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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 18, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, the vehicle and traffic law,
   the social services law, the family court act, the alcoholic  beverage
   control  law,  the education law, the judiciary law, the real property
   law and the insurance law, in relation to eliminating the  requirement
   of  the  suspension  of  driver's  licenses,  professional licenses or
   recreational licenses for failing to pay child support; and to  repeal
   certain provisions of the insurance law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The section heading and subdivisions (a) and (b) of section
 244-b of the domestic relations law, the section heading as amended  and
 subdivision (b) as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997 and subdivi-
 sion  (a)  as amended by chapter 624 of the laws of 2002, are amended to
 read as follows:
   [Child support proceedings] PROCEEDINGS and  enforcement  of  arrears;
 suspension of driving privileges.
   (a) In any proceeding for the enforcement of a direction or agreement,
 incorporated  in  a judgment or order, to pay any sum of money as [child
 support or combined child and] spousal support, if the court  is  satis-
 fied  by  competent  proof  that  the respondent has accumulated support
 arrears equivalent to or greater than the amount of support due pursuant
 to such judgment or order for a period of four  months,  the  court  may
 order the department of motor vehicles to suspend the respondent's driv-
 ing  privileges,  and  if such order issues, the respondent may apply to
 the department of motor vehicles for a restricted use  license  pursuant
 to section five hundred thirty of the vehicle and traffic law. The court
 may at any time upon payment of arrears or partial payment of arrears by
 the  respondent  order the department of motor vehicles to terminate the
 suspension of respondent's driving privileges. For purposes of determin-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 ing whether a support obligor has accumulated support arrears equivalent
 to or greater than the amount of  support  due  for  a  period  of  four
 months,  the  amount  of  any  retroactive  support, other than periodic
 payments  of  retroactive  support  which  are  past  due,  shall not be
 included in the calculation of support arrears pursuant to this section.
   (b) If the respondent, after receiving appropriate  notice,  fails  to
 comply  with  a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity [or
 child support] proceeding, the court may order the department  of  motor
 vehicles  to  suspend the respondent's driving privileges. The court may
 subsequently order the department of motor  vehicles  to  terminate  the
 suspension  of  the  respondent's driving privileges; however, the court
 shall order the termination of such suspension when the court is  satis-
 fied  that the respondent has fully complied with all summonses, subpoe-
 nas and warrants relating to a paternity [or child support] proceeding.
   § 2. Subdivision 4-e of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by chapter 601 of the laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4-e.  Suspension  and  disqualification  for  failure  [to  make child
 support payments or failure] to  comply  with  a  summons,  subpoena  or
 warrant  relating  to a paternity [or child support] proceeding. (1) The
 commissioner, on behalf of the department, shall enter  into  a  written
 agreement with the commissioner of the office of temporary and disabili-
 ty  assistance,  on  behalf  of  the  office of temporary and disability
 assistance, which shall set forth  the  procedures  for  suspending  the
 driving  privileges  of  individuals who have failed to make payments of
 [child support or combined child and] spousal support.
   (2) Such agreement shall include:
   (i) the procedure under which the office of temporary  and  disability
 assistance  shall notify the department of an individual's liability for
 support arrears;
   (ii) the procedure under which the department shall be notified by the
 office of temporary and disability assistance  that  an  individual  has
 satisfied or commenced payment of [his or her] SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S support
 arrears; or has made satisfactory payment arrangements thereon and shall
 have the suspension of [his or her] SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S driving privileges
 terminated;
   (iii) the procedure for reimbursement of the department and its agents
 by  the office of temporary and disability assistance for the full addi-
 tional costs of carrying out the procedures authorized by this  section,
 and  may include, subject to the approval of the director of the budget,
 a procedure for reimbursement of necessary additional costs of  collect-
 ing social security numbers pursuant to section five hundred two of this
 title;
   (iv)  provision  for  the  publicizing  of sanctions for nonpayment of
 [child] support including the potential for the suspension of delinquent
 support obligors' driving privileges if they fail to pay [child  support
 or combined child and] spousal support; and
   (v)  such  other  matters  as the parties to such agreement shall deem
 necessary to carry out provisions of this section.
   (3) Upon receipt of notification from  the  office  of  temporary  and
 disability  assistance  of a person's failure to satisfy support arrears
 or to make satisfactory payment arrangements thereon pursuant  to  para-
 graph  (e)  of subdivision twelve of section one hundred eleven-b of the
 social services law or notification from a court issuing an order pursu-
 ant to section four hundred fifty-eight-a of the family  court  act  [or
 section  two  hundred  forty-four-b  of the domestic relations law], the
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 commissioner or [his or her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S agent shall suspend the
 license of such person to operate a motor vehicle.  In  the  event  such
 person  is  unlicensed,  such  person's privilege of obtaining a license
 shall  be  suspended.  Such  suspension  shall take effect no later than
 fifteen days from the date of the notice thereof  to  the  person  whose
 license  or  privilege  of  obtaining  a license is to be suspended, and
 shall remain in effect until such time as the  commissioner  is  advised
 that  the person has satisfied the support arrears or has made satisfac-
 tory payment arrangements thereon pursuant to paragraph (e) of  subdivi-
 sion  twelve  of section one hundred eleven-b of the social services law
 or until such time as the  court  issues  an  order  to  terminate  such
 suspension;
   (4) From the time the commissioner is notified by the office of tempo-
 rary  and  disability  assistance  of  a  person's liability for support
 arrears under this section, the commissioner shall be relieved from  all
 liability  to  such person which may otherwise arise under this section,
 and such person shall have no  right  to  commence  a  court  action  or
 proceeding  or  to  any other legal recourse against the commissioner to
 recover such driving privileges as authorized by this section. In  addi-
 tion, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such person shall have
 no right to a hearing or appeal pursuant to this chapter with respect to
 a suspension of driving privileges as authorized by this section. Howev-
 er,  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed  to prohibit such person from
 proceeding against the  support  collection  unit  pursuant  to  article
 seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules.
   (5)  Any  person whose license has been suspended pursuant to subdivi-
 sion three of this section may apply for the issuance  of  a  restricted
 use license as provided in section five hundred thirty of this title.
   §  3.  Subdivision  12 of section 111-b of the social services law, as
 added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995, subparagraph 1 of paragraph (b)
 as amended by chapter 624 of the laws  of  2002  and  paragraph  (d)  as
 amended  by  chapter  309  of  the  laws  of 1996, is amended to read as
 follows:
   12. (a) The department, through the commissioner, shall enter into the
 agreement provided for in section five hundred ten of  the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law  and  is authorized to furnish to the commissioner of motor
 vehicles such information and to take such actions as may  be  necessary
 to  carry  out  the  agreement  provided  for  in  such section, for the
 enforcement of [child] SPOUSAL support orders through the suspension  of
 delinquent obligors' driving privileges.
   (b)  (1)  When  a support obligor who is or was under a court order to
 pay [child support or combined child and] spousal support to  a  support
 collection unit on behalf of persons receiving services under this title
 has accumulated support arrears equivalent to or greater than the amount
 of  support  due pursuant to such order for a period of four months, the
 office of temporary and disability assistance shall notify  the  support
 obligor in writing that [his or her] SUCH OBLIGOR'S continued failure to
 pay  the  support arrears shall result in notification to the department
 of motor vehicles to suspend the support  obligor's  driving  privileges
 unless  the  support obligor complies with the requirements set forth in
 paragraph (e) of this subdivision. For purposes of determining whether a
 support obligor has accumulated support arrears equivalent to or greater
 than the amount of support due for a period of four months,  the  amount
 of  any retroactive support, other than periodic payments of retroactive
 support which are past due, shall not be included in the calculation  of
 support  arrears  pursuant  to  this  section; however, if at least four
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 months of support arrears have accumulated subsequent to the date of the
 court order, the  entire  amount  of  any  retroactive  support  may  be
 collected pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision or as otherwise
 authorized by law.
   (2)  The  department shall provide the notice required by subparagraph
 one of this paragraph by first class mail to the support obligor's  last
 known address or such other place where the support obligor is likely to
 receive  notice,  or  in  the  same  manner  as a summons may be served.
 Forty-five days after the date of such notice, if  the  support  obligor
 has  not  challenged  the  determination  of the support collection unit
 pursuant to subparagraph one of paragraph (d) of this subdivision or  if
 the  support  obligor has failed to satisfy the arrears/past due support
 or to otherwise comply with the requirements set forth in paragraph  (e)
 of this subdivision, the department shall notify the department of motor
 vehicles  that  the  support  obligor's  driving  privileges  are  to be
 suspended pursuant to section five hundred ten of the vehicle and  traf-
 fic  law.  Upon  the support obligor's compliance with the provisions of
 paragraph (e) of this  subdivision,  the  department  shall  advise  the
 department  of motor vehicles within five business days that the suspen-
 sion of the support obligor's driving privileges shall be terminated. If
 the support obligor appears in person at the support collection unit  to
 satisfy  the  requirements  of  paragraph  (e)  of this subdivision, the
 support collection unit shall immediately provide a notice of compliance
 to the support obligor, in addition to the notice sent directly  to  the
 department of motor vehicles.
   (3)  Notwithstanding  the  requirements of this subdivision, no notice
 shall be issued by the department pursuant to subparagraph one  of  this
 paragraph  to  a  support  obligor  from whom support payments are being
 received by the support  collection  unit  as  a  result  of  an  income
 execution  or  an income deduction order issued pursuant to section five
 thousand two hundred forty-one or five thousand two hundred forty-two of
 the civil practice law and rules.
   (c) The notice provided to a support obligor by the department  pursu-
 ant  to  paragraph  (b) of this subdivision shall contain the caption of
 the order of support, the date the order of  support  was  entered,  the
 court  in  which  it  was  entered,  the amount of the periodic payments
 directed, and the amount of arrears/past due support. In  addition,  the
 notice shall include:
   (1) an explanation of the action required pursuant to paragraph (e) of
 this subdivision to be taken by the support obligor to avoid the suspen-
 sion of [his or her] SUCH OBLIGOR'S driving privileges;
   (2) a statement that forty-five days after the date of the notice, the
 department  of  motor  vehicles  will be notified to suspend the support
 obligor's driving privileges unless the support  obligor  may  challenge
 the  support  collection  unit's determination as set forth in paragraph
 (d) of this subdivision within forty-five  days  of  the  date  of  such
 notice; a statement of the manner in which the support obligor may chal-
 lenge  the  determination,  and  a statement that if the support obligor
 challenges the determination, a review will be completed by the  support
 collection unit within seventy-five days of the date of the notice;
   (3)  a  statement  that  if the support obligor does not challenge the
 support collection unit's determination then  the  department  of  motor
 vehicles  shall  be  notified  to  suspend the support obligor's driving
 privileges unless the support obligor contacts  the  support  collection
 unit to arrange for full payment or commencement of satisfactory payment
 arrangements  on  the  arrears/past  due support, or to comply otherwise
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 with the requirements set forth in paragraph (e)  of  this  subdivision,
 within forty-five days of the date of the notice;
   (4)  the  address  and telephone number of the support collection unit
 that the support obligor may contact  to  request  information  about  a
 challenge  or to comply with the requirements set forth in paragraph (e)
 of this subdivision;
   (5) a statement that the suspension of driving privileges will contin-
 ue until the support obligor pays the support arrears or complies other-
 wise with the requirements set forth in paragraph (e) of  this  subdivi-
 sion; and
   (6)  a  statement  printed in boldface type that the support obligor's
 intentional submission  of  false  written  statements  to  the  support
 collection  unit  for the purpose of frustrating or defeating the lawful
 enforcement of support obligations is  punishable  pursuant  to  section
 175.35 of the penal law.
   (d)  (1) A support obligor may challenge in writing the correctness of
 the determination of the support  collection  unit  that  the  obligor's
 driving  privileges should be suspended, and in support of the challenge
 may submit  documentation  demonstrating  mistaken  identity,  error  in
 calculation  of  arrears,  financial  exemption  from license suspension
 pursuant to the conditions enumerated in paragraph (e) of this  subdivi-
 sion,  the absence of an underlying court order to support such determi-
 nation, or other reason that the person is not subject to such  determi-
 nation.  Such documents may include but are not limited to a copy of the
 order of support pursuant to which  the  obligor  claims  to  have  made
 payment,  other  relevant  court  orders,  copies  of  cancelled checks,
 receipts for support payments, pay stubs or other documents  identifying
 wage  withholding,  and  proof  of identity. The support collection unit
 shall review the documentation submitted by the support  obligor,  shall
 adjust  the  support  obligor's account if appropriate, and shall notify
 the support obligor of the results of the review initiated  in  response
 to  the  challenge  within seventy-five days from the date of the notice
 required by paragraph (b) of this subdivision. If the support collection
 unit's review indicates that the determination to suspend driving privi-
 leges was correct, the support collection unit shall notify the  support
 obligor  of  the  results of the review and that the support obligor has
 thirty-five days from the date of mailing of such notice to satisfy  the
 full  amount  of the arrears or commence payment of the arrears/past due
 support as specified in paragraph (e) of this  subdivision  and  if  the
 support obligor fails to do so, the support collection unit shall notify
 the  department of motor vehicles to suspend the support obligor's driv-
 ing privileges pursuant to section five hundred ten of the  vehicle  and
 traffic  law.  The support obligor shall be further notified that if the
 support obligor files objections with the family court and serves  these
 objections  on  the support collection unit within thirty-five days from
 the date of mailing of the notice  denying  the  challenge  pursuant  to
 subdivision  five of section four hundred fifty-four of the family court
 act, the support collection unit shall  not  notify  the  department  of
 motor vehicles to suspend the support obligor's driving privileges until
 fifteen  days  after  entry of judgement by the family court denying the
 objections.
   (2) A support obligor may within thirty-five days of  mailing  of  the
 notice  denying  [his  or  her]  SUCH OBLIGOR'S challenge by the support
 collection unit  request  that  the  family  court  review  the  support
 collection  unit's determination pursuant to subdivision five of section
 four hundred fifty-four of the family court act. If the support  obligor
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 requests  the  family  court  to review the determination of the support
 collection unit, the  support  collection  unit  shall  not  notify  the
 department  of  motor  vehicles to suspend the support obligor's driving
 privileges until fifteen days after mailing of a copy of the judgment by
 the family court to the support obligor denying the objections.
   (e) A support obligor who has received a notice that [his or her] SUCH
 OBLIGOR'S driving privileges shall be suspended may avoid the suspension
 by:
   (1) making full payment of all arrears/past due support to the support
 collection unit; or
   (2)   making   satisfactory  payment  arrangements  with  the  support
 collection unit for payment of the  arrears/past  due  support  and  the
 current  support  obligation.  "Satisfactory payment arrangements" shall
 mean:
   (i) execution of a confession of judgment for the total balance of the
 arrears/past due support; and
   (ii) execution of  a  verified  statement  of  net  worth  on  a  form
 prescribed  by  the commissioner setting forth the obligor's income from
 all sources, liquid assets and holdings, copies of the obligor's drivers
 license, most recent federal and state tax return, and a  representative
 pay stub, and an eighteen month employment history; and
   (iii)  execution  and  verification  of a stipulation that the obligor
 will notify the support collection unit of all future changes of address
 until such time as the obligation to pay support is terminated; and
   (iv) payment of support to  the  support  collection  unit  by  income
 execution pursuant to section five thousand two hundred forty-one of the
 civil  practice law and rules, which shall include deductions sufficient
 to ensure compliance with the direction in  the  order  of  support  and
 shall  include  an  additional  amount to be applied to the reduction of
 arrears as required by subdivision (b) of such section, or by  execution
 of  an  agreement  for  payment  of the arrears/past due support and any
 current support directly to the support collection  unit  in  an  amount
 which  is  consistent with that which would have been made under such an
 income execution; provided however, that where the support obligor fails
 to comply with the agreement, [he/she] SUCH OBLIGOR may avoid or  termi-
 nate  the suspension of driving privileges only by making at least fifty
 percent  payment  of  all  arrears/past  due  support  to  the   support
 collection  unit  and in addition, entering into a payment plan pursuant
 to this subdivision with the  support  collection  unit  within  fifteen
 days.    However,  in  any case when the support obligor fails to comply
 with a payment plan as described herein more  than  once  within  twelve
 months, the obligor must pay the balance of all arrears/past due support
 to  avoid or terminate license suspension. "Failure to comply" for these
 purposes shall mean missing payments in an  amount  equivalent  to  four
 months  of  support  under  the payment plan, unless the support obligor
 demonstrates that [he or she] SUCH OBLIGOR  has  filed  a  petition  for
 modification that is pending; or
   (3)  providing documentation that shows the support obligor is receiv-
 ing public assistance or supplemental security income; or
   (4)  providing  to  the  support  collection  unit  the  documentation
 required  by clauses (i) through (iii) of subparagraph two of this para-
 graph, where such documentation is sufficient for the support collection
 unit to determine:
   (i) that the support obligor's income, as defined by subparagraph five
 of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of section four hundred thirteen  of
 the family court act, falls below the self-support reserve as defined by
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 subparagraph  six  of  paragraph  (b) of subdivision one of section four
 hundred thirteen of the family court act; or
   (ii)  that  the  amount of the support obligor's income, as defined by
 subparagraph five of paragraph (b) of subdivision one  of  section  four
 hundred thirteen of the family court act, remaining after the payment of
 the current support obligation would fall below the self-support reserve
 as  defined  by  subparagraph six of paragraph (b) of subdivision one of
 section four hundred thirteen of the family court act.
   (f) A support obligor who alleges that [he or she]  SUCH  OBLIGOR  has
 not  received actual notice pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision (b)
 of this section and whose driving privileges were suspended may  at  any
 time  request  a  review  pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section or
 comply with the requirements of subdivision (e)  of  this  section,  and
 upon  a  determination that [he or she] SUCH OBLIGOR has not accumulated
 support arrears equivalent to or greater than the amount of support  due
 for  a  period of four months or that [he or she] SUCH OBLIGOR meets the
 requirements of subdivision (e) of this section,  the  department  shall
 notify  the  department of motor vehicles that the suspension of driving
 privileges shall be terminated.
   § 4. Subdivision (b) of section 458-a of  the  family  court  act,  as
 added by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  If  the  respondent, after receiving appropriate notice, fails to
 comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a  paternity  [or
 child  support]  proceeding, the court may order the department of motor
 vehicles to suspend the respondent's driving privileges. The  court  may
 subsequently  order  the  department  of motor vehicles to terminate the
 suspension of the respondent's driving privileges;  however,  the  court
 shall  order the termination of such suspension when the court is satis-
 fied that the respondent has fully complied with the requirements of all
 summonses, subpoenas and warrants relating  to  a  paternity  [or  child
 support]  proceeding.  Nothing  in  this subdivision shall authorize the
 court to terminate the respondent's  suspension  of  driving  privileges
 except as provided in this subdivision.
   § 5. The section heading and subdivisions (a) and (b) of section 244-c
 of the domestic relations law, the section heading as amended and subdi-
 vision  (b)  as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997 and subdivision
 (a) as amended by chapter 624 of the laws of 2002, are amended  to  read
 as follows:
   [Child  support  proceedings]  PROCEEDINGS and enforcement of arrears;
 suspensions of state professional, occupational and business licenses.
   (a) In any proceeding for enforcement of  a  direction  or  agreement,
 incorporated  in a judgement or order, to pay any sum of money as [child
 support or combined child and] spousal support, if the court  is  satis-
 fied  by  competent  proof  that  the respondent has accumulated support
 arrears equivalent to or greater than the amount of support due pursuant
 to such judgment or order for a period  of  four  months  and  that  the
 respondent  is  licensed,  permitted  or  registered by or with a board,
 department, authority or office of this state to conduct a trade,  busi-
 ness,  profession or occupation, the court may order such board, depart-
 ment, authority or office to commence proceedings  as  required  by  law
 regarding  the  suspension  of  such  license,  permit, registration, or
 authority to practice and to inform the court  of  the  actions  it  has
 taken  pursuant to such proceedings. For purposes of determining whether
 a respondent has accumulated support arrears equivalent  to  or  greater
 than  the  amount of support due for a period of four months, the amount
 of any retroactive support, other than periodic payments of  retroactive
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 support  which are past due, shall not be included in the calculation of
 support arrears pursuant to this section.
   (b)  If  the  respondent, after receiving appropriate notice, fails to
 comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a  paternity  [or
 child  support]  proceeding,  and  the  court  has  determined  that the
 respondent is licensed, permitted or registered  by  or  with  a  board,
 department,  authority  or  office of this state or one of its political
 subdivisions or instrumentalities to conduct a trade, business,  profes-
 sion or occupation, the court may order such board, department, authori-
 ty  or  office  to commence proceedings as required by law regarding the
 suspension of such license, permit, registration or authority  to  prac-
 tice  and  to  inform  the court of the actions it has taken pursuant to
 such proceeding. The court may subsequently order  such  board,  depart-
 ment,  authority  or  office to terminate the suspension of the respond-
 ent's license, permit, registration or authority to  practice;  however,
 the  court shall order the termination of such suspension when the court
 is satisfied that the respondent has fully complied  with  all  summons,
 subpoenas  and  warrants  relating  to  a  paternity  [or child support]
 proceeding.
   § 6. Paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (g) of subdivision 4 of section  119
 of the alcoholic beverage control law, paragraphs (a) and (b) as amended
 and  paragraph (d) as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997 and para-
 graph (g) as added by chapter 81 of the laws of 1995 and  as  relettered
 by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The  provisions  of  this subdivision shall apply in all cases of
 licensee or permittee failure after  receiving  appropriate  notice,  to
 comply  with  a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity [or
 child support] proceeding and arrears in payment of  [child  support  or
 combined child and] spousal support referred to the authority by a court
 pursuant to the requirements of section [two hundred forty-four-c of the
 domestic   relations   law   or   pursuant   to  section]  four  hundred
 fifty-eight-b or five hundred forty-eight-b of the family court act.
   (b) Upon receipt of an order  from  the  court  based  on  arrears  in
 payment  of [child support or combined child and] spousal support pursu-
 ant to one of the foregoing provisions of  law,  the  authority,  if  it
 finds  such person to have been issued a license or permit, shall within
 thirty days of receipt of such order from the court, provide  notice  to
 the  licensee  or  permittee  of, and initiate, a hearing which shall be
 held at least twenty days and no more than thirty days after the sending
 of such notice to the licensee or permittee.  The hearing shall be sole-
 ly held for the purpose of determining whether there exists  as  of  the
 date  of  the  hearing proof that full payment of all arrears of support
 established by the order of the court to be due  from  the  licensee  or
 permittee  have  been paid.   Proof of such payment shall be a certified
 check showing full payment of established arrears or a notice issued  by
 the  court or the support collection unit, where the order is payable to
 the  support  collection  unit  designated  by  the  appropriate  social
 services  district.    Such  notice shall state that full payment of all
 arrears of support established by the order of the court to be due  have
 been paid.  The licensee or permittee shall be given full opportunity to
 present  such  proof  of payment at the hearing in person or by counsel.
 The only issue to be determined by the authority  as  a  result  of  the
 hearing is whether the arrears have been paid.  No evidence with respect
 to  the  appropriateness of the court order or ability of the respondent
 party in arrears to comply with such order shall be received or  consid-
 ered by the authority.
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   (d)    Upon  receipt  of  an  order from the court based on failure to
 comply with a summons, subpoena, or warrant relating to a paternity  [or
 child  support]  proceeding,  the authority, if it finds such person has
 been issued a license or permit, shall within thirty days of receipt  of
 such  order  from the court, provide notice to the licensee or permittee
 that [his  or  her]  SUCH  LICENSEE  OR  PERMITTEE'S  license  shall  be
 suspended  in  sixty days unless the conditions in paragraph (e) of this
 subdivision are met.
   (g) This subdivision applies to support obligations paid  pursuant  to
 any  order  of [child support or child and] spousal support issued under
 provisions of [article three-A or] section two hundred thirty-six or two
 hundred forty of the domestic relations law, or article  four,  five  or
 five-A of the family court act.
   §  7.  Section  6509-b of the education law, as added by chapter 81 of
 the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6509-b. Additional definition of professional misconduct; arrears in
 payment of support; limited application.   1.  The  provisions  of  this
 section  shall  apply  in all cases of licensee or registrant arrears in
 payment of  [child  support  or  combined  child  and]  spousal  support
 referred to the board of regents by a court pursuant to the requirements
 of  [section  two  hundred forty-four-c of the domestic relations law or
 pursuant to] section four hundred fifty-eight-b of the family court act.
   2. Upon receipt of an order from the court  pursuant  to  one  of  the
 foregoing  provisions  of  law,  the  board of regents, if it finds such
 person to be so licensed or registered,  shall  within  thirty  days  of
 receipt  of such order from the court, provide notice to the licensee or
 registrant of, and cause the regents review  committee  to  initiate,  a
 hearing which shall be held at least twenty days and no more than thirty
 days after the sending of such notice to the licensee or registrant. The
 hearing  shall  be  held  solely  for the purpose of determining whether
 there exists as of the date of the hearing proof that  full  payment  of
 all  arrears  of support established by the order of the court to be due
 from the licensee or registrant have been paid. Proof  of  such  payment
 shall  be  a certified check showing full payment of established arrears
 or a notice issued by the court or by the support collection unit  where
 the  order  is  payable to the support collection unit designated by the
 appropriate social services district. Such notice shall state that  full
 payment  of all arrears of support established by the order of the court
 to be due have been paid. The licensee or registrant shall be given full
 opportunity to present such proof of payment at the hearing in person or
 by counsel. The only issue  to  be  determined  by  the  regents  review
 committee  as  a  result of the hearing is whether the arrears have been
 paid. No evidence with respect to the appropriateness of the court order
 or ability of the respondent party in arrears to comply with such  order
 shall be received or considered by the committee.
   3.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of this article or of
 any other provision of law to the contrary, the license or  registration
 of  a  person  subject to the provisions of this title and/or subject to
 the provisions of title two-A of article two of the  public  health  law
 shall be suspended if, at the hearing provided for by subdivision two of
 this  section,  the  licensee  or  registrant  fails to present proof of
 payment as required by such subdivision.  Such suspension shall  not  be
 lifted  unless the court or the support collection unit, where the court
 order is payable to the support collection unit designated by the appro-
 priate social services district, issues notice  to  the  regents  review
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 committee that full payment of all arrears of support established by the
 order of the court to be due have been paid.
   4.  The  board  of regents shall inform the court of all actions taken
 hereunder as required by law.
   5. This section applies to support obligations paid  pursuant  to  any
 order  of  [child  support  or  child  and] spousal support issued under
 provisions of [article three-A or] section two hundred thirty-six or two
 hundred forty of the domestic relations law, or article  four,  five  or
 five-A of the family court act.
   6.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of this article or of
 any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  the  provisions  of  this
 section  shall  apply to the exclusion of any other requirements of this
 article and to the exclusion of any other  requirement  of  law  to  the
 contrary.
   §  8.  Section 6509-c of the education law, as added by chapter 398 of
 the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   § 6509-c.  Additional definition of professional  misconduct;  failure
 to  comply in paternity [or child support] proceedings; limited applica-
 tion.  1. The provisions of this section shall apply  in  all  cases  of
 licensee  or  registrant  failure after receiving appropriate notice, to
 comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a  paternity  [or
 child  support]  proceeding  referred to the board of regents by a court
 pursuant to the requirements of [section two hundred forty-four-c of the
 domestic  relations  law  or   pursuant   to]   section   four   hundred
 fifty-eight-b or five hundred forty-eight-b of the family court act.
   2.    Upon  receipt  of an order from the court pursuant to one of the
 foregoing provisions of law, the board of  regents,  if  it  finds  such
 person  to  be  so  licensed  or registered, shall within thirty days of
 receipt of such order from the court, provide notice to the licensee  or
 registrant  that  [his  or her] SUCH LICENSEE OR REGISTRANT'S license or
 registration shall be suspended in sixty days unless the  conditions  as
 set forth in subdivision three of this section are met.
   3.    Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article or of
 any other provision of law to the contrary, the license or  registration
 of  a  person  subject to the provisions of this title and/or subject to
 the provisions of title two-A of article two of the  public  health  law
 shall  be  suspended  unless  the court terminates its order to commence
 suspension proceedings.  Such suspension shall not be lifted unless  the
 court  issues  an order to the board of regents terminating its order to
 commence suspension proceedings.
   4.  The board of regents shall inform the court of all  actions  taken
 hereunder as required by law.
   5.    This section applies to paternity [or child support] proceedings
 commenced under, and support obligations paid pursuant to any  order  of
 [child  support or child and] spousal support issued under provisions of
 section two hundred thirty-six or two  hundred  forty  of  the  domestic
 relations  law,  or  article  four, five, five-A or five-B of the family
 court act.
   6.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this article  or  of
 any  other  provision  of  law  to  the contrary, the provisions of this
 section shall apply to the exclusion of any other requirements  of  this
 article  and  to  the  exclusion  of any other requirement of law to the
 contrary.
   § 9. Subdivision 2-a of section 90 of the judiciary law, as amended by
 chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
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   2-a. a. The provisions of this subdivision shall apply in all cases of
 an attorney licensed, registered or admitted to practice in  this  state
 who  has  failed  after  receiving  appropriate notice, to comply with a
 summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity [or child  support]
 proceeding involving [him or her] SUCH ATTORNEY personally, or who is in
 arrears  in  payment  of  [child  support or combined child and] spousal
 support which matter shall be  referred  to  the  appropriate  appellate
 division by a court pursuant to the requirements of section [two hundred
 forty-four-c  of the domestic relations law or pursuant to section] four
 hundred fifty-eight-b or five hundred forty-eight-b of the family  court
 act.
   b. Upon receipt of an order from the court based on arrears in payment
 of [child support or combined child and] spousal support pursuant to one
 of  the  foregoing provisions of law, the appropriate appellate division
 within thirty days of receipt of such order, if it finds such person  to
 be  so  licensed,  registered  or admitted, shall provide notice to such
 attorney of, and initiate, a hearing which shall be held by it at  least
 twenty  days  and  no  more  than  thirty days after the sending of such
 notice to the attorney. The hearing shall be held solely for the purpose
 of determining whether there exists as of the date of the hearing  proof
 that  full payment of all arrears of support established by the order of
 the court to be due from the licensed, registered or  admitted  attorney
 have been paid. Proof of such payment shall be a certified check showing
 full  payment  of established arrears or a notice issued by the court or
 the support collection unit where the order is payable  to  the  support
 collection  unit designated by the appropriate social services district.
 Such notice shall state that full payment  of  all  arrears  of  support
 established  by  the  order  of  the court to be due have been paid. The
 licensed attorney shall be given full opportunity to present such  proof
 of  payment at the hearing in person or by counsel. The only issue to be
 determined as a result of the hearing is whether the arrears  have  been
 paid. No evidence with respect to the appropriateness of the court order
 or  ability of the respondent party in arrears to comply with such order
 shall be received or considered by the disciplinary committee.
   c. Upon receipt of an order from the court based on failure to  comply
 with  a  summons, subpoena, or warrant relating to a paternity [or child
 support] proceeding, the appropriate appellate  division  within  thirty
 days  of  receipt  of  such  order,  if  it  finds  such person to be so
 licensed, registered or admitted, shall provide notice to such  attorney
 that  [his  or  her]  SUCH  ATTORNEY'S license shall be suspended within
 sixty days of such notice to the attorney unless the conditions in para-
 graph e of this section are met.
   d. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this  section  or  of
 any  other provision of law to the contrary, the license to practice law
 in this state of an attorney admitted to practice shall be suspended  by
 the appellate division if, at the hearing provided for by paragraph b of
 this  subdivision,  the  licensed  attorney  fails  to  present proof of
 payments as required by such subdivision. Such suspension shall  not  be
 lifted  unless  the original court or the support collection unit, where
 the court order is payable to the support collection unit designated  by
 the appropriate social services district, issues notice to the appellate
 division  that full payment of all arrears of support established by the
 order of the original court to be due have been paid.
   e. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this  section  or  of
 any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the license of an attorney
 admitted to practice law in this state shall be suspended by the  appel-
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 late division, in accordance with paragraph c of this subdivision unless
 the  court terminates its order to commence suspension proceedings. Such
 suspension shall not be lifted unless the court issues an order  to  the
 appellate   division   terminating  its  order  to  commence  suspension
 proceedings.
   f. The appellate division shall  inform  the  original  court  of  all
 actions taken hereunder.
   g.  This  subdivision [two-a] applies to paternity [and child support]
 proceedings commenced under, and support obligations  paid  pursuant  to
 any  order  of [child support or child and] spousal support issued under
 provisions of section two hundred thirty-six or two hundred forty of the
 domestic relations law, or article four, five, five-A or five-B  of  the
 family court act.
   h.  Notwithstanding  any  inconsistent provision of this section or of
 any other provision of law to  the  contrary,  the  provisions  of  this
 subdivision  [two-a]  shall apply to the exclusion of any other require-
 ments of this section and to the exclusion of any other  requirement  of
 law to the contrary.
   §  10.  Subparagraphs  (i),  (ii), (iii) and (vii) of paragraph (b) of
 subdivision 1 of section 441-c of the real  property  law,  subparagraph
 (i)  as  amended  by  chapter  529 of the laws of 2022 and subparagraphs
 (ii), (iii) and (vii) as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (i) The provisions of this paragraph  shall  apply  in  all  cases  of
 licensed broker or licensed salesperson who have failed, after receiving
 appropriate notice, to comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relat-
 ing  to  a  paternity  [or child support] proceeding or is in arrears in
 payment of  [child  support  or  combined  child  and]  spousal  support
 referred  to  the  department by a court pursuant to the requirements of
 section [two hundred forty-four-c  of  the  domestic  relations  law  or
 pursuant  to  section] four hundred fifty-eight-b or five hundred forty-
 eight-b of the family court act.
   (ii) Upon receipt of an order from the court pursuant to  one  of  the
 foregoing  provisions  of  law  based  on  arrears  in payment of [child
 support or combined child and] spousal support, the  department,  if  it
 finds such person to be so licensed, shall within thirty days of receipt
 of  such  order  from  the court, provide notice to the licensee of, and
 initiate, a hearing which shall be held by it at least twenty  days  and
 no  more than thirty days after the sending of such notice to the licen-
 see. The hearing shall be held solely for  the  purpose  of  determining
 whether  there  exists  as  of  the  date of the hearing proof that full
 payment of all arrears of support established by the order of the  court
 to  be due from the licensee have been paid. Proof of such payment shall
 be a certified check showing full payment of established  arrears  or  a
 notice  issued  by  the  court, or the support collection unit where the
 order is payable to the support collection unit designated by the appro-
 priate social services district.  Such  notice  shall  state  that  full
 payment  of all arrears of support established by the order of the court
 to be due have been paid. The licensee shall be given  full  opportunity
 to  present  such  proof of payment from the court or support collection
 unit at the hearing in person or by counsel. The only issue to be deter-
 mined by the department as a  result  of  the  hearing  is  whether  the
 arrears  have been paid. No evidence with respect to the appropriateness
 of the court order or ability of the  respondent  party  in  arrears  to
 comply  with  such  order shall be received or considered by the depart-
 ment.
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   (iii) Upon receipt of an order from the  court  based  on  failure  to
 comply  with a summons, subpoena, or warrant relating to a paternity [or
 child support] proceeding, the department, if it finds such person to be
 so licensed, shall within thirty days of receipt of such order from  the
 court,  provide notice to the licensee that [his or her] SUCH LICENSEE'S
 license shall be suspended within sixty days unless  the  conditions  in
 subparagraph (v) of this section are met.
   (vii)   This  paragraph  applies  to  paternity  [and  child  support]
 proceedings commenced under, and support obligations  paid  pursuant  to
 any  order  of [child support or child and] spousal support issued under
 provisions of section two hundred thirty-six or two hundred forty of the
 domestic relations law, or article four, five, five-A or five-B  of  the
 family court act.
   §  11.  The  section  heading  and subdivisions (a) and (b) of section
 244-d of the domestic relations law, the section heading and subdivision
 (b) as added by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997 and subdivision  (a)  as
 amended  by  chapter  624  of  the  laws of 2002, are amended to read as
 follows:
   [Child support proceedings] PROCEEDINGS and  enforcement  of  arrears;
 suspension of recreational license.
   (a)  In  any  proceeding  for enforcement of a direction or agreement,
 incorporated in a judgement or order, to pay any sum of money as  [child
 support  or  combined child and] spousal support, if the court is satis-
 fied by competent proof that  the  respondent  has  accumulated  support
 arrears equivalent to or greater than the amount of support due pursuant
 to  such  judgment  or  order for a period of four months, the court may
 order any agency responsible for the issuance of a recreational  license
 to  suspend  or  refuse  to reissue a license to the respondent, or deny
 application for such license by the respondent. For purposes  of  deter-
 mining  whether  a respondent has accumulated support arrears equivalent
 to or greater than the amount of  support  due  for  a  period  of  four
 months,  the  amount  of  any  retroactive  support, other than periodic
 payments of retroactive  support  which  are  past  due,  shall  not  be
 included in the calculation of support arrears pursuant to this section.
   (b)  If  the  respondent, after receiving appropriate notice, fails to
 comply with a summons, subpoena, or warrant relating to a paternity  [or
 child  support]  proceeding,  the court may order any agency responsible
 for the issuance of a recreational license to suspend or  to  refuse  to
 reissue  a  license  to  the  respondent or to deny application for such
 license by the respondent. The court may subsequently order such  agency
 to  terminate  the  adverse  action  regarding the respondent's license;
 however, the court shall order the termination  of  such  suspension  or
 other adverse action when the court is satisfied that the respondent has
 fully  complied  with  the  requirements  of all summons, subpoenas, and
 warrants relating to a paternity [or child support] proceeding.
   § 12. Paragraph 13 of subsection (a) of section 2110 of the  insurance
 law  is  REPEALED  and paragraphs 14, 15, 16 and 17 are renumbered para-
 graphs 13, 14, 15 and 16, paragraphs 16 and 17 as renumbered by  chapter
 546 of the laws of 2013.
   §  13.  Subdivision  (b)  of section 458-a of the family court act, as
 added by chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) If the respondent, after receiving appropriate  notice,  fails  to
 comply  with  a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity [or
 child support] proceeding, the court may order the department  of  motor
 vehicles  to  suspend the respondent's driving privileges. The court may
 subsequently order the department of motor  vehicles  to  terminate  the
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 suspension  of  the  respondent's driving privileges; however, the court
 shall order the termination of such suspension when the court is  satis-
 fied that the respondent has fully complied with the requirements of all
 summonses,  subpoenas  and  warrants  relating  to a paternity [or child
 support] proceeding. Nothing in this  subdivision  shall  authorize  the
 court  to  terminate  the  respondent's suspension of driving privileges
 except as provided in this subdivision.
   § 14. The section heading and subdivisions  (b)  and  (c)  of  section
 458-b  of  the family court act, the section heading and subdivision (c)
 as amended and subdivision (b) as added by chapter 398 of  the  laws  of
 1997, are amended to read as follows:
   [Child  support  proceedings]  PROCEEDINGS and enforcement of arrears;
 suspension of state professional, occupational and business licenses.
   (b)  If the respondent after receiving appropriate  notice,  fails  to
 comply  with  a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity [or
 child support]  proceeding,  and  the  court  has  determined  that  the
 respondent  is  licensed,  permitted  or  registered by or with a board,
 department, authority or office of this state or one  of  its  political
 subdivisions  or instrumentalities to conduct a trade, business, profes-
 sion or occupation, the court may order such board, department, authori-
 ty or office to commence proceedings as required by  law  regarding  the
 suspension  of  such license, permit, registration or authority to prac-
 tice and to inform the court of the actions it  has  taken  pursuant  to
 such  proceeding.  The  court may subsequently order such board, depart-
 ment, authority or office to terminate the suspension  of  the  respond-
 ent's  license,  permit, registration or authority to practice; however,
 the court shall order the termination of such suspension when the  court
 is  satisfied  that  the respondent has fully complied with the require-
 ments of all summonses, subpoenas and warrants relating to  a  paternity
 [or child support] proceeding.
   (c) If the court determines that the suspension of the license, permit
 or  registration  of  the respondent would create an extreme hardship to
 either the licensee, permittee or registrant or to persons whom  [he  or
 she]  SUCH  LICENSEE,  PERMITTEE OR REGISTRANT serves, the court may, in
 lieu of suspension, suspend the order described in  subdivision  (a)  of
 this  section  to  the  licensing  entity for a period not to exceed one
 year.  If on or before the expiration of this period the court  has  not
 received  competent proof presented at hearing that the respondent is in
 full compliance with [his or her] SUCH RESPONDENT'S  support  obligation
 and has fully complied with all summons, subpoenas and warrants relating
 to  a paternity [or child support] proceeding, the court shall cause the
 suspension of the order to be removed and shall further cause such order
 to be served upon the licensing entity.
   § 15. The section heading and subdivision (b) of section 458-c of  the
 family  court  act,  as  added  by  chapter 398 of the laws of 1997, are
 amended to read as follows:
   [Child support proceedings] PROCEEDINGS and  enforcement  of  arrears;
 suspension of recreational licenses.
   (b)  If  the  respondent, after receiving appropriate notice, fails to
 comply with a summons, subpoena, or warrant relating to a paternity  [or
 child  support]  proceeding,  the court may order any agency responsible
 for the issuance of a recreational license to suspend or  to  refuse  to
 reissue  a  license  to  the  respondent or to deny application for such
 license by the respondent. The court may subsequently order such  agency
 to  terminate  the  adverse  action  regarding the respondent's license;
 however, the court shall order the termination  of  such  suspension  or
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 other adverse action when the court is satisfied that the respondent has
 fully  complied  with  the  requirements  of all summons, subpoenas, and
 warrants relating to a paternity [or child support] proceeding.
   §  16.  Section 548-a of the family court act, as added by chapter 398
 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   § 548-a.   Paternity [or child  support]  proceedings;  suspension  of
 driving privileges.  (a)  If the respondent, after receiving appropriate
 notice,  fails to comply with a summons, subpoena or warrant relating to
 a paternity [or child support]  proceeding,  the  court  may  order  the
 department  of motor vehicles to suspend the respondent's driving privi-
 leges.
   (b) The court may subsequently order the department of motor  vehicles
 to  terminate  the  suspension  of  the respondent's driving privileges;
 however, the court shall order the termination of such  suspension  when
 the  court  is satisfied that the respondent has fully complied with the
 requirements of all summonses, subpoenas  and  warrants  relating  to  a
 paternity [or child support] proceeding.
   §  17.  Subdivision  (f)  of  section  115 of the family court act, as
 amended by chapter 398 of the laws  of  1997,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (f)  The  family  court has jurisdiction to direct the commencement of
 proceedings to suspend the driving privileges, recreational licenses and
 permits, and license, permit, registration or authority to  practice  of
 persons who are delinquent in their [child or combined child and] spous-
 al  support  obligations  or  persons  who  have failed, after receiving
 appropriate notice, to comply  with  summonses,  subpoenas  or  warrants
 relating  to  paternity  [and child support] proceedings as set forth in
 sections four hundred fifty-eight-a, four  hundred  fifty-eight-b,  four
 hundred  fifty-eight-c,  five hundred forty-eight-a, five hundred forty-
 eight-b, and five HUNDRED forty-eight-c of this act.  Such  jurisdiction
 shall  include jurisdiction over all boards, departments, authorities or
 offices of the state for the purposes of implementing such section.
   § 18. Section 548-b of the family court act, as added by  chapter  398
 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   §  548-b.    Paternity  [or  child support] proceedings; suspension of
 state professional, occupational and business licenses.   (a)    If  the
 respondent,  after  receiving appropriate notice, fails to comply with a
 summons, subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity [or child  support]
 proceeding,  and  the  court  has  determined  that  the  respondent  is
 licensed, permitted or  registered  by  or  with  a  board,  department,
 authority  or  office of this state or one of its political subdivisions
 or instrumentalities to conduct a trade, business, profession or occupa-
 tion, the court may order such board, department, authority or office to
 commence proceedings as required by law regarding the suspension of such
 license, permit, registration or authority to practice and to inform the
 court of the actions it has taken pursuant to such proceeding.
   (b) The court may subsequently order such board, department, authority
 or office to terminate  the  suspension  of  the  respondent's  license,
 permit,  registration or authority to practice; however, the court shall
 order the termination of such suspension when  the  court  is  satisfied
 that  the  respondent has fully complied with all summons, subpoenas and
 warrants relating to a paternity [or child support] proceeding.
   § 19. Section 548-c of the family court act, as added by  chapter  398
 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   §  548-c.  Paternity  [or  child  support]  proceedings; suspension of
 recreational licenses. If the respondent,  after  receiving  appropriate
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 notice, fails to comply with a summons, subpoena, or warrant relating to
 a paternity [or child support] proceeding, the court may order any agen-
 cy  responsible for the issuance of a recreational license to suspend or
 to  refuse to reissue a license to the respondent or to deny application
 for such license by the respondent. The  court  may  subsequently  order
 such  agency to terminate the adverse action regarding  the respondent's
 license; however, the court shall order the termination of such  suspen-
 sion  or  other  adverse  action  when  the  court is satisfied that the
 respondent has fully complied with  the  requirements  of  all  summons,
 subpoenas,  and  warrants  relating  to  a  paternity [or child support]
 proceeding.
   § 20. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
 the  amendments  to  subdivision  4-e  of section 510 of the vehicle and
 traffic law made by section two of this act shall not affect the  repeal
 of  such  subdivision  and shall be deemed repealed therewith; provided,
 further that the amendments to subdivision 12 of section  111-b  of  the
 social  services  law made by section three of this act shall not affect
 the repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.