made therefor. Such bonds and
    48  notes of such authorized issuer shall not be a debt of  the  state,  and
    49  the  state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of
    50  any funds other than those appropriated by the state to such  authorized
    51  issuer  for  debt  service  and related expenses pursuant to any service
    52  contract executed pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section  and  such
    53  bonds  and  notes  shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such
    54  effect. Except for purposes of complying with the internal revenue code,
    55  any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall only be  used  to  pay
    56  debt service on such bonds.

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     1    § 44. Subdivision 1 of section 386-a of the public authorities law, as
     2  amended  by section 61 of part BBB of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the
     5  authority, the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation
     6  are hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series  for
     7  the  purpose  of  assisting the metropolitan transportation authority in
     8  the financing of transportation facilities  as  defined  in  subdivision
     9  seventeen  of  section  twelve  hundred  sixty-one  of this chapter. The
    10  aggregate principal amount of bonds authorized to be issued pursuant  to
    11  this  section  shall  not  exceed  [one  billion six hundred ninety-four
    12  million dollars $1,694,000,000] two billion seventy-nine  million  eight
    13  hundred  fifty-six  thousand  dollars  $2,079,856,000,  excluding  bonds
    14  issued to fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay  costs  of
    15  issuance  of  such bonds, and to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or
    16  notes previously issued. Such bonds and  notes  of  the  authority,  the
    17  dormitory authority and the urban development corporation shall not be a
    18  debt  of the state, and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall
    19  they be payable out of any funds other than those  appropriated  by  the
    20  state  to  the authority, the dormitory authority and the urban develop-
    21  ment corporation for principal, interest, and related expenses  pursuant
    22  to a service contract and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face
    23  thereof  a  statement  to  such effect. Except for purposes of complying
    24  with the internal revenue code,  any  interest  income  earned  on  bond
    25  proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
    26    §  45.  Subdivision 1 of section 50 of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
    27  laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban  development  corpo-
    28  ration  act,  as  amended by section 42 of part XXX of chapter 59 of the
    29  laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    30    1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law  to  the  contrary,
    31  the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation are hereby
    32  authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series for the purpose
    33  of  funding  project  costs  undertaken  by  or on behalf of special act
    34  school districts,  state-supported  schools  for  the  blind  and  deaf,
    35  approved private special education schools, non-public schools, communi-
    36  ty  centers,  day care facilities, and other state costs associated with
    37  such capital projects. The aggregate principal amount of  bonds  author-
    38  ized  to be issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed [fifty-five
    39  million dollars] one hundred ten million dollars $110,000,000, excluding
    40  bonds issued to fund one or more debt  service  reserve  funds,  to  pay
    41  costs  of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or
    42  otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously issued.  Such  bonds  and
    43  notes  of  the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation
    44  shall not be a debt of the state, and the  state  shall  not  be  liable
    45  thereon,  nor  shall  they  be payable out of any funds other than those
    46  appropriated by the state to  the  dormitory  authority  and  the  urban
    47  development  corporation  for  principal, interest, and related expenses
    48  pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes shall contain on
    49  the face thereof a statement to such effect.   Except  for  purposes  of
    50  complying  with the internal revenue code, any interest income earned on
    51  bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
    52    § 46. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting  the
    53  New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a
    54  new section 53 to read as follows:
    55    §  53.  1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of  any other law to the
    56  contrary, the dormitory authority and the urban development  corporation

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     1  are  hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series for
     2  the purpose of funding project costs for the acquisition  of  equipment,
     3  including  but  not limited to the creation or modernization of informa-
     4  tion  technology systems and related research and development equipment,
     5  health and safety equipment, heavy equipment and machinery, the creation
     6  or improvement of security systems, and laboratory equipment  and  other
     7  state costs associated with such capital projects. The aggregate princi-
     8  pal  amount  of  bonds  authorized to be issued pursuant to this section
     9  shall not exceed ninety-three  million  dollars  $93,000,000,  excluding
    10  bonds  issued  to  fund  one  or more debt service reserve funds, to pay
    11  costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund  or
    12  otherwise  repay  such  bonds or notes previously issued. Such bonds and
    13  notes of the dormitory authority and the urban  development  corporation
    14  shall  not  be  a  debt  of the state, and the state shall not be liable
    15  thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any  funds  other  than  those
    16  appropriated  by  the  state  to  the  dormitory authority and the urban
    17  development corporation for principal, interest,  and  related  expenses
    18  pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes shall contain on
    19  the  face  thereof  a  statement  to such effect. Except for purposes of
    20  complying with the internal revenue code, any interest income earned  on
    21  bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
    22    2.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of law to the contrary, in
    23  order to assist the dormitory authority and the urban development corpo-
    24  ration in undertaking the financing for project costs for  the  acquisi-
    25  tion  of equipment, including but not limited to the creation or modern-
    26  ization of information  technology  systems  and  related  research  and
    27  development  equipment, health and safety equipment, heavy equipment and
    28  machinery, the creation or improvement of security systems, and  labora-
    29  tory  equipment  and  other  state  costs  associated  with such capital
    30  projects, the director of the budget is hereby authorized to enter  into
    31  one or more service contracts with the dormitory authority and the urban
    32  development  corporation,  none  of  which  shall exceed thirty years in
    33  duration, upon such terms and conditions as the director of  the  budget
    34  and the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation agree,
    35  so  as  to  annually  provide  to  the dormitory authority and the urban
    36  development corporation, in the aggregate, a sum not to exceed the prin-
    37  cipal, interest, and related expenses required for such bonds and notes.
    38  Any service contract entered into pursuant to this section shall provide
    39  that the obligation of the state to  pay  the  amount  therein  provided
    40  shall  not  constitute  a  debt  of  the state within the meaning of any
    41  constitutional or statutory provision and shall be deemed executory only
    42  to the extent of  monies  available  and  that  no  liability  shall  be
    43  incurred  by  the  state  beyond  the monies available for such purpose,
    44  subject to annual appropriation by the legislature. Any such contract or
    45  any payments made or to be made thereunder may be assigned  and  pledged
    46  by  the  dormitory  authority  and  the urban development corporation as
    47  security for its bonds and notes, as authorized by this section.
    48    § 47. Subdivision 2 and paragraph (a)  of  subdivision  4  of  section
    49  1680-q of the public authorities law, as added by section 4 of part B of
    50  chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
    51    2.  The  authority may, from and after April first, two thousand thir-
    52  teen, issue dormitory facility revenue bonds in an amount not to  exceed
    53  [nine  hundred forty-four] one billion three hundred ninety-four million
    54  dollars. Notwithstanding any other rule or law, such bonds shall not  be
    55  a  debt  of  the state of New York or the state university nor shall the
    56  state or the state university be liable thereon, nor shall they be paya-

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     1  ble out of any funds other than  those  of  the  authority  constituting
     2  dormitory  facilities  revenues. Such amount shall be exclusive of bonds
     3  and notes issued to fund any reserve fund or funds,  cost  of  issuance,
     4  original issue premium, and to refund any prior dormitory facility bonds
     5  or  any  dormitory  facility  revenue bonds. The authority and the state
     6  university are hereby authorized to enter into agreements  relating  to,
     7  among  other  things,  the acquisition of property or interests therein,
     8  the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, equipping
     9  and furnishing of dormitory facilities, the operation and maintenance of
    10  dormitory facilities, and the billing, collection  and  disbursement  of
    11  dormitory  facilities  revenues,  the  title to which has been conveyed,
    12  assigned or otherwise transferred to the authority pursuant to paragraph
    13  y of subdivision two of section three hundred fifty-five of  the  educa-
    14  tion  law.  In  no  event shall the state university have any obligation
    15  under the agreement to make payment with respect to, on account of or to
    16  pay dormitory facilities revenue bonds, and such bonds shall be  payable
    17  solely  from the dormitory facilities revenues assigned to the authority
    18  by the state university. No debt shall be contracted except  to  finance
    19  capital  works or purposes.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
    20  dormitory facility revenues shall not be deemed to be  revenues  of  the
    21  state.  Notwithstanding  any  other  rule or law, the state shall not be
    22  liable for any payments on any dormitory  facility  revenue  bonds,  and
    23  such bonds shall not be a debt of the state and shall not be payable out
    24  of  any  funds  other than the dormitory facilities revenues assigned to
    25  the authority by the state university.
    26    (a) The dormitory authority, in consultation with the state university
    27  of New York, shall prepare an annual report due on September  thirtieth,
    28  commencing  on  September  thirtieth,  two  thousand  fourteen, of every
    29  calendar year relating to the provisions of paragraph y  of  subdivision
    30  two  of  section three hundred fifty-five of the education law [as added
    31  by a chapter of the laws of  two  thousand  thirteen  which  added  this
    32  section];  subdivision  eight of section three hundred fifty-five of the
    33  education law [as amended by a chapter of the laws of two thousand thir-
    34  teen which added this section];  and  this  section.  The  report  shall
    35  include,  but  not  be  limited  to:  (i) the total dormitory facilities
    36  revenues assigned or otherwise transferred from the state university  of
    37  New York to the dormitory authority in the prior state university fiscal
    38  year  and the sum of such transfers made in the five prior fiscal years;
    39  (ii) the sum of monies, if any, transferred to the state  university  of
    40  New  York  from the dormitory facilities revenue fund in the prior state
    41  university fiscal year; (iii) a list of any increase in rents, fees  and
    42  other  charges  that  relate  to  dormitory  facilities  per  campus  to
    43  students; (iv) a summary of all costs associated with the  construction,
    44  reconstruction,   rehabilitation,  improvement,  equipping,  furnishing,
    45  repair, maintenance and operations  of  dormitory  facilities  that  the
    46  dormitory  authority  funded  with dormitory facilities revenues and the
    47  proceeds of dormitory facility revenue bonds; (v) a summary  and  justi-
    48  fication  of  dormitory  authority  administrative  expenses  and  costs
    49  incurred related to the dormitory  facilities  revenue  fund;  (vi)  the
    50  issuance  amounts,  debt service costs and savings, if any, of all state
    51  university of New York dormitory bonds issued prior to April first,  two
    52  thousand  thirteen and refinanced by the dormitory authority with dormi-
    53  tory facility revenue bonds; (vii) total amount of debt service payments
    54  made per year on dormitory facility revenue bonds; and (viii)  an  esti-
    55  mated  date  when  the  dormitory authority will reach the [nine hundred
    56  forty-four million dollar] cap on dormitory facility revenue bonds.

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     1    § 48. Paragraphs b and f of subdivision 3 of section 9 of section 1 of
     2  chapter 359 of the laws of 1968 constituting the facilities  development
     3  corporation  act,  paragraph  b as amended by chapter 236 of the laws of
     4  2005 and paragraph f as amended by chapter 58 of the laws of  1987,  are
     5  amended and a new paragraph g is added to read as follows:
     6    b.  All  monies  of  the  corporation received or accepted pursuant to
     7  paragraph a of this subdivision, other than appropriations and  advances
     8  from  the  state  and except as otherwise authorized or provided in this
     9  section, shall be paid to the commissioner of taxation  and  finance  as
    10  agent  of  the corporation, who shall not commingle such monies with any
    11  other monies. Such monies shall be deposited in  two  or  more  separate
    12  bank  accounts. One of such accounts, to which shall be credited (i) all
    13  payments made on or after January 1, 1964, for the care, maintenance and
    14  treatment of patients in every mental hygiene  facility,  other  than  a
    15  community mental health and retardation facility, (ii) all payments made
    16  to  the corporation as rentals, lease payments, permit fees or otherwise
    17  under any lease, sublease or agreement  undertaken  with  respect  to  a
    18  community  mental health and retardation facility or a current or former
    19  mental hygiene facility, (iii) all payments made to the corporation  for
    20  the purchase of real property held by the corporation for the use of the
    21  department, other than payments derived from New York state medical care
    22  facilities  finance  agency  financing  or  refinancing  of  the design,
    23  construction, acquisition, reconstruction,  rehabilitation,  improvement
    24  or  renovation  of  state  operated  mental hygiene facilities, (iv) all
    25  income from investments and (v) all monies received or  to  be  received
    26  for  the purposes of such account on a recurring basis, shall be denomi-
    27  nated the "mental hygiene facilities improvement fund  income  account".
    28  The  monies  in  any  account  shall be paid out on checks signed by the
    29  commissioner of taxation and finance on requisition of the  chairman  of
    30  the  corporation  or  of  such  other officer or employee or officers or
    31  employees as the corporation shall authorize to make  such  requisition.
    32  All  deposits  of  such  money shall, if required by the commissioner of
    33  taxation and finance or the directors of the corporation, be secured  by
    34  obligations of the United States or of the state of a market value equal
    35  at all times to the amount of the deposit and all banks and trust compa-
    36  nies  are authorized to give such security for such deposits. Any moneys
    37  of the corporation not required for immediate use or  disbursement  may,
    38  at the discretion of the corporation, be invested by the commissioner of
    39  taxation  and  finance in accordance with the provisions of section 98-a
    40  of the state finance law. [When the corporation is no longer required to
    41  make any rental payments under any lease, sublease or agreement  entered
    42  into with the state housing finance agency in effect as of the effective
    43  date  of  this  amendment  to  this  paragraph,  all  monies received or
    44  accepted pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision, other than  appro-
    45  priations and advances from the state and except as otherwise authorized
    46  or  provided  in this section, shall be deposited into the mental health
    47  services fund established by section 97-f of the state finance law.  Any
    48  monies  remaining  in  the  mental  hygiene  facilities improvement fund
    49  income account and in any rental reserve  account  created  pursuant  to
    50  paragraph  c of subdivision 4 of this section, when such lease, sublease
    51  or agreement is no longer in effect shall be  deposited  in  the  mental
    52  health  services  fund.]  The mental hygiene facilities improvement fund
    53  and the income account therein shall remain in  existence  until  termi-
    54  nated  by the corporation by written notice to the commissioner of taxa-
    55  tion and finance. Any moneys on deposit in the mental hygiene facilities
    56  improvement fund or the income account therein upon the  termination  of

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     1  said  fund and account shall be transferred by the commissioner of taxa-
     2  tion and finance to the mental health  services  fund.  The  corporation
     3  shall  not  terminate the mental hygiene facilities improvement fund and
     4  the  income  account therein until all mental health services facilities
     5  bonds issued pursuant to: (i) the New York state medical care facilities
     6  finance agency act; (ii) article five-c of the state  finance  law;  and
     7  (iii)  article  five-f  of  the  state  finance law and payable from the
     8  income account as described in paragraph g of this  subdivision  are  no
     9  longer outstanding.
    10    f. The directors of the corporation shall from time to time, but in no
    11  event later than the fifteenth day of each month pay over to the commis-
    12  sioner  of taxation and finance and the state comptroller for deposit in
    13  the mental health services fund, all monies of the corporation in excess
    14  of the aggregate amount of money required to be maintained on deposit in
    15  the mental hygiene facilities improvement fund income  account  pursuant
    16  to  [paragraph]  paragraphs e and g of this subdivision. Prior to making
    17  any such payment, the chairman of the corporation shall,  on  behalf  of
    18  the  directors, make and deliver to the governor and the director of the
    19  budget his certificate stating the aggregate amount to be maintained  on
    20  deposit in the mental hygiene facilities improvement fund income account
    21  to  comply in full with the provisions of [paragraph e] paragraphs e and
    22  g of this subdivision.
    23    g. (1) In addition to the amount required to be  maintained  by  para-
    24  graph e of this subdivision, there shall be accumulated and set aside in
    25  each  month  in  the  mental  hygiene facilities improvement fund income
    26  account, all receipts associated with loans, leases and other agreements
    27  with voluntary agencies. The corporation shall  provide  the  amount  of
    28  such  receipts  to  be  set  aside  to  the commissioner of taxation and
    29  finance in each month.  (2) No later than five days prior to the earlier
    30  of when payment is to be made on bonds issued for mental health services
    31  facilities purposes pursuant to: (i) the New  York  state  medical  care
    32  facilities  finance agency act; (ii) article five-C of the state finance
    33  law; and (iii) article five-F of the state finance law,  such  set-aside
    34  receipts  shall  be  transferred  by  the  commissioner  of taxation and
    35  finance as agent of the corporation from the mental  hygiene  facilities
    36  improvement  fund  income  account in the amounts set forth in schedules
    37  provided by the corporation to the commissioner of taxation and  finance
    38  in  the  following  priority: first, to the trustee appointed by the New
    39  York state medical care facilities finance agency for the  bonds  issued
    40  pursuant  to  the  New York state medical care facilities finance agency
    41  act for both voluntary agency and state purposes to pay debt service and
    42  other cash requirements due on such bonds on the relevant payment  date,
    43  second,  any  remaining amount of such set-aside receipts to the trustee
    44  appointed by authorized issuers for the bonds issued pursuant to article
    45  five-C of the state finance law to  pay  debt  service  and  other  cash
    46  requirements  due  on such bonds on the relevant payment date and third,
    47  any remaining amount of such  set-aside  to  the  trustee  appointed  by
    48  authorized  issuers  for  the bonds issued pursuant to article five-F of
    49  the state finance law to pay debt service and  other  cash  requirements
    50  due on such bonds on the relevant payment date.
    51    §  49.  Subdivisions 5 and 8 of section 97-f of the state finance law,
    52  subdivision 5 as amended by section 15 of part BBB of chapter 59 of  the
    53  laws  of  2018  and subdivision 8 as amended by section 59 of part HH of
    54  chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended and a new subdivision  9  is
    55  added to read as follows:

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     1    5. The comptroller shall from time to time, but in no event later than
     2  the  fifteenth  day  of  each  month, pay over for deposit in the mental
     3  hygiene general fund state operations account all moneys in  the  mental
     4  health  services  fund  in  excess of the amount of money required to be
     5  maintained  on deposit in the mental health services fund. [The] Subject
     6  to subdivision nine of this section, the amount  required  to  be  main-
     7  tained  in  such  fund  shall be (i) twenty percent of the amount of the
     8  next payment coming due relating to the mental health  services  facili-
     9  ties  improvement  program  under  any  agreement between the facilities
    10  development corporation and the New York state medical  care  facilities
    11  finance  agency  multiplied by the number of months from the date of the
    12  last such payment with respect to  payments  under  any  such  agreement
    13  required  to be made semi-annually, plus (ii) those amounts specified in
    14  any such agreement with respect to payments required to  be  made  other
    15  than  semi-annually,  including  for  variable rate bonds, interest rate
    16  exchange or similar agreements or other financing arrangements permitted
    17  by law.  [Prior to making any such payment, the comptroller  shall  make
    18  and deliver to the director of the budget and the chairmen of the facil-
    19  ities development corporation and the New York state medical care facil-
    20  ities  finance  agency, a certificate stating the aggregate amount to be
    21  maintained on deposit in the mental health services fund  to  comply  in
    22  full  with  the  provisions  of this subdivision.] Concurrently with the
    23  making of any such payment, the facilities development corporation shall
    24  deliver to the comptroller, the director of the budget and the New  York
    25  state  medical  care facilities finance agency a certificate stating the
    26  aggregate amount to be  maintained  on  deposit  in  the  mental  health
    27  services fund to comply in full with the provisions of this subdivision.
    28    8.  In addition to the amounts required to be maintained on deposit in
    29  the mental health services fund pursuant to  subdivision  five  of  this
    30  section  and subject to subdivision nine of this section, the fund shall
    31  maintain on deposit an amount equal to the debt service and  other  cash
    32  requirements  on  mental  health  services  facilities  bonds  issued by
    33  authorized issuers pursuant to sections sixty-eight-b  and  sixty-nine-n
    34  of this chapter. The amount required to be maintained in such fund shall
    35  be  (i)  twenty  percent  of  the  amount of the next payment coming due
    36  relating to mental health services facilities bonds issued by an author-
    37  ized issuer multiplied by the number of months from the date of the last
    38  such payment with respect to payments required to be made semi-annually,
    39  plus (ii) those amounts specified in any financing agreement between the
    40  issuer and the state, acting through the director of  the  budget,  with
    41  respect  to  payments  required  to  be  made  other than semi-annually,
    42  including for variable rate bonds, interest  rate  exchange  or  similar
    43  agreements  or  other financing arrangements permitted by law. [Prior to
    44  making any such payment, the comptroller shall make and deliver  to  the
    45  director  of  the  budget and the chairmen of the facilities development
    46  corporation and the New York state medical care facilities finance agen-
    47  cy, a certificate stating the  aggregate  amount  to  be  maintained  on
    48  deposit  in  the  mental health services fund to comply in full with the
    49  provisions of this subdivision.] Concurrently with  the  making  of  any
    50  such  payment,  the  facilities development corporation shall deliver to
    51  the comptroller, the director of the  budget  and  the  New  York  state
    52  medical  care facilities finance agency a certificate stating the aggre-
    53  gate amount to be maintained on deposit in the  mental  health  services
    54  fund to comply in full with the provisions of this subdivision.
    55    No  later  than five days prior to the payment to be made by the state
    56  comptroller on such mental health services facilities bonds pursuant  to

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     1  sections  ninety-two-z  and  ninety-two-h of this article, the amount of
     2  such payment shall be transferred by  the  state  comptroller  from  the
     3  mental  health services fund to the revenue bond tax fund established by
     4  section ninety-two-z of this article and the sales tax revenue bond fund
     5  established by section ninety-two-h of this article. The accumulation of
     6  moneys  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  and  subsequent transfer to the
     7  revenue bond tax fund and the sales  tax  revenue  bond  fund  shall  be
     8  subordinate in all respects to payments to be made to the New York state
     9  medical  care  facilities finance agency and to any pledge or assignment
    10  pursuant to subdivision six of this section.
    11    9. In determining the amounts required to be maintained in the  mental
    12  health  services  fund under subdivisions five and eight of this section
    13  in each month, the amount of receipts associated with loans, leases  and
    14  other  agreements  with  voluntary agencies accumulated and set aside in
    15  the mental hygiene facilities  improvement  fund  income  account  under
    16  paragraph  g  of  subdivision  three  of  section nine of the facilities
    17  development corporation act shall be taken into account as a credit  but
    18  only  if  such  crediting  does not result in the amounts required to be
    19  maintained in the mental health services fund exclusive of any credit to
    20  be less than the amount required under subdivision five of this  section
    21  in each month.
    22    §  50.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    23  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2019; provided,
    24  however, that the provisions of sections one, two,  three,  four,  five,
    25  six,  seven,  eight,  thirteen,  fourteen,  fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
    26  eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-two, twenty-three, and twenty-four of
    27  this act shall expire March 31, 2020 when upon such date the  provisions
    28  of such sections shall be deemed repealed.
    29                                   PART L
    30    Section  1.  Section  4 of chapter 22 of the laws of 2014, relating to
    31  expanding  opportunities  for  service-disabled  veteran-owned  business
    32  enterprises, is amended to read as follows:
    33    §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    34  sections one, one-a and two of this  act  shall  expire  and  be  deemed
    35  repealed March 31, [2019] 2024; and provided, further, however, that the
    36  amendments  to subdivisions 7 and 15 of section 310 of the executive law
    37  made by section three of this act shall not  affect  the  expiration  of
    38  such section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
    39    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    40  have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2019.
    41                                   PART M
    42    Section 1.  Subdivision 2 of section 87 of the  workers'  compensation
    43  law,  as  added  by  section  20 of part GG of chapter 57 of the laws of
    44  2013, is amended to read as follows:
    45    2. Any of the surplus funds belonging to the state insurance fund,  by
    46  order  of the commissioners, approved by the superintendent of financial
    47  services, may be invested (1) in the types of  securities  described  in
    48  subdivisions one, two, three, four, five, six, eleven, twelve, twelve-a,
    49  thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-one-a,
    50  twenty-four, twenty-four-a, twenty-four-b, twenty-four-c and twenty-five
    51  of  section  two  hundred thirty-five of the banking law , or (2) in the
    52  types of obligations described in paragraph two  of  subsection  (a)  of

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     1  section  one thousand four hundred four of the insurance law except that
     2  up to twenty-five percent of surplus funds  may  be  invested  in  obli-
     3  gations  rated  investment  grade  by a nationally recognized securities
     4  rating  organization, or[,] (3) up to fifty percent of surplus funds, in
     5  the types of securities or investments described  in  paragraphs  [two,]
     6  three,  eight  and  ten  of  subsection (a) of section one thousand four
     7  hundred four of the insurance law, except that [up  to  ten  percent  of
     8  surplus  funds  may  be  invested] investments in [the securities of any
     9  solvent American institution as described in such  paragraphs]  diversi-
    10  fied index funds and accounts may be made irrespective of the rating [of
    11  such  institution's  obligations] or other similar qualitative standards
    12  [described therein, and] applicable under such paragraphs, or (4) up  to
    13  ten  percent of surplus funds, in the types of securities or investments
    14  described in paragraphs two, three and ten of subsection (a) of  section
    15  one  thousand four hundred four of the insurance law irrespective of the
    16  rating of such institution's obligations or  other  similar  qualitative
    17  standard, or (5) up to fifteen percent of surplus funds in securities or
    18  investments  which  do  not  otherwise qualify for investment under this
    19  section as shall be made with the care, prudence and diligence under the
    20  circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person  acting  in  a  like
    21  capacity  and  familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an
    22  enterprise of a like character and with like aims as  provided  for  the
    23  state  insurance  fund  under  this  article,  but shall not include any
    24  direct derivative instrument or derivative transaction except for  hedg-
    25  ing  purposes.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this subdivision,
    26  the aggregate amount that the state insurance fund  may  invest  in  the
    27  types  of securities or investments described in paragraphs three, eight
    28  and ten of subsection (a) of section one thousand four hundred  four  of
    29  the  insurance  law  and  as  a prudent person acting in a like capacity
    30  would invest as provided in this  subdivision  shall  not  exceed  fifty
    31  percent of such surplus funds. For the purposes of this subdivision, any
    32  funds  appropriated pursuant to the provisions of subdivision one or two
    33  of section eighty-seven-f  of  this  article  shall  not  be  considered
    34  surplus funds.
    35    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    36                                   PART N
    37    Section  1.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 54 of the work-
    38  ers' compensation law, as amended by chapter 469 of the laws of 2017, is
    39  amended to read as follows:
    40    (a) Cancellation and termination of insurance contracts.  No  contract
    41  of  insurance  issued  by an insurance carrier against liability arising
    42  under this chapter shall be cancelled within the time  limited  in  such
    43  contract  for  its expiration unless notice is given as required by this
    44  section. When cancellation  is  due  to  non-payment  of  premiums  [and
    45  assessments],  such  cancellation  shall not be effective until at least
    46  ten days after a notice of cancellation of  such  contract,  on  a  date
    47  specified  in such notice, shall be filed in the office of the chair and
    48  also served on the employer. When cancellation  is  due  to  any  reason
    49  other  than  non-payment  of premiums and assessments, such cancellation
    50  shall not be effective until at least thirty  days  after  a  notice  of
    51  cancellation of such contract, on a date specified in such notice, shall
    52  be  filed  in  the  office of the chair and also served on the employer;
    53  provided, however, in either case, that  if  the  employer  has  secured
    54  insurance  with  another insurance carrier which becomes effective prior

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     1  to the expiration of the time stated in such  notice,  the  cancellation
     2  shall  be  effective  as  of the date of such other coverage. No insurer
     3  shall refuse to renew any  policy  insuring  against  liability  arising
     4  under  this  chapter unless at least thirty days prior to its expiration
     5  notice of intention not to renew has been filed in  the  office  of  the
     6  chair and also served on the employer.
     7    Such  notice  shall be served on the employer by delivering it to him,
     8  her or it or by sending it by mail, by certified or  registered  letter,
     9  return  receipt  requested, addressed to the employer at his, her or its
    10  last known place of business; provided that, if the employer be a  part-
    11  nership, then such notice may be so given to any of one of the partners,
    12  and if the employer be a corporation then the notice may be given to any
    13  agent  or  officer  of  the  corporation  upon whom legal process may be
    14  served; and further provided that an employer may designate  any  person
    15  or  entity  at  any  address to receive such notice including the desig-
    16  nation of one person or entity to receive notice on behalf  of  multiple
    17  entities  insured  under one insurance policy and that service of notice
    18  at the address so designated upon the person or entity so designated  by
    19  delivery  or  by mail, by certified or registered letter, return receipt
    20  requested,  shall  satisfy  the  notice  requirement  of  this  section.
    21  [Provided, however, the] The right to cancellation of a policy of insur-
    22  ance  in  the state insurance fund, however, shall be exercised only for
    23  non-payment of premiums and assessments, or failure by the  employer  to
    24  cooperate with a payroll audit, or as provided in section ninety-four of
    25  this  chapter.  The  state  insurance  fund  may cancel a policy for the
    26  employer's failure to cooperate with a payroll  audit  if  the  employer
    27  fails  (i) either to make or keep an appointment during regular business
    28  hours with a payroll auditor, after the state insurance fund has made at
    29  least two attempts to arrange an appointment  including  contacting  the
    30  employer's  broker  or  accountant,  if any, or (ii) to furnish business
    31  records in the course  of  a  payroll  audit  as  required  pursuant  to
    32  sections  ninety-five  and  one  hundred  thirty-one of this chapter. At
    33  least fifteen days in advance of sending a notice  of  cancellation  for
    34  failure  to  cooperate  with  a  payroll audit, the state insurance fund
    35  shall send a warning notice to  the  employer  in  the  same  manner  as
    36  provided  in this subdivision for serving a notice of cancellation. Such
    37  notice shall specify a means of contacting the sate  insurance  fund  to
    38  set  up  an audit appointment. The state insurance fund will be required
    39  to provide only one such warning notice to an employer  related  to  any
    40  particular payroll audit prior to cancellation.
    41    The  provisions  of  this  subdivision shall not apply with respect to
    42  policies containing coverage pursuant to subsection (j) of section three
    43  thousand four hundred twenty of the  insurance  law  relating  to  every
    44  policy  providing  comprehensive  personal liability insurance on a one,
    45  two, three or four family owner-occupied dwelling.
    46    In the event such cancellation or termination notice is not filed with
    47  the chair within the required time period,  the  chair  shall  impose  a
    48  penalty  in  the  amount  of up to five hundred dollars for each ten-day
    49  period the insurance carrier or state insurance fund failed to file  the
    50  notification. All penalties collected pursuant to this subdivision shall
    51  be deposited in the uninsured employers' fund.
    52    §  2.  Section  93  of  the  workers'  compensation law, as amended by
    53  section 24 of part GG of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to
    54  read as follows:
    55    §  93.  Collection of premium in case of default. a. If a policyholder
    56  shall default in any payment required to be made by [him]  such  policy-

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     1  holder  to  the  state  insurance fund or shall fail to cooperate with a
     2  payroll audit as specified in subdivision five of section fifty-four  of
     3  this  chapter,  after due notice, [his] such policyholder's insurance in
     4  the  state insurance fund may be cancelled and the amount due from [him]
     5  such policyholder shall be collected by  civil  action  brought  against
     6  [him]  such  policyholder in any county wherein the state insurance fund
     7  maintains an office in the name of the commissioners of the state insur-
     8  ance fund and the same, when collected, shall be  paid  into  the  state
     9  insurance  fund,  and such policyholder's compliance with the provisions
    10  of this chapter requiring payments to be made  to  the  state  insurance
    11  fund  shall date from the time of the payment of said money to the state
    12  insurance fund.
    13    b. An employer, whose policy of insurance has been  cancelled  by  the
    14  state insurance fund for non-payment of premium, or failure to cooperate
    15  with  a payroll audit, and assessments or [withdraws] cancelled pursuant
    16  to section ninety-four of this article, is ineligible to contract for  a
    17  subsequent  policy  of  insurance  with the state insurance fund [while]
    18  until the state insurance  fund  receives  full  cooperation  from  such
    19  employer in completing any payroll audit on the cancelled policy and the
    20  billed  premium  on  the cancelled policy [remains uncollected] is paid,
    21  including any additional amounts billed following the completion of  any
    22  payroll audit.
    23    c. The state insurance fund shall not be required to write a policy of
    24  insurance  for any employer which is owned or controlled or the majority
    25  interest of which is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any
    26  person  who  directly  or  indirectly  owns  or  controls  or  owned  or
    27  controlled  at  the time of cancellation an employer whose former policy
    28  of insurance with the state insurance fund was cancelled for non-payment
    29  of premium [and assessments], or for failure to cooperate with a payroll
    30  audit, or [withdraws] cancelled pursuant to section ninety-four of  this
    31  article,  or  who  is  or was at the time of cancellation the president,
    32  vice-president, secretary or treasurer of such  an  employer  until  the
    33  state  insurance  fund  receives  full cooperation from such employer in
    34  completing any payroll audit and the billed  premium  on  the  cancelled
    35  policy  is  paid,  including any additional amounts billed following the
    36  completion of any payroll audit.
    37    For purposes of this subdivision, "person" [shall include individuals,
    38  partnerships, corporations, and other associations] means  any  individ-
    39  ual, firm, company, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,
    40  joint  venture, joint-stock association, association, trust or any other
    41  legal entity whatsoever.
    42    d. For the purposes of this section, the word "premium"  includes  all
    43  amounts  required  to  be paid to the state insurance fund including any
    44  assessment by the workers' compensation board that the  state  insurance
    45  fund bills to an employer.
    46    §  3. Section 95 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by chap-
    47  ter 135 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
    48    § 95. Record and audit of payrolls.  (1) Every employer who is insured
    49  in the state insurance fund shall keep a true and accurate record of the
    50  number of [his] its employees,  the  classification  of  its  employees,
    51  information  regarding  employee  accidents  and the wages paid by [him]
    52  such employer, as well as such records relating to any person performing
    53  services under a subcontract with such employer who is not covered under
    54  the subcontractor's own  workers'  compensation  insurance  policy,  and
    55  shall  furnish, upon demand, a sworn statement of the same.  Such record
    56  and any  other  records  of  an  employer  containing  such  information

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     1  pertaining  to  any  policy  period  including,  but not limited to, any
     2  payroll book, payroll and distribution records, cash book,  check  book,
     3  bank  account  statements, commission records, ledgers, journals, regis-
     4  ters,  vouchers,  contracts,  tax  returns  and  reports,  and  computer
     5  programs for retrieving data, certificates of  insurance  pertaining  to
     6  subcontractors  and any other business records specified by the rules of
     7  the board shall be open to inspection by the state insurance fund at any
     8  time and as often as may be necessary to verify the number of  employees
     9  [and],  the  amount  of the payroll, the classification of employees and
    10  information regarding employee accidents.  Any employer who  shall  fail
    11  to  keep [such] any record required in this section, who shall willfully
    12  fail to furnish such record or who  shall  willfully  falsify  any  such
    13  record[,]  shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not
    14  less than five thousand dollars nor more than ten  thousand  dollars  in
    15  addition  to  any other penalties otherwise provided by law, except that
    16  any such employer that has previously been subject to criminal penalties
    17  under this section within the prior ten years shall be guilty of a class
    18  E felony, and subject to a fine of not less than  ten  thousand  dollars
    19  nor  more than twenty-five thousand dollars in addition to any penalties
    20  otherwise provided by law.
    21    (2) Employers subject to [subdivision] subsection (e) of  section  two
    22  thousand  three hundred four of the insurance law and subdivision two of
    23  section eighty-nine of this article  shall  keep  a  true  and  accurate
    24  record  of  hours  worked for all construction classification employees.
    25  The willful failure to keep such record, or the knowing falsification of
    26  any such record, may be prosecuted as insurance fraud in accordance with
    27  the provisions of section 176.05 of the penal law.
    28    § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 131 of the workers' compensation law, as
    29  amended by chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
    30    (1) Every employer subject to the provisions  of  this  chapter  shall
    31  keep  a  true  and  accurate  record  of  the number of [his or her] its
    32  employees, the classification of its  employees,  information  regarding
    33  employee  accidents and the wages paid by [him or her] such employer for
    34  a period of four years after each entry therein, [which] as well as such
    35  records relating to any person performing services under  a  subcontract
    36  of such employer that is not covered under the subcontractor's own work-
    37  ers'  compensation  insurance  policy.  Such  records  shall  be open to
    38  inspection at any time, and as often as may be necessary to  verify  the
    39  same by investigators of the board, by the authorized auditors, account-
    40  ants  or inspectors of the carrier with whom the employer is insured, or
    41  by the authorized auditors, accountants or inspectors  of  any  workers'
    42  compensation  insurance  rating  board  or  bureau  operating  under the
    43  authority of the insurance law and of which board or bureau such carrier
    44  is a member or the group trust of which the employer is  a  member.  Any
    45  and  all  records required by law to be kept by such employer upon which
    46  the employer makes or files a return concerning wages paid to  employees
    47  and  any  other  records  of  an  employer  containing  such information
    48  pertaining to any policy period  including,  but  not  limited  to,  any
    49  payroll  book,  payroll and distribution records, cash book, check book,
    50  bank account statements, commission records, ledgers,  journals,  regis-
    51  ters,  vouchers,  contracts,  tax  returns  and  reports,  and  computer
    52  programs for retrieving data, certificates of  insurance  pertaining  to
    53  subcontractors  and any other business records specified by the rules of
    54  the board shall form part of the records described in this  section  and
    55  shall  be  open  to  inspection  in  the same manner as provided in this
    56  section. Any employer who shall fail to keep  such  records,  who  shall

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     1  willfully fail to furnish such record as required in this section or who
     2  shall  falsify  any  such  records, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
     3  subject to a fine of not less than  five  nor  more  than  ten  thousand
     4  dollars  in  addition  to any other penalties otherwise provided by law,
     5  except that any such employer that has previously been subject to crimi-
     6  nal penalties under this section within the prior  ten  years  shall  be
     7  guilty  of  a class E felony, and subject to a fine of not less than ten
     8  nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars in addition to any  penalties
     9  otherwise provided by law.
    10    §  5.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    11  have become a law and shall be applicable to policies issued or  renewed
    12  after such date.
    13                                   PART O
    14    Section  1. Section 2 of chapter 887 of the laws of 1983, amending the
    15  correction law relating to the psychological testing of  candidates,  as
    16  amended  by  section  1  of part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is
    17  amended to read as follows:
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    19  it shall have become a law and shall remain in effect until September 1,
    20  [2019] 2021.
    21    § 2. Section 3 of chapter 428 of the laws of 1999, amending the execu-
    22  tive law and the  criminal  procedure  law  relating  to  expanding  the
    23  geographic  area of employment of certain police officers, as amended by
    24  section 2 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws of  2017,  is  amended  to
    25  read as follows:
    26    §  3.  This  act  shall  take effect on the first day of November next
    27  succeeding the date on which it shall  have  become  a  law,  and  shall
    28  remain  in effect until the first day of September, [2019] 2021, when it
    29  shall expire and be deemed repealed.
    30    § 3. Section 3 of chapter 886  of  the  laws  of  1972,  amending  the
    31  correction  law  and  the  penal  law  relating to prisoner furloughs in
    32  certain cases and the crime  of  absconding  therefrom,  as  amended  by
    33  section  3  of  part  A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
    34  read as follows:
    35    § 3. This act shall take effect 60 days after it shall have  become  a
    36  law and shall remain in effect until September 1, [2019] 2021.
    37    §  4. Section 20 of chapter 261 of the laws of 1987, amending chapters
    38  50, 53 and 54 of the laws of 1987, the correction law, the penal law and
    39  other chapters and laws relating to correctional facilities, as  amended
    40  by  section 4 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
    41  read as follows:
    42    § 20. This act shall take effect immediately except that section thir-
    43  teen of this act shall expire and be of no further force  or  effect  on
    44  and  after  September  1,  [2019]  2021  and  shall not apply to persons
    45  committed to the custody of the department after such date, and provided
    46  further that the commissioner of corrections and  community  supervision
    47  shall  report  each January first and July first during such time as the
    48  earned eligibility program is in effect, to the chairmen of  the  senate
    49  crime  victims, crime and correction committee, the senate codes commit-
    50  tee, the assembly correction committee, and the assembly  codes  commit-
    51  tee,  the  standards  in  effect for earned eligibility during the prior
    52  six-month period, the number of inmates subject  to  the  provisions  of
    53  earned  eligibility,  the  number  who actually received certificates of
    54  earned eligibility during that period of time,  the  number  of  inmates

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     1  with  certificates who are granted parole upon their first consideration
     2  for parole, the number with certificates  who  are  denied  parole  upon
     3  their  first  consideration,  and  the number of individuals granted and
     4  denied parole who did not have earned eligibility certificates.
     5    § 5. Subdivision (q) of section 427 of chapter 55 of the laws of 1992,
     6  amending  the tax law and other laws relating to taxes, surcharges, fees
     7  and funding, as amended by section 5 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws
     8  of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
     9    (q) the provisions of section two  hundred  eighty-four  of  this  act
    10  shall  remain in effect until September 1, [2019] 2021 and be applicable
    11  to all persons entering the program on or before August 31, [2019] 2021.
    12    § 6. Section 10 of chapter 339 of  the  laws  of  1972,  amending  the
    13  correction  law  and  the  penal  law  relating  to inmate work release,
    14  furlough and leave, as amended by section 6 of part A of chapter  55  of
    15  the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    16    §  10. This act shall take effect 30 days after it shall have become a
    17  law and shall remain in effect  until  September  1,  [2019]  2021,  and
    18  provided  further  that  the commissioner of correctional services shall
    19  report each January first, and July first, to the chairman of the senate
    20  crime victims, crime and correction committee, the senate codes  commit-
    21  tee,  the  assembly correction committee, and the assembly codes commit-
    22  tee, the number of eligible inmates in each facility under  the  custody
    23  and  control  of  the commissioner who have applied for participation in
    24  any program offered under the provisions of work release,  furlough,  or
    25  leave, and the number of such inmates who have been approved for partic-
    26  ipation.
    27    §  7.  Subdivision (c) of section 46 of chapter 60 of the laws of 1994
    28  relating to certain provisions which impact upon expenditure of  certain
    29  appropriations made by chapter 50 of the laws of 1994 enacting the state
    30  operations  budget,  as  amended by section 7 of part A of chapter 55 of
    31  the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    32    (c) sections forty-one and forty-two of this act shall expire  Septem-
    33  ber  1,  [2019] 2021; provided, that the provisions of section forty-two
    34  of this act shall apply to inmates entering the work release program  on
    35  or after such effective date; and
    36    §  8.  Subdivision  h  of section 74 of chapter 3 of the laws of 1995,
    37  amending the correction law and other laws relating to the incarceration
    38  fee, as amended by section 8 of part A of chapter  55  of  the  laws  of
    39  2017, is amended to read as follows:
    40    h.  Section fifty-two of this act shall be deemed to have been in full
    41  force and effect on and after April 1, 1995; provided, however, that the
    42  provisions of section 189 of the correction law, as amended  by  section
    43  fifty-five of this act, subdivision 5 of section 60.35 of the penal law,
    44  as  amended by section fifty-six of this act, and section fifty-seven of
    45  this act shall expire September 1, [2019] 2021, when upon such date  the
    46  amendments  to  the correction law and penal law made by sections fifty-
    47  five and fifty-six of this act shall revert to and be  read  as  if  the
    48  provisions  of  this  act  had not been enacted; provided, however, that
    49  sections sixty-two, sixty-three and sixty-four  of  this  act  shall  be
    50  deemed  to have been in full force and effect on and after March 1, 1995
    51  and shall be deemed repealed April  1,  1996  and  upon  such  date  the
    52  provisions  of  subsection  (e) of section 9110 of the insurance law and
    53  subdivision 2 of section 89-d of the state finance law shall  revert  to
    54  and  be  read  as  set  out in law on the date immediately preceding the
    55  effective date of sections sixty-two and sixty-three of this act;

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     1    § 9. Subdivision (c) of section 49 of subpart A of part C  of  chapter
     2  62 of the laws of 2011 amending the correction law and the executive law
     3  relating to merging the department of correctional services and division
     4  of  parole into the department of corrections and community supervision,
     5  as  amended by section 9 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is
     6  amended to read as follows:
     7    (c) that the amendments  to  subdivision  9  of  section  201  of  the
     8  correction  law  as added by section thirty-two of this act shall remain
     9  in effect until September 1, [2019] 2021, when it shall  expire  and  be
    10  deemed repealed;
    11    §  10.  Subdivision  (aa)  of section 427 of chapter 55 of the laws of
    12  1992, amending the tax law and other laws relating to taxes, surcharges,
    13  fees and funding, as amended by section 10 of part A of  chapter  55  of
    14  the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    15    (aa)  the  provisions  of  sections  three  hundred  eighty-two, three
    16  hundred eighty-three and three hundred eighty-four  of  this  act  shall
    17  expire on September 1, [2019] 2021;
    18    §  11.  Section  12  of  chapter 907 of the laws of 1984, amending the
    19  correction law, the New York city criminal court act and  the  executive
    20  law  relating  to  prison and jail housing and alternatives to detention
    21  and incarceration programs, as amended by section 11 of part A of  chap-
    22  ter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    23    §  12.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately,  except  that the
    24  provisions of sections one through ten of this act shall remain in  full
    25  force  and  effect  until  September  1, [2019] 2020 on which date those
    26  provisions shall be deemed to be repealed.
    27    § 12. Subdivision (p) of section 406 of chapter 166  of  the  laws  of
    28  1991,  amending the tax law and other laws relating to taxes, as amended
    29  by section 12 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
    30  read as follows:
    31    (p) The amendments to section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law made
    32  by sections three hundred thirty-seven and three hundred thirty-eight of
    33  this act shall not apply to any offense committed prior to  such  effec-
    34  tive  date;  provided,  further, that section three hundred forty-one of
    35  this act shall take effect immediately and shall expire November 1, 1993
    36  at which time it  shall  be  deemed  repealed;  sections  three  hundred
    37  forty-five  and  three  hundred  forty-six of this act shall take effect
    38  July 1, 1991; sections three hundred fifty-five,  three  hundred  fifty-
    39  six,  three hundred fifty-seven and three hundred fifty-nine of this act
    40  shall take effect immediately and shall expire June 30, 1995  and  shall
    41  revert to and be read as if this act had not been enacted; section three
    42  hundred  fifty-eight of this act shall take effect immediately and shall
    43  expire June 30, 1998 and shall revert to and be read as if this act  had
    44  not been enacted; section three hundred sixty-four through three hundred
    45  sixty-seven  of  this  act  shall apply to claims filed on or after such
    46  effective date; sections three hundred sixty-nine, three hundred  seven-
    47  ty-two,  three  hundred seventy-three, three hundred seventy-four, three
    48  hundred seventy-five and three hundred seventy-six  of  this  act  shall
    49  remain  in  effect  until  September  1, [2019] 2021, at which time they
    50  shall  be  deemed  repealed;  provided,  however,  that  the   mandatory
    51  surcharge  provided  in  section  three hundred seventy-four of this act
    52  shall apply to parking violations occurring on or after  said  effective
    53  date;  and  provided  further that the amendments made to section 235 of
    54  the vehicle and traffic law by section three hundred seventy-two of this
    55  act, the amendments made to section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic  law
    56  by sections three hundred thirty-seven and three hundred thirty-eight of

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     1  this  act  and  the amendments made to section 215-a of the labor law by
     2  section three hundred seventy-five of this act shall expire on September
     3  1, [2019] 2021 and upon such date the provisions  of  such  subdivisions
     4  and  sections  shall  revert to and be read as if the provisions of this
     5  act had not been enacted; the amendments to  subdivisions  2  and  3  of
     6  section  400.05 of the penal law made by sections three hundred seventy-
     7  seven and three hundred seventy-eight of this act shall expire  on  July
     8  1,  1992  and  upon  such date the provisions of such subdivisions shall
     9  revert and shall be read as if the provisions of this act had  not  been
    10  enacted;  the  state board of law examiners shall take such action as is
    11  necessary to assure that all applicants for examination for admission to
    12  practice as an attorney and counsellor at law shall  pay  the  increased
    13  examination fee provided for by the amendment made to section 465 of the
    14  judiciary  law by section three hundred eighty of this act for any exam-
    15  ination given on or after the effective date of this act notwithstanding
    16  that an applicant for such examination may have prepaid a lesser fee for
    17  such examination as required by the provisions of such section 465 as of
    18  the date prior to the effective date of  this  act;  the  provisions  of
    19  section  306-a  of  the civil practice law and rules as added by section
    20  three hundred eighty-one of this act shall apply to all actions  pending
    21  on  or  commenced on or after September 1, 1991, provided, however, that
    22  for the purposes of this section service of such summons made  prior  to
    23  such  date  shall be deemed to have been completed on September 1, 1991;
    24  the provisions of section three hundred eighty-three of this  act  shall
    25  apply  to  all  money  deposited  in  connection  with  a cash bail or a
    26  partially secured bail bond on or after such  effective  date;  and  the
    27  provisions  of  sections  three  hundred  eighty-four  and three hundred
    28  eighty-five of this act shall  apply  only  to  jury  service  commenced
    29  during  a judicial term beginning on or after the effective date of this
    30  act; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to
    31  affect the application,  qualification,  expiration  or  repeal  of  any
    32  provision  of law amended by any section of this act and such provisions
    33  shall be applied or qualified or shall expire or be deemed  repealed  in
    34  the same manner, to the same extent and on the same date as the case may
    35  be as otherwise provided by law;
    36    § 13. Subdivision 8 of section 1809 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    37  amended  by  section  13 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is
    38  amended to read as follows:
    39    8. The provisions of this section shall only apply to offenses commit-
    40  ted on or before September first, two thousand [nineteen] twenty-one.
    41    § 14. Section 6 of chapter 713 of the laws of 1988, amending the vehi-
    42  cle and traffic law relating to the ignition interlock  device  program,
    43  as amended by section 14 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is
    44  amended to read as follows:
    45    §  6.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first day of April next
    46  succeeding the date on which it  shall  have  become  a  law;  provided,
    47  however,  that  effective immediately, the addition, amendment or repeal
    48  of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of the  fore-
    49  going  sections  of  this  act on their effective date is authorized and
    50  directed to be made and completed on or before such effective  date  and
    51  shall  remain in full force and effect until the first day of September,
    52  [2019] 2021 when upon such date the provisions  of  this  act  shall  be
    53  deemed repealed.
    54    § 15. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 76 of chapter 435 of the
    55  laws of 1997, amending the military law and other laws relating to vari-

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     1  ous  provisions, as amended by section 15 of part A of chapter 55 of the
     2  laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
     3    a.  sections  forty-three  through forty-five of this act shall expire
     4  and be deemed repealed on September 1, [2019] 2021;
     5    § 16. Section 4 of part D of chapter 412 of the laws of 1999, amending
     6  the civil practice law and rules and the court of claims act relating to
     7  prisoner litigation reform, as amended by section 16 of part A of  chap-
     8  ter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
     9    §  4. This act shall take effect 120 days after it shall have become a
    10  law and shall remain in full force and effect until September 1,  [2019]
    11  2021, when upon such date it shall expire.
    12    §  17. Subdivision 2 of section 59 of chapter 222 of the laws of 1994,
    13  constituting the family protection and  domestic  violence  intervention
    14  act  of  1994,  as  amended by section 17 of part A of chapter 55 of the
    15  laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    16    2. Subdivision 4 of section 140.10 of the criminal  procedure  law  as
    17  added  by  section  thirty-two  of this act shall take effect January 1,
    18  1996 and shall expire and be deemed  repealed  on  September  1,  [2019]
    19  2021.
    20    § 18. Section 5 of chapter 505 of the laws of 1985, amending the crim-
    21  inal  procedure law relating to the use of closed-circuit television and
    22  other protective measures for certain child  witnesses,  as  amended  by
    23  section  18  of  part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
    24  read as follows:
    25    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    26  criminal  actions  and proceedings commenced prior to the effective date
    27  of this act but still pending on such  date  as  well  as  all  criminal
    28  actions  and  proceedings  commenced on or after such effective date and
    29  its provisions shall expire on  September 1, [2019] 2021, when upon such
    30  date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
    31    § 19. Subdivision d of section 74 of chapter 3 of the  laws  of  1995,
    32  enacting  the sentencing reform act of 1995, as amended by section 19 of
    33  part A of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    34    d. Sections one-a through twenty,  twenty-four  through  twenty-eight,
    35  thirty  through  thirty-nine, forty-two and forty-four of this act shall
    36  be deemed repealed on September 1, [2019] 2021;
    37    § 20. Section 2 of chapter 689 of the laws of 1993 amending the crimi-
    38  nal procedure law relating to electronic  court  appearance  in  certain
    39  counties,  as  amended by section 20 of part A of chapter 55 of the laws
    40  of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    41    §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately,  except  that  the
    42  provisions  of  this  act shall be deemed to have been in full force and
    43  effect since July 1, 1992 and the provisions of this  act  shall  expire
    44  September  1, [2019] 2021 when upon such date the provisions of this act
    45  shall be deemed repealed.
    46    § 21. Section 3 of chapter 688 of the laws of 2003, amending the exec-
    47  utive law relating to enacting the interstate compact for adult offender
    48  supervision, as amended by section 21 of part A of  chapter  55  of  the
    49  laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    50    §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately, except that section one
    51  of this act shall take effect on the first of  January  next  succeeding
    52  the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall remain in effect
    53  until  the  first  of  September,  [2019] 2021, upon which date this act
    54  shall be deemed repealed and have no further force and effect;  provided
    55  that  section one of this act shall only take effect with respect to any
    56  compacting state  which  has  enacted  an  interstate  compact  entitled

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     1  "Interstate  compact for adult offender supervision" and having an iden-
     2  tical effect to that added by section  one  of  this  act  and  provided
     3  further  that with respect to any such compacting state, upon the effec-
     4  tive date of section one of this act, section 259-m of the executive law
     5  is  hereby  deemed  REPEALED and section 259-mm of the executive law, as
     6  added by section one of  this  act,  shall  take  effect;  and  provided
     7  further  that  with respect to any state which has not enacted an inter-
     8  state compact entitled "Interstate compact  for  adult  offender  super-
     9  vision"  and  having an identical effect to that added by section one of
    10  this act, section 259-m of the executive law shall take effect  and  the
    11  provisions  of  section one of this act, with respect to any such state,
    12  shall have no force or effect until such time as such state shall  adopt
    13  an  interstate  compact  entitled "Interstate compact for adult offender
    14  supervision" and having an identical effect to that added by section one
    15  of this act in which case, with respect to such state,  effective  imme-
    16  diately,  section  259-m  of  the  executive  law is deemed repealed and
    17  section 259-mm of the executive law, as added by  section  one  of  this
    18  act, shall take effect.
    19    §  22. Section 8 of part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009, amending
    20  the correction law relating to limiting the closing of  certain  correc-
    21  tional  facilities,  providing  for  the  custody  by  the department of
    22  correctional services of inmates serving definite  sentences,  providing
    23  for  custody  of  federal prisoners and requiring the closing of certain
    24  correctional facilities, as amended by section 22 of part A  of  chapter
    25  55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    26    §  8.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
    27  sections five and six of this act shall expire and  be  deemed  repealed
    28  September 1, [2019] 2021.
    29    §  23. Section 3 of part C of chapter 152 of the laws of 2001 amending
    30  the military law relating to military funds of the organized militia, as
    31  amended by section 3 of part O of chapter 55 of the  laws  of  2018,  is
    32  amended to read as follows:
    33    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that the
    34  amendments  made  to subdivision 1 of section 221 of the military law by
    35  section two of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed September 1,
    36  [2019] 2021.
    37    § 24. Section 5 of chapter 554 of  the  laws  of  1986,  amending  the
    38  correction  law  and  the  penal law relating to providing for community
    39  treatment facilities and establishing the crime of absconding  from  the
    40  community  treatment  facility,  as  amended  by section 24 of part A of
    41  chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
    42    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain  in  full
    43  force  and  effect  until September 1, [2019] 2021, and provided further
    44  that the commissioner of correctional services shall report each January
    45  first and July first during such time as this legislation is in  effect,
    46  to  the  chairmen  of  the  senate  crime  victims, crime and correction
    47  committee, the senate codes committee, the assembly  correction  commit-
    48  tee, and the assembly codes committee, the number of individuals who are
    49  released to community treatment facilities during the previous six-month
    50  period,  including  the  total number for each date at each facility who
    51  are not residing within the facility, but who are required to report  to
    52  the facility on a daily or less frequent basis.
    53    §  25. Section 2 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws of 2018, amending
    54  the criminal procedure law relating to pre-criminal  proceeding  settle-
    55  ments in the city of New York, is amended to read as follows:

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     1    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in full
     2  force and effect until March 31, [2019] 2021, when it shall  expire  and
     3  be deemed repealed.
     4    §  26.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided however that
     5  section twenty-five of this act shall be deemed to  have  been  in  full
     6  force and effect on and after March 31, 2019.
     7                                   PART P
     8    Section  1.  Paragraph  (f)  of  subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the
     9  criminal procedure law, as separately amended by chapters 3 and  320  of
    10  the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
    11    (f)  For  purposes  of  a  prosecution  involving  a sexual offense as
    12  defined in article one hundred thirty of the penal  law,  other  than  a
    13  sexual  offense  delineated  in paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this
    14  section, committed against a child less  than  eighteen  years  of  age,
    15  incest  in  the  first,  second  or  third degree as defined in sections
    16  255.27, 255.26 and 255.25 of the penal law  committed  against  a  child
    17  less  than eighteen years of age, or use of a child in a sexual perform-
    18  ance as defined in section 263.05 of the penal law, the period of  limi-
    19  tation  shall  not  begin  to run until the child has reached the age of
    20  [eighteen] twenty-three or the offense is reported to a law  enforcement
    21  agency  or  statewide  central register of child abuse and maltreatment,
    22  whichever occurs earlier.
    23    § 2. The opening paragraph of section 208 of the  civil  practice  law
    24  and  rules  is  designated  subdivision (a) and a new subdivision (b) is
    25  added to read as follows:
    26    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law which  imposes  a  period  of
    27  limitation  to  the contrary, with respect to all civil claims or causes
    28  of action brought by any person for  physical,  psychological  or  other
    29  injury or condition suffered by such person as a result of conduct which
    30  would  constitute  a  sexual  offense  as defined in article one hundred
    31  thirty of the penal law committed against such person who was less  than
    32  eighteen  years  of  age, incest as defined in section 255.27, 255.26 or
    33  255.25 of the penal law committed against such person who was less  than
    34  eighteen years of age, or the use of such person in a sexual performance
    35  as  defined in section 263.05 of the penal law, or a predecessor statute
    36  that prohibited such conduct at the time of the act, which  conduct  was
    37  committed  against  such person who was less than eighteen years of age,
    38  such action may be commenced, against any  party  whose  intentional  or
    39  negligent  acts or omissions are alleged to have resulted in the commis-
    40  sion of said conduct, on or before the  plaintiff  or  infant  plaintiff
    41  reaches the age of fifty years. In any such claim or action, in addition
    42  to  any  other  defense and affirmative defense that may be available in
    43  accordance with law, rule or the common law, to the extent that the acts
    44  alleged in such action are of the type described in subdivision  one  of
    45  section  130.30 of the penal law or subdivision one of section 130.45 of
    46  the penal law, the affirmative defenses set forth, respectively, in  the
    47  closing paragraph of such section of the penal law shall apply.
    48    §  3.  The  civil  practice  law  and rules is amended by adding a new
    49  section 214-g to read as follows:
    50    §  214-g.  Certain  child  sexual  abuse  cases.  Notwithstanding  any
    51  provision  of  law which imposes a period of limitation to the contrary,
    52  every civil claim or cause of action brought against any party  alleging
    53  intentional  or  negligent  acts  or omissions by a person for physical,
    54  psychological, or other injury or condition  suffered  as  a  result  of

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     1  conduct  which  would  constitute a sexual offense as defined in article
     2  one hundred thirty of the penal law committed against a child less  than
     3  eighteen  years  of  age, incest as defined in section 255.27, 255.26 or
     4  255.25  of  the  penal  law committed against a child less than eighteen
     5  years of age, or the use of a child in a sexual performance  as  defined
     6  in  section  263.05  of  the  penal  law,  or a predecessor statute that
     7  prohibited such conduct at the  time  of  the  act,  which  conduct  was
     8  committed  against  a  child  less  than eighteen years of age, which is
     9  barred as of the effective date of this section because  the  applicable
    10  period  of  limitation has expired is hereby revived, and action thereon
    11  may be commenced not earlier than six months after, and not  later  than
    12  one year and six months after the effective date of this section. In any
    13  such  claim  or action, in addition to any other defense and affirmative
    14  defense that may be available in accordance with law, rule or the common
    15  law, to the extent that the acts alleged in such action are of the  type
    16  described  in  subdivision  one  of  section  130.30 of the penal law or
    17  subdivision one of section 130.45 of  the  penal  law,  the  affirmative
    18  defenses  set  forth,  respectively,  in  the  closing paragraph of such
    19  section of the penal law shall apply.
    20    § 4. Subdivision (a) of rule 3403 of the civil practice law and  rules
    21  is amended by adding a new paragraph 7 to read as follows:
    22    7.  any  action which has been revived pursuant to section two hundred
    23  fourteen-g of this chapter.
    24    § 5. Subdivision 8 of section 50-e of the general  municipal  law,  as
    25  amended  by  chapter  24  of  the  laws  of  1988, is amended to read as
    26  follows:
    27    8. Inapplicability of section. (a) This section  shall  not  apply  to
    28  claims  arising  under  the provisions of the workers' compensation law,
    29  the volunteer firefighters' benefit  law,  or  the  volunteer  ambulance
    30  workers'  benefit  law or to claims against public corporations by their
    31  own infant wards.
    32    (b) This section shall not apply  to  any  claim  made  for  physical,
    33  psychological,  or  other  injury  or  condition suffered as a result of
    34  conduct which would constitute a sexual offense as  defined  in  article
    35  one  hundred thirty of the penal law committed against a child less than
    36  eighteen years of age, incest as defined in section  255.27,  255.26  or
    37  255.25  of  the  penal  law committed against a child less than eighteen
    38  years of age, or the use of a child in a sexual performance  as  defined
    39  in  section  263.05 of the penal law committed against a child less than
    40  eighteen years of age.
    41    § 6. Section 50-i of the general municipal law is amended by adding  a
    42  new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    43    5.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this section
    44  shall not apply to any claim made against a city, county, town, village,
    45  fire district or school district for physical, psychological,  or  other
    46  injury  or condition suffered as a result of conduct which would consti-
    47  tute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred  thirty  of  the
    48  penal  law  committed  against  a child less than eighteen years of age,
    49  incest as defined in section 255.27, 255.26 or 255.25 of the  penal  law
    50  committed against a child less than eighteen years of age, or the use of
    51  a  child  in  a  sexual  performance as defined in section 263.05 of the
    52  penal law committed against a child less than eighteen years of age.
    53    § 7. Section 10 of the court of claims act is amended by adding a  new
    54  subdivision 10 to read as follows:
    55    10. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this section
    56  shall not apply to any claim to recover damages for physical, psycholog-

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     1  ical, or other injury or condition suffered as a result of conduct which
     2  would  constitute  a  sexual  offense  as defined in article one hundred
     3  thirty of the penal law committed against a  child  less  than  eighteen
     4  years  of  age, incest as defined in section 255.27, 255.26 or 255.25 of
     5  the penal law committed against a child less than eighteen years of age,
     6  or the use of a child in a sexual  performance  as  defined  in  section
     7  263.05  of  the  penal  law committed against a child less than eighteen
     8  years of age.
     9    § 8. Subdivision 2 of section 3813 of the education law, as amended by
    10  chapter 346 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
    11    2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinbefore contained  in
    12  this section, no action or special proceeding founded upon tort shall be
    13  prosecuted  or  maintained  against  any  of  the  parties named in this
    14  section or against any teacher or member of the supervisory or  adminis-
    15  trative  staff  or employee where the alleged tort was committed by such
    16  teacher or member or employee acting in  the  discharge  of  his  duties
    17  within  the  scope  of  his employment and/or under the direction of the
    18  board of education, trustee or trustees, or governing body of the school
    19  unless a notice of claim shall have been made and served  in  compliance
    20  with  section  fifty-e  of the general municipal law.  Every such action
    21  shall be commenced pursuant to the provisions of section fifty-i of  the
    22  general  municipal  law;  provided, however, that this section shall not
    23  apply to any claim to recover damages for  physical,  psychological,  or
    24  other  injury  or  condition suffered as a result of conduct which would
    25  constitute a sexual offense as defined in article one hundred thirty  of
    26  the penal law committed against a child less than eighteen years of age,
    27  incest  as  defined in section 255.27, 255.26 or 255.25 of the penal law
    28  committed against a child less than eighteen years of age, or the use of
    29  a child in a sexual performance as defined  in  section  263.05  of  the
    30  penal law committed against a child less than eighteen years of age.
    31    §  9.  Section  219-c of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 506 of
    32  the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
    33    § 219-c. Crimes involving sexual  assault  and  the  sexual  abuse  of
    34  minors;  judicial  training.  The  office  of court administration shall
    35  provide training for judges and justices with respect to crimes  involv-
    36  ing sexual assault, and the sexual abuse of minors.
    37    §  10.  The  judiciary law is amended by adding a new section 219-d to
    38  read as follows:
    39    § 219-d. Rules reviving certain actions; sexual offenses against chil-
    40  dren.  The chief administrator of the courts shall promulgate rules  for
    41  the  timely  adjudication of revived actions brought pursuant to section
    42  two hundred fourteen-g of the civil practice law and rules.
    43    § 11. The provisions of this  act  shall  be  severable,  and  if  any
    44  clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision or part of this act shall be
    45  adjudged by any court of competent  jurisdiction  to  be  invalid,  such
    46  judgment  shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof,
    47  but shall be confined in its operation to the  clause,  sentence,  para-
    48  graph,  subdivision or part thereof directly involved in the controversy
    49  in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
    50    § 12. This act shall take effect immediately; except that section nine
    51  of this act shall take effect six  months  after  this  act  shall  have
    52  become  a law; provided, however, that training for cases brought pursu-
    53  ant to section 214-g of the civil practice law and rules,  as  added  by
    54  section  three  of  this act, shall commence three months after this act
    55  shall have become a law; and section ten of this act shall  take  effect
    56  three months after this act shall have become a law.

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     1                                   PART Q
     2    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 1 of section 125.25 of the
     3  penal law, as amended by chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended  to
     4  read as follows:
     5    (a)  The  defendant  acted  under  the  influence of extreme emotional
     6  disturbance for which there was a reasonable explanation or excuse,  the
     7  reasonableness  of  which  is  to  be determined from the viewpoint of a
     8  person in the defendant's  situation  under  the  circumstances  as  the
     9  defendant  believed  them to be. For purposes of determining whether the
    10  defendant acted under the influence of  extreme  emotional  disturbance,
    11  the  explanation or excuse for such extreme emotional disturbance is not
    12  reasonable if it resulted from the discovery  of,  knowledge  about,  or
    13  potential  disclosure of the victim's actual or perceived gender, gender
    14  identity, gender expression, or  sexual  orientation.  Nothing  in  this
    15  paragraph shall preclude the jury from considering all relevant facts to
    16  determine the defendant's actual belief. Nothing contained in this para-
    17  graph  shall  constitute  a  defense to a prosecution for, or preclude a
    18  conviction of, manslaughter in the first degree or any other crime; or
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    20                                   PART R
    21    Section 1. Section 60.42 of the criminal procedure law,  as  added  by
    22  chapter  230 of the laws of 1975 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter
    23  264 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
    24  § 60.42 Rules of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's  sexual
    25            conduct in sex offense cases.
    26    Evidence  of  a  victim's  sexual conduct shall not be admissible in a
    27  prosecution for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense defined in
    28  article one hundred thirty or in section 230.34 of the penal law  unless
    29  such evidence:
    30    1.  proves  or tends to prove specific instances of the victim's prior
    31  sexual conduct with the accused; or
    32    2. [proves or tends to prove that the victim has been convicted of  an
    33  offense  under  section 230.00 of the penal law within three years prior
    34  to the sex offense which is the subject of the prosecution; or
    35    3.] rebuts evidence introduced by the people of the  victim's  failure
    36  to  engage  in  sexual  intercourse,  oral  sexual  conduct, anal sexual
    37  conduct or sexual contact during a given period of time; or
    38    [4.] 3. rebuts evidence introduced by the people which proves or tends
    39  to prove that the accused is the cause of pregnancy or  disease  of  the
    40  victim, or the source of semen found in the victim; or
    41    [5.]  4.  is  determined  by  the court after an offer of proof by the
    42  accused outside the hearing of the jury, or such hearing  as  the  court
    43  may require, and a statement by the court of its findings of fact essen-
    44  tial  to  its determination, to be relevant and admissible in the inter-
    45  ests of justice.
    46    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    47                                   PART S
    48    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 245.15  to
    49  read as follows:
    50  § 245.15 Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.

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     1    1.  A  person is guilty of unlawful dissemination or publication of an
     2  intimate image when:
     3    (a)  with intent to cause material harm to the emotional, financial or
     4  physical welfare of another person, he or she intentionally disseminates
     5  or publishes a still or video image of such other person, who  is  iden-
     6  tifiable  from  the  still  or  video  image  itself or from information
     7  displayed in connection with the still  or  video  image,  without  such
     8  other person's consent, which depicts:
     9    (i) an unclothed or exposed intimate part of such other person; or
    10    (ii) such other person engaging in sexual conduct as defined in subdi-
    11  vision ten of section 130.00 of this chapter with another person; and
    12    (b)  such  still or video image was taken under circumstances when the
    13  person depicted had a reasonable expectation of privacy  and  the  actor
    14  knew  or  reasonably  should have known the person depicted intended for
    15  the still or video image to remain private indefinitely,  regardless  of
    16  whether the actor was present when the still or video image was taken.
    17    2.  For purposes of this section "intimate part" means the naked geni-
    18  tals, pubic area, anus or female nipple of the person.
    19    2-a. For purposes of this section "disseminate"  and  "publish"  shall
    20  have the same meaning as defined in section 250.40 of this title.
    21    3. This section shall not apply to the following:
    22    (a) the reporting of unlawful conduct;
    23    (b)  dissemination  or  publication  of  an intimate image made during
    24  lawful and common practices of law  enforcement,  legal  proceedings  or
    25  medical treatment;
    26    (c) images involving voluntary exposure in a commercial setting;
    27    (d)  dissemination  or  publication  of  an  intimate image made for a
    28  legitimate public purpose;
    29    (e) providers of an interactive computer service for  images  provided
    30  by  another  person.    For  purposes  of this subdivision, "interactive
    31  computer service" shall mean: any information service, system or  access
    32  software  provider  that provides or enables computer access by multiple
    33  users to a computer server, including specifically a service  or  system
    34  that  provides  access  to  the  internet  and  such systems operated or
    35  services offered by libraries or educational institutions.
    36    Unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image is a  class
    37  A misdemeanor.
    38    §  2.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 530.11 of the
    39  criminal procedure law, as amended by section 4 of part NN of chapter 55
    40  of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    41    The family court and the criminal courts shall have concurrent  juris-
    42  diction  over  any  proceeding  concerning  acts  which would constitute
    43  disorderly conduct, unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate
    44  image, harassment in the first degree, harassment in the second  degree,
    45  aggravated  harassment in the second degree, sexual misconduct, forcible
    46  touching, sexual abuse in the third degree, sexual abuse in  the  second
    47  degree  as  set  forth in subdivision one of section 130.60 of the penal
    48  law, stalking in the first degree, stalking in the second degree, stalk-
    49  ing in the  third  degree,  stalking  in  the  fourth  degree,  criminal
    50  mischief,  menacing  in the second degree, menacing in the third degree,
    51  reckless endangerment, strangulation in the first degree,  strangulation
    52  in  the second degree, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circu-
    53  lation, assault in the second degree, assault in the  third  degree,  an
    54  attempted assault, identity theft in the first degree, identity theft in
    55  the  second degree, identity theft in the third degree, grand larceny in
    56  the fourth degree, grand larceny in the third degree,  coercion  in  the

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     1  second  degree  or coercion in the third degree as set forth in subdivi-
     2  sions one, two and three of section 135.60  of  the  penal  law  between
     3  spouses  or  former  spouses,  or  between  parent  and child or between
     4  members  of  the  same family or household except that if the respondent
     5  would not be criminally responsible by reason of age pursuant to section
     6  30.00 of the penal law, then  the  family  court  shall  have  exclusive
     7  jurisdiction  over  such  proceeding.  Notwithstanding  a  complainant's
     8  election to proceed in family court, the criminal  court  shall  not  be
     9  divested of jurisdiction to hear a family offense proceeding pursuant to
    10  this  section.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  "disorderly  conduct"
    11  includes disorderly conduct not in a public place.  For purposes of this
    12  section, "members of the same family or household"  with  respect  to  a
    13  proceeding in the criminal courts shall mean the following:
    14    §  3.  The  opening  paragraph  of subdivision 1 of section 812 of the
    15  family court act, as amended by section 5 of part NN of  chapter  55  of
    16  the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    17    The  family court and the criminal courts shall have concurrent juris-
    18  diction over any  proceeding  concerning  acts  which  would  constitute
    19  disorderly conduct, unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate
    20  image,  harassment in the first degree, harassment in the second degree,
    21  aggravated harassment in the second degree, sexual misconduct,  forcible
    22  touching,  sexual  abuse in the third degree, sexual abuse in the second
    23  degree as set forth in subdivision one of section 130.60  of  the  penal
    24  law, stalking in the first degree, stalking in the second degree, stalk-
    25  ing  in  the  third  degree,  stalking  in  the  fourth degree, criminal
    26  mischief, menacing in the second degree, menacing in the  third  degree,
    27  reckless endangerment, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circu-
    28  lation,  strangulation  in the second degree, strangulation in the first
    29  degree, assault in the second degree, assault in the  third  degree,  an
    30  attempted assault, identity theft in the first degree, identity theft in
    31  the  second degree, identity theft in the third degree, grand larceny in
    32  the fourth degree, grand larceny in the third degree,  coercion  in  the
    33  second  degree  or coercion in the third degree as set forth in subdivi-
    34  sions one, two and three of section 135.60  of  the  penal  law  between
    35  spouses  or  former  spouses,  or  between  parent  and child or between
    36  members of the same family or household except that  if  the  respondent
    37  would not be criminally responsible by reason of age pursuant to section
    38  30.00  of  the  penal  law,  then  the family court shall have exclusive
    39  jurisdiction  over  such  proceeding.  Notwithstanding  a  complainant's
    40  election  to  proceed  in  family court, the criminal court shall not be
    41  divested of jurisdiction to hear a family offense proceeding pursuant to
    42  this section. In any proceeding pursuant to this article, a court  shall
    43  not  deny  an  order of protection, or dismiss a petition, solely on the
    44  basis that the acts or events alleged are not relatively contemporaneous
    45  with the date of the petition, the conclusion of the fact-finding or the
    46  conclusion of the dispositional hearing. For purposes of  this  article,
    47  "disorderly  conduct" includes disorderly conduct not in a public place.
    48  For purposes of this article, "members of the same family or  household"
    49  shall mean the following:
    50    §  4.  The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 52-b to
    51  read as follows:
    52    § 52-b. Private right of action for unlawful dissemination or publica-
    53  tion of an intimate image. 1. a. Any website or internet service provid-
    54  er that hosts or transmits a still or  video  image,  viewable  in  this
    55  state, taken under circumstances where the person depicted had a reason-
    56  able expectation of privacy, which depicts:

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     1    (i)  an  unclothed  or  exposed  intimate  part, as defined in section
     2  245.15 of the penal law, of a resident of this state; or
     3    (ii) a resident of this state engaging in sexual conduct as defined in
     4  subdivision  ten of section 130.00 of the penal law with another person;
     5  and
     6    b. Such still or video image is  hosted  or  transmitted  without  the
     7  consent  of  such  resident  of this state, shall be subject to personal
     8  jurisdiction in a civil action in  this  state  to  the  maximum  extent
     9  permitted under the United States constitution and federal law.
    10    2.  Regardless of whether or not the original still or video image was
    11  consensually obtained, a person depicted in a still or video image shall
    12  have a cause of action against an individual who,  for  the  purpose  of
    13  harassing,  annoying or alarming such person, disseminated or published,
    14  or threatened to disseminate or publish,  such  still  or  video  image,
    15  where such image:
    16    a. was taken when such person had a reasonable expectation of privacy;
    17  and
    18    b.  depicts  (i) an unclothed or exposed intimate part of such person;
    19  or (ii) such person engaging in sexual conduct, as defined  in  subdivi-
    20  sion ten of section 130.00 of the penal law, with another person; and
    21    c.  was disseminated or published, or threatened to be disseminated or
    22  published, without the consent of such person.
    23    3. In any  action  commenced  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  of  this
    24  section,  the  finder  of  fact, in its discretion, may award injunctive
    25  relief, punitive damages,  compensatory  damages  and  reasonable  court
    26  costs and attorney's fees.
    27    4. This section shall not apply to the following:
    28    a. the reporting of unlawful conduct;
    29    b.  dissemination  or  publication of an intimate still or video image
    30  made during lawful  and  common  practices  of  law  enforcement,  legal
    31  proceedings or medical treatment;
    32    c. images involving voluntary exposure in a commercial setting; or
    33    d.  dissemination  or  publication of an intimate still or video image
    34  made for a legitimate public purpose.
    35    5. Any person depicted in a still  or  video  image  that  depicts  an
    36  unclothed or exposed intimate part of such person, or such person engag-
    37  ing in sexual conduct as defined in subdivision ten of section 130.00 of
    38  the  penal  law  with another person, which is disseminated or published
    39  without the consent of such person and where such person had  a  reason-
    40  able  expectation of privacy, may maintain an action or special proceed-
    41  ing for a court order to require any website or internet service provid-
    42  er that is subject to personal jurisdiction  under  subdivision  one  of
    43  this section to permanently remove such still or video image.
    44    6. A cause of action or special proceeding under this section shall be
    45  commenced the later of either:
    46    a. three years after the dissemination or publication of an image; or
    47    b.  one  year  from  the date a person discovers, or reasonably should
    48  have discovered, the dissemination or publication of such image.
    49    7. Nothing herein shall be read to require a prior criminal complaint,
    50  prosecution or conviction to establish the  elements  of  the  cause  of
    51  action provided for by this section.
    52    8.  The  provisions  of this section are in addition to, but shall not
    53  supersede, any other rights or remedies available in law or equity.
    54    9. If any provision of this section or its application to  any  person
    55  or  circumstance  is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other
    56  provisions or applications of this section which  can  be  given  effect

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     1  without  the  invalid  provision  or  application,  and  to this end the
     2  provisions of this section are severable.
     3    §  5.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
     4  have become a law.
     5                                   PART T
     6    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  30.10  of  the
     7  criminal  procedure  law, as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 2008,
     8  is amended to read as follows:
     9    (a) A prosecution for a class A felony, or rape in the first degree as
    10  defined in section 130.35 of the penal law, or rape in the second degree
    11  as defined in section 130.30 of the penal law,  or  rape  in  the  third
    12  degree as defined in section 130.25 of the penal law, or a crime defined
    13  or  formerly  defined  in section 130.50 of the penal law, or aggravated
    14  sexual abuse in the first degree as defined in  section  130.70  of  the
    15  penal  law,  or  course  of  sexual conduct against a child in the first
    16  degree as defined in section 130.75 of the penal law may be commenced at
    17  any time;
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    19                                   PART U
    20    Section 1. Section 60.12 of the penal law, as added by  chapter  1  of
    21  the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
    22  § 60.12 Authorized disposition; alternative [indeterminate] sentence [of
    23            imprisonment]; domestic violence cases.
    24    1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where a court is impos-
    25  ing  sentence  upon  a  person  pursuant to section 70.00, 70.02 [upon a
    26  conviction  for  an  offense  enumerated  in  subdivision  one  of  such
    27  section],  70.06  or  subdivision  two or three of section 70.71 of this
    28  title, other than for an offense defined in [article one hundred  thirty
    29  of  this  chapter]  section  125.26, 125.27, subdivision five of section
    30  125.25, or article 490 of this chapter, or for an  offense  which  would
    31  require  such  person  to register as a sex offender pursuant to article
    32  six-C of the correction law, an attempt or conspiracy to commit any such
    33  offense, and is  authorized  or  required  pursuant  to  [such  section]
    34  sections  70.00,  70.02,  70.06  or  subdivision two or three of section
    35  70.71 of this title to impose a [determinate] sentence  of  imprisonment
    36  [for  such offense], the court, upon a determination following a hearing
    37  that (a) at the time of the instant offense, the defendant was  [the]  a
    38  victim of domestic violence subjected to substantial physical, sexual or
    39  psychological  abuse [by the victim or intended victim of such offense,]
    40  inflicted by a member of the same family or household as  the  defendant
    41  as  such  term  is  defined  in subdivision one of section 530.11 of the
    42  criminal procedure law; (b) such abuse was  a  significant  contributing
    43  factor  [in  causing  the  defendant to commit such offense and]  to the
    44  defendant's criminal behavior; (c) [the victim  or  intended  victim  of
    45  such offense was a member of the same family or household as the defend-
    46  ant  as such term is defined in subdivision one of section 530.11 of the
    47  criminal procedure law,  may,  in  lieu  of  imposing  such  determinate
    48  sentence  of imprisonment, impose an indeterminate sentence of imprison-
    49  ment in accordance with subdivisions two and  three  of  this  section.]
    50  having  regard  for  the  nature  and circumstances of the crime and the
    51  history, character and condition of the defendant, that  a  sentence  of
    52  imprisonment  pursuant  to  section  70.00, 70.02 or 70.06 of this title

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     1  would be unduly harsh may instead impose a sentence in  accordance  with
     2  this section.
     3    A  court  may  determine  that  such  abuse  constitutes a significant
     4  contributing factor  pursuant  to  paragraph  (b)  of  this  subdivision
     5  regardless of whether the defendant raised a defense pursuant to article
     6  thirty-five, article forty, or subdivision one of section 125.25 of this
     7  chapter.
     8    At  the hearing to determine whether the defendant should be sentenced
     9  pursuant to this section, the court  shall  consider  oral  and  written
    10  arguments,  take  testimony  from witnesses offered by either party, and
    11  consider relevant evidence to assist in making its determination.  Reli-
    12  able hearsay shall be admissible at such hearings.
    13    2.  [The maximum term of an indeterminate sentence imposed pursuant to
    14  subdivision one of this section must be fixed by the court as  follows:]
    15  Where  a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence pursuant
    16  to section 70.02 of this title, the court may impose a definite sentence
    17  of imprisonment of one year or less, or probation in accordance with the
    18  provisions of section 65.00 of this title, or may fix a determinate term
    19  of imprisonment as follows:
    20    (a) For a class B felony, the term must be at least  [six  years]  one
    21  year and must not exceed [twenty-five] five years;
    22    (b) For a class C felony, the term must be at least [four and one-half
    23  years] one year and must not exceed [fifteen] three and one-half years;
    24    (c)  For a class D felony, the term must be at least [three years] one
    25  year and must not exceed [seven] two years; and
    26    (d) For a class E felony, the term must be [at least three years]  one
    27  year and must not exceed [four] one and one-half years.
    28    3. [The minimum period of imprisonment under an indeterminate sentence
    29  imposed pursuant to subdivision one of this section must be fixed by the
    30  court  at  one-half of the maximum term imposed and must be specified in
    31  the sentence] Where a court would otherwise  be  required  to  impose  a
    32  sentence  for a class A felony offense pursuant to section 70.00 of this
    33  title, the court may fix a determinate term of imprisonment of at  least
    34  five years and not to exceed fifteen years.
    35    4.  Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
    36  a class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (b)
    37  of  subdivision  two of section 70.71 of this title, the court may fix a
    38  determinate term of imprisonment of at  least  five  years  and  not  to
    39  exceed eight years.
    40    5.  Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence for
    41  a class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (i) of  paragraph  (b)
    42  of subdivision three of section 70.71 of this title, the court may fix a
    43  determinate  term  of  imprisonment  of  at  least five years and not to
    44  exceed twelve years.
    45    6. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence  for
    46  a  class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b)
    47  of subdivision two of section 70.71 of this title, the court may  fix  a
    48  determinate  term of imprisonment of at least one year and not to exceed
    49  three years.
    50    7. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence  for
    51  a  class A felony offense pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b)
    52  of subdivision three of section 70.71 of this title, the court may fix a
    53  determinate term of imprisonment of at least  three  years  and  not  to
    54  exceed six years.

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     1    8.  Where  a  court  would  otherwise be required to impose a sentence
     2  pursuant to subdivision six of section 70.06 of this  title,  the  court
     3  may fix a term of imprisonment as follows:
     4    (a)  For  a  class B felony, the term must be at least three years and
     5  must not exceed eight years;
     6    (b) For a class C felony, the term must be at least two  and  one-half
     7  years and must not exceed five years;
     8    (c) For a class D felony, the term must be at least two years and must
     9  not exceed three years;
    10    (d)  For  a class E felony, the term must be at least one and one-half
    11  years and must not exceed two years.
    12    9. Where a court would otherwise be required to impose a sentence  for
    13  a  class  B,  C, D or E felony offense pursuant to section 70.00 of this
    14  title, the court may impose a sentence in accordance with the provisions
    15  of subdivision two of section 70.70 of this title.
    16    10. Except as provided in subdivision seven of this section,  where  a
    17  court  would  otherwise  be  required  to  impose a sentence pursuant to
    18  subdivision three of section 70.06 of this title, the court may impose a
    19  sentence in accordance with  the  provisions  of  subdivision  three  of
    20  section 70.70 of this title.
    21    11.  Where  a  court  would otherwise be required to impose a sentence
    22  pursuant to subdivision three of section 70.06 of this title, where  the
    23  prior  felony  conviction  was  for  a felony offense defined in section
    24  70.02 of this title, the court may impose a sentence in accordance  with
    25  the provisions of subdivision four of section 70.70 of this title.
    26    §  2.  Paragraphs  (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of
    27  section 70.45 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 7 of the  laws  of
    28  2007, are amended to read as follows:
    29    (a)  such  period shall be one year whenever a determinate sentence of
    30  imprisonment is imposed pursuant to subdivision two of section 70.70  of
    31  this  article  or subdivision nine of section 60.12 of this title upon a
    32  conviction of a class D or class E felony offense;
    33    (b) such period shall be not less than one  year  nor  more  than  two
    34  years  whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed pursu-
    35  ant to subdivision two of section 70.70 of this article  or  subdivision
    36  nine  of  section  60.12 of this title upon a conviction of a class B or
    37  class C felony offense;
    38    (c) such period shall be not less than one  year  nor  more  than  two
    39  years  whenever a determinate sentence of imprisonment is imposed pursu-
    40  ant to subdivision three or four of section 70.70 of this  article  upon
    41  conviction  of a class D or class E felony offense or subdivision ten of
    42  section 60.12 of this title;
    43    (d) such period shall be not less than one and one-half years nor more
    44  than three years whenever a  determinate  sentence  of  imprisonment  is
    45  imposed  pursuant  to subdivision three or four of section 70.70 of this
    46  article upon conviction of a class B felony or class C felony offense[;]
    47  or subdivision eleven of section 60.12 of this title;
    48    (e) such period shall be not less than one and one-half years nor more
    49  than three years whenever a  determinate  sentence  of  imprisonment  is
    50  imposed  pursuant  to subdivision three of section 70.02 of this article
    51  or subdivision two or eight of  section  60.12  of  this  title  upon  a
    52  conviction of a class D or class E violent felony offense or subdivision
    53  four, five, six, or seven of section 60.12 of this title;
    54    (f) such period shall be not less than two and one-half years nor more
    55  than  five  years  whenever  a  determinate  sentence of imprisonment is
    56  imposed pursuant to subdivision three of section 70.02 of  this  article

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     1  or  subdivision  two  or  eight  of  section  60.12 of this title upon a
     2  conviction of a class B or class C violent felony offense.
     3    §  3.  The  criminal  procedure law is amended by adding a new section
     4  440.47 to read as follows:
     5  § 440.47 Motion for resentence; domestic violence cases.
     6    1. (a) Notwithstanding any  contrary  provision  of  law,  any  person
     7  confined  in an institution operated by the department of correction and
     8  community supervision serving a sentence with a minimum  or  determinate
     9  term of eight years or more for an offense committed prior to the effec-
    10  tive  date  of  this  section  and  eligible for an alternative sentence
    11  pursuant to section 60.12 of the penal law may, on or after such  effec-
    12  tive  date,  submit  to  the  judge  or justice who imposed the original
    13  sentence upon such person a request to apply for resentencing in accord-
    14  ance with section 60.12 of the penal law. Such person  must  include  in
    15  his  or  her request documentation proving that she or he is confined in
    16  an institution operated by the department of corrections  and  community
    17  supervision  serving  a  sentence  with a minimum or determinate term of
    18  eight years or more for an offense committed prior to the effective date
    19  of this section and that she or he is  serving  such  sentence  for  any
    20  offense  eligible for an alternative sentence under section 60.12 of the
    21  penal law.
    22    (b) If, at the time of such person's request to apply for resentencing
    23  pursuant to this section, the original sentencing judge or justice is  a
    24  judge or justice of a court of competent jurisdiction, but such court is
    25  not  the  court  in  which  the  original sentence was imposed, then the
    26  request shall be randomly assigned to another judge or  justice  of  the
    27  court  in  which  the  original  sentence  was  imposed. If the original
    28  sentencing judge is no longer a judge or justice of a court of competent
    29  jurisdiction, then the request shall be  randomly  assigned  to  another
    30  judge or justice of the court.
    31    (c)  If  the  court finds that such person has met the requirements to
    32  apply for resentencing in paragraph (a) of this subdivision,  the  court
    33  shall  notify  such  person that he or she may submit an application for
    34  resentencing. Upon such notification, the person may  request  that  the
    35  court  assign  him  or  her  an  attorney  for  the  preparation  of and
    36  proceedings  on  the  application  for  resentencing  pursuant  to  this
    37  section.   The  attorney  shall  be  assigned  in  accordance  with  the
    38  provisions of subdivision one of section  seven  hundred  seventeen  and
    39  subdivision  four  of section seven hundred twenty-two of the county law
    40  and the related provisions of article eighteen-A of such law.
    41    (d) If the court finds that such person has not met  the  requirements
    42  to  apply  for  resentencing in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of this
    43  section, the court shall notify such  person  and  dismiss  his  or  her
    44  request without prejudice.
    45    2.  (a)  Upon  the court's receipt of an application for resentencing,
    46  the court shall promptly notify the appropriate  district  attorney  and
    47  provide such district attorney with a copy of the application.
    48    (b)  If  the judge or justice that received the application is not the
    49  original sentencing judge or justice, the application may be referred to
    50  the original sentencing judge or justice provided that he or  she  is  a
    51  judge  or  justice  of  a  court  of competent jurisdiction and that the
    52  applicant and the district attorney agree that the application should be
    53  referred.
    54    (c) An application for resentencing  pursuant  to  this  section  must
    55  include  at  least  two pieces of evidence corroborating the applicant's
    56  claim that he or she was, at the time of the offense, a victim of domes-

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     1  tic violence subjected to substantial physical, sexual or  psychological
     2  abuse  inflicted  by  a  member  of  the same family or household as the
     3  applicant as such term is defined in subdivision one of  section  530.11
     4  of this chapter.
     5    At least one piece of evidence must be either a court record, pre-sen-
     6  tence  report,  social services record, hospital record, sworn statement
     7  from a witness to the domestic violence, law enforcement record,  domes-
     8  tic  incident  report,  or  order  of  protection.    Other evidence may
     9  include, but shall not be limited to,  local  and  state  department  of
    10  corrections  records,  a showing based in part on documentation prepared
    11  at or near the time of the commission of the offense or the  prosecution
    12  thereof  tending to support the person's claim, or when there is verifi-
    13  cation of consultation with a licensed medical  or  mental  health  care
    14  provider,  employee  of  a  court  acting within the scope of his or her
    15  employment, member of the  clergy,  attorney,  social  worker,  or  rape
    16  crisis  counselor  as  defined  in section forty-five hundred ten of the
    17  civil practice law and rules, or other advocate acting on behalf  of  an
    18  agency  that  assists  victims  of  domestic violence for the purpose of
    19  assisting such  person  with  domestic  violence  victim  counseling  or
    20  support.
    21    (d)  If  the  court finds that the applicant has not complied with the
    22  provisions of paragraph (c) of this subdivision, the court shall dismiss
    23  the application without prejudice.
    24    (e) If the court finds  that  the  applicant  has  complied  with  the
    25  provisions of paragraph (c) of this subdivision, the court shall conduct
    26  a  hearing  to  aid in making its determination of whether the applicant
    27  should be resentenced in accordance with section 60.12 of the penal law.
    28  At such hearing the court shall determine any controverted issue of fact
    29  relevant to the issue of sentencing. Reliable hearsay shall be  admissi-
    30  ble at such hearings.
    31    The court may consider any fact or circumstances relevant to the impo-
    32  sition  of  a  new  sentence which are submitted by the applicant or the
    33  district attorney and  may,  in  addition,  consider  the  institutional
    34  record of confinement of such person, but shall not order a new pre-sen-
    35  tence  investigation  and report or entertain any matter challenging the
    36  underlying basis of the subject conviction. The court's consideration of
    37  the institutional record of confinement of such applicant shall include,
    38  but not be limited to, such applicant's participation in or  willingness
    39  to  participate  in programming such as domestic violence, parenting and
    40  substance abuse treatment while incarcerated and such applicant's disci-
    41  plinary history. The fact that the applicant may  have  been  unable  to
    42  participate in treatment or other programming while incarcerated despite
    43  such applicant's willingness to do so shall not be considered a negative
    44  factor in determining a motion pursuant to this section.
    45    (f)  If  the  court determines that the applicant should not be resen-
    46  tenced in accordance with section 60.12 of  the  penal  law,  the  court
    47  shall  inform such applicant of its decision and shall enter an order to
    48  that effect. Any order issued by a court pursuant to this  section  must
    49  include written findings of fact and the reasons for such order.
    50    (g)  If  the court determines that the applicant should be resentenced
    51  in accordance with section 60.12 of the penal law, the court shall noti-
    52  fy the applicant that, unless he or she  withdraws  the  application  or
    53  appeals  from  such  order,  the  court will enter an order vacating the
    54  sentence originally imposed and imposing the new sentence to be  imposed
    55  as  authorized  by section 60.12 of the penal law. Any order issued by a

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     1  court pursuant to this section must include written findings of fact and
     2  the reasons for such order.
     3    3.  An  appeal  may be taken as of right in accordance with applicable
     4  provisions of this chapter: (a) from an order denying  resentencing;  or
     5  (b) from a new sentence imposed under this provision and may be based on
     6  the grounds that (i) the term of the new sentence is harsh or excessive;
     7  or (ii) that the term of the new sentence is unauthorized as a matter of
     8  law.  An  appeal  in  accordance  with the applicable provisions of this
     9  chapter may also be taken as of right by the  applicant  from  an  order
    10  specifying  and  informing such applicant of the term of the determinate
    11  sentence the court would impose upon resentencing on the ground that the
    12  term of the proposed sentence is harsh or excessive; upon remand to  the
    13  sentencing  court  following such appeal the applicant shall be given an
    14  opportunity to withdraw  an  application  for  resentencing  before  any
    15  resentence  is  imposed. The applicant may request that the court assign
    16  him or her an attorney for the preparation of  and  proceedings  on  any
    17  appeals  regarding  his  or her application for resentencing pursuant to
    18  this section. The attorney shall be  assigned  in  accordance  with  the
    19  provisions  of  subdivision  one  of section seven hundred seventeen and
    20  subdivision four of section seven hundred twenty-two of the  county  law
    21  and the related provisions of article eighteen-A of such law.
    22    4.  In calculating the new term to be served by the applicant pursuant
    23  to section 60.12 of the penal law, such applicant shall be credited  for
    24  any  jail  time  credited  towards the subject conviction as well as any
    25  period of incarceration credited toward the sentence originally imposed.
    26    § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 450.90 of the criminal procedure law, as
    27  amended by section 10 of part AAA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009,  is
    28  amended to read as follows:
    29    1.  Provided  that  a  certificate  granting leave to appeal is issued
    30  pursuant to section 460.20, an appeal may, except as provided in  subdi-
    31  vision  two, be taken to the court of appeals by either the defendant or
    32  the people from any adverse or partially adverse order of an  intermedi-
    33  ate  appellate  court  entered upon an appeal taken to such intermediate
    34  appellate court pursuant to section 450.10, 450.15, or 450.20,  or  from
    35  an order granting or denying a motion to set aside an order of an inter-
    36  mediate  appellate  court  on  the  ground  of ineffective assistance or
    37  wrongful deprivation of appellate counsel, or by either the defendant or
    38  the people from any adverse or partially adverse order of an  intermedi-
    39  ate  appellate  court  entered upon an appeal taken to such intermediate
    40  appellate court from an order entered  pursuant  to  section  440.46  or
    41  section  440.47  of  this chapter. An order of an intermediate appellate
    42  court is adverse to the party who was the appellant in such  court  when
    43  it affirms the judgment, sentence or order appealed from, and is adverse
    44  to  the  party who was the respondent in such court when it reverses the
    45  judgment, sentence or order appealed  from.  An  appellate  court  order
    46  which modifies a judgment or order appealed from is partially adverse to
    47  each party.
    48    §  5. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 390.50 of the criminal
    49  procedure law, as amended by section 5 of part OO of chapter 56  of  the
    50  laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    51    (a)  Not less than one court day prior to sentencing, unless such time
    52  requirement is waived by the parties, the pre-sentence report  or  memo-
    53  randum  shall  be  made  available  by the court for examination and for
    54  copying by the defendant's attorney, the defendant himself, if he has no
    55  attorney, and the prosecutor. In its discretion, the  court  may  except
    56  from disclosure a part or parts of the report or memoranda which are not

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     1  relevant to a proper sentence, or a diagnostic opinion which might seri-
     2  ously  disrupt  a  program  of rehabilitation, or sources of information
     3  which have been obtained on a promise of confidentiality, or  any  other
     4  portion  thereof,  disclosure  of  which would not be in the interest of
     5  justice. In all cases where a part or parts of the report  or  memoranda
     6  are  not  disclosed, the court shall state for the record that a part or
     7  parts of the report or memoranda have been excepted and the reasons  for
     8  its  action.  The action of the court excepting information from disclo-
     9  sure shall be subject to appellate review. The pre-sentence report shall
    10  be made available by the court for examination and copying in connection
    11  with any appeal in the case, including an appeal under this subdivision.
    12  Upon written request, the court shall make a  copy  of  the  presentence
    13  report,  other  than a part or parts of the report redacted by the court
    14  pursuant to this paragraph, available to the defendant  for  use  before
    15  the  parole  board  for  release  consideration or an appeal of a parole
    16  board determination or  an  application  for  resentencing  pursuant  to
    17  section  440.46 or 440.47 of this chapter. In his or her written request
    18  to the court the defendant shall affirm that he or  she  anticipates  an
    19  appearance  before the parole board or intends to file an administrative
    20  appeal of a parole board determination or meets the eligibility criteria
    21  for and intends to file a motion for resentencing pursuant to 440.46  of
    22  this  chapter or has received notification from the court which received
    23  his or her request to apply for resentencing pursuant to section  440.47
    24  of  this  chapter  confirming  that  he  or she is eligible to submit an
    25  application for resentencing pursuant to section 440.47 of this chapter.
    26  The court shall respond to the defendant's written request within twenty
    27  days from receipt of the defendant's written request.
    28    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    29  sections  one  and two of this act shall apply to offenses committed on,
    30  after and prior to such effective  date  where  the  sentence  for  such
    31  offense has not yet been imposed; provided, further that sections three,
    32  four  and  five of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after
    33  it shall have become a law.
    34                                   PART V
    35    Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as sepa-
    36  rately amended by chapters 268 and 281 of the laws of 2016,  is  amended
    37  to read as follows:
    38    11.  With  intent to cause physical injury to a train operator, ticket
    39  inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator, station agent, station
    40  cleaner or terminal cleaner employed by any transit agency, authority or
    41  company, public or private, whose operation is authorized  by  New  York
    42  state  or  any  of  its political subdivisions, a city marshal, a school
    43  crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of  the
    44  general  municipal  law, a traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforce-
    45  ment agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one  of  section
    46  1.20  of  the  criminal procedure law, sanitation enforcement agent, New
    47  York city sanitation worker, public health  sanitarian,  New  York  city
    48  public  health  sanitarian,  registered nurse, licensed practical nurse,
    49  emergency medical service  paramedic,  [or]  emergency  medical  service
    50  technician,  or  journalist,  he  or  she causes physical injury to such
    51  train operator, ticket inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator,
    52  station agent, station cleaner or terminal cleaner, city marshal, school
    53  crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of  the
    54  general  municipal law, traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement

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     1  agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of  section  1.20
     2  of  the  criminal  procedure  law,  registered nurse, licensed practical
     3  nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian,
     4  sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, emergency
     5  medical service paramedic, [or] emergency medical service technician, or
     6  journalist,  while  such  employee is performing an assigned duty on, or
     7  directly related to, the operation of a  train  or  bus,  including  the
     8  cleaning  of  a  train or bus station or terminal, or such city marshal,
     9  school crossing guard, traffic enforcement officer, traffic  enforcement
    10  agent,  prosecutor  as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20
    11  of the criminal procedure  law,  registered  nurse,  licensed  practical
    12  nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian,
    13  sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, emergency
    14  medical service paramedic, [or] emergency medical service technician, or
    15  journalist is performing an assigned duty; or
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
    17  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
    18                                   PART W
    19    Section  1.  Section 60.06 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 482
    20  of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    21  § 60.06 Authorized disposition; murder in the  first  degree  offenders;
    22            aggravated  murder  offenders;  certain  murder  in the second
    23            degree  offenders;  certain  terrorism   offenders;   criminal
    24            possession  of  a  chemical weapon or biological weapon offen-
    25            ders; criminal use of a chemical weapon or  biological  weapon
    26            offenders.
    27    When a defendant is convicted of murder in the first degree as defined
    28  in  section 125.27 of this chapter, the court shall[, in accordance with
    29  the provisions  of  section  400.27  of  the  criminal  procedure  law,]
    30  sentence  the  defendant [to death,] to life imprisonment without parole
    31  in accordance with subdivision five of section 70.00 of this  title,  or
    32  to  a  term of imprisonment for a class A-I felony other than a sentence
    33  of life imprisonment without parole, in accordance with subdivisions one
    34  through three of section 70.00 of this title. When a person is convicted
    35  of murder in the second degree as defined in subdivision five of section
    36  125.25 of this chapter or of the crime of aggravated murder  as  defined
    37  in  subdivision  one  of section 125.26 of this chapter, the court shall
    38  sentence the defendant to life imprisonment without parole in accordance
    39  with subdivision five of section 70.00 of this title. When  a  defendant
    40  is  convicted  of the crime of terrorism as defined in section 490.25 of
    41  this chapter, and the specified offense the  defendant  committed  is  a
    42  class  A-I felony offense, or when a defendant is convicted of the crime
    43  of criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in  the
    44  first  degree  as  defined  in section 490.45 of this chapter, or when a
    45  defendant is convicted of the crime of criminal use of a chemical weapon
    46  or biological weapon in the first degree as defined in section 490.55 of
    47  this chapter, the court shall sentence the defendant to  life  imprison-
    48  ment without parole in accordance with subdivision five of section 70.00
    49  of  this  title;  provided,  however, that nothing in this section shall
    50  preclude or prevent a sentence of  death  when  the  defendant  is  also
    51  convicted  of murder in the first degree as defined in section 125.27 of
    52  this chapter. When a defendant is  convicted  of  aggravated  murder  as
    53  defined  in subdivision two of section 125.26 of this chapter, the court
    54  shall sentence the defendant to life imprisonment without parole or to a

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     1  term of imprisonment for a class A-I felony other  than  a  sentence  of
     2  life  imprisonment  without  parole, in accordance with subdivisions one
     3  through three of section 70.00 of this title.
     4    §  2.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section
     5  70.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  107 of the laws of  2006,
     6  is amended to read as follows:
     7    (i) For a class A-I felony, such minimum period shall not be less than
     8  fifteen  years  nor more than twenty-five years; provided, however, that
     9  (A) where a sentence, other than a sentence of [death or] life imprison-
    10  ment without parole, is imposed upon a defendant convicted of murder  in
    11  the first degree as defined in section 125.27 of this chapter such mini-
    12  mum period shall be not less than twenty years nor more than twenty-five
    13  years,  and,  (B) where a sentence is imposed upon a defendant convicted
    14  of murder in the second degree as defined in subdivision five of section
    15  125.25 of this chapter or convicted of aggravated murder as  defined  in
    16  section  125.26 of this chapter, the sentence shall be life imprisonment
    17  without parole, and, (C) where a sentence is imposed  upon  a  defendant
    18  convicted  of attempted murder in the first degree as defined in article
    19  one hundred ten of this chapter and subparagraph (i), (ii) or  (iii)  of
    20  paragraph (a) of subdivision one and paragraph (b) of subdivision one of
    21  section 125.27 of this chapter or attempted aggravated murder as defined
    22  in  article  one  hundred ten of this chapter and section 125.26 of this
    23  chapter such minimum period shall be not less than twenty years nor more
    24  than forty years.
    25    § 3. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5 of section 220.10 of the  criminal
    26  procedure law is REPEALED.
    27    §  4.  Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of section
    28  220.30 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
    29    § 5. Sections 250.40, 270.16, 270.55, 400.27, 450.70 and 450.80 of the
    30  criminal procedure law are REPEALED.
    31    § 6. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 270.20 of the  criminal
    32  procedure law is REPEALED.
    33    § 7. Section 270.30 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chap-
    34  ter 1 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
    35  § 270.30 Trial jury; alternate jurors.
    36    [1.] Immediately after the last trial juror is sworn, the court may in
    37  its  discretion  direct  the selection of one or more, but not more than
    38  six additional jurors to be known as "alternate jurors"[,  except  that,
    39  in  a  prosecution under section 125.27 of the penal law, the court may,
    40  in its discretion, direct the selection of as many alternate  jurors  as
    41  the court determines to be appropriate].  Alternate jurors must be drawn
    42  in  the  same manner, must have the same qualifications, must be subject
    43  to the same examination and challenges for cause and must take the  same
    44  oath  as  the  regular jurors. After the jury has retired to deliberate,
    45  the court must either (1) with the consent  of  the  defendant  and  the
    46  people,  discharge  the  alternate  jurors  or  (2) direct the alternate
    47  jurors not to discuss the case and must further direct that they be kept
    48  separate and apart from the regular jurors.
    49    [2. In any prosecution in which the people seek a sentence  of  death,
    50  the court shall not discharge the alternate jurors when the jury retires
    51  to  deliberate  upon  its  verdict  and  the  alternate  jurors,  in the
    52  discretion of the court, may be continuously  kept  together  under  the
    53  supervision of an appropriate public servant or servants until such time
    54  as the jury returns its verdict. If the jury returns a verdict of guilty
    55  to  a  charge  for which the death penalty may be imposed, the alternate
    56  jurors shall not be discharged and shall remain  available  for  service

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     1  during  any separate sentencing proceeding which may be conducted pursu-
     2  ant to section 400.27.]
     3    § 8. Section 310.80 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chap-
     4  ter 1 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
     5  § 310.80 Recording and checking of verdict and polling of jury.
     6    After  a verdict has been rendered, it must be recorded on the minutes
     7  and read to the jury, and the jurors must be collectively asked  whether
     8  such is their verdict. Even though no juror makes any declaration in the
     9  negative,  the  jury must, if either party makes such an application, be
    10  polled and each juror separately asked whether the verdict announced  by
    11  the  foreman  is in all respects his verdict. If upon either the collec-
    12  tive or the separate inquiry any juror  answers  in  the  negative,  the
    13  court  must  refuse  to  accept  the verdict and must direct the jury to
    14  resume its deliberation. If no disagreement is expressed, the jury  must
    15  be  discharged  from  the case[, except as otherwise provided in section
    16  400.27].
    17    § 9. Subdivision 1 of section 440.20 of the criminal procedure law, as
    18  amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
    19    1. At any time after the entry of a judgment, the court in  which  the
    20  judgment  was  entered  may, upon motion of the defendant, set aside the
    21  sentence upon the ground that it was unauthorized, illegally imposed  or
    22  otherwise  invalid  as  a matter of law.  [Where the judgment includes a
    23  sentence of death, the court may also set aside the sentence upon any of
    24  the grounds set forth in paragraph (b), (c), (f), (g) or (h) of subdivi-
    25  sion one of section 440.10 as applied to a separate sentencing  proceed-
    26  ing  under  section  400.27,  provided,  however, that to the extent the
    27  ground or grounds asserted include one or more of  the  aforesaid  para-
    28  graphs  of  subdivision one of section 440.10, the court must also apply
    29  subdivisions two and three of section 440.10, other than  paragraph  (d)
    30  of  subdivision  two  of such section, in determining the motion. In the
    31  event the court enters an  order  granting  a  motion  to  set  aside  a
    32  sentence of death under this section, the court must either direct a new
    33  sentencing  proceeding  in  accordance  with  section  400.27 or, to the
    34  extent that the defendant cannot be resentenced to death consistent with
    35  the laws of this state or the constitution  of  this  state  or  of  the
    36  United  States,  resentence  the  defendant to life imprisonment without
    37  parole or to a sentence of imprisonment for  the  class  A-I  felony  of
    38  murder  in  the  first degree other than a sentence of life imprisonment
    39  without parole. Upon granting the motion upon any  of  the  grounds  set
    40  forth  in  the aforesaid paragraphs of subdivision one of section 440.10
    41  and setting aside the sentence, the  court  must  afford  the  people  a
    42  reasonable  period  of  time,  which shall not be less than ten days, to
    43  determine whether to take an appeal from the  order  setting  aside  the
    44  sentence  of  death.  The  taking  of  an appeal by the people stays the
    45  effectiveness of that portion of the court's order that  directs  a  new
    46  sentencing proceeding.]
    47    §  10.  Subdivision 10 of section 450.20 of the criminal procedure law
    48  is REPEALED.
    49    § 11. Subdivision 3 of section 460.40 of the criminal procedure law is
    50  REPEALED.
    51    § 12. Section 470.30 of the criminal  procedure  law,  as  amended  by
    52  chapter 1 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
    53  § 470.30 Determination  by  court  of  appeals of appeals taken directly
    54             thereto from judgments and orders of criminal courts.
    55    [1.] Wherever appropriate, the rules set forth in sections 470.15  and
    56  470.20,  governing  the  consideration and determination by intermediate

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     1  appellate courts of appeals thereto from judgments and orders of  crimi-
     2  nal  courts,  and  prescribing  their scope of review and the corrective
     3  action to be taken by them upon reversal or modification, apply  equally
     4  to  the  consideration  and  determination  by  the  court of appeals of
     5  appeals  taken  directly  thereto,  [pursuant  to  sections  450.70  and
     6  450.80,] from judgments and orders of superior criminal courts.
     7    [2. Whenever a sentence of death is imposed, the judgment and sentence
     8  shall  be reviewed on the record by the court of appeals.  Review by the
     9  court of appeals pursuant to subdivision one of section 450.70  may  not
    10  be waived.
    11    3.  With regard to the sentence, the court shall, in addition to exer-
    12  cising the powers and scope of review granted under subdivision  one  of
    13  this section, determine:
    14    (a)  whether  the sentence of death was imposed under the influence of
    15  passion, prejudice, or any  other  arbitrary  or  legally  impermissible
    16  factor  including  whether the imposition of the verdict or sentence was
    17  based upon the race of the defendant or a victim of the crime for  which
    18  the defendant was convicted;
    19    (b)  whether the sentence of death is excessive or disproportionate to
    20  the penalty imposed in similar cases considering both the crime and  the
    21  defendant.  In  conducting  such  review  the court, upon request of the
    22  defendant, in addition to any other determination, shall review  whether
    23  the  sentence  of  death is excessive or disproportionate to the penalty
    24  imposed in similar cases by virtue of the race of  the  defendant  or  a
    25  victim of the crime for which the defendant was convicted; and
    26    (c)  whether  the decision to impose the sentence of death was against
    27  the weight of the evidence.
    28    4. The court shall include in its decision:  (a) the  aggravating  and
    29  mitigating factors established in the record on appeal; and
    30    (b) those similar cases it took into consideration.
    31    5.  In  addition to exercising any other corrective action pursuant to
    32  subdivision one of this section, the court, with regard to review  of  a
    33  sentence of death, shall be authorized to:
    34    (a) affirm the sentence of death; or
    35    (b) set the sentence aside and remand the case for resentencing pursu-
    36  ant to the procedures set forth in section 400.27 for a determination as
    37  to  whether the defendant shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment
    38  without parole or to a term of imprisonment for the class A-I felony  of
    39  murder  in  the  first degree other than a sentence of life imprisonment
    40  without parole; or
    41    (c) set the sentence aside and remand the case for resentencing by the
    42  court for a determination as to whether the defendant shall be sentenced
    43  to life imprisonment without parole or to a term of imprisonment for the
    44  class A-I felony of murder in the first degree other than a sentence  of
    45  life imprisonment without parole.]
    46    § 13. Sections 35-b and 211-a of the judiciary law are REPEALED.
    47    § 14. Section 707 of the county law is REPEALED.
    48    § 15. Article 22-A of the correction law is REPEALED.
    49    § 16. Section 63-d of the executive law is REPEALED.
    50    § 17. Subdivision 7 of section 837-a of the executive law is REPEALED.
    51    § 18. Section 837-l of the executive law is REPEALED.
    52    §  19.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    53  have been in full force and effect on and after September 1, 1995.
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     1    Section 1. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by  adding  five
     2  new subdivisions 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30 to read as follows:
     3    26.  "Rapid-fire  modification  device"  means any bump stock, trigger
     4  crank, binary trigger system, burst trigger system, or any other  device
     5  that is designed to accelerate substantially the rate of fire of a semi-
     6  automatic firearm, rifle or shotgun.
     7    27.  "Bump  stock"  means  any device or instrument that increases the
     8  rate of fire achievable with a semi-automatic firearm, rifle or  shotgun
     9  by  using energy from the recoil of the weapon to generate a reciprocat-
    10  ing action that facilitates repeated activation of the trigger.
    11    28. "Trigger crank" means any device  or  instrument  that  repeatedly
    12  activates  the  trigger  of  a  semi-automatic firearm, rifle or shotgun
    13  through the use of a lever or other part that is turned  in  a  circular
    14  motion,  provided,  however,  that "trigger crank" shall not include any
    15  weapon initially designed and manufactured to fire through the use of  a
    16  crank or lever.
    17    29.  "Binary  trigger system" means any device that, when installed in
    18  or attached to a semi-automatic firearm rifle, or  shotgun  causes  that
    19  weapon  to fire once when the trigger is pulled and again when the trig-
    20  ger is released.
    21    30. "Burst trigger system" means any device that, when installed in or
    22  attached to a semi-automatic firearm, rifle, or shot  gun,  allows  that
    23  weapon  to discharge two or more shots with a single pull or the trigger
    24  by altering the trigger reset.
    25    § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.01-c to read
    26  as follows:
    27  § 265.01-c Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device.
    28    A person is guilty of criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification
    29  device when he or she knowingly possesses  any  rapid-fire  modification
    30  device.
    31    Criminal  possession  of  a  trigger  modification device is a class A
    32  misdemeanor.
    33    § 3. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 of  section  265.10  of  the  penal  law,
    34  subdivisions  1 and 2 as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of 2008, and
    35  subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, are amended
    36  to read as follows:
    37    1. Any person who  manufactures  or  causes  to  be  manufactured  any
    38  machine-gun, assault weapon, large capacity ammunition feeding device or
    39  disguised  gun  is  guilty of a class D felony.  Any person who manufac-
    40  tures or causes to be manufactured any rapid-fire modification device is
    41  guilty of a class E felony. Any person who manufactures or causes to  be
    42  manufactured  any  switchblade  knife,  gravity  knife,  pilum ballistic
    43  knife, metal knuckle knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon,  plastic  knuck-
    44  les,  metal  knuckles,  Kung  Fu star, chuka stick, sandbag, sandclub or
    45  slungshot is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
    46    2. Any person who transports or ships any machine-gun, firearm silenc-
    47  er, assault weapon  or  large  capacity  ammunition  feeding  device  or
    48  disguised  gun,  or  who transports or ships as merchandise five or more
    49  firearms, is guilty of a class D felony.  Any person who  transports  or
    50  ships  any rapid-fire modification device is guilty of a class E felony.
    51  Any person who transports or ships as  merchandise  any  firearm,  other
    52  than  an assault weapon, switchblade knife, gravity knife, pilum ballis-
    53  tic knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal knuckles,
    54  Kung Fu star, chuka stick, sandbag or slungshot is guilty of a  class  A
    55  misdemeanor.

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     1    3.  Any  person who disposes of any machine-gun, assault weapon, large
     2  capacity ammunition feeding device or firearm silencer is  guilty  of  a
     3  class  D  felony. Any person who disposes of any rapid-fire modification
     4  device is guilty of a class E felony. Any  person  who  knowingly  buys,
     5  receives, disposes of, or conceals a machine-gun, firearm, large capaci-
     6  ty  ammunition  feeding  device, rifle or shotgun which has been defaced
     7  for the purpose of concealment or prevention of the detection of a crime
     8  or misrepresenting the identity  of  such  machine-gun,  firearm,  large
     9  capacity  ammunition  feeding  device,  rifle  or shotgun is guilty of a
    10  class D felony.
    11    § 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision a of section 265.20  of  the
    12  penal  law, as amended by section 1 of part FF of chapter 57 of the laws
    13  of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
    14    Paragraph (h) of subdivision twenty-two of section 265.00 and sections
    15  265.01, 265.01-a, subdivision one of section 265.01-b, 265.01-c, 265.02,
    16  265.03, 265.04, 265.05, 265.10, 265.11, 265.12, 265.13, 265.15,  265.36,
    17  265.37 and 270.05 shall not apply to:
    18    §  5. The opening paragraph of paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section
    19  265.20 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1041 of the laws of 1974,
    20  is amended to read as follows:
    21    Possession  of  any  of  the  weapons,  instruments,   appliances   or
    22  substances  specified  in  sections  265.01,  265.01-c,  265.02, 265.03,
    23  265.04, 265.05 and 270.05 by the following:
    24    § 6. Paragraphs 2 and 8 of subdivision a  of  section  265.20  of  the
    25  penal law, paragraph 2 as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000 and
    26  paragraph  8  as amended by chapter 476 of the laws of 2018, are amended
    27  to read as follows:
    28    2. Possession of a  machine-gun,  large  capacity  ammunition  feeding
    29  device,  rapid-fire  modification  device,  firearm,  switchblade knife,
    30  gravity knife, pilum ballistic knife, billy or blackjack  by  a  warden,
    31  superintendent,  headkeeper  or  deputy of a state prison, penitentiary,
    32  workhouse, county jail or other institution for the detention of persons
    33  convicted or accused of crime  or  detained  as  witnesses  in  criminal
    34  cases, in pursuit of official duty or when duly authorized by regulation
    35  or order to possess the same.
    36    8.  The manufacturer of machine-guns, firearm silencers, assault weap-
    37  ons, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, rapid-fire  modification
    38  devices,  disguised guns, pilum ballistic knives, switchblade or gravity
    39  knives, billies or blackjacks as merchandise, or as a transferee recipi-
    40  ent of the same for repair, lawful distribution or research and develop-
    41  ment, and the disposal  and  shipment  thereof  direct  to  a  regularly
    42  constituted  or appointed state or municipal police department, sheriff,
    43  [policeman] police officer or other peace officer, or to a state prison,
    44  penitentiary, workhouse,  county  jail  or  other  institution  for  the
    45  detention  of persons convicted or accused of crime or held as witnesses
    46  in criminal cases, or to the military service of this state  or  of  the
    47  United  States;  or  for the repair and return of the same to the lawful
    48  possessor or for research and development.
    49    § 7. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    50  section  two  of this act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth
    51  day after it shall have become a law.
    52                                   PART Y
    53    Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
    54  amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:

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     1    12.  Records required of gunsmiths and dealers in firearms. Any person
     2  licensed as gunsmith or dealer in firearms  shall  keep  a  record  book
     3  approved  as to form, except in the city of New York, by the superinten-
     4  dent of state police. In the record book shall be entered at the time of
     5  every  transaction  involving  a firearm the date, name, age, occupation
     6  and residence of any person from whom a firearm is received or to whom a
     7  firearm is delivered, and the calibre, make, model, manufacturer's  name
     8  and  serial number, or if none, any other distinguishing number or iden-
     9  tification mark on such firearm. Before  delivering  a  firearm  to  any
    10  person, the licensee shall require him to produce either a license valid
    11  under  this  section  to  carry  or possess the same, or proof of lawful
    12  authority as an exempt person pursuant to section 265.20 of this chapter
    13  and either (a) the National Instant  Criminal  Background  Check  System
    14  (NICS) or its successor has issued a "proceed" response to the licensee,
    15  or  (b)  ten  business  days  have  elapsed  since the date the licensee
    16  contacted NICS to initiate a national instate criminal background  check
    17  and  NICS has not notified the licensee that the transfer of the firearm
    18  to such person should be denied.    In  addition,  before  delivering  a
    19  firearm  to  a  peace  officer,  the licensee shall verify that person's
    20  status as a peace officer with  the  division  of  state  police.  After
    21  completing  the  foregoing,  the  licensee  shall  remove and retain the
    22  attached coupon and enter in the record book the date of  such  license,
    23  number,  if  any,  and name of the licensing officer, in the case of the
    24  holder of a license to carry or possess, or the shield or other  number,
    25  if  any,  assignment  and  department, unit or agency, in the case of an
    26  exempt person. The original transaction report shall be forwarded to the
    27  division of state police within ten days of delivering a firearm to  any
    28  person,  and  a duplicate copy shall be kept by the licensee. The super-
    29  intendent of state police  may  designate  that  such  record  shall  be
    30  completed  and transmitted in electronic form. A dealer may be granted a
    31  waiver from transmitting such records in electronic form if  the  super-
    32  intendent  determines that such dealer is incapable of such transmission
    33  due to technological limitations that  are  not  reasonably  within  the
    34  control  of  the dealer, or other exceptional circumstances demonstrated
    35  by the dealer, pursuant to a process established in regulation,  and  at
    36  the discretion of the superintendent. Records assembled or collected for
    37  purposes of inclusion in the database created pursuant to section 400.02
    38  of  this  article shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to article
    39  six of the public officers law. The record book shall be  maintained  on
    40  the premises mentioned and described in the license and shall be open at
    41  all  reasonable hours for inspection by any peace officer, acting pursu-
    42  ant to his special duties, or police officer. In the event of  cancella-
    43  tion or revocation of the license for gunsmith or dealer in firearms, or
    44  discontinuance  of  business  by  a  licensee, such record book shall be
    45  immediately surrendered to the licensing officer  in  the  city  of  New
    46  York,  and  in  the counties of Nassau and Suffolk, and elsewhere in the
    47  state to the executive department, division of state police.
    48    § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.20  to  read
    49  as follows:
    50  § 400.20 Waiting  period  in  connection  with the sale or transfer of a
    51             rifle or shotgun.
    52    When a national instant criminal background check is required pursuant
    53  to state or federal law to be conducted  through  the  National  Instant
    54  Criminal  Background  Check System (NICS) or its successor in connection
    55  with the sale or transfer of a rifle or shotgun to  any  person,  before
    56  delivering a rifle or shotgun to such person, either (a) NICS has issued

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     1  a  "proceed"  response  to the seller or transferor, or (b) ten business
     2  days shall  have  elapsed  since  the  date  the  seller  or  transferor
     3  contacted  NICS to initiate a national instant criminal background check
     4  and  NICS has not notified the seller or transferor that the transfer of
     5  the rifle or shotgun to such person should be denied.
     6    § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 897 of  the  general  business  law,  as
     7  added by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
     8    1. A national instant criminal background check shall be conducted and
     9  no  person  shall  sell or transfer a firearm, rifle or shotgun at a gun
    10  show, except in accordance with the  provisions  of  18  U.S.C.  922(t),
    11  provided  that  before  delivering  a  firearm,  rifle or shotgun to any
    12  person, either (a) the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
    13  (NICS) or its successor has issued a "proceed" response to the seller or
    14  transferor, or (b) ten business days shall have elapsed since  the  date
    15  the  seller  or transferor contacted NICS to initiate a national instant
    16  criminal background check and  NICS  has  not  notified  the  seller  or
    17  transferor  that  the  transfer of the firearm, rifle or shotgun to such
    18  person should be denied.
    19    § 4. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 898 of the general business  law,
    20  as  added  by  chapter  1  of  the  laws of 2013, are amended to read as
    21  follows:
    22    1.  In addition to any other requirements pursuant to state and feder-
    23  al law, all sales, exchanges or disposals of firearms, rifles  or  shot-
    24  guns  shall  be  conducted  in  accordance with this section unless such
    25  sale, exchange or disposal is conducted by a licensed importer, licensed
    26  manufacturer or licensed dealer, as those terms are defined in 18 USC  §
    27  922,  when such sale, exchange or disposal is conducted pursuant to that
    28  person's federal firearms license or such sale, exchange or disposal  is
    29  between  members  of  an  immediate  family.  When  a  sale, exchange or
    30  disposal is conducted pursuant to a person's federal  firearms  license,
    31  before  delivering a firearm, rifle or shotgun to any person, either (a)
    32  the National Instant Criminal Background  Check  System  (NICS)  or  its
    33  successor has issued a "proceed" response to the federal firearms licen-
    34  see,  or  (b)  ten  business  days shall have elapsed since the date the
    35  federal firearms licensee contacted NICS to initiate a national  instant
    36  criminal background check and NICS has not notified the federal firearms
    37  licensee  that  the  transfer  of  the firearm, rifle or shotgun to such
    38  person should be denied.  For purposes of this section, "immediate fami-
    39  ly" shall mean spouses, domestic partners, children and step-children.
    40    2. Before any sale, exchange or disposal pursuant to this  article,  a
    41  national instant criminal background check must be completed by a dealer
    42  who  consents  to  conduct such check, and upon completion of such back-
    43  ground check, shall complete a document, the  form  of  which  shall  be
    44  approved  by  the  superintendent  of  state police, that identifies and
    45  confirms that such check was performed.  Before a dealer who consents to
    46  conduct a national instant criminal background check delivers a firearm,
    47  rifle or shotgun to any person,  either  (a)  NICS  issued  a  "proceed"
    48  response  to  the  dealer,  or  (b) ten business days shall have elapsed
    49  since the date the dealer contacted NICS to initiate a national  instant
    50  criminal  background check and NICS has not notified the dealer that the
    51  transfer of the firearm, rifle or  shotgun  to  such  person  should  be
    52  denied.
    53    §  5. This act shall take effect on the forty-fifth day after it shall
    54  have become a law.
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     1    Section 1. The civil practice law and rules is amended by adding a new
     2  article 63-A to read as follows:
     3                                ARTICLE 63-A
     4                       EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS
     5  Section 6340. Definitions.
     6          6341. Application for an extreme risk protection order.
     7          6342. Issuance of a temporary extreme risk protection order.
     8          6343. Issuance of a final extreme risk protection order.
     9          6344. Surrender  and  removal  of  firearms, rifles and shotguns
    10                 pursuant to an extreme risk protection order.
    11          6345. Request for renewal of an extreme risk protection order.
    12          6346. Expiration of an extreme risk protection order.
    13          6347. Effect  of  findings  and  determinations  in   subsequent
    14                 proceedings.
    15    § 6340. Definitions. For the purposes of this article:
    16    1.  "Extreme  risk  protection  order"  means  a court-issued order of
    17  protection prohibiting a person from purchasing, possessing or  attempt-
    18  ing to purchase or possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    19    2.  "Petitioner"  means:  (a)  a police officer, as defined in section
    20  1.20 of the criminal procedure law, or district attorney with  jurisdic-
    21  tion  in  the  county or city where the person against whom the order is
    22  sought resides; (b) a family or household member, as defined in subdivi-
    23  sion two of section four hundred fifty-nine-a  of  the  social  services
    24  law,  of  the  person  against whom the order is sought; or (c) a school
    25  official of any school in which the respondent is currently enrolled  or
    26  in  which the respondent has been enrolled in the six months immediately
    27  preceding the filing of the petition.  For  purposes  of  this  article,
    28  school  official  shall  include the following:   school teacher, school
    29  guidance counselor, school psychologist, school  social  worker,  school
    30  nurse, school administrator or other school personnel required to hold a
    31  teaching or administrative license or certificate, and full or part-time
    32  compensated  school  employee  required  to  hold  a  temporary coaching
    33  license or professional coaching certificate.
    34    3.  "Respondent"  means  the  person  against  whom  an  extreme  risk
    35  protection order is or may be sought under this article.
    36    4.  "Possess"  shall  have  the same meaning as defined in subdivision
    37  eight of section 10.00 of the penal law.
    38    § 6341. Application for an extreme risk protection order.  In  accord-
    39  ance  with  this article, a petitioner may file a sworn application, and
    40  accompanying supporting  documentation,  setting  forth  the  facts  and
    41  circumstances  justifying  the  issuance  of  an extreme risk protection
    42  order. Such application and supporting documentation shall be  filed  in
    43  the  supreme  court  in  the county in which the respondent resides. The
    44  chief administrator of the courts shall adopt forms that may be used for
    45  purposes of such applications and  the  court's  consideration  of  such
    46  applications.  Such application form shall include inquiry as to whether
    47  the petitioner knows, or has reason  to  believe,  that  the  respondent
    48  owns,  possesses or has access to a firearm, rifle or shotgun and if so,
    49  a request that the petitioner list or describe such firearms, rifles and
    50  shotguns, and the respective locations thereof, with as much specificity
    51  as possible.
    52    § 6342. Issuance of a temporary  extreme  risk  protection  order.  1.
    53  Upon application of a petitioner pursuant to this article, the court may
    54  issue  a temporary extreme risk protection order, ex parte or otherwise,
    55  to prohibit the respondent from purchasing, possessing or attempting  to
    56  purchase  or  possess  a  firearm, rifle or shotgun, upon a finding that

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     1  there is probable cause to believe the respondent is likely to engage in
     2  conduct that would result in serious harm to himself, herself or others,
     3  as defined in paragraph one or two of subdivision (a) of section 9.39 of
     4  the  mental hygiene law. Such application for a temporary order shall be
     5  determined in writing on the same day the application is filed.
     6    2. In  determining  whether  grounds  for  a  temporary  extreme  risk
     7  protection  order  exist,  the court shall consider any relevant factors
     8  including, but not limited to, the following acts of the respondent:
     9    (a) a threat or act of violence or  use  of  physical  force  directed
    10  toward self, the petitioner, or another person;
    11    (b) a violation or alleged violation of an order of protection;
    12    (c)  any pending charge or conviction for an offense involving the use
    13  of a weapon;
    14    (d) the reckless use, display or brandishing of a  firearm,  rifle  or
    15  shotgun;
    16    (e) any history of a violation of an extreme risk protection order;
    17    (f)  evidence  of  recent or ongoing abuse of controlled substances or
    18  alcohol; or
    19    (g) evidence of recent acquisition of a  firearm,  rifle,  shotgun  or
    20  other deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or any ammunition therefor.
    21    In  considering  the  factors  under this subdivision, the court shall
    22  consider the time that has elapsed since the occurrence of such  act  or
    23  acts and the age of the person at the time of the occurrence of such act
    24  or acts.
    25    For  the  purposes  of this subdivision, "recent" means within the six
    26  months prior to the date the petition was filed.
    27    3. The application of the petitioner and supporting documentation,  if
    28  any,  shall  set  forth  the  factual basis for the request and probable
    29  cause for issuance of a temporary order. The court may conduct an  exam-
    30  ination  under oath of the petitioner and any witness the petitioner may
    31  produce.
    32    4. A temporary extreme risk  protection  order,  if  warranted,  shall
    33  issue in writing, and shall include:
    34    (a) a statement of the grounds found for the issuance of the order;
    35    (b) the date and time the order expires;
    36    (c) the address of the court that issued the order;
    37    (d)  a  statement to the respondent: (i) directing that the respondent
    38  may not purchase, possess or attempt to purchase or possess  a  firearm,
    39  rifle  or  shotgun  while  the  order is in effect and that any firearm,
    40  rifle or shotgun possessed by such respondent shall be promptly  surren-
    41  dered  to  any authorized law enforcement official in the same manner as
    42  set forth in subdivision five of section 530.14 of the  criminal  proce-
    43  dure law;
    44    (ii)  informing  the  respondent that the court will hold a hearing no
    45  sooner than three nor more than six business days after service  of  the
    46  temporary  order,  to  determine whether a final extreme risk protection
    47  order will be issued and the date, time and location  of  such  hearing,
    48  provided  that  the  respondent  shall be entitled to more than six days
    49  upon request in order to prepare for the hearing;  and  (iii)  informing
    50  the respondent the he or she may seek the advice of an attorney and that
    51  an attorney should be consulted promptly; and
    52    (e)  a form to be completed and executed by the respondent at the time
    53  of service of the temporary extreme risk protection order which  elicits
    54  a  list of all firearms, rifles and shotguns possessed by the respondent
    55  and the particular location of each firearm, rifle or shotgun listed.

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     1    5. If the application for a temporary extreme risk protection order is
     2  not granted, the court shall  notify  the  petitioner  and,  unless  the
     3  application  is  voluntarily  withdrawn  by  the petitioner, nonetheless
     4  schedule  a  hearing  on  the  application  for  a  final  extreme  risk
     5  protection  order.  Such hearing shall be scheduled to be held promptly,
     6  but in any event no later than ten business days after the date on which
     7  such application is served on the respondent,  provided,  however,  that
     8  the  respondent may request, and the court may grant, additional time to
     9  allow the respondent to prepare for the hearing. A notice of such  hear-
    10  ing  shall  be prepared by the court and shall include the date and time
    11  of the hearing, the address of the court, and the subject of  the  hear-
    12  ing.
    13    6.  (a)  The  court shall, in the manner specified in paragraph (b) of
    14  this subdivision, arrange for prompt service of a copy of the  temporary
    15  extreme  risk protection order, if any, the application therefor and, if
    16  separately applied for or if a temporary extreme risk  protection  order
    17  was  not  granted, the application for an extreme risk protection order,
    18  any notice of hearing prepared by the court, along with  any  associated
    19  papers   including   the  petition  and  any  supporting  documentation,
    20  provided, that the court may redact the address and contact  information
    21  of the petitioner from such application and papers where the court finds
    22  that  disclosure of such address or other contact information would pose
    23  an unreasonable risk to the health or safety of the petitioner.
    24    (b) The court shall provide copies of such documents to the  appropri-
    25  ate  law enforcement agency serving the jurisdiction of the respondent's
    26  residence with a direction that such documents be promptly served, at no
    27  cost to the petitioner, on the respondent; provided, however,  that  the
    28  petitioner  may  voluntarily arrange for service of copies of such order
    29  and associated papers through a third party, such as a licensed  process
    30  server.
    31    7.  (a) The court shall notify the division of state police, any other
    32  law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, all applicable licensing offi-
    33  cers, and the division of criminal justice services of the issuance of a
    34  temporary extreme risk protection order and provide a copy of such order
    35  no later than the next business day after  issuing  the  order  to  such
    36  persons  or  agencies. The court also shall promptly notify such persons
    37  and agencies and provide a copy of any order amending or  revoking  such
    38  protection order or restoring the respondent's ability to own or possess
    39  firearms,  rifles  or shotguns no later than the next business day after
    40  issuing the order to restore such right to  the  respondent.  The  court
    41  also  shall  report such demographic data as required by the state divi-
    42  sion of criminal justice services at the time such order is  transmitted
    43  thereto.  Any  notice  or  report submitted pursuant to this subdivision
    44  shall be in an electronic format, in a manner prescribed by the division
    45  of criminal justice services.
    46    (b) Upon receiving notice of the issuance of a temporary extreme  risk
    47  protection  order, the division of criminal justice services shall imme-
    48  diately report the existence of such order  to  the  federal  bureau  of
    49  investigation  to  allow  the bureau to identify persons prohibited from
    50  purchasing firearms, rifles or shotguns. The division shall  also  imme-
    51  diately  report  to  the  bureau  the  expiration of any such protection
    52  order, any court order amending or revoking  such  protection  order  or
    53  restoring the respondent's ability to purchase a firearm, rifle or shot-
    54  gun.
    55    8.  A  law  enforcement  officer  serving  a  temporary  extreme  risk
    56  protection order shall request that the respondent immediately surrender

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     1  to the officer all firearms, rifles and  shotguns  in  the  respondent's
     2  possession and the officer shall conduct any search permitted by law for
     3  such  firearms. The law enforcement officer shall take possession of all
     4  firearms,  rifles  and  shotguns that are surrendered, that are in plain
     5  sight, or that are discovered pursuant to a lawful search.   As part  of
     6  the  order,  the  court  may  also direct a police officer to search for
     7  firearms, rifles and shotguns in the respondent's possession in a manner
     8  consistent with the procedures of article  six  hundred  ninety  of  the
     9  criminal procedure law.
    10    9. Upon issuance of a temporary extreme risk protection order, or upon
    11  setting  a  hearing  for  a  final extreme risk protection order where a
    12  temporary order is denied or not requested, the court shall  direct  the
    13  law  enforcement  agency  having  jurisdiction  to  conduct a background
    14  investigation and report to the court and, subject  to  any  appropriate
    15  redactions  to  protect  any  person,  each  party regarding whether the
    16  respondent:
    17    (a) has any prior criminal conviction for an offense involving  domes-
    18  tic violence, use of a weapon, or other violence;
    19    (b) has any criminal charge or violation currently pending against him
    20  or her;
    21    (c) is currently on parole or probation;
    22    (d) possesses any registered firearms, rifles or shotguns; and
    23    (e)  has  been,  or  is,  subject  to  any  order of protection or has
    24  violated or allegedly violated any order of protection.
    25    § 6343. Issuance of a final  extreme  risk  protection  order.  1.  In
    26  accordance  with  this  article,  no sooner than three business days nor
    27  later than six business days after service of a temporary  extreme  risk
    28  protection  order  and,  alternatively,  no later than ten business days
    29  after service of an application under this article  where  no  temporary
    30  extreme  risk  protection order has been issued, the supreme court shall
    31  hold a hearing to determine  whether  to  issue  a  final  extreme  risk
    32  protection order and, when applicable, whether a firearm, rifle or shot-
    33  gun  surrendered  by, or removed from, the respondent should be returned
    34  to the respondent. The respondent shall be entitled  to  more  than  six
    35  business  days  if  a  temporary  extreme risk protection order has been
    36  issued and the respondent requests a  reasonable  period  of  additional
    37  time  to  prepare  for  the  hearing.  Where no temporary order has been
    38  issued, the respondent may request, and the court may grant,  additional
    39  time  beyond  the  ten  days  to allow the respondent to prepare for the
    40  hearing.
    41    2. At the hearing pursuant to subdivision one  of  this  section,  the
    42  petitioner  shall  have  the  burden of proving, by clear and convincing
    43  evidence, that the respondent is likely to engage in conduct that  would
    44  result  in  serious  harm  to  himself, herself or others, as defined in
    45  paragraph one or two of subdivision (a) of section 9.39  of  the  mental
    46  hygiene  law.  The  court  may  consider  the  petition and any evidence
    47  submitted by the petitioner, any evidence submitted by  the  respondent,
    48  any  testimony presented, and the report of the relevant law enforcement
    49  agency submitted pursuant to subdivision  nine  of  section  sixty-three
    50  hundred  forty-two  of  this  article. The court shall also consider the
    51  factors set forth in subdivision  two  of  section  sixty-three  hundred
    52  forty-two of this article.
    53    3.  (a) After the hearing pursuant to subdivision one of this section,
    54  the court shall issue a written order granting or  denying  the  extreme
    55  risk  protection  order  and setting forth the reasons for such determi-
    56  nation. If the extreme risk protection order is granted, the court shall

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     1  direct service of such order in the manner and in  accordance  with  the
     2  protections  for  the petitioner set forth in subdivision six of section
     3  sixty-three hundred forty-two of this article.
     4    (b)  Upon  issuance  of  an  extreme  risk  protection  order: (i) any
     5  firearm, rifle or shotgun removed pursuant to a temporary  extreme  risk
     6  protection order or such extreme risk protection order shall be retained
     7  by  the  law  enforcement agency having jurisdiction for the duration of
     8  the order, unless ownership of the firearm, rifle or shotgun is  legally
     9  transferred  by the respondent to another individual permitted by law to
    10  own and possess such firearm, rifle or shotgun; (ii) the  supreme  court
    11  shall  temporarily suspend any existing firearm license possessed by the
    12  respondent and order the respondent temporarily ineligible  for  such  a
    13  license;  (iii)  the  respondent  shall be prohibited from purchasing or
    14  possessing, or attempting to purchase or possess, a  firearm,  rifle  or
    15  shotgun; and (iv) the court shall direct the respondent to surrender any
    16  firearm, rifle or shotgun in his or her possession in the same manner as
    17  set  forth  in subdivision five of section 530.14 of the criminal proce-
    18  dure law.
    19    (c) An extreme risk protection order issued in  accordance  with  this
    20  section  shall  extend, as specified by the court, for a period of up to
    21  one year from the date of the issuance of such order; provided, however,
    22  that if such order was immediately preceded by the issuance of a  tempo-
    23  rary  extreme  risk  protection  order, then the duration of the extreme
    24  risk protection order shall be measured from the  date  of  issuance  of
    25  such temporary extreme risk protection order.
    26    (d)  A law enforcement officer serving a final extreme risk protection
    27  order shall request that the respondent  immediately  surrender  to  the
    28  officer all firearms, rifles and shotguns in the respondent's possession
    29  and  the  officer  shall  conduct  any  search permitted by law for such
    30  firearms. The law enforcement  officer  shall  take  possession  of  all
    31  firearms,  rifles  and  shotguns that are surrendered, that are in plain
    32  sight, or that are discovered pursuant to a lawful search.   As part  of
    33  the  order,  the  court  may  also direct a police officer to search for
    34  firearms, rifles and shotguns in a  respondent's  possession  consistent
    35  with the procedures of article six hundred ninety of the criminal proce-
    36  dure law.
    37    4.  (a) The court shall notify the division of state police, any other
    38  law enforcement agency with jurisdiction, all applicable licensing offi-
    39  cers, and the division of criminal justice services of the issuance of a
    40  final extreme risk protection order and provide a copy of such order  to
    41  such  persons  and  agencies  no  later than the next business day after
    42  issuing the order. The court also shall promptly notify such persons and
    43  agencies and provide a copy of  any  order  amending  or  revoking  such
    44  protection order or restoring the respondent's ability to own or possess
    45  firearms,  rifles  or shotguns no later than the next business day after
    46  issuing the order to restore such right to the respondent. Any notice or
    47  report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be in an  electronic
    48  format,  in  a  manner  prescribed  by  the division of criminal justice
    49  services.
    50    (b) Upon receiving notice of the issuance  of  a  final  extreme  risk
    51  protection  order, the division of criminal justice services shall imme-
    52  diately report the existence of such order  to  the  federal  bureau  of
    53  investigation  to  allow  the bureau to identify persons prohibited from
    54  purchasing firearms, rifles or shotguns. The division shall  also  imme-
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     1  any  court order amending or revoking such protection order or restoring
     2  the respondent's ability to purchase a firearm, rifle or shotgun.
     3    5.  (a)  If,  in  accordance  with a temporary extreme risk protection
     4  order, a firearm, rifle or shotgun has been surrendered  by  or  removed
     5  from  the  respondent, and the supreme court subsequently finds that the
     6  petitioner has not met the required standard of proof, the court's find-
     7  ing shall include a written order, issued to all parties, directing that
     8  any firearm, rifle or shotgun surrendered or removed  pursuant  to  such
     9  temporary  order  shall  be  returned  to the respondent, upon a written
    10  finding that there is no legal impediment to the respondent's possession
    11  of such firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    12    (b) If any other person demonstrates that he  or  she  is  the  lawful
    13  owner  of  any firearm, rifle or shotgun surrendered or removed pursuant
    14  to a protection order  issued  in  accordance  with  this  article,  and
    15  provided  that  the  court  has  made a written finding that there is no
    16  legal impediment to the person's possession of a surrendered or  removed
    17  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun,  the court shall direct that such firearm,
    18  rifle or shotgun be returned to such lawful owner and inform such person
    19  of the obligation to safely store such firearm,  rifle,  or  shotgun  in
    20  accordance with section 265.45 of the penal law.
    21    6.  The  respondent  shall be notified on the record and in writing by
    22  the court that he or she may submit one written  request,  at  any  time
    23  during  the  effective period of an extreme risk protection order, for a
    24  hearing setting aside any portion of such order. The  request  shall  be
    25  submitted in substantially the same form and manner as prescribed by the
    26  chief  administrator  of  the courts. Upon such request, the court shall
    27  promptly hold a hearing, in accordance with this article, after  provid-
    28  ing  reasonable notice to the petitioner.  The respondent shall bear the
    29  burden to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, any change of circum-
    30  stances that may justify a change to the order.
    31    § 6344. Surrender and removal of firearms, rifles and shotguns  pursu-
    32  ant to an extreme risk protection order. 1. When a law enforcement offi-
    33  cer  takes any firearm, rifle or shotgun pursuant to a temporary extreme
    34  risk protection order or a final  extreme  risk  protection  order,  the
    35  officer  shall give to the person from whom such firearm, rifle or shot-
    36  gun is taken a receipt or voucher for the property taken, describing the
    37  property in detail. In the absence of a person, the officer shall  leave
    38  the receipt or voucher in the place where the property was found, mail a
    39  copy  of the receipt or voucher, retaining proof of mailing, to the last
    40  known address of the respondent and, if  different,  the  owner  of  the
    41  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun, and file a copy of such receipt or voucher
    42  with the court. All firearms, rifles and shotguns in the possession of a
    43  law enforcement official pursuant to this article shall  be  subject  to
    44  the  provisions of applicable law, including but not limited to subdivi-
    45  sion six of section 400.05 of the penal law; provided, however, that any
    46  such firearm, rifle or shotgun shall be retained and not disposed of  by
    47  the  law enforcement agency for at least two years unless legally trans-
    48  ferred by the respondent to an individual permitted by law  to  own  and
    49  possess such firearm, rifle or shotgun.
    50    2.  If the location to be searched during the execution of a temporary
    51  extreme risk protection order or extreme risk protection order is joint-
    52  ly occupied by two or more parties, and  a  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun
    53  located  during  the  execution of such order is owned by a person other
    54  than the respondent, the court shall, upon a written finding that  there
    55  is  no  legal  impediment  to  the  person  other  than the respondent's
    56  possession of such firearm, rifle or shotgun, order the return  of  such

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     1  firearm, rifle or shotgun to such lawful owner and inform such person of
     2  their  obligation  to  safely  store their firearm, rifle, or shotgun in
     3  accordance with section 265.45 of the penal law.
     4    §  6345.  Request  for renewal of an extreme risk protection order. 1.
     5  If a petitioner believes a person subject to an extreme risk  protection
     6  order  continues  to be likely to engage in conduct that would result in
     7  serious harm to himself, herself, or others, as defined in paragraph one
     8  or two of subdivision (a) of section 9.39 of  the  mental  hygiene  law,
     9  such  petitioner may, at any time within sixty days prior to the expira-
    10  tion of such existing extreme risk protection order, initiate a  request
    11  for  a  renewal of such order, setting forth the facts and circumstances
    12  necessitating the request. The chief administrator of the  courts  shall
    13  adopt  forms  that may be used for purposes of such applications and the
    14  court's consideration of such applications. The court may issue a tempo-
    15  rary extreme risk protection order in  accordance  with  section  sixty-
    16  three  hundred  forty-two  of  this  article,  during  the period that a
    17  request for renewal of an extreme risk protection order is under consid-
    18  eration pursuant to this section.
    19    2. A hearing held pursuant to this section shall be conducted  in  the
    20  supreme  court,  in  accordance  with section sixty-three hundred forty-
    21  three of this article, to determine if a  request  for  renewal  of  the
    22  order  shall  be  granted.  The  respondent shall be served with written
    23  notice of an application for renewal a reasonable time before the  hear-
    24  ing,  and  shall  be afforded an opportunity to fully participate in the
    25  hearing. The court shall direct service  of  such  application  and  the
    26  accompanying papers in the manner and in accordance with the protections
    27  for  the  petitioner set forth in subdivision six of section sixty-three
    28  hundred forty-two of this article.
    29    §  6346.  Expiration  of  an  extreme  risk  protection  order.  1.  A
    30  protection order issued pursuant to this article, and all records of any
    31  proceedings  conducted  pursuant  to  this article, shall be sealed upon
    32  expiration of such order  and  the  clerk  of  the  court  wherein  such
    33  proceedings  were conducted shall immediately notify the commissioner of
    34  the division of criminal justice services, the heads of all  appropriate
    35  police  departments, applicable licensing officers, and all other appro-
    36  priate law enforcement agencies that the order has expired and that  the
    37  record  of  such protection order shall be sealed and not be made avail-
    38  able to any person or public or private entity, except that such records
    39  shall be made available to:
    40    (a) the respondent or the respondent's designated agent;
    41    (b) courts in the unified court system;
    42    (c) police forces and departments having responsibility  for  enforce-
    43  ment of the general criminal laws of the state;
    44    (d)  any  state or local officer or agency with responsibility for the
    45  issuance of licenses to possess a firearm, rifle or  shotgun,  when  the
    46  respondent has made application for such a license; and
    47    (e)  any  prospective employer of a police officer or peace officer as
    48  those terms are defined in subdivisions thirty-three and thirty-four  of
    49  section  1.20  of the criminal procedure law, in relation to an applica-
    50  tion for employment as a police  officer  or  peace  officer;  provided,
    51  however,  that  every  person  who  is  an applicant for the position of
    52  police officer or peace officer shall be furnished with a  copy  of  all
    53  records  obtained under this subparagraph and afforded an opportunity to
    54  make an explanation thereto.
    55    2. Upon expiration of a protection order issued pursuant to this arti-
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     1  such order, with notice and opportunity to be heard  to  the  petitioner
     2  and  every  licensing  officer  responsible  for  issuance  of a firearm
     3  license to the subject of the order pursuant to article four hundred  of
     4  the  penal law, and upon a written finding that there is no legal imped-
     5  iment to the respondent's possession of a surrendered firearm, rifle  or
     6  shotgun, the court shall order the return of a firearm, rifle or shotgun
     7  not  otherwise disposed of in accordance with subdivision one of section
     8  sixty-three hundred forty-four of this article. When issuing such  order
     9  in  connection  with  any firearm subject to a license requirement under
    10  article four hundred of the penal law, if the licensing officer  informs
    11  the  court  that  he  or  she will seek to revoke the license, the order
    12  shall be stayed by the court until the conclusion of any license revoca-
    13  tion proceeding.
    14    §  6347.  Effect  of  findings  and   determinations   in   subsequent
    15  proceedings.   Notwithstanding any contrary claim based on common law or
    16  a provision of any other law, no finding or determination made  pursuant
    17  to  this  article  shall be interpreted as binding, or having collateral
    18  estoppel or similar effect, in any other action or proceeding,  or  with
    19  respect  to  any  other determination or finding, in any court, forum or
    20  administrative proceeding.
    21    § 2. Section 265.45 of the penal law, as amended by section 3 of  part
    22  FF of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
    23  § 265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
    24    No  person who owns or is custodian of a rifle, shotgun or firearm who
    25  resides with an individual who such person knows or has reason  to  know
    26  is  prohibited  from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)
    27  (1), (4), (8) or (9), or pursuant to a temporary or final  extreme  risk
    28  protection  order  issued under article sixty-three-A of the civil prac-
    29  tice law and rules, shall store or otherwise leave such  rifle,  shotgun
    30  or  firearm  out  of  his or her immediate possession or control without
    31  having first securely locked such rifle, shotgun or firearm in an appro-
    32  priate safe storage depository or rendered it incapable of  being  fired
    33  by  use of a gun locking device appropriate to that weapon. For purposes
    34  of this section "safe storage depository" shall mean  a  safe  or  other
    35  secure  container which, when locked, is incapable of being opened with-
    36  out the key, combination or other unlocking mechanism and is capable  of
    37  preventing   an   unauthorized  person  from  obtaining  access  to  and
    38  possession of the weapon contained therein. With respect to a person who
    39  is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 USC §  922(g)(9),
    40  for  purposes  of this section, this section applies only if such person
    41  has been convicted of a crime included in  subdivision  one  of  section
    42  370.15  of  the  criminal procedure law and such gun is possessed within
    43  five years from the later of the date of  conviction  or  completion  of
    44  sentence.  Nothing  in this section shall be deemed to affect, impair or
    45  supersede any special or local act  relating  to  the  safe  storage  of
    46  rifles, shotguns or firearms which impose additional requirements on the
    47  owner or custodian of such weapons.
    48    A violation of this section shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
    49    §  3.  If  any part or provision of this act is adjudged by a court of
    50  competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such
    51  judgment shall not affect or impair any other part of provision of  this
    52  act, but shall be confined in its operation to such part or provision.
    53    § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    54  it shall have become a law.
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     1    Section  1.  This part enacts into law major components of legislation
     2  which are necessary to reform the manner in which New York state pursues
     3  justice before trial. This state, like most across  the  United  States,
     4  has  for  far too long needlessly incarcerated those meant to be guaran-
     5  teed  a  presumption  of innocence simply because of an inability to pay
     6  bail and have forced those same people to choose between facing  lengthy
     7  prison  sentences  or  a speedy return to society without providing them
     8  with sufficient information regarding the case against them.  This  Part
     9  will  usher  into New York true reforms in the areas of bail, discovery,
    10  and speedy trial. Each component is wholly contained  within  a  Subpart
    11  identified  as Subparts A through C. The effective date for each partic-
    12  ular provision contained within such Subpart is set forth  in  the  last
    13  section  of such Subpart.  Any provision in any section contained within
    14  a Subpart, including the effective date of the Subpart,  which  makes  a
    15  reference  to a section "of this act", when used in connection with that
    16  particular component, shall be deemed to mean and refer  to  the  corre-
    17  sponding section of the Subpart in which it is found.
    18                                  SUBPART A
    19    Section  1.  Legislative  findings. The legislature finds and declares
    20  that there is a present need to revise New York's procedures  regulating
    21  release  of  persons  charged  with criminal offenses pending trial, set
    22  forth in title P of the criminal procedure law, so that fewer  presumed-
    23  innocent people are held behind bars pretrial.  First, the bill requires
    24  the police to issue appearance tickets in misdemeanor and class E felony
    25  cases,  with  enumerated  exceptions, so that fewer people spend time in
    26  jail before arraignment. Then after arraignment,  the  bill  breaks  the
    27  link  between  paying  money and earning freedom, so that defendants are
    28  either released on their own recognizance  or,  failing  that,  released
    29  under  non-monetary conditions. The bill also revises the existing proc-
    30  ess of remanding individuals in jail  before  trial,  so  that  pretrial
    31  detention  can  be  ordered only in limited cases involving high risk of
    32  flight or a current risk to the physical safety of  a  reasonably  iden-
    33  tifiable  person  or  persons, and the order comports with Supreme Court
    34  jurisprudence regarding required substantive and procedural due  process
    35  before detention.
    36    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 150.20 of the criminal procedure law, as
    37  amended  by  chapter  550  of  the  laws  of 1987, is amended to read as
    38  follows:
    39    1. (a) Whenever a police officer is  authorized  pursuant  to  section
    40  140.10 of this title to arrest a person without a warrant for an offense
    41  other than a class A, B, C or D felony or a violation of section 130.25,
    42  130.40,  205.10,  205.17,  205.19  or  215.56 of the penal law, he [may]
    43  shall, except as set out in paragraph (b) of this  subdivision,  subject
    44  to  the  provisions  of subdivisions three and four of section 150.40 of
    45  this title, instead issue to and serve upon such  person  an  appearance
    46  ticket.
    47    (b)  An  officer  is not required to issue an appearance ticket if the
    48  person:
    49    (i) has one or more outstanding warrants;
    50    (ii)  has  a  documented  history  of  failure  to  appear  in   court
    51  proceedings;
    52    (iii) has been given a reasonable opportunity to make their verifiable
    53  identity and a method of contact known, and has been unable or unwilling

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     1  to  do  so, so that a custodial arrest is necessary to subject the indi-
     2  vidual to the jurisdiction of the court;
     3    (iv)  is  charged  with a crime or offense between members of the same
     4  family or household, as defined in subdivision one of section 530.11  of
     5  this chapter;
     6    (v)  is  charged  with  a crime or offense involving sexual misconduct
     7  under section 130.00 of the penal law;
     8    (vi) should, in the officer's estimation, be brought before the  court
     9  for  consideration  of  issuance  of an order of protection, pursuant to
    10  section 530.13 of this chapter, based on  the  facts  of  the  crime  or
    11  offense that the officer has reasonable cause to believe occurred;
    12    (vii) should, in the officer's estimation, be brought before the court
    13  for  consideration of court-ordered restrictions on operation of a motor
    14  vehicle, based on the facts of the crime or offense that the officer has
    15  reasonable cause to believe occurred;
    16    (viii) should, in the officer's  estimation,  be  brought  before  the
    17  court  for  consideration  of  court  ordered  medical  or mental health
    18  assessment, based on the facts of the alleged crime or offense that  the
    19  officer has reasonable cause to believe occurred and the observed behav-
    20  ior of the individual when in contact with the police; or
    21    (ix)  is  unlikely to return to court on the return date of an appear-
    22  ance ticket for reasons specific to the facts of the case that the offi-
    23  cer can articulate in the information or  misdemeanor  complaint.  These
    24  reasons  cannot rely solely on the defendant's prior criminal history or
    25  place of residence.
    26    § 3. Section 150.30 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
    27    § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 150.40 of the criminal procedure law  is
    28  amended to read as follows:
    29    1.  An  appearance ticket must be made returnable at a date as soon as
    30  possible, but in no event later than twenty days from the date of  issu-
    31  ance. The appearance ticket shall be made returnable in a local criminal
    32  court  designated  in  section 100.55 of this title as one with which an
    33  information for the offense in question may be filed.
    34    § 5. Subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of section 500.10 of  the  criminal
    35  procedure  law are amended and a new subdivision 3-a is added to read as
    36  follows:
    37    1. "Principal" means a defendant in a criminal action  or  proceeding,
    38  or  a person adjudged a material witness therein, or any other person so
    39  involved therein that [he] the principal may  by  law  be  compelled  to
    40  appear  before  a  court  for  the purpose of having such court exercise
    41  control over [his] the principal's person to secure  [his]  the  princi-
    42  pal's  future  attendance at the action or proceeding when required, and
    43  who in fact either is before the court for  such  purpose  or  has  been
    44  before it and been subjected to such control.
    45    2.  "Release  on  own  recognizance."  A court releases a principal on
    46  [his] the principal's own recognizance  when,  having  acquired  control
    47  over  [his] the principal's person, it permits [him] the principal to be
    48  at liberty during the pendency of  the  criminal  action  or  proceeding
    49  involved  upon  condition  that  [he]  the principal will appear thereat
    50  whenever [his] the principal's attendance may be required  and  will  at
    51  all  times  render  [himself]  the  principal amenable to the orders and
    52  processes of the court.
    53    3-a. "Release under non-monetary conditions". A court releases a prin-
    54  cipal under non-monetary conditions when, having acquired control over a
    55  person, it permits the person to be at liberty during  the  pendency  of
    56  the  criminal  action  under conditions set by the court, which shall be

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     1  the least restrictive that will reasonably assure the principal's return
     2  appearance in court. Such conditions may include, among others, that the
     3  principal shall be in contact with a pretrial  services  agency  serving
     4  principals  in  that county; that the principal shall abide by specified
     5  restrictions on association or travel that are reasonably related  to  a
     6  risk  of  flight from the jurisdiction; that the principal shall refrain
     7  from possessing a firearm, destructive device or other dangerous weapon;
     8  that the person be  placed  in  pretrial  supervision  with  a  pretrial
     9  services  agency  serving  principals in that county; that the person be
    10  monitored with an approved electronic monitoring device.    A  principal
    11  shall  not  be required to pay for any part of the cost of release under
    12  non-monetary conditions, including, but not limited to, electronic moni-
    13  toring.
    14    4. "Commit to the custody of the sheriff." A court commits a principal
    15  to the custody of the sheriff when, having  acquired  control  over  his
    16  person,  it  orders  that  he  be confined in the custody of the sheriff
    17  [during the pendency of the  criminal  action  or  proceeding  involved]
    18  pending  the  outcome of a hearing under article five hundred forty-five
    19  of this title, as to  whether  the  individual  shall  be  ordered  into
    20  pretrial detention.
    21    5.  "Securing order" means an order of a court [committing a principal
    22  to the custody of the sheriff, or fixing bail, or releasing him  on  his
    23  own recognizance] that either releases a principal under personal recog-
    24  nizance,  or  releases  the principal under non-monetary conditions, all
    25  with the direction that the principal return to court for  future  court
    26  appearances and to be at all times amendable to the orders and processes
    27  of the court.
    28    6. ["Order of recognizance or bail" means a securing order releasing a
    29  principal  on his own recognizance or fixing bail] "Pretrial detention".
    30  A county or superior court may commit a principal to pretrial  detention
    31  if,  after  a  hearing  and making such findings as specified in article
    32  five hundred forty-five of this title, a judge so orders detention.
    33    § 6. Section 510.10 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chap-
    34  ter 459 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
    35  § 510.10 Securing order; when required; alternatives available; standard
    36             to be applied.
    37    1. When a principal, whose  future  court  attendance  at  a  criminal
    38  action  or  proceeding  is or may be required, initially comes under the
    39  control of a court, such court  [must]  shall,  by  a  securing  order[,
    40  either  release  him  on his own recognizance, fix bail or commit him to
    41  the custody of the sheriff.] release the principal pending trial on  the
    42  principal's  personal recognizance, unless the court finds on the record
    43  that release on recognizance will not reasonably assure the individual's
    44  court attendance. In such instances, the court will release the individ-
    45  ual under  non-monetary  conditions,  selecting  the  least  restrictive
    46  alternative  that  will  reasonably assure the principal's court attend-
    47  ance.  The court will support its choice of alternative on the record.
    48    2. Notwithstanding the above, in cases where the people indicate  that
    49  they  intend  to  move for pretrial detention as set out in article five
    50  hundred forty-five of this title, the court may commit the defendant  to
    51  the  custody of the sheriff or issue a securing order in accordance with
    52  article five hundred forty-five of this title.
    53    3. When a securing order is revoked or  otherwise  terminated  in  the
    54  course of an uncompleted action or proceeding but the principal's future
    55  court  attendance  still is or may be required and [he] the principal is
    56  still under the control of a court, a new securing order must be issued.

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     1  When the court revokes or otherwise terminates a  securing  order  which
     2  committed  the  principal to the custody of the sheriff, the court shall
     3  give written notification to the sheriff of such  revocation  or  termi-
     4  nation of the securing order.
     5    §  7.  Section 510.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended to read
     6  as follows:
     7  § 510.20 [Application for recognizance or bail; making and determination
     8             thereof in general] Application  for  a  change  in  securing
     9             order based on a material change of circumstances.
    10    1.  Upon any occasion when a court [is required to issue] has issued a
    11  securing order with respect to a principal, [or at any time when a prin-
    12  cipal is confined in the custody of the sheriff as a result of a  previ-
    13  ously issued securing order, he] the defendant or the people may make an
    14  application for [recognizance or bail] a different securing order due to
    15  a material change of circumstances.
    16    2. Upon such application, the principal or the people must be accorded
    17  an opportunity to be heard and to contend that [an order of recognizance
    18  or  bail]  a  different  securing  order must or should issue[, that the
    19  court should release him on his own recognizance rather than  fix  bail,
    20  and  that  if bail is fixed it should be in a suggested amount and form]
    21  because, due to a material change in circumstances, the current order is
    22  either too restrictive or not restrictive enough to reasonably ensure  a
    23  defendant's  appearance  in court.   In acting upon such an application,
    24  the court shall select  the  least  restrictive  alternative  that  will
    25  reasonably ensure a court appearance.
    26    § 8. Section 510.30 of the criminal procedure law, subparagraph (v) of
    27  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 920 of the laws of
    28  1982, subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as  renumbered
    29  by  chapter 447 of the laws of 1977, subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (a)
    30  of subdivision 2 as added and subparagraphs (viii) and (ix) of paragraph
    31  (a) of subdivision 2 as renumbered by section 1 of part D of chapter 491
    32  of the laws of 2012, and subdivision 3 as added by chapter  788  of  the
    33  laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
    34  § 510.30 Application for [recognizance or bail] securing order; rules of
    35             law and criteria controlling determination.
    36    [1. Determinations of applications for recognizance or bail are not in
    37  all  cases discretionary but are subject to rules, prescribed in article
    38  five hundred thirty and other provisions of  law  relating  to  specific
    39  kinds  of  criminal  actions and proceedings, providing (a) that in some
    40  circumstances such an application must as a matter of  law  be  granted,
    41  (b)  that in others it must as a matter of law be denied and the princi-
    42  pal committed to or retained in the custody of the sheriff, and (c) that
    43  in others the granting  or  denial  thereof  is  a  matter  of  judicial
    44  discretion.
    45    2. To the extent that the issuance of an order of recognizance or bail
    46  and  the  terms thereof are matters of discretion rather than of law, an
    47  application is determined on the basis  of  the  following  factors  and
    48  criteria:
    49    (a)]  With  respect  to  any principal, the court in all cases, unless
    50  otherwise provided by law, must [consider the] impose the least restric-
    51  tive kind and degree of control or  restriction  that  is  necessary  to
    52  secure  [his]  the principal's court attendance when required. In deter-
    53  mining that matter, the court must, on the basis of  available  informa-
    54  tion, consider and take into account:
    55    [(i)  The  principal's character, reputation, habits and mental condi-
    56  tion;

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     1    (ii) His employment and financial resources; and
     2    (iii)  His  family  ties and the length of his residence if any in the
     3  community; and
     4    (iv) His] 1. information about the principal that is relevant to court
     5  appearance, including, but not limited to, the  principal's  activities,
     6  history and community ties;
     7    2. if the principal is a defendant, the charges facing the principal;
     8    3.  the  principal's  criminal  record if any; provided that the court
     9  must also consider the time that has elapsed since the occurrence of the
    10  crime or crimes and the age of the principal at the time of  the  occur-
    11  rence of such delinquent or youthful offender conduct; [and
    12    (v) His] 4. the principal's record of previous adjudication as a juve-
    13  nile  delinquent,  as  retained  pursuant to section 354.2 of the family
    14  court act, or, of pending cases where fingerprints are retained pursuant
    15  to section 306.1 of such act, or a youthful offender, if  any;  provided
    16  that  the  court  must also consider the time that has elapsed since the
    17  occurrence of the crime or crimes and the age of the  principal  at  the
    18  time  of the occurrence of such delinquent or youthful offender conduct;
    19  [and
    20    (vi) His] 5. the principal's previous record if any in  responding  to
    21  court appearances when required or with respect to flight to avoid crim-
    22  inal prosecution; [and
    23    (vii)  Where] 6. where the principal is charged with a crime or crimes
    24  against a member or members of the same family or household as that term
    25  is defined in subdivision one of  section  530.11  of  this  title,  the
    26  following factors:
    27    [(A)]  (i)  any  violation  by the principal of an order of protection
    28  issued by any court for the protection of a member  or  members  of  the
    29  same  family  or household as that term is defined in subdivision one of
    30  section 530.11 of this title, whether or not such order of protection is
    31  currently in effect; and
    32    [(B)] (ii) the principal's history of use or possession of a  firearm;
    33  [and
    34    (viii)]  7.  If  [he]  the principal is a defendant, the weight of the
    35  evidence against [him] the principal in the pending criminal action  and
    36  any  other factor indicating probability or improbability of conviction;
    37  or, in the case of an application for [bail  or  recognizance]  securing
    38  order pending appeal, the merit or lack of merit of the appeal; and
    39    [(ix)] 8. If [he] the principal is a defendant, the sentence which may
    40  be or has been imposed upon conviction[.
    41    (b)  Where  the principal is a defendant-appellant in a pending appeal
    42  from a judgment of conviction, the court must also consider the  likeli-
    43  hood  of  ultimate  reversal  of  the judgment. A determination that the
    44  appeal is palpably without merit alone justifies, but does not  require,
    45  a  denial  of the application, regardless of any determination made with
    46  respect to the factors specified in paragraph (a).
    47    3. When bail or recognizance is ordered, the court  shall  inform  the
    48  principal, if he is a defendant charged with the commission of a felony,
    49  that  the release is conditional and that the court may revoke the order
    50  of release and commit the principal to the custody  of  the  sheriff  in
    51  accordance  with  the provisions of subdivision two of section 530.60 of
    52  this chapter if he commits a subsequent felony  while  at  liberty  upon
    53  such order.]; and
    54    9.  if the principal is a defendant-appellant in a pending appeal from
    55  a judgment of conviction, the court must also consider the likelihood of
    56  ultimate reversal of the judgment. A determination that  the  appeal  is

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     1  palpably  without  merit alone justifies, but does not require, a denial
     2  of the application, regardless of any determination made with respect to
     3  the factors specified in this paragraph.
     4    §  9.  Section 510.40 of the criminal procedure law is amended to read
     5  as follows:
     6  § 510.40 [Application for recognizance or bail;  determination  thereof,
     7             form of securing order and execution thereof] Notification to
     8             principal by court of conditions of release and penalties for
     9             violations of release.
    10    1.  [An  application  for recognizance or bail must be determined by a
    11  securing order which either:
    12    (a) Grants the application and  releases  the  principal  on  his  own
    13  recognizance; or
    14    (b) Grants the application and fixes bail; or
    15    (c)  Denies  the  application and commits the principal to, or retains
    16  him in, the custody of the sheriff.
    17    2.] Upon ordering that a principal be released on  [his]  the  princi-
    18  pal's  own  recognizance, or released under non-monetary conditions, the
    19  court must direct [him] the principal to appear in the  criminal  action
    20  or  proceeding involved whenever [his] the principal's attendance may be
    21  required and to [render himself] be at all times amenable to the  orders
    22  and  processes  of the court. If the principal is a defendant, the court
    23  shall also direct the defendant not to commit a crime while  at  liberty
    24  upon  the court's securing order. If such principal is in the custody of
    25  the sheriff [or at liberty upon bail] at the  time  of  the  order,  the
    26  court must direct that [he] the principal be discharged from such custo-
    27  dy [or, as the case may be, that his bail be exonerated].
    28    [3.  Upon  the  issuance of an order fixing bail, and upon the posting
    29  thereof, the court  must  examine  the  bail  to  determine  whether  it
    30  complies  with the order.  If it does, the court must, in the absence of
    31  some factor or circumstance which in law requires or  authorizes  disap-
    32  proval  thereof,  approve  the  bail  and  must  issue  a certificate of
    33  release, authorizing the principal to be at liberty, and, if  he  is  in
    34  the  custody  of  the  sheriff  at  the  time,  directing the sheriff to
    35  discharge him therefrom.  If the bail fixed is not  posted,  or  is  not
    36  approved  after being posted, the court must order that the principal be
    37  committed to the custody of the sheriff.]
    38    2. If the principal is released  under  non-monetary  conditions,  the
    39  court shall, in the document authorizing the principal's release, notify
    40  the principal of:
    41    (a)  any  of  the  conditions under which the principal is subject, in
    42  addition to the directions in subdivision one  of  this  section,  in  a
    43  manner sufficiently clear and specific to serve as a guide for the prin-
    44  cipal's conduct; and
    45    (b)  the  consequences  for violation of those conditions, which could
    46  include revoking of the securing order, setting of  a  more  restrictive
    47  securing  order,  or, after a motion and a hearing prescribed in article
    48  five hundred forty-five of this title, pretrial detention.
    49    § 10. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    50  510.41 to read as follows:
    51  § 510.41 Provisions regarding non-monetary conditions of release.
    52    1.  Non-monetary  conditions  of  release  shall, for each individual,
    53  require the least degree of restrictions or required actions  that  will
    54  reasonably  ensure  the  individual's  court attendance. At future court
    55  appearances, the court shall consider a lessening of the  conditions  or

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     1  modification  of conditions to a less burdensome form based on the prin-
     2  cipal's compliance with existing conditions of release.
     3    2.  (a) Electronic monitoring of a principal's location may be ordered
     4  only if the individual is charged with a felony, or a misdemeanor  crime
     5  involving  a  person who is a member of the same household as defined in
     6  subdivision one of section 530.11 of this title, and if the court finds,
     7  after notice and an opportunity to be heard and an individualized deter-
     8  mination explained on the record or in writing, that no other  non-mone-
     9  tary  condition  or  sets of conditions will reasonably ensure a princi-
    10  pal's return to court.
    11    (b) The specific method of electronic monitoring  of  the  principal's
    12  location must be approved by the court. It must be the least restrictive
    13  method  and procedure that will reasonably ensure the principal's return
    14  to court, and unobtrusive to the greatest extent possible.
    15    (c) Electronic monitoring orders shall  be  reviewed  at  least  every
    16  sixty  days to ascertain whether they are the least restrictive means of
    17  reasonably ensuring an individual's court attendance and  whether  there
    18  are less burdensome methods of ensuring such attendance.
    19    3.  In the event of non compliance with the conditions of release, the
    20  court, upon motion by the people and only after affording the  defendant
    21  and  defendant's  counsel  notice  of  the  alleged noncompliance and an
    22  opportunity to be heard, may revoke and modify the  securing  order.  In
    23  determining  whether  to revoke and modify the securing order, the court
    24  must consider the facts, nature, willfulness, and the seriousness of the
    25  noncompliance. The court may only set a more  restrictive  condition  or
    26  conditions  if it finds that such conditions are necessary to reasonably
    27  ensure the defendant's appearance in court.
    28    § 11. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    29  510.43 to read as follows:
    30  § 510.43 Court appearances; additional notifications.
    31    The  court,  or,  upon  direction  of  the court, a certified pretrial
    32  services agency, shall, in addition to verbal notifications during court
    33  appearances, make best efforts to notify all principals  released  under
    34  recognizance  and under non-monetary conditions of all court appearances
    35  in advance by text message, electronic mail, phone call or  first  class
    36  mail.  The chief administrator of the courts shall, pursuant to subdivi-
    37  sion one of section 10.40 of this chapter, develop a form which shall be
    38  offered to the principal at the principal's initial court appearance, by
    39  which the principal may select one such preferred method of notice.  The
    40  form shall be retained in the court file. In no instance, however, shall
    41  the  principal's  failure  to  receive  such additional notifications in
    42  addition to verbal notification at court appearances, constitute grounds
    43  to excuse the principal's failure to appear at court proceedings.
    44    § 12. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding  a  new  section
    45  510.45 to read as follows:
    46  § 510.45 Pretrial service agencies.
    47    1.  Pretrial  services shall be provided by a county probation depart-
    48  ment or nonprofit pretrial service agency. The department or agency must
    49  be approved by the division of criminal justice services and   certified
    50  by  the  office  of  court administration. The department or agency will
    51  advise the court on a principal's release on recognizance or under  non-
    52  monetary  conditions and monitor principals released under conditions of
    53  non-monetary release. The division of criminal  justice  services  shall
    54  promulgate  regulations for the operation of approved pretrial agencies,
    55  which shall include data collection and  reporting requirements on prin-
    56  cipals served. The office of court administration shall maintain a list-

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     1  ing  on  its public website identifying each pretrial services agency so
     2  certified in the state. A county shall be authorized  to  enter  into  a
     3  contract  with  another  county  or  municipality  to  provide  pretrial
     4  services.
     5    2. Any criteria, instrument, or tool used to inform a pretrial service
     6  agency's  recommendation to the court about pretrial conditions shall be
     7  made available to the principal and the principal's counsel. Any  crite-
     8  ria,  instrument  or tool used may consider risk of failing to appear in
     9  court and shall not contain a   measure of a person's  general  risk  to
    10  public  safety.  Any blank form of the criteria, instrument or tool used
    11  in the county for such purpose shall be made  available  to  any  person
    12  promptly  upon  request. If scores are calculated to predict the risk of
    13  failure to appear, the scoring formula shall be    made  available.  Any
    14  tool  used to predict failure to appear shall be periodically validated,
    15  with validation studies available upon request.
    16    § 13. Section 510.50 of the criminal procedure law is amended to  read
    17  as follows:
    18  § 510.50 Enforcement of securing order.
    19    When  the  attendance  of  a  principal confined in the custody of the
    20  sheriff is required at the criminal action or proceeding at a particular
    21  time and place, the court may compel such attendance  by  directing  the
    22  sheriff  to produce [him] such principal at such time and place.  If the
    23  principal is at liberty on [his] the principal's own recognizance [or on
    24  bail] or non-monetary conditions, [his] the principal's  attendance  may
    25  be  achieved or compelled by various methods, including notification and
    26  the issuance of a bench warrant, prescribed by law in provisions govern-
    27  ing such matters with respect  to  the  particular  kind  of  action  or
    28  proceeding involved.
    29    § 14. Article 520 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
    30    § 15. The article heading of article 530 of the criminal procedure law
    31  is amended to read as follows:
    32                    [ORDERS OF RECOGNIZANCE OR BAIL WITH
    33                  RESPECT TO DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS
    34                      AND PROCEEDINGS--WHEN AND BY WHAT
    35                   COURTS AUTHORIZED] SECURING ORDERS WITH
    36                RESPECT TO DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND
    37              PROCEEDINGS - WHEN AND BY WHAT COURTS AUTHORIZED
    38    §  16. Section 530.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended to read
    39  as follows:
    40  § 530.10 [Order of recognizance or bail] Securing orders; in general.
    41    Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a court, upon applica-
    42  tion of a  defendant  charged  with  or  convicted  of  an  offense,  is
    43  [required or authorized to order bail or recognizance] to issue a secur-
    44  ing  order  for  the  release  or  prospective release of such defendant
    45  during the pendency of either:
    46    1. A criminal action based upon such charge; or
    47    2. An appeal taken by the defendant from a judgment of conviction or a
    48  sentence or from an order of an intermediate appellate  court  affirming
    49  or modifying a judgment of conviction or a sentence.
    50    §  17.  Subdivision 4 of section 530.11 of the criminal procedure law,
    51  as added by chapter 186 of the laws of  1997,  is  amended  to  read  as
    52  follows:
    53    4.  When  a  person  is  arrested  for an alleged family offense or an
    54  alleged violation of an  order  of  protection  or  temporary  order  of
    55  protection  or  arrested  pursuant to a warrant issued by the supreme or
    56  family court, and the supreme or family court, as applicable, is not  in

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     1  session,  such  person shall be brought before a local criminal court in
     2  the county of arrest or in the county in which such warrant  is  return-
     3  able  pursuant to article one hundred twenty of this chapter. Such local
     4  criminal  court  may issue any order authorized under subdivision eleven
     5  of section 530.12 of this article, section one hundred  fifty-four-d  or
     6  one hundred fifty-five of the family court act or subdivision three-b of
     7  section  two  hundred  forty or subdivision two-a of section two hundred
     8  fifty-two of the domestic relations  law,  in  addition  to  discharging
     9  other  arraignment  responsibilities  as  set  forth in this chapter. In
    10  making such order, the local criminal court  shall  consider  the  [bail
    11  recommendation]  securing  order,  if any, made by the supreme or family
    12  court as indicated on the warrant or certificate of warrant. Unless  the
    13  petitioner  or complainant requests otherwise, the court, in addition to
    14  scheduling further criminal proceedings, if any, regarding such  alleged
    15  family  offense  or violation allegation, shall make such matter return-
    16  able in the supreme or family court, as applicable, on the next day such
    17  court is in session.
    18    § 18. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section 530.13 of the criminal
    19  procedure law, as added by chapter 388 of the laws of 1984,  is  amended
    20  to read as follows:
    21    (a)  revoke  [an  order  of recognizance or bail] a securing order and
    22  commit the defendant to custody; or
    23    § 19. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 530.13 of  the
    24  criminal  procedure  law, as amended by chapter 137 of the laws of 2007,
    25  is amended to read as follows:
    26    When any criminal action is pending, and the court has  not  issued  a
    27  temporary  order  of protection pursuant to section 530.12 of this arti-
    28  cle, the court, in addition to the other powers  conferred  upon  it  by
    29  this  chapter,  may  for  good  cause  shown  issue a temporary order of
    30  protection in  conjunction  with  any  securing  order  [committing  the
    31  defendant to the custody of the sheriff or as a condition of a pre-trial
    32  release,  or  as  a  condition  of  release on bail or an adjournment in
    33  contemplation of dismissal]. In addition to any other  conditions,  such
    34  an order may require that the defendant:
    35    §  20.  Subdivisions 9 and 11 of section 530.12 of the criminal proce-
    36  dure law, subdivision 9 as amended by section 81 of subpart B of part  C
    37  of  chapter 62 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 11 as amended by chapter
    38  498 of the laws of 1993, the opening  paragraph  of  subdivision  11  as
    39  amended by chapter 597 of the laws of 1998, paragraph (a) of subdivision
    40  11  as  amended  by  chapter  222  of the laws of 1994, paragraph (d) of
    41  subdivision 11 as amended by chapter  644  of  the  laws  of  1996,  are
    42  amended to read as follows:
    43    9.  If  no  warrant,  order  or temporary order of protection has been
    44  issued by the court, and an act  alleged  to  be  a  family  offense  as
    45  defined  in section 530.11 of this [chapter] article is the basis of the
    46  arrest, the magistrate shall permit the complainant to file a  petition,
    47  information  or  accusatory  instrument  and for reasonable cause shown,
    48  shall thereupon hold such respondent or defendant,  [admit  to,  fix  or
    49  accept  bail,] establish a securing order or parole him or her for hear-
    50  ing before the  family  court  or  appropriate  criminal  court  as  the
    51  complainant  shall  choose  in accordance with the provisions of section
    52  530.11 of this [chapter] article.
    53    11. If a defendant is brought before the court for failure to obey any
    54  lawful order issued under this section, or an order of protection issued
    55  by a court of competent jurisdiction in another  state,  territorial  or
    56  tribal  jurisdiction,  and  if, after hearing, the court is satisfied by

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     1  competent proof that the defendant has willfully failed to obey any such
     2  order, the court may:
     3    (a)  revoke  [an  order  of recognizance or revoke an order of bail or
     4  order forfeiture of such bail] a securing order and commit the defendant
     5  to custody; or
     6    (b) restore the case to the calendar when there has been  an  adjourn-
     7  ment  in contemplation of dismissal and commit the defendant to custody;
     8  or
     9    (c) revoke a conditional discharge in accordance with  section  410.70
    10  of this chapter and impose probation supervision or impose a sentence of
    11  imprisonment  in  accordance  with  the  penal law based on the original
    12  conviction; or
    13    (d) revoke probation in accordance with section 410.70 of this chapter
    14  and impose a sentence of imprisonment in accordance with the  penal  law
    15  based  on the original conviction. In addition, if the act which consti-
    16  tutes the violation of the order of protection  or  temporary  order  of
    17  protection  is  a crime or a violation the defendant may be charged with
    18  and tried for that crime or violation.
    19    § 21. Section 530.20 of the criminal  procedure  law,  as  amended  by
    20  chapter  531  of the laws of 1975, subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of
    21  subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 218 of the laws of 1979, is  amended
    22  to read as follows:
    23  § 530.20 [Order of recognizance or bail;] Securing order by local crimi-
    24             nal court when action is pending therein.
    25    When  a  criminal  action  is  pending in a local criminal court, such
    26  court, upon application of a defendant, must [or may order  recognizance
    27  or bail] issue a securing order as follows:
    28    1. [When the defendant is charged, by information, simplified informa-
    29  tion, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint, with an offense
    30  or  offenses of less than felony grade only, the court must order recog-
    31  nizance or bail.] Release the principal pending trial on the principal's
    32  personal recognizance, unless the court finds on the record that release
    33  on recognizance  will  not  reasonably  assure  the  individual's  court
    34  attendance.  In  such  instances,  the court will release the individual
    35  under non-monetary conditions, selecting the least restrictive  alterna-
    36  tive  that  will reasonably assure the principal's court attendance. The
    37  court will support its choice of alternative on the record.
    38    2. [When the defendant is charged, by felony complaint, with a felony,
    39  the court may, in its discretion, order recognizance or bail  except  as
    40  otherwise provided in this subdivision:
    41    (a) A city court, a town court or a village court may not order recog-
    42  nizance or bail when (i) the defendant is charged with a class A felony,
    43  or   (ii)  it  appears  that  the  defendant  has  two  previous  felony
    44  convictions;
    45    (b)] Notwithstanding the above, in cases  where  the  people  indicate
    46  that  they intend to move for pretrial detention as set forth in article
    47  five hundred forty-five of this title, the court may commit the  defend-
    48  ant  to  the custody of the sheriff or issue a securing order in accord-
    49  ance with article five hundred forty-five of this title.
    50    3. Notwithstanding the above, in cases where the defendant is facing a
    51  charge of a class A felony, or it appears that  the  defendant  has  two
    52  previous  felony  convictions  within  the meaning of subdivision one of
    53  section 70.08 or 70.10 of the penal law;  the  court  shall  commit  the
    54  defendant to the custody of the sheriff for the county or superior court
    55  to make a determination about a securing order within three days.

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     1    4. No local criminal court may order [recognizance or bail] a securing
     2  order  with  respect  to  a  defendant  charged with a felony unless and
     3  until[:
     4    (i) The district attorney has been heard in the matter or, after know-
     5  ledge  or  notice  of  the  application and reasonable opportunity to be
     6  heard, has failed to appear at the proceeding or  has  otherwise  waived
     7  his right to do so; and
     8    (ii)  The]  the  court  [has],  and counsel for the defense, have been
     9  furnished with a report of the division  of  criminal  justice  services
    10  concerning  the  defendant's  criminal  record, if any, or with a police
    11  department report with respect  to  the  defendant's  prior  arrest  and
    12  conviction  record,  if any.  If neither report is available, the court,
    13  with the consent of  the  district  attorney,  may  dispense  with  this
    14  requirement;  provided, however, that in an emergency, including but not
    15  limited to a substantial impairment in the ability of such  division  or
    16  police  department to timely furnish such report, such consent shall not
    17  be required if, for reasons stated on the record,  the  court  deems  it
    18  unnecessary.  [When the court has been furnished with any such report or
    19  record, it shall furnish a copy thereof to counsel for the defendant or,
    20  if the defendant is not represented by counsel, to the defendant.]
    21    § 22. The section heading, subdivisions 1 and 2 of section  530.30  of
    22  the  criminal  procedure law, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 762 of
    23  the laws of 1971, are amended to read as follows:
    24    [Order of recognizance or bail; by superior court judge when action is
    25  pending in local criminal court] Securing order by superior court  judge
    26  when action is pending in local criminal court.
    27    1.  When a criminal action is pending in a local criminal court, other
    28  than one consisting of a superior court judge sitting as such,  a  judge
    29  of  a superior court holding a term thereof in the county, upon applica-
    30  tion of a defendant, may order [recognizance or bail] a  securing  order
    31  when such local criminal court:
    32    (a) Lacks authority to issue such an order, pursuant to [paragraph (a)
    33  of] subdivision [two] three of section 530.20[; or
    34    (b) Has denied an application for recognizance or bail; or
    35    (c) Has fixed bail which is excessive;]  or
    36    (b)  Has set a securing order of release under non-monetary conditions
    37  which are more restrictive than necessary  to  reasonably  ensure  court
    38  attendance.
    39    In  such  case, such superior court judge may vacate the order of such
    40  local criminal court and release the defendant on [his own] recognizance
    41  [or fix bail in a lesser amount or in a less burdensome form,] or  under
    42  release  with conditions, whichever is the least restrictive alternative
    43  that will reasonably assure defendant's appearance in court.  The  court
    44  will support its choice of alternative on the record.
    45    2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section,
    46  when the defendant is charged with a felony in a local criminal court, a
    47  superior court judge may not [order recognizance or bail] issue a secur-
    48  ing order unless and until the district attorney has had an  opportunity
    49  to  be  heard  in  the  matter  and such judge [has] and counsel for the
    50  defendant have been furnished with a report as  described  in  [subpara-
    51  graph  (ii)  of  paragraph  (b)  of]  subdivision  [two] four of section
    52  530.20.
    53    § 23. Section 530.40 of the criminal procedure law, subdivision  3  as
    54  amended by chapter 264 of the laws of 2003, and subdivision 4 as amended
    55  by chapter 762 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:

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     1  § 530.40 [Order  of  recognizance  or  bail;] Securing order by superior
     2             court when action is pending therein.
     3    When  a  criminal  action  is pending in a superior court, such court,
     4  upon application of a defendant, must [or may]  order  [recognizance  or
     5  bail] a securing order as follows:
     6    1.  [When the defendant is charged with an offense or offenses of less
     7  than felony grade only, the court must order recognizance or bail.
     8    2. When the defendant is charged with a felony, the court may, in  its
     9  discretion,  order  recognizance  or  bail. In any such case in which an
    10  indictment (a) has resulted from an order  of  a  local  criminal  court
    11  holding the defendant for the action of the grand jury, or (b) was filed
    12  at  a time when a felony complaint charging the same conduct was pending
    13  in a local criminal court, and in which such local criminal court  or  a
    14  superior  court  judge has issued an order of recognizance or bail which
    15  is still effective, the superior court's order may be in the form  of  a
    16  direction  continuing  the effectiveness of the previous order.] Release
    17  the principal pending trial on the  principal's  personal  recognizance,
    18  unless  the  court finds on the record that release on recognizance will
    19  not  reasonably  assure  the  individual's  court  attendance.  In  such
    20  instances,  the  court  will  release  the individual under non-monetary
    21  conditions,  selecting  the  least  restrictive  alternative  that  will
    22  reasonably  assure  the  principal's  court  attendance.  The court will
    23  support its choice of alternative on the record.
    24    2. Notwithstanding the above, in cases where the people indicate  that
    25  they  intend  to  move for pretrial detention as set out in article five
    26  hundred forty-five of this title, the court may commit the defendant  to
    27  the custody of the sheriff, or issue a securing order in accordance with
    28  article five hundred forty-five of this title.
    29    3.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of subdivision [two,] one of this
    30  section, a superior court may not [order recognizance or bail]  issue  a
    31  securing  order,  or permit a defendant to remain at liberty pursuant to
    32  an existing order, after  [he]  the  defendant  has  been  convicted  of
    33  either:  (a)  a  class  A  felony  or  (b) any class B or class C felony
    34  defined in article one hundred thirty of  the  penal  law  committed  or
    35  attempted  to  be  committed  by a person eighteen years of age or older
    36  against a person less than eighteen years of age.  In  either  case  the
    37  court must commit or remand the defendant to the custody of the sheriff.
    38    4.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of subdivision [two] one of this
    39  section, a superior court may not [order recognizance or bail]  issue  a
    40  securing  order  when  the defendant is charged with a felony unless and
    41  until the district attorney has had an opportunity to be  heard  in  the
    42  matter  and  such  court  [has]  and  counsel  for the defense have been
    43  furnished with a report as described in [subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph
    44  (b) of] subdivision [two] four of section 530.20 of this article.
    45    §  24.  Subdivision 1 of section 530.45 of the criminal procedure law,
    46  as amended by chapter 264 of the laws of 2003, is  amended  to  read  as
    47  follows:
    48    1. When the defendant is at liberty in the course of a criminal action
    49  as  a  result  of a prior [order of recognizance or bail] securing order
    50  and the court revokes such order and then [either fixes no bail or fixes
    51  bail in a greater amount or in a more burdensome form than was previous-
    52  ly fixed and remands or commits defendant to the custody of the sheriff,
    53  a judge designated in subdivision two, upon application of the defendant
    54  following conviction of an offense other than a  class  A  felony  or  a
    55  class  B or class C felony offense defined in article one hundred thirty
    56  of the penal law committed or attempted to  be  committed  by  a  person

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     1  eighteen years of age or older against a person less than eighteen years
     2  of  age,  and  before  sentencing, may issue a securing order and either
     3  release defendant on his own recognizance, or fix bail, or fix bail in a
     4  lesser  amount  or]  issues  a more restrictive securing order in a less
     5  [burdensome] restrictive form than fixed  by  the  court  in  which  the
     6  conviction was entered.
     7    § 25. Section 530.60 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
     8    §  26.  Title  P of part 3 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
     9  adding a new article 545 to read as follows:
    10                       ARTICLE 545--PRETRIAL DETENTION
    11  Section 545.10 Pretrial detention; when ordered.
    12          545.20 Eligibility for a pretrial detention hearing.
    13          545.30 Pretrial detention hearing.
    14          545.40 Order for pretrial detention.
    15          545.50 Reopening of pretrial hearing.
    16          545.60 Length of detention for defendant held under  a  pretrial
    17                   detention order.
    18  § 545.10 Pretrial detention; when ordered.
    19    A county or superior court may order, before trial, the detention of a
    20  defendant  if  the  people seek detention of the defendant under section
    21  545.20 of this article, and, after a hearing pursuant to section  545.30
    22  of  this article, the court finds clear and convincing evidence that the
    23  defendant poses a high risk of flight before trial,  or  that  defendant
    24  poses  a current threat to the physical safety of a reasonably identifi-
    25  able person or persons, and that no conditions or combination of  condi-
    26  tions  in  the  community  will suffice to contain the aforesaid risk or
    27  threat.  There shall be a rebuttable presumption, except in the  circum-
    28  stances  outlined  in subdivision four of section 545.30 of this article
    29  that some condition or  conditions  in  the  community  will  reasonably
    30  contain a high risk of flight or a current threat to the physical safety
    31  of  a  reasonably  identifiable  person or persons. That presumption may
    32  only be overcome by clear and convincing evidence.
    33  § 545.20 Eligibility for a pretrial detention hearing.
    34    1. The people may make a motion with the court at any time seeking the
    35  pretrial detention of a defendant:
    36    (a) charged with a class A felony defined in the penal law;
    37    (b) charged with offenses involving witness intimidation under section
    38  215.15, 215.16 or 215.17 of the penal law;
    39    (c) charged with class B or C crimes as enumerated under section 70.02
    40  of the penal law (except burglary in the second  degree  as  defined  in
    41  subdivision  two  of  section 140.25 of the penal law, or robbery in the
    42  second degree as defined in subdivision one of  section  160.10  of  the
    43  penal law);
    44    (d) who, the people allege poses an immediate risk of physical harm to
    45  members  of the same family or household of the defendant, as defined in
    46  subdivision one of section 530.11 of this title; or
    47    (e) who has persistently and willfully failed to appear  in  court  in
    48  the  current  case,  and the relevant pretrial services agency certifies
    49  that the agency has made persistent efforts to assist  the  individual's
    50  appearance in court.
    51    2.  Upon  such motion by the people, the defendant may be committed to
    52  the custody of the sheriff pending a hearing on the people's motion,  or
    53  the court may issue a securing order. The court shall support its choice
    54  of an alternative on the record.  If the person is at liberty, a warrant
    55  shall be issued and the defendant brought into custody of the sheriff.
    56  § 545.30 Pretrial detention hearing.

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     1    1. A hearing shall be held within three working days from the people's
     2  motion.    At  the  hearing,  the  defendant  shall have the right to be
     3  represented by counsel, and, if financially unable to obtain counsel, to
     4  have counsel assigned. The defendant shall be afforded an opportunity to
     5  testify,  to present witnesses, to cross-examine witnesses who appear at
     6  the hearing, and to present information by  proffer  or  otherwise.  The
     7  rules concerning the admissibility of evidence in criminal trials do not
     8  apply  to  the  presentation and consideration of information during the
     9  hearing.
    10    2.  (a) Within at least twenty-four hours of the hearing,  the  people
    11  shall  disclose  to  the  defendant and permit the defendant to inspect,
    12  copy  or  photograph  all  statements  and  reports  that  are  in   the
    13  possession,  custody  or  control  of  the  people, or persons under the
    14  people's direction and control that:
    15    (i) the people rely  upon  to  establish  reasonable  cause  that  the
    16  defendant committed the alleged crime or crimes; and
    17    (ii)  relate  to  the people's basis for the pretrial detention motion
    18  that either the defendant presents a high risk of flight  or  a  current
    19  threat  to  the  physical  safety of a reasonably identifiable person or
    20  persons.
    21    (b) In addition, the people  will  produce  any  statements  that  are
    22  exculpatory in nature.
    23    (c)  Portions of materials claimed to be non-discoverable may be with-
    24  held pending a determination and  ruling  of  the  court  under  section
    25  245.70  of  this chapter; but the defendant shall be notified in writing
    26  that such information has not been disclosed under a particular subdivi-
    27  sion of such section, and the discoverable portions  of  such  materials
    28  shall be disclosed if practicable.
    29    3.  In  hearings in cases for which there is no indictment, the people
    30  shall establish reasonable cause that the eligible  defendant  committed
    31  the  charged  offense. The people must establish by clear and convincing
    32  evidence that defendant poses a high risk of flight or a current  threat
    33  of  physical  danger  to a reasonably identifiable person or persons and
    34  that no conditions or combination of conditions in  the  community  will
    35  suffice to contain the aforesaid risk or threat.
    36    4.  There  shall  be a rebuttable presumption, which the defendant may
    37  overcome by a preponderance of  the  evidence,  that  no  conditions  or
    38  combination  of  conditions  in  the community will suffice to contain a
    39  current threat to the  physical  safety  of  a  reasonably  identifiable
    40  person  or  persons if the court finds reasonable cause that the defend-
    41  ant:
    42    (a) committed a crime for which the defendant would be  subject  to  a
    43  term of life imprisonment;
    44    (b)  committed  a crime involving serious physical injury or threat of
    45  serious physical injury, or attempt therein, while the defendant was  in
    46  the  community  on  recognizance  or under non-monetary conditions for a
    47  crime involving serious physical injury or the threat of  serious  phys-
    48  ical injury; or
    49    (c) threatened, injured, intimidated, or attempted to threaten, injure
    50  or  intimidate  a  prospective  witness or juror in an criminal investi-
    51  gation or judicial proceeding.
    52    5. In determining whether the defendant presents a high risk of flight
    53  or a current threat of physical  danger  to  a  reasonably  identifiable
    54  person  or  persons  and whether no conditions or combinations of condi-
    55  tions in the community will suffice to contain such risk or threat,  the
    56  court may take into account the following information:

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     1    (a) the nature and circumstances of the charged offense;
     2    (b)  the weight of the evidence against the defendant, except that the
     3  court may consider the  admissibility  of  any  evidence  sought  to  be
     4  excluded;
     5    (c)  the defendant's current and prior history of failure to appear in
     6  court whether such failures to appear were willful;
     7    (d) the nature and the credibility  of  the  threat  to  the  physical
     8  danger  of  a  reasonably identifiable person or persons, if applicable;
     9  and
    10    (e) whether, at the time of the current offense or arrest, the defend-
    11  ant was on probation, parole, or on release pending trial, sentencing or
    12  completion of a sentence in this state or other jurisdictions.
    13  § 545.40 Order for pretrial detention.
    14    In a pretrial detention order issued pursuant  to  section  545.10  of
    15  this article, the court shall:
    16    1.  include  written  findings  of fact and a written statement of the
    17  reasons for the detention; and
    18    2. direct that the eligible defendant be afforded reasonable  opportu-
    19  nity for private consultation with counsel.
    20  § 545.50 Reopening of pretrial hearing.
    21    A  pretrial  detention hearing may be opened, before or after issuance
    22  of a pretrial detention order by the court, by motion of the  people  or
    23  the  defendant,  at  any  time before trial, if the court finds either a
    24  change of circumstances or that information exists that was not known to
    25  the people or to the defendant at the time of the hearing,  that  has  a
    26  material  bearing on the issue of whether defendant presents a high risk
    27  of failure to appear or a current threat to the  physical  safety  of  a
    28  reasonably  identifiable  person or persons and whether no conditions or
    29  combination of conditions will suffice to contain such risk or threat.
    30  § 545.60 Length  of  detention  for  defendant  held  under  a  pretrial
    31             detention order.
    32    1.  If  a  pretrial  detention  order is issued, a defendant shall not
    33  remain detained in jail for more than one hundred eighty days after  the
    34  return  of  the  indictment, if applicable, until the start of trial. In
    35  cases where no indictment is required, the defendant  shall  not  remain
    36  detained in jail for more than ninety days from the date of the pretrial
    37  detention motion until the start of trial.
    38    2.  (a)  The  time within which the trial of the case commences may be
    39  extended for one or more additional periods not to  exceed  twenty  days
    40  each  on  the  basis of a motion submitted by the people and approved by
    41  the court. The additional period or periods of detention may be  granted
    42  only on the basis of good cause shown, and shall be granted only for the
    43  additional  time  required  to prepare for the trial of the person. Good
    44  cause may include, but not be  limited  to,  the  unavailability  of  an
    45  essential  witness, the necessity for forensic analysis of evidence, the
    46  ability to conduct a joint trial with a co-defendant  or  co-defendants,
    47  severance  of  co-defendants  which  permits  only one trial to commence
    48  within the time period,  complex  or  major  investigations,  scheduling
    49  conflicts  which  arise  shortly before the trial date, the inability to
    50  proceed to trial because of action taken by or  at  the  behest  of  the
    51  defendant,  the  breakdown  of a plea agreement on or immediately before
    52  the trial date, and allowing reasonable time  to  prepare  for  a  trial
    53  after  the  circumstances  giving  rise to a tolling or extension of the
    54  time period no longer exists.
    55    (b) In computing the one  hundred  eighty  days  from  indictment,  if
    56  applicable,  or  if no indictment is required, ninety days from the date

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     1  of the pretrial order, to commencement of trial, the  following  periods
     2  shall be excluded:
     3    (i) any period from the filing of the notice of appeal to the issuance
     4  of the mandate in an interlocutory appeal;
     5    (ii)  any  period  attributable  to  any  examination to determine the
     6  defendant's sanity or lack thereof or his  or  her  mental  or  physical
     7  competency to stand trial;
     8    (iii)  any  period  attributable  to the inability of the defendant to
     9  participate in the defendant's defense because of mental incompetency or
    10  physical incapacity; and
    11    (iv) any period in which the defendant is  otherwise  unavailable  for
    12  trial.
    13    3.  If  a  trial has not commenced within one hundred eighty days from
    14  indictment, if applicable, or ninety days from  the  pretrial  detention
    15  order if no indictment is required, as calculated above, and the defend-
    16  ant  remains in custody, the defendant shall be released on recognizance
    17  or under non-monetary conditions of release pending trial on the  under-
    18  lying charge, unless:
    19    (a) the trial is in progress,
    20    (b)  the  trial  has  been  delayed  by  the timely filing of motions,
    21  excluding motions for continuances;
    22    (c) the trial has been delayed at the request of the defendant; or
    23    (d) upon motion of the people, the court finds that a current substan-
    24  tial and unjustifiable risk to the physical safety of a reasonably iden-
    25  tifiable person would result from the defendant's release from  custody,
    26  and  that  no  appropriate  conditions for the defendant's release would
    27  reasonably address that  risk,  and  also  finds  that  the  failure  to
    28  commence  trial  in  accordance  with the time requirements set forth in
    29  this section was not due to unreasonable delay by  the  people.  If  the
    30  court  makes  such a finding, the court must set an additional period of
    31  time, not to exceed thirty days, in which  the  defendant's  trial  must
    32  commence. If the trial does not commence within this period, the defend-
    33  ant must be released on recognizance or under non-monetary conditions.
    34    § 27. Article 68 of the insurance law is REPEALED.
    35    § 28. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 216.05 of the criminal
    36  procedure law, as amended by chapter 258 of the laws of 2015, is amended
    37  to read as follows:
    38    (a)  If  at any time during the defendant's participation in the judi-
    39  cial diversion program, the court has reasonable grounds to believe that
    40  the defendant has violated a release condition or has failed  to  appear
    41  before  the  court as requested, the court shall direct the defendant to
    42  appear or issue a bench warrant to a police officer  or  an  appropriate
    43  peace  officer  directing  him or her to take the defendant into custody
    44  and bring the defendant before  the  court  without  unnecessary  delay;
    45  provided,  however,  that  under  no circumstances shall a defendant who
    46  requires treatment for opioid abuse or  dependence  be  deemed  to  have
    47  violated a release condition on the basis of his or her participation in
    48  medically  prescribed  drug  treatments  under the care of a health care
    49  professional licensed or certified under title eight  of  the  education
    50  law,  acting within his or her lawful scope of practice.  The provisions
    51  of [subdivision one of] section [530.60] 530.10 of this chapter relating
    52  to [revocation of recognizance or  bail]  issuance  of  securing  orders
    53  shall apply to such proceedings under this subdivision.
    54    § 29. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 620.50 of the criminal procedure
    55  law are amended to read as follows:

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     1    2.  If the court is satisfied after such hearing that there is reason-
     2  able  cause to believe that the prospective witness (a) possesses infor-
     3  mation material to the pending action or proceeding, and (b) will not be
     4  amenable or respond to a subpoena at a time  when  [his]  the  witness's
     5  attendance  will  be  sought,  it  may  issue  a material witness order,
     6  adjudging [him] the individual a material witness and  [fixing  bail  to
     7  secure  his]  releasing  the individual on the individual's own recogni-
     8  zance unless the court finds on the record that release on  recognizance
     9  will  not  reasonably  ensure the individual's court attendance. In such
    10  instances the court  will  release  the  individual  under  non-monetary
    11  conditions,  selecting  the  least  restrictive  alternative  that  will
    12  reasonably ensure the individual's future attendance.
    13    3.   [A] When a material witness  order  [must  be]  is  executed  [as
    14  follows:
    15    (a)    If  the  bail is posted and approved by the court], the witness
    16  must[, as provided in subdivision three of section 510.40,] be  released
    17  and be permitted to remain at liberty[; provided that, where the bail is
    18  posted  by  a  person  other  than the witness himself, he may not be so
    19  released except upon his signed written consent thereto;
    20    (b)  If the bail is not posted, or if though posted it is not approved
    21  by the court, the witness must[, as provided  in  subdivision  three  of
    22  section 510.40, be committed to the custody of the sheriff].
    23    §  30.  Section  216  of  the judiciary law is amended by adding a new
    24  subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    25    5. (a) The chief administrator of the courts  shall  collect  data  at
    26  arraignment  on  all pretrial release and detention decisions, including
    27  information on sex, race, criminal charge, the pretrial release decision
    28  outcome, whether the individual was detained, whether  electronic  moni-
    29  toring  was  imposed, and  information on any pretrial motions made, and
    30  motions granted.
    31    (b) The office of court administration shall provide data and informa-
    32  tion to the division of criminal justice services which will prepare  an
    33  annual  report  on  pretrial release and detention outcomes, and include
    34  information  on  the  sex,  race,  criminal  charge,  pretrial  decision
    35  outcomes,  the use of electronic  monitoring, pretrial motions, rates of
    36  failure to appear and rates of rearrest for individuals released  before
    37  trial. The report shall also include  information  on  pretrial  service
    38  agency activity.
    39    § 31. This act shall take effect November 1, 2020.
    40                                  SUBPART B
    41    Section 1. Article 240 of the criminal procedure law is REPEALED.
    42    § 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new article 245
    43  to read as follows:
    44                                 ARTICLE 245
    45                                  DISCOVERY
    46  Section 245.10 Timing of discovery.
    47          245.20 Automatic discovery.
    48          245.25 Disclosure prior to guilty plea deadline.
    49          245.30 Court orders for preservation, access or discovery.
    50          245.35 Court ordered procedures to facilitate compliance.
    51          245.40 Non-testimonial evidence from the defendant.
    52          245.45 DNA comparison order.
    53          245.50 Certificates of compliance.
    54          245.55 Flow of information.

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     1          245.60 Continuing duty to disclose.
     2          245.65 Work product.
     3          245.70 Protective orders.
     4          245.75 Waiver of discovery by defendant.
     5          245.80 Remedies or sanctions for non-compliance.
     6          245.85 Admissibility of discovery.
     7  § 245.10 Timing of discovery.
     8    1. Prosecution's performance of obligations. (a) The prosecution shall
     9  perform  its  initial    discovery  obligations under subdivision one of
    10  section 245.20 of this article as soon as   practicable  but  not  later
    11  than  fifteen  calendar  days  after  the  defendant's arraignment on an
    12  indictment, superior court information, prosecutor's information, infor-
    13  mation, or simplified information. Portions of materials claimed  to  be
    14  non-discoverable  may  be withheld pending a determination and ruling of
    15  the court under section 245.70 of this article; but the defendant  shall
    16  be  notified  in writing that information has not been disclosed under a
    17  particular subdivision of such section, and the discoverable portions of
    18  such materials shall be disclosed if practicable. When the  discoverable
    19  materials are exceptionally voluminous or, despite diligent efforts, are
    20  otherwise not in the possession, custody, or control of the prosecution,
    21  the  time  period in this paragraph may be stayed by up to an additional
    22  thirty calendar days without need for a motion pursuant to   subdivision
    23  two of section 245.70 of this article.
    24    (b)  The  prosecution  shall  perform its supplemental discovery obli-
    25  gations under subdivision three of section 245.20  of  this  article  as
    26  soon  as  practicable  but  not  later than fifteen calendar days before
    27  trial.
    28    2. Defendant's performance of obligations. The defendant shall perform
    29  his or her discovery  obligations  under  subdivision  four  of  section
    30  245.20  of this article not later than fifteen calendar days after being
    31  served with the prosecution's  certificate  of  compliance  pursuant  to
    32  subdivision  one of section 245.50 of this article, except that portions
    33  of materials claimed to be non-discoverable may be  withheld  pending  a
    34  determination and ruling of the court under section 245.70 of this arti-
    35  cle;  but  the  prosecution must be notified in writing that information
    36  has not been disclosed under a particular section  and  the  disclosable
    37  portions of such material shall be disclosed if practicable.
    38  § 245.20 Automatic discovery.
    39    1.  Initial  discovery  for the defendant. Subject to paragraph (b) of
    40  this subdivision and section 245.70 of  this  article,  the  prosecution
    41  shall  disclose  to the defendant, and permit the defendant to discover,
    42  inspect, copy or photograph, each of the following items and information
    43  when it relates to the  subject  matter  of  the  case  and  is  in  the
    44  possession,  custody  or  control of the prosecution or persons known to
    45  the prosecution to be in the possession, custody or control of the pros-
    46  ecution's direction or control:
    47    (a) All written or recorded statements, and the substance of all  oral
    48  statements,  made by the defendant or a co-defendant to a public servant
    49  engaged in law enforcement activity or to a person then acting under his
    50  or her direction or in cooperation with him or her,  other  than  state-
    51  ments made in the course of the criminal transaction.
    52    (b)  All  transcripts  of  the testimony of a person who has testified
    53  before a grand jury, including but not limited to  the  defendant  or  a
    54  co-defendant. If in the exercise of reasonable diligence, and due to the
    55  limited   availability  of  transcription  resources,  a  transcript  is
    56  unavailable for disclosure within the time period specified in  subdivi-

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     1  sion  one  of  section  245.10  of this article, such time period may be
     2  stayed by up to an additional thirty calendar days without  need  for  a
     3  motion  pursuant  to  subdivision two of section 245.70 of this article;
     4  except that such disclosure shall be made as soon as practicable and not
     5  later than thirty calendar days before a scheduled  trial date. When the
     6  court  is    required  to review grand jury transcripts, the prosecution
     7  shall disclose such transcripts to the court expeditiously upon  receipt
     8  by the prosecutor, notwithstanding the otherwise-applicable time periods
     9  for disclosure in this article.
    10    (c) The names of, and addresses or adequate alternative contact infor-
    11  mation  for, all   persons other than law enforcement personnel whom the
    12  prosecutor knows to have evidence or information relevant to any offense
    13  charged or to a potential defense thereto, including  a  designation  by
    14  the  prosecutor as to which of those persons may be called as witnesses.
    15  Information under this subdivision relating to a confidential  informant
    16  may be withheld, and redacted from discovery materials, without need for
    17  a  motion  pursuant to section 245.70 of this article; but the defendant
    18  shall be  notified  in  writing  that  such  information  has  not  been
    19  disclosed, unless the court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
    20    (d)  The  name  and  work affiliation of all law enforcement personnel
    21  whom the prosecutor knows to have evidence or  information  relevant  to
    22  any  offense  charged  or  to a potential defense   thereto, including a
    23  designation by the prosecutor as to which of those persons may be called
    24  as  witnesses. Information under this subdivision relating to undercover
    25  personnel may be withheld, and redacted from discovery materials,  with-
    26  out  need  for  a motion pursuant to section 245.70 of this article; but
    27  the defendant shall be notified in writing that such information has not
    28  been disclosed, unless the court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
    29    (e) All statements, written or recorded or summarized in  any  writing
    30  or  recording, made by persons who have evidence or information relevant
    31  to any offense charged or to a potential  defense thereto, including all
    32  police reports and law enforcement agency reports.  This provision  also
    33  includes statements, written or recorded or summarized in any writing or
    34  recording, by persons to be called as witnesses at pre-trial hearings.
    35    (f)  Expert  opinion  evidence,  including the name, business address,
    36  current curriculum  vitae, and a list of  publications  of  each  expert
    37  witness  whom  the prosecutor intends to call as a witness at trial or a
    38  pre-trial hearing, and all reports prepared by the expert  that  pertain
    39  to  the  case,  or  if no report is prepared, a written statement of the
    40  facts and opinions to which the expert is  expected  to  testify  and  a
    41  summary  of  the grounds for each opinion. This paragraph does not alter
    42  or in any way affect the procedures, obligations or rights set forth  in
    43  section  250.10  of this   title. If in the exercise of reasonable dili-
    44  gence this information is unavailable for  disclosure  within  the  time
    45  period  specified  in subdivision one of section 245.10 of this article,
    46  that period   shall be stayed without need  for  a  motion  pursuant  to
    47  subdivision  two  of  section  245.70 of this   article; except that the
    48  disclosure shall be made as soon as practicable and not later than thir-
    49  ty calendar days before a scheduled  trial  date,  unless  an  order  is
    50  obtained  pursuant  to  section  245.70 of this article. When the prose-
    51  cution's expert witness is being called in response to disclosure of  an
    52  expert  witness  by the defendant, the court may alter a scheduled trial
    53  date to  allow the prosecution thirty calendar days to make the  disclo-
    54  sure  and  the  defendant thirty calendar days to prepare and respond to
    55  the new materials.

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     1    (g) All tapes or other electronic  recordings  which  the  prosecution
     2  intends to introduce at trial or a pre-trial hearing.
     3    (h) All photographs and drawings made or completed by a public servant
     4  engaged  in  law    enforcement activity, or which were made by a person
     5  whom the prosecutor intends to call as a witness at trial or a pre-trial
     6  hearing, or which the prosecution intends to introduce  at  trial  or  a
     7  pre-trial hearing.
     8    (i)  All  photographs, photocopies and reproductions made by or at the
     9  direction of law enforcement personnel of  any  property  prior  to  its
    10  release pursuant to section 450.10 of the penal  law.
    11    (j)  All reports, documents, data, calculations or writings, including
    12  but not limited to   preliminary tests or screening  results  and  bench
    13  notes,  concerning physical or mental  examinations, or scientific tests
    14  or experiments or comparisons, and  analyses  performed  electronically,
    15  relating  to  the criminal action or proceeding which were made by or at
    16  the request or direction of a public servant engaged in law  enforcement
    17  activity,  or which were made by a person whom the prosecutor intends to
    18  call as a witness at trial or a pre-trial hearing, or which  the  prose-
    19  cution intends to introduce at trial or a pre-trial hearing.
    20    (k)  All  evidence  and  information, including that which is known to
    21  police or other law enforcement  agencies  acting  on  the  government's
    22  behalf  in  the case, that tends to: (i) negate the defendant's guilt as
    23  to a charged offense; (ii) reduce the degree of or mitigate the  defend-
    24  ant's    culpability  as to a charged offense; (iii) support a potential
    25  defense to a charged offense; (iv) materially impact the credibility  of
    26  a  testifying prosecution witness; (v) undermine evidence of the defend-
    27  ant's identity as a perpetrator of a charged offense; or (vi) provide  a
    28  basis  for a motion to  suppress evidence. Information under this subdi-
    29  vision shall be disclosed whether or not such information is recorded in
    30  tangible form and irrespective of whether  the  prosecutor  credits  the
    31  information. The prosecutor shall disclose the information expeditiously
    32  upon its receipt and shall not delay disclosure if it is obtained earli-
    33  er  than  the  time  period for disclosure in subdivision one of section
    34  245.10 of this article.
    35    (l) A summary of all promises, rewards and inducements made to, or  in
    36  favor  of,  persons  who may be called as witnesses, as well as requests
    37  for consideration by persons who may be called as  witnesses and  copies
    38  of all documents relevant to a promise, reward or inducement.
    39    (m)  A  list  of  all  tangible  objects  obtained  from, or allegedly
    40  possessed by, the defendant  or a co-defendant. The list shall include a
    41  designation by the prosecutor as to which  objects  were  physically  or
    42  constructively  possessed  by  the defendant and were recovered during a
    43  search or seizure by a public servant or an  agent  thereof,  and  which
    44  tangible objects were recovered by a  public servant or an agent thereof
    45  after  allegedly  being  abandoned  by the defendant. If the prosecution
    46  intends to prove the defendant's possession of any tangible  objects  by
    47  means  of a statutory presumption of possession, it shall designate such
    48  intention as to each such object. If reasonably practicable, the  prose-
    49  cution shall also designate the location from which each tangible object
    50  was  recovered.   There is also a right to inspect or copy or photograph
    51  the listed tangible objects.
    52    (n) Whether a search warrant  has  been  executed  and  all  documents
    53  relating  thereto, including but not limited to the warrant, the warrant
    54  application, supporting affidavits, a police inventory of  all  property
    55  seized  under  the  warrant,  and a transcript of all testimony or other
    56  oral communications offered in support of the warrant application.

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     1    (o) All tangible property that the prosecution intends to introduce in
     2  its case-in-chief at trial or a pre-trial hearing. If in the exercise of
     3  reasonable diligence the prosecutor has not formed an  intention  within
     4  the  time  period specified in subdivision one of section 245.10 of this
     5  article  that an item under this subdivision will be introduced at trial
     6  or a pre-trial hearing, such time period shall be  stayed  without  need
     7  for a motion pursuant to subdivision two of section 245.70 of this arti-
     8  cle; but the disclosure shall be made as soon as practicable and subject
     9  to the continuing duty to disclose in section 245.60 of this article.
    10    (p)  A  record  of  judgment  of conviction for all defendants and all
    11  persons designated as potential prosecution witnesses pursuant to  para-
    12  graph  (c)  of  this  subdivision,  other  than  those witnesses who are
    13  experts.
    14    (q) When it is known to the prosecution, the existence of any  pending
    15  criminal  action against all persons designated as potential prosecution
    16  witnesses pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
    17    (r) The approximate date, time and place of the  offense  or  offenses
    18  charged and of the defendant's seizure and arrest.
    19    (s) In any prosecution alleging a violation of the vehicle and traffic
    20  law, where the defendant is charged by indictment, superior court infor-
    21  mation,  prosecutor's  information,  information, or simplified informa-
    22  tion, the most recent record of inspection, calibration  and  repair  of
    23  machines  and  instruments  utilized to perform any scientific tests and
    24  experiments and the certification certificate, if any, held by the oper-
    25  ator of the machine or instrument, and all   other disclosures  required
    26  under this article.
    27    (t)  In  any  prosecution  alleging  a  violation of section 156.05 or
    28  156.10 of the penal law, the  time,  place  and  manner  such  violation
    29  occurred.
    30    2.  Discovery  by the prosecution.   The prosecutor shall make a dili-
    31  gent, good faith effort to ascertain the existence of material or infor-
    32  mation discoverable under subdivision one of this section and  to  cause
    33  such    material or information to be made available for discovery where
    34  it exists but is not within  the  prosecutor's  possession,  custody  or
    35  control; provided that the prosecutor shall not be required to obtain by
    36  subpoena  duces  tecum  material  or information which the defendant may
    37  thereby obtain. This provision  shall  not  require  the  prosecutor  to
    38  ascertain  the existence of witnesses not known to police or another law
    39  enforcement agency, or the written or recorded statements thereof, under
    40  paragraph (c) or (e) of subdivision one of this section.
    41    3. Supplemental discovery for the  defendant.  The  prosecution  shall
    42  disclose  to the defendant a list of all misconduct and criminal acts of
    43  the defendant not charged in the indictment, superior court information,
    44  prosecutor's information, information, or simplified information,  which
    45  the  prosecution  intends to use at trial for purposes of (a) impeaching
    46  the credibility of the defendant, or (b) as  substantive  proof  of  any
    47  material issue in the case.
    48    4.  Reciprocal discovery for the prosecution. (a) The defendant shall,
    49  subject to constitutional limitations, disclose to the prosecution,  and
    50  permit  the  prosecution  to  discover, inspect, copy or photograph, any
    51  material and relevant evidence within the defendant's or counsel for the
    52  defendant's possession or control that is discoverable under  paragraphs
    53  (f),  (g),  (h),  (j),  (1)  and (o) of subdivision one of this section,
    54  which the defendant intends to offer at trial  or a  pre-trial  hearing,
    55  and  the  names,  addresses, birth dates, and all statements, written or
    56  recorded or summarized in any writing or  recording,  of  those  persons

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     1  other than the defendant whom the defendant intends to call as witnesses
     2  at trial or a pre-trial hearing.
     3    (b)  Disclosure  of the name, address, birth date, and all statements,
     4  written or recorded or summarized in any  writing  or  recording,  of  a
     5  person  whom  the  defendant  intends  to call as a witness for the sole
     6  purpose of impeaching a prosecution witness is not required until  after
     7  the prosecution witness has testified at trial.
     8    (c)  If  in  the  exercise  of  reasonable  diligence the reciprocally
     9  discoverable information  under paragraph (f) or (o) of subdivision  one
    10  of  this  section  is unavailable for disclosure within  the time period
    11  specified in subdivision two of section 245.10  of  this  article,  such
    12  time period shall be stayed without need for a motion pursuant to subdi-
    13  vision  two of section 245.70 of this  article; but the disclosure shall
    14  be made as soon as practicable and subject to  the  continuing  duty  to
    15  disclose in section 245.60 of this article.
    16    5.  Stay  of  automatic  discovery;  remedies and sanctions. If in the
    17  judgment of either party good cause exists for declining to make any  of
    18  the  disclosures  set  forth above, such party may move for a protective
    19  order pursuant to section 245.70 of this article and production  of  the
    20  item  shall  be stayed pending a ruling by the court. The opposing party
    21  shall be notified in writing that information has not    been  disclosed
    22  under  a  particular section. When some parts of material or information
    23  are discoverable but in the judgment of a party good  cause  exists  for
    24  declining  to  disclose  other  parts,  the  discoverable parts shall be
    25  disclosed and the disclosing party shall give notice in    writing  that
    26  non-discoverable parts have been withheld.
    27    6.  Redactions  permitted.  Either  party  may  redact social security
    28  numbers and tax numbers from disclosures under this article.
    29  § 245.25 Disclosure prior to guilty plea deadline.
    30    1. Pre-indictment guilty pleas. Subject to  subdivision  two  of  this
    31  section  and  section  245.70  of this article, upon a felony complaint,
    32  where the prosecution  has  made  a  pre-indictment  guilty  plea  offer
    33  requiring  a plea to a crime, the defendant may, upon timely request and
    34  reasonable notice to the prosecution, inspect any  available  police  or
    35  other  law  enforcement  agency report of a factual nature regarding the
    36  arrest or investigation of the charges, and/or any designated and avail-
    37  able items or information that could be of material   importance to  the
    38  decision  on  the  guilty  plea offer and would be discoverable prior to
    39  trial under subdivision one of section 245.20 of this article. The pros-
    40  ecution shall disclose the requested and  designated items  or  informa-
    41  tion,  as  well as any known information that tends to be exculpatory or
    42  to support a defense to a charged offense, not less than three  calendar
    43  days prior to the expiration date of any guilty plea offer by the prose-
    44  cution  or any deadline imposed by the court for acceptance of a negoti-
    45  ated guilty plea offer.  If the prosecution does not comply with a prop-
    46  er request made pursuant to  this    subdivision,  the  court  may  take
    47  appropriate  action  as  necessary  to  address  the non-compliance. The
    48  inspection rights under this subdivision do not apply to items or infor-
    49  mation that are the subject of a protective order under  section  245.70
    50  of  this  article;  but if such information tends to be exculpatory, the
    51  court shall reconsider the protective  order.  The  court  may  deny  an
    52  inspection  under  this  subdivision  when  a  reasonable  person in the
    53  defendant's position would not consider  the  requested  and  designated
    54  item  or information to be of material importance to the decision on the
    55  guilty plea offer. A defendant may waive his or her  rights  under  this

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     1  subdivision;  but  a  guilty  plea  offer may not be conditioned on such
     2  waiver.
     3    2. Other guilty pleas. Upon an indictment, superior court information,
     4  prosecutor's    information,  information,  simplified  information,  or
     5  misdemeanor complaint, where the prosecution  has  made  a  guilty  plea
     6  offer  requiring  a  plea  to  a  crime,  the defendant may, upon timely
     7  request and reasonable notice to the prosecution, inspect any  available
     8  police  or  other  law  enforcement  agency  report  of a factual nature
     9  regarding the arrest or investigation of the charges, and/or any  desig-
    10  nated  and  available  items  or  information  that could be of material
    11  importance to the decision on the guilty plea offer and would be discov-
    12  erable prior to trial under subdivision one of section  245.20  of  this
    13  article.  The  prosecution  shall  disclose the requested and designated
    14  items or information, as well as any known information that tends to  be
    15  exculpatory  or to support a defense to a charged offense, not less than
    16  seven calendar days prior to the expiration  date  of  any  guilty  plea
    17  offer  by  the  prosecution  or  any deadline imposed by the court for a
    18  guilty plea. If the prosecution does not comply with  a  proper  request
    19  made pursuant to this subdivision, the court may take appropriate action
    20  as  necessary to address the non-compliance. The inspection rights under
    21  this subdivision do not apply to  items  or  information  that  are  the
    22  subject  of a protective order under section 245.70 of this article; but
    23  if such information tends to be exculpatory, the court shall  reconsider
    24  the    protective  order.  The  court  may deny an inspection under this
    25  subdivision when a reasonable person in the defendant's  position  would
    26  not  consider  the requested and designated item or information to be of
    27  material importance to the decision on the guilty plea offer. A  defend-
    28  ant  may  waive  his  or her rights under this subdivision, but a guilty
    29  plea offer may not be conditioned on such waiver.
    30  § 245.30 Court orders for preservation, access or discovery.
    31    1. Order to preserve evidence. At any time, a party  may  move  for  a
    32  court  order  to  any  individual, agency or other entity in possession,
    33  custody or control of items which relate to the subject  matter  of  the
    34  case  or  are otherwise relevant, requiring that such items be preserved
    35  for a specified period of time. The court shall hear and rule upon  such
    36  motions  expeditiously.  The    court may modify or vacate such an order
    37  upon a showing that preservation  of  particular  evidence  will  create
    38  significant  hardship,  on  condition  that  the probative value of that
    39  evidence is preserved by a specified alternative means.
    40    2. Order to grant access to premises.  Without prejudice to its abili-
    41  ty to issue a subpoena pursuant to this  chapter,  after  an  accusatory
    42  instrument  has  been  filed,  on  application of the prosecution or the
    43  defendant for access to an area or place relevant to the case  in  order
    44  to inspect, photograph, or measure same, and upon notice to the property
    45  owner  with a right to be heard, the court may, upon a finding that such
    46  would be material to the preparation of the case or helpful to the  jury
    47  in  determining  any  material factual issue, enter an order authorizing
    48  same on a date  and  time  reasonable  for  the  parties  and  those  in
    49  possession of the area or place, provided that law enforcement is not in
    50  good  faith  engaged  in a continued investigation of the area or place.
    51  The court may in the alternative otherwise provide for the  securing  of
    52  photographs  or  measurements  of  the  area or place, particularly when
    53  necessary to protect the privacy of those in possession of private prem-
    54  ises, or when necessary to preserve the safety and security of a  place.
    55  The  court  may also limit access and/or the distribution of photographs
    56  or measurements to the parties or their counsel.

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     1    3. Discretionary discovery by order of the court.  The  court  in  its
     2  discretion  may,  upon  a  showing  by the defendant that the request is
     3  reasonable and that the defendant is unable without  undue  hardship  to
     4  obtain the substantial equivalent by other means, order the prosecution,
     5  or any individual, agency or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of
     6  the court, to make available for disclosure to the defendant any materi-
     7  al or information which relates to the subject matter of the case and is
     8  reasonably  likely  to be material. A motion under this subdivision must
     9  be on notice to any person or entity affected by the  order.  The  court
    10  may,  on  its  own, upon request of any person or entity affected by the
    11  order, modify or vacate the order if compliance would be unreasonable or
    12  will create significant hardship. The court may permit a  party  seeking
    13  or  opposing  a discretionary order of discovery under this subdivision,
    14  or another affected person or entity, to submit papers or testify on the
    15  record ex parte or in camera. Any such papers and a transcript  of  such
    16  testimony  may  be  sealed  and shall constitute a part of the record on
    17  appeal.
    18  § 245.35 Court ordered procedures to facilitate compliance.
    19    To facilitate compliance with this article, and to reduce  or  stream-
    20  line  litigation  of  any  disputes  about  discovery,  the court in its
    21  discretion may issue an order:
    22    1. Requiring that the prosecutor and counsel for the  defendant  dili-
    23  gently  confer  to  attempt  to reach an accommodation as to any dispute
    24  concerning discovery prior to seeking a ruling from the court;
    25    2. Requiring a discovery compliance conference  at  a  specified  time
    26  prior  to  trial between the prosecutor, counsel for all defendants, and
    27  the court or its staff;
    28    3. Requiring the prosecution to  file  an  additional  certificate  of
    29  compliance  that states that  the prosecutor and/or an appropriate named
    30  agent has made reasonable inquiries of all  police  officers  and  other
    31  persons  who  have  participated in investigating or evaluating the case
    32  about the existence of any  favorable  evidence  or  information  within
    33  paragraph  (k)  of  subdivision  one  of section 245.20 of this article,
    34  including such evidence or information that was not reduced  to  writing
    35  or  otherwise  memorialized  or preserved as evidence, and has disclosed
    36  any such  information to the defendant; and/or
    37    4. Requiring other measures or  proceedings  designed  to  carry  into
    38  effect the goals of this article.
    39  § 245.40 Non-testimonial evidence from the defendant.
    40    1.  Availability.  After  the  filing of an accusatory instrument, and
    41  subject to constitutional  limitations, the court may,  upon  motion  of
    42  the  prosecution  showing  probable  cause  to believe the defendant has
    43  committed the crime, a clear indication that relevant material  evidence
    44  will  be found, and that the method used to secure such evidence is safe
    45  and reliable, require a defendant  to provide non-testimonial  evidence,
    46  including to:
    47    (a) Appear in a lineup;
    48    (b) Speak for identification by a witness or potential witness;
    49    (c) Be fingerprinted;
    50    (d) Pose for photographs not involving reenactment of an event;
    51    (e)  Permit  the taking of samples of the defendant's blood, hair, and
    52  other materials of the defendant's body that  involves  no  unreasonable
    53  intrusion thereof;
    54    (f) Provide specimens of the defendant's handwriting; and
    55    (g)  Submit  to  a  reasonable  physical  or medical inspection of the
    56  defendant's body.

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     1    2. Limitations. This section shall not be construed to alter or in any
     2  way affect the issuance of a similar court order, as may  be  authorized
     3  by  law,  before the filing of an accusatory instrument, consistent with
     4  such rights as the defendant may derive from the state  constitution  or
     5  the  United  States constitution. This section shall not be construed to
     6  alter or in any way affect the administration of a chemical  test  where
     7  otherwise  authorized. An order pursuant to this section  may be denied,
     8  limited or conditioned as provided in section 245.70 of this article.
     9  § 245.45 DNA comparison order.
    10    Where property in the prosecution's possession,  custody,  or  control
    11  consists  of  a    deoxyribonucleic  acid  ("DNA") profile obtained from
    12  probative biological material gathered in connection with  the  investi-
    13  gation of the crime, or the defendant, or the prosecution of the defend-
    14  ant,  and  the defendant establishes (a) that such profile complies with
    15  federal bureau of investigation or  state  requirements,  whichever  are
    16  applicable and as such requirements are applied to law enforcement agen-
    17  cies  seeking  a keyboard search or similar comparison, and (b) that the
    18  data meets state DNA index  system or national DNA index system criteria
    19  as such criteria are applied to law enforcement agencies seeking such  a
    20  keyboard  search  or similar comparison, the court may, upon motion of a
    21  defendant  against  whom  an  indictment,  superior  court  information,
    22  prosecutor's  information,  information,  or  simplified  information is
    23  pending, order an entity that has  access  to  the  combined  DNA  index
    24  system  or  its successor system to compare such DNA profile against DNA
    25  databanks   by keyboard searches, or a  similar  method  that  does  not
    26  involve  uploading,  upon notice to both parties and the entity required
    27  to perform the search, upon a showing  by  the  defendant  that  such  a
    28  comparison  is  material  to  the presentation of his or her defense and
    29  that the request is  reasonable.    For  purposes  of  this  section,  a
    30  "keyboard  search"  shall  mean  a  search of a DNA profile against  the
    31  databank in which the profile that is searched is  not  uploaded  to  or
    32  maintained in the  databank.
    33  § 245.50 Certificates of compliance.
    34    1. By the prosecution. When the prosecution has provided the discovery
    35  required  by  subdivision  one of section 245.20 of this article, except
    36  for any items or information that are the subject of an  order  pursuant
    37  to section 245.70 of this article, it shall serve upon the defendant and
    38  file  with  the  court  a  certificate of compliance. The certificate of
    39  compliance shall state that, after exercising due diligence  and  making
    40  reasonable  inquiries to ascertain the existence of material  and infor-
    41  mation subject to discovery,  the  prosecutor  has  disclosed  and  made
    42  available  all  known  material and information subject to discovery. It
    43  shall also identify the  items  provided.  If  additional  discovery  is
    44  subsequently  provided prior to trial pursuant to section 245.60 of this
    45  article, a supplemental certificate shall be served upon  the  defendant
    46  and filed with the court  identifying the additional material and infor-
    47  mation provided. No adverse consequence to the prosecution or the prose-
    48  cutor  shall  result  from  the filing of a certificate of compliance in
    49  good  faith; but the court may grant a remedy or sanction for a  discov-
    50  ery violation as provided in section 245.80 of this article.
    51    2.  By  the  defendant.  When the defendant has provided all discovery
    52  required by subdivision four of section 245.20 of this  article,  except
    53  for  any  items or information that are the subject of an order pursuant
    54  to section 245.70 of this article, counsel for the defendant shall serve
    55  upon the prosecution and file with the court a  certificate  of  compli-
    56  ance.   The certificate shall state that, after exercising due diligence

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     1  and making reasonable inquiries to ascertain the existence  of  material
     2  and  information  subject  to  discovery,  counsel for the defendant has
     3  disclosed and made available all known material and information  subject
     4  to  discovery.  It shall also identify the items provided. If additional
     5  discovery is subsequently provided prior to trial  pursuant  to  section
     6  245.60  of this article, a supplemental certificate shall be served upon
     7  the prosecution and filed   with the court  identifying  the  additional
     8  material  and  information  provided.  No  adverse    consequence to the
     9  defendant or counsel for the defendant shall result from the filing of a
    10  certificate of compliance in good faith; but the court may grant a reme-
    11  dy or sanction for a discovery violation as provided in  section  245.80
    12  of this article.
    13  § 245.55 Flow of information.
    14    1.  Sufficient communication for compliance. The district attorney and
    15  the assistant responsible for the case, or, if the matter is  not  being
    16  prosecuted  by  the  district  attorney,  the prosecuting agency and its
    17  assigned representative, shall endeavor to ensure that a flow of  infor-
    18  mation  is maintained between the police and other investigative person-
    19  nel and his or  her  office  sufficient  to  place  within  his  or  her
    20  possession  or  control  all  material  and information pertinent to the
    21  defendant and the offense or offenses charged, including, but not limit-
    22  ed to, any evidence or information discoverable under paragraph  (k)  of
    23  subdivision one of section 245.20 of this article.
    24    2.  Provision of law enforcement agency files. Absent a court order or
    25  clear security requirement, upon request by the prosecution, a New  York
    26  state  law  enforcement agency shall make available to the prosecution a
    27  complete copy of its complete files related to the investigation of  the
    28  case  or the prosecution of the defendant for compliance with this arti-
    29  cle.
    30    3.  911  telephone  call  and  police  radio  transmission  electronic
    31  recordings,   police  worn  body  camera  recordings  and  other  police
    32  recordings.  (a) Whenever an electronic recording  of  a  911  telephone
    33  call  or  a  police  radio transmission or video or audio footage from a
    34  police body-worn camera or other police recording was made  or  received
    35  in   connection with the investigation of an apparent criminal incident,
    36  the arresting officer or lead  detective shall expeditiously notify  the
    37  prosecution  in  writing  upon the filing of an accusatory instrument of
    38  the existence of all such known recordings. The prosecution shall  expe-
    39  ditiously  take  whatever  reasonable steps are necessary to ensure that
    40  all known electronic recordings of 911  telephone  calls,  police  radio
    41  transmissions  and  video  and audio footage and other police recordings
    42  made or available in connection with the case are  preserved  throughout
    43  the pendency of the case. Upon the defendant's timely request and desig-
    44  nation  of  a specific electronic recording of a 911 telephone call, the
    45  prosecution shall also  expeditiously take whatever reasonable steps are
    46  necessary to ensure that it is preserved throughout the pendency of  the
    47  case.
    48    (b)  If the prosecution fails to disclose such an electronic recording
    49  to the defendant pursuant to paragraph (e), (g) or  (k)  of  subdivision
    50  one  of  section  245.20 of this article due to a failure to comply with
    51  this obligation by police officers or other law  enforcement  or  prose-
    52  cution personnel, the court upon motion of the defendant shall impose an
    53  appropriate  remedy or sanction pursuant to section 245.80 of this arti-
    54  cle.
    55  § 245.60 Continuing duty to disclose.

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     1    If either the prosecution or  the  defendant  subsequently  learns  of
     2  additional material or information which it would have been under a duty
     3  to  disclose pursuant to any provisions of this article at the time of a
     4  previous discovery obligation or discovery order, it shall expeditiously
     5  notify  the other party and disclose the additional material or informa-
     6  tion  as  required  for  initial  discovery  under  this  article.  This
     7  provision  also  requires  expeditious  disclosure by the prosecution of
     8  material or information that became relevant to the case or discoverable
     9  based  upon reciprocal discovery received from the defendant pursuant to
    10  subdivision four of section 245.20 of this article.
    11  § 245.65 Work product.
    12    This article does not authorize discovery by a party of those portions
    13  of records, reports, correspondence, memoranda, or internal documents of
    14  the adverse party which are only the legal research, opinions,  theories
    15  or  conclusions  of  the adverse party or its attorney or the attorney's
    16  agents, or of statements of a defendant, written or recorded  or  summa-
    17  rized  in any writing or recording, made to the attorney for the defend-
    18  ant or the attorney's agents.
    19  § 245.70 Protective orders.
    20    1. Any discovery subject to protective order. Upon a showing  of  good
    21  cause by either party, the court may at any time order that discovery or
    22  inspection  of any kind of material or information under this article be
    23  denied, restricted, conditioned or deferred, or make such other order as
    24  is appropriate. The court may impose as a condition on  discovery  to  a
    25  defendant that the material or information to be discovered be available
    26  only  to counsel for the defendant; or,  alternatively, that counsel for
    27  the defendant, and persons employed by the attorney or appointed by  the
    28  court  to  assist  in  the  preparation  of  a defendant's case, may not
    29  disclose physical copies of the discoverable documents to a defendant or
    30  to anyone else, provided that  the  prosecution  affords  the  defendant
    31  access  to  inspect  redacted  copies of the discoverable documents at a
    32  supervised location that provides regular and reasonable hours for  such
    33  access,  such  as  a  prosecutor's  office,  police station, facility of
    34  detention, or court. The court may permit a party  seeking or opposing a
    35  protective order under this section,  or  another  affected  person,  to
    36  submit  papers  or testify on the record ex parte or in camera. Any such
    37  papers and a transcript of  such  testimony  may  be  sealed  and  shall
    38  constitute  a part of the record on appeal. This section does not  alter
    39  the allocation of the burden of proof with regard to matters  at  issue,
    40  including privilege.
    41    2.  Modification of time periods for discovery. Upon motion of a party
    42  in an individual  case, the court may alter the time periods for discov-
    43  ery imposed by this article upon a showing of good cause.
    44    3. Prompt hearing. Upon request for  a  protective  order,  the  court
    45  shall  conduct  an  appropriate  hearing  within  three business days to
    46  determine whether good cause has been shown and when  practicable  shall
    47  render  decision expeditiously. Any materials submitted and a transcript
    48  of the proceeding may be sealed and  shall  constitute  a  part  of  the
    49  record on appeal.
    50    4.  Showing  of good cause. Good cause under this section includes but
    51  is not limited to:  constitutional  rights or limitations; danger to the
    52  integrity of physical evidence; an unreasonable risk of physical   harm,
    53  intimidation,  economic  reprisal,  bribery  or unjustified annoyance or
    54  embarrassment to any person; an unreasonable risk of an  adverse  effect
    55  upon the legitimate needs of law enforcement,  including but not limited
    56  to  a  continuing or related grand jury proceeding and the protection of

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     1  the confidentiality of informants; danger to any  person  stemming  from
     2  factors  such as a defendant's gang affiliation, prior history of inter-
     3  fering with witnesses, or threats or intimidating  actions  directed  at
     4  potential  witnesses;  or  other similar factors that also  outweigh the
     5  usefulness of the discovery.
     6    5. Successor counsel or pro se defendant. In cases in which the attor-
     7  ney-client  relationship is terminated prior to trial  for  any  reason,
     8  any material or information disclosed  subject to a condition that it be
     9  available only to counsel for the defendant, or limited in dissemination
    10  by  protective  order  or otherwise, shall be provided only to successor
    11  counsel for the defendant under the same condition or conditions  or  be
    12  returned  to  the prosecution, unless the court rules otherwise for good
    13  cause shown or the prosecutor gives written consent.  Any  work  product
    14  derived  from  such material or information shall not be provided to the
    15  defendant, unless the court rules  otherwise  or  the  prosecutor  gives
    16  written consent. If the defendant is acting as his  or her own attorney,
    17  the  court  may  regulate  the  time,  place and manner of access to any
    18  discoverable material or information; and it may as appropriate  appoint
    19  persons  to  assist the defendant in the investigation or preparation of
    20  the case. Upon motion or application of a defendant acting as his or her
    21  own attorney, the court may at any time modify or vacate  any  condition
    22  or  restriction  relating to access to discoverable material or informa-
    23  tion, for good cause  shown.
    24    6. Expedited review of adverse ruling. (a) A party that has unsuccess-
    25  fully sought, or unsuccessfully opposed the granting  of,  a  protective
    26  order under this section relating to the name, address, contact informa-
    27  tion  or  statements  of  a  person  may obtain expedited review of that
    28  ruling by an individual justice of the intermediate appellate  court  to
    29  which  an  appeal  from  a  judgment  of conviction in the case would be
    30  taken.
    31    (b) Such review shall be  sought  within  two  business  days  of  the
    32  adverse  or  partially adverse ruling, by order to show cause filed with
    33  the intermediate appellate court. The order to show cause shall in addi-
    34  tion be timely served on the lower court and on the opposing party,  and
    35  shall  be  accompanied  by a sworn affirmation stating in good faith (i)
    36  that the ruling affects  substantial interests, and (ii)  that  diligent
    37  efforts  to  reach  an accommodation of the underlying discovery dispute
    38  with opposing counsel failed or  that  no  accommodation  was  feasible;
    39  except  that  service  on  the opposing party, and a statement regarding
    40  efforts to reach an accommodation, are unnecessary  where  the  opposing
    41  party  was  not made aware of the application for a protective order and
    42  good cause exists for omitting service of the order to show cause on the
    43  opposing party. The lower court's  order  subject  to  review  shall  be
    44  stayed until the appellate justice renders  decision.
    45    (c)  The  assignment of the individual appellate justice, and the mode
    46  of and procedure for the review, are determined by rules of the individ-
    47  ual appellate courts. The appellate justice may  consider  any  relevant
    48  and  reliable  information  bearing  on the issue, and may dispense with
    49  written briefs other than supporting and opposing  materials  previously
    50  submitted  to  the  lower court. The appellate justice may dispense with
    51  the issuance of a written opinion in rendering his or her decision,  and
    52  when  practicable  shall  render decision expeditiously. Such review and
    53  decision shall not affect the right of  a  defendant,  in  a  subsequent
    54  appeal  from  a  judgment  of  conviction,  to claim as error the ruling
    55  reviewed.

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     1    7. Compliance with protective order. Any protective order issued under
     2  this article is a mandate of the court for purposes of  the  offense  of
     3  criminal  contempt  in  subdivision three of section 215.50 of the penal
     4  law.
     5  § 245.75 Waiver of discovery by defendant.
     6    A  defendant  who  does  not seek discovery from the prosecution under
     7  this article shall so   notify the prosecution  and  the  court  at  the
     8  defendant's  arraignment  on  an indictment, superior court information,
     9  prosecutor's information, information,  or  simplified  information,  or
    10  expeditiously  thereafter but before receiving discovery from the prose-
    11  cution pursuant to  subdivision one of section 245.20 of  this  article,
    12  and the defendant need not provide discovery to the prosecution pursuant
    13  to  subdivision  four of section 245.20 and section 245.60 of this arti-
    14  cle.  A waiver shall be in writing and signed by the defendant and coun-
    15  sel for the defendant. Such a   waiver does not  alter  or  in  any  way
    16  affect  the  procedures,  obligations  or  rights  set forth in sections
    17  250.10, 250.20 and 250.30 of this title,  or  otherwise  established  or
    18  required  by law.  The prosecution may not condition a guilty plea offer
    19  on the defendant's execution of a waiver under this section.
    20  § 245.80 Remedies or sanctions for non-compliance.
    21    1. Need for remedy or sanction. (a) When material  or  information  is
    22  discoverable  under  this  article but is disclosed belatedly, the court
    23  shall impose an appropriate remedy or sanction if the party entitled  to
    24  disclosure  shows  that  it  was  prejudiced. Regardless of a showing of
    25  prejudice the party entitled to disclosure  shall  be  given  reasonable
    26  time to prepare and respond to the new material.
    27    (b)  When  material  or information is discoverable under this article
    28  but cannot be disclosed because it has been lost or destroyed, the court
    29  shall impose an appropriate remedy or sanction if the party entitled  to
    30  disclosure  shows that the lost or destroyed material may have contained
    31  some information relevant to a contested issue. The  appropriate  remedy
    32  or  sanction  is    that which is proportionate to the potential ways in
    33  which the lost or destroyed material  reasonably could have been helpful
    34  to the party entitled to disclosure.
    35    2. Available remedies or sanctions. For failure  to  comply  with  any
    36  discovery  order  imposed  or issued pursuant to this article, the court
    37  may make a further order for discovery, grant a continuance, order  that
    38  a  hearing  be  reopened,  order  that  a witness be called or recalled,
    39  instruct the jury that it may draw an adverse  inference  regarding  the
    40  non-compliance, preclude or strike a witness's testimony or a portion of
    41  a  witness's  testimony,  admit or exclude evidence,   order a mistrial,
    42  order the dismissal of all or some of the charges, or  make  such  other
    43  order as it deems just under the circumstances; except that any sanction
    44  against  the defendant shall comport with the defendant's constitutional
    45  right to present a defense, and  precluding  a  defense  witness    from
    46  testifying shall be permissible only upon a finding that the defendant's
    47  failure  to  comply   with the discovery obligation or order was willful
    48  and motivated by a desire to obtain a tactical  advantage.
    49    3. Consequences of non-disclosure of statement  of  testifying  prose-
    50  cution witness. The failure of the prosecutor or any agent of the prose-
    51  cutor  to  disclose  any  written or recorded statement made by a prose-
    52  cution witness which relates to the  subject  matter  of  the  witness's
    53  testimony  shall  not  constitute  grounds  for any court to order a new
    54  pre-trial hearing or set aside  a  conviction,  or  reverse,  modify  or
    55  vacate  a  judgment  of  conviction,  in the absence of a showing by the
    56  defendant that there is a reasonable possibility that the non-disclosure

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     1  materially contributed to the result of the trial or  other  proceeding;
     2  provided,  however,  that nothing in this  section shall affect or limit
     3  any right the defendant may have to a reopened  pre-trial  hearing  when
     4  such statements were disclosed before the close of evidence at trial.
     5  § 245.85 Admissibility of discovery.
     6    The  fact  that  a party has indicated during the discovery process an
     7  intention to offer specified evidence or to call a specified witness  is
     8  not  admissible  in evidence or grounds for adverse comment at a hearing
     9  or a trial.
    10    § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 610.20 of the criminal procedure law  is
    11  amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
    12    3.  An attorney for a defendant in a criminal action or proceeding, as
    13  an  officer  of  a  criminal  court, may issue a subpoena of such court,
    14  subscribed by himself, for the attendance in such court of  any  witness
    15  whom the defendant is entitled to call in such action or proceeding.  An
    16  attorney  for  a  defendant  may not issue a subpoena duces tecum of the
    17  court directed to any department, bureau or agency of the state or of  a
    18  political subdivision thereof, or to any officer or representative ther-
    19  eof,  unless the subpoena is endorsed by the court and provides at least
    20  three days for the production of the requested materials. In the case of
    21  an emergency, the  court  may  by  order  dispense  with  the  three-day
    22  production  period.  Such a subpoena duces tecum may be issued in behalf
    23  of a defendant upon order of a court pursuant to the rules applicable to
    24  civil cases as provided in section twenty-three  hundred  seven  of  the
    25  civil practice law and rules.
    26    4.  The showing required to sustain any subpoena under this section is
    27  that the  testimony or evidence sought is reasonably likely to be  rele-
    28  vant and material to the  proceedings, and the subpoena is not overbroad
    29  or unreasonably burdensome.
    30    §  4. Section 65.20 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter
    31  505 of the laws of 1985, subdivision 2 as added, the  opening  paragraph
    32  of  subdivision  10 as amended and subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
    33  11, 12 and 13 as renumbered by chapter 548 of the laws of 2007, subdivi-
    34  sion 7 and paragraph (k) of subdivision 10 as amended by chapter 320  of
    35  the laws of 2006 and subdivisions 11 and 12 as amended by chapter 455 of
    36  the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
    37  § 65.20 Closed-circuit television; procedure for application and grounds
    38              for determination.
    39    1.  Prior  to  the commencement of a criminal proceeding; other than a
    40  grand jury proceeding, either party may apply to the court for an  order
    41  declaring that a child witness is vulnerable.
    42    2.  A  child  witness should be declared vulnerable when the court, in
    43  accordance with the provisions of this section, determines by clear  and
    44  convincing  evidence  that the child witness would suffer serious mental
    45  or emotional harm that would substantially  impair  the  child  witness'
    46  ability  to communicate with the finder of fact without the use of live,
    47  two-way closed-circuit television.
    48    3. A motion pursuant to subdivision one of this section must  be  made
    49  in writing at least eight days before the commencement of trial or other
    50  criminal  proceeding  upon reasonable notice to the other party and with
    51  an opportunity to be heard.
    52    4. The motion papers must state the basis  for  the  motion  and  must
    53  contain sworn allegations of fact which, if true, would support a deter-
    54  mination by the court that the child witness is vulnerable. Such allega-
    55  tions  may  be based upon the personal knowledge of the deponent or upon

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     1  information and belief, provided that, in the latter event, the  sources
     2  of such information and the grounds for such belief are stated.
     3    5. The answering papers may admit or deny any of the alleged facts and
     4  may,  in  addition,  contain  sworn  allegations of fact relevant to the
     5  motion, including the rights of the defendant, the need to  protect  the
     6  child  witness  and  the  integrity of the truth-finding function of the
     7  trier of fact.
     8    6. Unless all material facts alleged in support  of  the  motion  made
     9  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  this section are conceded, the court
    10  shall, in addition to examining the papers and  hearing  oral  argument,
    11  conduct  an  appropriate  hearing  for the purpose of making findings of
    12  fact essential to the determination of the motion. Except as provided in
    13  subdivision [six] seven of this section, it may  subpoena  or  call  and
    14  examine witnesses, who must either testify under oath or be permitted to
    15  give  unsworn testimony pursuant to subdivision two of section 60.20 and
    16  must authorize the attorneys for the parties to do the same.
    17    7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the child  witness  who
    18  is  alleged  to  be  vulnerable  may not be compelled to testify at such
    19  hearing or to submit to any psychological  or  psychiatric  examination.
    20  The failure of the child witness to testify at such hearing shall not be
    21  a  ground  for denying a motion made pursuant to subdivision one of this
    22  section. Prior statements made by the  child  witness  relating  to  any
    23  allegations  of  conduct  constituting an offense defined in article one
    24  hundred thirty of the penal law or incest as defined in section  255.25,
    25  255.26  or  255.27  of such law or to any allegation of words or conduct
    26  constituting an attempt to prevent, impede or deter  the  child  witness
    27  from  cooperating  in  the  investigation  or prosecution of the offense
    28  shall be admissible at such hearing, provided, however, that a  declara-
    29  tion  that  a  child  witness is vulnerable may not be based solely upon
    30  such prior statements.
    31    8. (a) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of article forty-five  of
    32  the  civil practice law and rules, any physician, psychologist, nurse or
    33  social worker who has treated a child witness may testify at  a  hearing
    34  conducted  pursuant to subdivision [five] six of this section concerning
    35  the treatment of such child witness as such  treatment  relates  to  the
    36  issue  presented  at the hearing, provided that any otherwise applicable
    37  statutory privileges concerning communications between the child witness
    38  and such physician, psychologist, nurse or social worker  in  connection
    39  with  such treatment shall not be deemed waived by such testimony alone,
    40  except to the limited extent of permitting the court alone to examine in
    41  camera reports, records or documents, if any, prepared  by  such  physi-
    42  cian, psychologist, nurse or social worker. If upon such examination the
    43  court  determines that such reports, records or documents, or any one or
    44  portion thereof, contain information material and relevant to the  issue
    45  of  whether  the  child witness is a vulnerable child witness, the court
    46  shall disclose such information to both the attorney for  the  defendant
    47  and the district attorney.
    48    (b)  At  any time after a motion has been made pursuant to subdivision
    49  one of this section, upon the demand of the other party the moving party
    50  must furnish the demanding party with a copy of  any  and  all  of  such
    51  records,  reports  or  other  documents  in the possession of such other
    52  party and must, in addition, supply the court with a copy  of  all  such
    53  reports, records or other documents which are the subject of the demand.
    54  At any time after a demand has been made pursuant to this paragraph, the
    55  moving  party  may demand that property of the same kind or character in
    56  possession of the party that originally made such demand be furnished to

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     1  the moving party and, if so furnished, be supplied, in addition, to  the
     2  court.
     3    9.  (a) Prior to the commencement of the hearing conducted pursuant to
     4  subdivision [five] six of this section,  the  district  attorney  shall,
     5  subject  to  a protective order, comply with the provisions of paragraph
     6  (c) of subdivision one of section [240.45] 245.20  of  this  chapter  as
     7  they  concern  any witness whom the district attorney intends to call at
     8  the hearing and the child witness.
     9    (b) Before a defendant calls a witness at  such  hearing,  he  or  she
    10  must,  subject  to  a  protective  order,  comply with the provisions of
    11  subdivision [two] four of section [240.45] 245.20  of  this  chapter  as
    12  they  concern  all  the  witnesses the defendant intends to call at such
    13  hearing.
    14    10. The court may consider, in determining whether there  are  factors
    15  which  would  cause  the  child  witness  to  suffer  serious  mental or
    16  emotional harm, a finding that any one or more of the following  circum-
    17  stances have been established by clear and convincing evidence:
    18    (a) The manner of the commission of the offense of which the defendant
    19  is  accused was particularly heinous or was characterized by aggravating
    20  circumstances.
    21    (b) The child witness is particularly young or otherwise  particularly
    22  subject  to psychological harm on account of a physical or mental condi-
    23  tion which existed before the alleged commission of the offense.
    24    (c) At the time of the alleged offense, the defendant occupied a posi-
    25  tion of authority with respect to the child witness.
    26    (d) The offense or offenses charged were part of an ongoing course  of
    27  conduct  committed  by  the  defendant against the child witness over an
    28  extended period of time.
    29    (e) A deadly weapon or dangerous instrument was allegedly used  during
    30  the commission of the crime.
    31    (f) The defendant has inflicted serious physical injury upon the child
    32  witness.
    33    (g)  A  threat,  express or implied, of physical violence to the child
    34  witness or a third person if the child witness were to report the  inci-
    35  dent  to  any  person  or communicate information to or cooperate with a
    36  court, grand jury, prosecutor, police officer or peace officer  concern-
    37  ing the incident has been made by or on behalf of the defendant.
    38    (h)  A threat, express or implied, of the incarceration of a parent or
    39  guardian of the child witness, the removal of the child witness from the
    40  family or the dissolution of the family of  the  child  witness  if  the
    41  child  witness  were to report the incident to any person or communicate
    42  information to or cooperate with a court, grand jury, prosecutor, police
    43  officer or peace officer concerning the incident has been made by or  on
    44  behalf of the defendant.
    45    (i)  A  witness  other than the child witness has received a threat of
    46  physical violence directed at such witness or to a third person by or on
    47  behalf of the defendant.
    48    (j) The defendant, at the time of the inquiry, (i) is  living  in  the
    49  same  household  with  the  child  witness, (ii) has ready access to the
    50  child witness or (iii) is providing substantial  financial  support  for
    51  the child witness.
    52    (k)  The  child  witness  has previously been the victim of an offense
    53  defined in article one hundred thirty of the  penal  law  or  incest  as
    54  defined in section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of such law.

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     1    (l)  According to expert testimony, the child witness would be partic-
     2  ularly [suceptible] susceptible to psychological  harm  if  required  to
     3  testify in open court or in the physical presence of the defendant.
     4    11.  Irrespective of whether a motion was made pursuant to subdivision
     5  one of this section, the court, at the request of either party or on its
     6  own motion, may decide that a child witness may be vulnerable  based  on
     7  its own observations that a child witness who has been called to testify
     8  at  a  criminal  proceeding is suffering severe mental or emotional harm
     9  and therefore is physically or mentally unable to testify or to continue
    10  to testify in open court or in the physical presence  of  the  defendant
    11  and that the use of live, two-way closed-circuit television is necessary
    12  to enable the child witness to testify. If the court so decides, it must
    13  conduct  the  same  hearing  that subdivision [five] six of this section
    14  requires when a motion is made  pursuant  to  subdivision  one  of  this
    15  section,  and  it  must  make  findings of fact pursuant to subdivisions
    16  [nine] ten and [eleven] twelve of this section, before determining  that
    17  the child witness is vulnerable.
    18    12. In deciding whether a child witness is vulnerable, the court shall
    19  make  findings of fact which reflect the causal relationship between the
    20  existence of any one or more of the factors  set  forth  in  subdivision
    21  [nine]  ten  of  this  section or other relevant factors which the court
    22  finds are established and the determination that the  child  witness  is
    23  vulnerable.  If the court is satisfied that the child witness is vulner-
    24  able and that, under the facts and circumstances of the particular case,
    25  the  defendant's  constitutional  rights  to  an  impartial  jury  or of
    26  confrontation will not be impaired, it may enter an order  granting  the
    27  application for the use of live, two-way closed-circuit television.
    28    13. When the court has determined that a child witness is a vulnerable
    29  child  witness,  it  shall make a specific finding as to whether placing
    30  the defendant and the child witness in the same room during the testimo-
    31  ny of the child witness will contribute to the likelihood that the child
    32  witness will suffer severe mental or emotional harm. If the court  finds
    33  that placing the defendant and the child witness in the same room during
    34  the  testimony  of  the  child witness will contribute to the likelihood
    35  that the child witness will suffer severe mental or emotional harm,  the
    36  order  entered  pursuant  to subdivision [eleven] twelve of this section
    37  shall direct that the defendant  remain  in  the  courtroom  during  the
    38  testimony of the vulnerable child witness.
    39    § 5. Subdivision 5 of section 200.95 of the criminal procedure law, as
    40  added by chapter 558 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
    41    5.  Court  ordered bill of particulars.  Where a prosecutor has timely
    42  served a written refusal pursuant to subdivision four  of  this  section
    43  and upon motion, made in writing, of a defendant, who has made a request
    44  for  a  bill of particulars and whose request has not been complied with
    45  in whole or in part, the court must, to the extent a protective order is
    46  not warranted, order the prosecutor to comply with the request if it  is
    47  satisfied that the items of factual information requested are authorized
    48  to  be  included  in a bill of particulars, and that such information is
    49  necessary to enable the defendant adequately to prepare or  conduct  his
    50  defense  and,  if  the request was untimely, a finding of good cause for
    51  the delay. Where a prosecutor has not timely served  a  written  refusal
    52  pursuant  to  subdivision four of this section the court must, unless it
    53  is satisfied that the people have shown good cause  why  such  an  order
    54  should  not be issued, issue an order requiring the prosecutor to comply
    55  or providing for any other  order  authorized  by  [subdivision  one  of
    56  section 240.70] section 245.80 of this part.

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     1    §  6. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 255.10 of the criminal
     2  procedure law, as added by chapter 763 of the laws of 1974,  is  amended
     3  to read as follows:
     4    (c)  granting discovery pursuant to article [240] 245; or
     5    § 7. Subdivision 1 of section 255.20 of the criminal procedure law, as
     6  amended  by  chapter  369  of  the  laws  of 1982, is amended to read as
     7  follows:
     8    1. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, whether the  defend-
     9  ant is represented by counsel or elects to proceed pro se, all pre-trial
    10  motions  shall  be served or filed within forty-five days after arraign-
    11  ment and before commencement of trial, or within such additional time as
    12  the court may fix upon application of the defendant made prior to  entry
    13  of  judgment.  In  an action in which either (a) material or information
    14  has been disclosed pursuant to paragraph (m) or (n) of  subdivision  one
    15  of  section  245.20,  (b)  an eavesdropping warrant and application have
    16  been furnished pursuant to section 700.70, or (c) a notice of  intention
    17  to  introduce  evidence has been served pursuant to section 710.30, such
    18  period shall be extended until forty-five days after the  last  date  of
    19  such  service.    If the defendant is not represented by counsel and has
    20  requested an adjournment to obtain counsel or to have counsel  assigned,
    21  such  forty-five day period shall commence on the date counsel initially
    22  appears on defendant's behalf.
    23    § 8. Section 340.30 of the criminal procedure law is amended  to  read
    24  as follows:
    25  § 340.30 Pre-trial discovery and notices of defenses.
    26    The  provisions  of article two hundred [forty] forty-five, concerning
    27  pre-trial discovery by a defendant under indictment in a superior court,
    28  and article two hundred fifty, concerning pre-trial notice to the people
    29  by a defendant under indictment in  a  superior  court  who  intends  to
    30  advance  a  trial defense of mental disease or defect or of alibi, apply
    31  to a prosecution of an information in a local criminal court.
    32    § 9. Subdivision 14 of section 400.27 of the criminal  procedure  law,
    33  as  added  by  chapter  1  of  the  laws  of 1995, is amended to read as
    34  follows:
    35    14. (a) At a reasonable time prior to the sentencing proceeding  or  a
    36  mental retardation hearing:
    37    [(i)] the prosecutor shall, unless previously disclosed and subject to
    38  a  protective  order, make available to the defendant the statements and
    39  information specified in subdivision one of section [240.45]  245.20  of
    40  this  part  and make available for inspection, photographing, copying or
    41  testing the property specified in subdivision one  of  section  [240.20;
    42  and
    43    (ii) the defendant shall, unless previously disclosed and subject to a
    44  protective  order,  make available to the prosecution the statements and
    45  information specified in subdivision two  of  section  240.45  and  make
    46  available  for inspection, photographing, copying or testing, subject to
    47  constitutional limitations, the reports, documents  and  other  property
    48  specified in subdivision one of section 240.30] 245.20 of this part.
    49    (b) Where a party refuses to make disclosure pursuant to this section,
    50  the provisions of section [240.35, subdivision one of section 240.40 and
    51  section 240.50] 245.70, 245.75 and/or 245.80 of this part shall apply.
    52    (c)  If,  after  complying  with  the provisions of this section or an
    53  order pursuant thereto, a party finds either before or during a sentenc-
    54  ing  proceeding  or  mental  retardation  hearing,  additional  material
    55  subject to discovery or covered by court order, the party shall promptly
    56  make disclosure or apply for a protective order.

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     1    (d)  If  the court finds that a party has failed to comply with any of
     2  the provisions of this section, the court may [enter] employ any of  the
     3  [orders]  remedies  or sanctions specified in subdivision one of section
     4  [240.70] 245.80 of this part.
     5    §  10.  The  opening  paragraph  of  paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of
     6  section 440.30 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chapter 19  of
     7  the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
     8    In  conjunction with the filing or consideration of a motion to vacate
     9  a judgment pursuant to section 440.10 of this  article  by  a  defendant
    10  convicted after a trial, in cases where the court has ordered an eviden-
    11  tiary  hearing  upon  such  motion,  the court may order that the people
    12  produce or make available for inspection property[, as defined in subdi-
    13  vision three of section 240.10 of this part,] in its possession,  custo-
    14  dy,  or control that was secured in connection with the investigation or
    15  prosecution of the defendant upon credible allegations by the  defendant
    16  and  a  finding  by  the court that such property, if obtained, would be
    17  probative to the determination of defendant's actual innocence, and that
    18  the request is reasonable. The court shall deny or limit such a  request
    19  upon  a  finding  that  such  a  request, if granted, would threaten the
    20  integrity or chain of custody of property or the integrity of the  proc-
    21  esses  or  functions of a laboratory conducting DNA testing, pose a risk
    22  of harm, intimidation, embarrassment, reprisal, or  other  substantially
    23  negative  consequences  to any person, undermine the proper functions of
    24  law enforcement including the confidentiality of informants, or  on  the
    25  basis  of  any  other factor identified by the court in the interests of
    26  justice or public safety. The court shall further ensure that any  prop-
    27  erty  produced  pursuant  to  this  paragraph is subject to a protective
    28  order, where appropriate. The court shall deny any request made pursuant
    29  to this paragraph where:
    30    § 11. Subdivision 10 of section 450.10 of the penal law, as  added  by
    31  chapter 795 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
    32    10.  Where  there  has been a failure to comply with the provisions of
    33  this section, and where the district attorney does  not  demonstrate  to
    34  the  satisfaction  of  the  court  that  such failure has not caused the
    35  defendant prejudice, the court shall  instruct  the  jury  that  it  may
    36  consider  such  failure  in  determining  the  weight  to  be given such
    37  evidence and may also impose any other sanction set forth in subdivision
    38  one of section [240.70] 245.80 of the criminal procedure law;  provided,
    39  however,  that  unless  the  defendant has convinced the court that such
    40  failure has caused him undue prejudice, the court shall not preclude the
    41  district attorney from introducing into evidence  the  property,  photo-
    42  graphs,  photocopies,  or  other reproductions of the property or, where
    43  appropriate, testimony concerning its value and  condition,  where  such
    44  evidence  is  otherwise  properly authenticated and admissible under the
    45  rules of evidence. Failure to  comply  with  any  one  or  more  of  the
    46  provisions  of  this  section shall not for that reason alone be grounds
    47  for dismissal of the accusatory instrument.
    48    § 12. Section 460.80 of the penal law, as added by chapter 516 of  the
    49  laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
    50  § 460.80 Court ordered disclosure.
    51    Notwithstanding  the  provisions of article two hundred [forty] forty-
    52  five of the criminal procedure law, when forfeiture is  sought  pursuant
    53  to section 460.30 of this [chapter] article, the court may order discov-
    54  ery  of  any  property  not  otherwise  disclosed  which is material and
    55  reasonably necessary for preparation by the defendant  with  respect  to
    56  the  forfeiture proceeding pursuant to such section. The court may issue

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     1  a protective order denying, limiting, conditioning, delaying or regulat-
     2  ing such discovery where a danger to the integrity of physical  evidence
     3  or a substantial risk of physical harm, intimidation, economic reprisal,
     4  bribery  or  unjustified  annoyance or embarrassment to any person or an
     5  adverse effect upon the legitimate needs of law  enforcement,  including
     6  the protection of the confidentiality of informants, or any other factor
     7  or set of factors outweighs the usefulness of the discovery.
     8    §  13.  Subdivision  5 of section 480.10 of the penal law, as added by
     9  chapter 655 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
    10    5. In addition to information required to  be  disclosed  pursuant  to
    11  article  two  hundred  [forty] forty-five of the criminal procedure law,
    12  when forfeiture is sought pursuant to this article,  and  following  the
    13  defendant's arraignment on the special forfeiture information, the court
    14  shall  order  discovery of any information not otherwise disclosed which
    15  is material and reasonably necessary for preparation  by  the  defendant
    16  with  respect  to a forfeiture proceeding brought pursuant to this arti-
    17  cle. Such material shall  include  those  portions  of  the  grand  jury
    18  minutes  and  such other information which pertain solely to the special
    19  forfeiture information and shall not include information which  pertains
    20  to  the  criminal charges. Upon application of the prosecutor, the court
    21  may issue a protective order pursuant to section [240.40] 245.70 of  the
    22  criminal  procedure  law  with respect to any information required to be
    23  disclosed pursuant to this subdivision.
    24    § 14. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 215.07 to  read
    25  as follows:
    26  § 215.07 Tampering  with  or  intimidating  a  victim or witness through
    27             social media.
    28    A person is guilty of tampering  with  or  intimidating  a  victim  or
    29  witness  through social media when he or she disseminates information on
    30  social media with the intent to induce a witness or victim:
    31    1. to absent himself or herself from, or otherwise to avoid or seek to
    32  avoid appearing at, producing records, documents or  other  objects  for
    33  use at, or testifying at a criminal action or proceeding; or
    34    2.  to  refrain  from  communicating information or producing records,
    35  documents or other objects to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,  police
    36  officer or peace officer concerning a criminal transaction.
    37    Social  media  includes,  but is not limited to forms of communication
    38  through which users participate in online communities to share  informa-
    39  tion, ideas, personal messages, and other content.
    40    Tampering  with  or  intimidating  a  victim or witness through social
    41  media is a class A misdemeanor.
    42    § 15. Section 215.10 of the penal law, the  section  heading  and  the
    43  closing  paragraph  as  amended  by  chapter 664 of the laws of 1982, is
    44  amended to read as follows:
    45  § 215.10 Tampering with a witness in the [fourth] fifth degree.
    46    A person is guilty of tampering with a witness  in  the  fifth  degree
    47  when,  knowing  that  a  person  [is  or is about to] may be called as a
    48  witness in an action or proceeding, (a) he or she wrongfully induces  or
    49  attempts  to  induce  such  person to absent himself or herself from, or
    50  otherwise to avoid or seek to avoid  appearing  at,  producing  records,
    51  documents  or  other objects for use at or testifying at, such action or
    52  proceeding, or (b) he or she knowingly  makes  any  false  statement  or
    53  practices  any  fraud  or  deceit with intent to affect the testimony of
    54  such person.
    55    Tampering with a witness in the [fourth] fifth degree  is  a  class  A
    56  misdemeanor.

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     1    §  16. Section 215.11 of the penal law, as added by chapter 664 of the
     2  laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
     3  § 215.11 Tampering with a witness in the [third] fourth degree.
     4    A  person  is guilty of tampering with a witness in the [third] fourth
     5  degree when, knowing that a person [is about to]  may  be  called  as  a
     6  witness in a criminal proceeding:
     7    1.  He  or she wrongfully compels or attempts to compel such person to
     8  absent himself or herself from, or otherwise to avoid or seek  to  avoid
     9  appearing  at,  producing records, documents or other objects for use at
    10  or testifying at such proceeding by means of instilling in him or her  a
    11  fear that the actor will cause physical injury to such person or another
    12  person; or
    13    2.  He  or she wrongfully compels or attempts to compel such person to
    14  swear falsely or alter, destroy, mutilate or conceal an object with  the
    15  intent  to impair the integrity or availability of the object for use in
    16  the action or proceeding by means of instilling in him  or  her  a  fear
    17  that  the  actor  will  cause  physical injury to such person or another
    18  person.
    19    Tampering with a witness in the [third] fourth degree  is  a  class  E
    20  felony.
    21    §  17. Section 215.12 of the penal law, as added by chapter 664 of the
    22  laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
    23  § 215.12 Tampering with a witness in the [second] third degree.
    24    A person is guilty of tampering with a witness in the  [second]  third
    25  degree when he or she:
    26    1.  Intentionally  causes  or  attempts  to cause physical injury to a
    27  person for the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or  impeding
    28  the  giving  of  testimony  in  a  criminal proceeding by such person or
    29  another person or for the purpose of compelling such person  or  another
    30  person to swear falsely or alter, destroy, mutilate or conceal an object
    31  with  the  intent  to impair the integrity or availability of the object
    32  for use in the action or proceeding; or
    33    2. [He intentionally] Intentionally causes or attempts to cause  phys-
    34  ical  injury  to  a  person  on account of such person or another person
    35  having testified in a criminal proceeding or produced records, documents
    36  or other objects for use in a criminal proceeding.
    37    Tampering with a witness in the [second] third degree  is  a  class  D
    38  felony.
    39    §  18. Section 215.13 of the penal law, as added by chapter 664 of the
    40  laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
    41  § 215.13 Tampering with a witness in the [first] second degree.
    42    A person is guilty of tampering with a witness in the  [first]  second
    43  degree when:
    44    1.  He or she intentionally causes or attempts for cause serious phys-
    45  ical injury to a  person  for  the  purpose  of  obstructing,  delaying,
    46  preventing  or impeding the giving of testimony in a criminal proceeding
    47  by such person or another person or for the purpose of  compelling  such
    48  person or another person to swear falsely or alter, destroy, mutilate or
    49  conceal an object with the intent to impair the integrity or availabili-
    50  ty of the object for use in the action or proceeding; or
    51    2.  He  or she intentionally causes or attempts to cause serious phys-
    52  ical injury to a person on account of  such  person  or  another  person
    53  having testified in a criminal proceeding or produced records, documents
    54  or other objects for use in a criminal proceeding.
    55    Tampering  with  a  witness  in the [first] second degree is a class B
    56  felony.

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     1    § 19. The penal law is amended by adding a  new  section  215.13-a  to
     2  read as follows:
     3  § 215.13-a Tampering with a witness in the first degree.
     4    A  person  is  guilty  of tampering with a witness in the first degree
     5  when:
     6    1. He or she intentionally causes or attempts to cause the death of  a
     7  person  for the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding
     8  the giving of testimony in a  criminal  proceeding  by  such  person  or
     9  another  person  or for the purpose of compelling such person or another
    10  person to swear falsely or alter, destroy, mutilate or conceal an object
    11  with the intent to impair the integrity or availability  of  the  object
    12  for use in the action or proceeding; or
    13    2.  He or she intentionally causes or attempts to cause the death of a
    14  person on account of such person or another person having testified in a
    15  criminal proceeding or produced records, documents or other objects  for
    16  use in a criminal proceeding.
    17    Tampering with a witness in the first degree is a class A-I felony.
    18    §  20. Section 215.15 of the penal law, as added by chapter 667 of the
    19  laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
    20  § 215.15 Intimidating a victim or witness in the [third] fourth degree.
    21    A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the  [third]
    22  fourth  degree  when, knowing that another person possesses information,
    23  records, documents or other objects relating to a  criminal  transaction
    24  and  other  than in the course of that criminal transaction or immediate
    25  flight therefrom, he or she:
    26    1. Wrongfully compels or attempts  to  compel  such  other  person  to
    27  refrain  from communicating such information or producing records, docu-
    28  ments or other objects to any  court,  grand  jury,  prosecutor,  police
    29  officer  or  peace officer by means of instilling in him a fear that the
    30  actor will cause physical injury to such other person or another person;
    31  or
    32    2. Intentionally damages the property of such other person or  another
    33  person for the purpose of compelling such other person or another person
    34  to  refrain  from  communicating information or producing records, docu-
    35  ments or other objects, or on account of such other  person  or  another
    36  person having communicated[,] information or produced records, documents
    37  or  other  objects,  relating to that criminal transaction to any court,
    38  grand jury, prosecutor, police officer or peace officer; or
    39    3. Intentionally distributes, posts, or publishes through the internet
    40  or social media, including any form of communication through which users
    41  participate in online communities to share information, ideas,  personal
    42  messages  and  other  content,  copies of a victim or witness statement,
    43  including but not limited to transcripts of grand jury  testimony  or  a
    44  written  statement given by the victim or witness during the course of a
    45  criminal investigation or proceeding, or a visual image of a  victim  or
    46  witness  or  any other person, for the purpose of compelling a person to
    47  refrain from communicating, or on account of  such  victim,  witness  or
    48  another  person having communicated, information relating to that crimi-
    49  nal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor, police officer  or
    50  peace officer.
    51    Intimidating  a  victim  or  witness in the [third] fourth degree is a
    52  class E felony.
    53    § 21. Section 215.16 of the penal law, as added by chapter 667 of  the
    54  laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
    55  § 215.16 Intimidating a victim or witness in the [second] third degree.

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     1    A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the [second]
     2  third degree when, other than in the course of that criminal transaction
     3  or immediate flight therefrom, he or she:
     4    1. Intentionally causes or attempts to cause physical injury to anoth-
     5  er person for the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing or imped-
     6  ing the communication by such other person or another person of informa-
     7  tion  or  the production of records, documents or other objects relating
     8  to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury,  prosecutor,  police
     9  officer  or  peace  officer  or for the purpose of compelling such other
    10  person or another person to swear falsely; or
    11    2. Intentionally causes or attempts to cause physical injury to anoth-
    12  er person on account of such  other  person  or  another  person  having
    13  communicated information or produced records, documents or other objects
    14  relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
    15  police officer or peace officer; or
    16    3.  Recklessly  causes  physical  injury  to  another person by inten-
    17  tionally damaging the property of such other person or  another  person,
    18  for  the  purpose  of obstructing, delaying, preventing or impeding such
    19  other person or another person from communicating or producing  records,
    20  documents or other objects, or on account of such other person or anoth-
    21  er  person having communicated[,] information or produced records, docu-
    22  ments or other objects, relating to a criminal transaction to any court,
    23  grand jury, prosecutor, police officer or peace officer.
    24    Intimidating a victim or witness in the [second]  third  degree  is  a
    25  class D felony.
    26    §  22. Section 215.17 of the penal law, as added by chapter 667 of the
    27  laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
    28  § 215.17 Intimidating a victim or witness in the [first] second degree.
    29    A person is guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the  [first]
    30  second  degree  when,  other  than in the course of that criminal trans-
    31  action or immediate flight therefrom, he or she:
    32    1. Intentionally causes or attempts to cause serious  physical  injury
    33  to  another  person for the purpose of obstructing, delaying, preventing
    34  or impeding the communication by such other person or another person  of
    35  information  or  the  production  of records, documents or other objects
    36  relating to a criminal transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor,
    37  police officer or peace officer or for the purpose  of  compelling  such
    38  other person or another person to swear falsely; or
    39    2.  Intentionally  causes or attempts to cause serious physical injury
    40  to another person on account of such  other  person  or  another  person
    41  having  communicated information or produced records, documents or other
    42  objects, relating to a criminal transaction to any  court,  grand  jury,
    43  prosecutor, police officer or peace officer.
    44    Intimidating  a  victim  or  witness in the [first] second degree is a
    45  class B felony.
    46    § 23. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 215.18 to  read
    47  as follows:
    48  § 215.18 Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree.
    49    A  person  is  guilty of intimidating a victim or witness in the first
    50  degree when, other than in the course of that  criminal  transaction  or
    51  immediate flight therefrom, he or she:
    52    1.  Intentionally  causes or attempts to cause death to another person
    53  for the purpose of obstructing, delaying,  preventing  or  impeding  the
    54  communication  by  such other person or another person of information or
    55  the production of records, documents or  other  objects  relating  to  a
    56  criminal  transaction to any court, grand jury, prosecutor, police offi-

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     1  cer or peace officer or for the purpose of compelling such other  person
     2  or another person to swear falsely; or
     3    2.  Intentionally  causes or attempts to cause death to another person
     4  on account of such other person or another  person  having  communicated
     5  information or produced records, documents or other objects, relating to
     6  a  criminal  transaction  to  any  court, grand jury, prosecutor, police
     7  officer or peace officer.
     8    Intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree is  a  class  A-I
     9  felony.
    10    §  24. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 215.21 to read
    11  as follows:
    12  § 215.21 Affirmative defense.
    13    In a prosecution for an offense under this article, it is an  affirma-
    14  tive  defense,  as  to  which the defendant has the burden of proof by a
    15  preponderance of the evidence, that  the  conduct  consisted  solely  of
    16  lawful conduct and that the defendant's sole intention was to encourage,
    17  induce, or cause the other person to testify truthfully.
    18    §  25.  This  act  shall  take effect on the one hundred eightieth day
    19  after it shall have become a law; provided, however, the  amendments  to
    20  section 65.20 of the criminal procedure law made by section four of this
    21  act  shall  not  affect  the  repeal of such section and shall be deemed
    22  repealed therewith.
    23                                  SUBPART C
    24    Section 1.  Section 30.30 of the criminal procedure law, as  added  by
    25  chapter  184  of  the  laws  of  1972, paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 as
    26  amended by chapter 93 of the laws of 2006, paragraph (a) of  subdivision
    27  4 as amended by chapter 558 of the laws of 1982, paragraph (c) of subdi-
    28  vision 4 as amended by chapter 631 of the laws of 1996, paragraph (h) of
    29  subdivision 4 as added by chapter 837 of the laws of 1986, paragraph (i)
    30  of  subdivision 4 as added by chapter 446 of the laws of 1993, paragraph
    31  (j) of subdivision 4 as added by chapter 222 of the laws of 1994,  para-
    32  graph  (b)  of  subdivision  5  as amended by chapter 109 of the laws of
    33  1982, paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 5 as added by chapter 209 of
    34  the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
    35  § 30.30 Speedy trial; time limitations.
    36    1. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision three,  a  motion  made
    37  pursuant  to paragraph (e) of subdivision one of section 170.30 or para-
    38  graph (g) of subdivision one of section 210.20 must be granted where the
    39  people are not ready for trial within:
    40    (a) six months of the commencement of  a  criminal  action  wherein  a
    41  defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a
    42  felony;
    43    (b)  ninety  days  of  the commencement of a criminal action wherein a
    44  defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a
    45  misdemeanor punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of more than  three
    46  months and none of which is a felony;
    47    (c)  sixty  days  of the commencement of a criminal action wherein the
    48  defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a
    49  misdemeanor punishable by a sentence of imprisonment of  not  more  than
    50  three  months  and  none of which is a crime punishable by a sentence of
    51  imprisonment of more than three months;
    52    (d) thirty days of the commencement of a criminal action  wherein  the
    53  defendant is accused of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a
    54  violation and none of which is a crime.

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     1    2.  [Except  as  provided  in subdivision three, where a defendant has
     2  been committed to the custody of the sheriff in  a  criminal  action  he
     3  must  be  released  on bail or on his own recognizance, upon such condi-
     4  tions as may be just and reasonable, if the people  are  not  ready  for
     5  trial in that criminal action within:
     6    (a) ninety days from the commencement of his commitment to the custody
     7  of  the sheriff in a criminal action wherein the defendant is accused of
     8  one or more offenses, at least one of which is a felony;
     9    (b) thirty days from the commencement of his commitment to the custody
    10  of the sheriff in a criminal action wherein the defendant is accused  of
    11  one  or more offenses, at least one of which is a misdemeanor punishable
    12  by a sentence of imprisonment of more than  three  months  and  none  of
    13  which is a felony;
    14    (c) fifteen days from the commencement of his commitment to the custo-
    15  dy  of the sheriff in a criminal action wherein the defendant is accused
    16  of one or more offenses, at least one of which is a misdemeanor punisha-
    17  ble by a sentence of imprisonment of not more than three months and none
    18  of which is a crime punishable by a sentence  of  imprisonment  of  more
    19  than three months;
    20    (d)  five  days from the commencement of his commitment to the custody
    21  of the sheriff in a criminal action wherein the defendant is accused  of
    22  one  or  more offenses, at least one of which is a violation and none of
    23  which is a crime.]
    24    Whenever pursuant to this section a  prosecutor  states  or  otherwise
    25  provides  notice that the people are ready for trial, the court may make
    26  inquiry on the record as to their actual readiness. If, after conducting
    27  its inquiry, the court determines that  the  people  are  not  ready  to
    28  proceed  to  trial,  the  prosecutor's  statement or notice of readiness
    29  shall not be valid for purposes of this section.  Any statement of trial
    30  readiness must be accompanied or preceded by  a  certification  of  good
    31  faith compliance with the disclosure requirements of article two hundred
    32  forty-five  of  this chapter.  This subdivision shall not apply to cases
    33  where the defense has waived disclosure requirements.  The defense shall
    34  be afforded an opportunity to be heard on the record concerning any such
    35  inquiry by the court, and concerning whether  such  disclosure  require-
    36  ments have been met.
    37    2-a.  Upon a misdemeanor complaint, a statement of readiness shall not
    38  be valid unless the  prosecuting  attorney  certifies  that  all  counts
    39  charged  in  the accusatory instrument meet the requirements of sections
    40  100.15 and 100.40 and those  counts  not  meeting  the  requirements  of
    41  sections 100.15 and 100.40 have been dismissed.
    42    3.  (a)  Subdivisions  one  and  two do not apply to a criminal action
    43  wherein the defendant is accused  of  an  offense  defined  in  sections
    44  125.10, 125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26 and 125.27 of the penal law.
    45    (b)  A motion made pursuant to subdivisions one or two upon expiration
    46  of the specified period may be denied where the people are not ready for
    47  trial if the people were ready for trial prior to the expiration of  the
    48  specified  period  and  their  present unreadiness is due to some excep-
    49  tional fact or circumstance, including, but not limited to,  the  sudden
    50  unavailability  of  evidence  material  to  the  people's case, when the
    51  district attorney has exercised due diligence to  obtain  such  evidence
    52  and  there  are  reasonable  grounds  to believe that such evidence will
    53  become available in a reasonable period.
    54    (c) A motion made pursuant to subdivision two shall not:
    55    (i) apply to any defendant who is serving a term of  imprisonment  for
    56  another offense;

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     1    (ii)  require  the  release  from custody of any defendant who is also
     2  being held in custody pending trial of another  criminal  charge  as  to
     3  which the applicable period has not yet elapsed;
     4    (iii)  prevent  the redetention of or otherwise apply to any defendant
     5  who, after being released from  custody  pursuant  to  this  section  or
     6  otherwise,  is  charged with another crime or violates the conditions on
     7  which he has been released, by failing to appear at a judicial  proceed-
     8  ing at which his presence is required or otherwise.
     9    4.    In  computing the time within which the people must be ready for
    10  trial pursuant to subdivisions one and two, the following  periods  must
    11  be excluded:
    12    (a)  a  reasonable  period  of  delay resulting from other proceedings
    13  concerning the defendant, including but not limited to: proceedings  for
    14  the determination of competency and the period during which defendant is
    15  incompetent  to  stand  trial;  demand to produce; request for a bill of
    16  particulars; pre-trial motions; appeals; trial of other charges; and the
    17  period during which such matters are under consideration by  the  court;
    18  or
    19    (b)  the  period  of delay resulting from a continuance granted by the
    20  court at the request of, or with the consent of, the defendant or his or
    21  her counsel. The court [must] may grant such a continuance only if it is
    22  satisfied that postponement is in the interest of justice,  taking  into
    23  account  the  public  interest  in  the  prompt dispositions of criminal
    24  charges. A  defendant  without  counsel  must  not  be  deemed  to  have
    25  consented  to  a  continuance unless he has been advised by the court of
    26  his or her rights under these rules and the effect of his consent, which
    27  must be done on the record in open court; or
    28    (c) (i) the period of delay resulting from the absence or unavailabil-
    29  ity of the defendant. A defendant must be considered absent whenever his
    30  location is unknown and he is attempting to avoid apprehension or prose-
    31  cution, or his location cannot be determined by due diligence. A defend-
    32  ant must be considered unavailable whenever his location  is  known  but
    33  his presence for trial cannot be obtained by due diligence; or
    34    (ii) where the defendant has either escaped from custody or has failed
    35  to appear when required after having previously been released on bail or
    36  on his own recognizance, and provided the defendant is not in custody on
    37  another  matter,  the  period  extending from the day the court issues a
    38  bench warrant pursuant to section  530.70  because  of  the  defendant's
    39  failure  to  appear  in  court  when  required, to the day the defendant
    40  subsequently appears in the court pursuant to a bench warrant or  volun-
    41  tarily or otherwise; or
    42    (d)  a  reasonable  period  of  delay when the defendant is joined for
    43  trial with a co-defendant as to whom the time for trial pursuant to this
    44  section has not run and good cause is not shown for  granting  a  sever-
    45  ance; or
    46    (e)  the  period of delay resulting from detention of the defendant in
    47  another jurisdiction provided the district attorney  is  aware  of  such
    48  detention  and  has  been  diligent  and  has made reasonable efforts to
    49  obtain the presence of the defendant for trial; or
    50    (f) the period during which the defendant is without  counsel  through
    51  no  fault  of  the court; except when the defendant is proceeding as his
    52  own attorney with the permission of the court; or
    53    (g) other periods of delay occasioned  by  exceptional  circumstances,
    54  including  but  not  limited  to,  the  period of delay resulting from a
    55  continuance granted at the request of a district  attorney  if  (i)  the
    56  continuance is granted because of the unavailability of evidence materi-

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     1  al  to  the  people's case, when the district attorney has exercised due
     2  diligence to obtain such evidence and there are  reasonable  grounds  to
     3  believe that such evidence will become available in a reasonable period;
     4  or  (ii) the continuance is granted to allow the district attorney addi-
     5  tional time to prepare the people's case and additional time  is  justi-
     6  fied  by  the exceptional circumstances of the case.  Any such exclusion
     7  when a statement of unreadiness has followed a  statement  of  readiness
     8  made  by the people must be accompanied by supporting facts and approved
     9  by the court.  The court shall inquire on the record as to  the  reasons
    10  for the people's unreadiness; or
    11    (h)  the  period  during which an action has been adjourned in contem-
    12  plation of dismissal pursuant to sections 170.55, 170.56 and  215.10  of
    13  this chapter[.]; or
    14    (i)  [The]  the  period prior to the defendant's actual appearance for
    15  arraignment in a situation in which the defendant has been  directed  to
    16  appear by the district attorney pursuant to subdivision three of section
    17  120.20 or subdivision three of section 210.10[.]; or
    18    (j)  the period during which a family offense is before a family court
    19  until such time as an  accusatory  instrument  or  indictment  is  filed
    20  against the defendant alleging a crime constituting a family offense, as
    21  such term is defined in section 530.11 of this chapter.
    22    5.  At  each court appearance date preceding the commencement of trial
    23  in a criminal action, the court, whenever it is practicable  to  do  so,
    24  shall  rule  preliminarily on whether the adjournment period immediately
    25  following such court appearance date is to be included or  excluded  for
    26  the purposes of computing the time within which the people must be ready
    27  for  trial  within the meaning of this section. The court's ruling shall
    28  be noted in the court file.
    29    6. For purposes of this section, (a) where  the  defendant  is  to  be
    30  tried following the withdrawal of the plea of guilty or is to be retried
    31  following  a  mistrial, an order for a new trial or an appeal or collat-
    32  eral attack, the criminal action and the commitment to  the  custody  of
    33  the  sheriff,  if  any, must be deemed to have commenced on the date the
    34  withdrawal of the plea of guilty or the date  the  order  occasioning  a
    35  retrial becomes final;
    36    (b)  where  a defendant has been served with an appearance ticket, the
    37  criminal action must be deemed to have commenced on the date the defend-
    38  ant first appears in a local criminal court in response to the ticket;
    39    (c) where a criminal action is commenced by the  filing  of  a  felony
    40  complaint,  and  thereafter,  in  the course of the same criminal action
    41  either the felony complaint is replaced with or converted to an informa-
    42  tion, prosecutor's information  or  misdemeanor  complaint  pursuant  to
    43  article  [180] one hundred eighty or a prosecutor's information is filed
    44  pursuant to section 190.70, the period applicable for  the  purposes  of
    45  subdivision  one must be the period applicable to the charges in the new
    46  accusatory instrument, calculated from the date of the  filing  of  such
    47  new accusatory instrument; provided, however, that when the aggregate of
    48  such  period  and  the period of time, excluding the periods provided in
    49  subdivision [four] five, already elapsed from the date of the filing  of
    50  the  felony  complaint  to  the date of the filing of the new accusatory
    51  instrument exceeds six months, the period applicable to the  charges  in
    52  the  felony  complaint must remain applicable and continue as if the new
    53  accusatory instrument had not been filed;
    54    (d) where a criminal action is commenced by the  filing  of  a  felony
    55  complaint,  and  thereafter,  in  the course of the same criminal action
    56  either the felony complaint is replaced with or converted to an informa-

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     1  tion, prosecutor's information  or  misdemeanor  complaint  pursuant  to
     2  article  [180] one hundred eighty or a prosecutor's information is filed
     3  pursuant to section 190.70, the period applicable for  the  purposes  of
     4  subdivision  two must be the period applicable to the charges in the new
     5  accusatory instrument, calculated from the date of the  filing  of  such
     6  new accusatory instrument; provided, however, that when the aggregate of
     7  such  period  and  the period of time, excluding the periods provided in
     8  subdivision [four] five, already elapsed from the date of the filing  of
     9  the  felony  complaint  to  the date of the filing of the new accusatory
    10  instrument exceeds ninety days, the period applicable to the charges  in
    11  the  felony  complaint must remain applicable and continue as if the new
    12  accusatory instrument had not been filed.
    13    (e) where a count of an indictment is reduced to charge only a  misde-
    14  meanor  or  petty  offense  and  a  reduced indictment or a prosecutor's
    15  information is filed pursuant to subdivisions one-a and six  of  section
    16  210.20,  the  period  applicable  for the purposes of subdivision one of
    17  this section must be the period applicable to the  charges  in  the  new
    18  accusatory  instrument,  calculated  from the date of the filing of such
    19  new accusatory instrument; provided, however, that when the aggregate of
    20  such period and the period of time, excluding the  periods  provided  in
    21  subdivision  [four]  five of this section, already elapsed from the date
    22  of the filing of the indictment to the date of the  filing  of  the  new
    23  accusatory  instrument  exceeds six months, the period applicable to the
    24  charges in the indictment must remain applicable and continue as if  the
    25  new accusatory instrument had not been filed;
    26    (f)  where a count of an indictment is reduced to charge only a misde-
    27  meanor or petty offense and  a  reduced  indictment  or  a  prosecutor's
    28  information  is  filed pursuant to subdivisions one-a and six of section
    29  210.20, the period applicable for the purposes  of  subdivision  two  of
    30  this  section  must  be  the period applicable to the charges in the new
    31  accusatory instrument, calculated from the date of the  filing  of  such
    32  new accusatory instrument; provided, however, that when the aggregate of
    33  such  period  and  the period of time, excluding the periods provided in
    34  subdivision [four] five of this section, already elapsed from  the  date
    35  of  the  filing  of  the indictment to the date of the filing of the new
    36  accusatory instrument exceeds ninety days, the period applicable to  the
    37  charges  in the indictment must remain applicable and continue as if the
    38  new accusatory instrument had not been filed.
    39    [6.] 7. The procedural rules prescribed in  subdivisions  one  through
    40  seven  of  section 210.45 with respect to a motion to dismiss an indict-
    41  ment are also applicable to a motion made pursuant to subdivision two.
    42    § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 180.85 of the criminal procedure law, as
    43  added by chapter 518 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
    44    6. The period from the filing of a motion  pursuant  to  this  section
    45  until entry of an order disposing of such motion shall not, by reason of
    46  such motion, be considered a period of delay for purposes of subdivision
    47  [four]  five  of section 30.30, nor shall such period, by reason of such
    48  motion, be excluded in computing the time within which the  people  must
    49  be ready for trial pursuant to such section 30.30.
    50    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    51  it shall have become a law.
    52    §  2.  If  any  clause,  sentence,  paragraph, subdivision, section or
    53  subpart of this act shall be adjudged by any court of  competent  juris-
    54  diction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or inval-
    55  idate  the  remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to
    56  the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or subpart thereof

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     1  directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment  shall  have
     2  been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature
     3  that  this  act  would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions
     4  had not been included herein.
     5    §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
     6  the applicable effective date of Subparts A through C of this act  shall
     7  be as specifically set forth in the last section of such Subparts.
     8                                   PART BB
     9    Section  1.  Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 86 of the public officers
    10  law, as added by chapter 933 of the laws of 1977, are amended and a  new
    11  subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
    12    2.  "State  legislature"  means  the  [legislature of the state of New
    13  York, including] New York state senate, New  York  state  assembly,  any
    14  committee,  subcommittee,  joint committee, select committee, or commis-
    15  sion thereof, and any members, officers, representatives  and  employees
    16  thereof.
    17    3.  "Agency"  means  any state or municipal department, board, bureau,
    18  division, commission, committee, public authority,  public  corporation,
    19  council,  office, or other governmental entity performing a governmental
    20  or proprietary function for the state or any one or more  municipalities
    21  thereof, except the judiciary [or the state legislature].
    22    6.  "Respective  house  of  the  state legislature" means the New York
    23  state senate, New York state assembly, and any corresponding  committee,
    24  subcommittee,  joint committee, select committee, or commission thereof,
    25  and any members, officers, representatives and employees thereof.
    26    § 2. Section 87 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of
    27  the laws of 1977, paragraph (a) and the opening paragraph  of  paragraph
    28  (b)  of  subdivision  1  as  amended  by chapter 80 of the laws of 1983,
    29  subparagraph iii of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 as amended and  para-
    30  graph  (c) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 5 as added by chapter 223 of
    31  the laws of 2008, paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 as amended  by  chapter
    32  289  of  the  laws of 1990, paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 as amended by
    33  chapter 403 of the laws of 2003,  paragraph  (g)  of  subdivision  2  as
    34  amended by chapter 510 of the laws of 1999, paragraph (i) of subdivision
    35  2 as amended by chapter 154 of the laws of 2010, paragraph (j) of subdi-
    36  vision  2  as added by chapter 746 of the laws of 1988, paragraph (k) of
    37  subdivision 2 as separately added by chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 383
    38  of the laws of 2009, paragraph (l) of subdivision 2 as added by  section
    39  12 of part II of chapter 59 of the laws of 2010, paragraph (m) of subdi-
    40  vision  2  as added by chapter 189 of the laws of 2013, paragraph (n) of
    41  subdivision 2 as added by chapter 43 of the laws of 2014, paragraph  (n)
    42  of subdivision 2 as separately added by chapters 99, 101, and 123 of the
    43  laws  of 2014, paragraph (o) of subdivision 2 as added by chapter 222 of
    44  the laws of 2015, paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 as amended  by  chapter
    45  499  of  the  laws of 2008, subdivision 4 as added by chapter 890 of the
    46  laws of 1981, and paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 as added by chapter 102
    47  of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
    48    § 87. Access to agency or state legislature  records.  1.  (a)  Within
    49  sixty  days after the effective date of this article, the governing body
    50  of each public corporation shall  promulgate  uniform  rules  and  regu-
    51  lations  for  all  agencies  in such public corporation pursuant to such
    52  general rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the committee  on
    53  open  government  in  conformity  with  the  provisions of this article,
    54  pertaining to the administration of this article.

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     1    (b) Each agency and each house of the state legislature shall  promul-
     2  gate rules and regulations, in conformity with this article and applica-
     3  ble  rules  and  regulations  promulgated  pursuant to the provisions of
     4  paragraph (a) of this subdivision, and pursuant to  such  general  rules
     5  and  regulations  as may be promulgated by the committee on open govern-
     6  ment in conformity with the provisions of this  article,  pertaining  to
     7  the  availability  of  records and procedures to be followed, including,
     8  but not limited to:
     9    i. the times and places such records are available;
    10    ii. the persons from whom such records may be obtained[,]; and
    11    iii. the fees for copies of records which shall not exceed twenty-five
    12  cents per photocopy not in excess of nine inches by fourteen inches,  or
    13  the  actual  cost of reproducing any other record in accordance with the
    14  provisions of paragraph (c) of this subdivision, except when a different
    15  fee is otherwise prescribed by statute.
    16    (c) In determining the actual cost of reproducing a record, an  agency
    17  and the state legislature may include only:
    18    i.  an amount equal to the hourly salary attributed to the lowest paid
    19  employee of an agency or [employee] respective house of the state legis-
    20  lature who has the necessary skill required to prepare  a  copy  of  the
    21  requested record;
    22    ii.  the  actual  cost of the storage devices or media provided to the
    23  person making the request in complying with such request;
    24    iii. the actual cost to the agency or to the respective house  of  the
    25  state legislature of engaging an outside professional service to prepare
    26  a copy of a record, but only when an agency's or respective house of the
    27  state  legislature's  information  technology equipment is inadequate to
    28  prepare a copy, if such service is used to prepare the copy; and
    29    iv. preparing a copy shall not include search time  or  administrative
    30  costs,  and  no fee shall be charged unless at least two hours of agency
    31  or respective house of the state legislature employee time is needed  to
    32  prepare  a  copy  of  the record requested. A person requesting a record
    33  shall be informed of the estimated cost  of  preparing  a  copy  of  the
    34  record  if  more  than two hours of an agency or respective house of the
    35  state legislature employee's time is needed, or if  an  outside  profes-
    36  sional service would be retained to prepare a copy of the record.
    37    2.  Each  agency  and  the  respective  house of the state legislature
    38  shall, in accordance with its published rules, make available for public
    39  inspection and copying all records, except  that  such  agency  and  the
    40  respective  house of the state legislature may deny access to records or
    41  portions thereof that:
    42    (a) are specifically exempted from  disclosure  by  state  or  federal
    43  statute;
    44    (b)  if disclosed would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal
    45  privacy under the provisions of subdivision two of  section  eighty-nine
    46  of this article;
    47    (c)  if  disclosed would impair present or imminent contract awards or
    48  collective bargaining negotiations provided, however, that the  proposed
    49  terms  of  an agreement between a public employer and an employee organ-
    50  ization, as those terms are defined in article  fourteen  of  the  civil
    51  service law, that require ratification by members of the employee organ-
    52  ization or by the public employer, where applicable, or approval of such
    53  provisions  by  the  appropriate legislative body as required by section
    54  two hundred four-a of the civil service law, shall be made available  to
    55  the public no later than when such proposed terms are sent to members of
    56  the   employee  organization  for  ratification,  when  such  terms  are

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     1  presented to the employer for ratification, where  applicable,  or  when
     2  the  provisions  of such agreement requiring approval by the appropriate
     3  legislative body pursuant to section two hundred  four-a  of  the  civil
     4  service  law  are  submitted  to  such body, whichever date is earliest.
     5  Additionally, a copy of the proposed terms of such  agreement  shall  be
     6  placed  on  the  website  of  the  applicable  public  employer, if such
     7  websites exist, and within the local public  libraries  and  offices  of
     8  such public employer, or in the case of collective bargaining agreements
     9  negotiated  by  the  state,  on  the  website  of the office of employee
    10  relations on such date;
    11    (d) are trade secrets or are submitted to an agency or to the  respec-
    12  tive  house  of  the  state  legislature  by  a commercial enterprise or
    13  derived from information obtained from a commercial enterprise and which
    14  if disclosed would cause substantial injury to the competitive  position
    15  of the subject enterprise;
    16    (e) are compiled for law enforcement purposes and which, if disclosed,
    17  would:
    18    i.   interfere   with   law  enforcement  investigations  or  judicial
    19  proceedings;
    20    ii. deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or  impartial  adjudi-
    21  cation;
    22    iii.  identify a confidential source or disclose confidential informa-
    23  tion relating to a criminal investigation; or
    24    iv. reveal criminal investigative  techniques  or  procedures,  except
    25  routine techniques and procedures;
    26    (f) if disclosed could endanger critical infrastructure or the life or
    27  safety of any person;
    28    (g) are inter-agency or intra-agency materials which are not:
    29    i. statistical or factual tabulations or data;
    30    ii. instructions to staff that affect the public;
    31    iii. final agency policy or determinations;
    32    iv.  external audits, including but not limited to audits performed by
    33  the comptroller and the federal government; [or]
    34    (g-1) are materials exchanged within the state legislature  which  are
    35  not:
    36    i. statistical or factual tabulations or data;
    37    ii. instructions to staff that affect the public;
    38    iii.  final  policy  or  determinations of the respective house of the
    39  state legislature;
    40    iv. external audits, including but not limited to audits performed  by
    41  the comptroller and the federal government; or
    42    (h)  are examination questions or answers which are requested prior to
    43  the final administration of such questions.
    44    (i) if disclosed, would jeopardize the  capacity  of  an  agency,  the
    45  state  legislature,  or  an  entity  that has shared information with an
    46  agency or the state legislature to guarantee the security of its  infor-
    47  mation  technology  assets,  such  assets  encompassing  both electronic
    48  information systems and infrastructures; or
    49    (j) are photographs, microphotographs,  videotape  or  other  recorded
    50  images  prepared  under  authority of section eleven hundred eleven-a of
    51  the vehicle and traffic law.
    52    (k) are photographs, microphotographs,  videotape  or  other  recorded
    53  images  prepared  under  authority of section eleven hundred eleven-b of
    54  the vehicle and traffic law.

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     1    (l) are photographs, microphotographs,  videotape  or  other  recorded
     2  images  produced  by a bus lane photo device prepared under authority of
     3  section eleven hundred eleven-c of the vehicle and traffic law.
     4    (m)  are  photographs,  microphotographs,  videotape or other recorded
     5  images prepared under the authority of section eleven  hundred  eighty-b
     6  of the vehicle and traffic law.
     7    (n)  are  photographs,  microphotographs,  videotape or other recorded
     8  images prepared under the authority of section eleven  hundred  eighty-c
     9  of the vehicle and traffic law.
    10    (n)  are  photographs,  microphotographs,  videotape or other recorded
    11  images prepared under authority of section eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of
    12  the vehicle and traffic law.
    13    (o)  are  photographs,  microphotographs,  videotape or other recorded
    14  images prepared under authority of section eleven  hundred  eleven-e  of
    15  the vehicle and traffic law.
    16    3.  Each  agency  and  respective house of the state legislature shall
    17  maintain:
    18    (a) a record of the final vote of each member in every agency or state
    19  legislature proceeding in which the member votes;
    20    (b) a record of votes of  each  member  in  every  session  and  every
    21  committee  and subcommittee meeting in which the member of the senate or
    22  assembly votes;
    23    [(b)] (c) a record setting forth  the  name,  public  office  address,
    24  title and salary of every officer or employee of the agency or the state
    25  legislature; and
    26    [(c)]  (d) a reasonably detailed current list by subject matter of all
    27  records in the possession of the agency or state legislature, whether or
    28  not available under this article. Each agency and each respective  house
    29  of  the state legislature shall update its subject matter list annually,
    30  and the date of the most recent update shall be conspicuously  indicated
    31  on  the  list.  [Each]  The  state  legislature and each state agency as
    32  defined in subdivision four of this section  that  maintains  a  website
    33  shall  post  its  current  list on its website and such posting shall be
    34  linked to the website of the committee  on  open  government.  Any  such
    35  agency or part of the state legislature that does not maintain a website
    36  shall arrange to have its list posted on the website of the committee on
    37  open government.
    38    4.  (a) Each state agency or respective house of the state legislature
    39  which maintains records containing trade secrets, to which access may be
    40  denied pursuant to paragraph (d) of subdivision  two  of  this  section,
    41  shall promulgate regulations in conformity with the provisions of subdi-
    42  vision  five  of  section eighty-nine of this article pertaining to such
    43  records, including, but not limited to the following:
    44    (1) the manner of identifying the records or parts;
    45    (2) the manner of identifying persons within the agency or  respective
    46  house  of  the  state  legislature to whose custody the records or parts
    47  will be charged and for whose inspection and study the records  will  be
    48  made available;
    49    (3)  the manner of safeguarding against any unauthorized access to the
    50  records.
    51    (b) As used in this subdivision the term "agency"  or  "state  agency"
    52  means  only  a  state department, board, bureau, division, council [or],
    53  office and any public corporation the  majority  of  whose  members  are
    54  appointed by the governor.

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     1    (c) As used in this subdivision the term "state legislature" means the
     2  legislature  as defined in subdivision two of section eighty-six of this
     3  article.
     4    (d)  Each  state  agency and respective house of the state legislature
     5  that maintains a website shall post information related to this  article
     6  and article six-A of this chapter on its website. Such information shall
     7  include,  at  a  minimum,  contact information for the persons from whom
     8  records of the agency or respective house of the state  legislature  may
     9  be  obtained,  the  times  and  places  such  records  are available for
    10  inspection and copying, and information on how  to  request  records  in
    11  person,  by  mail,  and,  if the agency or respective house of the state
    12  legislature accepts requests for records electronically, by e-mail. This
    13  posting shall be linked to the website of the committee on open  govern-
    14  ment.
    15    5.  (a)  An  agency  and the respective house of the state legislature
    16  shall provide records on the medium requested by a person, if the agency
    17  or the respective house of the state  legislature  can  reasonably  make
    18  such  copy  or  have  such copy made by engaging an outside professional
    19  service. Records provided in a computer format shall not be encrypted.
    20    (b) No agency nor the state legislature shall enter into  or  renew  a
    21  contract  for  the  creation  or maintenance of records if such contract
    22  impairs the right of the public to inspect or copy the agency's  or  the
    23  state legislature's records.
    24    6.  (a)  Each agency and house of the state legislature shall publish,
    25  on its internet website, to the extent practicable, records or  portions
    26  of  records  that are available to the public pursuant to the provisions
    27  of this article, or which, in consideration of their nature, content  or
    28  subject  matter,  are  determined  by  the  agency or house of the state
    29  legislature to be of  substantial  interest  to  the  public.  Any  such
    30  records  may  be  removed  from  the internet website when the agency or
    31  house of the state legislature determines that they  are  no  longer  of
    32  substantial interest to the public. Any such records may be removed from
    33  the  internet  website  when  they  have  reached the end of their legal
    34  retention period. Guidance on creating records in accessible formats and
    35  ensuring their continuing accessibility  shall  be  available  from  the
    36  office of information technology services and the state archives.
    37    (b)  The  provisions  of  paragraph  (a) of this subdivision shall not
    38  apply to records or portions of records the disclosure  of  which  would
    39  constitute  an  unwarranted  invasion  of personal privacy in accordance
    40  with subdivision two of section eighty-nine of this article.
    41    (c) The committee on open government shall  promulgate  guidelines  to
    42  effectuate this subdivision.
    43    (d)  Nothing  in  this  subdivision  shall be construed as to limit or
    44  abridge the power of an agency or house  of  the  state  legislature  to
    45  publish  records  on  its  internet  website  that  are  subject  to the
    46  provisions of this article prior to a written  request  or  prior  to  a
    47  frequent request.
    48    § 3. Section 88 of the public officers law is REPEALED.
    49    § 4. Section 89 of the public officers law, as added by chapter 933 of
    50  the  laws  of 1977, paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 as amended by chapter
    51  33 of the laws of 1984, paragraph (b) of subdivision  1  as  amended  by
    52  chapter  182 of the laws of 2006, subdivision 2 as amended by section 11
    53  of part U of chapter 61 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 2-a as added by
    54  chapter 652 of the laws of 1983, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 223
    55  of the laws of 2008, paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 as added by  chapter
    56  47  of  the  laws of 2018, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 22 of the

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     1  laws of 2005, paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 as amended by  chapter  453
     2  of  the laws of 2017, paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 as added by chapter
     3  487 of the laws of 2016, subdivision 5 as added  and  subdivision  6  as
     4  renumbered by chapter 890 of the laws of 1981, paragraph (a) of subdivi-
     5  sion  5  as amended by chapter 403 of the laws of 2003, paragraph (d) of
     6  subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 339 of the laws of 2004, subdivision
     7  7 as added by chapter 783 of the laws of 1983, subdivision 8 as added by
     8  chapter 705 of the laws of 1989, and subdivision 9 as added  by  chapter
     9  351 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
    10    § 89. General provisions relating to access to records; certain cases.
    11  The provisions of this section apply to access to all records, except as
    12  hereinafter specified:
    13    1. (a) The committee on open government is continued and shall consist
    14  of  the  lieutenant governor or the delegate of such officer, the secre-
    15  tary of state or the delegate of such officer, whose office shall act as
    16  secretariat for the committee, the commissioner of the office of general
    17  services or the delegate of such officer, the director of the budget  or
    18  the  delegate  of  such  officer,  and seven other persons, none of whom
    19  shall hold any other state or local public office except  the  represen-
    20  tative  of  local  governments  as  set forth herein, to be appointed as
    21  follows: five by the governor, at least two of whom  are  or  have  been
    22  representatives of the news media, one of whom shall be a representative
    23  of  local  government  who,  at the time of appointment, is serving as a
    24  duly elected officer of a local government, one by the temporary  presi-
    25  dent  of the senate, and one by the speaker of the assembly. The persons
    26  appointed by the temporary president of the senate and  the  speaker  of
    27  the  assembly shall be appointed to serve, respectively, until the expi-
    28  ration of the terms of office of the temporary president and the speaker
    29  to which the temporary president and  speaker  were  elected.  The  four
    30  persons presently serving by appointment of the governor for fixed terms
    31  shall  continue to serve until the expiration of their respective terms.
    32  Thereafter, their respective successors shall be appointed for terms  of
    33  four  years. The member representing local government shall be appointed
    34  for a term of four years, so long as such member  shall  remain  a  duly
    35  elected  officer of a local government. The committee shall hold no less
    36  than two meetings annually, but may meet at any time. The members of the
    37  committee  shall  be  entitled  to  reimbursement  for  actual  expenses
    38  incurred in the discharge of their duties.
    39    (b) The committee shall:
    40    i.  furnish  to  any agency and to each house of the state legislature
    41  advisory guidelines, opinions or other appropriate information regarding
    42  this article;
    43    ii. furnish to any  person  advisory  opinions  or  other  appropriate
    44  information regarding this article;
    45    iii.  promulgate rules and regulations with respect to the implementa-
    46  tion of subdivision one  and  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  three  of
    47  section eighty-seven of this article;
    48    iv.  request from any agency and from either house of the state legis-
    49  lature such assistance, services and  information  as  will  enable  the
    50  committee to effectively carry out its powers and duties;
    51    v. develop a form, which shall be made available on the internet, that
    52  may be used by the public to request a record; and
    53    vi.  report  on its activities and findings regarding this article and
    54  article seven of this chapter, including recommendations for changes  in
    55  the  law,  to  the  governor  and the legislature annually, on or before
    56  December fifteenth.

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     1    2. (a) The committee on [public access to records] open government may
     2  promulgate guidelines regarding deletion of identifying details or with-
     3  holding of records otherwise available under  this  article  to  prevent
     4  unwarranted invasions of personal privacy. In the absence of such guide-
     5  lines,  an  agency  and  the  respective  house of state legislature may
     6  delete identifying details when it makes records available.
     7    (b) An unwarranted invasion of personal privacy  includes,  but  shall
     8  not be limited to:
     9    i.  disclosure  of employment, medical or credit histories or personal
    10  references of applicants for employment;
    11    ii. disclosure of items involving the medical or personal records of a
    12  client or patient in a medical facility;
    13    iii. sale or release of lists of names and  addresses  if  such  lists
    14  would be used for solicitation or fund-raising purposes;
    15    iv.  disclosure  of  information  of a personal nature when disclosure
    16  would result in economic or personal hardship to the subject  party  and
    17  such information is not relevant to the work of the agency or respective
    18  house of the state legislature requesting or maintaining it;
    19    v.  disclosure  of information of a personal nature reported in confi-
    20  dence to an agency or to the state legislature and not relevant  to  the
    21  ordinary work of such agency or the state legislature;
    22    vi.  information  of a personal nature contained in a workers' compen-
    23  sation record, except as provided by section one hundred  ten-a  of  the
    24  workers' compensation law; [or]
    25    vii.  disclosure  of electronic contact information, such as an e-mail
    26  address or a social network username, that has  been  collected  from  a
    27  taxpayer under section one hundred four of the real property tax law; or
    28    viii. disclosure of communications of a personal nature between legis-
    29  lators and their constituents.
    30    (c) Unless otherwise provided by this article, disclosure shall not be
    31  construed  to  constitute  an  unwarranted  invasion of personal privacy
    32  pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subdivision:
    33    i. when identifying details are deleted;
    34    ii. when the person to whom a record pertains consents in  writing  to
    35  disclosure;
    36    iii. when upon presenting reasonable proof of identity, a person seeks
    37  access to records pertaining to him or her; or
    38    iv.  when  a record or group of records relates to the right, title or
    39  interest in real property, or relates to the inventory, status or  char-
    40  acteristics  of  real  property,  in which case disclosure and providing
    41  copies of such record or group of records shall not be deemed an  unwar-
    42  ranted  invasion of personal privacy, provided that nothing herein shall
    43  be construed to authorize the disclosure of electronic contact  informa-
    44  tion,  such  as an e-mail address or a social network username, that has
    45  been collected from a taxpayer under section one  hundred  four  of  the
    46  real property tax law.
    47    2-a. Nothing in this article shall permit disclosure which constitutes
    48  an  unwarranted  invasion  of personal privacy as defined in subdivision
    49  two of this section if such disclosure is prohibited under section nine-
    50  ty-six of this chapter.
    51    3. (a) Each entity subject to the provisions of this  article,  within
    52  five  business  days  of  the  receipt of a written request for a record
    53  reasonably described, shall make such record  available  to  the  person
    54  requesting  it,  deny  such  request  in  writing  or  furnish a written
    55  acknowledgement of the receipt of such request and a  statement  of  the
    56  approximate  date,  which shall be reasonable under the circumstances of

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     1  the request, when such request will be  granted  or  denied,  including,
     2  where  appropriate, a statement that access to the record will be deter-
     3  mined in accordance with subdivision five of this section. [An]  Neither
     4  an  agency  nor  the state legislature shall [not] deny a request on the
     5  basis that the request is voluminous or that locating or  reviewing  the
     6  requested  records  or  providing  the  requested  copies  is burdensome
     7  because the agency or respective house of the  state  legislature  lacks
     8  sufficient  staffing  or  on any other basis if the agency or respective
     9  house of the  state  legislature  may  engage  an  outside  professional
    10  service  to  provide  copying, programming or other services required to
    11  provide the copy, the costs of which the agency may recover pursuant  to
    12  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision one of section eighty-seven of this arti-
    13  cle.  An agency or respective house of the state legislature may require
    14  a person requesting lists of names and addresses to  provide  a  written
    15  certification  that  such  person  will  not use such lists of names and
    16  addresses for solicitation or fund-raising purposes and will  not  sell,
    17  give  or  otherwise  make available such lists of names and addresses to
    18  any other person for the purpose of allowing that  person  to  use  such
    19  lists  of names and addresses for solicitation or fund-raising purposes.
    20  If an agency or respective house of the state legislature determines  to
    21  grant  a  request  in  whole  or  in  part, and if circumstances prevent
    22  disclosure to the person requesting the record or records within  twenty
    23  business days from the date of the acknowledgement of the receipt of the
    24  request,  the  agency or respective house of the state legislature shall
    25  state, in writing, both the  reason  for  the  inability  to  grant  the
    26  request  within twenty business days and a date certain within a reason-
    27  able period, depending on the circumstances, when the  request  will  be
    28  granted  in  whole or in part. Upon payment of, or offer to pay, the fee
    29  prescribed therefor, the entity shall provide a copy of such record  and
    30  certify  to the correctness of such copy if so requested, or as the case
    31  may be, shall certify that it does not have possession of such record or
    32  that such record cannot be found after diligent search. Nothing in  this
    33  article  shall  be construed to require any entity to prepare any record
    34  not possessed or maintained by such entity except the records  specified
    35  in  subdivision  three of section eighty-seven [and subdivision three of
    36  section eighty-eight] of this article. When an agency or the  respective
    37  house  of the state legislature has the ability to retrieve or extract a
    38  record or data maintained in a computer storage system  with  reasonable
    39  effort,  it  shall  be  required  to  do so. When doing so requires less
    40  employee time than engaging in manual retrieval or redactions from  non-
    41  electronic  records, the agency and respective house of the state legis-
    42  lature shall be required to retrieve or  extract  such  record  or  data
    43  electronically.  Any  programming  necessary  to retrieve a record main-
    44  tained in a computer storage system and to transfer that record  to  the
    45  medium  requested  by  a person or to allow the transferred record to be
    46  read or printed shall not be deemed to be the preparation or creation of
    47  a new record.
    48    (b) All entities shall, provided  such  entity  has  reasonable  means
    49  available,  accept  requests  for records submitted in the form of elec-
    50  tronic mail and shall respond to such requests by electronic mail, using
    51  forms, to the extent practicable, consistent  with  the  form  or  forms
    52  developed  by  the  committee on open government pursuant to subdivision
    53  one of this section and provided that the written requests do not seek a
    54  response in some other form.

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     1    (c) Each state agency, as defined in subdivision five of this section,
     2  that maintains a website shall  ensure  its  website  provides  for  the
     3  online submission of a request for records pursuant to this article.
     4    4.  (a)  Except  as  provided in subdivision five of this section, any
     5  person denied access to a record may within thirty days appeal in  writ-
     6  ing  such  denial  to the head, chief executive or governing body of the
     7  entity, or the person therefor designated by such head, chief executive,
     8  or governing body, who shall within ten business days of the receipt  of
     9  such appeal fully explain in writing to the person requesting the record
    10  the  reasons for further denial, or provide access to the record sought.
    11  In addition, each agency or the respective house of the  state  legisla-
    12  ture  shall  immediately  forward  to the committee on open government a
    13  copy of such appeal when received by the agency or such  house  and  the
    14  ensuing  determination thereon. Failure by an agency or respective house
    15  of the state legislature to conform to  the  provisions  of  subdivision
    16  three of this section shall constitute a denial.
    17    (b)  Except  as provided in subdivision five of this section, a person
    18  denied  access  to  a  record  in  an  appeal  determination  under  the
    19  provisions  of  paragraph (a) of this subdivision may bring a proceeding
    20  for review of such denial pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil
    21  practice law and rules. In the event that access to any record is denied
    22  pursuant to the provisions of subdivision two of section eighty-seven of
    23  this article, the agency or respective house of  the  state  legislature
    24  involved  shall have the burden of proving that such record falls within
    25  the provisions of such subdivision two. Failure by an agency or  respec-
    26  tive  house  of  the  state  legislature to conform to the provisions of
    27  paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall constitute a denial.
    28    (c) The court in such a proceeding: (i) may assess, against such agen-
    29  cy involved, reasonable  attorney's  fees  and  other  litigation  costs
    30  reasonably  incurred  by such person in any case under the provisions of
    31  this section in which such person has substantially prevailed, and  when
    32  the agency failed to respond to a request or appeal within the statutory
    33  time;  and  (ii)  shall assess, against such agency involved, reasonable
    34  attorney's fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred  by  such
    35  person  in  any  case under the provisions of this section in which such
    36  person has substantially prevailed and the court finds that  the  agency
    37  had no reasonable basis for denying access.
    38    (d)  (i) Appeal to the appellate division of the supreme court must be
    39  made in accordance with subdivision (a) of  section  fifty-five  hundred
    40  thirteen of the civil practice law and rules.
    41    (ii)  An appeal from an agency or respective house of the state legis-
    42  lature taken from an order of the court requiring disclosure of  any  of
    43  all records sought:
    44    (A) shall be given preference;
    45    (B)  shall  be brought on for argument on such terms and conditions as
    46  the presiding justice may direct, upon application of any party  to  the
    47  proceedings; and
    48    (C) shall be deemed abandoned if the agency or respective house of the
    49  state  legislature  fails  to  serve  and file a record and brief within
    50  sixty days after the date of service upon the petitioner of  the  notice
    51  of  appeal, unless consent to further extension is given by all parties,
    52  or unless further extension is granted by the court upon such  terms  as
    53  may be just and upon good cause shown.
    54    5.  (a)  (1) A person acting pursuant to law or regulation who, subse-
    55  quent to the effective date of this subdivision, submits any information
    56  to any state agency or to the respective house of the state  legislature

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     1  may,  at  the  time of submission, request that the agency or such house
     2  provisionally except such information from  disclosure  under  paragraph
     3  (d)  of  subdivision  two of section eighty-seven of this article. Where
     4  the  request itself contains information which if disclosed would defeat
     5  the purpose for which the exception is sought,  such  information  shall
     6  also be provisionally excepted from disclosure.
     7    (1-a)  A person or entity who submits or otherwise makes available any
     8  records to any agency or a house of the state legislature, may,  at  any
     9  time,  identify those records or portions thereof that may contain crit-
    10  ical infrastructure information, and request that the agency or house of
    11  the state legislature that maintains such records except  such  informa-
    12  tion  from  disclosure  under subdivision two of section eighty-seven of
    13  this article. Where the request itself  contains  information  which  if
    14  disclosed  would  defeat  the purpose for which the exception is sought,
    15  such information shall also be provisionally excepted from disclosure.
    16    (2) The request for an exception shall be in  writing,  shall  specif-
    17  ically  identify  which  portions  of  the record are the subject of the
    18  request for exception and shall state the reasons  why  the  information
    19  should  be  provisionally excepted from disclosure. Any such request for
    20  an exception shall be effective for a five-year period from the agency's
    21  or  respective  house  of  the  state  legislature's  receipt   thereof.
    22  Provided, however, that not less than sixty days prior to the expiration
    23  of  the  then  current  term of the exception request, the submitter may
    24  apply to the agency or respective house of the state legislature  for  a
    25  two-year  extension  of  its exception request. Upon timely receipt of a
    26  request for an extension of an exception request, an agency  or  respec-
    27  tive  house  of  the  state legislature may either (A) perform a cursory
    28  review of the application and grant the extension  should  it  find  any
    29  justification  for such determination, or (B) commence the procedure set
    30  forth in paragraph (b) of this subdivision to make a final determination
    31  granting or terminating such exception.
    32    (3) Information submitted as provided in subparagraphs one  and  one-a
    33  of this paragraph shall be provisionally excepted from disclosure and be
    34  maintained  apart  by  the  agency and the respective house of the state
    35  legislature from all other records until the expiration of  the  submit-
    36  ter's  exception  request  or fifteen days after the entitlement to such
    37  exception has been finally determined or such further time as ordered by
    38  a court of competent jurisdiction.
    39    (b) [On the] During the effective period of an exception request under
    40  this subdivision, on the initiative of the agency or either house of the
    41  state legislature at any time, or upon the request of any person  for  a
    42  record excepted from disclosure pursuant to this subdivision, the agency
    43  or respective house of the state legislature shall:
    44    (1)  inform  the person who requested the exception of the agency's or
    45  such house's intention to determine whether  such  exception  should  be
    46  granted or continued;
    47    (2) permit the person who requested the exception, within ten business
    48  days  of  receipt of notification from the agency or respective house of
    49  the state legislature, to submit a written statement  of  the  necessity
    50  for the granting or continuation of such exception;
    51    (3)  within  seven business days of receipt of such written statement,
    52  or within seven business days of the expiration of the period prescribed
    53  for submission of such statement, issue a written  determination  grant-
    54  ing,  continuing  or  terminating such exception and stating the reasons
    55  therefor; copies of such determination shall be served upon the  person,

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     1  if  any,  requesting the record, the person who requested the exception,
     2  and the committee on [public access to records] open government.
     3    (c)  A  denial  of an exception from disclosure under paragraph (b) of
     4  this subdivision may be appealed by the person submitting  the  informa-
     5  tion  and a denial of access to the record may be appealed by the person
     6  requesting the record in accordance with this subdivision:
     7    (1) Within seven business days of receipt of  written  notice  denying
     8  the request, the person may file a written appeal from the determination
     9  of  the agency or the respective house of the state legislature with the
    10  head of the agency or respective house of  the  state  legislature,  the
    11  chief  executive officer or governing body or their designated represen-
    12  tatives.
    13    (2) The appeal shall be determined within ten  business  days  of  the
    14  receipt  of  the  appeal.  Written  notice of the determination shall be
    15  served upon the person, if any, requesting the record,  the  person  who
    16  requested  the exception and the committee on [public access to records]
    17  open government. The notice shall contain a statement of the reasons for
    18  the determination.
    19    (d) A proceeding to review an adverse determination pursuant to  para-
    20  graph  (c)  of  this  subdivision  may  be commenced pursuant to article
    21  seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules. Such proceeding, when
    22  brought by a person seeking an exception  from  disclosure  pursuant  to
    23  this  subdivision,  must be commenced within fifteen days of the service
    24  of the written notice containing the adverse determination provided  for
    25  in subparagraph two of paragraph (c) of this subdivision. The proceeding
    26  shall  be  given preference and shall be brought on for argument on such
    27  terms and conditions as the presiding justice may direct, not to  exceed
    28  forty-five  days.  Appeal to the appellate division of the supreme court
    29  must be made in accordance with law, and must be  filed  within  fifteen
    30  days  after service by a party upon the appellant of a copy of the judg-
    31  ment or order appealed from and written notice of its entry.  An  appeal
    32  taken  from  an  order  of the court requiring disclosure shall be given
    33  preference and shall be brought on for argument on such terms and condi-
    34  tions as the presiding justice may direct, not  to  exceed  sixty  days.
    35  This  action  shall  be  deemed  abandoned  when the party requesting an
    36  exclusion from disclosure fails to serve and file  a  record  and  brief
    37  within  thirty  days after the date of the notice of appeal.  Failure by
    38  the party requesting an exclusion from disclosure to serve  and  file  a
    39  record  and brief within the allotted time shall result in the dismissal
    40  of the appeal.
    41    (e) The person requesting an exception  from  disclosure  pursuant  to
    42  this  subdivision  shall  in  all proceedings have the burden of proving
    43  entitlement to the exception.
    44    (f) Where the agency or the respective house of the state  legislature
    45  denies  access  to  a  record pursuant to paragraph [(d) of] (b) of this
    46  subdivision in conjunction with subdivision two of section  eighty-seven
    47  of this article, the agency or respective house of the state legislature
    48  shall  have  the  burden  of  proving  that  the record falls within the
    49  provisions of such exception.
    50    (g) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to deny any  person
    51  access,  pursuant  to  the  remaining provisions of this article, to any
    52  record or part excepted from disclosure upon the express written consent
    53  of the person who had requested the exception.
    54    (h) As used in this subdivision the term "agency"  or  "state  agency"
    55  means  only  a  state  department,  board,  bureau, division, council or

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     1  office and any public corporation the  majority  of  whose  members  are
     2  appointed by the governor.
     3    (i) As used in this subdivision the term "state legislature" means the
     4  legislature  as defined in subdivision two of section eighty-six of this
     5  article.
     6    6. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or abridge  any
     7  otherwise  available right of access at law or in equity of any party to
     8  records.
     9    7. Nothing in this article shall require the disclosure  of  the  home
    10  address  of  an officer or employee, former officer or employee, or of a
    11  retiree of a public employees' retirement system; nor shall anything  in
    12  this  article  require  the  disclosure of the name or home address of a
    13  beneficiary of a public employees' retirement system or of an  applicant
    14  for  appointment to public employment; provided however, that nothing in
    15  this subdivision shall limit or abridge the right of an employee  organ-
    16  ization,  certified or recognized for any collective negotiating unit of
    17  an employer pursuant to article fourteen of the civil  service  law,  to
    18  obtain  the  name or home address of any officer, employee or retiree of
    19  such employer, if such name or home address is otherwise available under
    20  this article.
    21    8. Any person who, with intent to prevent the public inspection  of  a
    22  record pursuant to this article, willfully conceals or destroys any such
    23  record shall be guilty of a violation.
    24    9. When records maintained electronically include items of information
    25  that would be available under this article, as well as items of informa-
    26  tion  that  may  be withheld, an agency or respective house of the state
    27  legislature in designing its  information  retrieval  methods,  whenever
    28  practicable  and  reasonable,  shall  do so in a manner that permits the
    29  segregation and retrieval of available items in order to provide maximum
    30  public access.
    31    § 5. Subdivisions (t) and (u) of section 105 of the civil practice law
    32  and rules, subdivision (u) as relettered by chapter 100 of the  laws  of
    33  1994,  are relettered subdivisions (u) and (v) and a new subdivision (t)
    34  is added to read as follows:
    35    (t) "State legislature" means the New  York  state  senate,  New  York
    36  state  assembly,  any  committee,  subcommittee, joint committee, select
    37  committee, or commission thereof, and any members,  officers,  represen-
    38  tatives and employees thereof.
    39    §  6.  Subdivision  (a)  of section 7802 of the civil practice law and
    40  rules is amended to read as follows:
    41    (a) Definition of "body or officer". The expression "body or  officer"
    42  includes  every  court,  tribunal,  board,  corporation,  officer, state
    43  legislature, or other person, or aggregation of  persons,  whose  action
    44  may be affected by a proceeding under this article.
    45    §  7. Subdivision 3 of section 713 of the executive law, as amended by
    46  section 16 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended  to
    47  read as follows:
    48    3.  Any reports prepared pursuant to this article shall not be subject
    49  to disclosure pursuant to [section  eighty-eight]  article  six  of  the
    50  public officers law.
    51    §  8.  Section  70-0113  of  the  environmental  conservation  law  is
    52  REPEALED.
    53    § 9. Subdivision 4 of section 308 of the county law is REPEALED.
    54    § 10. This act shall take effect immediately;  provided  however  that
    55  the  amendments  to  paragraphs  (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (n) and (o) of
    56  subdivision 2 of section 87 of the public officers law made  by  section

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     1  two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such paragraphs and shall
     2  be deemed repealed therewith.
     3                                   PART CC
     4    Section  1.  Section 13-b of the workers' compensation law, as amended
     5  by chapter 1068 of the laws of 1960, the section heading, subdivisions 1
     6  and 2 as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000 and subdivision 3 as
     7  amended by section 85 of part A of chapter 58 of the laws  of  2010,  is
     8  amended to read as follows:
     9    §  13-b.  Authorization of [physicians] providers, medical bureaus and
    10  laboratories by the chair. 1. [Upon the recommendation  of  the  medical
    11  society of the county in which the physician's office is located or of a
    12  board  designated by such county society or of a board representing duly
    13  licensed physicians of any other school  of  medical  practice  in  such
    14  county, the chair may authorize physicians licensed to practice medicine
    15  in  the  state of New York to render medical care under this chapter and
    16  to perform independent medical examinations in accordance with  subdivi-
    17  sion  four  of section thirteen-a of this article. If, within sixty days
    18  after the chair requests such recommendations  the  medical  society  of
    19  such  county  or  board  fails to act, or if there is no such society in
    20  such county, the chair shall designate  a  board  of  three  outstanding
    21  physicians, who shall make the requisite recommendations.
    22    No such authorization shall be made in the absence of a recommendation
    23  of the appropriate society or board or of a review and recommendation by
    24  the  medical  appeals  unit.]  No  person  shall  render medical care or
    25  conduct independent medical examinations under this chapter without such
    26  authorization by the chair[, provided, that:   (a)].  As  used  in  this
    27  title,  the  following  definitions  shall  have  the following meanings
    28  unless their context requires otherwise:
    29    (a) "Acupuncturist" shall mean licensed as having completed  a  formal
    30  course  of study and having passed an examination in accordance with the
    31  education law, the regulations of the commissioner of education, and the
    32  requirements of the board of regents. Acupuncturists are required by the
    33  education law to advise, in writing, each patient of the  importance  of
    34  consulting  with a physician for the condition or conditions necessitat-
    35  ing acupuncture care, as prescribed by the education law.
    36    (b) "Chair" of the board shall mean either the chair  or  the  chair's
    37  designee.
    38    (c)  "Chiropractor" shall mean licensed and having completed two years
    39  of preprofessional college study and a  four-year  resident  program  in
    40  chiropractic  in  accordance with the education law, and consistent with
    41  the licensing requirements of the commissioner of education.
    42    (d) "Dentist" shall mean licensed and  having  completed  a  four-year
    43  course  of  study leading to a D.D.S. or D.D.M. degree, or an equivalent
    44  degree, in accordance with the education law and the licensing  require-
    45  ments of the commissioner of education.
    46    (e)  "Employer" shall mean a self-insured employer or, if insured, the
    47  insurance carrier.
    48    (f)  "Independent  medical  examination"  shall  mean  an  examination
    49  performed  by  a  medical  provider,  authorized  under  this section to
    50  perform such examination, for the purpose  of  examining  or  evaluating
    51  injury  or  illness  pursuant  to  paragraph  (b) of subdivision four of
    52  section thirteen-a and section one hundred thirty-seven of this  chapter
    53  and as more fully set forth in regulation.

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     1    (g) "Nurse practitioner" shall mean a licensed registered professional
     2  nurse certified pursuant to section sixty-nine hundred ten of the educa-
     3  tion law.
     4    (h)  "Occupational  therapist"  shall  mean licensed as having a bach-
     5  elor's or master's degree in  occupational  therapy  from  a  registered
     6  program  with the education department or receipt of a diploma or degree
     7  resulting from completion of not less than four years  of  postsecondary
     8  study,  which includes the professional study of occupational therapy in
     9  accordance with the education law and the regulations of the commission-
    10  er of education.
    11    (i) "Physical therapist" shall mean licensed  as  having  completed  a
    12  master's  degree  or  higher  in physical therapy in accordance with the
    13  education law and the licensing  requirements  of  the  commissioner  of
    14  education.
    15    (j)  "Physician"  shall mean licensed with a degree of doctor of medi-
    16  cine, M.D., or doctor of osteopathic medicine, D.O.,  or  an  equivalent
    17  degree  in  accordance with the education law and the licensing require-
    18  ments of the state board of medicine and the regulations of the  commis-
    19  sioner of education.
    20    (k) "Physician assistant" shall mean a licensed provider who has grad-
    21  uated  from  a  two-  to  four-year  state-approved  physician assistant
    22  program, has passed a  licensing  examination,  and  whose  actions  and
    23  duties are within the scope of practice of the supervising physician, in
    24  accordance with the education law and the regulations of the commission-
    25  er of education.
    26    (l) "Podiatrist" shall mean a doctor of podiatric medicine licensed as
    27  having  received  a  doctoral degree in podiatric medicine in accordance
    28  with the regulations of the commissioner of education and the  education
    29  law,  and  must  satisfactorily meet all other requirements of the state
    30  board for podiatric medicine.
    31    (m) "Provider" shall mean a duly licensed acupuncturist, chiropractor,
    32  independent medical examiner, nurse  practitioner,  physical  therapist,
    33  physician,  physician  assistant,  podiatrist,  psychologist,  or social
    34  worker authorized by the chair.
    35    (n) "Psychologist" shall mean licensed as having received  a  doctoral
    36  degree  in  psychology  from a program of psychology registered with the
    37  state education department or  the  substantial  equivalent  thereof  in
    38  accordance  with  the education law, the requirements of the state board
    39  for psychology, and the regulations of the commissioner of education.
    40    (o) "Social worker" shall mean a licensed clinical  social  worker.  A
    41  licensed  clinical  social  worker  has  completed  a master's degree of
    42  social work that includes completion of a core curriculum  of  at  least
    43  twelve  credit hours of clinical courses or the equivalent post-graduate
    44  clinical coursework, in accordance with the education law and the  regu-
    45  lations of the commissioner of education.
    46    2.  Any  [physician] provider licensed [to practice medicine] pursuant
    47  to the education law to provide medical care and treatment in the  state
    48  of  New  York  may  render  emergency [medical] care and treatment in an
    49  emergency hospital or urgent care setting providing emergency  treatment
    50  under  this  chapter  without  authorization  by  the  chair  under this
    51  section; [and
    52    (b)] (a) Such licensed [physician]  provider  as  identified  in  this
    53  subdivision  who  is  [a  member  of  a constituted medical staff of any
    54  hospital] on staff at any hospital or urgent care center providing emer-
    55  gency treatment may [render] continue such medical care under this chap-

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     1  ter while an injured employee remains a  patient  in  such  hospital  or
     2  urgent care setting; and
     3    [(c)]  (b)  Under  the  [active and personal] direct supervision of an
     4  authorized [physician] provider, medical  care  may  be  rendered  by  a
     5  registered  nurse  or  other  person trained in laboratory or diagnostic
     6  techniques within the scope of such person's  specialized  training  and
     7  qualifications. This supervision shall be evidenced by signed records of
     8  instructions for treatment and signed records of the patient's condition
     9  and progress. Reports of such treatment and supervision shall be made by
    10  such [physician] provider to the chair [on such forms and] in the format
    11  prescribed by the chair at such times as the chair may require.
    12    [(d)  Upon  the  referral which may be directive as to treatment of an
    13  authorized physician physical therapy care may be  rendered  by  a  duly
    14  licensed  physical  therapist.  Where  physical therapy care is rendered
    15  records of the patient's condition and progress, together  with  records
    16  of  instruction  for treatment, if any, shall be maintained by the phys-
    17  ical therapist and physician. Said records shall  be  submitted  to  the
    18  chair on such forms and at such times as the chair may require.
    19    (e) Upon the prescription or referral of an authorized physician occu-
    20  pational  therapy  care  may be rendered by a duly licensed occupational
    21  therapist. Where occupational therapy care is rendered  records  of  the
    22  patient's  condition  and progress, together with records of instruction
    23  for treatment, if any shall be maintained by the occupational  therapist
    24  and physician. Said records shall be submitted to the chair on forms and
    25  at such times as the chair may require.
    26    (f)] (c) Where it would place an unreasonable burden upon the employer
    27  or carrier to arrange for, or for the claimant to attend, an independent
    28  medical  examination by an authorized [physician] provider, the employer
    29  or carrier shall arrange for such examination to be performed by a qual-
    30  ified [physician] provider in  a  medical  facility  convenient  to  the
    31  claimant.
    32    [2.] (d) Upon the prescription or referral of an authorized physician,
    33  or  nurse  practitioner  acting within the scope of his or her practice,
    34  care or treatment may be rendered to an injured employee by  an  author-
    35  ized   physical   therapist,  occupational  therapist  or  acupuncturist
    36  provided the conditions and the treatment performed are among the condi-
    37  tions that the physical therapist, occupational therapist or  acupunctu-
    38  rist  is  authorized to treat pursuant to the education law or the regu-
    39  lations of the commissioner of  education.    Where  any  such  care  or
    40  treatment  is rendered, records of the patient's condition and progress,
    41  together with records of instruction for treatment,  if  any,  shall  be
    42  maintained by the physical therapist, occupational therapist or acupunc-
    43  turist rendering treatment and by the referring physician or nurse prac-
    44  titioner.  Said  records shall be submitted to the chair on forms and at
    45  such times as the chair may require.
    46    (e) A record, report or opinion of a physical therapist,  occupational
    47  therapist,  acupuncturist or physician assistant shall not be considered
    48  as evidence of the causal  relationship  of  any  condition  to  a  work
    49  related  accident  or occupational disease under this chapter. Nor may a
    50  record, report or opinion of a physical therapist,  occupational  thera-
    51  pist  or  acupuncturist  be considered evidence of disability. Nor may a
    52  record, report  or  opinion  of  a  physician  assistant  be  considered
    53  evidence  of  the  presence  of a permanent or initial disability or the
    54  degree thereof.  Nor may a physical therapist,  occupational  therapist,
    55  acupuncturist  or  physician  assistant  perform  an independent medical
    56  examination concerning a claim under this chapter.

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     1    (f) A nurse practitioner, or  licensed  clinical  social  worker,  may
     2  perform an independent medical examination on behalf of an employer only
     3  to  the  extent  that  the examination concerns treatment rendered by an
     4  identical provider type, but may  not  perform  an  independent  medical
     5  examination  on  behalf  of  the  employer  concerning  (1)  the  causal
     6  relationship of any condition to a work related accident or occupational
     7  disease under this chapter or (2) the presence of a  disability  or  the
     8  degree thereof.
     9    3. A [physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of New York
    10  who  is]  provider  properly licensed or certified pursuant to the regu-
    11  lations of the commissioner of education and  the  requirements  of  the
    12  education  law desirous of being authorized to render medical care under
    13  this chapter and/or  to  conduct  independent  medical  examinations  in
    14  accordance  with paragraph (b) of subdivision four of section thirteen-a
    15  and section one hundred thirty-seven  of  this  chapter  shall  file  an
    16  application for authorization under this chapter with the [medical soci-
    17  ety in the county in which his or her office is located, or with a board
    18  designated  by  such society, or with a board designated by the chair as
    19  provided in this section. In such application the applicant shall  state
    20  his  or her training and qualifications, and shall agree to limit his or
    21  her professional activities under this chapter to such medical care  and
    22  independent  medical examinations, as his or her experience and training
    23  qualify him or her to render.  The  applicant  shall  further  agree  to
    24  refrain]  chair or chair's designee. Prior to receiving authorization, a
    25  physician must, together with submission of an application to the chair,
    26  submit such application to the medical society of the  county  in  which
    27  the physician's office is located or of a board designated by such coun-
    28  ty  society  or  of a board representing duly licensed physicians of any
    29  other school of medical practice in such county, and submit  the  recom-
    30  mendation  to the board. In the event such county society or board fails
    31  to take action upon a physician's application  within  forty-five  days,
    32  the  chair may complete review of the application without such approval.
    33  Upon approval of the application by the chair or the  chair's  designee,
    34  the applicant shall further agree to refrain  from subsequently treating
    35  for  remuneration,  as  a  private  patient,  any person seeking medical
    36  treatment, or submitting  to  an  independent  medical  examination,  in
    37  connection  with,  or  as a result of, any injury compensable under this
    38  chapter, if he or she has been removed from  the  list  of  [physicians]
    39  providers  authorized  to  render medical care or to conduct independent
    40  medical examinations under this chapter, or if the person  seeking  such
    41  treatment, or submitting to an independent medical examination, has been
    42  transferred  from  his  or her care in accordance with the provisions of
    43  this chapter. This agreement shall run to the  benefit  of  the  injured
    44  person so treated or examined, and shall be available to him or her as a
    45  defense  in  any  action  by  such  [physician] provider for payment for
    46  treatment rendered by a [physician] provider after he or  she  has  been
    47  removed  from  the  list  of [physicians] providers authorized to render
    48  medical care or to conduct independent medical examinations  under  this
    49  chapter,  or  after  the  injured person was transferred from his or her
    50  care in accordance with the provisions of  this  chapter.  [The  medical
    51  society  or  the  board  designated  by  it,  or  the board as otherwise
    52  provided under this section, if it deems such  licensed  physician  duly
    53  qualified,  shall  recommend to the chair that such physician be author-
    54  ized to render medical care and/or conduct independent medical  examina-
    55  tions  under  this  chapter,  and  such recommendation and authorization
    56  shall specify the character of the medical care or  independent  medical

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     1  examination  which  such physician is qualified and authorized to render
     2  under this chapter. Such recommendations shall be advisory to the  chair
     3  only  and  shall  not  be  binding  or  conclusive  upon him or her. The
     4  licensed  physician  may  present  to  the  medical  society  or  board,
     5  evidences of additional qualifications at any time subsequent to his  or
     6  her  original  application.  If  the  medical  society or board fails to
     7  recommend to the chair that a physician be authorized to render  medical
     8  care and/or to conduct independent medical examinations under this chap-
     9  ter,  the  physician may appeal to the medical appeals unit. The medical
    10  society or the board  designated  by  it,  or  the  board  as  otherwise
    11  provided  under this section, may upon its own initiative, or shall upon
    12  request of the chair, review at  any  time  the  qualifications  of  any
    13  physician as to the character of the medical care or independent medical
    14  examinations  which  such  physician  has theretofore been authorized to
    15  render under this chapter and may  recommend  to  the  chair  that  such
    16  physician be authorized to render medical care or to conduct independent
    17  medical examinations thereafter of the character which such physician is
    18  then  qualified to render. On such advisory recommendation the chair may
    19  review and after reasonable investigation may revise  the  authorization
    20  of  a  physician  in  respect to the character of medical care and/or to
    21  conduct independent medical examinations which he or she  is  authorized
    22  to  render. If the medical society or board recommends to the chair that
    23  a physician be authorized to render medical care and/or to conduct inde-
    24  pendent medical examinations under this chapter of a character different
    25  from the character of medical care or independent  medical  examinations
    26  he  or she has been theretofore authorized to render, such physician may
    27  appeal from such recommendation to the medical appeals unit.
    28    3.] 4. Laboratories and bureaus engaged in x-ray diagnosis  or  treat-
    29  ment  or  in  physiotherapy  or  other  therapeutic procedures and which
    30  participate in the diagnosis or treatment of injured  [workmen]  workers
    31  under  this chapter shall be operated or supervised by [qualified physi-
    32  cians duly] providers authorized under this chapter and shall be subject
    33  to the provisions of section thirteen-c of this article. The  person  in
    34  charge  of  diagnostic  clinical laboratories duly authorized under this
    35  chapter shall possess  the  qualifications  established  by  the  public
    36  health and health planning council for approval by the state commission-
    37  er of health or, in the city of New York, the qualifications approved by
    38  the  board  of  health  of said city and shall maintain the standards of
    39  work required for such approval.
    40    § 2. Section 13-d of the workers'  compensation  law,  as  amended  by
    41  chapter  459 of the laws of 1944, the section heading, subdivision 1 and
    42  subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000,  paragraphs
    43  (a)  and  (b)  of subdivision 2 as amended and subdivision 5 as added by
    44  chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter  1068
    45  of the laws of 1960, is amended to read as follows:
    46    §  13-d. Removal of [physicians] providers from lists of those author-
    47  ized to render medical care or to conduct independent  medical  examina-
    48  tions.  1.  The  medical  society of the county in which the physician's
    49  office is located at the time or a board designated by such county soci-
    50  ety or a board representing duly licensed physicians of any other school
    51  of medical practice in such county  shall  investigate,  hear  and  make
    52  findings with respect to all charges as to professional or other miscon-
    53  duct  of  any  authorized  physician  as herein provided under rules and
    54  procedure to be prescribed by the medical appeals unit, and shall report
    55  evidence of such misconduct, with their findings and recommendation with
    56  respect thereto, to the chair. Failure to  commence  such  investigation

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     1  within  sixty days from the date the charges are referred to the society
     2  by the chair or submit findings  and  recommendations  relating  to  the
     3  charges  within  one  hundred  eighty days from the date the charges are
     4  referred  shall  empower  the  chair to appoint, as a hearing officer, a
     5  member of the board, employee, or other  qualified  hearing  officer  to
     6  hear  and  report on the charges to the chair. A qualified hearing offi-
     7  cer, who is neither a member of the board, or employee thereof shall  be
     8  paid at a reasonable per diem rate to be fixed by the chair.
     9    Such  investigation,  hearing, findings, recommendation and report may
    10  be made by the society or board of an adjoining county upon the  request
    11  of  the medical society of the county in which the alleged misconduct or
    12  infraction of this chapter occurred,  subject  to  the  time  limit  and
    13  conditions  set  forth herein. The medical appeals unit shall review the
    14  findings and recommendation of such medical society or board, or hearing
    15  officer appointed by the chair upon application of the accused physician
    16  and may reopen the matter and receive further  evidence.  The  findings,
    17  decision  and  recommendation  of such society, board or hearing officer
    18  appointed by the chair or medical appeals unit shall be advisory to  the
    19  chair only, and shall not be binding or conclusive upon him or her.
    20    2.  The  chair  shall  remove  from the list of [physicians] providers
    21  authorized to render medical care under  this  chapter,  or  to  conduct
    22  independent  medical  examinations  in  accordance with paragraph (b) of
    23  subdivision four of section thirteen-a of this article, the name of  any
    24  [physician]  provider who he or she shall find after reasonable investi-
    25  gation is disqualified because such [physician] provider:
    26    (a) has been guilty of professional or other misconduct or incompeten-
    27  cy in connection with rendering medical services under the law; or
    28    (b) has exceeded the limits of his or her professional  competence  in
    29  rendering medical care or in conducting independent medical examinations
    30  under  the law, or has made materially false statements regarding his or
    31  her qualifications in his or her application for the  recommendation  of
    32  the  medical  society or board as provided in section thirteen-b of this
    33  article; or
    34    (c) has failed to transmit copies of  medical  reports  to  claimant's
    35  attorney  or  licensed  representative as provided in subdivision (f) of
    36  section thirteen of this article; or  has  failed  to  submit  full  and
    37  truthful medical reports of all his or her findings to the employer, and
    38  directly  to  the  chair or the board within the time limits provided in
    39  subdivision four of section thirteen-a of this article with  the  excep-
    40  tion  of  injuries which do not require (1) more than ordinary first aid
    41  or more than two treatments by a [physician] provider or person  render-
    42  ing first aid, or (2) loss of time from regular duties of one day beyond
    43  the working day or shift; or
    44    (d) knowingly made a false statement or representation as to a materi-
    45  al fact in any medical report made pursuant to this chapter or in testi-
    46  fying  or otherwise providing information for the purposes of this chap-
    47  ter; or
    48    (e) has solicited, or has employed another to solicit for  himself  or
    49  herself  or  for another, professional treatment, examination or care of
    50  an injured employee in connection with any claim under this chapter; or
    51    (f) has refused to appear before, to testify, to submit to  a  deposi-
    52  tion,  or  to  answer upon request of, the chair, board, medical appeals
    53  unit or any duly authorized officer of the state, any legal question, or
    54  to produce any relevant book or paper  concerning  his  or  her  conduct
    55  under any authorization granted to him or her under this chapter; or

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     1    (g)  has directly or indirectly requested, received or participated in
     2  the division, transference, assignment, rebating, splitting or refunding
     3  of a fee for, or has directly or indirectly requested, received or prof-
     4  ited by means of a credit or other valuable consideration as  a  commis-
     5  sion,  discount or gratuity in connection with the furnishing of medical
     6  or surgical care,  an  independent  medical  examination,  diagnosis  or
     7  treatment  or service, including X-ray examination and treatment, or for
     8  or in connection with the sale, rental, supplying or furnishing of clin-
     9  ical laboratory services  or  supplies,  X-ray  laboratory  services  or
    10  supplies,  inhalation  therapy  service or equipment, ambulance service,
    11  hospital or medical supplies, physiotherapy or other therapeutic service
    12  or equipment, artificial limbs, teeth or eyes,  orthopedic  or  surgical
    13  appliances  or  supplies,  optical  appliances,  supplies  or equipment,
    14  devices for aid of hearing, drugs, medication or  medical  supplies,  or
    15  any  other goods, services or supplies prescribed for medical diagnosis,
    16  care or treatment, under this chapter; except that  reasonable  payment,
    17  not  exceeding  the technical component fee permitted in the medical fee
    18  schedule, established under this chapter for X-ray examinations, diagno-
    19  sis or treatment, may be made by a [physician] provider duly  authorized
    20  as a roentgenologist to any hospital furnishing facilities and equipment
    21  for  such  examination,  diagnosis  or treatment, provided such hospital
    22  does not also submit a charge for the same services.  Nothing  contained
    23  in  this  paragraph shall prohibit such [physicians] providers who prac-
    24  tice as partners, in groups or as a professional  corporation  or  as  a
    25  university  faculty  practice  corporation  from pooling fees and moneys
    26  received, either by the partnership, professional corporation, universi-
    27  ty faculty practice corporation or group by the individual members ther-
    28  eof, for professional services furnished by any individual  professional
    29  member, or employee of such partnership, corporation or group, nor shall
    30  the professionals constituting the partnerships, corporations, or groups
    31  be prohibited from sharing, dividing or apportioning the fees and moneys
    32  received  by them or by the partnership, corporation or group in accord-
    33  ance with a partnership or other agreement.
    34    3. Any person who violates or attempts to violate, and any person  who
    35  aids  another to violate or attempts to induce him or her to violate the
    36  provisions of paragraph (g) of subdivision two of this section shall  be
    37  guilty of a misdemeanor.
    38    4.  Nothing  in  this  section  shall  be construed as limiting in any
    39  respect the power  or  duty  of  the  [chairman]  chair  to  investigate
    40  instances  of  misconduct,  either  before  or  after investigation by a
    41  medical society or board as herein provided, or to  temporarily  suspend
    42  the authorization of any [physician] provider that he or she may believe
    43  to be guilty of such misconduct.
    44    5.  Whenever  the  department of health or the department of education
    45  shall conduct an investigation with respect to charges  of  professional
    46  or other misconduct by a [physician] provider which results in a report,
    47  determination  or  consent order that includes a finding of professional
    48  or other misconduct or incompetency by such  [physician]  provider,  the
    49  chair shall have full power and authority to temporarily suspend, revoke
    50  or  otherwise  limit the authorization under this chapter of any [physi-
    51  cian] provider upon such finding by the  department  of  health  or  the
    52  department of education that the [physician] provider has been guilty of
    53  professional  or other misconduct. The recommendations of the department
    54  of health or the department of education shall be advisory to the  chair
    55  only and shall not be binding or conclusive upon the chair.

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     1    §  3. Section 13-g of the workers' compensation law, as added by chap-
     2  ter 258 of the laws of 1935, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 674  of
     3  the  laws  of 1994, subdivisions 2 and 3 as amended by section 4 of part
     4  GG of chapter 57 of the laws  of  2013,  subdivision  4  as  amended  by
     5  section  3 of part D of chapter 55 of the laws of 2015, subdivision 5 as
     6  amended by chapter 578 of the laws of 1959 and subdivision 6 as  amended
     7  by chapter 639 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
     8    § 13-g. Payment of bills for medical care.  (1) Within forty-five days
     9  after  a bill for medical care or supplies delivered pursuant to section
    10  thirteen of this article has been  rendered  to  the  employer  [by  the
    11  hospital,  physician or self-employed physical or occupational therapist
    12  who has rendered treatment pursuant  to  a  referral  from  the  injured
    13  employee's  authorized  physician or authorized podiatrist for treatment
    14  to the injured employee], such employer must pay the bill or notify  the
    15  [hospital, physician or self-employed physical or occupational therapist
    16  in  writing]  medical care provider or supplier in the format prescribed
    17  by the chair that the bill is not being paid and explain the reasons for
    18  non-payment. In the event that the employer fails  to  make  payment  or
    19  notify  the  [hospital,  physician  or self-employed physical or occupa-
    20  tional therapist] medical care provider or supplier within  such  forty-
    21  five  day  period  that payment is not being made, the [hospital, physi-
    22  cian, self-employed physical  therapist  or  self-employed  occupational
    23  therapist] medical care provider or supplier may notify the board in the
    24  format  prescribed  by the chair [in writing] that the bill has not been
    25  paid and request that the board make an award for payment of such  bill.
    26  The  board  or  the  chair may make an award not in excess of the estab-
    27  lished fee schedules for any such bill or  part  thereof  which  remains
    28  unpaid  after  said forty-five day period or thirty days after all other
    29  questions duly and timely raised in accordance with  the  provisions  of
    30  this  chapter,  relating  to the employer's liability for the payment of
    31  such amount, shall have been finally determined adversely to the employ-
    32  er, whichever is later, in accordance  with  rules  promulgated  by  the
    33  chair,  and  such  award  may be collected in like manner as an award of
    34  compensation. The chair shall assess the sum of  fifty  dollars  against
    35  the  employer  for each such award made by the board, which sum shall be
    36  paid into the state treasury.
    37    In the event that the employer has provided an explanation in  writing
    38  why the bill has not been paid, in part or in full, within the aforesaid
    39  time  period,  and  the parties can not agree as to the value of medical
    40  aid rendered under this chapter, such value shall be  decided  by  arbi-
    41  tration  [if requested by the hospital, physician or self-employed phys-
    42  ical or occupational therapist, in accordance  with  the  provisions  of
    43  subdivision  two  or  subdivision three of this section, as appropriate,
    44  and] as set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the chair.
    45    Where a [physician,  physical  or  occupational  therapist]  bill  for
    46  medical  care  or  supplies  has  been determined to be due and owing in
    47  accordance with the provisions of this section the board  shall  include
    48  in  the  amount  of the award interest of not more than one and one-half
    49  [per cent] percent (1 1/2%) per month payable to the  [physician,  phys-
    50  ical  or  occupational  therapist] medical care provider or supplier, in
    51  accordance with the rules and  regulations  promulgated  by  the  board.
    52  Interest shall be calculated from the forty-fifth day after the bill was
    53  rendered  or  from  the thirtieth day after all other questions duly and
    54  timely raised in accordance with the provisions of this chapter,  relat-
    55  ing  to  the  employer's liability for the payment of such amount, shall

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     1  have been finally determined adversely to  the  employer,  whichever  is
     2  later, in accordance with rules promulgated by the chair.
     3    (2)  (a)  If  the  parties  fail  to agree to the value of medical aid
     4  rendered under this chapter and the amount of the disputed bill  is  one
     5  thousand  dollars or less, or if the amount of the disputed medical bill
     6  exceeds one thousand dollars and the [health] medical care  provider  or
     7  supplier  expressly so requests, such value shall be decided by a single
     8  arbitrator process, pursuant to rules promulgated  by  the  chair.  [The
     9  chair  shall appoint a physician who is a member in good standing of the
    10  medical society of the state of New York to determine the value of  such
    11  disputed  medical  bill.    Where  the physician whose charges are being
    12  arbitrated is a member in good standing  of  the  New  York  osteopathic
    13  society, the value of such disputed bill shall be determined by a member
    14  in  good  standing  of the New York osteopathic society appointed by the
    15  chair. Where the physician whose  charges  are  being  arbitrated  is  a
    16  member  in  good standing of the New York homeopathic society, the value
    17  of such disputed bill shall be determined by a member in  good  standing
    18  of  the  New  York homeopathic society appointed by the chair. Where the
    19  value of physical therapy services or occupational therapy  services  is
    20  at issue, such value shall be determined by a member in good standing of
    21  a   recognized  professional  association  representing  its  respective
    22  profession in the state of New York appointed by the  chair.]  Decisions
    23  rendered  under  the  single arbitrator process shall be conclusive upon
    24  the parties as to the value of the services in dispute.
    25    (b) If the parties fail to agree  as  to  the  value  of  medical  aid
    26  rendered  under this chapter and the amount of the disputed bill exceeds
    27  one thousand dollars, such value shall  be  decided  by  an  arbitration
    28  committee unless the [health] medical care provider or supplier express-
    29  ly requests a single arbitrator process in accordance with paragraph (a)
    30  of  this  subdivision.   The arbitration committee shall [consist of one
    31  physician designated by the president of  the  medical  society  of  the
    32  county in which the medical services were rendered, one physician who is
    33  a  member  of the medical society of the state of New York, appointed by
    34  the employer or carrier, and one physician, also a member of the medical
    35  society of the state of New York, appointed by the chair of the workers'
    36  compensation board. If the physician whose charges are being  arbitrated
    37  is  a member in good standing of the New York osteopathic society or the
    38  New York homeopathic society, the members of such arbitration  committee
    39  shall  be  physicians  of  such organization, one to be appointed by the
    40  president of that organization, one by the employer or carrier  and  the
    41  third  by  the chair of the workers' compensation board. Where the value
    42  of physical therapy services is at issue and the amount of the  disputed
    43  bill  exceeds  one  thousand  dollars,  the  arbitration committee shall
    44  consist of a member in good standing of a recognized professional  asso-
    45  ciation  representing  physical  therapists  in  the  state  of New York
    46  appointed by the president of such organization, a physician  designated
    47  by  the  employer  or carrier and a physician designated by the chair of
    48  the workers' compensation board provided however, that the  chair  finds
    49  that there are a sufficient number of physical therapy arbitrations in a
    50  geographical area comprised of one or more counties to warrant a commit-
    51  tee so comprised. In all other cases where the value of physical therapy
    52  services  is  at  issue  and the amount of the disputed bill exceeds one
    53  thousand dollars, the arbitration committee shall be similarly  selected
    54  and  identical  in  composition,  provided  that  the physical therapist
    55  member shall serve without remuneration, and provided  further  that  in
    56  the  event a physical therapist is not available, the committee shall be

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     1  comprised of three physicians designated in the same manner as in  cases
     2  where the value of medical aid is at issue.
     3    (c)  Where  the value of occupational therapy services is at issue the
     4  arbitration committee shall consist of a member in good  standing  of  a
     5  recognized professional association representing occupational therapists
     6  in  the  state  of New York appointed by the president of such organiza-
     7  tion; a physician designated by the employer or carrier and a  physician
     8  designated  by  the  chair  of the workers' compensation board provided,
     9  however, that the chair finds that there  are  a  sufficient  number  of
    10  occupational  therapy  arbitrations  in a geographical area comprised of
    11  one or more counties to warrant a committee so comprised.  In all  other
    12  cases  where  the value of occupational therapy services is at issue and
    13  the amount of the disputed bill exceeds one thousand dollars, the  arbi-
    14  tration  committee shall be similarly selected and identical in composi-
    15  tion, provided that the occupational therapist member shall serve  with-
    16  out remuneration, and provided further that in the event an occupational
    17  therapist  is  not  available, the committee shall be comprised of three
    18  physicians designated in the same manner as in cases where the value  of
    19  medical  aid is at issue.] have three members designated by the chair in
    20  consultation with the medical director's office of the workers'  compen-
    21  sation  board.  The  majority decision of any such arbitration committee
    22  shall be conclusive upon the parties as to the value of the services  in
    23  dispute.
    24    (3)  [(a)  If an employer shall have notified the hospital in writing,
    25  as provided in subdivision one of this section, why  the  bill  has  not
    26  been  paid,  in  part or in full, and the amount of the disputed bill is
    27  one thousand dollars or less,  or  where  the  amount  of  the  disputed
    28  medical  bill exceeds one thousand dollars and the hospital expressly so
    29  requests, such value shall be decided by a  single  arbitrator  process,
    30  pursuant  to  rules  promulgated by the chair. The chair shall appoint a
    31  physician in good standing licensed to practice in  New  York  state  to
    32  determine  the value of such disputed bill. Decisions rendered under the
    33  administrative resolution procedure shall be conclusive upon the parties
    34  as to the value of the services in dispute.
    35    (b) If an employer shall have notified the  hospital  in  writing,  as
    36  provided  in  subdivision one of this section, why the bill has not been
    37  paid, in part or in full, and the amount of the  disputed  bill  exceeds
    38  one  thousand  dollars, the value of such bill shall be determined by an
    39  arbitration committee appointed by the chair  for  that  purpose,  which
    40  committee  shall consider all of the charges of the hospital, unless the
    41  hospital expressly requests a  single  arbitrator  process  pursuant  to
    42  paragraph  (a) of this subdivision. The committee shall consist of three
    43  physicians. One member of the committee may be nominated  by  the  chair
    44  upon  recommendation of the president of the hospital association of New
    45  York state and one member may be nominated by the employer or  insurance
    46  carrier. The majority decision of any such committee shall be conclusive
    47  upon the parties as to the value of the services rendered. The chair may
    48  make  reasonable rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of
    49  this section.
    50    (4)] A provider or supplier initiating  an  arbitration,  including  a
    51  single  arbitrator process, pursuant to this section shall not pay a fee
    52  to cover the costs related to the conduct  of  such  arbitration.  [Each
    53  member of an arbitration committee for medical bills, and each member of
    54  an arbitration committee for hospital bills shall be entitled to receive
    55  and  shall  be  paid  a  fee for each day's attendance at an arbitration

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     1  session in any one count in an amount fixed by the chair of the workers'
     2  compensation board.
     3    (5)]  (4)  In  claims  where the employer has failed to secure compen-
     4  sation to his employees as required by section fifty  of  this  chapter,
     5  the  board  may  make  an  award for the value of medical [and podiatry]
     6  services, supplies or treatment rendered to such employees,  in  accord-
     7  ance  with  the  schedules  of fees and charges prepared and established
     8  under the provisions of [section thirteen, subdivision  a,  and  section
     9  thirteen-k,  subdivision  two, of] this chapter[, and for the reasonable
    10  value of hospital care in accordance with the charges currently in force
    11  in  hospitals  in  the  same  community  for  cases  coming  within  the
    12  provisions of this chapter]. Such award shall be made to the [physician,
    13  podiatrist,  or  hospital]  medical  care  provider or supplier entitled
    14  thereto. A default in the payment of such award may be enforced  in  the
    15  manner  provided for the enforcement of compensation awards as set forth
    16  in section twenty-six of this [chapter] article.
    17    In all cases coming under this subdivision the payment  of  the  claim
    18  [of  the  physician,  podiatrist,  or hospital for medical, podiatry, or
    19  surgical services or treatment] for medical care or  supplies  shall  be
    20  subordinate to that of the claimant or his or her beneficiaries.
    21    [(6)  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of law, arbitration
    22  regarding payments for  inpatient  hospital  services  for  any  patient
    23  discharged  on  or  after January first, nineteen hundred ninety-one and
    24  prior to December thirty-first, nineteen  hundred  ninety-six  shall  be
    25  resolved  in  accordance  with  paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision three of
    26  section twenty-eight hundred seven-c of the public health law.]
    27    § 4. Subdivisions 1 and 2  and  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  3  of
    28  section 13-k of the workers' compensation law, subdivision 1 as added by
    29  chapter  787  of the laws of 1952 and subdivision 2 and paragraph (b) of
    30  subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000, are amended
    31  to read as follows:
    32    1. When the term "chairman" is hereinafter used, it shall be deemed to
    33  mean the [chairman] chair of the [workmen's] workers' compensation board
    34  of the state of New York.
    35    2. An employee injured under  circumstances  which  make  such  injury
    36  compensable  under  this article, when care is required for an injury to
    37  the foot which injury or resultant condition therefrom may  lawfully  be
    38  treated by a duly registered and licensed podiatrist of the state of New
    39  York,  may  select  to treat him or her any podiatrist authorized by the
    40  chair to  render  [podiatry]  podiatric  medical  care,  as  hereinafter
    41  provided.  If the injury or condition is one which is without the limits
    42  prescribed by the education law for [podiatry]  podiatric  medical  care
    43  and  treatment,  or the injuries involved affect other parts of the body
    44  in addition to the foot, the said podiatrist must  so  advise  the  said
    45  injured  employee and instruct him or her to consult a physician of said
    46  employee's choice for appropriate care  and  treatment.  Such  physician
    47  shall  thenceforth  have  overall  supervision  of the treatment of said
    48  patient including the future treatment to be administered to the patient
    49  by the podiatrist. If for any reason during the period  when  [podiatry]
    50  podiatric medical treatment and care is required, the employee wishes to
    51  transfer  his or her treatment and care to another authorized podiatrist
    52  he or she may do so, in accordance with rules prescribed by  the  chair,
    53  provided  however  that the employer shall be liable for the proper fees
    54  of the original podiatrist for the care and treatment he  or  she  shall
    55  have  rendered. [A podiatrist licensed and registered to practice podia-
    56  try in the state of New York who is  desirous  of  being  authorized  to

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     1  render  podiatry  care  under this section and/or to conduct independent
     2  medical examinations in accordance with  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision
     3  three  of this section shall file an application for authorization under
     4  this  section with the podiatry practice committee.  In such application
     5  he or she shall agree to refrain from subsequently treating for remuner-
     6  ation, as a private patient, any person seeking podiatry  treatment,  or
     7  submitting to an independent medical examination, in connection with, or
     8  as  a result of, any injury compensable under this chapter, if he or she
     9  has been removed from the  list  of  podiatrists  authorized  to  render
    10  podiatry  care or to conduct independent medical examinations under this
    11  chapter, or if the person seeking such treatment  has  been  transferred
    12  from  his or her care in accordance with the provisions of this section.
    13  This agreement shall run to the benefit of the injured person so treated
    14  or examined, and shall be available to him or her as a  defense  in  any
    15  action by such podiatrist for payment for treatment rendered by a podia-
    16  trist  after  he  or  she  has been removed from the list of podiatrists
    17  authorized to render podiatry care or  to  conduct  independent  medical
    18  examinations  under this section, or after the injured person was trans-
    19  ferred from his or her care in accordance with the  provisions  of  this
    20  section.  The  podiatry  practice  committee  if  it deems such licensed
    21  podiatrist duly qualified shall recommend to the chair that such  podia-
    22  trist  be authorized to render podiatry care and/or to conduct independ-
    23  ent medical examinations under this section. Such  recommendation  shall
    24  be  advisory  to  the  chair only and shall not be binding or conclusive
    25  upon him or her.] The chair shall prepare and establish a  schedule  for
    26  the  state,  or  schedules limited to defined localities, of charges and
    27  fees for [podiatry] podiatric medical treatment and care, to  be  deter-
    28  mined  in  accordance with and to be subject to change pursuant to rules
    29  promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such schedule for  the  state
    30  or  schedules for limited localities the chair shall request the [podia-
    31  try] podiatric medicine practice committee to submit to  him  or  her  a
    32  report on the amount of remuneration deemed by such committee to be fair
    33  and  adequate  for  the types of [podiatry] podiatric medical care to be
    34  rendered under this chapter, but consideration shall  be  given  to  the
    35  view  of  other interested parties.  The amounts payable by the employer
    36  for such treatment and services shall be the  fees  and  charges  estab-
    37  lished by such schedule.
    38    (b)  Upon  receipt of the notice provided for by paragraph (a) of this
    39  subdivision, the employer, the carrier and the claimant  each  shall  be
    40  entitled to have the claimant examined by a qualified podiatrist author-
    41  ized  by  the chair in accordance with [subdivision two of this] section
    42  thirteen-b and section one hundred thirty-seven of this  chapter,  at  a
    43  medical  facility  convenient to the claimant and in the presence of the
    44  claimant's podiatrist, and refusal by the claimant  to  submit  to  such
    45  independent  medical examination at such time or times as may reasonably
    46  be necessary in the opinion of the board shall  bar  the  claimant  from
    47  recovering  compensation  for  any  period  during  which  he or she has
    48  refused to submit to such examination.
    49    § 5. Subdivisions 1 and 2  and  paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  3  of
    50  section 13-l of the workers' compensation law, subdivision 1 as added by
    51  chapter  940  of the laws of 1973 and subdivision 2 and paragraph (b) of
    52  subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000, are amended
    53  to read as follows:
    54    1. Where the term "chairman" is hereinafter used, it shall  be  deemed
    55  to  mean  the  [chairman] chair of the [workmen's] workers' compensation
    56  board of the state of New York.

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     1    2. An employee injured under  circumstances  which  make  such  injury
     2  compensable  under  this  article,  when  care is required for an injury
     3  which consists solely of a condition which may lawfully be treated by  a
     4  chiropractor  as  defined in section sixty-five hundred fifty-one of the
     5  education  law  may  select to treat him or her, any duly registered and
     6  licensed chiropractor of the state of New York, authorized by the  chair
     7  to  render  chiropractic  care as hereinafter provided. If the injury or
     8  condition is one which is outside the limits prescribed by the education
     9  law for chiropractic care and treatment, the said chiropractor  must  so
    10  advise  the  said  injured employee and instruct him or her to consult a
    11  physician of said employee's choice for appropriate care and  treatment.
    12  Such  physician  shall  thenceforth have supervision of the treatment of
    13  said condition including the future treatment to be administered to  the
    14  patient  by the chiropractor. [A chiropractor licensed and registered to
    15  practice chiropractic in the state of New York, who is desirous of being
    16  authorized to render chiropractic care  under  this  section  and/or  to
    17  conduct  independent  medical  examinations in accordance with paragraph
    18  (b) of subdivision three of this section shall file an  application  for
    19  authorization  under this section with the chiropractic practice commit-
    20  tee. In such application he or she shall agree to  refrain  from  subse-
    21  quently  treating  for  remuneration,  as  a private patient, any person
    22  seeking chiropractic treatment, or submitting to an independent  medical
    23  examination, in connection with, or as a result of, any injury compensa-
    24  ble  under  this chapter, if he or she has been removed from the list of
    25  chiropractors authorized to render chiropractic care or to conduct inde-
    26  pendent medical examinations under this chapter, or if the person  seek-
    27  ing  such treatment has been transferred from his or her care in accord-
    28  ance with the provisions of this section. This agreement  shall  run  to
    29  the  benefit of the injured person so treated, or examined, and shall be
    30  available to him or her as a defense in any action by such  chiropractor
    31  for  payment rendered by a chiropractor after he or she has been removed
    32  from the list of chiropractors authorized to render chiropractic care or
    33  to conduct independent medical examinations under this section, or after
    34  the injured person was transferred from his or her  care  in  accordance
    35  with the provisions of this section. The chiropractic practice committee
    36  if it deems such licensed chiropractor duly qualified shall recommend to
    37  the  chair that such be authorized to render chiropractic care and/or to
    38  conduct independent medical examinations under this section. Such recom-
    39  mendations shall be advisory to the chair only and shall not be  binding
    40  or  conclusive upon him or her.] The chair shall prepare and establish a
    41  schedule for the state, or schedules limited to  defined  localities  of
    42  charges  and  fees for chiropractic treatment and care, to be determined
    43  in accordance with and to be subject to change pursuant to rules promul-
    44  gated by the chair.  Before preparing such schedule  for  the  state  or
    45  schedules  for limited localities the chair shall request the chiroprac-
    46  tic practice committee to submit to him or her a report on the amount of
    47  remuneration deemed by such committee to be fair and  adequate  for  the
    48  types  of  chiropractic  care  to  be  rendered  under this chapter, but
    49  consideration shall be given to the view of  other  interested  parties,
    50  the  amounts  payable  by  the  employer for such treatment and services
    51  shall be the fees and charges established by such schedule.
    52    (b) Upon receipt of the notice provided for by paragraph (a)  of  this
    53  subdivision,  the  employer, the carrier, and the claimant each shall be
    54  entitled to have the  claimant  examined  by  a  qualified  chiropractor
    55  authorized  by  the  chair  in accordance with [subdivision two of this]
    56  section thirteen-b and section one hundred thirty-seven of this  chapter

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     1  at  a medical facility convenient to the claimant and in the presence of
     2  the claimant's chiropractor, and refusal by the claimant  to  submit  to
     3  such  independent  medical  examination  at  such  time  or times as may
     4  reasonably be necessary in the opinion of the board shall bar the claim-
     5  ant  from recovering compensation, for any period during which he or she
     6  has refused to submit to such examination.
     7    § 6. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3 and paragraph (b)  of  subdivision  4  of
     8  section  13-m  of the workers' compensation law, subdivisions 1 and 2 as
     9  added by chapter 589 of the laws of 1989 and subdivision 3 and paragraph
    10  (b) of subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 473 of the laws of 2000,  are
    11  amended to read as follows:
    12    1.  Where  the term "chairman" is hereinafter used, it shall be deemed
    13  to mean the [chairman] chair of the workers' compensation board  of  the
    14  state of New York.
    15    2.  (a)  An  injured  employee, injured under circumstances which make
    16  such injury compensable under this article, may  lawfully  be  treated[,
    17  upon  the  referral of an authorized physician,] by a psychologist, duly
    18  registered and licensed by the state of  New  York,  authorized  by  the
    19  [chairman] chair to render psychological care pursuant to [this] section
    20  thirteen-b  of  this article. Such services shall be within the scope of
    21  such psychologist's specialized training and qualifications  as  defined
    22  in article one hundred fifty-three of the education law.
    23    (b)  Medical  bureaus,  medical  centers jointly operated by labor and
    24  management representatives, hospitals and health  maintenance  organiza-
    25  tions, authorized to provide medical care pursuant to section thirteen-c
    26  of  this  [chapter]  article,  may  provide  psychological services when
    27  required[, upon the referral of an authorized physician,  provided  such
    28  care  is rendered by a duly registered, licensed and authorized psychol-
    29  ogist, as required by this section].
    30    (c) A psychologist rendering service pursuant to  this  section  shall
    31  maintain records of the patient's psychological condition and treatment,
    32  and  such  records or reports shall be submitted to the [chairman] chair
    33  on such forms and at such times as the [chairman] chair may require.
    34    3. [A psychologist, licensed and registered to practice psychology  in
    35  the  state  of  New  York, who is desirous of being authorized to render
    36  psychological care under this  section  and/or  to  conduct  independent
    37  medical  examinations  in  accordance  with paragraph (b) of subdivision
    38  four of this section shall file an application for  authorization  under
    39  this section with the psychology practice committee. The applicant shall
    40  agree  to  refrain  from  subsequently  treating  for remuneration, as a
    41  private patient, any person seeking psychological treatment, or  submit-
    42  ting  to an independent medical examination, in connection with, or as a
    43  result of, any injury compensable under this chapter, if he or  she  has
    44  been removed from the list of psychologists authorized to render psycho-
    45  logical care under this chapter. This agreement shall run to the benefit
    46  of the injured person so treated, and shall be available as a defense in
    47  any  action  by  such psychologist for payment for treatment rendered by
    48  such psychologist after being removed from  the  list  of  psychologists
    49  authorized  to  render  psychological  care  or  to  conduct independent
    50  medical examinations under this section. The psychology practice commit-
    51  tee if it deems such licensed psychologist duly qualified  shall  recom-
    52  mend to the chair that such person be authorized to render psychological
    53  care  and/or  to  conduct  independent  medical  examinations under this
    54  section. Such recommendations shall be only advisory to  the  chair  and
    55  shall  not be binding or conclusive.] The chair shall prepare and estab-
    56  lish a schedule for the state or schedules limited to defined localities

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     1  of charges and fees for psychological treatment and care, to  be  deter-
     2  mined  in  accordance  with  and  be subject to change pursuant to rules
     3  promulgated by the chair. Before preparing such schedule for  the  state
     4  or schedules for limited localities the chair shall request the psychol-
     5  ogy practice committee to submit to such chair a report on the amount of
     6  remuneration  deemed  by  such committee to be fair and adequate for the
     7  types of psychological care to  be  rendered  under  this  chapter,  but
     8  consideration  shall  be  given to the view of other interested parties.
     9  The amounts payable by the employer  for  such  treatment  and  services
    10  shall be the fees and charges established by such schedule.
    11    (b)  Upon  receipt of the notice provided for by paragraph (a) of this
    12  subdivision, the employer, the carrier, and the claimant each  shall  be
    13  entitled  to  have  the  claimant  examined by a qualified psychologist,
    14  authorized by the chair in accordance with [subdivision three  of  this]
    15  section thirteen-b and section one hundred thirty-seven of this chapter,
    16  at  a medical facility convenient to the claimant and in the presence of
    17  the claimant's psychologist, and refusal by the claimant  to  submit  to
    18  such  independent  medical  examination  at  such  time  or times as may
    19  reasonably be necessary in the opinion of the board shall bar the claim-
    20  ant from recovering compensation, for any period during which he or  she
    21  has refused to submit to such examination.
    22    §  7.  Section  54-b  of  the workers' compensation law, as amended by
    23  chapter 6 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
    24    § 54-b. Enforcement on failure to pay award or judgment.  In  case  of
    25  default  by  a  carrier  or  self-insured employer in the payment of any
    26  compensation due under an award for the  period  of  thirty  days  after
    27  payment  is  due  and payable, or in the case of failure by a carrier or
    28  self-insured employer to make full payment of an award for medical  care
    29  or  supplies  issued by the board or the chair pursuant to section thir-
    30  teen-g of this chapter, the chair in any such case  or  on  the  chair's
    31  consent  any  party  to  an award may file with the county clerk for the
    32  county in which the injury occurred or the county in which  the  carrier
    33  or self-insured employer has his or her principal place of business, (1)
    34  a  certified  copy of the decision of the board awarding compensation or
    35  ending, diminishing or increasing compensation previously awarded,  from
    36  which  no  appeal has been taken within the time allowed therefor, or if
    37  an appeal has been taken by a carrier or self-insured employer  who  has
    38  not complied with the provisions of section fifty of this article, where
    39  he  or  she  fails  to deposit with the chair the amount of the award as
    40  security for its payment within ten days after the same is due and paya-
    41  ble, or (2) a certified copy of the award for medical care  or  supplies
    42  issued  pursuant  to  section  thirteen-g of this chapter, and thereupon
    43  judgment must be entered in the supreme court by the clerk of such coun-
    44  ty in conformity therewith immediately upon such filing. If the  payment
    45  in default be an installment, the board may declare the entire award due
    46  and  judgment  may  be entered in accordance with the provisions of this
    47  section. Such judgment shall be entered in the  same  manner,  have  the
    48  same effect and be subject to the same proceedings as though rendered in
    49  a  suit  duly  heard and determined by the supreme court, except that no
    50  appeal may be taken therefrom. The court shall  vacate  or  modify  such
    51  judgment  to  conform  to  any later award or decision of the board upon
    52  presentation of a certified copy of such award or  decision.  The  award
    53  may be so compromised by the board as in the discretion of the board may
    54  best  serve  the interest of the persons entitled to receive the compen-
    55  sation or benefits. Where an award has been made against  a  carrier  or
    56  self-insured  employer  in accordance with the provisions of subdivision

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     1  nine of section fifteen, or of section twenty-five-a  of  this  chapter,
     2  such  an award may be similarly compromised by the board, upon notice to
     3  a representative of the fund to which the award is payable, but if there
     4  be  no  representative  of  any such fund, notice shall be given to such
     5  representative as may be designated by  the  chair  of  the  board;  and
     6  notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of law, such compromise shall be
     7  effective without the necessity of  any  approval  by  the  state  comp-
     8  troller.  Neither  the chair nor any party in interest shall be required
     9  to pay any fee to any public officer for filing or recording  any  paper
    10  or  instrument  or  for issuing a transcript of any judgment executed in
    11  pursuance of this section. The carrier or self-insured employer shall be
    12  liable for all costs and attorneys fees necessary to enforce the  award.
    13  For  the  purposes of this section, the term "carrier" shall include the
    14  state insurance fund and any stock corporation,  mutual  corporation  or
    15  reciprocal  insurer  authorized  to  transact  the  business of workers'
    16  compensation insurance in this state.
    17    § 8. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    18  have become a law.
    19                                   PART DD
    20    Section  1.  Section  14  of  part J of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003
    21  amending the county law and other laws relating to  fees  collected,  as
    22  amended  by  section  7  of part K of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is
    23  amended to read as follows:
    24    § 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other  law:  (a)  the  fee
    25  collected  by  the  office  of court administration for the provision of
    26  criminal history searches and other searches  for  data  kept  electron-
    27  ically by the unified court system shall be [sixty-five] ninety dollars;
    28  (b)  [thirty-five]  sixty  dollars  of  each such fee collected shall be
    29  deposited in the indigent legal services  fund  established  by  section
    30  98-b  of  the state finance law, as added by section twelve of this act,
    31  (c) nine dollars of each such fee collected shall be  deposited  in  the
    32  legal  services assistance fund established by section 98-c of the state
    33  finance law, as added by section  nineteen  of  this  act,  (d)  sixteen
    34  dollars  of  each such fee collected shall be deposited to the judiciary
    35  data processing offset fund established by section  94-b  of  the  state
    36  finance  law,  and  (e)  the remainder shall be deposited in the general
    37  fund.
    38    § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 468-a of the judiciary law,  as  amended
    39  by  section 9 of part K of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
    40  read as follows:
    41    4. The biennial registration fee shall be [three] four hundred [seven-
    42  ty-five] twenty-five dollars, sixty dollars of which shall be  allocated
    43  to  and be deposited in a fund established pursuant to the provisions of
    44  section ninety-seven-t of the state finance  law,  [fifty]  one  hundred
    45  dollars  of which shall be allocated to and shall be deposited in a fund
    46  established pursuant to the provisions of section ninety-eight-b of  the
    47  state finance law, twenty-five dollars of which shall be allocated to be
    48  deposited  in  a  fund established pursuant to the provisions of section
    49  ninety-eight-c of the state finance law,  and  the  remainder  of  which
    50  shall  be  deposited  in  the attorney licensing fund. Such fee shall be
    51  required of every attorney who is admitted and licensed to practice  law
    52  in this state, whether or not the attorney is engaged in the practice of
    53  law  in  this  state  or  elsewhere, except attorneys who certify to the

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     1  chief administrator of the courts that they have retired from the  prac-
     2  tice of law.
     3    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
     4                                   PART EE
     5    Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 20.60 of the criminal procedure
     6  law, is amended to read as follows:
     7    1. An oral or written statement made by a person in  one  jurisdiction
     8  to  a person in another jurisdiction by means of telecommunication, mail
     9  or any other method of communication is deemed to be made in  each  such
    10  jurisdiction.  For  purposes  of  this subdivision, such statement shall
    11  include testimony given pursuant to subdivision four-a of section 190.30
    12  of this chapter.
    13    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 50.10 of the criminal procedure law,  is
    14  amended to read as follows:
    15    1.  "Immunity." A person who has been a witness in a legal proceeding,
    16  and [who cannot, except as otherwise provided in  this  subdivision,  be
    17  convicted  of  any offense or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for
    18  or on account of any transaction, matter or thing  concerning  which  he
    19  gave  evidence  therein,  possesses "immunity" from any such conviction,
    20  penalty or forfeiture], neither the evidence given by such  witness  nor
    21  any  evidence  derived  directly  or  indirectly  therefrom  may be used
    22  against the witness in  the  same  or  any  other  criminal  proceeding,
    23  possesses "immunity". A person who possesses such immunity may neverthe-
    24  less be convicted of perjury as a result of having given false testimony
    25  in  such  legal  proceeding,  and  may  be  convicted  of or adjudged in
    26  contempt as a result of having contumaciously refused to  give  evidence
    27  therein, and the evidence given by the person at the proceeding at which
    28  the  person  possessed  immunity  may be used against such person in any
    29  such prosecution for perjury or judgement for contempt.
    30    § 3. Section 60.22 of the criminal procedure law is amended by  adding
    31  a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
    32    4.  For  purposes of this section, "corroborative evidence" shall mean
    33  evidence from one or more other accomplices.
    34    § 4. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 170.30 of the  criminal
    35  procedure  law,  is  amended and a new subdivision 5 is added to read as
    36  follows:
    37    (b) [The defendant has received  immunity  from  prosecution  for  the
    38  offense  charged,  pursuant to sections 50.20 or 190.40;] Allegations in
    39  the information, simplified  information,  prosecutor's  information  or
    40  misdemeanor  complaint  are  based  on evidence protected by immunity as
    41  defined in subdivision one of section 50.10 of this chapter; or
    42    5. Where the defendant establishes in his or her motion that  immunity
    43  has  been  conferred on him or her, the people must then establish, by a
    44  preponderance of the evidence, that such  evidence    was  not  derived,
    45  directly  or indirectly, from the evidence as to which such immunity was
    46  conferred. A motion seeking relief on this ground shall  not  be  enter-
    47  tained  before  a  motion  made pursuant to subdivision eight of section
    48  710.20 of this chapter, seeking suppression of potential evidence as  to
    49  the  use  of  which the defendant possesses immunity, has been resolved.
    50  Upon grant of such a motion, the court  shall  dismiss  the  instrument;
    51  otherwise, the court must deny the motion to dismiss.
    52    §  5. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 3 of section 190.30 of the criminal
    53  procedure law, as added by chapter 690 of the laws of 2005,  is  amended
    54  and a new paragraph (h) is added to read as follows:

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     1    (g)  that person's ownership of, or possessory right in, a credit card
     2  account number or debit card account number, and the defendant's lack of
     3  superior or equal right to use or possession thereof[.];
     4    (h)  that  a  person's  ownership of, or possessory right in, personal
     5  identifying information, as defined in subdivision one of section 190.77
     6  of the penal law, or a personal identification  number,  as  defined  in
     7  paragraph  b  of  subdivision two of section 190.77 of the penal law, as
     8  any number or code which may be used alone or in  conjunction  with  any
     9  other  information  to  assume  the identity of another person or access
    10  financial resources or credit of another person and the defendant's lack
    11  of superior or equal right to use or possession thereof.
    12    § 6. Section 190.30 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
    13  a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
    14    4-a. Whenever the district attorney  has  reason  to  believe  that  a
    15  witness,  other  than  a witness who waives immunity pursuant to section
    16  190.40 of this article, including a defendant testifying on his  or  her
    17  own  behalf pursuant to subdivision five of section 190.50 of this arti-
    18  cle, is located either out-of-state or more than one hundred miles  from
    19  the  grand  jury  proceeding,  the  person may provide live testimony by
    20  closed circuit video or videoconferencing in the same manner as  if  the
    21  witness  had testified in person. The audiovisual technology used pursu-
    22  ant to this section shall seek  to  ensure  that  the  communication  be
    23  reasonably  secure  from  interception  or eavesdropping by anyone other
    24  than the persons communicating, and must ensure that the witness may  be
    25  clearly heard, seen and examined.
    26    (a) The testimony of the witness shall be:
    27    (i)  taken by a certified videographer who is in the physical presence
    28  of the witness. The certified videographer shall sign a written declara-
    29  tion which states that the witness does not possess any notes  or  other
    30  materials to assist in the witness's testimony;
    31    (ii)  recorded  and preserved through the use of audiovisual recording
    32  technology; and
    33    (iii) transcribed by a certified court reporter.
    34    (b) Before giving testimony, the witness shall be  sworn  and  sign  a
    35  written declaration, which acknowledges that the witness is alone in the
    36  room  where the testimony is being taken, that, to his or her knowledge,
    37  no one other than the certified  videographer  is  hearing  his  or  her
    38  testimony, that the witness understands that he or she is subject to the
    39  jurisdiction  of the courts of this state and may be subject to criminal
    40  prosecution for the commission of any crime in connection  with  his  or
    41  her  testimony, including, without limitation, perjury and contempt, and
    42  that the witness consents to such jurisdiction.
    43    (c) The original recorded testimony of the witness must  be  delivered
    44  to the certified court reporter.
    45    §  7. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section 190.30 of the criminal
    46  procedure law, as added by chapter 279 of the laws of 2008,  is  amended
    47  to read as follows:
    48    (a)  [A business record may be received in such grand jury proceedings
    49  as evidence of the following facts and similar facts stated therein:
    50    (i) a person's use of, subscription to and charges  and  payments  for
    51  communication equipment and services including but not limited to equip-
    52  ment  or  services  provided by telephone companies and internet service
    53  providers, but not including recorded conversations or  images  communi-
    54  cated thereby; and
    55    (ii)  financial  transactions,  and a person's ownership or possessory
    56  interest in any  account,  at  a  bank,  insurance  company,  brokerage,

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     1  exchange  or banking organization as defined in section two of the bank-
     2  ing law.] All business records as defined in  subdivision  (a)  of  rule
     3  forty-five  hundred  eighteen  of  the  civil practice law and rules and
     4  sections three hundred two and three hundred six of the state technology
     5  law  may  be  received in such grand jury proceedings as evidence of the
     6  facts stated therein.
     7    § 8. Section 210.35 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
     8  a new subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
     9    4-a. Evidence protected by use immunity was used to obtain the indict-
    10  ment. A motion seeking relief on this ground shall  not  be  entertained
    11  before  a motion made pursuant to subdivision eight of section 710.20 of
    12  this chapter, seeking suppression of potential evidence as to the use of
    13  which the defendant possesses immunity,  has  been  resolved.  Upon  the
    14  granting  of  such  a  motion,  the  court shall dismiss the indictment;
    15  otherwise, the court shall deny the motion to dismiss; or
    16    § 9. The opening paragraph and subdivisions 6 and 7 of section  710.20
    17  of the criminal procedure law, the opening paragraph as amended by chap-
    18  ter 8 of the laws of 1976, subdivision 6 as amended by section 5 of part
    19  VVV  of  chapter  59  of the laws of 2017, and subdivision 7 as added by
    20  chapter 744 of the laws of 1988, are amended and a new subdivision 8  is
    21  added to read as follows:
    22    Upon motion of a defendant who (a) is aggrieved by unlawful or improp-
    23  er acquisition of evidence and has reasonable cause to believe that such
    24  may  be offered against him or her in a criminal action, [or] (b) claims
    25  that improper identification testimony may be offered against him or her
    26  in a criminal action, or (c) claims that evidence as to the use of which
    27  he or she possesses immunity, as defined in subdivision one  of  section
    28  50.10  of  this chapter, may be offered against him or her in a criminal
    29  action, a court may, under circumstances  prescribed  in  this  article,
    30  order  that such evidence be suppressed or excluded upon the ground that
    31  it:
    32    6. Consists of potential testimony regarding  an  observation  of  the
    33  defendant  either  at the time or place of the commission of the offense
    34  or upon some other occasion relevant to the case, which potential testi-
    35  mony would not be admissible upon the prospective trial of  such  charge
    36  owing  to an improperly made previous identification of the defendant or
    37  of a pictorial,  photographic,  electronic,  filmed  or  video  recorded
    38  reproduction  of  the defendant by the prospective witness. A claim that
    39  the previous identification of the defendant or of a  pictorial,  photo-
    40  graphic,  electronic,  filmed  or  video  recorded  reproduction  of the
    41  defendant by a prospective witness did not comply with paragraph (c)  of
    42  subdivision  one  of  section 60.25 of this chapter or with the protocol
    43  promulgated in accordance with subdivision twenty-one of  section  eight
    44  hundred  thirty-seven  of the executive law shall not constitute a legal
    45  basis to suppress evidence pursuant to this subdivision. A claim that  a
    46  public servant failed to comply with paragraph (c) of subdivision one of
    47  section  60.25  of  this chapter or of subdivision twenty-one of section
    48  eight hundred thirty-seven of the executive law shall neither expand nor
    49  limit the rights an accused person may derive under the constitution  of
    50  this state or of the United States[.]; or
    51    7. Consists of information obtained by means of a pen register or trap
    52  and  trace  device  installed  or used in violation of the provisions of
    53  article seven hundred five of this chapter[.]; or
    54    8. Consists of potential evidence as to the use of which the defendant
    55  possesses immunity. Where the defendant establishes  that  immunity  has
    56  been  conferred  on  him  or  her,  the people must then establish, by a

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     1  preponderance of the evidence,  that  such  evidence  was  not  derived,
     2  directly  or  indirectly,  from  the  evidence  as to which immunity was
     3  conferred.
     4    §  10.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     5  have become a law.
     6                                   PART FF
     7    Section 1. Subject to the provisions of this act, the  town  of  Hast-
     8  ings,  in the county of Oswego, acting by and through its governing body
     9  and upon such terms and conditions as determined by such body, is hereby
    10  authorized to discontinue as parklands and to transfer ownership of  the
    11  lands  described  in section three of this act, to the New York Division
    12  of State Police for the purpose of  providing  necessary  land  for  the
    13  construction of a Division of State Police station.
    14    § 2. The authorization contained in section one of this act shall take
    15  effect  only upon the condition that the town of Hastings shall dedicate
    16  an amount equal to or greater than the fair market value  of  the  park-
    17  lands being discontinued towards the acquisition of new parklands and/or
    18  capital improvements to existing park and recreational facilities.
    19    §  3. The parklands authorized by section one of this act to be alien-
    20  ated are described as follows: All that tract or parcel of land  situate
    21  in  the  Town of Hastings, County of Oswego and State of New York, being
    22  part of Lot No. 28 and being part of Lot No. 29 in Township  No.  13  of
    23  Scriba's  Patent, and being part of the lands conveyed from F. Don Sweet
    24  to the Town of Hastings by deed dated April 16, 1969 and recorded at the
    25  Oswego County Clerk's Office on April 16, 1969 in Book of Deeds  712  at
    26  Page 116 and being more particularly described as follows:
    27    Beginning at the southwesterly corner of lands of the Town of Hastings
    28  (712/116),  being  a  point  on the southerly bounds of Lot No. 28, also
    29  being the centerline of Wilson Road per deed (712/116), said point being
    30  easterly a distance of 645 feet, more or less, from the nominal  center-
    31  line intersection of Wilson Road and U.S. Route No. 11;
    32    Thence running N. 28° 53' 09" E. along the easterly bounds of The Town
    33  of  Hastings  (712/141)  a distance of 435.60 feet to a point; thence S.
    34  61° 57' 15" E. a distance of 300.00 feet to a point; thence S.  28°  53'
    35  09"  W. a distance of 435.60 feet to the southerly bounds of Lot No. 29;
    36  thence N. 61° 57' 15" W. a distance of 300.00  feet  to  the  point  and
    37  place of beginning containing 3.0 acres of land, more or less.
    38    Subject  to  any  and all easements and restrictions of record and the
    39  highway rights of the public and the Town of  Hastings  in  and  to  the
    40  portion  of  Wilson  Road lying within the bounds of the above described
    41  parcel.
    42    § 4. If the parkland that is described in section three  of  this  act
    43  has received funding pursuant to the federal land and water conservation
    44  fund,  the discontinuance of parklands authorized by section one of this
    45  act shall not occur until the town of Hastings  has  complied  with  the
    46  federal  requirements pertaining to the conversion of parklands, includ-
    47  ing satisfying the secretary of the  interior  that  the  discontinuance
    48  with  all conditions which the secretary of the interior deems necessary
    49  to assure the substitution of other lands shall be  equivalent  in  fair
    50  market  value  and recreational usefulness to the lands being discontin-
    51  ued.
    52    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 5 of section 97-g of the  state  finance
     2  law,  subdivision 3 as amended by section 62 of part HH of chapter 57 of
     3  the laws of 2013 and subdivision 5 as amended by section 1 of subpart  A
     4  of  part  C  of  chapter  97 of the laws of 2011, are amended to read as
     5  follows:
     6    3. Moneys of the fund shall be available to the commissioner of gener-
     7  al  services  for the purchase of food, supplies and equipment for state
     8  agencies, and for the purpose of  furnishing  or  providing  centralized
     9  services  to  or  for  state agencies; provided further that such moneys
    10  shall be available to the commissioner of general services for  purposes
    11  pursuant  to items (d) and (f) of subdivision four of this section to or
    12  for political  subdivisions,  public  authorities,  and  public  benefit
    13  corporations. Beginning the first day of April, two thousand two, moneys
    14  in  such  fund shall also be transferred by the state comptroller to the
    15  revenue bond tax fund account  of  the  general  debt  service  fund  in
    16  amounts  equal  to those required for payments to authorized issuers for
    17  revenue bonds issued pursuant to article five-C and  article  five-F  of
    18  this  chapter  for  the  purpose  of  lease  purchases  and  installment
    19  purchases by or for state agencies and institutions for personal or real
    20  property purposes.
    21    5. The amount expended from such fund for  the  above-stated  purposes
    22  shall  be  charged  against  the  agency  [or], political [subdivisions]
    23  subdivision,  public  authority  or  public  benefit  corporation  above
    24  receiving  such  food, supplies, equipment and services and all payments
    25  received therefor shall be credited to such fund.
    26    § 2. Section 3 of chapter 410 of the laws of 2009, amending the  state
    27  finance  law  relating  to authorizing the aggregate purchases of energy
    28  for state agencies, institutions, local governments, public  authorities
    29  and  public  benefit  corporations, as amended by section 1 of part G of
    30  chapter 55 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
    31    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire  and  be
    32  deemed repealed July 31, 2019].
    33    §  3.  Section  9  of subpart A of part C of chapter 97 of the laws of
    34  2011, amending the state finance law and other laws relating to  provid-
    35  ing  certain centralized service to political subdivisions and extending
    36  the authority of the  commissioner  of  general  services  to  aggregate
    37  purchases  of  energy  for state agencies and political subdivisions, as
    38  amended by section 2 of part G of chapter 55 of the  laws  of  2014,  is
    39  amended to read as follows:
    40    § 9. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however that:
    41    1.  sections [one,] four, five, six and seven of this act shall expire
    42  and be deemed repealed July 31, [2019] 2024;
    43    2. the amendments to subdivision  4  of  section  97-g  of  the  state
    44  finance law made by section two of this act shall survive the expiration
    45  and  reversion  of  such subdivision as provided in section 3 of chapter
    46  410 of the laws of 2009, as amended;
    47    3. sections four, five, six and seven of this act shall apply  to  any
    48  contract let or awarded on or after such effective date.
    49    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
    50                                   PART HH
    51    Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 9 of the public buildings law, as
    52  amended by section 2 of part M of chapter 55 of the  laws  of  2015,  is
    53  amended to read as follows:

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     1    2.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of this law or any general or
     2  special law, where there is a  construction  emergency,  as  defined  by
     3  subdivision  one  of  this section, the commissioner of general services
     4  may, upon written notice of such construction emergency from an  author-
     5  ized  officer  of  the  department  or agency having jurisdiction of the
     6  property, let emergency contracts for public work  or  the  purchase  of
     7  supplies,  materials  or equipment without complying with formal compet-
     8  itive bidding requirements, provided that all such  contracts  shall  be
     9  subject  to the approval of the attorney general and the comptroller and
    10  that no such contract shall exceed [six hundred  thousand]  two  million
    11  dollars.   Such emergency contracts shall be let only for work necessary
    12  to remedy or ameliorate a construction emergency.
    13    § 2. Section 3 of chapter 674 of the laws of 1993, amending the public
    14  buildings law relating to value limitations on contracts, as amended  by
    15  section  1  of  part  L of chapter 55 of the laws of 2017, is amended to
    16  read as follows:
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall remain in  full
    18  force and effect only until June 30, 2019].
    19    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    20                                   PART II
    21    Section  1.  This Part enacts into law major components of legislation
    22  that remove unnecessary barriers to  reentry  of  people  with  criminal
    23  histories  into  society.  This Part removes mandatory bars on licensing
    24  and employment for people with criminal convictions  in  the  categories
    25  enumerated therein and replace them with individualized review processes
    26  using  the  factors set out in article 23-A of the correction law.  This
    27  Part removes mandatory drivers license suspension for  non-driving  drug
    28  offenses. This Part prohibits disclosure of mugshots and arrest informa-
    29  tion  by amending the freedom of information law.  This Part also amends
    30  provisions of law to enact into law major components of  legislation  to
    31  prevent  the use in a civil context, of past arrest information that did
    32  not result in a conviction because no disposition has been reported,  or
    33  the  case  has  been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal, or because
    34  arrest and arraignment charges were  not  followed  by  a  corresponding
    35  conviction on those charges.  This information would still be able to be
    36  seen  and used by law enforcement and in criminal proceedings.  Finally,
    37  this Part establishes compassionate parole for incarcerated  individuals
    38  over the age of 55 who have incapacitating medical conditions exacerbat-
    39  ed by age.  Each component is wholly contained with a Subpart identified
    40  as Subparts A through P. Any provision in any section contained within a
    41  Subpart, including the effective date of the Subpart, which makes refer-
    42  ence  to  a  section  "of  this  act", when used in connection with that
    43  particular component, shall be deemed to mean and refer  to  the  corre-
    44  sponding  section  of the Subpart in which it is found. Section three of
    45  this Part sets forth the general effective date of this Part.
    46                                  SUBPART A
    47    Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 369 of the banking law, as amended
    48  by chapter 164 of the laws of 2003, paragraph (b) as amended by  section
    49  6  of  part  LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
    50  follows:
    51    6. The superintendent may, consistent with article  twenty-three-A  of
    52  the  correction  law, refuse to issue a license pursuant to this article

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     1  if he shall find that the applicant, or any person who  is  a  director,
     2  officer,  partner,  agent,  employee  or  substantial stockholder of the
     3  applicant, (a) has been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction or  (b)
     4  is  associating  or  consorting  with any person who has, or persons who
     5  have, been convicted of a crime or crimes in any jurisdiction or  juris-
     6  dictions[;  provided,  however,  that the superintendent shall not issue
     7  such a license if he shall find that the applicant, or any person who is
     8  a director, officer, partner, agent, employee or substantial stockholder
     9  of the applicant, has been convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction  or
    10  of  a  crime  which,  if committed within this state, would constitute a
    11  felony under the laws thereof]. For the  purposes  of  this  article,  a
    12  person  shall be deemed to have been convicted of a crime if such person
    13  shall have pleaded guilty to a charge thereof before a court  or  magis-
    14  trate,  or shall have been found guilty thereof by the decision or judg-
    15  ment of a court or magistrate or by the verdict of a jury,  irrespective
    16  of the pronouncement of sentence or the suspension thereof[, unless such
    17  plea  of  guilty, or such decision, judgment or verdict, shall have been
    18  set aside, reversed or otherwise abrogated by lawful judicial process or
    19  unless the person convicted of the crime shall have  received  a  pardon
    20  therefor  from  the  president  of  the United States or the governor or
    21  other pardoning authority in the jurisdiction where the  conviction  was
    22  had, or shall have received a certificate of relief from disabilities or
    23  a  certificate  of  good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the
    24  correction law to remove the disability under this  article  because  of
    25  such  conviction].  The  term "substantial stockholder," as used in this
    26  subdivision, shall be deemed to refer to a person owning or  controlling
    27  ten per centum or more of the total outstanding stock of the corporation
    28  in  which such person is a stockholder. In making a determination pursu-
    29  ant to this subdivision, the superintendent shall require fingerprinting
    30  of the applicant. Such fingerprints shall be submitted to  the  division
    31  of  criminal justice services for a state criminal history record check,
    32  as defined in subdivision one of section three thousand  thirty-five  of
    33  the  education law, and may be submitted to the federal bureau of inves-
    34  tigation for a national criminal history record check.
    35    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    36                                  SUBPART B
    37    Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 7 of  section  2590-b  of  the
    38  education  law,  as added by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended
    39  to read as follows:
    40    (f) A person [who has been convicted of a felony, or has been  removed
    41  from  a city-wide council established pursuant to this section or commu-
    42  nity district education council for any of the following shall]  may  be
    43  permanently ineligible for appointment to a city-wide council for any of
    44  the following:
    45    (i)  an  act  of malfeasance directly related to his or her service on
    46  such city-wide council or community district education council; or
    47    (ii) conviction of a crime, if such crime is directly related  to  his
    48  or  her service upon such city-wide council or community district educa-
    49  tion council, or if service upon such council would involve an unreason-
    50  able risk to property or to the safety or welfare of  specific  individ-
    51  uals or the general public.
    52    §  2. Subdivision 5 of section 2590-c of the education law, as amended
    53  by chapter 345 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:

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     1    5. No person may serve on more than one community council  or  on  the
     2  city-wide council on special education, the city-wide council on English
     3  language learners, or the city-wide council on high schools and a commu-
     4  nity  council. A member of a community council shall be ineligible to be
     5  employed  by  the  community council of which he or she is a member, any
     6  other community council, the city-wide council on special education, the
     7  city-wide council on English language learners, the city-wide council on
     8  high schools, or the city board. No person shall be eligible for member-
     9  ship on a community council if he  or  she  holds  any  elective  public
    10  office  or any elective or appointed party position except that of dele-
    11  gate or alternate delegate to a national, state, judicial or other party
    12  convention, or member of a county committee.
    13    A person [who has been convicted of a felony, or has been removed from
    14  a community school board, community district education council,  or  the
    15  city-wide council on special education, the city-wide council on English
    16  language  learners,  or the city-wide council on high schools for any of
    17  the following shall] may be permanently ineligible  for  appointment  to
    18  any  community district education council for any of the following:  (a)
    19  an act of malfeasance directly related to his  or  her  service  on  the
    20  city-wide council on special education, the city-wide council on English
    21  language  learners,  the  city-wide  council  on high schools, community
    22  school board or community district education council; or (b)  conviction
    23  of a crime, if such crime is directly related to his or her service upon
    24  the  city-wide  council  on  special education, the city-wide council on
    25  English language learners, the city-wide council on high schools, commu-
    26  nity school board or community district education council, or if service
    27  upon such council would involve an unreasonable risk to property  or  to
    28  the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.
    29    Any decision rendered by the chancellor or the city board with respect
    30  to  the  eligibility  or  qualifications  of  the nominees for community
    31  district education councils must  be  written  and  made  available  for
    32  public inspection within seven days of its issuance at the office of the
    33  chancellor  and  the city board. Such written decision shall include the
    34  factual and legal basis for its issuance and a record  of  the  vote  of
    35  each board member who participated in the decision, if applicable.
    36    §  3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
    37  ments to subdivision 7 of section 2590-b of the education  law  made  by
    38  section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such subdivision
    39  and shall be deemed repealed  therewith;  provided,  further,  that  the
    40  amendments  to subdivision 5 of section 2590-c of the education law made
    41  by section two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such  subdivi-
    42  sion and shall be deemed to repeal therewith.
    43                                  SUBPART C
    44    Section  1.  Clauses  1  and  5  of  paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of
    45  section 435 of the executive law, clause 1 as amended by chapter 371  of
    46  the laws of 1974 and clause 5 as amended by 437 of the laws of 1962, are
    47  amended to read as follows:
    48    (1)  a  person  convicted of a crime [who has not received a pardon, a
    49  certificate of good conduct or a certificate of  relief  from  disabili-
    50  ties]  if  there  is  a  direct  relationship between one or more of the
    51  previous criminal offenses  and  the  integrity  and  safety  of  bingo,
    52  considering  the  factors  set  forth  in  article twenty-three-A of the
    53  correction law;

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     1    (5) a firm or corporation in which a person defined  in  [subdivision]
     2  clause  (1),  (2),  (3)  or  (4)  [above] of this paragraph, or a person
     3  married or related in the first degree to such  a  person,  has  greater
     4  than  a ten [per centum] percent proprietary, equitable or credit inter-
     5  est or in which such a person is active or employed.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
     7                                  SUBPART D
     8    Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  130 of the executive law, as
     9  amended by section 1 of part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, para-
    10  graph (g) as separately amended by chapter 232  of  the  laws  2010,  is
    11  amended to read as follows:
    12    1.  The secretary of state may appoint and commission as many notaries
    13  public for the state of New York as in his or her judgment may be deemed
    14  best, whose jurisdiction shall be co-extensive with  the  boundaries  of
    15  the  state.  The  appointment  of a notary public shall be for a term of
    16  four years. An application for an appointment as notary public shall  be
    17  in  form  and  set  forth  such  matters as the secretary of state shall
    18  prescribe. Every person appointed as notary public must, at the time  of
    19  his  or  her appointment, be a citizen of the United States and either a
    20  resident of the state of New York or have an office or place of business
    21  in New York state. A notary public who is a resident of  the  state  and
    22  who moves out of the state but still maintains a place of business or an
    23  office  in  New York state does not vacate his or her office as a notary
    24  public. A notary public who is a nonresident and who ceases to  have  an
    25  office  or place of business in this state, vacates his or her office as
    26  a notary public. A notary public who is a resident of New York state and
    27  moves out of the state and who does not retain an  office  or  place  of
    28  business  in  this  state  shall  vacate  his  or her office as a notary
    29  public. A non-resident who accepts the office of notary public  in  this
    30  state  thereby  appoints  the secretary of state as the person upon whom
    31  process can be served on his or her behalf. Before issuing to any appli-
    32  cant a commission as notary public, unless he or she be an attorney  and
    33  counsellor  at  law  duly  admitted to practice in this state or a court
    34  clerk of the unified court system who has been appointed to  such  posi-
    35  tion  after  taking a civil service promotional examination in the court
    36  clerk series of titles, the secretary of state shall satisfy himself  or
    37  herself  that  the  applicant is of good moral character, has the equiv-
    38  alent of a common school education and is familiar with the  duties  and
    39  responsibilities  of  a  notary  public; provided, however, that where a
    40  notary public applies, before the expiration of his  or  her  term,  for
    41  reappointment  with  the  county  clerk  or where a person whose term as
    42  notary public shall have expired applies within  six  months  thereafter
    43  for  reappointment as a notary public with the county clerk, such quali-
    44  fying requirements may be waived by the secretary of state, and further,
    45  where an application for reappointment is filed with  the  county  clerk
    46  after  the  expiration  of the aforementioned renewal period by a person
    47  who failed or was unable to re-apply by reason of his or  her  induction
    48  or  enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, such qualifying
    49  requirements may also be waived by the secretary of state, provided such
    50  application for reappointment is made within a period of one year  after
    51  the  military  discharge  of  the  applicant under conditions other than
    52  dishonorable. In any case,  the  appointment  or  reappointment  of  any
    53  applicant  is in the discretion of the secretary of state. The secretary
    54  of state may suspend or remove from office, for misconduct,  any  notary

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     1  public  appointed by him or her but no such removal shall be made unless
     2  the person who is sought to be removed shall have  been  served  with  a
     3  copy  of the charges against him or her and have an opportunity of being
     4  heard.  No person shall be appointed as a notary public under this arti-
     5  cle who has been convicted, in this state or any other state or territo-
     6  ry, of a [felony or any of the following offenses, to wit:
     7    (a) Illegally using, carrying or possessing a pistol or other  danger-
     8  ous  weapon;  (b) making or possessing burglar's instruments; (c) buying
     9  or receiving or criminally  possessing  stolen  property;  (d)  unlawful
    10  entry  of  a  building;  (e)  aiding  escape from prison; (f) unlawfully
    11  possessing or distributing habit forming narcotic drugs;  (g)  violating
    12  sections  two hundred seventy, two hundred seventy-a, two hundred seven-
    13  ty-b, two hundred seventy-c, two hundred seventy-one, two hundred seven-
    14  ty-five, two hundred  seventy-six,  five  hundred  fifty,  five  hundred
    15  fifty-one,  five hundred fifty-one-a and subdivisions six, ten or eleven
    16  of section seven hundred twenty-two of the former penal law as in  force
    17  and  effect  immediately  prior  to  September  first,  nineteen hundred
    18  sixty-seven, or violating sections 165.25, 165.30 or subdivision one  of
    19  section  240.30  of  the  penal  law, or violating sections four hundred
    20  seventy-eight, four hundred  seventy-nine,  four  hundred  eighty,  four
    21  hundred  eighty-one,  four hundred eighty-four, four hundred eighty-nine
    22  and four hundred ninety-one of the judiciary law;  or  (h)  vagrancy  or
    23  prostitution,  and who has not subsequent to such conviction received an
    24  executive pardon therefor or a certificate of relief  from  disabilities
    25  or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the
    26  correction  law  to  remove the disability under this section because of
    27  such conviction] crime, unless the secretary makes a finding in conform-
    28  ance  with  all  applicable  statutory  requirements,  including   those
    29  contained  in  article  twenty-three-A  of the correction law, that such
    30  convictions do not constitute a bar to employment.
    31    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    32                                  SUBPART E
    33    Section 1. Paragraphs 1 and 5 of subdivision (a) of section  189-a  of
    34  the  general municipal law, as added by chapter 574 of the laws of 1978,
    35  are amended to read as follows:
    36    (1) a person convicted of a crime [who has not received  a  pardon,  a
    37  certificate  of  good  conduct or a certificate of relief from disabili-
    38  ties] if there is a direct relationship  between  one  or  more  of  the
    39  previous  criminal  offenses  and  the integrity or safety of charitable
    40  gaming, considering the factors set forth in article  twenty-three-A  of
    41  the correction law;
    42    (5)  a  firm or corporation in which a person defined in [subdivision]
    43  paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) [above] of this subdivision  has  greater
    44  than  a ten [per centum] percent proprietary, equitable or credit inter-
    45  est or in which such a person is active or employed.
    46    § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of  section  191  of  the  general
    47  municipal  law, as amended by section 15 of part LL of chapter 56 of the
    48  laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    49    (a) Issuance of licenses to conduct games of chance. If such clerk  or
    50  department [shall determine] determines:
    51    (i)  that  the  applicant  is duly qualified to be licensed to conduct
    52  games of chance under this article;
    53    (ii) that the member or members of the  applicant  designated  in  the
    54  application  to  manage  games of chance are bona fide active members of

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     1  the applicant and are persons of good moral  character  and  have  never
     2  been  convicted of a crime[, or,] if [convicted, have received a pardon,
     3  a certificate of good conduct or a certificate of relief from  disabili-
     4  ties  pursuant to article twenty-three of the correction law] there is a
     5  direct relationship  between  one  or  more  of  the  previous  criminal
     6  offenses  and  the integrity or safety of charitable gaming, considering
     7  the factors set forth in article twenty-three-A of the correction law;
     8    (iii) that such games are to  be  conducted  in  accordance  with  the
     9  provisions  of  this  article and in accordance with the rules and regu-
    10  lations of the [board] gaming commission and applicable  local  laws  or
    11  ordinances  and  that  the  proceeds  thereof  are  to be disposed of as
    12  provided by this article[,]; and
    13    [if such clerk or department is satisfied] (iv)  that  no  commission,
    14  salary,  compensation,  reward  or  recompense  whatever will be paid or
    15  given to any person managing, operating or assisting therein  except  as
    16  in  this  article otherwise provided; [it] then such clerk or department
    17  shall issue a license to the applicant  for  the  conduct  of  games  of
    18  chance  upon  payment  of  a license fee of twenty-five dollars for each
    19  license period.
    20    § 3. Subdivision 9 of section 476 of the  general  municipal  law,  as
    21  amended by chapter 1057 of the laws of 1965, paragraph (a) as amended by
    22  section  16  of part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
    23  read as follows:
    24    9. "Authorized commercial lessor" shall mean a person, firm or  corpo-
    25  ration  other  than  a licensee to conduct bingo under the provisions of
    26  this article, who or which [shall own] owns or [be] is a net  lessee  of
    27  premises  and offer the same for leasing by him, her or it to an author-
    28  ized organization for any consideration whatsoever, direct or  indirect,
    29  for  the  purpose  of conducting bingo therein, provided that he, she or
    30  it, as the case may be, shall not be
    31    (a) a person convicted of a crime [who has not received a pardon or  a
    32  certificate of good conduct or a certificate of relief from disabilities
    33  pursuant  to]  if  there is a direct relationship between one or more of
    34  the previous criminal offenses and the integrity  or  safety  of  bingo,
    35  considering   the   factors   set   forth   in   article  [twenty-three]
    36  twenty-three-A of the correction law;
    37    (b) a person who is or has been a  professional  gambler  or  gambling
    38  promoter or who for other reasons is not of good moral character;
    39    (c)  a  public officer who receives any consideration, direct or indi-
    40  rect, as owner or lessor of premises offered for the purpose of conduct-
    41  ing bingo therein;
    42    (d) a firm or corporation in which a person defined  in  [subdivision]
    43  paragraph  (a),  (b)  or  (c)  [above]  of  this subdivision or a person
    44  married or related in the first degree to such a person has greater than
    45  a ten [percentum (10%)] percent proprietary, equitable or credit  inter-
    46  est or in which such a person is active or employed.
    47    Nothing  contained  in  this subdivision shall be construed to bar any
    48  firm or corporation [which] that is not organized for  pecuniary  profit
    49  and  no  part  of  the net earnings of which inure to the benefit of any
    50  individual, member, or shareholder, from being an authorized  commercial
    51  lessor  solely  because a public officer, or a person married or related
    52  in the first degree to a public officer, is a member of,  active  in  or
    53  employed by such firm or corporation.
    54    §  4.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 1 of section 481 of the general
    55  municipal law, as amended by section 5 of part MM of chapter 59  of  the
    56  laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:

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     1    (a)  Issuance  of  licenses to conduct bingo. If the governing body of
     2  the municipality determines:
     3    (i)  that  the  applicant  is duly qualified to be licensed to conduct
     4  bingo under this article;
     5    (ii) that the member or members of the  applicant  designated  in  the
     6  application  to  conduct bingo are bona fide active members or auxiliary
     7  members of the applicant and are persons of  good  moral  character  and
     8  have  never been convicted of a crime [or, if convicted, have received a
     9  pardon or a certificate of good conduct or a certificate of relief  from
    10  disabilities  pursuant  to  article  twenty-three]  if there is a direct
    11  relationship between one or more of the previous criminal  offenses  and
    12  the  integrity  or safety of bingo, considering the factors set forth in
    13  article twenty-three-A of the correction law;
    14    (iii) that such games of bingo are to be conducted in accordance  with
    15  the  provisions  of  this  article  and in accordance with the rules and
    16  regulations of the commission[, and];
    17    (iv) that the proceeds thereof are to be disposed of  as  provided  by
    18  this article[, and if the governing body is satisfied];
    19    (v)  that  no  commission,  salary, compensation, reward or recompense
    20  [what so ever] whatsoever will be paid or given to any  person  holding,
    21  operating  or  conducting  or  assisting  in  the holding, operation and
    22  conduct of any such games of bingo except as in this  article  otherwise
    23  provided; and
    24    (vi)  that  no prize will be offered and given in excess of the sum or
    25  value of five thousand dollars in any single game of bingo and that  the
    26  aggregate  of all prizes offered and given in all of such games of bingo
    27  conducted on a single occasion[,] under said license  shall  not  exceed
    28  the  sum  or  value  of  fifteen thousand dollars, then the municipality
    29  shall issue a license to the applicant for the  conduct  of  bingo  upon
    30  payment  of a license fee of eighteen dollars and seventy-five cents for
    31  each bingo occasion[; provided, however, that].
    32    Notwithstanding anything  to  the  contrary  in  this  paragraph,  the
    33  governing  body  shall refuse to issue a license to an applicant seeking
    34  to conduct bingo in premises of a licensed commercial lessor where  such
    35  governing  body determines that the premises presently owned or occupied
    36  by such applicant  are  in  every  respect  adequate  and  suitable  for
    37  conducting bingo games.
    38    § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
    39                                  SUBPART F
    40    Section 1. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of subsection (d) of section 2108 of the
    41  insurance law are REPEALED, and paragraph 5 is renumbered paragraph 3.
    42    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    43                                  SUBPART G
    44    Section 1. Section 440-a of the real property law, as amended by chap-
    45  ter  81 of the laws of 1995, the first undesignated paragraph as amended
    46  by section 23 of part LL of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended
    47  to read as follows:
    48    §  440-a.  License  required  for real estate brokers and salesmen. No
    49  person, co-partnership, limited liability company or  corporation  shall
    50  engage  in  or  follow the business or occupation of, or hold himself or
    51  itself out or act temporarily or otherwise as a real  estate  broker  or
    52  real  estate  salesman  in  this state without first procuring a license

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     1  therefor as provided in this article. No person shall be entitled  to  a
     2  license  as  a real estate broker under this article, either as an indi-
     3  vidual or as a member of a co-partnership, or as a member or manager  of
     4  a limited liability company or as an officer of a corporation, unless he
     5  or she is twenty years of age or over, a citizen of the United States or
     6  an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.
     7  No person shall be entitled to a license as a real estate salesman under
     8  this  article  unless  he  or  she is over the age of eighteen years. No
     9  person shall be entitled to a license as a real estate  broker  or  real
    10  estate  salesman under this article who has been convicted in this state
    11  or elsewhere of a [felony, of a sex offense, as defined  in  subdivision
    12  two  of  section  one hundred sixty-eight-a of the correction law or any
    13  offense committed outside of this state which  would  constitute  a  sex
    14  offense,  or a sexually violent offense, as defined in subdivision three
    15  of section one hundred  sixty-eight-a  of  the  correction  law  or  any
    16  offense  committed  outside this state which would constitute a sexually
    17  violent offense, and who has not subsequent to such conviction  received
    18  executive  pardon  therefor or a certificate of relief from disabilities
    19  or a certificate of good conduct pursuant to article twenty-three of the
    20  correction law, to remove the disability under this section  because  of
    21  such conviction] crime, unless the secretary makes a finding in conform-
    22  ance   with  all  applicable  statutory  requirements,  including  those
    23  contained in article twenty-three-A of the  correction  law,  that  such
    24  convictions  do  not  constitute  a bar to licensure. No person shall be
    25  entitled to a license as a real estate broker or  real  estate  salesman
    26  under  this  article who does not meet the requirements of section 3-503
    27  of the general obligations law.
    28    Notwithstanding [the above] anything to the contrary in this  section,
    29  tenant  associations[,]  and  not-for-profit  corporations authorized in
    30  writing by the commissioner of the department of the city  of  New  York
    31  charged with enforcement of the housing maintenance code of such city to
    32  manage  residential  property owned by such city or appointed by a court
    33  of competent jurisdiction to manage residential property owned  by  such
    34  city  shall be exempt from the licensing provisions of this section with
    35  respect to the properties so managed.
    36    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    37                                  SUBPART H
    38    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 336-f of the social services  law,
    39  as added by section 148 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is
    40  amended to read as follows:
    41    5.  The  social  services district shall require every private or not-
    42  for-profit employer that intends to  hire  one  or  more  work  activity
    43  participants to certify to the district [that] whether such employer has
    44  [not], in the past five years, been convicted of a felony or a misdemea-
    45  nor  the  underlying basis of which involved workplace safety and health
    46  or  labor  standards.  Such  employer  shall  also  certify  as  to  all
    47  violations issued by the department of labor within the past five years.
    48  The social services official in the district in which the participant is
    49  placed  shall  determine  whether  there  is a pattern of convictions or
    50  violations sufficient  to  render  the  potential  employer  ineligible.
    51  Employers  who  submit  false  information  under  this section shall be
    52  subject to criminal prosecution for filing a false instrument.
    53    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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     1                                  SUBPART I
     2    Section  1.  Subdivision  9  of section 394 of the vehicle and traffic
     3  law, as separately renumbered by chapters 300 and 464  of  the  laws  of
     4  1960, is amended to read as follows:
     5    9.  Employees. [No licensee shall knowingly employ, in connection with
     6  a driving school in any capacity whatsoever, any  person  who  has  been
     7  convicted  of  a felony, or of any crime involving violence, dishonesty,
     8  deceit, indecency, degeneracy or moral turpitude]  A  licensee  may  not
     9  employ,  in connection with a driving school in any capacity whatsoever,
    10  a person who has been convicted of a crime, if,  after  considering  the
    11  factors  set  forth in article twenty-three-A of the correction law, the
    12  licensee determines that there is  a  direct  relationship  between  the
    13  conviction  and  employment  in  the  driving school, or that employment
    14  would constitute an unreasonable risk to property or to  the  safety  of
    15  students,  customers,  or  employees  of  the  driving school, or to the
    16  general public.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    18                                  SUBPART J
    19    Section 1. Legislative findings. This Subpart will remove an overbroad
    20  mandatory suspension of drivers' licenses  for  six  months  for  people
    21  convicted  of  state  and  federal  drug  crimes, that is unnecessary to
    22  protect the safety of New York roads, as the vehicle and traffic law has
    23  other provisions to suspend licenses when drug  use  has  impaired  safe
    24  driving.  The mandatory suspension, and the fees associated with lifting
    25  it, interferes with the ability of people convicted of  drug  crimes  to
    26  work, attend treatment and otherwise live productive lives, all of which
    27  are  necessary  for their rehabilitation. At any given time, about 8,000
    28  New Yorkers have their licenses suspended because of non-driving related
    29  drug convictions.  This mandatory suspension was instituted in  response
    30  to federal law requiring states to either suspend the licenses of people
    31  convicted  of  drug offenses, or pass a resolution expressing opposition
    32  to the bill, or lose eight percent of federal highway  funding.  Concur-
    33  rent  with  this bill, Resolution ___ is being presented to the legisla-
    34  ture for their action; the Resolution contains the required statement of
    35  opposition to mandatory  suspension  of  driver's  licenses  for  people
    36  convicted  of  drug  crimes  in order for New York's federal funding for
    37  highways to be maintained. By passing the Resolution  and  removing  the
    38  mandatory  suspension, New York will join 40 other states who have taken
    39  this action.
    40    § 2. Subparagraphs (v), (vi) and (vii) of paragraph b of subdivision 2
    41  of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law are REPEALED.
    42    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    43                                  SUBPART K
    44    Section 1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature  finds  that  law
    45  enforcement  booking  information  and  photographs,  otherwise known as
    46  "mugshots," are published on the internet  and  other  public  platforms
    47  with impunity. An individual's mugshot is displayed publicly even if the
    48  arrest  does  not  lead  to  a  conviction,  or  the conviction is later
    49  expunged, sealed, or pardoned.  This practice presents  an  unacceptable
    50  invasion of the individual's personal privacy. While there is a well-es-
    51  tablished  Constitutional  right for the press and the public to publish

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     1  government records which are in the public  domain  or  that  have  been
     2  lawfully accessed, arrest and booking information have not been found by
     3  courts  to  have  the  same  public  right  of  access as criminal court
     4  proceedings  or  court  filings. Therefore, each state can set access to
     5  this information through its Freedom of Information  laws.  The  federal
     6  government  has  already  limited  access to booking photographs through
     7  privacy formulations in its Freedom of Information Act, and the legisla-
     8  ture hereby declares that New York will follow  the  same  principle  to
     9  protect  its residents from this unwarranted invasion of personal priva-
    10  cy, absent a specific law enforcement purpose, such as disclosure  of  a
    11  photograph  to  alert  victims  or witnesses to come forward to aid in a
    12  criminal investigation.
    13    § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 89 of the public  offi-
    14  cers  law,  as amended by section 11 of part U of chapter 61 of the laws
    15  of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
    16    (b) An unwarranted invasion of personal privacy  includes,  but  shall
    17  not be limited to:
    18    i.  disclosure  of employment, medical or credit histories or personal
    19  references of applicants for employment;
    20    ii. disclosure of items involving the medical or personal records of a
    21  client or patient in a medical facility;
    22    iii. sale or release of lists of names and  addresses  if  such  lists
    23  would be used for solicitation or fund-raising purposes;
    24    iv.  disclosure  of  information  of a personal nature when disclosure
    25  would result in economic or personal hardship to the subject  party  and
    26  such information is not relevant to the work of the agency requesting or
    27  maintaining it;
    28    v.  disclosure  of information of a personal nature reported in confi-
    29  dence to an agency and not relevant to the ordinary work of such agency;
    30    vi. information of a personal nature contained in a  workers'  compen-
    31  sation  record,  except  as provided by section one hundred ten-a of the
    32  workers' compensation law; [or]
    33    vii. disclosure of electronic contact information, such as  an  e-mail
    34  address  or  a  social  network username, that has been collected from a
    35  taxpayer under section one hundred four of the real property tax law; or
    36    viii. disclosure of law enforcement booking information about an indi-
    37  vidual, including booking photographs, unless  public  release  of  such
    38  information will serve a specific law enforcement purpose and disclosure
    39  is not precluded by any state or federal laws.
    40    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    41                                  SUBPART L
    42    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-c
    43  to read as follows:
    44    § 845-c. Criminal history record searches; undisposed cases. 1.  When,
    45  pursuant  to  statute  or  the regulations of the division, the division
    46  conducts a search of its criminal history records and returns  a  report
    47  thereon,  all  references to undisposed cases contained in such criminal
    48  history record shall be excluded from such report.
    49    2. For purposes of this section, "undisposed case" shall mean a crimi-
    50  nal action or proceeding identified in the division's  criminal  history
    51  record repository, for which there is no record of an unexecuted warrant
    52  of  arrest,  superior court warrant of arrest, or bench warrant, and for
    53  which there is no record of conviction  or  imposition  of  sentence  or
    54  other final disposition, other than the issuance of an apparently unexe-

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     1  cuted  warrant, has been recorded and with respect to which no entry has
     2  been made in the division's criminal history records for a period of  at
     3  least  five years preceding the issuance of such report. When a criminal
     4  action  in  the division's criminal history record repository becomes an
     5  undisposed case pursuant to this section, the division shall notify  the
     6  district  attorney in the county which has jurisdiction. If the district
     7  attorney notifies the division that such case is pending and should  not
     8  meet  the  definition  of  an  undisposed  case,  the  case shall not be
     9  excluded from such report.
    10    3. The provisions of subdivision one of this section shall  not  apply
    11  to  criminal history record information: (a) provided by the division to
    12  qualified agencies pursuant to subdivision six of section eight  hundred
    13  thirty-seven  of  this  article,  or to federal or state law enforcement
    14  agencies, for criminal justice purposes; (b) prepared solely for a  bona
    15  fide  research  purpose; or (c) prepared for the internal record keeping
    16  or case management purposes of the division.
    17    § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law is  amended  by
    18  adding a new paragraph (x) to read as follows:
    19    (x)  Take  such actions and adopt such measures as may be necessary to
    20  ensure that no written or electronic report of a criminal history record
    21  search conducted by the office of court  administration,  other  than  a
    22  search  conducted  solely for the internal recordkeeping or case manage-
    23  ment purposes of the judiciary or for  a  bona  fide  research  purpose,
    24  contains  information  relating  to  an undisposed case. For purposes of
    25  this paragraph, "undisposed  case"  shall  mean  a  criminal  action  or
    26  proceeding,  or  an  arrest  incident, appearing in the criminal history
    27  records of the office of court administration for which  no  conviction,
    28  imposition  of  sentence,  order  of removal or other final disposition,
    29  other than the issuance of an apparently unexecuted  warrant,  has  been
    30  recorded  and  with  respect  to  which  no  entry has been made in such
    31  records for a period of at least five years preceding  the  issuance  of
    32  such  report.  Nothing  contained  in  this paragraph shall be deemed to
    33  permit or require the release, disclosure or other dissemination by  the
    34  office  of  court  administration of criminal history record information
    35  that has been sealed in accordance with law.
    36    § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    37  it shall have become a law and  shall  apply  to  searches  of  criminal
    38  history records conducted on or after such date. Prior to such effective
    39  date,  the  division  of criminal justice services, in consultation with
    40  the state administrator of the unified court system as well as any other
    41  public or private agency, shall undertake such measures as may be neces-
    42  sary and appropriate to update its criminal history records with respect
    43  to criminal cases and arrest incidents for which  no  final  disposition
    44  has been reported.
    45                                  SUBPART M
    46    Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  the  division  of criminal justice
    47  services is authorized to direct that records of any action or  proceed-
    48  ing  terminated in favor of the accused, as defined by section 160.50 of
    49  the criminal procedure law, on or after September  1,  1976  and  before
    50  November 1, 1991 maintained by the division of criminal justice services
    51  be  sealed  in the manner provided for by section 160.50 of the criminal
    52  procedure law.  The commissioner of the  division  of  criminal  justice
    53  services  is  further authorized to direct that records of any action or
    54  proceeding terminated by a conviction for  a  traffic  infraction  or  a

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     1  violation, other than a violation of loitering as described in paragraph
     2  (d)  or (e) of subdivision 1 of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure
     3  law or the violation of operating a motor vehicle while ability impaired
     4  as described in subdivision one of section 1192 of the vehicle and traf-
     5  fic  law on or after September 1, 1980 and before November 1, 1991 main-
     6  tained by the division of criminal justice services  be  sealed  in  the
     7  manner provided for by section 160.55 of the criminal procedure law.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
     9  it shall have become a law.
    10                                  SUBPART N
    11    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-d
    12  to read as follows:
    13    § 845-d. Criminal record searches; arrest charges without  correspond-
    14  ing convictions or violations. 1. When, pursuant to statute or the regu-
    15  lations  of the division, the division conducts a search of its criminal
    16  history records and returns a report  thereon,  in  arrest  cycles  that
    17  result  in at least one conviction or violation, all arrest and arraign-
    18  ment charges in that  cycle  that  do  not  result  in  a  corresponding
    19  conviction shall be excluded from such report.
    20    2. For purposes of this section, "corresponding conviction" shall mean
    21  a  conviction or violation charge that matches one or more of the arrest
    22  or arraignment charges.
    23    3. The provisions of subdivision one of this section shall  not  apply
    24  to  criminal history records:  (a) provided by the division to qualified
    25  agencies pursuant to subdivision six of section  eight  hundred  thirty-
    26  seven  of this article, or to federal or state law enforcement agencies,
    27  for criminal justice purposes; (b)  prepared  solely  for  a  bona  fide
    28  research  purpose;  or  (c)  prepared for the internal record keeping or
    29  case management purposes of the division.
    30    § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 212 of the judiciary law is  amended  by
    31  adding a new paragraph (y) to read as follows:
    32    (y)  Take  such actions and adopt such measures as may be necessary to
    33  ensure that no written or electronic report of a criminal history record
    34  search conducted by the office of court administration that contains  an
    35  arrest  cycle and a criminal conviction or violation resulting from that
    36  arrest, other than a search conducted for the internal recordkeeping  or
    37  case management purposes of the judiciary, or produced to the court, the
    38  people, and defense counsel in a criminal proceeding, or for a bona fide
    39  research  purpose,  contains information relating to arrest and arraign-
    40  ment charges that do not result in  a  corresponding  conviction.    For
    41  purposes  of  this  section,  "corresponding  conviction"  shall  mean a
    42  conviction or violation charge that matches one or more of the arrest or
    43  arraignment charges.
    44    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    45                                  SUBPART O
    46    Section 1. This Subpart amends the human rights law  to  specify  that
    47  considering  arrests that are followed by an order adjourning the crimi-
    48  nal action in contemplation of dismissal,  which  adjournments  are  not
    49  convictions  or admissions of guilt under section 170.55 of the criminal
    50  procedure  law,  is  an  unlawful  discriminatory  practice  for   civil
    51  purposes.  This  Subpart  amends the human rights law to clarify as well
    52  that adjourning the criminal action in contemplation of dismissal is not

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     1  a pending arrest for purposes of this Subpart, unless the case has  been
     2  restored  to  the calendar. This Subpart also amends the same section of
     3  the law to add housing and volunteer positions to employment and licens-
     4  ing to the civil purposes for which past arrest information that did not
     5  result in a conviction or violation can be used.
     6    § 2. Subdivision 16 of section 296 of the executive law, as amended by
     7  section  48-a  of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended
     8  to read as follows:
     9    16. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory  practice,  unless  specif-
    10  ically required or permitted by statute, for any person, agency, bureau,
    11  corporation or association, including the state and any political subdi-
    12  vision thereof, to make any inquiry about, whether in any form of appli-
    13  cation  or  otherwise,  or  to  act  upon  adversely  to  the individual
    14  involved, any arrest or criminal accusation of such individual not  then
    15  pending  against  that individual which was followed by a termination of
    16  that criminal action or proceeding  in  favor  of  such  individual,  as
    17  defined  in  subdivision two of section 160.50 of the criminal procedure
    18  law, or by an order adjourning the criminal action in  contemplation  of
    19  dismissal, pursuant to section 170.55, 170.56, 210.46, 210.47, or 215.10
    20  of  the  criminal procedure law, or by a youthful offender adjudication,
    21  as defined in subdivision one of section 720.35 of the  criminal  proce-
    22  dure  law, or by a conviction for a violation sealed pursuant to section
    23  160.55 of the criminal procedure law or by a conviction which is  sealed
    24  pursuant  to  section 160.59 or 160.58 of the criminal procedure law, in
    25  connection with the licensing, housing, employment, including  volunteer
    26  positions,  or  providing  of  credit  or  insurance to such individual;
    27  provided, further, that no person shall be required to divulge  informa-
    28  tion  pertaining to any arrest or criminal accusation of such individual
    29  not then pending against that individual which was followed by a  termi-
    30  nation  of  that criminal action or proceeding in favor of such individ-
    31  ual, as defined in subdivision two of section  160.50  of  the  criminal
    32  procedure  law, or by an order adjourning the criminal action in contem-
    33  plation of dismissal, pursuant to section 170.55 or 170.56 of the crimi-
    34  nal procedure law, or by a youthful offender adjudication, as defined in
    35  subdivision one of section 720.35 of the criminal procedure law, or by a
    36  conviction for a violation sealed pursuant  to  section  160.55  of  the
    37  criminal  procedure  law, or by a conviction which is sealed pursuant to
    38  section 160.58 or 160.59 of the criminal procedure law.  The  provisions
    39  of  this  subdivision  shall  not  apply  to the licensing activities of
    40  governmental bodies in relation to the regulation of guns, firearms  and
    41  other  deadly weapons or in relation to an application for employment as
    42  a police officer or peace officer as those terms are defined in subdivi-
    43  sions thirty-three and thirty-four  of  section  1.20  of  the  criminal
    44  procedure  law; provided further that the provisions of this subdivision
    45  shall not apply to an application for employment or  membership  in  any
    46  law enforcement agency with respect to any arrest or criminal accusation
    47  which  was  followed  by a youthful offender adjudication, as defined in
    48  subdivision one of section 720.35 of the criminal procedure law, or by a
    49  conviction for a violation sealed pursuant  to  section  160.55  of  the
    50  criminal  procedure  law, or by a conviction which is sealed pursuant to
    51  section 160.58 or 160.59 of the criminal procedure law. For purposes  of
    52  this subdivision, an action which has been adjourned in contemplation of
    53  dismissal,  pursuant  to section 170.55 or 170.56 of the criminal proce-
    54  dure law, shall not be considered a pending action, unless the case  has
    55  been restored to the calendar.

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     1    §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     2  have become a law.
     3                                  SUBPART P
     4    Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 259-t
     5  to read as follows:
     6    § 259-t. Release on compassionate parole for inmates who are  affected
     7  by  an  age-related  debility.  1. (a) The board shall have the power to
     8  release on compassionate parole any inmate who is  at  least  fifty-five
     9  years of age, serving an indeterminate or determinate sentence of impri-
    10  sonment  who,  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  of this section, has been
    11  certified to be suffering from a chronic or serious condition,  disease,
    12  syndrome, or infirmity, exacerbated by age, that has rendered the inmate
    13  so physically or cognitively debilitated or incapacitated that the abil-
    14  ity to provide self-care within the environment of a correctional facil-
    15  ity is substantially diminished, provided, however, that no inmate serv-
    16  ing a sentence imposed upon a conviction for murder in the first degree,
    17  aggravated  murder  or  an attempt or conspiracy to commit murder in the
    18  first degree or aggravated murder or a sentence of life  without  parole
    19  shall  be eligible for such release, and provided further that no inmate
    20  shall be eligible for such release unless in the case of  an  indetermi-
    21  nate  sentence  he  or  she  has served at least one-half of the minimum
    22  period of the sentence and in the case of a determinate sentence  he  or
    23  she  has  served at least one-half of the term of his or her determinate
    24  sentence. Solely for the purpose  of  determining  compassionate  parole
    25  eligibility pursuant to this section, such one-half of the minimum peri-
    26  od  of the indeterminate sentence and one-half of the term of the deter-
    27  minate sentence shall not be credited with any  time  served  under  the
    28  jurisdiction  of  the  department  prior  to  the  commencement  of such
    29  sentence pursuant to the opening paragraph of subdivision one of section
    30  70.30 of the penal law or subdivision two-a  of  section  70.30  of  the
    31  penal  law,  except  to  the  extent  authorized by subdivision three of
    32  section 70.30 of the penal law.
    33    (b) Such release shall be  granted  only  after  the  board  considers
    34  whether, in light of the inmate's condition, there is a reasonable prob-
    35  ability  that  the  inmate, if released, will live and remain at liberty
    36  without violating the law, and that such  release  is  not  incompatible
    37  with the welfare of society and will not so deprecate the seriousness of
    38  the  crime  as to undermine respect for the law, and shall be subject to
    39  the limits and conditions specified in subdivision four of this section.
    40  In making this determination, the board shall consider: (i) the  factors
    41  described in subdivision two of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of this
    42  article; (ii) the nature of the inmate's conditions, diseases, syndromes
    43  or  infirmities  and  the  level  of  care; (iii) the amount of time the
    44  inmate must serve before  becoming  eligible  for  release  pursuant  to
    45  section  two  hundred fifty-nine-i of this article; (iv) the current age
    46  of the inmate and his or her age at the time of the crime; and  (v)  any
    47  other relevant factor.
    48    (c)  The  board  shall  afford  notice  to  the  sentencing court, the
    49  district attorney, the attorney for  the  inmate  and,  where  necessary
    50  pursuant  to subdivision two of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of this
    51  article, the crime victim, that  the  inmate  is  being  considered  for
    52  release  pursuant to this section and the parties receiving notice shall
    53  have thirty days to comment on the release of  the  inmate.  Release  on

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     1  compassionate  parole  shall  not be granted until the expiration of the
     2  comment period provided for in this paragraph.
     3    2.  (a)  The  commissioner, on the commissioner's own initiative or at
     4  the request of an inmate, or an inmate's spouse, relative  or  attorney,
     5  may,  in  the  exercise of the commissioner's discretion, direct that an
     6  investigation be undertaken to determine whether an assessment should be
     7  made of an inmate who appears to be suffering from  chronic  or  serious
     8  conditions,  diseases, syndromes or infirmities, exacerbated by advanced
     9  age that has rendered the inmate so physically  or  cognitively  debili-
    10  tated  or incapacitated that the ability to provide self-care within the
    11  environment of a correctional facility is substantially diminished.  Any
    12  such  medical  assessment shall be made by a physician licensed to prac-
    13  tice medicine in this state pursuant to section sixty-five hundred twen-
    14  ty-four of the education law. Such physician shall either be employed by
    15  the department, shall render professional services at the request of the
    16  department, or shall be employed by a hospital or medical facility  used
    17  by  the  department for the medical treatment of inmates. The assessment
    18  shall be reported to the commissioner by way of the deputy  commissioner
    19  for  health  services  or  the chief medical officer of the facility and
    20  shall include but shall not be limited to a description  of  the  condi-
    21  tions,  diseases  or  syndromes  suffered  by  the  inmate,  a prognosis
    22  concerning the likelihood that the inmate will  not  recover  from  such
    23  conditions,  diseases  or syndromes, a description of the inmate's phys-
    24  ical or cognitive incapacity which shall include a prediction respecting
    25  the likely duration of the incapacity, and a statement by the  physician
    26  of  whether  the  inmate  is  so  debilitated  or incapacitated as to be
    27  severely restricted in his or her ability to self-ambulate or to perform
    28  significant activities of  daily  living.  This  assessment  also  shall
    29  include  a recommendation of the type and level of services and level of
    30  care the inmate would require if  granted  compassionate  parole  and  a
    31  recommendation  for  the  types  of  settings  in which the services and
    32  treatment should be given.
    33    (b) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall review the
    34  assessment and may certify that the inmate is suffering from  a  chronic
    35  or  serious  condition,  disease,  syndrome or infirmity, exacerbated by
    36  age, that has rendered the inmate so physically or  cognitively  debili-
    37  tated  or incapacitated that the ability to provide self-care within the
    38  environment of a correctional facility is substantially diminished.   If
    39  the  commissioner  does  not  so  certify  then  the inmate shall not be
    40  referred to the board for consideration  for  release  on  compassionate
    41  parole.  If  the  commissioner  does  so  certify, then the commissioner
    42  shall, within seven working days of receipt of  such  assessment,  refer
    43  the  inmate  to the board for consideration for release on compassionate
    44  parole. However, an inmate will not be referred to the board  of  parole
    45  with  diseases,  conditions,  syndromes  or infirmities that pre-existed
    46  incarceration unless certified by a physician that such diseases, condi-
    47  tions, syndromes or infirmities, have progressed to render the inmate so
    48  physically or cognitively debilitated or incapacitated that the  ability
    49  to  provide  self-care within the environment of a correctional facility
    50  is substantially diminished.
    51    3. Any certification by the commissioner or the commissioner's  desig-
    52  nee  pursuant  to  this  section shall be deemed a judicial function and
    53  shall not be reviewable if done in accordance with law.
    54    4. (a) Once an  inmate  is  released  on  compassionate  parole,  that
    55  releasee will then be supervised by the department pursuant to paragraph

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     1  (b) of subdivision two of section two hundred fifty-nine-i of this arti-
     2  cle.
     3    (b)  The  board may require as a condition of release on compassionate
     4  parole that the releasee agree to remain under the care of  a  physician
     5  while  on compassionate parole and in a hospital established pursuant to
     6  article twenty-eight of the public health law, nursing home  established
     7  pursuant  to  article twenty-eight-a of the public health law, a hospice
     8  established pursuant to article forty of the public health  law  or  any
     9  other  placement,  including a residence with family or others, that can
    10  provide appropriate medical and other necessary  compassionate  care  as
    11  recommended  by  the  medical  assessment required by subdivision two of
    12  this section. For those who are released pursuant to this subdivision, a
    13  discharge plan shall be completed and state that the availability of the
    14  placement has been confirmed, and by  whom.  Notwithstanding  any  other
    15  provision  of  law,  when an inmate who qualifies for release under this
    16  section is cognitively incapable of signing the requisite  documentation
    17  to  effectuate the discharge plan and, after a diligent search no person
    18  has been identified who could otherwise be  appointed  as  the  inmate's
    19  guardian  by  a  court  of  competent jurisdiction, then, solely for the
    20  purpose of implementing the discharge plan, the facility health services
    21  director at the facility where  the  inmate  is  currently  incarcerated
    22  shall  be  lawfully  empowered  to  act as the inmate's guardian for the
    23  purpose of effectuating the discharge.
    24    (c) Where appropriate, the board  shall  require  as  a  condition  of
    25  release that compassionate parolees be supervised on intensive caseloads
    26  at reduced supervision ratios.
    27    5.  A denial of release on compassionate parole shall not preclude the
    28  inmate from reapplying for compassionate parole or otherwise  affect  an
    29  inmate's eligibility for any other form of release provided for by law.
    30    6.  To  the extent that any provision of this section requires disclo-
    31  sure of medical information for the purpose of processing an application
    32  or making a decision, regarding release on compassionate parole  or  for
    33  the  purpose  of  appropriately supervising a person released on compas-
    34  sionate parole, and that such disclosure would otherwise  be  prohibited
    35  by  article  twenty-seven-f  of the public health law, the provisions of
    36  this section shall be controlling.
    37    7. The commissioner and the chair of the board shall be authorized  to
    38  promulgate rules and regulations for their respective agencies to imple-
    39  ment the provisions of this section.
    40    8.  Any  decision  made  by  the board pursuant to this section may be
    41  appealed pursuant to subdivision four of section  two    hundred  fifty-
    42  nine-i of this article.
    43    9.  The  chair of the board shall report annually to the governor, the
    44  temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the  assembly,  the
    45  chairpersons  of  the  assembly  and senate codes committees, the chair-
    46  person of the senate crime and corrections  committee,  and  the  chair-
    47  person  of  the assembly corrections committee the number of inmates who
    48  have applied for compassionate parole under this section; the number who
    49  have been granted compassionate parole; the nature of the illness of the
    50  applicants, the counties to which they have been released and the nature
    51  of the placement pursuant to  the  discharge  plan;  the  categories  of
    52  reasons for denial for those who have been denied; the number of releas-
    53  ees  on  compassionate  parole who have been returned to imprisonment in
    54  the custody of the department and the reasons for return.
    55    § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2019.

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     1    § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
     2  sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
     3  competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
     4  impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
     5  its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
     6  or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
     7  ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
     8  the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
     9  invalid provisions had not been included herein.
    10    §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
    11  the applicable effective date of Subparts A through P of this act  shall
    12  be as specifically set forth in the last section of such Subparts.
    13                                   PART JJ
    14    Section  1.  Section 2 of the correction law is amended by adding four
    15  new subdivisions 32, 33, 34 and 35 to read as follows:
    16    32. "Special populations" means any person: (a) who is  an  adolescent
    17  offender that is confined in an adolescent offender facility; or (b) who
    18  is  pregnant, or in the first eight weeks of post partum recovery period
    19  after giving birth.
    20    33. "Residential rehabilitation unit" means a housing  unit  used  for
    21  treatment and rehabilitative programming of incarcerated individuals who
    22  have  been  determined  to  require  more than ninety days of segregated
    23  confinement on and after April first, two thousand twenty-one; more than
    24  sixty days of segregated confinement on and  after  October  first,  two
    25  thousand twenty-one; and more than thirty days of segregated confinement
    26  on  and  after  April  first,  two  thousand twenty-two or who have been
    27  deemed by the deputy commissioner for correctional facilities or his  or
    28  her designee to be an unreasonable risk to safety and security of staff,
    29  incarcerated individuals or the facility.
    30    34.  "Step  down  unit"  means a housing unit used for the progressive
    31  programming of incarcerated individuals with  a  violent  history  or  a
    32  substance  abuse history that has led to long-term periods of segregated
    33  confinement in order to prepare them for return to general population or
    34  the community.
    35    35. "Adolescent offender separation unit" means a  housing  unit  used
    36  for  adolescent offenders housed in an adolescent offender facility that
    37  receive a disciplinary confinement sanction or who have been  deemed  by
    38  the superintendent to be an unreasonable risk to the safety and security
    39  of staff, incarcerated individuals or the facility.
    40    §  2. Subdivision 6 of section 137 of the correction law is amended by
    41  adding ten new paragraphs (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l),  (m),  (n),  (o)
    42  and (p) to read as follows:
    43    (g)  Incarcerated  individuals  in  special  populations as defined in
    44  subdivision thirty-two of section two  of  this  chapter  shall  not  be
    45  placed in segregated confinement for any length of time.
    46    (h) No incarcerated individual may be placed in segregated confinement
    47  for  longer  than  necessary  and no more than ninety days of segregated
    48  confinement on and after April first, two thousand twenty-one;  no  more
    49  than  sixty  days  of segregated confinement on and after October first,
    50  two thousand twenty-one; and no more  than  thirty  days  of  segregated
    51  confinement  on  and  after  April  first, two thousand twenty-two. Upon
    52  reaching this limit, he or she must be released from segregated confine-
    53  ment or diverted to a residential rehabilitation unit or step down unit.
    54  Such admission to a residential rehabilitation unit or  step  down  unit

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     1  shall occur as expeditiously as possible and in no case take longer than
     2  seventy-two hours from the time transfer should occur.
     3    (i)  Persons  admitted  to  a residential rehabilitation unit shall be
     4  offered at least five hours of out-of-cell programming,  activities,  or
     5  recreation  four  days  per  week,  excluding holidays, and at least two
     6  hours of recreation on the remaining days.
     7    (i) Such incarcerated individuals in a residential rehabilitation unit
     8  shall have access to out-of-cell programs and  activities  that  promote
     9  personal  development and group engagement, addressing underlying causes
    10  of problematic behavior resulting in placement in segregated confinement
    11  or a residential rehabilitation unit, and helping prepare for  discharge
    12  from the unit to general confinement or the community.
    13    (ii)  Persons  in  a  residential  rehabilitation  unit shall have the
    14  opportunity to earn additional privileges under a  progressive  movement
    15  system.
    16    (iii)  Upon  admission to a residential rehabilitation unit, a program
    17  management team shall  develop  an  individual  rehabilitation  plan  in
    18  consultation  with  the  incarcerated  individual  based upon his or her
    19  programming needs. Such plan shall identify specific goals  and  program
    20  to  be  offered, including discharge from the residential rehabilitation
    21  unit or recommendations to transition to a step down unit.
    22    (iv) The program management team will conduct ongoing reviews  of  the
    23  incarcerated  individual, and if appropriate, have the ability to recom-
    24  mend continuation in the  residential  rehabilitation  unit  beyond  the
    25  individuals length of disciplinary sanction.
    26    (v)  If  the  incarcerated individual is maintained in the residential
    27  rehabilitation unit beyond  the  length  of  the  disciplinary  sanction
    28  imposed,  or  is placed there as a result of the deputy commissioner for
    29  correctional facility or his  or  her  designee's  determination  of  an
    30  unreasonable risk to safety and security or staff, incarcerated individ-
    31  uals  or the facility, there shall be a periodic review of the status of
    32  each incarcerated person  at  least  every  sixty  days  to  assess  the
    33  person's  progress and determine if the person should be discharged from
    34  the unit.
    35    (j) Persons may be admitted to a step down unit from either segregated
    36  confinement or a residential rehabilitation unit.
    37    (i) Persons admitted to a  step  down  unit  shall  participate  in  a
    38  multi-phase  progressive program. Incarcerated individuals will progress
    39  through the program, earning fewer  restrictions  and  increased  incen-
    40  tives, as they meet benchmarks and individual goals.
    41    (ii) Such incarcerated individuals will be offered at least five hours
    42  of  out-of-cell  programming,  activities  and  recreation four days per
    43  week, excluding holidays, and at least two hours of  recreation  on  the
    44  remaining days.
    45    (iii) When an incarcerated person is discharged from a step down unit,
    46  any  remaining  time  to  serve  on any underlying disciplinary sanction
    47  shall be held in abeyance for a period of no more than six months.
    48    (iv) Persons in a step down unit shall have the  opportunity  to  earn
    49  additional privileges under a progressive movement system.
    50    (k)  Persons  admitted to an adolescent offender separation unit shall
    51  be offered at least five hours of  out-of-cell  programming,  activities
    52  and  recreation four days per week, excluding holidays, and at least two
    53  hours of recreation on the remaining days.
    54    (i) Persons in an adolescent offender separation unit shall  have  the
    55  opportunity  to  earn additional privileges under a progressive movement
    56  system.

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     1    (ii) If the incarcerated individual is maintained  in  the  adolescent
     2  offender  separation unit beyond the length of the disciplinary sanction
     3  imposed, or is placed there as a result of the deputy  commissioner  for
     4  correctional facility or designees determination of an unreasonable risk
     5  to safety and security of staff, incarcerated individuals or the facili-
     6  ty,  there shall be a periodic review of the status of each incarcerated
     7  person at least every sixty days to assess  the  person's  progress  and
     8  determine if the person should be discharged from the unit.
     9    (l) All staff assigned to segregated confinement, residential rehabil-
    10  itation,  step down or adolescent offender separation unit shall receive
    11  specialized training in dealing with this population, to include  inter-
    12  personal  communication  skills,  de-escalation  techniques and implicit
    13  bias.
    14    (m) The superintendent of  the  institution  maintains  the  right  to
    15  restrict employees from working on a segregated confinement, residential
    16  rehabilitation,  step  down or adolescent offender separation unit if it
    17  is in the best interest of the overall safety and security of the insti-
    18  tution, staff or incarcerated individuals.
    19    (n) Prior to presiding over  a  superintendent  hearing,  all  hearing
    20  officers  shall  receive  hearing  officers training on relevant topics,
    21  including implicit bias.
    22    (o) The department shall publish monthly reports on its website of the
    23  total number of incarcerated individuals who are in segregated  confine-
    24  ment, the total number of incarcerated individuals who are in a residen-
    25  tial  rehabilitation  unit and the total number of incarcerated individ-
    26  uals in  a  step  down  unit,  and  the  total  number  of  incarcerated
    27  individuals  in  an adolescent offender separation unit on the first day
    28  of each month.
    29    (p) The department shall publish an annual cumulative  report  of  the
    30  total number of incarcerated individuals who were in segregated confine-
    31  ment,  the  total number of incarcerated individuals who were in a resi-
    32  dential rehabilitation unit and the total number of  incarcerated  indi-
    33  viduals  who were in a step down unit for the preceding year. The annual
    34  report shall include the average length of stay in each of the units.
    35    § 3. Clauses (A) and (B)   of subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph  (d)  of
    36  subdivision  6 of section 137 of the correction law, as added by chapter
    37  1 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows:
    38    (A) Upon placement of an inmate into segregated confinement,  a  resi-
    39  dential rehabilitation unit, step down unit or adolescent offender sepa-
    40  ration  unit, at a level one or level two facility, a suicide prevention
    41  screening instrument shall be administered by staff from the  department
    42  or the office of mental health who has been trained for that purpose. If
    43  such  a  screening  instrument  reveals  that  the  inmate is at risk of
    44  suicide, a mental health clinician shall be  consulted  and  appropriate
    45  safety precautions shall be taken. Additionally, within one business day
    46  of  the placement of such an inmate into segregated confinement, a resi-
    47  dential rehabilitation unit, step down unit or adolescent offender sepa-
    48  ration unit, at a level one or level two facility, the inmate  shall  be
    49  assessed by a mental health clinician.
    50    (B)  Upon  placement of an inmate into segregated confinement, a resi-
    51  dential rehabilitation unit, step down unit or adolescent offender sepa-
    52  ration unit, at  a  level  three  or  level  four  facility,  a  suicide
    53  prevention  screening instrument shall be administered by staff from the
    54  department or the office of mental health who has been trained for  that
    55  purpose.  If  such  a screening instrument reveals that the inmate is at
    56  risk of suicide, a mental health clinician shall be consulted and appro-

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     1  priate safety precautions shall be taken. All inmates placed  in  segre-
     2  gated  confinement, a residential rehabilitation unit, step down unit or
     3  adolescent offender separation unit, at a  level  three  or  level  four
     4  facility shall be assessed by a mental health clinician, within fourteen
     5  days  of such placement into segregated confinement, a residential reha-
     6  bilitation unit, step down unit or adolescent offender separation unit.
     7    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
     8  no  incarcerated  individual may be placed in segregated confinement for
     9  longer than necessary and:
    10    1. effective on and after April 1, 2021, no more than ninety  days  of
    11  segregated confinement;
    12    2.  effective on and after October 1, 2021, no more than sixty days of
    13  segregated confinement; and
    14    3. effective on and after April 1, 2022, no more than thirty  days  of
    15  segregated confinement.
    16                                   PART KK
    17    Section  1.  Section 60.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
    18  subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    19    8. Shock  incarceration participation. (a) When the  court  imposes  a
    20  determinate  sentence  of  imprisonment pursuant to subdivision three of
    21  section 70.02 of this chapter or subdivision six  of  section  70.06  of
    22  this  chapter  upon  a person who stands convicted either of burglary in
    23  the second degree as defined in subdivision two  of  section  140.25  of
    24  this  chapter  or robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision
    25  one of section 160.10 of this  chapter,  or  an  attempt  thereof,  upon
    26  motion of the defendant, the court may issue an order directing that the
    27  department of corrections and community supervision enroll the defendant
    28  in the shock incarceration program as defined in article twenty-six-A of
    29  the  correction  law, provided that the defendant is an eligible inmate,
    30  as described in subdivision one of section eight hundred  sixty-five  of
    31  the  correction  law.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing provisions of this
    32  subdivision, any defendant to be enrolled in such  program  pursuant  to
    33  this  subdivision  shall  be  governed by the same rules and regulations
    34  promulgated by the department of corrections and community  supervision,
    35  including  without  limitation  those rules and regulations establishing
    36  requirements for completion and such  rules  and  regulations  governing
    37  discipline and removal from the program.
    38    (b)  Paragraph (b) of subdivision seven of section 60.04 of this arti-
    39  cle shall apply in the event an inmate designated  by  court  order  for
    40  enrollment  in  the  shock  incarceration  program  requires a degree of
    41  medical care or mental health care that cannot be provided  at  a  shock
    42  incarceration facility.
    43    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 865 of the correction law, as amended by
    44  chapter 377 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    45    1. "Eligible inmate" means a person sentenced to an indeterminate term
    46  of  imprisonment  who  will become eligible for release on parole within
    47  three years or sentenced to a determinate term of imprisonment who  will
    48  become  eligible for conditional release within three years, who has not
    49  reached the age of fifty years, who has not previously been convicted of
    50  a violent felony as defined in article seventy of the penal  law,  or  a
    51  felony  in  any  other  jurisdiction which includes all of the essential
    52  elements of any such violent felony,  upon  which  an  indeterminate  or
    53  determinate  term  of  imprisonment  was imposed and who was between the
    54  ages of sixteen and fifty years at the time of commission of  the  crime

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     1  upon  which  his  or her present sentence was based. Notwithstanding the
     2  foregoing, no person who is convicted of any  of  the  following  crimes
     3  shall  be  deemed eligible to participate in this program: (a) a violent
     4  felony  offense  as  defined  in  article  seventy of the penal law[,] ;
     5  provided, however, that a person who is convicted  of  burglary  in  the
     6  second  degree  as  defined  in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the
     7  penal law, or robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision one
     8  of section 160.10 of the penal law, or an attempt thereof, and for  whom
     9  the  sentencing  court has issued an order pursuant to subdivision eight
    10  of section 60.05 of the penal law enrolling such  person  in  the  shock
    11  incarceration  program,  is  eligible  to participate, (b) an A-I felony
    12  offense, (c) any homicide offense as  defined  in  article  one  hundred
    13  twenty-five  of  the penal law, (d) any felony sex offense as defined in
    14  article one hundred thirty of the  penal  law  and  (e)  any  escape  or
    15  absconding  offense  as defined in article two hundred five of the penal
    16  law.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect on September 1, 2019.
    18                                   PART LL
    19    Section 1. Section 57 of the civil service law, as added by chapter 83
    20  of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows:
    21    § 57. Continuous recruitment for certain positions.    Notwithstanding
    22  any other provisions of this chapter or any other law, the civil service
    23  department or a municipal commission may establish a continuing eligible
    24  list  for  any class of positions for which it finds [inadequate numbers
    25  of well qualified persons available for recruitment] such  lists  appro-
    26  priate.   Names of eligibles shall be inserted in such list from time to
    27  time as applicants are tested and found qualified in  examinations  held
    28  at  such  intervals as may be prescribed by the civil service department
    29  or municipal commission having jurisdiction.  Such  successive  examina-
    30  tions shall, so far as practicable, be constructed and rated so as to be
    31  equivalent tests of the merit and fitness of candidates. The name of any
    32  candidate who passes any such examination and who is otherwise qualified
    33  shall  be placed on the continuing eligible list in the rank correspond-
    34  ing to his final rating on such examination. The period  of  eligibility
    35  of  successful  candidates  for  certification and appointment from such
    36  continuing eligible list, as a result of any such examination, shall  be
    37  fixed  by  the  civil  service  department  or municipal commission but,
    38  except as a list may reach an announced terminal date, such period shall
    39  not be less than one year; nor shall such period of  eligibility  exceed
    40  four  years.  Subject  to  such  conditions and limitations as the civil
    41  service department or municipal commission may  prescribe,  a  candidate
    42  may take more than one such examination; provided, however, that no such
    43  candidate  shall  be certified simultaneously with more than one rank on
    44  the continuing eligible list. With respect to any candidate who  applies
    45  for  and is granted additional credit in any such examination as a disa-
    46  bled or non-disabled veteran, and for the limited  purpose  of  granting
    47  such  additional  credit, the eligible list shall be deemed to be estab-
    48  lished on the date on which his name is added thereto.
    49    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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     1    Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 52 of the civil service  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  214  of  the  laws  of 1989, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    11.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state [department
     5  of] civil service department may, for titles designated by it, extend to
     6  employees in the state service who are holding or who have held a  posi-
     7  tion  in  the  non-competitive  or  labor class of such service the same
     8  opportunity as employees in the  competitive  class  to  take  promotion
     9  examinations  [if  such  examinations are to be held in conjunction with
    10  open competitive examinations].
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    12                                   PART NN
    13    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 121 of the  civil
    14  service  law, as added by chapter 790 of the laws of 1958, is amended to
    15  read as follows:
    16    (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of  this  subdivi-
    17  sion, the annual salary of any position, compensable on an annual basis,
    18  which  is  classified  or reclassified, or which is allocated or reallo-
    19  cated to a salary grade pursuant to the provisions of this article shall
    20  not be reduced for the then  [permanent]  incumbent  by  reason  of  any
    21  provision  of this article [so long as such position is held by the then
    22  permanent incumbent].
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
    24                                   PART OO
    25    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 70.15 of the penal law, as amended
    26  by chapter 291 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    27    1. Class A misdemeanor. A sentence  of  imprisonment  for  a  class  A
    28  misdemeanor  shall  be  a  definite  sentence.  When  such a sentence is
    29  imposed the term shall be fixed by the court, and shall not exceed  [one
    30  year]  three hundred sixty-four days; provided, however, that a sentence
    31  of imprisonment imposed upon a conviction of criminal  possession  of  a
    32  weapon  in  the  fourth  degree as defined in subdivision one of section
    33  265.01 must be for a period of no less than  [one  year]  three  hundred
    34  sixty-four  days  when the conviction was the result of a plea of guilty
    35  entered in satisfaction of an indictment or any count  thereof  charging
    36  the  defendant  with  the  class  D  violent  felony offense of criminal
    37  possession of a weapon in the third degree  as  defined  in  subdivision
    38  four  of  section  265.02,  except  that  the court may impose any other
    39  sentence authorized by law upon a person who  has  not  been  previously
    40  convicted  in the five years immediately preceding the commission of the
    41  offense for a felony or a class A misdemeanor defined in  this  chapter,
    42  if  the court having regard to the nature and circumstances of the crime
    43  and to the history and character of the defendant, finds on  the  record
    44  that  such  sentence  would  be  unduly  harsh  and that the alternative
    45  sentence would be consistent with public safety and does  not  deprecate
    46  the seriousness of the crime.
    47    §  2. Section 70.15 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
    48  vision 1-a to read as follows:
    49    1-a. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, whenever the
    50  phrase "one year" or "three hundred sixty-five days" or  "365  days"  or
    51  any similar phrase appears in any provision of this chapter or any other
    52  law  in  reference to the definite sentence or maximum definite sentence

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     1  of imprisonment that is imposed, or has been imposed, or may be  imposed
     2  after  the  effective  date  of  this  subdivision,  for  a  misdemeanor
     3  conviction in this state, such phrase shall mean, be interpreted and  be
     4  applied as three hundred sixty-four days.
     5    (b) The amendatory provisions of this subdivision are ameliorative and
     6  shall  apply  to  all  persons who are sentenced before, on or after the
     7  effective date of this subdivision, for a crime committed before, on  or
     8  after the effective date of this subdivision.
     9    (c)  Any  sentence  for  a misdemeanor conviction imposed prior to the
    10  effective date of this subdivision that is a definite sentence of impri-
    11  sonment of one year, or three hundred sixty-five days, shall, by  opera-
    12  tion  of  law,  be  changed to, mean and be interpreted and applied as a
    13  sentence of three hundred sixty-four days.  In  addition  to  any  other
    14  right of a person to obtain a record of a proceeding against him or her,
    15  a  person  so  sentenced prior to the effective date of this subdivision
    16  shall be entitled to obtain, from the criminal court or the clerk there-
    17  of, a certificate of conviction, as  described  in  subdivision  one  of
    18  section 60.60 of the criminal procedure law, setting forth such sentence
    19  as the sentence specified in this paragraph.
    20    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
    21                                   PART PP
    22    Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
    23  section  1311 of the civil practice law and rules, the opening paragraph
    24  as amended by chapter 655 of the laws of 1990 and paragraph (a) as added
    25  by chapter 669 of the laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows:
    26    A civil action may be commenced by the appropriate claiming  authority
    27  against  a  criminal defendant to recover the property which constitutes
    28  the proceeds of a crime, the substituted proceeds of a crime, an instru-
    29  mentality of a crime or the real property instrumentality of a crime [or
    30  to recover a money judgment in an amount  equivalent  in  value  to  the
    31  property  which  constitutes  the  proceeds  of a crime, the substituted
    32  proceeds of a crime, an instrumentality of a crime, or the real property
    33  instrumentality of a crime].  A civil action may be commenced against  a
    34  non-criminal  defendant  to  recover  the property which constitutes the
    35  proceeds of a crime, the substituted proceeds of a crime, an  instrumen-
    36  tality  of  a  crime,  or  the  real property instrumentality of a crime
    37  provided, however, that a judgment of forfeiture predicated upon  clause
    38  (A)  of subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subdivision three [hereof]
    39  of this section shall be limited to the amount of the  proceeds  of  the
    40  crime. Any action under this article must be commenced within five years
    41  of  the  commission  of  the  crime and shall be civil, remedial, and in
    42  personam in nature and shall not be deemed to be a penalty  or  criminal
    43  forfeiture  for  any  purpose. Except as otherwise specially provided by
    44  statute, the proceedings under this article shall be  governed  by  this
    45  chapter.  An  action under this article is not a criminal proceeding and
    46  may not be deemed to be a previous prosecution under  article  forty  of
    47  the criminal procedure law.
    48    (a)  Actions  relating to post-conviction forfeiture crimes. An action
    49  relating to a post-conviction forfeiture crime must be grounded  upon  a
    50  conviction  of a felony defined in subdivision five of section one thou-
    51  sand three hundred ten of this article[, or upon criminal activity aris-
    52  ing from a common scheme or plan of which such a conviction is a  part,]
    53  or  upon a count of an indictment or information alleging a felony which
    54  was dismissed at the time of a plea of guilty to a felony  in  satisfac-

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     1  tion  of  such  count.  A  court  may  not  grant  forfeiture until such
     2  conviction has occurred. However, an action  may  be  commenced,  and  a
     3  court  may grant a provisional remedy provided under this article, prior
     4  to such conviction having occurred.  An action under this paragraph must
     5  be  dismissed  at  any  time after sixty days of the commencement of the
     6  action unless the conviction upon  which  the  action  is  grounded  has
     7  occurred,  or  an  indictment  or  information  upon  which the asserted
     8  conviction is to be based is pending in  a  superior  court.  An  action
     9  under  this  paragraph shall be stayed during the pendency of a criminal
    10  action which is related to it; provided, however, that such  stay  shall
    11  not  prevent  the  granting  or  continuance  of  any provisional remedy
    12  provided under this article or any other provisions of law.
    13    § 2. The civil practice law and rules  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    14  section 1311-b to read as follows:
    15    § 1311-b. Money judgment. If a claiming authority obtains a forfeiture
    16  judgment  against  a  defendant  for the proceeds, substituted proceeds,
    17  instrumentality of a crime or real property instrumentality of a  crime,
    18  but  is  unable to locate all or part of any such property, the claiming
    19  authority may apply to the  court  for  a  money  judgment  against  the
    20  defendant  in  the  amount  of  the value of the forfeited property that
    21  cannot be located. The defendant shall have the right to  challenge  the
    22  valuation of any property that is the basis for such an application. The
    23  claiming  authority  shall  have the burden of establishing the value of
    24  the property under this section by a preponderance of the evidence.
    25    § 3. Subdivisions 1, 3 and 4 of section 1312 of the civil practice law
    26  and rules, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 669 of the  laws  of  1984,
    27  subdivision  3  as  amended and subdivision 4 as added by chapter 655 of
    28  the laws of 1990, are amended to read as follows:
    29    1. The provisional remedies of  attachment,  injunction,  receivership
    30  and  notice  of  pendency provided for herein, shall be available in all
    31  actions to recover property [or for a money judgment] under  this  arti-
    32  cle.
    33    3.  A  court may grant an application for a provisional remedy when it
    34  determines that: (a) there is a substantial probability that the  claim-
    35  ing  authority will be able to demonstrate at trial that the property is
    36  the proceeds, substituted proceeds, instrumentality of the crime or real
    37  property instrumentality of the crime, that the claiming authority  will
    38  prevail  on the issue of forfeiture, and that failure to enter the order
    39  may result in the property being destroyed, removed from  the  jurisdic-
    40  tion  of  the court, or otherwise be unavailable for forfeiture; (b) the
    41  need to preserve the availability of the property through the  entry  of
    42  the requested order outweighs the hardship on any party against whom the
    43  order  may operate; and (c) in an action relating to real property, that
    44  entry of the requested order will not substantially diminish, impair, or
    45  terminate the lawful property interest in  such  real  property  of  any
    46  person or persons other than the defendant or defendants.
    47    4.  Upon motion of any party against whom a provisional remedy granted
    48  pursuant to this article is in effect, the  court  may  issue  an  order
    49  modifying or vacating such provisional remedy if necessary to permit the
    50  moving  party  to  obtain  funds  for  the  payment of reasonable living
    51  expenses, other costs or expenses related to the maintenance, operation,
    52  or preservation of property which is the subject of any such provisional
    53  remedy or reasonable and bona fide attorneys' fees and expenses for  the
    54  representation  of  the  defendant  in the forfeiture proceeding or in a
    55  related criminal matter relating  thereto,  payment  for  which  is  not
    56  otherwise  available  from assets of the defendant which are not subject

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     1  to such provisional remedy. Any such motion shall  be  supported  by  an
     2  affidavit  establishing the unavailability of other assets of the moving
     3  party which are not the subject of such provisional remedy  for  payment
     4  of  such  expenses  or fees. That funds sought to be released under this
     5  subdivision are  alleged  to  be  the  proceeds,  substituted  proceeds,
     6  instrumentality  of  a crime or real property instrumentality of a crime
     7  shall not be a factor for the court in  considering  and  determining  a
     8  motion made pursuant to this subdivision.
     9    §  4.  The  opening  paragraph of subdivision 2 of section 1349 of the
    10  civil practice law and rules, as added by chapter 655  of  the  laws  of
    11  1990, is amended to read as follows:
    12    If any other provision of law expressly governs the manner of disposi-
    13  tion  of  property  subject to the judgment or order of forfeiture, that
    14  provision of law shall be controlling, with the exception that, notwith-
    15  standing the provisions of any  other  law,  all  forfeited  monies  and
    16  proceeds  from  forfeited property shall be deposited into and disbursed
    17  from an asset forfeiture escrow fund  established  pursuant  to  section
    18  six-v  of  the general municipal law, which shall govern the maintenance
    19  of such monies and proceeds from forfeited property.   Upon  application
    20  by  a  claiming agent for reimbursement of moneys directly expended by a
    21  claiming agent in the underlying criminal investigation for the purchase
    22  of contraband which were converted into a  non-monetary  form  or  which
    23  have   not  been  otherwise  recovered,  the  court  shall  direct  such
    24  reimbursement from money forfeited pursuant to this article. Upon appli-
    25  cation of the claiming agent, the court may direct  that  any  vehicles,
    26  vessels  or  aircraft  forfeited pursuant to this article be retained by
    27  the claiming agent for law enforcement purposes, unless the court deter-
    28  mines that such property is subject to a perfected lien, in  which  case
    29  the  court  may not direct that the property be retained unless all such
    30  liens on the property to be retained have been satisfied or pursuant  to
    31  the court's order will be satisfied. In the absence of an application by
    32  the  claiming  agent,  the  claiming authority may apply to the court to
    33  retain such property for law enforcement purposes.  Upon  such  applica-
    34  tion,  the court may direct that such property be retained by the claim-
    35  ing authority for law enforcement purposes, unless the court  determines
    36  that  such  property is subject to a perfected lien. If not so retained,
    37  the judgment or order shall direct the claiming authority  to  sell  the
    38  property  in accordance with article fifty-one of this chapter, and that
    39  the proceeds of such sale and any other moneys realized as a consequence
    40  of any forfeiture pursuant to this article  shall  be  deposited  to  an
    41  asset  forfeiture  escrow  fund established pursuant to section six-v of
    42  the general municipal law and shall  be  apportioned  and  paid  in  the
    43  following descending order of priority:
    44    §  5.  Section  1349 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by
    45  adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    46    5. Monies and proceeds from the sale of property realized as a  conse-
    47  quence  of  any forfeiture distributed to the claiming agent or claiming
    48  authority of any county, town, city, or village of  which  the  claiming
    49  agent  or  claiming  authority is a part, shall be deposited to an asset
    50  forfeiture escrow fund established pursuant  to  section  six-v  of  the
    51  general municipal law.
    52    § 6. Subdivision 2 of section 700 of the county law is amended to read
    53  as follows:
    54    2. Within thirty days after the receipt of any fine, penalty, recovery
    55  upon  any  recognizance,  monies  and proceeds from the sale of property
    56  realized as a consequence of any forfeiture, or other money belonging to

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     1  the county, the district attorney or the claiming  authority  shall  pay
     2  the same to the county treasurer. Not later than the first day of Febru-
     3  ary  in each year, the district attorney shall make in duplicate a veri-
     4  fied  true  statement of all such moneys received and paid to the county
     5  treasurer during the preceding calendar year and at that time shall  pay
     6  to  the  county  treasurer  any  balance  due.  One  statement  shall be
     7  furnished to the county treasurer [and the other], one to the  clerk  of
     8  the  board  of supervisors and one to the state comptroller.  A district
     9  attorney who is not re-elected shall make and file the  verified  state-
    10  ment  and  pay any balance of such moneys to the county treasurer within
    11  thirty days after the expiration of his term.
    12    § 7. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section  6-v
    13  to read as follows:
    14    § 6-v. Asset forfeiture escrow fund. 1. As used in this section:
    15    a. The term "governing board", insofar as it is used in reference to a
    16  village, shall mean the board of trustees thereof; insofar as it is used
    17  in reference to a town, shall mean the town board thereof; insofar as it
    18  is used in reference to a county, shall mean the board of supervisors or
    19  the  county legislature thereof, as applicable; insofar as it is used in
    20  reference to a city, shall mean the "legislative body" thereof, as  that
    21  term  is  defined  in  subdivision seven of section two of the municipal
    22  home rule law.
    23    b. The term "chief fiscal officer" shall mean:
    24    (i) In the case of counties operating under (1) an alternative form of
    25  county government or charter enacted as a state statute or adopted under
    26  the alternative county government law or  by  local  law,  the  official
    27  designated  in  such statute, consolidated law or local law as the chief
    28  fiscal officer, or, if no such designation is made therein, the official
    29  possessing powers and duties similar to  those  of  a  county  treasurer
    30  under the county law as shall be designated by local law.
    31    (2) In the case of counties not operating under an alternative form of
    32  county government or charter enacted as a state statute or adopted under
    33  the  alternative  county  government law or by local law, the treasurer,
    34  except that, in the case of counties having a comptroller, it shall mean
    35  the comptroller.
    36    (ii) In the case of cities, the comptroller; if a city does not have a
    37  comptroller, the treasurer; if a city has neither a  comptroller  nor  a
    38  treasurer,  such  official possessing powers and duties similar to those
    39  of a city treasurer as the finance board shall,  by  resolution,  desig-
    40  nate. A certified copy of such designation shall be filed with the state
    41  comptroller and shall be a public record.
    42    (iii)  In  the  case of towns, the town supervisor; if a town has more
    43  than one supervisor, the presiding supervisor.
    44    (iv) In the case of villages, the village treasurer.
    45    c. The term "claiming authority"  shall  mean  the  district  attorney
    46  having jurisdiction over the offense or the attorney general for purpose
    47  of those crimes for which the attorney general has criminal jurisdiction
    48  in  a  case  where  the underlying criminal charge has been, is being or
    49  could have been brought by the  attorney  general,  or  the  appropriate
    50  corporation  counsel  or county attorney, where such corporation counsel
    51  or county attorney may act as a claiming authority only with the consent
    52  of the district attorney or the attorney general, as appropriate.
    53    d. The term "claiming agent" shall mean and shall include all  persons
    54  described  in  subdivision  thirty-four  of section 1.20 of the criminal
    55  procedure law, and sheriffs, undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs of  coun-
    56  ties within the city of New York.

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     1    2.  The  governing board shall authorize the establishment of an asset
     2  forfeiture escrow fund for any claiming agent or claiming  authority  as
     3  is  deemed  necessary  for  the  monies and proceeds of sale of property
     4  realized  as a consequence of any forfeiture. The separate  identity  of
     5  such fund shall be maintained.
     6    3.  There  shall  be  paid  into  the asset forfeiture escrow fund all
     7  proceeds realized as a consequence of any forfeiture action.  Such funds
     8  shall include, but are not limited to, all funds and any property (real,
     9  personal, tangible and/or intangible) that  are  forfeited  pursuant  to
    10  agreement  or  otherwise  prior  to,  in lieu of or after the lodging of
    11  criminal charges, pre-indictment, post-indictment, or  after  conviction
    12  by plea or trial. Such funds shall also include funds that are forfeited
    13  in compromise of charges that are never brought.
    14    4.  The  monies and proceeds in the asset forfeiture escrow fund shall
    15  be deposited and secured in the manner provided by section ten  of  this
    16  article.    All  monies  and proceeds so deposited in such fund shall be
    17  kept in a separate bank account. The chief fiscal officer may invest the
    18  moneys in such fund in the manner provided in  section  eleven  of  this
    19  article.  Any interest earned or capital gains realized on the moneys so
    20  deposited or invested shall accrue to and become part of such fund.  The
    21  separate  identity  of such fund shall be maintained, whether its assets
    22  consist of cash, investments, or both.
    23    5. Every claim for the payment of  money  from  the  asset  forfeiture
    24  escrow  fund shall specify the purpose of the requested payment and must
    25  be accompanied by a written certification that  the  expenditure  is  in
    26  compliance  with  all applicable laws.  Payments from such fund shall be
    27  made by the chief fiscal officer subject to the  required  certification
    28  and the determination of fund sufficiency.
    29    6.  The  chief fiscal officer, at the termination of each fiscal year,
    30  shall render a detailed report of the operation  and  condition  of  the
    31  asset  forfeiture escrow fund to the governing board and the state comp-
    32  troller. Such report shall be subject  to  examination  and  audit.  The
    33  chief  fiscal  officer may account for such fund separate and apart from
    34  all other funds of the village, town, county, and city.
    35    § 8. Section 1352 of the civil practice law and  rules,  as  added  by
    36  chapter 669 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
    37    §  1352.  Preservation  of  other  rights  and  remedies. The remedies
    38  provided for in this article are not intended to substitute for or limit
    39  or [supercede] supersede the lawful authority of any public  officer  or
    40  agency or other person to enforce any other right or remedy provided for
    41  by law. The exercise of such lawful authority in the forfeiture of prop-
    42  erty alleged to be the proceeds, substitute proceeds, instrumentality of
    43  a  crime  or  real  property  instrumentality  of crime must include the
    44  provision of a prompt opportunity to be heard for the  owner  of  seized
    45  property  in  order  to  ensure  the legitimacy and the necessity of its
    46  continued retention by law enforcement, as well as clear notice of dead-
    47  lines for accomplishing the return of such property.
    48    § 9. Subdivision 11 of section 1311 of  the  civil  practice  law  and
    49  rules is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
    50    (d) Any stipulation, settlement agreement, judgement, order or affida-
    51  vit  required  to  be  given  to  the state division of criminal justice
    52  services pursuant to this subdivision shall include the defendant's name
    53  and such other demographic data as required by  the  state  division  of
    54  criminal justice services.

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     1    §  10.  Subdivision 6 of section 220.50 of the criminal procedure law,
     2  as added by chapter 655 of the laws of  1990,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    6. Where the defendant consents to a plea of guilty to the indictment,
     5  or  part  of  the  indictment,  or consents to be prosecuted by superior
     6  court information as set forth in section 195.20 of this chapter, and if
     7  the defendant and prosecutor agree that as a condition of  the  plea  or
     8  the  superior  court  information certain property shall be forfeited by
     9  the defendant, the description and present estimated monetary  value  of
    10  the  property  shall be stated in court by the prosecutor at the time of
    11  plea. Within thirty days of the acceptance of the plea or superior court
    12  information by the court, the prosecutor shall send to the  commissioner
    13  of  the  division of criminal justice services a document containing the
    14  name of the defendant, the description and  present  estimated  monetary
    15  value  of  the  property,  any other demographic data as required by the
    16  division of criminal justice services and the date the plea or  superior
    17  court  information was accepted. Any property forfeited by the defendant
    18  as a condition to a plea of guilty to an indictment, or a part  thereof,
    19  or  to  a superior court information, shall be disposed of in accordance
    20  with the provisions of section thirteen hundred forty-nine of the  civil
    21  practice law and rules.
    22    §  11.  Subdivision  4 of section 480.10 of the penal law, as added by
    23  chapter 655 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
    24    4. The prosecutor shall promptly file a copy of the special forfeiture
    25  information, including the terms thereof, with  the  state  division  of
    26  criminal  justice  services  and  with  the local agency responsible for
    27  criminal justice planning. Failure to file such information shall not be
    28  grounds for any relief under this chapter.  The  prosecutor  shall  also
    29  report such demographic data as required by the state division of crimi-
    30  nal justice services when filing a copy of the special forfeiture infor-
    31  mation with the state division of criminal justice services.
    32    §  12.  This  act  shall  take effect on the one hundred eightieth day
    33  after it shall have become a law and shall apply to  crimes  which  were
    34  committed on or after such date.
    35                                   PART QQ
    36    Section 1. The family court act is amended by adding a new article 5-C
    37  to read as follows:
    38                                  ARTICLE 5-C
    39                          CHILD-PARENT SECURITY ACT
    40  PART 1. General provisions (581-101 - 581-103)
    41       2. Judgment of parentage (581-201 - 581-205)
    42       3. Child of assisted reproduction (581-301 - 581-307)
    43       4. Gestational agreement (581-401 - 581-411)
    44       5. Payment to donors and gestational carriers (581-501 - 581-502)
    45       6. Miscellaneous provisions (581-601 - 581-604)
    46                                   PART 1
    47                             GENERAL PROVISIONS
    48  Section 581-101. Short title.
    49          581-102. Purpose.
    50          581-103. Definitions.
    51    §  581-101.  Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited
    52  as the "child-parent security act".

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     1    § 581-102. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to  legally  estab-
     2  lish  a  child's  relationship  to his or her parents where the child is
     3  conceived through collaborative reproduction.
     4    § 581-103. Definitions.  (a) "Assisted reproduction" means a method of
     5  causing  pregnancy other than sexual intercourse and includes but is not
     6  limited to:
     7    1. intrauterine or vaginal insemination;
     8    2. donation of gametes;
     9    3. donation of embryos;
    10    4. in vitro fertilization and transfer of embryos; and
    11    5. intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
    12    (b) "Assisted reproductive technology" or  "ART"  is  any  medical  or
    13  scientific intervention, including, but not limited to, assisted reprod-
    14  uction,  provided  for  the purpose of achieving live birth that results
    15  from assisted conception. Assisted conception means the formation  of  a
    16  human embryo outside the body with the intent to produce a live birth.
    17    (c)  "Child"  means  a live born individual of any age whose parentage
    18  may be determined under this act or other law.
    19    (d) "Collaborative reproduction" involves artificial insemination with
    20  donor sperm and any assisted reproduction in which an  individual  other
    21  than the intended parent provides genetic material or agrees to act as a
    22  gestational carrier. It can include, but is not limited to, (1) attempts
    23  by  the intended parent to create a child through means of a gestational
    24  arrangement, with or  without  the  involvement  of  a  donor,  and  (2)
    25  assisted  reproduction  involving a donor where a gestational carrier is
    26  not used.
    27    (e) "Compensation" means payment of  any  valuable  consideration  for
    28  time, effort, pain and/or risk to health in excess of reasonable medical
    29  and ancillary costs.
    30    (f) "Donor" means an individual who produces gametes and provides them
    31  to another person other than the individual's spouse for use in assisted
    32  reproduction,  whether  or not for compensation, and who does not intend
    33  to be a parent. Donor also includes  an  individual  with  dispositional
    34  control  of  an embryo who provides it to another person for the purpose
    35  of gestation and relinquishes all present and future parental and inher-
    36  itance rights and obligations to a resulting child.
    37    (g) "Embryo" means a cell or  group  of  cells  containing  a  diploid
    38  complement  of  chromosomes  or  group  of  such  cells, not a gamete or
    39  gametes, that has the potential to develop into a live born human  being
    40  if  transferred  into  the  body  of  a  woman under conditions in which
    41  gestation may be reasonably expected to occur.
    42    (h) "Embryo transfer" means all medical and laboratory procedures that
    43  are necessary to effectuate the transfer of an embryo into  the  uterine
    44  cavity.
    45    (i)  "Gamete" means a cell containing a haploid complement of DNA that
    46  has the potential to form an embryo when combined with  another  gamete.
    47  Sperm and eggs are gametes. A gamete may consist of nuclear DNA from one
    48  human  being  combined with the cytoplasm, including cytoplasmic DNA, of
    49  another human being.
    50    (j) "Gestational agreement" is a contract between an  intended  parent
    51  and  a  gestational carrier intended to result in a live birth where the
    52  child will be the legal child of the intended parent.
    53    (k) "Gestational carrier"  means  an  adult  person  not  an  intended
    54  parent, who enters into a gestational agreement to bear a child who will
    55  be  the  legal  child  of  the  intended  parent  so long as she has not
    56  provided the egg used to conceive the resulting child.

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     1    (l) "Gestational carrier arrangement" means the  process  by  which  a
     2  gestational  carrier attempts to carry and give birth to a child created
     3  through assisted reproduction so long as the gestational carrier has not
     4  provided the egg used to conceive the resulting child.
     5    (m)  "Health care practitioner" means an individual licensed or certi-
     6  fied under title eight of the education law acting  within  his  or  her
     7  scope of practice.
     8    (n)  "Intended  parent"  is  an individual who manifests the intent as
     9  provided in this act to be legally  bound  as  the  parent  of  a  child
    10  resulting from assisted reproduction or collaborative reproduction.
    11    (o)  "In  vitro  fertilization"  means the formation of a human embryo
    12  outside the human body.
    13    (p) "Parent" means an individual who has  established  a  parent-child
    14  relationship under this act or other law and includes, but is not limit-
    15  ed  to:  (1)  a child's birth parent who is not a gestational carrier or
    16  the spouse of the gestational carrier; (2) a child's genetic parent  who
    17  is  not  the donor; (3) an individual who has legally adopted the child;
    18  (4) an individual who is a parent of  the  child  pursuant  to  a  legal
    19  presumption;  (5) an individual who is a parent of the child pursuant to
    20  an acknowledgment or judgment of parentage pursuant to  article  two  of
    21  this  act  or  other law; (6) an individual who is a parent of the child
    22  pursuant to article three or four of this act.
    23    (q) "Participant" means an individual who  provides  a  biological  or
    24  genetic  component of assisted reproduction, an intended parent, and the
    25  spouse of an intended parent or  gestational  carrier.  Gestation  is  a
    26  biological component within the meaning of this definition.
    27    (r)  "Record"  means  information  inscribed  in  a tangible medium or
    28  stored in an electronic or other medium that is retrievable in perceiva-
    29  ble form.
    30    (s) "Retrieval" means the procurement of eggs or sperm from  a  gamete
    31  provider.
    32    (t)  "Spouse"  means  an  individual  married to another, or who has a
    33  legal relationship entered into under the laws of the United  States  or
    34  of  any  state,  local  or  foreign jurisdiction, which is substantially
    35  equivalent to a marriage, including a civil union or  domestic  partner-
    36  ship.
    37    (u) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Colum-
    38  bia,  Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or
    39  insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
    40    (v) "Transfer" means the placement of an embryo or  gametes  into  the
    41  body of a woman with the intent to achieve pregnancy and live birth.
    42                                   PART 2
    43                            JUDGMENT OF PARENTAGE
    44  Section 581-201. Judgment of parentage.
    45          581-202. Proceeding  for  judgment  of parentage of a child born
    46                     through assisted reproduction.
    47          581-203. Proceeding for judgment of parentage of  a  child  born
    48                     pursuant to a gestational carrier arrangement.
    49          581-204. Judgment  of  parentage  for  intended  parents who are
    50                     spouses.
    51          581-205. Jurisdiction.
    52    § 581-201. Judgment of parentage.  (a) A civil proceeding may be main-
    53  tained to adjudicate the parentage of a child  under  the  circumstances
    54  set  forth  in  this  article.  This proceeding is governed by the civil
    55  practice law and rules.

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     1    (b) A judgment of parentage may be issued prior to birth but shall not
     2  become effective until the birth of the child.
     3    (c)  A  judgment  of  parentage  shall be issued by the court upon the
     4  petition of (1) a child, or (2) a parent or a presumed parent, or (3)  a
     5  participant, or (4) the support/enforcement agency or other governmental
     6  agency  authorized  by  other law, or (5) a representative authorized by
     7  law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain
     8  a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor, in order to
     9  legally establish the child-parent relationship of either a  child  born
    10  through  assisted  reproduction  under  part  three of this article or a
    11  child born pursuant to a gestational carrier arrangement under part four
    12  of this article.
    13    § 581-202. Proceeding for  judgment  of  parentage  of  a  child  born
    14  through  assisted  reproduction.    (a)  A  proceeding for a judgment of
    15  parentage may be commenced:
    16    (1) if the intended parent resides in New York state,  in  the  county
    17  where  the  intended parent resides any time after pregnancy is achieved
    18  or in the county where the child was born or resides; or
    19    (2) if the intended parent and child do not reside in New York  state,
    20  up  to  ninety days after the birth of the child in the county where the
    21  child was born.
    22    (b) The petition for a judgment of  parentage  must  be  verified  and
    23  include the following:
    24    (1)  a  statement  that the intended parent has been a resident of the
    25  state for at least ninety days or if the intended parent is  not  a  New
    26  York state resident, that the child was born in the state; and
    27    (2)  a  statement  from the gestating parent that the gestating parent
    28  became pregnant as a result of the donation of the gamete or embryo  and
    29  a representation of non-access during the time of conception; and
    30    (3)  a  statement  that the non-gestating intended parent consented to
    31  assisted reproduction pursuant to section 581-304 of this article; and
    32    (4) proof of donor's donative intent.
    33    (c) The following shall be deemed sufficient proof of a donor's  dona-
    34  tive intent for purposes of this section:
    35    (1) in the case of an anonymous donor or where gametes or embryos have
    36  previously  been  relinquished to a gamete or embryo storage facility, a
    37  statement from the gamete or embryo storage facility with custody of the
    38  gametes or embryos that the  donor  does  not  retain  any  parental  or
    39  proprietary interest in the gametes or embryos; or
    40    (2)  in  the  case of a donation from a known donor, a record from the
    41  gamete or embryo donor acknowledging the donation  and  confirming  that
    42  the  donor  has  no  parental  or proprietary interest in the gametes or
    43  embryos.  The record shall be signed by the gamete or embryo donor:
    44    i. before a notary public, or
    45    ii. before two witnesses who are not the intended parents, or
    46    iii. before the health care provider, who supervised the donation.
    47    (3) In the absence of a record  pursuant  to  paragraph  two  of  this
    48  subdivision,  notice  shall  be  given to the donor at least twenty days
    49  prior to the proceeding by delivery  of  a  copy  of  the  petition  and
    50  notice.  Upon  a  showing to the court, by affidavit or otherwise, on or
    51  before the date of the proceeding or within such  further  time  as  the
    52  court may allow, that personal service cannot be effected at the donor's
    53  last  known address with reasonable effort, notice may be given, without
    54  prior court order therefore, at least twenty days prior to the  proceed-
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     1  address. Notice by publication shall not be required to be  given  to  a
     2  donor entitled to notice pursuant to the provisions of this section.
     3    (4)  Notwithstanding  the  above,  where  sperm  is provided under the
     4  supervision of a health care provider to someone other  than  the  sperm
     5  provider's  intimate  partner  or  spouse  without a record of the sperm
     6  provider's intent to parent, the sperm provider  is  presumed  to  be  a
     7  Donor and notice is not required.
     8    (d)  Where  a  petition  for parentage demonstrates the consent of the
     9  intended parent to assisted reproduction, the  donative  intent  of  the
    10  gamete  or  embryo  donor  and  that  the  pregnancy  resulted  from the
    11  donation, the court shall issue a judgment of parentage:
    12    (1) declaring, that upon the birth of the child, the  intended  parent
    13  is the only legal parent of the child; and
    14    (2) ordering the intended parent to assume sole responsibility for the
    15  maintenance  and  support of the child immediately upon the birth of the
    16  child; and
    17    (3) ordering that upon the birth of the child, a copy of the  judgment
    18  of  parentage be served on the (i) department of health or New York city
    19  department of mental health and hygiene, or (ii) registrar of births  in
    20  the  hospital  where  the  child is born and directing that the hospital
    21  report the parentage of the  child  to  the  appropriate  department  of
    22  health  in conformity with the court order. If an original birth certif-
    23  icate has already issued, the court shall issue an order  directing  the
    24  appropriate  department  of  health to amend the birth certificate in an
    25  expedited manner and seal the previously issued birth certificate.
    26    § 581-203. Proceeding for judgment of parentage of a child born pursu-
    27  ant to a gestational carrier arrangement.   (a) The  proceeding  may  be
    28  commenced  at any time after the gestational agreement has been executed
    29  by all of the parties. Any party to the gestational agreement not  join-
    30  ing  in the petition must be served with notice of the proceeding. Fail-
    31  ure to respond to the notice  shall  be  considered  a  default  and  no
    32  further notice shall be required.
    33    (b)  The  petition  for  a  judgment of parentage must be verified and
    34  include the following:
    35    (1) A statement that the gestational carrier or  the  intended  parent
    36  has  been  a  resident of the state for at least ninety days at the time
    37  the gestational agreement was executed; and
    38    (2) A certification from the attorneys  representing  the  petitioners
    39  that  the parties are eligible to participate in the gestational carrier
    40  arrangement as required by section 581-404 of this article and that  the
    41  gestational  agreement contains the required terms under section 581-405
    42  of this article; and
    43    (3) A statement that the parties entered into the  gestational  agree-
    44  ment knowingly and voluntarily.
    45    (c)  Where  a  petition satisfies subdivision (b) of this section, the
    46  court  shall  issue  a  judgment  of   parentage,   without   additional
    47  proceedings or documentation:
    48    (1)  Declaring, that upon the birth of a child born during the term of
    49  the gestational agreement, the intended parent is the  legal  parent  of
    50  the child; and
    51    (2)  Declaring, that upon the birth of a child born during the term of
    52  the gestational agreement, the gestational carrier, and the  gestational
    53  carrier's spouse, if any, is not the legal parent of the child; and
    54    (3)  Ordering  the  gestational  carrier and the gestational carrier's
    55  spouse, if any, to transfer the child to the intended parent if this has
    56  not already occurred; and

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     1    (4) Ordering the intended parent to assume sole responsibility for the
     2  maintenance and support of the child immediately upon the birth  of  the
     3  child; and
     4    (5)  Ordering  that  when the child is born, a copy of the judgment of
     5  parentage be served on the (i) department of health  or  New  York  city
     6  department  of mental health and hygiene, or (ii) registrar of births in
     7  the hospital where the child is born and  directing  that  the  hospital
     8  report  the  parentage  of  the  child  to the appropriate department of
     9  health in conformity with the court order. If an original birth  certif-
    10  icate  has  already issued, the court shall issue an order directing the
    11  appropriate department of health to amend the birth  certificate  in  an
    12  expedited manner and seal the previously issued birth certificate.
    13    (d) In the event the certification required by paragraph two of subdi-
    14  vision  (b)  of  this  section  cannot be made because of a technical or
    15  non-substantial deviation from the requirements of sections  581-404  or
    16  581-405  of  this article; the court may nevertheless enforce the agree-
    17  ment and issue an order of parentage if the court determines the  agree-
    18  ment  is  in  substantial  compliance  with the requirements of sections
    19  581-404 and 581-405 of this article.
    20    (e) The agreement of the intended parent  to  pay  reasonable  compen-
    21  sation  to  the  gestational carrier in excess of reasonable medical and
    22  ancillary costs shall not be a bar to the  issuance  of  a  judgment  of
    23  parentage.
    24    § 581-204. Judgment of parentage for intended parents who are spouses.
    25  Notwithstanding  or without limitation on presumptions of parentage that
    26  apply, a judgment of parentage  may  be  obtained  under  this  part  by
    27  intended parents who are each other's spouse.
    28    §  581-205. Jurisdiction.  Proceedings pursuant to this article may be
    29  instituted in the supreme, family or surrogate's court.
    30                                   PART 3
    31                       CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION
    32  Section 581-301. Scope of article.
    33          581-302. Status of donor.
    34          581-303. Parentage of child of assisted reproduction.
    35          581-304. Consent to assisted reproduction.
    36          581-305. Limitation on spouses' dispute of parentage of child of
    37                     assisted reproduction.
    38          581-306. Effect of embryo disposition agreement between intended
    39                     parents which transfers custody and  control  to  one
    40                     intended parent.
    41          581-307. Effect of death of intended parent.
    42    § 581-301. Scope of article.  This article does not apply to the birth
    43  of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse.
    44    §  581-302.  Status  of  donor.    A  donor is not a parent of a child
    45  conceived by means of assisted reproduction.
    46    § 581-303. Parentage of child of assisted reproduction.  (a) An  indi-
    47  vidual who provides gametes for assisted reproduction with the intent to
    48  be  a parent of the child and consents to assisted reproduction with the
    49  consent of the gestating parent as provided in section 581-304  of  this
    50  part, is a parent of the resulting child for all legal purposes.
    51    (b) Upon application by any participant, the court shall issue a judg-
    52  ment  of  parentage  to any participant who is a parent pursuant to this
    53  act.
    54    § 581-304. Consent to assisted reproduction.  (a) Where  the  intended
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     1  spouse,  the  consent  of  both  spouses to the assisted reproduction is
     2  presumed and neither spouse may challenge the parentage  of  the  child,
     3  except as provided in section 581-305 of this part.
     4    (b)  Where  the intended parent who gives birth to a child by means of
     5  assisted reproduction is not a  spouse,  the  consent  to  the  assisted
     6  reproduction  must  be  in  a record in such a manner as to indicate the
     7  mutual agreement of the intended parents to conceive and parent a  child
     8  together.
     9    (c)  The  absence  of  a  record  described in subdivision (b) of this
    10  section shall not preclude a finding that such consent  existed  if  the
    11  court  finds  by  clear  and convincing evidence that at the time of the
    12  assisted reproduction the intended parents agreed to conceive and parent
    13  the child together.
    14    § 581-305. Limitation on spouses' dispute of  parentage  of  child  of
    15  assisted  reproduction.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision
    16  (b) of this section, neither spouse may  challenge  the  presumption  of
    17  parentage of the child unless:
    18    (1)  Within  two  years  after  learning  of  the birth of the child a
    19  proceeding is commenced to adjudicate parentage; and
    20    (2) The court finds by  clear  and  convincing  evidence  that  either
    21  spouse  did  not  consent for the non-gestating spouse to be a parent of
    22  the child.
    23    (b) A proceeding for a judgment of parentage may be maintained at  any
    24  time if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that:
    25    (1)  The  spouse did not consent to assisted reproduction by the indi-
    26  vidual who gave birth; and
    27    (2) The spouse and the individual who gave birth  have  not  cohabited
    28  since the spouse knew or had reason to know of the pregnancy; and
    29    (3) The spouse never openly held out the child as his or her own.
    30    (c)  The  limitation  provided  in  this  section applies to a spousal
    31  relationship that has been declared invalid after assisted  reproduction
    32  or artificial insemination.
    33    §  581-306.  Effect  of  embryo disposition agreement between intended
    34  parents which transfers custody and control to one intended parent.  (a)
    35  An embryo disposition agreement  between  intended  parents  with  joint
    36  custody  and  control  of an embryo shall be binding under the following
    37  circumstances:
    38    (1) it is in writing;
    39    (2) each intended parent had  the  advice  of  counsel  prior  to  its
    40  execution; and
    41    (3)  where  the  intended parents are married, transfer of custody and
    42  control occurs only upon divorce.
    43    (b) The intended parent who  transfers  custody  and  control  of  the
    44  embryo  is  not  a  parent  of any child born from the embryo unless the
    45  agreement states that he or she consents to be a parent.
    46    (c) If the intended parent transferring custody and  control  consents
    47  to be a parent, he or she may withdraw his or her consent to be a parent
    48  upon  notice  to  the  embryo storage facility and to the other intended
    49  parent prior to transfer of the embryo. If he or  she  timely  withdraws
    50  consent  to  parent  he or she is not a parent for any purpose including
    51  support obligations but the embryo transfer may still proceed.
    52    (d) An embryo disposition agreement or advance directive that  is  not
    53  in compliance with subdivision (a) of this section may still be found to
    54  be  enforceable by the court after balancing the respective interests of
    55  the parties except that under no circumstances may the  intended  parent
    56  who  divested  him or herself of custody and control be declared to be a

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     1  parent for any purpose without his or her consent.  The  parent  awarded
     2  custody  and control of the embryos shall, in this instance, be declared
     3  to be the only parent of the child.
     4    §  581-307.  Effect of death of intended parent.  If an individual who
     5  consented in a record to be  a  parent  by  assisted  reproduction  dies
     6  before  the transfer of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased individual
     7  is not a parent of the resulting child unless  the  deceased  individual
     8  consented in a signed record that if assisted reproduction were to occur
     9  after  death,  the  deceased  individual would be a parent of the child,
    10  provided that the record complies with the estates,  powers  and  trusts
    11  law.
    12                                   PART 4
    13                            GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT
    14  Section 581-401. Gestational agreement authorized.
    15          581-404. Eligibility.
    16          581-405. Requirements of gestational agreement.
    17          581-406. Termination of gestational agreement.
    18          581-407. Gestational  agreement:  effect  of  subsequent spousal
    19                     relationship.
    20          581-408. Failure to obtain a judgment of parentage.
    21          581-409. Dispute as to gestational agreement.
    22          581-410. Inspection of records.
    23          581-411. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
    24    § 581-401. Gestational agreement authorized.   (a) If  eligible  under
    25  this article to enter into a gestational agreement, a gestational carri-
    26  er,  the  gestational  carrier's  spouse if applicable, and the intended
    27  parent may enter into a gestational agreement which will be  enforceable
    28  provided  the gestational agreement meets the requirements of this arti-
    29  cle.
    30    (b) A gestational agreement shall not apply to the birth  of  a  child
    31  conceived by means of sexual intercourse.
    32    (c)  A  gestational  agreement may provide for payment of compensation
    33  under part five of this article.
    34    (d) A gestational agreement may not limit the right of the gestational
    35  carrier to make decisions to safeguard the gestational carrier's  health
    36  or that of any fetus or embryo the gestational carrier is carrying.
    37    (e) A gestational agreement may not limit the right of the gestational
    38  carrier  to  terminate  the pregnancy or reduce the number of fetuses or
    39  embryos the gestational carrier is carrying.
    40    § 581-404. Eligibility.  (a) A gestational carrier shall  be  eligible
    41  to enter into an enforceable gestational agreement under this article if
    42  the  gestational  carrier has met the following requirements at the time
    43  the gestational agreement is executed:
    44    (1) The gestational carrier is at least twenty-one years of age; and
    45    (2) The gestational carrier has not provided the egg used to  conceive
    46  the resulting child; and
    47    (3)  The gestational carrier has completed a medical evaluation with a
    48  health care practitioner relating to the anticipated pregnancy; and
    49    (4) The gestational carrier, and the gestational carrier's  spouse  if
    50  applicable  have  undergone  legal  consultation  with independent legal
    51  counsel of their own choosing which may be  paid  for  by  the  intended
    52  parent  regarding  the terms of the gestational agreement and the poten-
    53  tial legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement; and
    54    (5) The gestational carrier has, or the gestational  agreement  stipu-
    55  lates  that  prior  to the embryo transfer, the gestational carrier will

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     1  obtain, a health insurance policy that covers major  medical  treatments
     2  and  hospitalization,  and  the  health insurance policy has a term that
     3  extends throughout the duration of the expected pregnancy and for  eight
     4  weeks  after the birth of the child; the policy may be procured and paid
     5  for by the intended parents on behalf of the gestational carrier  pursu-
     6  ant to the gestational agreement.
     7    (b) The intended parent shall be eligible to enter into an enforceable
     8  gestational  agreement  under  this article if he, she, or they have met
     9  the following requirements at the time  the  gestational  agreement  was
    10  executed:
    11    (1)  He, she, or they have undergone legal consultation with independ-
    12  ent legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational  agreement  and
    13  the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement;
    14  and
    15    (2) He or she is an adult person who is not in a spousal relationship,
    16  or  adult  spouses together, or any two adults who are intimate partners
    17  together, except the spouse of the intended parent is not required to be
    18  a party to the gestational agreement and shall not have parental  rights
    19  or  obligations  to  the  child where the intended parent and his or her
    20  spouse:
    21    (i) are living separate and apart pursuant to a decree or judgment  of
    22  separation  or  pursuant to a written agreement of separation subscribed
    23  by the parties thereto and acknowledged or proved in the  form  required
    24  to entitle a deed to be recorded; or
    25    (ii)  have  been  living  separate  and apart for at least three years
    26  prior to execution of the gestational agreement.
    27    § 581-405. Requirements of gestational agreement.  (a)  A  gestational
    28  agreement  shall  be  deemed  to have satisfied the requirements of this
    29  article and be enforceable if it meets the following requirements:
    30    (1) It shall be in a signed record verified by:
    31    i. the intended parents, and
    32    ii. the gestational carrier, and  the  gestational  carrier's  spouse,
    33  unless;
    34    A.  the  gestational  carrier and the gestational carrier's spouse are
    35  living separate and apart pursuant to a decree or judgment of separation
    36  or pursuant to a written  agreement  of  separation  subscribed  by  the
    37  parties thereto and acknowledged or proved in the form required to enti-
    38  tle a deed to be recorded; or
    39    B.  have been living separate and apart for at least three years prior
    40  to execution of the gestational agreement; and
    41    (2) It shall be executed prior to the embryo transfer; and
    42    (3) It shall be executed by a gestational carrier meeting  the  eligi-
    43  bility  requirements  of subdivision (a) of section 581-404 of this part
    44  and by the gestational carrier's spouse, unless the  gestational  carri-
    45  er's  spouse's  signature  is not required as set forth in this section;
    46  and
    47    (4) It shall be executed by intended parents meeting  the  eligibility
    48  requirements of subdivision (b) of section 581-404 of this part; and
    49    (5)  The  gestational  carrier and the gestational carrier's spouse if
    50  applicable and the intended parents shall have been represented by sepa-
    51  rate, independent counsel in  all  matters  concerning  the  gestational
    52  agreement; and
    53    (6)  If  the gestational agreement provides for the payment of compen-
    54  sation to the gestational carrier,  the  compensation  shall  have  been
    55  placed  in  escrow  with an independent escrow agent prior to the gesta-
    56  tional carrier's  commencement  of  any  medical  procedure  other  than

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     1  medical  evaluations  necessary  to  determine the gestational carrier's
     2  eligibility; and
     3    (7) The agreement must include information disclosing how the intended
     4  parents  will cover the medical expenses of the surrogate and the child.
     5  If health care coverage is used  to  cover  the  medical  expenses,  the
     6  disclosure  shall  include a review of the health care policy provisions
     7  related to coverage for  surrogate  pregnancy,  including  any  possible
     8  liability  of the surrogate, third-party liability liens or other insur-
     9  ance coverage, and any notice requirements that could affect coverage or
    10  liability of the surrogate.
    11    (8) The gestational agreement must include the following terms:
    12    (i) As to  the  gestational  carrier  and  the  gestational  carrier's
    13  spouse, if any:
    14    (A)  the agreement of the gestational carrier to undergo embryo trans-
    15  fer and attempt to carry and give birth to the child; and
    16    (B) the agreement of  the  gestational  carrier  and  the  gestational
    17  carrier's spouse, if any, to surrender custody of all resulting children
    18  to the intended parent immediately upon the birth; and
    19    (C)  the right of the gestational carrier to utilize the services of a
    20  health care practitioner  of  the  gestational  carrier's  choosing,  to
    21  provide her care during the pregnancy; and
    22    (ii) As to the intended parent:
    23    (A)  the  agreement  to accept custody of all resulting children imme-
    24  diately upon birth regardless of number, gender, or mental  or  physical
    25  condition; and
    26    (B) the agreement to assume sole responsibility for the support of the
    27  child immediately upon the child's birth; and
    28    (C)  the  agreement  that  the  rights and obligations of the intended
    29  parent under the gestational agreement are not assignable.
    30    § 581-406. Termination of gestational agreement. After  the  execution
    31  of  a  gestational  agreement but before the gestational carrier becomes
    32  pregnant by means of assisted reproduction, the gestational carrier, the
    33  gestational carrier's spouse, if any, or any intended parent may  termi-
    34  nate  the  gestational  agreement  by  giving notice of termination in a
    35  record to all other parties. Upon proper termination of the  gestational
    36  agreement  the  parties are released from all obligations recited in the
    37  agreement except that the intended parent remains  responsible  for  all
    38  expenses  that  are  reimbursable  under  the  agreement which have been
    39  incurred by the gestational carrier through  the  date  of  termination.
    40  Unless  the  agreement  provides  otherwise,  the gestational carrier is
    41  entitled to keep all payments she has received and obtain  all  payments
    42  to  which  the  gestational  carrier  is entitled. Neither a prospective
    43  gestational carrier nor the gestational carrier's  spouse,  if  any,  is
    44  liable to the intended parent for terminating a gestational agreement as
    45  provided in this section.
    46    § 581-407. Gestational   agreement:   effect   of  subsequent  spousal
    47  relationship. After the execution of a gestational agreement under  this
    48  article,  the subsequent spousal relationship of the gestational carrier
    49  does not affect the validity of a gestational agreement, the gestational
    50  carrier's spouse's consent to the agreement shall not be  required,  and
    51  the gestational carrier's spouse shall not be the presumed parent of the
    52  resulting child.
    53    § 581-408. Failure  to  obtain  a  judgment  of  parentage.  Where  an
    54  intended parent or the gestational carrier fails to obtain a judgment of
    55  parentage pursuant to section 581-203 of this  article,  either  because
    56  the gestational agreement does not meet the requirements of this article

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     1  or  there was no gestational agreement, the parentage of a child will be
     2  determined based on the best interests of the child taking into  account
     3  genetics  and the intent of the parties. An intended parent's absence of
     4  genetic  connection  to the child is not a sufficient basis to deny that
     5  individual a judgment of legal parentage.
     6    § 581-409. Dispute as to gestational agreement.  (a) Any dispute which
     7  is related to a gestational agreement other than disputes as to  parent-
     8  age  shall  be  resolved by the supreme court, which shall determine the
     9  respective rights and obligations  of  the  parties.  If  a  gestational
    10  agreement  does not meet the requirements of this article, except as set
    11  forth in subdivision (d) of section 581-203 of part two of this  article
    12  the agreement is not enforceable.
    13    (b)  Except  as  expressly  provided in the gestational agreement, the
    14  intended parent and the gestational carrier shall  be  entitled  to  all
    15  remedies available at law or equity in any dispute related to the gesta-
    16  tional agreement.
    17    (c)  There  shall  be  no  specific performance remedy available for a
    18  breach by the gestational carrier of a gestational agreement  term  that
    19  requires  the  gestational carrier to be impregnated or to terminate the
    20  pregnancy or to reduce the number of fetuses or embryos the  gestational
    21  carrier is carrying.
    22    § 581-410. Inspection of records.  The proceedings, records, and iden-
    23  tities  of  the individual parties to a gestational agreement under this
    24  article shall be sealed except upon the petition of the parties  to  the
    25  gestational  agreement  or the child born as a result of the gestational
    26  carrier arrangement.
    27    § 581-411. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.  Subject to the  juris-
    28  dictional  standards  of  section  seventy-six of the domestic relations
    29  law, the court conducting a proceeding under this article has exclusive,
    30  continuing jurisdiction of all matters arising out  of  the  gestational
    31  agreement until a child born to the gestational carrier during the peri-
    32  od governed by the agreement attains the age of one hundred eighty days.
    33                                   PART 5
    34                 PAYMENT TO DONORS AND GESTATIONAL CARRIERS
    35  Section 581-501. Reimbursement.
    36          581-502. Compensation.
    37    §  581-501.  Reimbursement.   (a) A donor who has entered into a valid
    38  agreement to be a donor, may  receive  reimbursement  from  an  intended
    39  parent  for  economic  losses  incurred  in connection with the donation
    40  which result from the retrieval or storage of gametes or embryos.
    41    (b) Premiums paid  for  insurance  against  economic  losses  directly
    42  resulting  from  the  retrieval  or  storage  of  gametes or embryos for
    43  donation may be reimbursed.
    44    § 581-502. Compensation.  (a) Compensation may be paid to a  donor  or
    45  gestational  carrier based on services rendered, expenses and or medical
    46  risks that have been or will be incurred, time, and inconvenience. Under
    47  no circumstances may compensation be paid to purchase gametes or embryos
    48  or to pay for the relinquishment of a parental interest in a child.
    49    (b) The compensation, if any, paid to a donor or  gestational  carrier
    50  must be reasonable and negotiated in good faith between the parties, and
    51  said  payments to a gestational carrier shall not exceed the duration of
    52  the pregnancy and recuperative period of up to  eight  weeks  after  the
    53  birth of the child.
    54    (c)  Compensation may not be conditioned upon the purported quality or
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     1    (d) Compensation may not be conditioned on actual genotypic or  pheno-
     2  typic characteristics of the donor or of the child.
     3                                   PART 6
     4                          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
     5  Section 581-601. Remedial.
     6          581-602. Severability.
     7          581-603. Parent  under section seventy of the domestic relations
     8                     law.
     9          581-604. Interpretation.
    10    § 581-601. Remedial.   This legislation is hereby  declared  to  be  a
    11  remedial  statute and is to be construed liberally to secure the benefi-
    12  cial interests and purposes thereof for the best interests of the child.
    13    § 581-602. Severability.  The invalidation of any part of this  legis-
    14  lation  by  a  court  of  competent jurisdiction shall not result in the
    15  invalidation of any other part.
    16    § 581-603. Parent under section seventy of the domestic relations law.
    17  The term "parent" in section seventy of the domestic relations law shall
    18  include a person established to be a parent under this  article  or  any
    19  other relevant law.
    20    § 581-604. Interpretation.  Unless  the  context  indicates otherwise,
    21  words importing the singular  include  and  apply  to  several  persons,
    22  parties, or things; words importing the plural include the singular.
    23    § 2. Section 73 of the domestic relations law is REPEALED.
    24    § 3. Article 8 of the domestic relations law is REPEALED.
    25    § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
    26  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    27  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    28  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or
    29  before such date.
    30                                   PART RR
    31    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new  section  63-e
    32  to read as follows:
    33    §  63-e.  Office of special investigation. There is established within
    34  the department of law an office of special investigation.  Notwithstand-
    35  ing any other provision of this article, the  office  shall  investigate
    36  any case in which the death of an unarmed civilian is caused by a police
    37  officer during the performance of his or her duties.  Proceedings of the
    38  office  under  this  section  shall  be conducted by the deputy attorney
    39  general for special investigation, who may appear in person or by his or
    40  her deputy or assistant before any court or grand jury and exercise  all
    41  of the powers and perform all of the duties with respect to such actions
    42  or proceedings which the district attorney would otherwise be authorized
    43  or  required  to  exercise or perform.   Where an investigation required
    44  under this section involves the state police, the attorney general shall
    45  appoint an independent special prosecutor to conduct such investigation.
    46  In all proceedings of  the  office  under  this  section,  all  expenses
    47  incurred  by the attorney general, including the salary or other compen-
    48  sation of all deputies employed, shall be charged as provided for  under
    49  subdivision two of section sixty-three of this article.
    50    §  2.  The  executive  law is amended by adding a new section 837-t to
    51  read as follows:
    52    § 837-t. Use of force reporting. The chief of every police department,
    53  each county sheriff,  and  the  superintendent  of  state  police  shall

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     1  report, to the division in a form and manner as defined by the division,
     2  any  incident  where a police officer, as defined in subdivision thirty-
     3  four of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law or a peace officer as
     4  defined  in  section  2.10  of  the criminal procedure law, discharges a
     5  firearm in the direction of another person, or where his or  her  action
     6  results in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. Serious
     7  bodily  injury  is  defined as bodily injury that involves a substantial
     8  risk of death, unconsciousness, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or
     9  protracted loss of impairment of the function of a bodily member,  organ
    10  or mental faculty.
    11    §  3.  Subdivision 4 of section 840 of the executive law is amended by
    12  adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
    13    (d) Establish a model law enforcement use of force policy suitable for
    14  adoption by any law enforcement agency throughout the state. The use  of
    15  force  policy  shall  include,  but  not  be  limited to, information on
    16  current law as it relates to use of  force  and  acts  or  techniques  a
    17  police  officer  or peace officer may not use in the course of acting in
    18  his or her official capacity. The chief of every  local  police  depart-
    19  ment,  each county sheriff, and the superintendent of state police shall
    20  implement a use of force policy. The  use  of  force  policy  should  be
    21  consistent  with  the  model  law enforcement policy as required by this
    22  section except that a department shall  not  be  limited  from  imposing
    23  further restrictions on the use of force.
    24    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
    25    § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
    26  sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
    27  competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
    28  impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
    29  its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
    30  or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
    31  ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
    32  the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
    33  invalid provisions had not been included herein.
    34    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
    35  the applicable effective date of Parts A through RR of this act shall be
    36  as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.