Senate Bill S3006A

                             
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                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
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 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 education law, in relation to contracts for excel-
   lence; to amend the education law, in relation to foundation  aid;  to
   amend  the education law, in relation to the establishment of a state-
   wide dual enrollment policy; to amend the education law,  in  relation
   to  allowable  transportation expenses; to amend the education law, in
   relation to universal pre-kindergarten  and  the  Statewide  universal
   full-day  pre-kindergarten  program;  to  amend  the education law, in
   relation to state aid adjustments; to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation to the apportionment of moneys for school aid; to amend chap-
   ter  756  of  the  laws of 1992 relating to funding a program for work
   force education conducted by the consortium for  worker  education  in
   New  York  city, in relation to reimbursement for the 2025-2026 school
   year withholding a portion of employment preparation education aid and
   in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend the education  law,
   in  relation  to  maximum  class sizes for special classes for certain
   students with disabilities; to amend chapter 82 of the  laws  of  1995
   amending  the  education  law  and other laws relating to state aid to
   school districts and the appropriation of funds  for  the  support  of
   government,  in  relation  to the effectiveness thereof; providing for
   special apportionment  for  salary  expenses;  providing  for  special
   apportionment  for  public  pension accruals; providing for set-asides
   from the state funds which certain districts are  receiving  from  the
   total  foundation  aid; providing for support of public libraries; and
   to repeal certain provisions of the education law relating  to  calcu-
   lation of school aid (Part A); to amend the education law, in relation
   to  establishing  a universal free school meals program; and to repeal
   section 925 of the education law relating to the community eligibility
   provision state subsidy (Part B);  to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to student use of internet-enabled devices during the school
   day (Part C); to amend the education law in relation  to  scholarships
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   awarded  to  part-time students by the New York state higher education
   services corporation; to amend  the  education  law,  in  relation  to
   making conforming changes; to repeal section 666 of the education law,
   relating  to  tuition awards for part-time undergraduate students; and
   to repeal section 667-c-1 of the education law  relating  to  the  New
   York  state part-time scholarship award program (Part D); to amend the
   education  law,  in  relation  to  excelsior  scholarship  awarded  to
   students  by  the New York state higher education services corporation
   (Part E); to amend the education law, in relation to  creating  a  New
   York  opportunity promise scholarship (Part F); to amend the executive
   law and the state finance law, in relation to discriminatory practices
   by real estate appraisers and further fair  housing  compliance  (Part
   G);  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to prohibiting
   collusion through the use of algorithmic devices that enable landlords
   to unfairly artificially inflate rents or hold units vacant (Part  H);
   to  amend the general obligations law, in relation to extending exist-
   ing security deposit protections to rent regulated tenants  (Part  I);
   to amend the real property actions and proceedings law, in relation to
   determining  when  a dwelling is abandoned (Part J); to amend the real
   property tax law, in relation to a tax exemption for residential  real
   property transferred to a low-income household or community land trust
   (Part  K);  to  amend  the private housing finance law, in relation to
   reduction of taxes pursuant to shelter rent (Part  L);  to  amend  the
   real  property  tax law, in relation to the applicability of the resi-
   dential redevelopment inhibited property exemption to  all  localities
   in  the  state (Part M); to utilize reserves in the mortgage insurance
   fund for various housing purposes (Part N); to amend part N of chapter
   56 of the laws of 2020, amending the social services law  relating  to
   restructuring financing for residential school placements, in relation
   to  the  effectiveness  thereof (Part O); to amend the social services
   law, in relation to certification of child  care  support  centers  to
   place  substitute  caregivers  in  licensed  and registered child care
   programs (Part P); to amend the social services law,  in  relation  to
   improving  maternal and infancy health by increasing public assistance
   allowances to certain persons (Part Q); to amend the  social  services
   law, in relation to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged,
   blind  and disabled persons living in the community (Part R); to amend
   part W of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016 amending the social  services
   law relating to the powers and duties  of the  commissioner  of social
   services  relating  to  the  appointment  of  a temporary operator, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part S);  to  amend  the  labor
   law,  in  relation  to revising the healthy terminals act (Part T); to
   amend the labor law, in relation to  limiting  liquidated  damages  in
   certain  frequency of pay violations (Part U); to amend the labor law,
   in relation to civil penalties for violations  of  certain  provisions
   for  the  payment  of  wages  (Part V); to amend the labor law and the
   penal law, in  relation  to  the  civil  and  criminal  penalties  for
   violations  of  child  labor laws (Part W); to amend the labor law and
   the education law, in relation to  digitizing  the  process  by  which
   minors  apply  for  employment  certificates or working papers; and to
   repeal certain provisions of the labor law relating thereto (Part  X);
   to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to annuity to be paid
   to  parents,  spouses,  and minor children of service members who died
   while on active duty (Part Y); to amend the executive law, in relation
   to the requirements for filing a complaint with the division of  human
   rights;  and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establish-
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   ing a discrimination complaints escrow fund (Part Z); and  to  require
   the  submission of an annual report on the New York state museum (Part
   AA)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act enacts into law major  components  of  legislation
 necessary  to  implement  the state education, labor, housing and family
 assistance budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year. Each component is
 wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts  A  through  AA.  The
 effective  date for each particular provision contained within such Part
 is set forth in the last section of such  Part.  Any  provision  in  any
 section  contained  within  a  Part, including the effective date of the
 Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when  used  in
 connection  with  that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and
 refer to the corresponding section of the Part in  which  it  is  found.
 Section  three of this act sets forth the general effective date of this
 act.

                                  PART A
 
   Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 211-d of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   e. Notwithstanding paragraphs a and b of this  subdivision,  a  school
 district  that  submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 eight--two thousand nine school year shall submit a contract for  excel-
 lence  for  the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school year in
 conformity with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a  of
 subdivision  two  of this section unless all schools in the district are
 identified as in good standing  and  provided  further  that,  a  school
 district  that  submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 nine--two thousand ten school year, unless all schools in  the  district
 are  identified  as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excel-
 lence for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year which
 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)  of  para-
 graph  a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure
 of an amount which shall be not less than  the  product  of  the  amount
 approved  by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two
 thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year,  multiplied   by   the
 district's  gap  elimination  adjustment percentage and provided further
 that, a school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the
 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year, unless all schools
 in the district are identified as  in  good  standing,  shall  submit  a
 contract  for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thir-
 teen school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements  of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the  two  thousand  eleven--two  thousand  twelve  school  year  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  twelve--two  thousand  thirteen  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
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 thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not  less  than  the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract
 for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 year and provided further that,  a  school  district  that  submitted  a
 contract  for  excellence  for  the  two thousand thirteen--two thousand
 fourteen school year, unless all schools in the district are  identified
 as  in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year  which   shall,
 notwithstanding  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section,  provide  for  the  expenditure  of  an
 amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand thirteen--two
 thousand fourteen school year;  and  provided  further  that,  a  school
 district  that  submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year, unless all  schools  in  the
 district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for
 excellence  for  the  two  thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school
 year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)
 of  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  two  of this section, provide for the
 expenditure of an amount  which  shall  be  not  less  than  the  amount
 approved  by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two
 thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year;  and  provided
 further  that a school district that submitted a contract for excellence
 for the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school  year,  unless
 all  schools  in  the district are identified as in good standing, shall
 submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thou-
 sand seventeen school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements
 of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this  section,
 provide  for  the  expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than
 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two  thousand  fifteen--two  thousand sixteen school year; and
 provided further that, a school district that submitted a  contract  for
 excellence  for  the two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school
 year, unless all schools in the  district  are  identified  as  in  good
 standing,  shall  submit  a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 seventeen--two thousand eighteen school year which shall,  notwithstand-
 ing  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision
 two of this section, provide for the  expenditure  of  an  amount  which
 shall  be  not  less than the amount approved by the commissioner in the
 contract for excellence  for  the  two  thousand  sixteen--two  thousand
 seventeen  school year; and provided further that a school district that
 submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand  seventeen--two
 thousand  eighteen  school  year, unless all schools in the district are
 identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year which
 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)  of  para-
 graph  a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure
 of an amount which shall be not less than the  amount  approved  by  the
 commissioner  in the contract for excellence for the two thousand seven-
 teen--two thousand eighteen school year; and provided  further  that,  a
 school  district  that  submitted  a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year, unless all schools
 in the district are identified as  in  good  standing,  shall  submit  a
 contract  for  excellence  for  the  two thousand nineteen--two thousand
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 twenty school year which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements  of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen  school  year;  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  nineteen--two  thousand  twenty  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner  in  the  contract
 for excellence for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty school
 year;  and  provided  further  that,  a school district that submitted a
 contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty--two thousand  twen-
 ty-one school year, unless all schools in the district are identified as
 in  good  standing,  shall  submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school  year  which  shall,
 notwithstanding  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section,  provide  for  the  expenditure  of  an
 amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two  thousand  twenty--two
 thousand  twenty-one  school  year;  and provided further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 twenty-one--two  thousand  twenty-two school year, unless all schools in
 the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract
 for excellence for the two  thousand  twenty-two--two  thousand  twenty-
 three  school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the requirements of
 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision  two  of  this  section,
 provide  for  the  expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than
 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two  thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school year;
 and provided further that, a school district that submitted  a  contract
 for  excellence  for  the  two thousand twenty-two--two thousand twenty-
 three school year, unless all schools in the district are identified  as
 in  good  standing,  shall  submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year which shall,
 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a  of
 subdivision  two  of  this  section,  provide  for the expenditure of an
 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by  the  commis-
 sioner  in the contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-two--
 two thousand twenty-three school year;  and  provided  further  that,  a
 school  district  that  submitted  a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year, unless  all
 schools in the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit
 a contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand
 twenty-five school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the two thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year;
 AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT  SUBMITTED  A  CONTRACT
 FOR  EXCELLENCE  FOR  THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 FIVE SCHOOL YEAR, UNLESS ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ARE  IDENTIFIED  AS
 IN  GOOD  STANDING,  SHALL  SUBMIT A CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE TWO
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 THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR  WHICH  SHALL,
 NOTWITHSTANDING  THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (VI) OF PARAGRAPH A OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,  PROVIDE  FOR  THE  EXPENDITURE  OF  AN
 AMOUNT  WHICH  SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROVED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER IN THE CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR-
 -TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE  SCHOOL  YEAR; provided, however, that, in a
 city school district in a city having a population  of  one  million  or
 more, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph
 a  of subdivision two of this section, the contract for excellence shall
 provide for the expenditure as set forth in subparagraph  (v)  of  para-
 graph  a of subdivision two of this section.  For purposes of this para-
 graph, the "gap elimination adjustment percentage" shall  be  calculated
 as the sum of one minus the quotient of the sum of the school district's
 net gap elimination adjustment for two thousand ten--two thousand eleven
 computed  pursuant  to  chapter  fifty-three of the laws of two thousand
 ten, making appropriations for  the  support  of  government,  plus  the
 school  district's  gap elimination adjustment for two thousand eleven--
 two thousand twelve as computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three  of  the
 laws  of  two  thousand eleven, making appropriations for the support of
 the local assistance budget, including support for general  support  for
 public  schools, divided by the total aid for adjustment computed pursu-
 ant to chapter fifty-three of the laws of two  thousand  eleven,  making
 appropriations  for  the  local assistance budget, including support for
 general support for public schools. Provided, further, that such  amount
 shall  be expended to support and maintain allowable programs and activ-
 ities approved in the two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year or
 to support new or expanded allowable  programs  and  activities  in  the
 current year.
   § 2. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law
 is REPEALED.
   § 3. The opening paragraph and subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph
 q  of  subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law, as amended by
 section 16 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to
 read as follows:
   "Poverty count" shall mean the sum  of  the  product  of  the  [lunch]
 ECONOMICALLY   DISADVANTAGED  STUDENT  count  multiplied  by  sixty-five
 percent, plus the product of the  [census]  SAIPE  count  multiplied  by
 sixty-five percent, where:
   (i) ["Lunch] "ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT count" shall mean the
 product  of  the  public school enrollment of the school district on the
 date enrollment was counted in accordance with this subdivision for  the
 base  year  multiplied by the three-year average [free and reduced price
 lunch percent] ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RATE; and
   (ii) ["Census] "SAIPE count" shall mean  the  product  of  the  public
 school  enrollment  of  the  school  district on the date enrollment was
 counted in accordance with this subdivision for the base year multiplied
 by the [census 2000 poverty] THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SMALL  AREA  INCOME  AND
 POVERTY ESTIMATE rate.
   § 4. Subparagraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph q of subdivision 1
 of section 3602 of the education law are REPEALED.
   §  5.  Paragraph  kk of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education
 law is REPEALED.
   § 6. Paragraph ll of subdivision 1 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law,  as  added  by  section 11-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2021, is renumbered subparagraph (iv) of paragraph q of such subdivision
 1 and is amended to read as follows:
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   (iv) (1) "Economically disadvantaged count"  shall  be  equal  to  the
 unduplicated  count  of  all  children registered to receive educational
 services in grades kindergarten through twelve,  including  children  in
 ungraded  programs  who participate in, or whose family participates in,
 economic  assistance  programs,  such as the free or reduced-price lunch
 programs, Social Security Insurance, Supplemental  Nutrition  Assistance
 Program,  Foster  Care, Refugee Assistance (cash or medical assistance),
 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Home Energy Assistance Program  (HEAP),
 Safety  Net  Assistance (SNA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), or Tempo-
 rary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
   (2) "Economically disadvantaged rate" shall mean the quotient  arrived
 at  when dividing the economically disadvantaged count by public enroll-
 ment as computed pursuant to subparagraph one of  paragraph  n  of  this
 subdivision.
   (3)  "Three-year  average economically disadvantaged rate" shall equal
 the quotient of: (i) the sum of the economically disadvantaged count for
 the school year prior to the base year, plus such number for the  school
 year  two  years prior to the base year, plus such number for the school
 year three years prior to the base year; divided  by  (ii)  the  sum  of
 enrollment  as  computed  pursuant to subparagraph one of paragraph n of
 THIS subdivision [one of this section] for the school year prior to  the
 base  year,  plus such number for the school year two years prior to the
 base year, plus such number for the school year three years prior to the
 base year, [computed] ROUNDED to four decimals [without rounding].
   § 7. Paragraph mm of subdivision 1 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law  is renumbered subparagraph (iii) of paragraph q of such subdivision
 1 and is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) "Three-year average small area income and poverty estimate rate"
 shall equal the quotient of: (i) the sum of the number of  persons  aged
 five  to  seventeen  within the school district, based on the small area
 income and poverty  estimates  produced  by  the  United  States  census
 bureau,  whose  families  had  incomes  below  the poverty level for the
 calendar year prior to the year in which the base year began, plus  such
 number  for  the  calendar year two years prior to the year in which the
 base year began, plus such number for  the  calendar  year  three  years
 prior  to the year in which the base year began; divided by (ii) the sum
 of the total number of persons aged five to seventeen within the  school
 district,  based  on such census bureau estimates, for the year prior to
 the year in which the base year began, plus such total  number  for  the
 year two years prior to the year in which the base year began, plus such
 total  number  for  the  year three years prior to the year in which the
 base year began, [computed] ROUNDED to four decimals [without rounding].
   § 8. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section 3602 of
 the education law, as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter  57  of
 the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  a  value computed by subtracting from one the product obtained by
 multiplying the combined wealth ratio by sixty-four hundredths, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING THE STATE SHARING  RATIO  FOR
 TOTAL  FOUNDATION AID, THE TIER TWO VALUE SHALL BE COMPUTED BY SUBTRACT-
 ING FROM ONE THE PRODUCT OBTAINED WHEN MULTIPLYING THE  COMBINED  WEALTH
 RATIO  BY  SIX  HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSANDTHS (0.628) AND SUCH VALUES
 SHALL BE COMPUTED USING THE COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR  TOTAL  FOUNDATION
 AID IN PLACE OF THE COMBINED WEALTH RATIO; or
   §  9. The closing paragraph of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section
 3602 of the education law, as amended by section 8 of part A of  chapter
 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
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   Such  result  shall  be expressed as a decimal carried to three places
 without rounding, but shall not be greater than  ninety  hundredths  nor
 less than zero, provided, however, that for the purpose of computing the
 state  sharing  ratio for total foundation aid in the two thousand twen-
 ty-four--two  thousand  twenty-five  school  year[ and thereafter], such
 result shall not be greater than ninety-one hundredths (0.91), AND  THAT
 FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF COMPUTING THE STATE SHARING RATIO FOR TOTAL FOUNDA-
 TION AID IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL
 YEAR AND THEREAFTER, SUCH RESULT SHALL NOT BE GREATER THAN  NINETY-THREE
 HUNDREDTHS (0.93).
   § 10. Subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  FOUNDATION  AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY, FOUNDATION AID PAYABLE IN THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR SHALL EQUAL THE GREATER OF TOTAL FOUNDA-
 TION  AID  OR THE PRODUCT OF ONE AND TWO HUNDREDTHS (1.02) MULTIPLIED BY
 THE FOUNDATION AID BASE.
   § 11.  The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  319  to
 read as follows:
   §  319.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  DUAL ENROLLMENT POLICY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION:
   (A) "DUAL ENROLLMENT" MEANS ANY PROGRAM THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP  BETWEEN
 AT  LEAST  ONE  SCHOOL  AND AT LEAST ONE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 THAT PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  ENROLL  IN
 COLLEGE  COURSES  AND  EARN TRANSCRIPTED AND TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT
 FROM THE INSTITUTION(S) WHILE  COMPLETING  HIGH  SCHOOL  GRADUATION  AND
 DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. DUAL ENROLLMENT IS THE UMBRELLA UNDER WHICH EXIST-
 ING  PROGRAMS  LIKE  PATHWAYS  IN  TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS
 (P-TECH), SMART SCHOLARS, AND SMART TRANSFER FALL.
   (B) "SCHOOL" MEANS A CHARTER SCHOOL, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR A BOARD  OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT A STATEWIDE POLICY OUTLINING THE DEFI-
 NITION  OF DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS AND GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION AND
 DATA REPORTING IN NEW YORK STATE.
   3. THE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ANNUALLY
 SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT DATA DEMONSTRATING PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS IN
 DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS IN A FORM AND MANNER DETERMINED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL ANNUALLY PUBLISH SUCH DATA ON ITS PUBLIC  WEBSITE  NO  LATER  THAN
 JANUARY FIRST IN THE SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WHICH THE
 DATA IS APPLICABLE.
   4.  THE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL REQUIRE THAT, BY SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  ALL
 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM HAVE ON FILE WITH THE
 DEPARTMENT  A  PARTNERSHIP  AGREEMENT  WITH THE INSTITUTION(S) OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION WITH WHICH THEY ARE  PARTNERED.  SUCH  PARTNERSHIP  AGREEMENTS
 SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE SCOPE AND TERMS OF THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM, AS
 WELL AS A PROTOCOL FOR  COLLECTING,  SHARING,  AND  REPORTING  ANY  DATA
 REQUIRED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION. PARTNERSHIP
 AGREEMENTS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY ADOPTED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, AND SHALL CONTAIN
 SUCH OTHER PROVISIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.  THE PART-
 NERSHIP AGREEMENTS SHALL BE UPDATED AND RESUBMITTED NO  LESS  THAN  ONCE
 EVERY  FIVE  YEARS.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP AND MAKE PUBLICLY
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 AVAILABLE THE REQUIRED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FORM FOR SCHOOLS AND HIGHER
 EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SIX.
   5.  ON  OR  BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCEL-
 LOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND THE GOVERNOR  SHALL  JOINTLY
 ESTABLISH DATA POINTS TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   §  12.  Subdivision 4 of section 3627 of the education law, as amended
 by section 13-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   4.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, any
 expenditures for transportation provided pursuant to this section in the
 two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year and  thereafter
 and  otherwise  eligible  for transportation aid pursuant to subdivision
 seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this article shall be consid-
 ered approved transportation expenses eligible for  transportation  aid,
 provided  further that for the two thousand thirteen--two thousand four-
 teen school year such aid shall be limited to eight million one  hundred
 thousand dollars and for the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen
 school  year  such aid shall be limited to the sum of twelve million six
 hundred thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the  two  thousand
 fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year through two thousand eigh-
 teen--two thousand nineteen school year such aid shall be limited to the
 sum of eighteen million eight hundred fifty thousand  dollars  plus  the
 base  amount  and  for  the  two  thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty
 school year such aid shall be limited to the  sum  of  nineteen  million
 three  hundred  fifty  thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the
 two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year such aid  shall
 be  limited  to the sum of nineteen million eight hundred fifty thousand
 dollars plus the base amount and for the  two  thousand  twenty-two--two
 thousand  twenty-three  school year such aid shall be limited to the sum
 of twenty-two million three hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base
 amount and for the two thousand twenty-three--two  thousand  twenty-four
 school  year such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-four million
 eight hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base amount  and  for  the
 two  thousand  twenty-four--two  thousand  twenty-five  school year [and
 thereafter] such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-nine  million
 eight  hundred  fifty  thousand dollars plus the base amount AND FOR THE
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THERE-
 AFTER SUCH AID SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PRODUCT OF (I) THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT
 OF AID AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE BASE YEAR,  AND  (II)  THE
 SUM  OF  ONE AND THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN  THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AS
 DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH HH OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED
 TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.  For purposes of this  subdivision,  "base  amount"
 means  the  amount of transportation aid paid to the school district for
 expenditures incurred in the two thousand twelve--two thousand  thirteen
 school  year  for  transportation  that would have been eligible for aid
 pursuant to this section had this section been in effect in such  school
 year, except that subdivision six of this section shall be deemed not to
 have been in effect. And provided further that the school district shall
 continue to annually expend for the transportation described in subdivi-
 sion  one  of  this  section at least the expenditures used for the base
 amount.
   § 13. Paragraph i of subdivision 12 of section 3602 of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 14 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2024, is amended to read as follows:
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   i. For the two thousand  twenty-one--two  thousand  twenty-two  school
 year  through  the  two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE--two thousand
 [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX school year,  each  school  district  shall  be
 entitled  to  an  apportionment  equal  to the amount set forth for such
 school  district  as  "ACADEMIC  ENHANCEMENT" under the heading "2020-21
 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the school  aid  computer  listing  produced  by  the
 commissioner  in  support of the budget for the two thousand twenty--two
 thousand twenty-one school year and entitled "SA202-1", and such  appor-
 tionment  shall  be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to provide an
 apportionment  pursuant  to  subdivision  eight  of  section  thirty-six
 hundred forty-one of this article.
   §  14.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 16 of section 3602 of the
 education law, as amended by section 15 of part A of chapter 56  of  the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   Each  school  district  shall  be  eligible  to receive a high tax aid
 apportionment in the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school  year,
 which  shall equal the greater of (i) the sum of the tier 1 high tax aid
 apportionment, the tier 2 high tax aid apportionment and the tier 3 high
 tax aid apportionment or (ii) the product of the apportionment  received
 by  the school district pursuant to this subdivision in the two thousand
 seven--two thousand eight school year,  multiplied  by  the  due-minimum
 factor,  which shall equal, for districts with an alternate pupil wealth
 ratio computed pursuant to paragraph b  of  subdivision  three  of  this
 section that is less than two, seventy percent (0.70), and for all other
 districts,  fifty percent (0.50). Each school district shall be eligible
 to receive a high tax aid apportionment in the  two  thousand  nine--two
 thousand  ten  through two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 years in the amount set forth for such school district as "HIGH TAX AID"
 under the heading "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the  school  aid  computer
 listing  produced  by  the commissioner in support of the budget for the
 two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year and  entitled  "SA0910".
 Each  school district shall be eligible to receive a high tax aid appor-
 tionment in the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen through two
 thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE--two thousand  [twenty-five]  TWENTY-
 SIX  school  year  equal  to the greater of (1) the amount set forth for
 such school district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading  "2008-09  BASE
 YEAR  AIDS"  in  the school aid computer listing produced by the commis-
 sioner in support of the budget for the two thousand nine--two  thousand
 ten  school  year  and entitled "SA0910" or (2) the amount set forth for
 such school district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2013-14  ESTI-
 MATED  AIDS"  in the school aid computer listing produced by the commis-
 sioner in support of the executive budget for the  2013-14  fiscal  year
 and entitled "BT131-4".
   §  15.  Subdivision  16  of  section  3602-ee of the education law, as
 amended by section 18 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   16.  The authority of the department to administer the universal full-
 day pre-kindergarten program shall expire June thirtieth,  two  thousand
 [twenty-five]  TWENTY-SIX;  provided that the program shall continue and
 remain in full effect.
   § 16. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 3604  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read
 as follows:
   a. State aid adjustments. All errors or omissions in the apportionment
 shall be corrected by the commissioner. Whenever a school  district  has
 been  apportioned  less  money  than  that  to which it is entitled, the
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 commissioner may allot to such district the balance to which it is enti-
 tled. Whenever a school district has been apportioned  more  money  than
 that  to which it is entitled, the commissioner may, by an order, direct
 such  moneys  to be paid back to the state to be credited to the general
 fund local assistance account for state  aid  to  the  schools,  or  may
 deduct  such  amount  from  the  next  apportionment  to be made to said
 district, provided, however, that, upon notification of excess  payments
 of  aid for which a recovery must be made by the state through deduction
 of future aid payments, a school district may request that  such  excess
 payments  be  recovered  by  deducting  such  excess  payments  from the
 payments due to such school district and payable in the month of June in
 (i) the school year in which such notification was received and (ii) the
 two succeeding school years, provided further that  there  shall  be  no
 interest  penalty  assessed  against  such  district or collected by the
 state. Such request shall be made to the commissioner in  such  form  as
 the  commissioner  shall  prescribe, and shall be based on documentation
 that the total amount to be recovered is in excess of one percent of the
 district's total general fund  expenditures  for  the  preceding  school
 year.  The  amount to be deducted in the first year shall be the greater
 of (i) the sum of the amount of such excess payments that is  recognized
 as  a liability due to other governments by the district for the preced-
 ing school year and the positive remainder of the district's  unreserved
 fund  balance at the close of the preceding school year less the product
 of the district's total general  fund  expenditures  for  the  preceding
 school year multiplied by five percent, or (ii) one-third of such excess
 payments.  The amount to be recovered in the second year shall equal the
 lesser of the remaining amount of such excess payments to  be  recovered
 or  one-third  of such excess payments, and the remaining amount of such
 excess payments shall be recovered in the third year.  Provided  further
 that,  notwithstanding  any  other  provisions  of this subdivision, any
 pending payment of moneys due to such district as a prior  year  adjust-
 ment  payable pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision for aid claims
 that had been previously paid as current year aid payments in excess  of
 the  amount  to which the district is entitled and for which recovery of
 excess payments is to be made  pursuant  to  this  paragraph,  shall  be
 reduced  at  the  time  of  actual  payment by any remaining unrecovered
 balance of such excess payments, and the remaining scheduled  deductions
 of  such  excess payments pursuant to this paragraph shall be reduced by
 the commissioner to reflect the amount so recovered.  [The  commissioner
 shall certify no payment to a school district based on a claim submitted
 later  than three years after the close of the school year in which such
 payment was first to be made.  For claims for which payment is first  to
 be  made  in  the nineteen hundred ninety-six--ninety-seven school year,
 the commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district based  on
 a  claim  submitted  later than two years after the close of such school
 year.] For claims for which payment is first to be made [in the nineteen
 hundred ninety-seven--ninety-eight school year and thereafter] PRIOR  TO
 THE  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR, the
 commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district  based  on  a
 claim submitted later than one year after the close of such school year.
 FOR  CLAIMS  FOR  WHICH  PAYMENT IS FIRST TO BE MADE IN THE TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR  AND  THEREAFTER,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CERTIFY  NO PAYMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT BASED ON A
 CLAIM SUBMITTED LATER THAN THE FIRST OF NOVEMBER OF  SUCH  SCHOOL  YEAR.
 Provided,  however,  no  payments  shall be barred or reduced where such
 payment is required as a result of a final audit of  the  state.  It  is
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 further  provided  that[, until June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety-
 six, the commissioner may grant a waiver from  the  provisions  of  this
 section  for any school district if it is in the best educational inter-
 ests of the district pursuant to guidelines developed by the commission-
 er  and  approved  by the director of the budget] FOR ANY APPORTIONMENTS
 PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS SEVEN HUNDRED ONE, SEVEN  HUNDRED  ELEVEN,
 SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE,  SEVEN  HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE, NINETEEN HUNDRED
 FIFTY, THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED  TWO,  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO-B,  THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED  TWO-C,  THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO-E AND FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIVE OF
 THIS CHAPTER FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE
 AND  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEARS, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL CERTIFY NO PAYMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT,  OTHER  THAN
 PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS SIX-A, ELEVEN, THIRTEEN AND FIFTEEN OF
 SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO OF THIS PART, IN EXCESS OF THE PAYMENT
 COMPUTED BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC DATA FILE USED TO PRODUCE THE SCHOOL AID
 COMPUTER LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF  THE  EXECU-
 TIVE  BUDGET  REQUEST  SUBMITTED  FOR  THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR  AND  ENTITLED  "BT252-6",  AND
 FURTHER  PROVIDED  THAT  FOR  ANY  APPORTIONMENTS  PROVIDED  PURSUANT TO
 SECTIONS SEVEN HUNDRED ONE, SEVEN HUNDRED ELEVEN, SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-
 ONE,  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY, THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED TWO, THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO-B, THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED  TWO-C,  THIR-
 TY-SIX HUNDRED TWO-E AND FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER FOR THE
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THER-
 EAFTER,  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CERTIFY NO PAYMENT TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT,
 OTHER THAN PAYMENTS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS SIX-A, ELEVEN, THIRTEEN AND
 FIFTEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART, IN EXCESS OF THE
 PAYMENT COMPUTED BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC DATA FILE USED  TO  PRODUCE  THE
 SCHOOL  AID  COMPUTER LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF
 THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET REQUEST SUBMITTED FOR  THE  STATE  FISCAL  YEAR  IN
 WHICH THE SCHOOL YEAR COMMENCES.
   § 17. The opening paragraph of section 3609-a of the education law, as
 amended  by  section  23 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is
 amended to read as follows:
   For aid payable in the two thousand seven--two thousand  eight  school
 year  through  the  two  thousand  twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five
 school year, "moneys apportioned" shall mean the lesser of (i)  the  sum
 of  one  hundred  percent  of  the  respective amount set forth for each
 school district as payable pursuant to this section in  the  school  aid
 computer  listing  for  the current year produced by the commissioner in
 support of the budget which includes the appropriation for  the  general
 support  for  public schools for the prescribed payments and individual-
 ized payments due prior to April first for the  current  year  plus  the
 apportionment  payable during the current school year pursuant to subdi-
 vision six-a and subdivision fifteen of section thirty-six  hundred  two
 of  this  part  minus  any  reductions  to current year aids pursuant to
 subdivision seven of section thirty-six hundred four of this part or any
 deduction from  apportionment  payable  pursuant  to  this  chapter  for
 collection  of a school district basic contribution as defined in subdi-
 vision eight of section forty-four hundred one of this chapter, less any
 grants provided pursuant to subparagraph two-a of paragraph b of  subdi-
 vision  four  of section ninety-two-c of the state finance law, less any
 grants provided pursuant to subdivision five  of  section  ninety-seven-
 nnnn  of  the  state  finance  law, less any grants provided pursuant to
 subdivision twelve of section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this arti-
 cle, or (ii) the apportionment calculated by the commissioner  based  on
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 data  on  file  at  the time the payment is processed; provided however,
 that for the purposes of any payments  made  pursuant  to  this  section
 prior  to  the  first  business  day of June of the current year, moneys
 apportioned  shall not include any aids payable pursuant to subdivisions
 six and fourteen, if applicable, of section thirty-six  hundred  two  of
 this  part  as  current  year  aid for debt service on bond anticipation
 notes and/or bonds first issued in the current year or any aids  payable
 for  full-day  kindergarten for the current year pursuant to subdivision
 nine of section thirty-six hundred two of this part. The definitions  of
 "base  year"  and  "current  year"  as  set  forth in subdivision one of
 section thirty-six hundred two of this part shall apply to this section.
 [For aid payable in the two thousand twenty-four--two  thousand  twenty-
 five school year, reference to such "school aid computer listing for the
 current  year"  shall  mean  the  printouts entitled "SA242-5".] FOR AID
 PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL
 YEAR  AND THEREAFTER, "MONEYS APPORTIONED" SHALL MEAN THE LESSER OF: (I)
 THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE RESPECTIVE AMOUNT  SET  FORTH  FOR
 EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT AS PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION IN THE SCHOOL
 AID COMPUTER LISTING FOR THE CURRENT YEAR PRODUCED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
 IN  SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET REQUEST WHICH INCLUDES THE APPROPRI-
 ATION FOR THE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  FOR  THE  PRESCRIBED
 PAYMENTS  AND  INDIVIDUALIZED  PAYMENTS DUE PRIOR TO APRIL FIRST FOR THE
 CURRENT YEAR PLUS THE APPORTIONMENT PAYABLE DURING  THE  CURRENT  SCHOOL
 YEAR  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS SIX-A AND FIFTEEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART MINUS  ANY  REDUCTIONS  TO  CURRENT  YEAR  AIDS
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS
 PART  OR ANY DEDUCTION FROM APPORTIONMENT PAYABLE PURSUANT TO THIS CHAP-
 TER FOR COLLECTION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT BASIC CONTRIBUTION AS DEFINED IN
 SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,
 LESS  ANY  GRANTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH TWO-A OF PARAGRAPH B
 OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION NINETY-TWO-C OF THE  STATE  FINANCE  LAW,
 LESS  ANY  GRANTS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION NINE-
 TY-SEVEN-NNNN OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, LESS ANY GRANTS PROVIDED  PURSU-
 ANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWELVE  OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF
 THIS ARTICLE, OR (II) THE APPORTIONMENT CALCULATED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER
 BASED  ON  DATA  ON  FILE AT THE TIME THE PAYMENT IS PROCESSED; PROVIDED
 HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANY PAYMENTS  MADE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  PRIOR  TO  THE  FIRST BUSINESS DAY OF JUNE OF THE CURRENT YEAR,
 MONEYS APPORTIONED SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY AIDS PAYABLE PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISIONS SIX AND FOURTEEN, IF APPLICABLE, OF SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED
 TWO  OF  THIS  PART  AS CURRENT YEAR AID FOR DEBT SERVICE ON BOND ANTIC-
 IPATION NOTES AND/OR BONDS FIRST ISSUED IN THE CURRENT YEAR OR ANY  AIDS
 PAYABLE  FOR  FULL-DAY  KINDERGARTEN  FOR  THE  CURRENT YEAR PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION NINE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART. FOR AID
 PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL
 YEAR,  REFERENCE  TO  SUCH  "SCHOOL AID COMPUTER LISTING FOR THE CURRENT
 YEAR" SHALL MEAN THE PRINTOUTS ENTITLED "BT252-6".
   § 18. Subdivision b of section 2 of chapter 756 of the laws  of  1992,
 relating  to funding a program for work force education conducted by the
 consortium for worker education in New York city, as amended by  section
 27  of  part  A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   b. Reimbursement for programs approved in accordance with  subdivision
 a  of  this section for the reimbursement for the 2018--2019 school year
 shall not exceed 59.4 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per
 contact hour or fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents per contact hour,
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 reimbursement for the 2019--2020  school  year  shall  not  exceed  57.7
 percent  of  the  lesser  of  such  approvable costs per contact hour or
 fifteen dollars sixty cents per  contact  hour,  reimbursement  for  the
 2020--2021  school  year  shall not exceed 56.9 percent of the lesser of
 such approvable costs per contact hour or sixteen  dollars  and  twenty-
 five  cents  per  contact  hour, reimbursement for the 2021--2022 school
 year shall not exceed 56.0 percent of  the  lesser  of  such  approvable
 costs  per  contact  hour or sixteen dollars and forty cents per contact
 hour, reimbursement for the 2022--2023 school year shall not exceed 55.7
 percent of the lesser of such  approvable  costs  per  contact  hour  or
 sixteen  dollars and sixty cents per contact hour, reimbursement for the
 2023--2024 school year shall not exceed 54.7 percent of  the  lesser  of
 such  approvable costs per contact hour or seventeen dollars and seventy
 cents per contact hour, [and] reimbursement for  the  2024--2025  school
 year  shall  not  exceed  56.6  percent of the lesser of such approvable
 costs per contact hour or eighteen dollars and seventy cents per contact
 hour, AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2025--2026 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT  EXCEED
 58.2  PERCENT OF THE LESSER OF SUCH APPROVABLE COSTS PER CONTACT HOUR OR
 NINETEEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS PER CONTACT HOUR, and where  a  contact
 hour  represents  sixty  minutes  of instruction services provided to an
 eligible adult.   Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  law  to  the
 contrary,  for  the  2018--2019 school year such contact hours shall not
 exceed one  million  four  hundred  sixty-three  thousand  nine  hundred
 sixty-three  (1,463,963);  for  the  2019--2020 school year such contact
 hours shall not exceed one million four hundred forty-four thousand four
 hundred forty-four (1,444,444); for  the  2020--2021  school  year  such
 contact  hours  shall  not  exceed one million four hundred six thousand
 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2021--2022 school year such
 contact hours shall not exceed one million four hundred sixteen thousand
 one hundred twenty-two (1,416,122); for the 2022--2023 school year  such
 contact  hours  shall  not  exceed one million four hundred six thousand
 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2023--2024 school year such
 contact hours shall not exceed one million three hundred forty-two thou-
 sand nine hundred seventy-five (1,342,975);  [and]  for  the  2024--2025
 school  year such contact hours shall not exceed one million two hundred
 twenty-eight thousand seven hundred thirty-three  (1,228,733);  AND  FOR
 THE  2025--2026  SCHOOL  YEAR  SUCH  CONTACT  HOURS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE
 MILLION FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINE (1,014,109).  Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law to the contrary, the apportionment calculated
 for  the city school district of the city of New York pursuant to subdi-
 vision 11 of section 3602 of the education law shall be computed  as  if
 such  contact hours provided by the consortium for worker education, not
 to exceed the contact hours set forth herein, were eligible for  aid  in
 accordance with the provisions of such subdivision 11 of section 3602 of
 the education law.
   §  19. Section 4 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund-
 ing a program for work force education conducted by the  consortium  for
 worker  education  in New York city, is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion dd to read as follows:
   DD. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  AFTER  THE
 COMPLETION  OF  PAYMENTS FOR THE 2025--2026 SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION  SHALL
 WITHHOLD  A  PORTION  OF EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION AID DUE TO THE
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO SUPPORT A PORTION OF THE
 COSTS OF THE WORK FORCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE CREDITED
 TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FUND-LOCAL ASSISTANCE  ACCOUNT
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 AND  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  ELEVEN  MILLION  FIVE  HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
 ($11,500,000).
   §  20. Section 6 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund-
 ing a program for work force education conducted by the  consortium  for
 worker education in New York city, as amended by section 29 of part A of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6.  This  act  shall  take effect July 1, 1992, and shall be deemed
 repealed June 30, [2025] 2026.
   § 21. Subdivision 6 of section 4402 of the education law,  as  amended
 by section 25 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   6.  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
 the board of education of a city school district with  a  population  of
 one  hundred twenty-five thousand or more inhabitants shall be permitted
 to establish  maximum  class  sizes  for  special  classes  for  certain
 students  with  disabilities  in  accordance with the provisions of this
 subdivision. For the purpose of obtaining relief from any adverse fiscal
 impact from under-utilization of special education resources due to  low
 student  attendance  in  special  education  classes  at  the middle and
 secondary level as determined by the commissioner, such boards of educa-
 tion shall, during the school years nineteen hundred  ninety-five--nine-
 ty-six through June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, be
 authorized  to  increase  class  sizes  in  special  classes  containing
 students with disabilities whose age ranges are equivalent to  those  of
 students  in middle and secondary schools as defined by the commissioner
 for purposes of this section by up to but not  to  exceed  one  and  two
 tenths  times the applicable maximum class size specified in regulations
 of the commissioner rounded up to the  nearest  whole  number,  provided
 that  in  a  city  school district having a population of one million or
 more, classes that have a maximum class size of fifteen may be increased
 by no more than one student and  provided  that  the  projected  average
 class  size  shall  not  exceed  the maximum specified in the applicable
 regulation, provided that such authorization  shall  terminate  on  June
 thirtieth, two thousand. Such authorization shall be granted upon filing
 of  a  notice by such a board of education with the commissioner stating
 the board's intention to increase such class sizes and  a  certification
 that  the  board  will  conduct  a  study  of attendance problems at the
 secondary level and will implement a corrective action plan to  increase
 the  rate of attendance of students in such classes to at least the rate
 for students attending regular education classes in secondary schools of
 the district.  Such  corrective  action  plan  shall  be  submitted  for
 approval  by  the commissioner by a date during the school year in which
 such board increases class sizes as provided pursuant to  this  subdivi-
 sion  to  be  prescribed  by the commissioner. Upon at least thirty days
 notice to the board of education, after conclusion of the school year in
 which such board increases class sizes  as  provided  pursuant  to  this
 subdivision,  the  commissioner  shall  be  authorized to terminate such
 authorization upon a finding that the board has  failed  to  develop  or
 implement an approved corrective action plan.
   §  22. Subdivisions 22 and 24 of section 140 of chapter 82 of the laws
 of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid
 to school districts and the appropriation of funds for  the  support  of
 government, as amended by section 26 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (22)  sections  one  hundred twelve, one hundred thirteen, one hundred
 fourteen, one hundred fifteen and one hundred sixteen of this act  shall
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 take effect on July 1, 1995; provided, however, that section one hundred
 thirteen of this act shall remain in full force and effect until July 1,
 [2025] 2026 at which time it shall be deemed repealed;
   (24)  sections one hundred eighteen through one hundred thirty of this
 act shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on  and  after
 July 1, 1995; provided further, however, that the amendments made pursu-
 ant to section one hundred twenty-four of this act shall be deemed to be
 repealed on and after July 1, [2025] 2026;
   §  23.  Special  apportionment for salary expenses. 1. Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law, upon  application  to  the  commissioner  of
 education,  not  sooner  than  the first day of the second full business
 week of June 2026 and not later than the last  day  of  the  third  full
 business week of June 2026, a school district eligible for an apportion-
 ment  pursuant to section 3602 of the education law shall be eligible to
 receive an apportionment pursuant to this section, for the  school  year
 ending  June  30, 2026, for salary expenses incurred between April 1 and
 June 30, 2025 and such apportionment shall not exceed the sum of (a) the
 deficit reduction assessment of 1990--1991 as determined by the  commis-
 sioner of education, pursuant to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section
 3602  of the education law, as in effect through June 30, 1993, plus (b)
 186 percent of such amount for a city school district in a city  with  a
 population  in  excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants, plus (c) 209 percent of
 such amount for a city school district in a city with  a  population  of
 more  than 195,000 inhabitants and less than 219,000 inhabitants accord-
 ing to the latest federal census,  plus  (d)  the  net  gap  elimination
 adjustment  for  2010--2011, as determined by the commissioner of educa-
 tion pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2010, plus (e) the gap elimi-
 nation adjustment for 2011--2012 as determined by  the  commissioner  of
 education  pursuant  to  subdivision 17 of section 3602 of the education
 law, and provided further that such apportionment shall not exceed  such
 salary  expenses.  Such  application shall be made by a school district,
 after the board of education or trustees have adopted a resolution to do
 so and in the case of a city school district in a city with a population
 in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the approval of the mayor of such
 city.
   2. The claim for an apportionment to be  paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  subdivision  1  of  this section shall be submitted to the
 commissioner of education on a form prescribed  for  such  purpose,  and
 shall  be  payable upon determination by such commissioner that the form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on the same day in September of the school year following  the  year  in
 which  application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph 4
 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c  of  the  state  finance
 law,  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of the state comptroller on vouchers
 certified or approved by the commissioner of  education  in  the  manner
 prescribed  by  law  from  moneys in the state lottery fund and from the
 general fund to the extent that the amount paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  this  section  exceeds the amount, if any, due such school
 district pursuant to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision  1  of
 section  3609-a  of  the  education law in the school year following the
 year in which application was made.
   3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of  the  education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions  1  and  2 of this section shall first be deducted from the
 following payments due  the  school  district  during  the  school  year
 following  the  year  in which application was made pursuant to subpara-
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 graphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph  a  of  subdivision  1  of  section
 3609-a  of  the education law in the following order: the lottery appor-
 tionment payable pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such  paragraph  followed
 by  the  fixed  fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph 4 of such
 paragraph and then followed by the district's payments to the  teachers'
 retirement  system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and any
 remainder to be  deducted  from  the  individualized  payments  due  the
 district  pursuant  to paragraph b of such subdivision shall be deducted
 on a chronological basis starting with  the  earliest  payment  due  the
 district.
   §  24. Special apportionment for public pension accruals. 1.  Notwith-
 standing any other provision of law, upon application to the commission-
 er of education, not later than June 30, 2026, a school district  eligi-
 ble  for  an apportionment pursuant to section 3602 of the education law
 shall be eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to this  section,
 for  the  school  year ending June 30, 2026 and such apportionment shall
 not exceed the  additional  accruals  required  to  be  made  by  school
 districts  in the 2004--2005 and 2005--2006 school years associated with
 changes for such public pension liabilities. The amount  of  such  addi-
 tional  accrual  shall  be certified to the commissioner of education by
 the president of the board of education or the trustees or, in the  case
 of  a  city  school  district  in  a city with a population in excess of
 125,000 inhabitants, the mayor of such city. Such application  shall  be
 made by a school district, after the board of education or trustees have
 adopted  a resolution to do so and in the case of a city school district
 in a city with a population in excess of 125,000 inhabitants,  with  the
 approval of the mayor of such city.
   2.  The  claim  for  an  apportionment to be paid to a school district
 pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be  submitted  to  the
 commissioner  of  education  on  a form prescribed for such purpose, and
 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that  the  form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on  the  same  day in September of the school year following the year in
 which application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph  4
 of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance
 law, on the audit and warrant  of  the  state  comptroller  on  vouchers
 certified  or  approved  by  the commissioner of education in the manner
 prescribed by law from moneys in the state lottery  fund  and  from  the
 general  fund  to  the  extent that the amount paid to a school district
 pursuant to this section exceeds the amount, if  any,  due  such  school
 district  pursuant  to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the  school  year  following  the
 year in which application was made.
   3.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section shall first be  deducted  from  the
 following  payments  due  the  school  district  during  the school year
 following the year in which application was made  pursuant  to  subpara-
 graphs  1,  2,  3,  4  and  5 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section
 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the  lottery  appor-
 tionment  payable  pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such paragraph followed
 by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph  4  of  such
 paragraph  and then followed by the district's payments to the teachers'
 retirement system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and  any
 remainder  to  be  deducted  from  the  individualized  payments due the
 district pursuant to paragraph b of such subdivision shall  be  deducted
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 on  a  chronological  basis  starting  with the earliest payment due the
 district.
   §  25. The amounts specified in this section shall be a set-aside from
 the state funds which each such district is  receiving  from  the  total
 foundation aid:
   1.  for the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or
 magnet school programs for the 2025--2026  school  year.  For  the  city
 school  district  of  the city of New York there shall be a set-aside of
 foundation aid equal to forty-eight  million  one  hundred  seventy-five
 thousand  dollars  ($48,175,000) including five hundred thousand dollars
 ($500,000) for the Andrew Jackson High  School;  for  the  Buffalo  city
 school   district,   twenty-one  million  twenty-five  thousand  dollars
 ($21,025,000); for the Rochester city school district,  fifteen  million
 dollars  ($15,000,000);  for the Syracuse city school district, thirteen
 million dollars ($13,000,000); for the  Yonkers  city  school  district,
 forty-nine  million five hundred thousand dollars ($49,500,000); for the
 Newburgh city school district, four million six hundred forty-five thou-
 sand dollars ($4,645,000); for the Poughkeepsie  city  school  district,
 two million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($2,475,000); for
 the Mount Vernon city school district, two million dollars ($2,000,000);
 for  the New Rochelle city school district, one million four hundred ten
 thousand dollars ($1,410,000); for the Schenectady city school district,
 one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000);  for  the  Port
 Chester  city  school  district,  one million one hundred fifty thousand
 dollars ($1,150,000); for the White Plains city  school  district,  nine
 hundred  thousand  dollars ($900,000); for the Niagara Falls city school
 district, six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); for the  Albany  city
 school  district,  three  million  five  hundred  fifty thousand dollars
 ($3,550,000); for the Utica city school district,  two  million  dollars
 ($2,000,000);  for  the Beacon city school district, five hundred sixty-
 six  thousand  dollars  ($566,000);  for  the  Middletown  city   school
 district,  four  hundred  thousand  dollars ($400,000); for the Freeport
 union free school district, four hundred  thousand  dollars  ($400,000);
 for  the  Greenburgh  central  school  district,  three hundred thousand
 dollars ($300,000);  for  the  Amsterdam  city  school  district,  eight
 hundred  thousand  dollars  ($800,000);  for  the  Peekskill city school
 district, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); and  for  the  Hudson
 city school district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).
   2.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
 a school district setting aside such foundation  aid  pursuant  to  this
 section  may  use  such  set-aside  funds  for: (a) any instructional or
 instructional support costs associated with the operation  of  a  magnet
 school;  or (b) any instructional or instructional support costs associ-
 ated with implementation of an alternative approach to promote diversity
 and/or enhancement of the instructional program and raising of standards
 in elementary and secondary schools of school districts having  substan-
 tial concentrations of minority students.
   3.  The  commissioner of education shall not be authorized to withhold
 foundation aid from a school district that used such funds in accordance
 with this paragraph, notwithstanding any inconsistency  with  a  request
 for  proposals issued by such commissioner for the purpose of attendance
 improvement and dropout prevention for the 2025--2026 school  year,  and
 for  any city school district in a city having a population of more than
 one million,  the  set-aside  for  attendance  improvement  and  dropout
 prevention  shall  equal  the amount set aside in the base year. For the
 2025--2026 school year, it is further  provided  that  any  city  school
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 district  in  a  city having a population of more than one million shall
 allocate at least one-third of any increase from  base  year  levels  in
 funds set aside pursuant to the requirements of this section to communi-
 ty-based  organizations.  Any increase required pursuant to this section
 to community-based organizations must  be  in  addition  to  allocations
 provided to community-based organizations in the base year.
   4.  For the purpose of teacher support for the 2025--2026 school year:
 for the city school district of the city of New York, sixty-two  million
 seven hundred seven thousand dollars ($62,707,000); for the Buffalo city
 school  district,  one  million seven hundred forty-one thousand dollars
 ($1,741,000); for the Rochester city school district, one million seven-
 ty-six thousand  dollars  ($1,076,000);  for  the  Yonkers  city  school
 district,   one   million   one  hundred  forty-seven  thousand  dollars
 ($1,147,000); and for the Syracuse city school district,  eight  hundred
 nine  thousand  dollars ($809,000). All funds made available to a school
 district pursuant to this section shall be  distributed  among  teachers
 including  prekindergarten teachers and teachers of adult vocational and
 academic subjects in accordance with this section and shall be in  addi-
 tion  to  salaries heretofore or hereafter negotiated or made available;
 provided, however, that all funds distributed pursuant to  this  section
 for  the  current year shall be deemed to incorporate all funds distrib-
 uted pursuant to former subdivision 27 of section 3602 of the  education
 law  for prior years. In school districts where the teachers are repres-
 ented by certified or  recognized  employee  organizations,  all  salary
 increases  funded  pursuant to this section shall be determined by sepa-
 rate collective negotiations conducted pursuant to  the  provisions  and
 procedures  of  article 14 of the civil service law, notwithstanding the
 existence of a negotiated agreement between  a  school  district  and  a
 certified or recognized employee organization.
   §  26.  Support  of  public libraries. The moneys appropriated for the
 support of public libraries by a chapter of the laws  of  2025  enacting
 the  aid  to  localities  budget shall be apportioned for the 2025--2026
 state fiscal year in accordance with the  provisions  of  sections  271,
 272,  273,  282,  284,  and  285  of the education law as amended by the
 provisions of such chapter and the provisions of this section,  provided
 that library construction aid pursuant to section 273-a of the education
 law  shall  not  be  payable  from the appropriations for the support of
 public libraries and provided further that no library, library system or
 program, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall receive less
 total system or program aid than it received  for  the  year  2001--2002
 except as a result of a reduction adjustment necessary to conform to the
 appropriations for support of public libraries.
   Notwithstanding  any other provision of law to the contrary the moneys
 appropriated for the support of public libraries for the year 2025--2026
 by a chapter of the laws of 2025 enacting the aid to  localities  budget
 shall  fulfill  the state's obligation to provide such aid and, pursuant
 to a plan developed by the commissioner of education and approved by the
 director of the budget, the aid payable to libraries and library systems
 pursuant to such appropriations  shall  be  reduced  proportionately  to
 assure  that  the  total amount of aid payable does not exceed the total
 appropriations for such purpose.
   § 27. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and
 if the application of  any  clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,
 section  or  part  of  this  act  to any person or circumstance shall be
 adjudged by any court of competent  jurisdiction  to  be  invalid,  such
 judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the applica-
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 tion  of  any such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or
 part of this act or remainder thereof, as the case may be, to any  other
 person  or  circumstance,  but shall be confined in its operation to the
 clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof
 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment  shall  have
 been rendered.
   §  28.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025, provided,
 however, that:
   1. Sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
 twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-one  and  twenty-
 five of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025; and
   2.  The amendments to chapter 756 of the laws of 1992 made by sections
 eighteen and nineteen of this act shall not affect the  repeal  of  such
 chapter and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                  PART B

   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 to read as follows:
   § 915-A. UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  REQUIRE
 ALL  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  CHARTER  SCHOOLS  AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
 STATE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH  PROGRAM  OR  SCHOOL
 BREAKFAST  PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL
 LUNCH ACT AND THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT, AS AMENDED,  TO  SERVE  BREAKFAST
 AND  LUNCH  AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT. SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS
 AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL MAXIMIZE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  SCHOOL
 BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS BY ADOPTING PROVISION 2, THE FEDERAL COMMU-
 NITY  ELIGIBILITY  PROVISION, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION UNDER SUCH ACT, THE
 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT OR THE NATIONAL CHILD NUTRITION ACT  THAT,  IN
 THE  OPINION  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT,  MAXIMIZES  FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEALS
 SERVED IN SUCH PROGRAMS.  PROVIDED THAT SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT  DO
 NOT QUALIFY AS A SINGLE ENTITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBIL-
 ITY  PROVISION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO GROUP SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SCHOOL FOOD
 AUTHORITY, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, FOR PURPOSES  OF  MAXIMIZING  PARTIC-
 IPATION  IN  THE  COMMUNITY  ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, AND PROVIDED FURTHER
 THAT SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES SHALL REAPPLY ANNUALLY  FOR  THE  COMMUNITY
 ELIGIBILITY PROVISION PROGRAM IN THE EVENT THAT DOING SO WOULD RESULT IN
 A  HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF MEALS BEING REIMBURSED AT THE FEDERAL REIMBURSE-
 MENT RATE FOR A FREE MEAL.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE
 CONTRARY,  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
 SCHOOL YEAR AND EACH SCHOOL YEAR  THEREAFTER,  FOR  EACH  BREAKFAST  AND
 LUNCH  MEAL  SERVED,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  REIMBURSE  THE SCHOOL FOOD
 AUTHORITY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN (A)  THE  COMBINED  STATE  AND  FEDERAL
 REIMBURSEMENT  RATE  FOR A REDUCED-PRICE OR PAID MEAL, RESPECTIVELY, FOR
 THE  CURRENT  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  (B)  THE  COMBINED  STATE  AND  FEDERAL
 REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR A FREE MEAL FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, PROVIDED
 THAT  THE  TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR EACH MEAL SERVED SHALL EQUAL THE
 COMBINED STATE AND FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR A FREE  MEAL  FOR  THE
 CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND
 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULE  OR  REGULATION  NEEDED
 FOR  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE
 THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO A STUDENT OR PERSON  IN
 PARENTAL  RELATION  TO A STUDENT BY PROVIDING EITHER APPLICATION ASSIST-
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 ANCE OR A DIRECT REFERRAL TO  AN  OUTREACH  PARTNER  IDENTIFIED  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE TO MAXI-
 MIZE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DIRECTLY CERTIFIED FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS.
   4.  IN  ADDITION  TO FULFILLING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL
 REQUIREMENTS, THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO
 ASSIST  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
 TRANSITION TO UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM  OPER-
 ATIONS AND TO MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (A)  ASSISTING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES WITH ONE OR MORE SCHOOLS QUALI-
 FYING FOR THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION IN MEETING ANY  STATE  AND
 FEDERAL  REQUIREMENTS  NECESSARY  IN  ORDER  TO  MAXIMIZE  REIMBURSEMENT
 THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION,  INCLUDING  ASSISTING  SUCH
 SCHOOL  FOOD  AUTHORITIES  IN  MAXIMIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY
 ELIGIBILITY PROVISION.
   (B) IF A SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY IS INELIGIBLE  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  AND
 RECEIVE  REIMBURSEMENT  THROUGH  THE  COMMUNITY  ELIGIBILITY  PROVISION,
 ASSISTING THE SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY IN ACHIEVING AND  MAXIMIZING  ELIGI-
 BILITY AND, IF THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE, ASSISTING THE SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
 IN  DETERMINING  THE  VIABILITY  OF  USING  PROVISION 2 OR OTHER SPECIAL
 FEDERAL PROVISIONS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS TO MAXIMIZE  FEDERAL  REIMBURSE-
 MENT.
   5.  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  CHARTER  SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL
 MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE  MEALS  BY  CONDUCTING
 THE  DIRECT  CERTIFICATION  MATCHING PROCESS AT A MINIMUM OF THREE TIMES
 PER YEAR, DESIGNATING CHILDREN AS "OTHER SOURCE CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE",
 AS DEFINED BY FEDERAL REGULATIONS, OR, FOR SCHOOLS NOT PARTICIPATING  IN
 THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION OR PROVISION 2, BY ANNUALLY COLLECT-
 ING THE FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEAL APPLICATION.
   § 2. Section 925 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
 
                                  PART C
 
   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 2803
 to read as follows:
   § 2803. USE OF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. 1.  FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY SMARTPHONE,
 TABLET, SMARTWATCH, OR OTHER DEVICE CAPABLE OF CONNECTING TO THE  INTER-
 NET  AND  ENABLING THE USER TO ACCESS CONTENT ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING
 SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  "INTERNET-ENABLED
 DEVICES" SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
   (I)  NON-INTERNET-ENABLED  DEVICES  SUCH  AS  CELLULAR PHONES OR OTHER
 COMMUNICATION DEVICES NOT CAPABLE  OF  CONNECTING  TO  THE  INTERNET  OR
 ENABLING THE USER TO ACCESS CONTENT ON THE INTERNET; OR
   (II) INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES SUPPLIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD
 OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  THAT ARE USED FOR AN EDUCATIONAL
 PURPOSE.
   (B) "SCHOOL DAY" SHALL MEAN THE ENTIRETY OF EVERY INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AS
 REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER  DURING  ALL  INSTRUCTIONAL  TIME  AND  NON-INSTRUCTIONAL  TIME,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  HOMEROOM PERIODS, LUNCH, RECESS, STUDY
 HALLS, AND PASSING TIME.
   (C) "SCHOOL GROUNDS" SHALL MEAN IN  OR  ON  OR  WITHIN  ANY  BUILDING,
 STRUCTURE,  ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD, PLAYGROUND, OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN
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 THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF AN ELEMENTARY,  INTERMEDIATE,  JUNIOR
 HIGH,  VOCATIONAL,  OR HIGH SCHOOL OR A BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
 SERVICES FACILITY.
   2.  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 SHALL ADOPT A WRITTEN POLICY PROHIBITING  THE  USE  OF  INTERNET-ENABLED
 DEVICES BY STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ANYWHERE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.
   3.  THE  POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE METHODS FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
 OF STUDENTS TO CONTACT STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY  AND  PROVIDE  FOR
 WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  OF  PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF THESE METHODS AT THE
 BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR.
   4. THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE METHODS FOR ON-SITE STORAGE WHERE
 STUDENTS MAY STORE THEIR INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY,
 WHICH MAY INCLUDE STUDENT LOCKERS.
   5.  (A) THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION MAY AUTHORIZE STUDENT USE OF AN INTERNET-ENABLED  DEVICE
 DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS:
   (I)  IF  AUTHORIZED  BY  A  TEACHER OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR A SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE;
   (II) WHERE NECESSARY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A STUDENT'S HEALTHCARE;
   (III) IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY;
   (IV) FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES; OR
   (V) WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW.
   (B) THE POLICY MAY NOT PROHIBIT A STUDENT'S USE OF AN INTERNET-ENABLED
 DEVICE WHERE SUCH USE IS INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT'S:
   (I) INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM; OR
   (II) PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  FOUR  OF  THE
 FEDERAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
   6.  NO  LATER THAN AUGUST FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL  ADOPT  AND
 PUBLISH  IN A CLEARLY VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ON ITS WEBSITE THE
 INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO
 OF  THIS SECTION. TRANSLATION OF SUCH POLICY INTO ANY OF THE TWELVE MOST
 COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT  INDI-
 VIDUALS  IN  THE  STATE,  BASED  ON THE DATA IN THE MOST RECENT AMERICAN
 COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, SHALL  BE
 PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
   7.  NO  LATER  THAN SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, AND EACH
 SEPTEMBER FIRST THEREAFTER, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND  BOARD  OF  COOPER-
 ATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL PUBLISH AN ANNUAL REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE
 DETAILING  ENFORCEMENT  OF  THE  POLICY  WITHIN THE DISTRICT OR BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN THE  PRIOR  SCHOOL  YEAR,  INCLUDING
 NON-IDENTIFIABLE  DEMOGRAPHIC  DATA OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE FACED DISCIPLI-
 NARY ACTION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AND ANALYSIS OF ANY DEMOGRAPHIC  DISPARI-
 TIES IN ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY. IF A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DISPA-
 RATE  ENFORCEMENT  IMPACT  IS  IDENTIFIED,  SUCH  REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A
 MITIGATION ACTION PLAN.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2854 of the education law is amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
   (G)  A  CHARTER  SCHOOL  SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
 TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED THREE OF THIS TITLE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART D
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   Section 1. Section 666 of the education law is REPEALED.
   §  2.   Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 667-c of the education
 law, as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  for  students  defined  in  paragraph a of subdivision one of this
 section, a part-time student is one who: (i) IS enrolled  [as  a  first-
 time  freshman  during the two thousand six--two thousand seven academic
 year or thereafter] at a college or university within the state  univer-
 sity,  including  a  statutory  or contract college, a community college
 established pursuant to article one hundred twenty-six of this  chapter,
 the  city  university of New York, or a non-profit college or university
 incorporated by the regents or by the legislature;
   (ii) is enrolled for at least [six] THREE but less than twelve  semes-
 ter  hours, or the equivalent, per semester in an approved undergraduate
 degree program; and
   (iii) has a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
   § 3. Section 667-c-1 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 4. Paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 610 of the education law,
 as added by chapter 425 of the laws of  1988,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   c.  Any semester, quarter or term of attendance during which a student
 receives an award for part-time study pursuant to this section shall  be
 counted  as one-half of a semester, quarter or term, as the case may be,
 toward the maximum term of eligibility  for  tuition  assistance  awards
 pursuant  to  [sections  six  hundred sixty-six and] SECTION six hundred
 sixty-seven of this chapter.
   § 5. Subdivision 2 of section 667 of the education law, as amended  by
 chapter 376 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Duration.  No  undergraduate  shall be eligible for more than four
 academic years of study, or five academic years if the program of  study
 normally requires five years. Students enrolled in a program of remedial
 study,  approved  by the commissioner in an institution of higher educa-
 tion and intended to culminate in a degree in undergraduate study shall,
 for purposes of this section, be considered as enrolled in a program  of
 study  normally  requiring five years. An undergraduate student enrolled
 in an eligible two year program of study approved  by  the  commissioner
 shall  be  eligible  for  no more than three academic years of study. An
 undergraduate student enrolled in an approved two or  four-year  program
 of  study  approved  by  the  commissioner  who must transfer to another
 institution as a result of permanent college closure shall  be  eligible
 for  up  to two additional semesters, or their equivalent, to the extent
 credits necessary to complete [his or  her]  THE  STUDENT'S  program  of
 study  were  deemed non-transferable from the closed institution or were
 deemed not applicable to such student's program  of  study  by  the  new
 institution.   Any semester, quarter, or term of attendance during which
 a student receives any award under this  article,  after  the  effective
 date  of the former scholar incentive program and prior to academic year
 nineteen hundred eighty-nine--nineteen hundred ninety, shall be  counted
 toward the maximum term of eligibility for tuition assistance under this
 section[, except that any semester, quarter or term of attendance during
 which  a  student  received  an  award  pursuant  to section six hundred
 sixty-six of this subpart shall be counted as one-half  of  a  semester,
 quarter  or  term, as the case may be, toward the maximum term of eligi-
 bility under this section]. Any semester, quarter or term of  attendance
 during which a student received an award pursuant to section six hundred
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 sixty-seven-a  of  this  subpart shall not be counted toward the maximum
 term of eligibility under this section.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to academ-
 ic years 2025-2026 and thereafter.
 
                                  PART E
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 669-h of the education law, as
 amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  Amount.  Within  amounts appropriated therefor and based on avail-
 ability of funds, awards shall be granted [beginning with the two  thou-
 sand  seventeen--two  thousand eighteen academic year and thereafter] to
 applicants that the corporation has determined are eligible  to  receive
 such  awards. The corporation shall grant such awards in an amount up to
 [five thousand five hundred dollars or] actual  tuition[,  whichever  is
 less];  provided, however, (a) a student who receives educational grants
 and/or scholarships that cover the student's  full  cost  of  attendance
 shall  not be eligible for an award under this program; and (b) an award
 under this program shall be applied to tuition after the application  of
 payments  received  under  the  tuition  assistance  program pursuant to
 section six hundred sixty-seven of this subpart, tuition credits  pursu-
 ant  to  section six hundred eighty-nine-a of this article, federal Pell
 grant pursuant to section one thousand seventy of title  twenty  of  the
 United  States code, et seq., and any other program that covers the cost
 of attendance unless exclusively for non-tuition expenses, and the award
 under this program  shall  be  reduced  in  the  amount  equal  to  such
 payments,  provided that the combined benefits do not exceed [five thou-
 sand five hundred dollars. Upon notification  of  an  award  under  this
 program,  the  institution  shall  defer the amount of tuition. Notwith-
 standing paragraph h of subdivision two of section three hundred  fifty-
 five  and paragraph (a) of subdivision seven of section six thousand two
 hundred six of this chapter, and any other law, rule  or  regulation  to
 the contrary,] the RESIDENT undergraduate tuition charged by [the insti-
 tution  to  recipients  of  an  award  shall not exceed the tuition rate
 established by the institution for the two thousand  sixteen--two  thou-
 sand seventeen academic year provided, however, that in the two thousand
 twenty-two--two thousand twenty-three academic year and every year ther-
 eafter,  the undergraduate tuition charged by the institution to recipi-
 ents of an award shall be reset to equal the tuition rate established by
 the institution for the forthcoming academic year, provided further that
 the tuition credit calculated pursuant to section  six  hundred  eighty-
 nine-a  of this article shall be applied toward the tuition rate charged
 for recipients of an award under this program.   Provided further  that]
 the  state  university  of New York [and the city university of New York
 shall provide an additional tuition  credit  to  students  receiving  an
 award to cover the remaining cost of tuition].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to
 academic years 2025-2026 and thereafter.
 
                                  PART F
 
   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6311
 to read as follows:
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   § 6311. NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP.  1.  ELIGIBILITY.  A
 NEW  YORK  OPPORTUNITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE AWARDED TO AN APPLI-
 CANT WHO MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) IS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, BUT IN NO CASE MORE
 THAN  FIFTY-FIVE  YEARS OF AGE, AS OF JANUARY FIRST OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
 FOR THE SEMESTER FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT MAKES INITIAL APPLICATION;
   (B) HAS APPLIED FOR A NEW YORK STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM  AWARD
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, A FEDERAL
 PELL GRANT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1070 OF TITLE 20  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
 CODE, ET. SEQ., AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FINANCIAL AID;
   (C)  IS MATRICULATED AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  SECTION  SIXTY-THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE OR SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE, RESPECTIVELY, IN AN
 APPROVED PROGRAM DIRECTLY LEADING TO AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN A HIGH-DE-
 MAND FIELD; PROVIDED THAT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE -- TWO  THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY-SIX  ACADEMIC  YEAR,  SUCH  FIELDS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY,  ENGINEER-
 ING,  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE,  NURSING  AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS,
 GREEN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND PATHWAYS TO TEACHING IN SHORTAGE  AREAS,
 PROVIDED  FURTHER THAT SUCH FIELDS MAY BE UPDATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS  PRIOR  TO
 THE  FIRST  START  DATE OF THE FALL TERM OF SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND
 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE ELIGIBILITY OF SUCH  APPROVED  PROGRAM  ESTAB-
 LISHED IN THE SEMESTER FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT MAKES INITIAL APPLICATION
 SHALL CONTINUE;
   (D)  IS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF TUITION AND FEES AT A RATE NO
 GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS IN  COMMUNITY  COLLEGES;
 AND
   (E)  HAS  NOT ALREADY OBTAINED ANY POSTSECONDARY DEGREE, PROVIDED THAT
 NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE ELIGIBILITY
 OF A STUDENT WHO IS ALREADY ENROLLED IN  AN  ELIGIBLE  ASSOCIATE  DEGREE
 PROGRAM  ON  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION AND WHO MEETS ALL THE
 OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   2. AMOUNT. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AND SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
 ABILITY OF FUNDS, AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 FIVE  --  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER TO APPLI-
 CANTS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH  AWARDS.    SUCH
 AWARDS  SHALL  BE  CALCULATED  ON A PER TERM BASIS PRIOR TO THE START OF
 EACH TERM THE APPLICANT IS SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED AND  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED
 THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF (A) THE SUM OF ACTUAL TUITION, FEES,
 BOOKS,  AND APPLICABLE SUPPLIES CHARGED TO THE APPLICANT AND APPROVED BY
 THE APPLICABLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LESS  (B)  THE  SUM  OF  ALL  PAYMENTS
 RECEIVED  BY THE APPLICANT FROM ALL SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID RECEIVED BY
 THE APPLICANT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AID  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  FEDERAL
 WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTIONS 1087-51 THROUGH 1087-58 OF
 TITLE  20  OF  THE UNITED STATES CODE AND EDUCATIONAL LOANS TAKEN BY THE
 APPLICANT OR GUARDIAN.
   3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. AN  ELIGIBLE  RECIPIENT  SHALL  COMPLETE  AT
 LEAST  SIX  CREDITS PER SEMESTER, FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST TWELVE CREDITS
 PER ACADEMIC YEAR, IN AN APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY. AN ELIGIBLE  RECIPI-
 ENT  SHALL  BE  CONTINUOUSLY  ENROLLED  WITHOUT  A  GAP OF MORE THAN ONE
 ACADEMIC YEAR, PROVIDED THAT SUCH DURATION MAY BE EXTENDED FOR AN ALLOW-
 ABLE INTERRUPTION OF STUDY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  DEATH  OF  A
 FAMILY  MEMBER,  MEDICAL  LEAVE,  MILITARY  SERVICE, AND PARENTAL LEAVE.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, IF AN APPLI-
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 CANT FAILS TO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY  CRITERIA  OF  THIS  SECTION  AT  ANY
 POINT, NO FURTHER AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO THE APPLICANT.
   4. CONDITIONS. (A) AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL CONTINUE TO MAKE SATIS-
 FACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR
 AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B)  EACH  CAMPUS THAT ENROLLS STUDENTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 TAKE STEPS CONSISTENT WITH ESTABLISHED POLICY TO MAXIMIZE THE  AWARD  OF
 CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.
   (C)  NO  STUDENT  SHALL  RECEIVE AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR
 GREATER THAN TEN SEMESTERS.
   (D) A STUDENT WHO EARNS COLLEGE CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  SHALL
 BE  ENTITLED  TO TRANSFER SUCH CREDIT TO ANOTHER STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK OR CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  CAMPUS  CONSISTENT  WITH  TRANSFER
 POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR CITY UNIVER-
 SITY OF NEW YORK.
   5.  REPORTING.  BY  SEPTEMBER  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, AND BY
 SEPTEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE  CHANCELLOR  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK SHALL EACH SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  AND  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) ENROLLMENT DATA BY FULL AND PART-TIME STATUS;
   (B) RETENTION AND COMPLETION RATES BY FULL AND PART-TIME STATUS;
   (C) BARRIERS TO STUDENT PARTICIPATION;
   (D) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA RELATED TO THE PROGRAM;
   (E) AVERAGE PRIOR LEARNING AND TRANSFER CREDIT AWARDED;
   (F) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF  FUNDS  AWARDED  AND  THE  AVERAGE  AWARD  PER
 STUDENT; AND
   (G)  POST-COMPLETION  OUTCOMES  INCLUDING  TRANSFER,  EMPLOYMENT,  AND
 WAGES, AS APPLICABLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART G
 
   Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 42 to read as follows:
   42. THE TERM "REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT (A) REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS SUBJECT TO THIS ARTI-
 CLE INCLUDE THOSE PERFORMED BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHOSE BUSINESS HOLDS
 ITSELF OUT AS ENGAGING IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS, REGARDLESS
 OF  WHETHER  OR  NOT  SUCH  PERSON OR ENTITY IS CERTIFIED OR LICENSED TO
 PROVIDE REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  ARTICLE
 SIX-E  OF  THIS  CHAPTER,  AND (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE
 REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL INCLUDES ALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND  ALL  WRITTEN
 COMMENTS  AND  OTHER  DOCUMENTS  SUBMITTED  AS SUPPORT FOR THE ESTIMATE,
 OPINION OF VALUE, OR ANALYSIS.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR ANY PERSON  TO
 DISCRIMINATE  AGAINST  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  IN  MAKING REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL
 SERVICES AVAILABLE OR TO BASE A  REAL  ESTATE  APPRAISAL,  ESTIMATE,  OR
 OPINION  OF  VALUE ON  THE RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, CITIZEN-
 SHIP OR IMMIGRATION  STATUS,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER  IDENTITY  OR
 EXPRESSION,  MILITARY  STATUS,  SEX,  AGE,  DISABILITY,  MARITAL STATUS,
 STATUS AS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, LAWFUL  SOURCE  OF  INCOME,  OR
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 FAMILIAL  STATUS  OF  EITHER  THE PROSPECTIVE OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS OF THE
 REAL PROPERTY, THE PRESENT OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS OF THE REAL PROPERTY,  OR
 THE  PRESENT  OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS OF THE REAL PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY
 OF  THE  PROPERTY.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT A REAL ESTATE
 APPRAISER FROM TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION FACTORS OTHER THAN RACE, CREED,
 COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, SEXUAL ORIEN-
 TATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, SEX, AGE,  DISA-
 BILITY,  MARITAL STATUS, STATUS AS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, LAWFUL
 SOURCE OF INCOME, OR FAMILIAL STATUS.
   § 3. Subdivision 9 of section 160-e of the executive law,  as  amended
 by chapter 397 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  To  suspend  and  revoke  certificates or licenses OR IMPOSE FINES
 pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings provided for in this article.
   § 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section  160-u  of  the
 executive law, as amended by chapter 397 of the laws of 1991, is amended
 to read as follows:
   The  rights  of any holder under a state certificate as a state certi-
 fied real estate appraiser, or a license as a state licensed real estate
 appraiser, may be revoked or suspended, or the  holder  of  the  certif-
 ication  or  license may be otherwise disciplined in accordance with the
 provisions of this article, upon any of the grounds set  forth  in  this
 section.  AS AN ALTERNATIVE OR IN ADDITION TO SUCH SUSPENSION OR REVOCA-
 TION,  A  FINE  NOT EXCEEDING TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS MAY BE IMPOSED ON ANY
 HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE, PROVIDED THAT FIFTY  PERCENT  OF
 ALL  MONEYS  RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR SUCH FINES SHALL BE
 PAYABLE TO THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING FUND ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT
 TO  SECTION EIGHTY-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. The department may inves-
 tigate the  actions  of  a  state  certified  or  licensed  real  estate
 appraiser,  and may [revoke or suspend the rights of] SANCTION OR OTHER-
 WISE DISCIPLINE a certificate or license holder [or otherwise discipline
 a state certified or licensed real estate  appraiser]  for  any  of  the
 following acts or omissions:
   §  5.  Subdivision 1 of section 160-v of the executive law, as amended
 by chapter 241 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Before suspending or  revoking  any  certification  or  license  OR
 IMPOSING  ANY  FINES  ON  A  HOLDER  OF  A CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE, the
 department shall notify the state  certified  or  licensed  real  estate
 appraiser  or licensed real estate appraiser assistant in writing of any
 charges made at least twenty days prior to the date set for the  hearing
 and  shall  afford  [him or her] SUCH REAL ESTATE APPRAISER OR SUCH REAL
 ESTATE APPRAISER ASSISTANT an opportunity to be heard in  person  or  by
 counsel.
   §  6.  Subdivision 2 of section 160-w of the executive law, as amended
 by chapter 241 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   2. If the department determined that a  state  certified  or  licensed
 real  estate  appraiser  or  licensed real estate appraiser assistant is
 guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this article, it shall
 prepare a finding of fact and recommend that such  appraiser  be  repri-
 manded  [or],  that  [his  or  her]  THEIR  certification  or license be
 suspended or revoked, AND/OR INDICATE WHETHER A FINE SHALL  BE  IMPOSED.
 The decision and order of the department shall be final.
   §  7.  Subdivisions  2 and 3 of section 80-a of the state finance law,
 subdivision 2 as added by chapter 687 of the laws of 2021  and  subdivi-
 sion 3 as amended by chapter 89 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read
 as follows:
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   2.  The  anti-discrimination  in  housing fund shall consist of moneys
 appropriated thereto, moneys transferred from any other fund or sources,
 FIFTY PERCENT OF ALL FINES AND FORFEITURES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
 VISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED SIXTY-U OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, and
 fifty  percent  of all fines and forfeitures collected pursuant to para-
 graph (a) of subdivision one of section four hundred forty-one-c of  the
 real  property  law. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the
 state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes  of  the
 fund  as  defined  in  this  section  and  depositing them into the fund
 according to law.
   3. The moneys in the anti-discrimination in housing fund shall be kept
 separate from and shall not be commingled with any other moneys  in  the
 custody of the state comptroller. Such moneys shall be made available to
 the  office of the attorney general, for [fair housing testing] PROGRAMS
 ASSISTING WITH FAIR HOUSING  COMPLIANCE,  WHICH  INCLUDES,  BUT  IS  NOT
 LIMITED TO, FAIR HOUSING TESTING, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON FAIR HOUSING
 PROTECTIONS,  ADDRESSING  AND INVESTIGATING FAIR HOUSING ALLEGATIONS AND
 COMPLAINTS, AND ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION IN APPRAISALS,  INCLUDING  NEW
 APPRAISALS  AND  APPRAISAL  REVIEW, through allocation of grants to duly
 applying county, city, town or  village  human  rights  commissions,  or
 other  duly applying county, city, town, village or not-for-profit enti-
 ties specializing in the prevention of unlawful discrimination in  hous-
 ing, to detect unlawful discrimination in housing.
   § 8. Severability. If any provision of this act, or any application of
 any  provision of this act, is held to be invalid, that shall not affect
 the validity or effectiveness of any other provision of this act,  or of
 any other application of any provision of this act, which can  be  given
 effect  without  that  provision  or  application;  and to that end, the
 provisions and applications of this act are severable.
   § 9. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART H
 
   Section 1. Section 340 of the  general  business  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. (A) SUBJECT TO THE EXCEPTIONS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDI-
 VISION,  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL APPLY TO COORDINATORS
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND TO RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
 PROPERTY  OWNERS  OR MANAGERS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   (B) AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (I) "ALGORITHM" MEANS A COMPUTATIONAL PROCESS THAT USES A SET OF RULES
 TO DEFINE A SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS.
   (II)  "ALGORITHMIC DEVICE" MEANS ANY MACHINE, DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM
 OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE THAT, ON ITS OWN OR WITH HUMAN ASSISTANCE  PERFORMS
 A COORDINATING FUNCTION.
   (III)  "COORDINATING  FUNCTION"  MEANS PERFORMING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING
 SUBFUNCTIONS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A PRODUCT USED FOR THE PURPOSE  OF
 ESTABLISHING  RENT OR INCOME LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RENT STABILI-
 ZATION CODE OR EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION  ACT  OR  AFFORDABLE  HOUSING
 PROGRAM GUIDELINES OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE STATE, THE FEDERAL GOVERN-
 MENT,  OR  OTHER  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE
 PERFORMING A COORDINATING FUNCTION:
   (1) COLLECTING HISTORICAL OR CONTEMPORANEOUS PRICES, SUPPLY LEVELS, OR
 LEASE OR RENTAL CONTRACT TERMINATION AND RENEWAL  DATES  OF  RESIDENTIAL
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 DWELLING  UNITS  FROM  TWO OR MORE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS OR
 MANAGERS, PROVIDED THAT AT LEAST TWO SUCH  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL  PROPERTY
 OWNERS  OR MANAGERS ARE NOT WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARIES OF THE SAME PARENT
 ENTITY  OR  OTHERWISE  OWNED  OR  MANAGED BY THE SAME RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
 PROPERTY OWNER OR MANAGER;
   (2) ANALYZING OR PROCESSING THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED IN CLAUSE ONE OF
 THIS SUBPARAGRAPH USING A SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, OR PROCESS THAT USES  COMPU-
 TATION, INCLUDING BY USING THAT INFORMATION TO TRAIN AN ALGORITHM; AND
   (3)  RECOMMENDING  RENTAL PRICES, LEASE RENEWAL TERMS, IDEAL OCCUPANCY
 LEVELS, OR OTHER LEASE TERMS AND  CONDITIONS  TO  A  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL
 PROPERTY OWNER OR MANAGER.
   (IV)  "COORDINATOR"  MEANS  ANY  PERSON  OR  ENTITY  THAT  OPERATES OR
 LICENSES A SOFTWARE OR DATA ANALYTICS SERVICE THAT PERFORMS A COORDINAT-
 ING FUNCTION FOR TWO OR  MORE  RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL  PROPERTY  OWNERS  OR
 MANAGERS.
   (V)  "RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY OWNER OR MANAGER" MEANS ANY INDIVID-
 UAL OR ENTITY THAT OWNS OR IS A BENEFICIAL OWNER OF, DIRECTLY  OR  INDI-
 RECTLY,  IN  WHOLE OR IN PART, OR MANAGES ONE OR MORE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL
 DWELLING UNITS IN NEW YORK STATE.
   (C) IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN UNLAWFUL VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE FOR A
 COORDINATOR TO FACILITATE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN  OR  AMONG  TWO  OR  MORE
 RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL  PROPERTY  OWNERS  OR  MANAGERS  TO NOT COMPETE WITH
 RESPECT TO RESIDENTIAL RENTAL DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING BY PERFORMING  A
 COORDINATING FUNCTION ON BEHALF OF OR BETWEEN AND AMONG SUCH RESIDENTIAL
 RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS OR MANAGERS.
   (D) IT SHALL BE CONSIDERED AN UNLAWFUL VIOLATION OF THIS ARTICLE FOR A
 RESIDENTIAL  RENTAL  PROPERTY  OWNER  OR  MANAGER  TO ENTER INTO SUCH AN
 AGREEMENT AS IS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  EITHER
 EXPRESSLY  OR BY ADJUSTING RENTAL PRICES, LEASE RENEWAL TERMS, OCCUPANCY
 LEVELS, OR OTHER LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN  ONE  OR  MORE  OF  THEIR
 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN ALGORITH-
 MIC DEVICE PERFORMING A COORDINATING FUNCTION.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become law.
 
                                  PART I
 
   Section 1. Section 7-107 of the general obligations law, as  added  by
 chapter 917 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   § 7-107. Liability  of  a  grantee  or  assignee  for deposits made by
 tenants upon conveyance of  rent  stabilized  dwelling  units.  1.  This
 section  shall apply only to dwelling units subject to the New York city
 rent stabilization law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine or  the  emergency
 tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four.
   2.  [(a)  Any  grantee or assignee of any dwelling unit referred to in
 subdivision one of this section shall be liable to a tenant for any  sum
 of  money or any other thing of value deposited as security for the full
 performance by such tenant of the terms of his lease, plus  any  accrued
 interest,  if  his  or  its  predecessor in interest was liable for such
 funds. Such liability shall attach  whether  or  not  the  successor  in
 interest  has,  upon  the conveyance of such dwelling unit, received the
 sum as deposited.
   (b) The liability of a receiver for payment of  any  security  deposit
 plus  accrued  interest pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to
 the amount of such deposit actually turned over to him or it pursuant to
 subdivision one of section 7-105 of this chapter and  to  the  operating
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 income  in  excess  of  expenses  generated  during his or its period of
 receivership] NO DEPOSIT OR ADVANCE  SHALL  EXCEED  THE  AMOUNT  OF  ONE
 MONTH'S  RENT  UNDER ANY CONTRACT FOR THE LEASE OR TENANCY OF A DWELLING
 UNIT SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION.
   3.  [Any agreement by a lessee or tenant of a dwelling unit waiving or
 modifying his rights as set forth in this section  shall  be  void]  THE
 ENTIRE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  DEPOSIT  OR  ADVANCE SHALL BE REFUNDABLE TO THE
 TENANT UPON THE TENANT'S VACATING OF THE PREMISES EXCEPT FOR  AN  AMOUNT
 LAWFULLY  RETAINED FOR THE REASONABLE AND ITEMIZED COSTS DUE TO NON-PAY-
 MENT OF RENT, DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE TENANT BEYOND NORMAL WEAR  AND  TEAR,
 NON-PAYMENT  OF  UTILITY  CHARGES PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD UNDER
 THE TERMS OF THE LEASE  OR  TENANCY,  AND  MOVING  AND  STORAGE  OF  THE
 TENANT'S  BELONGINGS.  THE  LANDLORD  MAY  NOT  RETAIN ANY AMOUNT OF THE
 DEPOSIT FOR COSTS RELATING TO ORDINARY WEAR AND  TEAR  OF  OCCUPANCY  OR
 DAMAGE CAUSED BY A PRIOR TENANT.
   4. AFTER INITIAL LEASE SIGNING BUT BEFORE THE TENANT BEGINS OCCUPANCY,
 THE LANDLORD SHALL OFFER THE TENANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE PREM-
 ISES  WITH  THE LANDLORD OR THE LANDLORD'S AGENT TO DETERMINE THE CONDI-
 TION OF THE PROPERTY.  IF  THE  TENANT  REQUESTS  SUCH  INSPECTION,  THE
 PARTIES SHALL EXECUTE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BEFORE THE TENANT BEGINS OCCU-
 PANCY OF THE UNIT ATTESTING TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AND SPECIF-
 ICALLY  NOTING ANY EXISTING DEFECTS OR DAMAGES. UPON THE TENANT'S VACAT-
 ING OF THE PREMISES, THE LANDLORD MAY  NOT  RETAIN  ANY  AMOUNT  OF  THE
 DEPOSIT OR ADVANCE DUE TO ANY CONDITION, DEFECT, OR DAMAGE NOTED IN SUCH
 AGREEMENT.  THE  AGREEMENT SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE OF THE CONDI-
 TION OF THE PREMISES AT THE BEGINNING OF OCCUPANCY ONLY  IN  PROCEEDINGS
 RELATED TO THE RETURN OR AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
   5.  WITHIN  A  REASONABLE  TIME  AFTER  NOTIFICATION OF EITHER PARTY'S
 INTENTION TO TERMINATE THE TENANCY, UNLESS  THE  TENANT  TERMINATES  THE
 TENANCY  WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS' NOTICE, THE LANDLORD SHALL NOTIFY THE
 TENANT IN WRITING OF THE TENANT'S RIGHT TO REQUEST AN INSPECTION  BEFORE
 VACATING  THE  PREMISES  AND  OF THE TENANT'S RIGHT TO BE PRESENT AT THE
 INSPECTION. IF THE TENANT REQUESTS SUCH AN  INSPECTION,  THE  INSPECTION
 SHALL  BE  MADE  NO  EARLIER  THAN  TWO WEEKS AND NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK
 BEFORE THE END OF THE TENANCY.  THE  LANDLORD  SHALL  PROVIDE  AT  LEAST
 FORTY-EIGHT HOURS WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THE INSPECTION.
 AFTER  THE  INSPECTION,  THE  LANDLORD  SHALL PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH AN
 ITEMIZED STATEMENT SPECIFYING REPAIRS OR CLEANING THAT ARE  PROPOSED  TO
 BE  THE  BASIS  OF  ANY DEDUCTIONS FROM THE TENANT'S DEPOSIT. THE TENANT
 SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CURE ANY SUCH CONDITION BEFORE THE END  OF
 THE  TENANCY.  ANY STATEMENT PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL
 ONLY BE ADMISSIBLE IN PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO THE RETURN OR AMOUNT OF THE
 SECURITY DEPOSIT.
   6. WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE TENANT HAS VACATED THE PREMISES, THE
 LANDLORD SHALL PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT  INDICATING
 THE  BASIS  FOR  THE  AMOUNT  OF THE DEPOSIT RETAINED, IF ANY, AND SHALL
 RETURN ANY REMAINING PORTION OF THE DEPOSIT TO THE TENANT. IF A LANDLORD
 FAILS TO PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH THE STATEMENT AND DEPOSIT WITHIN  FOUR-
 TEEN DAYS, THE LANDLORD SHALL FORFEIT ANY RIGHT TO RETAIN ANY PORTION OF
 THE DEPOSIT.
   7.  IN  ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING DISPUTING THE AMOUNT OF ANY AMOUNT OF
 THE DEPOSIT RETAINED, THE LANDLORD SHALL BEAR THE BURDEN OF PROOF AS  TO
 THE REASONABLENESS OF THE AMOUNT RETAINED.
   8.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 LIABLE FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES, PROVIDED A PERSON  FOUND  TO  HAVE  WILLFULLY
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 VIOLATED  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  LIABLE FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF UP TO
 TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT OR ADVANCE.
   9.  (A)  IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE ANY SUM OF MONEY OR ANY OTHER THING OF
 VALUE DEPOSITED AS SECURITY FOR THE FULL PERFORMANCE BY A TENANT OF  THE
 TERMS  OF  THEIR  LEASE  IS  NOT  TURNED OVER TO A SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 7-105 OF THIS TITLE, THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF  THE
 LEASED  PREMISES SHALL ALSO BE LIABLE TO SUCH TENANT, UPON CONVEYANCE OF
 SUCH LEASED PREMISES, FOR THE REPAYMENT OF ANY  SUCH  SECURITY  DEPOSIT,
 PLUS  ACCRUED  INTEREST, AS TO WHICH SUCH GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE HAS ACTUAL
 KNOWLEDGE.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF THE  LEASED
 PREMISES SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SECURITY DEPOS-
 IT  WHICH IS (I) DEPOSITED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SIX MONTHS IMMEDIATELY
 PRIOR TO CLOSING OR OTHER TRANSFER OF TITLE IN ANY BANKING  ORGANIZATION
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO-A OF SECTION 7-103 OF THIS TITLE, OR (II)
 ACKNOWLEDGED IN ANY LEASE IN EFFECT AT THE  TIME  OF  CLOSING  OR  OTHER
 TRANSFER  OF  TITLE, OR (III) SUPPORTED BY DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE PROVIDED
 BY THE TENANT OR LESSEE AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   (C)  WITH  RESPECT TO ANY LEASED PREMISES FOR WHICH THERE IS NO RECORD
 OF SECURITY DEPOSIT PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH
 (B)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF THE LEASED PREMISES
 SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY THE TENANT THEREOF IN WRITING NO LATER THAN
 THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE CLOSING OR OTHER TRANSFER OF TITLE TO THE FACT
 THAT THERE IS NO RECORD OF A SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR SAID  LEASED  PREMISES
 AND  THAT  UNLESS  THE  TENANT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING NOTICE
 PROVIDES THEM OR IT WITH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE  OF  DEPOSIT,  THE  TENANT
 SHALL  HAVE  NO  FURTHER  RECOURSE  AGAINST THEM OR IT FOR SAID SECURITY
 DEPOSIT. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE"  SHALL
 BE LIMITED TO ANY CANCELLED CHECK DRAWN TO THE ORDER OF, A RECEIPT FROM,
 OR  A LEASE SIGNED BY ANY PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, IF SUCH PREDECESSOR'S
 INTEREST IN THE LEASED PREMISES EXISTED ON OR AFTER THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE
 OF THIS PARAGRAPH. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND
 (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF
 THE LEASED PREMISES SHALL NOT BE CHARGED WITH ACTUAL  KNOWLEDGE  OF  THE
 SECURITY  DEPOSIT WHERE THE TENANT FAILS WITHIN THE THIRTY-DAY PERIOD TO
 PROVIDE SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. WHERE THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF  THE
 LEASED  PREMISES  FAILS  TO NOTIFY THE TENANT AS SPECIFIED IN THIS PARA-
 GRAPH WITHIN THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE  CLOSING  OR  OTHER  TRANSFER  OF
 TITLE,  THE  TENANT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE AT
 ANY TIME.
   (D) THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF THE  LEASED  PREMISES  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 RIGHT TO DEMAND THAT THE GRANTOR OR ASSIGNOR THEREOF ESTABLISH AN ESCROW
 ACCOUNT  EQUAL  TO  ONE  MONTH'S  RENT FOR ANY LEASED PREMISES FOR WHICH
 THERE IS NO RECORD OF A SECURITY DEPOSIT PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION  TO  BE  USED  FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING HARMLESS THE
 GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE IN ANY CASE WHERE, AT A DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE CLOS-
 ING OR OTHER TRANSFER OF TITLE, THE  TENANT  GIVES  NOTICE  PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (E)  THE  LIABILITY  OF A RECEIVER FOR PAYMENT OF ANY SECURITY DEPOSIT
 PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE  LIMITED  TO
 THE  AMOUNT  OF SUCH DEPOSIT ACTUALLY TURNED OVER TO THEM OR IT PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 7-105 OF THIS TITLE AND TO  THE  OPERATING
 INCOME  IN  EXCESS  OF  EXPENSES GENERATED DURING THEIR OR ITS PERIOD OF
 RECEIVERSHIP.
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   10. ANY AGREEMENT BY A LESSEE OR TENANT OF A DWELLING WAIVING OR MODI-
 FYING THEIR RIGHTS AS SET FORTH IN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  ABSOLUTELY
 VOID.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall apply to any lease or  rental  agreement  or
 renewal  of  a  lease  or rental agreement entered into on or after such
 date.
 
                                  PART J
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 1971 of the  real
 property  actions  and proceedings law, as amended by chapter 529 of the
 laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) In the case of a vacant dwelling, it is not sealed or continuously
 guarded, IN THAT ADMITTANCE TO THE PROPERTY MAY BE GAINED WITHOUT DAMAG-
 ING ANY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, as required by law or it was sealed  or
 is  continuously  guarded by a person other than the owner, a mortgagee,
 lienor or agent thereof, and [either] ANY of the following facts exists:
   (i) A vacate order of the  department  or  other  governmental  agency
 currently prohibits occupancy of the dwelling; or
   (ii)  The tax on such premises has been due and unpaid for a period of
 at least one year; or
   (III) THE PROPERTY HAS HAD A ZONING, BUILDING OR PROPERTY  MAINTENANCE
 CODE  VIOLATION WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INJURE, ENDANGER OR UNREASON-
 ABLY ANNOY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS THAT  HAS  BEEN  CONTINUOUSLY
 OUTSTANDING  AND NOT REMEDIED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR FROM THE
 DATE THAT THE ORIGINAL NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SERVED UPON THE  PROPERTY
 OWNER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE
 CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW AND RULES IF THE OWNER IS A NATURAL PERSON, SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES IF THE OWNER IS  A
 PARTNERSHIP,  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED TEN-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
 RULES IF THE OWNER IS A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SECTION THREE HUNDRED ELEV-
 EN OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES IF THE OWNER IS A CORPORATION, OR
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW  AND  RULES  IF
 THE OWNER IS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART K
 
   Section  1.  The  real  property  tax  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 457-a to read as follows:
   § 457-A. EXEMPTION FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO  A
 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "NONPROFIT  HOUSING  ORGANIZATION" MEANS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
 EXEMPT FROM CERTAIN TAXES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  501(C)(3)  OR  SECTION
 501(C)(4)  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND/OR THAT IS
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION  LAW  WHOSE  PRIMARY
 PURPOSE  IS  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OR  RENOVATION OF RESIDENTIAL AFFORDABLE
 HOUSING FOR CONVEYANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT MEET CERTAIN  INCOME  REQUIRE-
 MENTS.
   (B)  "COMMUNITY LAND TRUST" MEANS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM
 CERTAIN TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OR SECTION 501(C)(4) OF  THE
 UNITED STATE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND/OR THAT IS INCORPORATED UNDER THE
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION  LAW  WHOSE  PRIMARY  PURPOSE  IS TO PROVIDE
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY OWNING LAND AND  LEASING  OR  SELLING  RESIDENTIAL
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 HOUSING  SITUATED  ON  THAT  LAND TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT MEET CERTAIN INCOME
 REQUIREMENTS.
   (C)  "LAND  BANK"  MEANS  AN ENTITY CREATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE
 SIXTEEN OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
   (D) "QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD" MEANS A HOUSEHOLD WITH AN  INCOME
 UPON  INITIAL  OCCUPANCY  OF  THE  RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OF NOT MORE THAN
 EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AS  ANNUALLY  DEFINED  BY  THE
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND WHICH HAS
 AGREED  TO  OCCUPY SUCH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE. THE
 NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY  LAND  TRUST,  LAND  BANK,  OR
 APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY SHALL CERTIFY THAT A HOUSEHOLD MEETS THE
 INCOME  AND  RESIDENCY  CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED A QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME
 HOUSEHOLD AND SHALL DETERMINE THE INCOME AND ASSETS THAT SHALL  BE  USED
 TO DETERMINE A HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME FOR ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES.
   2.  (A) RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR
 DECLARATION, LEGAL REQUIREMENT, REGULATORY AGREEMENT OR OTHER CONTRACTU-
 AL OBLIGATION WITH A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY,  NONPROFIT  HOUSING  ORGANIZA-
 TION, OR LAND BANK, AND TRANSFERRED TO A QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD,
 OR WHERE THE LAND IS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND THE RESI-
 DENTIAL  BUILDING SITUATED ON THE LAND IS OR WILL BE LEASED OR SOLD TO A
 QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD, SHALL BE EXEMPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH
 (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FROM TAXATION LEVIED BY  OR  ON  BEHALF  OF  ANY
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH RESIDENTIAL
 PROPERTY IS LOCATED, PROVIDED THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OR GOVERNING BOARD OF
 SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE, AFTER PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPTS A LOCAL
 LAW, OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OTHER THAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WHICH ARTICLE
 FIFTY-TWO  OF  THE  EDUCATION LAW APPLIES, ADOPTS A RESOLUTION PROVIDING
 THEREFOR.
   (B) THE REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION SHALL BE AN  AMOUNT  THAT  IS  NOT
 LESS  THAN  TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT  NOR  MORE  THAN  FIFTY  PERCENT OF THE
 ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AS PROVIDED IN LEGISLATION OR  RESOLUTION
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) A COPY OF ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
 ASSESSOR OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE WHO PREPARES THE ASSESS-
 MENT  ROLL  ON  WHICH  THE TAXES OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR
 SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE LEVIED.
   3. (A) THE EXEMPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISCON-
 TINUED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
   (I) IN THE EVENT THAT A PROPERTY GRANTED AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION CEASES TO BE USED PRIMARILY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES;
   (II) IN THE EVENT THAT A PROPERTY GRANTED  AN  EXEMPTION  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SECTION CEASES TO BE USED AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE; OR
   (III)  IN  THE  EVENT THAT A PROPERTY GRANTED AN EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION IS TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, OTHER  THAN  TO
 ANY  HEIRS  OR  DISTRIBUTEES  OF THE OWNER THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF
 BEING A QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER.
   (B) UPON DETERMINING  THAT  AN  EXEMPTION  GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHOULD  BE  DISCONTINUED,  THE  ASSESSOR SHALL MAIL A NOTICE SO
 STATING TO THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AT THE TIME  AND  IN  THE  MANNER
 PROVIDED  BY  SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  TEN OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH OWNER OR
 OWNERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL  REVIEW  OF
 SUCH  ACTION  IN  THE  MANNER  PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDED THAT THE BURDEN
 SHALL BE ON SUCH OWNER  OR  OWNERS  TO  ESTABLISH  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  THE
 EXEMPTION.
   4.  SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY UPON APPLICATION BY THE OWNER
 OR OWNERS OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSION-
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 ER.  THE  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE  FILED WITH THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE HAVING THE POWER TO ASSESS PROPERTY FOR  TAXATION
 ON  OR  BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY,
 TOWN, OR VILLAGE.
   5.  IF SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICANT IS ENTITLED TO AN EXEMPTION PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS SECTION, THE ASSESSOR SHALL  APPROVE  THE  APPLICATION,  AND
 SUCH  RESIDENTIAL  PROPERTY SHALL THEREAFTER BE EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND
 SPECIAL AD VALOREM LEVIES AS PROVIDED IN THIS  SECTION  COMMENCING  WITH
 THE  ASSESSMENT  ROLL  PREPARED  ON THE BASIS OF THE TAXABLE STATUS DATE
 REFERRED TO IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. THE ASSESSED  VALUE  OF
 ANY  EXEMPTION  GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ENTERED BY THE
 ASSESSOR ON THE ASSESSMENT ROLL WITH  THE  TAXABLE  PROPERTY,  WITH  THE
 AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION SHOWN IN A SEPARATE COLUMN.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
                                  PART L
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private
 housing finance law, as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of  1989,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Upon the consent of the local legislative body of any municipality
 in  which  a  project  is  or  is  to be located, the real property in a
 project shall be exempt from  local  and  municipal  taxes,  other  than
 assessments  for local improvements, to the extent of all or part of the
 value of the property included  in  such  project  which  represents  an
 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and
 improvements, acquired for the project at the time of its acquisition by
 the  limited-profit  housing  company,  provided, however, that the real
 property in a project acquired for purposes of rehabilitation  shall  be
 exempt  to  the  extent  of  all  or  part  of the value of the property
 included in such project, and further provided that the amount  of  such
 taxes  to  be  paid  shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual
 shelter rent or  carrying  charges  of  such  project  except  that  for
 projects  located  or  to  be  located  in a city of a population of one
 million or more, [upon the consent of the local legislative body of  the
 municipality, the amount of such taxes to be paid may be set at not less
 than  (i)  the  taxes  payable with respect to the real property in such
 project with respect to the year  nineteen  hundred  seventy-three,  or,
 (ii)  if  such  project was not occupied in such year, not less than ten
 per centum of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges  first  estab-
 lished  pursuant  to subdivision one of section thirty-one of this arti-
 cle] THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER  CENTUM  OF
 THE  ANNUAL  SHELTER  RENT  OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. UPON THE
 CONSENT OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY,  OTHER  THAN  A
 CITY  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS
 LOCATED, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER  REDUCED  TO  FIVE  PER
 CENTUM  OR  LESS  OF  THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE
 PROJECT. ANY SUCH GRANTED CONSENT TO REDUCE THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH  TAXES
 SHALL  EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED, THE
 RATE OF TAXATION SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE  LEVEL  ESTABLISHED  BEFORE  THE
 CONSENT  WAS  GRANTED.  Shelter rent shall mean the total rents received
 from the occupants of a project less the cost of providing to the  occu-
 pants  electricity,  gas,  heat  and  other utilities. Total rents shall
 include rent supplements and subsidies received from the federal govern-
 ment, the state or a municipality on behalf  of  such  occupants[,]  but
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 shall  not  include  interest reduction payments pursuant to subdivision
 (a) of section two hundred one of the Federal Housing and Urban Develop-
 ment Act of nineteen hundred sixty-eight. The tax exemption shall  oper-
 ate and continue so long as the mortgage loans of the company, including
 any  additional  mortgage  loan the proceeds of which are used primarily
 for the residential portion of the project,  which  additional  loan  is
 approved by the commissioner or the supervising agency, are outstanding.
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous-
 ing  finance  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 229 of the laws of 1989, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b)  of  this
 subdivision,  the real property of a state urban development corporation
 project acquired, owned, constructed, managed or operated by  a  company
 incorporated  pursuant  to  the  not-for-profit corporation law and this
 article shall be entitled to all the benefits provided by  section  four
 hundred  twenty-two of the real property tax law. The real property of a
 state urban development corporation project, other than  a  state  urban
 development corporation project acquired, owned, constructed, managed or
 operated by a company incorporated pursuant to the not-for-profit corpo-
 ration  law and this article, shall be exempt from all local and munici-
 pal taxes, other than assessments for local improvements, to the  extent
 of  the  value of the property included in such project as represents an
 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and
 improvements, acquired for the project on the date of its acquisition by
 the limited-profit housing company, provided that  the  amount  of  such
 taxes  to  be  paid  shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual
 shelter rent or carrying charges of such project, as  defined  in  para-
 graph (a) hereof, EXCEPT THAT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR  MORE, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM
 OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. UPON  THE
 CONSENT  OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH THE  PROJECT  IS
 LOCATED,  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER
 CENTUM OR LESS OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR  CARRYING  CHARGES  OF  THE
 PROJECT.  ANY  SUCH  GRANTED  CONSENT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES
 SHALL EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED,  THE
 RATE  OF  TAXATION  SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE  LEVEL ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE
 CONSENT WAS GRANTED. The tax exemption shall  operate  and  continue  so
 long  as  the  mortgage  loans  of  such limited profit housing company,
 including any additional mortgage loan the proceeds of  which  are  used
 primarily  for  the residential portion of the project, which additional
 loan is approved by the commissioner  or  the  supervising  agency,  are
 outstanding  and  the  project is continued to be operated as a limited-
 profit housing project. If a state urban development corporation project
 qualifying for tax exemption pursuant to this paragraph  is  sold,  with
 the  approval  of  the  commissioner,  to another limited-profit housing
 company, such successor company shall be entitled to all the benefits of
 this paragraph. In the event that such sale is to a company incorporated
 pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law and  this  article,  such
 successor  company  shall  be  entitled  to all the benefits provided by
 section four hundred twenty-two of the real property tax law.
   § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous-
 ing finance law, as amended by chapter 744  of  the  laws  of  1977,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
 subdivision, when a project is financed with a mortgage loan pursuant to
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 this article or article three of this chapter and (i) there is a partic-
 ipation, new loan or investment pursuant to  section  twenty-three-b  of
 this  article or (ii) such mortgage loan is assigned, modified or satis-
 fied  pursuant  to section twenty-three-a or forty-four-b or subdivision
 twenty-two-a of section six hundred fifty-four of this chapter, the real
 property of the project shall be exempt from  all  local  and  municipal
 taxes,  other  than assessments for local improvements, to the extent of
 the value of the real property included in such project which represents
 an increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both  land
 and  improvements,  acquired for the project on the date of its original
 acquisition for the project by the original mortgagor under  a  mortgage
 loan pursuant to this article or article three of this chapter, provided
 that  the  amount  of  taxes to be paid on the project shall not be less
 than ten per centum of the annual shelter rent or  carrying  charges  of
 such  project,  as  defined in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, EXCEPT
 THAT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE  AMOUNT  OF
 SUCH  TAXES  SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER
 RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. UPON THE CONSENT OF  THE  LOCAL
 LEGISLATIVE  BODY  OF  THE  MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A CITY WITH A POPU-
 LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH  THE  PROJECT  IS  LOCATED,  THE
 AMOUNT  OF  SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER CENTUM OR LESS
 OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. ANY  SUCH
 GRANTED  CONSENT  TO  REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL EXPIRE EVERY
 TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED, THE  RATE  OF  TAXATION
 SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE LEVEL ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE CONSENT WAS GRANTED.
 Such tax exemption shall commence in each instance from  the  date  when
 the project becomes subject to a mortgage insured by the federal govern-
 ment  and  shall  operate  and  continue  so  long as a mortgage on such
 project is insured or held by the federal government or so long  as  the
 project  is thereafter owned by the federal government or so long as any
 residual indebtedness is outstanding, whichever is longer. When there is
 a participation, new loan or  investment  pursuant  to  section  twenty-
 three-b  of  this  article,  such  participation, new loan or investment
 shall be deemed to be the equivalent of a federally insured mortgage for
 purposes of this paragraph. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be
 construed to limit or otherwise impair the  benefits  available  to  any
 company  eligible  for exemption from taxation pursuant to section thir-
 ty-one or section thirty-six-a of this  article,  section  four  hundred
 twenty-two  or  section  four hundred sixty-seven-c of the real property
 tax law, or section fifty-eight of the public housing law. The foregoing
 shall not be deemed to authorize any company to receive the benefits  of
 any  exemption  from  taxation  in  contravention  of  the provisions of
 section two of article eighteen of the constitution.
   § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 33 of the private housing  finance  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  229 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one  hereof,  when  a
 mutual  company is organized under this article to facilitate the acqui-
 sition of a building by residents  thereof,  the  amount  of  local  and
 municipal  taxes,  other  than assessments for local improvements, to be
 paid on the real property  included  in  such  project,  both  land  and
 improvements,  shall  not exceed twenty per centum of the annual shelter
 rent or carrying charges of such project, as defined in paragraph (a) of
 subdivision one hereof; provided, however, that where  such  acquisition
 of  a  building by residents thereof involves the financing of rehabili-
 tation or other improvement as well as acquisition, upon the consent  of
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 the  local  legislative body of the municipality in which the project is
 located the amount of such taxes may be further  reduced  provided  that
 such  amount shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual shelter
 rent  or carrying charges of the project, as defined in paragraph (a) of
 subdivision one hereof; or the company may in lieu  of  requesting  such
 consent  apply for the benefits of the local law, if any, enacted pursu-
 ant to section four hundred eighty-nine of the real  property  tax  law.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN A CITY WITH
 A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES  SHALL  BE
 NO  MORE  THAN  FIVE  PER  CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING
 CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. UPON THE CONSENT OF THE LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE  BODY
 OF  THE MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR MORE, IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH  TAXES  MAY
 BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER CENTUM OR LESS OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT
 OR  CARRYING  CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. ANY SUCH GRANTED CONSENT TO REDUCE
 THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH  AUTHORI-
 ZATION  IS  NOT  RENEWED, THE RATE OF TAXATION SHALL REVERT TO THE LEVEL
 ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE CONSENT WAS GRANTED. Such tax exemption, if  any,
 granted pursuant to this article shall operate and continue so long as a
 loan  made  under  this  article  or any subsequent loan approved by the
 commissioner or  the  supervising  agency  to  enhance  the  residential
 portion  of  the project and the project is continued to be operated for
 the purposes set forth in this article is outstanding.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART M
 
   Section 1. The section heading of section 485-r of the  real  property
 tax law, as added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read
 as follows:
   Residential   redevelopment  inhibited  property  exemption[;  certain
 cities].
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 485-r of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015 and paragraph (f) as amended by
 chapter 28 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 ing meanings:
   (a)  "Redevelopment inhibited property" shall mean a residential prop-
 erty that has been neglected or abandoned because of the local  economic
 conditions  and/or conditions on the property that inhibit such property
 from being redeveloped by the private sector AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF  THIS  SECTION.  Redevelopment  inhibited  property  shall  not
 include land that is undeveloped.
   (b)  "Gap financing costs" shall mean the total cost of the property's
 redevelopment as approved by  the  city,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE  minus  the
 increase  in  the  full valuation of the property upon completion of the
 redevelopment.
   (c) "Base assessment" shall mean the assessed value of the property on
 the day the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE designates the property as redevelop-
 ment inhibited.
   (d) "Increased assessment" shall mean the assessed value of the  prop-
 erty as determined by the assessor upon completion of the redevelopment.
   (e)  "Incremental  increase  in  annual property taxes" shall mean the
 taxes based on the increased assessment minus the  taxes  based  on  the
 base assessment.
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   [(f)  "City"  shall  mean  a  city  with a population of not less than
 fifteen thousand two hundred fifty and not more  than  fifteen  thousand
 five hundred as determined by the latest federal decennial census.]
   §  3.  Subdivision 2 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   2. A city, TOWN, OR  VILLAGE  may,  by  local  law,  provide  for  the
 exemption  of  real  property from taxation as provided in this section.
 Subsequent to the adoption of such local law, the county in  which  such
 city,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE  is  located may after a public hearing and by
 local law, and any school district, all or part of which is  located  in
 such  city,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE, may, by resolution, exempt such property
 from its taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the city,
 TOWN, OR VILLAGE has done.
   § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 485-r of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED BY A city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF THIS SECTION shall designate  any  property  within  [the]
 SUCH  city,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE'S boundaries as a redevelopment inhibited
 property if one or more of the following are met:
   (a) the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE has  acquired  title  to  the  property
 pursuant  to  article  nineteen-A  of  the  real  property  actions  and
 proceedings law; or
   (b) the property has been continuously vacant for a period of at least
 three years; or
   (c) the COUNTY, city, TOWN OR VILLAGE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED
 has acquired title to the property  via  foreclosure  for  unpaid  taxes
 pursuant to article eleven of this chapter; or
   (d)  the  property  has  outstanding  zoning, housing, or uniform code
 violations and the cost of remedying the violations exceeds the  proper-
 ty's value.
   §  5.  Subdivision 4 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   4. (a) Upon the adoption of such local  law,  redevelopment  inhibited
 property  shall be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies to
 the extent of any increase in value attributable to  demolition,  alter-
 ation, rehabilitation, or remediation pursuant to the following require-
 ments:
   (i)  the  demolition,  alterations, rehabilitation, and/or remediation
 shall be permitted by the [city's] APPLICABLE bureau of inspection  such
 that  building  or  plumbing  permits issued and said demolition, alter-
 ations, rehabilitation, and/or remediation shall have met all  necessary
 approvals  per the applicable New York state uniform fire prevention and
 building code, the [city's] APPLICABLE municipal code and  the  [city's]
 APPLICABLE bureau of inspection upon completion; and
   (ii)  the  property  for  which  the  exemption is sought shall be [an
 owner-occupied one-family residence] A ONE TO  FOUR-UNIT  RESIDENCE  AND
 OCCUPIED AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE OWNER OR A TENANT; and
   (iii)  the  owner of such property shall file annually an affidavit of
 residency with the assessor of the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE on  or  before
 the appropriate taxable status date [of such city], confirming continued
 [owner-occupancy]  OCCUPANCY of the property BY THE OWNER OR A TENANT AS
 THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE; and
   (iv) the redevelopment inhibited property is exempt from taxation  and
 special ad valorem levies attributable to the increased assessment minus
 the  taxes and special ad valorem levies imposed on the base assessment.
 Such exemption shall not apply to special assessments.
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   (b) In the event the property granted an exemption  pursuant  to  this
 section  ceases  to  be [owner-]occupied AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE
 OWNER OR TENANT and/or the affidavit of residency is not filed  annually
 for  the  approved  exemption  period, the exemption granted pursuant to
 this section shall cease.
   (c)  In  the  event the property granted an exemption pursuant to this
 section ceases to be a  [one-family]  ONE  TO  FOUR-UNIT  dwelling,  the
 exemption granted pursuant to this section shall cease.
   (d) In the event the owner of the property is convicted of a violation
 or  misdemeanor  pursuant  to New York state uniform fire prevention and
 building code or the [city's] APPLICABLE municipal code,  the  exemption
 granted pursuant to this section shall cease.
   §  6.  Subdivision 6 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   6. (a) Such exemption shall be granted only upon  application  by  the
 owner of such building for the residential redevelopment inhibited prop-
 erty exemption, on a form prescribed by the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE. Such
 application  must  be  filed  with  the  assessor  of the city, TOWN, OR
 VILLAGE on or before the appropriate taxable status date [of such city].
 The application must be filed with the assessor of the  city,  TOWN,  OR
 VILLAGE  within  three years from the date of completing the demolition,
 alterations, rehabilitation, and/or remediation.
   (b) The owner filing for such exemption shall not be  required  to  be
 the  owner responsible for completing the demolition, alterations, reha-
 bilitation, and/or remediation.
   (c) If the assessor is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to  an
 exemption  pursuant  to  this  section,  [he or she] SUCH ASSESSOR shall
 approve the application and  such  real  property  shall  thereafter  be
 exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies by the city, TOWN, OR
 VILLAGE  commencing  with the assessment roll prepared after the taxable
 status date referred to in this subdivision. The assessed value  of  any
 exemption  granted  pursuant  to  this  section  shall be entered by the
 assessor of the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE on the assessment roll  with  the
 taxable  property,  with the amount of the exemption shown in a separate
 column.
   (d) Once granted, the  residential  redevelopment  inhibited  property
 exemption  runs  with the land for the exemption period pursuant to this
 section.
   § 7. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
                                  PART N
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing
 trust fund corporation may provide, for  purposes  of  the  neighborhood
 preservation  program,  a  sum  not to exceed $12,830,000 for the fiscal
 year ending March 31, 2026. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,
 and  subject to the approval of the New York state director of the budg-
 et, the board of directors of the state  of  New  York  mortgage  agency
 shall  authorize the transfer to the housing trust fund corporation, for
 the purposes of reimbursing any costs associated with neighborhood pres-
 ervation program contracts authorized by this section, a total  sum  not
 to  exceed  $12,830,000,  such  transfer to be made from (i) the special
 account of the mortgage  insurance  fund  created  pursuant  to  section
 2429-b  of  the  public  authorities law, in an amount not to exceed the
 actual excess balance in the special account of the  mortgage  insurance
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 fund,  as  determined  and  certified  by the state of New York mortgage
 agency for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with  section  2429-b
 of  the  public  authorities  law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund  created  pursuant  to section 2429-b of the public authorities law
 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating  (as  determined
 by  the  state  of  New York mortgage agency) required to accomplish the
 purposes of such account, the project  pool  insurance  account  of  the
 mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable
 but no later than June 30, 2025.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing trust
 fund corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  rural  preservation
 program, a sum not to exceed $5,360,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31, 2026. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the
 approval  of  the  New  York  state director of the budget, the board of
 directors of the state of New York mortgage agency shall  authorize  the
 transfer  to  the  housing  trust  fund corporation, for the purposes of
 reimbursing  any  costs  associated  with  rural  preservation   program
 contracts  authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to exceed
 $5,360,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the special account of the
 mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, in an amount not to exceed the actual excess balance in
 the special account of the mortgage insurance fund,  as  determined  and
 certified  by  the state of New York mortgage agency for the fiscal year
 2024-2025 in accordance with section 2429-b of  the  public  authorities
 law,  if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves in the project pool
 insurance account of the mortgage insurance  fund  created  pursuant  to
 section  2429-b  of  the public authorities law are sufficient to attain
 and maintain the credit rating (as determined by the state of  New  York
 mortgage  agency)  required  to accomplish the purposes of such account,
 the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance fund,  such
 transfer  to  be  made as soon as practicable but no later than June 30,
 2025.
   § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  the  housing  trust
 fund  corporation  may provide, for purposes of the rural rental assist-
 ance program pursuant to article 17-A of  the  private  housing  finance
 law,  a  sum  not to exceed $23,455,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31, 2026.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  and  subject  to
 the  approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board of
 directors of the state of New York mortgage agency shall  authorize  the
 transfer  to  the  housing  trust  fund corporation, for the purposes of
 reimbursing any costs associated with rural  rental  assistance  program
 contracts  authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to exceed
 $23,455,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the  special  account  of
 the  mortgage  insurance  fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the
 public authorities law, in an amount not to  exceed  the  actual  excess
 balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as deter-
 mined  and  certified  by  the state of New York mortgage agency for the
 fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with section 2429-b  of  the  public
 authorities  law,  if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves in the
 project pool insurance account of the mortgage  insurance  fund  created
 pursuant  to section 2429-b of the public authorities law are sufficient
 to attain and maintain the credit rating, as determined by the state  of
 New  York  mortgage  agency, required to accomplish the purposes of such
 account, the project pool insurance account of  the  mortgage  insurance
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 fund,  such  transfer  shall be made as soon as practicable but no later
 than June 30, 2025.
   §  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the homeless housing
 and assistance corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  New  York
 state  supportive  housing  program,  the  solutions to end homelessness
 program or the operational support for AIDS housing program, or to qual-
 ified grantees under such programs, in accordance with the  requirements
 of  such  programs,  a sum not to exceed $56,381,000 for the fiscal year
 ending March 31, 2026. The homeless housing and  assistance  corporation
 may  enter into an agreement with the office of temporary and disability
 assistance to administer such sum in accordance with the requirements of
 such programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  and  subject
 to  the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board
 of directors of the state of New York mortgage  agency  shall  authorize
 the transfer to the homeless housing and assistance corporation, a total
 sum  not  to  exceed  $56,381,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the
 special account of the  mortgage  insurance  fund  created  pursuant  to
 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed
 the  actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage insur-
 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage
 agency for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with  section  2429-b
 of  the  public  authorities  law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the  public  authorities  law
 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating as determined by
 the  state  of  New  York  mortgage  agency,  required to accomplish the
 purposes of such account, the project  pool  insurance  account  of  the
 mortgage  insurance fund, such transfer shall be made as soon as practi-
 cable but no later than March 31, 2026.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART O
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of part N of chapter 56  of  the  laws  of  2020,
 amending the social services law relating to restructuring financing for
 residential  school  placements,  as  amended  by section 1 of part G of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed April 1, 2025]; provided however that the amendments to
 subdivision 10 of section 153 of the social services law made by section
 one of this act, shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and
 shall be deemed to expire therewith.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.
 
                                  PART P
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 390-n to read as follows:
   § 390-N. CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER; OPERATING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. 1.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER" SHALL  MEAN  A
 BUSINESS  ENTITY  THAT IS CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES TO PLACE INDIVIDUALS AS SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS AT CHILD DAY CARE
 CENTERS, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES,  OR  SCHOOL
 AGE  CHILD  CARE  PROGRAMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF
 THIS TITLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHILD DAY CARE.
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   2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 CERTIFY, REGULATE, AND INSPECT CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTERS. THE OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, LIMIT THE NUMBER OF
 OPERATING CERTIFICATES ISSUED.
   3.  NO  ENTITY  MAY  PLACE  SUBSTITUTE  CAREGIVERS  AT  CHILD DAY CARE
 CENTERS, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES,  OR  SCHOOL
 AGE  CHILD  CARE  PROGRAMS UNLESS IT POSSESSES A VALID OPERATING CERTIF-
 ICATE ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   4. PRIOR TO PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL AS A SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER AT A CHILD
 DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY  CARE  HOME,  OR
 SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY
 OF  THIS TITLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHILD DAY CARE, A CHILD CARE
 SUPPORT CENTER SHALL VERIFY THAT THE SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER HAS MET THE:
   (A) STANDARDS AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SET  FORTH  IN  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED NINETY-A OF THIS TITLE FOR CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM EMPLOYEES;
   (B)  CRIMINAL  HISTORY REVIEW AND BACKGROUND CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS OF
 SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-B OF THIS TITLE FOR  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES
 OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM; AND
   (C)  ANY  OTHER  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE REGULATIONS OF THE
 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   5. OPERATING CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL REMAIN VALID
 UNLESS SURRENDERED BY THE CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER OR  REVOKED  BY  THE
 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMI-
 LY  SERVICES  MAY  REVOKE  AN  OPERATING  CERTIFICATE AT ANY TIME UPON A
 DETERMINATION THAT THE CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER  HAS  NOT  OPERATED  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.
   6.  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL DENY AN APPLICA-
 TION FOR CERTIFICATION OF A CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER IF  THE  APPLICANT
 HAD  AN  OPERATING CERTIFICATE REVOKED WITHIN THE TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE
 DATE OF APPLICATION.
   § 2. Section 390-b of the social services law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12.  A  CHILD  CARE SUPPORT CENTER CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED NINETY-N OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST CLEARANCES
 FOR SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THIS  SECTION.  SUBSTITUTE
 CAREGIVERS  SHALL  BE  CONSIDERED "PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES" OF A CHILD DAY
 CARE PROGRAM UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   §  3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment,  and/or  repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.
 
                                  PART Q
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision 5 of section 131-a of the
 social services law, as added by chapter 1053 of the laws  of  1981,  is
 amended and a new paragraph (f-1) is added to read as follows:
   (e)  [Provision]  PROVISION of allowances as prescribed by regulations
 of the department to meet the needs of a pregnant [woman, beginning with
 the fourth month  of  pregnancy  which  has  been  medically  verified.]
 PERSON;
   (F-1)  A  ONE-TIME  BENEFIT  TO  PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS UPON THE
 BIRTH OF A NEW CHILD, AS PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
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   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART R
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs  (a),  (b),  (c)  and  (d) of subdivision 1 of
 section 131-o of the social services law, as amended  by  section  1  of
 part  H  of  chapter  56  of  the  laws  of 2024, are amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) in the case of each individual receiving family  care,  an  amount
 equal to at least [$181.00] $186.00 for each month beginning on or after
 January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE.
   (b)  in  the  case  of  each individual receiving residential care, an
 amount equal to at least [$208.00] $213.00 for each month  beginning  on
 or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE.
   (c)  in  the  case  of  each individual receiving enhanced residential
 care, an amount equal to at  least  [$249.00]  $255.00  for  each  month
 beginning  on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-
 FIVE.
   (d) for the period commencing January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-
 five]  TWENTY-SIX,  the  monthly  personal  needs  allowance shall be an
 amount equal to the sum of the amounts set forth  in  subparagraphs  one
 and two of this paragraph:
   (1)  the  amounts  specified  in  paragraphs  (a), (b) and (c) of this
 subdivision; and
   (2) the amount in subparagraph one of this  paragraph,  multiplied  by
 the  percentage  of  any  federal  supplemental  security income cost of
 living adjustment which becomes effective on or after January first, two
 thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, but  prior  to  June  thirtieth,  two
 thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
   §  2.  Paragraphs  (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of
 section 209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of  part
 H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE,  for  an  eligible  individual  living  alone,  [$1,030.00]
 $1,054.00;   and  for  an  eligible  couple  living  alone,  [$1,519.00]
 $1,554.00.
   (b)  On  and  after  January   first,   two   thousand   [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, for an eligible individual living with others with or with-
 out in-kind income, [$966.00] $990.00; and for an eligible couple living
 with others with or without in-kind income, [$1,461.00] $1,496.00.
   (c)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, (i) for  an  eligible  individual  receiving  family  care,
 [$1,209.48]  $1,233.48  if [he or she] SUCH INDIVIDUAL is receiving such
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple receiving  family  care
 in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or
 Rockland,  two  times  the  amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of this
 paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individual receiving  such  care  in
 any  other  county  in the state, [$1,171.48] $1,195.48; and (iv) for an
 eligible couple receiving such care in any other county  in  the  state,
 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (d)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, (i) for an eligible individual receiving residential  care,
 [$1,378.00]  $1,402.00  if [he or she] SUCH INDIVIDUAL is receiving such
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
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 ter or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple  receiving  residential
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter  or  Rockland, two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of
 this  paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individual receiving such care
 in any other county in the state, [$1,348.00] $1,372.00; and (iv) for an
 eligible couple receiving such care in any other county  in  the  state,
 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (e)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, (i) for an eligible individual receiving enhanced  residen-
 tial  care,  [$1,637.00]  $1,661.00;  and  (ii)  for  an eligible couple
 receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set  forth  in
 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
   (f) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subdi-
 vision  shall  be  increased to reflect any increases in federal supple-
 mental security income benefits for individuals or couples which  become
 effective  on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-
 SIX but prior to June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2025.

                                  PART S
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of part W of chapter  54  of  the  laws  of  2016
 amending  the  social services law relating to the powers and duties  of
 the commissioner of social services relating to  the  appointment  of  a
 temporary  operator,  as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 56 of
 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2016, provided
 further that this act shall expire and  be  deemed  repealed  March  31,
 [2025] 2028.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART T
 
   Section  1.  Article  19-D of the labor law, as added by chapter 88 of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:

                                ARTICLE 19-D
              MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR COVERED AIRPORT WORKERS
 
   Section 696-a. Definitions.
         [696-b. Certification to the commissioner.
         696-c.] 696-B. Minimum wage rate for covered airport workers.
         [696-d.] 696-C. Commissioner's powers of investigation.
         [696-e.] 696-D. Records of employers.
         [696-f.] 696-E. Penalties.
         [696-g.] 696-F. Civil action.
         [696-h.] 696-G. Regulations.
         [696-i.] 696-H. Savings clause.
   § 696-a. Definitions. As used in this  article:  1.  "Covered  airport
 location"  means  John  F.  Kennedy  International Airport and LaGuardia
 Airport or any location used to perform [airline catering] work [as such
 work is described in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision
 two  of this section] RELATED TO THE PREPARATION OR DELIVERY OF FOOD FOR
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 CONSUMPTION ON AIRPLANES DEPARTING FROM JOHN  F.  KENNEDY  INTERNATIONAL
 AIRPORT OR LAGUARDIA AIRPORT.
   2.  (a)  "Covered airport worker" means any person employed to perform
 work at a covered airport location [provided at least  one-half  of  the
 employee's  time  during  any workweek is performed at a covered airport
 location and who works in one of the following covered categories:
   (i) Cleaning and related services, which shall mean:
   (1) building cleaning,  including  warehouse,  kitchen,  and  terminal
 cleaning,  including  common  areas,  gateways,  gates,  lounges, clubs,
 concession areas, terminal entryways from ramp and where planes park  at
 the  gate, and other nearby facilities used for the preparation, packag-
 ing, and storage of inflight meals and supplies; and
   (2) aircraft and cabin cleaning, including lavatory and water disposal
 and replenishment, lift truck driving and helping, dispatching, cleaning
 crew driving, and sorting and packing of  inflight  materials,  such  as
 blankets, pillows, and magazines;
   (ii)  Security  related services, including catering security, escort-
 ing, escort security, passenger aircraft security, fire guarding, termi-
 nal security,  baggage  security,  traffic  security,  cargo  screening,
 including  guarding,  warehouse security, concessions and airport lounge
 security, security dispatch, and security at nearby facilities used  for
 the preparation, packaging, and storage of inflight meals; or
   (iii)  In  terminal and passenger handling services, including baggage
 handling, sky cap services, wheelchair attending,  wheelchair  dispatch-
 ing,  customer and passenger services, line queue, identification check-
 ing, porter services for baggage, and  passenger  and  employee  shuttle
 driving.
   (iv)  Airline  catering,  including work related to the preparation or
 delivery of food or beverage for consumption on airplanes departing from
 a covered airport location or related location; or
   (v) Airport lounge services, including food and retail services].
   (b) "Covered airport worker" shall not include [anyone  who  works  in
 one of the following non-covered categories:
   (i) Non-cleaning and security related cargo and ramp services, includ-
 ing  ramp  baggage  and  cargo  handling, load control and ramp communi-
 cation, aircraft mechanics and fueling of aircraft, provision  of  cool-
 ing,  heating,  and power, passenger aircraft servicing, cabin equipment
 maintenance, guiding aircraft  in  and  out  of  gates,  and  gate  side
 aircraft maintenance;
   (ii) Ramp and tarmac maintenance services, including operation of snow
 plows, ramp cleaning vehicles, and tarmac sweepers;
   (iii) Concession services, including food service, which includes food
 and  beverage  service,  wait service, and cashiers, and retail service,
 which includes news, and gifts, and duty-free;
   (c) "Covered airport worker" shall not include direct employees of the
 Port Authority of New York and New  Jersey,  or  any  workers  hired  by
 companies  contracted  by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,
 that are performing work under such contract]  PERSONS  EMPLOYED  IN  AN
 EXECUTIVE,  ADMINISTRATIVE,  OR  PROFESSIONAL  CAPACITY  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH ONE OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN OF THE FAIR  LABOR
 STANDARDS  ACT OF 1938 (29 U.S.C. S.213 ET SEQ.), OR PERSONS EMPLOYED BY
 THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY OR ANY OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL
 AGENCY.
   [(d)] (C) "Covered airport worker" shall [include only:
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   (i) Employees employed at a covered airport location on December thir-
 tieth,  two  thousand  twenty and who are working an average of at least
 thirty hours per week; and
   (ii)  Employees  employed  at  a  covered airport location on or after
 January first, two thousand twenty-three and  who  are  working  for  an
 average of thirty hours per week.
   (e)  "Covered  airport worker" shall also not include persons employed
 in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined  in
 subparagraph  one of paragraph (a) of section thirteen of the Fair Labor
 Standards Act of 1938] FOR ANY WEEK, NOT INCLUDE AN EMPLOYEE WORKING  AT
 A COVERED AIRPORT LOCATION DURING THAT WEEK, FOR LESS THAN THIRTY HOURS.
   3. "Successor airport employer" means any [person who furnishes clean-
 ing  and  related  services,  security related services, in terminal and
 passenger  handling  services,  airline  catering,  or  airport   lounge
 services]  EMPLOYER  THAT  EMPLOYS  COVERED  AIRPORT WORKERS WHO PROVIDE
 SERVICES at a covered airport location that are substantially similar to
 those that were provided by covered airport workers previously  employed
 by another employer at such covered airport location.
   4.  "Employer" means any person, corporation, limited liability compa-
 ny, or association employing any individual in an occupation,  industry,
 trade,  business  or  service.  The  term "employer" shall not include a
 governmental agency.
   5. [The "standard wage rate" means the greater of:
   (a) any minimum wage  rate  that  would  be  otherwise  applicable  to
 covered airport workers established by article nineteen of this chapter;
 or
   (b)  any  otherwise applicable minimum wage rate established through a
 policy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey] THE "APPLICABLE
 STANDARD RATE" MEANS THE  WAGE  AND  BENEFIT  RATES  DESIGNATED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  BASED  ON  THE DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE GENERAL SERVICES
 ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL MCNAMARA-O'HARA SERVICE  CONTRACT
 ACT OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET SEQ.), FOR THE APPROPRIATE LOCALITIES AND
 CLASSIFICATIONS  OF  BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PREVAILING  WAGE  RATE  APPLICABLE  TO  A  COVERED
 AIRPORT  WORKER ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE AND
 EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER BE LESS THAN THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE MINIMUM WAGE RATE ESTABLISHED  THROUGH  A
 REGULATION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY; AND
   (B)  AN  AMOUNT  OF  SUPPLEMENTAL  WAGES  OR A SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTHCARE
 CONTRIBUTION EQUAL TO THE RATE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE  FOR  ALL  OCCUPA-
 TIONS,  DESIGNATED  BY THE COMMISSIONER BASED ON THE DETERMINATIONS MADE
 BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR  PURSUANT  TO  THE  MCNAMARA-O'HARA
 SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET SEQ.) FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC
 REGION  IN  WHICH THE COVERED AIRPORT LOCATION IS SITUATED AND IN EFFECT
 ON THE DATE OF THE DESIGNATION BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (C) PAID LEAVE EQUAL TO THE PAID LEAVE REQUIREMENTS DESIGNATED BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  THE  IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING  JANUARY  FIRST,  BASED ON THE
 DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION  PURSUANT  TO
 THE  MCNAMARA-O'HARA  SERVICE  CONTRACT  ACT  OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET
 SEQ.).
   6. [The "standard benefits supplement rate" means an hourly supplement
 of four dollars and fifty-four cents furnished to an employee by provid-
 ing at least four dollars and fifty-four cents per hour toward the  cost
 of  minimum essential coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan
 as defined in treasury regulation section 1.5000A-2(c)(1)  beginning  on
 July  first,  two  thousand twenty-one. The standard benefits supplement
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 rate shall apply only to the first forty hours worked  by  each  covered
 airport  worker  in  each week and shall not apply to any overtime hours
 worked by any covered airport worker. The standard  benefits  supplement
 rate  shall  apply  to  any paid leave taken by a covered airport worker
 that does not exceed forty hours in a  week]  "COMMISSIONER"  MEANS  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   [7. The "applicable standard rate" shall mean a combination of (a) the
 standard wage rate; and (b) the standard benefits supplemental rate.
   § 696-b. Certification  to  the  commissioner.  1. No later than March
 thirty-first, two  thousand  twenty-one,  each  employer  of  a  covered
 airport worker shall submit to the commissioner a sworn statement certi-
 fying the total number of workers employed by such employer at a covered
 airport  location  to  perform  cleaning  and related services, security
 related services, in terminal and passenger handling  services,  airline
 catering,  or  airport lounge services, at a covered airport location on
 December thirtieth, two thousand twenty, and identifying the number that
 is equal to eighty percent of such  total  number  of  employees,  which
 shall  be  the December thirtieth, two thousand twenty benchmark for the
 purposes of this section. Such statement shall further include an affir-
 mation that such employer will ensure that the number of covered airport
 workers it employs at a covered airport location between July first, two
 thousand twenty-one and December thirty-first, two  thousand  twenty-two
 is  no  less than the December thirtieth, two thousand twenty benchmark.
 Such sworn statement shall be provided by the commissioner upon  request
 by any airport worker performing cleaning and related services, security
 related  services,  in terminal and passenger handling services, airline
 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport  location  or
 any  representative  of  such  airport workers.   Prior to employing any
 airport workers to  perform  cleaning  and  related  services,  security
 related  services,  in terminal and passenger handling services, airline
 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport location, any
 successor airport employer shall obtain the applicable December  thirti-
 eth,  two  thousand twenty benchmark from the commissioner and submit to
 the commissioner an affirmation that such employer will ensure that  the
 number  of  covered  airport  workers  it  employs  at a covered airport
 location between July first, two thousand twenty-one and December  thir-
 ty-first,  two  thousand twenty-two is no less than the December thirti-
 eth, two thousand twenty benchmark.
   2. Each employer of any covered airport worker employed at  a  covered
 airport  location  on  or after January first, two thousand twenty-three
 shall submit to the commissioner, in a form and manner proscribed by the
 commissioner, a  sworn  statement  affirming  that  such  employer  will
 ensure, where applicable, that the proportion of covered airport workers
 in  each classification it employs to work an average of at least thirty
 hours per week at a covered airport location is the same as such propor-
 tion was compared to all workers in the same classification  working  at
 such covered airport location in the calendar year two thousand nineteen
 workforce.  The commissioner shall publish a list of all covered classi-
 fications with the corresponding proportions of all workers employed  to
 work  an average of at least thirty hours a week compared to all workers
 in the same classification employed to  work  at  each  covered  airport
 location  in  the  calendar year two thousand nineteen. The commissioner
 shall be empowered to promulgate rules or regulations to  determine  the
 method  and  accounting for such information and to verify its accuracy,
 including the ability to establish a presumed proportion  where  records
 are  missing  or  unavailable  and  provided further that such full-time
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 levels shall be no less than such December thirtieth, two thousand twen-
 ty benchmark. If such proportion is not maintained, consistent with such
 rules or regulations promulgated by the  commissioner,  then  the  hours
 worked  by such part time workers, which are outside of such proportion,
 shall be subject to the provisions of this section as if they worked  an
 average  of at least thirty hours per week at a covered airport location
 and were otherwise a covered airport worker.
   3. Each employer of a covered airport worker  employed  at  a  covered
 airport  location  on December thirtieth, two thousand twenty and who is
 working an average of at least thirty hours per week shall provide  such
 covered  airport  worker the ability to begin or change enrollment in an
 eligible employer-sponsored  plan  as  defined  in  treasury  regulation
 section  1.5000A-2(c)(1) for coverage beginning on July first, two thou-
 sand twenty-one.
   4. Each employer of any other covered  airport  worker  at  a  covered
 airport  location  shall provide such covered airport worker the ability
 to begin or change enrollment in an eligible employer-sponsored plan  as
 defined  in  treasury  regulation  section  1.5000A-2(c)(1) for coverage
 beginning no later than thirty days after  becoming  a  covered  airport
 worker.]
   § [696-c.] 696-B. Minimum  wage  rate for covered airport workers. All
 [covered] employers AT A COVERED  AIRPORT  LOCATION  shall  ensure  that
 every  covered  airport  worker is compensated at a rate that is no less
 than the applicable standard rate. Nothing in this article  shall  alter
 or  limit  any  employer's  obligation  to  pay any otherwise applicable
 prevailing wage under article eight or nine of this chapter.
   § [696-d.] 696-C. Commissioner's powers of investigation. The  commis-
 sioner  or  [his  or  her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S authorized representative
 shall have the power to:
   1. investigate the compensation of  covered  airport  workers  in  the
 state;
   2.  enter  the place of business or employment of any employer for the
 purpose of (a) examining and inspecting any and  all  books,  registers,
 payrolls,  and other records that in any way relate to or have a bearing
 upon the compensation provided to, or the hours worked by any employees,
 and (b) ascertaining whether the provisions  of  this  article  and  the
 rules and regulations promulgated hereunder are being complied with; and
   3.  require  from any employer full and correct statements and reports
 in writing, at such times as the commissioner may deem necessary, of the
 compensation provided to and the hours by such employer's employees.
   § [696-e.] 696-D. Records of employers. For every employee covered  by
 this article, every employer shall establish, maintain, and preserve for
 not  less  than  six  years  contemporaneous, true, and accurate payroll
 records showing for each week worked the hours worked, the  compensation
 provided, plus such other information as the commissioner deems material
 and  necessary.  For all covered airport workers who are not exempt from
 overtime compensation as established in the commissioner's minimum  wage
 orders  or  otherwise  provided by law, rule, or regulation, the payroll
 records shall include the compensation provided and the  regular  hourly
 rate  or  rates of pay, the overtime rate or rates of pay, the number of
 regular hours worked, the number of overtime hours worked and  the  cost
 of  benefits  and/or  benefit supplements. On demand, the employer shall
 furnish to the commissioner or [his or  her]  SUCH  COMMISSIONER'S  duly
 authorized representative a sworn statement of the hours worked, rate or
 rates  of compensation, for each covered airport worker, plus such other
 information as the commissioner  deems  material  and  necessary.  Every
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 employer  shall keep such records open to inspection by the commissioner
 or [his or her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S duly  authorized  representative  at
 any  reasonable  time.  Every employer of a covered airport worker shall
 keep a digest and summary of this article which shall be prepared by the
 commissioner, posted in a conspicuous place in [his or her] THEIR estab-
 lishment  and  shall  also  keep  posted  such additional copies of said
 digest and summary as the commissioner prescribes. Employers  shall,  on
 request,  be furnished with copies of this article and of orders, and of
 digests and summaries thereof, without charge.  Employers  shall  permit
 the  commissioner  or  [his  or her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S duly authorized
 representative to question without interference  any  employee  of  such
 employer  in  a  private  location at the place of employment and during
 working hours in respect to the wages paid to and the  hours  worked  by
 such employee or other employees.
   § [696-f.] 696-E. Penalties.  1.  If  the  commissioner finds that any
 employer has violated any provision of this article  or  of  a  rule  or
 regulation promulgated thereunder, the commissioner may, after an oppor-
 tunity  for a hearing, and by an order which shall describe particularly
 the nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil penalty of  not
 more  than  ten thousand dollars for the first such violation within six
 years, not more than twenty thousand  dollars  for  a  second  violation
 within six years and not more than fifty thousand dollars for a third or
 subsequent violation within six years. Such penalty shall be paid to the
 commissioner  for deposit in the treasury of the state. In assessing the
 amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall give due consideration  to
 the  size  of  the employer's business, the good faith [of the employer]
 BASIS OF THE EMPLOYER TO BELIEVE THAT ITS CONDUCT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE  LAW,  the  gravity  of  the  violation,  the  history  of  previous
 violations  and  the  failure  to  comply  with  record-keeping or other
 requirements.
   2. Any order issued under subdivision one of  this  section  shall  be
 deemed  a  final  order of the commissioner and not subject to review by
 any court or agency unless the employer files a petition with the indus-
 trial board of appeals for a review of the order,  pursuant  to  section
 one hundred one of this chapter.
   3. The civil penalty provided for in this section shall be in addition
 to  and  may  be  imposed  concurrently with any other remedy or penalty
 provided for in this chapter.
   4. Upon a showing by an employee organization,  the  commissioner  may
 investigate  by  examining  payroll records whether an employer withheld
 hours of work to employees for the purpose of  reducing  the  employer's
 obligations under this article. If, after the opportunity for a hearing,
 the  commissioner  determines that an employer withheld hours of work to
 employees for the purpose of reducing the employer's  obligations  under
 this  article,  the  commissioner  may, in addition to any other penalty
 available, also require that the employer  pay  the  [standard  benefits
 supplement] APPLICABLE STANDARD rate to all of the employer's employees,
 regardless of the number of hours worked by the employees.
   § [696-g.] 696-F. Civil  action.  1.    On behalf of any employee paid
 less than the applicable standard rate to which the employee is entitled
 under the provisions of this article, the  commissioner  may  bring  any
 legal action necessary, including administrative action, to collect such
 claim,  and the employer shall be required to pay the full amount of the
 underpayment, plus costs, and unless the employer proves  a  good  faith
 basis  to  believe that its underpayment was in compliance with the law,
 an additional amount as liquidated damages. Liquidated damages shall  be
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 calculated  by  the  commissioner as no more than one hundred percent of
 the total amount of underpayments found to be due the employee.  In  any
 action brought by the commissioner in a court of competent jurisdiction,
 liquidated damages shall be calculated as an amount equal to one hundred
 percent of underpayments found to be due the employee.
   2.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, an action to recover
 upon a liability imposed by this article must be  commenced  within  six
 years.    The  statute  of  limitations shall be tolled from the date an
 employee files a complaint with the  commissioner  or  the  commissioner
 commences  an  investigation,  whichever  is  earlier, until an order to
 comply issued by the commissioner becomes final, or  where  the  commis-
 sioner does not issue an order, until the date on which the commissioner
 notifies the complainant that the investigation has concluded.
   3.  In  any  civil  action by the commissioner, the commissioner shall
 have the right to collect attorneys' fees and costs incurred in  enforc-
 ing  any  court  judgment. Any judgment or court order awarding remedies
 under this section shall provide that if any amounts remain unpaid  upon
 the  expiration of ninety days following issuance of judgment, or ninety
 days after expiration of the time to appeal and no appeal  therefrom  is
 then  pending,  whichever  is  later, the total amount of judgment shall
 automatically increase by fifteen percent.
   § [696-h.] 696-G. Regulations. [1.] The  commissioner  may  promulgate
 such  regulations  as [he or she] SUCH COMMISSIONER deems appropriate to
 carry out the purposes of this article and to safeguard minimum  compen-
 sation standards.
   § [696-i.] 696-H. Savings clause. 1.  If any provision of this article
 or  the application thereof to any person, occupation or circumstance is
 held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application  of  such
 provision  to  other  persons,  employees, occupations, or circumstances
 shall not be affected thereby.
   2. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of
 this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair,  or  invalidate  the
 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
 sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof directly
 involved in the controversy in  which  such  judgment  shall  have  been
 rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that
 this article would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had
 not been included herein.
   [3.  If  section six hundred ninety-six-a, section six hundred ninety-
 six-b, or section six  hundred  ninety-six-c  of  this  article  or  any
 portion  thereof  shall be adjudged, whether by final judgment, a tempo-
 rary restraining order, or a preliminary injunction,  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction to be preempted by federal law, then the "stand-
 ard benefits supplement rate" defined in subdivision six of section  six
 hundred  ninety-six-a of this article shall immediately mean the follow-
 ing:
   (a)  An  hourly  supplement  of  four  dollars  and  fifty-four  cents
 furnished  to  an employee by providing at least four dollars and fifty-
 four cents per hour beginning on July first, two thousand twenty-one  in
 one  of the following ways: (i) in the form of health and/or other bene-
 fits, not including paid  leave,  that  cost  the  employer  the  entire
 required  hourly supplemental amount; (ii) by providing a portion of the
 required hourly supplement in the form of health and/or other  benefits,
 not including paid leave, and the balance in cash; or (iii) by providing
 the entire supplement in cash.
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   (b)  The  value  of such supplement shall be no less than four dollars
 and fifty-four cents per hour.
   (c)  The  standard  benefits  supplement  rate shall apply only to the
 first forty hours worked by each covered airport worker in each week and
 shall not apply to any overtime hours  worked  by  any  covered  airport
 worker.
   (d)  The  standard  benefits  supplement  rate shall apply to any paid
 leave taken by a covered airport worker that does not exceed forty hours
 in a week.
   4. If section six hundred ninety-six-a, section  six  hundred  ninety-
 six-b,  or  section  six  hundred  ninety-six-c  of  this article or any
 portion thereof shall be adjudged by any preliminary relief, including a
 temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be preempted  by  federal  law  but  is  later
 adjudged by the same court not to be preempted by federal law in a final
 judgment,  then  the  definition  of "standard benefits supplement rate"
 shall immediately revert to the definition stated in subdivision six  of
 section six hundred ninety-six-a of this article.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART U
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 198 of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 362 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   1-a. On behalf of any employee paid less than the wage to which [he or
 she  is]  THEY  ARE  entitled  under the provisions of this article, the
 commissioner may bring any legal action necessary, including administra-
 tive action, to collect such claim and as part of such legal action,  in
 addition  to  any other remedies and penalties otherwise available under
 this article, the commissioner shall assess  against  the  employer  the
 full amount of any such underpayment, and an additional amount as liqui-
 dated damages, unless the employer proves a good faith basis for believ-
 ing  that  its  underpayment  of  wages  was in compliance with the law.
 Liquidated damages shall be calculated by the commissioner  as  no  more
 than  one  hundred percent of the total amount of wages found to be due,
 except such liquidated damages may be up to three hundred percent of the
 total amount of the wages found to be due for  a  willful  violation  of
 section  one  hundred  ninety-four of this article. In any action insti-
 tuted in the courts upon a wage claim by an employee or the commissioner
 in which the employee prevails, the court shall allow such  employee  to
 recover  the  full amount of any underpayment, all reasonable attorney's
 fees, prejudgment interest as required under the civil practice law  and
 rules,  and,  unless  the  employer proves a good faith basis to believe
 that its underpayment of wages was in compliance with the law, an  addi-
 tional  amount as liquidated damages equal to one hundred percent of the
 total amount of the wages  found  to  be  due,  except  such  liquidated
 damages  may  be  up to three hundred percent of the total amount of the
 wages found to be due for a willful violation  of  section  one  hundred
 ninety-four  of  this  article.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO VIOLATIONS OF
 PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THIS
 ARTICLE WHERE THE EMPLOYER PAID THE EMPLOYEE WAGES ON A REGULAR  PAYDAY,
 NO  LESS  FREQUENTLY THAN SEMI-MONTHLY. SUCH VIOLATIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT
 TO DAMAGES AS FOLLOWS:
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   (I) NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE LOST INTEREST FOUND TO  BE
 DUE  FOR  THE DELAYED PAYMENT OF WAGES CALCULATED USING A DAILY INTEREST
 RATE FOR EACH DAY PAYMENT IS LATE BASED ON THE ANNUAL RATE  OF  INTEREST
 THEN  IN  EFFECT,  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF FINANCIAL
 SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOURTEEN-A  OF  THE BANKING LAW FOR THE
 EMPLOYER'S FIRST VIOLATION; OR
   (II) THREE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE LOST INTEREST FOUND TO  BE  DUE  FOR
 THE  DELAYED PAYMENT OF WAGES CALCULATED USING A DAILY INTEREST RATE FOR
 EACH DAY PAYMENT IS LATE BASED ON THE ANNUAL RATE OF  INTEREST  THEN  IN
 EFFECT, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION FOURTEEN-A OF THE BANKING LAW FOR ANY EMPLOYER SUBJECT TO
 A PREVIOUS FINDING AND ORDER FOR SUCH VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDI-
 VISION  ONE  OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE FOR WHICH
 NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN  THIS
 CHAPTER  IS PENDING AND THE TIME FOR INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL
 HAVE EXPIRED AND RELATING TO EMPLOYEES PERFORMING THE SAME WORK; OR
   (III) FOR CONDUCT OCCURRING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH,  LIQUIDATED  DAMAGES  EQUAL  TO  ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
 AMOUNT OF WAGES FOUND TO BE DUE IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH A OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  NINETY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE FOR ANY
 EMPLOYER WHO, AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  HAS  BEEN
 SUBJECT  TO  TWO  OR MORE PREVIOUS FINDINGS AND ORDERS FOR VIOLATIONS OF
 PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THIS
 ARTICLE FOR WHICH NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL REVIEW AS
 PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER IS PENDING AND THE TIME FOR INITIATION OF  SUCH
 PROCEEDING  SHALL  HAVE EXPIRED AND RELATING TO EMPLOYEES PERFORMING THE
 SAME WORK.
   FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AN ORDER SHALL MEAN A  SINGLE  FINAL
 ORDER  OR DETERMINATION MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OR A COURT OF COMPETENT
 JURISDICTION, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OR THE  TIME  PERIOD
 THAT WAS SUBJECT TO SUCH ORDER.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to causes
 of action pending or commenced on or after such date.
 
                                  PART V
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 218 of the labor law,  as  amended
 by chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  (A)  Provided  that  no  proceeding for administrative or judicial
 review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending  and  the  time
 for  initiation  of such proceeding shall have expired, the commissioner
 may file with the county clerk of the county where the employer  resides
 or  has  a place of business the order of the commissioner, or the deci-
 sion of the industrial board of appeals containing the amount  found  to
 be  due  including  the civil penalty, if any, and at the commissioner's
 discretion, an additional fifteen percent damages upon  any  outstanding
 monies  owed.  [At]  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, IN
 EXECUTION OF ANY ORDER OR DECISION FILED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED  UPON
 SHERIFFS BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, BUT
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS
 OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN  THE  PERFORMANCE  OF  SUCH  DUTY.  ADDI-
 TIONALLY,  AT the request of an employee, the commissioner shall assign,
 without consideration or liability, that portion of the filed order that
 constitutes wages, wage supplements, interest on wages or  wage  supple-
 ments, or liquidated damages due that employee, to that employee and may
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 file  an assignment or order in that amount in the name of that employee
 with the county clerk of the county where the employer resides or has  a
 place  of  business.  The  filing  of such assignment, order or decision
 shall  have the full force and effect of a judgment duly docketed in the
 office of such  clerk.  The  assignment[,  order  or  decision]  may  be
 enforced [by and in the name of the commissioner, or] by the employee[,]
 in  the  same  manner,  and  with like effect, as that prescribed by the
 civil practice law and rules for the enforcement of a money judgment.
   (B) IN ADDITION AND AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANY OTHER REMEDY PROVIDED  BY
 THIS SECTION AND PROVIDED THAT NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDI-
 CIAL  REVIEW  AS  PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL THEN BE PENDING AND THE
 TIME FOR INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  MAY  ISSUE  A  WARRANT  UNDER  THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICIAL SEAL,
 DIRECTED TO THE SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY, COMMANDING THE  SHERIFF  TO  LEVY
 UPON  AND  SELL  THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT MAY BE FOUND WITHIN
 THE SHERIFF'S COUNTY OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS DEFAULTED IN THE PAYMENT  OF
 ANY  SUM DETERMINED TO BE DUE FROM SUCH EMPLOYER FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH
 SUM TOGETHER WITH INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND THE  COST  OF  EXECUTING  THE
 WARRANT,  AND TO RETURN SUCH WARRANT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND TO PAY INTO
 THE FUND THE MONEY COLLECTED BY VIRTUE THEREOF WITHIN SIXTY  DAYS  AFTER
 THE  RECEIPT OF SUCH WARRANT.  THE SHERIFF SHALL, WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER
 THE RECEIPT OF THE WARRANT, FILE WITH THE CLERK OF  THE  COUNTY  A  COPY
 THEREOF, AND THEREUPON SUCH CLERK SHALL ENTER IN THE JUDGMENT DOCKET THE
 NAME  OF  THE  EMPLOYER  MENTIONED  IN THE WARRANT AND THE AMOUNT OF THE
 CONTRIBUTION, INTEREST, AND PENALTIES FOR WHICH THE  WARRANT  IS  ISSUED
 AND  THE  DATE  WHEN  SUCH  COPY  IS FILED. THEREUPON THE AMOUNT OF SUCH
 WARRANT SO DOCKETED SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE TITLE TO  AND  INTEREST
 IN  REAL  PROPERTY AND CHATTELS OF THE EMPLOYER AGAINST WHOM THE WARRANT
 IS ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS A JUDGMENT DULY DOCKETED IN  THE  OFFICE
 OF  SUCH  CLERK.  THE SHERIFF SHALL THEN PROCEED UPON THE WARRANT IN THE
 SAME MANNER, AND WITH LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PROVIDED BY LAW IN RESPECT TO
 EXECUTIONS ISSUED AGAINST PROPERTY UPON JUDGMENTS OF A COURT OF  RECORD,
 AND  THE  SHERIFF  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO THE SAME FEES, WHICH THEY MAY
 COLLECT IN THE SAME MANNER, FOR THE SHERIFF'S SERVICES IN EXECUTING  THE
 WARRANT.
   (C)  IN  THE  DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, A WARRANT OF LIKE TERMS,
 FORCE, AND EFFECT MAY BE ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO ANY OFFICER OR  EMPLOYEE
 OF  THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHO MAY FILE A COPY OF SUCH WARRANT WITH THE
 CLERK OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE, AND THEREUPON EACH  SUCH  CLERK  SHALL
 DOCKET  IT  AND  IT  SHALL BECOME A LIEN IN THE SAME MANNER AND WITH THE
 SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO A WARRANT
 ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO AND FILED BY A  SHERIFF;  AND  IN  THE  EXECUTION
 THEREOF  SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED BY
 LAW UPON SHERIFFS, BUT THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR  COMPENSATION
 IN  EXCESS  OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH DUTY.
 IF A WARRANT IS RETURNED NOT SATISFIED IN FULL, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 HAVE  THE  SAME REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE AMOUNT THEREOF AS IF THE COMMIS-
 SIONER HAD RECOVERED JUDGMENT FOR THE SAME.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 219 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  (A)  Provided  that  no  proceeding for administrative or judicial
 review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending  and  the  time
 for  initiation  of such proceeding shall have expired, the commissioner
 may file with the county clerk of the county where the employer  resides
 or has a place of business the order of the commissioner or the decision
 of  the  industrial  board  of appeals containing the amount found to be
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 due, including, at the commissioner's discretion, an additional  fifteen
 percent  damages  upon any outstanding monies owed. [At] NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, IN EXECUTION OF  ANY  ORDER  OR  DECISION
 FILED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON SHERIFFS BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE
 OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, BUT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTI-
 TLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID  IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH DUTY. ADDITIONALLY, AT the request of an employ-
 ee,  the  commissioner shall assign, without consideration or liability,
 that portion of the filed order that  constitutes  wages,  wage  supple-
 ments,  interest on wages or wage supplements, or liquidated damages due
 the employee, to that employee and may file an assignment  or  order  in
 that  amount  in  the name of such employee with the county clerk of the
 county where the employer resides or has a place of business. The filing
 of such assignment, order or decision shall  have  the  full  force  and
 effect  of  a  judgment  duly  docketed in the office of such clerk. The
 assignment[, order or decision] may be enforced [by and in the  name  of
 the  commissioner,  or]  by the employee[,] in the same manner, and with
 like effect, as that prescribed by the civil practice law and rules  for
 the enforcement of a money judgment.
   (B)  IN ADDITION AND AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANY OTHER REMEDY PROVIDED BY
 THIS SECTION AND PROVIDED THAT NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDI-
 CIAL REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL THEN BE  PENDING  AND  THE
 TIME  FOR  INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER MAY ISSUE A WARRANT UNDER THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE  COMMISSIONER,
 DIRECTED  TO  THE  SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY, COMMANDING THE SHERIFF TO LEVY
 UPON AND SELL THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT MAY  BE  FOUND  WITHIN
 THE  SHERIFF'S COUNTY OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS DEFAULTED IN THE PAYMENT OF
 ANY SUM DETERMINED TO BE DUE FROM SUCH EMPLOYER FOR THE PAYMENT OF  SUCH
 SUM  TOGETHER  WITH  INTEREST,  PENALTIES, AND THE COST OF EXECUTING THE
 WARRANT, AND TO RETURN SUCH WARRANT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND TO PAY  INTO
 THE  FUND  THE MONEY COLLECTED BY VIRTUE THEREOF WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER
 THE RECEIPT OF SUCH WARRANT. THE SHERIFF SHALL, WITHIN FIVE  DAYS  AFTER
 THE  RECEIPT  OF  THE  WARRANT, FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY A COPY
 THEREOF, AND THEREUPON SUCH CLERK SHALL ENTER IN THE JUDGMENT DOCKET THE
 NAME OF THE EMPLOYER MENTIONED IN THE WARRANT  AND  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE
 CONTRIBUTION,  INTEREST,  AND  PENALTIES FOR WHICH THE WARRANT IS ISSUED
 AND THE DATE WHEN SUCH COPY IS  FILED.  THEREUPON  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH
 WARRANT  SO  DOCKETED SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE TITLE TO AND INTEREST
 IN REAL PROPERTY AND CHATTELS OF THE EMPLOYER AGAINST WHOM  THE  WARRANT
 IS  ISSUED  IN THE SAME MANNER AS A JUDGMENT DULY DOCKETED IN THE OFFICE
 OF SUCH CLERK. THE SHERIFF SHALL THEN PROCEED UPON THE  WARRANT  IN  THE
 SAME MANNER, AND WITH LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PROVIDED BY LAW IN RESPECT TO
 EXECUTIONS  ISSUED AGAINST PROPERTY UPON JUDGMENTS OF A COURT OF RECORD,
 AND THE SHERIFF SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  THE  SAME  FEES,  WHICH  THEY  MAY
 COLLECT  IN THE SAME MANNER, FOR THE SHERIFF'S SERVICES IN EXECUTING THE
 WARRANT.
   (C) IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, A WARRANT  OF  LIKE  TERMS,
 FORCE,  AND EFFECT MAY BE ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHO MAY FILE A COPY OF SUCH WARRANT WITH  THE
 CLERK  OF  ANY  COUNTY IN THE STATE, AND THEREUPON EACH SUCH CLERK SHALL
 DOCKET IT AND IT SHALL BECOME A LIEN IN THE SAME  MANNER  AND  WITH  THE
 SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO A WARRANT
 ISSUED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  AND  FILED BY A SHERIFF; AND IN THE EXECUTION
 THEREOF SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED  BY
 LAW  UPON SHERIFFS, BUT THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION
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 IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN THE PERFORMANCE OF  SUCH  DUTY.
 IF  A  WARRANT IS RETURNED NOT SATISFIED IN FULL, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 HAVE THE SAME REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE AMOUNT THEREOF AS IF  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER HAD RECOVERED JUDGMENT FOR THE SAME.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART W
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 141 of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 642 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A. If the commissioner finds that  an  employer  has  violated  any
 provision  of this article or of a rule or regulation promulgated there-
 under, the commissioner may by an order which shall describe particular-
 ly the nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil  penalty  of
 not  more  than [one] TEN thousand dollars for the first such violation,
 AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND BUT not more than [two]  THIRTY  thousand  dollars
 for  a  second  violation,  and  AT LEAST TEN THOUSAND BUT not more than
 [three]  SEVENTY-FIVE  thousand  dollars  for  a  third  or   subsequent
 violation. Such penalty shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit in
 the  treasury  of the state. In assessing the amount of the penalty, the
 commissioner shall give due consideration to the size of the  employer's
 business, the good faith of the employer TO BELIEVE THAT ITS CONDUCT WAS
 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, the gravity of the violation, the history of
 previous  violations  and  the  failure to comply with record-keeping or
 other  requirements,  provided,  however,  that  where  such   violation
 involves illegal employment during which a minor is seriously injured or
 dies,  such penalty shall be [treble the maximum penalty allowable under
 the law for such violation] AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT MORE
 THAN THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST SUCH VIOLATION, AT LEAST  SIX
 THOUSAND  BUT  NOT  MORE  THAN  NINETY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND
 VIOLATION, AND AT LEAST THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT  MORE  THAN  TWO
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR  THE  THIRD  OR  SUBSEQUENT
 VIOLATION.   For the purposes of this  subdivision,  a  minor  shall  be
 deemed  to  be  seriously  injured if such injury results in a permanent
 partial or permanent total disability  as  determined  by  the  workers'
 compensation board.
   B.  THE  DEPARTMENT MAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, REDUCE
 THE PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION WHEN SUCH VIOLATION DOES NOT RISK THE SAFETY
 OR HEALTH OF THE EMPLOYED MINOR. REDUCTION OF THE PENALTY MAY  APPLY  IF
 AN EMPLOYER AGREES TO:
   (1) MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF REDUCED PENALTY;
   (2)  HAVE  MANAGEMENT  COMPLETE  A  CHILD  LABOR  COMPLIANCE  TRAINING
 PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
   (3) PROVIDE ITS EMPLOYEES WITH CHILD LABOR RESOURCES  AND  INFORMATION
 AS SPECIFIED AND DIRECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT;
   (4)  SUBMIT  A  CERTIFIED  STATEMENT THAT THE EMPLOYER WILL ONLY HIRE,
 EMPLOY OR OTHERWISE PERMIT MINORS TO WORK IN POSITIONS AS  PERMITTED  BY
 LAW, RULE OR REGULATION;
   (5)  DEVELOP  AND  SUBMIT  A  PLAN  TO  PREVENT FUTURE CHILD LABOR LAW
 VIOLATIONS; AND
   (6) SUBMIT RECORDS OVER A SUBSEQUENT TWELVE MONTH PERIOD  AS  REQUIRED
 BY  THE DEPARTMENT TO PROPERLY DEMONSTRATE THAT NO ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS
 OF THE CHILD LABOR PROVISIONS HAVE OCCURRED.
   § 2. Section 145 of the labor law, as added by chapter 660 of the laws
 of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
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   § 145. Criminal penalties.  Any  person  who  knowingly  violates  any
 provision  of this article and any officer or agent of a corporation who
 knowingly permits the corporation to violate any such  provisions  shall
 be  guilty of a [misdemeanor] FELONY, and upon conviction therefor shall
 be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not more than [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND
 dollars or imprisonment for not more than [sixty days] ONE  YEAR  or  by
 both such fine and imprisonment for a first offense, or by a fine of not
 more  than [five] TEN thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than
 [one year] TWO YEARS, or by both such fine and imprisonment for a second
 or subsequent offense.
   § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.10-a to read
 as follows:
 § 125.10-A CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A CHILD WORKER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A CHILD WORKER,
 WHEN ACTING AS THE EMPLOYER OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS
 OLD, WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, SUCH PERSON CAUSES THE DEATH OF THE CHILD
 IN  THE COURSE OF THE EMPLOYMENT.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 PHRASE "ACTING AS THE EMPLOYER OF A CHILD", SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO,  INSTANCES  WHERE  THE  DEFENDANT  HAS  EMPLOYED A CHILD IN
 VIOLATION OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY,  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-ONE,  ONE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-TWO, OR ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A CHILD WORKER IS A CLASS D FELONY.
   §  4.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 260.12 to read
 as follows:
 § 260.12 ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WORKER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINALLY ENDANGERING THE WELFARE  OF  A  CHILD
 WORKER  WHEN  SUCH  PERSON  KNOWINGLY  EMPLOYS  A  CHILD IN VIOLATION OF
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY-
 TWO,  OR ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW, AND IN THE COURSE OF
 THAT EMPLOYMENT THE CHILD  SUFFERS  PHYSICAL  INJURY,  SERIOUS  PHYSICAL
 INJURY, OR DEATH.
   ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WORKER IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART X
 
   Section 1. Sections 135, 137 and 139 of the labor law are REPEALED.
   §  2.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 135 to read as
 follows:
   § 135. DATABASE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS; EMPLOYEE REGISTRATION; MINOR
 EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES. 1. CREATION OF  DATABASE.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN
 A  DATABASE  FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS. ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
 ANY EMPLOYER OR MINOR THAT IS SUBMITTED TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
 NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE COMMISSIONER FROM SHARING SUCH INFORMA-
 TION FOR CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
   2. EMPLOYER REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL PROCESS. ANY EMPLOYER REQUIRED TO
 BE  REGISTERED  UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE
 INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL  INFOR-
 MATION  THAT  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY  REQUIRE,  IN  THE  FORM  AND  MANNER
 PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY  ALSO  SET  FEES  FOR
 EMPLOYER  REGISTRATION  AND  ANY  RENEWAL  THAT  MAY  BE REQUIRED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION.
   3. EMPLOYER INFORMATION. EVERY EMPLOYER THAT HIRES, EMPLOYS, OR OTHER-
 WISE PERMITS ANY MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOY-
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 ER WITHIN THE STATE SHALL REGISTER IN THE  DATABASE,  IN  THE  FORM  AND
 MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYER;
   (B) THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE EMPLOYER;
   (C)  ANY  LOCATION  OF  THE  EMPLOYER'S BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE
 STATE, INCLUDING ANY LOCATION WHERE A MINOR WILL BE WORKING;
   (D) THE NUMBER AND NAMES OF MINORS WHO ARE HIRED, EMPLOYED, OR  OTHER-
 WISE PERMITTED TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER;
   (E)  A  CERTIFIED  STATEMENT  FROM  THE  EMPLOYER THAT THE EMPLOYER IS
 HIRING, EMPLOYING, OR OTHERWISE PERMITTING MINORS TO WORK ONLY IN  POSI-
 TIONS FOR THE EMPLOYER AS PERMITTED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION IN ORDER
 TO ENSURE THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING; AND
   (F) ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   4.  EMPLOYER  RECORDKEEPING. AN EMPLOYER THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE REGIS-
 TERED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL, BEFORE EMPLOYMENT BEGINS,  FILE  AT  THE
 PLACE OF THE MINOR'S EMPLOYMENT SUCH EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT SO
 THAT  IT  MAY  BE  READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO
 EXAMINE SUCH DOCUMENT. AN EMPLOYER'S ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO  SUCH  EMPLOY-
 MENT  CERTIFICATE  OR PERMIT IN THE DATABASE SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   5. MINOR REGISTRATION. ANY MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN  WHO  PLANS
 TO  WORK  FOR AN EMPLOYER WITHIN THE STATE SHALL COMPLETE A REGISTRATION
 IN THE DATABASE FOR ANY EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT.  ALL  INFORMA-
 TION  PERTAINING  TO  THE  MINOR  SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE
 ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC. IF THE MINOR PLANS TO  WORK  FOR  A  DIFFERENT
 EMPLOYER,  OR  FOR AN EMPLOYER IN ADDITION TO THE EMPLOYER FOR WHICH THE
 MINOR FIRST REGISTERED, THE MINOR SHALL UPDATE THE MINOR'S REGISTRATION.
 THE MINOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION FOR REGISTRATION  IN
 THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   6.  ISSUANCE  OF  EMPLOYMENT  CERTIFICATE  OR  PERMIT.  ANY EMPLOYMENT
 CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO PART ONE OF ARTICLE  SIXTY-FIVE
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN THE DATABASE.
 ANY  APPLICATION  FOR  AN  EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT THAT IS MADE
 PURSUANT TO PART ONE OF ARTICLE SIXTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE
 MADE BY A MINOR ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION
 AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   7.  REGULATIONS.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS NECESSARY
 TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 3215-a of the education law, as  amended
 by chapter 1017 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Approval of form and contents. The commissioner of education shall
 prescribe or approve the form and contents of all certificates, permits,
 physical examination records, and schooling records required by part one
 of this article. The form of such certificates and permits shall also be
 subject to the approval of the [industrial] commissioner OF  LABOR.  ANY
 EMPLOYMENT  CERTIFICATE  OR PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS PART SHALL BE
 ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN THE DATABASE CREATED AND MAINTAINED BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act  on  its
 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 date.
 
                                  PART Y
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   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 and paragraphs
 (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of  subdivision  2  of  section 26 of the veterans'
 services law are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  A  parent,  [identified  in  10  USC 1126 as a gold star parent,]
 SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD of a [veteran] SERVICE MEMBER who [heretofore has
 died or a parent of a veteran dying  hereafter]  DIED  WHILE  ON  ACTIVE
 DUTY, shall upon application to the state commissioner, be paid an annu-
 al  annuity out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred
 dollars for such term as such parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR  CHILD  shall  be
 entitled thereto under the provisions of this article. Commencing in the
 year two thousand nineteen, the amount of any annuity payable under this
 section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding
 year  plus  a  percentage  adjustment  equal  to  the  annual percentage
 increase, if any, for compensation and pension benefits administered  by
 the  United  States Department of Veterans Affairs in the previous year.
 Such percentage increase shall be rounded up to the  next  highest  one-
 tenth  of  one  percent  and shall not be less than one percent nor more
 than four percent. The commissioner of  veterans'  services,  not  later
 than February first of each year, shall publish by any reasonable means,
 including  but  not  limited to posting on the department's website, the
 amount of the annuity as adjusted payable under this section.  The  term
 "parent" for the purposes of this section includes mother, father, step-
 mother, stepfather, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
 THE  TERM  "SPOUSE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION INCLUDES NON-REMAR-
 RIED SPOUSES AND REMARRIED SPOUSES.  THE  TERM  "MINOR  CHILD"  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  INCLUDES MINOR BIOLOGICAL, STEP, OR ADOPTED
 CHILDREN, THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE THE CHILD'S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
   (b) The entitlement of any parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD  to  receive
 the  annuity  provided by paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall termi-
 nate upon [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR  CHILD'S  death
 or  upon  [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S ceasing
 to continue to be a resident of and domiciled in the state of New  York,
 but  such  entitlement  may  be reinstated upon application to the state
 commissioner, if such parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR  CHILD  shall  thereafter
 resume  [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S residence
 and domicile in the state.
   (c) The effective date of an award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE,
 OR MINOR CHILD shall be the day after the date of death of  the  veteran
 if  the  application  therefor  is received within one year from date of
 death. If the application is received after the expiration of the  first
 year  following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective date
 of an award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall  be
 the date of receipt of the application by the state commissioner. If the
 application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an application
 for  reconsideration  based upon new evidence, the effective date of the
 award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD  shall  be  the
 date  of the receipt of the application for reconsideration by the state
 commissioner.
   (a) Any gold star parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD, who is  the  parent,
 SPOUSE,  OR  MINOR CHILD of a deceased veteran, and who is a resident of
 and domiciled in the state of New York, shall make  application  to  the
 department.
   (b)  No  entitlement shall be paid under this section to or for a gold
 star parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD who  is  in  prison  in  a  federal,
 state,  or local penal institution as a result of conviction of a felony
 or misdemeanor for any part of the period beginning sixty-one days after
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 [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S,  SPOUSE'S,  OR  MINOR  CHILD'S  imprisonment
 begins  and  ending  with [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR
 CHILD'S release.
   (c) Where one or more gold star parents OR MINOR CHILDREN are disqual-
 ified  for the annuity for a period under paragraph (b) of this subdivi-
 sion, the state commissioner shall pay the shares of  such  disqualified
 parents  to the other parents OR MINOR CHILDREN, if they meet the quali-
 fications on their own.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART Z
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  297  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  304  of  the  laws  of 2021, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an  unlawful  discriminatory
 practice  may,  by [himself or herself] SUCH PERSON or [his or her] SUCH
 PERSON'S attorney-at-law, make,  sign  and  file  with  the  division  a
 complaint  in writing under oath or by declaration which shall state the
 name and address of the person alleged to have  committed  the  unlawful
 discriminatory  practice  complained  of  and  which shall set forth the
 particulars thereof  and  contain  such  other  information  as  may  be
 required  by  the division.   THE DIVISION MAY DESIGNATE A REQUIRED FORM
 AND PROCEDURES FOR MAKING,  SIGNING,  AND  FILING  SUCH  COMPLAINT.  The
 commissioner of labor or the attorney general, or the executive director
 of  the  justice center for the protection of people with special needs,
 or the division on its own motion may, in like manner,  make,  sign  and
 file  such  complaint.  In connection with the filing of such complaint,
 the attorney general is authorized to take proof,  issue  subpoenas  and
 administer  oaths  in  the manner provided in the civil practice law and
 rules. Any employer whose employees, or some of them, refuse or threaten
 to refuse to cooperate with the provisions of  this  article,  may  file
 with  the division a verified complaint asking for assistance by concil-
 iation or other remedial action.
   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 297 of the executive law,
 as amended by chapter 166 of the laws of 2000, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   c. If the division finds that noticing the complaint for hearing would
 be undesirable, the division may, in its unreviewable discretion, at any
 time prior to a hearing before a hearing examiner, dismiss the complaint
 on  the  grounds  of  administrative  convenience. [However, in cases of
 housing discrimination only,  an  administrative  convenience  dismissal
 will  not be rendered without the consent of the complainant.] The divi-
 sion may, subject to judicial  review,  dismiss  the  complaint  on  the
 grounds  of  untimeliness if the complaint is untimely or on the grounds
 that the election of remedies is annulled.
   § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 80-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  80-B. DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE, REGULATION, OR PRACTICE TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE SOLE CUSTODY OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN
 RIGHTS  COMMISSIONER  A  TRUST  AND  AGENCY  FUND,  TO  BE  KNOWN AS THE
 "DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND" WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT
 FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.
   2. THE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND SHALL CONSIST OF  CONCIL-
 IATION  FUNDS, SETTLEMENT FUNDS, AND ANY OTHER MONETARY AWARDS THE DIVI-
 S. 3006                            60                            A. 3006
 
 SION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECEIVES FROM DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT  RESPONDENTS
 FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE CORRESPONDING COMPLAINANTS.
   3.  THE  DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, OR SUCH COMMISSIONER'S
 DESIGNEE, SHALL ONLY EXPEND DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND MONIES
 FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  COMPENSATING  A  COMPLAINANT  WHOSE  CONCILIATION,
 SETTLEMENT, OR AWARD MONIES WERE DEPOSITED INTO THE ESCROW FUND.
   §  4.  Section  295  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19. TO MANAGE THE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO AUTHORIZING THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS AND PAYMENT OF MONIES IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION EIGHTY-B OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 sections  three  and four of this act shall take effect on the thirtieth
 day after it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART AA
 
   Section 1.  On or before September 1, 2025, the commissioner of educa-
 tion shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly,
 and the temporary president of the senate providing information  regard-
 ing  usage,  budgeting,  staffing, assets, and functions of the New York
 state museum in a form and manner as determined by the director  of  the
 budget.    Such report shall include but not be limited to the following
 information:
   1. Annual statistics for state fiscal years  2004-05  through  2024-25
 for the following categories:
   (a) visitorship by month;
   (b) philanthropic donations, either monetary or in-kind;
   (c) school student visitorship;
   (d) marketing, advertising, and promotional expenditures;
   (e) staffing levels and expenditures for each office of the museum;
   (f) capital expenditures;
   (g) museum revenue from sources other than state aid; and
   (h) balance of total revenues and operating expenses;
   2.  A  summary  of current agreements with other cultural institutions
 regarding loan or exchange of collections;
   3. Current collections on display and length of time on display;
   4. Current collections in possession of the museum but not on display;
   5. New collections scheduled to go on display in the next five years;
   6. A listing of special events, exhibitions, tours, limited or travel-
 ing displays, and other events not  included  in  information  regarding
 normal displayed collections over the prior five years;
   7. A listing of any ancillary services provided at the museum, includ-
 ing but not limited to food service, retail, or walking tours; and
   8.  Usage  over the prior five years of the state museum collection by
 federal agencies, New York state agencies, local governments, and  other
 governmental entities, whether for display or research purposes.
   §  2.  On  or  before  September  1, 2026 and annually thereafter, the
 commissioner shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker  of  the
 assembly,  and  the  temporary president of the senate including updated
 information from the prior state fiscal year supplementing the  informa-
 tion provided in the report required by section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
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 impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
 the applicable effective date of Parts A through AA of this act shall be
 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3006--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 A  BUDGET  BILL,  submitted by the Governor pursuant to article seven of
   the Constitution -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
   to  be  committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to contracts  for  excel-
   lence;  to  amend the education law, in relation to foundation aid; to
   amend the education law, in relation to the establishment of a  state-
   wide  dual  enrollment policy; to amend the education law, in relation
   to allowable transportation expenses; to amend the education  law,  in
   relation  to  universal  pre-kindergarten  and the Statewide universal
   full-day pre-kindergarten program; to amend chapter 756 of the laws of
   1992 relating to funding a program for work force education  conducted
   by  the  consortium for worker education in New York city, in relation
   to reimbursement for the 2025-2026 school year withholding  a  portion
   of  employment preparation education aid and in relation to the effec-
   tiveness thereof; to amend the education law, in relation  to  maximum
   class  sizes  for  special classes for certain students with disabili-
   ties; to amend chapter 82 of the laws of 1995 amending  the  education
   law  and  other laws relating to state aid to school districts and the
   appropriation of funds for the support of government, in  relation  to
   the  effectiveness  thereof;  providing  for special apportionment for
   salary  expenses;  providing  for  special  apportionment  for  public
   pension  accruals; providing for set-asides from the state funds which
   certain districts are receiving from the total foundation aid; provid-
   ing for support of public libraries; and to repeal certain  provisions
   of  the  education law relating to calculation of school aid (Part A);
   to amend the education law, in relation to the universal prekindergar-
   ten program; to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  foundation
   aid; to amend the education law, in relation to library materials aid;
   to  amend  part  C  of  chapter  56  of the laws of 2020 directing the
   commissioner of education to appoint a monitor for the Rochester  city
   school  district,  establishing  the powers and duties of such monitor
   and certain other officers and relating to the apportionment of aid to
   such school district, in relation to the expenses of the  monitor  and
   to  extend  the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 19 of the laws
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   of 2020 authorizing the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor
   to oversee the Hempstead union free school district  and  establishing
   the  powers and duties of such monitor, in relation to the expenses of
   the  monitor and to extend the effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter
   18 of the laws of 2020 repealing a chapter of the laws of 2019 author-
   izing the commissioner of education, in consultation  with  the  comp-
   troller  to  appoint  a  monitor  to  oversee the Wyandanch union free
   school district and establishing the powers and duties of  such  moni-
   tor,  in  relation  to  the  expenses of the monitor and to extend the
   effectiveness thereof; to amend chapter 89 of the laws of 2016  relat-
   ing  to supplementary funding for dedicated programs for public school
   students in the East Ramapo central school district,  in  relation  to
   the  expenses  of the monitor and to extend the effectiveness thereof;
   authorizing the commissioner of education  to  appoint  a  monitor  to
   oversee  the  Mount  Vernon  city school district and establishing the
   powers and duties of such monitor; to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation to expanding authorization to provide pupil transportation in
   child  safety  zones;  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to
   approved expenses from the testing of potable water systems  of  occu-
   pied  school  buildings;  to  amend  the education law, in relation to
   expanding aid for career education; to amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to  increasing  additional apportionment of building aid for
   certain projects; to amend the education law, in relation  to  setting
   interim  tuition  rates  for  certain programs; to amend the education
   law, in relation to authorizing certain institutions to  retain  funds
   in  excess  of  their  allowable  and  reimbursable costs incurred for
   certain services and programs; to amend the education law, in relation
   to transitional aid for charter  school  payments;  providing  for  an
   accelerated   payment  schedule  for  the  New  Rochelle  city  school
   district; directing the commissioner of education to conduct a  survey
   regarding   the  total  mental  health  expenditures  of  each  school
   district; to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  zero-emission
   school buses; to amend the education law, in relation to apportionment
   for  pupil  transportation; to amend the education law, in relation to
   allowable transportation expenses; to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to  allowable  expenses  for  transportation  capital,  debt
   service, or leases which are related  to  costs  associated  with  the
   purchase of or conversion to zero-emission school buses and supporting
   infrastructure;  to  amend the education law, in relation to operating
   base aid for certain reorganized school districts;  to  amend  chapter
   121  of  the  laws of 1996 authorizing the Roosevelt union free school
   district to finance deficits by  the  issuance  of  serial  bonds,  in
   relation to an apportionment for salary expenses; to amend chapter 378
   of  the  laws of 2010 amending the education law relating to paperwork
   reduction, in  relation to extending the provisions thereof; to  amend
   the education law, in relation to community school grants; and provid-
   ing  for  the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof
   (Part A-1); to amend the education law, in relation to establishing  a
   universal  school  meals  program; to amend chapter 537 of the laws of
   1976 relating to paid, free and reduced price breakfast  for  eligible
   pupils  in  certain  school districts, in relation to a state subsidy;
   and to repeal section 925 of the education law relating to the  commu-
   nity eligibility provision state subsidy (Part B); to amend the educa-
   tion  law,  in  relation  to  student  use of internet-enabled devices
   during the school day (Part C); to amend the education law in relation
   to scholarships awarded to part-time students by the  New  York  state
 S. 3006--B                          3
 
   higher  education services corporation; to amend the education law, in
   relation to making conforming changes; to repeal section  666  of  the
   education  law, relating to tuition awards for part-time undergraduate
   students;  and to repeal section 667-c-1 of the education law relating
   to the New York state part-time scholarship award program (Part D); to
   amend the education law, in relation to excelsior scholarship  awarded
   to  students  by  the  New York state higher education services corpo-
   ration (Part E); to amend the education law, in relation to creating a
   New York opportunity promise scholarship (Part F); to amend the execu-
   tive law, the public  housing  law  and  the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation  to  discriminatory  practices  by real estate appraisers and
   further fair housing compliance (Part G); intentionally omitted  (Part
   H); to amend the general obligations law, in relation to the liability
   of  a grantee or assignee for deposits made by tenants upon conveyance
   of rent stabilized dwelling units (Part I); to amend the real property
   actions and proceedings law, in relation to determining when a  dwell-
   ing  is  abandoned  (Part  J);  to amend the real property tax law, in
   relation to a tax exemption for residential real property  transferred
   to  a  low-income household or community land trust (Part K); to amend
   the private housing finance law, in relation  to  reduction  of  taxes
   pursuant to shelter rent (Part L); to amend the real property tax law,
   in  relation  to  the  applicability  of the residential redevelopment
   inhibited property exemption to all localities in the state (Part  M);
   to utilize reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for various housing
   purposes  (Part N); to amend part N of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020,
   amending the social services law relating to  restructuring  financing
   for  residential  school  placements, in relation to the effectiveness
   thereof (Part O); to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to
   certification of child care substitute pools to place substitute care-
   givers  in  licensed  and  registered child care programs (Part P); to
   amend the social services law, in relation to  establishing  the  baby
   bucks  allowance  (Part  Q);  to  amend  the  social  services law, in
   relation to increasing the standards of monthly need for  aged,  blind
   and disabled persons living in the community (Part R); to amend part W
   of  chapter  54  of  the laws of 2016 amending the social services law
   relating to the powers and duties   of the   commissioner   of  social
   services  relating  to  the  appointment  of  a temporary operator, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof (Part S);  to  amend  the  labor
   law,  in  relation  to  revising  the  healthy terminals act (Part T);
   intentionally omitted (Part U); to amend the labor law, in relation to
   civil penalties for violations of certain provisions for  the  payment
   of  wages;  to  amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to
   grounds  for attachment; to amend the  business  corporation  law,  in
   relation  to  streamlining  procedures where employees may hold share-
   holders of non-publicly traded corporations personally liable for wage
   theft; to amend the limited liability  company  law,  in  relation  to
   creating  a  right  for  victims of wage theft to hold the ten members
   with the  largest ownership interests in a company  personally  liable
   for  wage  theft; and to amend the labor law, in relation to penalties
   for certain wage violations (Part V); to amend the labor law  and  the
   penal  law,  in  relation  to  the  civil  and  criminal penalties for
   violations of child labor laws (Part W); to amend the  labor  law  and
   the  education  law,  in  relation  to digitizing the process by which
   minors apply for employment certificates or  working  papers;  and  to
   repeal  certain provisions of the labor law relating thereto (Part X);
   to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to annuity to be paid
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   to parents, spouses, and minor children of service  members  who  died
   while on active duty (Part Y); to amend the executive law, in relation
   to  the requirements for filing a complaint with the division of human
   rights;  and to amend the state finance law, in relation to establish-
   ing a discrimination complaints escrow fund (Part Z); to  require  the
   submission of an annual report on the New York state museum (Part AA);
   to amend the real property tax law, in relation to establishing a real
   property  tax  exemption  for  veterans who have a one hundred percent
   service connected disability (Part BB); to amend the  social  services
   law,  in  relation  to  assisting persons with medically diagnosed HIV
   infection; and repealing certain provisions of such law relating ther-
   eto (Part CC); to amend the social services law, in  relation  to  the
   standards  of monthly need for persons in receipt of public assistance
   (Part DD); to amend the social services law, in relation to allowances
   for the costs of diapers (Part EE); establishing a fiscal  cliff  task
   force  to  conduct  a  study  on  fiscal  cliffs in the state's public
   assistance programs and to make recommendations related  thereto;  and
   providing  for  the  repeal  of such provision upon expiration thereof
   (Part FF); to amend the social services law, in relation to child care
   assistance under the child care block grant (Part GG);  to  amend  the
   social  services  law,  in  relation to increasing the federal poverty
   level requirement for recipients of social services where it  concerns
   the  one-time disregard of earned income following job entry for up to
   six consecutive months (Part HH); to amend the social services law, in
   relation to prohibiting requiring parents  or  caretakers  to  earn  a
   minimum  wage  to  be eligible for child care assistance (Part II); to
   amend the executive law, in relation to extending  the  time  for  the
   advisory  board  and  commissioner  of health to complete requirements
   related to the modernization  and  revitalization  of  SUNY  Downstate
   health  sciences  university  and  provides  that  board  hearings are
   subject to the open meetings  law  (Part  JJ);  to  amend  the  social
   services  law, in relation to establishing the New York healthy incen-
   tive program (Subpart  A);  to  amend  the  social  services  law,  in
   relation to automating SNAP and the New York healthy incentive program
   (Subpart  B);  and  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to
   establishing the New York healthy incentive program  outreach  program
   (Subpart C)(Part KK); to amend the social services law, in relation to
   establishing  a state SNAP minimum benefit program (Part LL); to amend
   the education law, in  relation  to  establishing  the  mental  health
   educational  opportunity  program  and the mental health higher educa-
   tional opportunity program (Part MM); to amend the education  law,  in
   relation  to tuition assistance program awards for students experienc-
   ing homelessness (Part NN); to amend the education law, in relation to
   the New York state  district  attorney  and  indigent  legal  services
   attorney  loan  forgiveness  program (Part OO); to amend the education
   law, in relation to  creating  the  school-based  mental  health  loan
   repayment  program  (Part PP); to amend the education law, in relation
   to allowing for students  in  postsecondary  education  experience  or
   transition  program  to  receive  awards  from  the tuition assistance
   program (Part QQ); to amend the education law, in relation to  phasing
   out certain mandatory university fees for graduate students (Part RR);
   to  amend  the education law, in relation to expanding eligibility for
   the tuition assistance program (Part SS); to amend the education  law,
   in relation to the duration of tuition assistance awards (Part TT); to
   amend  the general business law and the real property law, in relation
   to providing expanded homeownership opportunities from the  conversion
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   of certain residential rental buildings to condominium status by prop-
   erty  owners  that commit to the stewardship of permanently affordable
   units and the preservation of expiring affordable housing inventory in
   the  city of New York; and providing for the repeal of such provisions
   upon expiration thereof (Part UU); to  amend  the  veterans'  services
   law,  in  relation  to  establishing a searchable database of veteran-
   owned businesses (Part  VV);  to  amend  the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation  to establishing the youth justice innovation fund (Part WW);
   to amend the education law, in relation to  removing  the  requirement
   that  an institution of higher learning shall have a certain amount of
   total endowment assets to qualify for state aid apportionments; and to
   repeal subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of  section
   6401 of the education law, relating to the requirement that sponsoring
   colleges  associated with certain institutions of higher learning have
   a certain amount of total endowment assets for  such  institutions  of
   higher  learning to qualify for state aid apportionments (Part XX); to
   amend the private housing finance law, in relation to establishing the
   small rental housing development initiative (Part YY);  to  amend  the
   private  housing  finance  law, in relation to the mobile and manufac-
   tured home replacement program (Part ZZ); to amend the private housing
   finance law, in relation to increasing the annual amount of loans made
   to an agricultural producer from the housing  development  fund  (Part
   AAA);  to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to estab-
   lishing the New York state first home grant program; and to amend  the
   tax law, in relation to excluding the amount of any grant to any first
   time  home  buyer  awarded  or any federal first time home buyer grant
   program from taxable income for the purpose of  calculating  New  York
   adjusted  gross income (Part BBB); to amend the public housing law, in
   relation to establishing the  housing  access  voucher  program  (Part
   CCC);  to  amend  the workers' compensation   law  and  the  insurance
   law, in relation to increasing short-term  disability  benefits  (Part
   DDD);  to  amend  the  workers'  compensation  law, in relation to the
   parties' rights to a hearing upon application to the workers'  compen-
   sation  board  and requiring a record of all hearings held (Part EEE);
   to amend the state finance law, in relation to  establishing  the  New
   York  state  worker  protection  and  labor law enforcement fund (Part
   FFF); to amend the labor law, in relation  to  requiring  training  to
   reduce  abusive  conduct  and bullying in the workplace (Part GGG); to
   amend the labor law, in relation  to  decreasing  the  length  of  the
   suspension  period  applicable to certain striking workers who seek to
   obtain unemployment insurance benefits (Part HHH); to amend the social
   services law, in relation to enacting the  "shelter  arrears  eviction
   forestallment  act"  to provide emergency assistance for rent or mort-
   gage arrears or other fees for the prevention of eviction (Part  III);
   to  amend  the  real  property  tax  law, in relation to expanding the
   applicability of the assessment  exemption  for  living  quarters  for
   parent  or  grandparent  (Part  JJJ);  to amend the navigation law, in
   relation  to  real  property  establishing  the  homeowner  protection
   program  (Part  KKK); to amend the private housing finance law and the
   state finance law, in  relation  to  establishing  the  vacant  rental
   improvement  program  (Part LLL); to amend the private housing finance
   law, in relation to establishing  the  block  by  block  homeownership
   program  (Part  MMM); to amend the labor law, in relation to unemploy-
   ment benefits based on  employment  with  certain  educational  insti-
   tutions; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
   (Part  NNN);  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to prevailing wage
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   requirements  applicable  to  construction  projects  performed  under
   private  contract;  and  to  repeal section 224-c of the labor law, in
   relation to eliminating the public subsidiary  board  (Part  OOO);  in
   relation  to  establishing  an  analysis of the feasibility of forming
   insurance captives for the purpose of controlling and lowering  insur-
   ance  costs  for  affordable  housing  in  the  state of New York; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration there-
   of (Part PPP); to amend the public housing law, in relation to  public
   reporting  on capital programs and projects of the division of housing
   and community renewal (Part QQQ); to amend the private housing finance
   law, in relation to establishing the green affordable pre-electrifica-
   tion program (Part RRR); and to amend the education law,  in  relation
   to  requiring institutions within the state university of New York and
   the city university of New York to have at least one  vending  machine
   on  campus  which makes emergency contraception available for purchase
   (Part SSS)
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act enacts into law major components of legislation
 necessary to implement the state education, labor,  housing  and  family
 assistance budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year. Each component is
 wholly  contained  within  a Part identified as Parts A through SSS. The
 effective date for each particular provision contained within such  Part
 is  set  forth  in  the  last section of such Part. Any provision in any
 section contained within a Part, including the  effective  date  of  the
 Part,  which  makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in
 connection with that particular component, shall be deemed to  mean  and
 refer  to  the  corresponding  section of the Part in which it is found.
 Section three of this act sets forth the general effective date of  this
 act.
 
                                  PART A
 
   Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 211-d of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   e.  Notwithstanding  paragraphs  a and b of this subdivision, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 eight--two  thousand nine school year shall submit a contract for excel-
 lence for the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year  in
 conformity  with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section unless all schools in the  district  are
 identified  as  in  good  standing  and  provided further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 nine--two  thousand  ten school year, unless all schools in the district
 are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract  for  excel-
 lence for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year which
 shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of para-
 graph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the  expenditure
 of  an  amount  which  shall  be not less than the product of the amount
 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand   nine--two   thousand  ten  school  year,  multiplied  by  the
 district's gap elimination adjustment percentage  and  provided  further
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 that, a school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the
 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year, unless all schools
 in  the  district  are  identified  as  in good standing, shall submit a
 contract  for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thir-
 teen school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements  of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the  two  thousand  eleven--two  thousand  twelve  school  year  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  twelve--two  thousand  thirteen  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner  in  the  contract
 for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 year  and  provided  further  that,  a  school district that submitted a
 contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand  thirteen--two  thousand
 fourteen  school year, unless all schools in the district are identified
 as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand   fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year  which  shall,
 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a  of
 subdivision  two  of  this  section,  provide  for the expenditure of an
 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by  the  commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand thirteen--two
 thousand  fourteen  school  year;  and  provided  further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school year, unless all schools in the
 district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school
 year  which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi)
 of paragraph a of subdivision two  of  this  section,  provide  for  the
 expenditure  of  an  amount  which  shall  be  not  less than the amount
 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year;  and  provided
 further that a school district that submitted a contract for  excellence
 for  the  two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year, unless
 all schools in the district are identified as in  good  standing,  shall
 submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thou-
 sand seventeen school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements
 of  subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the two thousand fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year;  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thousand  seventeen  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 seventeen--two  thousand eighteen school year which shall, notwithstand-
 ing the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of  subdivision
 two  of  this  section,  provide  for the expenditure of an amount which
 shall be not less than the amount approved by the  commissioner  in  the
 contract  for  excellence  for  the  two  thousand sixteen--two thousand
 seventeen school year; and provided further that a school district  that
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 submitted  a contract for excellence for the two thousand seventeen--two
 thousand eighteen school year, unless all schools in  the  district  are
 identified  as  in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence
 for  the  two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year which
 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)  of  para-
 graph  a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure
 of an amount which shall be not less than the  amount  approved  by  the
 commissioner  in the contract for excellence for the two thousand seven-
 teen--two thousand eighteen school year; and provided  further  that,  a
 school  district  that  submitted  a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year, unless all schools
 in the district are identified as  in  good  standing,  shall  submit  a
 contract  for  excellence  for  the  two thousand nineteen--two thousand
 twenty school year which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements  of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen  school  year;  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  nineteen--two  thousand  twenty  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner  in  the  contract
 for excellence for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty school
 year;  and  provided  further  that,  a school district that submitted a
 contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty--two thousand  twen-
 ty-one school year, unless all schools in the district are identified as
 in  good  standing,  shall  submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school  year  which  shall,
 notwithstanding  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section,  provide  for  the  expenditure  of  an
 amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two  thousand  twenty--two
 thousand  twenty-one  school  year;  and provided further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 twenty-one--two  thousand  twenty-two school year, unless all schools in
 the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract
 for excellence for the two  thousand  twenty-two--two  thousand  twenty-
 three  school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the requirements of
 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision  two  of  this  section,
 provide  for  the  expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than
 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two  thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school year;
 and provided further that, a school district that submitted  a  contract
 for  excellence  for  the  two thousand twenty-two--two thousand twenty-
 three school year, unless all schools in the district are identified  as
 in  good  standing,  shall  submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year which shall,
 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a  of
 subdivision  two  of  this  section,  provide  for the expenditure of an
 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by  the  commis-
 sioner  in the contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-two--
 two thousand twenty-three school year;  and  provided  further  that,  a
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 school  district  that  submitted  a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year, unless  all
 schools in the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit
 a contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand
 twenty-five school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the two thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year;
 AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT  SUBMITTED  A  CONTRACT
 FOR  EXCELLENCE  FOR  THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 FIVE SCHOOL YEAR, UNLESS ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ARE  IDENTIFIED  AS
 IN GOOD STANDING, SHALL SUBMIT A CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE FOLLOW-
 ING SCHOOL YEAR WHICH SHALL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPAR-
 AGRAPH  (VI)  OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDE
 FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF AN AMOUNT WHICH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT
 APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN THE CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR; provided,
 however, that, in a city school district in a city having  a  population
 of one million or more, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph
 (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, the contract for
 excellence  shall  provide  for the expenditure as set forth in subpara-
 graph (v) of paragraph a of  subdivision  two  of  this  section.    For
 purposes  of this paragraph, the "gap elimination adjustment percentage"
 shall be calculated as the sum of one minus the quotient of the  sum  of
 the  school  district's  net gap elimination adjustment for two thousand
 ten--two thousand eleven computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the
 laws of two thousand ten,  making  appropriations  for  the  support  of
 government,  plus  the  school district's gap elimination adjustment for
 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve as computed pursuant to chapter
 fifty-three of the laws of two thousand  eleven,  making  appropriations
 for  the  support  of the local assistance budget, including support for
 general support for public schools, divided by the total aid for adjust-
 ment computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the laws of  two  thou-
 sand  eleven,  making  appropriations  for  the local assistance budget,
 including support for general  support  for  public  schools.  Provided,
 further,  that  such  amount  shall  be expended to support and maintain
 allowable programs and activities approved in the two thousand nine--two
 thousand ten school  year  or  to  support  new  or  expanded  allowable
 programs and activities in the current year.
   § 2. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law
 is REPEALED.
   § 3. The opening paragraph and subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph
 q  of  subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law, as amended by
 section 16 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to
 read as follows:
   "Poverty count" shall mean the sum  of  the  product  of  the  [lunch]
 ECONOMICALLY   DISADVANTAGED  STUDENT  count  multiplied  by  sixty-five
 percent, plus the product of the  [census]  SAIPE  count  multiplied  by
 sixty-five percent, where:
   (i) ["Lunch] "ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT count" shall mean the
 product  of  the  public school enrollment of the school district on the
 date enrollment was counted in accordance with this subdivision for  the
 base  year  multiplied by the three-year average [free and reduced price
 lunch percent] ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RATE; and
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   (ii) ["Census] "SAIPE count" shall mean  the  product  of  the  public
 school  enrollment  of  the  school  district on the date enrollment was
 counted in accordance with this subdivision for the base year multiplied
 by the [census 2000 poverty] THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SMALL  AREA  INCOME  AND
 POVERTY ESTIMATE rate.
   § 4. Subparagraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph q of subdivision 1
 of section 3602 of the education law are REPEALED.
   §  5.  Paragraph  kk of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education
 law is REPEALED.
   § 6. Paragraph ll of subdivision 1 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law,  as  added  by  section 11-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2021, is renumbered subparagraph (iv) of paragraph q of such subdivision
 1 and is amended to read as follows:
   (iv) (1) "Economically disadvantaged count"  shall  be  equal  to  the
 unduplicated  count  of  all  children registered to receive educational
 services in grades kindergarten through twelve,  including  children  in
 ungraded  programs  who participate in, or whose family participates in,
 economic assistance programs, such as the free  or  reduced-price  lunch
 programs,  Social  Security Insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
 Program, Foster Care, Refugee Assistance (cash or  medical  assistance),
 Earned  Income Tax Credit (EITC), Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP),
 Safety Net Assistance (SNA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),  or  Tempo-
 rary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
   (2)  "Economically disadvantaged rate" shall mean the quotient arrived
 at when dividing the economically disadvantaged count by public  enroll-
 ment  as  computed  pursuant  to subparagraph one of paragraph n of this
 subdivision.
   (3) "Three-year average economically disadvantaged rate"  shall  equal
 the quotient of: (i) the sum of the economically disadvantaged count for
 the  school year prior to the base year, plus such number for the school
 year two years prior to the base year, plus such number for  the  school
 year  three  years  prior  to  the base year; divided by (ii) the sum of
 enrollment as computed pursuant to subparagraph one of  paragraph  n  of
 THIS  subdivision [one of this section] for the school year prior to the
 base year, plus such number for the school year two years prior  to  the
 base year, plus such number for the school year three years prior to the
 base year, [computed] ROUNDED to four decimals [without rounding].
   §  7.  Paragraph  mm of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education
 law is renumbered subparagraph (iii) of paragraph q of such  subdivision
 1 and is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) "Three-year average small area income and poverty estimate rate"
 shall  equal  the quotient of: (i) the sum of the number of persons aged
 five to seventeen within the school district, based on  the  small  area
 income  and  poverty  estimates  produced  by  the  United States census
 bureau, whose families had incomes  below  the  poverty  level  for  the
 calendar  year prior to the year in which the base year began, plus such
 number for the calendar year two years prior to the year  in  which  the
 base  year  began,  plus  such  number for the calendar year three years
 prior to the year in which the base year began; divided by (ii) the  sum
 of  the total number of persons aged five to seventeen within the school
 district, based on such census bureau estimates, for the year  prior  to
 the  year  in  which the base year began, plus such total number for the
 year two years prior to the year in which the base year began, plus such
 total number for the year three years prior to the  year  in  which  the
 base year began, [computed] ROUNDED to four decimals [without rounding].
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   § 8. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section 3602 of
 the  education  law, as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  a  value computed by subtracting from one the product obtained by
 multiplying the combined wealth ratio by sixty-four hundredths, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING THE STATE SHARING  RATIO  FOR
 TOTAL  FOUNDATION AID, THE TIER TWO VALUE SHALL BE COMPUTED BY SUBTRACT-
 ING FROM ONE THE PRODUCT OBTAINED WHEN MULTIPLYING THE  COMBINED  WEALTH
 RATIO  BY  SIX  HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSANDTHS (0.628) AND SUCH VALUES
 SHALL BE COMPUTED USING THE COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR  TOTAL  FOUNDATION
 AID IN PLACE OF THE COMBINED WEALTH RATIO; or
   §  9. The closing paragraph of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section
 3602 of the education law, as amended by section 8 of part A of  chapter
 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   Such  result  shall  be expressed as a decimal carried to three places
 without rounding, but shall not be greater than  ninety  hundredths  nor
 less than zero, provided, however, that for the purpose of computing the
 state  sharing  ratio for total foundation aid in the two thousand twen-
 ty-four--two thousand twenty-five school  year[  and  thereafter],  such
 result  shall not be greater than ninety-one hundredths (0.91), AND THAT
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING THE STATE SHARING RATIO FOR  TOTAL  FOUNDA-
 TION AID IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL
 YEAR  AND THEREAFTER, SUCH RESULT SHALL NOT BE GREATER THAN NINETY-THREE
 HUNDREDTHS (0.93).
   § 10. Subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F. FOUNDATION AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO  THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY,  FOUNDATION  AID  PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR SHALL EQUAL THE GREATER OF TOTAL FOUNDA-
 TION AID OR THE PRODUCT OF ONE AND THREE HUNDREDTHS (1.03) MULTIPLIED BY
 THE FOUNDATION AID BASE.
   § 11.  The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  319  to
 read as follows:
   §  319.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  DUAL ENROLLMENT POLICY. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION:
   (A) "DUAL ENROLLMENT" MEANS ANY PROGRAM THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP  BETWEEN
 AT  LEAST  ONE  SCHOOL  AND AT LEAST ONE INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
 THAT PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE  OPPORTUNITY  TO  ENROLL  IN
 COLLEGE  COURSES  AND  EARN TRANSCRIPTED AND TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT
 FROM THE INSTITUTION(S) WHILE  COMPLETING  HIGH  SCHOOL  GRADUATION  AND
 DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS. DUAL ENROLLMENT IS THE UMBRELLA UNDER WHICH EXIST-
 ING  PROGRAMS  LIKE  PATHWAYS  IN  TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS
 (P-TECH), SMART SCHOLARS, AND SMART TRANSFER FALL.
   (B) "SCHOOL" MEANS A CHARTER SCHOOL, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR A BOARD  OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT A STATEWIDE POLICY OUTLINING THE DEFI-
 NITION  OF DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS AND GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATION AND
 DATA REPORTING IN NEW YORK STATE.
   3. THE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ANNUALLY
 SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT DATA DEMONSTRATING PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS IN
 DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS IN A FORM AND MANNER DETERMINED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL ANNUALLY PUBLISH SUCH DATA ON ITS PUBLIC  WEBSITE  NO  LATER  THAN
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 JANUARY FIRST IN THE SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WHICH THE
 DATA IS APPLICABLE.
   4.  THE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL REQUIRE THAT, BY SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  ALL
 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM HAVE ON FILE WITH THE
 DEPARTMENT  A  PARTNERSHIP  AGREEMENT  WITH THE INSTITUTION(S) OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION WITH WHICH THEY ARE  PARTNERED.  SUCH  PARTNERSHIP  AGREEMENTS
 SHALL  ESTABLISH  THE SCOPE AND TERMS OF THE DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM, AS
 WELL AS A PROTOCOL FOR  COLLECTING,  SHARING,  AND  REPORTING  ANY  DATA
 REQUIRED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION. PARTNERSHIP
 AGREEMENTS SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY ADOPTED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, AND SHALL CONTAIN
 SUCH OTHER PROVISIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.  THE PART-
 NERSHIP AGREEMENTS SHALL BE UPDATED AND RESUBMITTED NO  LESS  THAN  ONCE
 EVERY  FIVE  YEARS.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DEVELOP AND MAKE PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE THE REQUIRED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FORM FOR SCHOOLS AND HIGHER
 EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SIX.
   5.  ON  OR  BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCEL-
 LOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND THE GOVERNOR  SHALL  JOINTLY
 ESTABLISH DATA POINTS TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   §  12.  Subdivision 4 of section 3627 of the education law, as amended
 by section 13-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   4.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, any
 expenditures for transportation provided pursuant to this section in the
 two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year and  thereafter
 and  otherwise  eligible  for transportation aid pursuant to subdivision
 seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this article shall be consid-
 ered approved transportation expenses eligible for  transportation  aid,
 provided  further that for the two thousand thirteen--two thousand four-
 teen school year such aid shall be limited to eight million one  hundred
 thousand dollars and for the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen
 school  year  such aid shall be limited to the sum of twelve million six
 hundred thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the  two  thousand
 fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year through two thousand eigh-
 teen--two thousand nineteen school year such aid shall be limited to the
 sum of eighteen million eight hundred fifty thousand  dollars  plus  the
 base  amount  and  for  the  two  thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty
 school year such aid shall be limited to the  sum  of  nineteen  million
 three  hundred  fifty  thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the
 two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year such aid  shall
 be  limited  to the sum of nineteen million eight hundred fifty thousand
 dollars plus the base amount and for the  two  thousand  twenty-two--two
 thousand  twenty-three  school year such aid shall be limited to the sum
 of twenty-two million three hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base
 amount and for the two thousand twenty-three--two  thousand  twenty-four
 school  year such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-four million
 eight hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base amount  and  for  the
 two  thousand  twenty-four--two  thousand  twenty-five  school year [and
 thereafter] such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-nine  million
 eight  hundred  fifty  thousand dollars plus the base amount AND FOR THE
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THERE-
 AFTER SUCH AID SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PRODUCT OF (I) THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT
 OF AID AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE BASE YEAR,  AND  (II)  THE
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 SUM  OF  TWO  AND  ONE-HALF AND THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN  THE CONSUMER
 PRICE INDEX AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH HH OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
 THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO OF THIS ARTICLE.  For purposes of this subdivi-
 sion,  "base  amount" means the amount of transportation aid paid to the
 school district for expenditures incurred in the two  thousand  twelve--
 two  thousand  thirteen  school  year for transportation that would have
 been eligible for aid pursuant to this section had this section been  in
 effect  in such school year, except that subdivision six of this section
 shall be deemed not to have been in effect. And  provided  further  that
 the  school district shall continue to annually expend for the transpor-
 tation described in subdivision one of this section at least the expend-
 itures used for the base amount.
   § 13. Paragraph i of subdivision 12 of section 3602 of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 14 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   i. For the two thousand  twenty-one--two  thousand  twenty-two  school
 year  through  the  two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE--two thousand
 [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX school year,  each  school  district  shall  be
 entitled  to  an  apportionment  equal  to the amount set forth for such
 school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT"  under  the  heading  "2020-21
 ESTIMATED  AIDS"  in  the  school  aid  computer listing produced by the
 commissioner in support of the budget for the two  thousand  twenty--two
 thousand  twenty-one school year and entitled "SA202-1", and such appor-
 tionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to  provide  an
 apportionment  pursuant  to  subdivision  eight  of  section  thirty-six
 hundred forty-one of this article.
   § 14. The opening paragraph of subdivision 16 of section 3602  of  the
 education  law,  as amended by section 15 of part A of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   Each school district shall be eligible  to  receive  a  high  tax  aid
 apportionment  in the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school year,
 which shall equal the greater of (i) the sum of the tier 1 high tax  aid
 apportionment, the tier 2 high tax aid apportionment and the tier 3 high
 tax  aid apportionment or (ii) the product of the apportionment received
 by the school district pursuant to this subdivision in the two  thousand
 seven--two  thousand  eight  school  year, multiplied by the due-minimum
 factor, which shall equal, for districts with an alternate pupil  wealth
 ratio  computed  pursuant  to  paragraph  b of subdivision three of this
 section that is less than two, seventy percent (0.70), and for all other
 districts, fifty percent (0.50). Each school district shall be  eligible
 to  receive  a  high tax aid apportionment in the two thousand nine--two
 thousand ten through two thousand twelve--two thousand  thirteen  school
 years in the amount set forth for such school district as "HIGH TAX AID"
 under  the  heading  "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer
 listing produced by the commissioner in support of the  budget  for  the
 two  thousand  nine--two thousand ten school year and entitled "SA0910".
 Each school district shall be eligible to receive a high tax aid  appor-
 tionment in the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen through two
 thousand  [twenty-four]  TWENTY-FIVE--two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-
 SIX school year equal to the greater of (1) the  amount  set  forth  for
 such  school  district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2008-09 BASE
 YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced  by  the  commis-
 sioner  in support of the budget for the two thousand nine--two thousand
 ten school year and entitled "SA0910" or (2) the amount  set  forth  for
 such  school district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2013-14 ESTI-
 MATED AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced by  the  commis-
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 sioner  in  support  of the executive budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year
 and entitled "BT131-4".
   §  15.  Subdivision  16  of  section  3602-ee of the education law, as
 amended by section 18 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   16.  The authority of the department to administer the universal full-
 day pre-kindergarten program shall expire June thirtieth,  two  thousand
 [twenty-five]  TWENTY-SIX;  provided that the program shall continue and
 remain in full effect.
   § 16. Intentionally omitted.
   § 17. Intentionally omitted.
   § 18. Subdivision b of section 2 of chapter 756 of the laws  of  1992,
 relating  to funding a program for work force education conducted by the
 consortium for worker education in New York city, as amended by  section
 27  of  part  A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   b. Reimbursement for programs approved in accordance with  subdivision
 a  of  this section for the reimbursement for the 2018--2019 school year
 shall not exceed 59.4 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per
 contact hour or fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents per contact hour,
 reimbursement for the 2019--2020  school  year  shall  not  exceed  57.7
 percent  of  the  lesser  of  such  approvable costs per contact hour or
 fifteen dollars sixty cents per  contact  hour,  reimbursement  for  the
 2020--2021  school  year  shall not exceed 56.9 percent of the lesser of
 such approvable costs per contact hour or sixteen  dollars  and  twenty-
 five  cents  per  contact  hour, reimbursement for the 2021--2022 school
 year shall not exceed 56.0 percent of  the  lesser  of  such  approvable
 costs  per  contact  hour or sixteen dollars and forty cents per contact
 hour, reimbursement for the 2022--2023 school year shall not exceed 55.7
 percent of the lesser of such  approvable  costs  per  contact  hour  or
 sixteen  dollars and sixty cents per contact hour, reimbursement for the
 2023--2024 school year shall not exceed 54.7 percent of  the  lesser  of
 such  approvable costs per contact hour or seventeen dollars and seventy
 cents per contact hour, [and] reimbursement for  the  2024--2025  school
 year  shall  not  exceed  56.6  percent of the lesser of such approvable
 costs per contact hour or eighteen dollars and seventy cents per contact
 hour, AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2025--2026 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT  EXCEED
 58.2  PERCENT OF THE LESSER OF SUCH APPROVABLE COSTS PER CONTACT HOUR OR
 NINETEEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS PER CONTACT HOUR, and where  a  contact
 hour  represents  sixty  minutes  of instruction services provided to an
 eligible adult.   Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  law  to  the
 contrary,  for  the  2018--2019 school year such contact hours shall not
 exceed one  million  four  hundred  sixty-three  thousand  nine  hundred
 sixty-three  (1,463,963);  for  the  2019--2020 school year such contact
 hours shall not exceed one million four hundred forty-four thousand four
 hundred forty-four (1,444,444); for  the  2020--2021  school  year  such
 contact  hours  shall  not  exceed one million four hundred six thousand
 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2021--2022 school year such
 contact hours shall not exceed one million four hundred sixteen thousand
 one hundred twenty-two (1,416,122); for the 2022--2023 school year  such
 contact  hours  shall  not  exceed one million four hundred six thousand
 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2023--2024 school year such
 contact hours shall not exceed one million three hundred forty-two thou-
 sand nine hundred seventy-five (1,342,975);  [and]  for  the  2024--2025
 school  year such contact hours shall not exceed one million two hundred
 twenty-eight thousand seven hundred thirty-three  (1,228,733);  AND  FOR
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 THE  2025--2026  SCHOOL  YEAR  SUCH  CONTACT  HOURS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE
 MILLION FOURTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED NINE (1,014,109).  Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law to the contrary, the apportionment calculated
 for  the city school district of the city of New York pursuant to subdi-
 vision 11 of section 3602 of the education law shall be computed  as  if
 such  contact hours provided by the consortium for worker education, not
 to exceed the contact hours set forth herein, were eligible for  aid  in
 accordance with the provisions of such subdivision 11 of section 3602 of
 the education law.
   §  19. Section 4 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund-
 ing a program for work force education conducted by the  consortium  for
 worker  education  in New York city, is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion dd to read as follows:
   DD. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  AFTER  THE
 COMPLETION  OF  PAYMENTS FOR THE 2025--2026 SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION  SHALL
 WITHHOLD  A  PORTION  OF EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION AID DUE TO THE
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO SUPPORT A PORTION OF THE
 COSTS OF THE WORK FORCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE CREDITED
 TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FUND-LOCAL ASSISTANCE  ACCOUNT
 AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($13,000,000).
   §  20. Section 6 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund-
 ing a program for work force education conducted by the  consortium  for
 worker education in New York city, as amended by section 29 of part A of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6.  This  act  shall  take effect July 1, 1992, and shall be deemed
 repealed June 30, [2025] 2026.
   § 21. Subdivision 6 of section 4402 of the education law,  as  amended
 by section 25 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   6.  Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary,
 the board of education of a city school district with  a  population  of
 one  hundred twenty-five thousand or more inhabitants shall be permitted
 to establish  maximum  class  sizes  for  special  classes  for  certain
 students  with  disabilities  in  accordance with the provisions of this
 subdivision. For the purpose of obtaining relief from any adverse fiscal
 impact from under-utilization of special education resources due to  low
 student  attendance  in  special  education  classes  at  the middle and
 secondary level as determined by the commissioner, such boards of educa-
 tion shall, during the school years nineteen hundred  ninety-five--nine-
 ty-six through June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, be
 authorized  to  increase  class  sizes  in  special  classes  containing
 students with disabilities whose age ranges are equivalent to  those  of
 students  in middle and secondary schools as defined by the commissioner
 for purposes of this section by up to but not  to  exceed  one  and  two
 tenths  times the applicable maximum class size specified in regulations
 of the commissioner rounded up to the  nearest  whole  number,  provided
 that  in  a  city  school district having a population of one million or
 more, classes that have a maximum class size of fifteen may be increased
 by no more than one student and  provided  that  the  projected  average
 class  size  shall  not  exceed  the maximum specified in the applicable
 regulation, provided that such authorization  shall  terminate  on  June
 thirtieth, two thousand. Such authorization shall be granted upon filing
 of  a  notice by such a board of education with the commissioner stating
 the board's intention to increase such class sizes and  a  certification
 that  the  board  will  conduct  a  study  of attendance problems at the
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 secondary level and will implement a corrective action plan to  increase
 the  rate of attendance of students in such classes to at least the rate
 for students attending regular education classes in secondary schools of
 the  district.  Such  corrective  action  plan  shall  be  submitted for
 approval by the commissioner by a date during the school year  in  which
 such  board  increases class sizes as provided pursuant to this subdivi-
 sion to be prescribed by the commissioner. Upon  at  least  thirty  days
 notice to the board of education, after conclusion of the school year in
 which  such  board  increases  class  sizes as provided pursuant to this
 subdivision, the commissioner shall  be  authorized  to  terminate  such
 authorization  upon  a  finding  that the board has failed to develop or
 implement an approved corrective action plan.
   § 22. Subdivisions 22 and 24 of section 140 of chapter 82 of the  laws
 of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid
 to  school  districts  and the appropriation of funds for the support of
 government, as amended by section 26 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (22) sections one hundred twelve, one hundred  thirteen,  one  hundred
 fourteen,  one hundred fifteen and one hundred sixteen of this act shall
 take effect on July 1, 1995; provided, however, that section one hundred
 thirteen of this act shall remain in full force and effect until July 1,
 [2025] 2026 at which time it shall be deemed repealed;
   (24) sections one hundred eighteen through one hundred thirty of  this
 act  shall  be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after
 July 1, 1995; provided further, however, that the amendments made pursu-
 ant to section one hundred twenty-four of this act shall be deemed to be
 repealed on and after July 1, [2025] 2026;
   § 23. Special apportionment for salary  expenses.  1.  Notwithstanding
 any  other  provision  of  law,  upon application to the commissioner of
 education, not sooner than the first day of  the  second  full  business
 week  of  June  2026  and  not later than the last day of the third full
 business week of June 2026, a school district eligible for an apportion-
 ment pursuant to section 3602 of the education law shall be eligible  to
 receive  an  apportionment pursuant to this section, for the school year
 ending June 30, 2026, for salary expenses incurred between April  1  and
 June 30, 2025 and such apportionment shall not exceed the sum of (a) the
 deficit  reduction assessment of 1990--1991 as determined by the commis-
 sioner of education, pursuant to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section
 3602 of the education law, as in effect through June 30, 1993, plus  (b)
 186  percent  of such amount for a city school district in a city with a
 population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants, plus (c) 209  percent  of
 such  amount  for  a city school district in a city with a population of
 more than 195,000 inhabitants and less than 219,000 inhabitants  accord-
 ing  to  the  latest  federal  census,  plus (d) the net gap elimination
 adjustment for 2010--2011, as determined by the commissioner  of  educa-
 tion pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2010, plus (e) the gap elimi-
 nation  adjustment  for  2011--2012 as determined by the commissioner of
 education pursuant to subdivision 17 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law,  and provided further that such apportionment shall not exceed such
 salary expenses. Such application shall be made by  a  school  district,
 after the board of education or trustees have adopted a resolution to do
 so and in the case of a city school district in a city with a population
 in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the approval of the mayor of such
 city.
   2.  The  claim  for  an  apportionment to be paid to a school district
 pursuant to subdivision 1 of this section  shall  be  submitted  to  the
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 commissioner  of  education  on  a form prescribed for such purpose, and
 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that  the  form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on  the  same  day in September of the school year following the year in
 which application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph  4
 of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance
 law, on the audit and warrant  of  the  state  comptroller  on  vouchers
 certified  or  approved  by  the commissioner of education in the manner
 prescribed by law from moneys in the state lottery  fund  and  from  the
 general  fund  to  the  extent that the amount paid to a school district
 pursuant to this section exceeds the amount, if  any,  due  such  school
 district  pursuant  to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the  school  year  following  the
 year in which application was made.
   3.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section shall first be  deducted  from  the
 following  payments  due  the  school  district  during  the school year
 following the year in which application was made  pursuant  to  subpara-
 graphs  1,  2,  3,  4  and  5 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section
 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the  lottery  appor-
 tionment  payable  pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such paragraph followed
 by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph  4  of  such
 paragraph  and then followed by the district's payments to the teachers'
 retirement system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and  any
 remainder  to  be  deducted  from  the  individualized  payments due the
 district pursuant to paragraph b of such subdivision shall  be  deducted
 on  a  chronological  basis  starting  with the earliest payment due the
 district.
   § 24. Special apportionment for public pension accruals. 1.   Notwith-
 standing any other provision of law, upon application to the commission-
 er  of education, not later than June 30, 2026, and for each year there-
 after for the following four years, a school district  eligible  for  an
 apportionment  pursuant  to  section  3602 of the education law shall be
 eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to this  section,  through
 the  school  year  ending June 30, 2030 and such apportionment shall not
 exceed the additional accruals required to be made by  school  districts
 in  the  2004--2005  and 2005--2006 school years associated with changes
 for such public pension  liabilities.  The  amount  of  such  additional
 accrual shall be certified to the commissioner of education by the pres-
 ident  of  the  board  of education or the trustees or, in the case of a
 city school district in a city with a population in  excess  of  125,000
 inhabitants, the mayor of such city. Such application shall be made by a
 school district, after the board of education or trustees have adopted a
 resolution  to do so and in the case of a city school district in a city
 with a population in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the approval of
 the mayor of such city.
   2. The claim for an apportionment to be  paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  subdivision  one of this section shall be submitted to the
 commissioner of education on a form prescribed  for  such  purpose,  and
 shall  be  payable upon determination by such commissioner that the form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on the same day in September of the school year following  the  year  in
 which  application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph 4
 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c  of  the  state  finance
 law,  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of the state comptroller on vouchers
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 certified or approved by the commissioner of  education  in  the  manner
 prescribed  by  law  from  moneys in the state lottery fund and from the
 general fund to the extent that the amount paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  this  section  exceeds the amount, if any, due such school
 district pursuant to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision  1  of
 section  3609-a  of  the  education law in the school year following the
 year in which application was made.
   3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of  the  education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions  1  and  2 of this section shall first be deducted from the
 following payments due  the  school  district  during  the  school  year
 following  the  year  in which application was made pursuant to subpara-
 graphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph  a  of  subdivision  1  of  section
 3609-a  of  the education law in the following order: the lottery appor-
 tionment payable pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such  paragraph  followed
 by  the  fixed  fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph 4 of such
 paragraph and then followed by the district's payments to the  teachers'
 retirement  system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and any
 remainder to be  deducted  from  the  individualized  payments  due  the
 district  pursuant  to paragraph b of such subdivision shall be deducted
 on a chronological basis starting with  the  earliest  payment  due  the
 district.
   §  25. The amounts specified in this section shall be a set-aside from
 the state funds which each such district is  receiving  from  the  total
 foundation aid:
   1.  for the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or
 magnet school programs for the 2025--2026  school  year.  For  the  city
 school  district  of  the city of New York there shall be a set-aside of
 foundation aid equal to forty-eight  million  one  hundred  seventy-five
 thousand  dollars  ($48,175,000) including five hundred thousand dollars
 ($500,000) for the Andrew Jackson High  School;  for  the  Buffalo  city
 school   district,   twenty-one  million  twenty-five  thousand  dollars
 ($21,025,000); for the Rochester city school district,  fifteen  million
 dollars  ($15,000,000);  for the Syracuse city school district, thirteen
 million dollars ($13,000,000); for the  Yonkers  city  school  district,
 forty-nine  million five hundred thousand dollars ($49,500,000); for the
 Newburgh city school district, four million six hundred forty-five thou-
 sand dollars ($4,645,000); for the Poughkeepsie  city  school  district,
 two million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($2,475,000); for
 the Mount Vernon city school district, two million dollars ($2,000,000);
 for  the New Rochelle city school district, one million four hundred ten
 thousand dollars ($1,410,000); for the Schenectady city school district,
 one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000);  for  the  Port
 Chester  city  school  district,  one million one hundred fifty thousand
 dollars ($1,150,000); for the White Plains city  school  district,  nine
 hundred  thousand  dollars ($900,000); for the Niagara Falls city school
 district, six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); for the  Albany  city
 school  district,  three  million  five  hundred  fifty thousand dollars
 ($3,550,000); for the Utica city school district,  two  million  dollars
 ($2,000,000);  for  the Beacon city school district, five hundred sixty-
 six  thousand  dollars  ($566,000);  for  the  Middletown  city   school
 district,  four  hundred  thousand  dollars ($400,000); for the Freeport
 union free school district, four hundred  thousand  dollars  ($400,000);
 for  the  Greenburgh  central  school  district,  three hundred thousand
 dollars ($300,000);  for  the  Amsterdam  city  school  district,  eight
 hundred  thousand  dollars  ($800,000);  for  the  Peekskill city school
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 district, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); and  for  the  Hudson
 city school district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).
   2.  Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
 a school district setting aside such foundation  aid  pursuant  to  this
 section  may  use  such  set-aside  funds  for: (a) any instructional or
 instructional support costs associated with the operation  of  a  magnet
 school;  or (b) any instructional or instructional support costs associ-
 ated with implementation of an alternative approach to promote diversity
 and/or enhancement of the instructional program and raising of standards
 in elementary and secondary schools of school districts having  substan-
 tial concentrations of minority students.
   3.  The  commissioner of education shall not be authorized to withhold
 foundation aid from a school district that used such funds in accordance
 with this paragraph, notwithstanding any inconsistency  with  a  request
 for  proposals issued by such commissioner for the purpose of attendance
 improvement and dropout prevention for the 2025--2026 school  year,  and
 for  any city school district in a city having a population of more than
 one million,  the  set-aside  for  attendance  improvement  and  dropout
 prevention  shall  equal  the amount set aside in the base year. For the
 2025--2026 school year, it is further  provided  that  any  city  school
 district  in  a  city having a population of more than one million shall
 allocate at least one-third of any increase from  base  year  levels  in
 funds set aside pursuant to the requirements of this section to communi-
 ty-based  organizations.  Any increase required pursuant to this section
 to community-based organizations must  be  in  addition  to  allocations
 provided to community-based organizations in the base year.
   4.  For the purpose of teacher support for the 2025--2026 school year:
 for the city school district of the city of New York, sixty-two  million
 seven hundred seven thousand dollars ($62,707,000); for the Buffalo city
 school  district,  one  million seven hundred forty-one thousand dollars
 ($1,741,000); for the Rochester city school district, one million seven-
 ty-six thousand  dollars  ($1,076,000);  for  the  Yonkers  city  school
 district,   one   million   one  hundred  forty-seven  thousand  dollars
 ($1,147,000); and for the Syracuse city school district,  eight  hundred
 nine  thousand  dollars ($809,000). All funds made available to a school
 district pursuant to this section shall be  distributed  among  teachers
 including  prekindergarten teachers and teachers of adult vocational and
 academic subjects in accordance with this section and shall be in  addi-
 tion  to  salaries heretofore or hereafter negotiated or made available;
 provided, however, that all funds distributed pursuant to  this  section
 for  the  current year shall be deemed to incorporate all funds distrib-
 uted pursuant to former subdivision 27 of section 3602 of the  education
 law  for prior years. In school districts where the teachers are repres-
 ented by certified or  recognized  employee  organizations,  all  salary
 increases  funded  pursuant to this section shall be determined by sepa-
 rate collective negotiations conducted pursuant to  the  provisions  and
 procedures  of  article 14 of the civil service law, notwithstanding the
 existence of a negotiated agreement between  a  school  district  and  a
 certified or recognized employee organization.
   §  26.  Support  of  public libraries. The moneys appropriated for the
 support of public libraries by a chapter of the laws  of  2025  enacting
 the  aid  to  localities  budget shall be apportioned for the 2025--2026
 state fiscal year in accordance with the  provisions  of  sections  271,
 272,  273,  282,  284,  and  285  of the education law as amended by the
 provisions of such chapter and the provisions of this section,  provided
 that library construction aid pursuant to section 273-a of the education
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 law  shall  not  be  payable  from the appropriations for the support of
 public libraries and provided further that no library, library system or
 program, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall receive less
 total  system  or  program  aid than it received for the year 2025--2026
 except as a result of a reduction adjustment necessary to conform to the
 appropriations for support of public libraries.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the  moneys
 appropriated for the support of public libraries for the year 2025--2026
 by  a  chapter of the laws of 2025 enacting the aid to localities budget
 shall fulfill the state's obligation to provide such aid  and,  pursuant
 to a plan developed by the commissioner of education and approved by the
 director of the budget, the aid payable to libraries and library systems
 pursuant  to  such  appropriations  shall  be reduced proportionately to
 assure that the total amount of aid payable does not  exceed  the  total
 appropriations for such purpose.
   § 27. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and
 if  the  application  of  any  clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 section or part of this act to  any  person  or  circumstance  shall  be
 adjudged  by  any  court  of  competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
 judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the applica-
 tion of any such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,  section,  or
 part  of this act or remainder thereof, as the case may be, to any other
 person or circumstance, but shall be confined in its  operation  to  the
 clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof
 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment  shall  have
 been rendered.
   §  28.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025, provided,
 however, that:
   1. Sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
 twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-one  and  twenty-
 five of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025; and
   2.  The amendments to chapter 756 of the laws of 1992 made by sections
 eighteen and nineteen of this act shall not affect the  repeal  of  such
 chapter and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                 PART A-1
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (i)  of  paragraph  b  of subdivision 10 of
 section 3602-e of the education law, as amended by section 23-c of  part
 A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  "Selected  aid per prekindergarten pupil" shall equal the greater
 of (A) the product of five-tenths and  the  school  district's  selected
 foundation  aid for the current year, [or] (B) the aid per prekindergar-
 ten pupil calculated pursuant to this subdivision for the  two  thousand
 six-two thousand seven school year, based on data on file for the school
 aid  computer  listing  produced  by  the commissioner in support of the
 enacted budget for the two thousand six--two thousand seven school  year
 and  entitled  "SA060-7"[;  provided,  however, that in the two thousand
 eight--two thousand nine school year, a city school district in  a  city
 having  a  population  of  one  million inhabitants or more shall not be
 eligible to select aid per prekindergarten pupil pursuant to clause  (A)
 of  this  subparagraph],  OR  (C)  SIX  THOUSAND  SEVEN  HUNDRED DOLLARS
 ($6,700);
   § 2. Subdivision 20 of section 3602-e of the education law is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph c to read as follows:
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   C. TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR.
   (I) THE UNIVERSAL PREKINDERGARTEN EXPANSION FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR SHALL BE THE THREE YEAR OLD
 INCREASE PLUS THE FOUR YEAR OLD INCREASE, PLUS THE EXPANSION INCREASE.
   (1)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH, THE "THREE-YEAR-OLD INCREASE"
 SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF THE PRODUCT OF THE
 SUM OF ELIGIBLE HALF-DAY THREE-YEAR-OLD PREKINDERGARTEN PUPILS  WEIGHTED
 AT  0.5 AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE TWO OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH B OF
 SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION, PLUS ELIGIBLE  FULL-DAY  THREE-YEAR-OLD
 PREKINDERGARTEN  PUPILS AS DEFINED IN CLAUSE TWO OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF
 PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION, MULTIPLIED BY SIX  THOU-
 SAND  SEVEN  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  ($6,700),  LESS  THE THREE-YEAR-OLD GRANT
 AMOUNT A DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (IX) OF  THE
 OPENING PARAGRAPH OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION FOR THE BASE YEAR.
   (2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE "FOUR-YEAR-OLD INCREASE" SHALL
 BE  EQUAL  TO THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF THE PRODUCT OF THE SUM
 OF ELIGIBLE HALF-DAY FOUR-YEAR-OLD PREKINDERGARTEN  PUPILS  WEIGHTED  AT
 0.5  AS  DEFINED  IN  CLAUSE ONE OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH B OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, PLUS ELIGIBLE FULL-DAY  FOUR-YEAR-OLD  PREKINDERGARTEN
 PUPILS  AS  DEFINED IN CLAUSE ONE OF SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH B OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, MULTIPLIED  BY  SIX  THOUSAND  SEVEN  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
 ($6,700),  LESS THE FOUR-YEAR-OLD GRANT AMOUNT A DISTRICT IS ELIGIBLE TO
 RECEIVE UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (IX) OF THE OPENING PARAGRAPH OF  SUBDIVISION
 TEN OF THIS SECTION FOR THE BASE YEAR.
   (3)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE "EXPANSION INCREASE" SHALL BE
 EQUAL TO TWICE THE PRODUCT OF (A)  EXPANSION  SLOTS  MULTIPLIED  BY  (B)
 SELECTED  AID  PER PREKINDERGARTEN PUPIL CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBPARA-
 GRAPH (I) OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION FOR THE  TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR.
   (II)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "EXPANSION SLOTS" SHALL BE FOR
 NEW  FULL-DAY  FOUR-YEAR-OLD  PREKINDERGARTEN  PUPILS  FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  B OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION.
 EXPANSION SLOTS SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT INCLUDED UNDER THE  HEADING
 "2025-26  UPK  EXPANSION  SLOTS"  IN  THE  SCHOOL  AID  COMPUTER LISTING
 PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE  ENACTED  BUDGET  REQUEST
 FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR
 AND ENTITLED "SA252-6" AND CALCULATED AS  THE  POSITIVE  DIFFERENCE,  IF
 ANY,  OF  THE  UNSERVED  FOUR-YEAR-OLD PREKINDERGARTEN PUPILS CALCULATED
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF  THIS
 SECTION  LESS THE NUMBER OF FOUR-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS ELIGIBLE TO BE SERVED
 IN FULL-DAY AND HALF-DAY SETTINGS IN A STATE-FUNDED PROGRAM  WHICH  MUST
 MEET  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION OR SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED
 TWO-EE OF THIS PART FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR, WITH STUDENTS SERVED IN  HALF-DAY  SETTINGS  MULTI-
 PLIED  BY  SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWO THOUSANDTHS (0.622), PROVIDED THAT
 IN THE EVENT THIS CALCULATION RESULTS IN A VALUE LESS THAN FIFTEEN, SUCH
 EXPANSION SLOTS SHALL BE EQUAL TO ZERO.
   § 3. Section 3602-ee of the education law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18.  (A)  FOR  ANY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  UTILIZING  LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED
 PERCENT OF THEIR ALLOTTED FUNDS FROM  THE  AMOUNT  SET  FORTH  FOR  SUCH
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  AS  "UNIVERSAL  PRE-KINDERGARTEN"  IN  THE SCHOOL AID
 COMPUTER LISTING PRODUCED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN SUPPORT OF THE  ENACTED
 BUDGET,  SUCH  DISTRICT SHALL PUBLISH ON THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE A REPORT
 WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE WHICH  DESCRIBES:  (I)  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF
 UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN FUNDS AVAILABLE TO SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT, (II)
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 THE  TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT UTILIZED DURING A SCHOOL
 YEAR; (III) THE REASON OR REASONS FOR THE DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  AVAILABLE
 FUNDS  AND  UTILIZED  FUNDS;  (IV)  THE  NUMBER OF PUPILS WHOSE FAMILIES
 SOUGHT  PRE-KINDERGARTEN  SERVICES FROM SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT DID NOT
 RECEIVE THEM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR; AND (V) A PLAN FOR HOW  THE  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT ANTICIPATES PROVIDING PRE-KINDERGARTEN SERVICES DURING THE NEXT
 FIVE  SCHOOL  YEARS, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR ANY POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF
 SERVICES.
   (B) SUCH REPORT SHALL BE PUBLISHED NO LATER THAN  SEPTEMBER  FIRST  OF
 EACH SCHOOL YEAR.
   (C)  SUCH  REPORT SHALL BE UPDATED ANNUALLY BY SEPTEMBER FIRST OF EACH
 SUBSEQUENT SCHOOL YEAR UNTIL THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE YEAR  IN  WHICH  THE
 DISTRICT UTILIZED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ITS ALLOTTED FUNDS.
   (D) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY DISTRICT
 WHICH UTILIZED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ITS ALLOTTED FUNDS FROM THE AMOUNT
 SET  FORTH  FOR SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS "UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN" IN
 THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR.
   § 4. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 3602 of
 the education law, as amended by section 9-b of part CCC of  chapter  59
 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  (I)  The  regional  cost index shall reflect an analysis of labor
 market costs based on median salaries in professional  occupations  that
 require  similar  credentials  to  those  of  positions in the education
 field, but not including  those  occupations  in  the  education  field,
 provided  that the regional cost indices for the two thousand seven--two
 thousand eight school year [and thereafter] THROUGH TWO  THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR shall be as follows:
           Labor Force Region  Index
           Capital District    1.124
           Southern Tier       1.045
           Western New York    1.091
           Hudson Valley       1.314
           Long Island/NYC     1.425
           Finger Lakes        1.141
           Central New York    1.103
           Mohawk Valley       1.000
           North Country       1.000
   (II)  THE  REGIONAL  COST  INDEX FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
           CAPITAL DISTRICT    1.124
           SOUTHERN TIER       1.045
           WESTERN NEW YORK    1.091
           HUDSON VALLEY       1.425
           LONG ISLAND         1.425
           NYC                 1.464
           FINGER LAKES        1.141
           CENTRAL NEW YORK    1.103
           MOHAWK VALLEY       1.000
           NORTH COUNTRY       1.000
   § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 711 of the education law, as amended  by
 section  7  of  part  B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
 read as follows:
   3. No school district shall  be  required  to  purchase  or  otherwise
 acquire  school  library  materials,  the  cost of which shall exceed an
 amount equal to the library materials factor multiplied by  the  sum  of
 the  public  school district enrollment and the nonpublic school enroll-
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 ment in the base year as defined in subparagraphs two and three of para-
 graph n of subdivision one of section thirty-six  hundred  two  of  this
 chapter.  For aid payable in the nineteen hundred ninety-eight--nineteen
 hundred  ninety-nine  school year, the library materials factor shall be
 four dollars. For aid payable in the two  thousand  seven--two  thousand
 eight school year [and thereafter] THROUGH THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR-
 -TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE  SCHOOL  YEAR,  the library materials factor
 shall be six dollars and twenty-five cents. FOR AID PAYABLE IN  THE  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFT-
 ER, THE LIBRARY MATERIALS FACTOR SHALL BE  ELEVEN  DOLLARS  AND  THIRTY-
 THREE CENTS.
   § 6. Subdivision 3 of section 2 and section 12 of part C of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2020 directing the commissioner of education to appoint a
 monitor  for the Rochester city school district, establishing the powers
 and duties of such monitor and certain other officers  and  relating  to
 the  apportionment of aid to such school district, section 12 as amended
 by section 25 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023,  are  amended
 to read as follows:
   3. The reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the monitor while
 performing  [his  or  her] THEIR official duties WHICH ARE NOT OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED FOR BY THE STATE shall be paid  by  the  school  district.  THE
 STATE  SHALL  ANNUALLY  APPROPRIATE  ONE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS ($175,000) TO THE ROCHESTER  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  TO  SUPPORT
 COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPENSES. Notwithstanding any other provision
 of  law, the monitor shall be entitled to defense and indemnification by
 the school district to the same extent as a school district employee.
   § 12. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however,  that
 sections two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten of this
 act  shall  expire  and  be  deemed  repealed  June 30, [2025] 2030; and
 provided further, however that sections one and eleven of this act shall
 expire and be deemed repealed June 30, 2049.
   § 7. Subdivision 3 of section 3 and section 12 of chapter  19  of  the
 laws  of  2020  authorizing   the commissioner of education to appoint a
 monitor to oversee  the  Hempstead  union  free school   district    and
 establishing  the powers and duties of such monitor, are amended to read
 as follows:
   3. The reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the monitor while
 performing [his or her] THEIR official duties WHICH  ARE  NOT  OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED  FOR  BY  THE  STATE  shall be paid by the school district. THE
 STATE SHALL  ANNUALLY  APPROPRIATE  ONE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  ($175,000)  TO  THE  HEMPSTEAD  UNION  FREE  SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
 SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPENSES. Notwithstanding  any  other
 provision  of law, the monitor shall be entitled to defense and indemni-
 fication by the school district to the same extent as a school  district
 employee.
   §  12.  This  act  shall  take  effect immediately; provided, however,
 section one of this act shall take effect on the same date as a  chapter
 of  the  laws of 2019, authorizing the commissioner of education and the
 chancellor of the board of regents, with the approval of  the  board  of
 regents,  to appoint monitors to oversee the Hempstead union free school
 district, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.6559  and  A.8403,
 takes  effect;  and provided further, however sections two, three, four,
 five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven of this act  shall  expire
 and be deemed repealed June 30, [2025] 2030.
   §  8.  Subdivision  3 of section 3 and section 13 of chapter 18 of the
 laws of 2020 repealing a chapter of the laws  of  2019  authorizing  the
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 commissioner  of  education,  in  consultation  with  the comptroller to
 appoint a monitor to oversee the Wyandanch union  free  school  district
 and  establishing  the powers and duties of such monitor, are amended to
 read as follows:
   3. The reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the monitor while
 performing  [his  or  her] THEIR official duties WHICH ARE NOT OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED FOR BY THE STATE shall be paid  by  the  school  district.  THE
 STATE  SHALL  ANNUALLY  APPROPRIATE  ONE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS ($175,000) TO  THE  WYANDANCH  UNION  FREE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  TO
 SUPPORT  COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH EXPENSES.  Notwithstanding any other
 provision of law, the monitor shall be entitled to defense and  indemni-
 fication  by the school district to the same extent as a school district
 employee.
   § 13. This act shall take effect immediately, provided however:
   Section one of this act shall take effect on the same date as a  chap-
 ter  of  the laws of 2019, authorizing the commissioner of education, in
 consultation with the comptroller to appoint a monitor  to  oversee  the
 Wyandanch  union  free  school  district and establishing the powers and
 duties of the monitor, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.6588-A
 and A.8422-A, takes effect.
   Sections three through ten of this act  shall  expire  and  be  deemed
 repealed June 30, [2025] 2030.
   Section eleven shall expire and be deemed repealed June 30 of the last
 fiscal  year  during  which  serial bonds or bonds issued to refund such
 serial bonds that are outstanding pursuant to such section of this  act,
 provided  that  the  superintendent  of  the Wyandanch union free school
 district shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon such
 occurrence in order that the commission may  maintain  an  accurate  and
 timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
 of  New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44
 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
   Sections two and twelve  of  this  act  shall  expire  and  be  deemed
 repealed June 30, 2049.
   §  9.  Paragraph  (c) of section 3 and section 13 of chapter 89 of the
 laws of 2016 relating to supplementary funding  for  dedicated  programs
 for  public  school students in the East Ramapo central school district,
 paragraph (c) as added and section 13 as amended by chapter 173  of  the
 laws of 2021, are amended to read as follows:
   (c)  The  reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the monitor or
 monitors while performing [his or her] THEIR official duties  WHICH  ARE
 NOT  OTHERWISE  PROVIDED  FOR  BY  THE STATE shall be paid by the school
 district. THE STATE SHALL ANNUALLY APPROPRIATE TWO  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  ($225,000) TO THE EAST RAMAPO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
 TO SUPPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED  WITH  SUCH  EXPENSES.  Notwithstanding  any
 other  provision  of  law,  the monitor or monitors shall be entitled to
 defense and indemnification by the school district to the same extent as
 a school district employee.
   § 13. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016 and shall expire and  be
 deemed repealed June 30, [2025] 2030.
   §  10.  Establishment  of  monitor  to provide oversight, guidance and
 technical assistance related to the  educational  and  fiscal  policies,
 practices,  programs  and decisions of the school district, the board of
 education and  the  superintendent  in  the  Mount  Vernon  city  school
 district:
   1. Definitions. As used in this section:
   (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of education;
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   (b) "Department" shall mean the state education department;
   (c)  "Board of education" or "board" shall mean the board of education
 of the Mount Vernon city school district;
   (d) "School district" or "district" shall mean the Mount  Vernon  city
 school district;
   (e) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent of the Mount Vernon
 city school district; and
   (f)  "Relatives"  shall mean a Mount Vernon city school district board
 member's spouse, domestic partner, child, stepchild, stepparent, or  any
 person who is a direct descendant of the grandparents of a current board
 member or a board member's spouse or domestic partner.
   2.  Appointment of a monitor. The commissioner shall appoint one moni-
 tor to provide oversight, guidance and technical assistance  related  to
 the  educational  and fiscal policies, practices, programs and decisions
 of the school district, the board of education and the superintendent.
   (a) The monitor, to the extent practicable, shall have  experience  in
 school district finances and one or more of the following areas:
   (i) elementary and secondary education;
   (ii) the operation of school districts in New York;
   (iii) educating students with disabilities; and
   (iv) educating English language learners.
   (b)  The  monitor shall be a non-voting ex-officio member of the board
 of education. The monitor shall be an individual who is not a  resident,
 employee  of  the  school  district or relative of a board member of the
 school district at the time of their appointment.
   (c) The reasonable and necessary  expenses  incurred  by  the  monitor
 while  performing their official duties which are not otherwise provided
 for by the state shall be paid by the school district. The state of  New
 York  shall  annually  appropriate one hundred and seventy-five thousand
 dollars ($175,000) to the Mount Vernon city school district  to  support
 costs associated with such expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision
 of  law, the monitor shall be entitled to defense and indemnification by
 the school district to the same extent as a school district employee.
   3. Meetings. (a) The monitor shall be entitled to attend all  meetings
 of the board, including executive sessions; provided however, such moni-
 tor shall not be considered for purposes of establishing a quorum of the
 board.  The  school  district  shall  fully  cooperate  with the monitor
 including, but not limited to, providing such monitor with access to any
 necessary documents and records of  the  district  including  access  to
 electronic   information  systems,  databases  and  planning  documents,
 consistent with all applicable state and federal statutes including, but
 not limited to, Family Education Rights  and  Privacy  Act  (FERPA)  (20
 U.S.C. § 1232g) and section 2-d of the education law.
   (b)  The  board,  in  consultation  with  the  monitor,  shall adopt a
 conflict of interest policy that complies with all  existing  applicable
 laws,  rules and regulations that ensures its board members and adminis-
 tration act in the school  district's  best  interest  and  comply  with
 applicable  legal  requirements.  The  conflict of interest policy shall
 include, but not be limited to:
   (i) a definition of the circumstances that constitute  a  conflict  of
 interest;
   (ii) procedures for disclosing a conflict of interest to the board;
   (iii)  a requirement that the person with the conflict of interest not
 be present at or participate in board  deliberations  or  votes  on  the
 matter  giving  rise  to  such  conflict,  provided that nothing in this
 subdivision shall prohibit the board from  requesting  that  the  person
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 with  the  conflict  of  interest  present  information as background or
 answer questions at a board meeting prior to the commencement of  delib-
 erations or voting relating thereto;
   (iv) a prohibition against any attempt by the person with the conflict
 to  influence improperly the deliberation or voting on the matter giving
 rise to such conflict; and
   (v) a requirement that the existence and resolution of the conflict be
 documented in the board's records, including in the minutes of any meet-
 ing at which the conflict was discussed or voted upon.
   4. Public hearings. (a) The monitor shall schedule three public  hear-
 ings  to  be  held  within  sixty days of their appointment, which shall
 allow public comment from the district's residents,  students,  parents,
 employees, board members and administration.
   (i)  The first hearing shall take public comment on existing statutory
 and regulatory authority of the commissioner,  the  department  and  the
 board  of  regents regarding school district governance and intervention
 under applicable state law and regulations, including  but  not  limited
 to, sections 306, 211-c, and 211-f of the education law.
   (ii)  The  second  hearing  shall  take public comment on the academic
 performance of the district.
   (iii) The third hearing  shall  take  public  comment  on  the  fiscal
 performance of the district.
   (b) The board of education and the monitor shall consider these public
 comments  when  developing  the  financial plan and academic improvement
 plan under this section.
   5. Financial plan. (a) No later  than  November  first,  two  thousand
 twenty-five,  the  board  of  education  and the monitor shall develop a
 proposed financial plan for the two thousand  twenty-five--two  thousand
 twenty-six  school year and the four subsequent school years. The finan-
 cial plan shall ensure that annual aggregate  operating  expenses  shall
 not  exceed annual aggregate operating revenues for such school year and
 that the major operating funds of the district be balanced in accordance
 with generally accepted accounting principles. The financial plan  shall
 include  statements  of  all  estimated revenues, expenditures, and cash
 flow projections of the district.
   (b) If the board of  education  and  the  monitor  agree  on  all  the
 elements  of  the  proposed financial plan, the board of education shall
 conduct a public hearing on the plan  and  consider  the  input  of  the
 community.  The  proposed  financial  plan  shall  be made public on the
 district's website at least three business days before such public hear-
 ing. Once the proposed financial plan has been approved by the board  of
 education,  such  plan  shall be submitted by the monitor to the commis-
 sioner for approval and shall be deemed approved  for  the  purposes  of
 this section.
   (c)  If the board of education and the monitor do not agree on all the
 elements of the proposed financial plan, the board  of  education  shall
 conduct  a public hearing on the proposed plan that details the elements
 of disagreement between the monitor and the board, including  documented
 justification  for  such disagreements and any requested amendments from
 the monitor. The proposed financial plan, elements of disagreement,  and
 requested  amendments  shall be made public on the district's website at
 least three business days before such public hearing. After  considering
 the  input  of the community, the board may alter the proposed financial
 plan and the monitor may alter their requested amendments, and the moni-
 tor shall submit the proposed financial plan, their  amendments  to  the
 plan,  and  documentation providing justification for such disagreements
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 and amendments to the commissioner no later  than  December  first,  two
 thousand twenty-five. By January fifteenth, two thousand twenty-six, the
 commissioner  shall  approve the proposed plan with any of the monitor's
 proposed  amendments,  or  make  other  modifications, such commissioner
 deems appropriate. The board of education shall provide the commissioner
 with any information such commissioner requests  to  approve  such  plan
 within  three  business  days  of such request. Upon the approval of the
 commissioner, the financial plan shall be deemed approved  for  purposes
 of this section.
   6.  Academic  improvement  plan. (a) No later than November first, two
 thousand twenty-five, the board  of  education  and  the  monitor  shall
 develop  an  academic  improvement  plan for the district's two thousand
 twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school year and the four subsequent
 school years. The academic improvement plan shall contain  a  series  of
 programmatic  recommendations  designed  to improve academic performance
 over the period of the plan in those academic areas that the commission-
 er deems to be in need of improvement which shall include addressing the
 provisions contained in any action plan set forth by the department.
   (b) If the board of  education  and  the  monitor  agree  on  all  the
 elements  of the proposed academic improvement plan, the board of educa-
 tion shall conduct a public hearing on the plan and consider  the  input
 of  the  community. The proposed academic improvement plan shall be made
 public on the district's website at least  three  business  days  before
 such  public  hearing.  Once  the proposed academic improvement plan has
 been approved by the board of education, such plan shall be submitted by
 the monitor to  the  commissioner  for  approval  and  shall  be  deemed
 approved for the purposes of this section.
   (c)  If the board of education and the monitor do not agree on all the
 elements of the proposed academic improvement plan, the board of  educa-
 tion  shall  conduct  a public hearing on the proposed plan that details
 the elements of disagreement between the monitor and the board,  includ-
 ing  documented  justification  for such disagreements and any requested
 amendments from the monitor. The  proposed  academic  improvement  plan,
 elements  of disagreement, and requested amendments shall be made public
 on the district's website at  least  three  business  days  before  such
 public  hearing. After considering the input of the community, the board
 may alter the proposed academic improvement plan  and  the  monitor  may
 alter  their  requested  amendments,  and  the  monitor shall submit the
 proposed academic improvement plan, their amendments to  the  plan,  and
 documentation  providing justification for such disagreements and amend-
 ments to the commissioner no later than  December  first,  two  thousand
 twenty-five.  By January fifteenth, two thousand twenty-six, the commis-
 sioner shall approve  the  proposed  plan  with  any  of  the  monitor's
 proposed  amendments,  or  make  other  modifications, such commissioner
 deems appropriate. The board of education shall provide the commissioner
 with any information such commissioner requests  to  approve  such  plan
 within  three  business  days  of such request. Upon the approval of the
 commissioner, the academic improvement plan shall be deemed approved for
 purposes of this section.
   7. Fiscal and operational oversight. (a) The board of education  shall
 annually  submit  the  school  district's  proposed  budget for the next
 succeeding school year to the monitor no later than March first prior to
 the school district's annual budget vote. The monitor shall  review  the
 proposed  budget  to  ensure  that  it is balanced within the context of
 revenue and expenditure estimates and  mandated  programs.  The  monitor
 shall also review the proposed budget to ensure that it, to the greatest
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 extent  possible,  is  consistent with the district academic improvement
 plan and financial plan developed and approved pursuant to this section.
 The monitor shall present their findings to the board of  education  and
 the  commissioner no later than forty-five days prior to the date sched-
 uled for the school district's  annual  budget  vote.  The  commissioner
 shall  require the board of education to make amendments to the proposed
 budget consistent with any recommendations made by the  monitor  if  the
 commissioner determines such amendments are necessary to comply with the
 financial  plan  and  academic  improvement plan under this section. The
 school district shall make available  on  the  district's  website:  the
 initial  proposed budget, the monitor's findings, and the final proposed
 budget at least seven days prior to the date of  the  school  district's
 budget  hearing.  In  the  event of a revote, the board of education, in
 conjunction with the  monitor,  shall  develop  and  submit  the  school
 district's  proposed  budget  for the next succeeding school year to the
 commissioner no later than seven days prior to the budget  hearing.  The
 board  of  education shall provide the commissioner with any information
 such commissioner requests in order to make a determination pursuant  to
 this subdivision within three business days of such request.
   (b)  The  district  shall provide quarterly reports to the monitor and
 annual reports to the commissioner and board of regents on the academic,
 fiscal, and operational status of the school district. In addition,  the
 monitor  shall provide semi-annual reports to the commissioner, board of
 regents, the governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  and  the
 speaker  of the assembly on the academic, fiscal, and operational status
 of the school district. Such semi-annual report shall  include  all  the
 contracts that the district entered into throughout the year.
   (c)  The monitor shall have the authority to disapprove travel outside
 the state paid for by the district.
   (d) The monitor shall work with the district's shared  decision-making
 committee  as  defined  in  8  NYCRR  100.11  in developing the academic
 improvement plan, financial  plan,  district  goals,  implementation  of
 district priorities and budgetary recommendations.
   (e)  The monitor shall assist in resolving any disputes and conflicts,
 including but not limited to, those between the superintendent  and  the
 board of education and among the members of the board of education.
   (f) The monitor may recommend, and the board shall consider by vote of
 a  resolution  at  the  next scheduled meeting of the board, cost saving
 measures including, but not limited to, shared service agreements.
   8. The commissioner may overrule any decision of the  monitor,  except
 for collective bargaining agreements negotiated in accordance with arti-
 cle  14  of  the civil service law, if such commissioner deems that such
 decision is not aligned with the financial  plan,  academic  improvement
 plan, or the school district's budget.
   9.  The  monitor  may notify the commissioner and the board in writing
 when such monitor deems the district is  violating  an  element  of  the
 financial  plan  or  academic  improvement  plan in this section. Within
 twenty days, the commissioner shall determine whether the district is in
 violation of any of the elements of the plans highlighted by the monitor
 and shall order the district to comply immediately with  the  plans  and
 remedy any such violation. The school district shall suspend all actions
 related  to  the  potential  violation of the financial plan or academic
 improvement plan until the commissioner issues a determination.
   10. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate the  duties
 and  responsibilities  of the school district consistent with applicable
 state law and regulations.
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   § 11. Subdivision 1 of section 3635-b of the education law, as amended
 by chapter 536 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  This  section shall apply where the board of education or trustees
 of a common, central, central high school, union free  school  district,
 or  city  school  district [of a city with less than one hundred twenty-
 five thousand inhabitants] adopts a resolution to make transportation in
 child safety zones available to resident pupils for a particular  school
 year.  Such  resolution  shall  continue in effect for subsequent school
 years until the board adopts a resolution providing otherwise.
   § 12. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 1950  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 130 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
 as follows:
   b. The cost of services herein referred to shall be the  amount  allo-
 cated  to  each  component  school  district by the board of cooperative
 educational  services  to  defray  expenses  of  such  board,  including
 approved  expenses from the testing of potable water systems of occupied
 school buildings under the board's jurisdiction as required pursuant  to
 section  eleven  hundred ten of the public health law provided that such
 expenses for testing of potable water systems are not reimbursable  from
 another  state  or  federal  source, except that that part of the salary
 paid any teacher, supervisor or other employee of the board  of  cooper-
 ative  educational  services  which  is (I) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR  AND  PRIOR  SCHOOL  YEARS  in
 excess of thirty thousand dollars, (II) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY-SIX--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN  SCHOOL  YEAR IN EXCESS OF
 FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, (III) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SEVEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT SCHOOL YEAR IN EXCESS OF FIFTY THOU-
 SAND DOLLARS, AND (IV) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT-
 -TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, IN EXCESS OF SIXTY
 THOUSAND DOLLARS, shall not be such an approved expense, and except also
 that  administrative  and clerical expenses shall not exceed ten percent
 of the total expenses for  purposes  of  this  computation.  Any  gifts,
 donations  or  interest  earned  by the board of cooperative educational
 services or on behalf of the board of cooperative  educational  services
 by  the dormitory authority or any other source shall not be deducted in
 determining the cost of services  allocated  to  each  component  school
 district.  Any payments made to a component school district by the board
 of cooperative educational services pursuant to  subdivision  eleven  of
 section  six-p  of the general municipal law attributable to an approved
 cost of service computed pursuant to this subdivision shall be  deducted
 from  the  cost of services allocated to such component school district.
 The expense of transportation  provided  by  the  board  of  cooperative
 educational services pursuant to paragraph q of subdivision four of this
 section  shall  be  eligible for aid apportioned pursuant to subdivision
 seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter and no board  of
 cooperative  educational  services  transportation  expense  shall be an
 approved cost of services for the computation of aid under this subdivi-
 sion.  Transportation expense pursuant to  paragraph  q  of  subdivision
 four  of  this  section  shall be included in the computation of the ten
 percent limitation on administrative and clerical expenses.
   § 13. Paragraph b of subdivision 10 of section 3602 of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 16 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   b. Aid for career education. There shall be apportioned to  such  city
 school districts and other school districts which were not components of
 a  board  of  cooperative educational services in the base year, THROUGH
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 THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND
 PRIOR  SCHOOL YEARS for pupils in grades ten through twelve, AND FOR THE
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THER-
 EAFTER,  FOR  PUPILS  IN  GRADES  NINE  THROUGH TWELVE, in attendance in
 career education programs as such programs are defined  by  the  commis-
 sioner,  subject  for  the purposes of this paragraph to the approval of
 the director of the budget, an amount for each such pupil to be computed
 by multiplying the career education aid  ratio,  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS,
 by  three  thousand nine hundred dollars, AND FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOL YEAR AND  THEREAFTER,  BY  FOUR
 THOUSAND  THREE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS. Such aid will be payable for weighted
 pupils attending  career  education  programs  operated  by  the  school
 district and for weighted pupils for whom such school district contracts
 with  boards of cooperative educational services to attend career educa-
 tion programs operated by a board of cooperative  educational  services.
 Weighted pupils for the purposes of this paragraph shall mean the sum of
 the  attendance  of  students, THROUGH THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND PRIOR SCHOOL YEARS,  in  grades  ten
 through  twelve, AND FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-SEVEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, IN GRADES NINE THROUGH  TWELVE,  in
 career education sequences in trade, industrial, technical, agricultural
 or  health programs plus the product of sixteen hundredths multiplied by
 the attendance of students, FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO  THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  PRIOR  SCHOOL  YEARS, in grades ten
 through twelve, AND FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SEVEN  SCHOOL  YEAR AND THEREAFTER, IN GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE, in
 career education sequences in business and marketing as defined  by  the
 commissioner  in  regulations.  The  career education aid ratio shall be
 computed by subtracting from one the  product  obtained  by  multiplying
 fifty-nine percent by the combined wealth ratio. This aid ratio shall be
 expressed as a decimal carried to three places without rounding, but not
 less than thirty-six percent.
   Any school district that receives aid pursuant to this paragraph shall
 be  required  to use such amount to support career education programs in
 the current year.
   A board of education which spends less than its local funds as defined
 by regulations of the commissioner for career education in the base year
 during the current year shall have its apportionment under this subdivi-
 sion reduced in an amount equal to such deficiency in the current  or  a
 succeeding school year, provided however that the commissioner may waive
 such reduction upon determination that overall expenditures per pupil in
 support  of career education programs were continued at a level equal to
 or greater than the level of such overall expenditures per pupil in  the
 preceding school year.
   § 14. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 6-f of section 3602
 of  the education law, as added by section 19 of part H of chapter 83 of
 the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) has a total project cost of [one hundred] TWO HUNDRED FIFTY  thou-
 sand  dollars  or less; provided however, that for any district, no more
 than one project shall be eligible pursuant to this subparagraph for  an
 apportionment within the same school year; and/or
   § 15. Subdivision 4 of section 4405 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph l to read as follows:
   L. TUITION RATES APPROVED ON AN INTERIM BASIS IN ADVANCE OF THE ESTAB-
 LISHMENT  OF  REIMBURSEMENT RATES PURSUANT  TO  THE  TUITION METHODOLOGY
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 ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE TWO  THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-FIVE--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL YEAR AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER,
 FOR SPECIAL  SERVICES  AND  PROGRAMS  PROVIDED  TO  SCHOOL AGE  STUDENTS
 BY  APPROVED  PRIVATE  RESIDENTIAL  OR NON-RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR   THE
 EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES  THAT  ARE  LOCATED  WITHIN  THE
 STATE,  BY SPECIAL   ACT   SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BY JULY AND AUGUST PROGRAMS
 FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES APPROVED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  FORTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED    EIGHT OF   THIS   ARTICLE,   AND   FOR  SPECIAL  SERVICES  OR
 PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO PRESCHOOL STUDENTS WITH  DISABILITIES  BY  PROGRAMS
 APPROVED    PURSUANT   TO SECTION FORTY-FOUR HUNDRED TEN OF THIS ARTICLE
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  SPECIAL  CLASS  AND  SPECIAL  CLASS  IN
 AN  INTEGRATED SETTING PROGRAMS, SHALL BE EQUAL TO  THE  LAST  CERTIFIED
 PROSPECTIVE  OR  RECONCILIATION RATE AND SHALL INCLUDE COMPOUNDED GROWTH
 DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) IF THE LAST  CERTIFIED  PROSPECTIVE  OR  RECONCILIATION  RATE  WAS
 APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH RATE
 SHALL  INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT
 YEAR.
   (II) IF THE LAST CERTIFIED  PROSPECTIVE  OR  RECONCILIATION  RATE  WAS
 APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR,
 SUCH  RATE  SHALL  INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR
 THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, AND THE PRODUCT OF SUCH SHALL
 THEN INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR  THE  CURRENT
 SCHOOL YEAR.
   (III)  IF  THE  LAST  CERTIFIED PROSPECTIVE OR RECONCILIATION RATE WAS
 APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR THREE OR MORE YEARS PRIOR  TO  THE  CURRENT
 SCHOOL  YEAR,  SUCH  RATE SHALL INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE
 APPROVED FOR THE YEAR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT YEAR,  THE  PRODUCT
 OF SUCH SHALL THEN INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR
 THE  YEAR  PRIOR TO THE CURRENT YEAR, AND THE PRODUCT OF SUCH SHALL THEN
 INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
   § 16. Section 4204-b of the education law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5.  FOR  THE  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL
 YEAR AND THEREAFTER, AN INSTITUTION SUBJECT TO  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE
 AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN FUNDS IN EXCESS OF THEIR ALLOWABLE AND REIMBURSABLE
 COSTS  INCURRED  FOR  SERVICES  AND  PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS APPOINTED. THE
 AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT MAY BE  ANNUALLY  RETAINED  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  ONE
 PERCENT  OF THE INSTITUTION'S TOTAL ALLOWABLE AND REIMBURSABLE COSTS FOR
 SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO STUDENTS  FOR  THE  SCHOOL  YEAR  FROM
 WHICH  THE FUNDS ARE TO BE RETAINED, PROVIDED THAT THE TOTAL ACCUMULATED
 BALANCE THAT MAY BE RETAINED SHALL NOT EXCEED FOUR PERCENT OF SUCH TOTAL
 COSTS FOR SUCH SCHOOL YEAR AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT SUCH FUNDS  SHALL
 NOT  BE  RECOVERABLE  ON  RECONCILIATION,  SUCH  FUNDS  SHALL BE CARRIED
 FORWARD AS TOTAL REIMBURSABLE COSTS FOR PURPOSES OF  CALCULATING  SUBSE-
 QUENT  YEAR  PROSPECTIVE AND RECONCILIATION TUITION RATES AND SUCH FUNDS
 SHALL BE SEPARATE FROM AND IN ADDITION TO  ANY  OTHER  AUTHORIZATION  TO
 RETAIN  SURPLUS  FUNDS  ON  RECONCILIATION. FUNDS SHALL BE EXPENDED ONLY
 PURSUANT TO AN AUTHORIZATION OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF  THE  INSTITUTION
 FOR  A  PURPOSE  EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED AS PART OF ALLOWABLE COSTS FOR THE
 YEAR IN WHICH THE FUNDS ARE TO BE EXPENDED, PROVIDED THAT FUNDS  MAY  BE
 EXPENDED  TO  PAY  PRIOR  YEAR  OUTSTANDING  DEBTS. ANY INSTITUTION THAT
 RETAINS FUNDS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY
 REPORT A STATEMENT OF THE TOTAL BALANCE  OF  SUCH  RETAINED  FUNDS,  THE
 AMOUNT,  IF  ANY, RETAINED IN THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR, THE AMOUNT, IF ANY,
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 DISBURSED IN THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR, AND THE FINANCIAL REPORTS  THAT  ARE
 REQUIRED TO BE ANNUALLY SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT.
   §  17.  Section  4003  of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. TUITION RATES APPROVED ON AN INTERIM BASIS IN ADVANCE OF THE ESTAB-
 LISHMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT RATES  PURSUANT  TO  THE  TUITION  METHODOLOGY
 ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, FOR SPECIAL
 SERVICES AND PROGRAMS PROVIDED TO SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS BY A  SPECIAL  ACT
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR AN APPROVED PRIVATE SCHOOL OPERATED BY A CHILD CARE
 INSTITUTION SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE LAST CERTIFIED PROSPECTIVE  OR  RECON-
 CILIATION RATE AND SHALL INCLUDE COMPOUNDED GROWTH DETERMINED IN ACCORD-
 ANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  IF  THE  LAST  CERTIFIED  PROSPECTIVE  OR RECONCILIATION RATE WAS
 APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH RATE
 SHALL INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR THE  CURRENT
 YEAR.
   (B)  IF  THE  LAST  CERTIFIED  PROSPECTIVE  OR RECONCILIATION RATE WAS
 APPROVED FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR,
 SUCH RATE SHALL INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH  PERCENTAGE  APPROVED  FOR
 THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, AND THE PRODUCT OF SUCH SHALL
 THEN  INCREASE  BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT
 SCHOOL YEAR.
   (C) IF THE LAST  CERTIFIED  PROSPECTIVE  OR  RECONCILIATION  RATE  WAS
 APPROVED  FOR  THE  SCHOOL YEAR THREE OR MORE YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT
 SCHOOL YEAR, SUCH RATE SHALL INCREASE BY THE  ANNUAL  GROWTH  PERCENTAGE
 APPROVED  FOR  THE YEAR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT YEAR, THE PRODUCT
 OF SUCH SHALL THEN INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR
 THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE CURRENT YEAR, AND THE PRODUCT OF SUCH  SHALL  THEN
 INCREASE BY THE ANNUAL GROWTH PERCENTAGE APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
   §  18.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 41 of section 3602 of the
 education law, as amended by section 20 of part B of chapter 57  of  the
 laws  of  2008,  is  amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as
 follows:
   In addition to any other apportionment under this section, for the two
 thousand seven--two thousand eight school year and thereafter, a  school
 district  [other  than  a  city school district in a city having a popu-
 lation of one million or more] shall be eligible for an apportionment in
 an amount equal to the GREATER OF THE sum of  PARAGRAPHS  (A),  (B)  AND
 (C), OR PARAGRAPH (E)
   (E)  THE  PRODUCT  OF ELIGIBLE PUPILS MULTIPLIED BY EIGHT-TENTHS (0.8)
 AND FURTHER MULTIPLIED BY CHARTER SCHOOL BASIC TUITION FOR THE BASE YEAR
 AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED  FIFTY-SIX  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, ELIGIBLE PUPIL SHALL BE EQUAL
 TO THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF THE  NUMBER  OF  RESIDENT  PUPILS
 ENROLLED  IN  A CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE BASE YEAR LESS THE PRODUCT OF TWO-
 TENTHS (0.2) MULTIPLIED BY TOTAL RESIDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLL-
 MENT IN THE BASE YEAR.
   § 19. Accelerated  payment  schedule  for  New  Rochelle  city  school
 district.    The  New  Rochelle city school district shall be paid on an
 accelerated schedule as follows:
   a. (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, for aid payable in
 the school years 2025-2026 through 2054-2055  upon  application  to  the
 commissioner of education submitted not sooner than the second Monday in
 June  of the school year in which such aid is payable and not later than
 the Friday following the third Monday in June  of  the  school  year  in
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 which  such aid is payable, or ten days after the effective date of this
 section, whichever shall be later, the New Rochelle city school district
 shall be eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to  this  section
 in  an  amount equal to the product of ten million dollars ($10,000,000)
 the quotient of the positive difference of thirty minus  the  number  of
 school years elapsed since the 2025-2026 school year divided by thirty.
   (2)  Funds  apportioned pursuant to this subdivision shall be used for
 services and expenses of the New Rochelle city school district and shall
 be applied to support of its  educational  programs  and  any  liability
 incurred  by such city school district in carrying out its functions and
 responsibilities under the education law.
   b. The claim for an apportionment to be paid to the New Rochelle  city
 school  district  pursuant  to  subdivision  a  of this section shall be
 submitted to the commissioner of education on a form prescribed for such
 purpose and shall be payable upon  determination  by  such  commissioner
 that  the  form  has  been  submitted  as prescribed and that the school
 district has complied with the reporting requirements of  this  section.
 For  each  school year in which application is made pursuant to subdivi-
 sion a of this section, such approved amount  shall  be  payable  on  or
 before  June thirtieth of such school year upon the audit and warrant of
 the state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by  the  commis-
 sioner  of  education in the manner prescribed by law from moneys in the
 state lottery fund appropriated for general support  of  public  schools
 and  from the general fund to the extent that the amount paid to the New
 Rochelle city school district pursuant to this subdivision and  subdivi-
 sion  a of this section exceeds the amount of the moneys apportioned, if
 any, for general support for public schools  due  such  school  district
 pursuant  to  section 3609-a of the education law on or before September
 first of such school year.
   c. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of  the  education
 law,  an amount equal to the amount paid to the New Rochelle city school
 district during the base year pursuant to subdivisions a and b  of  this
 section  shall  first  be  deducted from payments due during the current
 school year pursuant to subparagraphs (1), (2),  (3),  (4)  and  (5)  of
 paragraph  a  of subdivision 1 of section 3609-a of the education law in
 the following order:  the  lottery  apportionment  payable  pursuant  to
 subparagraph  (2)  of such paragraph followed by the fixed fall payments
 payable pursuant to subparagraph (4) of such paragraph, and any  remain-
 der  to be deducted from the individualized payments due to the district
 pursuant to paragraph b of such subdivision shall be deducted on a chro-
 nological basis starting with the earliest payment due the district.
   d. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the  sum  of  payments
 made  to  the  New  Rochelle  city  school district during the base year
 pursuant to subdivisions a and b of this section plus payments  made  to
 such  school district during the current year pursuant to section 3609-a
 of the education law shall be deemed to truly represent all aids paid to
 such school district during the current school  year  pursuant  to  such
 section  3609-a  for  the  purposes of computing any adjustments to such
 aids that may occur in a subsequent school year.
   e. (1) On or before the first day of each month beginning in July 2026
 and ending in June 2056, the chief fiscal officer and the superintendent
 of schools of the New Rochelle city school district  shall  prepare  and
 submit to the board of education a report of the fiscal condition of the
 school district, including but not limited to the most current available
 data on fund balances on funds maintained by the school district and the
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 district's use of the apportionments provided pursuant to subdivisions a
 and b of this section.
   (2) Such monthly report shall be in a format prescribed by the commis-
 sioner  of  education.  The  board  of education shall either reject and
 return the report to the chief fiscal officer and the superintendent  of
 schools  for  appropriate revisions and resubmittal or shall approve the
 report and submit copies to the commissioner of education and the  state
 comptroller of such approved report as submitted or resubmitted.
   (3)  In the 2025-2026 through 2054-2055 school years, the chief fiscal
 officer of the New Rochelle city school district shall monitor all budg-
 ets and for each budget, shall prepare a quarterly report of  summarized
 budget  data  depicting  overall  trends  of  actual revenues and budget
 expenditures for the entire budget as well  as  individual  line  items.
 Such  report  shall  compare revenue estimates and appropriations as set
 forth in such budget with the actual revenues and expenditures  made  to
 date.  All  quarterly  reports  shall be accompanied by a recommendation
 from the superintendent of schools or chief fiscal officer to the  board
 of education setting forth any remedial actions necessary to resolve any
 unfavorable  budget variance including the overestimation of revenue and
 underestimation of appropriations. The chief fiscal officer  shall  also
 prepare,  as  part  of such report, a quarterly trial balance of general
 ledger accounts in accordance with generally accepted accounting princi-
 ples as prescribed by  the  state  comptroller.  All  reports  shall  be
 completed  within  sixty days after the end of each quarter and shall be
 submitted to the chief fiscal officer and the board of education of  the
 New  Rochelle  city  school  district, the state division of budget, the
 office of the state comptroller,  the  commissioner  of  education,  the
 chair  of  the  assembly  ways  and means committee and the chair of the
 senate finance committee.
   § 20. Mental health expenditures survey. 1. The commissioner of educa-
 tion shall conduct a survey regarding the total mental  health  expendi-
 tures of each school district, including:
   (a)  the number of full and part-time school counselors, school social
 workers and school psychologists in each school district and  the  total
 cost  to  each  school district to employ such school counselors, school
 social workers, and school psychologists;
   (b) each school district's total costs related  to  providing  school-
 based mental health clinics;
   (c)  each  school district's total costs related to providing instruc-
 tion to students on mental health, including, but not limited to, mental
 health instruction pursuant to section eight hundred four of the  educa-
 tion law; and
   (d)  any  other  school  district  expenditures  the  commissioner, in
 consultation with the New York state office of mental  health,  deem  to
 have  been  made  for the purpose of providing mental health services to
 students.
   2. The commissioner shall make a report of the findings of the  survey
 prescribed  by  this act and deliver such report to the governor, tempo-
 rary president of the senate, and speaker of the assembly on  or  before
 December 31, 2025.
   3.  The commissioner shall indicate in the report required by subdivi-
 sion two of this section if a  school  district  has  no  mental  health
 expenditures  pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subdivision
 1 of this section.
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   § 21. Subdivision 4 of section 3638 of the education law, as added  by
 section  1  of subpart A of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   4.  (A)  A  school  district  may  apply  to the commissioner, and the
 department may grant [a one-time] AN  extension  of  up  to  twenty-four
 months  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  subdivision two of this
 section. The commissioner shall consider a school district's  effort  to
 meet  the  requirements of subdivision two of this section when granting
 an extension, including but not limited to, procurement efforts made  by
 the  school  district,  applications for state or federal funds, changes
 needed to school district operations to meet the  requirements  of  this
 section, employee training, and receipt of technical assistance, if any.
 [Upon a school district receiving an extension, the New York state ener-
 gy  research and development authority, in consultation with the depart-
 ment, shall provide any additional technical assistance necessary to the
 district to meet the requirements of subdivision two  of  this  section]
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT
 WHERE  SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GRANTED AN EXTENSION AND SHALL DETAIL THE
 GROUNDS FOR GRANTING SUCH EXTENSION.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE NEW YORK STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH
 AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  WHERE  AN  EXTENSION IS GRANTED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE NEW YORK  STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH
 AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY SHALL MEET WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT LEAST
 QUARTERLY  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  NECESSARY  TO
 ADDRESS THE GROUNDS DETAILED IN THE EXTENSION.
   (C)  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  GRANT  ADDITIONAL  EXTENSIONS TO A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT THAT MADE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO FULFILL  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION AND TO ATTEND ALL QUARTERLY MEETINGS
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. ANY SUCH EXTENSION  SHALL
 REQUIRE  DOCUMENTATION  OF ALL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE EFFORTS  AND  ACTIONS  OF  THE
 DISTRICT TO FULFILL ANY RECOMMENDATIONS IT HAS RECEIVED. THE COMMISSION-
 ER SHALL DETAIL THE GROUNDS FOR WHICH ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS ARE GRANTED.
   (D) THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL
 DETERMINE  WHEN  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  HAS  THE  CAPACITY  TO FULFILL THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, AND UPON SUCH  DETERMI-
 NATION SHALL FILE WITH THE DISTRICT CLERK A CERTIFICATION OF SUCH DETER-
 MINATION.
   (E)  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PUBLISH  ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE NO
 LATER THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE THE  APPLICA-
 TION SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST USE TO APPLY FOR EXTENSIONS PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPHS  (A)  AND  (C)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION AND THE REQUIREMENTS SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS MUST MEET TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH EXTENSIONS.
   § 22. Section 3638 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. (A) ANY ENTITY SEEKING TO SELL ZERO-EMISSION SCHOOL BUSES TO SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS OR CONTRACTORS FOR USE IN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT RANGE ESTI-
 MATE  TO  PROSPECTIVE  PURCHASERS  BEFORE SELLING SUCH BUSES. SUCH RANGE
 ESTIMATE MUST, AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE THE ESTIMATED  RANGE  ON  DIFFERENT
 TERRAIN  AND DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE RANGE ESTIMATE SHALL ALSO
 INCLUDE THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF BATTERY DEGRADATION PER TEN THOUSAND  MILES
 TRAVELED.  THE  RANGE  ESTIMATE  SHALL  ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER THE BUS IS
 STORED OUTSIDE OR UTILIZES AN INDOOR GARAGE.
   (B) THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW  YORK
 STATE  ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, SHALL PROMULGATE REGU-
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 LATIONS TO IMPLEMENT PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL PROVIDE
 ZERO-EMISSION SCHOOL BUS MANUFACTURERS WITH A LIST OF PARTIES  THAT  MAY
 PROVIDE  INDEPENDENT RANGE VERIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   (C)  NOTHING  IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE INTERPRETED TO HAVE ANY
 EFFECT ON COMPLETED SALES OR SALES THAT ARE  ALREADY  IN  PROCESS  WHILE
 REGULATIONS  ARE BEING PROMULGATED OR PRIOR TO THEIR EFFECTIVE DATE. FOR
 ANY SALES WHICH, PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, A  RANGE  ESTIMATE  IS  NOT
 REQUIRED  TO  BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO SUCH SALE, IF THE ENTITY SELLING SUCH
 ZERO-EMISSION BUS OR BUSES LATER RECEIVES A RANGE ESTIMATE FOR THE MODEL
 OR MODELS SOLD, THE ENTITY WILL PROVIDE SUCH RANGE ESTIMATE OR ESTIMATES
 TO THE DISTRICT OR CONTRACTOR.
   § 23. Subparagraph 1 of paragraph b of subdivision 7 of  section  3602
 of  the  education law, as amended by section 17 of part B of chapter 57
 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) For the purposes of this  apportionment,  approved  transportation
 operating  expense  shall be the actual expenditure incurred by a school
 district and approved by the commissioner (i) for those items of  trans-
 portation  operating  expense allowable under subdivision one of section
 thirty-six hundred twenty-three-a of this article  for  regular  aidable
 transportation  of  pupils as such terms are defined in sections thirty-
 six hundred twenty-one and thirty-six hundred twenty-two-a of this arti-
 cle, and (ii) for those items of transportation operating expense allow-
 able under subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred  twenty-three-a
 of  this  article for the transportation required or authorized pursuant
 to article eighty-nine of this chapter, and (iii) for providing monitors
 on school buses for students with disabilities, and (iv) for transporta-
 tion operating expenses allowable under section thirty-six hundred twen-
 ty-three-a of this article for the transportation of  homeless  children
 authorized  by  paragraph  c  of  subdivision four of section thirty-two
 hundred nine of this chapter, provided that the total approved  cost  of
 such transportation shall not exceed the amount of the total cost of the
 most  cost-effective  mode  of  transportation,  AND (V) FOR OPERATIONAL
 COSTS OF  ELECTRIFICATION  PLANS  ALLOWABLE  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE-A OF THIS ARTICLE DEVELOPED IN
 SUPPORT OF THE REQUIREMENTS  CONTAINED  IN  SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE.
   §  24. Paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 3623-a of the education
 law is relettered paragraph g and a new paragraph f is added to read  as
 follows:
   F.  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT'S OPERATIONAL COSTS OF ELECTRIFICATION PLANS
 DEVELOPED IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN SECTION THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT OF THIS ARTICLE. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH, OPERATIONAL COSTS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CONSULTA-
 TION  WITH  UTILITY  SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUS CONTRACTORS, AND ENGINEERING
 SERVICES.  SUCH ELECTRIFICATION PLANS SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE PURCHASE  OF
 ANY  BUS,  THE  PURCHASE  OR INSTALLATION OF CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, OR
 GRID INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES.
   § 25. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section 3623-a
 of the education law, as added by section 13 of part A of chapter 56  of
 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  (I) In the case of allowable expenses for transportation capital,
 debt service, or leases which are related to costs associated  with  the
 purchase  of  or conversion to zero-emission school buses and supporting
 infrastructure and which are supported in whole or in part by  vouchers,
 payments,  or  grants  authorized  under section 58-0701 of the environ-
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 mental conservation law, such allowable expenses at the  time  in  which
 the  expense  is  claimed  for  aid shall [not exceed] BE REDUCED BY THE
 QUOTIENT OF (A) THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF  THE  MAXIMUM  STATE
 SUPPORT  LESS  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES, DIVIDED BY (B) THE TRANSPORTATION AID
 RATIO CALCULATED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF  SECTION  THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT ALLOWABLE EXPENSES AFTER SUCH
 REDUCTION, IF ANY, SHALL BE GREATER THAN ZERO.
   (II)  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH "MAXIMUM STATE SUPPORT" SHALL
 BE EQUAL TO the sum of [(i)] (A) the product of the  transportation  aid
 ratio  calculated  pursuant  to  subdivision seven of section thirty-six
 hundred two of this  article  multiplied  by  allowable  expenses,  plus
 [(ii)]  (B)  the  final  value  of any such vouchers paid on behalf of a
 school district, payments, and grants authorized under  section  58-0701
 of the environmental conservation law.
   §  26.  Subparagraph 6 of paragraph d and paragraph d-1 of subdivision
 14 of section 3602 of the education law, subparagraph 6 of  paragraph  d
 as  added  by  section 17-a of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007,
 paragraph d-1 as amended by section 10-a of part A of chapter 56 of  the
 laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (6)  where  such reorganization includes at least two school districts
 employing eight or more teachers forming a central high school  district
 pursuant to section nineteen hundred thirteen of this chapter[, such].
   (7)  SUCH  reorganized  district shall be entitled to an apportionment
 equal to an additional percent of the apportionment computed in  accord-
 ance  with  the provisions of paragraph d-1 of this subdivision; [but in
 no case shall the sum of such apportionment under  this  paragraph  plus
 the selected operating aid per pupil be more than a total of ninety-five
 per  centum  of  the  year  prior  to  the  base year approved operating
 expense]; for a period of five years beginning  with  the  first  school
 year  of  operation  as  a  reorganized district such additional percent
 shall be forty percent; and thereafter  such  additional  forty  percent
 apportionment  to  such  district  shall  be  reduced by four percentage
 points each year, beginning with the sixth school year of operation as a
 reorganized district, and continuing until such additional forty percent
 apportionment is eliminated; provided, however, that  the  total  appor-
 tionment  to  such reorganized district, beginning with the first school
 year of operation as a reorganized district, and for a period of fifteen
 years thereafter, shall be not less than the sum of  all  apportionments
 computed  in  accordance  with the provisions of this paragraph plus the
 apportionment computed in accordance with the  provisions  of  paragraph
 d-1 of this subdivision that each component school district was entitled
 to  receive  and  did receive during the last school year preceding such
 first year of operation. In the event a school district is eligible  for
 incentive  operating aid and again reorganizes pursuant to a new plan or
 reorganization established by the commissioner, and where such new reor-
 ganization is again eligible for  incentive  operating  aid,  the  newly
 created school district shall be entitled to receive incentive operating
 aid  pursuant  to  the provisions of this paragraph, based on all school
 districts included in any such reorganization, provided,  however,  that
 incentive operating aid payments due because of any such former reorgan-
 ization shall cease.
   d-1. For purposes of paragraph d of this subdivision, "[selected oper-
 ating aid per pupil] TOTAL OPERATING AID BASE" shall mean the apportion-
 ment  computed  for  the 2006-07 school year, based on data on file with
 the commissioner as of the date upon which an electronic data  file  was
 created  for  the purposes of compliance with paragraph b of subdivision
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 twenty-one of section three hundred five of  this  chapter  on  February
 fifteenth,  provided  further that for school districts which reorganize
 on or after July first, two thousand twenty-four, for purposes of  para-
 graph  d  of this subdivision, "[selected operating aid per pupil] TOTAL
 OPERATING AID BASE" shall mean the total foundation aid base, as defined
 pursuant to paragraph j of subdivision one of this  section,  calculated
 as of the effective date of the reorganization.
   §  27.  Subdivision a of section 5 of chapter 121 of the laws of 1996,
 relating to authorizing the Roosevelt  union  free  school  district  to
 finance  deficits by the issuance of serial bonds, as amended by section
 36-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   a.  Notwithstanding  any  other provisions of law, upon application to
 the commissioner of education submitted not sooner than April first  and
 not  later than June thirtieth of the applicable school year, the Roose-
 velt union free school district shall be eligible to receive  an  appor-
 tionment pursuant to this chapter for salary expenses, including related
 benefits, incurred between April first and June thirtieth of such school
 year.   Such apportionment shall not exceed: for the 1996-97 school year
 [through the 2024-25 school year] AND THEREAFTER, four  million  dollars
 ($4,000,000)[;  for  the  2025-26  school  year,  three  million dollars
 ($3,000,000);  for  the  2026-27  school  year,  two   million   dollars
 ($2,000,000);   for   the  2027-28  school  year,  one  million  dollars
 ($1,000,000); and for the 2028-29 school  year,  zero  dollars].    Such
 annual  application  shall  be  made  after  the  board of education has
 adopted a resolution to do so with the approval of the  commissioner  of
 education.
   §  28.  Section  11  of  chapter  378 of the laws of 2010 amending the
 education law relating to paperwork reduction, as amended by  section  1
 of  item  FF of subpart B of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 11. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
 the  commissioner of education shall promulgate any rules or regulations
 necessary to implement the provisions of this act on or before  July  1,
 2010;  provided,  further  that  if  section  ten of this act shall take
 effect after July 1, 2010 it shall be deemed to have been in full  force
 and  effect on and after July 1, 2010; and provided further that section
 ten of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on June  30,  [2025]
 2030.
   §  29.  Subdivision 6-a of section 3641 of the education law, as added
 by section 16 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
 read as follows:
   6-a. Community school [grants] ACT. a.  [Within the  amount  appropri-
 ated  for such purpose, subject to a plan developed by the state council
 on children and families  in  coordination  with  the  commissioner  and
 approved  by  the  director  of the budget, the commissioner shall award
 competitive grants pursuant  to  this  subdivision  to  eligible  school
 districts  or  in  a  city  with  a population of one million or more an
 eligible entity to implement, beginning in the two  thousand  thirteen--
 two  thousand fourteen school year, a plan that targets school buildings
 as community hubs  to  deliver  co-located  or  school-linked  academic,
 health,   mental  health,  nutrition,  counseling,  legal  and/or  other
 services to students and their families in a manner that  will  lead  to
 improved  educational and other outcomes. In a city with a population of
 one million or more,  eligible  entities  shall  mean  the  city  school
 district of the city of New York, or not-for-profit organizations, which
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 shall  include not-for-profit community based organizations. An eligible
 entity that is a not-for-profit may apply for a community  school  grant
 provided  that it collaborates with the city school district of the city
 of  New  York  and  receives  the approval of the chancellor of the city
 school district of the city of New York.
   (1) Such plan shall include, but not be limited to:
   (i) The process by which a request for proposals will be developed;
   (ii) The scoring rubric by which such  proposals  will  be  evaluated,
 provided  that  such grants shall be awarded based on factors including,
 but not limited to: measures of school district need;  measures  of  the
 need  of  students  to  be  served  by each of the school districts; the
 school district's proposal  to  target  the  highest  need  schools  and
 students;  the sustainability of the proposed community schools program;
 and proposal quality;
   (iii) The form and manner by which applications will be submitted;
   (iv) The manner by which calculation of the amount of the  award  will
 be determined;
   (v) The timeline for the issuance and review of applications; and
   (vi)  Program  implementation  phases that will trigger payment of set
 percentages of the total award.
   (2) In assessing proposal quality, the commissioner  shall  take  into
 account factors including, but not limited to:
   (i)  The  extent to which the school district's proposal would provide
 such community services through partnerships with local governments  and
 non-profit organizations;
   (ii)  The  extent  to which the proposal would provide for delivery of
 such services directly in school buildings;
   (iii) The extent to which the proposal articulates how  such  services
 would facilitate measurable improvement in student and family outcomes;
   (iv)  The  extent to which the proposal articulates and identifies how
 existing funding streams and programs would  be  used  to  provide  such
 community services; and
   (v)  the  extent  to  which  the  proposal  ensures  the safety of all
 students, staff and community members in school buildings used as commu-
 nity hubs.
   b. A response to a request  for  proposals  issued  pursuant  to  this
 subdivision may be submitted by a single school district or jointly by a
 consortium  of  two  or more school districts, or in a city with a popu-
 lation of one million or more, an eligible entity.
   c. The amount of the grant award shall be determined  by  the  commis-
 sioner,  consistent  with  the plan developed pursuant to paragraph a of
 this subdivision, except that no single district  may  be  awarded  more
 than  forty percent of the total amount of grant awards made pursuant to
 this subdivision; and provided further that the  maximum  award  to  any
 individual community school site shall be five hundred thousand dollars;
 and  provided  further  that  the amount awarded will be paid out in set
 percentages over time upon successful implementation of each phase of  a
 school district's approved proposal set forth pursuant to paragraph a of
 this  subdivision;  and provided further that none of the grants awarded
 pursuant to this subdivision may be used to supplant existing  funding.]
 A COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS BOTH A PLACE AND A SET OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE
 TRADITIONAL  PUBLIC  SCHOOL  AND  OTHER  COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND TAKES A
 COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  OUTCOMES.
 ITS  INTEGRATED  FOCUS  ON  ACADEMICS,  HEALTH,  MENTAL WELLNESS, SOCIAL
 SERVICES, YOUTH AND  COMMUNITY  DEVELOPMENT  AND  FAMILY  AND  COMMUNITY
 ENGAGEMENT  LEADS  TO  IMPROVED  STUDENT LEARNING, STRONGER FAMILIES AND
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 HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITY SCHOOLS HAVE THE FRAMEWORK IN PLACE  TO
 ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS FOR ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE ACCESS TO A HIGH-QUALITY
 LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
   (1)  SUCH  SCHOOLS SHALL INCLUDE A COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIRECTOR TO IMPLE-
 MENT THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BY:
   (I) REVIEWING STUDENT DATA AND CONDUCTING  AN  ANNUAL  COMMUNITY  WIDE
 ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS AND ASSETS;
   (II)  COORDINATING  AND  LEVERAGING INTEGRATED HEALTH, MENTAL WELLNESS
 AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS;
   (III) IDENTIFYING AND SECURING FAMILY SUPPORTS THAT INCLUDE EMPOWERING
 PARENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN DECISION MAKING AND TO MAINTAIN ACTIVE  FAMILY
 AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT VALUES THEIR DIVERSE EXPERIENCES AND BACK-
 GROUNDS  PARTNERS  WITH  PARENTS  OR CAREGIVERS TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE A
 VISION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COURSES,  ACTIV-
 ITIES AND SERVICES FOR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS;
   (IV)  IMPLEMENTING EXPANDING AND ENRICHING LEARNING TIME, PROGRAMS AND
 OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BEFORE,  DURING  AND  AFTER-
 SCHOOL, WEEKEND, SUMMER AND YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS, THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
 ACADEMIC  SUPPORT,  ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE
 OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH  COMMUNITY-BASED  ORGANIZATIONS  TO  ENHANCE
 ACADEMIC  LEARNING,  SOCIAL  SKILLS,  EMOTIONAL  AND LIFE SKILLS AND ARE
 ALIGNED WITH THE SCHOOL'S CURRICULUM;
   (V) MANAGING A COMMUNITY SCHOOL-BASED COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES  BUT  IS
 NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE  SCHOOL  PRINCIPAL,  CERTIFIED CLASSROOM TEACHERS,
 SCHOOL-RELATED PROFESSIONALS, OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, FAMILIES, COMMUNI-
 TY ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS,  AND  COLLECTIVE  BARGAINING
 ORGANIZATIONS  THAT  GUIDE  COLLABORATIVE  PLANNING,  IMPLEMENTATION AND
 OVERSIGHT AND WHERE LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES ARE SHARED; AND
   (VI) IMPLEMENTING HIGH-QUALITY TEACHING  AND  LEARNING  THAT  PROVIDES
 ONGOING  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOL-RELATED PROFES-
 SIONALS.
   (2) A SET OF STRATEGIES SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED  IN  A  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL
 THAT  INCLUDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON BUILDING AND MAINTAIN-
 ING RELATIONSHIPS TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC  AND  DEVELOPMENTAL  OUTCOMES  FOR
 STUDENTS. SUCH FRAMEWORKS SHALL INCLUDE:
   (I)  A  UNION-LED  FRAMEWORK  WHICH  IS  A COMMUNITY SCHOOL INITIATIVE
 BRINGING TOGETHER THE UNIONS, SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY AND  COMMUNITY  THAT
 COORDINATE  AND  MAXIMIZE  PUBLIC,  NONPROFIT, AND PRIVATE RESOURCES AND
 GOVERNMENT  AGENCIES  TO  DELIVER  CRITICAL  PROGRAMS  AND  SERVICES  TO
 STUDENTS  AND  THEIR FAMILIES USING THE SCHOOL BUILDING AS THE COMMUNITY
 HUB WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING, STRONGER  FAMI-
 LIES, AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES; OR
   (II) A UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED FRAMEWORK WHERE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE PLAC-
 ES  AND  PARTNERSHIPS LINKING THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, KEY COMMUNITY RESOURCES
 AND HIGHER EDUCATION WITH AN  INTEGRATED  FOCUS  ON  ACADEMICS,  SUPPORT
 SYSTEMS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; OR
   (III)  A  DISTRICT-LED FRAMEWORK WHERE THE DISTRICT SERVES AS THE LEAD
 PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL AND BRINGS  PARTNERS  TO  THE  TABLE  TO
 FIGURE  OUT  HOW  TO  IMPROVE  STUDENT LEARNING AND HELP FOSTER STRONGER
 FAMILIES AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES; OR
   (IV) A COUNTY-WIDE FRAMEWORK THAT IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF FAMILY,
 SCHOOL, COMMUNITY, AND GOVERNMENT AS THE  PRIMARY  DELIVERY  DEVICE  FOR
 SERVICES  AND ACTIVITIES THAT CENTER AROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT,
 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT AND STUDENT  DEVELOP-
 MENT PROGRAMS; OR
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   (V)  A LEAD PARTNER FRAMEWORK THAT USES A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION
 (CBO) AS A PARTNER THAT WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE PRINCIPAL AND THE
 SCHOOL LEADERSHIP TEAM TO CARRY OUT THE WORK AT THE SCHOOL THAT  FOCUSES
 ON  THE  WHOLE CHILD, WHILE ALSO ENGAGING FAMILY MEMBERS, TO ENSURE THAT
 STUDENTS SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM; OR
   (VI)  A  MULTI-TIERED  SYSTEM  OF  SUPPORT (MTSS) FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT
 STUDENTS' ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS,  AND  THE
 DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS.
   B.  EACH  QUALIFYING  SCHOOL  DISTRICT SHALL RECEIVE FUNDING FROM THIS
 PROGRAM EQUAL TO THE RESULT OF THE QUOTIENT OF EACH  DISTRICT'S  FOUNDA-
 TION  AID  COMMUNITY  SCHOOL  SETASIDE  AMOUNT  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO
 SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE DIVIDED BY THE  STATEWIDE
 VALUE OF THE FOUNDATION AID COMMUNITY SCHOOL SETASIDE AMOUNT ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE MULTIPLIED BY
 THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CATEGORICAL
 GRANT ESTABLISHED HEREIN. DISTRICTS WHICH DO  NOT  HAVE  A  SETASIDE  OF
 FOUNDATION  AID  FOR  COMMUNITY  SCHOOLS  PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDS PURSUANT  TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   C.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS THAT SET FORTH THE
 REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF SUCH FUNDS BY DISTRICTS, WHICH SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 REQUIREMENT  THAT DISTRICTS REQUIRE THAT FUNDS BE USED TO TRANSFORM PRE-
 EXISTING COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS, STRUGGLING OR PERSISTENTLY  STRUGGL-
 ING  SCHOOLS,  OR  SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF POVERTY, HOMELESS-
 NESS, FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS, OR OTHER FACTORS  AS  DETERMINED  BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER.  PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEMONSTRATE SUBSTANTIAL TEACHER, PARENT AND COMMUNI-
 TY INVOLVEMENT IN THE  PLANNING,  IMPLEMENTATION,  AND  OPERATION  OF  A
 COMMUNITY  SCHOOL.  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY DETERMINE THAT A PRE-EXISTING
 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PROGRAM SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE  COMMISSION-
 ER'S  REGULATIONS PROVIDED THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE ANY MODIFI-
 CATION THERETO.
   § 30. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and
 if the application of any  clause,  sentence,   paragraph,  subdivision,
 section  or  part  of  this  act  to any person or circumstance shall be
 adjudged  by  any court of competent jurisdiction to  be  invalid,  such
 judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the applica-
 tion  of  any  such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or
 part of this act or remainder thereof, as the case may be, to any  other
 person  or  circumstance, but shall be confined in its operation to  the
 clause,  sentence, paragraph,   subdivision,   section   or part thereof
 directly  involved  in the controversy in which such judgment shall have
 been rendered.
   § 31. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however that:
   (a) subdivisions one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,  nine
 and  ten  of section ten of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed
 June 30, 2030;
   (b) sections twenty-six, twenty-seven and  twenty-eight  of  this  act
 shall take effect July 1, 2025; and
   (c)  section  twenty  of  this act shall expire and be deemed repealed
 January 30, 2026.
 
                                  PART B
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  915-a
 to read as follows:
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   §  915-A.  UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL
 PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS  IN  THE
 STATE  THAT  PARTICIPATE  IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM OR SCHOOL
 BREAKFAST PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL  SCHOOL
 LUNCH  ACT  AND  THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT, AS AMENDED, TO SERVE BREAKFAST
 AND LUNCH AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT. PUBLIC  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  CHARTER
 SCHOOLS  AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL MAXIMIZE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR
 SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS BY ADOPTING PROVISION 2, THE FEDERAL
 COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION UNDER SUCH  ACT,
 THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT OR THE NATIONAL CHILD NUTRITION ACT.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL REIMBURSE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT
 PAID BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE FREE RATE AS
 SET ANNUALLY BY THE UNITED STATES  SECRETARY  OF  AGRICULTURE  UNDER  42
 U.S.C. 1759A FOR EACH SCHOOL.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND
 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULE  OR  REGULATION  NEEDED
 FOR  PUBLIC  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
 PROMOTE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO  A  STUDENT  OR
 PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION TO A STUDENT BY EITHER PROVIDING APPLICATION
 ASSISTANCE OR A DIRECT REFERRAL TO AN OUTREACH PARTNER IDENTIFIED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT  TO  THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE TO
 INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DIRECTLY CERTIFIED FOR FREE  OR  REDUCED
 PRICE SCHOOL MEALS.
   4.  IN  ADDITION  TO FULFILLING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL
 REQUIREMENTS, THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO
 ASSIST  PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 IN THE TRANSITION TO UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
 OPERATIONS AND TO MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING, INCLUDING:
   (A) ASSISTING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES WITH ONE OR  MORE  COMMUNITY-
 ELIGIBILITY QUALIFYING SCHOOLS IN MEETING ANY STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIRE-
 MENTS  NECESSARY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY
 ELIGIBILITY PROVISION.
   (B) IF A SCHOOL OR DISTRICT IS  INELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE  REIMBURSEMENT
 THROUGH  THE  COMMUNITY  ELIGIBILITY  PROVISION, ASSISTING THE SCHOOL OR
 DISTRICT IN ACHIEVING ELIGIBILITY AND, IF THAT IS NOT  FEASIBLE,  ASSIST
 THE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT IN DETERMINING THE VIABILITY OF USING PROVISION 2
 OR OTHER SPECIAL FEDERAL PROVISIONS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS.
   (C) MAXIMIZING DIRECT CERTIFICATION FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AS ALLOW-
 ABLE UNDER FEDERAL RULES.
   § 1-a. Subdivisions b and c of section 5 of chapter 537 of the laws of
 1976,  relating  to  paid, free and reduced price breakfast for eligible
 pupils in certain school districts, subdivision b as amended by  section
 32-a  of  part  A  of  chapter  56 of the laws of 2024, subdivision c as
 amended by section 22-b of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, are
 amended to read as follows:
   b. Notwithstanding any monetary limitations  with  respect  to  school
 lunch  programs  contained  in  any  law or regulation, for school lunch
 meals served in the school year commencing July 1, 2022 and each July  1
 thereafter, a school food authority shall be eligible for a State subsi-
 dy equal to $0.1901 per free and paid school lunch meal, and $0.0519 per
 reduced-price  lunch  meal,  for  any  school  lunch meal served by such
 school food authority; provided that the school food authority certifies
 to the Department of Agriculture and  Markets  through  the  application
 submitted  pursuant  to  subdivision  c  of  this section that such food
 authority has purchased at least thirty percent of  its  total  cost  of
 food  products  for its school lunch service program from New York state
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 farmers, growers, producers or processors in the preceding school  year.
 COMMENCING  JULY  1,  2025,  AND  EACH  JULY 1 THEREAFTER, A SCHOOL FOOD
 AUTHORITY SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ATTRIBUTE MONEYS  SPENT  ON  PURCHASES  OF
 FOOD PRODUCTS FROM NEW YORK STATE FARMERS, GROWERS, PRODUCERS OR PROCES-
 SORS  MADE  FOR  ITS  SCHOOL  BREAKFAST  OR SNACK PROGRAMS TO THE THIRTY
 PERCENT OF COSTS FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SERVICE PROGRAMS.
   c. The Department of Agriculture and Markets in cooperation  with  the
 State Education Department, shall develop an application for school food
 authorities to seek an additional State subsidy pursuant to this section
 in  a  timeline and format prescribed by the commissioner of agriculture
 and markets. Such application shall include,  but  not  be  limited  to,
 documentation  demonstrating  the  school  food  authority's  total food
 purchases for its school BREAKFAST, SNACK, AND  lunch  service  program,
 and documentation demonstrating its total food purchases and percentages
 for  such  program, PERMITTED TO BE COUNTED UNDER THIS SECTION, from New
 York State farmers, growers, producers or processors  in  the  preceding
 school  year. The application shall also include an attestation from the
 school food authority's chief operating officer  that  it  purchased  at
 least thirty percent of its total cost of food products, PERMITTED TO BE
 COUNTED  UNDER  THIS SECTION, for its school BREAKFAST, SNACK, AND lunch
 service program from New  York  State  farmers,  growers,  producers  or
 processors  in  the  preceding school year in order to meet the require-
 ments for this additional State subsidy. School food  authorities  shall
 be  required  to annually apply for this subsidy. After reviewing school
 food authorities' completed applications for an additional State subsidy
 pursuant to this section, the  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Markets
 shall certify to the State Education Department the school food authori-
 ties  approved for such additional State subsidy and the State Education
 Department shall pay such additional State subsidy to such  school  food
 authorities.
   § 2. Section 925 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
 
                                  PART C
 
   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 2803
 to read as follows:
   § 2803. USE OF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. 1.  FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY SMARTPHONE,
 TABLET, SMARTWATCH, OR OTHER DEVICE CAPABLE OF CONNECTING TO THE  INTER-
 NET  AND  ENABLING THE USER TO ACCESS CONTENT ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING
 SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  "INTERNET-ENABLED
 DEVICES" SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
   (I)  NON-INTERNET-ENABLED  DEVICES  SUCH  AS  CELLULAR PHONES OR OTHER
 COMMUNICATION DEVICES NOT CAPABLE  OF  CONNECTING  TO  THE  INTERNET  OR
 ENABLING THE USER TO ACCESS CONTENT ON THE INTERNET; OR
   (II) INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES SUPPLIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER
 SCHOOL,  OR  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE USED FOR
 AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.
   (B) "SCHOOL DAY" SHALL MEAN THE ENTIRETY OF EVERY INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AS
 REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER  DURING  ALL  INSTRUCTIONAL  TIME  AND  NON-INSTRUCTIONAL  TIME,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  HOMEROOM PERIODS, LUNCH, RECESS, STUDY
 HALLS, AND PASSING TIME.
 S. 3006--B                         44
 
   (C) "SCHOOL GROUNDS" SHALL MEAN IN  OR  ON  OR  WITHIN  ANY  BUILDING,
 STRUCTURE,  ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD, PLAYGROUND, OR LAND CONTAINED WITHIN
 THE REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A DISTRICT ELEMENTARY,  INTERMEDIATE,
 JUNIOR HIGH, VOCATIONAL, OR HIGH SCHOOL, A CHARTER SCHOOL, OR A BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FACILITY.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING  PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWEN-
 TY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER
 SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  SHALL  ADOPT  A
 WRITTEN POLICY GOVERNING THE USE OF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES BY STUDENTS
 DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ANYWHERE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.  EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT,
 CHARTER  SCHOOL,  AND  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL
 CONSULT WITH THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING EACH BARGAINING UNIT
 WITHIN THE SCHOOL BUILDING, PARENTS, AND OTHER LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE
 DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH POLICY PRIOR TO ITS ADOPTION.
   3. THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES AT LEAST
 DURING INSTRUCTIONAL TIME.
   4.  THE  POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE METHODS FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
 OF STUDENTS TO CONTACT STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY  AND  PROVIDE  FOR
 WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  OF  PARENTS AND GUARDIANS OF THESE METHODS AT THE
 BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR.
   5. THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE METHODS FOR ON-SITE STORAGE WHERE
 STUDENTS MAY STORE THEIR INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY,
 WHICH MAY INCLUDE STUDENT LOCKERS.
   6.  (A) THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION MAY AUTHORIZE STUDENT USE OF AN INTERNET-ENABLED  DEVICE
 DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS:
   (I)  IF  AUTHORIZED  BY  A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, OR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT,
 CHARTER SCHOOL, OR BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  FOR  A
 SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE;
   (II) WHERE NECESSARY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A STUDENT'S HEALTHCARE;
   (III) IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY;
   (IV) FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES; OR
   (V) WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW.
   (B) THE POLICY MAY NOT PROHIBIT A STUDENT'S USE OF AN INTERNET-ENABLED
 DEVICE WHERE SUCH USE IS INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT'S:
   (I) INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM; OR
   (II)  PLAN  DEVELOPED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FIVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THE
 FEDERAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
   7. NO LATER THAN AUGUST FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE,  EACH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT,  CHARTER SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 SHALL ADOPT AND PUBLISH IN A CLEARLY VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE LOCATION  ON
 ITS  WEBSITE  THE INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. TRANSLATION OF SUCH POLICY INTO ANY  OF
 THE  TWELVE  MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY LIMITED-ENGLISH
 PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE, BASED  ON  THE  DATA  IN  THE  MOST
 RECENT  AMERICAN  COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS
 BUREAU, SHALL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
   8. (A) NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  AND
 EACH  SEPTEMBER  FIRST THEREAFTER, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL,
 AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL  PUBLISH  AN  ANNUAL
 REPORT  ON  ITS  WEBSITE  DETAILING ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY WITHIN THE
 DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES
 IN THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING NON-IDENTIFIABLE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF
 S. 3006--B                         45
 
 STUDENTS WHO HAVE FACED DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AND ANAL-
 YSIS  OF  ANY DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY. IF A
 STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DISPARATE ENFORCEMENT  IMPACT  IS  IDENTIFIED,
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A MITIGATION ACTION PLAN.
   (B)  EACH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,  CHARTER SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL NOT PERMIT THE SUSPENSION OF A STUDENT IF THE
 ONLY GROUNDS FOR THE SUSPENSION IS THAT THE STUDENT ACCESSED  AN  INTER-
 NET-ENABLED  DEVICE  IN  VIOLATION OF THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART D
 
   Section 1. Section 666 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 2.  Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 667-c of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   a. for students defined in paragraph a  of  subdivision  one  of  this
 section,  a  part-time  student is one who: (i) IS enrolled [as a first-
 time freshman during the two thousand six--two thousand  seven  academic
 year  or thereafter] at a college or university within the state univer-
 sity, including a statutory or contract  college,  a  community  college
 established  pursuant to article one hundred twenty-six of this chapter,
 the city university of New York, or a non-profit college  or  university
 incorporated by the regents or by the legislature;
   (ii)  is enrolled for at least [six] THREE but less than twelve semes-
 ter hours, or the equivalent, per semester in an approved  undergraduate
 degree program; and
   (iii) has a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
   § 3. Section 667-c-1 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 4. Paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 610 of the education law,
 as  added  by  chapter  425  of  the laws of 1988, is amended to read as
 follows:
   c. Any semester, quarter or term of attendance during which a  student
 receives  an award for part-time study pursuant to this section shall be
 counted as one-half of a semester, quarter or term, as the case may  be,
 toward  the  maximum  term  of eligibility for tuition assistance awards
 pursuant to [sections six hundred sixty-six  and]  SECTION  six  hundred
 sixty-seven of this chapter.
   §  5. Subdivision 2 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 376 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   2. Duration. No undergraduate shall be eligible  for  more  than  four
 academic  years of study, or five academic years if the program of study
 normally requires five years. Students enrolled in a program of remedial
 study, approved by the commissioner in an institution of  higher  educa-
 tion and intended to culminate in a degree in undergraduate study shall,
 for  purposes of this section, be considered as enrolled in a program of
 study normally requiring five years. An undergraduate  student  enrolled
 in  an  eligible  two year program of study approved by the commissioner
 shall be eligible for no more than three academic  years  of  study.  An
 undergraduate  student  enrolled in an approved two or four-year program
 of study approved by the  commissioner  who  must  transfer  to  another
 institution  as  a result of permanent college closure shall be eligible
 for up to two additional semesters, or their equivalent, to  the  extent
 credits  necessary  to  complete  [his  or her] THE STUDENT'S program of
 study were deemed non-transferable from the closed institution  or  were
 S. 3006--B                         46
 
 deemed  not  applicable  to  such  student's program of study by the new
 institution.  Any semester, quarter, or term of attendance during  which
 a  student  receives  any  award under this article, after the effective
 date  of the former scholar incentive program and prior to academic year
 nineteen hundred eighty-nine--nineteen hundred ninety, shall be  counted
 toward the maximum term of eligibility for tuition assistance under this
 section,  except that any semester, quarter or term of attendance during
 which a student received  an  award  pursuant  to  section  six  hundred
 sixty-six  of  this  subpart shall be counted as one-half of a semester,
 quarter or term, as the case may be, toward the maximum term  of  eligi-
 bility  under  this section. Any semester, quarter or term of attendance
 during which a student received an award pursuant to section six hundred
 sixty-seven-a of this subpart shall not be counted  toward  the  maximum
 term of eligibility under this section.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to academ-
 ic years 2025-2026 and thereafter.
 
                                  PART E
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 669-h of the education law, as
 amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  Amount.  Within  amounts appropriated therefor and based on avail-
 ability of funds, awards shall be granted [beginning with the two  thou-
 sand  seventeen--two  thousand eighteen academic year and thereafter] to
 applicants that the corporation has determined are eligible  to  receive
 such  awards. The corporation shall grant such awards in an amount up to
 [five thousand five hundred dollars or] actual  tuition[,  whichever  is
 less];  provided, however, (a) a student who receives educational grants
 and/or scholarships that cover the student's  full  cost  of  attendance
 shall  not be eligible for an award under this program; and (b) an award
 under this program shall be applied to tuition after the application  of
 payments  received  under  the  tuition  assistance  program pursuant to
 section six hundred sixty-seven of this subpart, tuition credits  pursu-
 ant  to  section six hundred eighty-nine-a of this article, federal Pell
 grant pursuant to section one thousand seventy of title  twenty  of  the
 United  States code, et seq., and any other program that covers the cost
 of attendance unless exclusively for non-tuition expenses, and the award
 under this program  shall  be  reduced  in  the  amount  equal  to  such
 payments,  provided that the combined benefits do not exceed [five thou-
 sand five hundred dollars. Upon notification  of  an  award  under  this
 program,  the  institution  shall  defer the amount of tuition. Notwith-
 standing paragraph h of subdivision two of section three hundred  fifty-
 five  and paragraph (a) of subdivision seven of section six thousand two
 hundred six of this chapter, and any other law, rule  or  regulation  to
 the contrary,] the RESIDENT undergraduate tuition charged by [the insti-
 tution  to  recipients  of  an  award  shall not exceed the tuition rate
 established by the institution for the two thousand  sixteen--two  thou-
 sand seventeen academic year provided, however, that in the two thousand
 twenty-two--two thousand twenty-three academic year and every year ther-
 eafter,  the undergraduate tuition charged by the institution to recipi-
 ents of an award shall be reset to equal the tuition rate established by
 the institution for the forthcoming academic year, provided further that
 the tuition credit calculated pursuant to section  six  hundred  eighty-
 nine-a  of this article shall be applied toward the tuition rate charged
 for recipients of an award under this program.   Provided further  that]
 S. 3006--B                         47
 
 the  state  university  of New York [and the city university of New York
 shall provide an additional tuition  credit  to  students  receiving  an
 award to cover the remaining cost of tuition].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to
 academic years 2025-2026 and thereafter.
 
                                  PART F
 
   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6311
 to read as follows:
   § 6311. NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP.  1.  ELIGIBILITY.  A
 NEW  YORK  OPPORTUNITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE AWARDED TO AN APPLI-
 CANT WHO MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) IS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, BUT IN NO CASE MORE
 THAN FIFTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE, AS OF JANUARY FIRST OF THE  CALENDAR  YEAR
 FOR THE SEMESTER FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT MAKES INITIAL APPLICATION;
   (B)  HAS APPLIED FOR A NEW YORK STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AWARD
 PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER,  A  FEDERAL
 PELL  GRANT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 1070 OF TITLE 20 OF THE UNITED STATES
 CODE, ET. SEQ., AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FINANCIAL AID;
   (C) IS MATRICULATED IN AN APPROVED  PROGRAM  DIRECTLY  LEADING  TO  AN
 ASSOCIATE'S  DEGREE  AT  A  NEW  YORK STATE PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
 EDUCATION  IN A HIGH-DEMAND FIELD; PROVIDED THAT FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE  -- TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX ACADEMIC YEAR, SUCH FIELDS SHALL
 INCLUDE BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO  ADVANCED  MANUFACTURING,  TECHNOLOGY,
 CYBERSECURITY,  ENGINEERING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, NURSING AND ALLIED
 HEALTH PROFESSIONS, GREEN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND PATHWAYS TO TEACHING
 IN SHORTAGE AREAS, AS IDENTIFIED AND DETERMINED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 LABOR,  AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER THAT SUCH FIELDS MAY BE EXPANDED ANNUALLY
 THEREAFTER BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NO LATER THAN ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY
 DAYS  PRIOR  TO  THE  FIRST START DATE OF THE FALL TERM OF SUCH NEW YORK
 STATE PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROVIDED  FURTHER  THAT
 THE ELIGIBILITY OF SUCH APPROVED PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN THE SEMESTER FOR
 WHICH THE APPLICANT MAKES INITIAL APPLICATION SHALL CONTINUE;
   (D)  IS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF TUITION AND FEES AT A RATE NO
 GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS IN  COMMUNITY  COLLEGES;
 AND
   (E)  HAS  NOT ALREADY OBTAINED ANY POSTSECONDARY DEGREE, PROVIDED THAT
 NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE ELIGIBILITY
 OF A STUDENT WHO IS ALREADY ENROLLED IN  AN  ELIGIBLE  ASSOCIATE  DEGREE
 PROGRAM  ON  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION AND WHO MEETS ALL THE
 OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   2. AMOUNT. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AND SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
 ABILITY OF FUNDS, AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 FIVE  --  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER TO APPLI-
 CANTS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH  AWARDS.    SUCH
 AWARDS  SHALL  BE  CALCULATED  ON A PER TERM BASIS PRIOR TO THE START OF
 EACH TERM THE APPLICANT IS SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED AND  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED
 THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF (A) THE SUM OF ACTUAL TUITION, FEES,
 BOOKS,  AND APPLICABLE SUPPLIES CHARGED TO THE APPLICANT AND APPROVED BY
 THE APPLICABLE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION
 LESS  (B)  THE  SUM  OF  ALL PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE APPLICANT FROM ALL
 SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID RECEIVED BY THE APPLICANT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
 AID RECEIVED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL WORK-STUDY  PROGRAMS  AUTHORIZED  UNDER
 SECTIONS  1087-51  THROUGH 1087-58 OF TITLE 20 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE
 AND EDUCATIONAL LOANS TAKEN BY THE APPLICANT OR GUARDIAN.
 S. 3006--B                         48
 
   3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. AN  ELIGIBLE  RECIPIENT  SHALL  COMPLETE  AT
 LEAST  SIX  CREDITS PER SEMESTER, FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST TWELVE CREDITS
 PER ACADEMIC YEAR, IN AN APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY. AN ELIGIBLE  RECIPI-
 ENT  SHALL  BE  CONTINUOUSLY  ENROLLED  WITHOUT  A  GAP OF MORE THAN ONE
 ACADEMIC YEAR, PROVIDED THAT SUCH DURATION MAY BE EXTENDED FOR AN ALLOW-
 ABLE  INTERRUPTION  OF  STUDY  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEATH OF A
 FAMILY MEMBER, MEDICAL LEAVE,  MILITARY  SERVICE,  AND  PARENTAL  LEAVE.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, IF AN APPLI-
 CANT  FAILS  TO  MEET  THE  ELIGIBILITY  CRITERIA OF THIS SECTION AT ANY
 POINT, NO FURTHER AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO THE APPLICANT.
   4. CONDITIONS. (A) AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL CONTINUE TO MAKE SATIS-
 FACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR
 AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B) EACH CAMPUS THAT ENROLLS STUDENTS PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 TAKE  STEPS  CONSISTENT WITH ESTABLISHED POLICY TO MAXIMIZE THE AWARD OF
 CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.
   (C) NO STUDENT SHALL RECEIVE AN AWARD PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  FOR
 GREATER THAN TEN SEMESTERS.
   (D)  A STUDENT WHO EARNS COLLEGE CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 BE ENTITLED TO TRANSFER SUCH CREDIT TO ANOTHER STATE UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW
 YORK  OR  CITY  UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW YORK CAMPUS CONSISTENT WITH TRANSFER
 POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR CITY UNIVER-
 SITY OF NEW YORK.
   5. REPORTING. BY SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  AND  BY
 SEPTEMBER  FIRST  OF  EACH  YEAR THEREAFTER, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE
 UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF  NEW
 YORK  SHALL  EACH  SUBMIT  A  REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY, AND THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) ENROLLMENT DATA BY FULL AND PART-TIME STATUS;
   (B) ENROLLMENT DATA BY FIELD OF STUDY;
   (C) RETENTION AND COMPLETION RATES BY FULL AND PART-TIME STATUS;
   (D) BARRIERS TO STUDENT PARTICIPATION;
   (E) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA RELATED TO THE PROGRAM;
   (F) AVERAGE PRIOR LEARNING AND TRANSFER CREDIT AWARDED;
   (G)  THE  TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF  FUNDS  AWARDED  AND THE AVERAGE AWARD PER
 STUDENT; AND
   (H)  POST-COMPLETION  OUTCOMES  INCLUDING  TRANSFER,  EMPLOYMENT,  AND
 WAGES, AS APPLICABLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART G
 
   Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 42 to read as follows:
   42. THE TERM "REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT (A) REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS SUBJECT TO THIS ARTI-
 CLE INCLUDE THOSE PERFORMED BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHOSE BUSINESS HOLDS
 ITSELF OUT AS ENGAGING IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS, REGARDLESS
 OF WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PERSON OR ENTITY  IS  CERTIFIED  OR  LICENSED  TO
 PROVIDE  REAL  ESTATE  APPRAISALS  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE
 SIX-E OF THIS CHAPTER, AND (B) FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE
 REAL  ESTATE  APPRAISAL INCLUDES ALL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ALL WRITTEN
 COMMENTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED  AS  SUPPORT  FOR  THE  ESTIMATE,
 OPINION OF VALUE, OR ANALYSIS.
 S. 3006--B                         49
 
   §  1-a.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new section 601
 to read as follows:
   §  601. FAIR HOUSING TESTING, EDUCATION AND NETWORKING PROGRAM. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A) "FAIR HOUSING SERVICES" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, FAIR
 HOUSING TESTING, ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RECEIVING COMPLAINTS OR  INTAKES,
 ASSESSING AND INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS, CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND INVESTI-
 GATIONS,  ENFORCING  THE  LAW,  AND  PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO
 CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE RESIDENTS OF OWNER-OCCUPIED AND RENTAL  HOUSING,
 PROPERTY  OWNERS,  AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
 MARKET; AND
   (B) "FAIR HOUSING TESTING" SHALL MEAN  THE  USE  OF  INDIVIDUALS  WHO,
 WITHOUT  ANY BONA FIDE INTENT TO RENT OR PURCHASE HOUSING OR TO PURCHASE
 A MORTGAGE, POSE AS PROSPECTIVE RENTERS OR BORROWERS FOR THE PURPOSE  OF
 GATHERING  INFORMATION.  THIS INFORMATION MAY INDICATE WHETHER A HOUSING
 PROVIDER OR OTHER PARTICIPANT IN THE RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE  MARKET  IS
 COMPLYING WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING LAWS.
   2. NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND
 WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE AVAILABLE THEREFOR, THE DIVI-
 SION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  ADMINISTER  A
 FAIR  HOUSING  TESTING, EDUCATION AND NETWORKING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FAIR
 HOUSING SERVICES IN EVERY  COUNTY  OF  THE  STATE.  THE  DIVISION  SHALL
 PROVIDE  GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FAIR
 HOUSING SERVICES UNDER SUCH PROGRAM.
   3. (A) THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH  CRITERIA  FOR  THE  SELECTION  OF
 GRANT  APPLICATIONS,  REVIEW  APPLICATIONS AND MAKE AWARDS, AND EXERCISE
 AND PERFORM SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS AS ARE RELATED TO THE PURPOSES OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   (B)  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  MAKE  THREE-YEAR GRANTS, WITHIN THE AMOUNTS
 APPROPRIATED  FOR  THAT  PURPOSE,  TO  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATIONS  TO
 PROVIDE SERVICES RELATED TO THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   4.  EACH  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ORGANIZATION  RECEIVING  A  GRANT UNDER THIS
 SECTION SHALL AT A MINIMUM REPORT TO THE DIVISION NO  LATER  THAN  SIXTY
 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE FIRST AND SECOND YEAR OF THE GRANT, AND SUBMIT
 A FINAL REPORT NO LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE END OF EACH THREE-YEAR
 GRANT.  SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE AN ACCOUNTING OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED BY
 THE GRANT AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
   §  2.  Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H) IT SHALL BE AN UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE FOR ANY PERSON  TO
 DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY INDIVIDUAL  IN  MAKING  REAL  ESTATE  APPRAISAL
 SERVICES  AVAILABLE  OR  TO  BASE  A REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL, ESTIMATE, OR
 OPINION OF VALUE ON  THE RACE, CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL  ORIGIN,  CITIZEN-
 SHIP  OR  IMMIGRATION  STATUS,  SEXUAL  ORIENTATION,  GENDER IDENTITY OR
 EXPRESSION, MILITARY  STATUS,  SEX,  AGE,  DISABILITY,  MARITAL  STATUS,
 STATUS  AS  A  VICTIM  OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, LAWFUL SOURCE OF INCOME, OR
 FAMILIAL STATUS OF EITHER THE PROSPECTIVE OWNERS  OR  OCCUPANTS  OF  THE
 REAL  PROPERTY, THE PRESENT OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS OF THE REAL PROPERTY, OR
 THE PRESENT OWNERS OR OCCUPANTS OF THE REAL PROPERTIES IN  THE  VICINITY
 OF  THE  PROPERTY.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT A REAL ESTATE
 APPRAISER FROM TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION FACTORS OTHER THAN RACE, CREED,
 COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS, SEXUAL ORIEN-
 TATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, MILITARY STATUS, SEX, AGE,  DISA-
 BILITY,  MARITAL STATUS, STATUS AS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, LAWFUL
 SOURCE OF INCOME, OR FAMILIAL STATUS.
 S. 3006--B                         50
 
   § 3. Subdivision 9 of section 160-e of the executive law,  as  amended
 by chapter 397 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  To  suspend  and  revoke  certificates or licenses OR IMPOSE FINES
 pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings provided for in this article.
   § 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section  160-u  of  the
 executive law, as amended by chapter 397 of the laws of 1991, is amended
 to read as follows:
   The  rights  of any holder under a state certificate as a state certi-
 fied real estate appraiser, or a license as a state licensed real estate
 appraiser, may be revoked or suspended, or the  holder  of  the  certif-
 ication  or  license may be otherwise disciplined in accordance with the
 provisions of this article, upon any of the grounds set  forth  in  this
 section.  AS AN ALTERNATIVE OR IN ADDITION TO SUCH SUSPENSION OR REVOCA-
 TION,  A  FINE  NOT EXCEEDING TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS MAY BE IMPOSED ON ANY
 HOLDER OF THE CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE, PROVIDED THAT FIFTY  PERCENT  OF
 ALL  MONEYS  RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR SUCH FINES SHALL BE
 PAYABLE TO THE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING FUND ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT
 TO  SECTION EIGHTY-A OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. The department may inves-
 tigate the  actions  of  a  state  certified  or  licensed  real  estate
 appraiser,  and may [revoke or suspend the rights of] SANCTION OR OTHER-
 WISE DISCIPLINE a certificate or license holder [or otherwise discipline
 a state certified or licensed real estate  appraiser]  for  any  of  the
 following acts or omissions:
   §  5.  Subdivision 1 of section 160-v of the executive law, as amended
 by chapter 241 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Before suspending or  revoking  any  certification  or  license  OR
 IMPOSING  ANY  FINES  ON  A  HOLDER  OF  A CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE, the
 department shall notify the state  certified  or  licensed  real  estate
 appraiser  or licensed real estate appraiser assistant in writing of any
 charges made at least twenty days prior to the date set for the  hearing
 and  shall  afford  [him or her] SUCH REAL ESTATE APPRAISER OR SUCH REAL
 ESTATE APPRAISER ASSISTANT an opportunity to be heard in  person  or  by
 counsel.
   §  6.  Subdivision 2 of section 160-w of the executive law, as amended
 by chapter 241 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
   2. If the department determined that a  state  certified  or  licensed
 real  estate  appraiser  or  licensed real estate appraiser assistant is
 guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this article, it shall
 prepare a finding of fact and recommend that such  appraiser  be  repri-
 manded  [or],  that  [his  or  her]  THEIR  certification  or license be
 suspended or revoked, AND/OR INDICATE WHETHER A FINE SHALL  BE  IMPOSED.
 The decision and order of the department shall be final.
   §  7.  Subdivisions  2 and 3 of section 80-a of the state finance law,
 subdivision 2 as added by chapter 687 of the laws of 2021  and  subdivi-
 sion 3 as amended by chapter 89 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read
 as follows:
   2.  The  anti-discrimination  in  housing fund shall consist of moneys
 appropriated thereto, moneys transferred from any other fund or sources,
 FIFTY PERCENT OF ALL FINES AND FORFEITURES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO  SUBDI-
 VISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED SIXTY-U OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, and
 fifty percent of all fines and forfeitures collected pursuant  to  para-
 graph  (a) of subdivision one of section four hundred forty-one-c of the
 real property law. Nothing contained in this section shall  prevent  the
 state  from  receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the
 fund as defined in this  section  and  depositing  them  into  the  fund
 according to law.
 S. 3006--B                         51

   3. The moneys in the anti-discrimination in housing fund shall be kept
 separate  from  and shall not be commingled with any other moneys in the
 custody of the state comptroller. Such moneys shall be made available to
 the office of the attorney general, for [fair housing testing]  PROGRAMS
 ASSISTING  WITH  FAIR  HOUSING  COMPLIANCE,  WHICH  INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT
 LIMITED TO, FAIR HOUSING TESTING, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON FAIR HOUSING
 PROTECTIONS, ADDRESSING AND INVESTIGATING FAIR HOUSING  ALLEGATIONS  AND
 COMPLAINTS,  AND  ADDRESSING DISCRIMINATION IN APPRAISALS, INCLUDING NEW
 APPRAISALS AND APPRAISAL REVIEW, through allocation of  grants  to  duly
 applying  county,  city,  town  or  village human rights commissions, or
 other duly applying county, city, town, village or not-for-profit  enti-
 ties  specializing in the prevention of unlawful discrimination in hous-
 ing, to detect unlawful discrimination in housing.
   § 8. Severability. If any provision of this act, or any application of
 any provision of this act, is held to be invalid, that shall not  affect
 the validity or effectiveness of any other provision of this act,  or of
 any  other  application of any provision of this act, which can be given
 effect without that provision or  application;  and  to  that  end,  the
 provisions and applications of this act are severable.
   § 9. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART H
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART I
 
   Section  1.  Section 7-107 of the general obligations law, as added by
 chapter 917 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   § 7-107. Liability of a grantee  or  assignee  for  deposits  made  by
 tenants  upon  conveyance  of  rent  stabilized  dwelling units. 1. This
 section shall apply only to dwelling units subject to the New York  city
 rent  stabilization  law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine or the emergency
 tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four.
   2. (a) Any grantee or assignee of any dwelling  unit  referred  to  in
 subdivision  one of this section shall be liable to a tenant for any sum
 of money or any other thing of value deposited as security for the  full
 performance  by  such  tenant of the terms of [his] SUCH TENANT'S lease,
 plus any accrued interest, if [his] SUCH TENANT or  its  predecessor  in
 interest  was liable for such funds. Such liability shall attach whether
 or not the successor in interest has, upon the conveyance of such dwell-
 ing unit, received the sum as deposited.
   (b) The liability of a receiver for payment of  any  security  deposit
 plus  accrued  interest pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to
 the amount of such deposit actually turned over  to  [him  or  it]  SUCH
 RECEIVER  pursuant to subdivision one of section 7-105 of this [chapter]
 TITLE and to the operating income in excess of expenses generated during
 [his or its] SUCH RECEIVER'S  period  of  receivership.  NO  DEPOSIT  OR
 ADVANCE SHALL EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF ONE MONTH'S RENT, PLUS ACCRUED INTER-
 EST,  UNDER  ANY  CONTRACT  FOR  THE LEASE OR TENANCY OF A DWELLING UNIT
 SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION.
   3. Any agreement by a lessee or tenant of a dwelling unit  waiving  or
 modifying  [his]  SUCH  LESSEE'S OR TENANT'S rights as set forth in this
 section shall be void.  THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF  THE  DEPOSIT  OR  ADVANCE,
 PLUS  ACCRUED  INTEREST,  SHALL  BE  REFUNDABLE  TO  THE TENANT UPON THE
 S. 3006--B                         52
 
 TENANT'S VACATING OF THE PREMISES EXCEPT FOR AN AMOUNT LAWFULLY RETAINED
 FOR THE REASONABLE AND ITEMIZED COSTS DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF RENT, DAMAGE
 CAUSED BY THE TENANT BEYOND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, NON-PAYMENT OF UTILITY
 CHARGES PAYABLE DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LEASE OR
 TENANCY, AND MOVING AND STORAGE OF THE TENANT'S BELONGINGS. THE LANDLORD
 MAY  NOT RETAIN ANY AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT FOR COSTS RELATING TO ORDINARY
 WEAR AND TEAR OF OCCUPANCY OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A PRIOR TENANT.
   4. AFTER INITIAL LEASE SIGNING BUT BEFORE THE TENANT BEGINS OCCUPANCY,
 THE LANDLORD SHALL OFFER THE TENANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE PREM-
 ISES WITH THE LANDLORD OR THE LANDLORD'S AGENT TO DETERMINE  THE  CONDI-
 TION  OF  THE  PROPERTY.  IF  THE  TENANT  REQUESTS SUCH INSPECTION, THE
 PARTIES SHALL EXECUTE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BEFORE THE TENANT BEGINS OCCU-
 PANCY OF THE UNIT ATTESTING TO THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY AND SPECIF-
 ICALLY NOTING ANY EXISTING DEFECTS OR DAMAGES. UPON THE TENANT'S  VACAT-
 ING  OF  THE  PREMISES,  THE  LANDLORD  MAY NOT RETAIN ANY AMOUNT OF THE
 DEPOSIT OR ADVANCE DUE TO ANY CONDITION, DEFECT, OR DAMAGE NOTED IN SUCH
 AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENT SHALL BE ADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE OF  THE  CONDI-
 TION  OF  THE PREMISES AT THE BEGINNING OF OCCUPANCY ONLY IN PROCEEDINGS
 RELATED TO THE RETURN OR AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY DEPOSIT.
   5. WITHIN A REASONABLE  TIME  AFTER  NOTIFICATION  OF  EITHER  PARTY'S
 INTENTION  TO  TERMINATE  THE  TENANCY, UNLESS THE TENANT TERMINATES THE
 TENANCY WITH LESS THAN TWO WEEKS' NOTICE, THE LANDLORD SHALL NOTIFY  THE
 TENANT  IN WRITING OF THE TENANT'S RIGHT TO REQUEST AN INSPECTION BEFORE
 VACATING THE PREMISES AND OF THE TENANT'S RIGHT TO  BE  PRESENT  AT  THE
 INSPECTION.  IF  THE  TENANT REQUESTS SUCH AN INSPECTION, THE INSPECTION
 SHALL BE MADE NO EARLIER THAN TWO WEEKS  AND  NO  LATER  THAN  ONE  WEEK
 BEFORE  THE  END  OF  THE  TENANCY.  THE LANDLORD SHALL PROVIDE AT LEAST
 FORTY-EIGHT HOURS WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THE INSPECTION.
 AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE LANDLORD SHALL  PROVIDE  THE  TENANT  WITH  AN
 ITEMIZED  STATEMENT  SPECIFYING REPAIRS OR CLEANING THAT ARE PROPOSED TO
 BE THE BASIS OF ANY DEDUCTIONS FROM THE  TENANT'S  DEPOSIT.  THE  TENANT
 SHALL  HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CURE ANY SUCH CONDITION BEFORE THE END OF
 THE TENANCY. ANY STATEMENT PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL
 ONLY BE ADMISSIBLE IN PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO THE RETURN OR AMOUNT OF THE
 SECURITY DEPOSIT.
   6. WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE TENANT HAS VACATED THE PREMISES, THE
 LANDLORD  SHALL PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT INDICATING
 THE BASIS FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT  RETAINED,  IF  ANY,  AND  SHALL
 RETURN  ANY REMAINING PORTION OF THE DEPOSIT TO THE TENANT, PLUS ACCRUED
 INTEREST. IF A LANDLORD FAILS TO PROVIDE THE TENANT WITH  THE  STATEMENT
 AND  DEPOSIT  WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS, THE LANDLORD SHALL FORFEIT ANY RIGHT
 TO RETAIN ANY PORTION OF THE DEPOSIT.
   7. IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING DISPUTING THE AMOUNT OF ANY PORTION  OF
 THE  DEPOSIT RETAINED, THE LANDLORD SHALL BEAR THE BURDEN OF PROOF AS TO
 THE REASONABLENESS OF THE AMOUNT RETAINED.
   8. ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 LIABLE  FOR  ACTUAL  DAMAGES,  PROVIDED A PERSON FOUND TO HAVE WILLFULLY
 VIOLATED THIS SECTION SHALL BE LIABLE FOR  PUNITIVE  DAMAGES  OF  UP  TO
 TWICE THE AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT OR ADVANCE.
   9.  (A)  IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE ANY SUM OF MONEY OR ANY OTHER THING OF
 VALUE DEPOSITED AS SECURITY FOR THE FULL PERFORMANCE BY A TENANT OF  THE
 TERMS  OF  THEIR  LEASE  IS  NOT  TURNED OVER TO A SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 7-105 OF THIS TITLE, THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF  THE
 LEASED  PREMISES SHALL ALSO BE LIABLE TO SUCH TENANT, UPON CONVEYANCE OF
 SUCH LEASED PREMISES, FOR THE REPAYMENT OF ANY  SUCH  SECURITY  DEPOSIT,
 S. 3006--B                         53
 
 PLUS  ACCRUED  INTEREST, AS TO WHICH SUCH GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE HAS ACTUAL
 KNOWLEDGE.
   (B)  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF THE LEASED
 PREMISES SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF ANY SECURITY DEPOS-
 IT WHICH IS (I) DEPOSITED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SIX MONTHS  IMMEDIATELY
 PRIOR  TO CLOSING OR OTHER TRANSFER OF TITLE IN ANY BANKING ORGANIZATION
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF SECTION 7-103 OF THIS  TITLE,  OR  (II)
 ACKNOWLEDGED  IN  ANY  LEASE  IN  EFFECT AT THE TIME OF CLOSING OR OTHER
 TRANSFER OF TITLE, OR (III) SUPPORTED BY DOCUMENTARY  EVIDENCE  PROVIDED
 BY  THE  TENANT OR LESSEE AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   (C) WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEASED PREMISES FOR WHICH THERE IS  NO  RECORD
 OF  SECURITY  DEPOSIT  PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF PARAGRAPH
 (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF THE LEASED  PREMISES
 SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO NOTIFY THE TENANT THEREOF IN WRITING NO LATER THAN
 THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE CLOSING OR OTHER TRANSFER OF TITLE TO THE FACT
 THAT  THERE  IS NO RECORD OF A SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR SAID LEASED PREMISES
 AND THAT UNLESS THE TENANT WITHIN THIRTY  DAYS  AFTER  RECEIVING  NOTICE
 PROVIDES  THEM  OR  IT  WITH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF DEPOSIT, THE TENANT
 SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THEM  OR  IT  FOR  SAID  SECURITY
 DEPOSIT.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE" SHALL
 BE LIMITED TO ANY CANCELLED CHECK DRAWN TO THE ORDER OF, A RECEIPT FROM,
 OR A LEASE SIGNED BY ANY PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST, IF SUCH  PREDECESSOR'S
 INTEREST  IN  THE LEASED PREMISES EXISTED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS PARAGRAPH. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND
 (II) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE GRANTEE  OR  ASSIGNEE  OF
 THE  LEASED  PREMISES  SHALL NOT BE CHARGED WITH ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE
 SECURITY DEPOSIT WHERE THE TENANT FAILS WITHIN THE THIRTY-DAY PERIOD  TO
 PROVIDE  SUCH DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. WHERE THE GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE OF THE
 LEASED PREMISES FAILS TO NOTIFY THE TENANT AS SPECIFIED  IN  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH  WITHIN  THIRTY  DAYS  FOLLOWING  THE CLOSING OR OTHER TRANSFER OF
 TITLE, THE TENANT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO PRODUCE DOCUMENTARY  EVIDENCE  AT
 ANY TIME.
   (D)  THE  GRANTEE  OR  ASSIGNEE  OF THE LEASED PREMISES SHALL HAVE THE
 RIGHT TO DEMAND THAT THE GRANTOR OR ASSIGNOR THEREOF ESTABLISH AN ESCROW
 ACCOUNT EQUAL TO ONE MONTH'S RENT FOR  ANY  LEASED  PREMISES  FOR  WHICH
 THERE  IS  NO  RECORD OF A SECURITY DEPOSIT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION TO BE USED FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  HOLDING  HARMLESS  THE
 GRANTEE OR ASSIGNEE IN ANY CASE WHERE, AT A DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE CLOS-
 ING  OR  OTHER  TRANSFER  OF  TITLE, THE TENANT GIVES NOTICE PURSUANT TO
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (E) THE LIABILITY OF A RECEIVER FOR PAYMENT OF  ANY  SECURITY  DEPOSIT
 PLUS  ACCRUED  INTEREST PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE LIMITED TO
 THE AMOUNT OF SUCH DEPOSIT ACTUALLY TURNED OVER TO THEM OR  IT  PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION 7-105 OF THIS TITLE AND TO THE OPERATING
 INCOME IN EXCESS OF EXPENSES GENERATED DURING THEIR  OR  ITS  PERIOD  OF
 RECEIVERSHIP.
   10. ANY AGREEMENT BY A LESSEE OR TENANT OF A DWELLING WAIVING OR MODI-
 FYING  THEIR  RIGHTS  AS  SET  FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE ABSOLUTELY
 VOID.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law and shall apply to any lease or rental agreement or
 renewal of a lease or rental agreement entered into  on  or  after  such
 date.
 
                                  PART J
 S. 3006--B                         54
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 1971 of the real
 property actions and proceedings law, as amended by chapter 529  of  the
 laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) In the case of a vacant dwelling, it is not sealed or continuously
 guarded, IN THAT ADMITTANCE TO THE PROPERTY MAY BE GAINED WITHOUT DAMAG-
 ING  ANY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, as required by law or it was sealed or
 is continuously guarded by a person other than the owner,  a  mortgagee,
 lienor or agent thereof, and [either] ANY of the following facts exists:
   (i)  A  vacate  order  of  the department or other governmental agency
 currently prohibits occupancy of the dwelling; or
   (ii) The tax on such premises has been due and unpaid for a period  of
 at least one year; or
   (III)  THE PROPERTY HAS HAD A ZONING, BUILDING OR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
 CODE VIOLATION WHICH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO INJURE, ENDANGER OR  UNREASON-
 ABLY  ANNOY  THE  HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS THAT HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY
 OUTSTANDING AND NOT REMEDIED FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE YEAR FROM  THE
 DATE  THAT THE ORIGINAL NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS SERVED UPON THE PROPERTY
 OWNER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE
 CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES IF THE OWNER IS A NATURAL  PERSON,  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED TEN OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES IF THE OWNER IS A
 PARTNERSHIP, SECTION THREE HUNDRED TEN-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE  LAW  AND
 RULES IF THE OWNER IS A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, SECTION THREE HUNDRED ELEV-
 EN OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES IF THE OWNER IS A CORPORATION, OR
 SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  ELEVEN-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES IF
 THE OWNER IS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART K
 
   Section 1. The real property tax  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 457-a to read as follows:
   §  457-A. EXEMPTION FOR ELIGIBLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO A
 LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATION" MEANS  A  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION
 EXEMPT  FROM  CERTAIN  TAXES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 501(C)(3) OR SECTION
 501(C)(4) OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE  AND/OR  THAT  IS
 INCORPORATED  UNDER  THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION  LAW WHOSE PRIMARY
 PURPOSE IS THE CONSTRUCTION  OR  RENOVATION  OF  RESIDENTIAL  AFFORDABLE
 HOUSING  FOR  CONVEYANCE TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT MEET CERTAIN INCOME REQUIRE-
 MENTS.
   (B) "COMMUNITY LAND TRUST" MEANS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT  FROM
 CERTAIN  TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3) OR SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE
 UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND/OR THAT  IS  INCORPORATED  UNDER
 THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION LAW WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY OWNING LAND AND  LEASING  OR  SELLING  RESIDENTIAL
 HOUSING  SITUATED  ON  THAT  LAND TO HOUSEHOLDS THAT MEET CERTAIN INCOME
 REQUIREMENTS.
   (C) "LAND BANK" MEANS AN ENTITY CREATED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  ARTICLE
 SIXTEEN OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW.
   (D)  "QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD" MEANS A HOUSEHOLD WITH AN INCOME
 UPON INITIAL OCCUPANCY OF THE RESIDENTIAL  PROPERTY  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN
 EIGHTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AS ANNUALLY DEFINED BY THE
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND WHICH HAS
 AGREED TO OCCUPY SUCH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AS  A  PRIMARY  RESIDENCE.  A
 NONPROFIT  HOUSING  ORGANIZATION,  COMMUNITY  LAND  TRUST, LAND BANK, OR
 APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY SHALL CERTIFY THAT A HOUSEHOLD MEETS THE
 S. 3006--B                         55
 
 INCOME AND RESIDENCY CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED  A  QUALIFIED  LOW-INCOME
 HOUSEHOLD  AND  SHALL DETERMINE THE INCOME AND ASSETS THAT SHALL BE USED
 TO DETERMINE A HOUSEHOLD'S INCOME FOR ELIGIBILITY PURPOSES.
   2.  (A) RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT OR
 DECLARATION, LEGAL REQUIREMENT, REGULATORY AGREEMENT OR OTHER CONTRACTU-
 AL OBLIGATION WITH A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY,  NONPROFIT  HOUSING  ORGANIZA-
 TION, OR LAND BANK, AND TRANSFERRED TO A QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD,
 OR WHERE THE LAND IS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST AND THE RESI-
 DENTIAL  BUILDING SITUATED ON THE LAND IS OR WILL BE LEASED OR SOLD TO A
 QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD, SHALL BE EXEMPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH
 (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION FROM TAXATION LEVIED BY  OR  ON  BEHALF  OF  ANY
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH RESIDENTIAL
 REAL  PROPERTY  IS  LOCATED,  PROVIDED THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OR GOVERNING
 BOARD OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE,  AFTER  PUBLIC  HEARING,
 ADOPTS  A  LOCAL LAW, OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OTHER THAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT
 TO WHICH ARTICLE FIFTY-TWO OF THE EDUCATION LAW APPLIES, ADOPTS A RESOL-
 UTION OPTING IN TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B) THE REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION AUTHORIZED PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH
 (A)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE AN AMOUNT THAT IS NOT LESS THAN TWEN-
 TY-FIVE PERCENT NOR MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE
 OF THE RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
   (C) A COPY OF ANY LOCAL LAW OR RESOLUTION ADOPTED  PURSUANT  TO  PARA-
 GRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE ASSESSOR OF THE
 COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE WHO PREPARES THE ASSESSMENT ROLL ON WHICH
 THE TAXES OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE, OR  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  ARE
 LEVIED.
   3. (A) THE EXEMPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE DISCON-
 TINUED IF THE PROPERTY GRANTED SUCH EXEMPTION:
   (I) CEASES TO BE USED PRIMARILY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES;
   (II) CEASES TO BE USED AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE; OR
   (III)  IS  TRANSFERRED  TO ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, OTHER THAN TO ANY
 HEIRS OR DISTRIBUTEES OF THE OWNER THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF BEING A
 QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD AT THE TIME OF SUCH TRANSFER.
   (B) UPON DETERMINING  THAT  AN  EXEMPTION  GRANTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION  SHOULD  BE  DISCONTINUED,  THE  ASSESSOR SHALL MAIL A NOTICE SO
 STATING TO THE OWNER OR OWNERS THEREOF AT THE TIME  AND  IN  THE  MANNER
 PROVIDED  BY  SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  TEN OF THIS CHAPTER. SUCH OWNER OR
 OWNERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SEEK ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL  REVIEW  OF
 SUCH  ACTION  IN  THE  MANNER  PROVIDED BY LAW, PROVIDED THAT THE BURDEN
 SHALL BE ON SUCH OWNER  OR  OWNERS  TO  ESTABLISH  ELIGIBILITY  FOR  THE
 EXEMPTION.
   4.  SUCH EXEMPTION SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY UPON APPLICATION BY THE OWNER
 OR OWNERS OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSION-
 ER.  THE  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE  FILED WITH THE ASSESSOR OF THE COUNTY,
 CITY, TOWN, OR VILLAGE HAVING THE POWER TO ASSESS PROPERTY FOR  TAXATION
 ON  OR  BEFORE THE APPROPRIATE TAXABLE STATUS DATE OF SUCH COUNTY, CITY,
 TOWN, OR VILLAGE.
   5. IF SATISFIED THAT THE APPLICANT IS ENTITLED TO AN EXEMPTION  PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  THE ASSESSOR SHALL APPROVE THE APPLICATION, AND
 SUCH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SHALL THEREAFTER BE EXEMPT FROM  TAXATION  AND
 SPECIAL  AD  VALOREM  LEVIES AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION COMMENCING WITH
 THE ASSESSMENT ROLL PREPARED ON THE BASIS OF  THE  TAXABLE  STATUS  DATE
 REFERRED  TO  IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. THE ASSESSED VALUE OF
 ANY EXEMPTION GRANTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ENTERED  BY  THE
 ASSESSOR  ON  THE  ASSESSMENT  ROLL  WITH THE TAXABLE PROPERTY, WITH THE
 AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION SHOWN IN A SEPARATE COLUMN.
 S. 3006--B                         56
 
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART L
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private
 housing  finance  law, as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 1989, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Upon the consent of the local legislative body of any municipality
 in which a project is or is to  be  located,  the  real  property  in  a
 project  shall  be  exempt  from  local  and municipal taxes, other than
 assessments for local improvements, to the extent of all or part of  the
 value  of  the  property  included  in  such project which represents an
 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and
 improvements, acquired for the project at the time of its acquisition by
 the limited-profit housing company, provided,  however,  that  the  real
 property  in  a project acquired for purposes of rehabilitation shall be
 exempt to the extent of all  or  part  of  the  value  of  the  property
 included  in  such project, and further provided that the amount of such
 taxes to be paid shall not be less than ten per  centum  of  the  annual
 shelter  rent  or  carrying  charges  of  such  project  except that for
 projects located or to be located in a  city  of  a  population  of  one
 million  or more, [upon the consent of the local legislative body of the
 municipality, the amount of such taxes to be paid may be set at not less
 than (i) the taxes payable with respect to the  real  property  in  such
 project  with  respect  to  the year nineteen hundred seventy-three, or,
 (ii) if such project was not occupied in such year, not  less  than  ten
 per  centum  of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges first estab-
 lished pursuant to subdivision one of section thirty-one of  this  arti-
 cle]  THE  AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM OF
 THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE  PROJECT.    NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANYTHING  TO  THE  CONTRARY  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE, FOR
 PROJECTS LOCATED IN A CITY OF A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OR  THE  SUPERVISING  AGENCY,  AS  THE  CASE MAY BE, SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY  SAVINGS  THAT  ARE
 GENERATED  BY  A  REDUCTION  IN  LOCAL  AND MUNICIPAL TAXES FROM TEN PER
 CENTUM TO FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH, ARE UTILIZED TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL
 CONDITION OF SUCH LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY AND THE PHYSICAL CONDI-
 TION OF SUCH PROJECT. FOR PURPOSES OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE,  "SAVINGS"
 MEANS,  FOR  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL TAXES
 PAID BY A LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR ENDING  ON
 OR  BEFORE  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR LESS THE
 AMOUNT OF LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL TAXES PAID BY SUCH COMPANY IN SUCH TAXABLE
 YEAR.  UPON THE CONSENT OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY,
 OTHER THAN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH THE
 PROJECT IS LOCATED, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER  REDUCED  TO
 FIVE  PER  CENTUM OR LESS OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES
 OF THE PROJECT. ANY SUCH GRANTED CONSENT TO REDUCE THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH
 TAXES  SHALL  EXPIRE  EVERY  TEN  YEARS.  IF  SUCH  AUTHORIZATION IS NOT
 RENEWED, THE RATE OF TAXATION SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE  LEVEL  ESTABLISHED
 BEFORE  THE CONSENT WAS GRANTED. Shelter rent shall mean the total rents
 received from the occupants of a project less the cost of  providing  to
 the  occupants  electricity,  gas, heat and other utilities. Total rents
 shall include rent supplements and subsidies received from  the  federal
 government,  the  state or a municipality on behalf of such occupants[,]
 but shall not include interest reduction payments pursuant  to  subdivi-
 S. 3006--B                         57
 
 sion  (a)  of  section  two hundred one of the Federal Housing and Urban
 Development Act of nineteen hundred sixty-eight. The tax exemption shall
 operate and continue so long as  the  mortgage  loans  of  the  company,
 including  any  additional  mortgage loan the proceeds of which are used
 primarily for the residential portion of the project,  which  additional
 loan  is  approved  by  the  commissioner or the supervising agency, are
 outstanding.
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous-
 ing finance law, as amended by chapter 229  of  the  laws  of  1989,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (c)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
 subdivision, the real property of a state urban development  corporation
 project  acquired,  owned, constructed, managed or operated by a company
 incorporated pursuant to the not-for-profit  corporation  law  and  this
 article  shall  be entitled to all the benefits provided by section four
 hundred twenty-two of the real property tax law. The real property of  a
 state  urban  development  corporation project, other than a state urban
 development corporation project acquired, owned, constructed, managed or
 operated by a company incorporated pursuant to the not-for-profit corpo-
 ration law and this article, shall be exempt from all local and  munici-
 pal  taxes, other than assessments for local improvements, to the extent
 of the value of the property included in such project as  represents  an
 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and
 improvements, acquired for the project on the date of its acquisition by
 the  limited-profit  housing  company,  provided that the amount of such
 taxes to be paid shall not be less than ten per  centum  of  the  annual
 shelter  rent  or  carrying charges of such project, as defined in para-
 graph (a) hereof, EXCEPT THAT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR MORE, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER  CENTUM
 OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANYTHING  TO  THE  CONTRARY  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE, FOR
 PROJECTS LOCATED IN A CITY OF A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR  MORE,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OR  THE  SUPERVISING  AGENCY,  AS  THE  CASE MAY BE, SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY  SAVINGS  THAT  ARE
 GENERATED  BY  A  REDUCTION  IN  LOCAL  AND MUNICIPAL TAXES FROM TEN PER
 CENTUM TO FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH, ARE UTILIZED TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL
 CONDITION OF SUCH LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY AND THE PHYSICAL CONDI-
 TION OF SUCH PROJECT. FOR PURPOSES OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE,  "SAVINGS"
 MEANS,  FOR  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR, THE AMOUNT OF LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL TAXES
 PAID BY A LIMITED-PROFIT HOUSING COMPANY FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR ENDING  ON
 OR  BEFORE  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR LESS THE
 AMOUNT OF LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL TAXES PAID BY SUCH COMPANY IN SUCH TAXABLE
 YEAR.  UPON THE CONSENT OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE  BODY  OF  THE  MUNICI-
 PALITY,  OTHER  THAN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN
 WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES  MAY  BE  FURTHER
 REDUCED  TO FIVE PER CENTUM OR LESS OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRY-
 ING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. ANY  SUCH  GRANTED  CONSENT  TO  REDUCE  THE
 AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION
 IS  NOT  RENEWED,  THE RATE OF TAXATION SHALL REVERT TO THE LEVEL ESTAB-
 LISHED BEFORE THE CONSENT WAS GRANTED. The tax exemption  shall  operate
 and  continue so long as the mortgage loans of such limited profit hous-
 ing company, including any additional  mortgage  loan  the  proceeds  of
 which  are  used  primarily  for the residential portion of the project,
 which additional loan is approved by the commissioner or the supervising
 agency, are outstanding and the project is continued to be operated as a
 S. 3006--B                         58
 
 limited-profit housing project. If a state urban development corporation
 project qualifying for tax exemption pursuant to this paragraph is sold,
 with the approval of the commissioner, to another limited-profit housing
 company, such successor company shall be entitled to all the benefits of
 this paragraph. In the event that such sale is to a company incorporated
 pursuant  to  the  not-for-profit corporation law and this article, such
 successor company shall be entitled to  all  the  benefits  provided  by
 section four hundred twenty-two of the real property tax law.
   § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous-
 ing  finance  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 744 of the laws of 1977, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b)  of  this
 subdivision, when a project is financed with a mortgage loan pursuant to
 this article or article three of this chapter and (i) there is a partic-
 ipation,  new  loan  or investment pursuant to section twenty-three-b of
 this article or (ii) such mortgage loan is assigned, modified or  satis-
 fied  pursuant  to section twenty-three-a or forty-four-b or subdivision
 twenty-two-a of section six hundred fifty-four of this chapter, the real
 property of the project shall be exempt from  all  local  and  municipal
 taxes,  other  than assessments for local improvements, to the extent of
 the value of the real property included in such project which represents
 an increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both  land
 and  improvements,  acquired for the project on the date of its original
 acquisition for the project by the original mortgagor under  a  mortgage
 loan pursuant to this article or article three of this chapter, provided
 that  the  amount  of  taxes to be paid on the project shall not be less
 than ten per centum of the annual shelter rent or  carrying  charges  of
 such  project,  as  defined in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, EXCEPT
 THAT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE  AMOUNT  OF
 SUCH  TAXES  SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER
 RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT.   NOTWITHSTANDING  ANYTHING  TO
 THE  CONTRARY  CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE, FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN A CITY
 OF A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE COMMISSIONER OR  THE  SUPER-
 VISING  AGENCY,  AS  THE  CASE  MAY BE, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
 LATIONS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SAVINGS THAT ARE GENERATED BY A REDUCTION IN
 LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL TAXES FROM TEN PER CENTUM TO FIVE PER CENTUM OF  THE
 ANNUAL  SHELTER  RENT  OR CARRYING CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARA-
 GRAPH, ARE UTILIZED TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF  THE  LIMITED-
 PROFIT  HOUSING  COMPANY AND THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF SUCH PROJECT. FOR
 PURPOSES OF THE PRECEDING SENTENCE, "SAVINGS"  MEANS,  FOR  ANY  TAXABLE
 YEAR,  THE  AMOUNT OF LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL TAXES PAID BY A LIMITED-PROFIT
 HOUSING COMPANY FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR ENDING ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  THIR-
 TY-FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR LESS THE AMOUNT OF LOCAL AND MUNICI-
 PAL TAXES PAID BY SUCH COMPANY IN SUCH TAXABLE YEAR.   UPON THE  CONSENT
 OF  THE  LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE  BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A CITY
 WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION  OR  MORE,  IN  WHICH  THE  PROJECT  IS
 LOCATED,  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER
 CENTUM OR LESS OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR  CARRYING  CHARGES  OF  THE
 PROJECT.  ANY  SUCH  GRANTED  CONSENT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES
 SHALL EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED,  THE
 RATE  OF  TAXATION  SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE  LEVEL ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE
 CONSENT WAS GRANTED. Such tax exemption shall commence in each  instance
 from  the date when the project becomes subject to a mortgage insured by
 the federal government and shall operate and continue so long as a mort-
 gage on such project is insured or held by the federal government or  so
 long  as the project is thereafter owned by the federal government or so
 S. 3006--B                         59
 
 long as any residual indebtedness is outstanding, whichever  is  longer.
 When  there  is  a  participation,  new  loan  or investment pursuant to
 section twenty-three-b of this article, such participation, new loan  or
 investment  shall  be deemed to be the equivalent of a federally insured
 mortgage for purposes of this paragraph. Nothing contained in this para-
 graph shall be construed to  limit  or  otherwise  impair  the  benefits
 available  to  any company eligible for exemption from taxation pursuant
 to section thirty-one or section thirty-six-a of this  article,  section
 four  hundred  twenty-two  or  section four hundred sixty-seven-c of the
 real property tax law, or section fifty-eight of the public housing law.
 The foregoing shall not be deemed to authorize any  company  to  receive
 the  benefits  of  any  exemption  from taxation in contravention of the
 provisions of section two of article eighteen of the constitution.
   § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 33 of the private housing  finance  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  229 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one  hereof,  when  a
 mutual  company is organized under this article to facilitate the acqui-
 sition of a building by residents  thereof,  the  amount  of  local  and
 municipal  taxes,  other  than assessments for local improvements, to be
 paid on the real property  included  in  such  project,  both  land  and
 improvements,  shall  not exceed twenty per centum of the annual shelter
 rent or carrying charges of such project, as defined in paragraph (a) of
 subdivision one hereof; provided, however, that where  such  acquisition
 of  a  building by residents thereof involves the financing of rehabili-
 tation or other improvement as well as acquisition, upon the consent  of
 the  local  legislative body of the municipality in which the project is
 located the amount of such taxes may be further  reduced  provided  that
 such  amount shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual shelter
 rent or carrying charges of the project, as defined in paragraph (a)  of
 subdivision  one  hereof;  or the company may in lieu of requesting such
 consent apply for the benefits of the local law, if any, enacted  pursu-
 ant  to  section  four hundred eighty-nine of the real property tax law.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN A CITY  WITH
 A  POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE
 NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE  ANNUAL  SHELTER  RENT  OR  CARRYING
 CHARGES  OF  THE  PROJECT.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANYTHING  TO THE CONTRARY
 CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE, FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN A  CITY  OF  A  POPU-
 LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE COMMISSIONER OR THE SUPERVISING AGEN-
 CY,  AS  THE  CASE  MAY  BE,  SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO
 PROVIDE THAT ANY SAVINGS THAT ARE GENERATED BY A REDUCTION IN LOCAL  AND
 MUNICIPAL  TAXES  FROM  TEN  PER CENTUM TO FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL
 SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH,  ARE
 UTILIZED  TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE LIMITED-PROFIT HOUS-
 ING COMPANY AND THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF SUCH PROJECT. FOR PURPOSES  OF
 THE  PRECEDING  SENTENCE,  "SAVINGS"  MEANS,  FOR  ANY TAXABLE YEAR, THE
 AMOUNT OF LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL TAXES PAID  BY  A  LIMITED-PROFIT  HOUSING
 COMPANY  FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR ENDING ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR LESS THE AMOUNT OF LOCAL  AND  MUNICIPAL  TAXES
 PAID  BY  SUCH  COMPANY  IN SUCH TAXABLE YEAR.   UPON THE CONSENT OF THE
 LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN  A  CITY  WITH  A
 POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, THE
 AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER CENTUM  OR  LESS
 OF  THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. ANY SUCH
 GRANTED CONSENT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES  SHALL  EXPIRE  EVERY
 TEN  YEARS.  IF  SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED, THE RATE OF TAXATION
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 SHALL REVERT TO THE LEVEL ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE  CONSENT  WAS  GRANTED.
 Such tax exemption, if any, granted pursuant to this article shall oper-
 ate and continue so long as a loan made under this article or any subse-
 quent  loan  approved  by  the commissioner or the supervising agency to
 enhance the residential portion  of  the  project  and  the  project  is
 continued  to  be operated for the purposes set forth in this article is
 outstanding.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                  PART M
 
   Section 1. The section heading of section 485-r of the  real  property
 tax law, as added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read
 as follows:
   Residential   redevelopment  inhibited  property  exemption[;  certain
 cities].
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 485-r of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015 and paragraph (f) as amended by
 chapter 28 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow-
 ing meanings:
   (a)  "Redevelopment inhibited property" shall mean a residential prop-
 erty that has been neglected or abandoned because of the local  economic
 conditions  and/or conditions on the property that inhibit such property
 from being redeveloped by the private sector AS DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION
 THREE OF  THIS  SECTION.  Redevelopment  inhibited  property  shall  not
 include land that is undeveloped.
   (b)  "Gap financing costs" shall mean the total cost of the property's
 redevelopment as approved by  the  city,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE  minus  the
 increase  in  the  full valuation of the property upon completion of the
 redevelopment.
   (c) "Base assessment" shall mean the assessed value of the property on
 the day the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE designates the property as redevelop-
 ment inhibited.
   (d) "Increased assessment" shall mean the assessed value of the  prop-
 erty as determined by the assessor upon completion of the redevelopment.
   (e)  "Incremental  increase  in  annual property taxes" shall mean the
 taxes based on the increased assessment minus the  taxes  based  on  the
 base assessment.
   [(f)  "City"  shall  mean  a  city  with a population of not less than
 fifteen thousand two hundred fifty and not more  than  fifteen  thousand
 five hundred as determined by the latest federal decennial census.]
   §  3.  Subdivision 2 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   2. A city, TOWN, OR  VILLAGE  may,  by  local  law,  provide  for  the
 exemption  of  real  property from taxation as provided in this section.
 Subsequent to the adoption of such local law, the county in  which  such
 city,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE  is  located may after a public hearing and by
 local law, and any school district, all or part of which is  located  in
 such  city,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE, may, by resolution, exempt such property
 from its taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the city,
 TOWN, OR VILLAGE has done.
   § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 485-r of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  A LOCAL LAW ADOPTED BY A city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE PURSUANT TO SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF THIS SECTION shall designate  any  property  within  [the]
 S. 3006--B                         61
 
 SUCH  city,  TOWN,  OR VILLAGE'S boundaries as a redevelopment inhibited
 property if one or more of the following are met:
   (a)  the  city,  TOWN,  OR  VILLAGE has acquired title to the property
 pursuant  to  article  nineteen-A  of  the  real  property  actions  and
 proceedings law; or
   (b) the property has been continuously vacant for a period of at least
 three years; or
   (c) the COUNTY, city, TOWN OR VILLAGE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED
 has  acquired  title  to  the  property via foreclosure for unpaid taxes
 pursuant to article eleven of this chapter; or
   (d) the property has outstanding  zoning,  housing,  or  uniform  code
 violations  and the cost of remedying the violations exceeds the proper-
 ty's value.
   § 5. Subdivision 4 of section 485-r of the real property tax  law,  as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  (a)  Upon  the adoption of such local law, redevelopment inhibited
 property shall be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies  to
 the  extent  of any increase in value attributable to demolition, alter-
 ation, rehabilitation, or remediation pursuant to the following require-
 ments:
   (i) the demolition, alterations,  rehabilitation,  and/or  remediation
 shall  be permitted by the [city's] APPLICABLE bureau of inspection such
 that building or plumbing permits issued  and  said  demolition,  alter-
 ations,  rehabilitation, and/or remediation shall have met all necessary
 approvals per the applicable New York state uniform fire prevention  and
 building  code,  the [city's] APPLICABLE municipal code and the [city's]
 APPLICABLE bureau of inspection upon completion; and
   (ii) the property for which the  exemption  is  sought  shall  be  [an
 owner-occupied  one-family  residence]  A ONE TO FOUR-UNIT RESIDENCE AND
 OCCUPIED AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF THE OWNER OR A TENANT; and
   (iii) the owner of such property shall file annually an  affidavit  of
 residency  with  the assessor of the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE on or before
 the appropriate taxable status date [of such city], confirming continued
 [owner-occupancy] OCCUPANCY of the property BY THE OWNER OR A TENANT  AS
 THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE; and
   (iv)  the redevelopment inhibited property is exempt from taxation and
 special ad valorem levies attributable to the increased assessment minus
 the taxes and special ad valorem levies imposed on the base  assessment.
 Such exemption shall not apply to special assessments.
   (b)  In  the  event the property granted an exemption pursuant to this
 section ceases to be [owner-]occupied AS THE PRIMARY  RESIDENCE  OF  THE
 OWNER  OR TENANT and/or the affidavit of residency is not filed annually
 for the approved exemption period, the  exemption  granted  pursuant  to
 this section shall cease.
   (c)  In  the  event the property granted an exemption pursuant to this
 section ceases to be a  [one-family]  ONE  TO  FOUR-UNIT  dwelling,  the
 exemption granted pursuant to this section shall cease.
   (d) In the event the owner of the property is convicted of a violation
 or  misdemeanor  pursuant  to New York state uniform fire prevention and
 building code or the [city's] APPLICABLE municipal code,  the  exemption
 granted pursuant to this section shall cease.
   §  6.  Subdivision 6 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as
 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   6. (a) Such exemption shall be granted only upon  application  by  the
 owner of such building for the residential redevelopment inhibited prop-
 erty exemption, on a form prescribed by the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE. Such
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 application  must  be  filed  with  the  assessor  of the city, TOWN, OR
 VILLAGE on or before the appropriate taxable status date [of such city].
 The application must be filed with the assessor of the  city,  TOWN,  OR
 VILLAGE  within  three years from the date of completing the demolition,
 alterations, rehabilitation, and/or remediation.
   (b) The owner filing for such exemption shall not be  required  to  be
 the  owner responsible for completing the demolition, alterations, reha-
 bilitation, and/or remediation.
   (c) If the assessor is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to  an
 exemption  pursuant  to  this  section,  [he or she] SUCH ASSESSOR shall
 approve the application and  such  real  property  shall  thereafter  be
 exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies by the city, TOWN, OR
 VILLAGE  commencing  with the assessment roll prepared after the taxable
 status date referred to in this subdivision. The assessed value  of  any
 exemption  granted  pursuant  to  this  section  shall be entered by the
 assessor of the city, TOWN, OR VILLAGE on the assessment roll  with  the
 taxable  property,  with the amount of the exemption shown in a separate
 column.
   (d) Once granted, the  residential  redevelopment  inhibited  property
 exemption  runs  with the land for the exemption period pursuant to this
 section.
   § 7. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
                                  PART N
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing
 trust fund corporation may provide, for  purposes  of  the  neighborhood
 preservation  program,  a  sum  not to exceed $18,800,000 for the fiscal
 year ending March 31, 2026.  Within this total amount, $250,000 shall be
 used for the purpose of entering into a contract with  the  neighborhood
 preservation  coalition  to provide technical assistance and services to
 companies funded pursuant to article 16 of the private  housing  finance
 law.    Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, and subject to the
 approval of the New York state director of  the  budget,  the  board  of
 directors  of  the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the
 transfer to the housing trust fund  corporation,  for  the  purposes  of
 reimbursing  any costs associated with neighborhood preservation program
 contracts authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to  exceed
 $18,800,000,  such  transfer  to be made from (i) the special account of
 the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section  2429-b  of  the
 public  authorities  law,  in  an amount not to exceed the actual excess
 balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as deter-
 mined and certified by the state of New York  mortgage  agency  for  the
 fiscal  year  2024-2025  in accordance with section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves  in  the
 project  pool  insurance  account of the mortgage insurance fund created
 pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law are  sufficient
 to  attain and maintain the credit rating (as determined by the state of
 New York mortgage agency) required to accomplish the  purposes  of  such
 account,  the  project  pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable but no later  than
 June 30, 2025.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing trust
 fund corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  rural  preservation
 program, a sum not to exceed $8,050,000 for the fiscal year ending March
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 31,  2026.    Within  this  total amount, $250,000 shall be used for the
 purpose of entering into a contract with the rural housing coalition  to
 provide  technical  assistance and services to companies funded pursuant
 to  article  17  of the private housing finance law. Notwithstanding any
 other provision of law, and subject to the  approval  of  the  New  York
 state director of the budget, the board of directors of the state of New
 York  mortgage  agency shall authorize the transfer to the housing trust
 fund corporation, for the purposes of reimbursing any  costs  associated
 with  rural preservation program contracts authorized by this section, a
 total sum not to exceed $8,050,000, such transfer to be  made  from  (i)
 the  special  account of the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to
 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed
 the actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage  insur-
 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage
 agency  for  the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with section 2429-b
 of the public authorities law, if any, and/or  (ii)  provided  that  the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund  created  pursuant  to section 2429-b of the public authorities law
 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating  (as  determined
 by  the  state  of  New York mortgage agency) required to accomplish the
 purposes of such account, the project  pool  insurance  account  of  the
 mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable
 but no later than June 30, 2025.
   §  3.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing trust
 fund corporation may provide, for purposes of the rural  rental  assist-
 ance  program  pursuant  to  article 17-A of the private housing finance
 law, a sum not to exceed $23,455,000 for the fiscal  year  ending  March
 31,  2026.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
 the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board  of
 directors  of  the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the
 transfer to the housing trust fund  corporation,  for  the  purposes  of
 reimbursing  any  costs  associated with rural rental assistance program
 contracts authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to  exceed
 $23,455,000,  such  transfer  to be made from (i) the special account of
 the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section  2429-b  of  the
 public  authorities  law,  in  an amount not to exceed the actual excess
 balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as deter-
 mined and certified by the state of New York  mortgage  agency  for  the
 fiscal  year  2024-2025  in accordance with section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves  in  the
 project  pool  insurance  account of the mortgage insurance fund created
 pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law are  sufficient
 to  attain and maintain the credit rating, as determined by the state of
 New York mortgage agency, required to accomplish the  purposes  of  such
 account,  the  project  pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund, such transfer shall be made as soon as practicable  but  no  later
 than June 30, 2025.
   §  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the homeless housing
 and assistance corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  New  York
 state  supportive  housing  program,  the  solutions to end homelessness
 program or the operational support for AIDS housing program, or to qual-
 ified grantees under such programs, in accordance with the  requirements
 of  such  programs,  a sum not to exceed $56,381,000 for the fiscal year
 ending March 31, 2026. The homeless housing and  assistance  corporation
 may  enter into an agreement with the office of temporary and disability
 assistance to administer such sum in accordance with the requirements of
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 such programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  and  subject
 to  the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board
 of directors of the state of New York mortgage  agency  shall  authorize
 the transfer to the homeless housing and assistance corporation, a total
 sum  not  to  exceed  $56,381,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the
 special account of the  mortgage  insurance  fund  created  pursuant  to
 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed
 the  actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage insur-
 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage
 agency for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with  section  2429-b
 of  the  public  authorities  law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the  public  authorities  law
 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating as determined by
 the  state  of  New  York  mortgage  agency,  required to accomplish the
 purposes of such account, the project  pool  insurance  account  of  the
 mortgage  insurance fund, such transfer shall be made as soon as practi-
 cable but no later than March 31, 2026.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART O
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of part N of chapter 56  of  the  laws  of  2020,
 amending the social services law relating to restructuring financing for
 residential  school  placements,  as  amended  by section 1 of part G of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed April 1, 2025]; provided however that the amendments to
 subdivision 10 of section 153 of the social services law made by section
 one of this act, shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and
 shall be deemed to expire therewith.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.
 
                                  PART P
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 390-n to read as follows:
   § 390-N. CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOL.  1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOL" SHALL MEAN A PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED  AND
 MANAGED  BY THE EARLY CARE AND LEARNING COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLAC-
 ING INDIVIDUALS AS SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS  AT  CHILD  DAY  CARE  CENTERS,
 GROUP  FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, OR SCHOOL AGE CHILD
 CARE PROGRAMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF  THIS  TITLE
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHILD DAY CARE.
   (B)  "CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TEN-P OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (C) "SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER" SHALL MEAN  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WHO  MEETS  ALL
 REQUIREMENTS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY OR INTERIM
 CARE AT ANY CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS, GROUP FAMILY HOMES, FAMILY DAY  CARE
 HOMES,  OR  SCHOOL  AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS WHICH ELECT TO UTILIZE CHILD
 CARE SUBSTITUTE POOLS.
   (D) "CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES,  FAMILY  DAY
 CARE  HOMES,  AND  SCHOOL  AGE  CHILD CARE PROGRAMS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME
 MEANING AS SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS TITLE.
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   2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO
 MONITOR  AND  REGULATE  CHILD  CARE  SUBSTITUTE  POOLS AND MAY ISSUE ANY
 RULES, REGULATIONS, AND/OR GUIDANCE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE  THE  IMPLE-
 MENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION.
   3.(A)  CHILD  CARE  SUBSTITUTE  POOLS SHALL BE LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK
 STATE AT LOCATIONS APPROVED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN
 AND FAMILY SERVICES. SUCH CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOLS SHALL MAKE EFFORTS
 TO PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN VARIED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS.
   (B)  EACH CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOL SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUIT-
 MENT, TRAINING, AND CLEARANCE AND/OR  BACKGROUND  CHECKS  OF  SUBSTITUTE
 CAREGIVERS.
   (C)  ALL SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS MUST MEET BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS
 SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION.
   4. (A) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, A CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOL SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO UTILIZE CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  IMPLEMENTATION  AND ADMINISTRATION, IN FULL OR IN PART, OF
 OVERSIGHT, APPROVAL, PLACEMENT, AND OPERATION OF PLACEMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
 CAREGIVERS AT CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMI-
 LY DAY CARE HOMES, OR SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE  OF
 PROVIDING CHILD CARE.
   (B)  ANY  CHILD  DAY CARE CENTERS, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY
 DAY CARE HOMES, OR SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS WHICH ARE  REGISTERED,
 CERTIFIED  AND/OR LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
 MAY ELECT TO UTILIZE CAREGIVERS PROVIDED BY AND  THROUGH  A  CHILD  CARE
 SUBSTITUTE  POOL  PURSUANT  TO  THE  SECTION  IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROGRAM
 REQUIREMENTS SET BY SUCH CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOL.
   5. PRIOR TO PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL AS A SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER AT A CHILD
 DAY CARE CENTER, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY  CARE  HOME,  OR
 SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY
 OF  THIS TITLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHILD DAY CARE, A CHILD CARE
 SUPPORT CENTER SHALL VERIFY THAT THE SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER  HAS  MET  THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (A)  STANDARDS  AND  TRAINING  REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED NINETY-A OF THIS TITLE FOR CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM EMPLOYEES;
   (B) CRIMINAL HISTORY REVIEW AND BACKGROUND CLEARANCE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED NINETY-B OF THIS TITLE FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES
 OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM; AND
   (C) ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  REGULATIONS  OF  THE
 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   6.  THE  OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY REVOKE THE ABILITY
 OF A CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOL TO PLACE SUBSTITUTE  CAREGIVERS  AT  ANY
 CHILD  DAY  CARE  CENTERS,  GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY DAY CARE
 HOMES, OR SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THIS TITLE UPON A DETERMINATION THAT THE CHILD CARE
 SUBSTITUTE POOL HAS NOT OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE  OR
 FEDERAL LAW.
   7.  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
 CHILD CARE SUBSTITUTE POOLS MAY UTILIZE  TECHNOLOGY  SERVICES,  APPLICA-
 TIONS, AND/OR SOFTWARE FOR PURPOSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COOR-
 DINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS.
   §  2.  Section 390-b of the social services law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. A CHILD CARE  SUPPORT  SUBSTITUTE  POOL  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY-N  OF  THIS TITLE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO
 REQUEST CLEARANCES FOR SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS
 SECTION.  SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED "PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY-
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 EES" OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (III)  OF  PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   §  3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a
 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment,  and/or  repeal  of
 any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
 such effective date.
 
                                  PART Q
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "baby bucks
 allowance".
   § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and
 declares  that child poverty in New York city and cities across New York
 state is shamefully high and will  likely  worsen  if  current  economic
 trends  continue.  Half  of the top six cities in the United States with
 the highest child poverty rates are in New York state, disproportionate-
 ly affecting communities and children of color. In New York city, nearly
 1 in 4 children live in poverty. In Rochester and Buffalo,  that  number
 is even higher: 1 in 2 children live in poverty.
   The  legislature hereby finds and declares that New Yorkers are unable
 to cover their basic necessities and support their families, particular-
 ly in the face of rising interest rates and inflation. Most notably, the
 cost of childcare, which already consumes a massive  portion  of  family
 income,  rose  41%  during the pandemic, and the total cost of raising a
 child through high school has risen to more than $300,000,  which  is  a
 $26,000  increase from five years ago and is likely to present a heavier
 burden for low-income parents and families for  whom  expenses  such  as
 food, housing, and gas comprise an even larger portion of their income.
   The  legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares  there  is overwhelming
 evidence that the  prenatal-to-three  and  early  childhood  development
 period  are  critical  for  a child's future prospects and affects their
 physical, mental, emotional and  social  outcomes  over  a  lifetime.  A
 program  targeting  infants in this formative phase would help break the
 intergenerational cycle of poverty rather than attempting to mitigate it
 later on, creating a positive impact  on  children's  lives  and  saving
 government funds down the road.
   The  legislature  hereby  finds  and  declares it is proven that unre-
 stricted cash is a direct and effective solution to alleviating  poverty
 and  meeting needs for families. This was shown on a national level with
 the overwhelming success of the expanded Child Tax Credit, which  lifted
 millions of children out of poverty with its monthly payments and led to
 a  41%  spike  in  child  poverty  the first month it expired. The unre-
 stricted cash intervention further  proved  how  an  investment  in  the
 earliest  days  of life can have multiplying effects: studies have found
 that a permanent expansion of the expanded Child Tax Credit  would  have
 generated  10  times  as  much  revenue as it cost.   New York state has
 recently made a commitment through the Child Poverty  Reduction  Act  in
 December  2021  to  reduce  child  poverty by 50% over the course of ten
 years, with the support of the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council,
 and there is an opportunity for unrestricted cash to support  this  goal
 and help the state reach its target.
   Therefore,  the  legislature  hereby  finds and declares that New York
 state has an opportunity and obligation to invest in its most vulnerable
 residents by leading the fight against childhood poverty, and toward  an
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 equitable  economy  for  all,  through  a  guaranteed income program for
 infants.
   §  3.  Article 6 of the social services law is amended by adding a new
 title 4-C to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 4-C
                           BABY BUCKS ALLOWANCE
 SECTION 409-O. BABY BUCKS ALLOWANCE.
   § 409-O. BABY BUCKS ALLOWANCE. 1. WITHIN ONE  YEAR  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A BABY BUCKS ALLOW-
 ANCE  PILOT  PROGRAM  TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FOR THREE MONTHS OF
 PREGNANCY AND EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF A  CHILD'S  LIFE.  SUCH  PILOT  PROGRAM
 SHALL BE IN EFFECT FOR TWENTY-ONE MONTHS.
   2.  (A)  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  COORDINATION WITH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
 DISTRICTS, SHALL DEVELOP CRITERIA THAT LOCAL SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS
 SHALL  USE  TO  SELECT A TOTAL OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND ELIGIBLE FAMILIES FOR
 PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.
   (B) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS CHOSEN FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM SHALL
 RECEIVE A SUBSIDY OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR THE  LAST  THREE
 MONTHS OF PREGNANCY AND THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF A CHILD'S LIFE AND FIVE
 HUNDRED  DOLLARS  PER MONTH FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS OF PARTICIPATION IN
 THE PROGRAM.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALLOCATE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO LOCAL  SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS FOR SELECTED ELIGIBLE SELECTED PARTICIPANTS.
   (D)  MONTHLY  DISTRIBUTIONS  SHALL  BE  MADE  BY LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
 DISTRICTS ON THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM  TO
 THE ELIGIBLE SELECTED PARTICIPANTS.
   3. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS SHALL:
   (A)  HAVE  AN INCOME WHICH IS BELOW TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL
 POVERTY LINE. SUCH INCOME SHALL  BE  PROVEN  BY  PROVIDING  ONE  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (I) A FILED TAX RETURN FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR;
   (II)  A  LETTER  FROM AN EMPLOYER DOCUMENTING THE DATES OF WORK OF THE
 APPLICANT AND THE YEARLY PAY FROM THE EMPLOYER;
   (III) A W-2 OR 1099 FORM FROM THE PREVIOUS TAX YEAR; OR
   (IV) A WAGE NOTICE PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  NINETY-
 FIVE  OF  THE  LABOR  LAW THAT DOCUMENTS EMPLOYMENT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME
 WITHIN SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THE DATE THE APPLICANT  CERTIFIES  THAT  THEY
 BECAME ELIGIBLE;
   (B) PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY SURVEYS PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND
   (C) MEET ANY OTHER CRITERIA DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   4. OF THE FIFTEEN THOUSAND ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS:
   (A) TEN THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS SHALL RESIDE IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION
 OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND OR MORE; AND
   (B) FIVE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS SHALL RESIDE IN A RURAL AREA AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
   5.   THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  COORDINATION  WITH  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS, SHALL ASSIST ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WITH ACCESS TO  RESOURCES,
 SUBSIDY  MANAGEMENT,  AND  ANYTHING ELSE DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DEPART-
 MENT.
   6. THE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS SHALL CONDUCT  A
 MONTHLY  SURVEY  TO  DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL PREPARE AN INTERIM REPORT REGARDING THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS OF THE
 PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE EIGHTEENTH MONTH OF THE  PROGRAM
 AND  A  FINAL REPORT SHALL BE MADE NO LATER THAN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE
 COMPLETION OF THE TWENTY-ONE MONTH PROGRAM.
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   § 4. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section  131-a  of  the  social
 services  law  is  amended by adding a new subparagraph (xiv) to read as
 follows:
   (XIV)  ANY  FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY INDIVIDUALS FROM THE BABY
 BUCKS ALLOWANCE. SUCH EXEMPTION AND DISREGARD SHALL  BE  APPLICABLE  FOR
 THE  LENGTH  OF  TIME THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES THE ALLOWANCE. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL SEEK FEDERAL WAIVER AUTHORITY TO DISREGARD THE INCOME  FROM
 THE  BABY  BUCKS ALLOWANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART R
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b),  (c)  and  (d)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  131-o  of  the  social services law, as amended by section 1 of
 part H of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2024,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  in  the  case of each individual receiving family care, an amount
 equal to at least [$181.00] $186.00 for each month beginning on or after
 January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE.
   (b) in the case of each  individual  receiving  residential  care,  an
 amount  equal  to at least [$208.00] $213.00 for each month beginning on
 or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE.
   (c) in the case of  each  individual  receiving  enhanced  residential
 care,  an  amount  equal  to  at  least [$249.00] $255.00 for each month
 beginning on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four]  TWENTY-
 FIVE.
   (d)  for  the  period  commencing January first, two thousand [twenty-
 five] TWENTY-SIX, the monthly  personal  needs  allowance  shall  be  an
 amount  equal  to  the sum of the amounts set forth in subparagraphs one
 and two of this paragraph:
   (1) the amounts specified in paragraphs  (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of  this
 subdivision; and
   (2)  the  amount  in subparagraph one of this paragraph, multiplied by
 the percentage of any  federal  supplemental  security  income  cost  of
 living adjustment which becomes effective on or after January first, two
 thousand  [twenty-five]  TWENTY-SIX,  but  prior  to June thirtieth, two
 thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
   § 2. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of  subdivision  2  of
 section  209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part
 H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  On  and  after  January   first,   two   thousand   [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE,  for  an  eligible  individual  living  alone,  [$1,030.00]
 $1,054.00;  and  for  an  eligible  couple  living  alone,   [$1,519.00]
 $1,554.00.
   (b)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, for an eligible individual living with others with or with-
 out in-kind income, [$966.00] $990.00; and for an eligible couple living
 with others with or without in-kind income, [$1,461.00] $1,496.00.
   (c)  On  and  after  January   first,   two   thousand   [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE,  (i)  for  an  eligible  individual  receiving family care,
 [$1,209.48] $1,233.48 if [he or she] SUCH INDIVIDUAL is  receiving  such
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter  or  Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple receiving family care
 in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or
 Rockland, two times the amount set forth in  subparagraph  (i)  of  this
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 paragraph;  or  (iii)  for an eligible individual receiving such care in
 any other county in the state, [$1,171.48] $1,195.48; and  (iv)  for  an
 eligible  couple  receiving  such care in any other county in the state,
 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (d)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, (i) for an eligible individual receiving residential  care,
 [$1,378.00]  $1,402.00  if [he or she] SUCH INDIVIDUAL is receiving such
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple  receiving  residential
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter  or  Rockland, two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of
 this paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individual receiving such  care
 in any other county in the state, [$1,348.00] $1,372.00; and (iv) for an
 eligible  couple  receiving  such care in any other county in the state,
 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (e)  On  and  after  January   first,   two   thousand   [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE,  (i) for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residen-
 tial care, [$1,637.00]  $1,661.00;  and  (ii)  for  an  eligible  couple
 receiving  enhanced  residential care, two times the amount set forth in
 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
   (f) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subdi-
 vision shall be increased to reflect any increases  in  federal  supple-
 mental  security income benefits for individuals or couples which become
 effective on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-five]  TWENTY-
 SIX but prior to June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2025.
 
                                  PART S
 
   Section  1.  Section  4  of  part  W of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016
 amending the social services law relating to the powers and duties    of
 the  commissioner  of  social  services relating to the appointment of a
 temporary operator, as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter  56  of
 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   §  4.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2016,  provided
 further  that  this  act  shall  expire and be deemed repealed March 31,
 [2025] 2028.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART T
 
   Section 1. Article 19-D of the labor law, as added by  chapter  88  of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 19-D
              MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR COVERED AIRPORT WORKERS
 
   Section 696-a. Definitions.
         [696-b. Certification to the commissioner.
         696-c.] 696-B. Minimum wage rate for covered airport workers.
         [696-d.] 696-C. Commissioner's powers of investigation.
         [696-e.] 696-D. Records of employers.
         [696-f.] 696-E. Penalties.
         [696-g.] 696-F. Civil action.
         [696-h.] 696-G. Regulations.
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         [696-i.] 696-H. Savings clause.
   § 696-a. Definitions.  As  used  in  this article: 1. "Covered airport
 location" means John F. Kennedy International Airport  [and],  LaGuardia
 Airport,  AND  STEWART  INTERNATIONAL  AIRPORT,  or any location used to
 perform [airline catering] work [as such work is described  in  subpara-
 graph  (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of this section] RELATED
 TO THE PREPARATION OR DELIVERY OF  FOOD  FOR  CONSUMPTION  ON  AIRPLANES
 DEPARTING FROM JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAGUARDIA AIRPORT,
 OR STEWART INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
   2.  (a)  "Covered airport worker" means any person employed to perform
 work at a covered airport location [provided at least  one-half  of  the
 employee's  time  during  any workweek is performed at a covered airport
 location and who works in one of the following covered categories:
   (i) Cleaning and related services, which shall mean:
   (1) building cleaning,  including  warehouse,  kitchen,  and  terminal
 cleaning,  including  common  areas,  gateways,  gates,  lounges, clubs,
 concession areas, terminal entryways from ramp and where planes park  at
 the  gate, and other nearby facilities used for the preparation, packag-
 ing, and storage of inflight meals and supplies; and
   (2) aircraft and cabin cleaning, including lavatory and water disposal
 and replenishment, lift truck driving and helping, dispatching, cleaning
 crew driving, and sorting and packing of  inflight  materials,  such  as
 blankets, pillows, and magazines;
   (ii)  Security  related services, including catering security, escort-
 ing, escort security, passenger aircraft security, fire guarding, termi-
 nal security,  baggage  security,  traffic  security,  cargo  screening,
 including  guarding,  warehouse security, concessions and airport lounge
 security, security dispatch, and security at nearby facilities used  for
 the preparation, packaging, and storage of inflight meals; or
   (iii)  In  terminal and passenger handling services, including baggage
 handling, sky cap services, wheelchair attending,  wheelchair  dispatch-
 ing,  customer and passenger services, line queue, identification check-
 ing, porter services for baggage, and  passenger  and  employee  shuttle
 driving.
   (iv)  Airline  catering,  including work related to the preparation or
 delivery of food or beverage for consumption on airplanes departing from
 a covered airport location or related location; or
   (v) Airport lounge services,  including  food  and  retail  services].
 "COVERED  AIRPORT WORKER" SHALL, FOR ANY WEEK, INCLUDE AN EMPLOYEE WORK-
 ING AT A COVERED AIRPORT LOCATION DURING THAT WEEK FOR LESS THAN  THIRTY
 HOURS.
   (b)  "Covered  airport  worker" shall not include [anyone who works in
 one of the following non-covered categories:
   (i) Non-cleaning and security related cargo and ramp services, includ-
 ing ramp baggage and cargo handling,  load  control  and  ramp  communi-
 cation,  aircraft  mechanics and fueling of aircraft, provision of cool-
 ing, heating, and power, passenger aircraft servicing,  cabin  equipment
 maintenance,  guiding  aircraft  in  and  out  of  gates,  and gate side
 aircraft maintenance;
   (ii) Ramp and tarmac maintenance services, including operation of snow
 plows, ramp cleaning vehicles, and tarmac sweepers;
   (iii) Concession services, including food service, which includes food
 and beverage service, wait service, and cashiers,  and  retail  service,
 which includes news, and gifts, and duty-free;
   (c) "Covered airport worker" shall not include direct employees of the
 Port  Authority  of  New  York  and  New Jersey, or any workers hired by
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 companies contracted by the Port Authority of New York and  New  Jersey,
 that  are  performing  work  under such contract] PERSONS EMPLOYED IN AN
 EXECUTIVE,  ADMINISTRATIVE,  OR  PROFESSIONAL  CAPACITY  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH  ONE OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN OF THE FAIR LABOR
 STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 (29 U.S.C. S.213 ET SEQ.), OR PERSONS EMPLOYED  BY
 THE  PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
 AGENCY.
   [(d) Covered airport worker shall include only:
   (i) Employees employed at a covered airport location on December thir-
 tieth, two thousand twenty and who are working an average  of  at  least
 thirty hours per week; and
   (ii)  Employees  employed  at  a  covered airport location on or after
 January first, two thousand twenty-three and  who  are  working  for  an
 average of thirty hours per week.
   (e)  "Covered  airport worker" shall also not include persons employed
 in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined  in
 subparagraph  one of paragraph (a) of section thirteen of the Fair Labor
 Standards Act of 1938.]
   3. "Successor airport employer" means any [person who furnishes clean-
 ing and related services, security related  services,  in  terminal  and
 passenger   handling  services,  airline  catering,  or  airport  lounge
 services] EMPLOYER THAT EMPLOYS  COVERED  AIRPORT  WORKERS  WHO  PROVIDE
 SERVICES at a covered airport location that are substantially similar to
 those  that were provided by covered airport workers previously employed
 by another employer at such covered airport location.
   4. "Employer" means any person, corporation, limited liability  compa-
 ny,  or association employing any individual in an occupation, industry,
 trade, business or service. The term  "employer"  shall  not  include  a
 governmental agency.
   5. [The "standard wage rate" means the greater of:
   (a)  any  minimum  wage  rate  that  would  be otherwise applicable to
 covered airport workers established by article nineteen of this chapter;
 or
   (b) any otherwise applicable minimum wage rate established  through  a
 policy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey] THE "APPLICABLE
 STANDARD  RATE"  MEANS  THE  WAGE  AND  BENEFIT  RATES DESIGNATED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER BASED ON THE DETERMINATIONS MADE BY  THE  GENERAL  SERVICES
 ADMINISTRATION  PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL MCNAMARA-O'HARA SERVICE CONTRACT
 ACT OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET SEQ.), FOR THE APPROPRIATE LOCALITIES AND
 CLASSIFICATIONS OF BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
 IN  NO  EVENT  SHALL  THE  PREVAILING  WAGE RATE APPLICABLE TO A COVERED
 AIRPORT WORKER ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE  AND
 EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER BE LESS THAN THE FOLLOWING:
   (A)  ANY  OTHERWISE APPLICABLE MINIMUM WAGE RATE ESTABLISHED THROUGH A
 REGULATION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY; AND
   (B) AN AMOUNT OF  SUPPLEMENTAL  WAGES  OR  A  SUPPLEMENTAL  HEALTHCARE
 CONTRIBUTION  EQUAL  TO  THE RATE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR ALL OCCUPA-
 TIONS, DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER BASED ON THE  DETERMINATIONS  MADE
 BY  THE  FEDERAL  DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR  PURSUANT TO THE MCNAMARA-O'HARA
 SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET SEQ.) FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC
 REGION IN WHICH THE COVERED AIRPORT LOCATION IS SITUATED AND  IN  EFFECT
 ON THE DATE OF THE DESIGNATION BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (C)  PAID LEAVE EQUAL TO THE PAID LEAVE REQUIREMENTS DESIGNATED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER THE IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING  JANUARY  FIRST,  BASED  ON  THE
 DETERMINATIONS  MADE  BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO
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 THE MCNAMARA-O'HARA SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF  1965  (41  U.S.C.  6701  ET
 SEQ.).
   6. [The "standard benefits supplement rate" means an hourly supplement
 of four dollars and fifty-four cents furnished to an employee by provid-
 ing  at least four dollars and fifty-four cents per hour toward the cost
 of minimum essential coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored  plan
 as  defined  in treasury regulation section 1.5000A-2(c)(1) beginning on
 July first, two thousand twenty-one. The  standard  benefits  supplement
 rate  shall  apply  only to the first forty hours worked by each covered
 airport worker in each week and shall not apply to  any  overtime  hours
 worked  by  any covered airport worker. The standard benefits supplement
 rate shall apply to any paid leave taken by  a  covered  airport  worker
 that  does  not  exceed  forty hours in a week] "COMMISSIONER" MEANS THE
 COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   [7. The "applicable standard rate" shall mean a combination of (a) the
 standard wage rate; and (b) the standard benefits supplemental rate.
   § 696-b. Certification to the commissioner. 1.  No  later  than  March
 thirty-first,  two  thousand  twenty-one,  each  employer  of  a covered
 airport worker shall submit to the commissioner a sworn statement certi-
 fying the total number of workers employed by such employer at a covered
 airport location to perform  cleaning  and  related  services,  security
 related  services,  in terminal and passenger handling services, airline
 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport  location  on
 December thirtieth, two thousand twenty, and identifying the number that
 is  equal  to  eighty  percent  of such total number of employees, which
 shall be the December thirtieth, two thousand twenty benchmark  for  the
 purposes of this section. Such statement shall further include an affir-
 mation that such employer will ensure that the number of covered airport
 workers it employs at a covered airport location between July first, two
 thousand  twenty-one  and December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two
 is no less than the December thirtieth, two thousand  twenty  benchmark.
 Such  sworn statement shall be provided by the commissioner upon request
 by any airport worker performing cleaning and related services, security
 related services, in terminal and passenger handling  services,  airline
 catering,  or  airport lounge services, at a covered airport location or
 any representative of such airport workers.    Prior  to  employing  any
 airport  workers  to  perform  cleaning  and  related services, security
 related services, in terminal and passenger handling  services,  airline
 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport location, any
 successor  airport employer shall obtain the applicable December thirti-
 eth, two thousand twenty benchmark from the commissioner and  submit  to
 the  commissioner an affirmation that such employer will ensure that the
 number of covered airport  workers  it  employs  at  a  covered  airport
 location  between July first, two thousand twenty-one and December thir-
 ty-first, two thousand twenty-two is no less than the  December  thirti-
 eth, two thousand twenty benchmark.
   2.  Each  employer of any covered airport worker employed at a covered
 airport location on or after January first,  two  thousand  twenty-three
 shall submit to the commissioner, in a form and manner proscribed by the
 commissioner,  a  sworn  statement  affirming  that  such  employer will
 ensure, where applicable, that the proportion of covered airport workers
 in each classification it employs to work an average of at least  thirty
 hours per week at a covered airport location is the same as such propor-
 tion  was  compared to all workers in the same classification working at
 such covered airport location in the calendar year two thousand nineteen
 workforce. The commissioner shall publish a list of all covered  classi-
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 fications  with the corresponding proportions of all workers employed to
 work an average of at least thirty hours a week compared to all  workers
 in  the  same  classification  employed  to work at each covered airport
 location  in  the  calendar year two thousand nineteen. The commissioner
 shall be empowered to promulgate rules or regulations to  determine  the
 method  and  accounting for such information and to verify its accuracy,
 including the ability to establish a presumed proportion  where  records
 are  missing  or  unavailable  and  provided further that such full-time
 levels shall be no less than such December thirtieth, two thousand twen-
 ty benchmark. If such proportion is not maintained, consistent with such
 rules or regulations promulgated by the  commissioner,  then  the  hours
 worked  by such part time workers, which are outside of such proportion,
 shall be subject to the provisions of this section as if they worked  an
 average  of at least thirty hours per week at a covered airport location
 and were otherwise a covered airport worker.
   3. Each employer of a covered airport worker  employed  at  a  covered
 airport  location  on December thirtieth, two thousand twenty and who is
 working an average of at least thirty hours per week shall provide  such
 covered  airport  worker the ability to begin or change enrollment in an
 eligible employer-sponsored  plan  as  defined  in  treasury  regulation
 section  1.5000A-2(c)(1) for coverage beginning on July first, two thou-
 sand twenty-one.
   4. Each employer of any other covered  airport  worker  at  a  covered
 airport  location  shall provide such covered airport worker the ability
 to begin or change enrollment in an eligible employer-sponsored plan  as
 defined  in  treasury  regulation  section  1.5000A-2(c)(1) for coverage
 beginning no later than thirty days after  becoming  a  covered  airport
 worker.]
   § [696-c.] 696-B. Minimum  wage  rate for covered airport workers. All
 [covered] employers AT A COVERED  AIRPORT  LOCATION  shall  ensure  that
 every  covered  airport  worker is compensated at a rate that is no less
 than the applicable standard rate. Nothing in this article  shall  alter
 or  limit  any  employer's  obligation  to  pay any otherwise applicable
 prevailing wage under article eight or nine of this chapter.
   § [696-d.] 696-C. Commissioner's powers of investigation. The  commis-
 sioner  or  [his  or  her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S authorized representative
 shall have the power to:
   1. investigate the compensation of  covered  airport  workers  in  the
 state;
   2.  enter  the place of business or employment of any employer for the
 purpose of (a) examining and inspecting any and  all  books,  registers,
 payrolls,  and other records that in any way relate to or have a bearing
 upon the compensation provided to, or the hours worked by any employees,
 and (b) ascertaining whether the provisions  of  this  article  and  the
 rules and regulations promulgated hereunder are being complied with; and
   3.  require  from any employer full and correct statements and reports
 in writing, at such times as the commissioner may deem necessary, of the
 compensation provided to and the hours by such employer's employees.
   § [696-e.] 696-D. Records of employers. For every employee covered  by
 this article, every employer shall establish, maintain, and preserve for
 not  less  than  six  years  contemporaneous, true, and accurate payroll
 records showing for each week worked the hours worked, the  compensation
 provided, plus such other information as the commissioner deems material
 and  necessary.  For all covered airport workers who are not exempt from
 overtime compensation as established in the commissioner's minimum  wage
 orders  or  otherwise  provided by law, rule, or regulation, the payroll
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 records shall include the compensation provided and the  regular  hourly
 rate  or  rates of pay, the overtime rate or rates of pay, the number of
 regular hours worked, the number of overtime hours worked and  the  cost
 of  benefits  and/or  benefit supplements. On demand, the employer shall
 furnish to the commissioner or [his or  her]  SUCH  COMMISSIONER'S  duly
 authorized representative a sworn statement of the hours worked, rate or
 rates  of compensation, for each covered airport worker, plus such other
 information as the commissioner  deems  material  and  necessary.  Every
 employer  shall keep such records open to inspection by the commissioner
 or [his or her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S duly  authorized  representative  at
 any  reasonable  time.  Every employer of a covered airport worker shall
 keep a digest and summary of this article which shall be prepared by the
 commissioner, posted in a conspicuous place in [his or her] THEIR estab-
 lishment and shall also keep  posted  such  additional  copies  of  said
 digest  and  summary as the commissioner prescribes. Employers shall, on
 request, be furnished with copies of this article and of orders, and  of
 digests  and  summaries  thereof, without charge. Employers shall permit
 the commissioner or [his or her]  SUCH  COMMISSIONER'S  duly  authorized
 representative  to  question  without  interference any employee of such
 employer in a private location at the place  of  employment  and  during
 working  hours  in  respect to the wages paid to and the hours worked by
 such employee or other employees.
   § [696-f.] 696-E. Penalties. 1. If the  commissioner  finds  that  any
 employer  has  violated  any  provision  of this article or of a rule or
 regulation promulgated thereunder, the commissioner may, after an oppor-
 tunity for a hearing, and by an order which shall describe  particularly
 the  nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil penalty of not
 more than ten thousand dollars for the first such violation  within  six
 years,  not  more  than  twenty  thousand dollars for a second violation
 within six years and not more than fifty thousand dollars for a third or
 subsequent violation within six years. Such penalty shall be paid to the
 commissioner for deposit in the treasury of the state. In assessing  the
 amount  of the penalty, the commissioner shall give due consideration to
 the size of the employer's business, the good faith  [of  the  employer]
 BASIS OF THE EMPLOYER TO BELIEVE THAT ITS CONDUCT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE  LAW,  the  gravity  of  the  violation,  the  history  of  previous
 violations and the  failure  to  comply  with  record-keeping  or  other
 requirements.
   2.  Any  order  issued  under subdivision one of this section shall be
 deemed a final order of the commissioner and not subject  to  review  by
 any court or agency unless the employer files a petition with the indus-
 trial  board  of  appeals for a review of the order, pursuant to section
 one hundred one of this chapter.
   3. The civil penalty provided for in this section shall be in addition
 to and may be imposed concurrently with  any  other  remedy  or  penalty
 provided for in this chapter.
   4.  Upon  a  showing by an employee organization, the commissioner may
 investigate by examining payroll records whether  an  employer  withheld
 hours  of  work  to employees for the purpose of reducing the employer's
 obligations under this article. If, after the opportunity for a hearing,
 the commissioner determines that an employer withheld hours of  work  to
 employees  for  the purpose of reducing the employer's obligations under
 this article, the commissioner may, in addition  to  any  other  penalty
 available,  also  require  that  the employer pay the [standard benefits
 supplement] APPLICABLE STANDARD rate to all of the employer's employees,
 regardless of the number of hours worked by the employees.
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   § [696-g.] 696-F. Civil action. 1.   On behalf of  any  employee  paid
 less than the applicable standard rate to which the employee is entitled
 under  the  provisions  of  this article, the commissioner may bring any
 legal action necessary, including administrative action, to collect such
 claim,  and the employer shall be required to pay the full amount of the
 underpayment, plus costs, and unless the employer proves  a  good  faith
 basis  to  believe that its underpayment was in compliance with the law,
 an additional amount as liquidated damages. Liquidated damages shall  be
 calculated  by  the  commissioner as no more than one hundred percent of
 the total amount of underpayments found to be due the employee.  In  any
 action brought by the commissioner in a court of competent jurisdiction,
 liquidated damages shall be calculated as an amount equal to one hundred
 percent of underpayments found to be due the employee.
   2.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, an action to recover
 upon a liability imposed by this article must be  commenced  within  six
 years.    The  statute  of  limitations shall be tolled from the date an
 employee files a complaint with the  commissioner  or  the  commissioner
 commences  an  investigation,  whichever  is  earlier, until an order to
 comply issued by the commissioner becomes final, or  where  the  commis-
 sioner does not issue an order, until the date on which the commissioner
 notifies the complainant that the investigation has concluded.
   3.  In  any  civil  action by the commissioner, the commissioner shall
 have the right to collect attorneys' fees and costs incurred in  enforc-
 ing  any  court  judgment. Any judgment or court order awarding remedies
 under this section shall provide that if any amounts remain unpaid  upon
 the  expiration of ninety days following issuance of judgment, or ninety
 days after expiration of the time to appeal and no appeal  therefrom  is
 then  pending,  whichever  is  later, the total amount of judgment shall
 automatically increase by fifteen percent.
   § [696-h.] 696-G. Regulations. [1.] The  commissioner  may  promulgate
 such  regulations  as [he or she] SUCH COMMISSIONER deems appropriate to
 carry out the purposes of this article and to safeguard minimum  compen-
 sation standards.
   § [696-i.] 696-H. Savings clause. 1.  If any provision of this article
 or  the application thereof to any person, occupation or circumstance is
 held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application  of  such
 provision  to  other  persons,  employees, occupations, or circumstances
 shall not be affected thereby.
   2. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of
 this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair,  or  invalidate  the
 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
 sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof directly
 involved in the controversy in  which  such  judgment  shall  have  been
 rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that
 this article would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had
 not been included herein.
   [3.  If  section six hundred ninety-six-a, section six hundred ninety-
 six-b, or section six  hundred  ninety-six-c  of  this  article  or  any
 portion  thereof  shall be adjudged, whether by final judgment, a tempo-
 rary restraining order, or a preliminary injunction,  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction to be preempted by federal law, then the "stand-
 ard benefits supplement rate" defined in subdivision six of section  six
 hundred  ninety-six-a of this article shall immediately mean the follow-
 ing:
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   (a)  An  hourly  supplement  of  four  dollars  and  fifty-four  cents
 furnished  to  an employee by providing at least four dollars and fifty-
 four cents per hour beginning on July first, two thousand twenty-one  in
 one  of the following ways: (i) in the form of health and/or other bene-
 fits,  not  including  paid  leave,  that  cost  the employer the entire
 required hourly supplemental amount; (ii) by providing a portion of  the
 required  hourly supplement in the form of health and/or other benefits,
 not including paid leave, and the balance in cash; or (iii) by providing
 the entire supplement in cash.
   (b) The value of such supplement shall be no less  than  four  dollars
 and fifty-four cents per hour.
   (c)  The  standard  benefits  supplement  rate shall apply only to the
 first forty hours worked by each covered airport worker in each week and
 shall not apply to any overtime hours  worked  by  any  covered  airport
 worker.
   (d)  The  standard  benefits  supplement  rate shall apply to any paid
 leave taken by a covered airport worker that does not exceed forty hours
 in a week.
   4. If section six hundred ninety-six-a, section  six  hundred  ninety-
 six-b,  or  section  six  hundred  ninety-six-c  of  this article or any
 portion thereof shall be adjudged by any preliminary relief, including a
 temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be preempted  by  federal  law  but  is  later
 adjudged by the same court not to be preempted by federal law in a final
 judgment,  then  the  definition  of "standard benefits supplement rate"
 shall immediately revert to the definition stated in subdivision six  of
 section six hundred ninety-six-a of this article.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART U
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART V
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 218 of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3. (A) Provided that no  proceeding  for  administrative  or  judicial
 review  as  provided  in this chapter shall then be pending and the time
 for initiation of such proceeding shall have expired,  the  commissioner
 may  file with the county clerk of the county where the employer resides
 or has a place of business the order of the commissioner, or  the  deci-
 sion  of  the industrial board of appeals containing the amount found to
 be due including the civil penalty, if any, and  at  the  commissioner's
 discretion,  an  additional fifteen percent damages upon any outstanding
 monies owed. [At] NOTWITHSTANDING ANY  PROVISION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  IN
 EXECUTION OF ANY ORDER OR DECISION FILED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO
 THIS  SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON
 SHERIFFS BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, BUT
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION  IN  EXCESS
 OF  THE  ACTUAL  EXPENSES  PAID  IN  THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH DUTY. ADDI-
 TIONALLY, AT the request of an employee, the commissioner shall  assign,
 without consideration or liability, that portion of the filed order that
 constitutes  wages,  wage supplements, interest on wages or wage supple-
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 ments, or liquidated damages due that employee, to that employee and may
 file an assignment or order in that amount in the name of that  employee
 with  the county clerk of the county where the employer resides or has a
 place  of  business.  The  filing  of such assignment, order or decision
 shall have the full force and effect of a judgment duly docketed in  the
 office  of  such  clerk.  The  assignment[,  order  or  decision] may be
 enforced [by and in the name of the commissioner, or] by the employee[,]
 in the same manner, and with like effect,  as  that  prescribed  by  the
 civil practice law and rules for the enforcement of a money judgment.
   (B)  IN ADDITION AND AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANY OTHER REMEDY PROVIDED BY
 THIS SECTION AND PROVIDED THAT NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDI-
 CIAL REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL THEN BE  PENDING  AND  THE
 TIME  FOR  INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER MAY ISSUE A  WARRANT  UNDER  THE  COMMISSIONER'S  OFFICIAL  SEAL,
 DIRECTED  TO  THE  SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY, COMMANDING THE SHERIFF TO LEVY
 UPON AND SELL THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT MAY  BE  FOUND  WITHIN
 THE  SHERIFF'S COUNTY OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS DEFAULTED IN THE PAYMENT OF
 ANY SUM DETERMINED TO BE DUE FROM SUCH EMPLOYER FOR THE PAYMENT OF  SUCH
 SUM  TOGETHER  WITH  INTEREST,  PENALTIES, AND THE COST OF EXECUTING THE
 WARRANT, AND TO RETURN SUCH WARRANT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND TO PAY  INTO
 THE  FUND  THE MONEY COLLECTED BY VIRTUE THEREOF WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER
 THE RECEIPT OF SUCH WARRANT.  THE SHERIFF SHALL, WITHIN FIVE DAYS  AFTER
 THE  RECEIPT  OF  THE  WARRANT, FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY A COPY
 THEREOF, AND THEREUPON SUCH CLERK SHALL ENTER IN THE JUDGMENT DOCKET THE
 NAME OF THE EMPLOYER MENTIONED IN THE WARRANT  AND  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE
 CONTRIBUTION,  INTEREST,  AND  PENALTIES FOR WHICH THE WARRANT IS ISSUED
 AND THE DATE WHEN SUCH COPY IS  FILED.  THEREUPON  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH
 WARRANT  SO  DOCKETED SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE TITLE TO AND INTEREST
 IN REAL PROPERTY AND CHATTELS OF THE EMPLOYER AGAINST WHOM  THE  WARRANT
 IS  ISSUED  IN THE SAME MANNER AS A JUDGMENT DULY DOCKETED IN THE OFFICE
 OF SUCH CLERK. THE SHERIFF SHALL THEN PROCEED UPON THE  WARRANT  IN  THE
 SAME MANNER, AND WITH LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PROVIDED BY LAW IN RESPECT TO
 EXECUTIONS  ISSUED AGAINST PROPERTY UPON JUDGMENTS OF A COURT OF RECORD,
 AND THE SHERIFF SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  THE  SAME  FEES,  WHICH  THEY  MAY
 COLLECT  IN THE SAME MANNER, FOR THE SHERIFF'S SERVICES IN EXECUTING THE
 WARRANT.
   (C) IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, A WARRANT  OF  LIKE  TERMS,
 FORCE,  AND EFFECT MAY BE ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHO MAY FILE A COPY OF SUCH WARRANT WITH  THE
 CLERK  OF  ANY  COUNTY IN THE STATE, AND THEREUPON EACH SUCH CLERK SHALL
 DOCKET IT AND IT SHALL BECOME A LIEN IN THE SAME  MANNER  AND  WITH  THE
 SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO A WARRANT
 ISSUED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  AND  FILED BY A SHERIFF; AND IN THE EXECUTION
 THEREOF SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED  BY
 LAW  UPON SHERIFFS, BUT THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION
 IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN THE PERFORMANCE OF  SUCH  DUTY.
 IF  A  WARRANT IS RETURNED NOT SATISFIED IN FULL, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 HAVE THE SAME REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE AMOUNT THEREOF AS IF  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER HAD RECOVERED JUDGMENT FOR THE SAME.
   §  2.  Subdivision  3  of  section 219 of the labor law, as amended by
 chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3. (A) Provided that no  proceeding  for  administrative  or  judicial
 review  as  provided  in this chapter shall then be pending and the time
 for initiation of such proceeding shall have expired,  the  commissioner
 may  file with the county clerk of the county where the employer resides
 or has a place of business the order of the commissioner or the decision
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 of the industrial board of appeals containing the  amount  found  to  be
 due,  including, at the commissioner's discretion, an additional fifteen
 percent damages upon any outstanding monies owed.  [At]  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  PROVISION  TO  THE  CONTRARY, IN EXECUTION OF ANY ORDER OR DECISION
 FILED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO  THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON SHERIFFS BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE
 OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, BUT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTI-
 TLED  TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH DUTY. ADDITIONALLY, AT the request of an employ-
 ee, the commissioner shall assign, without consideration  or  liability,
 that  portion  of  the  filed order that constitutes wages, wage supple-
 ments, interest on wages or wage supplements, or liquidated damages  due
 the  employee,  to  that employee and may file an assignment or order in
 that amount in the name of such employee with the county  clerk  of  the
 county where the employer resides or has a place of business. The filing
 of  such  assignment,  order  or  decision shall have the full force and
 effect of a judgment duly docketed in the  office  of  such  clerk.  The
 assignment[,  order  or decision] may be enforced [by and in the name of
 the commissioner, or] by the employee[,] in the same  manner,  and  with
 like  effect, as that prescribed by the civil practice law and rules for
 the enforcement of a money judgment.
   (B) IN ADDITION AND AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANY OTHER REMEDY PROVIDED  BY
 THIS SECTION AND PROVIDED THAT NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDI-
 CIAL  REVIEW  AS  PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL THEN BE PENDING AND THE
 TIME FOR INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED,  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  MAY ISSUE A WARRANT UNDER THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE COMMISSIONER,
 DIRECTED TO THE SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY, COMMANDING THE  SHERIFF  TO  LEVY
 UPON  AND  SELL  THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT MAY BE FOUND WITHIN
 THE SHERIFF'S COUNTY OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS DEFAULTED IN THE PAYMENT  OF
 ANY  SUM DETERMINED TO BE DUE FROM SUCH EMPLOYER FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH
 SUM TOGETHER WITH INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND THE  COST  OF  EXECUTING  THE
 WARRANT,  AND TO RETURN SUCH WARRANT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND TO PAY INTO
 THE FUND THE MONEY COLLECTED BY VIRTUE THEREOF WITHIN SIXTY  DAYS  AFTER
 THE  RECEIPT  OF SUCH WARRANT. THE SHERIFF SHALL, WITHIN FIVE DAYS AFTER
 THE RECEIPT OF THE WARRANT, FILE WITH THE CLERK OF  THE  COUNTY  A  COPY
 THEREOF, AND THEREUPON SUCH CLERK SHALL ENTER IN THE JUDGMENT DOCKET THE
 NAME  OF  THE  EMPLOYER  MENTIONED  IN THE WARRANT AND THE AMOUNT OF THE
 CONTRIBUTION, INTEREST, AND PENALTIES FOR WHICH THE  WARRANT  IS  ISSUED
 AND  THE  DATE  WHEN  SUCH  COPY  IS FILED. THEREUPON THE AMOUNT OF SUCH
 WARRANT SO DOCKETED SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE TITLE TO  AND  INTEREST
 IN  REAL  PROPERTY AND CHATTELS OF THE EMPLOYER AGAINST WHOM THE WARRANT
 IS ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS A JUDGMENT DULY DOCKETED IN  THE  OFFICE
 OF  SUCH  CLERK.  THE SHERIFF SHALL THEN PROCEED UPON THE WARRANT IN THE
 SAME MANNER, AND WITH LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PROVIDED BY LAW IN RESPECT TO
 EXECUTIONS ISSUED AGAINST PROPERTY UPON JUDGMENTS OF A COURT OF  RECORD,
 AND  THE  SHERIFF  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO THE SAME FEES, WHICH THEY MAY
 COLLECT IN THE SAME MANNER, FOR THE SHERIFF'S SERVICES IN EXECUTING  THE
 WARRANT.
   (C)  IN  THE  DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, A WARRANT OF LIKE TERMS,
 FORCE, AND EFFECT MAY BE ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO ANY OFFICER OR  EMPLOYEE
 OF  THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHO MAY FILE A COPY OF SUCH WARRANT WITH THE
 CLERK OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE, AND THEREUPON EACH  SUCH  CLERK  SHALL
 DOCKET  IT  AND  IT  SHALL BECOME A LIEN IN THE SAME MANNER AND WITH THE
 SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO A WARRANT
 ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO AND FILED BY A  SHERIFF;  AND  IN  THE  EXECUTION
 THEREOF  SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED BY
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 LAW UPON SHERIFFS, BUT THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR  COMPENSATION
 IN  EXCESS  OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH DUTY.
 IF A WARRANT IS RETURNED NOT SATISFIED IN FULL, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 HAVE  THE  SAME REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE AMOUNT THEREOF AS IF THE COMMIS-
 SIONER HAD RECOVERED JUDGMENT FOR THE SAME.
   § 2-a. Subdivision 5 of section 6201 of the  civil  practice  law  and
 rules,  as  amended by chapter 860 of the laws of 1977 and as renumbered
 by chapter 618 of the laws of 1992, is amended and a new  subdivision  6
 is added to read as follows:
   5.  the  cause  of action is based on a judgment, decree or order of a
 court of the United States or of any other court which  is  entitled  to
 full  faith  and  credit in this state, or on a judgment which qualifies
 for recognition under the provisions of article 53[.] OF  THIS  CHAPTER;
 OR
   6.  THE  CAUSE  OF ACTION IS BASED ON WAGE CLAIMS. "WAGE CLAIMS," WHEN
 USED IN THIS CHAPTER, SHALL INCLUDE ANY CLAIMS OF VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLES
 FIVE, SIX, AND NINETEEN OF THE LABOR LAW, SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF
 THE LABOR LAW, AND THE RELATED REGULATIONS OR WAGE ORDERS PROMULGATED BY
 THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  ANY  CLAIMS  OF
 UNPAID,  MINIMUM, OVERTIME, AND SPREAD-OF-HOURS PAY, UNLAWFULLY RETAINED
 GRATUITIES, UNLAWFUL DEDUCTIONS FROM WAGES, UNPAID  COMMISSIONS,  UNPAID
 BENEFITS  AND WAGE SUPPLEMENTS, AND RETALIATION, AND ANY CLAIMS PURSUANT
 TO 18 U.S.C. § 1595, 29 U.S.C. § 201 ET SEQ., AND/OR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
 AS WELL AS THE CONCOMITANT LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND  PENALTIES  AUTHORIZED
 PURSUANT  TO THE LABOR LAW, THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT, OR ANY EMPLOY-
 MENT CONTRACT.
   § 2-b. Section 6210 of the civil practice law and rules, as  added  by
 chapter 860 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6210.  Order  of attachment on notice; temporary restraining order;
 contents. Upon a motion on notice for an order of attachment, the  court
 may,  without  notice  to  the  defendant, grant a temporary restraining
 order prohibiting the transfer of assets by a garnishee as  provided  in
 subdivision  (b)  of section 6214. WHEN ATTACHMENT IS SOUGHT PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION  6201,  AND  IF  THE  EMPLOYER  CONTESTS  THE
 MOTION,  THE  COURT  SHALL  HOLD  A  HEARING WITHIN TEN DAYS OF WHEN THE
 EMPLOYER'S RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR  ATTACHMENT  IS  DUE.  The
 contents  of  the  order  of attachment granted pursuant to this section
 shall be as provided in subdivision (a) of section 6211.
   § 2-c. Subdivision (b) of section 6211 of the civil practice  law  and
 rules, as amended by chapter 566 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (b)  Confirmation  of  order.  Except  where an order of attachment is
 granted on the ground specified in subdivision one  OR  SIX  of  section
 6201,  an  order of attachment granted without notice shall provide that
 within a period not to exceed five days after levy, the plaintiff  shall
 move,  on  such  notice  as the court shall direct to the defendant, the
 garnishee, if any, and the sheriff, for an order confirming the order of
 attachment. Where an order of attachment without notice  is  granted  on
 the  ground  specified  in  subdivision  one OR SIX of section 6201, the
 court shall direct that the statement required by section 6219 be served
 within five days, that a copy thereof be served upon the plaintiff,  and
 the  plaintiff  shall  move  within  ten  days  after  levy for an order
 confirming the order of attachment. If the plaintiff  upon  such  motion
 shall show that the statement has not been served and that the plaintiff
 will  be unable to satisfy the requirement of subdivision (b) of section
 6223 until the statement has been served, the court may grant one exten-
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 sion of the time to move for confirmation for a period not to exceed ten
 days. If plaintiff fails to make such motion within the required period,
 the order of attachment and any levy thereunder shall  have  no  further
 effect and shall be vacated upon motion. Upon the motion to confirm, the
 provisions  of  subdivision (b) of section 6223 shall apply. An order of
 attachment granted without notice may provide that the  sheriff  refrain
 from  taking  any  property levied upon into [his] THEIR actual custody,
 pending further order of the court.
   § 2-d. Subdivisions (b) and (e) of rule 6212 of the civil practice law
 and rules, subdivision (b) as separately amended by chapters 15 and  860
 of  the  laws of 1977 and subdivision (e) as added by chapter 860 of the
 laws of 1977, are amended to read as follows:
   (b) Undertaking. [On] 1. EXCEPT WHERE AN ORDER OF ATTACHMENT IS SOUGHT
 ON THE GROUND SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 6201, ON a  motion
 for  an order of attachment, the plaintiff shall give an undertaking, in
 a total amount fixed by the  court,  but  not  less  than  five  hundred
 dollars,  a  specified part thereof conditioned that the plaintiff shall
 pay to the defendant all costs and damages, including reasonable  attor-
 ney's  fees,  which  may be sustained by reason of the attachment if the
 defendant recovers judgment or if it is finally decided that the  plain-
 tiff  was not entitled to an attachment of the defendant's property, and
 the balance conditioned that the plaintiff shall pay to the sheriff  all
 of [his] THEIR allowable fees.
   2.  ON  A  MOTION  FOR  AN  ATTACHMENT  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SIX OF
 SECTION 6201, THE COURT SHALL ORDER THAT THE PLAINTIFF GIVE AN  ACCESSI-
 BLE UNDERTAKING OF NO MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, OR IN THE ALTERNA-
 TIVE,  MAY WAIVE THE UNDERTAKING ALTOGETHER. The attorney for the plain-
 tiff shall not be liable to the sheriff for such fees. The surety on the
 undertaking shall not be discharged except upon notice to the sheriff.
   (e) Damages. [The] EXCEPT WHERE AN ORDER OF ATTACHMENT  IS  SOUGHT  ON
 THE  GROUND  SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION 6201, THE plaintiff
 shall be liable to the defendant for all costs  and  damages,  including
 reasonable  attorney's  fees,  which  may  be sustained by reason of the
 attachment if the defendant recovers  judgment,  or  if  it  is  finally
 decided  that  the  plaintiff  was  not entitled to an attachment of the
 defendant's property. Plaintiff's liability shall not be limited by  the
 amount of the undertaking.
   §  2-e.  Paragraph (b) of section 624 of the business corporation law,
 as amended by chapter 449 of the laws of 1997, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (b) Any person who shall have been a shareholder of record of a corpo-
 ration,  OR  WHO  IS  OR SHALL HAVE BEEN A LABORER, SERVANT OR EMPLOYEE,
 upon at least five days' written demand shall have the right to  examine
 in  person  or  by  agent  or attorney, during usual business hours, its
 minutes of the proceedings of its shareholders and record of  sharehold-
 ers and to make extracts therefrom for any purpose reasonably related to
 such  person's  interest as a shareholder, LABORER, SERVANT OR EMPLOYEE,
 PROVIDED THE PURPOSE REASONABLY RELATED TO  A  PERSON'S  INTEREST  AS  A
 LABORER,  SERVANT  OR  EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TO OBTAIN THE NAMES, ADDRESSES,
 AND VALUE OF SHAREHOLDERS' INTERESTS  IN  THE  CORPORATION.  Holders  of
 voting  trust  certificates representing shares of the corporation shall
 be regarded as shareholders for the purpose of this section.   Any  such
 agent  or  attorney  shall be authorized in a writing that satisfies the
 requirements of a writing under paragraph (b) of section 609  (Proxies).
 A  corporation  requested  to provide information pursuant to this para-
 graph shall make available such information in written form and  in  any
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 other  format in which such information is maintained by the corporation
 and shall not be required to  provide  such  information  in  any  other
 format.  If a request made pursuant to this paragraph includes a request
 to  furnish  information  regarding  beneficial  owners, the corporation
 shall make available such information in its possession regarding  bene-
 ficial  owners  as is provided to the corporation by a registered broker
 or dealer or a bank, association or other entity that exercises  fiduci-
 ary  powers  in  connection  with  the forwarding of information to such
 owners. The corporation shall not  be  required  to  obtain  information
 about beneficial owners not in its possession.
   §  2-f.  Section 630 of the business corporation law, paragraph (a) as
 amended by chapter 5 of the laws of 2016, paragraph (c)  as  amended  by
 chapter 746 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read as follows:
 § 630. Liability  of shareholders for wages due to laborers, servants or
          employees.
   (a) The ten largest shareholders, as determined by the fair  value  of
 their beneficial interest as of the beginning of the period during which
 the  unpaid services referred to in this section are performed, of every
 domestic corporation or of any  foreign  corporation,  when  the  unpaid
 services were performed in the state, no shares of which are listed on a
 national  securities exchange or regularly quoted in an over-the-counter
 market by one or more members of a national or an affiliated  securities
 association,  shall  jointly  and severally be personally liable for all
 debts, wages or salaries due and owing to any of its laborers,  servants
 or  employees other than contractors, for services performed by them for
 such corporation. [Before such laborer, servant or employee shall charge
 such shareholder for such services, he shall give notice in  writing  to
 such  shareholder that he intends to hold him liable under this section.
 Such notice shall be given within one  hundred  and  eighty  days  after
 termination  of  such  services, except that if, within such period, the
 laborer, servant or employee demands an examination  of  the  record  of
 shareholders  under  paragraph  (b)  of  section 624 (Books and records;
 right of inspection, prima facie evidence) of this article, such  notice
 may  be  given within sixty days after he has been given the opportunity
 to examine the record of shareholders. An action to enforce such liabil-
 ity shall be commenced  within  ninety  days  after  the  return  of  an
 execution  unsatisfied against the corporation upon a judgment recovered
 against it for such services.] The provisions of  this  paragraph  shall
 not  apply  to  an investment company registered as such under an act of
 congress entitled "Investment Company Act of 1940."
   (b) For the purposes of this section, wages or salaries shall mean all
 compensation and benefits payable by an employer to or for  the  account
 of  the employee for personal services rendered by such employee INCLUD-
 ING ANY CONCOMITANT LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, PENALTIES, INTEREST,  ATTORNEY'S
 FEES  OR COSTS.   These shall specifically include but not be limited to
 salaries,  overtime,  vacation,  holiday  and  severance  pay;  employer
 contributions  to or payments of insurance or welfare benefits; employer
 contributions to pension or annuity funds; and any other moneys properly
 due or payable for services rendered by such employee.
   (c) A shareholder who has paid more than [his] THEIR  pro  rata  share
 under  this  section shall be entitled to contribution pro rata from the
 other shareholders liable under this section with respect to the  excess
 so  paid,  over  and  above [his] THEIR pro rata share, and may sue them
 jointly or severally or any number of them to  recover  the  amount  due
 from  them.    Such recovery may be had in a separate action. As used in
 this paragraph, "pro rata"  means  in  proportion  to  beneficial  share
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 interest.  Before a shareholder may claim contribution from other share-
 holders under this paragraph, [he] SUCH SHAREHOLDER shall[, unless  they
 have been given notice by a laborer, servant or employee under paragraph
 (a),]  give them notice in writing that [he] SUCH SHAREHOLDER intends to
 hold them so liable to [him] THEM. Such notice shall be given  by  [him]
 THEM within twenty days after the date that [notice was given to him by]
 THEY  BECAME  AWARE THAT a laborer, servant or employee MAY SEEK TO HOLD
 THEM LIABLE under paragraph (a).
   § 2-g. Subdivision (c) of section 609 of the limited liability company
 law, as amended by chapter 620 of the laws of 2019, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (a) and (b) of this
 section, the ten members with the largest percentage ownership interest,
 as  determined as of the beginning of the period during which the unpaid
 services referred to in this section are performed,  of  every  domestic
 limited  liability company, or of any foreign limited liability company,
 when the unpaid services were performed in the state, shall jointly  and
 severally  be personally liable for all debts, wages or salaries due and
 owing to any of  its  laborers,  servants  or  employees,  for  services
 performed  by  them  for  such  limited  liability company. [Before such
 laborer, servant or employee shall charge such member for such services,
 he or she shall give notice in writing to such member  that  he  or  she
 intends to hold such member liable under this section. Such notice shall
 be  given  within  one  hundred  eighty  days  after termination of such
 services. An action to enforce such liability shall be commenced  within
 ninety  days  after  the  return of an execution unsatisfied against the
 limited liability company upon a judgment recovered against it for  such
 services.]  A  member who has paid more than [his or her] THEIR pro rata
 share under this section shall be entitled to contribution pro rata from
 the other members liable under this section with respect to  the  excess
 so  paid,  over and above [his or her] THEIR pro rata share, and may sue
 them jointly or severally or any number of them to  recover  the  amount
 due  from them.   Such recovery may be had in a separate action. As used
 in this subdivision, "pro rata" means in proportion to percentage owner-
 ship interest. Before a member may claim contribution from other members
 under this section, [he or she] SUCH MEMBER shall give  them  notice  in
 writing  that  [he or she intends] THEY INTEND to hold them so liable to
 [him or her] THEM.
   § 2-h. Section 1102 of the limited liability company law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (e) to read as follows:
   (E) ANY PERSON WHO IS OR SHALL HAVE BEEN A LABORER, SERVANT OR EMPLOY-
 EE OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, UPON  AT  LEAST  FIVE  DAYS'  WRITTEN
 DEMAND  SHALL  HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXAMINE IN PERSON OR BY AGENT OR ATTOR-
 NEY, DURING USUAL BUSINESS HOURS, RECORDS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH TWO  OF
 SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  THIS  SECTION THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD OF TIME DURING
 WHICH SUCH LABORER, SERVANT OR EMPLOYEE PROVIDED SERVICES TO SUCH COMPA-
 NY. A COMPANY REQUESTED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE SUCH RECORDS IN WRITTEN FORM AND IN ANY  OTHER
 FORMAT  IN WHICH SUCH INFORMATION IS MAINTAINED BY THE COMPANY AND SHALL
 NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SUCH INFORMATION IN ANY OTHER FORMAT.    UPON
 REFUSAL  BY  THE  COMPANY  OR  BY  AN OFFICER OR AGENT OF THE COMPANY TO
 PERMIT AN INSPECTION OF THE RECORDS DESCRIBED IN THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE
 PERSON  MAKING  THE DEMAND FOR INSPECTION MAY APPLY TO THE SUPREME COURT
 IN THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT WHERE THE OFFICE OF  THE  COMPANY  IS  LOCATED,
 UPON  SUCH  NOTICE  AS  THE COURT MAY DIRECT, FOR AN ORDER DIRECTING THE
 COMPANY, ITS MEMBERS OR MANAGERS TO SHOW CAUSE WHY AN ORDER  SHOULD  NOT
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 BE GRANTED PERMITTING SUCH INSPECTION BY THE APPLICANT.  UPON THE RETURN
 DAY OF THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, THE COURT SHALL HEAR THE PARTIES SUMMAR-
 ILY,  BY AFFIDAVIT OR OTHERWISE, AND IF IT APPEARS THAT THE APPLICANT IS
 QUALIFIED  AND  ENTITLED  TO  SUCH  INSPECTION, THE COURT SHALL GRANT AN
 ORDER COMPELLING SUCH INSPECTION AND AWARDING SUCH FURTHER RELIEF AS  TO
 THE  COURT  MAY  SEEM  JUST  AND PROPER. IF THE APPLICANT IS FOUND TO BE
 QUALIFIED AND ENTITLED TO SUCH INSPECTION, THE  COMPANY  SHALL  PAY  ALL
 REASONABLE  ATTORNEY'S  FEES  AND COSTS OF SAID APPLICANT RELATED TO THE
 DEMAND FOR INSPECTION OF THE RECORDS.
   § 2-i. Subdivision 5 of section 218 of the  labor  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 537 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  An employer similar in operation and ownership to a prior employer
 which had been found in violation of article six, nineteen or nineteen-A
 of this chapter, shall be deemed the same employer for the  purposes  of
 this  section AND ARTICLES SIX, NINETEEN, AND NINETEEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER
 if the employees of the new employer are engaged  in  substantially  the
 same  work  in  substantially the same working conditions under substan-
 tially the same supervisors, or if the subsequent employer has  substan-
 tially  the  same  production  process,  produces substantially the same
 products and has substantially the same body of customers.  Such  subse-
 quent  employer  shall continue to be subject to this section and liable
 for the acts of the prior employer under this section.
   § 2-j. Subdivision 4 of section 219 of the  labor  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 537 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  An employer similar in operation and ownership to a prior employer
 found to be in violation of article six, nineteen or nineteen-A of  this
 chapter,  shall  be  deemed  the  same employer for the purposes of this
 section AND ARTICLES SIX, NINETEEN, NINETEEN-A OF THIS  CHAPTER  if  the
 employees  of  the  subsequent employer are engaged in substantially the
 same work in substantially the same working  conditions  under  substan-
 tially  the same supervisors, or if the new entity has substantially the
 same production process, produces substantially the  same  products  and
 has substantially the same body of customers. Such a subsequent employer
 will  continue to be subject to this section and shall be liable for the
 acts of the prior employer under this section.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 sections  two-a,  two-b, two-c, two-d, two-e, two-f, two-g, two-h, two-i
 and two-j of this act shall take effect on the thirtieth  day  after  it
 shall  have  become a law. The procedures and rights created in sections
 two-a, two-b, two-c, two-d, two-e, two-f, two-g, two-h, two-i and  two-j
 of this act may be used by employees, laborers or servants in connection
 with  claims  for  liabilities that arose prior to the effective date of
 such sections of this act.

                                  PART W
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 141 of the labor law,  as  amended
 by chapter 642 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   1.    If  the  commissioner  finds  that  an employer has violated any
 provision of this article or of a rule or regulation promulgated  there-
 under, the commissioner may by an order which shall describe particular-
 ly  the  nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil penalty of
 not more than [one] TEN thousand dollars for the first  such  violation,
 AT  LEAST  TWO  THOUSAND BUT not more than [two] THIRTY thousand dollars
 for a second violation, and AT LEAST TEN  THOUSAND  BUT  not  more  than
 [three]   SEVENTY-FIVE  thousand  dollars  for  a  third  or  subsequent
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 violation. Such penalty shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit in
 the treasury of the state. In assessing the amount of the  penalty,  the
 commissioner  shall give due consideration to the size of the employer's
 business, the good faith of the employer TO BELIEVE THAT ITS CONDUCT WAS
 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, the gravity of the violation, the history of
 previous  violations  and  the  failure to comply with record-keeping or
 other  requirements,  provided,  however,  that  where  such   violation
 involves illegal employment during which a minor is seriously injured or
 dies,  such penalty shall be [treble the maximum penalty allowable under
 the law for such violation] AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT MORE
 THAN THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST SUCH VIOLATION, AT LEAST  SIX
 THOUSAND  BUT  NOT  MORE  THAN  NINETY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND
 VIOLATION, AND AT LEAST THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT  MORE  THAN  TWO
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR  THE  THIRD  OR  SUBSEQUENT
 VIOLATION.   For the purposes of this  subdivision,  a  minor  shall  be
 deemed  to  be  seriously  injured if such injury results in a permanent
 partial or permanent total disability  as  determined  by  the  workers'
 compensation board.
   § 2. Section 145 of the labor law, as added by chapter 660 of the laws
 of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
   §  145.  Criminal  penalties.  Any  person  who knowingly violates any
 provision of this article and any officer or agent of a corporation  who
 knowingly  permits  the corporation to violate any such provisions shall
 be guilty of a [misdemeanor] FELONY, and upon conviction therefor  shall
 be  punished  by  a  fine  of  not more than [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND
 dollars or imprisonment for not more than [sixty days] ONE  YEAR  or  by
 both such fine and imprisonment for a first offense, or by a fine of not
 more  than [five] TEN thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than
 [one year] TWO YEARS, or by both such fine and imprisonment for a second
 or subsequent offense.
   § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.10-a to read
 as follows:
 § 125.10-A CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A CHILD WORKER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A CHILD WORKER,
 WHEN ACTING AS THE EMPLOYER OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS
 OLD, WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, SUCH PERSON CAUSES THE DEATH OF THE CHILD
 IN  THE COURSE OF THE EMPLOYMENT.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 PHRASE "ACTING AS THE EMPLOYER OF A CHILD", SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED  TO,  INSTANCES  WHERE  THE  DEFENDANT  HAS  EMPLOYED A CHILD IN
 VIOLATION OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY,  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-ONE,  ONE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-TWO, OR ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE OF A CHILD WORKER IS A CLASS D FELONY.
   §  4.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 260.12 to read
 as follows:
 § 260.12 ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WORKER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINALLY ENDANGERING THE WELFARE  OF  A  CHILD
 WORKER  WHEN  SUCH  PERSON  KNOWINGLY  EMPLOYS  A  CHILD IN VIOLATION OF
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY, ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE, ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY-
 TWO,  OR ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE OF THE LABOR LAW, AND IN THE COURSE OF
 THAT EMPLOYMENT THE CHILD  SUFFERS  PHYSICAL  INJURY,  SERIOUS  PHYSICAL
 INJURY, OR DEATH.
   ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WORKER IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART X
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   Section 1. Sections 135, 137 and 139 of the labor law are REPEALED.
   §  2.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 135 to read as
 follows:
   § 135. DATABASE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS; EMPLOYEE REGISTRATION; MINOR
 EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES. 1. CREATION OF  DATABASE.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN
 A  DATABASE  FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS. ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO
 ANY EMPLOYER OR MINOR THAT IS SUBMITTED TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
 NOTHING HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE COMMISSIONER FROM SHARING SUCH INFORMA-
 TION FOR CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
   2. EMPLOYER REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL PROCESS. ANY EMPLOYER REQUIRED TO
 BE  REGISTERED  UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE
 INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL  INFOR-
 MATION  THAT  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY  REQUIRE,  IN  THE  FORM  AND  MANNER
 PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   3. EMPLOYER INFORMATION. EVERY EMPLOYER THAT HIRES, EMPLOYS, OR OTHER-
 WISE PERMITS ANY MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOY-
 ER WITHIN THE STATE SHALL REGISTER IN THE  DATABASE,  IN  THE  FORM  AND
 MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYER;
   (B) THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE EMPLOYER;
   (C)  ANY  LOCATION  OF  THE  EMPLOYER'S BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE
 STATE, INCLUDING ANY LOCATION WHERE A MINOR WILL BE WORKING;
   (D) THE NUMBER AND NAMES OF MINORS WHO ARE HIRED, EMPLOYED, OR  OTHER-
 WISE PERMITTED TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER;
   (E)  A  CERTIFIED  STATEMENT  FROM  THE  EMPLOYER THAT THE EMPLOYER IS
 HIRING, EMPLOYING, OR OTHERWISE PERMITTING MINORS TO WORK ONLY IN  POSI-
 TIONS FOR THE EMPLOYER AS PERMITTED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION IN ORDER
 TO ENSURE THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING; AND
   (F) ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   4.  EMPLOYER  RECORDKEEPING. AN EMPLOYER THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE REGIS-
 TERED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL, BEFORE EMPLOYMENT BEGINS,  FILE  AT  THE
 PLACE OF THE MINOR'S EMPLOYMENT SUCH EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT SO
 THAT  IT  MAY  BE  READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO
 EXAMINE SUCH DOCUMENT. AN EMPLOYER'S ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO  SUCH  EMPLOY-
 MENT  CERTIFICATE  OR PERMIT IN THE DATABASE SHALL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   5. MINOR REGISTRATION. ANY MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN  WHO  PLANS
 TO  WORK  FOR AN EMPLOYER WITHIN THE STATE SHALL COMPLETE A REGISTRATION
 IN THE DATABASE FOR ANY EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT.  ALL  INFORMA-
 TION  PERTAINING  TO  THE  MINOR  SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE
 ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC. IF THE MINOR PLANS TO  WORK  FOR  A  DIFFERENT
 EMPLOYER,  OR  FOR AN EMPLOYER IN ADDITION TO THE EMPLOYER FOR WHICH THE
 MINOR FIRST REGISTERED, THE MINOR SHALL UPDATE THE MINOR'S REGISTRATION.
 THE MINOR SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION FOR REGISTRATION  IN
 THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   6.  ISSUANCE  OF  EMPLOYMENT  CERTIFICATE  OR  PERMIT.  ANY EMPLOYMENT
 CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO PART ONE OF ARTICLE  SIXTY-FIVE
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN THE DATABASE.
 ANY  APPLICATION  FOR  AN  EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT THAT IS MADE
 PURSUANT TO PART ONE OF ARTICLE SIXTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE
 MADE BY A MINOR ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION
 AND APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   7.  REGULATIONS.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS NECESSARY
 TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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   § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 3215-a of the education law, as  amended
 by chapter 1017 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  Approval of form and contents. The commissioner of education shall
 prescribe or approve the form and contents of all certificates, permits,
 physical examination records, and schooling records required by part one
 of this article. The form of such certificates and permits shall also be
 subject to the approval of the [industrial] commissioner OF  LABOR.  ANY
 EMPLOYMENT  CERTIFICATE  OR PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS PART SHALL BE
 ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN THE DATABASE CREATED AND MAINTAINED BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any
 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act  on  its
 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 date.
 
                                  PART Y
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 and paragraphs
 (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of  subdivision  2  of  section 26 of the veterans'
 services law are amended to read as follows:
   (a) A parent, [identified in 10 USC  1126  as  a  gold  star  parent,]
 SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD of a [veteran] SERVICE MEMBER who [heretofore has
 died  or  a  parent  of  a veteran dying hereafter] DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE
 DUTY, shall upon application to the state commissioner, be paid an annu-
 al annuity out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five  hundred
 dollars  for  such  term as such parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall be
 entitled thereto under the provisions of this article. Commencing in the
 year two thousand nineteen, the amount of any annuity payable under this
 section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding
 year plus  a  percentage  adjustment  equal  to  the  annual  percentage
 increase,  if any, for compensation and pension benefits administered by
 the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the  previous  year.
 Such  percentage  increase  shall be rounded up to the next highest one-
 tenth of one percent and shall not be less than  one  percent  nor  more
 than  four  percent.  The  commissioner of veterans' services, not later
 than February first of each year, shall publish by any reasonable means,
 including but not limited to posting on the  department's  website,  the
 amount  of  the annuity as adjusted payable under this section. The term
 "parent" for the purposes of this section includes mother, father, step-
 mother, stepfather, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
 THE TERM "SPOUSE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION  INCLUDES  NON-REMAR-
 RIED  SPOUSES  AND  REMARRIED  SPOUSES.  THE  TERM "MINOR CHILD" FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION INCLUDES MINOR  BIOLOGICAL,  STEP,  OR  ADOPTED
 CHILDREN, THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE THE CHILD'S EIGHTEENTH BIRTHDAY.
   (b)  The  entitlement of any parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD to receive
 the annuity provided by paragraph (a) of this subdivision  shall  termi-
 nate  upon  [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S death
 or upon [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR  CHILD'S  ceasing
 to  continue to be a resident of and domiciled in the state of New York,
 but such entitlement may be reinstated upon  application  to  the  state
 commissioner,  if  such  parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall thereafter
 resume [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S  residence
 and domicile in the state.
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   (c) The effective date of an award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE,
 OR  MINOR  CHILD shall be the day after the date of death of the veteran
 if the application therefor is received within one  year  from  date  of
 death.  If the application is received after the expiration of the first
 year  following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective date
 of an award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall  be
 the date of receipt of the application by the state commissioner. If the
 application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an application
 for  reconsideration  based upon new evidence, the effective date of the
 award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD  shall  be  the
 date  of the receipt of the application for reconsideration by the state
 commissioner.
   (a) Any gold star parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD, who is  the  parent,
 SPOUSE,  OR  MINOR CHILD of a deceased veteran, and who is a resident of
 and domiciled in the state of New York, shall make  application  to  the
 department.
   (b)  No  entitlement shall be paid under this section to or for a gold
 star parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD who  is  in  prison  in  a  federal,
 state,  or local penal institution as a result of conviction of a felony
 or misdemeanor for any part of the period beginning sixty-one days after
 [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S,  SPOUSE'S,  OR  MINOR  CHILD'S  imprisonment
 begins  and  ending  with [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR
 CHILD'S release.
   (c) Where one or more gold star parents OR MINOR CHILDREN are disqual-
 ified for the annuity for a period under paragraph (b) of this  subdivi-
 sion,  the  state commissioner shall pay the shares of such disqualified
 parents to the other parents OR MINOR CHILDREN, if they meet the  quali-
 fications on their own.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART Z
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  297 of the executive law, as
 amended by chapter 304 of the laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1.  Any  person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory
 practice may, by [himself or herself] SUCH PERSON or [his or  her]  SUCH
 PERSON'S  attorney-at-law,  make,  sign  and  file  with  the division a
 complaint in writing under oath or by declaration which shall state  the
 name  and  address  of the person alleged to have committed the unlawful
 discriminatory practice complained of and  which  shall  set  forth  the
 particulars  thereof  and  contain  such  other  information  as  may be
 required by the division.  THE DIVISION MAY DESIGNATE  A  REQUIRED  FORM
 AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  MAKING,  SIGNING,  AND  FILING SUCH COMPLAINT. The
 commissioner of labor or the attorney general, or the executive director
 of the justice center for the protection of people with  special  needs,
 or  the  division  on its own motion may, in like manner, make, sign and
 file such complaint. In connection with the filing  of  such  complaint,
 the  attorney  general  is authorized to take proof, issue subpoenas and
 administer oaths in the manner provided in the civil  practice  law  and
 rules. Any employer whose employees, or some of them, refuse or threaten
 to  refuse  to  cooperate  with the provisions of this article, may file
 with the division a verified complaint asking for assistance by  concil-
 iation or other remedial action.
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   § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 297 of the executive law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  166 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
 follows:
   c. If the division finds that noticing the complaint for hearing would
 be undesirable, the division may, in its unreviewable discretion, at any
 time prior to a hearing before a hearing examiner, dismiss the complaint
 on  the  grounds  of  administrative  convenience. [However, in cases of
 housing discrimination only,  an  administrative  convenience  dismissal
 will  not be rendered without the consent of the complainant.] The divi-
 sion may, subject to judicial  review,  dismiss  the  complaint  on  the
 grounds  of  untimeliness if the complaint is untimely or on the grounds
 that the election of remedies is annulled.
   § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 80-b  to
 read as follows:
   §  80-B. DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE, REGULATION, OR PRACTICE TO  THE  CONTRARY,
 THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE SOLE CUSTODY OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN
 RIGHTS  COMMISSIONER  A  TRUST  AND  AGENCY  FUND,  TO  BE  KNOWN AS THE
 "DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND" WHICH SHALL BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT
 FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION.
   2. THE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND SHALL CONSIST OF  CONCIL-
 IATION  FUNDS, SETTLEMENT FUNDS, AND ANY OTHER MONETARY AWARDS THE DIVI-
 SION OF HUMAN RIGHTS RECEIVES FROM DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT  RESPONDENTS
 FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COMPENSATING THE CORRESPONDING COMPLAINANTS.
   3.  THE  DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, OR SUCH COMMISSIONER'S
 DESIGNEE, SHALL ONLY EXPEND DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND MONIES
 FOR THE PURPOSES  OF  COMPENSATING  A  COMPLAINANT  WHOSE  CONCILIATION,
 SETTLEMENT, OR AWARD MONIES WERE DEPOSITED INTO THE ESCROW FUND.
   §  4.  Section  295  of  the  executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19. TO MANAGE THE DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS ESCROW FUND, INCLUDING BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO AUTHORIZING THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS AND PAYMENT OF MONIES IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION EIGHTY-B OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 sections  three  and four of this act shall take effect on the thirtieth
 day after it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART AA
 
   Section 1.  On or before September 1, 2025, the commissioner of educa-
 tion shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly,
 and the temporary president of the senate providing information  regard-
 ing  usage,  budgeting,  staffing, assets, and functions of the New York
 state museum in a form and manner as determined by the director  of  the
 budget.    Such report shall include but not be limited to the following
 information:
   1. Annual statistics for state fiscal years  2004-05  through  2024-25
 for the following categories:
   (a) visitorship by month;
   (b) philanthropic donations, either monetary or in-kind;
   (c) school student visitorship;
   (d) marketing, advertising, and promotional expenditures;
   (e) staffing levels and expenditures for each office of the museum;
   (f) capital expenditures;
   (g) museum revenue from sources other than state aid; and
   (h) balance of total revenues and operating expenses;
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   2.  A  summary  of current agreements with other cultural institutions
 regarding loan or exchange of collections;
   3. Current collections on display and length of time on display;
   4. Current collections in possession of the museum but not on display;
   5. New collections scheduled to go on display in the next five years;
   6. A listing of special events, exhibitions, tours, limited or travel-
 ing  displays,  and  other  events not included in information regarding
 normal displayed collections over the prior five years;
   7. A listing of any ancillary services provided at the museum, includ-
 ing but not limited to food service, retail, or walking tours; and
   8. Usage over the prior five years of the state museum  collection  by
 federal  agencies, New York state agencies, local governments, and other
 governmental entities, whether for display or research purposes.
   § 2. On or before September  1,  2026  and  annually  thereafter,  the
 commissioner  shall  submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the
 assembly, and the temporary president of the  senate  including  updated
 information  from the prior state fiscal year supplementing the informa-
 tion provided in the report required by section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART BB
 
   Section 1. Section 458-a of the real property tax law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. A COUNTY, CITY, TOWN, VILLAGE OR SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY ADOPT A LOCAL
 LAW  OR  RESOLUTION  TO  INCLUDE  THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF ANY SERIOUSLY
 DISABLED VETERAN WHO:
   (A)(I) WAS DISCHARGED OR RELEASED  THEREFROM  UNDER  HONORABLE  CONDI-
 TIONS;
   (II)  HAS  A  QUALIFYING  CONDITION,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE
 VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND HAS RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD
 CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE; OR
   (III)  IS  A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE
 VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND HAS RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN  BAD
 CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE; AND
   (B)  (I)  IS  CONSIDERED  TO  BE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED AS A
 RESULT OF MILITARY SERVICE;
   (II) IS RATED ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  DISABLED  BY  THE  UNITED  STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;
   (III)  HAS  BEEN  RATED  BY  THE  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
 AFFAIRS AS INDIVIDUALLY UNEMPLOYABLE; AND
   (IV) WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE  UNITED  STATES
 GOVERNMENT,  OR HAS RECEIVED PECUNIARY ASSISTANCE FROM THE UNITED STATES
 GOVERNMENT AND HAS APPLIED SUCH ASSISTANCE  TOWARD  THE  ACQUISITION  OR
 MODIFICATION OF A SUITABLE HOUSING UNIT WITH SPECIAL FEATURES OR MOVABLE
 FACILITIES  MADE NECESSARY BY THE NATURE OF THE VETERAN'S DISABILITY AND
 THE NECESSARY LAW THEREFOR SHALL  BE  FULLY  EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION  AND
 SPECIAL  DISTRICT  CHARGES,  ASSESSMENTS  AND SPECIAL AD VALOREM LEVIES,
 PROVIDED THAT SUCH VETERAN MEETS ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to assess-
 ment rolls prepared on and after January 2, 2026.
 
                                  PART CC
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   Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 131-a of the social services law,
 as amended by section 1 of part ZZ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2018, is
 amended to read as follows:
   14.  In  determining the [need for] AMOUNT OF aid provided pursuant to
 public assistance programs, each person living with medically  diagnosed
 HIV  infection  [as  defined  by the AIDS institute of the department of
 health in social services districts with a population over five million]
 who APPLIES FOR OR is receiving [services through such district's admin-
 istrative unit providing HIV/AIDS services,] public assistance  and  HAS
 earned  and/or unearned income, UP TO TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL
 POVERTY GUIDELINES, shall not  be  required  to  pay  more  than  thirty
 percent  of  [his  or  her] SUCH PERSON'S monthly earned and/or unearned
 income toward the cost of rent that such person has a direct  obligation
 to  pay;  this  provision shall not apply to THE AMOUNT OF PAYMENT OBLI-
 GATIONS FOR room and board arrangements ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PROVISION OF
 GOODS AND SERVICES OTHER THAN LIVING SPACE.
   § 2. Subdivision 15 of section 131-a of the  social  services  law  is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 15 is added to read as follows:
   15. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER OR OF ANY OTHER LAW
 OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF AID PROVIDED
 PURSUANT  TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SERVICE DISTRICTS SHALL,
 UPON APPLICATION, PROVIDE ACCESS TO EMERGENCY  SHELTER,  TRANSPORTATION,
 OR  NUTRITION  PAYMENTS  WHICH  THE DISTRICT DETERMINES ARE NECESSARY TO
 ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN  INDEPENDENT  LIVING  ARRANGEMENTS  AMONG  PERSONS
 LIVING WITH MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED HIV INFECTION WHO ARE HOMELESS OR FACING
 HOMELESSNESS AND FOR WHOM NO VIABLE AND LESS COSTLY ALTERNATIVE TO HOUS-
 ING  IS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING HIV EMERGENCY SHELTER ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS IN
 EXCESS OF THOSE PROMULGATED BY THE OFFICE OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE  BUT  NOT  EXCEEDING  AN AMOUNT REASONABLY APPROXIMATE TO ONE
 HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OF FAIR MARKET RENT AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE  FEDERAL
 DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
   §  3.  Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows:
   21. WHEN NECESSARY, EACH LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT  SHALL  ASSIST
 PERSONS  WITH MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED HIV INFECTION BY (I) HELPING TO SECURE
 THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE, (II)
 ARRANGING FOR REQUIRED FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS TO  BE  CONDUCTED  DURING
 HOME VISITS OR AT OTHER APPROPRIATE SITES, AND (III) PROVIDING REFERRALS
 FOR  SERVICES  AS  WELL AS OTHER RESOURCES AND MATERIALS AS DESCRIBED IN
 SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   22. THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH,  SHALL
 CREATE,  MAINTAIN,  AND  PERIODICALLY UPDATE INFORMATION ON THE OFFICE'S
 WEBSITE REGARDING RESOURCES AND SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING
 THE LOCATION OF SUCH SERVICES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED
 TO,  COMMUNITY  BASED  SUPPORTS,  EMPLOYMENT  OPPORTUNITIES, AND MEDICAL
 PROFESSIONALS SPECIALIZED IN ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS WITH MEDICALLY DIAG-
 NOSED HIV  INFECTION  TO  BE  UTILIZED  BY  THE  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 DISTRICTS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICE'S
 WEBSITE.
   §  4.  Paragraphs  f  and  (g)  of subdivision 1 of section 153 of the
 social services law, paragraph f as amended by chapter 81 of the laws of
 1995 and paragraph (g) as amended by chapter 471 of the  laws  of  1980,
 are amended and a new paragraph h is added to read as follows:
   f.  the  full  amount  expended  by any district, city, town or Indian
 tribe for the costs, including the costs  of  administration  of  public
 assistance and care to eligible needy Indians and members of their fami-
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 lies  residing  on  any  Indian  reservation  in this state, after first
 deducting therefrom  any  federal  funds  properly  received  or  to  be
 received on account thereof[.];
   [(g)]  G.  fifty per centum of the amount expended for substance abuse
 services pursuant to this chapter, after first deducting  therefrom  any
 federal funds properly received or to be received on account thereof. In
 the  event  funds  appropriated  for  such  services are insufficient to
 provide full reimbursement of the total of the amounts  claimed  by  all
 social  services  districts  pursuant to this section then reimbursement
 shall be in such proportion as each claim bears to such total[.]; AND
   H. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, ONE HUNDRED  PER
 CENTUM  OF  SAFETY  NET  OR  FAMILY  ASSISTANCE  EXPENDITURES, IN SOCIAL
 SERVICES DISTRICTS WITH A POPULATION OF FIVE MILLION OR FEWER,  FOR  HIV
 EMERGENCY  SHELTER  ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS IN EXCESS OF THOSE PROMULGATED BY
 THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE BUT NOT  EXCEEDING  AN
 AMOUNT  REASONABLY APPROXIMATE TO ONE HUNDRED TEN PERCENT OF FAIR MARKET
 RENT AS DETERMINED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVEL-
 OPMENT, AND FOR TRANSPORTATION OR NUTRITION PAYMENTS, WHICH THE DISTRICT
 DETERMINES ARE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH  OR  MAINTAIN  INDEPENDENT  LIVING
 ARRANGEMENTS AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED HIV INFECTION
 AND  WHO  ARE HOMELESS OR FACING HOMELESSNESS AND FOR WHOM NO VIABLE AND
 LESS COSTLY ALTERNATIVE TO HOUSING IS AVAILABLE, AFTER  FIRST  DEDUCTING
 THEREFROM  ANY  FEDERAL  FUNDS  PROPERLY  RECEIVED  OR TO BE RECEIVED ON
 ACCOUNT THEREOF.
   § 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
 
                                  PART DD
 
   Section 1. Section 131-a of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, A SOCIAL SERVICES OFFI-
 CIAL  SHALL,  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDE
 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS AND FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE TEMPORARY  HOUSING
 ASSISTANCE  AND  THREE  MEALS  PER  DAY,  OR WHO RESIDE IN A SHELTER FOR
 ADULTS THAT PROVIDES THREE MEALS PER DAY, OR WHO RESIDE IN A SHELTER FOR
 FAMILIES THAT PROVIDES THREE MEALS PER DAY, OR WHO RESIDE  IN  A  PUBLIC
 HOME  THAT PROVIDES THREE MEALS PER DAY, AND ARE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGI-
 BLE BY THE APPLICATION  OF  THE  STANDARD  OF  NEED  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE
 PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, LESS ANY AVAILABLE INCOME
 OR  RESOURCES  WHICH  ARE  NOT  REQUIRED  TO  BE  DISREGARDED  BY  OTHER
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
                      NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLD
     ONE         TWO         THREE       FOUR        FIVE        SIX
     $366.20     $583.00     $778.00     $1003.40    $1237.40    $1428.40
   FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE NEEDY PERSON IN THE HOUSEHOLD THERE SHALL
 BE AN ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE OF $195.00 MONTHLY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART EE
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 350 of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT  APPROVED  BY
 THE  DIRECTOR  OF THE BUDGET, ALLOWANCES GRANTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS TITLE MAY INCLUDE THE COSTS OF DIAPERS FOR AN ELIGIBLE  CHILD,  TWO
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 YEARS  OF  AGE  OR  YOUNGER.  SUCH  ALLOWANCES  SHALL  NOT EXCEED EIGHTY
 DOLLARS, EVERY THREE MONTHS, PER ELIGIBLE CHILD.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART FF
 
   Section 1. (a) There is hereby established a fiscal cliff  task  force
 to  study  fiscal  cliffs  in the state's public assistance programs and
 make recommendations on how to reduce and eliminate such fiscal  cliffs.
 For  the  purposes of this section, the term "fiscal cliff" shall mean a
 sudden decrease in public benefits that can occur with a small  increase
 in earnings.
   (b)  (i)  The  task  force  shall consist of nineteen members, each to
 serve for a term  ending  December  31,  2027.  Such  members  shall  be
 appointed  as follows:   two members shall be appointed by the temporary
 president of the senate; one member shall be appointed by  the  minority
 leader  of  the senate; two members shall be appointed by the speaker of
 the assembly; one member shall be appointed by the  minority  leader  of
 the  assembly;  five  members  shall be appointed by the governor; three
 local social services district commissioners or their  designees  having
 relevant  experience in administering public benefits shall be appointed
 by the governor, of which one district shall have five million  or  more
 inhabitants;  the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability
 assistance or their designee; the commissioner of health or their desig-
 nee; the commissioner of taxation and finance  or  their  designee;  the
 commissioner  of  the department of labor or their designee; the commis-
 sioner of the office of children and family services or their  designee.
 Appointments  shall  be  made within sixty days of the effective date of
 this section. Vacancies in the task force shall be filled in the  manner
 provided for original appointments.
   (ii) All appointments shall be coordinated to ensure geographic repre-
 sentation from the entire state.
   (iii) The task force shall elect a chair, vice-chair, and other neces-
 sary officers from among all appointed members.
   (iv)  A majority of the members of the task force then in office shall
 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business or the  exercise  of
 any  power or function of the task force. An act, determination or deci-
 sion of the majority of the members present during  the  presence  of  a
 quorum  shall  be  held to be the act, determination, or decision of the
 task force.
   (v) The task force shall meet at least quarterly at the  call  of  the
 chair.  Meetings may be held via teleconference. Special meetings may be
 called by the chair at the request of a majority of the members  of  the
 task force.
   (vi) Members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
 services  but  shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses incurred in
 the performance of their duties in the work of the task force.
   (c) The task force shall:
   (i) conduct a study on the fiscal cliffs  in  the  state.  Such  study
 shall  include,  but  not be limited to: public assistance programs; the
 supplemental  nutrition  assistance  program  (SNAP);  the  home  energy
 assistance program (HEAP); housing assistance; the child care tax credit
 and  other  tax  credits; the school tax relief program (STAR) and other
 real property tax credits and reductions; Medicaid; NY state of  health,
 the  official  health  plan  marketplace;  child  care subsidies tied to
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 income; cash benefits; effective tax rates; and  any  other  program  or
 service provided by the state or any political subdivision thereof which
 is tied to income;
   (ii)  study the causes and reasons why fiscal cliffs occur to individ-
 uals on public benefits, including but not limited  to,  the  impact  of
 current  public  assistance  programs  monetary allotments, asset tests,
 asset limits, and income disregards, as well as  how  minimum  wage  and
 other earnings may impact those receiving public benefits; and
   (iii)  recommend ways to reduce and/or eliminate fiscal cliffs includ-
 ing, but not limited to, recommending program and policy  modifications,
 amendments  to the law, including but not limited to possible changes in
 calculating and paying the earned income tax credit or other  tax  cred-
 its, changes to the New York codes, rules and regulations, and any other
 recommendation the task force deems appropriate.
   (d) The task force may, as it deems appropriate, request that studies,
 surveys,  or  analyses relating to the task force's powers and duties be
 performed by any state department, commission, agency or public authori-
 ty. All state departments, commissions, agencies or  public  authorities
 shall  provide  information  and advice in a timely manner and otherwise
 assist the task force with its work.
   (e) The office of temporary and disability  assistance  shall  provide
 staff  services  to the task force and such other administrative assist-
 ance as may be necessary for the task force to  carry  out  its  duties,
 functions and powers.
   (f) The task force shall make a preliminary report to the governor and
 the legislature of its findings, conclusions, recommendations and activ-
 ities  already  undertaken  by the task force, not later than January 1,
 2027, and a final report of its findings,  conclusions,  recommendations
 and  activities  already  undertaken  by  the task force, not later than
 September  1,  2027  and  shall  submit  with  its  reports  legislative
 proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall expire three
 years after it  shall  have  become  a  law  when  upon  such  date  the
 provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
 
                                  PART GG
 
   Section  1.  Section  410-x  of  the social services law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11. A SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT SHALL  PROVIDE  CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE
 FUNDED  UNDER  THE  BLOCK GRANT FOR ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT HOURS THAN A
 PARENT OR CARETAKER SPENDS IN WORK, TRAINING, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES  OR
 OTHER REASONS FOR CARE DESIGNATED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT IN ITS
 CONSOLIDATED  SERVICES PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TEN-W OF THIS TITLE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, PAYING FOR FULL-TIME CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE REGARDLESS OF THE
 HOURS OF THE ACTIVITY OF THE PARENT'S OR CARETAKER'S REASON FOR CARE.
   § 2. Section 410-w of the social services law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  FOR  ALL FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT  SHALL  NOT
 LIMIT  AUTHORIZED CHILD CARE SERVICES STRICTLY BASED ON THE HOURS DURING
 WHICH THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS ENGAGED IN  WORK,  EDUCATION  OR  OTHER
 ACTIVITY  OR  THE  NUMBER OF HOURS THE PARENT OR CARETAKER IS ENGAGED IN
 ANY SUCH REASONS FOR CARE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect May 30, 2026.
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                                  PART HH
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  (xiii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of
 section 131-a of the social services law, as added by section 2 of  part
 X of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (xiii)  once  during the lifetime of a recipient of public assistance,
 all of the earned income of such recipient will be disregarded following
 job entry, provided that such exemption of income for purposes of public
 assistance eligibility shall be for no more than six consecutive  months
 from  the initial date of obtaining such employment and that the recipi-
 ent's total income shall not be more than [two] FOUR hundred percent  of
 the  federal  poverty  level. In the event a recipient moves from one to
 another social services district, this disregard shall follow the recip-
 ient.   THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SEEK  ANY  FEDERAL  WAIVER  NECESSARY  TO
 EFFECTUATE  THE ONE-TIME EARNED INCOME DISREGARD PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDI-
 VISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
 
                                  PART II
 
   Section 1. Section 410-w of the social  services  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 11 to read as follows:
   11.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO
 THE CONTRARY, THERE SHALL BE NO MINIMUM EARNINGS REQUIREMENT FOR PARENTS
 AND CARETAKERS WHO ARE OTHERWISE  ELIGIBLE  FOR  CHILD  CARE  ASSISTANCE
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO RECEIVE SUCH ASSISTANCE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART JJ
 
   Section  1. Section 996 of the executive law, as added by section 1 of
 part MM of chapter 57 of the  laws  of  2024,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   § 996. Community  advisory board for the modernization and revitaliza-
 tion of SUNY Downstate health sciences  university.  1.  Advisory  board
 established.  (a)  There shall be established the advisory board for the
 modernization and revitalization of SUNY Downstate (hereinafter referred
 to as "the advisory board"). The advisory board shall review and examine
 a variety of options to strengthen SUNY  Downstate  and  promote  longer
 term  viability  for  its  dual  education  and  healthcare  mission. In
 conducting its study, the advisory board  will  consider  the  following
 factors:
   (i) Overall healthcare service delivery trends and models;
   (ii)  Historic  and  projected  financials  for  the  hospital and the
 campus;
   (iii) Current state of building infrastructure and capital needs;
   (iv) Community healthcare needs, outcomes, and health disparities;
   (v) Existing inpatient and outpatient  service  offerings  and  health
 outcomes;
   (vi) Capacity and availability of inpatient and outpatient services in
 the broader primary and secondary service areas;
   (vii)  Efficiency  of  operations  and  quality of healthcare services
 benchmarking; and
   (viii) Training needs for students and employment outcomes.
   2. Advisory board members. The advisory board  shall  consist  of  the
 following members: (a) the commissioner of the department of health; (b)
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 one  representative  of  organized  labor  representing employees at the
 state university of New York pursuant to article fourteen of  the  civil
 service  law, who shall be appointed by the governor upon recommendation
 of  the  president  of  the  union  representing  the greatest number of
 employees at SUNY Downstate; (c) one member appointed by  the  temporary
 president  of the senate; (d) one member appointed by the speaker of the
 assembly; (e) three members appointed by the governor;  (f)  one  member
 appointed  by  the  governor  upon  the joint recommendation of Brooklyn
 community boards 9 and 17; and (g) the chancellor of the state universi-
 ty of New York.
   3. Outreach. The advisory board  shall  solicit  recommendations  from
 healthcare experts, county health departments, community-based organiza-
 tions,  state  and  regional  healthcare  industry  associations,  labor
 unions, experts in hospital operations, and  other  interested  parties.
 The  advisory  board  shall hold no less than three public hearings with
 requisite public notice to solicit input and  recommendations  from  any
 interested  party.    SUCH  PUBLIC  HEARINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ARTICLE
 SEVEN OF PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   4. Compensation. The members of the advisory board  shall  receive  no
 compensation  for  their  service as members, but shall be allowed their
 actual and necessary expenses  incurred  in  the  performance  of  their
 duties.
   5. Recommendations and report. (a) The advisory board shall complete a
 study  and  provide  written  recommendations  to  prioritize healthcare
 services provided in the SUNY Downstate service area. The written recom-
 mendations shall include a reasonable, scalable and fiscally responsible
 plan for the financial health,  viability  and  sustainability  of  SUNY
 Downstate;  provided, however, that such plan shall incorporate utiliza-
 tion  of  all  available  state  and  federally  available  appropriated
 amounts,  and  shall  not  exceed more than two hundred fifty percent of
 such amounts.
   (b) A report of the advisory board's recommendations shall be provided
 to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the  speaker
 of  the  assembly no later than [April] JULY first, two thousand twenty-
 five.
   6. Certificate of need. The public health and health planning  council
 and  the commissioner of health are prohibited from reviewing or approv-
 ing any certificate of need application related to a reduction in  inpa-
 tient  services  pursuant  to  any article of law or regulation that may
 affect a change to inpatient services at SUNY Downstate health  sciences
 university until at least [April] JULY first, two thousand twenty-five.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART KK
 
   Section  1.  This Part enacts into law major components of legislation
 which are necessary to implement the New York healthy incentive program.
 Each component is  wholly  contained  within  a  Subpart  identified  as
 Subparts  A  through C. The effective date for each particular provision
 contained within such Subpart is set forth in the last section  of  such
 Subpart.  Any  provision  in  any  section  contained  within a Subpart,
 including the effective date of the Subpart, which makes a reference  to
 a  section  "of  this act", when used in connection with that particular
 component, shall be deemed  to  mean  and  refer  to  the  corresponding
 section of the Subpart in which it is found.  Section three of this Part
 sets forth the general effective date of this Part.
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                                 SUBPART A
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 95-b to read as follows:
   § 95-B. NEW YORK HEALTHY INCENTIVE PROGRAM (NYHIP).  1.    LEGISLATIVE
 FINDINGS.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT HEALTHY FOOD
 INCENTIVE PROGRAMS PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL,  AND
 ECONOMIC  BENEFITS  TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE INDIVID-
 UALS WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN EXCLUDED FROM ACCESS TO  FRESH  PRODUCE;
 IN  FOOD  DESERTS WHERE ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD IS LIMITED
 OR WHERE THERE ARE NO GROCERY STORES; AND LOCAL FARMERS WHO STRUGGLE  TO
 COMPETE  WITH  IMPORTED GOODS AND PRODUCE. FURTHERMORE, IT IS THE ARTIC-
 ULATED PUBLIC POLICY OF THIS STATE TO PROMOTE AND FOSTER GROWTH  IN  THE
 NUMBER  OF  FARM  TO  CONSUMER ENTITIES ACCEPTING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
 ASSISTANCE BENEFITS  AND  PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  HEALTHY  FOOD  INCENTIVE
 PROGRAM.  THE HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES EARNED DOLLARS FOR
 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS TO SPEND  ON  LOCAL
 HEALTHY FOOD THAT IS FRESH AND NUTRITIOUS FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE UNABLE TO
 READILY  AFFORD  OR  HAVE EASY ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR
 THEMSELVES OR THEIR FAMILIES; PROMOTES HEALTHIER  INDIVIDUAL  LIFESTYLES
 BY  INCENTIVIZING BETTER EATING HABITS; FOSTERS THE RETENTION AND EXPAN-
 SION OF FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES, PARTICULARLY IN FOOD  INSECURE  ENVI-
 RONMENTS;  ENGENDERS A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL
 FARMERS; INCREASES CAPACITY FOR LOCAL FARMS; AND STIMULATES LOCAL ECONO-
 MIES. IT IS THEREFORE THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE  PURPOSE  OF
 THIS  SECTION TO CREATE A STATE OPERATED HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVE PROGRAM,
 KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK HEALTHY INCENTIVE PROGRAM (NYHIP),  FOR  ALL  SNAP
 RECIPIENTS AND LOCAL ECONOMIES ACROSS THE STATE.
   2.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION NINETY-
 FIVE-C OF THIS TITLE:
   A. "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY  ASSIST-
 ANCE.
   B.  "COMMISSIONER" SHALL MEAN THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPO-
 RARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
   C. "FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES" SHALL MEAN ANY SORT OF ENTERPRISE  THAT
 ALLOWS  LOCAL  FARMERS TO SELL THEIR PRODUCE AND OTHER PRODUCTS DIRECTLY
 TO THE CONSUMER, SUCH AS FARMERS MARKETS, CO-OPS, LOCALLY SOURCED COMMU-
 NITY OWNED GROCERY  STORES,  AND  COMMUNITY  SUPPORTED  AGRICULTURE,  AS
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER WITH INPUT FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRI-
 CULTURE AND MARKETS.
   D.  "LOCAL"  OR  "LOCALLY"  SHALL MEAN LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK, HOWEVER, IF NEIGHBORING STATES CREATE THEIR OWN HEALTHY  INCENTIVE
 PROGRAMS  THE  OFFICE  MAY  MAKE AGREEMENTS OF RECIPROCITY TO ALLOW SNAP
 BENEFICIARIES TO EARN DOLLAR REWARDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF  HEALTHY  FOODS
 FROM SUCH NEIGHBORING STATE AND MAY PLACE A BOUNDARY LIMITATION BASED ON
 DISTANCE FROM STATE LINES.
   E.  "LOCAL  HEALTHY  FOOD"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT THAT
 PROVIDES NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO HUMANS SUCH AS PRODUCE, DAIRY, MEAT  AND
 PROCESSED  FOODS  THAT  MUST  CONSIST  OF INGREDIENTS THAT ARE GROWN AND
 CULTIVATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT MAY BE PROCESSED ELSEWHERE. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "PROCESSED FOODS"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  RAW
 AGRICULTURAL  COMMODITIES  THAT HAVE BEEN  MILLED, CUT, CHOPPED, HEATED,
 PASTEURIZED, BLANCHED, COOKED, CANNED, FROZEN, DRIED,  DEHYDRATED,    OR
 MIXED,  AND  SHALL  CONSIST  OF  AT  LEAST SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF LOCAL
 INGREDIENTS.
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   F. "SIMILARLY SITUATED ENTITIES" SHALL MEAN STORES OF  ANY  SIZE  THAT
 HAVE  AGREED  TO  AND SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DETAILING HOW
 THEY WILL PRIORITIZE SOURCING PRODUCE AND OTHER HEALTHY  FOODS  LOCALLY,
 AGREE  TO  GOAL METRICS TO INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO LOCALLY SOURCE, AND
 MEET  THOSE  METRICS  TO  MAINTAIN  THEIR HEALTHY FOOD INCENTIVE PROGRAM
 PARTICIPATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, "STORES"  SHALL  MEAN
 ANY  NOT  FARM TO CONSUMER PRODUCE RETAILER THAT IS CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED
 AS AN ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER  RETAILER,  SUCH  AS  GROCERY  STORES,
 CORNER  STORES, BODEGAS, FOOD MARTS, FOOD STORES, CONVENIENCE STORES, OR
 MARKETS.
   G. "SNAP CARD" OR "SNAP BENEFIT CARD" SHALL MEAN ANY ELECTRONIC METHOD
 IN WHICH THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM  IS  ADMINISTERED
 TO  BENEFICIARIES ON A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD, INCLUDING THROUGH THE ELEC-
 TRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEM DESCRIBED IN SECTION TWENTY-ONE-A OF THIS
 CHAPTER.
   3. OFFICE POWERS AND DUTIES TO PROMULGATE PROGRAM. A.  THE  OFFICE  IS
 DIRECTED  TO  APPLY  FOR ANY NECESSARY GRANT OR WAIVER TO PARTICIPATE IN
 THE GUS SCHUMACHER NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM OR SIMILAR GRANT ADMINIS-
 TERED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  AND  THE  NATIONAL
 INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE FOR APPROVAL, AND TO ACT FOR THE STATE
 IN  ANY  NEGOTIATIONS  RELATIVE  TO  THE SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH
 PLAN, WAIVER, OR GRANT, AND SHALL MAKE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AND  TAKE  SUCH
 ACTION,  NOT  INCONSISTENT  WITH  LAW,  AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN AND
 RETAIN SUCH APPROVAL, TO IMPLEMENT SUCH PLAN, WAIVER, OR  GRANT  AND  TO
 SECURE FOR THE STATE THE BENEFITS AVAILABLE.
   B. THE OFFICE SHALL ACTIVELY SEARCH FOR, FIND AND APPLY FOR GRANTS AND
 OTHER  STREAMS  OF  FUNDING  TO  PROMULGATE  THIS  SECTION AND FUND THIS
 PROGRAM.
   C. THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AND  TAKE  ALL
 OTHER ACTIONS NECESSARY FOR THE EFFECTIVE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
 NYHIP, PROVIDING EARNED DOLLARS FOR SNAP BENEFICIARIES TO SPEND ON LOCAL
 HEALTHY  FOOD  THAT  IS  FRESH  AND  NUTRITIOUS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
 SECTION.  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT OR  LIMIT  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER'S  ABILITY  TO EXPAND ACCESS TO NYHIP TO ALL NEW YORKERS, SO LONG
 AS IT CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE THE EARNED DOLLARS  USED  TO  BUY  LOCALLY
 GROWN HEALTHY FOODS. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT OR LIMIT THE
 OFFICE  FROM INCLUDING NEW YORK GROWN AND CERTIFIED FOODS, AS CREATED BY
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX-H OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, FROM
 BEING INCLUDED IN NYHIP. NYHIP SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
   I. A FIXED EARNED DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR  THE  PURCHASE  OF  FRESH  LOCALLY
 GROWN HEALTHY FOODS USING SNAP;
   II. AUTOMATION OF EARNED DOLLAR AMOUNTS ON SNAP CARDS;
   III.  AUTOMATION  OF SNAP BENEFIT CARDS SO SNAP BENEFICIARIES ARE ABLE
 TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL COMMUNITY  SUPPORTED  AGRICULTURE  SUBSCRIPTIONS
 AND EARN NYHIP DOLLARS;
   IV.  ENSURING  NYHIP IS AVAILABLE AT ALL FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES AND
 SIMILARLY SITUATED ENTITIES BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO PARTICIPATE;
   V. CONNECTING FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES AND SIMILARLY  SITUATED  ENTI-
 TIES  WITH  THE  NECESSARY  RESOURCES  AND  TECHNOLOGY TO PARTICIPATE IN
 NYHIP;
   VI. REGULAR UPDATES AND MAINTENANCE  OF  THE  MOBILE  APPLICATION  AND
 WEBSITE; AND
   VII.  CREATION  AND  MAINTENANCE OF A NYHIP OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ENSURE
 ALL SNAP BENEFICIARIES ARE AWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITY  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN
 SUCH PROGRAM.
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   D.  THE OFFICE MAY CONTRACT WITH OUTSIDE ENTITIES TO EFFECT THE IMPLE-
 MENTATION AND PROMULGATION OF NYHIP AND SHALL  GIVE  GREATER  WEIGHT  TO
 ENTITIES THAT MANAGE HEALTHY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS IN THE STATE WHEN DETER-
 MINING CONTRACT AWARD.
   E.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM, FOR FARMERS, FARMERS
 MARKETS, AND COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS, IN  ATTAINING
 ANY  TECHNOLOGY  NEEDED  TO  TAKE  PAYMENT  FROM  SNAP BENEFICIARIES AND
 PARTICIPATE IN NYHIP. THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, SHALL ESTABLISH AN OUTREACH PROGRAM  FOR  FARM-
 ERS,  FARMERS  MARKETS, AND COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS
 TO BE INFORMED OF NYHIP AND THE AVAILABILITY OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL  GRANT
 DESCRIBED ABOVE.
   4.  NYHIP  MOBILE  APPLICATION, WEBSITE AND INTERACTIVE MAP. A. I. THE
 OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH A MOBILE APPLICATION AND WEBSITE TO PROMOTE NYHIP
 AND LOCATIONS AVAILABLE TO SNAP RECIPIENTS ACROSS THE STATE AND  PROMOTE
 FARM  TO  CONSUMER  ENTITIES  THAT TAKE SNAP. THE MOBILE APPLICATION AND
 WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:
   A. NAME, LOCATION, HOURS OF OPERATION, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND HYPER-
 LINKS, AS AVAILABLE, TO ALL FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES THAT SELL  LOCALLY
 GROWN HEALTHY FOOD AND ACCEPT SNAP BENEFITS; AND
   B. NAME, LOCATION, HOURS OF OPERATION, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND HYPER-
 LINKS,  AS  AVAILABLE, TO ALL FARMERS MARKETS, MOBILE MARKETS, COMMUNITY
 SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE, OR SIMILARLY SITUATED ENTITIES THAT SELL  LOCALLY
 GROWN HEALTHY FOOD THAT ARE PARTICIPANTS OF NYHIP.
   II.  THE MOBILE APPLICATION AND WEBSITE SHOULD HAVE AN INTERACTIVE MAP
 WHERE A USER MAY FIND FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES THAT TAKE SNAP  AND  ARE
 NYHIP  PARTICIPANTS.  THIS  INFORMATION  SHOULD  ALSO  BE  SEARCHABLE BY
 TOWN/CITY, COUNTY, REGION OR ANY OTHER CRITERIA THE  COMMISSIONER  DEEMS
 RELEVANT.
   III. THE MOBILE APPLICATION AND WEBSITE SHOULD MAKE CLEAR DISTINCTIONS
 BETWEEN FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES THAT JUST TAKE SNAP AND THOSE THAT ARE
 PARTICIPANTS OF NYHIP.
   B.  EACH  COMMISSIONER  OF  SOCIAL  SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE INFORMATION
 REGARDING NYHIP ON THEIR WEBSITE  AND  HYPERLINKS  TO  THIS  INTERACTIVE
 WEBSITE  AND  WHERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MOBILE APPLICATION ON THE SNAP PAGES
 OF ALL SOCIAL SERVICES WEBSITES.
   C. THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR FARM TO CONSUMER ENTITIES
 THAT ACCEPT SNAP BENEFITS AND NYHIP TO PROVIDE THE  UPDATED  INFORMATION
 DETAILED  ABOVE  FOR  THE  MOBILE APPLICATION AND WEBSITE. IN DEVELOPING
 SUCH PROCEDURES, THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE A SYSTEM IN WHICH THE INFORMA-
 TION REQUIRED IN THE MOBILE APPLICATION AND WEBSITE IS  UPDATED  MONTHLY
 AND CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE IS PROVIDED.
   D.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS AND TAKE ALL
 OTHER  ACTIONS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  EFFECTIVE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THIS
 SECTION.    NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT OR LIMIT THE DEPART-
 MENT'S ABILITY TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE NYHIP INCENTIVE  PROGRAM  MAP  TO
 ALL NEW YORKERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. Effective  immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
 
                                 SUBPART B
 
   Section  1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
 S. 3006--B                         99
 
   12. (A) THE OFFICE SHALL PROMPTLY SEEK ANY  NECESSARY  APPROVALS  FROM
 THE  UNITED  STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
 (USDA) TO AUTOMATE THE USE OF SNAP BENEFIT CARDS TO STREAMLINE THE PROC-
 ESS FOR POTENTIAL AND CURRENT RECIPIENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN LOCALLY GROWN
 FRESH  FOOD  SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES, SUCH AS COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICUL-
 TURE PARTNERSHIPS, BY CONDUCTING AN  AUTOMATIC  DEDUCTION  ON  A  WEEKLY
 BASIS.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL ALSO CREATE AN AUTOMATION PROCESS FOR THE NEW
 YORK HEALTHY INCENTIVE PROGRAM (NYHIP) AS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION  NINETY-
 FIVE-B  OF  THIS  TITLE, BY ALLOWING THE STATE TO ADD THE ACCRUED INCEN-
 TIVES DIRECTLY TO A SNAP CARD. ONCE THE OFFICE RECEIVES THE WAIVER,  THE
 OFFICE  SHALL WORK WITH THE USDA AND NYHIP TO ENSURE THAT ANY INCENTIVES
 ACCRUED ARE USED BY SNAP BENEFICIARIES TO PURCHASE LOCAL  FOOD  THAT  IS
 FRESH  AND  NUTRITIOUS  FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE UNABLE TO READILY AFFORD OR
 HAVE EASY ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR THEMSELVES OR  THEIR
 FAMILIES.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL PROMPTLY SEEK ANY NECESSARY APPROVALS FROM
 THE USDA IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE AVAILABILITY OF NYHIP  PURCHASING  OPTIONS
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   (B) THE OFFICE SHALL ENSURE SNAP BENEFICIARIES AND LOCALLY GROWN FRESH
 FOOD  SUBSCRIPTION  SERVICES,  SUCH  AS  COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE
 PARTNERSHIPS, ARE HELD HARMLESS UNDER SITUATIONS IN WHICH SNAP BENEFICI-
 ARIES LOSE BENEFITS DURING THEIR SUBSCRIPTION CONTRACT. THE OFFICE SHALL
 HONOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE CONTRACT AT  THE  EXPENSE
 OF THE STATE.
   (C)    WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, THE OFFICE SHALL APPLY FOR A WAIVER OR ANY OTHER  NECESSARY
 MEASURE  TO THE USDA TO AUTOMATE THE USE OF SNAP IN THE STATE TO STREAM-
 LINE NYHIP AND INCREASE ACCESS TO LOCALLY GROWN CSA SUBSCRIPTIONS.
   (D) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "COMMUNITY  SUPPORTED  AGRI-
 CULTURE PARTNERSHIPS" OR "CSA" SHALL MEAN A SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS FARMERS
 AND CONSUMERS BY ALLOWING THE CONSUMER TO INVEST IN FARMERS BY SUBSCRIB-
 ING  TO  A  HARVEST OF A CERTAIN FARM OR GROUP OF FARMS, USUALLY DONE BY
 CROP SEASON BUT MAY BE YEAR ROUND.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. Effective  immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date including any
 actions  necessary  to  prepare  or  submit  a federal waiver or waivers
 pursuant to this Part.
 
                                 SUBPART C
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 95-c to read as follows:
   §  95-C.  NEW YORK HEALTHY INCENTIVE PROGRAM (NYHIP) OUTREACH PROGRAM.
 1.   IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS  AND  TO  THE  EXTENT  THAT
 FEDERAL  MATCHING  FUNDS  ARE  AVAILABLE,  THE  OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP AND
 IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH PLAN TO INFORM LOW-INCOME  HOUSEHOLDS  POTENTIALLY
 ELIGIBLE  TO  RECEIVE  FOOD STAMPS AND PARTICIPATE IN NYHIP TO ENCOURAGE
 THE PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WISH TO PARTICIPATE.
   2. IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCH A PLAN THE OFFICE IS AUTHORIZED
 AND EMPOWERED, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET AND
 PROVIDED THAT FEDERAL AID IS AVAILABLE THEREFOR, TO ENTER INTO  CONTRAC-
 TUAL  AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLIC AND/OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND
 IMPLEMENT LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATEWIDE OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
   3. EACH COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES SHALL DEVELOP  AND  SUBMIT  TO
 THE  OFFICE  ON  AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR ITS APPROVAL, A LOCAL OUTREACH PLAN
 S. 3006--B                         100
 
 GOVERNING THE USE  OF  LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  PERSONNEL  AND  SERVICES
 PROVIDED  BY  FEDERALLY  FUNDED  AND OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO
 INFORM POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS OF THE AVAILABILITY AND  BENEFITS
 OF  NYHIP  AND TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE
 HOUSEHOLDS. THE OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE COMMISSIONERS  OF  SOCIAL  SERVICES
 WITH  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS NEEDED TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   4. AS PART OF EACH LOCAL  OUTREACH  PLAN,  SOCIAL  SERVICES  OFFICIALS
 SHALL TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A SUPPLY OF INFORMATION LEAF-
 LETS  IN  PUBLIC BUILDINGS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOCAL UNEMPLOY-
 MENT INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES  OFFICES  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 LABOR,  INSTITUTIONS  AND FACILITIES UNDER THE SUPERVISION OR CONTROL OF
 THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOOD STORES, UNION HALLS,  COMMUNITY  CENTERS,
 ENTITIES  PARTICIPATING  IN NYHIP, AND LOCAL AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES
 TO THE ELDERLY TO HELP ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE PERSONS ARE INFORMED OF  THE
 SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM AND NYHIP. ADDITIONALLY, AS
 PART OF THE LOCAL OUTREACH PLAN, SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIALS SHALL  ENSURE
 THAT  EVERY  NEW  SUPPLEMENTAL  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM APPLICANT
 RECEIVES INFORMATION ON NYHIP UPON  SUBMISSION  OF  AN  APPLICATION  AND
 SHALL  PROVIDE  SUCH  INFORMATION  IN THE HOME LANGUAGE OF THE APPLICANT
 PURSUANT TO ANY FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
   5. THE OFFICE SHALL PERIODICALLY DISTRIBUTE TO ALL NEWSPAPERS, AND  TO
 TELEVISION  AND  RADIO  STATIONS  THROUGHOUT  THE  STATE, PUBLIC SERVICE
 ANNOUNCEMENTS DESCRIBING NYHIP, INCLUDING THE NYHIP INTERACTIVE MAP  AND
 WEBSITE,  AND SHALL PROMPTLY INFORM SUCH MEDIA OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
 THE PROGRAM AFFECTING ELIGIBILITY  REQUIREMENTS  AND/OR  THE  AMOUNT  OF
 NYHIP EARNINGS.
   6.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  ESTABLISH  PROCEDURES  IN COOPERATION WITH THE
 INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ENSURE THAT INFOR-
 MATIONAL LEAFLETS ABOUT NYHIP ARE SENT TO EACH LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
 OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED  FORTY  OF  THE
 LABOR  LAW. EACH LEAFLET SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: THE PHONE
 NUMBER FOR THE NEW YORK STATE FOOD STAMP  HOTLINE;  HOW  TO  ACCESS  THE
 NYHIP  WEBSITE  AND  INTERACTIVE  MAP; HOW SNAP BENEFICIARIES EARN NYHIP
 BENEFITS BUYING LOCAL HEALTHY FOODS; ESTIMATED MAXIMUM INCOME  ELIGIBIL-
 ITY  LEVELS  BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR PARTICIPATION IN SNAP; AND THE AVAIL-
 ABILITY OF LOCAL  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DEPARTMENTS  TO  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL
 INFORMATION ABOUT NYHIP.
   7.  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, RULES AND
 REGULATIONS, THE OFFICE  SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE  APPROPRIATE  TRANSLATED
 MATERIALS  SO THAT POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS
 MAY BE INFORMED ABOUT NYHIP.
   8. THE OFFICE SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AND  TAKE  ALL
 OTHER  ACTIONS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  EFFECTIVE  IMPLEMENTATION  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. Effective  immediate-
 ly,  the  addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
 impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
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 the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the applicable effective date of Subparts A through C of this act  shall
 be as specifically set forth in the last section of such Subparts.
 
                                  PART LL

   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 95-b to read as follows:
   § 95-B. STATE SNAP MINIMUM BENEFIT  PROGRAM.  1.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A
 STATE SNAP MINIMUM BENEFIT PROGRAM. UNDER SUCH PROGRAM, THE OFFICE SHALL
 DISTRIBUTE TO EACH ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD A MONTHLY STATE SNAP BENEFIT EQUAL
 TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOUSEHOLD'S FEDERAL SNAP  MONTHLY  BENEFIT
 AND FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH AMOUNT MAY BE INCREASED BY THE OFFICE AS DEEMED
 APPROPRIATE, SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE STATE APPROPRIATIONS. IF FEDERAL FUNDS
 BECOME  AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE OFFICE SHALL
 UTILIZE SUCH FEDERAL FUNDS AS THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR ISSUING THE MONTHLY
 STATE SNAP BENEFIT BEFORE STATE FUNDS, IF NECESSARY, ARE  EXPENDED.  THE
 STATE  SNAP  BENEFIT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO AN ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD IN ADDI-
 TION TO THE FEDERAL SNAP BENEFIT.
   2. THE PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME STATE RULES AND PROCEDURES
 FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FEDERAL  SNAP  TO  THE  GREATEST  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DISTRIBUTING THE STATE SNAP BENEFIT USING
 THE  PROGRAM'S  ELECTRONIC  BENEFIT  TRANSFER  SYSTEM AND REQUIRING THAT
 BENEFITS BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD AS DEFINED IN 7  U.S.C.
 S.2012.    THE OFFICE SHALL ISSUE ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR
 THE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.
   3. THE OFFICE SHALL APPLY TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE WITHIN THE
 FEDERAL DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  ANY  OTHER  NECESSARY  FEDERAL
 DEPARTMENT,  DIVISION,  OR OFFICE FOR ANY NECESSARY WAIVERS OR APPROVALS
 TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROGRAM SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   4. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD"  MEANS  A  HOUSEHOLD  THAT  IS  CERTIFIED  TO
 RECEIVE A FEDERAL SNAP BENEFIT OF AT LEAST ONE DOLLAR PER MONTH BUT LESS
 THAN  FIFTY  DOLLARS PER MONTH, OR A LARGER AMOUNT AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE
 BY THE OFFICE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,  SUBJECT  TO
 AVAILABLE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.
   (B) "SNAP" MEANS THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AUTHOR-
 IZED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion,  section  or  part  of  this act shall be adjudged by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment  shall  not  affect,
 impair,  or  invalidate  the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the  legislature  that  this  act  would  have been enacted even if such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   § 3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.  Effective immediate-
 ly the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  or
 any action necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective
 date, including seeking any necessary federal waivers, are authorized to
 be made and completed on or before such date.
 S. 3006--B                         102
 
                                  PART MM
 
   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 6457
 to read as follows:
   § 6457. MENTAL  HEALTH  EDUCATIONAL  OPPORTUNITY  PROGRAM  AND  MENTAL
 HEALTH  HIGHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM. 1. TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
 EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO ENROLL  IN  ACADEMIC  PROGRAMS
 THAT  LEAD  TO  A DEGREE OR DEGREES REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE IN ANY OF THE
 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLES ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY-THREE,
 ONE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR  AND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER, A
 PARTICIPATING COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL PROVIDE SPECIAL  PROGRAMS  FOR
 THE  SCREENING,  TESTING, COUNSELING AND TUTORING OF, AND ASSISTANCE TO,
 RESIDENTS OF THE STATE, (I) WHO ARE GRADUATES OF AN APPROVED HIGH SCHOOL
 OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTAINED A NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALEN-
 CY DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT, AS DETERMINED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  (II)
 WHO  HAVE  POTENTIAL  FOR  THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A POST-SECONDARY
 PROGRAM THAT LEADS TO A DEGREE OR DEGREES REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE IN  ANY
 MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFESSION,  AND  (III)  WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCA-
 TIONALLY DISADVANTAGED.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATIONAL
 OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM, A PARTICIPATING  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY  SHALL  BE
 DEFINED AS ANY COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
 OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.  FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH HIGHER EDUCA-
 TIONAL  OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM, A PARTICIPATING COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL
 BE DEFINED AS A NON-PUBLIC COLLEGE OR  UNIVERSITY  INCORPORATED  BY  THE
 REGENTS.
   3.  A NON-PUBLIC COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE MENTAL
 HEALTH HIGHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM SHALL  CONTRACT  WITH  THE
 COMMISSIONER TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES IN THIS SECTION PURSUANT TO A PROC-
 ESS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   4.  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF  NEW  YORK,  AND  NON-PUBLIC  COLLEGES  AND
 UNIVERSITIES  CHOSEN BY THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL FORMULATE A GENERAL PLAN
 FOR THE ORGANIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION  AND  OPERATION  OF  THE
 MENTAL  HEALTH  EDUCATIONAL  OPPORTUNITY  PROGRAM  AND THE MENTAL HEALTH
 HIGHER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM WITHIN THE AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE
 THEREFOR BY LAW. SUCH A PLAN SHALL INCLUDE:
   A. DEFINITION OF ELIGIBILITY,
   B. PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF STUDENTS FROM AMONG THE ELIGIBLES,
   C. DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENTS  OF  SUCH  PROPOSED  PROGRAM  INCLUDING
 COUNSELING, TUTORING AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT,
   D. ESTIMATED COSTS,
   E. OBJECTIVES,
   F.  EXTENT  OF  OTHER FUNDS AND RESOURCES TO BE UTILIZED IN SUPPORT OF
 THE PROGRAM,
   G. PROCEDURES FOR THE EVALUATION OF STUDENT PROGRESS, AND
   H. PERIODIC REPORTS.
   5. THE GENERAL PLAN SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE BOARD  OF  REGENTS  AT
 SUCH  TIME  AS  THE  REGENTS  SHALL  BY RULE REQUIRE. SUCH PLAN SHALL BE
 REVIEWED BY THE REGENTS AND SHALL GUIDE AND DETERMINE THE  OPERATION  OF
 SUCH PROGRAM.
   6.  A.  STATE  APPROPRIATIONS MADE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE
 SPENT ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
   (I) SPECIAL TESTING, COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE SERVICES IN THE COURSE OF
 SCREENING POTENTIAL STUDENTS,
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   (II) REMEDIAL COURSES,  DEVELOPMENTAL  AND  COMPENSATORY  COURSES  AND
 SUMMER CLASSES FOR SUCH STUDENTS,
   (III)  SPECIAL TUTORING, COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE SERVICES FOR ENROLLED
 STUDENTS,
   (IV) CENTRAL SERVICES INCLUDING EVALUATION AND  ADMINISTRATIVE  COSTS,
 AND
   (V) ANY NECESSARY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE
 THE COST OF BOOKS AND NECESSARY MAINTENANCE FOR SUCH STUDENTS, INCLUDING
 STUDENTS  WITHOUT  LAWFUL  IMMIGRATION  STATUS PROVIDED THAT THE STUDENT
 MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH A  OR
 SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  B  OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE OF THIS CHAPTER,  AS  APPLICABLE;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 THAT  SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHALL BE FURNISHED PURSUANT
 TO CRITERIA PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND APPROVED BY THE  REGENTS
 AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
   B.  NO  FUNDS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
 SUPPORT THE REGULAR ACADEMIC  PROGRAMS  OF  ANY  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY
 PARTICIPATING  IN THIS PROGRAM, NOR SHALL FUNDS BE PROVIDED FOR PROGRAMS
 WHICH ARE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE  REGENTS  PLAN  FOR  THE  EXPANSION  AND
 DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE STATE.
   7.  A PARTICIPATING COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SHALL FURNISH TO THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, THE REGENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE
 FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND  MEANS  COMMIT-
 TEE, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, A REPORT IN SUCH FORM, AT SUCH TIME AND CONTAIN-
 ING  SUCH  INFORMATION AS THE REGENTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET MAY
 REQUIRE, OF THE OPERATIONS OF SUCH PROGRAM. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE:
   A. A STATEMENT OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM,
   B. A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM,
   C. THE BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES FOR  SUCH  PROGRAM,  SEPARATELY  STATING
 ACADEMIC CREDIT INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS, OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS, TUTORING
 COSTS,  REMEDIATION,  COUNSELING,  SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND
 CENTRAL SERVICES, INCLUDING EVALUATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS,
   D. THE EXTENT OF OTHER FUNDS AND RESOURCES USED  IN  SUPPORT  OF  SUCH
 PROGRAM AND THEIR SOURCES,
   E. THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS, AND
   F.  THE  EXTENT  AND  NATURE OF THE RESPONSIBILITY EXERCISED OVER SUCH
 PROGRAM BY SUCH TRUSTEES.
   8. CONTRACTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART NN
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph of item 1 of clause (A) of subpara-
 graph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 667 of  the  educa-
 tion  law,  as amended by section 1 of part DD of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   In the case of students who have not  been  granted  an  exclusion  of
 parental  income,  who  have  qualified as an orphan, foster child, [or]
 ward of the court, OR HOMELESS  for  the  purposes  of  federal  student
 financial  aid  programs  authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education
 Act of 1965, as amended, ARE DEEMED HOMELESS UNDER  THE  FEDERAL  MCKIN-
 NEY-VENTO  HOMELESS  ASSISTANCE  ACT, AS AMENDED, or had a dependent for
 income tax purposes during the tax year next preceding the academic year
 for which application is made, except for those students who  have  been
 S. 3006--B                         104
 
 granted  exclusion  of  parental  income  who have a spouse but no other
 dependent:
   §  2.  Section  661  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. HOMELESS STATUS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS FOR A UNIFORM VERIFICATION METHOD OF A STUDENT'S STATUS AS HOME-
 LESS  TO BE USED FOR ALL AWARDS AND LOANS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
 SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL UTILIZE THE SAME METHOD OF VERIFICATION
 OF HOMELESSNESS AS FEDERAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED  BY
 TITLE IV OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965, AS AMENDED, OR THE FEDERAL
 MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.
   §  3. Subdivision 4 of section 663 of the education law, as amended by
 section 1 of part X of chapter 56 of the laws of 2014,   is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   4.  Relinquishing of parental control. In determining the amount of an
 award, the president may, in cases of  unusual  and  exceptional  family
 circumstances  warranting  such  action, recognize an existing condition
 wherein parental control has in effect been relinquished by the  parents
 or  others  responsible  for  the  applicant,  and  notwithstanding  the
 provisions of subdivision three of this section, the  applicant  has  in
 effect been emancipated. Provided, however, that students who have qual-
 ified  as an orphan, foster child, or ward of the court for the purposes
 of federal student financial aid programs authorized by Title IV of  the
 Higher  Education Act of 1965, as amended, OR THE FEDERAL MCKINNEY-VENTO
 HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT, AS AMENDED, shall not be considered emancipated
 for the purposes of determining an award pursuant to section six hundred
 sixty-seven of this article. The  criteria  used  in  determining  these
 cases  of  unusual  and exceptional family circumstances shall be estab-
 lished by the president with the approval of the board of  trustees  and
 the director of the division of the budget.
   §  4.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
 for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
 
                                  PART OO
 
   Section 1.   Paragraph b of subdivision 2  of  section  679-e  of  the
 education  law,  as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   b. "Eligible period" means  the  [six-year]  EIGHT-YEAR  period  after
 completion of the [third] SECOND year and before the commencement of the
 [tenth]  ELEVENTH  year  of  employment  as  an  eligible  attorney. For
 purposes of this section, all periods of time during which  an  admitted
 attorney  was  employed  as an eligible attorney and all periods of time
 during which a law school graduate awaiting admission to  the  New  York
 state  bar  was  employed by a prosecuting [or] AGENCY, criminal defense
 agency, OR NON-PROFIT  INDIGENT  CIVIL  LEGAL  SERVICES  CORPORATION  as
 permitted by section four hundred eighty-four of the judiciary law shall
 be combined.
   §  2.  Paragraph  d of subdivision 2 of section 679-e of the education
 law, as amended by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56  of  the  laws  of
 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  "Year of qualified service" means the twelve month period measured
 from the anniversary of the attorney's employment as an eligible  attor-
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 ney,  or  as  a  law  school graduate awaiting admission to the New York
 state bar employed  by  a  prosecuting  [or]  AGENCY,  criminal  defense
 agency,  OR  NON-PROFIT  INDIGENT  CIVIL  LEGAL  SERVICES CORPORATION as
 permitted  by  section  four  hundred  eighty-four of the judiciary law,
 adjusted for any interruption in employment.   VACATION  OR  LEAVE  TIME
 PROVIDED BY THE EMPLOYER OR LEAVE TAKEN FOR A CONDITION THAT IS A QUALI-
 FYING  REASON  FOR LEAVE UNDER THE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993,
 29 U.S.C. 2612(A)(1) AND (3) SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED AN INTERRUPTION  IN
 QUALIFYING  EMPLOYMENT.  Any  period  of  [temporary leave from service]
 INTERRUPTION IN QUALIFYING EMPLOYMENT  taken  by  an  eligible  attorney
 shall  not be considered in the calculation of qualified service. Howev-
 er, the period of [temporary leave shall be considered an]  interruption
 in QUALIFYING employment and the calculation of the time period of qual-
 ified  service  shall  recommence  when the eligible attorney returns to
 [full time] service.
   § 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 3 of section 679-e  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  An  eligible  attorney  may  apply  for  reimbursement  after  the
 completion  of  each  year  of  qualified  service provided however that
 reimbursement to each eligible attorney shall not exceed [three thousand
 four hundred] EIGHT THOUSAND dollars, per qualifying  year,  subject  to
 appropriations  available  therefor. The president may establish: (i) an
 application deadline and (ii) a method of selecting recipients if in any
 given year there are insufficient funds to cover the needs  of  all  the
 applicants.    Awards  shall be within the amounts appropriated for such
 purpose and based on availability of funds.
   § 4. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 679-e  of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   b. An eligible attorney may apply after the completion of the [fourth]
 SECOND year of qualified service,  and  annually  thereafter  after  the
 completion  of the [fifth] THIRD through [ninth] ELEVENTH year of quali-
 fied service, and may seek a student loan expense  grant  for  only  the
 previous year of qualified service within the time periods prescribed by
 the  president.  An  eligible  attorney may receive student loan expense
 grants for no more than [six] EIGHT years of qualified service within an
 eligible period.
   § 5. This act shall take effect April 1, 2026.  Nothing  in  this  act
 shall  be  implemented  in a manner that diminishes the current award or
 status of eligible attorneys currently participating in the program.
 
                                  PART PP
 
   Section 1. Legislative findings.  The  legislature  acknowledges  that
 there  is a mental health crisis among our youth, especially in our most
 vulnerable communities. The legislature also acknowledges that there  is
 a  shortage of mental health professionals working in schools across the
 state. In order to combat the youth mental health crisis,  the  legisla-
 ture  acknowledges  the  benefits  of  a  loan repayment program for the
 professionals working in the most underserved schools.
   § 2. Section 605 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13.  NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
 A. PURPOSE. THE PRESIDENT SHALL GRANT  LOAN  REPAYMENT  AWARDS  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF  INCREASING  THE NUMBER OF YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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 EMPLOYED IN UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. SUCH AWARDS SHALL
 BE MADE ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM  AN
 INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION APPROVED OR REGISTERED BY THE REGENTS.
   B.  ELIGIBILITY.  (1)  TO  BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD PURSUANT TO
 THIS SUBDIVISION, AN APPLICANT MUST BE A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK STATE  WHO
 HAS  GRADUATED  FROM  AN  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  AND HAS AN
 OUTSTANDING STUDENT LOAN DEBT.
   (2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A YOUTH  MENTAL  HEALTH  PROFES-
 SIONAL  CAN BE A CERTIFIED OR LICENSED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST, SCHOOL COUN-
 SELOR, OR SOCIAL WORKER.
   (3) UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS SHALL BE SCHOOLS WITH STUDENT TO MENTAL HEALTH
 PROFESSIONAL RATIOS BELOW THE  RECOMMENDED  LEVELS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE
 PRESIDENT  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (4) SUCH AWARD SHALL BE MADE  ANNUALLY  TO  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANTS  WHO,
 PRIOR  TO  ACCEPTING SUCH AWARD, ARE COMMITTED TO AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OF
 SERVICE AS A YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN AN UNDERSERVED  SCHOOL,
 AND  SUCH  AWARD  SHALL  NOT EXCEED THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR AND
 SHALL BE MADE TO APPLICANTS PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
   (I) THIRTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AWARD FOR THE FIRST YEAR;
   (II) THIRTY PERCENT FOR THE SECOND YEAR; AND
   (III) ANY UNPAID BALANCE OF THE TOTAL AWARD NOT TO EXCEED THE  MAXIMUM
 AWARD AMOUNT FOR THE THIRD YEAR.
   (5)  RECIPIENTS  OF  SUCH  AWARDS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR OTHER
 AWARDS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
   C. DURATION. SUCH AWARD SHALL BE MADE ANNUALLY, FOR NO MORE THAN  FOUR
 YEARS,  TO APPLICANTS WHO REMAIN ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION AND WHO
 ARE CERTIFIED AS SUCH BY THE CORPORATION.
   D. AMOUNT. THE CORPORATION SHALL GRANT SUCH AWARDS WITHIN  THE  AMOUNT
 APPROPRIATED  FOR  SUCH PURPOSE AND BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN AN
 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE TOTAL COST OF THE  COMPLETION  OF  SUCH  DEGREE
 PROGRAMS. COST OF COMPLETION OF SUCH DEGREES SHALL INCLUDE TUITION AT AN
 INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION APPROVED OR REGISTERED BY THE REGENTS
 AND OTHER REQUIRED OR REASONABLE STUDENT FEES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART QQ
 
   Section 1. Section 602 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   5. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  ALLOWING
 FOR  STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
 OR TRANSITION PROGRAM TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM  THE  TUITION
 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   §  2.  Section  667  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OR  TRANSITION  PROGRAMS.    A.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  SUBDIVISIONS  ONE,  TWO  AND THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 PRESIDENT SHALL MAKE AWARDS TO STUDENTS WITH  INTELLECTUAL  DISABILITIES
 IN APPROVED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPERIENCE OR TRANSITION PROGRAMS IN
 THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  STUDENTS  ENROLLED  IN  AN  APPROVED PROGRAM AT A
 DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTION INCLUDING THE SAME INCOME LIMITS AND  AWARDS
 FOR EACH YEAR.
   B.  AN  APPROVED  POSTSECONDARY  EDUCATION  EXPERIENCE  OR  TRANSITION
 PROGRAM SHALL:
   (I) SERVE STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES;
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   (II) PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS AND SERVICES  FOR  THE  ACADEMIC  AND
 SOCIAL  INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN ACADEMIC
 COURSES, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF  THE  INSTITU-
 TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S REGULAR POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM;
   (III) PROVIDE A FOCUS ON:
   (A) ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT;
   (B) SOCIALIZATION;
   (C) INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, INCLUDING SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS; AND
   (D) INTEGRATED WORK EXPERIENCES AND CAREER SKILLS THAT LEAD TO GAINFUL
 EMPLOYMENT;
   (IV)  INTEGRATE  PERSON-CENTERED  PLANNING  IN  THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
 COURSE OF STUDY FOR EACH STUDENT WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY;
   (V) CREATE AND OFFER A MEANINGFUL CREDENTIAL FOR STUDENTS WITH  INTEL-
 LECTUAL  DISABILITIES UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
 EXPERIENCE OR TRANSITION PROGRAM; AND
   (VI) BE A FEDERALLY APPROVED COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION  AND  POSTSECON-
 DARY PROGRAM.
   C.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL
 DISABILITIES" SHALL MEAN A STUDENT WITH AN IMPAIRMENT OF GENERAL  INTEL-
 LECTUAL FUNCTIONING OR ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR WHICH CONSTITUTES A SUBSTANTIAL
 HANDICAP  TO  THE  STUDENT'S ABILITY TO FUNCTION NORMALLY IN SOCIETY AND
 WHICH HAS ORIGINATED AT ANY POINT IN THE STUDENT'S LIFE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART RR
 
   Section 1. Paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 355 of  the  educa-
 tion law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 11 to read as follows:
   (11)  (I) BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-SEVEN ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL  CURRENT  AND  FUTURE  MANDATORY  UNIVERSITY
 FEES,  WITH  THE  EXCLUSION  OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION STUDENT
 ACTIVITY FEE, SHALL BE CHARGED TO A STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK  GRADU-
 ATE  STUDENT  SERVING A FULL-TIME OR HALF-TIME APPOINTMENT AS A GRADUATE
 TEACHING ASSISTANT, GRADUATE  ASSISTANT,  GRADUATE  RESEARCH  ASSISTANT,
 GRADUATE  RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, OR GRADUATE TEACHING ASSOCIATE AT THE RATE
 OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL MANDATORY UNIVERSITY FEES, WITH THE EXCLU-
 SION OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE.
   (II) BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN--TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 EIGHT  ACADEMIC  YEAR AND THEREAFTER, NO MANDATORY UNIVERSITY FEES SHALL
 BE CHARGED, WITH THE  EXCLUSION  OF  THE  GRADUATE  STUDENT  ASSOCIATION
 STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE.
   §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24. A. BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 SEVEN  ACADEMIC  YEAR, ALL CURRENT AND FUTURE MANDATORY UNIVERSITY FEES,
 WITH THE EXCLUSION OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION STUDENT  ACTIVITY
 FEE,  SHALL BE CHARGED TO A CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRADUATE STUDENT
 SERVING AS A GRADUATE ASSISTANT, ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR,  ADJUNCT  LECTURER,
 ADJUNCT  COLLEGE  LABORATORY  TECHNICIAN OR A NON-TEACHING ADJUNCT STAFF
 MEMBER AT THE RATE OF TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF  ALL  MANDATORY  UNIVERSITY
 FEES,  WITH  THE  EXCLUSION  OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION STUDENT
 ACTIVITY FEE.
   B. BEGINNING IN THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 EIGHT  ACADEMIC  YEAR AND THEREAFTER, NO MANDATORY UNIVERSITY FEES SHALL
 BE CHARGED, WITH THE  EXCLUSION  OF  THE  GRADUATE  STUDENT  ASSOCIATION
 STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE.
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   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART SS
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  667 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 376 of the laws  of  2019,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2.  Duration. No undergraduate STUDENT shall be eligible for more than
 four academic years of study, or five academic years if the  program  of
 study  normally  requires  five years. Students enrolled in a program of
 remedial study, approved by the commissioner in an institution of higher
 education and intended to culminate in a degree in  undergraduate  study
 shall,  for  purposes  of  this  section, be considered as enrolled in a
 program of study normally requiring five years. An undergraduate student
 enrolled in an eligible two  year  program  of  study  approved  by  the
 commissioner  shall be eligible for no more than three academic years of
 study. An undergraduate student enrolled in an approved two or four-year
 program of study approved by  the  commissioner  who  must  transfer  to
 another  institution  as  a result of permanent college closure shall be
 eligible for up to two additional semesters, or their equivalent, to the
 extent credits necessary to complete [his or her] SUCH STUDENT'S program
 of study were deemed non-transferable from  the  closed  institution  or
 were deemed not applicable to such student's program of study by the new
 institution.   Any semester, quarter, or term of attendance during which
 a student receives any award under this  article,  after  the  effective
 date  of the former scholar incentive program and prior to academic year
 nineteen hundred eighty-nine--nineteen hundred ninety, shall be  counted
 toward the maximum term of eligibility for tuition assistance under this
 section,  except that any semester, quarter or term of attendance during
 which a student received  an  award  pursuant  to  section  six  hundred
 sixty-six  of  this  subpart shall be counted as one-half of a semester,
 quarter or term, as the case may be, toward the maximum term  of  eligi-
 bility  under  this section. Any semester, quarter or term of attendance
 during which a student received an award pursuant to section six hundred
 sixty-seven-a of this subpart shall not be counted  toward  the  maximum
 term  of  eligibility  under  this  section.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, AN ACADEMIC YEAR SHALL INCLUDE ANY OPTIONAL ACADEMIC  SEMESTER,
 QUARTER  OR TERM AND ANY AWARD MADE FOR SUCH OPTIONAL ACADEMIC SEMESTER,
 QUARTER OR TERM SHALL NOT REDUCE THE MAXIMUM TERM OF  ELIGIBILITY  UNDER
 THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART TT
 
   Section 1. Section 604 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. TUITION ASSISTANCE AWARDS PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN APPROVED PROGRAMS FOR
 FIVE ACADEMIC YEARS IN THE AGGREGATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART UU
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   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 352-eeeee to read as follows:
   § 352-EEEEE. CONVERSIONS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP FOR THE PRESERVATION
 OF  EXPIRING  AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.  1. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT". AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT IS AN AMEND-
 MENT  TO  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN THAT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL EVERY YEAR THAT A DWELLING UNIT IS UNSOLD, WITH THE  FIRST  SUCH
 ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT DUE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF
 THE  ACCEPTANCE  OF THE POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
 AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT SHALL SUPPLY THE EVIDENCE, DATA AND  INFORMA-
 TION  REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE ATTOR-
 NEY GENERAL'S REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE, SO THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
 SATISFIED THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN AS AMENDED DISCLOSES  THE  INFORMA-
 TION NECESSARY FOR A REASONABLE INVESTOR TO MAKE THEIR PURCHASE DECISION
 AND  THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS OTHERWISE COMPLETE, CURRENT AND ACCU-
 RATE.
   (B) "BONA FIDE PURCHASER". A BONA  FIDE  PURCHASER  IS  EITHER  (I)  A
 TENANT  IN OCCUPANCY WHO ENTERS INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR A DWELLING
 UNIT PURSUANT TO THEIR OR ITS EXERCISE OF ONE OF THE RIGHTS ACCORDED  TO
 TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, OR (II) A BONA
 FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER.
   (C) "BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER". A BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER
 IS  A  PURCHASER  OF  A DWELLING UNIT WHO HAS REPRESENTED THAT THEY OR A
 MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY INTEND TO OCCUPY THE  DWELL-
 ING UNIT WHEN IT BECOMES VACANT.
   (D)  "COMMERCIALLY  REASONABLE  GOOD  FAITH  EFFORT".  A  COMMERCIALLY
 REASONABLE GOOD FAITH EFFORT ON THE PART OF AN OFFEROR OF A PRESERVATION
 PLAN SHALL, AT MINIMUM, INCLUDE (I)  THE  FILING  OF  AN  ANNUAL  UPDATE
 AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN; (II) ALL OF THE CONDOMINIUM'S DWELL-
 ING  UNITS  OTHER  THAN  ANY INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS AS THE UNITS
 BEING OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN, EACH AT AN  OFFERING
 PRICE  THAT  IS  CONSISTENT WITH COMPARABLE DWELLING UNITS RECENTLY SOLD
 WITHIN THE LOCALITY; AND (III) ENTERING INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH  A
 LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER OR SELLING AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE
 OF  DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN. FOR THE
 AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE GOOD  FAITH  EFFORT  SHALL
 NOT  REQUIRE  AN OFFEROR TO SELL DWELLING UNITS AT A PRICE SUBSTANTIALLY
 BELOW THE MARKET-RATE FOR COMPARABLE  UNITS  RECENTLY  SOLD  WITHIN  THE
 LOCALITY,  NOR  SHALL  IT  REQUIRE AN OFFEROR TO OFFER FOR SALE DWELLING
 UNITS THAT ARE OCCUPIED BY NON-PURCHASING TENANTS.
   (E) "CONDOMINIUM". A CONDOMINIUM SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A QUALIFIED LEASE-
 HOLD CONDOMINIUM AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWELVE  OF  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-E OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   (F) "CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN". CONSUMMATION OF THE PRES-
 ERVATION  PLAN  SHALL  REFER  TO  THE  FILING OF THE DECLARATION FOR THE
 CONDOMINIUM AND THE FIRST TRANSFER OF TITLE TO AT  LEAST  ONE  PURCHASER
 UNDER  THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOLLOWING A DECLARATION OF EFFECTIVENESS BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW DECLARING THE PRESERVATION PLAN EFFECTIVE.
   (G) "ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS". NON-PURCHASING TENANTS  WHO  HAVE  AN
 IMPAIRMENT WHICH RESULTS FROM ANATOMICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL
 CONDITIONS, OTHER THAN ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL, GAMBLING, OR ANY CONTROLLED
 SUBSTANCE,  WHICH  ARE DEMONSTRABLE BY MEDICALLY ACCEPTABLE CLINICAL AND
 LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, AND WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE PERMANENT
 AND WHICH PREVENT THE TENANT FROM ENGAGING IN  ANY  SUBSTANTIAL  GAINFUL
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 EMPLOYMENT ON THE DATE THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPART-
 MENT OF LAW OR ON THE DATE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ACCEPTED THE PRESER-
 VATION  PLAN  FOR  FILING,  AND  THE SPOUSES OF ANY SUCH TENANTS ON SUCH
 DATE,  AND WHO HAVE ELECTED, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE DATE THE PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  LAW  OR  ON  THE  DATE  THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ACCEPTED THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING, ON FORMS
 PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRESENTED TO SUCH TENANTS BY THE
 OFFEROR,  TO  BECOME NON-PURCHASING TENANTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE DISABILITY  FIRST  OCCURS  AFTER
 ACCEPTANCE  OF  THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING, THEN SUCH ELECTION MAY
 BE MADE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF SUCH DISABILITY  UNLESS
 DURING  THE  PERIOD SUBSEQUENT TO SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING BUT PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION, THE OFFEROR
 ACCEPTS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE APARTMENT FROM A  BONA  FIDE
 PURCHASER;  AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER THAT SUCH ELECTION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE
 ANY SUCH TENANT FROM SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASING THE DWELLING UNIT IF IT  IS
 NOT  AN  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  ON  THE  TERMS THEN OFFERED TO
 TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY.
   (H) "ELIGIBLE PROJECT". AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT SHALL REFER TO A  BUILDING
 OR  GROUP  OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT WITH ONE HUNDRED OR MORE DWELLING
 UNITS BUILT AFTER NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX THAT IS THE SUBJECT  OF  A
 PRESERVATION  PLAN UNDER THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL MEET THE CRITERIA SET
 FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.  AN ELIGIBLE  PROJECT  SHALL
 NOT  INCLUDE  ANY  BUILDING  OR  GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT OWNED
 UNDER ARTICLE TWO, FOUR OR FIVE OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW.  FOR
 THE  AVOIDANCE  OF DOUBT, NO BUILDING, GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT
 OTHER THAN AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT MAY CONVERT TO CONDOMINIUM  STATUS  UNDER
 THIS  SECTION,  THE  STATUS  OF WHICH SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY THE RELEVANT
 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE  PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN.
   (I)  "ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS". NON-PURCHASING TENANTS WHO ARE SIXTY-
 TWO YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ON THE DATE THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW  OR  ON  THE  DATE  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  HAS
 ACCEPTED  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING, AND THE SPOUSES OF ANY SUCH
 TENANTS ON SUCH DATE, AND WHO HAVE ELECTED, WITHIN  SIXTY  DAYS  OF  THE
 DATE  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW OR ON
 THE DATE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ACCEPTED  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  FOR
 FILING,  ON  FORMS  PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRESENTED TO
 SUCH TENANTS BY THE OFFEROR, TO BECOME NON-PURCHASING TENANTS UNDER  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION;  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  ELECTION SHALL NOT
 PRECLUDE ANY SUCH TENANT FROM SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASING THE DWELLING  UNIT
 ON THE TERMS THEN OFFERED TO TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY.
   (J) "EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM". THE EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM FOR
 THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS SHALL BE IN PERPETUITY FOR SO LONG AS
 THE  BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT ARE IN EXISTENCE, AND
 SUBJECT TO ANY OBLIGATION TO  REBUILD  IN  THE  EVENT  OF  CONDEMNATION,
 DAMAGE  OR  DESTRUCTION  REQUIRED  BY  THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH THE
 RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.
   (K) "INCLUSIONARY HOUSING UNIT". AN INCLUSIONARY HOUSING  UNIT  IS  AN
 INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  THAT  IS LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING THAT
 RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED  FLOOR  AREA  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTIONS  23-154  AND  23-90 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION OR IS LOCATED IN A
 MANDATORY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING AREA.
   (L) "INCLUSIONARY HOUSING DESIGNATED AREA".  AN  INCLUSIONARY  HOUSING
 DESIGNATED  AREA  IS  A SPECIFIED AREA IN WHICH THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
 PROGRAM (ALSO KNOWN AS THE VOLUNTARY INCLUSIONARY  HOUSING  PROGRAM)  IS
 S. 3006--B                         111
 
 APPLICABLE,  PURSUANT  TO  THE  REGULATIONS  SET FORTH FOR SUCH AREAS IN
 SECTION 23-90 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION. THE  LOCATIONS  OF  INCLUSIONARY
 HOUSING  DESIGNATED  AREAS  ARE IDENTIFIED IN EITHER (I) APPENDIX "F" OF
 THE ZONING RESOLUTION OR (II) IN A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED
 IN SECTION 15-011 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION.
   (M)  "INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT". AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT
 SHALL REFER TO A DWELLING UNIT LOCATED IN A BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILD-
 INGS  OR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  AN  ELIGIBLE PROJECT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A
 PRESERVATION PLAN SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION, AND SUCH DWELLING UNIT:
   (I)  MEETS  THE  DEFINITION  OF  A  "LOW-INCOME  UNIT" AS SUCH TERM IS
 DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS SUBJECT
 TO A REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; OR
   (II) MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A  "LOW-INCOME  UNIT"  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE
 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS SUBJECT TO A REGULATORY  AGREEMENT  WITH  A
 RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; OR
   (III)  PREVIOUSLY  MET THE DEFINITION OF "LOW-INCOME UNIT" PURSUANT TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  AND  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE
 EXPIRATION  OF  A  REGULATORY  AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE
 AGENCY, THE OWNER OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT AFFIRMS, UNDER  THE  PENALTY  OF
 PERJURY,  THAT IT HAS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED AND RENTED THE DWELLING UNIT
 (A) AS IF IT REMAINED AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT AND (B) AS IF ALL
 OF THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE EXPIRED REGULATORY AGREEMENT HAD CONTINUOUSLY
 BEEN EXTENDED OR OTHERWISE REMAINED IN EFFECT; OR
   (IV) IS A DWELLING UNIT LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING OR GROUP  OF  BUILD-
 INGS  OR  DEVELOPMENT THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION
 FIFTEEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE  REAL  PROPERTY  TAX
 LAW,  THE LOCAL HOUSING AGENCY SHALL HAVE REQUIRED TO BE A UNIT AFFORDA-
 BLE TO FAMILIES OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME; OR
   (V) IS A DWELLING UNIT THAT IS RENTED TO  PERSONS  OF  LOW  INCOME  OR
 FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINETEEN OF SECTION TWO
 OF  THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW OR AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY A FEDER-
 AL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW OR MANDATE.
   (N) "MANDATORY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING AREA".  A  MANDATORY  INCLUSIONARY
 HOUSING  AREA  IS  A  SPECIFIED  AREA  IN WHICH THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
 PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE REGULATIONS SET  FORTH  FOR  SUCH
 AREAS IN SECTION 23-90 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION. THE LOCATIONS OF MANDA-
 TORY  INCLUSIONARY  HOUSING  AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED IN EITHER (I) APPENDIX
 "F" OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION OR (II) IN A SPECIAL  PURPOSE  DISTRICT  AS
 DESCRIBED IN SECTION 15-011 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION.
   (O)  "NON-PURCHASING TENANT". A PERSON WHO HAS NOT PURCHASED UNDER THE
 PRESERVATION  PLAN  FROM  OFFEROR  AND  WHO  IS  A  TENANT  ENTITLED  TO
 POSSESSION  AT THE TIME THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE OR A
 PERSON TO WHOM A DWELLING UNIT IS RENTED FROM OFFEROR AFTER THE  PRESER-
 VATION PLAN WAS DECLARED EFFECTIVE. A PERSON WHO SUBLETS A DWELLING UNIT
 FROM  A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A NON-
 PURCHASING TENANT. A TENANT ENTITLED TO  POSSESSION  OF  AN  INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNIT AT THE TIME THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED EFFEC-
 TIVE    IS   A   NON-PURCHASING   TENANT,   NOTWITHSTANDING   THAT   THE
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS ARE NOT OFFERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO SUCH
 PRESERVATION PLAN.
   (P) "POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT". A POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT IS AN AMENDMENT
 TO A PRESERVATION PLAN FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  CONFIRMING  THAT
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED.
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   (Q) "PRESERVATION PLAN". AN OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS SUBMITTED
 TO  THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE CONVERSION OF
 A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT OF AN  ELIGIBLE  PROJECT
 FROM  RENTAL  STATUS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, WHEREIN THE OFFEROR DOCU-
 MENTS  THAT  IT  HAS  AGREED  TO  AN EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM FOR THE
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.
   (R) "PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN".  A  PURCHASER  UNDER  THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN IS A PERSON WHO PURCHASES A DWELLING UNIT FROM OFFEROR
 PURSUANT  TO THE TERMS OF A PRESERVATION PLAN THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR
 FILING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT ACQUIRES  DWELL-
 ING  UNITS  AND  ASSUMES  CERTAIN  OBLIGATIONS  OF  OFFEROR SHALL NOT BE
 CONSIDERED A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   (S) "QUALIFIED OWNER". A QUALIFIED OWNER REFERS TO THE ENTITY APPROVED
 BY THE RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  DATE  OF
 SUBMISSION  OF  A  PRESERVATION  PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW THAT WILL
 OWN, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  OR  UNITS
 THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING, GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE THE
 SUBJECT  OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN. THE ENTITY WHICH IS A QUALIFIED OWNER
 SHALL ONLY BE EITHER: (I) A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT  FUND  COMPANY  INCORPO-
 RATED  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE PRIVATE FINANCE HOUSING LAW; OR
 (II) A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST OR OTHER  CHARITABLE  CORPORATION  ORGANIZED
 UNDER  THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW THAT HAS AS ITS PRIMARY CHARI-
 TABLE PURPOSE THE OWNERSHIP, OPERATION AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  MULTIFAMILY
 HOUSING FOR PERSONS AND FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION
 NINETEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PRIVATE FINANCE HOUSING LAW.
   (T) "RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY". RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
 SHALL  REFER  TO  A CITY OR STATE AGENCY WITH OVERSIGHT OVER INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS  DUE  TO  THE  RECEIPT  OF  SUBSTANTIAL  GOVERNMENT
 ASSISTANCE  PRIOR  TO THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF A PRESERVATION PLAN. FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY  SHALL  ALSO
 REFER  TO  THE CITY OR STATE AGENCY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OVERSIGHT
 OF INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS AFTER CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN.
   (U) "REGULATORY AGREEMENT". A REGULATORY AGREEMENT SHALL REFER TO  THE
 WRITTEN  AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY THAT RESTRICTS
 THE INCOME AND RENTS OF INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS THAT  IS  EITHER:
 (I) IN EFFECT PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF A PRESERVATION PLAN; OR
 (II) IN EFFECT AFTER CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   (V) "RENT STABILIZATION". RENT STABILIZATION SHALL MEAN, COLLECTIVELY,
 THE  RENT  STABILIZATION LAW OF NINETEEN SIXTY-NINE, THE RENT STABILIZA-
 TION CODE, THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION ACT  OF    NINETEEN  SEVENTY-
 FOUR,  AND  THE HOUSING STABILITY AND TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF TWO THOU-
 SAND NINETEEN, TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER SUCCESSOR STATUTES THERETO.
   (W)  "SUBSTANTIAL  GOVERNMENT  ASSISTANCE".   SUBSTANTIAL   GOVERNMENT
 ASSISTANCE  SHALL  REFER  TO  EITHER  (I) LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS
 UNDER SECTION FORTY-TWO OF  THE  INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE  OR  (II)  BOND
 FINANCING  UNDER  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
 CODE.
   (X) "ZONING RESOLUTION". ZONING RESOLUTION SHALL REFER TO  THE  ZONING
 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   2.  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT FOR SUBMISSION A PRES-
 ERVATION PLAN FOR THE CONVERSION OF A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT  IF  THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY HAS NOT CONFIRMED
 THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT,  WHICH  SHALL  BE
 DEFINED  AS  A  BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS
 S. 3006--B                         113
 
 THE DEFINITION OF AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT AND ONE OR MORE OF  THE  FOLLOWING
 REQUIREMENTS AS OF THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN:
   (A)  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR
 DEVELOPMENT THAT (I) RECEIVES A PARTIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION  PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION FIFTEEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL
 PROPERTY TAX LAW, (II)  CONTAINS  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNITS,  AND
 (III)  IS NOT SUBJECT TO AN EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT THAT PROHIBITS
 THE CONVERSION OF THE DWELLING UNITS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP; OR
   (B) THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT THAT (I) RECEIVES LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS PURSUANT TO
 SECTION  FORTY-TWO  OF  THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, (II) CONTAINS INCOME-
 RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, (III) IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY AGREEMENT PROVIDING
 FOR A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL WITH A  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION  UNLESS
 EVIDENCE  DEEMED SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW HAS BEEN PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL HAS EITHER EXPIRED OR  THAT  SUCH  NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT  DECLINED  TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT, AND (IV) IS NOT SUBJECT TO
 AN EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT THAT PROHIBITS THE  CONVERSION  OF  THE
 DWELLING UNITS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP; OR
   (C)  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR
 DEVELOPMENT THAT (I) RECEIVES BOND FINANCING UNDER  SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO  OF  THE  INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE, (II)
 CONTAINS INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, AND (III) IS NOT SUBJECT TO  AN
 EXISTING  REGULATORY  AGREEMENT  THAT  PROHIBITS  THE  CONVERSION OF THE
 DWELLING UNITS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP; OR
   (D) THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT,  THAT  (I) CONTAINS ONE OR MORE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING UNITS,
 (II) IS NOT SUBJECT TO AN EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT  THAT  PROHIBITS
 THE CONVERSION OF THE DWELLING UNITS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, AND (III)
 CONTAINS  A  REPRESENTATION  THAT AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED WITH THE
 RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF  INCOME-
 RESTRICTED  RENTAL UNITS IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVEL-
 OPMENT TO THIRTY  PERCENT  FOR  THE  EXTENDED  AFFORDABILITY  TERM  UPON
 CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   3.  AT  THE  TIME  OF SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, THE OFFEROR
 SHALL CONFIRM THAT IT HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH A  RELEVANT  HOUSING
 FINANCE  AGENCY  REGARDING THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS DURING THE
 EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM, AND SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURES
 IN THE PRESERVATION PLAN:
   (A) A LIST OF THE PROPOSED INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
   (B) THE PROPOSED  QUALIFIED  OWNER  OF  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL
 UNITS,  WHICH  QUALIFIED OWNER SHALL TAKE TITLE TO THE INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL UNITS NO LATER THAN THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS FROM  THE  DATE
 OF CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN;
   (C)  THE OPERATING EXPENSES AND REVENUES APPLICABLE TO THE INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS, WHICH SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE UPDATED SCHEDULE A
 AND SCHEDULE B FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION OF THE  CONDOMINIUM,  THE
 ALLOCATION OF COMMON INTERESTS, PROJECTED COMMON CHARGES, ESTIMATED REAL
 ESTATE  TAXES,  AND  RENTS  TO  BE COLLECTED FROM EACH INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL UNIT, AND THE ALLOCATION OF COMMON EXPENSES UNDER  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-M  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  LAW,  APPLICABLE TO THE
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, WHICH SHALL BE  USED  TO  LIMIT  CERTAIN
 CONDOMINIUM EXPENSES ALLOCABLE TO THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS AND
 TO  COVER  ANY  SHORTFALL IN THE REVENUE FROM RENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF
 OPERATION OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
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   (D) A DESCRIPTION OF ANY FINANCING ENCUMBERING  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNITS,  AND  WHETHER A TAX EXEMPTION OR ABATEMENT IS IN PLACE TO
 REDUCE REAL ESTATE TAXES FOR THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
   (E)  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  ANY  REGULATORY AGREEMENT OR AGREEMENTS TO BE
 RECORDED AGAINST THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS AND THE TERM THEREOF
 AND THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY  OR  AGENCIES  WITH  SUPERVISORY
 OVERSIGHT;
   (F) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE DECLARATION AND BY-LAWS FOR
 THE  CONDOMINIUM  THAT  PROVIDES  FOR  THE  SPECIAL ALLOCATION OF COMMON
 EXPENSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-M  OF  THE
 REAL  PROPERTY LAW, AND ANY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN A REGULA-
 TORY AGREEMENT REQUIRING UNIT OWNERS IN THE  CONDOMINIUM  TO  COVER  ANY
 SHORTFALL  IN  THE  REVENUE FROM RENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF OPERATION OF
 THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
   (G) A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEMPLATED STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF MANAG-
 ERS OF THE CONDOMINIUM, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY AN EXPLANATION AS TO  HOW
 THE  INTERESTS  OF  THE  QUALIFIED OWNER OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL
 UNITS ARE TO BE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED;
   (H) A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING-WIDE AMENITIES AND A  REPRESENTATION
 THAT  THE DECLARATION AND BY-LAWS FOR THE CONDOMINIUM SHALL REQUIRE THAT
 TENANTS OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY
 TO USE COMMONLY ACCESSIBLE AMENITIES OF THE CONDOMINIUM AND  NOT  UNIQUE
 TO  AN  INDIVIDUAL  UNIT,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO: POOLS, FITNESS
 CENTERS, STORAGE SPACES, PARKING, AND ROOFS OR GARDENS ACCESSIBLE  ON  A
 BUILDING-WIDE  BASIS,  AND  THAT  THE  TENANTS  OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL UNITS MAY ONLY BE CHARGED A NOMINAL AND REASONABLE FEE  FOR  SUCH
 USE, WHICH SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS RENT UNDER ANY RENTAL AGREEMENT;
   (I)  THE  NAME,  ADDRESS  AND CONTACT DETAILS FOR THE RELEVANT HOUSING
 FINANCE AGENCY OR AGENCIES WITH SUPERVISORY OVERSIGHT OF THE INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS AND THE OCCUPANTS WITHIN;
   (J) THAT THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT CONTAINS A PROVISION WHICH  REQUIRES
 THAT  ONCE  A  VACANCY OCCURS OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT, AFTER
 CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, THEN SAID UNIT MAY ONLY BE LEASED
 TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME  IS  NOT  GREATER
 THAN  SIXTY  PERCENT  OF  AREA  MEDIAN INCOME AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL
 LEASE;
   (K) A REPRESENTATION BY OFFEROR THAT THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT INCLUDES
 AND ACCOUNTS FOR (I)  ALL  OF  THE  EXISTING  ON-SITE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNITS  IN AN EXISTING BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOP-
 MENT, OR (II) ALL OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS ASSOCIATED  WITH
 AN  EXISTING  BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON A
 ZONING LOT WHERE ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS  WERE  SET  ASIDE  AS  AFFORDABLE
 HOUSING  FOR PURPOSES OF QUALIFYING FOR A PARTIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
 PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL  PROPERTY  TAX
 LAW;
   (L)  TO  THE  EXTENT  NOT ALREADY SUBJECT THERETO PRIOR TO THE CONSUM-
 MATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, A REPRESENTATION BY  OFFEROR  THAT  THE
 REGULATORY AGREEMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL INCOME RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS BE
 SUBJECT  TO  RENT  STABILIZATION DURING THE EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM,
 AND THAT NO INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS  MAY  BE  REMOVED  FROM  RENT
 STABILIZATION PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FOR UNITS OWNED AS A CONDOMINIUM
 UNDER  SECTIONS  2520.11  AND  2500.9  OF THE RENT STABILIZATION CODE OR
 SECTION 26-504 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; AND
   (M) THE RECORDING OF THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION AND  COMMENCEMENT  OF
 CONDOMINIUM  OPERATIONS  DOES  NOT  MODIFY THE REQUIREMENT UNDER SECTION
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 FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW THAT ALL RESIDEN-
 TIAL RENTAL APARTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO RENT STABILIZATION.
   4.  UPON SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW,
 EACH TENANT IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  A
 DWELLING  UNIT  BEING  OFFERED FOR SALE SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH A WRITTEN
 NOTICE STATING THAT SUCH PRESERVATION PLAN HAS  BEEN  SUBMITTED  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW.  WRITTEN  NOTICE  TO EACH TENANT IN OCCUPANCY SHALL
 CONTAIN OR BE ACCOMPANIED BY:
   (A) A COPY OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN;
   (B) A STATEMENT THAT TENANTS OF THE DWELLING UNITS BEING  OFFERED  FOR
 SALE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES MAY
 PHYSICALLY INSPECT THE PREMISES AT ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE SUBMISSION
 OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, DURING  NORMAL  BUSI-
 NESS  HOURS,  UPON WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THEM TO THE OFFEROR, PROVIDED
 SUCH REPRESENTATIVES ARE REGISTERED ARCHITECTS OR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
 LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND
   (C) A STATEMENT THAT TENANTS OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS ARE
 NOT BEING OFFERED FOR SALE THE DWELLING UNITS  THEY  OCCUPY,  BUT  THEIR
 TENANCIES  SHALL CONTINUE UNDISTURBED DURING AND AFTER THE CONVERSION OF
 THE PROPERTY TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP. THE STATEMENT SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE
 THAT ALL  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNITS  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  RENT
 STABILIZATION THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM.
   5.  THE  TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY OF DWELLING UNITS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE
 ON THE DATE THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL  ACCEPTS  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  FOR
 FILING  SHALL  HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO PURCHASE THEIR DWELLING UNITS
 FOR NINETY DAYS AFTER THE PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING
 BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, DURING WHICH TIME THE OFFERING PRICE  AVAILABLE
 TO  THE TENANT IN OCCUPANCY MAY NOT BE INCREASED AND A TENANT'S DWELLING
 UNIT SHALL NOT BE SHOWN TO A THIRD PARTY  UNLESS  SUCH  TENANT  HAS,  IN
 WRITING, WAIVED THEIR RIGHT TO PURCHASE. SUBSEQUENT TO THE EXPIRATION OF
 SUCH NINETY-DAY PERIOD, A TENANT IN OCCUPANCY OF A DWELLING UNIT WHO HAS
 NOT  PURCHASED  SHALL BE GIVEN THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX
 MONTHS FROM SAID EXPIRATION DATE TO PURCHASE SAID DWELLING UNIT  ON  THE
 SAME  TERMS  AND CONDITIONS AS ARE CONTAINED IN ANY EXECUTED CONTRACT TO
 PURCHASE SAID DWELLING UNIT ENTERED INTO BY A PURCHASER UNDER THE  PRES-
 ERVATION  PLAN,  SUCH  EXCLUSIVE  RIGHT TO BE EXERCISABLE WITHIN FIFTEEN
 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MAILING  BY  REGISTERED  MAIL  OF  NOTICE  OF  THE
 EXECUTION  OF  A  CONTRACT OF SALE TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF SAID EXECUTED
 PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO SAID TENANT.
   6. THE PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE THAT THE OFFEROR SHALL:
   (A) MARKET AND SELL ALL THE DWELLING UNITS (OTHER THAN THE INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS) IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR  DEVELOP-
 MENT,  AS  EACH  SUCH DWELLING UNIT BECOMES VACANT, TO A PURCHASER UNDER
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN THROUGH THE USE OF  COMMERCIALLY  REASONABLE  GOOD
 FAITH EFFORTS;
   (B) FUND THE RESERVE FUND AND DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND IN THE MANNER AND
 AMOUNTS  AS PROVIDED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THE REAL
 PROPERTY LAW;
   (C) FILE AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT EVERY YEAR WHICH SHALL INCLUDE  AN
 UPDATED  SCHEDULE  A  OF ALL DWELLING UNITS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN; AND
   (D) EXERCISE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE GOOD FAITH  EFFORTS  TO  SELL  AT
 LEAST  FIFTY-ONE  PERCENT  OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS OFFERED
 FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN  (EXCLUDING  ANY  INCOME-RESTRICTED
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 RENTAL  UNITS  NOT  OFFERED FOR SALE) WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF
 THE POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT.
   7.  AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE LETTER FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATING
 THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED  FOR  FILING,  THE  OFFEROR
 SHALL, ON THE THIRTIETH, SIXTIETH, EIGHTY-EIGHTH AND NINETIETH DAY AFTER
 SUCH  DATE  AND  AT  LEAST ONCE EVERY THIRTY DAYS UNTIL THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE OR ABANDONED, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND ON  THE
 SECOND  DAY  BEFORE  THE  EXPIRATION  OF  ANY  EXCLUSIVE PURCHASE PERIOD
 PROVIDED IN A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN:
   (A) FILE WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  A  WRITTEN  STATEMENT  UNDER  OATH
 SETTING  FORTH  THE  PERCENTAGE OF BONA FIDE TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY OF ALL
 DWELLING UNITS IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR  DEVELOPMENT  ON
 THE  DATE  THE PRESERVATION PLAN WAS ACCEPTED FOR FILING BY THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL WHO HAVE EXECUTED AND DELIVERED WRITTEN AGREEMENTS  TO  PURCHASE
 UNDER  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  AS OF THE DATE OF SUCH WRITTEN STATEMENT
 UNDER OATH; AND
   (B) BEFORE NOON ON THE DAY SUCH STATEMENT IS FILED POST A COPY OF SUCH
 WRITTEN STATEMENT UNDER OATH IN A  PROMINENT  PLACE  ACCESSIBLE  TO  ALL
 TENANTS IN EACH BUILDING COVERED BY THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   8.  A  PRESERVATION  PLAN  MAY NOT BE DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNTIL WRITTEN
 PURCHASE AGREEMENTS HAVE  BEEN  EXECUTED  AND  DELIVERED  FOR  AT  LEAST
 FIFTEEN  PERCENT  OF ALL DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE BUILDING
 OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT FROM EITHER (A) BONA  FIDE  TENANTS
 WHO  WERE  IN  OCCUPANCY ON THE DATE A LETTER WAS ISSUED BY THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL ACCEPTING THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR  FILING  OR  (B)  BONA  FIDE
 NON-TENANT  PURCHASERS.  THE  PURCHASE  AGREEMENT  SHALL BE EXECUTED AND
 DELIVERED PURSUANT TO AN OFFERING MADE IN GOOD FAITH WITHOUT  FRAUD  AND
 DISCRIMINATORY  REPURCHASE  AGREEMENTS  OR  OTHER DISCRIMINATORY INDUCE-
 MENTS. A NEGOTIATED REDUCTION FROM THE ORIGINAL OFFERING PRICE  EXTENDED
 SHALL NOT, BY ITSELF, BE DEEMED A DISCRIMINATORY INDUCEMENT.
   9. THOSE WRITTEN STATEMENTS UNDER OATH THAT THE OFFEROR IS REQUIRED TO
 FILE  WITH  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE:
   (A) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE UNDER THE PRES-
 ERVATION PLAN RECEIVED FROM BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASERS;
   (B) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE UNDER THE PRES-
 ERVATION PLAN RECEIVED FROM ALL BONA FIDE TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY;
   (C) THE PERCENTAGE OF DWELLING UNITS  UNDER  CONTRACT,  CALCULATED  BY
 ADDING  THE  NUMBER  OF WRITTEN PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR A UNIT THAT WERE
 RECEIVED FROM (I) ALL BONA FIDE TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY PLUS (II) ALL  BONA
 FIDE  NON-TENANT  PURCHASERS  AND  THEN  DIVIDING  THE  SUM OF THOSE TWO
 NUMBERS BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN;
   (D) WHETHER OR NOT THE OFFEROR INTENDS TO CLAIM A CREDIT  AGAINST  THE
 MANDATORY  INITIAL CONTRIBUTION THE OFFEROR IS OBLIGATED TO DEPOSIT INTO
 THE CONDOMINIUM'S RESERVE FUND PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-MM  OF  THE REAL PROPERTY LAW FOR THE ACTUAL
 COST OF CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS WHICH THE OFFEROR HAS BEGUN AFTER THE PRES-
 ERVATION PLAN WAS SUBMITTED FOR FILING TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW  BUT
 BEFORE  THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE, TOGETHER WITH THEIR
 ACTUAL OR ESTIMATED COSTS WHICH CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL  COST
 OF THE CREDIT;
   (E)  WHETHER  OR  NOT  THE  OFFEROR  SHALL  BE MAKING ITS RESERVE FUND
 CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-MM
 EARLIER OR IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN REQUIRED; AND
 S. 3006--B                         117
 
   (F) A REPRESENTATION THAT NO PURCHASER COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF DECLAR-
 ING THE PRESERVATION PLAN EFFECTIVE IS THE OFFEROR, THE SELLING AGENT OR
 THE MANAGING AGENT, OR IS A PRINCIPAL OF THE OFFEROR, THE SELLING AGENT,
 OR THE MANAGING AGENT OR IS RELATED TO ANY PRINCIPAL OF THE OFFEROR, ANY
 PRINCIPAL OF THE SELLING AGENT OR ANY PRINCIPAL OF THE MANAGING AGENT BY
 BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION, OR IS AN AFFILIATE, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE, AN
 EMPLOYEE,  A SHAREHOLDER, A MEMBER, A MANAGER, A DIRECTOR, AN OFFICER, A
 LIMITED PARTNER OF THE OFFEROR, SELLING AGENT OR MANAGING AGENT.
   10. THE PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL PROVIDE THAT IT WILL BE  DEEMED  ABAN-
 DONED,  VOID  AND  OF  NO  EFFECT IF IT DOES NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE WITHIN
 FIFTEEN MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE OF  THE  LETTER  OF  THE  ATTORNEY
 GENERAL  STATING THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING
 AND, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH ABANDONMENT, NO NEW PLAN FOR THE CONVERSION OF
 SUCH BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO
 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS AFTER SUCH ABANDONMENT.
   11. NO CLOSINGS OF TITLE OF A DWELLING UNIT TO A PURCHASER  UNDER  THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL HAVE
 ALSO  ACCEPTED  FOR  FILING  AN AMENDMENT THAT DECLARES THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN EFFECTIVE. WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE FIRST CLOSING OF TITLE  OF
 A  DWELLING UNIT TO A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN, THE OFFEROR
 SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ITS POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT  TO  THE
 PRESERVATION  PLAN.  THEREAFTER, THE PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL CONTINUALLY
 BE UPDATED WITH THE FILING OF AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT, NO LATER  THAN
 THIRTY  DAYS  FROM  THE  ANNIVERSARY  OF  THE  DATE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 ACCEPTED THE POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT FOR FILING. AN OFFEROR OR  SUCCESSOR
 OFFEROR  SHALL  ONLY  BE  RELIEVED  OF  ITS OBLIGATION TO FILE AN ANNUAL
 UPDATE AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN AFTER THE LAST  DWELLING  UNIT
 OFFERED FOR SALE IS CONVEYED TO A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   12. AFTER THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR FILING OF THE POST-CLOSING AMEND-
 MENT,  THE  OFFEROR  SHALL CONTINUE TO MAKE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE GOOD
 FAITH EFFORTS TO SELL THE DWELLING UNITS IT OWNS.
   13. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT FOR FILING  AN  ANNUAL
 UPDATE AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN UNLESS:
   (A)  THE  ANNUAL  UPDATE AMENDMENT DISCLOSES, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER
 DISCLOSURES REQUIRED ELSEWHERE IN THIS SECTION OR THE REGULATIONS OF THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FOLLOWING DATA AND INFORMATION:
   (I) AN ACCOUNTING OF THE DWELLING UNITS SOLD AND CLOSED BY THE OFFEROR
 IN THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS, WITH AN INDICATION IF THE DWELLING  UNIT
 WAS  CONVEYED TO A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN OR TO A SUCCES-
 SOR OFFEROR;
   (II) AN INVENTORY OF THE OFFEROR'S UNSOLD DWELLING UNITS AT THE END OF
 THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE AS SHALL SATISFY  THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND
   (III)  ALL THE INFORMATION, DATA AND LITERATURE PRESENTED BY THE BOARD
 OF MANAGERS IN ITS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THE RESERVE FUND
 AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-
 MM OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   (B) THE ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY  AN  AFFIDAVIT
 FROM  A  PRINCIPAL  OF  THE  OFFEROR ATTESTING TO THE FOLLOWING DATA AND
 INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ALL THE  DWELLING  UNITS  THE  OFFEROR  THEN
 OWNS:
   (I) THE DWELLING UNITS' IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND GENERAL LOCATION;
   (II)  WHETHER,  ON  THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL UPDATE AMEND-
 MENT, THE UNSOLD DWELLING UNIT IS SUBJECT TO A FULLY  EXECUTED  PURCHASE
 AGREEMENT,  AND  IF  SO,  WHETHER THE PURCHASER IS A PURCHASER UNDER THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN OR OTHERWISE;
 S. 3006--B                         118
 
   (III) WHETHER, ON THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL  UPDATE  AMEND-
 MENT, THE DWELLING UNIT IS OCCUPIED OR VACANT, AND IF OCCUPIED, AN INDI-
 CATION THAT OCCUPANCY IS:
   (A) BY A RENT-REGULATED TENANT;
   (B) BY A MARKET-RATE TENANT;
   (C) A MONTH-TO-MONTH TENANCY;
   (D) A TENANCY AT SUFFERANCE; OR
   (E) OTHER.
   (IV)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  OCCUPANCY STATUS OF A DWELLING UNIT ON THE
 DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT, AN INDICATION IF  THE
 DWELLING  UNIT  WAS  VACANT  FOR  MORE  THAN ONE OF THE TWELVE PRECEDING
 MONTHS. FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT SO  INDICATED,  THE  OFFEROR  SHALL  ALSO
 DISCLOSE:
   (A) THE DATE RANGE THAT THE DWELLING UNIT WAS VACANT;
   (B)  THE  DATE RANGE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE DWELLING UNIT WAS
 MARKETED FOR SALE;
   (C) DATE OF SALE;
   (D) THE DATE THE DWELLING UNIT WAS LEASED BY A TENANT; AND
   (E) THE DATE THE LEASE IS SET TO EXPIRE (IF APPLICABLE).
   14. NO EVICTION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE COMMENCED  AT  ANY  TIME  AGAINST
 NON-PURCHASING  TENANTS  FOR FAILURE TO PURCHASE OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON
 APPLICABLE TO EXPIRATION OF TENANCY; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROCEEDINGS  MAY
 BE  COMMENCED  FOR  NON-PAYMENT OF RENT, ILLEGAL USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE
 PREMISES, REFUSAL OF REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE OWNER OR A SIMILAR  BREACH
 BY  THE  NON-PURCHASING  TENANT OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE OWNER OF THE
 DWELLING UNIT; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT AN OWNER  OF  A  UNIT  MAY  NOT
 COMMENCE  AN ACTION TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A DWELLING UNIT FROM A NON-
 PURCHASING TENANT ON THE GROUNDS THAT THEY SEEK THE  DWELLING  UNIT  FOR
 THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF THEMSELF OR THEIR FAMILY'S USE AND OCCUPANCY.
   15.  NO EVICTION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE COMMENCED, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION, AT ANY TIME AGAINST EITHER ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS OR
 ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS. THE RENTALS OF ELIGIBLE SENIOR  CITIZENS  AND
 ELIGIBLE  DISABLED  PERSONS  WHO RESIDE IN DWELLING UNITS NOT SUBJECT TO
 GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY AND ELIGIBLE
 SENIOR CITIZENS AND ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS  WHO  RESIDE  IN  DWELLING
 UNITS  WITH  RESPECT  TO  WHICH  GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND
 CONTINUED OCCUPANCY IS ELIMINATED  OR  BECOMES  INAPPLICABLE  AFTER  THE
 PRESERVATION  PLAN  HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO
 UNCONSCIONABLE INCREASES BEYOND ORDINARY RENTALS FOR  COMPARABLE  APART-
 MENTS  DURING  THE PERIOD OF THEIR OCCUPANCY CONSIDERING, IN DETERMINING
 COMPARABILITY, SUCH FACTORS AS BUILDING SERVICES, LEVEL  OF  MAINTENANCE
 AND  OPERATING EXPENSES; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROCEEDINGS MAY BE COMMENCED
 AGAINST SUCH TENANTS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT, ILLEGAL USE  OR  OCCUPANCY
 OF  THE PREMISES, REFUSAL OF REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE OWNER OR A SIMILAR
 BREACH BY THE TENANT OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE OWNER OF  THE  DWELLING
 UNIT.
   16.  ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS AND ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS WHO RESIDE
 IN DWELLING UNITS SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION  AS  TO  RENTALS  AND
 CONTINUED OCCUPANCY SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT THERETO.
   17.  THE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO ELIGIBLE SENIOR
 CITIZENS AND ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS MAY NOT BE ABROGATED  OR  REDUCED
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPIRATION OF, OR AMENDMENT TO, THIS SECTION.
   18.  ANY OFFEROR WHO DISPUTES THE ELECTION BY A PERSON TO BE AN ELIGI-
 BLE SENIOR CITIZEN OR AN ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSON  SHALL  APPLY  TO  THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE ELECTION FORMS
 FOR  A  DETERMINATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SUCH PERSON'S ELIGIBIL-
 S. 3006--B                         119
 
 ITY. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS THEREAFTER, ISSUE  A
 DETERMINATION  OF  ELIGIBILITY.  THE  FOREGOING SHALL, IN THE ABSENCE OF
 FRAUD, BE THE SOLE METHOD FOR DETERMINING A  DISPUTE  AS  TO  WHETHER  A
 PERSON IS AN ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZEN OR AN ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSON. THE
 DETERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BE REVIEWABLE ONLY THROUGH A
 PROCEEDING  UNDER  ARTICLE  SEVENTY-EIGHT  OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND
 RULES, WHICH PROCEEDING SHALL BE COMMENCED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER SUCH
 DETERMINATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BECOMES FINAL.
   19. NON-PURCHASING TENANTS WHO RESIDE IN  DWELLING  UNITS  SUBJECT  TO
 GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO THE
 CONVERSION  OF  THE  BUILDING  OR  GROUP  OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT TO
 CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT THERETO.
   20. THE RENTALS OF NON-PURCHASING TENANTS WHO RESIDE IN DWELLING UNITS
 NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND  CONTINUED  OCCU-
 PANCY  AND  NON-PURCHASING  TENANTS  WHO  RESIDE  IN DWELLING UNITS WITH
 RESPECT TO WHICH GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCU-
 PANCY IS ELIMINATED OR BECOMES INAPPLICABLE AFTER THE PRESERVATION  PLAN
 HAS  BEEN  ACCEPTED  FOR  FILING  BY  THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL NOT BE
 SUBJECT TO UNCONSCIONABLE INCREASES BEYOND ORDINARY RENTALS FOR COMPARA-
 BLE APARTMENTS DURING THE PERIOD  OF  THEIR  OCCUPANCY.  IN  DETERMINING
 COMPARABILITY,  CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO SUCH FACTORS AS BUILDING
 SERVICES, LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES.
   21. THE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO PURCHASERS UNDER
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN AND TO NON-PURCHASING TENANTS MAY NOT BE ABROGATED
 OR REDUCED NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPIRATION  OF,  OR  AMENDMENT  TO,  THIS
 SECTION.
   22.  ANY  LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE BODY MAY ADOPT LOCAL LAWS AND ANY AGENCY,
 OFFICER OR PUBLIC BODY MAY PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH  RESPECT
 TO  THE  CONTINUED  OCCUPANCY  BY  TENANTS  OF  DWELLING UNITS WHICH ARE
 SUBJECT TO REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY PURSUANT  TO
 LAW,  PROVIDED  THAT IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGU-
 LATION SHALL BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONTROL.
   23. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT FOR FILING A PRESERVA-
 TION  PLAN WHEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES: (A) THAT ONE OR MORE OF
 THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE BUILDING, GROUP OF  BUILD-
 INGS  OR DEVELOPMENT WAS VACANT ON THE DATE OF SUBMISSION; OR (B) OF THE
 DWELLING UNITS THAT ARE NOT INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, AN EXCESSIVE
 NUMBER OF LONG-TERM VACANCIES DID NOT EXIST ON THE DATE THAT THE PRESER-
 VATION PLAN WAS FIRST SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW.  FOR  PURPOSES
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "LONG-TERM VACANCIES" SHALL MEAN DWELLING UNITS NOT
 LEASED  OR OCCUPIED BY BONA FIDE TENANTS FOR MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS PRIOR
 TO THE DATE OF SUCH SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW; AND "EXCESSIVE"
 SHALL MEAN A VACANCY RATE IN EXCESS OF THE GREATER OF  (I)  TEN  PERCENT
 AND (II) A PERCENTAGE THAT IS DOUBLE THE NORMAL AVERAGE VACANCY RATE FOR
 THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO
 THE JANUARY PRECEDING THE DATE THE PRESERVATION PLAN WAS FIRST SUBMITTED
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
   24.  ALL  DWELLING  UNITS  OCCUPIED BY NON-PURCHASING TENANTS SHALL BE
 MANAGED BY THE SAME MANAGING AGENT WHO MANAGES ALL OTHER DWELLING  UNITS
 IN  THE  BUILDING  OR  GROUP  OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT. SUCH MANAGING
 AGENT SHALL PROVIDE TO NON-PURCHASING TENANTS ALL SERVICES  AND  FACILI-
 TIES  REQUIRED  BY LAW ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS.  THE OFFEROR SHALL
 GUARANTEE THE OBLIGATION OF THE  MANAGING  AGENT  TO  PROVIDE  ALL  SUCH
 SERVICES  AND  FACILITIES  UNTIL  SUCH  TIME  AS  THE OFFEROR SURRENDERS
 CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF
 S. 3006--B                         120
 
 THE CONDOMINIUM SHALL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR  THE  PROVISION  OF  ALL
 SERVICES AND FACILITIES REQUIRED BY LAW ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS.
   25.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO ENGAGE IN ANY COURSE OF
 CONDUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INTERRUPTION  OR  DISCONTINUANCE
 OF  ESSENTIAL  SERVICES, WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERES WITH OR DISTURBS
 THE COMFORT, REPOSE, PEACE OR QUIET OF ANY TENANT IN THEIR USE OR  OCCU-
 PANCY  OF  THEIR  DWELLING  UNIT  OR THE FACILITIES RELATED THERETO. THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY APPLY TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION  FOR  AN
 ORDER  RESTRAINING  SUCH  CONDUCT  AND,  IF THEY DEEM IT APPROPRIATE, AN
 ORDER RESTRAINING THE OWNER FROM SELLING THE  DWELLING  UNIT  ITSELF  OR
 FROM  PROCEEDING WITH THE PRESERVATION PLAN OF CONVERSION; PROVIDED THAT
 NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO  PRECLUDE  THE  TENANT  FROM
 APPLYING ON THEIR OWN BEHALF FOR SIMILAR RELIEF.
   26.  ANY PROVISION OF A LEASE OR OTHER RENTAL AGREEMENT WHICH PURPORTS
 TO WAIVE A TENANT'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION OR RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED PURSUANT HERETO SHALL BE VOID AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY.
   27.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF THIS SECTION REGARDING THE
 PRESERVATION OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT OR UNITS AS PERMANENTLY
 AFFORDABLE, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER EXISTING LAW AS IT RELATES
 TO THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT  OR  UNITS,  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNIT OR UNITS IN A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT
 OF AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT MAY BE CONVERTED  TO  A  LIMITED  EQUITY  HOUSING
 COOPERATIVE  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE
 LAW UNDER A SEPARATE OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS, IF  THE  RELEVANT
 HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY ENSURES THAT THE PROPOSED OFFERING STATEMENT OR
 PROSPECTUS DISCLOSES THAT THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:
   (A) THE OFFERING PRICES ARE AFFORDABLE TO THE EXISTING TENANTS  AND/OR
 THE  QUALIFIED  LOW-INCOME PURCHASERS WHO MEET THE DEFINITION OF PERSONS
 OF LOW INCOME OR FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION  NINE-
 TEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW;
   (B) ANY TENANT OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT THAT CHOOSES NOT TO
 BUY THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT SUCH TENANT OCCUPIES SHALL CONTIN-
 UE  TO  BE  PROTECTED UNDER RENT STABILIZATION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF
 CONVERSION TO A LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE AND  THEREAFTER,  AND
 THAT  NO  EXISTING  TENANT  OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT SHALL BE
 EVICTED SOLELY DUE TO SUCH  TENANT'S  DECISION  NOT  TO  PURCHASE  THEIR
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT;
   (C)  THE  REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE
 LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  THE  INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED  RENTAL  UNITS CONVERTED TO A LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE
 SHALL BE RESERVED FOR OCCUPANCY BY PERSONS OF LOW INCOME AND FAMILIES OF
 LOW INCOME IN PERPETUITY;
   (D) THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY SHALL HAVE OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY
 OVER THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE IN THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT,
 CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION, CONDOMINIUM BY-LAWS AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPO-
 RATION OF THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE, INCLUDING THE  ABILITY
 TO  APPOINT A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOP-
 ERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VIOLATION OF A TERM OF, OR AN EVENT OF DEFAULT
 BY THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE UNDER  ANY  OF  ITS  GOVERNING
 DOCUMENTS; AND
   (E)  THAT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE DEDICATED CAPITAL ACCOUNT BY THE QUALI-
 FIED OWNER, AND THE FUNDING OF THE  DEDICATED  CAPITAL  ACCOUNT  BY  THE
 OFFEROR OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, SHALL EACH BE SUBJECT TO THE OVERSIGHT
 AUTHORITY  OF THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
 S. 3006--B                         121
 
   28. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR AN OFFEROR, ITS DESIGNEES AND/OR  SUCCES-
 SORS  TO  HAVE  OR EXERCISE VOTING CONTROL OF THE CONDOMINIUM'S BOARD OF
 MANAGERS FOR MORE THAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE FIFTH  ANNIVERSARY  DATE  OF
 THE  FIRST  CLOSING  OF TITLE TO A DWELLING UNIT, OR WHENEVER THE UNSOLD
 DWELLING  UNITS  CONSTITUTE LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COMMON INTER-
 ESTS APPURTENANT TO ALL DWELLING UNITS, WHICHEVER IS SOONER.
   29. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY, IN THEIR DISCRETION, WAIVE THE  REQUIRE-
 MENT IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION THAT AN OFFEROR
 SELL  AT  LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE
 UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN WHEN THE OFFEROR PROVIDES PROOF SATISFACTORY
 TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT FIVE YEARS OF COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE  GOOD
 FAITH  EFFORTS  DID  NOT  RESULT IN THE SALE OF FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE
 DWELLING UNITS. IF SUCH WAIVER IS GRANTED, THE OFFEROR SHALL BE REQUIRED
 TO DISCLOSE THE NEW DATE BY  WHICH  IT  WILL  SELL  AT  LEAST  FIFTY-ONE
 PERCENT  OF  THE  DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN IN ITS SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT. ANY WAIVER GRANTED HERE-
 UNDER SHALL NOT ALLEVIATE AN OFFEROR, ITS DESIGNEES AND/OR SUCCESSORS OF
 THE OBLIGATION SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS SECTION.
   30. WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL SUBMIT A NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR PUBLI-
 CATION  IN  THE  STATE  REGISTER  WHICH SHALL CONTAIN THE SUITABLE RULES
 NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.  THE AUTHORITY OF
 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO  PROMULGATE,  ADOPT,  PUBLISH,  NOTIFY,  REVIEW,
 AMEND,  MODIFY,  RECONSIDER, OR RESCIND ANY RULE OR REGULATION AS MAY BE
 CONFERRED ANYWHERE WITHIN THIS  SECTION  SHALL  COMPLY  WITH  THE  STATE
 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT IN ALL RESPECTS.
   31. FOR ANY OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMI-
 TATION,  A PRESERVATION PLAN AND ANY AMENDED FILINGS THERETO), SUBMITTED
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE FILING  FEES  SET
 FORTH  IN  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-TWO-E OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY. INSTEAD, AN  OFFEROR  SHALL
 TENDER THE FOLLOWING FILING FEE WITH AND FOR ITS SUBMISSION:
   (A)  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EVERY OFFERING NOT IN EXCESS OF
 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS;
   (B) FOR EVERY  OFFERING  IN  EXCESS  OF  TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS,  FOUR-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE OFFERING
 BUT NOT IN EXCESS OF SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, OF WHICH ONE-HALF  OF  SAID
 AMOUNT  SHALL  BE A NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSIT PAID AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTING
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW  FOR  REVIEW  AND  THE
 BALANCE  PAYABLE  UPON  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL'S ISSUANCE OF A LETTER OF
 ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING;
   (C) TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH PRICE CHANGE AMENDMENT TO
 A PRESERVATION PLAN;
   (D) SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR ANY OTHER AMENDMENT TO A PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN; AND
   (E) SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR  EACH  SUCH  APPLICATION,  AND  AN
 ADDITIONAL  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY  DOLLARS  FOR EACH AND EVERY AMENDMENT
 SUBMITTED IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH AN APPLICATION TO PERMIT AN OFFEROR  TO
 SOLICIT  PUBLIC  INTEREST  PRIOR TO THE FILING OF A PRESERVATION PLAN TO
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
   § 2. Section 339-e of the real property law is amended by adding  nine
 new  subdivisions 1-a, 6-a, 7-a, 8-a, 10-a, 11-a, 12-a, 12-b and 13-a to
 read as follows:
   1-A. "CAPITAL REPLACEMENT" MEANS  A  BUILDING-WIDE  REPLACEMENT  OF  A
 MAJOR COMPONENT OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS:
   (A) ELEVATOR;
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   (B) HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING;
   (C) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY UPGRADES;
   (D) PLUMBING;
   (E) WIRING;
   (F) WINDOW; OR
   (G) A MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPLACEMENT TO THE BUILDING; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT  MAJOR  STRUCTURAL  REPLACEMENTS  MADE  TO  CURE CODE VIOLATIONS OF
 RECORD SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED.
   6-A. "CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN" MEANS, IN THE CONTEXT  OF
 A PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE CONVERSION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY TO
 CONDOMINIUM  OWNERSHIP  THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING BY THE DEPART-
 MENT OF LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE  OF  THE
 GENERAL  BUSINESS  LAW  AND  SUBSEQUENTLY  AMENDED TO DISCLOSE THAT SAID
 PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE, (I) THE RECORDING OF  THE
 DECLARATION  FOR  THE  CONDOMINIUM  AND  (II)  THE CLOSING OF TITLE TO A
 DWELLING UNIT WITH A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   7-A. "INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT", AS USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THIS ARTICLE, MEANS A UNIT THAT ALSO MEETS  THE  DEFI-
 NITION  OF  "INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT" SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   8-A. "OFFEROR", AS USED IN SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-MM  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE, MEANS THE OFFEROR OF A PRESERVATION PLAN TO CONVERT RESI-
 DENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY TO CONDOMINIUM  OWNERSHIP  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, TOGETHER WITH
 THEIR OR ITS NOMINEES, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST.
   10-A.  "PRESERVATION  PLAN",  AS USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-
 NINE-MM OF THIS ARTICLE,  MEANS  AN  OFFERING  STATEMENT  OR  PROSPECTUS
 SUBMITTED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW  FOR  THE  CONVERSION  OF  A
 BUILDING  OR  GROUP  OF  BUILDINGS  OR DEVELOPMENT FROM RENTAL STATUS TO
 CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, WHEREIN THE OFFEROR DOCUMENTS THAT IT HAS  AGREED
 TO AN EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM FOR THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS
 WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.
   11-A.  "PURCHASER  UNDER  THE PRESERVATION PLAN", WHEN USED IN SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THIS ARTICLE, MEANS  A  PURCHASER  UNDER
 THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN SHALL REFER TO A PERSON WHO PURCHASES A DWELLING
 UNIT FROM THE OFFEROR PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF A PRESERVATION PLAN  THAT
 HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A PERSON OR ENTITY
 THAT  ACQUIRES  DWELLING  UNITS  AND  ASSUMES CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS OF THE
 OFFEROR SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   12-A. "QUALIFIED OWNER", AS USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-
 MM OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL REFER TO A UNIT  OWNER  THAT  ALSO  MEETS  THE
 DEFINITION  OF  "QUALIFIED  OWNER" AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   12-B. "RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY",  AS  USED  IN  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-MM  OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
 SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL  BUSI-
 NESS LAW.
   13-A. "TOTAL PRICE", WHEN USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM
 OF THIS ARTICLE, MEANS THE SUM OF THE COST OF ALL UNITS IN THE OFFERING,
 BUT  EXCLUDING  ANY INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS OWNED OR TO BE TRANS-
 FERRED TO A QUALIFIED OWNER, AT THE LAST  PRICE  WHICH  WAS  OFFERED  TO
 TENANTS  IN  OCCUPANCY  PRIOR  TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SALES MADE.
   § 3. The real property law is amended by adding a new  section  339-mm
 to read as follows:
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   § 339-MM. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVE FUND AND DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND FOR
 BUILDINGS  CONVERTING  TO  CONDOMINIUM  OWNERSHIP  UNDER  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.   1. WITHIN  THIRTY
 DAYS  AFTER THE CONSUMMATION OF A PRESERVATION PLAN, THE OFFEROR THEREOF
 (AND/OR  ITS DESIGNEE OR DESIGNEES AND/OR SUCCESSOR OR SUCCESSORS) SHALL
 ESTABLISH AND TRANSFER:
   (A) TO THE CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF MANAGERS A RESERVE  FUND  TO  BE  USED
 EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  MAKING  CAPITAL REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS
 NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE  RESIDENTS  (INCLUDING  RESI-
 DENTS  OF  THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS) OF SUCH BUILDING OR GROUP
 OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT.  SUCH RESERVE FUND SHALL  BE  EXCLUSIVE  OF
 ANY  OTHER  FUNDS REQUIRED TO BE RESERVED UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN OR
 APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, EXCEPT A FUND  FOR
 CAPITAL  REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR IN
 PURPOSE TO AND IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE RESERVE FUND  MANDATED  BY
 THIS  SECTION.  SUCH RESERVE FUND SHALL ALSO BE EXCLUSIVE OF ANY WORKING
 CAPITAL FUND OR DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE  SUBJECT  TO
 REDUCTION FOR CLOSING APPORTIONMENTS.
   (B)  TO THE QUALIFIED OWNER OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, AND
 SUBJECT TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY  SET
 FORTH  IN  A  REGULATORY  AGREEMENT, A DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND TO BE USED
 EXCLUSIVELY FOR  MAKING  UNIT  REPAIRS,  REPLACEMENTS  AND  IMPROVEMENTS
 NECESSARY  FOR  THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF AN INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNIT OR UNITS OF SUCH BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT.  SUCH DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND SHALL BE EXCLUSIVE AND SUPPLE-
 MENTAL OF ANY OTHER FUNDS REQUIRED TO BE RESERVED UNDER THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN OR APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. SUCH DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND  SHALL
 ALSO  BE EXCLUSIVE AND SUPPLEMENTAL OF ANY RESERVE FUND OR WORKING CAPI-
 TAL FUND AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO REDUCTION  FOR  CLOSING  APPORTION-
 MENTS.  THE  DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND SHALL NOT BE USED TOWARDS ANY BUILD-
 ING-WIDE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT, AND INSTEAD SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR  UNIT
 REPAIRS,  REPLACEMENTS  AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL
 UNITS.
   2. (A) SUCH RESERVE FUND SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO
 EITHER  (I)  THREE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRICE OR, (II) (A) THREE PERCENT
 OF THE ACTUAL SALES PRICE OF ALL CONDOMINIUM UNITS SOLD BY  THE  OFFEROR
 AT  THE  TIME  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT IF SUCH AMOUNT IS LESS  THAN  ONE  PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL
 PRICE, THEN THE FUND SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AS A MINIMUM OF ONE PERCENT OF
 THE  TOTAL  PRICE; PLUS (B) SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE MADE BY THE
 OFFEROR AT A RATE OF THREE PERCENT OF THE ACTUAL SALES PRICE  OF  CONDO-
 MINIUM  UNITS  FOR  EACH  UNIT HELD BY THE OFFEROR AND SOLD TO BONA FIDE
 PURCHASERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN AND
 WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, NOTWITH-
 STANDING THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED MAY EXCEED THREE  PERCENT  OF
 THE  TOTAL  PRICE; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IF FIVE YEARS FROM THIRTY
 DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN THE TOTAL  CONTRIB-
 UTIONS  BY  THE  OFFEROR  TO THE FUND ARE LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF THE
 TOTAL PRICE THE OFFEROR SHALL PAY  THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  AMOUNT
 CONTRIBUTED AND THREE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRICE.  SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIB-
 UTIONS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF EACH SALE.
   (B)  SUCH  DEDICATED  CAPITAL  FUND  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN AN AMOUNT
 EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRICE, AND SHALL BE TRANS-
 FERRED IN FULL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE DATE  OF  CONSUMMATION  OF  THE
 PRESERVATION  PLAN  INTO AN ACCOUNT AT A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION REGULATED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK  THAT
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 SHALL  HAVE  BEEN  OPENED  BY,  AND SHALL AT ALL TIMES BE SUBJECT TO THE
 OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OF THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY OF THE QUALI-
 FIED OWNER OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT OR UNITS.
   3.  THE  CONTRIBUTIONS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE
 EARLIER OR IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN SO PROVIDED. AN OFFEROR  MAY  CLAIM
 AND  RECEIVE  CREDIT  AGAINST  THE MANDATORY INITIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE
 RESERVE FUND FOR THE ACTUAL COST  OF  CAPITAL  REPLACEMENTS  WHICH  SUCH
 OFFEROR HAS BEGUN AFTER THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED FOR FILING TO
 THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW  AND  BEFORE  THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED
 EFFECTIVE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUCH REPLACEMENTS  SHALL  BE  SET
 FORTH  IN  THE PRESERVATION PLAN TOGETHER WITH THEIR ACTUAL OR ESTIMATED
 COSTS AND FURTHER PROVIDED, THAT SUCH CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER
 OF THE ACTUAL COST OF THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS OR ONE AND A HALF PERCENT
 OF THE TOTAL PRICE.
   4. ANY BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION OF  WHICH  WAS  COMPLETED  WITHIN  THREE
 YEARS  PRIOR  TO  THE  CONSUMMATION  OF  THE PRESERVATION PLAN, SHALL BE
 EXEMPT FROM THE RESERVE FUND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION  BUT  NOT  THE
 DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   5.  THE CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF MANAGERS SHALL REPORT TO UNIT OWNERS ON A
 SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS WITH RESPECT TO ALL DEPOSITS INTO AND WITHDRAWALS FROM
 THE RESERVE FUND MANDATED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS
 SECTION.
   6. THE OFFEROR, NOT LATER THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY FOLLOWING THE ACCEPT-
 ANCE OF A PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW PURSUANT
 TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND
 UNTIL THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, SHALL POST AND MAINTAIN
 IN A PROMINENT PLACE, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL TENANTS IN EACH BUILDING COVERED
 BY  THE PRESERVATION PLAN, A LISTING OF ALL VIOLATIONS OF RECORD AGAINST
 SUCH BUILDINGS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS OF THE  CITY
 OF  NEW  YORK AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. ALL NEWLY ISSUED  VIOLATIONS  SHALL  BE  POSTED
 WITHIN  FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS OF THEIR ISSUANCE AND MAINTAINED AS DESCRIBED
 IN THIS SUBDIVISION. THE OFFEROR MAY SATISFY THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS
 SECTION  BY  DESIGNATING AN AGENT ON THE PREMISES WITH WHOM SUCH LISTING
 SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE TENANTS.
   7. ANY PROVISION PURPORTING TO WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN
 ANY CONTRACT TO PURCHASE, ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN OFFEROR  AND  A  UNIT
 PURCHASER, ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN OFFEROR AND THE CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF
 MANAGERS  CREATED  UNDER  A  PRESERVATION PLAN, ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN
 OFFEROR AND THE OWNER OF THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  OR  UNITS
 SHALL BE VOID AS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.
   8.  (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES OR ASSISTS IN THE  VIOLATION  OF
 ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE
 HUNDRED  DOLLARS PER DAY PER UNIT FOR EACH DAY THAT A BUILDING IS NOT IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
 SUCH CIVIL PENALTY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER UNIT.
   (B) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES OR ASSISTS IN THE VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  ALSO BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE
 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY FOR EACH DAY THAT THE RESERVE FUND REQUIRED  BY
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF THIS SECTION IS NOT ESTABLISHED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT SUCH CIVIL PENALTY SHALL NOT  EXCEED  THE  AMOUNT  REQUIRED  TO  BE
 RESERVED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   (C) ANY OTHER ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDIC-
 TION  THAT  MAY  BE  APPROPRIATE OR NECESSARY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE NAME OF THE  PEOPLE  OF
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 THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, INCLUDING ACTIONS TO
 SECURE PERMANENT INJUNCTIONS  ENJOINING  ANY  ACTS  OR  PRACTICES  WHICH
 CONSTITUTE  A  VIOLATION  OF  ANY  PROVISION  OF THIS SECTION, MANDATING
 COMPLIANCE  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR FOR SUCH OTHER RELIEF
 AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE. IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR  PROCEEDING,  THE  ATTORNEY
 GENERAL  MAY APPLY TO ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, OR TO A JUDGE
 OR JUSTICE THEREOF, FOR A TEMPORARY  RESTRAINING  ORDER  OR  PRELIMINARY
 INJUNCTION  ENJOINING  AND  RESTRAINING  ALL  PERSONS FROM VIOLATING ANY
 PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, MANDATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  SECTION, OR FOR SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE, UNTIL THE
 HEARING AND DETERMINATION OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND THE ENTRY  OF
 FINAL JUDGMENT OR ORDER THEREIN. THE COURT, OR JUDGE OR JUSTICE THEREOF,
 TO  WHOM  SUCH  APPLICATION IS MADE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY OR
 ALL OF THE ORDERS SPECIFIED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, AS  MAY  BE  REQUIRED  IN
 SUCH  APPLICATION,  WITH  OR  WITHOUT  NOTICE, AND TO MAKE SUCH OTHER OR
 FURTHER ORDERS OR DIRECTIONS AS MAY BE  NECESSARY  TO  RENDER  THE  SAME
 EFFECTUAL. NO UNDERTAKING SHALL BE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF THE GRANT-
 ING OR ISSUING OF SUCH ORDER, OR BY REASON THEREOF.
   (D)  NOTHING  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL IMPAIR ANY RIGHTS, REME-
 DIES OR CAUSES OF ACTION ACCRUED OR ACCRUING TO PURCHASERS OF  CONDOMIN-
 IUM  UNITS  WITH  REGARD  TO THE FUNDING OF THE RESERVE FUND AND CAPITAL
 FUND UNDER THIS SECTION.
   (E) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS EMPOWERED TO  ENFORCE  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS SECTION.
   §  4.  Subdivision 2, subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision
 2-a, and paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 7 of section 352-e of the
 general business law, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter  1042  of  the
 laws  of  1981,  subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2-a as
 added by chapter 771 of the laws of 1983, paragraph (a) of subdivision 7
 as amended by section 1 of part BBB-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008,
 and paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 637 of the laws
 of 1989, are amended to read as follows:
   2. Unless otherwise provided by  regulation  issued  by  the  attorney
 general,  the offering statement or statements or prospectus required in
 subdivision one of this section shall be filed with  the  department  of
 law  at its office in the city of New York, prior to the public offering
 of the security involved. No offer, advertisement or sale of such  secu-
 rities shall be made in or from the state of New York until the attorney
 general  has  issued  to  the issuer or other [offerer] OFFEROR a letter
 stating that the offering has been  filed.  The  attorney  general,  not
 later  than thirty days after the submission of such filing, shall issue
 such a letter or, in the alternative, a notification in writing indicat-
 ing deficiencies in the offering statement,  statements  or  prospectus;
 provided,  however, that in the case of a building or group of buildings
 to be converted to cooperative or condominium ownership which  is  occu-
 pied  in  whole or in part for residential purposes AND WHICH IS NOT THE
 SUBJECT OF A PRESERVATION  PLAN  SUBMITTED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE, such letter or notification
 shall be issued in not sooner than four months and not  later  than  six
 months  from the date of submission of such filing. The attorney general
 may also refuse to issue a letter stating that the offering statement or
 statements or prospectus has been filed whenever  it  appears  that  the
 offering  statement  or  statements  or  prospectus does not clearly set
 forth the specific property or properties to be purchased, leased, mort-
 gaged, or otherwise to be acquired, financed or the subject of  specific
 investment with a substantial portion of the offering proceeds.
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   (i)  "Plan".  Every  offering statement or prospectus submitted to the
 department of law for the conversion of a building or group of buildings
 or development from residential rental status to cooperative  or  condo-
 minium ownership, other than a plan governed by the provisions of either
 section  three  hundred fifty-two-eee [or], three hundred fifty-two-eeee
 OR SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE of this [chapter] ARTICLE, or a
 plan for such conversion pursuant to article two, eight or eleven of the
 private housing finance law.
   (a) The department of law shall collect the  following  fees  for  the
 filing of each offering statement or prospectus as described in subdivi-
 sion one of this section: seven hundred fifty dollars for every offering
 not  in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars; for every offering
 in excess of two hundred fifty  thousand  dollars,  four-tenths  of  one
 percent  of the total amount of the offering but not in excess of [thir-
 ty] FIFTY thousand dollars of which one-half of said amount shall  be  a
 nonrefundable deposit paid at the time of submitting the offering state-
 ment  to  the  department of law for review and the balance payable upon
 the issuance of a letter of acceptance for filing said  offering  state-
 ment.  The  department  of  law shall, in addition, collect a fee of two
 hundred twenty-five dollars for each PRICE CHANGE AMENDMENT TO AN OFFER-
 ING STATEMENT AND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR ANY OTHER amendment to
 an offering statement. For each application granted by the department of
 law, which permits the applicant to solicit public  interest  or  public
 funds  preliminary  to  the  filing  of an offering statement or for the
 issuance of a "no-filing required" letter AND ANY AMENDMENT THERETO, the
 department of law shall collect a fee of [two]  SEVEN  hundred  [twenty-
 five]  FIFTY  dollars.  [In  the  event  the sponsor thereafter files an
 offering statement, the fee paid for the preliminary  application  shall
 be  credited  against the balance of the fee due and payable on filing.]
 For each application granted pursuant to section  three  hundred  fifty-
 two-g  of  this  article,  the  department of law shall collect a fee of
 two-tenths of one percent of the amount of the offering  of  securities;
 however,  the  minimum fee shall be seven hundred fifty dollars, and the
 maximum fee shall be [thirty] FIFTY thousand dollars. All  revenue  from
 that  portion  of  any  fee  imposed  pursuant  to this paragraph, which
 exceeds twenty  thousand  dollars  FOR  OFFERING  STATEMENTS,  AND  FIVE
 HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR ALL OTHER FILINGS, shall be paid by the
 department of law to the state comptroller to be deposited in and  cred-
 ited  to  the  real  estate finance bureau fund, established pursuant to
 section eighty of the state finance law.
   (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of  this  subdivi-
 sion, the department of law shall not collect any fees for the filing of
 an  offering  statement  or prospectus or any amended filings thereto as
 described in subdivision one of this section whenever: (I) a  conversion
 of  a  mobile  home  park, building or group of buildings or development
 from residential rental status to cooperative or  condominium  ownership
 is  being  made pursuant to article ELEVEN, eighteen, nineteen or twenty
 of the private housing finance law; OR (II) THE  OFFERING  STATEMENT  OR
 PROSPECTUS  OR  AMENDMENT  THERETO IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW
 PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THIS ARTICLE.   FOR
 SUBMISSIONS  MADE  PURSUANT  TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF
 THIS ARTICLE, THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW SHALL INSTEAD COLLECT THE  FEES  SET
 FORTH  IN  SUBDIVISION THIRTY-ONE OF SUCH SECTION. ALL REVENUE FROM THAT
 PORTION OF ANY FEE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-ONE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE  PAID  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF LAW TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER TO BE DEPOSITED IN AND CRED-
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 ITED TO THE REAL ESTATE FINANCE BUREAU  FUND,  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION EIGHTY OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 5. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 352-eeee of the general
 business  law,  as  amended  by section 1 of part N of chapter 36 of the
 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Plan". Every offering statement or prospectus  submitted  to  the
 department  of law pursuant to section three hundred fifty-two-e of this
 article for the conversion of a building or group of buildings or devel-
 opment from residential rental  status  to  cooperative  or  condominium
 ownership or other form of cooperative interest in realty, other than an
 offering statement or prospectus for such conversion pursuant to SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THIS ARTICLE OR article two, eight or
 eleven of the private housing finance law.
   § 6. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law and shall expire and  be  deemed  repealed  4
 years after such date.
 
                                  PART VV
 
   Section  1.  The  veterans'  services  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 29-e to read as follows:
   § 29-E. VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 1. AS USED IN  THIS  SECTION
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "BUSINESS  OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS" MEANS A BUSINESS (I)
 NOT LESS THAN FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF WHICH IS OWNED BY ONE OR MORE  VETER-
 ANS,  OR,  IN  THE  CASE  OF  ANY PUBLICLY OWNED BUSINESS, NOT LESS THAN
 FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE STOCK OF WHICH IS OWNED BY ONE OR  MORE  VETER-
 ANS;  (II)  THE  MANAGEMENT  AND  DAILY BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF WHICH ARE
 CONTROLLED BY ONE OR MORE VETERANS; AND (III) AUTHORIZED TO DO  BUSINESS
 IN THE STATE AND WHICH IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED.
   (B)  "VETERAN" MEANS A PERSON, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE, WHO SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY AND HAS BEEN DISCHARGED OR RELEASED THER-
 EFROM UNDER CONDITIONS OTHER THAN  DISHONORABLE,  OR  HAS  A  QUALIFYING
 CONDITION  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ARTICLE AND HAS RECEIVED A
 DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE,  OR  IS  A  DISCHARGED
 LGBT  VETERAN AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ARTICLE AND HAS RECEIVED
 A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE;
   (C) "SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS  DEFINED
 IN SECTION FORTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
   (D)  "CERTIFIED  SERVICE-DISABLED  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS ENTERPRISE"
 SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY OF THIS CHAPTER;
 AND
   (E) "VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES" SHALL MEAN  BUSINESSES  OWNED
 AND  CONTROLLED BY VETERANS, AND SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS
 ENTERPRISES.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE AID AND  ASSISTANCE  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF
 SMALL  BUSINESS,  THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE DIVISION OF SERVICE-DISA-
 BLED VETERANS' BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AND THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES,
 SHALL DEVELOP, REGULARLY UPDATE, AND MAKE AVAILABLE  TO  STATE  AGENCIES
 AND  THE  PUBLIC A DIRECTORY OF VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WHICH
 SHALL, WHEREVER  PRACTICABLE,  BE  DIVIDED  INTO  CATEGORIES  OF  LABOR,
 SERVICES,  SUPPLIES,  EQUIPMENT,  MATERIALS  AND RECOGNIZED CONSTRUCTION
 TRADES AND WHICH SHALL INDICATE AREAS OR LOCATIONS OF  THE  STATE  WHERE
 SUCH  ENTERPRISES  ARE  AVAILABLE  TO PERFORM SERVICES.   SUCH DIRECTORY
 SHALL USE AN ASTERISK OR OTHER SPECIAL MARK TO DENOTE ANY  VETERAN-OWNED
 BUSINESS  ENTERPRISES  WHICH ARE SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS
 S. 3006--B                         128
 
 ENTERPRISES.   SUCH  DIRECTORY  SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE.
   3.  THE  OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL ALSO USE THIS INFORMATION TO
 CREATE AND REGULARLY UPDATE AN INTERNET  BASED,  SEARCHABLE  CENTRALIZED
 STATE  DATABASE  TO  PROMOTE  VETERAN-OWNED  BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO THE
 PUBLIC AND SHALL POST SUCH DATABASE ON THE OFFICE OF  GENERAL  SERVICES'
 WEBSITE.
   4.  THE  DEPARTMENT  WITH THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL CONDUCT
 OUTREACH TO NOTIFY VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES OF SUCH  DIRECTORY
 AND DATABASE.
   5. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP A REGISTRATION PROCESS WITH THE OFFICE
 OF  GENERAL  SERVICES FOR VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO COMPLETE
 IN ORDER TO COMPILE INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE DIRECTORY AND DATA-
 BASE.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING  BUSINESSES  AS
 BEING  A  BUSINESS  OWNED  AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS AS DEFINED IN THIS
 SECTION INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE
 APPROVAL, DENIAL, OR REVOCATION OF A BUSINESS'S  STATUS  AS  A  BUSINESS
 OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS.
   §  2.  Subdivision  7  of  section  4 of the veterans' services law is
 amended to read as follows:
   7. To provide in cooperation with the office of general  services  and
 the  office  of  the  comptroller  a  series  of seminars, that shall be
 conducted four or more times per year at regional sites located through-
 out the state of New York for  the  purpose  of  advising  veteran-owned
 businesses  regarding the opportunities available for obtaining procure-
 ment contracts from New York state agencies, municipalities, and author-
 ities.  [Furthermore the] THE seminars shall  provide  requirements  and
 training  that  will  enable  veteran-owned  businesses  to successfully
 participate in the procurement process. FURTHERMORE, THE SEMINARS  SHALL
 PROVIDE  REGISTRATION  INFORMATION  REGARDING THE VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS
 DIRECTORY AND DATABASE PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-NINE-E OF  THIS  ARTI-
 CLE.
   §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
 the date upon which it shall have become a law.  Effective  immediately,
 the  addition,  amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces-
 sary for the implementation of  this  act  on  its  effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

                                  PART WW
 
   Section  1.   The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 89-gg to read as follows:
   § 89-GG. YOUTH JUSTICE INNOVATION FUND. 1.  A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS  THE
 "YOUTH  JUSTICE INNOVATION FUND" IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE CUSTODY OF
 THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
   2. THE FUND SHALL CONSIST OF FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TRANSFERRED TO SUCH
 ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO A PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET  FROM
 FUNDS  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF FUNDING SERVICES FOR YOUTH
 THROUGH THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE, AND  ANY  INTEREST  EARNINGS  WHICH  MAY
 ACCRUE  FROM  THE  INVESTMENT  OF  MONIES IN THE FUND. NOTHING CONTAINED
 HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR  BEQUESTS
 FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING
 THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. MONIES OF THE FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE  SERVICES AND SHALL BE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS
 TO BE EXPENDED FOR SERVICES AND  PROGRAMS  WITH  THE  PURPOSE  OF  YOUTH
 S. 3006--B                         129
 
 DEVELOPMENT  AND  PREVENTING  YOUTH ARREST AND INCARCERATION, INCLUDING,
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE  PROVIDING  VIOLENCE-PREVENTION  SERVICES  FOR
 YOUTH,  ALTERNATIVES  TO DETENTION, PLACEMENT AND INCARCERATION PROGRAMS
 FOR YOUTH, AND REENTRY, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND PLACEMENT
 PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH THROUGH THE AGE OF TWENTY-FIVE.
   4.  ON  OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH OF EACH YEAR, THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT
 TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,
 THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE, THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE  CHAIR  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
 WAYS  AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CODES,
 THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON CODES, THE STATE COMPTROLLER, AND
 THE PUBLIC. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES OF  THE  FUND  WERE
 UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A)  THE AMOUNT OF MONEY DISBURSED FROM THE FUND AND THE AWARD PROCESS
 USED FOR SUCH DISBURSEMENTS;
   (B) RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS FROM THE FUND;
   (C) THE AMOUNT AWARDED TO EACH RECIPIENT;
   (D) THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH AWARDS WERE GRANTED; AND
   (E) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE CURRENT AND SUCCEED-
 ING FISCAL YEARS, ALONG WITH THE ACTUAL RESULTS FROM  THE  PRIOR  FISCAL
 YEAR.
   5.  MONIES  SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM THE FUND ON THE AUDIT AND WARRANT OF
 THE COMPTROLLER ON VOUCHERS APPROVED AND CERTIFIED BY  THE  DIRECTOR  OF
 THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to expend-
 itures made on and after April 1, 2025.
 
                                  PART XX
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  2 of section 6401 of the
 education law, as amended by chapter 717 of the laws of 1981, the  open-
 ing  paragraph as amended by section 1 and subparagraph (vi) as added by
 section 2 of part D of chapter 56 of the laws of  2024,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, in order to qual-
 ify  for state aid apportionments pursuant to this section, any institu-
 tion of higher education must meet either the requirements set forth  in
 subparagraphs (i) through [(vi)] (V) of this paragraph or, in the alter-
 native, the requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of this subdivision:
   (i)  The institution must be a non-profit college or university incor-
 porated by the regents or by the legislature, or a school  of  medicine,
 dentistry  or  osteopathy authorized by the regents to confer the degree
 of doctor of medicine, doctor  of  medical  science,  doctor  of  dental
 surgery or doctor of osteopathy.
   (ii) The institution must maintain one or more earned degree programs,
 culminating in an associate or higher degree.
   (iii)  The institution must meet such standards of educational quality
 applicable to comparable public institutions of higher education, as may
 be from time to time established by the regents.
   (iv) The  institution  must  be  eligible  for  state  aid  under  the
 provisions of the constitution of the United States and the constitution
 of the state of New York.
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   (v)  The  institution  must  submit  a financial statement which shall
 include total assets and liabilities, in such form as may be approved by
 the commissioner.
   [(vi)  The  institution  must have total endowment assets of less than
 seven hundred fifty million dollars ($750,000,000), based  on  the  most
 recent  academic  year  data  collected  in the Integrated Postsecondary
 Education Data System, as required under Title IV of the  Higher  Educa-
 tion  Act  of  1965,  as  amended,  and  reported  by  the Department of
 Education's National Center for Education Statistics.]
   § 2. Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision  2  of  section
 6401 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART YY
 
   Section  1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 article 17-C to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE XVII-C
                SMALL RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
 SECTION 1060. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY.
         1061. DEFINITIONS.
         1062. SMALL RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.
   § 1060. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF POLICY. THE  LEGISLATURE
 HEREBY  FINDS  AND DECLARES THAT THERE EXISTS IN MANY RURAL AREAS OF THE
 STATE A SUBSTANTIAL NEED FOR AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OF A SIZE THAT IS
 SUITABLE TO SMALL COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE  FINDINGS
 SET  FORTH  IN  ARTICLE  SEVENTEEN  OF THIS CHAPTER, WITH RESPECT TO THE
 SPECIAL NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF SUCH AREAS AND THE  SIGNIFICANT  POTENTIAL
 ROLE  OF  LOCALLY  BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN HELPING TO MEET
 SUCH NEEDS, ARE HEREBY REAFFIRMED.  THE  LEGISLATURE  HEREBY  DETERMINES
 THAT,  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  PROGRAM  OF STATE SUPPORT TO HELP MEET THE
 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF SUCH ORGANIZATIONS UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTEEN OF
 THIS CHAPTER, A FURTHER PUBLIC NEED EXISTS FOR  STATE  FUNDING  FOR  THE
 DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OF TWENTY UNITS OR LESS.  IT IS
 THE  PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE
 RENTAL HOUSING IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE BY ESTABLISHING  A  DEDI-
 CATED PROGRAM OF SUCH FUNDING.
   §  1061.  DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "SMALL RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS" SHALL  MEAN  AFFORDABLE  RENTAL
 APARTMENT  BUILDINGS  OF TWENTY UNITS OR LESS FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME
 HOUSEHOLDS.
   2. "ELIGIBLE AREA" SHALL MEAN A TOWN OR  CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF
 THIRTY THOUSAND OR LESS.
   3. "ELIGIBLE APPLICANT" SHALL MEAN A NON-PROFIT HOUSING AGENCY SUCH AS
 A RURAL PRESERVATION OR NEIGHBORHOOD COMPANY OR OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT
 ENTITY CHARTERED BY THE STATE.
   4.  "LOW  TO MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLD" SHALL MEAN A HOUSEHOLD WITH UP
 TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
   5. "PERIOD OF AFFORDABILITY" SHALL MEAN THE REQUIRED LENGTH OF TIME  A
 PROJECT   MUST  MEET  AFFORDABILITY  REQUIREMENTS  PURSUANT  TO  24  CFR
 92.252(E) AND TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE PROJECT NOTE AND MORTGAGE.
   § 1062. SMALL RENTAL HOUSING  DEVELOPMENT  INITIATIVE.  1.  APPLICANTS
 CONSTRUCTING  SMALL  RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN ELIGIBLE AREAS SHALL
 BE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING IN THE FORM  OF  DEFERRED  LOANS  AT  ZERO
 PERCENT  INTEREST  LOANS,  DUE  ON SALE. SUCH ZERO INTEREST LOANS MAY BE
 S. 3006--B                         131
 
 SUBJECT TO FORGIVENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   (A) THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT SHALL CHOOSE A PAYBACK PERIOD FOR SUCH LOAN
 OF BETWEEN TEN AND TWENTY YEARS.
   (B)  THE  MAXIMUM  PER-UNIT SUBSIDY SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER.
   (C) FUNDS SHALL BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS  AND
 MAY BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITY ROOMS OR COMMON AREAS USED
 FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS.
   2.   (A) ZERO INTEREST LOANS ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEFERRED FOR THE PERIOD  OF  AFFORDABILITY.  IF
 THE  ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT,  WHO IS THE RECIPIENT OF A ZERO INTEREST LOAN,
 REMAINS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENTIRETY  OF
 THE  PERIOD OF AFFORDABILITY, THE ZERO INTEREST LOAN MAY BE FORGIVEN AND
 THE MORTGAGE LIEN PLACED AGAINST THE PROPERTY MAY BE SATISFIED.
   (B) IF THE PROPERTY OF AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT IS SOLD DURING THE PERIOD
 OF AFFORDABILITY, THE SUM OF ANY OUTSTANDING MORTGAGE MUST  BE  RE-PAID.
 THE  MORTGAGE LIEN MAY BE ASSUMED BY A NEW PURCHASER ONLY IF APPROVED BY
 THE HOUSING  TRUST  FUND  CORPORATION,  SUBJECT  TO  ANY  CONDITIONS  OR
 REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION.
   (C)  THE  RENTAL  MANAGEMENT  REQUIREMENTS OF THE SMALL RENTAL HOUSING
 INITIATIVE SHALL RUN WITH THE PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE  ENTIRETY  OF  THE
 PERIOD OF AFFORDABILITY, REGARDLESS OF ANY CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP.
   (D)  AWARDS  MADE UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE PURSUANT TO A REGULATORY
 AGREEMENT, INCLUDING RENT SETTING AND ANY AND ALL RENT INCREASES  DURING
 THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.
   3.  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING  AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL NOTIFY, IN
 WRITING, ALL APPLICANTS WHO WERE NOT SELECTED FOR FUNDING OF THE REASONS
 WHY THE PROPOSAL WAS NOT FUNDED,  INCLUDING  THE  DESIGN,  UNDERWRITING,
 LEGAL  OR PROGRAM DEFICIENCIES, DEFICIENCIES OF ANY DOCUMENTS AND/OR THE
 BASIS UPON WHICH THE APPLICATION WAS DETERMINED  TO  BE  INELIGIBLE  FOR
 FUNDING.
   4. THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE
 REVIEW, AT PERIODIC INTERVALS NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, OF THE PERFORMANCE
 OF  APPLICANTS  RECEIVING GRANTS OR LOANS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. SUCH
 REVIEW SHALL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, BE FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  ASCERTAINING
 THE  CONFORMITY  TO  AGREEMENT PROVISIONS, AND ADHERENCE TO REGULATIONS.
 AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE MAY BE  TERMINATED  AND
 FUNDS  MAY  BE  WITHHELD  OR  RECAPTURED  BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND
 COMMUNITY RENEWAL UPON A FINDING OF SUBSTANTIAL NONPERFORMANCE OR BREACH
 BY SUCH APPLICANT UNDER ITS AGREEMENT.
   5. THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL  DEVELOP  ADDI-
 TIONAL  PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION AND AWARD
 OF FUNDING FOR PROJECTS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE AS DEEMED NECESSARY  OR
 APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEMENT THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART ZZ
 
   Section  1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 article 33 to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE XXXIII
             MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOME REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
 SECTION 1300. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
         1301. DEFINITIONS.
         1302. MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOME REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS.
 S. 3006--B                         132
 
   § 1300. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. THE LEGISLATURE
 HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THERE EXISTS IN NEW YORK STATE A  SERIOUS
 NEED  TO  ELIMINATE OLDER, DILAPIDATED MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES AND
 REPLACE THEM WITH NEW MANUFACTURED, MODULAR OR SITE-BUILT  HOMES.  OLDER
 MOBILE  OR  MANUFACTURED  HOME  UNITS  WITH RUSTED, LEAKING METAL ROOFS,
 METAL-FRAMED WINDOWS WITH INTERIOR TAKE-OUT STORMS,  AND  METAL  SIDING,
 ARE  JUST  SOME  OF THE EXAMPLES OF THOSE THAT MOST NEED REPLACEMENT. NO
 MATTER THE AMOUNT OF REHABILITATION INVESTMENT, THE END RESULT IS UNSAT-
 ISFACTORY IN TERMS OF LONGEVITY, ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  AND  AFFORDABILITY.
 THE  LEGISLATURE  THEREFORE  FINDS  THAT  THE  STATE  SHOULD ESTABLISH A
 PROGRAM TO FUND THE REPLACEMENT OF MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOMES WITH NEW
 AFFORDABLE AND ENERGY  EFFICIENT  MANUFACTURED,  MODULAR  OR  SITE-BUILT
 HOMES.
   § 1301. DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION  ESTAB-
 LISHED IN SECTION FORTY-FIVE-A OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2.  "DILAPIDATED" SHALL MEAN A HOUSING UNIT THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE SAFE
 AND ADEQUATE SHELTER, AND IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION ENDANGERS THE HEALTH,
 SAFETY OR WELL-BEING OF THE OCCUPANTS. SUCH A HOUSING  UNIT  SHALL  HAVE
 ONE  OR  MORE CRITICAL DEFECTS, OR A COMBINATION OF INTERMEDIATE DEFECTS
 IN SUFFICIENT  NUMBER  OR  EXTENT  TO  REQUIRE  CONSIDERABLE  REPAIR  OR
 REBUILDING.  SUCH DEFECTS MAY INVOLVE ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION, OR THEY MAY
 RESULT FROM CONTINUED NEGLECT OR LACK OF REPAIR OR FROM  SERIOUS  DAMAGE
 TO THE STRUCTURE.
   3.  "ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT"  SHALL  MEAN A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR A
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION IN EXISTENCE FOR A  PERIOD  OF  ONE  OR  MORE
 YEARS  PRIOR  TO APPLICATION, WHICH IS, OR WILL BE AT THE TIME OF AWARD,
 INCORPORATED UNDER THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW AND  HAS  SUBSTAN-
 TIAL EXPERIENCE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
   4.  "ELIGIBLE  PROPERTY" SHALL MEAN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME THAT
 IS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF A HOMEOWNER WITH A  TOTAL  HOUSEHOLD  INCOME
 THAT DOES NOT EXCEED EIGHTY PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME FOR THE COUNTY
 IN WHICH A PROJECT IS LOCATED AS CALCULATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPART-
 MENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
   5. "MANUFACTURED HOME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IS SET FORTH FOR
 SUCH  TERM IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THE EXECU-
 TIVE LAW.
   6. "MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOME  REPLACEMENT  PROGRAM"  OR  "PROGRAM"
 SHALL  MEAN A PROPOSAL BY AN ELIGIBLE APPLICANT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A
 DILAPIDATED MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME WITH A NEW MANUFACTURED, MODULAR
 OR SITE-BUILT HOME. ALL REPLACEMENT HOMES SHALL BE ENERGY STAR RATED FOR
 ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
   7. "MODULAR HOME" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IS SET FORTH FOR SUCH
 TERM IN PARAGRAPH THIRTY-THREE OF  SUBDIVISION  (B)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN
 HUNDRED ONE OF THE TAX LAW.
   8. "SITE-BUILT HOME" SHALL MEAN A STRUCTURE BUILT ON-SITE USING BUILD-
 ING MATERIALS DELIVERED TO THE SITE, EVEN IF SOME OF SUCH MATERIALS WERE
 MANUFACTURED,  PRODUCED OR ASSEMBLED OFF-SITE SUCH AS, BY WAY OF EXAMPLE
 AND NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, CONCRETE BLOCKS, WINDOWS, DOOR UNITS, WALL
 OR ROOF PANELS, TRUSSES AND DORMERS.
   § 1302. MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOME REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS. 1. GRANTS.
 WITHIN THE LIMIT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED  HOME
 REPLACEMENT  PROGRAM, THE CORPORATION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO
 CONTRACTS WITH ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO PROVIDE  GRANTS,  WHICH  SHALL  BE
 S. 3006--B                         133
 
 USED  TO  ESTABLISH  PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE PROPERTY
 OWNERS TO REPLACE DILAPIDATED MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOMES IN THE STATE.
   2.  PROGRAM CRITERIA. THE CORPORATION SHALL DEVELOP PROCEDURES, CRITE-
 RIA AND REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE APPLICATION AND  AWARD  OF  PROJECTS
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  WHICH  SHALL INCLUDE:   ELIGIBILITY, MARKET
 DEMAND, FEASIBILITY AND  FUNDING  CRITERIA;  THE  FUNDING  DETERMINATION
 PROCESS;  SUPERVISION  AND EVALUATION OF CONTRACTING APPLICANTS; REPORT-
 ING, BUDGETING AND RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS; PROVISIONS FOR MODIFICA-
 TION AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS; AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS NOT INCONSIST-
 ENT WITH THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AS THE  CORPORATION
 SHALL DEEM NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE.
   3. CONTRACT LIMITATIONS. THE TOTAL CONTRACT PURSUANT TO ANY ONE ELIGI-
 BLE APPLICANT IN A SPECIFIED REGION SHALL NOT EXCEED SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  AND  THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE FOR COMPLETION OF THE
 PROGRAM WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD, AS SPECIFIED  THEREIN,  WHICH  SHALL
 NOT  IN  ANY  EVENT  EXCEED FOUR YEARS FROM COMMENCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM.
 UPON REQUEST, THE CORPORATION MAY EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT FOR UP
 TO AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN  BY  THE  ELIGIBLE
 APPLICANT.
   4.  PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. THE CORPORATION SHALL AUTHORIZE
 THE ELIGIBLE APPLICANT TO SPEND TEN PERCENT OF THE CONTRACT  AMOUNT  FOR
 APPROVED PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTERING
 THE PROGRAM.
   5.  THE  CORPORATION  SHALL  REQUIRE THAT, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A GRANT
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, THE ELIGIBLE  PROPERTY  OWNER  SHALL  HAVE  NO
 LIENS  ON  THE  LAND  AFTER  CLOSING  THE  GRANT OTHER THAN THE NEW HOME
 FINANCING AND CURRENTLY EXISTING MORTGAGE OR MORTGAGES, AND ALL PROPERTY
 TAXES AND INSURANCES MUST BE CURRENT.
   6. ASSISTANCE. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNERS  SHALL
 BE  ONE  HUNDRED  PERCENT  GRANTS  IN THE FORM OF DEFERRED PAYMENT LOANS
 (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO IN THIS SUBDIVISION AS  "DPL").    A  TEN  YEAR
 DECLINING  BALANCE  LIEN  USING A SECURITY INSTRUMENT AS REQUIRED BY THE
 CORPORATION, WILL BE UTILIZED FOR REPLACEMENT PROJECTS. NO  INTEREST  OR
 PAYMENTS  WILL  BE  REQUIRED  ON  THE DPL UNLESS THE PROPERTY IS SOLD OR
 TRANSFERRED BEFORE THE REGULATORY TERM EXPIRES. IN SUCH CASES FUNDS WILL
 BE RECAPTURED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE HOME, ON A  DECLINING
 BALANCE BASIS, UNLESS AN INCOME-ELIGIBLE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER ACCEPTS
 OWNERSHIP  OF, AND RESIDES IN THE NEW REPLACEMENT HOME FOR THE REMAINDER
 OF THE REGULATORY TERM.  IN ADDITION THE MOBILE  AND  MANUFACTURED  HOME
 REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THIS ARTICLE SHALL: (A) PROVIDE FUNDS
 FOR  RELOCATION  ASSISTANCE  TO HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO VOLUNTARILY
 RELOCATE DURING THE DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES OF  THE  PROJECT;
 AND  (B)  PROVIDE  FUNDING FOR THE COSTS OF DEMOLISHING AND DISPOSING OF
 THE DILAPIDATED HOME.
   7. HOMEOWNERSHIP TRAINING. THE ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNER MUST  AGREE  TO
 ATTEND  AN  APPROVED  HOMEOWNERSHIP  TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POST-PURCHASE,
 CREDIT/BUDGET, AND HOME MAINTENANCE COUNSELING AS PART OF  THE  APPLICA-
 TION PROCESS.
   8.  FUNDING  CRITERIA.  THE  TOTAL  PAYMENT  PURSUANT TO ANY ONE GRANT
 CONTRACT SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND THE  CONTRACT
 SHALL  PROVIDE FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD,
 AS SPECIFIED THEREIN, NOT TO EXCEED FOUR YEARS.
   9. FUNDING AND ANNUAL REPORT. THE CORPORATION IN ITS  SOLE  DISCRETION
 SHALL  AUTHORIZE ALL FUNDING DECISIONS AND MAKE ALL AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.
 THE CORPORATION SHALL, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST IN  EACH  YEAR
 SUBMIT  A  REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTI-
 S. 3006--B                         134
 
 CLE. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  FOR  EACH  AWARD
 MADE  TO  A  GRANTEE  UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE: A DESCRIPTION OF SUCH AWARD;
 CONTRACT AMOUNT AND CUMULATIVE TOTAL; AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS  THE
 CORPORATION DEEMS PERTINENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART AAA
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision 2 of section 576-d of the
 private housing finance law, as amended by section 1 of part S of  chap-
 ter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) the total amount of loans made to any single agricultural producer
 shall not exceed [two] FOUR hundred thousand dollars per annum;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                 PART BBB
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "Home Ownership Market Expansion Act" or "HOME Act".
   § 2. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new  arti-
 cle 33 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 33
                  NEW YORK STATE FIRST HOME GRANT PROGRAM
 SECTION 1300. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
         1301. DEFINITIONS.
         1302. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
         1303. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
   §  1300. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED OR OTHERWISE
 AVAILABLE THEREFOR, THE DIVISION OF HOMES AND  COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  SHALL
 ESTABLISH A FIRST HOME GRANT PROGRAM.
   §  1301.  DEFINITIONS.  AS  USED  IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "FIRST TIME HOME BUYER" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL OR INDIVIDUALS, AT
 LEAST ONE OF WHOM HAS NOT HAD AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN A PRINCIPAL RESI-
 DENCE AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING RESIDENCES OWNED IN THE  UNITED  STATES  OR
 ABROAD.  NO  SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL OWN ANY OTHER HOME INCLUDING VACATION
 OR INVESTMENT RESIDENCES,  INCLUDING  RESIDENCES  OWNED  IN  THE  UNITED
 STATES  OR  ABROAD, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION. IF
 AN INDIVIDUAL'S ONLY POTENTIALLY DISQUALIFYING PRESENT OWNERSHIP  INTER-
 EST  IS OWNERSHIP OF A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL
 BE CONSIDERED A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE
 A "MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME" SHALL MEAN A STRUCTURE THAT IS VALUED AS
 PERSONAL  PROPERTY  AND  NOT REAL PROPERTY. IF, DUE TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S
 OWNERSHIP OF A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME, SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS  CLAIMED
 A  REAL  ESTATE  TAX  OR  HOME  MORTGAGE  DEDUCTION ON SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S
 PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURNS, SUCH INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT BE  CONSIDERED  A
 FIRST  TIME  HOME BUYER REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED
 HOME WAS CONSIDERED PERSONAL OR REAL PROPERTY.
   2. "OWNERSHIP INTEREST" SHALL MEAN A  FEE  SIMPLE  INTEREST,  A  JOINT
 TENANCY, A TENANCY IN COMMON, A TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY, THE INTEREST OF
 A  TENANT-SHARE  HOLDER  IN  A  COOPERATIVE,  A  LIFE  ESTATE  OR A LAND
 CONTRACT.  INTERESTS WHICH DO NOT CONSTITUTE OWNERSHIP INTERESTS INCLUDE
 THE FOLLOWING: (A) REMAINDER INTERESTS, (B) A LEASE WITH OR  WITHOUT  AN
 OPTION  TO  PURCHASE,  (C) A MERE EXPECTANCY TO INHERIT AN INTEREST IN A
 RESIDENCE, (D) THE INTEREST THAT A PURCHASER OF A RESIDENCE ACQUIRES  ON
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 THE  EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE CONTRACT AND (E) AN INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE
 OTHER THAN A RESIDENCE.
   3.  "PROGRAM"  SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK FIRST HOME GRANT PROGRAM ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   § 1302. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSUL-
 TATION WITH THE STATE COMPTROLLER, SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM UNDER THE
 TERMS AND CONDITIONS ESTABLISHED BY THIS ARTICLE.
   2. IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH IMPLEMENTATION THE COMMISSIONER SHALL:
   (A) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF THIS ARTICLE THROUGH RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT;
   (B) ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF CONSULTANTS ON A CONTRACT BASIS FOR RENDER-
 ING PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE;
   (C) MAKE CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM REQUIRED FOR THE PARTICIPANTS  IN  THE
 PROGRAM TO OBTAIN THE STATE BENEFITS OR TREATMENT PROVIDED BY THIS ARTI-
 CLE;
   (D) CHARGE, IMPOSE AND COLLECT ADMINISTRATIVE FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES
 IN  CONNECTION  WITH  ANY AGREEMENT, CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION RELATING TO
 THE PROGRAM;
   (E) DEVELOP MARKETING PLANS AND PROMOTION MATERIALS;
   (F) ESTABLISH THE METHODS BY WHICH THE GRANTS BE DISPERSED;
   (G) ESTABLISH THE METHOD BY WHICH FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO PAY  FOR
 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; AND
   (H)  DO  ALL  THINGS NECESSARY AND PROPER TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS ARTICLE.
   § 1303. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. 1. AMOUNTS FROM A GRANT UNDER THIS ARTI-
 CLE SHALL BE USED ONLY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE:
   (A) ON BEHALF OF A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER QUALIFIED UNDER THIS ARTICLE;
 AND
   (B) FOR:
   (I) COSTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACQUISITION,  INVOLVING  AN  ELIGIBLE
 MORTGAGE LOAN, OF AN ELIGIBLE HOME, INCLUDING DOWNPAYMENT COSTS, CLOSING
 COSTS,  AND  COSTS  TO REDUCE THE RATES OF INTEREST ON ELIGIBLE MORTGAGE
 LOANS;
   (II) SUBSIDIES TO MAKE SHARED EQUITY HOMES AFFORDABLE TO  HOME  BUYERS
 BY DISCOUNTING THE PRICE FOR WHICH THE HOME WILL BE SOLD AND TO PRESERVE
 THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE HOME FOR SUBSEQUENT HOME BUYERS; AND
   (III)  PRE-OCCUPANCY HOME MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE QUALI-
 FIED HOME BUYERS OR MEMBERS OF THE HOME BUYER'S HOUSEHOLD WITH DISABILI-
 TIES.
   2. ANY GRANT AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) MAY BE PROVIDED ON BEHALF OF ANY FIRST TIME HOME BUYER ONLY  ONCE;
 AND
   (B) SHALL BE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   3.  GRANT AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY A FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PURSUANT TO THIS
 ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSIDERED TO SUPPLEMENT ANY  OTHER  STATE  OR  FEDERAL
 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO SUCH HOME BUYER FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SUCH HOME.
   4.  ANY FIRST TIME HOME BUYER AWARDED A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL MAINTAIN PRIMARY RESIDENCE AT SUCH PROPERTY FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
 FOLLOWING ACQUISITION OF SUCH PROPERTY. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE
 THAT  ANY FIRST TIME HOME BUYER AWARDED A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
 WHO FAILS OR CEASES TO OCCUPY THE PROPERTY ACQUIRED USING  SUCH  ASSIST-
 ANCE  AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF SUCH HOME BUYER, EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF
 ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRINCIPAL RESI-
 DENCE THROUGH A SHARED EQUITY HOMEOWNERSHIP  PROGRAM,  SUCH  HOME  BUYER
 SHALL  REPAY TO THE COMMISSIONER A PROPORTIONAL AMOUNT OF THE ASSISTANCE
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 SUCH HOME BUYER RECEIVES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS THE HOME BUYER HAS
 OCCUPIED THE ELIGIBLE HOME.
   § 3. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by adding
 a new paragraph 48 to read as follows:
   (48)  THE  AMOUNT  OF  ANY  GRANT TO ANY FIRST TIME HOME BUYER AWARDED
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE  LAW  OR
 ANY  FEDERAL FIRST TIME HOME BUYER GRANT PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED
 TAXABLE INCOME FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING NEW  YORK  ADJUSTED  GROSS
 INCOME,  IRRESPECTIVE  OF  WHETHER  IT  IS CONSIDERED TAXABLE INCOME FOR
 FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.
   § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the  commissioner  of
 the  division  of  housing and community renewal and the comptroller are
 authorized to promulgate any rules or regulations necessary to implement
 the provisions of this act on its  effective  date  on  or  before  such
 effective date.
 
                                 PART CCC
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new article
 14-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-A
                      HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM
 SECTION 605. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
         606. DEFINITIONS.
         607. HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM.
         608. ELIGIBILITY.
         609. FUNDING ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
         610. PAYMENT OF HOUSING VOUCHERS.
         611. LEASES AND TENANCY.
         612. RENTAL OBLIGATION.
         613. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
         614. INSPECTION OF UNITS.
         615. RENT.
         616. VACATED UNITS.
         617. LEASING OF UNITS OWNED BY A HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER  LOCAL
                ADMINISTRATOR.
         618. VERIFICATION OF INCOME.
         619. DIVISION OF AN ASSISTED FAMILY.
         620. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
         621. VOUCHERS STATEWIDE.
         622. APPLICABLE CODES.
         623. HOUSING CHOICE.
   § 605. LEGISLATIVE  FINDINGS.  THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT IT IS IN THE
 PUBLIC INTEREST OF THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ARE
 NOT RENDERED HOMELESS BECAUSE OF AN INABILITY TO PAY THE COST  OF  HOUS-
 ING,  AND  TO  AID  INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS OR FACE AN
 IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING IN OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING SUITABLE PERMANENT
 HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 606. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "HOMELESS" MEANS  LACKING A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME
 RESIDENCE; HAVING A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE  THAT  IS  A  PUBLIC  OR
 PRIVATE  PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR OR ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR SLEEPING
 ACCOMMODATION FOR HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING A CAR, PARK, ABANDONED  BUILD-
 ING, BUS OR TRAIN STATION, AIRPORT, CAMPGROUND, OR OTHER PLACE NOT MEANT
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 FOR HUMAN HABITATION; LIVING IN A SUPERVISED PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OPER-
 ATED   SHELTER  DESIGNATED  TO  PROVIDE  TEMPORARY  LIVING  ARRANGEMENTS
 (INCLUDING HOTELS AND MOTELS PAID FOR BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN-
 MENT PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS,
 CONGREGATE  SHELTERS,  OR  TRANSITIONAL HOUSING); EXITING AN INSTITUTION
 WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY HAS RESIDED AND LACKING  A  REGULAR  FIXED
 AND  ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE UPON RELEASE OR DISCHARGE; INDIVIDUALS
 RELEASED OR SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION  AND  LACKING  A
 REGULAR   FIXED   AND  ADEQUATE  NIGHTTIME  RESIDENCE  UPON  RELEASE  OR
 DISCHARGE; BEING A HOMELESS FAMILY WITH CHILDREN OR UNACCOMPANIED  YOUTH
 DEFINED  AS  HOMELESS  UNDER  42 U.S.C. § 11302(A); HAVING EXPERIENCED A
 LONG-TERM PERIOD WITHOUT LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN  PERMANENT  HOUSING  OR
 HAVING  EXPERIENCED PERSISTENT INSTABILITY AS MEASURED BY FREQUENT MOVES
 AND BEING REASONABLY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN SUCH STATUS FOR AN EXTENDED
 PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE OF CHRONIC DISABILITIES, CHRONIC PHYSICAL  HEALTH
 OR  MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUBSTANCE ADDICTION, HISTORIES OF DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE OR CHILDHOOD ABUSE, THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD  OR  YOUTH  WITH  A
 DISABILITY, MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, OR OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-
 THREATENING  CONDITIONS,  INCLUDING  CONDITIONS  THAT RELATE TO VIOLENCE
 AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FAMILY MEMBER.
   2. "IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING" MEANS HAVING RECEIVED  A  VERIFIED  RENT
 DEMAND OR A PETITION FOR EVICTION; HAVING RECEIVED A COURT ORDER RESULT-
 ING  FROM AN EVICTION ACTION THAT NOTIFIES THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY THAT
 THEY MUST LEAVE THEIR HOUSING; FACING LOSS OF HOUSING  DUE  TO  A  COURT
 ORDER  TO  VACATE  THE  PREMISES  DUE TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, WHICH MAY
 INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO ASBESTOS, LEAD EXPOSURE, MOLD, AND  RADON;
 HAVING  A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE THAT IS A ROOM IN A HOTEL OR MOTEL
 AND LACKING THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO STAY; FACING LOSS OF THE  PRIMARY
 NIGHTTIME  RESIDENCE,  WHICH  MAY  INCLUDE LIVING IN THE HOME OF ANOTHER
 HOUSEHOLD, WHERE THE OWNER OR RENTER OF THE HOUSING WILL NOT  ALLOW  THE
 INDIVIDUAL  OR  FAMILY TO STAY, PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT AN ASSERTION FROM
 AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY MEMBER ALLEGING SUCH LOSS OF  HOUSING  OR  HOME-
 LESSNESS  SHALL  BE  SUFFICIENT  TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY; OR FLEEING OR
 ATTEMPTING TO FLEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE,  SEXUAL  ASSAULT,
 STALKING,  HUMAN  TRAFFICKING  OR  OTHER  DANGEROUS  OR LIFE-THREATENING
 CONDITIONS THAT RELATE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL  OR  A  FAMILY
 MEMBER,  PROVIDED FURTHER THAT AN ASSERTION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY
 MEMBER ALLEGING SUCH ABUSE AND LOSS OF HOUSING SHALL  BE  SUFFICIENT  TO
 ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY.
   3.  "PUBLIC  HOUSING  AGENCY" MEANS ANY COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER
 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR PUBLIC BODY THAT IS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER  ANY
 PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM (OR AN AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF SUCH AN ENTI-
 TY),  AND ANY OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS
 ANY OTHER PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM OR ASSISTANCE.
   4. "SECTION 8 LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS A PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY  THAT
 ADMINISTERS THE SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 8
 OF  THE  UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 WITHIN A COMMUNITY, COUNTY OR
 REGION, OR STATEWIDE, ON BEHALF OF AND UNDER CONTRACT WITH  THE  HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION.
   5. "HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS A PUBLIC HOUSING
 AGENCY,  AS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, OR SECTION 8
 LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR DESIGNATED TO ADMINISTER THE HOUSING ACCESS  VOUCHER
 PROGRAM WITHIN A COMMUNITY, COUNTY OR REGION, OR STATEWIDE, ON BEHALF OF
 AND UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION.  IN THE CITY
 OF NEW YORK, THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE THE
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 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OR THE
 NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, OR BOTH.
   6.  "FAMILY"  MEANS  A  GROUP OF PERSONS RESIDING TOGETHER. SUCH GROUP
 INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO A FAMILY WITH  OR  WITHOUT  CHILDREN  (A
 CHILD  WHO  IS  TEMPORARILY  AWAY  FROM THE HOME BECAUSE OF PLACEMENT IN
 FOSTER CARE IS CONSIDERED A MEMBER  OF  THE  FAMILY)  OR  ANY  REMAINING
 MEMBERS  OF  A TENANT FAMILY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION
 TO DETERMINE IF ANY OTHER GROUP OF PERSONS QUALIFIES AS A FAMILY.
   7. "OWNER" MEANS ANY PRIVATE PERSON OR ANY ENTITY, INCLUDING A COOPER-
 ATIVE, AN AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR A PUBLIC HOUSING  AGENCY,
 HAVING THE LEGAL RIGHT TO LEASE OR SUBLEASE DWELLING UNITS.
   8. "DWELLING UNIT" MEANS  A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, INCLUDING ATTACHED
 STRUCTURES  SUCH AS PORCHES AND STOOPS; OR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNIT
 IN A STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE SEPARATE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
 UNIT, AND IN WHICH EACH SUCH UNIT IS USED OR OCCUPIED, OR INTENDED TO BE
 USED OR OCCUPIED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AS THE RESIDENCE OF ONE  OR  MORE
 PERSONS.
   9. "INCOME" SHALL MEAN THE SAME AS IT IS DEFINED BY 24 CFR § 5.609 AND
 ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO.
   10. "ADJUSTED INCOME" SHALL MEAN THE SAME AS IT IS DEFINED BY 24 CFR §
 5.611 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO.
   11.  "REASONABLE  RENT"  MEANS  RENT NOT MORE THAN THE RENT CHARGED ON
 COMPARABLE UNITS IN THE PRIVATE UNASSISTED MARKET AND RENT  CHARGED  FOR
 COMPARABLE UNASSISTED UNITS IN THE PREMISES.
   12. "FAIR MARKET RENT" MEANS THE FAIR MARKET RENT FOR EACH RENTAL AREA
 AS  PROMULGATED  ANNUALLY BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
 URBAN DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 1437F.
   13. "VOUCHER" MEANS A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPO-
 RATION PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SELECTED  FOR
 ADMISSION  TO  THE  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM, WHICH DESCRIBES SUCH
 PROGRAM AND THE PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF A UNIT SELECTED BY THE FAMILY
 AND STATES THE  OBLIGATIONS  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL  OR  FAMILY  UNDER  THE
 PROGRAM.
   14.  "LEASE"  MEANS  A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN OWNER AND A TENANT
 FOR THE LEASING OF A DWELLING UNIT TO THE TENANT. THE LEASE  ESTABLISHES
 THE  CONDITIONS  FOR  OCCUPANCY OF THE DWELLING UNIT BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR
 FAMILY WITH HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS UNDER  A  CONTRACT  BETWEEN  THE
 OWNER AND THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR.
   15. "DEPENDENT" MEANS ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WHO IS NEITHER THE HEAD
 OF HOUSEHOLD, NOR THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S SPOUSE, AND WHO IS:
   (A) UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN;
   (B) A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; OR
   (C) A FULL-TIME STUDENT.
   16. "ELDERLY" MEANS A PERSON SIXTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
   17. "CHILD CARE EXPENSES" MEANS EXPENSES RELATING TO THE CARE OF CHIL-
 DREN UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTEEN.
   18.  "SEVERELY RENT BURDENED" MEANS THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO
 PAY MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME IN RENT AS  DEFINED  BY  THE
 UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
   19. "DISABILITY" MEANS:
   (A)  THE  INABILITY  TO  ENGAGE IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY BY
 REASON OF ANY MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT WHICH
 CAN BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN  DEATH  OR  WHICH  HAS  LASTED  OR  CAN  BE
 EXPECTED TO LAST FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWELVE MONTHS;
 OR
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   (B)  IN  THE  CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ATTAINED THE AGE OF FIFTY-
 FIVE AND IS BLIND, THE INABILITY BY REASON OF SUCH BLINDNESS  TO  ENGAGE
 IN SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY REQUIRING SKILLS OR ABILITIES COMPARABLE
 TO  THOSE  OF ANY GAINFUL ACTIVITY IN WHICH THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED
 WITH SOME REGULARITY AND OVER A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF TIME; OR
   (C) A PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL IMPAIRMENT WHICH:
   (I) IS EXPECTED TO BE OF LONG-CONTINUED AND INDEFINITE DURATION;
   (II)  SUBSTANTIALLY  IMPEDES HIS OR HER ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY;
 AND
   (III) IS OF SUCH A NATURE THAT SUCH ABILITY COULD BE IMPROVED BY  MORE
 SUITABLE HOUSING CONDITIONS; OR
   (D) A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THAT IS A SEVERE, CHRONIC DISABILITY OF
 AN INDIVIDUAL THAT:
   (I)  IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OR COMBINATION
 OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS;
   (II) IS MANIFESTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL ATTAINS AGE TWENTY-TWO;
   (III) IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY;
   (IV) RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS IN THREE OR MORE OF
 THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY:
   (A) SELF-CARE;
   (B) RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE;
   (C) LEARNING;
   (D) MOBILITY;
   (E) SELF-DIRECTION;
   (F) CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING; OR
   (G) ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY; AND
   (V) REFLECTS THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEED FOR A COMBINATION AND  SEQUENCE  OF
 SPECIAL,   INTERDISCIPLINARY,   OR   GENERIC   SERVICES,  INDIVIDUALIZED
 SUPPORTS, OR OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE THAT ARE OF LIFELONG OR  EXTENDED
 DURATION AND ARE INDIVIDUALLY PLANNED AND COORDINATED.
   § 607. HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER  PROGRAM. THE COMMISSIONER, SUBJECT TO
 THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE, SHALL IMPLEMENT  A  PROGRAM
 OF  RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR ELIGIBLE INDI-
 VIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS OR WHO FACE AN  IMMINENT  LOSS  OF
 HOUSING  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.  THE HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION SHALL ISSUE VOUCHERS PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE,
 SUBJECT  TO  APPROPRIATION  OF  FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND MAY CONTRACT
 WITH THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY  RENEWAL  TO  ADMINISTER  ANY
 ASPECT  OF  THIS PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE. THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DESIGNATE  HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER  LOCAL
 ADMINISTRATORS  IN THE STATE TO MAKE VOUCHERS AVAILABLE TO SUCH INDIVID-
 UALS AND FAMILIES AND TO ADMINISTER OTHER  ASPECTS  OF  THE  PROGRAM  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 608. ELIGIBILITY.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL PROMULGATE STANDARDS FOR
 DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS  PROGRAM.  INDIVIDUALS
 AND  FAMILIES  WHO  MEET  THE  STANDARDS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE REGARDLESS OF
 IMMIGRATION STATUS. ELIGIBILITY SHALL  BE  LIMITED  TO  INDIVIDUALS  AND
 FAMILIES  WHO  ARE  HOMELESS OR FACING IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING. HOUSING
 ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS MAY RELY ON A CERTIFICATION  FROM  A
 SOCIAL  SERVICES  PROVIDER  SERVING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, HOMELESS SHELTERS  TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER  AN  APPLICANT
 QUALIFIES AS A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY.
   1.  AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM IF THEY
 ARE HOMELESS OR FACING IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING AND HAVE AN INCOME OF NO
 MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME,  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE
 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
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   2. AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY IN RECEIPT OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
 THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE NO LONGER FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH ASSISTANCE
 UNDER  THIS  PROGRAM WHEN THIRTY PERCENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S OR FAMILY'S
 ADJUSTED INCOME IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL  TO  THE  TOTAL  RENT  FOR  THE
 DWELLING UNIT.
   3.  WHEN  AN  INDIVIDUAL  OR FAMILY BECOMES FINANCIALLY INELIGIBLE FOR
 RENTAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
 SECTION, THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SHALL RETAIN RENTAL ASSISTANCE  FOR  A
 PERIOD  NO  SHORTER THAN ONE YEAR, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR
 THIS PURPOSE.
   4. INCOME ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE VERIFIED  PRIOR  TO  A  HOUSING  ACCESS
 VOUCHER  LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR'S  INITIAL DETERMINATION TO PROVIDE RENTAL
 ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PROGRAM AND UPON DETERMINATION OF SUCH  ELIGIBILITY,
 AN  INDIVIDUAL  OR  FAMILY  SHALL  ANNUALLY CERTIFY THEIR INCOME FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF DETERMINING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY AND ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO SUCH
 RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
   5. THE  COMMISSIONER MAY COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY  AND
 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER STATE AND CITY AGENCIES TO ALLOW A HOUS-
 ING  ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCESS INCOME INFORMATION FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING  AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  OR  FAMILY'S  INITIAL  AND
 CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM.
   6.  REVIEWS OF INCOME SHALL BE MADE NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN ANNUALLY.
   § 609. FUNDING  ALLOCATION  AND  DISTRIBUTION. 1. SUBJECT TO APPROPRI-
 ATION, FUNDING SHALL BE ALLOCATED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  IN  EACH  COUNTY
 EXCEPT  FOR  THOSE  COUNTIES  LOCATED  WITHIN  THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE
 INITIAL ALLOCATION SHALL BE IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN
 EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK WHO ARE SEVERELY RENT BURDENED BASED
 ON DATA PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.  FUNDING FOR COUN-
 TIES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL BE ALLOCATED DIRECTLY  TO
 THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
 AND/OR THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, AS APPROPRIATE,  IN  PROPOR-
 TION  TO  THE  NUMBER  OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NEW YORK CITY AS COMPARED TO THE
 REST OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHO ARE SEVERELY RENT  BURDENED  BASED  ON
 DATA PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS
 ALLOCATED IN EACH COUNTY NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW  YORK  AMONG
 HOUSING  ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS OPERATING IN EACH COUNTY OR
 IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   3. PRIORITY SHALL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE HOMELESS. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL HAVE THE DISCRETION  TO  ESTABLISH  FURTHER  PRIORITIES  AS
 APPROPRIATE.
   4. UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED MAY BE USED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER  AND  THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR ADMINIS-
 TRATIVE EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO ADMINISTERING THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCH-
 ER PROGRAM.
   § 610. PAYMENT OF HOUSING VOUCHERS. 1. THE HOUSING  VOUCHER  SHALL  BE
 PAID  DIRECTLY  TO  ANY  OWNER UNDER A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE OWNER OF THE
 DWELLING UNIT TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE VOUCHER RECIPIENT AND THE  APPROPRI-
 ATE  HOUSING  ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 DETERMINE THE FORM OF THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT  CONTRACT  AND  THE
 METHOD  OF  PAYMENT.  A HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT ENTERED INTO
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL ESTABLISH THE PAYMENT STANDARD (INCLUDING
 UTILITIES AND ALL MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT CHARGES) WHICH THE OWNER IS
 ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT WITH RESPECT  TO  WHICH  SUCH
 ASSISTANCE  PAYMENTS  ARE  TO  BE  MADE.  THE PAYMENT STANDARD SHALL NOT
 EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY PERCENT NOR BE LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT OF THE
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 FAIR MARKET RENT FOR THE RENTAL AREA IN  WHICH  IT  IS  LOCATED.    FAIR
 MARKET RENT SHALL BE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS
 AS SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH
 IN THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF PART 888 OF TITLE 24 OF THE CODE OF FEDER-
 AL  REGULATIONS.   FAIR MARKET RENT FOR A RENTAL AREA SHALL BE PUBLISHED
 NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE  MADE  AVAILABLE
 ON THE WEBSITE OF NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL.
   2.  A  HOUSING  ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT  CONTRACT ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY PROVIDE FOR AN INITIAL PAYMENT OF UP
 TO FIVE MONTHS OF RENT ARREARS THAT HAVE ACCRUED DURING PRIOR  OCCUPANCY
 OF  A DWELLING UNIT BY A VOUCHER RECIPIENT IF SUCH PAYMENT OF ARREARS IS
 NECESSARY TO CONTINUE SUCH VOUCHER RECIPIENT'S OCCUPANCY OF SUCH  DWELL-
 ING UNIT, AND THEREBY PREVENT IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING.
   § 611. LEASES  AND  TENANCY.  EACH HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT
 ENTERED INTO BY A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER  LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR  AND  THE
 OWNER OF A DWELLING UNIT SHALL PROVIDE:
   1. THAT THE LEASE BETWEEN THE TENANT AND THE OWNER SHALL BE FOR A TERM
 OF  NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR, EXCEPT THAT THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL
 ADMINISTRATOR MAY APPROVE A SHORTER TERM FOR AN  INITIAL  LEASE  BETWEEN
 THE  TENANT  AND  THE  DWELLING UNIT OWNER IF THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER
 LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR DETERMINES THAT  SUCH  SHORTER  TERM  WOULD  IMPROVE
 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TENANT AND IF SUCH SHORTER TERM IS CONSID-
 ERED TO BE A PREVAILING LOCAL MARKET PRACTICE;
   2. THAT THE DWELLING UNIT OWNER SHALL OFFER LEASES TO TENANTS ASSISTED
 UNDER THIS ARTICLE THAT:
   (A)  ARE  IN A STANDARD FORM USED IN THE LOCALITY BY THE DWELLING UNIT
 OWNER; AND
   (B) CONTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT:
   (I) ARE CONSISTENT WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW; AND
   (II) APPLY GENERALLY TO TENANTS IN THE PROPERTY WHO ARE  NOT  ASSISTED
 UNDER THIS ARTICLE;
   (C)  SHALL  PROVIDE THAT DURING THE TERM OF THE LEASE, THE OWNER SHALL
 NOT TERMINATE THE TENANCY EXCEPT FOR SERIOUS OR  REPEATED  VIOLATION  OF
 THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LEASE, FOR VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE STATE
 OR  LOCAL  LAW,  OR FOR OTHER GOOD CAUSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
 THE NON-PAYMENT OF THE TENANT'S PORTION OF THE RENT  OWED,  AND  IN  THE
 CASE  OF  AN OWNER WHO IS AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST PURSUANT TO
 FORECLOSURE DURING THE TERM OF THE LEASE VACATING THE PROPERTY PRIOR  TO
 SALE  SHALL  NOT  CONSTITUTE OTHER GOOD CAUSE, EXCEPT THAT THE OWNER MAY
 TERMINATE THE TENANCY EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF TRANSFER OF THE  UNIT  TO
 THE OWNER IF THE OWNER:
   (I) WILL OCCUPY THE UNIT AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE; AND
   (II)  HAS  PROVIDED THE TENANT A NOTICE TO VACATE AT LEAST NINETY DAYS
 BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH NOTICE;
   (D) SHALL PROVIDE THAT ANY TERMINATION OF TENANCY UNDER  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL BE PRECEDED BY THE PROVISION OF WRITTEN NOTICE BY THE OWNER TO THE
 TENANT  SPECIFYING  THE GROUNDS FOR THAT ACTION, AND ANY RELIEF SHALL BE
 CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAW;
   3. THAT ANY UNIT UNDER AN ASSISTANCE CONTRACT  ORIGINATED  UNDER  THIS
 ARTICLE SHALL ONLY BE OCCUPIED BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY DESIGNATED IN
 SAID CONTRACT AND SHALL BE THE DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY'S PRIMARY
 RESIDENCE.  CONTRACTS  SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE BETWEEN UNITS AND SHALL
 NOT BE TRANSFERABLE BETWEEN  RECIPIENTS.  A  FAMILY  OR  INDIVIDUAL  MAY
 TRANSFER THEIR VOUCHER TO A DIFFERENT UNIT UNDER A NEW CONTRACT PURSUANT
 TO THIS ARTICLE;
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   4.  THAT  AN  OWNER  SHALL  NOT  CHARGE MORE THAN A REASONABLE RENT AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 612. RENTAL  OBLIGATION.  THE MONTHLY RENTAL OBLIGATION FOR AN INDI-
 VIDUAL OR FAMILY RECEIVING HOUSING ASSISTANCE PURSUANT  TO  THE  HOUSING
 ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM SHALL BE THE GREATER OF:
   1.  THIRTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  MONTHLY ADJUSTED INCOME OF THE FAMILY OR
 INDIVIDUAL; OR
   2. IF THE FAMILY OR  INDIVIDUAL  IS  RECEIVING  PAYMENTS  FOR  WELFARE
 ASSISTANCE  FROM  A PUBLIC AGENCY AND A PART OF THOSE PAYMENTS, ADJUSTED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTUAL HOUSING COSTS OF THE  FAMILY,  IS  SPECIF-
 ICALLY  DESIGNATED BY THAT AGENCY TO MEET THE HOUSING COSTS OF THE FAMI-
 LY, THE PORTION OF THOSE PAYMENTS THAT IS SO DESIGNATED. THESE  PAYMENTS
 INCLUDE,  BUT  ARE  NOT  LIMITED  TO  ANY  SHELTER ASSISTANCE OR HOUSING
 ASSISTANCE ADMINISTERED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY.
   § 613. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT.  1.  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  MONTHLY
 ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT  WITH  RESPECT  TO  ANY  DWELLING  UNIT SHALL BE THE
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENT WHICH THE CONTRACT  PROVIDES
 THAT THE OWNER IS TO RECEIVE FOR THE UNIT AND THE RENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR
 FAMILY IS REQUIRED TO PAY UNDER SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE.
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH MAXIMUM RENT LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT
 SIZED RENTALS IN EACH RENTAL AREA IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES THE  USE  OF
 THE  PROGRAM  IN  ALL  LOCALITIES  BASED  ON THE FAIR MARKET RENT OF THE
 RENTAL AREA. RENTAL AREAS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE
 COMMISSIONER  MAY  RELY  ON DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION PROMULGATED BY ANY
 OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY IN DETERMINING THE RENTAL AREAS  AND  FAIR
 MARKET RENT.
   3.  THE  PAYMENT  STANDARD  FOR EACH SIZE OF DWELLING UNIT IN A RENTAL
 AREA SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT  AND  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  ONE
 HUNDRED  TWENTY  PERCENT  OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT ESTABLISHED IN SECTION
 SIX HUNDRED SIX OF THIS ARTICLE FOR THE SAME SIZE OF  DWELLING  UNIT  IN
 THE SAME RENTAL AREA, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED
 AS A RESULT OF A REDUCTION IN THE FAIR MARKET RENT TO REDUCE THE PAYMENT
 STANDARD  APPLIED  TO  A FAMILY CONTINUING TO RESIDE IN A UNIT FOR WHICH
 THE FAMILY WAS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ARTICLE AT THE  TIME  THE
 FAIR MARKET RENT WAS REDUCED.
   § 614. INSPECTION  OF  UNITS.   INSPECTION OF UNITS SHALL BE CONDUCTED
 PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL  HOUSING  CHOICE
 VOUCHER  PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF PART 982 OF
 TITLE 24 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
   § 615. RENT. 1. THE RENT  FOR  DWELLING  UNITS  FOR  WHICH  A  HOUSING
 ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT  CONTRACT IS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE
 REASONABLE IN COMPARISON WITH  RENTS  CHARGED  FOR  COMPARABLE  DWELLING
 UNITS IN THE PRIVATE, UNASSISTED LOCAL MARKET.
   2.  A  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR (OR OTHER ENTITY, AS
 PROVIDED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE) MAY,  AT  THE
 REQUEST OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ARTI-
 CLE,  ASSIST  THAT INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY IN NEGOTIATING A REASONABLE RENT
 WITH A DWELLING UNIT OWNER. A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR
 (OR OTHER SUCH ENTITY) SHALL REVIEW THE RENT FOR A UNIT UNDER  CONSIDER-
 ATION  BY  THE  INDIVIDUAL  OR  FAMILY (AND ALL RENT INCREASES FOR UNITS
 UNDER LEASE BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY) TO DETERMINE WHETHER  THE  RENT
 (OR  RENT  INCREASE)  REQUESTED BY THE OWNER IS REASONABLE. IF A HOUSING
 ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR (OR  OTHER  SUCH  ENTITY)  DETERMINES
 THAT  THE RENT (OR RENT INCREASE) FOR A DWELLING UNIT IS NOT REASONABLE,
 THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR (OR  OTHER  SUCH  ENTITY)
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 SHALL  NOT  MAKE  HOUSING  ASSISTANCE  PAYMENTS  TO THE OWNER UNDER THIS
 SUBDIVISION WITH RESPECT TO THAT UNIT.
   3.  IF A DWELLING UNIT FOR WHICH A HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT
 IS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IS  EXEMPT  FROM  LOCAL  RENT  CONTROL
 PROVISIONS  DURING  THE  TERM  OF  THAT CONTRACT, THE RENT FOR THAT UNIT
 SHALL BE REASONABLE IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER UNITS IN  THE  RENTAL  AREA
 THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM LOCAL RENT CONTROL PROVISIONS.
   4.  EACH  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL MAKE TIMELY
 PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNTS DUE TO A DWELLING UNIT OWNER UNDER THIS  SECTION,
 SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   § 616. VACATED  UNITS.  IF  AN ASSISTED FAMILY VACATES A DWELLING UNIT
 FOR WHICH RENTAL ASSISTANCE  IS  PROVIDED  UNDER  A  HOUSING  ASSISTANCE
 PAYMENT  CONTRACT BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE LEASE FOR THE
 UNIT, RENTAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACT MAY  NOT  BE  PROVIDED
 FOR THE UNIT AFTER THE MONTH DURING WHICH THE UNIT WAS VACATED.
   § 617. LEASING OF UNITS OWNED BY A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMIN-
 ISTRATOR.  1.  IF  AN  ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY ASSISTED UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE LEASES A DWELLING UNIT (OTHER THAN  A  PUBLIC  HOUSING  DWELLING
 UNIT)  THAT  IS  OWNED  BY  A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR
 ADMINISTERING  ASSISTANCE  TO  THAT  INDIVIDUAL  OR  FAMILY  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  THE  UNIT  OF GENERAL LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT OR ANOTHER ENTITY  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  TO  MAKE
 INSPECTIONS  REQUIRED UNDER SECTION SIX HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE
 AND RENT DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION SIX  HUNDRED  FIFTEEN  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE.  THE  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE
 RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EXPENSES OF  SUCH  INSPECTIONS  AND  DETERMINATIONS,
 SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "OWNED BY A HOUSING ACCESS
 VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS, WITH RESPECT  TO  A  DWELLING  UNIT,
 THAT THE DWELLING UNIT IS IN A PROJECT THAT IS OWNED BY SUCH ADMINISTRA-
 TOR,  BY  AN  ENTITY  WHOLLY  CONTROLLED  BY SUCH ADMINISTRATOR, OR BY A
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IN WHICH SUCH  ADMINIS-
 TRATOR  (OR  AN  ENTITY WHOLLY CONTROLLED BY SUCH ADMINISTRATOR) HOLDS A
 CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE MANAGING MEMBER OR GENERAL PARTNER. A DWELL-
 ING UNIT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OWNED BY  A  HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER
 LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION BECAUSE SUCH ADMINIS-
 TRATOR HOLDS A FEE INTEREST AS GROUND LESSOR IN THE  PROPERTY  ON  WHICH
 THE UNIT IS SITUATED, HOLDS A SECURITY INTEREST UNDER A MORTGAGE OR DEED
 OF  TRUST  ON THE UNIT, OR HOLDS A NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN AN ENTITY
 WHICH OWNS THE UNIT OR IN THE MANAGING MEMBER OR GENERAL PARTNER  OF  AN
 ENTITY WHICH OWNS THE UNIT.
   § 618. VERIFICATION OF INCOME. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH PROCE-
 DURES  WHICH  ARE  APPROPRIATE  AND NECESSARY TO ASSURE THAT INCOME DATA
 PROVIDED TO THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR AND OWNERS BY
 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES APPLYING FOR OR RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH  PROCEDURES,  THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL RANDOMLY, REGULARLY, AND PERIODICALLY SELECT A SAMPLE
 OF FAMILIES TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THESE
 FAMILIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCOME VERIFICATION, OR TO ALLOW THOSE FAMI-
 LIES  TO  PROVIDE  SUCH  INFORMATION  THEMSELVES.  SUCH  INFORMATION MAY
 INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO,  DATA  CONCERNING  UNEMPLOYMENT  COMPEN-
 SATION  AND  FEDERAL  INCOME TAXATION AND DATA RELATING TO BENEFITS MADE
 AVAILABLE UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 42 U.S.C. 301 ET SEQ., THE FOOD
 AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008, 7 U.S.C. 2011 ET SEQ., OR  TITLE  38  OF  THE
 UNITED  STATES  CODE.  ANY  SUCH  INFORMATION  RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS
 SECTION SHALL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE
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 OF VERIFYING INCOMES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE  ELIGIBILITY  OF  INDIVIDUALS
 AND  FAMILIES  FOR  BENEFITS  (AND  THE AMOUNT OF SUCH BENEFITS, IF ANY)
 UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
   § 619. DIVISION  OF  AN ASSISTED FAMILY. 1. IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE A
 FAMILY ASSISTED UNDER THIS ARTICLE BECOMES DIVIDED  INTO  TWO  OTHERWISE
 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES DUE TO DIVORCE, LEGAL SEPARATION OR THE
 DIVISION  OF THE FAMILY, WHERE SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES CANNOT AGREE
 AS TO WHICH SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SHOULD  CONTINUE  TO  RECEIVE  THE
 ASSISTANCE,  AND WHERE THERE IS NO DETERMINATION BY A COURT, THE HOUSING
 ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING  FACTORS
 TO  DETERMINE  WHICH  OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
 ASSISTED:
   (A) WHICH OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES  HAS  CUSTODY  OF  DEPENDENT
 CHILDREN;
   (B)  WHICH  SUCH INDIVIDUAL WAS THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WHEN THE VOUCHER
 WAS INITIALLY ISSUED AS LISTED ON THE INITIAL APPLICATION;
   (C) THE COMPOSITION OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES  AND  WHICH  SUCH
 FAMILY INCLUDES ELDERLY OR DISABLED MEMBERS;
   (D)  WHETHER  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  WAS  INVOLVED IN THE BREAKUP OF SUCH
 FAMILY;
   (E) WHICH FAMILY MEMBERS REMAIN IN THE UNIT; AND
   (F) RECOMMENDATIONS OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS.
   2. DOCUMENTATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL BE THE  RESPONSIBILITY  OF  THE
 REQUESTING PARTIES. IF DOCUMENTATION IS NOT PROVIDED, THE HOUSING ACCESS
 VOUCHER  LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR  WILL TERMINATE ASSISTANCE ON THE BASIS OF
 FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR A RECERTIFICATION.
   § 620. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. ANY FUNDS  MADE  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL NOT BE USED TO OFFSET OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS
 PREVIOUSLY EXPENDED FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN A PRIOR YEAR  IN
 ANY  COUNTY  OR IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BUT SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT
 ANY PRIOR YEAR'S EXPENDITURES. THE COMMISSIONER MAY GRANT  AN  EXCEPTION
 TO  THIS  REQUIREMENT IF ANY COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
 ENTITY OR PUBLIC BODY CAN AFFIRMATIVELY SHOW THAT SUCH AMOUNT  OF  FUNDS
 PREVIOUSLY  EXPENDED  IS  IN  EXCESS  OF THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
 ASSISTANCE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE AREA IN WHICH  THE
 FUNDS  WERE  PREVIOUSLY  EXPENDED WHO ARE HOMELESS OR FACING AN IMMINENT
 LOSS OF HOUSING.
   § 621. VOUCHERS STATEWIDE. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION SIX HUNDRED  ELEVEN
 OF THIS ARTICLE, ANY VOUCHER ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE MAY BE USED
 FOR HOUSING ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INFORM VOUCHER
 HOLDERS  THAT  A  VOUCHER  MAY BE USED ANYWHERE IN THE STATE AND, TO THE
 EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ASSIST  VOUCHER  HOLDERS  IN
 FINDING HOUSING IN THE AREA OF THEIR CHOICE.  PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER,
 THAT  A  VOUCHER  MUST  BE USED IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT WAS ISSUED, OR
 WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IF THE VOUCHER WAS ISSUED WITHIN  THE  CITY
 OF  NEW  YORK,  FOR  NO  LESS  THAN  ONE YEAR BEFORE IT CAN BE USED IN A
 DIFFERENT JURISDICTION, UNLESS THE ISSUING HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER  LOCAL
 ADMINISTRATOR GRANTS A WAIVER, OR THE VOUCHER HOLDER, OR A FAMILY MEMBER
 THEREOF,  IS  OR  HAS  BEEN  THE  VICTIM  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE, DATING
 VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.
   § 622. APPLICABLE CODES. HOUSING ELIGIBLE  FOR  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE
 HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER  PROGRAM SHALL COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND
 LOCAL HEALTH, HOUSING, BUILDING AND SAFETY CODES.
   § 623. HOUSING CHOICE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADMINISTER THE  HOUS-
 ING  ACCESS VOUCHER PROGRAM UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO PROMOTE HOUSING CHOICE
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 FOR VOUCHER HOLDERS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AFFIRMATIVELY  PROMOTE  FAIR
 HOUSING TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
   2.  NOTHING  IN  THIS ARTICLE SHALL LESSEN OR ABRIDGE ANY FAIR HOUSING
 OBLIGATIONS PROMULGATED BY  MUNICIPALITIES,  LOCALITIES,  OR  ANY  OTHER
 APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule, regulation, plan or guidance document necessary  for
 the  implementation  of this act on its effective date are authorized to
 be made and completed on or before such effective date; provided further
 that any rule, regulation, plan or guidance document shall apply only to
 those counties located outside of the city of New  York.  The  New  York
 city department of housing preservation and development and the New York
 city  housing  authority,  as  applicable,  shall  promulgate or release
 rules, regulations, plans or guidance documents  as  necessary  for  the
 implementation of this act within the city of New York.
 
                                 PART DDD
 
   Section 1. Section 200 of the workers' compensation law, as amended by
 section  1  of  part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 200. Short title. This article shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the  "disability  [benefits  law]  and  [the] paid family leave benefits
 law."
   § 2. Subdivisions 14, 15 and 22 of section 201 of the workers' compen-
 sation law,  subdivision 14 as amended and subdivisions  15  and  22  as
 added  by  section  2  of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are
 amended to read as follows:
   14. "A day of disability" means any day  on  which  the  employee  was
 prevented from performing work because of disability[, including any day
 which  the  employee  uses for family leave,] and for which the employee
 has not received [his or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S regular remuneration.
   15. "Family leave" shall mean any leave  taken  by  an  employee  from
 work:    (a)  to  participate  in  providing care, including physical or
 psychological care, for a family member of the employee  made  necessary
 by  a serious health condition of the family member; or (b) to bond with
 the employee's child during the first twelve months  after  the  child's
 birth,  or  the first twelve months after the placement of the child for
 adoption or foster care with the employee OR ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  UNTIL JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY, FOR
 THE SIX WEEKS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A STILLBIRTH; or (c) because of  any
 qualifying  exigency  as  interpreted under the family and medical leave
 act, 29 U.S.C.S § 2612(a)(1)(e)  and  29  C.F.R.  S.825.126[(a)(1)-(8)],
 arising  out  of  the  fact that the spouse, domestic partner, child, or
 parent of the employee is on active duty (or has  been  notified  of  an
 impending  call  or  order  to  active  duty) in the armed forces of the
 United States.
   22. "Health care provider" shall  mean  for  the  purpose  of  [family
 leave]  THIS  ARTICLE, a person licensed under article one hundred thir-
 ty-one, one hundred thirty-one-B, one hundred  thirty-two,  one  hundred
 thirty-three,  one  hundred  thirty-six,  one  hundred  thirty-nine, one
 hundred forty-one, one hundred forty-three, one hundred forty-four,  one
 hundred  fifty-three,  one  hundred fifty-four, one hundred fifty-six or
 one hundred fifty-nine of the education law or a person  licensed  under
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 the public health law, article one hundred forty of the education law or
 article one hundred sixty-three of the education law.
   §  3.  Section  203-a  of  the  workers' compensation law, as added by
 section 4 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  203-a.  Retaliatory  action  prohibited  for [family] leave. 1. The
 provisions of section one hundred twenty of this chapter and section two
 hundred forty-one of this article shall  be  applicable  to  family  AND
 DISABILITY leave.
   2.  Nothing  in  this  section shall be deemed to diminish the rights,
 privileges, or remedies of any employee under any collective  bargaining
 agreement or employment contract.
   §  4.  Section  203-b  of  the  workers' compensation law, as added by
 section 4 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   § 203-b. Reinstatement following [family] leave. Any eligible employee
 of  a covered employer who takes leave under this article shall be enti-
 tled, on return from such leave, to be restored by the employer  to  the
 position of employment held by the employee when the leave commenced, or
 to be restored to a comparable position with comparable employment bene-
 fits,  pay  and  other terms and conditions of employment. The taking of
 family OR DISABILITY leave shall not result in the loss of  any  employ-
 ment  benefit  accrued  prior  to the date on which the leave commenced.
 Nothing in this section shall  be  construed  to  entitle  any  restored
 employee  to  the accrual of any seniority or employment benefits during
 any period of leave, or any right, benefit  or  position  to  which  the
 employee would have been entitled had the employee not taken the leave.
   §  5.  Section  203-c  of  the  workers' compensation law, as added by
 section 4 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  203-c.   Health insurance during [family] leave. In accordance with
 the Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. §§  2601-2654),  during  any
 period  of  family  OR  DISABILITY leave the employer shall maintain any
 existing health benefits of the employee in force for  the  duration  of
 such leave as if the employee had continued to work from the date [he or
 she]  THE  EMPLOYEE  commenced family OR DISABILITY leave until the date
 [he or she] THE EMPLOYEE returns to employment.
   § 6. Section 204 of the  workers'  compensation  law,  as  amended  by
 section  5  of  part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 204. Disability and family leave during  employment.  1.  Disability
 benefits  shall  be  payable  to  an eligible employee for disabilities,
 beginning with the eighth day of disability and  thereafter  during  the
 continuance  of disability, subject to the limitations as to maximum and
 minimum amounts and duration and other  conditions  and  limitations  in
 this  section  and  in  sections two hundred five and two hundred six of
 this article. Family leave benefits shall  be  payable  to  an  eligible
 employee for the first full day when family leave is required and there-
 after  during  the  continuance of the need for family leave, subject to
 the limitations as to maximum and minimum amounts and duration and other
 conditions and limitations in this section and in sections  two  hundred
 five and two hundred six of this article. Successive periods of disabil-
 ity  or family leave caused by the same or related injury or sickness OR
 QUALIFYING EVENT shall be deemed a single period of disability or family
 leave only if separated by less than three months.
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   2. (a) The weekly benefit for family leave that occurs (i) on or after
 January first, two thousand eighteen shall not exceed eight weeks during
 any fifty-two week calendar period and shall be  fifty  percent  of  the
 employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed fifty percent of the
 state  average weekly wage, (ii) on or after January first, two thousand
 nineteen shall not exceed ten weeks during any fifty-two  week  calendar
 period  and shall be fifty-five percent of the employee's average weekly
 wage but shall not exceed fifty-five percent of the state average weekly
 wage, (iii) on or after January first, two  thousand  twenty  shall  not
 exceed  ten weeks during any fifty-two week calendar period and shall be
 sixty percent of the employee's average weekly wage but shall not exceed
 sixty percent of the state average weekly wage, and  (iv)  on  or  after
 January  first  of  each  succeeding year, shall not exceed twelve weeks
 during any fifty-two week  calendar  period  and  shall  be  sixty-seven
 percent  of  the  employee's  average  weekly  wage but shall not exceed
 sixty-seven percent of the New York state average weekly wage in effect.
 The superintendent of financial services shall have discretion to  delay
 the  increases  in  the  family leave benefit level provided in subpara-
 graphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this paragraph by one or  more  calendar
 years.  In determining whether to delay the increase in the family leave
 benefit for any year, the superintendent  of  financial  services  shall
 consider:  (1) the current cost to employees of the family leave benefit
 and any expected change in the cost after the benefit increase; (2)  the
 current  number  of  insurers  issuing  insurance policies with a family
 leave benefit and any expected change in the number of insurers  issuing
 such  policies after the benefit increase; (3) the impact of the benefit
 increase on employers' business and the overall stability of the program
 to the extent that information is readily available; (4) the  impact  of
 the  benefit  increase  on the financial stability of the disability and
 family leave insurance market  and  carriers;  and  (5)  any  additional
 factors that the superintendent of financial services deems relevant. If
 the  superintendent  of  financial  services  delays the increase in the
 family leave benefit level for one or more calendar  years,  the  family
 leave  benefit  level  that  shall take effect immediately following the
 delay shall be the same benefit level that would have taken  effect  but
 for  the  delay.  The weekly benefits for family leave that occurs on or
 after January first, two thousand eighteen shall not be  less  than  one
 hundred dollars per week except that if the employee's wages at the time
 of family leave are less than one hundred dollars per week, the employee
 shall  receive  [his  or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S full wages. Benefits may be
 payable to employees for paid family leave taken intermittently  or  for
 less than a full work week in increments of one full day or one fifth of
 the weekly benefit.
   (b)  THE  WEEKLY  BENEFIT  WHICH  THE DISABLED EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO
 RECEIVE FOR THE FIRST TWELVE WEEKS OF DISABILITY COMMENCING: (I)  ON  OR
 AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN  SHALL BE FIFTY-FIVE
 PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTY
 PERCENT OF THE STATE AVERAGE WEEKLY  WAGE;  (II)  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT SHALL BE SIXTY PERCENT OF THE EMPLOY-
 EE'S AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED FIFTY-FIVE PERCENT OF  THE
 STATE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE; (III) ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-NINE  SHALL BE SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WEEKLY AVER-
 AGE WAGE BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED SIXTY PERCENT OF THE STATE AVERAGE  WEEKLY
 WAGE;  AND (IV) ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST OF EACH SUCCEEDING YEAR, SHALL
 BE SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE  BUT  SHALL
 NOT  EXCEED  SIXTY-SEVEN  PERCENT OF THE STATE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE.  THE
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 WEEKLY BENEFIT WHICH THE DISABLED EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED  TO  RECEIVE  FOR
 THE  PERIODS  OF  DISABILITY  AFTER  THE  TWELFTH WEEK OF DISABILITY AND
 THROUGH THE TWENTY-SIXTH WEEK OF DISABILITY ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,
 TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN  AND  EACH  SUCCEEDING  YEAR SHALL BE THIRTY
 PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED THIR-
 TY PERCENT OF THE STATE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE.  THE CHAIR OF THE  WORKERS'
 COMPENSATION BOARD, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL
 SERVICES,  SHALL  HAVE  DISCRETION TO INCREASE THE BENEFIT LEVEL FOR THE
 PERIOD OF DISABILITY AFTER THE TWELFTH WEEK OF  DISABILITY  THROUGH  THE
 TWENTY-SIXTH  WEEK  OF  DISABILITY, PROVIDED THAT SUCH BENEFIT SHALL NOT
 EXCEED SIXTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF THE STATE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE.  IN  DETER-
 MINING  WHETHER  TO  INCREASE  THE  DISABILITY BENEFIT FOR ANY YEAR, THE
 CHAIR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH THE SUPER-
 INTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES SHALL CONSIDER FACTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO UTILIZATION OF THE CURRENT BENEFIT, THE EXPECTED  UTILIZATION
 OF  ANY  INCREASE, THE NEED FOR A BENEFIT INCREASE, THE CURRENT CONTRIB-
 UTION COST TO EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS AND THE EXPECTED  COST  AFTER  ANY
 SUCH BENEFIT INCREASE; THE CURRENT NUMBER OF INSURERS  ISSUING INSURANCE
 POLICIES   WITH   A  DISABILITY  BENEFIT  AND ANY EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE
 NUMBER OF INSURERS ISSUING  SUCH  POLICIES  AFTER THE BENEFIT  INCREASE;
 AND  ANY  ADDITIONAL FACTORS THAT THE CHAIR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
 BOARD AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES DEEMS RELEVANT.   THE
 WEEKLY  BENEFIT  WHICH  THE DISABLED EMPLOYEE IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE FOR
 DISABILITY LEAVE THAT OCCURS ON OR AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-SEVEN  SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WEEK EXCEPT
 THAT IF THE EMPLOYEE'S WAGES AT THE TIME OF DISABILITY  LEAVE  ARE  LESS
 THAN  ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  PER  WEEK,  THE  EMPLOYEE SHALL RECEIVE THE
 EMPLOYEE'S FULL WAGES. The weekly benefit which the disabled employee is
 entitled to receive for disability commencing on  or  after  May  first,
 nineteen  hundred  eighty-nine  AND PRIOR TO JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-SEVEN shall be one-half of the employee's weekly wage, but in  no
 case  shall such benefit exceed one hundred seventy dollars; except that
 if the employee's average weekly wage is less than twenty  dollars,  the
 benefit  shall be such average weekly wage. The weekly benefit which the
 disabled employee is entitled to receive for disability commencing on or
 after July first, nineteen hundred eighty-four shall be one-half of  the
 employee's  weekly  wage,  but  in no case shall such benefit exceed one
 hundred forty-five dollars; except that if the employee's average weekly
 wage is less than twenty dollars, the  benefit  shall  be  such  average
 weekly  wage. The weekly benefit which the disabled employee is entitled
 to receive for disability commencing on or after  July  first,  nineteen
 hundred  eighty-three  and prior to July first, nineteen hundred eighty-
 four shall be one-half of the employee's average weekly wage, but in  no
 case  shall  such  benefit exceed one hundred thirty-five dollars nor be
 less than twenty dollars; except that if the employee's  average  weekly
 wage is less than twenty dollars the benefit shall be such average week-
 ly  wage.  The weekly benefit which the disabled employee is entitled to
 receive for disability commencing  on  or  after  July  first,  nineteen
 hundred  seventy-four, and prior to July first, nineteen hundred eighty-
 three, shall be one-half of the employee's average weekly wage,  but  in
 no  case  shall such benefit exceed ninety-five dollars nor be less than
 twenty dollars; except that if the employee's  average  weekly  wage  is
 less than twenty dollars, the benefit shall be such average weekly wage.
 The  weekly  benefit  which the disabled employee is entitled to receive
 for disability commencing on  or  after  July  first,  nineteen  hundred
 seventy  and prior to July first, nineteen hundred seventy-four shall be
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 one-half of the employee's average weekly wage, but  in  no  case  shall
 such  benefit  exceed  seventy-five  dollars  nor  be  less  than twenty
 dollars; except that if the employee's average weekly wage is less  than
 twenty  dollars the benefit shall be such average weekly wage.  [For any
 period of disability less than a full week, the benefits  payable  shall
 be  calculated  by  dividing  the  weekly  benefit  by the number of the
 employee's normal work days per week and multiplying the quotient by the
 number of normal work days in such period of disability.]  BENEFITS  MAY
 BE PAYABLE TO EMPLOYEES FOR DISABILITY LEAVE TAKEN INTERMITTENTLY OR FOR
 LESS THAN A FULL WORK WEEK IN INCREMENTS OF ONE FULL DAY OR ONE-FIFTH OF
 THE  WEEKLY  BENEFIT.  The weekly benefit for a disabled employee who is
 concurrently eligible for benefits in the employment of  more  than  one
 covered  employer shall, within the maximum and minimum herein provided,
 be one-half of the total of the employee's average weekly wages received
 from all such covered employers, and shall be allocated in  the  propor-
 tion of [their] THE EMPLOYEE'S respective average weekly wage payments.
   (C)  PROVIDED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION
 CONCERNING BENEFITS ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN
 AND SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE  OF
 SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  NINE  OF  THIS ARTICLE MAY BE WAIVED BY A COVERED
 EMPLOYER SUBJECT TO A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH A  BONA  FIDE
 LABOR ORGANIZATION IN EFFECT ON JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN
 FOR  EMPLOYEES  SUBJECT  TO  SUCH  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FOR A
 DISABILITY COMMENCING BETWEEN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN
 AND UNTIL JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY; AND PROVIDED THAT FOR SUCH
 WAIVER  TO  BE  VALID, IT SHALL EXPLICITLY REFERENCE THIS SECTION AND BE
 AGREED TO BY THE BONA FIDE  LABOR  ORGANIZATION.  NOTHING  HEREIN  SHALL
 PREVENT A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT FROM PROVIDING TEMPORARY DISA-
 BILITY BENEFITS GREATER THAN THE BENEFITS REQUIRED HEREIN.
   § 7. Subdivision 2 of section 206 of the workers' compensation law, as
 amended  by  section  7 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. If an employee  who  is  eligible  for  disability  benefits  under
 section  two hundred three or two hundred seven of this article is disa-
 bled and has claimed or subsequently claims workers' compensation  bene-
 fits  under  this  chapter or benefits under the volunteer firefighters'
 benefit law or the volunteer ambulance workers' benefit  law,  and  such
 claim  is  controverted on the ground that the employee's disability was
 not caused by an accident that arose out of and in the course  of  [his]
 THE EMPLOYEE'S employment or by an occupational disease, or by an injury
 in  line of duty as a volunteer firefighter or volunteer ambulance work-
 er, the employee shall be entitled in  the  first  instance  to  receive
 benefits  under this article for [his or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S disability.
 If benefits have been paid under this article in respect to a disability
 alleged to have arisen out of and in the course of the employment or  by
 reason  of  an  occupational  disease, or in line of duty as a volunteer
 firefighter or a volunteer ambulance worker, the employer or carrier  or
 the  chair making such payment may, at any time before award of workers'
 compensation benefits, or volunteer firefighters' benefits or  volunteer
 ambulance  workers'  benefits,  is made, file with the board a claim for
 reimbursement out of the proceeds of such award to the employee for  the
 period  for  which  disability  benefits were paid to the employee under
 this article,  and  shall  have  a  lien  against  the  FULL  award  for
 reimbursement, notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-three of
 this  chapter  or  section  twenty-three  of the volunteer firefighters'
 benefit law or section twenty-three of the volunteer ambulance  workers'
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 benefit  law  provided  the  insurance carrier liable for payment of the
 award receives, before such award is made,  a  copy  of  the  claim  for
 reimbursement  from  the  employer, carrier or chair who paid disability
 benefits,  or  provided  the  board's  decision  and  award directs such
 reimbursement therefrom.
   § 8. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of section  209  of  the  workers'
 compensation  law,  as amended by section 10 of part SS of chapter 54 of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Disability benefits. (I) The contribution of each such employee to
 the cost of disability benefits provided by this article shall  be  one-
 half  of one per centum of the employee's wages paid to [him or her] THE
 EMPLOYEE on and after July first, nineteen hundred  fifty,  but  not  in
 excess of sixty cents per week.
   (II)  BEGINNING  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, THE MAXIMUM
 EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION THAT A COVERED EMPLOYER IS AUTHORIZED  TO  COLLECT
 FROM  EACH EMPLOYEE FOR THE COST OF DISABILITY BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS
 ARTICLE SHALL BE ONE-HALF OF ONE PER CENTUM OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WAGES  BUT
 SHALL  NOT EXCEED TWO DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS PER WEEK PROVIDED, HOWEV-
 ER, THAT THE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I)
 OF THIS PARAGRAPH WHERE SUCH EMPLOYEE IS COVERED UNDER PARAGRAPH (C)  OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (III)  BEGINNING  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  THIRTY,  THE MAXIMUM
 EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION THAT A COVERED EMPLOYER IS AUTHORIZED  TO  COLLECT
 FROM  EACH EMPLOYEE FOR THE COST OF DISABILITY BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS
 ARTICLE SHALL BE ONE-HALF OF ONE PER CENTUM OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WAGES, BUT
 SHALL NOT EXCEED FORTY PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE OF THE COMBINATION OF  ALL
 EMPLOYEE  AND  EMPLOYER  CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  DISABILITY BENEFITS PROVIDED
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR
 OF THIS ARTICLE DURING THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, AS  DETERMINED  ANNUALLY
 BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (N)
 OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE  INSURANCE  LAW.
 A  SELF-INSURER  SHALL SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FINANCIAL
 SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING FORTY PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE  OF
 THE COMBINATION OF ALL EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISABILITY
 BENEFITS  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE DURING THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR,
 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (N) OF SECTION FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED  THIRTY-
 FIVE OF THE INSURANCE LAW.
   § 9. The opening paragraph of section 211 of the workers' compensation
 law,  as  amended  by section 12 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of
 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   A covered employer, UNLESS PROVIDED WITH A WAIVER PURSUANT TO  SECTION
 204(2)(C),  shall,  with  [his or her] SUCH EMPLOYER'S own contributions
 and the contributions of [his] SUCH EMPLOYER'S employees, provide  disa-
 bility  and  after  January  first,  two thousand eighteen, family leave
 benefits to [his or her] SUCH EMPLOYER'S employees in one or more of the
 following ways:
   § 10. The opening paragraph and subdivision 1 of section  214  of  the
 workers'  compensation law, as amended by section 26 of part GG of chap-
 ter 57 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows:
   There is hereby created a fund which shall be  known  as  the  special
 fund  for disability benefits to provide for the payment of [disability]
 benefits under sections two hundred  seven,  two  hundred  thirteen  and
 attendance fees under section two hundred thirty-two of this article.
   1.  As  promptly  as  practicable after April first, in each year, the
 [chairman] CHAIR shall ascertain the condition of the fund, and if as of
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 any such date the net assets of the fund shall be one million dollars or
 more below the sum of twelve million dollars, the [chairman] CHAIR shall
 assess and collect an amount sufficient to restore the fund to an amount
 equal to twelve million dollars.[.] Such assessment shall be included in
 the  assessment  rate established pursuant to subdivision two of section
 one hundred fifty-one of this chapter. Such assessments shall be  depos-
 ited  with  the  commissioner of taxation and finance and transferred to
 the benefit of such fund upon payment of debt service, if any,  pursuant
 to section one hundred fifty-one of this chapter.
   §  11.  Subdivision 1 of section 217 of the workers' compensation law,
 as amended by section 16 of part SS  of chapter 54 of the laws of  2016,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Written notice and proof of disability or proof of need for family
 leave shall be furnished to the employer by or on behalf of the employee
 claiming benefits or, in the  case  of  a  claimant  under  section  two
 hundred  seven  of  this article, to the chair, within thirty days after
 commencement of the period of  disability.  Additional  proof  shall  be
 furnished  thereafter  from  time  to time as the employer or carrier or
 chair may require but not more often than once  each  week.  Such  proof
 shall  include  a  statement  of disability by the employee's [attending
 physician or attending podiatrist or attending chiropractor or attending
 dentist or attending psychologist or attending certified  nurse  midwife
 or family leave care recipient's health care provider, or in the case of
 an  employee  who  adheres  to  the  faith or teachings of any church or
 denomination, and who in accordance with its creed, tenets or principles
 depends for healing upon prayer through spiritual  means  alone  in  the
 practice  of  religion,  by  an  accredited  practitioner,]  HEALTH CARE
 PROVIDER containing facts and opinions as to such disability in  compli-
 ance  with  regulations of the chair. Failure to furnish notice or proof
 within the time and in the manner above provided  shall  not  invalidate
 the  claim  but  no benefits shall be required to be paid for any period
 more than two weeks prior to the date on which  the  required  proof  is
 furnished  unless it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the chair not
 to have been reasonably possible to furnish such  notice  or  proof  and
 that  such  notice or proof was furnished as soon as possible; provided,
 however, that no benefits shall be paid unless the  required  proof  [of
 disability] is furnished within the period of actual disability or fami-
 ly  leave  that  does  not exceed the statutory maximum period permitted
 under section two hundred four of this article. No  limitation  of  time
 provided  in this section shall run as against any disabled employee who
 is mentally incompetent,  or  physically  incapable  of  providing  such
 notice as a result of a serious medical condition, or a minor so long as
 such person has no guardian of the person and/or property.
   §  12. Section 218 of the workers' compensation law, as added by chap-
 ter 600 of the laws of 1949, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 809  of
 the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   §  218. [Disability benefit] BENEFIT rights inalienable. 1. Any agree-
 ment by an employee to waive [his]  THE  EMPLOYEE'S  rights  under  this
 article shall be void.
   2.  Disability  OR  FAMILY  LEAVE  benefits payable under this article
 shall not be assigned or released, except as provided in  this  article,
 and  shall  be  exempt  from  all  claims  of  creditors  and from levy,
 execution and attachment or other remedy for recovery or collection of a
 debt, which exemption may not be waived  provided,  however,  that  such
 benefits  shall  be  subject to an income execution or order for support
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 enforcement pursuant to section fifty-two hundred forty-one or fifty-two
 hundred forty-two of the civil practice law and rules.
   §  13.  Section  221  of  the workers' compensation law, as amended by
 section 19 of part SS of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  221.  Determination  of  contested claims for disability and family
 leave benefits. In accordance with regulations  adopted  by  the  chair,
 within  twenty-six  weeks  of  written notice of rejection of claim, the
 employee may file with the chair a notice that [his or her] THE  EMPLOY-
 EE'S  claim  for  disability or family leave benefits has not been paid,
 and the employee shall submit proof  of  disability  or  entitlement  to
 family  leave  and  of [his or her] THE EMPLOYEE'S employment, wages and
 other facts reasonably necessary for  determination  of  the  employee's
 right  to  such  benefits.  Failure  to file such notice within the time
 provided, may be excused if it can be shown not to have been  reasonably
 possible  to  furnish  such notice and that such notice was furnished as
 soon as possible. On demand the  employer  or  carrier  shall  forthwith
 deliver  to  the  board  the  original or a true copy of the health care
 provider's report, wage and employment data and all other  documentation
 in the possession of the employer or carrier with respect to such claim.
   The  chair  or designee, shall have full power and authority to deter-
 mine all issues in relation to every such claim for disability  benefits
 required  or provided under this article, and shall file its decision in
 the office of the [chairman] CHAIR.   Upon such filing,  the  [chairman]
 CHAIR shall send to the parties a copy of the decision. Either party may
 present  evidence  and  be represented by counsel at any hearing on such
 claim. The decision of the board shall be final as to all  questions  of
 fact and, except as provided in section twenty-three of this chapter, as
 to  all  questions  of  law.  Every  decision  shall be complied with in
 accordance with its terms within ten days thereafter except as permitted
 by law upon the filing of a request for review,  and  any  payments  due
 under  such  decision  shall draw simple interest from thirty days after
 the making thereof at the rate provided in section five thousand four of
 the civil practice law and rules. The chair shall adopt rules and  regu-
 lations  to  carry  out the provisions of this article including but not
 limited to resolution of contested claims and requests for review there-
 of, and payment of costs for resolution of disputed claims by  carriers.
 Any designated process shall afford the parties the opportunity to pres-
 ent  evidence  and  to be represented by counsel in any such proceeding.
 The chair shall have the authority to provide  for  alternative  dispute
 resolution  procedures  for  claims  arising under DISABILITY AND family
 leave, including but not limited to referral and submission of  disputed
 claims  to  a  neutral  arbitrator  under the auspices of an alternative
 dispute resolution association pursuant to article seventy-five  of  the
 civil  practice law and rules. Neutral arbitrator shall mean an arbitra-
 tor who does not have a material interest in the outcome  of  the  arbi-
 tration  proceeding or an existing and substantial relationship, includ-
 ing but not limited to pecuniary interests, with  a  party,  counsel  or
 representative of a party. Any determination made by alternative dispute
 resolution  shall  not  be reviewable by the board and the venue for any
 appeal shall be to a court of competent jurisdiction.
   § 14. Section 228 of  the  workers'  compensation  law,  as  added  by
 section  27  of part GG of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 228. Administrative  expenses.  1.  The  estimated  annual  expenses
 necessary   for  the  workers'  compensation  board  to  administer  the
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 provisions of the disability AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE benefits law shall be
 borne by all affected employers and included as part of  the  assessment
 rate  generated  pursuant  to  subdivision  two  of  section one hundred
 fifty-one of this chapter.
   2.  Annually, as soon as practicable after the first day of April, the
 chair and department of audit and  control  shall  ascertain  the  total
 amount of actual expenses.
   §  15.  Subsection (n) of section 4235 of the insurance law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows:
   (4)(A) THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ESTABLISH BY SEPTEMBER FIRST  OF  EACH
 YEAR  THE  MAXIMUM  EMPLOYEE  CONTRIBUTION  THAT  A COVERED EMPLOYER, AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW,  IS
 AUTHORIZED  TO  COLLECT  FROM  EACH  EMPLOYEE FOR THE COST OF DISABILITY
 BENEFITS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE NINE OF THE WORKERS'  COMPENSATION
 LAW  THROUGH  A  GROUP ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY OR THROUGH A
 SELF-FUNDED EMPLOYER FOR ITS EMPLOYEES.   BEGINNING JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, THE MAXIMUM EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT SHALL BE
 TWO  DOLLARS AND TWENTY CENTS PER WEEK, AND BEGINNING JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND THIRTY, THE MAXIMUM EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE ONE-HALF  OF
 ONE  PERCENT  OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WAGES BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED FORTY PERCENT
 OF THE AVERAGE OF THE COMBINATION OF ALL EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER  CONTRIB-
 UTIONS  TO  DISABILITY  BENEFITS  PROVIDED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
 LAW DURING THE PRIOR  CALENDAR  YEAR,  WHICH  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  SHALL
 DETERMINE AND PUBLISH ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   (B)  A SELF-FUNDED EMPLOYER SHALL SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE SUPERINTENDENT
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING FORTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  AVERAGE  OF  THE
 COMBINATION  OF  ALL  EMPLOYEE  AND EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISABILITY
 BENEFITS PROVIDED PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW.  A SELF-FUND-
 ED  EMPLOYER  SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT BY JULY FIRST,
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX THAT SETS FORTH EMPLOYEE AND  EMPLOYER  CONTRIB-
 UTIONS  TO  DISABILITY  BENEFITS  PROVIDED  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION
 LAW FOR THE YEAR ENDING TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, IN A FORMAT DETERMINED
 BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.  BEGINNING APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEV-
 EN,  AND  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  A  SELF-FUNDED  EMPLOYER SHALL SUBMIT A
 REPORT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT  THAT  SETS  FORTH  EMPLOYEE  AND  EMPLOYER
 CONTRIBUTIONS  TO DISABILITY BENEFITS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B)
 OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THE  WORKERS'  COMPEN-
 SATION  LAW  FOR  THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR, IN A FORMAT DETERMINED BY THE
 SUPERINTENDENT.
   § 16. Section 2605 of the insurance law is amended to read as follows:
   § 2605. Penalty for violating workers' compensation  law.  The  super-
 intendent may impose a penalty not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars
 PER  VIOLATION  upon  any  insurer  required  to  be  licensed under the
 provisions of this chapter, if, after notice to and a  hearing  of  such
 insurer,  [he]  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  finds it has unreasonably failed to
 comply with the workers' compensation law.
   § 17. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  apply  to  all
 policies  issued,  renewed,  modified,  altered,  or amended on or after
 January 1, 2027.
 
                                 PART EEE
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   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 2 and 3  of  section  20  of  the  workers'
 compensation law are renumbered subdivisions 2, 3 and 4 and a new subdi-
 vision 1 is added to read as follows:
   1. THE BOARD SHALL INDEX A CLAIM FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION IMMEDIATELY
 UPON THE RECEIPT OF A MEDICAL REPORT IN ADDITION TO EITHER A CLAIM FILED
 BY THE INJURED WORKER OR AN EMPLOYER'S REPORT OF INJURY OR ILLNESS.
   §  2.   Subdivision  2 of section 20 of the workers' compensation law,
 as amended by chapter 635 of the laws  of  1996  and  as  renumbered  by
 section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  [At any time after the expiration of the first seven days of disa-
 bility on the part of an injured employee, or  at  any  time  after  the
 employee's  death,  a  claim  for  compensation  may be presented to the
 employer or to the chair. The] WITHIN  SIXTY  DAYS  AFTER  A  CLAIM  FOR
 COMPENSATION  HAS  BEEN INDEXED, THE board shall HOLD AN INITIAL HEARING
 FOR EACH CLAIM IN WHICH THE INJURED WORKER ASSERTS LOST  WAGES  OR  LOST
 TIME  DUE TO INJURY AND SHALL have full power and authority to determine
 all questions in relation to the payment of claims presented to  it  for
 compensation  under  the  provisions of this chapter. The chair or board
 shall THEREAFTER make or cause to be made such investigation as it deems
 necessary, and upon application of either party OR AN  ATTORNEY  REPRES-
 ENTING  EITHER  PARTY,  shall  order  a hearing BEFORE A REFEREE TO TAKE
 PLACE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE CALENDAR DAYS OF  THE  APPLICATION  FROM  EITHER
 PARTY,  and within thirty days after a claim for compensation is submit-
 ted under this section, or such hearing closed, shall make  or  deny  an
 award, determining such claim for compensation, and file the same in the
 office of the chair.  NO APPLICATION FOR A HEARING MADE BY A PARTY OR AN
 ATTORNEY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS,
 PREREQUISITES, OR PENALTIES IMPOSED BY THE BOARD. Immediately after such
 filing the chair shall send to the parties a copy of the decision.  Upon
 a hearing pursuant to this section either party may present evidence and
 be represented by counsel.  The decision of the board shall be final  as
 to  all  questions  of  fact, and, except as provided in section twenty-
 three of this article, as to all questions of law.   Except as  provided
 in  section  twenty-seven of this article, all awards of the board shall
 draw simple interest from thirty days after the making  thereof  at  the
 rate  provided  in  section five thousand four of the civil practice law
 and rules.  Whenever a hearing or proceeding for the determination of  a
 claim  for  compensation  is  begun  before  a  referee, pursuant to the
 provisions of this chapter, such hearing or proceeding or any  adjourned
 hearing  thereon  shall  continue  before the same referee until a final
 determination awarding or denying compensation, except in  the  absence,
 inability  or disqualification to act of such referee, or for other good
 cause, in which event such hearing or proceeding may be continued before
 another referee by order of the chair or board.
   § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of  section  25  of  the  workers'
 compensation  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  61 of the laws of 1986, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (c) The board shall keep an accurate record of all hearings held.  ALL
 DECISIONS SHALL BE ISSUED TO THE INJURED   WORKER   IN   THEIR    NATIVE
 LANGUAGE.  Whenever a hearing must be continued or adjourned because the
 carrier or employer has engaged in dilatory tactics or exhibited  unjus-
 tified  lack  of preparedness, the board shall impose a penalty of twen-
 ty-five dollars to be paid to the fund created  by  subdivision  two  of
 section one hundred fifty-one of this chapter and shall in addition make
 an  award  of seventy-five dollars payable to the injured worker or [his
 or her dependants] THEIR DEPENDENTS.  Dilatory tactics may  include  but
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 shall  not  be limited to:   failing to subpoena medical witnesses or to
 secure an order to show cause as directed by  the  referee,  failing  to
 bring  proper  files, failing to appear, failing to produce witnesses or
 documents  after  they have been requested by the referee or examiner or
 as  directed  by  the  hearing  notice,  unnecessarily  protracting  the
 production  of  evidence, or engaging in a pattern of delay which unduly
 delays resolution, except that no penalty shall  be  imposed  nor  award
 made under this subdivision if the carrier or employer produces evidence
 sufficient to excuse its conduct to the satisfaction of the referee.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART FFF
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 99-ss to read as follows:
   § 99-SS. NEW YORK STATE WORKER PROTECTION AND  LABOR  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
 FUND.  1.  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE
 COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL  FUND
 TO  BE  KNOWN  AS  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE WORKER PROTECTION AND LABOR LAW
 ENFORCEMENT FUND.
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST  OF  ALL  MONETARY  DAMAGES  AND  PENALTIES
 RECOVERED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF LABOR FOR EMPLOYER VIOLATIONS, UNLESS
 OTHERWISE DESIGNATED, OF ARTICLES TWO, FIVE, SIX, EIGHT, NINE, NINETEEN,
 NINETEEN-B, TWENTY-C, TWENTY-FIVE-A, TWENTY-FIVE-B, AND TWENTY-FIVE-C OF
 THE LABOR LAW OR WITH ANY REGULATIONS  RELATED  THERETO  AND  ALL  OTHER
 MONEYS  APPROPRIATED  THERETO  FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO
 LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT NO MONIES DUE AND OWING TO ANY  OTHER  PARTY
 SHALL BE DEDICATED TO THE FUND.  NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL
 PREVENT  THE  STATE  FROM  RECEIVING  GRANTS,  GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THE FUND AS DEFINED IN THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO
 THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.
   3. THE MONIES IN THE FUND, AFTER  APPROPRIATION  BY  THE  LEGISLATURE,
 SHALL  BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF
 SUPPLEMENTING THE DEPARTMENT'S LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT  DUTIES;  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  FUNDING  SHALL  BE APPROPRIATED IN ADDITION TO ANY
 OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE STATE FISCAL YEAR IN
 EFFECT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   4. ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR
 SHALL PROVIDE A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING HOW THE MONIES OF THE FUND WERE
 UTILIZED DURING THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE PROVIDED
 TO  THE  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,
 THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE  CHAIR  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY
 WAYS  AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR,
 THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE, AND  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER.
 SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AND SHALL
 INCLUDE:
   (A) THE NUMBER  OF  ENFORCEMENT  PROCEEDINGS  INITIATED  FOR  EMPLOYER
 VIOLATIONS  OF  ARTICLES  TWO,  FIVE,  SIX, EIGHT, NINE, NINETEEN, NINE-
 TEEN-B, TWENTY-C, TWENTY-FIVE-A, TWENTY-FIVE-B, AND TWENTY-FIVE-C OF THE
 LABOR LAW OR ANY REGULATIONS RELATED THERETO, THE  NAME  OF  THE  ENTITY
 AGAINST WHICH SUCH PROCEEDING WAS INITIATED AND THE AMOUNT COLLECTED FOR
 EACH SUCH PROCEEDING, IF ANY;
   (B) THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AVAILABLE AND DISPERSED FROM THE FUND OVER THE
 PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS;
   (C)  A  DESCRIPTION ON HOW SUCH MONIES WERE USED, INCLUDING THE NUMBER
 OF ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL HIRED OR SUPPORTED BY SUCH MONIES; AND
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   (D) A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN FOR SUCH MONIES WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ESTI-
 MATES OF ALL RECEIPTS AND ALL DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect April 1, 2026.
 
                                 PART GGG
 
   Section  1. Subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 of section 27-b of the labor law,
 as added by chapter 82 of the laws of  2006,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  Risk  evaluation  and determination. Every employer shall evaluate
 its workplace or workplaces to determine  the  presence  of  factors  or
 situations in such workplace or workplaces that might place employees at
 risk  of  occupational  assaults and homicides. Examples of such factors
 shall include, but not BE limited to:
   a. working in public settings (e.g., social services or other  govern-
 mental  workers,  police officers, firefighters, teachers, public trans-
 portation drivers, health care workers, and service workers);
   b. working late night or early morning hours;
   c. exchanging money with the public;
   d. working alone or in small numbers;
   e. ABUSIVE CONDUCT AND BULLYING IN THE WORKPLACE;
   F. uncontrolled access to the workplace; and
   [f.] G. areas of previous security problems.
   4. Written workplace violence prevention program. Every employer  with
 at  least  twenty full time permanent employees shall develop and imple-
 ment a written workplace violence prevention program for  its  workplace
 or workplaces that includes the following:
   a.  a list of the risk factors identified in subdivision three of this
 section that are present in such workplace or workplaces;
   b. the methods the employer will use to prevent incidents  of  occupa-
 tional assaults and homicides at such workplace or workplaces, including
 but not limited to the following:
   (1) making high-risk areas more visible to more people;
   (2) installing good external lighting;
   (3) using drop safes or other methods to minimize cash on hand;
   (4) posting signs stating that limited cash is on hand;
   (5)  providing training in conflict resolution and nonviolent self-de-
 fense responses; and
   (6) establishing and implementing reporting systems for  incidents  of
 aggressive behavior, ABUSIVE CONDUCT, AND BULLYING.
   5.  Employee information and training. a. Every employer with at least
 twenty permanent full time employees shall make  the  written  workplace
 violence  prevention  program available, upon request, to its employees,
 their designated representatives and the department.
   b. Every employer shall provide its  employees  with  [the  following]
 information  and training on PREVENTING AND REPORTING WORKPLACE BULLYING
 AND ABUSIVE CONDUCT AND the risks of occupational assaults and homicides
 in their workplace or workplaces at the time of their initial assignment
 and annually thereafter:
   (1) employees shall be informed of the requirements of  this  section,
 the  risk factors in their workplace or workplaces, and the location and
 availability  of  the  written  workplace  violence  prevention  program
 required by this section; and
   (2)  employee training shall include at least: (a) HOW TO IDENTIFY AND
 REPORT WORKPLACE BULLYING AND ABUSIVE CONDUCT AND the measures employees
 can take to protect  themselves  from  such  risks,  including  specific
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 procedures  the  employer  has implemented to protect employees, such as
 appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, use of security alarms
 and other devices, and (b) the details of the written workplace violence
 prevention program developed by the employer.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                 PART HHH
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  1 and 3 of section 592 of the labor law, as
 amended by chapter 20 of the laws  of  2020,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1. Industrial controversy. (a) The accumulation of benefit rights by a
 claimant  shall  be suspended during a period of [two consecutive weeks]
 ONE WEEK beginning with the day after such claimant lost  [his  or  her]
 THEIR  employment  because  of  a strike or other industrial controversy
 except for lockouts, including  concerted  activity  not  authorized  or
 sanctioned by the recognized or certified bargaining agent of the claim-
 ant, and other concerted activity conducted in violation of any existing
 collective  bargaining  agreement,  in the establishment in which [he or
 she] SUCH CLAIMANT was employed, except that benefit rights may be accu-
 mulated before the expiration of such [two] ONE  week  period  beginning
 with  the  day  after  such  strike  or other industrial controversy was
 terminated.
   (b) Benefits shall not be suspended under this section if:
   (i) The employer hires a permanent replacement worker for the  employ-
 ee's  position.  A  replacement worker shall be presumed to be permanent
 unless the employer certifies in writing that the employee will be  able
 to return to [his or her] SUCH EMPLOYEE'S prior position upon conclusion
 of  the  strike, in the event the strike terminates prior to the conclu-
 sion of the employee's eligibility for benefit rights under  this  chap-
 ter.  In  the  event the employer does not permit such return after such
 certification, the employee shall be entitled to  recover  any  benefits
 lost  as  a result of the [two] ONE week suspension of benefits, and the
 department may impose a penalty upon the employer of up to seven hundred
 fifty dollars per employee  per  week  of  benefits  lost.  The  penalty
 collected  shall  be  paid  into the unemployment insurance control fund
 established pursuant to section five hundred fifty-two-b of  this  arti-
 cle; or
   (ii) The commissioner determines that the claimant:
   (A)  is not employed by an employer that is involved in the industrial
 controversy that caused [his or her] SUCH CLAIMANT'S unemployment and is
 not participating in the industrial controversy; or
   (B) is not in a bargaining unit involved in the industrial controversy
 that caused [his or her] SUCH CLAIMANT'S unemployment and is not partic-
 ipating in the industrial controversy.
   3. Terms of suspension. [No] THE waiting period [may]  AND  SUSPENSION
 PERIOD SHALL be served [during a suspension period] CONCURRENTLY.
   The  suspension  of accumulation of benefit rights shall not be termi-
 nated by subsequent employment of the claimant irrespective of when  the
 claim is filed except as provided in subdivision one OF THIS SECTION and
 shall not be confined to a single benefit year.
   A  "week"  as  used in subdivision one of this section means any seven
 consecutive calendar days.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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                                 PART III
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "shelter arrears eviction forestallment act".
   § 2. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 131-cc
 to read as follows:
   § 131-CC. SHELTER ARREARS EVICTION FORESTALLMENT PROGRAM. 1. (A) WITH-
 IN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE SHALL ESTABLISH THE SHELTER  ARREARS  EVICTION  FORESTALLMENT
 PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE  EMERGENCY  ASSISTANCE  FOR  RENT  ARREARS  FOR THE
 PREVENTION OF EVICTION DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT  OR  MORTGAGE  ARREARS,
 HOMEOWNERS'  ASSOCIATION  FEES, LEGAL FEES, OR LATE FEES IF AN APPLICANT
 CAN ESTABLISH THAT SUCH EXPENSES ARE NECESSARY TO RETAIN THEIR  HOUSING.
 FUNDS  SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS WITH A POPULATION
 OF FIVE MILLION OR FEWER, FOR  SERVICES  AND  EXPENSES  RELATED  TO  THE
 PAYMENT  OF  RENT  ARREARS NECESSARY TO RETAIN HOUSING AND TO HOUSEHOLDS
 THAT ARE IN RECEIPT OF OR WHO WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR ONGOING OR EMERGENCY
 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-A  OF  THIS
 TITLE  BUT  HAVE  EXHAUSTED  THE  ALLOWABLE  FREQUENCY  OF SUCH PAYMENTS
 THROUGH THE EMERGENCY SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE OR EMERGENCY  ASSISTANCE  TO
 FAMILIES  PROGRAMS.    EACH  SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO WHICH FUNDS ARE
 ALLOCATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL USE BEST EFFORTS TO  MAKE  SUCH
 FUNDS  AVAILABLE  TO  HOUSEHOLDS  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  SET  FORTH IN THIS
 SECTION.
   (B) THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE  SHALL  ALLOCATE
 FUNDING  TO  SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICTS WITH A POPULATION OF FIVE MILLION
 OR FEWER, WITH A METHODOLOGY THAT SHALL CONSIDER THE  RATE  OF  EVICTION
 FILINGS  AND  OTHER  INDICATORS  OF  NEED AS DETERMINED BY THE OFFICE OF
 TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
   (C) THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH RULES FOR  THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE
 PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I)  REQUIRING  PAYMENTS  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED  A TOTAL OF SIX MONTHS OF
 ARREARS IN ADDITION TO PAYMENTS PREVIOUSLY MADE  THROUGH  THE  EMERGENCY
 SAFETY NET ASSISTANCE OR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES PROGRAMS;
   (II)  PROVIDING THAT SUCH PAYMENTS SHALL NOT BE LIMITED BY THE SHELTER
 ALLOWANCE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE-A  OF  THIS
 TITLE  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE PART OF THE STANDARD OF NEED PURSUANT TO SUCH
 SECTION;
   (III) PROVIDING THAT FUNDING ALLOCATED TO  SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICTS
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL NOT REPLACE OR REDUCE ANY OTHER EMERGENCY
 ASSISTANCE ALLOCATIONS SUCH DISTRICTS WOULD OTHERWISE RECEIVE;
   (IV)  REQUIRING  PROGRAM  PAYMENTS BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD OR
 PROPERTY OWNER ON BEHALF OF A TENANT. TENANTS,  LANDLORDS  AND  PROPERTY
 MANAGERS SHALL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THE PROGRAM;
   (V)  PROVIDING  THAT  PROGRAM PAYMENTS MAY BE ISSUED TO HOUSEHOLDS WHO
 ARE UNABLE TO REASONABLY DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO  PAY  FUTURE  SHELTER
 EXPENSES;
   (VI)  PROVIDING  THAT DISTRICTS MAY ESTABLISH LOCAL CRITERIA REGARDING
 THE USE OF THEIR ALLOCATIONS AND WILL MAINTAIN  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  NOT
 EXCEEDING THEIR ALLOCATION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; AND
   (VII)  PROVIDING  THAT  DISTRICTS  MAY  ELECT TO DELEGATE THE ADMINIS-
 TRATION OF THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, IN FULL  OR
 IN  PART,  TO  ANOTHER PUBLIC AGENCY, CONTRACTOR OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZA-
 TION.
   2. IN A FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND
 DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  SOCIAL  SERVICES DISTRICTS WITH A POPULATION OF
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 FIVE MILLION OR FEWER SHALL SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE OFFICE  INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A)  THE  CRITERIA  USED BY SUCH SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT TO DETERMINE
 PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY;
   (B) THE DOLLAR VALUE OF ARREARS ISSUED UNDER THE PROGRAM; AND
   (C) BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON THE HOUSEHOLDS  SERVED  INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE:
   (I) NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED;
   (II) NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED FOR MULTIPLE PERIODS;
   (III) NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH AND WITHOUT CHILDREN;
   (IV)  NUMBER  AND PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN OPEN PUBLIC ASSIST-
 ANCE (PA) CASE;
   (V) AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRIMARY TENANT;
   (VI) DISTRIBUTION OF THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN;
   (VII) DISTRIBUTION OF TOTAL PAYMENT AMOUNT; AND
   (VIII) DISTRIBUTION OF RACE AND ETHNICITY.
   3. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE  SHALL  SUBMIT  A
 REPORT  TO  THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY BY THE THIRTY-FIRST OF DECEMBER  OF  EACH  YEAR.
 SUCH  REPORT SHALL COVER THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD ENDING ON THE THIRTIETH
 OF SEPTEMBER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE THE REPORT IS DUE AND  SHALL
 INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, IN THE AGGREGATE FOR THE STATE AND  FOR
 EACH COUNTY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART JJJ
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 469 of the real property tax law,
 as added by chapter 377 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  Such exemption shall be applicable [only to construction or recon-
 struction which occurred  subsequent  to  the  effective  date  of  this
 section and shall only apply] during taxable years during which at least
 one such parent or grandparent maintains a primary place of residence in
 such living quarters.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART KKK
 
   Section  1.  The  real property law is amended by adding a new section
 265-c to read as follows:
   § 265-C. HOMEOWNER PROTECTION PROGRAM.   1.  LEGISLATIVE  INTENT.  THE
 LEGISLATURE  DECLARES THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOMEOWNER PROTECTION
 PROGRAM (HOPP) IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE CONTINUATION OF NEW YORK'S INVEST-
 MENT IN ITS STATEWIDE NETWORK OF NON-PROFIT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES PROVID-
 ERS AND HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCIES OFFERING A  RANGE  OF  HOMEOWNERSHIP
 RETENTION AND PRESERVATION SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS IN EVERY COUNTY IN THE
 STATE.  THE  PROGRAM  IS  ALSO  NECESSARY  TO  ENSURE THAT THE STATUTORY
 MANDATES OF SECTIONS THIRTEEN HUNDRED THREE AND THIRTEEN HUNDRED FOUR OF
 THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  LAW  AND  RULE  THIRTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED EIGHT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES ARE FULFILLED, SO THAT
 FREE  HOUSING  COUNSELING AND LEGAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO HOMEOWNERS
 AS PROVIDED FOR BY SECTIONS THIRTEEN HUNDRED THREE AND THIRTEEN  HUNDRED
 FOUR  OF  THE REAL PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW IN EVERY COUNTY,
 AND SO THAT LEGAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST HOMEOWNERS  ANSWERING
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 COMPLAINTS  AND PARTICIPATING IN MANDATORY SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES PURSU-
 ANT TO RULE THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED EIGHT OF  THE  CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW  AND
 RULES.
   2.  COUNSELING  AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FACING
 LOSS OF THEIR HOME OR THREATS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP. (A) WITHIN ONE  YEAR  OF
 THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH THE HOMEOWNER PROTECTION PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE AVAILABILITY OF FREE
 HOUSING COUNSELING AND LEGAL SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 MITIGATING  THREATS  TO  HOMEOWNERSHIP  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO,
 HOMEOWNERSHIP RETENTION, HOME PRESERVATION, ESTATE PLANNING, AS  A  TOOL
 FOR  PREVENTING THEFT OF REAL PROPERTY AND OTHER SCAMS TARGETED TO HOME-
 OWNERS, PREVENTING AVOIDABLE FORECLOSURES AND  DISPLACEMENT,  PRESERVING
 HOME  EQUITY,  PRESERVING  HOMEOWNERSHIP,  ESPECIALLY  IN COMMUNITIES OF
 COLOR, AND FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSES RELATED TO  PRESERVING  HOMEOWNERSHIP.
 SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED BY ANNUAL APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE.
   (B)  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF LAW SHALL PROVIDE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT HOUSING COUNSELING ORGANIZATIONS AND LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS
 TO PROVIDE SERVICES UNDER THE PROGRAM. SUCH SERVICES SHALL INCLUDE,  BUT
 NOT  BE LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE WITH LOSS MITIGATION AND LOAN AND WORKOUT
 APPLICATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS; ASSISTANCE  IN  APPLYING  FOR  ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAMS FOR HOMEOWNERS; ASSISTANCE WITH RESOLVING PROPERTY TAX, UTILITY
 AND  BUILDING CODE VIOLATION DEBTS AND LIENS; REPRESENTATION IN MORTGAGE
 AND TAX AND UTILITY LIEN FORECLOSURE LITIGATION, LIMITED SCOPE REPRESEN-
 TATION AT SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES PURSUANT TO  RULE  THIRTY-FOUR  HUNDRED
 EIGHT  OF  THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES; ASSISTANCE TO UNREPRESENTED
 LITIGANTS WITH ANSWERS AND MOTIONS IN JUDICIAL  FORECLOSURE  PROCEEDINGS
 AND  BRIEF  ADVICE;  ASSISTANCE  TO HOMEOWNERS VICTIMIZED BY DEED FRAUD,
 DISTRESSED  PROPERTY  CONSULTANT,  PARTITION  AND  OTHER  SCAMMERS;  AND
 REDRESS  OF  PREDATORY  AND  DISCRIMINATORY  LENDING,  ABUSIVE  MORTGAGE
 SERVICING, AND PROPERTY FLIPPING, INCLUDING AFFIRMATIVE  LITIGATION  AND
 ADMINISTRATIVE  COMPLAINTS  WITH  FEDERAL,  STATE AND LOCAL FAIR HOUSING
 AGENCIES; AND FOR WHATEVER OTHER PURPOSE DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE DEPART-
 MENT OF LAW TO PRESERVE HOMEOWNERSHIP.
   3. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. (A) THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW  SHALL  ESTABLISH
 CRITERIA  FOR  SELECTION  OF GRANT APPLICATIONS, REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND
 MAKE AWARDS, AND EXERCISE  AND  PERFORM  SUCH  OTHER  FUNCTIONS  AS  ARE
 RELATED TO THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
   (B)  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW  SHALL  MAKE ONE-YEAR GRANTS, WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT  HOUSING  COUN-
 SELING  ORGANIZATIONS  SERVING HOMEOWNERS AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOMES,
 AND LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, TO  PROVIDE  COUNSELING  SERVICES  AND
 LEGAL  REPRESENTATION OF PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHO
 ARE FACING THREATS TO HOMEOWNERSHIP.
   (C) THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW  SHALL  MAKE  ONE-YEAR  GRANTS,  WITHIN  THE
 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO ENSURE THAT HOUSING COUNSELING
 AND  LEGAL  SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO HOMEOWNERS IN EVERY
 COUNTY OF THE STATE  AND  TO  ENSURE  THAT  THE  STATUTORY  MANDATES  OF
 SECTIONS  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE AND THIRTEEN HUNDRED FOUR OF THE REAL
 PROPERTY ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS LAW AND RULE THIRTY-FOUR HUNDRED  EIGHT
 OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES ARE FULFILLED.
   (D)  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW  SHALL  MAKE ONE-YEAR GRANTS, WITHIN THE
 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR THAT  PURPOSE,  TO  ENSURE  ADEQUATE  TRAINING,
 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOUS-
 ING COUNSELING AND LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER
 THIS  SECTION,  AND  TO  ENSURE  THE MANAGEMENT OF GRANTS AND SUPPORTIVE
 SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  TOLL-FREE  HOTLINES,  DEDICATED
 S. 3006--B                         161
 
 OUTREACH,  TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND OTHER ASSISTANCE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO
 THE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES.
   4.  REPORTING. EACH NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOUSING COUNSELING ORGANIZATION AND
 LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION RECEIVING A GRANT UNDER THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 AT  A  MINIMUM  REPORT  TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NO LATER THAN SIXTY DAYS
 AFTER THE END OF EACH ONE-YEAR GRANT.   SUCH  REPORT  SHALL  INCLUDE  AN
 ACCOUNTING OF THE FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE GRANT AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART LLL
 
   Section  1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new
 article 33 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE XXXIII
                     VACANT RENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
 SECTION 1300. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
         1301. VACANT RENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
   § 1300. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.  IT  IS  HEREBY
 DECLARED  AND FOUND THAT THERE EXISTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK A SHORTAGE
 OF SAFE AND AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS. IT IS  FURTHER  FOUND  THAT  STABLE
 HOUSING  IS TIED TO POSITIVE EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES,
 AND THAT THE STATE THEREFORE HAS  AN  INTEREST  IN  PROMOTING  SAFE  AND
 AFFORDABLE  HOUSING  OPPORTUNITIES.  IN  ORDER, FURTHER, TO PROMOTE SUCH
 OPPORTUNITIES, IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT ADDITIONAL  PROVISIONS  SHOULD
 BE  MADE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANTS TO OWNERS OF
 BUILDINGS WITH FIVE OR FEWER UNITS TO  MAKE  NECESSARY  IMPROVEMENTS  TO
 RENTAL  UNITS  ON THE CONDITION THAT RENOVATED UNITS WILL BE LEASED AT A
 REASONABLE RATE FOR TEN YEARS.  THE NECESSITY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE IS HEREBY DECLARED AS A MATTER OF  LEGIS-
 LATIVE DETERMINATION.
   §  1301.  VACANT RENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.  1. (A) THE HOUSING TRUST
 FUND CORPORATION SHALL, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, MAKE CAPITAL GRANTS OF
 UP TO SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER UNIT TO OWNERS OF BUILDINGS WITH
 FIVE OR FEWER UNITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS  TO
 RENTAL  UNITS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR MORE.  THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
 SHALL PRIORITIZE FUNDING FOR UNITS THAT ARE  CURRENTLY  VACANT  OR  HAVE
 OUTSTANDING CODE VIOLATIONS.
   (B) RECEIPT OF SUCH CAPITAL GRANTS SHALL BE CONDITIONED UPON A REGULA-
 TORY  AGREEMENT  BY  SUCH OWNERS TO LEASE SUCH RENOVATED UNITS AT A RATE
 AFFORDABLE TO PERSONS EARNING NO MORE THAN EIGHTY PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN
 INCOME, AS CALCULATED BY THE UNITED STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  HOUSING  AND
 URBAN  DEVELOPMENT,  FOR  THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD COMMENCING AT THE START OF
 THE FIRST LEASE  AGREEMENT  FOLLOWING  A  RENOVATION  OR  REHABILITATION
 COMPLETED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.  UPON A FINDING BY THE HOUSING TRUST
 FUND  CORPORATION  THAT  AN OWNER WHO HAS RECEIVED A GRANT TO RENOVATE A
 RENTAL UNIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION HAS VIOLATED THE REGULATORY  AGREE-
 MENT,  ANY  GRANTS RECEIVED BY SUCH OWNER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT
 IN FULL.  RENTAL RESTRICTIONS SHALL NOT EXPIRE IF  THE  UNIT  IS  TRANS-
 FERRED  OR SOLD TO A NEW OWNER. THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE HOUSING TRUST  FUND  CORPORATION
 SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS DEEMED NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE
 TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER THE VACANT RENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE APPLICATION  PROC-
 ESS,  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, DISBURSEMENT OF GRANTS, DETERMINATION OF
 S. 3006--B                         162
 
 A REASONABLE LEASE RATE, AND ANY  OTHER  RULES,  REGULATIONS,  OR  DEFI-
 NITIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-ss to
 read as follows:
   §  99-SS.  RENTAL  IMPROVEMENT FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN
 THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF HOUS-
 ING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL A FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "RENTAL  IMPROVEMENT
 FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS COLLECTED THEREFOR, OR MONEYS
 CREDITED,  APPROPRIATED  OR  TRANSFERRED  THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR
 SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW, OR ANY  OTHER  MONEYS  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THE FUND.
   3.  MONEYS OF THE FUND, FOLLOWING APPROPRIATION BY THE LEGISLATURE AND
 ALLOCATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET, SHALL BE  AVAILABLE  ONLY  FOR
 PURPOSES OF THE VACANT RENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH IN ARTI-
 CLE THIRTY-THREE OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.
 
                                 PART MMM
 
   Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a  new
 article 33 to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE XXXIII
                   BLOCK BY BLOCK HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM
 SECTION 1300. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE.
         1301. BLOCK BY BLOCK HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM.
   §  1300.  LEGISLATIVE  PURPOSE.  IT  IS HEREBY DECLARED AND FOUND THAT
 THERE EXISTS ACROSS UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE CITIES  OF
 BUFFALO,  ROCHESTER,  SYRACUSE,  ALBANY,  AND  BINGHAMTON, A SHORTAGE OF
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.  IT  IS  FURTHER  FOUND
 THAT  HOMEOWNERSHIP  IS  ESSENTIAL FOR BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH, AND
 THAT THE STATE THEREFORE HAS AN INTEREST IN PROMOTING HOMEOWNERSHIP.  IN
 ORDER,  FURTHER,  TO  PROMOTE  HOMEOWNERSHIP, IT IS HEREBY DECLARED THAT
 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC  MONIES  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING, PRESERVING, AND REHABILITATING ONE- TO TWO-FA-
 MILY  DWELLINGS  ON  UNDERUTILIZED  LAND  THROUGHOUT  THE STATE, WITH AN
 EMPHASIS ON THE CITIES OF  BUFFALO,  ROCHESTER,  SYRACUSE,  ALBANY,  AND
 BINGHAMTON FOR PURCHASE BY LOW AND MODERATE INCOME BUYERS.  THE NECESSI-
 TY  IN  THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE IS HEREBY
 DECLARED AS A MATTER OF LEGISLATIVE DETERMINATION.
   § 1301. BLOCK BY BLOCK HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM.  1.    THE  DIVISION  OF
 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION, DEVELOP A
 PROGRAM   TO  MAKE  CAPITAL  SUBSIDIES  AVAILABLE  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
 CONSTRUCTING, PRESERVING, AND REHABILITATING ONE- TO  TWO-FAMILY  DWELL-
 INGS  OUTSIDE  OF  A  CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS SUFFICIENT  FOR  THE
 CREATION  OF  A NEW PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING, PRESERVING,
 AND REHABILITATING SUCH ONE- TO TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS.
   2. FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL,  TO
 THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, BE PRIORITIZED IN THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, ROCHES-
 TER,  SYRACUSE,  ALBANY, AND BINGHAMTON FOR DEVELOPMENT ON VACANT, ABAN-
 DONED, OR UNDERUTILIZED LAND OWNED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.
 S. 3006--B                         163
 
   3. DWELLINGS CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE SOLD TO A  NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESALE OR INDIVIDUALS OR FAMI-
 LIES  WHO  ARE  LOW OR MODERATE INCOME, AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF
 HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL, AT THE TIME OF SALE,  WHO  OWN  NO  OTHER
 REAL PROPERTY, AND WHO INTEND TO USE THE DWELLING AS THEIR PRIMARY RESI-
 DENCE.
   4.  THE  DIVISION  OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL SHALL RESTRICT ANY
 SUBSEQUENT DEED OF SALE TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY OF  LOW  OR  MODERATE
 INCOME,  AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL,
 WHO INTENDS TO MAKE THE DWELLING THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE.
   5. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL PRECLUDE THE USE OF ADDITIONAL  LOANS
 OR GRANTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS PROGRAM.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART NNN
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 10 of section 590 of
 the labor law, as amended by chapter 734 of the laws of 2004, is amended
 to read as follows:
   Benefits based on  professional  employment  with  educational  insti-
 tutions, including the state university of New York, the city university
 of  New  York  and  any  public  community  colleges.  If a claimant was
 employed in an  instructional,  research,  or  principal  administrative
 capacity  by an institution of education, including the state university
 of New York, the city university of New York and  any  public  community
 colleges,  or performed services in such an institution in such capacity
 while employed by an educational service  agency,  the  following  shall
 apply  to  any  week commencing during the period between two successive
 academic years or terms, or during a similar period between two  regular
 but  not  successive  terms when the contract provides therefor instead,
 provided the claimant has a contract to perform SERVICES, or there is  a
 reasonable assurance that the claimant will perform SERVICES, [services]
 in  such  capacity  for any such institution or institutions for both of
 such academic years or such terms, and to any week commencing during  an
 established and customary vacation period or holiday recess, not between
 such  academic  terms or years, provided the claimant performed services
 for such institution immediately before such vacation period or  holiday
 recess  and  there  is  a  reasonable  assurance  that the claimant will
 perform any services described in this subdivision or subdivision eleven
 of this section in the period immediately following such vacation period
 or holiday recess:
   § 2. Subdivision 11 of section 590 of the labor law is REPEALED and  a
 new subdivision 11 is added to read as follows:
   11.  (A)  FOR PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION, A "CONTRACT
 TO PERFORM SERVICES" SHALL REFER ONLY TO AN ENFORCEABLE,  NON-CONTINGENT
 AGREEMENT  THAT PROVIDES FOR COMPENSATION: FOR THE ENTIRE ACADEMIC YEAR;
 OR ON AN ANNUAL  BASIS,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  CONTRACT  TERMS
 DESCRIBING  COMPENSATION NEED NOT BE EXPRESSED SPECIFICALLY AS AN ANNUAL
 SALARY.   A "CONTRACT TO PERFORM  SERVICES"  MUST  SATISFY  ALL  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (1)  THE  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION HAS MADE A WRITTEN, ORAL OR IMPLIED
 OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT, WHICH MUST BE GENUINE, TO THE CLAIMANT  FOR  EITHER
 THE  SECOND  ACADEMIC YEAR OR TERM OR FOR THE PERIOD FOLLOWING AN ESTAB-
 LISHED OR CUSTOMARY VACATION PERIOD OR HOLIDAY RECESS;
   (2) SUCH OFFER WAS MADE BY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION
 WITH AUTHORITY TO MAKE SUCH OFFER;
 S. 3006--B                         164
 
   (3)  SUCH  OFFER  IS FOR SERVICES IN THE SAME CAPACITY AS THE SERVICES
 THE CLAIMANT PERFORMED FOR THE  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION  IN  THE  PRIOR
 ACADEMIC  YEAR OR TERM OR IN THE PERIOD BEFORE AN ESTABLISHED OR CUSTOM-
 ARY VACATION PERIOD OR HOLIDAY RECESS; AND
   (4)  THE  WAGES OR SALARY IN SUCH OFFER ARE IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN
 NINETY PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT PAID  TO  THE  CLAIMANT  DURING  THE  FIRST
 ACADEMIC  YEAR  OR  TERM  OR  DURING THE PERIOD BEFORE AN ESTABLISHED OR
 CUSTOMARY VACATION PERIOD OR HOLIDAY RECESS.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION,  A  DETERMINATION
 THAT  THERE IS A "REASONABLE ASSURANCE" SHALL REQUIRE MEETING ALL OF THE
 REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBPARAGRAPHS ONE THROUGH  FOUR  OF  PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (1) SUCH OFFER IS NOT CONTINGENT ON FACTORS WITHIN THE CONTROL OF SUCH
 EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COURSE PROGRAM-
 MING, ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE FUNDING, PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS, OR FACILI-
 TY AVAILABILITY; AND
   (2) BASED ON THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS HIGHLY  PROBABLE
 THAT  THERE  IS  A  JOB  AVAILABLE FOR THE CLAIMANT IN THE SAME CAPACITY
 DURING THE SECOND ACADEMIC YEAR OR TERM OR DURING THE  PERIOD  FOLLOWING
 AN  ESTABLISHED  OR CUSTOMARY VACATION PERIOD OR HOLIDAY RECESS, INCLUD-
 ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING, ENROLLMENT LEVELS, THE
 CLAIMANT'S LEVEL OF SENIORITY, BUDGETING AND ASSIGNMENT PRACTICES AT THE
 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, THE NUMBER OF OFFERS MADE IN  RELATION  TO  THE
 NUMBER OF POTENTIAL ASSIGNMENTS, THE PERIOD OF STUDENT REGISTRATION, AND
 ANY  OTHER CONTINGENCIES IN THE OFFER.  WHEN CONSIDERING WHETHER FUNDING
 SHALL BE AVAILABLE, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA SHALL BE CONSIDERED: (I)  THE
 HISTORY  OF  THE  EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION'S FUNDING, AND THE LIKELIHOOD
 THAT THE EDUCATIONAL  INSTITUTION  WILL  RECEIVE  SUCH  FUNDING,  FOR  A
 SPECIFIC  COURSE;  AND  (II)  THE  CLAIMANT'S LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING AN
 ASSIGNMENT.
   (C) REASONABLE ASSURANCE SHALL BE DETERMINED ON A  CASE-BY-CASE  BASIS
 BY  THE  TOTAL  WEIGHT  OF EVIDENCE RATHER THAN THE EXISTENCE OF ANY ONE
 FACTOR.  PRIMARY WEIGHT SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE CONTINGENT  NATURE  OF  AN
 OFFER  OF  EMPLOYMENT  BASED ON ENROLLMENT, FUNDING AND PROGRAM CHANGES;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN  ANY  UNEMPLOYMENT  INSURANCE  PROCEEDING,  A
 WRITTEN LETTER FROM AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO A CLAIMANT WHICH MAKES
 EMPLOYMENT  CONDITIONAL  SHALL NOT BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF REASONABLE
 ASSURANCE TO BE USED TO DENY A CLAIM FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.  THE  EDUCATIONAL
 INSTITUTION SHALL SUPPLY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT ITS OBJECTION
 THAT  IT  HAS  PROVIDED A CONTRACT TO PERFORM SERVICES AND/OR REASONABLE
 ASSURANCE.  IF THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FAILS TO SUPPLY SUCH SPECIFIC
 DOCUMENTATION, THE OBJECTION SHALL BE DEEMED INVALID.
   (D) (1) THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE
 INTERPRETED, IMPLEMENTED, OR OTHERWISE CONSTRUED IN ANY WAY TO APPLY  TO
 SERVICES IN A NONPROFESSIONAL CAPACITY.
   (2)  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SUBDIVISION TEN OF THIS
 SECTION:
   (I) "PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY" SHALL STRICTLY APPLY TO SERVICES PERFORMED
 IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL, RESEARCH, OR PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY WITH
 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING THE STATE UNIVERSITY  OF  NEW  YORK,
 THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND ANY PUBLIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
   (II)  "SERVICES IN A NONPROFESSIONAL CAPACITY" SHALL APPLY TO SERVICES
 IN ANY CAPACITY OTHER THAN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY AND  ENCOMPASSES  ANY
 SERVICES OTHER THAN AN INSTRUCTIONAL, RESEARCH, OR PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRA-
 TIVE  CAPACITY,  REGARDLESS  OF THE LEGAL OR EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO
 PERFORM SUCH SERVICES.
 S. 3006--B                         165
 
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART OOO
 
   Section  1.  Section  224-a of the labor law, as added by section 1 of
 part FFF of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, paragraphs c and d of subdi-
 vision 2 as amended and paragraph e of subdivision 2 as added by section
 1 of part R and paragraphs f and g of subdivision 3 as amended and para-
 graph h of subdivision 3 as added by section 2 of part U of  chapter  56
 of  the  laws  of  2024,  and paragraph b of subdivision 4 as amended by
 section 3 of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  224-a.  Prevailing  wage  requirements  applicable  to construction
 projects performed under private contract. 1. Subject to the  provisions
 of this section, each "covered project" as defined in this section shall
 be  subject  to  prevailing wage requirements in accordance with section
 two hundred twenty and two hundred twenty-b of this article. A  "covered
 project"  shall mean construction work done under contract which is paid
 for in whole or in part out of public funds as such term is  defined  in
 this section where the amount of all such public funds, when aggregated,
 is  at least [thirty] TWENTY percent of the total construction [project]
 costs and where such project costs are over five million dollars  except
 as  provided  for by [section two hundred twenty-four-c of this article]
 THE DEPARTMENT.
   2. For purposes of this section, "paid for in whole or in part out  of
 public funds" shall mean any of the following:
   a.  The  payment of money, by a public entity, or a third party acting
 on behalf of and for the benefit of a public entity, directly to  or  on
 behalf  of the contractor, subcontractor, developer or owner that is not
 subject to repayment;
   b. The savings achieved from fees, rents,  interest  rates,  or  other
 loan  costs,  or  insurance costs that are lower than market rate costs;
 savings from reduced taxes as a result of tax credits,  tax  abatements,
 tax exemptions or tax increment financing; savings from payments in lieu
 of  taxes; and any other savings from reduced, waived, or forgiven costs
 that would have otherwise been at a higher or market rate  but  for  the
 involvement of the public entity;
   c. Money loaned by the public entity that is to be repaid on a contin-
 gent basis;
   d.  Credits that are applied by the public entity against repayment of
 obligations to the public entity; or
   e. Benefits under section four hundred sixty-seven-m of the real prop-
 erty tax law.
   3. For purposes of this section, "paid for in whole or in part out  of
 public funds" shall not include:
   a.  Benefits under section four hundred twenty-one-a of the real prop-
 erty tax law;
   b. Funds that are not provided primarily to promote,  incentivize,  or
 ensure  that  construction  work  is performed, which would otherwise be
 captured in subdivision two of this section;
   c. Funds used to incentivize or ensure the development of a comprehen-
 sive sewage system, including connection  to  existing  sewer  lines  or
 creation  of new sewage lines or sewer capacity, provided, however, that
 such work shall be  deemed  to  be  a  public  work  covered  under  the
 provisions of this article;
 S. 3006--B                         166
 
   d. tax benefits provided for projects the length or value of which are
 not able to be calculated at the time the work is to be performed;
   e.  tax benefits related to brownfield remediation or brownfield rede-
 velopment pursuant to section twenty-one, twenty-two, one hundred eight-
 y-seven-g or one hundred eighty-seven-h  of  the  tax  law,  subdivision
 seventeen  or  eighteen  of  section  two  hundred ten-B of the tax law,
 subsection (dd) or (ee) of section six hundred six of the  tax  law,  or
 subdivision (u) or (v) of section fifteen hundred eleven of the tax law;
   f.  funds  provided  pursuant  to subdivision three of section twenty-
 eight hundred fifty-three of the education law;
   g. any other public monies, credits, savings or loans,  determined  by
 the  [public  subsidy board created in section two hundred twenty-four-c
 of this article] DEPARTMENT as exempt from this definition; and
   h. benefits under section four hundred eighty-five-x of the real prop-
 erty tax law.
   4. For purposes of this section "covered project"  shall  not  include
 any of the following:
   a. Construction work on one or two family dwellings where the property
 is  the  owner's  primary  residence,  or construction work performed on
 property where the owner of the property owns no more than four dwelling
 units;
   b. Construction work performed under a contract with a  not-for-profit
 corporation  as defined in section one hundred two of the not-for-profit
 corporation law, other than a not-for-profit corporation  formed  exclu-
 sively  for  the  purpose  of  holding  title to property and collecting
 income thereof or any public entity as defined in  this  section,  where
 the not-for-profit corporation has gross annual revenue and support less
 than five million dollars;
   c.  Construction  work performed on a multiple residence and/or ancil-
 lary amenities or installations that is wholly privately owned in any of
 the following circumstances except  as  provided  for  by  [section  two
 hundred twenty-four-c of this article] THE DEPARTMENT:
   (i)  where  no  less than twenty-five percent of the residential units
 are affordable and shall be retained subject to an anticipated regulato-
 ry agreement with a local, state, or federal governmental entity,  or  a
 not-for-profit entity with an anticipated formal agreement with a local,
 state, or federal governmental entity for purposes of providing afforda-
 ble  housing  in  a given locality or region provided that the period of
 affordability  for  a  residential  unit  deemed  affordable  under  the
 provisions  of  this  paragraph  shall be for no less than fifteen years
 from the date of construction; or
   (ii) where no less than thirty-five percent of the  residential  units
 involves  the  provision  of  supportive housing services for vulnerable
 populations provided that such units are subject to an anticipated regu-
 latory agreement with a local, state, or federal governmental entity; or
   (iii) any newly created programs for affordable or subsidized  housing
 as  determined  by  the [public subsidy board established by section two
 hundred twenty-four-c of this article] DEPARTMENT.
   d. Construction work performed on a manufactured home park as  defined
 in  paragraph three of subdivision a of section two hundred thirty-three
 of the real property law where the manufactured home park is subject  to
 a  regulatory  agreement  with  a  local, state, or federal governmental
 entity for no less than fifteen years;
   e. Construction work performed under a pre-hire collective  bargaining
 agreement  between  an  owner or contractor and a bona fide building and
 construction trade labor organization which has  established  itself  as
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 the  collective  bargaining  representative  for  all  persons  who will
 perform work on such a project, and which provides that only contractors
 and subcontractors who sign a pre-negotiated agreement  with  the  labor
 organization  can  perform  work on such a project, or construction work
 performed under a labor peace agreement, project labor agreement, or any
 other construction work performed under an enforceable agreement between
 an owner or contractor and a bona fide building and  construction  trade
 labor organization;
   f. Construction work performed on projects funded by section sixteen-n
 of  the urban development corporation act or the downtown revitalization
 initiative;
   g. Construction work and engineering and consulting services performed
 in connection with the installation of a renewable energy system, renew-
 able heating or cooling system, or energy storage system, with a capaci-
 ty equal to or under five megawatts alternating current;
   h. Construction work performed on supermarket retail  space  built  or
 renovated  with  tax incentives provided under the food retail expansion
 to support health (FRESH) program through the New York  city  industrial
 development agency;
   i.  Construction work performed for interior fit-outs and improvements
 under  ten  thousand  square  feet  through  small  business  incubation
 programs operated by the New York city economic development corporation;
 or
   j. Construction work on space to be used as a school under sixty thou-
 sand  square  feet,  pursuant to a lease from a private owner to the New
 York city department of education and the school construction authority;
 or
   k. Construction work performed on projects that received tax  benefits
 related to historic rehabilitation pursuant to subdivision twenty-six of
 section  two  hundred  ten-B  of the tax law, subsection (oo) or (pp) of
 section six hundred six of the tax law, or subdivision  (y)  of  section
 fifteen hundred eleven of the tax law.
   5.  For  purposes  of this section, "public entity" shall include, but
 shall not be limited to, the state, a local development  corporation  as
 defined  in  subdivision  eight  of  section eighteen hundred one of the
 public authorities law or section fourteen hundred eleven  of  the  not-
 for-profit  corporation  law,  a  municipal  corporation  as  defined in
 section one hundred nineteen-n of the general municipal law,  an  indus-
 trial  development  agency  formed pursuant to article eighteen-A of the
 general municipal  law  or  industrial  development  authorities  formed
 pursuant  to article eight of the public authorities law, and any state,
 local or interstate or international authorities as defined  in  section
 two  of  the public authorities law; and shall include any trust created
 by any such entities.
   6. For purposes of this section, "construction" means work which shall
 be as defined by  the  [public  subsidy  board]  DEPARTMENT  to  require
 payment  of  prevailing  wage,  and  which may involve the employment of
 laborers, workers, or mechanics.
   7. For purposes of this section and section two hundred  twenty-four-b
 of  this article, the "fiscal officer" shall be deemed to be the commis-
 sioner.
   8. The enforcement of any construction work deemed  to  be  a  covered
 project pursuant to this section, and any additional requirements, shall
 be  subject,  in  addition  to this section, only to the requirements of
 sections two hundred twenty,  two  hundred  twenty-four-b,  two  hundred
 twenty-four-c,  and  two hundred twenty-b of this article and within the
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 jurisdiction of the fiscal officer; provided, however, nothing contained
 in this section shall be deemed  to  construe  any  covered  project  as
 otherwise  being  considered  public  work pursuant to this article; and
 further provided:
   a.  The owner or developer of such covered project shall certify under
 penalty of perjury within five days of commencement of construction work
 whether the project at issue  is  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this
 section through the use of a standard form developed by the fiscal offi-
 cer.
   b.  The  owners  or  developers  of  a  property who are undertaking a
 project under private contract,  may  seek  guidance  from  the  [public
 subsidy  board  contained  in  section two hundred twenty-four-c of this
 article, and such board] DEPARTMENT WHICH may render an  opinion  as  to
 whether  or  not  the project is a covered project within the meaning of
 this article. Any such determination shall  not  be  reviewable  by  the
 fiscal  officer[,  nor shall it be reviewable by the department pursuant
 to section two hundred twenty of this article].
   c. The owner or developer of a covered project  shall  be  responsible
 for  retaining  original  payroll records in accordance with section two
 hundred twenty of this article for  a  period  of  six  years  from  the
 conclusion  of  such work. All payroll records maintained by an owner or
 developer pursuant to this section shall be  subject  to  inspection  on
 request of the fiscal officer. Such owner or developer may authorize the
 prime  contractor of the construction project to take responsibility for
 retaining and maintaining payroll records, but will be held jointly  and
 severally  liable  for  any  violations  of such contractor. All records
 obtained by the fiscal officer shall be subject to the Freedom of Infor-
 mation Law.
   d. (I) Each public entity providing any of the public funds listed  in
 subdivision  two  of  this section to an owner, developer, contractor or
 subcontractor of a project shall [identify] PROVIDE A CERTIFICATION,  ON
 A  FORM PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT, TO BOTH THE DEPARTMENT AND RECIPIENT
 WHICH IDENTIFIES the nature and dollar value of such funds  and  whether
 any  such funds are excluded under subdivision three of this section and
 shall so notify the recipient of such funds of such determination and of
 their obligations under paragraph a of this  subdivision.  SUCH  CERTIF-
 ICATION  SHALL  BE FILED WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN TWO DAYS OF THE DATE
 IN WHICH THE RECIPIENT AND PUBLIC ENTITY EXECUTED THE AGREEMENT FOR  THE
 ISSUANCE  OF  SUCH PUBLIC FUNDS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN A LIST OF
 ALL CERTIFICATIONS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, WHICH  SHALL  BE
 AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO
 REFER ANY FAILURE BY A PUBLIC ENTITY TO COMPLY WITH  THIS  PARAGRAPH  TO
 THE COMPTROLLER OR ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR BOTH, FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
   (II) FOR PUBLIC FUNDS THAT PROVIDE THE RECIPIENT WITH A FUTURE BENEFIT
 OR INCENTIVES IN FUTURE YEARS, THE CERTIFICATION PROVIDED TO THE RECIPI-
 ENT  BY  THE  PUBLIC ENTITY SHALL IDENTIFY THE ESTIMATED FUTURE VALUE OF
 THE FUNDS AND THE METHODOLOGY USED BY THE PUBLIC ENTITY TO DETERMINE THE
 FUTURE VALUE. SUCH FUTURE VALUE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN ANY  CALCULATIONS
 MADE  BY  THE RECIPIENT IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FINANCING DOCUMENTS RELATED
 TO THE PROJECT. THE DEPARTMENT,  UPON  INVESTIGATION,  MAY  REJECT  THIS
 ESTIMATION  AND CALCULATE A FUTURE VALUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH
 (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (III) WHERE THE PUBLIC ENTITY FAILS TO  PROVIDE  AN  ESTIMATED  FUTURE
 VALUE  OF  FUNDS BASED ON A REASONABLE METHODOLOGY, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
 DETERMINE THE ESTIMATED FUTURE VALUE OF FUNDS BY APPLYING TO THE PRESENT
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 VALUE OF THE FUNDS AN ANNUAL GROWTH OF NOT LESS THAN TWO PERCENT  AND  A
 DISCOUNTED PRESENT VALUE RATE OF NOT MORE THAN SEVEN PERCENT.
   (IV)  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE GUIDANCE ON THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUD-
 ING THE CERTIFICATION FORM AND FUTURE BENEFIT CALCULATIONS, WITHIN THIR-
 TY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE THAT AMENDED THIS PARAGRAPH.
   e. The fiscal officer may issue rules and  regulations  governing  the
 provisions  of this section. Violations of this section shall be grounds
 for determinations and orders pursuant to section two  hundred  twenty-b
 of this article.
   9.  Each  owner  and  developer  subject  to  the requirements of this
 section shall comply with the  objectives  and  goals  of  minority  and
 women-owned  business  enterprises  pursuant to article fifteen-A of the
 executive law and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses pursuant  to
 article  [seventeen-B  of  the  executive  law]  THREE  OF THE VETERANS'
 SERVICES LAW. The department in consultation with the directors  of  the
 division  of  minority and women's business development and of the divi-
 sion of  service-disabled  veterans'  business  development  shall  make
 training  and  resources  available  to  assist minority and women-owned
 business enterprises and service-disabled veteran-owned business  enter-
 prises on covered projects achieve and maintain compliance with prevail-
 ing  wage  requirements.  The  department  shall  make such training and
 resources available online and shall  afford  minority  and  women-owned
 business  enterprises and service-disabled veteran-owned business enter-
 prises an opportunity to submit comments on such training.
   10. a. The fiscal officer shall report to the governor, the  temporary
 president  of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly by July first,
 two thousand twenty-two, and annually thereafter, on  the  participation
 of  minority and women-owned business enterprises in relation to covered
 projects and contracts for public work subject to the provisions of this
 section and section two hundred twenty of this article  respectively  as
 well  as  the  diversity  practices  of  contractors  and subcontractors
 employing laborers, workers, and mechanics on such projects.
   b. Such reports shall include aggregated data on the  utilization  and
 participation  of  minority  and  women-owned  business enterprises, the
 employment of minorities and women in construction-related jobs on  such
 projects,  and  the commitment of contractors and subcontractors on such
 projects to adopting practices and policies that promote diversity with-
 in the workforce. The reports  shall  also  examine  the  compliance  of
 contractors  and  subcontractors with other equal employment opportunity
 requirements and anti-discrimination laws,  in  addition  to  any  other
 employment practices deemed pertinent by the commissioner.
   c.  The  fiscal officer may require any owner or developer to disclose
 information on the participation of minority  and  women-owned  business
 enterprises  and  the diversity practices of contractors and subcontrac-
 tors involved in the performance of any covered project. It shall be the
 duty of the fiscal officer to consult and to share such  information  in
 order to effectuate the requirements of this section.
   11. If construction work is not deemed to be a covered project, wheth-
 er  by  virtue of an exclusion of such project under subdivision four of
 this section, or by virtue or not receiving sufficient public  money  to
 be  deemed  "paid  for  in  whole  or in part out of public funds", such
 project shall not be subject to the requirements of sections two hundred
 twenty and two hundred twenty-b of this article.
   § 2. Section 224-c of the labor law is REPEALED.
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   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                 PART PPP
 
   Section 1. Statement of legislative findings and purpose. It is hereby
 declared  that there exists in this state a lack of property and liabil-
 ity insurance for affordable housing developments; that lack of insurers
 available for affordable housing fosters premiums that are so costly  as
 to  drive  up  operating  expenses  for developments significantly; that
 operating expenses threaten the long-term financial viability of afford-
 able housing developments in this state;  that  insurance  captives  may
 lower  insurance costs for affordable housing developments; that further
 study is required to determine the feasibility and the value  of  estab-
 lishing  insurance captives for affordable housing subject to government
 regulatory agreements; and the necessity in the public interest for  the
 provisions  hereinafter enacted is hereby declared as a matter of legis-
 lative determination.
   § 2. (a) The division of housing and community renewal,  in  consulta-
 tion  with the department of financial services, shall conduct an analy-
 sis of the feasibility and risk of establishing group insurance captives
 in the state of New York for the purpose of insuring affordable  housing
 that  has  a regulatory agreement with a city, state, or federal entity.
 The division of housing and community  renewal  shall  contract  with  a
 third-party  consultant  to  conduct  such  analysis, provided that such
 study shall be completed by a qualified independent actuary. Such analy-
 sis shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
   1. The actuarial risks and feasibility associated with the creation of
 such insurance captives in the state, excluding a city with a population
 of one million or more;
   2. A measurement of value  of  such  insurance  captives  relative  to
 financing  risk  utilizing  commercial  insurance  or self-financing, in
 aggregate and broken out by type of insurance, such as  general  liabil-
 ity, property, automotive, workers' compensation, and flood insurance;
   3.  The  advantages  and  disadvantages of potential insurance captive
 structures; and
   4. A domicile analysis.
   (b) Such analysis may include  the  actuarial  risks  and  feasibility
 associated  with  the  creation  of such insurance captives in the state
 that consolidate with or also include a city with a  population  of  one
 million or more.
   (c)  Such analysis shall be made public by the division of housing and
 community renewal on its website no later than one year from the  effec-
 tive  date of this act. A copy of such analysis shall be provided to the
 governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of  the
 assembly.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed 1 year after such date.
 
                                 PART QQQ
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
 20-a to read as follows:
   §  20-A.  PUBLIC  REPORTING.  1.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, ON OR BEFORE
 OCTOBER FIRST IN EACH YEAR BEGINNING IN THE YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 FIVE, PUBLISH DATA PERTAINING TO CAPITAL PROGRAMS AND/OR PROJECTS OF THE
 S. 3006--B                         171

 DIVISION AND ANY AMENDMENTS TO SUCH PROGRAMS AS REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION
 ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE IN A COMMON, MACHINE READABLE FORMAT.
   2. AT A MINIMUM, INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL PROJECT DATA FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE
 COMMITTED FOR CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN A PUBLIC REPORTING DASH-
 BOARD  MAINTAINED  BY  THE  DIVISION  ON  ITS WEBSITE. ANY SUMMARY VIEWS
 PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE SHALL INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL BUDGETS AT  THE  TIME
 OF PROJECT COMMITMENT WHEN SCOPE AND BUDGET ARE DEFINED, PROJECT SCOPES,
 AND  SCHEDULES,  IN  ADDITION  TO  CURRENT  OR  AMENDED BUDGETS, PROJECT
 SCOPES, AND SCHEDULES. DATA  PERTAINING  TO  INDIVIDUAL  PROJECTS  SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  THE CAPITAL PROJECT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER DELINEATED BY THE DIVI-
 SION, CATEGORY, ELEMENT AND PROJECT AS USED IN THE CAPITAL PROGRAM;
   (B) THE CAPITAL PLAN YEARS;
   (C) THE AGENCY OR ENTITY UNDERTAKING THE PROJECT;
   (D) THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION;
   (E) THE PROJECT LOCATION, INCLUDING COUNTY;
   (F) THE CONSTRUCTION START DATE FOR EACH PROJECT;
   (G) THE REAL OR PROJECTED DATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE PROJECT  FOLLOWING
 COMPLETION;
   (H) THE NUMBER OF UNITS CREATED AND/OR PRESERVED IN EACH PROJECT;
   (I) THE NUMBER OF SUPPORTIVE UNITS, AFFORDABLE UNITS, AND UNRESTRICTED
 UNITS CREATED AND/OR PRESERVED IN EACH PROJECT;
   (J) THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROJECT;
   (K) THE SOURCES OF PUBLIC FUNDING UTILIZED TO FINANCE THE PROJECT;
   (L)  THE  APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC FUNDING UTILIZED TO FINANCE THE
 PROJECT, BROKEN DOWN BY SOURCE;
   (M) THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF PRIVATE FUNDING UTILIZED TO FINANCE  THE
 PROJECT;
   (N)  THE  CAPITAL  NEEDS  CODE  OF  THE PROJECT, SUCH AS STATE OF GOOD
 REPAIR, NORMAL REPLACEMENT,  SYSTEM  IMPROVEMENT,  SYSTEM  EXPANSION  OR
 OTHER CATEGORY; AND
   (O)  BUDGET  INFORMATION  INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AT THE TIME OF
 PROJECT COMMITMENT WHEN SCOPE AND BUDGET ARE  DEFINED,  ALL  AMENDMENTS,
 THE CURRENT BUDGET AND PLANNED ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS.
   3.  THE  STATUS  OF  PROJECTS  SHALL BE PROVIDED AND STATE THE CURRENT
 PHASE  OF  THE  PROJECT,  SUCH  AS  PLANNING,  DESIGN,  CONSTRUCTION  OR
 COMPLETION,  AND SHALL STATE HOW FAR THE PROJECT HAS PROGRESSED AS MEAS-
 URED IN PERCENTAGE BY EXPENDITURE. THE DASHBOARD SHALL MEASURE  PROGRESS
 BASED  ON  ORIGINAL BUDGETS AT THE TIME OF PROJECT COMMITMENT WHEN SCOPE
 AND BUDGET ARE DEFINED. AT A MINIMUM, ALL CHANGES TO PLANNED BUDGETS  OF
 GREATER  THAN TEN PERCENT, SIGNIFICANT PROJECT SCOPE OR A THREE-MONTH OR
 MORE CHANGE IN SCHEDULE SHALL BE PROVIDED IN NARRATIVE FORM AND DESCRIBE
 THE REASON FOR EACH CHANGE OR AMENDMENT. THE DASHBOARD SHALL  INCLUDE  A
 GLOSSARY  OR  DATA DICTIONARY WHICH CONTAINS PLAIN LANGUAGE DESCRIPTIONS
 OF THE DATA, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DATA, AND ANY  OTHER  INFORMA-
 TION  PROVIDED  ON  THE  DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD SHALL BE UPDATED, AT A
 MINIMUM, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND ALL  DATA  FIELDS  AVAILABLE  ON  THE
 DASHBOARD SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE DIVISION'S WEBSITE
 IN  A  SINGLE  TABULAR  DATA  FILE IN A COMMON, MACHINE-READABLE FORMAT.
 CAPITAL DASHBOARD DATA SHALL ALSO BE MADE ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE  WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   4. THE DATA REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 MADE  IN TABULAR DATA FILE OR FILES IN A COMMON, MACHINE READABLE FORMAT
 AND SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE  ON  THE  DIVISION'S  WEBSITE  AND  THE  WEBSITE
 DATA.NY.GOV  OR SUCH OTHER SUCCESSOR WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY, OR ON BEHALF
 OF, THE STATE, AS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE NEW  YORK  STATE  OFFICE  OF
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 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER NINETY-FIVE
 OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, OR ANY SUCCESSOR AGENCY OR ORDER.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
                                 PART RRR
 
   Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a  new
 article 33 to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 33
               GREEN AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
 SECTION 1300. SHORT TITLE.
         1301. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
         1302. GREEN AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM.
         1303. SEVERABILITY.
   § 1300. SHORT  TITLE.  THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS
 THE "GREEN AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION FUND" (GAP FUND).
   § 1301. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT  A  SIGNIFICANT
 PORTION  OF  THE STATE'S RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS ARE OLD AND IN DISREPAIR.
 THIS LIMITS THE SUITABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY OF LOW- AND  MODERATE-INCOME
 HOUSEHOLDS FOR RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ELECTRIFICATION, WEATHERI-
 ZATION, INSTALLATION OF INSULATION, AND RESILIENCY PROGRAMS.  THERE IS A
 CRITICAL NEED TO IDENTIFY AND REMEDIATE ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS LIKE MOLD,
 LEAD-BASED  PAINT,  AND  FRIABLE  ASBESTOS,  WATER INTRUSION, INDOOR AIR
 POLLUTION, AND OTHER HAZARDS BEFORE INSULATION AND AIR SEALING TO ENSURE
 THAT ANY RENOVATIONS TO THE HOME  DO  NOT  CREATE  OR  EXACERBATE  TOXIC
 CONDITIONS.  THESE PROGRAMS OFTEN DO NOT COVER THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
 RENOVATIONS THAT WOULD MAKE  SUCH  HOMES  ELIGIBLE  FOR  SUCH  PROGRAMS.
 GIVEN  THE  LIMITATION OF THESE PROGRAMS TO HELP MAKE THESE HOMES ELIGI-
 BLE, THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED TO FUND SUCH IMPROVEMENTS IF THE STATE  IS
 TO  COMPREHENSIVELY  REDUCE  EMISSIONS  FROM  RESIDENTIAL  BUILDINGS AND
 ACHIEVE OUR CLIMATE GOALS. THIS NEED WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE CLIMATE
 ACTION COUNCIL IN THEIR TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-TWO  FINAL  SCOPING  PLAN,
 WHICH  STATED:  "THE STATE SHOULD CREATE A NEW RETROFIT AND ELECTRIFICA-
 TION READINESS FUND FOR LMI (LOW-MODERATE INCOME) HOUSEHOLDS, AFFORDABLE
 HOUSING, RENT REGULATED HOUSING, PUBLIC HOUSING, AND RESIDENTIAL  BUILD-
 INGS  IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES TO COVER COSTS OF NON-ENERGY BUILDING
 IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO INSTALL ENERGY MEASURES AND BROADBAND
 INSTALLATION COSTS WHEN FUNDING ENERGY PROJECTS."
   § 1302. GREEN AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM. 1.  DEFINITIONS.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:
   (A) "RESIDENTIAL BUILDING" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING WHICH  IS
 OWNER OR TENANT OCCUPIED.
   (B)  "ELIGIBLE  APPLICANT" SHALL MEAN AN OWNER OR TENANT OF A RESIDEN-
 TIAL BUILDING WHO WOULD BE INELIGIBLE FOR, OR WHO HAS BEEN  DENIED,  ANY
 LOCAL,  STATE  OR  FEDERAL  INCENTIVES, ASSISTANCE, SUBSIDIES, GRANTS OR
 LOANS FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR PROJECTS RELATING TO  ENERGY  SAVINGS,  GREEN-
 HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY
 DUE TO STRUCTURAL DEFICIENCIES, HEALTH HAZARDS, OR CODE VIOLATIONS WHICH
 MAKE THE BUILDING OR PROPERTY INELIGIBLE OR UNSUITABLE FOR SUCH IMPROVE-
 MENTS  OR  PROJECTS. THE DIVISION MAY ALSO INCLUDE AS AN ELIGIBLE APPLI-
 CANT; A CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE; A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND COMPANY INCOR-
 PORATED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER WHICH HAS AS  ONE  OF
 ITS  PRIMARY  PURPOSES  THE  IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING; A MUNICIPAL HOUSING
 AUTHORITY CREATED PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW; A  PUBLIC  BENEFIT
 CORPORATION  FORMED TO ASSIST PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITIES WITH THEIR HOUS-
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 ING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OR RENEWAL  NEEDS;  OR  A  COUNTY,  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT  THE  COUNTY  ACTS AS AN ADMINISTRATOR OF A PROGRAM UNDER
 WHICH PROJECTS ARE  CONSTRUCTED,  REHABILITATED  OR  IMPROVED  BY  OTHER
 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS OR ACTS IN ANY OTHER CAPACITY AS PERMITTED BY LAW.
   (C)  "FINANCIAL  AWARDS"  SHALL  MEAN  INCENTIVES, GRANTS OR LOANS, AS
 DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE DIVISION.
   (D) "ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION PROJECTS" SHALL MEAN ANY  WORK  NECESSARY
 TO BRING A COMPLETE STRUCTURE OR UNIT OF A STRUCTURE, WHERE APPROPRIATE,
 INTO  COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE BUILDING CODES AND REGULATIONS OR OTHER
 IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REPAIRS, UPGRADES, REMOVAL OR
 MITIGATION OF HEALTH HAZARDS, SUCH AS MOLD,  LEAD,  ASBESTOS,  RADON  OR
 TESTS,  REPLACEMENT  OF  INSULATION,  AIR  SEALING, VENTILATION SYSTEMS,
 SEPTIC AND PLUMBING SYSTEMS, ROOF REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS, WATER  INTRU-
 SION MITIGATION, FOUNDATION REPAIR, WALL REPAIR, MOISTURE CONTROL, ELEC-
 TRICAL  UPGRADES,  CORRECTING  POTENTIAL  ELECTRICAL  HAZARDS,  AND SAFE
 REPAIR OR REMOVAL OF FOSSIL FUEL SYSTEMS  WHICH  ARE  NEEDED  TO  ENABLE
 PARTICIPATION  IN LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL PROGRAMS, INCENTIVES, GRANTS,
 OR LOANS FOR IMPLEMENTING HOME  IMPROVEMENTS  REGARDING  CLIMATE  CHANGE
 ADAPTATION, MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY OR ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, INCLUDING,
 BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ELECTRIFICATION, WEATHERIZATION,
 OR THE INSTALLATION OF INSULATION.  PROJECTS UNDER THIS SECTION MAY ALSO
 INCLUDE MEASURES NEEDED TO MAKE THE DWELLING ACCESSIBLE  TO  INDIVIDUALS
 WITH DISABILITIES WHEN THOSE MEASURES ARE COMBINED WITH OTHER QUALIFYING
 MEASURES.    PROJECTS UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT INCLUDE THE INSTALLA-
 TION, OR UPDATING OF EQUIPMENT WHICH USES FOSSIL  FUELS  INCLUDING,  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED  TO,  GASOLINE,  NATURAL  GAS, DIESEL, HOME HEATING OIL, OR
 COAL.
   (E) "DIVISION" MEANS THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL.
   2. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. THE DIVISION  SHALL  PROMUL-
 GATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY,  TO  PROVIDE  FINANCIAL  AND  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  FOR  THE
 COMPLETION OF ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION PROJECTS.  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF GRANTEES
 FOR STATE FINANCIAL AWARDS; FUNDING CRITERIA AND  THE  FUNDING  DETERMI-
 NATION  PROCESS;  SUPERVISION  AND  EVALUATION OF THE AWARDEES; AND SUCH
 OTHER MATTERS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES AND PROVISIONS OF  THIS
 SECTION AS THE DIVISION SHALL DEEM NECESSARY.  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
 SHALL  REQUIRE  AWARDEES TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT TO
 DETERMINE IF THE HOME CONTAINS ANY HAZARDOUS CONDITION DUE TO THE  PRES-
 ENCE  OF LEAD-BASED PAINT, MOLD, OR FRIABLE ASBESTOS. THE INSPECTION AND
 RISK ASSESSMENT MAY BE PAID FOR WITH THE FINANCIAL AWARD IF THE OFFICIAL
 REPORTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE DIVISION.  THE DIVISION MAY PROVIDE  TECHNI-
 CAL  SERVICES  AND ASSISTANCE, OR CONTRACT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SERVICES
 AND ASSISTANCE, TO AWARDEES TO FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS
 AND INTENT OF THIS SECTION WHICH MAY INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT  BE  LIMITED
 TO,  CONSTRUCTION SKILLS TRAINING, HOME INSPECTION, FINANCIAL PACKAGING,
 AND ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES NECESSARY FOR THE PREPARATION
 OF PROPOSALS FOR ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS OR FOR THE CONTINUED  OPERATION
 OF PROJECTS.
   3.  GREEN REHABILITATION CONTRACTS. (A) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS FROM
 THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE PROGRAM AND ANY OTHER SOURCE  IDENTIFIED  BY  THE
 DIVISION, THE DIVISION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH
 ELIGIBLE  APPLICANTS  TO  PROVIDE FINANCIAL AWARDS FOR THE COMPLETION OF
 ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION PROJECTS, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
 THIS SECTION. ANY FINANCIAL AWARD RECEIVED BY A  MUNICIPALITY  HEREUNDER
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 SHALL  NOT  BE  DEEMED  TO BE MUNICIPAL FUNDS.   RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL
 AWARDS SHALL UTILIZE FUNDS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  SOLELY  TO
 COVER  OR  REDUCE  THE  COST OF ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION PROJECTS.   SUCH
 FUNDS  AS  MAY  BE  APPROPRIATED  SHALL  BE EQUITABLY DIVIDED ACROSS THE
 STATE'S TEN REGIONS, INCLUDING WESTERN NEW YORK, THE FINGER  LAKES,  THE
 SOUTHERN  TIER, CENTRAL NEW YORK, THE MOHAWK VALLEY, THE CAPITAL REGION,
 MID-HUDSON REGION, NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND, AND  THE  NORTH  COUNTRY.
 AWARDS  SHALL BE MADE WITH THE GOAL OF PRIORITIZING DISADVANTAGED COMMU-
 NITIES, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION
 LAW  AND  USING  CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE CLIMATE JUSTICE WORKING GROUP
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 75-0111 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  LAW,  TO
 RECEIVE NO LESS THAN FORTY PERCENT OF THE OVERALL AMOUNT AWARDED.
   (B)  THE DIVISION SHALL STREAMLINE THE APPLICATION PROCESS BY INCORPO-
 RATING THE GREEN AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM INTO THE  ELIGI-
 BILITY SECTION OF EXISTING PROGRAM APPLICATIONS OFFERED BY THE DIVISION.
   (C)  APPLICANTS  MAY APPLY TO THE GREEN AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION
 PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY WITH OTHER EXISTING PROGRAMS UPON  THE  APPLICANT'S
 PROVISION OF INFORMATION DETAILING ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION PROJECTS THAT
 WOULD  CAUSE  THE  APPLICANT  TO  BE DENIED FUNDING UNDER OTHER EXISTING
 PROGRAMS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SECTION  OF  LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  SUCH
 CONCURRENT  APPLICATION  OR  THE  PROVISION  OF A FINANCIAL AWARD BY THE
 DIVISION SHALL NOT BE CAUSE TO DENY THE APPLICATION  FOR  FUNDING  UNDER
 OTHER EXISTING PROGRAMS.
   (D) FINANCIAL AWARDS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL COVER ONE
 HUNDRED  PERCENT  OF ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR OWNERS OR TENANTS WITH INCOMES
 UP TO EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME OR AREA  MEDIAN  INCOME,
 WHICHEVER  IS  GREATER, AND SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR
 OWNERS OR TENANTS WITH INCOMES BETWEEN EIGHTY-ONE AND ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY
 PERCENT  OF  THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME OR AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WHICHEVER IS
 GREATER.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  CAP  TOTAL
 FINANCIAL AWARDS FOR EACH PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:
   (I)  FOR  A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH UP TO FOUR DWELLING UNITS: (A) A
 MAXIMUM AWARD OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS  MULTIPLIED  BY  THE  NUMBER  OF
 UNITS  IN THE BUILDING WHERE OWNERS OR TENANTS HAVE INCOMES UP TO EIGHTY
 PERCENT OF THE STATE OR THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME,  WHICHEVER  IS  GREATER;
 AND  (B)  A  MAXIMUM AWARD OF THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY
 THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN THE BUILDING WHERE OWNERS OR TENANTS HAVE INCOMES
 BETWEEN EIGHTY-ONE AND ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF  THE  STATE  OR  THE
 AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WHICHEVER IS GREATER;
   (II)  FOR  A  RESIDENTIAL  BUILDING  WITH MORE THAN FOUR BUT LESS THAN
 FIFTY DWELLING UNITS:  (A)  A  MAXIMUM  AWARD  OF  TWENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  MULTIPLIED  BY THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN THE BUILDING WHERE OWNERS
 OR TENANTS HAVE INCOMES UP TO EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE STATE  OR  THE  AREA
 MEDIAN  INCOME,  WHICHEVER IS GREATER; AND (B) A MAXIMUM AWARD OF TWENTY
 THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN THE BUILDING WHERE
 OWNERS OR TENANTS HAVE INCOMES BETWEEN EIGHTY-ONE AND ONE HUNDRED  FIFTY
 PERCENT  OF  THE  STATE OR THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, WHICHEVER IS GREATER;
 AND
   (III) FOR A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WITH MORE THAN FIFTY DWELLING UNITS A
 MAXIMUM AWARD OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS MULTIPLIED BY  THE  NUMBER  OF
 UNITS  IN  THE  BUILDING  WHERE OWNERS OR TENANTS HAVE INCOMES UP TO ONE
 HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE STATE OR THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME,  WHICHEVER
 IS GREATER.
   (E)  THE  DIVISION  MAY CAP TOTAL FINANCIAL AWARDS FOR EACH PROJECT OR
 EACH INDIVIDUAL IMPROVEMENT WITHIN A PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT EACH  NECES-
 S. 3006--B                         175
 
 SARY  IMPROVEMENT IS MADE, AS LONG AS THE CAP DOES NOT CREATE A SINGULAR
 OBSTACLE TO THE COMPLETION OF AN ELIGIBLE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
   (F) THE DIVISION SHALL PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THE APPLICANT WITHIN SIXTY
 DAYS AFTER IT RECEIVES AN APPLICATION, STATING WHETHER OR NOT THE APPLI-
 CANT IS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE
 ELIGIBILITY,  AND  WHETHER  SUCH  FUNDING HAS BEEN AWARDED. THE DIVISION
 SHALL ALSO STATE THE CAP AMOUNTS FOR EACH PROJECT  OR  EACH  IMPROVEMENT
 WITHIN EACH PROJECT IN ITS RESPONSE.
   (G)  THE  ELIGIBLE APPLICANT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO SECURE ALL NECES-
 SARY DESCRIPTIONS OF  EXPENSES  FOR  ELIGIBLE  PROJECTS  AND  ASSOCIATED
 COSTS.
   (H)  ELIGIBLE  REHABILITATION PROJECTS, IF NOT COMPLETED BY A NOT-FOR-
 PROFIT CORPORATION, MAY BE  COMPLETED  BY  A  DIVISION-APPROVED  PRIVATE
 CONTRACTOR  HEADQUARTERED  IN  NEW YORK STATE OR WITHIN TEN MILES OF THE
 BORDER OF NEW YORK STATE WITH ANOTHER STATE.  THE DIVISION SHALL  ESTAB-
 LISH  COST  CONTROL  MEASURES  SUCH  AS  PER-MEASURE PAYMENT FORMULAS TO
 ENSURE PRICES CHARGED BY CONTRACTORS ARE REASONABLE.
   (I) THE DIVISION SHALL PRIORITIZE THE CONTRACTING OF FINANCIAL  AWARDS
 TO PROJECTS LOCATED WITHIN AN AREA WHICH IS A DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  75-0101  OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION LAW,
 BLIGHTED, DETERIORATED OR DETERIORATING, OR HAS A BLIGHTING INFLUENCE ON
 THE SURROUNDING AREA, OR IS IN DANGER OF BECOMING A SLUM OR  A  BLIGHTED
 AREA  BECAUSE OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUBSTANDARD, UNSANITARY, DETERIORATING
 OR DETERIORATED CONDITIONS, AGED HOUSING STOCK, OR  VACANT  NON-RESIDEN-
 TIAL PROPERTY, OR OTHER FACTORS INDICATING AN INABILITY OR UNWILLINGNESS
 OF  THE  PRIVATE SECTOR UNAIDED TO CAUSE THE REHABILITATION OF HOMES FOR
 WHICH FINANCIAL AWARDS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE PROVIDED.
   (J) THE DIVISION SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF ELIGIBLE  CONTRACTORS  ORGAN-
 IZED BY REGION TO FACILITATE PROJECTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
   (K)  THE  DIVISION  SHALL PROVIDE APPLICANTS WITH A LIST OF CONDITIONS
 THAT SHALL BE MET PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A  CONTRACT  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION.  WITHIN  FIFTEEN WORKING DAYS OF RECEIPT BY THE DIVISION OF ALL
 DOCUMENTS IN SATISFACTION OF THE LIST, THE  DIVISION  SHALL  NOTIFY  THE
 APPLICANT  OF  THE  SUFFICIENCY  OR  INSUFFICIENCY OF THE DOCUMENTATION.
 AFTER SATISFACTION BY THE APPLICANT OF ALL CONDITIONS  REQUIRED  BY  THE
 DIVISION, AND A DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE AWARD, THE DIVISION
 SHALL  ENTER  INTO THE CONTRACT WITHIN FORTY-FIVE WORKING DAYS OF SATIS-
 FACTION OF SUCH CONDITIONS PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUFFICIENT FUNDING IS
 AVAILABLE.
   (L) IN THE CASE OF PROJECTS THAT  RECEIVE  FINANCIAL  AWARDS  OF  OVER
 FORTY  THOUSAND  DOLLARS, THE DIVISION MAY ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS ON THE
 SALE OF THE RESIDENCE OR ITS SUBUNITS TO QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME HOMEBUYERS
 FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST SIXTY  YEARS,  BUT  NO  MORE  THAN  NINETY-NINE
 YEARS,  AND  THE  DIVISION  MAY  ENSURE  THIS RESTRICTION BY USE OF DEED
 RESTRICTIONS,  COMMUNITY  LAND  TRUSTS,  OR  LIMITED-EQUITY  COOPERATIVE
 OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES.
   (M)  FOR  ALL  PROJECTS  THAT  RECEIVE FINANCIAL AWARDS, THE FOLLOWING
 RESTRICTIONS SHALL APPLY AND BE IN FORCE FOR A PERIOD OF NOT  LESS  THAN
 FIVE  YEARS:  (I)  THE OWNER OF A BUILDING ASSISTED WITH GAP FUNDS SHALL
 NOT RAISE THE RENT OF ANY UNITS MORE THAN THREE PERCENT ANNUALLY IN  THE
 BUILDING  OR,  WHERE  APPLICABLE,  THE  MAXIMUM  RATE OF RENT ADJUSTMENT
 PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION FOUR OF THE EMERGENCY TENANT PROTECTION  ACT  OF
 NINETEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FOUR OR SECTION FOUR OF THE EMERGENCY HOUSING
 RENT CONTROL LAW, WHICHEVER IS LOWER; AND (II) AN OWNER  OF  A  BUILDING
 ASSISTED  WITH  GAP FUNDS MAY NOT EVICT, HARASS, OR INVOLUNTARILY REMOVE
 ANY TENANT IN A BUILDING WHOSE OWNER HAS ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT  WITH
 S. 3006--B                         176
 
 THE  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE,  EXCEPT  FOR CAUSES PROVIDED IN
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   (N)  THE  OWNER  AND  THE  DIVISION  SHALL  BE JOINTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
 INFORMING TENANTS IN A BUILDING ABOUT ANY UPCOMING PROJECT FOR WHICH GAP
 FUNDS HAVE BEEN AWARDED AND WHICH  MAY  IMPACT  THEM  AND  OF  INFORMING
 TENANTS  ABOUT THE BUILDING OWNER AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE MADE PURSUANT
 TO THE AWARD OF GAP FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT. THE  DIVISION  SHALL  PROVIDE
 OWNERS  WITH  TEMPLATES  FOR  A  TENANT  SYNOPSIS AND NOTIFICATION TO BE
 PLACED IN COMMON AREAS OF THE BUILDING. THE NOTIFICATION SHALL SUMMARIZE
 WORK THAT SHALL OCCUR IN THE BUILDING, ANY SPECIFIC WORK TO BE PERFORMED
 IN THE TENANT'S UNIT, THE TIMING OF THE WORK  AND  THE  OWNER  AGREEMENT
 WITH  THE  STATE.  THE TENANT SYNOPSIS SHALL EXPLAIN THAT RENT INCREASES
 ARE RESTRICTED FOR FIVE YEARS FOLLOWING THE GRANTING OF THE AWARD OF GAP
 FUNDS, AND THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE  PROP-
 ERTY  CHANGES OWNERSHIP.   THE TENANT SYNOPSIS SHALL LIST THE CONDITIONS
 UNDER WHICH THE OWNER MAY INCREASE THE RENT  AND  OTHER  RIGHTS  TENANTS
 HAVE,  INCLUDING  THE  ABILITY TO FILE A CLAIM IN COURT AGAINST IMPROPER
 RENT INCREASES AND THE RIGHT TO VIEW A COPY OF THE OWNER  AGREEMENT  FOR
 THE  BUILDING  WHERE  THE TENANT RESIDES. THE OWNER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO
 ATTEST, IN WRITING THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED A  TENANT  SYNOPSIS  TO  EACH
 TENANT  AND  POSTED APPROPRIATE NOTICES IN COMMON AREAS OF THE BUILDING,
 AND SHALL PROVIDE A LIST OF TENANT ADDRESSES TO THE DIVISION SO THAT THE
 DIVISION MAY SEND A COPY OF THE TENANT SYNOPSIS TO ALL RESIDENTS OF  THE
 BUILDING.
   (O)  IN  DETERMINING  FINANCIAL  AWARDS  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE
 DIVISION SHALL GIVE PREFERENCE TO APPLICATIONS BASED UPON THE EXTENT  TO
 WHICH THE PROPOSED REHABILITATION PROJECT MAY:
   (I) SERVE THE LOWEST INCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OR
 COMMUNITIES  IN  WHICH  BUILDINGS  ARE DETERIORATED OR DETERIORATING, OR
 HAVE AN INJURIOUS INFLUENCE ON THE SURROUNDING AREA, OR ARE IN DANGER OF
 BECOMING A DETERIORATING AREA BECAUSE OF THE EXISTENCE  OF  SUBSTANDARD,
 UNSANITARY,  AGED  HOUSING STOCK OR VACANT NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES OR
 OTHER FACTORS INDICATING AN INABILITY OR UNWILLINGNESS  OF  THE  PRIVATE
 SECTOR,  UNAIDED,  TO  CAUSE  THE REHABILITATION OF HOMES, AND WHICH ARE
 DESIGNED TO CONTINUE TO BE AFFORDABLE TO SUCH HOUSEHOLDS FOR A  SUBSTAN-
 TIAL PERIOD OF TIME;
   (II)  LEVERAGE PRIVATE AND OTHER PUBLIC INVESTMENT SO AS TO REDUCE THE
 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATED PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION  WHICH  IS
 NECESSARY TO COMPLETE SUCH PROJECTS;
   (III) CONTRIBUTE TO THE REHABILITATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNI-
 TY IN WHICH THE PROGRAM IS LOCATED;
   (IV)  NOT DIRECTLY DISPLACE CURRENT LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME RESIDENTS
 OF SUCH NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNITY;
   (V) BE UNDERTAKEN AND COMPLETED IN A TIMELY FASHION; AND
   (VI) UTILIZE INNOVATIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE DESIGN TECHNIQUES AND BUILDING
 MATERIALS WHICH ENABLE THE DECONSTRUCTION OF  STRUCTURES  AND  REUSE  OR
 RECYCLING   OF   SUCH   DECONSTRUCTED   MATERIALS,   AND   WHICH  REDUCE
 CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OR OPERATING COSTS.
   (P) NO MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OF FUNDS UNDER  THIS  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE
 ALLOCATED TO ANY SINGLE BUILDING PER YEAR.
   (Q)  THE  DIVISION SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE REVIEW, AT PERIODIC INTERVALS
 NOT LESS THAN ANNUALLY, OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTED APPLICANTS  AND
 RELATED  REHABILITATION  PROJECTS RECEIVING FINANCIAL AWARDS PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION. SUCH REVIEW SHALL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, BE FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF ASCERTAINING CONFORMITY  TO  CONTRACTUAL  PROVISIONS,  THE  FINANCIAL
 INTEGRITY  AND EFFICIENCY OF AWARDEES AND THE EVALUATION OF THEIR ACTIV-
 S. 3006--B                         177
 
 ITIES. CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  MAY  BE  TERMI-
 NATED, FUNDS MAY BE WITHHELD AND UNSPENT FUNDS RECAPTURED BY THE AUTHOR-
 ITY  UPON  A  FINDING  OF  SUBSTANTIAL  NONPERFORMANCE  OR BREACH BY THE
 AWARDEE OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ITS CONTRACT.
   4. REPORTING. NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER FIRST FOLLOWING THE FIRST FISCAL
 YEAR  COMMENCING  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION, AND EACH
 SEPTEMBER FIRST THEREAFTER, THE DIVISION SHALL PREPARE A REPORT  ON  THE
 GREEN  AFFORDABLE  PRE-ELECTRIFICATION  PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 AND SUBMIT SUCH REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT  OF  THE
 SENATE,  AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT
 NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A)  THE  TOTAL  NUMBER  OF  APPLICANTS  TO  RELEVANT
 PROGRAMS  FOR  WHICH ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS UNDER THIS SECTION WOULD APPLY,
 AS DEFINED UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION;  (B)
 THE  NUMBER  OF APPLICATIONS PENDING FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR; (C) THE TOTAL
 NUMBER AND VALUE OF FINANCIAL AWARDS DISBURSED AND  THE  NONPROFITS  AND
 PRIVATE  CONTRACTORS  WHICH RECEIVED SUCH AWARD, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF
 AWARDED PROJECTS COMPLETED; (D) THE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS  UNDER
 THIS PROGRAM WHO ENTERED INTO AND COMPLETED OTHER RELEVANT PROGRAMS; (E)
 COMPLAINTS  BY  TENANTS  AND  HOMEOWNERS  RELATING TO PROJECTS COMPLETED
 UNDER THIS PROGRAM, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES  IDENTIFIED  FROM
 ALL  THE  COMPLAINTS RECEIVED; AND (F) THE IDENTIFICATION OF BARRIERS TO
 THE UTILIZATION OF FINANCIAL  AWARDS  AND  PROPOSED  SOLUTIONS  FOR  THE
 REMOVAL OF THOSE BARRIERS TO EFFECTUATE DISBURSAL OF FINANCIAL AWARDS.
   5.  STANDARDS. THE DIVISION SHALL ESTABLISH A QUALITY CONTROL, CORREC-
 TIVE ACTION, AND INSPECTION PROCESS  TO  ENSURE  THAT  WORK  QUALITY  IS
 ACCEPTABLE AND DURABLE.
   6.  FUNDING.  FUNDING  FOR  THE  GREEN  AFFORDABLE PRE-ELECTRIFICATION
 PROGRAM SHALL CONSIST  OF  FUNDING  APPROPRIATED  FROM  THE  SUSTAINABLE
 FUTURE PROGRAM FOR SUCH A PURPOSE AS WELL AS ANY OTHER FUNDING SOURCE OR
 SOURCES  WHICH  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY DETERMINE ARE SUITABLE TO SUPPORT
 SUCH A PROGRAM.
   § 1303. SEVERABILITY. IF ANY CLAUSE, SENTENCE, PARAGRAPH,  SUBDIVISION
 OR  SECTION  OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE ADJUDGED BY ANY COURT OF COMPETENT
 JURISDICTION TO BE INVALID, SUCH JUDGMENT SHALL NOT AFFECT,  IMPAIR,  OR
 INVALIDATE THE REMAINDER THEREOF, BUT SHALL BE CONFINED IN ITS OPERATION
 TO  THE  CLAUSE,  SENTENCE,  PARAGRAPH,  SUBDIVISION  OR SECTION THEREOF
 DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE CONTROVERSY IN WHICH SUCH JUDGMENT  SHALL  HAVE
 BEEN RENDERED. IT IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE
 THAT  THIS  ARTICLE  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN  ENACTED  EVEN  IF  SUCH  INVALID
 PROVISIONS HAD NOT BEEN INCLUDED HEREIN.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                 PART SSS
 
   Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22. THE STATE  UNIVERSITY  TRUSTEES  SHALL  ADOPT  A  POLICY  FOR  THE
 PROVISION  OF  EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH AT
 LEAST ONE VENDING MACHINE, EXISTING OR NEW, LOCATED ON EACH  STATE-OPER-
 ATED  INSTITUTION  IN  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY OFFERING IN-PERSON STUDENT
 INSTRUCTION.   THE VENDING MACHINE SHALL BE  LOCATED  IN  A  SECURE  AND
 ACCESSIBLE AREA OF CAMPUS.  THE LOCATION OF THE VENDING MACHINE SHALL BE
 INCLUDED ON THE INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE.
   (A)  EMERGENCY  CONTRACEPTION  MADE  AVAILABLE  THROUGH  EACH  VENDING
 MACHINE SHALL SATISFY, AT A MINIMUM, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
 S. 3006--B                         178
 
   (I) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE SOLD ONLY IN THE  MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S  CLEARLY LABELED, ORIGINAL, UNBROKEN, TAMPER-PROOF, AND EXPIRATION-
 DATED PACKAGING.
   (II) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION MAY NOT BE OLDER THAN THE MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S EXPIRATION DATE.
   (III)  THE  EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE STORED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "EMERGENCY  CONTRA-
 CEPTION"  MEANS OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION TO BE SELF-ADMINISTERED THAT
 IS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION THAT CAN SIGNIF-
 ICANTLY REDUCE THE RISK OF PREGNANCY IF TAKEN WITHIN  SEVENTY-TWO  HOURS
 AFTER UNPROTECTED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.
   §  2.  Section  6206  of  the education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 24 to read as follows:
   24. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT A POLICY REQUIRING THE PROVISION
 OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH AT  LEAST  ONE
 VENDING  MACHINE,  EXISTING  OR  NEW, LOCATED ON EACH INSTITUTION OF THE
 CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OFFERING IN-PERSON STUDENT INSTRUCTION.  THE
 VENDING  MACHINE  SHALL  BE  LOCATED  IN A SECURE AND ACCESSIBLE AREA OF
 CAMPUS.  THE LOCATION OF THE VENDING MACHINE SHALL BE  INCLUDED  ON  THE
 INSTITUTION'S WEBSITE.
   (A)  EMERGENCY  CONTRACEPTION  MADE  AVAILABLE  THROUGH  EACH  VENDING
 MACHINE SHALL SATISFY, AT A MINIMUM, ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (I) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE SOLD ONLY IN THE  MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S  CLEARLY LABELED, ORIGINAL, UNBROKEN, TAMPER-PROOF, AND EXPIRATION-
 DATED PACKAGING.
   (II) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION MAY NOT BE OLDER THAN THE MANUFACTUR-
 ER'S EXPIRATION DATE.
   (III) THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION SHALL BE STORED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS.
   (B)  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "EMERGENCY CONTRA-
 CEPTION" MEANS OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION TO BE SELF-ADMINISTERED  THAT
 IS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION THAT CAN SIGNIF-
 ICANTLY  REDUCE  THE RISK OF PREGNANCY IF TAKEN WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS
 AFTER UNPROTECTED SEXUAL INTERCOURSE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect April 1, 2026. The boards of  trustees
 for the state university of New York and the city university of New York
 shall  adopt  policies to implement the provisions of this act within 60
 days after this act shall have become a law.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
 its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
 the applicable effective date of Parts A through SSS of this  act  shall
 be as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.

                             
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     S. 3006--C                                            A. 3006--C
 
                       S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2025
                                ___________
 
 IN  SENATE -- A BUDGET BILL, submitted by the Governor pursuant to arti-
   cle seven of the Constitution -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 IN ASSEMBLY -- A BUDGET BILL, submitted  by  the  Governor  pursuant  to
   article  seven  of  the  Constitution -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered  reprinted
   as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from
   said committee with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to contracts for excel-
   lence; to amend the education law, in relation to foundation  aid;  to
   amend  the education law, in relation to the establishment of a state-
   wide dual enrollment program policy; to amend the  education  law,  in
   relation  to allowable transportation expenses; to amend the education
   law, in relation  to  universal  pre-kindergarten  and  the  Statewide
   universal  full-day  pre-kindergarten  program; to amend the education
   law, in relation to state aid adjustments; to amend the education law,
   in relation to the apportionment of moneys for school  aid;  to  amend
   chapter 378 of the laws of 2010 amending the education law relating to
   paperwork  reduction, in relation to extending the provisions thereof;
   to amend the education law and the general business law,  in  relation
   to  requirements for zero-emissions school buses; to amend chapter 756
   of the laws of 1992 relating to  funding  a  program  for  work  force
   education conducted by the consortium for worker education in New York
   city, in relation to reimbursement for the 2025-2026 school year with-
   holding  a  portion  of  employment  preparation  education aid and in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend the education law,  in
   relation  to  maximum  class  sizes  for  special  classes for certain
   students with disabilities; to amend chapter 82 of the  laws  of  1995
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD12572-05-5
 S. 3006--C                          2                         A. 3006--C
 
   amending  the  education  law  and other laws relating to state aid to
   school districts and the appropriation of funds  for  the  support  of
   government,  in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to amend part C
   of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020 directing the commissioner of educa-
   tion  to  appoint  a  monitor  for the Rochester city school district,
   establishing the powers and duties of such monitor and  certain  other
   officers  and  relating  to  the  apportionment  of aid to such school
   district, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to  amend  chapter
   19  of  the  laws of 2020 authorizing the commissioner of education to
   appoint a monitor to oversee the Hempstead union free school  district
   and establishing the powers and duties of such monitor, in relation to
   the  effectiveness  thereof;  to  amend chapter 18 of the laws of 2020
   authorizing the commissioner of education  to  appoint  a  monitor  to
   oversee  the Wyandanch union free school district and establishing the
   powers and duties of the monitor, in  relation  to  the  effectiveness
   thereof;  to  amend chapter 89 of the laws of 2016 relating to supple-
   mentary funding  for dedicated programs for public school students  in
   the East Ramapo central school district, in relation to the effective-
   ness thereof; to   amend  the  education  law,  in relation to  creat-
   ing   safe   harbors and a phase-in period for compliance with certain
   sections of such law relating to  instruction  at  nonpublic  schools;
   providing for special apportionment for salary expenses; providing for
   special  apportionment  for  public pension accruals; to amend chapter
   121 of the laws of 1996 authorizing the Roosevelt  union  free  school
   district  to  finance  deficits  by  the  issuance of serial bonds, in
   relation to an apportionment for salary expenses; providing for set-a-
   sides from the state funds which certain districts are receiving  from
   the  total  foundation aid; providing for support of public libraries;
   and to repeal certain provisions of  the  education  law  relating  to
   calculation  of  school  aid  (Part A); to amend the education law, in
   relation to establishing a universal free school meals program; and to
   repeal section 925 of the education  law  relating  to  the  community
   eligibility  provision  state subsidy (Part B); to amend the education
   law, in relation to student use of internet-enabled devices during the
   school day (Part C); to amend the education law in relation to  schol-
   arships  awarded  to  part-time  students by the New York state higher
   education  services  corporation;  to  amend  the  education  law,  in
   relation  to  making  conforming changes; to repeal section 666 of the
   education law, relating to tuition awards for part-time  undergraduate
   students;  and to repeal section 667-c-1 of the education law relating
   to the New York state part-time scholarship award program (Part D); to
   amend the education law, in relation to excelsior scholarship  awarded
   to  students  by  the  New York state higher education services corpo-
   ration (Part E); to amend the education law, in relation to creating a
   New York opportunity promise scholarship (Part F); intentionally omit-
   ted (Part G); intentionally omitted (Part  H);  intentionally  omitted
   (Part  I); intentionally omitted (Part J); intentionally omitted (Part
   K); to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to reduction
   of taxes pursuant to shelter  rent  (Part  L);  intentionally  omitted
   (Part M); to utilize reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for vari-
   ous  housing  purposes  (Part N); to amend part N of chapter 56 of the
   laws of 2020, amending the social services law relating to restructur-
   ing financing for residential school placements, in  relation  to  the
   effectiveness  thereof  (Part O); to amend the social services law, in
   relation to certification of  child  care  support  centers  to  place
   substitute  caregivers  in licensed and registered child care programs
 S. 3006--C                          3                         A. 3006--C
 
   (Part P); to amend the social services law, in relation  to  improving
   infancy  health  by increasing public assistance allowances to certain
   persons (Part Q); to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to
   increasing  the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled
   persons living in the community (Part R); to amend part W  of  chapter
   54  of  the  laws of 2016 amending the social services law relating to
   the powers and duties of the commissioner of social services  relating
   to  the appointment of a temporary operator, in relation to the effec-
   tiveness thereof (Part S); to amend the  labor  law,  in  relation  to
   revising  the  healthy terminals act (Part T); to amend the labor law,
   in relation to limiting liquidated damages in certain frequency of pay
   violations (Part U); to amend the labor  law,  in  relation  to  civil
   penalties  for  violations  of  certain  provisions for the payment of
   wages (Part V); to amend the labor  law,  in  relation  to  the  civil
   penalties  for  violations  of child labor laws (Part W); to amend the
   labor law and the education law, in relation to digitizing the process
   by which minors apply for employment certificates or  working  papers;
   and  to  repeal  certain provisions of the labor law and the education
   law relating thereto (Part X); to amend the veterans' services law, in
   relation to annuity to be paid to parents, spouses, and minor children
   of service members who died while on active duty; and to authorize the
   commissioner of veterans' services to conduct an outreach program  for
   the purpose of informing the public and persons who may be eligible to
   receive  an  annuity  (Part  Y);  intentionally  omitted  (Part Z); in
   relation to requiring the submission of an annual report  on  the  New
   York  state  museum  (Part AA); to amend the labor law, in relation to
   decreasing the length of the suspension period applicable  to  certain
   striking  workers  who  seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits
   (Part BB); to amend the social services law, in relation to the  main-
   tenance of effort requirements of social services districts in provid-
   ing  child care assistance under the child care block grant (Part CC);
   to amend the penal law, in relation to evading arrest  by  concealment
   of  identity  (Part  DD);  to amend the correction law, in relation to
   merit time allowance and limited credit time allowance (Part  EE);  in
   relation  to  authorizing  the  commissioner of education to appoint a
   monitor to oversee the Mount Vernon city school  district  and  estab-
   lishing  the  powers and duties of such monitor; and providing for the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part FF); to  amend
   the general business law, the real property law and the administrative
   code  of  the  city  of  New  York,  in relation to providing expanded
   homeownership opportunities from the conversion of certain residential
   rental buildings to condominium status by property owners that  commit
   to  the  stewardship of permanently affordable units and the preserva-
   tion of expiring affordable housing inventory in the city of New York;
   and providing for the repeal of  certain  provisions  upon  expiration
   thereof  (Part  GG);  to  amend the public housing law, in relation to
   establishing the housing access voucher pilot program  (Part  HH);  to
   amend  section  2  of chapter 868 of the laws of 1975 constituting the
   New York state financial emergency act for the city of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  the effectiveness thereof (Part II); to amend the public
   authorities law, in relation to establishing the city of Buffalo park-
   ing authority (Part JJ); to  amend  the  labor  law,  in  relation  to
   increasing  the  maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance (Part
   KK); to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  discovery
   reform  (Part LL); and in relation to providing for the administration
   of certain funds and accounts related to the 2025-2026 budget, author-
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   izing certain payments and transfers; to amend the state finance  law,
   in  relation  to  the administration of certain funds and accounts, in
   relation to the effectiveness thereof, and  in  relation  to  interest
   owed  on  outstanding balances of debt; to amend part XX of chapter 56
   of the laws of 2024, amending the state finance  law  and  other  laws
   relating  to  providing  for  the  administration of certain funds and
   accounts related to the 2023-2024 budget, in relation  to  the  effec-
   tiveness  thereof;  to amend the state finance law, in relation to the
   school tax relief fund; to amend the state finance law, in relation to
   the dedicated infrastructure investment fund;  authorizing  the  comp-
   troller to transfer up to $25,000,000 from various state bond funds to
   the general debt service fund for the purposes of redeeming or defeas-
   ing  outstanding  state  bonds;   to amend the private housing finance
   law, in relation to housing program bonds  and  notes;  to  amend  the
   public authorities law, in relation to the issuance of bonds and notes
   by  the  dedicated  highway and bridge trust fund; to amend the public
   authorities law, in relation to the issuance of bonds  and  notes  for
   city  university  facilities;  to amend the public authorities law, in
   relation to the issuance of bonds for library  construction  projects;
   to  amend  the  public authorities law, in relation to the issuance of
   bonds for state university educational facilities; to amend the public
   authorities law, in relation to the issuance of bonds  and  notes  for
   locally  sponsored  community  colleges;  to  amend the New York state
   medical care facilities finance agency act, in relation to  the  issu-
   ance of mental health services facilities improvement bonds and notes;
   to amend part K of chapter 81 of the laws of 2002, relating to provid-
   ing  for  the  administration of certain funds and accounts related to
   the 2002-2003 budget, in relation to the issuance of bonds  and  notes
   to  finance  capital  costs related to homeland security; to amend the
   urban development corporation act, in  relation  to  the  issuance  of
   bonds and notes for purposes of funding office of information technol-
   ogy  services project costs; to amend chapter 329 of the laws of 1991,
   amending the state finance law and other laws relating to  the  estab-
   lishment  of  the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund, in relation
   to the issuance of funds to the thruway authority; to amend the  urban
   development  corporation act, in relation to the issuance of bonds and
   notes to fund costs for  statewide  equipment;  to  amend  the  public
   authorities  law, in relation to the issuance of bonds for purposes of
   financing environmental infrastructure projects; 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 bonds and notes for
   the youth facilities  improvement fund; to amend the  public  authori-
   ties  law,  in  relation  to  the  issuance of bonds and notes for the
   purpose of financing peace  bridge projects and capital costs of state
   and local highways; to amend the urban development corporation act, in
   relation to the issuance of  bonds  for  economic  development  initi-
   atives; 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 bonds
   and notes for the purpose of financing capital projects for the  divi-
   sion of military and naval affairs and initiative of the state police;
   to  amend  the  public authorities law, in relation to the issuance of
   bonds and notes for the purpose of financing the construction  of  the
   New York state   agriculture and markets food laboratory; to amend the
   public  authorities law, in relation to authorization for the issuance
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   of bonds for the capital restructuring financing program,  the  health
   care  facility  transformation programs, and the essential health care
   provider program; to amend the public authorities law, in relation  to
   the    issuance  of  bonds  or  notes for the purpose of assisting the
   metropolitan transportation authority in the financing of  transporta-
   tion  facilities;  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 issu-
   ance  of certain bonds and notes; to amend the public authorities law,
   in relation to funds  for  the  department  of  health  and  financing
   through  the  dormitory  authority; to amend the public health law, in
   relation to the department of health income fund; to amend chapter 174
   of the laws of 1968 constituting  the  urban  development  corporation
   act, in relation to personal income tax revenue anticipation notes; to
   amend  the state finance law, in relation to certain revenue bonds; to
   repeal certain provisions of the state finance  law  relating  to  the
   accident  prevention  course  internet,  and  other  technology  pilot
   program fund, relating to the required contents of the budget,  relat-
   ing  to  the  deposit  of  receipts derived from certain indirect cost
   assessments and relating to the New York state storm recovery  capital
   fund;  to  repeal  certain  provisions of the urban development corpo-
   ration act relating to funding project costs for restoring state prop-
   erties damaged as a result of  Storm  Sandy;  and  providing  for  the
   repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof (Part MM)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act enacts into law major  components  of  legislation
 necessary  to  implement  the state education, labor, housing and family
 assistance budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year. Each component is
 wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts  A  through  MM.  The
 effective  date for each particular provision contained within such Part
 is set forth in the last section of such  Part.  Any  provision  in  any
 section  contained  within  a  Part, including the effective date of the
 Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when  used  in
 connection  with  that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and
 refer to the corresponding section of the Part in  which  it  is  found.
 Section  three of this act sets forth the general effective date of this
 act.
 
                                  PART A
 
   Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 211-d of the educa-
 tion law, as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   e. Notwithstanding paragraphs a and b of this  subdivision,  a  school
 district  that  submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 eight--two thousand nine school year shall submit a contract for  excel-
 lence  for  the  two  thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school year in
 conformity with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a  of
 subdivision  two  of this section unless all schools in the district are
 identified as in good standing  and  provided  further  that,  a  school
 district  that  submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand
 nine--two thousand ten school year, unless all schools in  the  district
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 are  identified  as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excel-
 lence for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year which
 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)  of  para-
 graph  a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure
 of an amount which shall be not less than  the  product  of  the  amount
 approved  by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two
 thousand  nine--two  thousand  ten  school  year,  multiplied   by   the
 district's  gap  elimination  adjustment percentage and provided further
 that, a school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the
 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year, unless all schools
 in the district are identified as  in  good  standing,  shall  submit  a
 contract  for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thir-
 teen school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements  of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the  two  thousand  eleven--two  thousand  twelve  school  year  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  twelve--two  thousand  thirteen  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner  in  the  contract
 for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 year  and  provided  further  that,  a  school district that submitted a
 contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand  thirteen--two  thousand
 fourteen  school year, unless all schools in the district are identified
 as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand   fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year  which  shall,
 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a  of
 subdivision  two  of  this  section,  provide  for the expenditure of an
 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by  the  commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand thirteen--two
 thousand  fourteen  school  year;  and  provided  further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school year, unless all schools in the
 district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school
 year  which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi)
 of paragraph a of subdivision two  of  this  section,  provide  for  the
 expenditure  of  an  amount  which  shall  be  not  less than the amount
 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the  two
 thousand  fourteen--two  thousand  fifteen  school  year;  and  provided
 further that a school district that submitted a contract for  excellence
 for  the  two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year, unless
 all schools in the district are identified as in  good  standing,  shall
 submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thou-
 sand seventeen school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements
 of  subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the two thousand fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year;  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thousand  seventeen  school
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 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 seventeen--two  thousand eighteen school year which shall, notwithstand-
 ing  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision
 two of this section, provide for the  expenditure  of  an  amount  which
 shall  be  not  less than the amount approved by the commissioner in the
 contract for excellence  for  the  two  thousand  sixteen--two  thousand
 seventeen  school year; and provided further that a school district that
 submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand  seventeen--two
 thousand  eighteen  school  year, unless all schools in the district are
 identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year which
 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph  (vi)  of  para-
 graph  a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure
 of an amount which shall be not less than the  amount  approved  by  the
 commissioner  in the contract for excellence for the two thousand seven-
 teen--two thousand eighteen school year; and provided  further  that,  a
 school  district  that  submitted  a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year, unless all schools
 in the district are identified as  in  good  standing,  shall  submit  a
 contract  for  excellence  for  the  two thousand nineteen--two thousand
 twenty school year which  shall,  notwithstanding  the  requirements  of
 subparagraph  (vi)  of  paragraph  a of subdivision two of this section,
 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be  not  less  than
 the  amount  approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence
 for the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen  school  year;  and
 provided  further  that, a school district that submitted a contract for
 excellence for the two thousand  nineteen--two  thousand  twenty  school
 year,  unless  all  schools  in  the  district are identified as in good
 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for  the  two  thousand
 twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year which shall, notwithstanding
 the  requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two
 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be
 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner  in  the  contract
 for excellence for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty school
 year;  and  provided  further  that,  a school district that submitted a
 contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty--two thousand  twen-
 ty-one school year, unless all schools in the district are identified as
 in  good  standing,  shall  submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school  year  which  shall,
 notwithstanding  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section,  provide  for  the  expenditure  of  an
 amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two  thousand  twenty--two
 thousand  twenty-one  school  year;  and provided further that, a school
 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the  two  thousand
 twenty-one--two  thousand  twenty-two school year, unless all schools in
 the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract
 for excellence for the two  thousand  twenty-two--two  thousand  twenty-
 three  school  year  which  shall,  notwithstanding  the requirements of
 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision  two  of  this  section,
 provide  for  the  expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than
 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract  for  excellence
 for  the  two  thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school year;
 and provided further that, a school district that submitted  a  contract
 for  excellence  for  the  two thousand twenty-two--two thousand twenty-
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 three school year, unless all schools in the district are identified  as
 in  good  standing,  shall  submit a contract for excellence for the two
 thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year which shall,
 notwithstanding  the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of
 subdivision two of this section,  provide  for  the  expenditure  of  an
 amount  which  shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis-
 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand  twenty-two--
 two  thousand  twenty-three  school  year;  and provided further that, a
 school district that submitted a contract for  excellence  for  the  two
 thousand  twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year, unless all
 schools in the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit
 a contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand
 twenty-five school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of
 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision  two  of  this  section,
 provide  for  the  expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than
 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract  for  excellence
 for the two thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year;
 AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER  THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT SUBMITTED A CONTRACT
 FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-FOUR--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 FIVE  SCHOOL  YEAR, UNLESS ALL SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ARE IDENTIFIED AS
 IN GOOD STANDING, SHALL SUBMIT A CONTRACT FOR  EXCELLENCE  FOR  THE  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR WHICH SHALL,
 NOTWITHSTANDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBPARAGRAPH (VI) OF PARAGRAPH A  OF
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION,  PROVIDE  FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF AN
 AMOUNT WHICH SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE AMOUNT APPROVED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  IN THE CONTRACT FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR-
 -TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR; provided,  however,  that,  in  a
 city  school  district  in  a city having a population of one million or
 more, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph
 a of subdivision two of this section, the contract for excellence  shall
 provide  for  the  expenditure as set forth in subparagraph (v) of para-
 graph a of subdivision two of this section.  For purposes of this  para-
 graph,  the  "gap elimination adjustment percentage" shall be calculated
 as the sum of one minus the quotient of the sum of the school district's
 net gap elimination adjustment for two thousand ten--two thousand eleven
 computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the  laws  of  two  thousand
 ten,  making  appropriations  for  the  support  of government, plus the
 school district's gap elimination adjustment for two  thousand  eleven--
 two  thousand  twelve as computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the
 laws of two thousand eleven, making appropriations for  the  support  of
 the  local  assistance budget, including support for general support for
 public schools, divided by the total aid for adjustment computed  pursu-
 ant  to  chapter  fifty-three of the laws of two thousand eleven, making
 appropriations for the local assistance budget,  including  support  for
 general  support for public schools. Provided, further, that such amount
 shall be expended to support and maintain allowable programs and  activ-
 ities approved in the two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year or
 to  support  new  or  expanded  allowable programs and activities in the
 current year.
   § 2. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law
 is REPEALED.
   § 3. The opening paragraph and subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph
 q of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law, as  amended  by
 section 16 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to
 read as follows:
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   "Poverty  count"  shall  mean  the  sum  of the product of the [lunch]
 ECONOMICALLY  DISADVANTAGED  STUDENT  count  multiplied  by   sixty-five
 percent,  plus  the  product  of  the [census] SAIPE count multiplied by
 sixty-five percent, where:
   (i) ["Lunch] "ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENT count" shall mean the
 product  of  the  public school enrollment of the school district on the
 date enrollment was counted in accordance with this subdivision for  the
 base  year  multiplied by the three-year average [free and reduced price
 lunch percent] ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED RATE; and
   (ii) ["Census] "SAIPE count" shall mean  the  product  of  the  public
 school  enrollment  of  the  school  district on the date enrollment was
 counted in accordance with this subdivision for the base year multiplied
 by the [census 2000 poverty] THREE-YEAR AVERAGE SMALL  AREA  INCOME  AND
 POVERTY ESTIMATE rate.
   § 4. Subparagraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph q of subdivision 1
 of section 3602 of the education law are REPEALED.
   §  4-a.  Paragraph s of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as amended by section 8 of part A of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   s.  "Extraordinary  needs  count" shall mean the sum of the product of
 the English language learner count multiplied by [fifty percent] THE ELL
 WEIGHT, plus, the poverty count and the sparsity  count,  PROVIDED  THAT
 THE  'ELL WEIGHT' SHALL BE FIVE TENTHS (0.50) FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR AND PRIOR,  AND  SHALL  BE
 EQUAL  TO FIFTY-THREE HUNDREDTHS (0.53) IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE-
 -TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER.
   § 5. Paragraph kk of subdivision 1 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law is REPEALED.
   §  6.  Paragraph  ll of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education
 law, as added by section 11-a of part A of chapter 56  of  the  laws  of
 2021, is renumbered subparagraph (iv) of paragraph q of such subdivision
 1 and is amended to read as follows:
   (iv)  (1)  "Economically  disadvantaged  count"  shall be equal to the
 unduplicated count of all children  registered  to  receive  educational
 services  in  grades  kindergarten through twelve, including children in
 ungraded programs who participate in, or whose family  participates  in,
 economic  assistance  programs,  such as the free or reduced-price lunch
 programs, Social Security Insurance, Supplemental  Nutrition  Assistance
 Program,  Foster  Care, Refugee Assistance (cash or medical assistance),
 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Home Energy Assistance Program  (HEAP),
 Safety  Net  Assistance (SNA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), or Tempo-
 rary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
   (2) "Economically disadvantaged rate" shall mean the quotient  arrived
 at  when dividing the economically disadvantaged count by public enroll-
 ment as computed pursuant to subparagraph one of  paragraph  n  of  this
 subdivision.
   (3)  "Three-year  average economically disadvantaged rate" shall equal
 the quotient of: (i) the sum of the economically disadvantaged count for
 the school year prior to the base year, plus such number for the  school
 year  two  years prior to the base year, plus such number for the school
 year three years prior to the base year; divided  by  (ii)  the  sum  of
 enrollment  as  computed  pursuant to subparagraph one of paragraph n of
 THIS subdivision [one of this section] for the school year prior to  the
 base  year,  plus such number for the school year two years prior to the
 base year, plus such number for the school year three years prior to the
 base year, [computed] ROUNDED to four decimals [without rounding].
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   § 7. Paragraph mm of subdivision 1 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law  is renumbered subparagraph (iii) of paragraph q of such subdivision
 1 and is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) "Three-year average small area income and poverty estimate rate"
 shall  equal  the quotient of: (i) the sum of the number of persons aged
 five to seventeen within the school district, based on  the  small  area
 income  and  poverty  estimates  produced  by  the  United States census
 bureau, whose families had incomes  below  the  poverty  level  for  the
 calendar  year prior to the year in which the base year began, plus such
 number for the calendar year two years prior to the year  in  which  the
 base  year  began,  plus  such  number for the calendar year three years
 prior to the year in which the base year began; divided by (ii) the  sum
 of  the total number of persons aged five to seventeen within the school
 district, based on such census bureau estimates, for the year  prior  to
 the  year  in  which the base year began, plus such total number for the
 year two years prior to the year in which the base year began, plus such
 total number for the year three years prior to the  year  in  which  the
 base year began, [computed] ROUNDED to four decimals [without rounding].
   § 8. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section 3602 of
 the  education  law, as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 57 of
 the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   (2) a value computed by subtracting from one the product  obtained  by
 multiplying the combined wealth ratio by sixty-four hundredths, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER,  THAT  FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING THE STATE SHARING RATIO FOR
 TOTAL FOUNDATION AID, THE TIER TWO VALUE SHALL BE COMPUTED BY  SUBTRACT-
 ING  FROM  ONE THE PRODUCT OBTAINED WHEN MULTIPLYING THE COMBINED WEALTH
 RATIO BY SIX HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSANDTHS (0.616) AND SUCH  VALUES  SHALL
 BE  COMPUTED USING THE COMBINED WEALTH RATIO FOR TOTAL FOUNDATION AID IN
 PLACE OF THE COMBINED WEALTH RATIO; or
   § 9. The closing paragraph of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of  section
 3602  of the education law, as amended by section 8 of part A of chapter
 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   Such result shall be expressed as a decimal carried  to  three  places
 without  rounding,  but  shall not be greater than ninety hundredths nor
 less than zero, provided, however, that for the purpose of computing the
 state sharing ratio for total foundation aid in the two  thousand  twen-
 ty-four--two  thousand  twenty-five  school  year [and thereafter], such
 result shall not be greater than ninety-one hundredths (0.91), AND  THAT
 FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF COMPUTING THE STATE SHARING RATIO FOR TOTAL FOUNDA-
 TION AID IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL
 YEAR AND THEREAFTER, SUCH RESULT SHALL NOT BE GREATER THAN  NINETY-THREE
 HUNDREDTHS (0.93).
   § 10. Subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  FOUNDATION  AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY, FOUNDATION AID PAYABLE IN THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR SHALL EQUAL THE GREATER OF TOTAL FOUNDA-
 TION  AID  OR THE PRODUCT OF ONE AND TWO HUNDREDTHS (1.02) MULTIPLIED BY
 THE FOUNDATION AID BASE.
   § 10-a. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 4 of section 3602
 of the education law, as amended by section 9-b of part CCC  of  chapter
 59 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  The regional cost index shall reflect an analysis of labor market
 costs based on median salaries in professional occupations that  require
 similar  credentials  to  those of positions in the education field, but
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 not including those occupations in the education  field,  provided  that
 the regional cost indices for the two thousand seven--two thousand eight
 school year and thereafter shall be as follows:
           Labor Force Region  Index
           Capital District    1.124
           Southern Tier       1.045
           Western New York    1.091
           Hudson Valley       1.314
           Long Island/NYC     1.425
           Finger Lakes        1.141
           Central New York    1.103
           Mohawk Valley       1.000
           North Country       1.000
    PROVIDED  THAT  IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-
 SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, THE REGIONAL COST INDEX FOR  WESTCHESTER
 COUNTY SHALL BE 1.351.
   §  10-b. Paragraph b of subdivision 5 of section 1950 of the education
 law, as amended by chapter 130 of the laws of 2022, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   b.  The  cost of services herein referred to shall be the amount allo-
 cated to each component school district  by  the  board  of  cooperative
 educational  services  to  defray  expenses  of  such  board,  including
 approved expenses from the testing of potable water systems of  occupied
 school  buildings under the board's jurisdiction as required pursuant to
 section eleven hundred ten of the public health law provided  that  such
 expenses  for testing of potable water systems are not reimbursable from
 another state or federal source, except that that  part  of  the  salary
 paid  any  teacher, supervisor or other employee of the board of cooper-
 ative educational services which is, (I) FOR  AID  PAYABLE  IN  THE  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX  SCHOOL  YEAR AND PRIOR
 SCHOOL YEARS in excess of thirty thousand dollars, (II) FOR AID  PAYABLE
 IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN SCHOOL YEAR IN
 EXCESS OF FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, (III) FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY-SEVEN--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-EIGHT SCHOOL YEAR IN EXCESS OF
 FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND (IV) FOR AID PAYABLE  IN  THE  TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-EIGHT--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-NINE  SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER, IN
 EXCESS OF SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, shall not be such an approved expense,
 and except also that administrative  and  clerical  expenses  shall  not
 exceed  ten  percent of the total expenses for purposes of this computa-
 tion. Any gifts, donations or interest earned by the  board  of  cooper-
 ative  educational  services  or  on  behalf of the board of cooperative
 educational services by the dormitory  authority  or  any  other  source
 shall  not  be deducted in determining the cost of services allocated to
 each component school district. Any payments made to a component  school
 district  by  the  board of cooperative educational services pursuant to
 subdivision eleven of section six-p of the general municipal law attrib-
 utable to an approved cost of service computed pursuant to this subdivi-
 sion shall be deducted from the  cost  of  services  allocated  to  such
 component school district. The expense of transportation provided by the
 board  of  cooperative  educational  services pursuant to paragraph q of
 subdivision four of this section shall be eligible for  aid  apportioned
 pursuant  to subdivision seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this
 chapter and no board of cooperative educational services  transportation
 expense shall be an approved cost of services for the computation of aid
 under  this subdivision.  Transportation expense pursuant to paragraph q
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 of subdivision four of this section shall be included in the computation
 of the ten percent limitation on administrative and clerical expenses.
   § 10-c. Paragraph b of subdivision 10 of section 3602 of the education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 16 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   b. (1) Aid for career education. There shall be  apportioned  to  such
 city  school  districts and other school districts which were not compo-
 nents of a board of cooperative educational services in  the  base  year
 for  pupils  in  SELECTED  grades  [ten through twelve] in attendance in
 career education programs as such programs are defined  by  the  commis-
 sioner,  subject  for  the purposes of this paragraph to the approval of
 the director of the budget, an amount for each such pupil to be computed
 by multiplying the career education aid ratio  by  three  thousand  nine
 hundred  dollars  FOR  AID  PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL YEAR AND PRIOR AND FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS THEREAFTER.   Such aid  will  be  payable  for  weighted  pupils
 attending  career education programs operated by the school district and
 for weighted pupils for whom such school district contracts with  boards
 of  cooperative educational services to attend career education programs
 operated by a board of cooperative educational services. Weighted pupils
 for the purposes of this paragraph shall mean the sum of the  attendance
 of  students in SELECTED grades [ten through twelve] in career education
 sequences  in  trade,  industrial,  technical,  agricultural  or  health
 programs  plus  the  product  of  sixteen  hundredths  multiplied by the
 attendance of students in SELECTED grades [ten through twelve] in career
 education sequences in business and marketing as defined by the  commis-
 sioner  in regulations. The career education aid ratio shall be computed
 by subtracting from one the product obtained by  multiplying  fifty-nine
 percent  by the combined wealth ratio. This aid ratio shall be expressed
 as a decimal carried to three places without rounding, but not less than
 thirty-six percent.    FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBPARAGRAPH,  "SELECTED
 GRADES"  SHALL  BE  GRADES TEN THROUGH TWELVE FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  PRIOR,
 AND SHALL BE GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE FOR AID PAYABLE IN THE TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THEREAFTER.
   (2)  Any  school district that receives aid pursuant to this paragraph
 shall be required  to  use  such  amount  to  support  career  education
 programs in the current year.
   (3)  A  board  of  education which spends less than its local funds as
 defined by regulations of the commissioner for career education  in  the
 base  year  during  the  current year shall have its apportionment under
 this subdivision reduced in an amount equal to such  deficiency  in  the
 current  or  a succeeding school year, provided however that the commis-
 sioner may waive such reduction upon determination that overall expendi-
 tures per pupil in support of career education programs  were  continued
 at  a  level equal to or greater than the level of such overall expendi-
 tures per pupil in the preceding school year.
   § 10-d. The opening paragraph of subdivision 41 of section 3602 of the
 education law, as amended by section 20 of part B of chapter 57  of  the
 laws  of  2008,  is  amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as
 follows:
   Transitional aid for charter school payments. In addition to any other
 apportionment under this section, for the two thousand seven--two  thou-
 sand  eight  school  year and thereafter, a school district other than a
 city school district in a city having a population  of  one  million  or
 more  shall  be  eligible for an apportionment in an amount equal to the
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 GREATER OF THE sum of PARAGRAPHS (A), (B), AND (C), OR PARAGRAPH (E)  OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (E)  FOR  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS OTHER THAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF CITIES
 HAVING POPULATIONS OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND OR MORE AS OF THE
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY DECENNIAL CENSUS, THE  PRODUCT  OF  ELIGIBLE  PUPILS
 MULTIPLIED  BY  EIGHT-TENTHS  (0.8)  AND  FURTHER  MULTIPLIED BY CHARTER
 SCHOOL BASIC TUITION FOR THE BASE YEAR AS DEFINED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  FIFTY-SIX  OF  THIS CHAPTER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH, ELIGIBLE PUPILS SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF
 ANY, OF THE NUMBER OF RESIDENT PUPILS ENROLLED IN A  CHARTER  SCHOOL  IN
 THE  BASE  YEAR LESS THE PRODUCT OF TWO-TENTHS (0.2) MULTIPLIED BY TOTAL
 RESIDENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT IN THE BASE YEAR.
   § 10-e. Subparagraph 6 of paragraph d and paragraph d-1 of subdivision
 14 of section 3602 of the education law, subparagraph 6 of  paragraph  d
 as added by section 17-a of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007 and
 paragraph  d-1 as amended by section 10-a of part A of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (6) where such reorganization includes at least two  school  districts
 employing  eight or more teachers forming a central high school district
 pursuant to section nineteen hundred thirteen of this chapter[,].
   (7) such reorganized district shall be entitled  to  an  apportionment
 equal  to an additional percent of the apportionment computed in accord-
 ance with the provisions of paragraph d-1 of this subdivision; but in no
 case shall the sum of such apportionment under this paragraph  plus  the
 [selected  operating  aid per pupil] TOTAL OPERATING AID BASE AS DEFINED
 IN THIS SUBDIVISION be more than a total of ninety-five  per  centum  of
 the year prior to the base year approved operating expense; for a period
 of  five  years  beginning  with the first school year of operation as a
 reorganized district such additional percent shall be forty percent; and
 thereafter such additional forty percent apportionment to such  district
 shall be reduced by four percentage points each year, beginning with the
 sixth school year of operation as a reorganized district, and continuing
 until   such  additional  forty  percent  apportionment  is  eliminated;
 provided, however, that the  total  apportionment  to  such  reorganized
 district,  beginning  with the first school year of operation as a reor-
 ganized district, and for a period of fifteen years thereafter, shall be
 not less than the sum of all apportionments computed in accordance  with
 the  provisions  of  this  paragraph  plus the apportionment computed in
 accordance with the provisions of paragraph d-1 of this subdivision that
 each component school district was entitled to receive and  did  receive
 during  the  last school year preceding such first year of operation. In
 the event a school district is eligible for incentive operating aid  and
 again  reorganizes  pursuant to a new plan or reorganization established
 by the commissioner, and where such new reorganization is again eligible
 for incentive operating aid, the newly created school district shall  be
 entitled  to  receive incentive operating aid pursuant to the provisions
 of this paragraph, based on all school districts included  in  any  such
 reorganization, provided, however, that incentive operating aid payments
 due because of any such former reorganization shall cease.
   d-1. For purposes of paragraph d of this subdivision, ["selected oper-
 ating  aid  per pupil"] "TOTAL OPERATING AID BASE" shall mean the appor-
 tionment computed for the 2006-07 school year, based  on  data  on  file
 with  the commissioner as of the date upon which an electronic data file
 was created for the purposes of compliance with paragraph b of  subdivi-
 sion  twenty-one of section three hundred five of this chapter on Febru-
 ary fifteenth, provided further that for school districts which reorgan-
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 ize on or after July first, two thousand twenty-four,  for  purposes  of
 paragraph  d  of  this subdivision, ["selected operating aid per pupil"]
 "TOTAL OPERATING AID BASE" shall mean the total foundation aid base,  as
 defined  pursuant  to  paragraph  j  of subdivision one of this section,
 calculated as of the effective date of the reorganization.
   § 11. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to read
 as follows:
   § 319.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  DUAL  ENROLLMENT  PROGRAM  POLICY.  1.  FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM" MEANS ANY PROGRAM THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP
 BETWEEN AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL AND  AT  LEAST  ONE  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER
 EDUCATION  THAT  PROVIDES  HIGH  SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO
 ENROLL IN COLLEGE COURSES AND EARN TRANSFERABLE COLLEGE CREDIT FROM  THE
 INSTITUTION  OR INSTITUTIONS WHILE COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND
 DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS.
   (B) "SCHOOL" MEANS A CHARTER SCHOOL, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR A BOARD  OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT A STATEWIDE POLICY OUTLINING THE DEFI-
 NITION  OF DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK STATE AND GUIDELINES FOR
 PARTICIPATION AND DATA REPORTING.
   3. THE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ANNUALLY
 SUBMIT TO THE DEPARTMENT DATA REGARDING PARTICIPATION IN AND OUTCOMES OF
 DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS IN A FORM AND MANNER DETERMINED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL ANNUALLY PUBLISH SUCH DATA ON ITS PUBLIC  WEBSITE  NO  LATER  THAN
 JANUARY FIRST IN THE SCHOOL YEAR FOLLOWING THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR WHICH THE
 DATA IS APPLICABLE.
   4.  THE POLICY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL REQUIRE THAT, BY SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX,  ALL
 SCHOOLS  PARTICIPATING  IN A DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE
 DEPARTMENT A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE INSTITUTION OR  INSTITUTIONS
 OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  WITH  WHICH  THEY ARE PARTNERED. SUCH PARTNERSHIP
 AGREEMENTS SHALL ESTABLISH THE SCOPE AND TERMS OF  THE  DUAL  ENROLLMENT
 PROGRAM,  AS  WELL  AS A PROTOCOL FOR COLLECTING, SHARING, AND REPORTING
 ANY DATA REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. PARTNER-
 SHIP AGREEMENTS SHALL BE CONSISTENT  WITH  THE  POLICY  ADOPTED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF THIS SECTION, AND SHALL
 CONTAIN SUCH OTHER PROVISIONS AS MAY BE REQUIRED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.
 THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS SHALL BE UPDATED AND RESUBMITTED NO LESS THAN
 ONCE  EVERY FIVE YEARS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP AND MAKE PUBLICLY
 AVAILABLE THE REQUIRED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT FORM FOR SCHOOLS AND HIGHER
 EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-SIX.
   5.  ON  OR  BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER, THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CHANCEL-
 LOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AND THE GOVERNOR  SHALL  JOINTLY
 ESTABLISH DATA POINTS TO BE SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   §  12.  Subdivision 4 of section 3627 of the education law, as amended
 by section 13-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is  amended
 to read as follows:
   4.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, any
 expenditures for transportation provided pursuant to this section in the
 two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year and  thereafter
 and  otherwise  eligible  for transportation aid pursuant to subdivision
 seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this article shall be consid-
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 ered approved transportation expenses eligible for  transportation  aid,
 provided  further that for the two thousand thirteen--two thousand four-
 teen school year such aid shall be limited to eight million one  hundred
 thousand dollars and for the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen
 school  year  such aid shall be limited to the sum of twelve million six
 hundred thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the  two  thousand
 fifteen--two  thousand  sixteen  school  year through two thousand eigh-
 teen--two thousand nineteen school year such aid shall be limited to the
 sum of eighteen million eight hundred fifty thousand  dollars  plus  the
 base  amount  and  for  the  two  thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty
 school year such aid shall be limited to the  sum  of  nineteen  million
 three  hundred  fifty  thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the
 two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year such aid  shall
 be  limited  to the sum of nineteen million eight hundred fifty thousand
 dollars plus the base amount and for the  two  thousand  twenty-two--two
 thousand  twenty-three  school year such aid shall be limited to the sum
 of twenty-two million three hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base
 amount and for the two thousand twenty-three--two  thousand  twenty-four
 school  year such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-four million
 eight hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base amount  and  for  the
 two  thousand  twenty-four--two  thousand  twenty-five  school year [and
 thereafter] such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-nine  million
 eight  hundred  fifty  thousand dollars plus the base amount AND FOR THE
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX SCHOOL YEAR AND THERE-
 AFTER SUCH AID SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE PRODUCT OF (I) THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT
 OF AID AUTHORIZED BY THIS SUBDIVISION FOR THE BASE YEAR,  AND  (II)  THE
 SUM  OF  ONE  PLUS THE PRODUCT OF (A) TWO AND ONE-HALF MULTIPLIED BY (B)
 THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN  THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AS DEFINED IN PARA-
 GRAPH HH OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.    For  purposes  of  this subdivision, "base amount" means the
 amount of transportation aid paid to the school  district  for  expendi-
 tures  incurred in the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 year for transportation that would have been eligible for  aid  pursuant
 to  this  section  had  this section been in effect in such school year,
 except that subdivision six of this section shall be deemed not to  have
 been  in  effect.  And  provided  further that the school district shall
 continue to annually expend for the transportation described in subdivi-
 sion one of this section at least the expenditures  used  for  the  base
 amount.
   §  12-a.  Section  11  of chapter 378 of the laws of 2010 amending the
 education law relating to paperwork reduction, as amended by  section  1
 of  item  FF of subpart B of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020,
 is amended to read as follows:
   § 11. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
 the  commissioner of education shall promulgate any rules or regulations
 necessary to implement the provisions of this act on or before  July  1,
 2010;  provided,  further  that  if  section  ten of this act shall take
 effect after July 1, 2010 it shall be deemed to have been in full  force
 and  effect on and after July 1, 2010; and provided further that section
 ten of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed [on] June 30, [2025]
 2030.
   § 12-b. Subdivision 4 of section 3638 of the education law,  as  added
 by  section  1 of subpart A of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,
 is amended to read as follows:
   4. (A) A school district  may  apply  to  the  commissioner,  and  the
 department may grant a [one-time extension] MAXIMUM OF TWO EXTENSIONS of
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 up  to twenty-four months EACH to comply with the requirements of subdi-
 vision two of this section. The commissioner  shall  consider  a  school
 district's  effort  to  meet the requirements of subdivision two of this
 section  AND  ANY  OTHER  FACTORS OUTSIDE OF THE CONTROL OF THE DISTRICT
 when granting an extension, including but not  limited  to,  procurement
 efforts  made  by the school district, applications for state or federal
 funds, changes needed to school district operations to meet the require-
 ments of this section, employee training,  [and]  receipt  of  technical
 assistance,  [if any. Upon a school district receiving an extension, the
 New York state energy research and development authority,  in  consulta-
 tion with the department, shall provide any additional technical assist-
 ance  necessary  to the district to meet the requirements of subdivision
 two of this section] MARKET AVAILABILITY OF ZERO-EMISSION  SCHOOL  BUSES
 OR  SUPPORTING  INFRASTRUCTURE,  AND  AVAILABILITY  OF  STATE OR FEDERAL
 FUNDS. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE A SECOND EXTENSION  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH,  A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT MUST HAVE AT LEAST ENGAGED WITH THE NEW YORK
 STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN  THE  INITIATION  AND
 DEVELOPMENT OF A FLEET ELECTRIFICATION PLAN.
   THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTIFICATION  TO  A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT WHERE SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GRANTED AN  EXTENSION  AND  SHALL
 DETAIL THE GROUNDS FOR GRANTING SUCH EXTENSION.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH
 AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WHEN THE  FIRST  EXTENSION  IS  GRANTED  TO  A
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THE NEW
 YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  OR  ITS  DESIGNEE
 SHALL  MEET WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT LEAST ANNUALLY DURING THE EXTEN-
 SION PERIOD TO PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO  ADDRESS  THE  GROUNDS
 DETAILED IN THE EXTENSION.
   (C) THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL
 MAKE  A  RECOMMENDATION  TO  THE COMMISSIONER IF THEY DETERMINE A SCHOOL
 DISTRICT HAS THE CAPACITY TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION BASED ON THE FLEET ELECTRIFICATION TECHNICAL  ASSESSMENT
 AND  SHALL  NOTIFY  THE  EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
 SUCH RECOMMENDATION IN WRITING. NO SCHOOL DISTRICT  MAY  BE  GRANTED  AN
 EXTENSION  PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHERE THE NEW
 YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY  HAS  NOTIFIED  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THE
 CAPACITY TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   (D) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S  WEBSITE  NO
 LATER  THAN DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE THE APPLICA-
 TION SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST USE TO APPLY FOR EXTENSIONS PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND THE REQUIREMENTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST
 MEET TO QUALIFY FOR SUCH EXTENSIONS.
   § 12-c. The general business law is amended by adding  a  new  article
 11-C to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 11-C
                    SALE OF ZERO-EMISSION SCHOOL BUSES
 SECTION. 199-O. INDEPENDENT RANGE ESTIMATE REQUIRED.
          199-P. PENALTIES.
   § 199-O. INDEPENDENT  RANGE  ESTIMATE  REQUIRED.  (A)  ANY ENTITY THAT
 SELLS A ZERO-EMISSION SCHOOL BUS TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CONTRACTOR  FOR
 USE  IN  PROVIDING  TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT LOCATED
 WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT
 THIRD-PARTY RANGE ESTIMATE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS  PRIOR  TO  SUCH  A
 SALE.  SUCH  RANGE  ESTIMATE  MUST,  AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE THE ESTIMATED
 RANGE ON DIFFERENT TERRAIN AND DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.  THE  RANGE
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 ESTIMATE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF BATTERY DEGRADATION PER
 TEN  THOUSAND  MILES  TRAVELED.  THE  RANGE ESTIMATE SHALL ALSO CONSIDER
 WHETHER THE BUS IS STORED OUTSIDE OR UTILIZES AN INDOOR GARAGE. FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION "ZERO-EMISSION SCHOOL BUS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME
 MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT
 OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   (B) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION  SHALL  BE  INTERPRETED  TO  IMPACT  SALES
 COMPLETED  PRIOR  TO  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER THAT IF THE ENTITY SELLING SUCH ZERO-EMISSION SCHOOL BUSES LATER
 RECEIVES A RANGE ESTIMATE FOR THE MODEL OR MODELS SOLD PRIOR TO  JANUARY
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX, THE SELLING ENTITY SHALL PROVIDE SUCH
 RANGE ESTIMATE TO THE PURCHASING SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CONTRACTOR.
   § 199-P. PENALTIES. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, OR  ASSOCIATION  OR
 AGENT  OR  EMPLOYEE  THEREOF WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL BE LIABLE FOR A CIVIL  PENALTY  OF  NOT  MORE  THAN  ONE  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS  FOR EACH VIOLATION, WHICH SHALL ACCRUE TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK
 AND MAY BE RECOVERED IN A CIVIL ACTION BROUGHT BY THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE NONCOMPLIANT SALE OF EACH ZERO-EM-
 ISSION SCHOOL BUS SHALL CONSTITUTE A SINGLE VIOLATION.
   §  12-d.  Subparagraph  2  of  paragraph d of subdivision 3 of section
 3623-a of the education law, as added by section 13 of part A of chapter
 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (2) (I) In the case of allowable expenses for transportation  capital,
 debt  service,  or leases which are related to costs associated with the
 purchase of or conversion to zero-emission school buses  and  supporting
 infrastructure  and which are supported in whole or in part by vouchers,
 payments, or grants authorized under section  58-0701  of  the  environ-
 mental  conservation  law,  such allowable expenses at the time in which
 the expense is claimed for aid shall [not  exceed]  BE  REDUCED  BY  THE
 QUOTIENT  OF  (A)  THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF THE MAXIMUM STATE
 SUPPORT LESS ALLOWABLE EXPENSES, DIVIDED BY (B) THE  TRANSPORTATION  AID
 RATIO  CALCULATED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS ARTICLE, PROVIDED THAT ALLOWABLE EXPENSES AFTER SUCH
 REDUCTION, IF ANY, SHALL BE GREATER THAN ZERO.
   (II) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH "MAXIMUM STATE  SUPPORT"  SHALL
 BE  EQUAL  TO the sum of [(i)] (A) the product of the transportation aid
 ratio calculated pursuant to subdivision  seven  of  section  thirty-six
 hundred  two  of  this  article  multiplied  by allowable expenses, plus
 [(ii)] (B) the final value of any such vouchers  paid  on  behalf  of  a
 school  district,  payments, and grants authorized under section 58-0701
 of the environmental conservation law.
   § 13. Paragraph i of subdivision 12 of section 3602 of  the  education
 law,  as  amended  by  section 14 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   i. For the two thousand  twenty-one--two  thousand  twenty-two  school
 year  through  the  two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE--two thousand
 [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX school year,  each  school  district  shall  be
 entitled  to  an  apportionment  equal  to the amount set forth for such
 school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT"  under  the  heading  "2020-21
 ESTIMATED  AIDS"  in  the  school  aid  computer listing produced by the
 commissioner in support of the budget for the two  thousand  twenty--two
 thousand  twenty-one school year and entitled "SA202-1", and such appor-
 tionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to  provide  an
 apportionment  pursuant  to  subdivision  eight  of  section  thirty-six
 hundred forty-one of this article.
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   § 14. The opening paragraph of subdivision 16 of section 3602  of  the
 education  law,  as amended by section 15 of part A of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   Each  school  district  shall  be  eligible  to receive a high tax aid
 apportionment in the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school  year,
 which  shall equal the greater of (i) the sum of the tier 1 high tax aid
 apportionment, the tier 2 high tax aid apportionment and the tier 3 high
 tax aid apportionment or (ii) the product of the apportionment  received
 by  the school district pursuant to this subdivision in the two thousand
 seven--two thousand eight school year,  multiplied  by  the  due-minimum
 factor,  which shall equal, for districts with an alternate pupil wealth
 ratio computed pursuant to paragraph b  of  subdivision  three  of  this
 section that is less than two, seventy percent (0.70), and for all other
 districts,  fifty percent (0.50). Each school district shall be eligible
 to receive a high tax aid apportionment in the  two  thousand  nine--two
 thousand  ten  through two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school
 years in the amount set forth for such school district as "HIGH TAX AID"
 under the heading "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the  school  aid  computer
 listing  produced  by  the commissioner in support of the budget for the
 two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year and  entitled  "SA0910".
 Each  school district shall be eligible to receive a high tax aid appor-
 tionment in the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen through two
 thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE--two thousand  [twenty-five]  TWENTY-
 SIX  school  year  equal  to the greater of (1) the amount set forth for
 such school district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading  "2008-09  BASE
 YEAR  AIDS"  in  the school aid computer listing produced by the commis-
 sioner in support of the budget for the two thousand nine--two  thousand
 ten  school  year  and entitled "SA0910" or (2) the amount set forth for
 such school district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2013-14  ESTI-
 MATED  AIDS"  in the school aid computer listing produced by the commis-
 sioner in support of the executive budget for the  2013-14  fiscal  year
 and entitled "BT131-4".
   §  15.  Subdivision  16  of  section  3602-ee of the education law, as
 amended by section 18 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   16.  The authority of the department to administer the universal full-
 day pre-kindergarten program shall expire June thirtieth,  two  thousand
 [twenty-five]  TWENTY-SIX;  provided that the program shall continue and
 remain in full effect.
   § 16. Intentionally omitted.
   § 17. The opening paragraph of section 3609-a of the education law, as
 amended by section 23 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   For  aid  payable in the two thousand seven--two thousand eight school
 year through the two thousand  [twenty-four]  TWENTY-FIVE--two  thousand
 [twenty-five]  TWENTY-SIX  school  year, "moneys apportioned" shall mean
 the lesser of (i) the sum of  one  hundred  percent  of  the  respective
 amount  set  forth  for each school district as payable pursuant to this
 section in the school aid computer listing for the current year produced
 by the commissioner in support of the budget which includes  the  appro-
 priation  for  the general support for public schools for the prescribed
 payments and individualized payments due prior to April  first  for  the
 current  year  plus  the apportionment payable during the current school
 year pursuant to subdivision six-a and subdivision  fifteen  of  section
 thirty-six hundred two of this part minus any reductions to current year
 aids pursuant to subdivision seven of section thirty-six hundred four of
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 this  part  or any deduction from apportionment payable pursuant to this
 chapter for collection  of  a  school  district  basic  contribution  as
 defined  in  subdivision eight of section forty-four hundred one of this
 chapter,  less  any  grants  provided  pursuant to subparagraph two-a of
 paragraph b of subdivision four of section  ninety-two-c  of  the  state
 finance  law,  less  any grants provided pursuant to subdivision five of
 section ninety-seven-nnnn of the state  finance  law,  less  any  grants
 provided  pursuant  to  subdivision twelve of section thirty-six hundred
 forty-one of this article, or (ii) the apportionment calculated  by  the
 commissioner based on data on file at the time the payment is processed;
 provided however, that for the purposes of any payments made pursuant to
 this  section  prior  to  the  first business day of June of the current
 year, moneys apportioned shall not include any aids payable pursuant  to
 subdivisions  six  and  fourteen,  if  applicable, of section thirty-six
 hundred two of this part as current year aid for debt  service  on  bond
 anticipation  notes and/or bonds first issued in the current year or any
 aids payable for full-day kindergarten for the current year pursuant  to
 subdivision  nine  of  section  thirty-six hundred two of this part. The
 definitions of "base year" and "current year" as set forth  in  subdivi-
 sion  one  of section thirty-six hundred two of this part shall apply to
 this section. For aid payable in the two thousand [twenty-four]  TWENTY-
 FIVE--two  thousand  [twenty-five]  TWENTY-SIX school year, reference to
 such "school aid computer listing for the current year" shall  mean  the
 printouts entitled ["SA242-5"] "SA252-6".
   §  18.  Subdivision b of section 2 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992,
 relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by  the
 consortium  for worker education in New York city, as amended by section
 27 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   b.  Reimbursement for programs approved in accordance with subdivision
 a of this section for the reimbursement for the 2018--2019  school  year
 shall not exceed 59.4 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per
 contact hour or fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents per contact hour,
 reimbursement  for  the  2019--2020  school  year  shall not exceed 57.7
 percent of the lesser of such  approvable  costs  per  contact  hour  or
 fifteen  dollars  sixty  cents  per  contact hour, reimbursement for the
 2020--2021 school year shall not exceed 56.9 percent of  the  lesser  of
 such  approvable  costs  per contact hour or sixteen dollars and twenty-
 five cents per contact hour, reimbursement  for  the  2021--2022  school
 year  shall  not  exceed  56.0  percent of the lesser of such approvable
 costs per contact hour or sixteen dollars and forty  cents  per  contact
 hour, reimbursement for the 2022--2023 school year shall not exceed 55.7
 percent  of  the  lesser  of  such  approvable costs per contact hour or
 sixteen dollars and sixty cents per contact hour, reimbursement for  the
 2023--2024  school  year  shall not exceed 54.7 percent of the lesser of
 such approvable costs per contact hour or seventeen dollars and  seventy
 cents  per  contact  hour, [and] reimbursement for the 2024--2025 school
 year shall not exceed 56.6 percent of  the  lesser  of  such  approvable
 costs per contact hour or eighteen dollars and seventy cents per contact
 hour,  AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE 2025--2026 SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT EXCEED
 58.2 PERCENT OF THE LESSER OF SUCH APPROVABLE COSTS PER CONTACT HOUR  OR
 NINETEEN  DOLLARS  AND  FIFTY-FIVE  CENTS  PER CONTACT HOUR, and where a
 contact hour represents sixty minutes of instruction  services  provided
 to an eligible adult.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
 contrary,  for  the  2018--2019 school year such contact hours shall not
 exceed one  million  four  hundred  sixty-three  thousand  nine  hundred
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 sixty-three  (1,463,963);  for  the  2019--2020 school year such contact
 hours shall not exceed one million four hundred forty-four thousand four
 hundred forty-four (1,444,444); for  the  2020--2021  school  year  such
 contact  hours  shall  not  exceed one million four hundred six thousand
 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2021--2022 school year such
 contact hours shall not exceed one million four hundred sixteen thousand
 one hundred twenty-two (1,416,122); for the 2022--2023 school year  such
 contact  hours  shall  not  exceed one million four hundred six thousand
 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2023--2024 school year such
 contact hours shall not exceed one million three hundred forty-two thou-
 sand nine hundred seventy-five (1,342,975);  [and]  for  the  2024--2025
 school  year such contact hours shall not exceed one million two hundred
 twenty-eight thousand seven hundred thirty-three  (1,228,733);  AND  FOR
 THE  2025--2026  SCHOOL  YEAR  SUCH  CONTACT  HOURS SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE
 MILLION  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY-THREE  THOUSAND  THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-NINE
 (1,143,359).   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contra-
 ry, the apportionment calculated for the city  school  district  of  the
 city  of  New  York  pursuant  to  subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the
 education law shall be computed as if such contact hours provided by the
 consortium for worker education, not to exceed  the  contact  hours  set
 forth herein, were eligible for aid in accordance with the provisions of
 such subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the education law.
   §  19. Section 4 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund-
 ing a program for work force education conducted by the  consortium  for
 worker  education  in New York city, is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion dd to read as follows:
   DD. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY  AFTER  THE
 COMPLETION  OF  PAYMENTS FOR THE 2025--2026 SCHOOL YEAR. NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION  SHALL
 WITHHOLD  A  PORTION  OF EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION EDUCATION AID DUE TO THE
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO SUPPORT A PORTION OF THE
 COSTS OF THE WORK FORCE EDUCATION PROGRAM. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE CREDITED
 TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION FUND-LOCAL ASSISTANCE  ACCOUNT
 AND SHALL NOT EXCEED THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($13,000,000).
   §  20. Section 6 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund-
 ing a program for work force education conducted by the  consortium  for
 worker education in New York city, as amended by section 29 of part A of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   §  6.  This  act  shall  take effect July 1, 1992, and shall be deemed
 repealed June 30, [2025] 2026.
   § 20-a. Paragraph a-1 of subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the  educa-
 tion law, as amended by section 29-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   a-1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of paragraph a of this subdivi-
 sion, for aid payable in the school years two thousand--two thousand one
 through two thousand nine--two thousand ten, and two  thousand  eleven--
 two  thousand twelve through two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE--two
 thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, the commissioner  may  set  aside  an
 amount  not to exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars from the
 funds appropriated for purposes of this subdivision for the  purpose  of
 serving  persons  twenty-one  years  of  age  or older who have not been
 enrolled in any school for the preceding school year, including  persons
 who  have  received  a  high  school  diploma or high school equivalency
 diploma but  fail  to  demonstrate  basic  educational  competencies  as
 defined  in  regulation  by  the commissioner, when measured by accepted
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 standardized tests, and who shall be eligible to attend employment prep-
 aration education programs operated pursuant to this subdivision.
   §  21.  Subdivision 6 of section 4402 of the education law, as amended
 by section 25 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   6. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the  contrary,
 the  board  of  education of a city school district with a population of
 one hundred twenty-five thousand or more inhabitants shall be  permitted
 to  establish  maximum  class  sizes  for  special  classes  for certain
 students with disabilities in accordance with  the  provisions  of  this
 subdivision. For the purpose of obtaining relief from any adverse fiscal
 impact  from under-utilization of special education resources due to low
 student attendance in  special  education  classes  at  the  middle  and
 secondary level as determined by the commissioner, such boards of educa-
 tion  shall, during the school years nineteen hundred ninety-five--nine-
 ty-six through June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, be
 authorized  to  increase  class  sizes  in  special  classes  containing
 students  with  disabilities whose age ranges are equivalent to those of
 students in middle and secondary schools as defined by the  commissioner
 for  purposes  of  this  section  by up to but not to exceed one and two
 tenths times the applicable maximum class size specified in  regulations
 of  the  commissioner  rounded  up to the nearest whole number, provided
 that in a city school district having a population  of  one  million  or
 more, classes that have a maximum class size of fifteen may be increased
 by  no  more  than  one  student and provided that the projected average
 class size shall not exceed the  maximum  specified  in  the  applicable
 regulation,  provided  that  such  authorization shall terminate on June
 thirtieth, two thousand. Such authorization shall be granted upon filing
 of a notice by such a board of education with the  commissioner  stating
 the  board's  intention to increase such class sizes and a certification
 that the board will conduct  a  study  of  attendance  problems  at  the
 secondary  level and will implement a corrective action plan to increase
 the rate of attendance of students in such classes to at least the  rate
 for students attending regular education classes in secondary schools of
 the  district.  Such  corrective  action  plan  shall  be  submitted for
 approval by the commissioner by a date during the school year  in  which
 such  board  increases class sizes as provided pursuant to this subdivi-
 sion to be prescribed by the commissioner. Upon  at  least  thirty  days
 notice to the board of education, after conclusion of the school year in
 which  such  board  increases  class  sizes as provided pursuant to this
 subdivision, the commissioner shall  be  authorized  to  terminate  such
 authorization  upon  a  finding  that the board has failed to develop or
 implement an approved corrective action plan.
   § 22. Subdivisions 22 and 24 of section 140 of chapter 82 of the  laws
 of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid
 to  school  districts  and the appropriation of funds for the support of
 government, as amended by section 26 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (22) sections one hundred twelve, one hundred  thirteen,  one  hundred
 fourteen,  one hundred fifteen and one hundred sixteen of this act shall
 take effect on July 1, 1995; provided, however, that section one hundred
 thirteen of this act shall remain in full force and effect until July 1,
 [2025] 2026 at which time it shall be deemed repealed;
   (24) sections one hundred eighteen through one hundred thirty of  this
 act  shall  be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after
 July 1, 1995; provided further, however, that the amendments made pursu-
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 ant to section one hundred twenty-four of this act shall be deemed to be
 repealed on and after July 1, [2025] 2026;
   § 22-a. Section 12 of part C of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020 direct-
 ing the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor for the Rochester
 city school district, establishing the powers and duties of such monitor
 and  certain  other officers and relating to the apportionment of aid to
 such district, as amended by section 25 of part A of chapter 56  of  the
 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   §  12. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 sections two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten of this
 act shall expire and be  deemed  repealed  June  30,  [2025]  2027;  and
 provided further, however that sections one and eleven of this act shall
 expire and be deemed repealed June 30, 2049.
   §  22-b.  Section 12 of chapter 19 of the laws of 2020 authorizing the
 commissioner of education to appoint a monitor to oversee the  Hempstead
 union  free  school  district  and establishing the powers and duties of
 such monitor, is amended to read as follows:
   § 12. This act  shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided,  however,
 section  one of this act shall take effect on the same date as a chapter
 of the laws of 2019, authorizing the commissioner of education  and  the
 chancellor  of  the  board of regents, with the approval of the board of
 regents, to appoint monitors to oversee the Hempstead union free  school
 district,  as  proposed  in legislative bills numbers S.6559 and A.8403,
 takes effect; and provided further, however sections two,  three,  four,
 five,  six,  seven, eight, nine, ten and eleven of this act shall expire
 and be deemed repealed June 30, [2025] 2027.
   § 22-c. Section 13 of chapter 18 of the laws of 2020  authorizing  the
 commissioner  of education to appoint a monitor to oversee the Wyandanch
 union free school district and establishing the powers and duties of the
 monitor, is amended to read as follows:
   § 13. This act shall take effect immediately, provided however:
   Section one of this act shall take effect on the same date as a  chap-
 ter  of  the laws of 2019, authorizing the commissioner of education, in
 consultation with the comptroller to appoint a monitor  to  oversee  the
 Wyandanch  union  free  school  district and establishing the powers and
 duties of the monitor, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.6588-A
 and A.8422-A, takes effect.
   Sections three through ten of this act  shall  expire  and  be  deemed
 repealed June 30, [2025] 2027.
   Section eleven shall expire and be deemed repealed June 30 of the last
 fiscal  year  during  which  serial bonds or bonds issued to refund such
 serial bonds that are outstanding pursuant to such section of this  act,
 provided  that  the  superintendent  of  the Wyandanch union free school
 district shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon such
 occurrence in order that the commission may  maintain  an  accurate  and
 timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state
 of  New York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44
 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
   Sections two and twelve  of  this  act  shall  expire  and  be  deemed
 repealed June 30, 2049.
   §  22-d.  Section  13  of  chapter  89 of the laws of 2016 relating to
 supplementary funding for dedicated programs for public school  students
 in the East Ramapo central school district, as amended by chapter 173 of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   §  13. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016 and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed June 30, [2025] 2027.
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   § 22-e. Section 3204 of the education law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY:
   (A)  INSTRUCTION  AT A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SATISFIES ALL THE REQUIREMENTS
 OF THIS PART APPLICABLE TO INSTRUCTION,  INCLUDING  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 THIS  SECTION, SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THIS
 PART, AND ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THIS CHAPTER APPLICABLE TO  INSTRUC-
 TION,  AND  SHALL  THEREBY QUALIFY AS AND BE FINALLY RECOGNIZED TO BE AT
 LEAST SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO THE INSTRUCTION  GIVEN  TO  MINORS  OF
 LIKE  AGE  AND ATTAINMENTS AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OR DISTRICT
 WHERE THE MINOR RESIDES, IF SUCH NONPUBLIC SCHOOL IS:
   (I) A REGISTERED HIGH SCHOOL OR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL  SERVING  GRADES  ONE
 THROUGH EIGHT THAT HAS A REGISTERED HIGH SCHOOL;
   (II)  A STATE-APPROVED PRIVATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL OR STATE-OPER-
 ATED OR STATE-SUPPORTED SCHOOL  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  STATE  LEGISLATURE
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  EIGHTY-FIVE, EIGHTY-SEVEN OR EIGHTY-EIGHT OF THIS
 CHAPTER;
   (III) A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL THAT IS ACCREDITED OR IS AWARDED  PROVISIONAL
 STATUS  BY  AN  ACCREDITATION  BODY  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER FOR
 PURPOSES OF DEMONSTRATING  COMPLIANCE  WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  EXCEPT  THAT  SUCH PROVISIONAL STATUS SHALL ONLY APPLY FOR THE
 FIRST FIVE YEARS THAT SUCH NONPUBLIC SCHOOL HAS BEEN AWARDED PROVISIONAL
 STATUS. AN ACCREDITATION BODY SHALL HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE  TO
 PROPERLY  EVALUATE THE ENTIRETY OF THE DAY'S CURRICULUM OF THOSE SCHOOLS
 THAT IT ACCREDITS AND SHALL USE A  PEER  REVIEW  PROCESS  THAT  INCLUDES
 EVALUATION  BY LEADERS OF SIMILAR NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS, APPROPRIATELY TRAIN
 ALL STAFF AND PEER REVIEWERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE ACCREDITATION PROC-
 ESS, ACCREDIT BASED ON PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTED STANDARDS, PERFORM
 A COMPREHENSIVE ONSITE VISIT OF ANY SCHOOL SEEKING  ACCREDITATION  WHILE
 SUCH  SCHOOL  IS  IN SESSION, AND  PERIODICALLY CONDUCT A COMBINATION OF
 INTERIM AND FULL ACCREDITATION REVIEWS OF THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH IT
 ACCREDITS DURING AT LEAST A TEN-YEAR PERIOD.  ADDITIONALLY, SUCH ACCRED-
 ITATION BODY SHALL REQUIRE  NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS SEEKING  ACCREDITATION  TO
 HAVE  CURRICULUM  THAT  IS  INFORMED  BY  RESEARCH,  DOCUMENT INDIVIDUAL
 STUDENT PROGRESS, AND HAVE MECHANISMS  FOR  MONITORING,  ASSESSING,  AND
 PROVIDING  FEEDBACK  ON STUDENT   PROGRESS. THE COMMISSIONER MAY, AT ANY
 TIME, REVOKE SUCH COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL OF AN ACCREDITATION  BODY  FOR
 CAUSE, UPON NOTICE AND HEARING;
   (IV)  A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE INTERNATIONAL BACCA-
 LAUREATE PROGRAM;
   (V) A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL WHOSE INSTRUCTION IS  APPROVED  BY  THE  UNITED
 STATES GOVERNMENT FOR INSTRUCTION ON A MILITARY BASE OR SERVICE ACADEMY;
   (VI)  A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL IN WHICH THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO SCORE
 "PROFICIENT" ON A YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT AND  TAKEN
 IN  THE  SAME  SUBJECT AREAS AND FOR THE SAME GRADE LEVELS AS THE ANNUAL
 NEW YORK STATE TESTING PROGRAM TO COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL EVERY  STUDENT
 SUCCEEDS  ACT  IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METRICS,
 AND SUCH SCHOOL HAS DECLARED THE INTENDED USE  OF  SUCH  METRIC  AT  THE
 BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR:
   (1)  THE PERCENTAGE OF SIMILARLY SITUATED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS SCOR-
 ING AT THE "PROFICIENT" LEVEL ON NEW YORK STATE  TESTING  PROGRAM  TESTS
 TAKEN  IN THE SAME SUBJECT AREAS AND GRADE LEVELS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
 THAT SERVES THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC AREA AS THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL IS LOCATED;
 OR
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   (2) THE PERCENTAGE OF SIMILARLY SITUATED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS STATE-
 WIDE SCORING AT THE "PROFICIENT" LEVEL ON NEW YORK STATE TESTING PROGRAM
 TESTS TAKEN IN THE SAME SUBJECT AREAS AND GRADE LEVELS; OR
   (VII)  A  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL  THAT  ADMINISTERS A YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR
 CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT TAKEN IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME SUBJECT AREAS  AND
 SAME GRADE LEVELS AS THE ANNUAL NEW YORK STATE TESTING PROGRAM TO COMPLY
 WITH  THE  FEDERAL  EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT, HAS A THREE-YEAR AVERAGE
 PARTICIPATION RATE THAT IS EQUAL  TO  OR  GREATER  THAN  THE  THREE-YEAR
 STATEWIDE AVERAGE PARTICIPATION RATE, AND USES THE RESULTS TO ASSESS THE
 SCHOOL'S  EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND TO SEEK TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTION AND ITS
 STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE ON SUCH TESTS.
   (A-1) A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL'S SATISFACTION OF ONE OR MORE CRITERIA LISTED
 IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN ONE SCHOOL YEAR SHALL NOT  AUTO-
 MATICALLY  BE DEEMED SATISFACTION OF SUCH CRITERIA IN LATER SCHOOL YEARS
 IF SUCH SCHOOL CEASES TO SATISFY SUCH CRITERIA IN SUCH LATER YEARS.
   (B) (I) FOR PURPOSES OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (VI) AND (VII) OF PARAGRAPH  (A)
 OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEAN-
 INGS:
   (1) "YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT" SHALL  MEAN  ONE  OR
 MORE  ASSESSMENTS SELECTED BY THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL THAT QUALIFIES AS (A)
 A NEW YORK STATE TESTING PROGRAM TEST; (B) AN ASSESSMENT APPROVED BY THE
 COMMISSIONER; OR (C)  A  NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED,  COMMERCIALLY  PUBLISHED
 NORM-REFERENCED  ACHIEVEMENT TEST THAT IS: (I) RECOGNIZED AND USED IN AT
 LEAST THREE OTHER STATES; (II) SELECTED BY THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL FROM ONE
 OF THE FOLLOWING: THE IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS, THE CALIFORNIA ACHIEVE-
 MENT TEST, THE STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT  TEST,  THE  COMPREHENSIVE  TEST  OF
 BASIC SKILLS, THE METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TEST, I-READY, A STATE EDUCA-
 TION  DEPARTMENT  TEST,  OR;  (III)  ANOTHER  TEST APPROVED BY THE STATE
 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. ALL ASSESSMENTS AND MATERIALS USED  IN  CONNECTION
 WITH  SUCH  ASSESSMENTS  SHALL BE CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND RESPECTFUL OF
 CULTURAL CURRICULA AND PEDAGOGY. A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL  NOT  NEED  TO
 USE  THE  SAME  YEAR-END  SUMMATIVE  OR CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT ACROSS ALL
 GRADES OR YEARS AND MAY CHANGE ASSESSMENTS USED AT ANY TIME.
   (2) "PROFICIENT" SHALL MEAN, AS APPLICABLE, (A)  A  SCORE  OF  "PROFI-
 CIENT"  ON A NEW YORK STATE TESTING PROGRAM TEST; (B) A SCORE DETERMINED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR AN ASSESSMENT APPROVED BY THE  COMMISSIONER;  OR
 (C)  A SCORE OF AT LEAST THE THIRTY-THIRD PERCENTILE ON A NATIONALLY-RE-
 COGNIZED,  COMMERCIALLY  PUBLISHED  NORM-REFERENCED  ACHIEVEMENT   TEST,
 UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER APPROVES A LOWER PERCENTAGE FOR SUCH TESTS.
   (II)  TO  RELY  ON SUBPARAGRAPH (VI) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL DEMONSTRATE A STUDENT PARTICIPATION  RATE
 ON  ITS YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT OR ASSESSMENTS EQUAL
 TO OR GREATER THAN THE THREE-YEAR AVERAGE STATEWIDE PARTICIPATION RATE.
   (III) TO ALLOW FOR ADEQUATE PREPARATION OF STUDENTS IN CONNECTION WITH
 SUBPARAGRAPHS (VI) AND (VII) OF PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A
 PHASE-IN  PERIOD  SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED. DURING SUCH PHASE-IN PERIOD, A
 NONPUBLIC SCHOOL AND ITS AFFILIATED SCHOOLS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE  MET
 THE  CRITERIA  IN  SUBPARAGRAPHS (VI) AND (VII) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, FOR PURPOSES OF ALL COMPONENTS OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION.  SUCH
 PHASE-IN  STATUS SHALL COMMENCE UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, INCLUDING PRIOR TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ANY YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR
 CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT, AND SHALL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FIRST COHORT  ENTER-
 ING  SECOND  GRADE  AT  SUCH  NONPUBLIC SCHOOL AFTER SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE
 COMPLETES THE YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR THE  THIRD
 GRADE  AND  SHALL  FURTHER  CONTINUE IN THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS, AS LONG AS
 SUCH NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONTINUES ADMINISTERING A  YEAR-END  SUMMATIVE  OR
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 CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR THE THIRD GRADE AND ADDS ONE ADDITIONAL, HIGH-
 ER  GRADE EACH YEAR UNTIL SUCH NONPUBLIC SCHOOL IS ADMINISTERING A YEAR-
 END SUMMATIVE OR CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT FOR GRADES THREE THROUGH TEN. THE
 PHASE-IN  PERIOD  SHALL END AFTER THE TWO THOUSAND THIRTY-TWO--TWO THOU-
 SAND THIRTY-THREE SCHOOL YEAR. PRIOR TO SUCH COHORTS TESTED USING  YEAR-
 END  SUMMATIVE  OR  CUMULATIVE  ASSESSMENTS UNDER SUBPARAGRAPHS (VI) AND
 (VII) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, SUCH COHORTS MAY BE PROVIDED
 WITH PRACTICE AND/OR SAMPLE TESTING  QUESTIONS  TO  BEGIN  FAMILIARIZING
 THEMSELVES  WITH  STANDARDIZED TESTING METHODOLOGY.  THE PHASE-IN PERIOD
 SHALL BE APPLICABLE TO ALL NONPUBLIC  SCHOOLS,  AND  IT  SHALL  ONLY  BE
 NECESSARY  FOR  A  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL TO ADMINISTER YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR
 CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE  PHASED-IN  GRADES,  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE
 NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL'S  PAST  OR CURRENT ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS
 FOR OTHER GRADES.
   (IV) IF A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL MEETS,  OR  HAS  BEEN  DEEMED  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH  (III)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  TO  HAVE  MET, THE CRITERIA IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH (VI) OR (VII) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THEN
 DURING  THE PHASE-IN PERIOD OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, ALL
 AFFILIATED SCHOOLS SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE MET SUCH  CRITERIA.    AFFIL-
 IATED  SCHOOLS  ARE  THOSE WITH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: THE SAME OFFICE OF
 RELIGIOUS AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SUPPORT (ORISS)  CODE  UNDER  A  SINGLE
 BASIC EDUCATIONAL DATA SYSTEM (BEDS) CODE; OR THE SAME ORGANIZATION WITH
 A  DIFFERENT  BEDS CODE IN THE SAME LOCATION; OR THE SAME ORISS CODE AND
 LEADERSHIP BUT MAY  HAVE  PHYSICAL  BUILDINGS  IN  DIFFERENT  LOCATIONS.
 DURING  THE  PHASE-IN PERIOD OF SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF  THIS PARAGRAPH, A
 NONPUBLIC SCHOOL WHICH MEETS THE CRITERIA  OF  SUBPARAGRAPH    (VII)  OF
 PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL INCLUDE ITS AFFILIATED SCHOOLS
 WHEN USING THE RESULTS OF THE YEAR-END SUMMATIVE OR  CUMULATIVE  ASSESS-
 MENT  TO  ASSESS  EDUCATIONAL  PROGRAMMING  AND  IMPROVE INSTRUCTION AND
 STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE ON SUCH TESTS.   DURING  THE  PHASE-IN  PERIOD  OF
 SUBPARAGRAPH  (III)  OF  THIS PARAGRAPH, IF A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL MEETS THE
 CRITERIA IN SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WITH
 RESPECT TO PROVISIONAL STATUS  THEN  ALL  AFFILIATED  SCHOOLS  SHALL  BE
 DEEMED  TO HAVE MET SUCH CRITERIA.  IF A NONPUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL MEETS THE
 CRITERIA IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (VI) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION,  THEN  ALL AFFILIATED MIDDLE OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SHALL BE DEEMED
 TO HAVE MET SUCH CRITERIA.
   (C) NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL PRECLUDE THE  COMMISSIONER  FROM
 DEFINING  BY  RULE  OR REGULATION ALTERNATIVE CRITERIA WHICH MAY ALSO BE
 USED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT INSTRUCTION AT A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL IS IN COMPLI-
 ANCE WITH THIS SECTION. COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION MAY BE DEMONSTRATED
 THROUGH ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN THIS  SUBDIVISION
 AND  SHALL  THEREBY  QUALIFY AS AND BE FINALLY RECOGNIZED TO BE SUBSTAN-
 TIALLY  EQUIVALENT  WITHOUT  ANY  FURTHER  REQUIREMENTS.    A  NONPUBLIC
 SCHOOL'S  SATISFACTION  OF ONE OR MORE CRITERIA IN ONE SCHOOL YEAR SHALL
 NOT AUTOMATICALLY BE DEEMED  SATISFACTION  OF  SUCH  CRITERIA  IN  LATER
 SCHOOL  YEARS  IF  SUCH  SCHOOL  CEASES TO SATISFY SUCH CRITERIA IN SUCH
 LATER YEARS.  A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL MAY ELECT AT ANY TIME TO SELECT DIFFER-
 ENT CRITERIA. A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL'S  OMISSION  TO  SATISFY  ONE  OR  MORE
 CRITERIA SHALL NOT AFFECT A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL'S ABILITY TO SATISFY ANOTH-
 ER CRITERIA, OR SUCH CRITERIA AT A LATER DATE.
   §  23.  Special  apportionment for salary expenses. 1. Notwithstanding
 any other provision of law, upon  application  to  the  commissioner  of
 education,  not  sooner  than  the first day of the second full business
 week of June 2026 and not later than the last  day  of  the  third  full
 business week of June 2026, a school district eligible for an apportion-
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 ment  pursuant to section 3602 of the education law shall be eligible to
 receive an apportionment pursuant to this section, for the  school  year
 ending  June  30, 2026, for salary expenses incurred between April 1 and
 June 30, 2025 and such apportionment shall not exceed the sum of (a) the
 deficit  reduction assessment of 1990--1991 as determined by the commis-
 sioner of education, pursuant to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section
 3602 of the education law, as in effect through June 30, 1993, plus  (b)
 186  percent  of such amount for a city school district in a city with a
 population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants, plus (c) 209  percent  of
 such  amount  for  a city school district in a city with a population of
 more than 195,000 inhabitants and less than 219,000 inhabitants  accord-
 ing  to  the  latest  federal  census,  plus (d) the net gap elimination
 adjustment for 2010--2011, as determined by the commissioner  of  educa-
 tion pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2010, plus (e) the gap elimi-
 nation  adjustment  for  2011--2012 as determined by the commissioner of
 education pursuant to subdivision 17 of section 3602  of  the  education
 law,  and provided further that such apportionment shall not exceed such
 salary expenses. Such application shall be made by  a  school  district,
 after the board of education or trustees have adopted a resolution to do
 so and in the case of a city school district in a city with a population
 in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the approval of the mayor of such
 city.
   2.  The  claim  for  an  apportionment to be paid to a school district
 pursuant to subdivision 1 of this section  shall  be  submitted  to  the
 commissioner  of  education  on  a form prescribed for such purpose, and
 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that  the  form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on  the  same  day in September of the school year following the year in
 which application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph  4
 of  paragraph  b  of  subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance
 law, on the audit and warrant  of  the  state  comptroller  on  vouchers
 certified  or  approved  by  the commissioner of education in the manner
 prescribed by law from moneys in the state lottery  fund  and  from  the
 general  fund  to  the  extent that the amount paid to a school district
 pursuant to this section exceeds the amount, if  any,  due  such  school
 district  pursuant  to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of
 section 3609-a of the education law in the  school  year  following  the
 year in which application was made.
   3.  Notwithstanding  the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section shall first be  deducted  from  the
 following  payments  due  the  school  district  during  the school year
 following the year in which application was made  pursuant  to  subpara-
 graphs  1,  2,  3,  4  and  5 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section
 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the  lottery  appor-
 tionment  payable  pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such paragraph followed
 by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph  4  of  such
 paragraph  and then followed by the district's payments to the teachers'
 retirement system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and  any
 remainder  to  be  deducted  from  the  individualized  payments due the
 district pursuant to paragraph b of such subdivision shall  be  deducted
 on  a  chronological  basis  starting  with the earliest payment due the
 district.
   § 24. Special apportionment for public pension accruals. 1.   Notwith-
 standing any other provision of law, upon application to the commission-
 er  of education, not later than June 30, 2026, a school district eligi-
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 ble for an apportionment pursuant to section 3602 of the  education  law
 shall  be eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to this section,
 for the school year ending June 30, 2026 and  such  apportionment  shall
 not  exceed  the  additional  accruals  required  to  be  made by school
 districts in the 2004--2005 and 2005--2006 school years associated  with
 changes  for  such  public pension liabilities. The amount of such addi-
 tional accrual shall be certified to the commissioner  of  education  by
 the  president of the board of education or the trustees or, in the case
 of a city school district in a city  with  a  population  in  excess  of
 125,000  inhabitants,  the mayor of such city. Such application shall be
 made by a school district, after the board of education or trustees have
 adopted a resolution to do so and in the case of a city school  district
 in  a  city with a population in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the
 approval of the mayor of such city.
   2. The claim for an apportionment to be  paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  subdivision  one of this section shall be submitted to the
 commissioner of education on a form prescribed  for  such  purpose,  and
 shall  be  payable upon determination by such commissioner that the form
 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable
 on the same day in September of the school year following  the  year  in
 which  application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph 4
 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c  of  the  state  finance
 law,  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of the state comptroller on vouchers
 certified or approved by the commissioner of  education  in  the  manner
 prescribed  by  law  from  moneys in the state lottery fund and from the
 general fund to the extent that the amount paid  to  a  school  district
 pursuant  to  this  section  exceeds the amount, if any, due such school
 district pursuant to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision  1  of
 section  3609-a  of  the  education law in the school year following the
 year in which application was made.
   3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of  the  education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to
 subdivisions  1  and  2 of this section shall first be deducted from the
 following payments due  the  school  district  during  the  school  year
 following  the  year  in which application was made pursuant to subpara-
 graphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph  a  of  subdivision  1  of  section
 3609-a  of  the education law in the following order: the lottery appor-
 tionment payable pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such  paragraph  followed
 by  the  fixed  fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph 4 of such
 paragraph and then followed by the district's payments to the  teachers'
 retirement  system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and any
 remainder to be  deducted  from  the  individualized  payments  due  the
 district  pursuant  to paragraph b of such subdivision shall be deducted
 on a chronological basis starting with  the  earliest  payment  due  the
 district.
   §  24-a. Subdivision a of section 5 of chapter 121 of the laws of 1996
 authorizing the Roosevelt union free school district to finance deficits
 by the issuance of serial bonds, as amended by section 36-a of part A of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   a. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law,  upon  application  to
 the  commissioner of education submitted not sooner than April first and
 not later than June thirtieth of the applicable school year, the  Roose-
 velt  union  free school district shall be eligible to receive an appor-
 tionment pursuant to this chapter for salary expenses, including related
 benefits, incurred between April first and June thirtieth of such school
 year.  Such apportionment shall not exceed: for the 1996-97 school  year
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 through   the  [2024-25]  2025-26  school  year,  four  million  dollars
 ($4,000,000); for the  [2025-26]  2026-27  school  year,  three  million
 dollars ($3,000,000); for the [2026-27] 2027-28 school year, two million
 dollars ($2,000,000); for the [2027-28] 2028-29 school year, one million
 dollars  ($1,000,000);  and  for the [2028-29] 2029-30 school year, zero
 dollars.   Such annual application shall be  made  after  the  board  of
 education  has  adopted  a  resolution to do so with the approval of the
 commissioner of education.
   § 25. The amounts specified in this section shall be a set-aside  from
 the  state  funds  which  each such district is receiving from the total
 foundation aid:
   1. for the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools  or
 magnet  school  programs  for  the  2025--2026 school year. For the city
 school district of the city of New York there shall be  a  set-aside  of
 foundation  aid  equal  to  forty-eight million one hundred seventy-five
 thousand dollars ($48,175,000) including five hundred  thousand  dollars
 ($500,000)  for  the  Andrew  Jackson  High School; for the Buffalo city
 school  district,  twenty-one  million  twenty-five   thousand   dollars
 ($21,025,000);  for  the Rochester city school district, fifteen million
 dollars ($15,000,000); for the Syracuse city school  district,  thirteen
 million  dollars  ($13,000,000);  for  the Yonkers city school district,
 forty-nine million five hundred thousand dollars ($49,500,000); for  the
 Newburgh city school district, four million six hundred forty-five thou-
 sand  dollars  ($4,645,000);  for the Poughkeepsie city school district,
 two million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($2,475,000); for
 the Mount Vernon city school district, two million dollars ($2,000,000);
 for the New Rochelle city school district, one million four hundred  ten
 thousand dollars ($1,410,000); for the Schenectady city school district,
 one  million  eight  hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000); for the Port
 Chester city school district, one million  one  hundred  fifty  thousand
 dollars  ($1,150,000);  for  the White Plains city school district, nine
 hundred thousand dollars ($900,000); for the Niagara Falls  city  school
 district,  six  hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); for the Albany city
 school district, three  million  five  hundred  fifty  thousand  dollars
 ($3,550,000);  for  the  Utica city school district, two million dollars
 ($2,000,000); for the Beacon city school district, five  hundred  sixty-
 six   thousand  dollars  ($566,000);  for  the  Middletown  city  school
 district, four hundred thousand dollars  ($400,000);  for  the  Freeport
 union  free  school  district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000);
 for the Greenburgh  central  school  district,  three  hundred  thousand
 dollars  ($300,000);  for  the  Amsterdam  city  school  district, eight
 hundred thousand dollars  ($800,000);  for  the  Peekskill  city  school
 district,  two  hundred  thousand dollars ($200,000); and for the Hudson
 city school district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000).
   2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the  contrary,
 a  school  district  setting  aside such foundation aid pursuant to this
 section may use such set-aside  funds  for:  (a)  any  instructional  or
 instructional  support  costs  associated with the operation of a magnet
 school; or (b) any instructional or instructional support costs  associ-
 ated with implementation of an alternative approach to promote diversity
 and/or enhancement of the instructional program and raising of standards
 in  elementary and secondary schools of school districts having substan-
 tial concentrations of minority students.
   3. The commissioner of education shall not be authorized  to  withhold
 foundation aid from a school district that used such funds in accordance
 with  this  paragraph,  notwithstanding any inconsistency with a request
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 for proposals issued by such commissioner for the purpose of  attendance
 improvement  and  dropout prevention for the 2025--2026 school year, and
 for any city school district in a city having a population of more  than
 one  million,  the  set-aside  for  attendance  improvement  and dropout
 prevention shall equal the amount set aside in the base  year.  For  the
 2025--2026  school  year,  it  is  further provided that any city school
 district in a city having a population of more than  one  million  shall
 allocate  at  least  one-third  of any increase from base year levels in
 funds set aside pursuant to the requirements of this section to communi-
 ty-based organizations. Any increase required pursuant to  this  section
 to  community-based  organizations  must  be  in addition to allocations
 provided to community-based organizations in the base year.
   4. For the purpose of teacher support for the 2025--2026 school  year:
 for  the city school district of the city of New York, sixty-two million
 seven hundred seven thousand dollars ($62,707,000); for the Buffalo city
 school district, one million seven hundred  forty-one  thousand  dollars
 ($1,741,000); for the Rochester city school district, one million seven-
 ty-six  thousand  dollars  ($1,076,000);  for  the  Yonkers  city school
 district,  one  million  one  hundred   forty-seven   thousand   dollars
 ($1,147,000);  and  for the Syracuse city school district, eight hundred
 nine thousand dollars ($809,000). All funds made available to  a  school
 district  pursuant  to  this section shall be distributed among teachers
 including prekindergarten teachers and teachers of adult vocational  and
 academic  subjects in accordance with this section and shall be in addi-
 tion to salaries heretofore or hereafter negotiated or  made  available;
 provided,  however,  that all funds distributed pursuant to this section
 for the current year shall be deemed to incorporate all  funds  distrib-
 uted  pursuant to former subdivision 27 of section 3602 of the education
 law for prior years. In school districts where the teachers are  repres-
 ented  by  certified  or  recognized  employee organizations, all salary
 increases funded pursuant to this section shall be determined  by  sepa-
 rate  collective  negotiations  conducted pursuant to the provisions and
 procedures of article 14 of the civil service law,  notwithstanding  the
 existence  of  a  negotiated  agreement  between a school district and a
 certified or recognized employee organization.
   § 26. Support of public libraries. The  moneys  appropriated  for  the
 support  of  public  libraries by a chapter of the laws of 2025 enacting
 the aid to localities budget shall be  apportioned  for  the  2025--2026
 state  fiscal  year  in  accordance with the provisions of sections 271,
 272, 273, 282, 284, and 285 of the  education  law  as  amended  by  the
 provisions  of such chapter and the provisions of this section, provided
 that library construction aid pursuant to section 273-a of the education
 law shall not be payable from the  appropriations  for  the  support  of
 public libraries and provided further that no library, library system or
 program, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall receive less
 total  system  or  program  aid than it received for the year 2001--2002
 except as a result of a reduction adjustment necessary to conform to the
 appropriations for support of public libraries.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the  moneys
 appropriated for the support of public libraries for the year 2025--2026
 by  a  chapter of the laws of 2025 enacting the aid to localities budget
 shall fulfill the state's obligation to provide such aid  and,  pursuant
 to a plan developed by the commissioner of education and approved by the
 director of the budget, the aid payable to libraries and library systems
 pursuant  to  such  appropriations  shall  be reduced proportionately to
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 assure that the total amount of aid payable does not  exceed  the  total
 appropriations for such purpose.
   § 27. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and
 if  the  application  of  any  clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 section or part of this act to  any  person  or  circumstance  shall  be
 adjudged  by  any  court  of  competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
 judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the applica-
 tion of any such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,  section,  or
 part  of this act or remainder thereof, as the case may be, to any other
 person or circumstance, but shall be confined in its  operation  to  the
 clause,  sentence,  paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof
 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment  shall  have
 been rendered.
   §  28.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025, provided,
 however, that:
   1. Sections one, two, three, four, four-a, five,  six,  seven,  eight,
 nine,  ten,  ten-a,  ten-b, ten-c, ten-d, ten-e, twelve, thirteen, four-
 teen, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-one and twenty-five of this  act  shall
 take effect July 1, 2025; and
   2.  The amendments to chapter 756 of the laws of 1992 made by sections
 eighteen and nineteen of this act shall not affect the  repeal  of  such
 chapter and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
 
                                  PART B
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 to read as follows:
   § 915-A. UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  REQUIRE
 ALL  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  CHARTER  SCHOOLS  AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
 STATE THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH  PROGRAM  OR  SCHOOL
 BREAKFAST  PROGRAM AS PROVIDED IN THE RICHARD B. RUSSELL NATIONAL SCHOOL
 LUNCH ACT AND THE CHILD NUTRITION ACT, AS AMENDED,  TO  SERVE  BREAKFAST
 AND  LUNCH  AT NO COST TO THE STUDENT. SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS
 AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL MAXIMIZE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT  FOR  SCHOOL
 BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS BY ADOPTING PROVISION 2, THE FEDERAL COMMU-
 NITY  ELIGIBILITY  PROVISION, OR ANY OTHER PROVISION UNDER SUCH ACT, THE
 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT OR THE NATIONAL CHILD NUTRITION ACT  THAT,  IN
 THE  OPINION  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT,  MAXIMIZES  FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEALS
 SERVED IN SUCH PROGRAMS.  PROVIDED THAT SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES THAT  DO
 NOT QUALIFY AS A SINGLE ENTITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBIL-
 ITY  PROVISION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO GROUP SCHOOLS WITHIN THE SCHOOL FOOD
 AUTHORITY, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, FOR PURPOSES  OF  MAXIMIZING  PARTIC-
 IPATION  IN  THE  COMMUNITY  ELIGIBILITY PROVISION, AND PROVIDED FURTHER
 THAT SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES SHALL REAPPLY ANNUALLY  FOR  THE  COMMUNITY
 ELIGIBILITY PROVISION PROGRAM IN THE EVENT THAT DOING SO WOULD RESULT IN
 A  HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF MEALS BEING REIMBURSED AT THE FEDERAL REIMBURSE-
 MENT RATE FOR A FREE MEAL.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW, RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE
 CONTRARY,  FOR  THE  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-FIVE--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX
 SCHOOL YEAR AND EACH SCHOOL YEAR  THEREAFTER,  FOR  EACH  BREAKFAST  AND
 LUNCH  MEAL  SERVED,  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  REIMBURSE  THE SCHOOL FOOD
 AUTHORITY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN (A)  THE  COMBINED  STATE  AND  FEDERAL
 REIMBURSEMENT  RATE  FOR A REDUCED-PRICE OR PAID MEAL, RESPECTIVELY, FOR
 THE  CURRENT  SCHOOL  YEAR  AND  (B)  THE  COMBINED  STATE  AND  FEDERAL
 REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR A FREE MEAL FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR, PROVIDED
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 THAT  THE  TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR EACH MEAL SERVED SHALL EQUAL THE
 COMBINED STATE AND FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR A FREE  MEAL  FOR  THE
 CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND
 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE, SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULE  OR  REGULATION  NEEDED
 FOR  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE
 THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO A STUDENT OR PERSON  IN
 PARENTAL  RELATION  TO A STUDENT BY PROVIDING EITHER APPLICATION ASSIST-
 ANCE OR A DIRECT REFERRAL TO  AN  OUTREACH  PARTNER  IDENTIFIED  TO  THE
 DEPARTMENT BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE TO MAXI-
 MIZE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS DIRECTLY CERTIFIED FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS.
   4.  IN  ADDITION  TO FULFILLING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL
 REQUIREMENTS, THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  PROVIDE  TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE  TO
 ASSIST  SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
 TRANSITION TO UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM  OPER-
 ATIONS AND TO MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
 FOLLOWING:
   (A)  ASSISTING SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITIES WITH ONE OR MORE SCHOOLS QUALI-
 FYING FOR THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION IN MEETING ANY  STATE  AND
 FEDERAL  REQUIREMENTS  NECESSARY  IN  ORDER  TO  MAXIMIZE  REIMBURSEMENT
 THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION,  INCLUDING  ASSISTING  SUCH
 SCHOOL  FOOD  AUTHORITIES  IN  MAXIMIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY
 ELIGIBILITY PROVISION.
   (B) IF A SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY IS INELIGIBLE  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN  AND
 RECEIVE  REIMBURSEMENT  THROUGH  THE  COMMUNITY  ELIGIBILITY  PROVISION,
 ASSISTING THE SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY IN ACHIEVING AND  MAXIMIZING  ELIGI-
 BILITY AND, IF THAT IS NOT FEASIBLE, ASSISTING THE SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY
 IN  DETERMINING  THE  VIABILITY  OF  USING  PROVISION 2 OR OTHER SPECIAL
 FEDERAL PROVISIONS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS TO MAXIMIZE  FEDERAL  REIMBURSE-
 MENT.
   5.  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS,  CHARTER  SCHOOLS, AND NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHALL
 MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE  MEALS  BY  CONDUCTING
 THE  DIRECT  CERTIFICATION  MATCHING PROCESS AT A MINIMUM OF THREE TIMES
 PER YEAR, DESIGNATING CHILDREN AS "OTHER SOURCE CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE",
 AS DEFINED BY FEDERAL REGULATIONS, OR, FOR SCHOOLS NOT PARTICIPATING  IN
 THE COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION OR PROVISION 2, BY ANNUALLY COLLECT-
 ING THE FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEAL APPLICATION.
   § 2. Section 925 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
 
                                  PART C

   Section  1.  The education law is amended by adding a new section 2803
 to read as follows:
   § 2803. USE OF INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. 1.  FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ANY SMARTPHONE,
 TABLET, SMARTWATCH, OR OTHER DEVICE CAPABLE OF CONNECTING TO THE  INTER-
 NET  AND  ENABLING THE USER TO ACCESS CONTENT ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING
 SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  "INTERNET-ENABLED
 DEVICES" SHALL NOT INCLUDE:
   (I)  NON-INTERNET-ENABLED  DEVICES  SUCH  AS  CELLULAR PHONES OR OTHER
 COMMUNICATION DEVICES NOT CAPABLE  OF  CONNECTING  TO  THE  INTERNET  OR
 ENABLING THE USER TO ACCESS CONTENT ON THE INTERNET; OR
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   (II) INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES SUPPLIED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER
 SCHOOL,  OR  BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE USED FOR
 AN EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.
   (B) "SCHOOL DAY" SHALL MEAN THE ENTIRETY OF EVERY INSTRUCTIONAL DAY AS
 REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS
 CHAPTER  DURING  ALL  INSTRUCTIONAL  TIME  AND  NON-INSTRUCTIONAL  TIME,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  HOMEROOM  PERIODS,  LUNCH,  RECESS,  STUDY
 HALLS, AND PASSING TIME.
   (C)  "SCHOOL  GROUNDS"  SHALL  MEAN  IN  OR ON OR WITHIN ANY BUILDING,
 STRUCTURE, ATHLETIC PLAYING FIELD, PLAYGROUND, OR LAND CONTAINED  WITHIN
 THE  REAL PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINE OF A DISTRICT ELEMENTARY, INTERMEDIATE,
 JUNIOR HIGH, VOCATIONAL, OR HIGH SCHOOL, A CHARTER SCHOOL, OR A BOARD OF
 COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FACILITY.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH B OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  TWENTY-
 EIGHT  HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS CHAPTER, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER
 SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  SHALL  ADOPT  A
 WRITTEN  POLICY  PROHIBITING  THE  USE  OF  INTERNET-ENABLED  DEVICES BY
 STUDENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ANYWHERE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.  EACH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICT,  CHARTER SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 SHALL CONSULT LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  THE
 EMPLOYEE  ORGANIZATION  REPRESENTING  EACH  BARGAINING  UNIT  WITHIN THE
 SCHOOL BUILDING, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH POLI-
 CY PRIOR TO ITS ADOPTION.
   3. THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE METHODS FOR PERSONS IN PARENTAL
 RELATION TO A STUDENT TO CONTACT THE STUDENT DURING THE SCHOOL  DAY  AND
 PROVIDE FOR WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO SUCH PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION TO
 A STUDENT OF THESE METHODS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR AND UPON
 ENROLLMENT.
   4.  THE  POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL INCLUDE ONE OR MORE METHODS FOR ON-SITE STORAGE WHERE
 STUDENTS MAY STORE THEIR INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY,
 WHICH MAY INCLUDE STUDENT LOCKERS.
   5. (A) THE POLICY ADOPTED AND IMPLEMENTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  TWO
 OF  THIS SECTION MAY AUTHORIZE STUDENT USE OF AN INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICE
 DURING THE SCHOOL DAY ON SCHOOL GROUNDS:
   (I) IF AUTHORIZED BY A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL,  OR  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT,
 CHARTER  SCHOOL,  OR  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR A
 SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE;
   (II) WHERE NECESSARY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF A STUDENT'S HEALTHCARE;
   (III) IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY;
   (IV) FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES;
   (V) ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, UPON REVIEW AND DETERMINATION BY A SCHOOL
 PSYCHOLOGIST, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER, OR SCHOOL COUNSELOR, FOR  A  STUDENT
 CAREGIVER  WHO  IS ROUTINELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE AND WELLBEING OF A
 FAMILY MEMBER; OR
   (VI) WHERE REQUIRED BY LAW.
   (B) THE POLICY MAY NOT PROHIBIT A STUDENT'S USE OF AN INTERNET-ENABLED
 DEVICE WHERE SUCH USE IS INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT'S:
   (I) INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM; OR
   (II) PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  FOUR  OF  THE
 FEDERAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
   6.  NO  LATER THAN AUGUST FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, EACH SCHOOL
 DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, AND BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES
 SHALL  ADOPT AND PUBLISH IN A CLEARLY VISIBLE AND ACCESSIBLE LOCATION ON
 ITS WEBSITE THE INTERNET-ENABLED DEVICE POLICY ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
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 SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION. TRANSLATION OF SUCH POLICY INTO ANY OF
 THE TWELVE MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN  BY  LIMITED-ENGLISH
 PROFICIENT  INDIVIDUALS  IN  THE  STATE,  BASED  ON THE DATA IN THE MOST
 RECENT  AMERICAN  COMMUNITY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS
 BUREAU, SHALL BE PROVIDED UPON  REQUEST  BY  A  STUDENT  OR  PERSONS  IN
 PARENTAL RELATION TO A STUDENT.
   7.  (A)  NO  LATER  THAN SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, AND
 EACH SEPTEMBER FIRST THEREAFTER, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT,  CHARTER  SCHOOL,
 AND  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL PUBLISH AN ANNUAL
 REPORT ON ITS WEBSITE DETAILING ENFORCEMENT OF  THE  POLICY  WITHIN  THE
 DISTRICT,  CHARTER  SCHOOL, OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
 IN THE PRIOR SCHOOL YEAR, INCLUDING NON-IDENTIFIABLE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA OF
 STUDENTS WHO HAVE FACED DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE AND ANAL-
 YSIS OF ANY DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY.  IF  A
 STATISTICALLY  SIGNIFICANT  DISPARATE  ENFORCEMENT IMPACT IS IDENTIFIED,
 SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE A MITIGATION ACTION PLAN.
   (B) EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL,  AND  BOARD  OF  COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL NOT PERMIT THE SUSPENSION OF A STUDENT IF THE
 SOLE  GROUNDS  FOR THE SUSPENSION IS THAT THE STUDENT ACCESSED AN INTER-
 NET-ENABLED DEVICE IN VIOLATION OF THE POLICY  ADOPTED  AND  IMPLEMENTED
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART D
 
   Section 1. Section 666 of the education law is REPEALED.
   §  2.   Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 667-c of the education
 law, as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  for  students  defined  in  paragraph a of subdivision one of this
 section, a part-time student is one who: (i) IS enrolled  [as  a  first-
 time  freshman  during the two thousand six--two thousand seven academic
 year or thereafter] at a college or university within the state  univer-
 sity,  including  a  statutory  or contract college, a community college
 established pursuant to article one hundred twenty-six of this  chapter,
 the  city  university of New York, or a non-profit college or university
 incorporated by the regents or by the legislature;
   (ii) is enrolled for at least [six] THREE but less than twelve  semes-
 ter  hours, or the equivalent, per semester in an approved undergraduate
 degree program; and
   (iii) has a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
   § 3. Section 667-c-1 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 4. Paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 610 of the education law,
 as added by chapter 425 of the laws of  1988,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   c.  Any semester, quarter or term of attendance during which a student
 receives an award for part-time study pursuant to this section shall  be
 counted  as one-half of a semester, quarter or term, as the case may be,
 toward the maximum term of eligibility  for  tuition  assistance  awards
 pursuant  to  [sections  six  hundred sixty-six and] SECTION six hundred
 sixty-seven of this chapter.
   § 5. Subdivision 2 of section 667 of the education law, as amended  by
 chapter 376 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Duration.  No  undergraduate  shall be eligible for more than four
 academic years of study, or five academic years if the program of  study
 normally requires five years. Students enrolled in a program of remedial
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 study,  approved  by the commissioner in an institution of higher educa-
 tion and intended to culminate in a degree in undergraduate study shall,
 for purposes of this section, be considered as enrolled in a program  of
 study  normally  requiring five years. An undergraduate student enrolled
 in an eligible two year program of study approved  by  the  commissioner
 shall  be  eligible  for  no more than three academic years of study. An
 undergraduate student enrolled in an approved two or  four-year  program
 of  study  approved  by  the  commissioner  who must transfer to another
 institution as a result of permanent college closure shall  be  eligible
 for  up  to two additional semesters, or their equivalent, to the extent
 credits necessary to complete [his or  her]  THE  STUDENT'S  program  of
 study  were  deemed non-transferable from the closed institution or were
 deemed not applicable to such student's program  of  study  by  the  new
 institution.   Any semester, quarter, or term of attendance during which
 a student receives any award under this  article,  after  the  effective
 date  of the former scholar incentive program and prior to academic year
 nineteen hundred eighty-nine--nineteen hundred ninety, shall be  counted
 toward the maximum term of eligibility for tuition assistance under this
 section,  except that any semester, quarter or term of attendance during
 which a student received  an  award  pursuant  to  section  six  hundred
 sixty-six  of  this  subpart shall be counted as one-half of a semester,
 quarter or term, as the case may be, toward the maximum term  of  eligi-
 bility  under  this section. Any semester, quarter or term of attendance
 during which a student received an award pursuant to section six hundred
 sixty-seven-a of this subpart shall not be counted  toward  the  maximum
 term of eligibility under this section.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to academ-
 ic years 2025-2026 and thereafter.
 
                                  PART E
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of section 669-h of the education law, as
 amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   2.  Amount.  Within  amounts appropriated therefor and based on avail-
 ability of funds, awards shall be granted [beginning with the two  thou-
 sand  seventeen--two  thousand eighteen academic year and thereafter] to
 applicants that the corporation has determined are eligible  to  receive
 such  awards. The corporation shall grant such awards in an amount up to
 [five thousand five hundred dollars or] actual  tuition[,  whichever  is
 less];  provided, however, (a) a student who receives educational grants
 and/or scholarships that cover the student's  full  cost  of  attendance
 shall  not be eligible for an award under this program; and (b) an award
 under this program shall be applied to tuition after the application  of
 payments  received  under  the  tuition  assistance  program pursuant to
 section six hundred sixty-seven of this subpart, tuition credits  pursu-
 ant  to  section six hundred eighty-nine-a of this article, federal Pell
 grant pursuant to section one thousand seventy of title  twenty  of  the
 United  States code, et seq., and any other program that covers the cost
 of attendance unless exclusively for non-tuition expenses, and the award
 under this program  shall  be  reduced  in  the  amount  equal  to  such
 payments,  provided that the combined benefits do not exceed [five thou-
 sand five hundred dollars. Upon notification  of  an  award  under  this
 program,  the  institution  shall  defer the amount of tuition. Notwith-
 standing paragraph h of subdivision two of section three hundred  fifty-
 five  and paragraph (a) of subdivision seven of section six thousand two
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 hundred six of this chapter, and any other law, rule  or  regulation  to
 the contrary,] the RESIDENT undergraduate tuition charged by [the insti-
 tution  to  recipients  of  an  award  shall not exceed the tuition rate
 established  by  the institution for the two thousand sixteen--two thou-
 sand seventeen academic year provided, however, that in the two thousand
 twenty-two--two thousand twenty-three academic year and every year ther-
 eafter, the undergraduate tuition charged by the institution to  recipi-
 ents of an award shall be reset to equal the tuition rate established by
 the institution for the forthcoming academic year, provided further that
 the  tuition  credit  calculated pursuant to section six hundred eighty-
 nine-a of this article shall be applied toward the tuition rate  charged
 for  recipients  of an award under this program.  Provided further that]
 the state university of New York [and the city university  of  New  York
 shall  provide  an  additional  tuition  credit to students receiving an
 award to cover the remaining cost of tuition].
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to
 academic years 2025-2026 and thereafter.
 
                                  PART F
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new  section  6311
 to read as follows:
   §  6311.  NEW  YORK OPPORTUNITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP. 1. ELIGIBILITY. A
 NEW YORK OPPORTUNITY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP SHALL BE AWARDED TO  AN  APPLI-
 CANT WHO MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
   (A) IS AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, BUT IN NO CASE MORE
 THAN  FIFTY-FIVE  YEARS OF AGE, AS OF JANUARY FIRST OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
 FOR THE SEMESTER FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT MAKES INITIAL APPLICATION;
   (B) HAS APPLIED FOR A NEW YORK STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM  AWARD
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION SIX HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER, A FEDERAL
 PELL GRANT PURSUANT TO SECTION 1070 OF TITLE 20  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
 CODE, ET. SEQ., AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FINANCIAL AID;
   (C)  IS MATRICULATED AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK OR THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  SECTION  SIXTY-THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE OR SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF SECTION SIXTY-TWO HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE, RESPECTIVELY, IN AN
 APPROVED PROGRAM DIRECTLY LEADING TO AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN A HIGH-DE-
 MAND FIELD; PROVIDED THAT FOR THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE -- TWO  THOU-
 SAND  TWENTY-SIX  ACADEMIC  YEAR,  SUCH  FIELDS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE
 LIMITED TO ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY,  ENGINEER-
 ING,  ARTIFICIAL  INTELLIGENCE,  NURSING  AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS,
 GREEN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND PATHWAYS TO TEACHING IN SHORTAGE  AREAS,
 PROVIDED  FURTHER THAT SUCH FIELDS MAY BE UPDATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NO LATER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS  PRIOR  TO
 THE  FIRST  START  DATE OF THE FALL TERM OF SUCH COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND
 PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE ELIGIBILITY OF SUCH  APPROVED  PROGRAM  ESTAB-
 LISHED IN THE SEMESTER FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT MAKES INITIAL APPLICATION
 SHALL CONTINUE;
   (D)  IS  ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  PAYMENT  OF TUITION AND FEES AT A RATE NO
 GREATER THAN THAT IMPOSED FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS IN  COMMUNITY  COLLEGES;
 AND
   (E)  HAS  NOT ALREADY OBTAINED ANY POSTSECONDARY DEGREE, PROVIDED THAT
 NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT THE ELIGIBILITY
 OF A STUDENT WHO IS ALREADY ENROLLED IN  AN  ELIGIBLE  ASSOCIATE  DEGREE
 PROGRAM  ON  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION AND WHO MEETS ALL THE
 OTHER ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
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   2. AMOUNT. WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, AND SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
 ABILITY OF FUNDS, AWARDS SHALL BE GRANTED FOR THE TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-
 FIVE  --  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX ACADEMIC YEAR AND THEREAFTER TO APPLI-
 CANTS WHO ARE DETERMINED TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SUCH  AWARDS.    SUCH
 AWARDS  SHALL  BE  CALCULATED  ON A PER TERM BASIS PRIOR TO THE START OF
 EACH TERM THE APPLICANT IS SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED AND  SHALL  NOT  EXCEED
 THE POSITIVE DIFFERENCE, IF ANY, OF (A) THE SUM OF ACTUAL TUITION, FEES,
 BOOKS,  AND APPLICABLE SUPPLIES CHARGED TO THE APPLICANT AND APPROVED BY
 THE APPLICABLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LESS  (B)  THE  SUM  OF  ALL  PAYMENTS
 RECEIVED  BY THE APPLICANT FROM ALL SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID RECEIVED BY
 THE APPLICANT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AID  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  FEDERAL
 WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTIONS 1087-51 THROUGH 1087-58 OF
 TITLE  20  OF  THE UNITED STATES CODE AND EDUCATIONAL LOANS TAKEN BY THE
 APPLICANT OR GUARDIAN.
   3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. AN  ELIGIBLE  RECIPIENT  SHALL  COMPLETE  AT
 LEAST  SIX  CREDITS PER SEMESTER, FOR A TOTAL OF AT LEAST TWELVE CREDITS
 PER ACADEMIC YEAR, IN AN APPROVED PROGRAM OF STUDY. AN ELIGIBLE  RECIPI-
 ENT  SHALL  BE  CONTINUOUSLY  ENROLLED  WITHOUT  A  GAP OF MORE THAN ONE
 ACADEMIC YEAR, PROVIDED THAT SUCH DURATION MAY BE EXTENDED FOR AN ALLOW-
 ABLE INTERRUPTION OF STUDY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  DEATH  OF  A
 FAMILY  MEMBER,  MEDICAL  LEAVE,  MILITARY  SERVICE, AND PARENTAL LEAVE.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, IF AN APPLI-
 CANT FAILS TO MEET THE ELIGIBILITY  CRITERIA  OF  THIS  SECTION  AT  ANY
 POINT, NO FURTHER AWARDS SHALL BE MADE TO THE APPLICANT.
   4. CONDITIONS. (A) AN ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT SHALL CONTINUE TO MAKE SATIS-
 FACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR
 AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   (B)  EACH  CAMPUS THAT ENROLLS STUDENTS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
 TAKE STEPS CONSISTENT WITH ESTABLISHED POLICY TO MAXIMIZE THE  AWARD  OF
 CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING FOR PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.
   (C)  NO  STUDENT  SHALL  RECEIVE AN AWARD PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR
 GREATER THAN TEN SEMESTERS.
   (D) A STUDENT WHO EARNS COLLEGE CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  SHALL
 BE  ENTITLED  TO TRANSFER SUCH CREDIT TO ANOTHER STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK OR CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW  YORK  CAMPUS  CONSISTENT  WITH  TRANSFER
 POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK OR CITY UNIVER-
 SITY OF NEW YORK.
   5.  REPORTING.  BY  SEPTEMBER  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX, AND BY
 SEPTEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE  CHANCELLOR  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK SHALL EACH SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  AND  THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) ENROLLMENT DATA BY FULL AND PART-TIME STATUS;
   (B) RETENTION AND COMPLETION RATES BY FULL AND PART-TIME STATUS;
   (C) BARRIERS TO STUDENT PARTICIPATION;
   (D) DEMOGRAPHIC DATA RELATED TO THE PROGRAM;
   (E) AVERAGE PRIOR LEARNING AND TRANSFER CREDIT AWARDED;
   (F) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF  FUNDS  AWARDED  AND  THE  AVERAGE  AWARD  PER
 STUDENT; AND
   (G)  POST-COMPLETION  OUTCOMES  INCLUDING  TRANSFER,  EMPLOYMENT,  AND
 WAGES, AS APPLICABLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART G
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                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART H
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART I
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART J

                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART K
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART L
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private
 housing  finance  law, as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 1989, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) Upon the consent of the local legislative body of any municipality
 in which a project is or is to  be  located,  the  real  property  in  a
 project  shall  be  exempt  from  local  and municipal taxes, other than
 assessments for local improvements, to the extent of all or part of  the
 value  of  the  property  included  in  such project which represents an
 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and
 improvements, acquired for the project at the time of its acquisition by
 the limited-profit housing company, provided,  however,  that  the  real
 property  in  a project acquired for purposes of rehabilitation shall be
 exempt to the extent of all  or  part  of  the  value  of  the  property
 included  in  such project, and further provided that the amount of such
 taxes to be paid shall not be less than ten per  centum  of  the  annual
 shelter  rent  or  carrying  charges  of  such  project  except that for
 projects located or to be located in a  city  of  a  population  of  one
 million  or more, [upon the consent of the local legislative body of the
 municipality, the amount of such taxes to be paid may be set at not less
 than (i) the taxes payable with respect to the  real  property  in  such
 project  with  respect  to  the year nineteen hundred seventy-three, or,
 (ii) if such project was not occupied in such year, not  less  than  ten
 per  centum  of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges first estab-
 lished pursuant to subdivision one of section thirty-one of  this  arti-
 cle]  THE  AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM OF
 THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF  THE  PROJECT.  UPON  THE
 CONSENT  OF  THE  LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF A MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A
 CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH THE  PROJECT  IS
 LOCATED,  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER
 CENTUM OR LESS OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR  CARRYING  CHARGES  OF  THE
 PROJECT.  ANY  SUCH  GRANTED  CONSENT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES
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 SHALL EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED,  THE
 RATE  OF  TAXATION  SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE  LEVEL ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE
 CONSENT WAS GRANTED. Shelter rent shall mean the  total  rents  received
 from  the occupants of a project less the cost of providing to the occu-
 pants electricity, gas, heat and  other  utilities.  Total  rents  shall
 include rent supplements and subsidies received from the federal govern-
 ment,  the  state  or  a municipality on behalf of such occupants[,] but
 shall not include interest reduction payments  pursuant  to  subdivision
 (a) of section two hundred one of the Federal Housing and Urban Develop-
 ment  Act of nineteen hundred sixty-eight. The tax exemption shall oper-
 ate and continue so long as the mortgage loans of the company, including
 any additional mortgage loan the proceeds of which  are  used  primarily
 for  the  residential  portion  of the project, which additional loan is
 approved by the commissioner or the supervising agency, are outstanding.
   § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous-
 ing finance law, as amended by chapter 229  of  the  laws  of  1989,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (c)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
 subdivision, the real property of a state urban development  corporation
 project  acquired,  owned, constructed, managed or operated by a company
 incorporated pursuant to the not-for-profit  corporation  law  and  this
 article  shall  be entitled to all the benefits provided by section four
 hundred twenty-two of the real property tax law. The real property of  a
 state  urban  development  corporation project, other than a state urban
 development corporation project acquired, owned, constructed, managed or
 operated by a company incorporated pursuant to the not-for-profit corpo-
 ration law and this article, shall be exempt from all local and  munici-
 pal  taxes, other than assessments for local improvements, to the extent
 of the value of the property included in such project as  represents  an
 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and
 improvements, acquired for the project on the date of its acquisition by
 the  limited-profit  housing  company,  provided that the amount of such
 taxes to be paid shall not be less than ten per  centum  of  the  annual
 shelter  rent  or  carrying charges of such project, as defined in para-
 graph (a) hereof, EXCEPT THAT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR MORE, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER  CENTUM
 OF  THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. UPON THE
 CONSENT OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN  A
 CITY  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS
 LOCATED, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER  REDUCED  TO  FIVE  PER
 CENTUM  OR  LESS  OF  THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE
 PROJECT. ANY SUCH GRANTED CONSENT TO REDUCE THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH  TAXES
 SHALL  EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED, THE
 RATE OF TAXATION SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE  LEVEL  ESTABLISHED  BEFORE  THE
 CONSENT  WAS  GRANTED.  The  tax exemption shall operate and continue so
 long as the mortgage loans  of  such  limited  profit  housing  company,
 including  any  additional  mortgage loan the proceeds of which are used
 primarily for the residential portion of the project,  which  additional
 loan  is  approved  by  the  commissioner or the supervising agency, are
 outstanding and the project is continued to be operated  as  a  limited-
 profit housing project. If a state urban development corporation project
 qualifying  for  tax  exemption pursuant to this paragraph is sold, with
 the approval of the  commissioner,  to  another  limited-profit  housing
 company, such successor company shall be entitled to all the benefits of
 this paragraph. In the event that such sale is to a company incorporated
 pursuant  to  the  not-for-profit corporation law and this article, such
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 successor company shall be entitled to  all  the  benefits  provided  by
 section four hundred twenty-two of the real property tax law.
   § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous-
 ing  finance  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 744 of the laws of 1977, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b)  of  this
 subdivision, when a project is financed with a mortgage loan pursuant to
 this article or article three of this chapter and (i) there is a partic-
 ipation,  new  loan  or investment pursuant to section twenty-three-b of
 this article or (ii) such mortgage loan is assigned, modified or  satis-
 fied  pursuant  to section twenty-three-a or forty-four-b or subdivision
 twenty-two-a of section six hundred fifty-four of this chapter, the real
 property of the project shall be exempt from  all  local  and  municipal
 taxes,  other  than assessments for local improvements, to the extent of
 the value of the real property included in such project which represents
 an increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both  land
 and  improvements,  acquired for the project on the date of its original
 acquisition for the project by the original mortgagor under  a  mortgage
 loan pursuant to this article or article three of this chapter, provided
 that  the  amount  of  taxes to be paid on the project shall not be less
 than ten per centum of the annual shelter rent or  carrying  charges  of
 such  project,  as  defined in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, EXCEPT
 THAT IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE  AMOUNT  OF
 SUCH  TAXES  SHALL BE NO MORE THAN FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER
 RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. UPON THE CONSENT OF  THE  LOCAL
 LEGISLATIVE  BODY  OF  THE  MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A CITY WITH A POPU-
 LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH  THE  PROJECT  IS  LOCATED,  THE
 AMOUNT  OF  SUCH TAXES MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER CENTUM OR LESS
 OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. ANY  SUCH
 GRANTED  CONSENT  TO  REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL EXPIRE EVERY
 TEN YEARS. IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED, THE  RATE  OF  TAXATION
 SHALL  REVERT  TO  THE LEVEL ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE CONSENT WAS GRANTED.
 Such tax exemption shall commence in each instance from  the  date  when
 the project becomes subject to a mortgage insured by the federal govern-
 ment  and  shall  operate  and  continue  so  long as a mortgage on such
 project is insured or held by the federal government or so long  as  the
 project  is thereafter owned by the federal government or so long as any
 residual indebtedness is outstanding, whichever is longer. When there is
 a participation, new loan or  investment  pursuant  to  section  twenty-
 three-b  of  this  article,  such  participation, new loan or investment
 shall be deemed to be the equivalent of a federally insured mortgage for
 purposes of this paragraph. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be
 construed to limit or otherwise impair the  benefits  available  to  any
 company  eligible  for exemption from taxation pursuant to section thir-
 ty-one or section thirty-six-a of this  article,  section  four  hundred
 twenty-two  or  section  four hundred sixty-seven-c of the real property
 tax law, or section fifty-eight of the public housing law. The foregoing
 shall not be deemed to authorize any company to receive the benefits  of
 any  exemption  from  taxation  in  contravention  of  the provisions of
 section two of article eighteen of the constitution.
   § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 33 of the private housing  finance  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  229 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one  hereof,  when  a
 mutual  company is organized under this article to facilitate the acqui-
 sition of a building by residents  thereof,  the  amount  of  local  and
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 municipal  taxes,  other  than assessments for local improvements, to be
 paid on the real property  included  in  such  project,  both  land  and
 improvements,  shall  not exceed twenty per centum of the annual shelter
 rent or carrying charges of such project, as defined in paragraph (a) of
 subdivision  one  hereof; provided, however, that where such acquisition
 of a building by residents thereof involves the financing  of  rehabili-
 tation  or other improvement as well as acquisition, upon the consent of
 the local legislative body of the municipality in which the  project  is
 located  the  amount  of such taxes may be further reduced provided that
 such amount shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual  shelter
 rent  or carrying charges of the project, as defined in paragraph (a) of
 subdivision one hereof; or the company may in lieu  of  requesting  such
 consent  apply for the benefits of the local law, if any, enacted pursu-
 ant to section four hundred eighty-nine of the real  property  tax  law.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN A CITY WITH
 A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES  SHALL  BE
 NO  MORE  THAN  FIVE  PER  CENTUM OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT OR CARRYING
 CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. UPON THE CONSENT OF THE LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE  BODY
 OF  THE MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION
 OR MORE, IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH  TAXES  MAY
 BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER CENTUM OR LESS OF THE ANNUAL SHELTER RENT
 OR  CARRYING  CHARGES OF THE PROJECT. ANY SUCH GRANTED CONSENT TO REDUCE
 THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS. IF SUCH  AUTHORI-
 ZATION  IS  NOT  RENEWED, THE RATE OF TAXATION SHALL REVERT TO THE LEVEL
 ESTABLISHED BEFORE THE CONSENT WAS GRANTED. Such tax exemption, if  any,
 granted pursuant to this article shall operate and continue so long as a
 loan  made  under  this  article  or any subsequent loan approved by the
 commissioner or  the  supervising  agency  to  enhance  the  residential
 portion  of  the project and the project is continued to be operated for
 the purposes set forth in this article is outstanding.
   § 5.Section 93 of the private housing finance law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  MAXIMUM
 COMBINED  LOCAL  AND  MUNICIPAL  TAXES, OTHER THAN ASSESSMENTS FOR LOCAL
 IMPROVEMENTS, THAT A PROJECT OPERATED BY A HOUSING  COMPANY  ESTABLISHED
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE,  AND  WHICH IS ELIGIBLE FOR A TAX EXEMPTION
 PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER SUBDIVISION OF THIS SECTION, SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO
 PAY  IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL BE NO MORE
 THAN THE EQUIVALENT OF FIVE PER CENTUM OF THE  ANNUAL  SHELTER  RENT  OR
 CARRYING CHARGES OF SUCH PROJECT. UPON THE CONSENT OF THE LOCAL LEGISLA-
 TIVE  BODY  OF  THE MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF
 ONE MILLION OR MORE, IN WHICH THE PROJECT IS LOCATED, THE AMOUNT OF SUCH
 TAXES MAY BE FURTHER REDUCED TO FIVE PER CENTUM OR LESS  OF  THE  ANNUAL
 SHELTER  RENT  OR  CARRYING  CHARGES  OF  THE  PROJECT. ANY SUCH GRANTED
 CONSENT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXES SHALL EXPIRE EVERY TEN YEARS.
 IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT RENEWED, THE RATE OF TAXATION SHALL  REVERT
 TO  THE  LEVEL  ESTABLISHED  BEFORE  THE  CONSENT  WAS  GRANTED. FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "SHELTER RENT" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING
 AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED TO HAVE IN PARAGRAPH A  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 SECTION THIRTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART M
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
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                                  PART N
 
   Section  1.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing
 trust fund corporation may provide, for  purposes  of  the  neighborhood
 preservation  program,  a  sum  not to exceed $18,800,000 for the fiscal
 year ending March 31, 2026.  Within this total amount, $250,000 shall be
 used for the purpose of entering into a contract with  the  neighborhood
 preservation  coalition  to provide technical assistance and services to
 companies funded pursuant to article 16 of the private  housing  finance
 law.    Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, and subject to the
 approval of the New York state director of  the  budget,  the  board  of
 directors  of  the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the
 transfer to the housing trust fund  corporation,  for  the  purposes  of
 reimbursing  any costs associated with neighborhood preservation program
 contracts authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to  exceed
 $18,800,000,  such  transfer  to be made from (i) the special account of
 the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section  2429-b  of  the
 public  authorities  law,  in  an amount not to exceed the actual excess
 balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as deter-
 mined and certified by the state of New York  mortgage  agency  for  the
 fiscal  year  2024-2025  in accordance with section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves  in  the
 project  pool  insurance  account of the mortgage insurance fund created
 pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law are  sufficient
 to  attain and maintain the credit rating (as determined by the state of
 New York mortgage agency) required to accomplish the  purposes  of  such
 account,  the  project  pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable but no later  than
 June 30, 2025.
   §  2.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law, the housing trust
 fund corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  rural  preservation
 program, a sum not to exceed $8,050,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31,  2026.    Within  this  total amount, $250,000 shall be used for the
 purpose of entering into a contract with the rural housing coalition  to
 provide  technical  assistance and services to companies funded pursuant
 to article 17 of the private housing finance law.   Notwithstanding  any
 other  provision  of  law,  and  subject to the approval of the New York
 state director of the budget, the board of directors of the state of New
 York mortgage agency shall authorize the transfer to the  housing  trust
 fund  corporation,  for the purposes of reimbursing any costs associated
 with rural preservation program contracts authorized by this section,  a
 total  sum  not  to exceed $8,050,000, such transfer to be made from (i)
 the special account of the mortgage insurance fund created  pursuant  to
 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed
 the  actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage insur-
 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage
 agency for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with  section  2429-b
 of  the  public  authorities  law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the  public  authorities  law
 are  sufficient  to attain and maintain the credit rating (as determined
 by the state of New York mortgage agency)  required  to  accomplish  the
 purposes  of  such  account,  the  project pool insurance account of the
 mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable
 but no later than June 30, 2025.
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   § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  the  housing  trust
 fund  corporation  may provide, for purposes of the rural rental assist-
 ance program pursuant to article 17-A of  the  private  housing  finance
 law,  a  sum  not to exceed $23,455,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31,  2026.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
 the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board  of
 directors  of  the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the
 transfer to the housing trust fund  corporation,  for  the  purposes  of
 reimbursing  any  costs  associated with rural rental assistance program
 contracts authorized  by  this  section,  a  total  sum  not  to  exceed
 $23,455,000,  such  transfer  to be made from (i) the special account of
 the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section  2429-b  of  the
 public  authorities  law,  in  an amount not to exceed the actual excess
 balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as deter-
 mined and certified by the state of New York  mortgage  agency  for  the
 fiscal  year  2024-2025  in accordance with section 2429-b of the public
 authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves  in  the
 project  pool  insurance  account of the mortgage insurance fund created
 pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law are  sufficient
 to  attain and maintain the credit rating, as determined by the state of
 New York mortgage agency, required to accomplish the  purposes  of  such
 account,  the  project  pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund, such transfer shall be made as soon as practicable  but  no  later
 than June 30, 2025.
   §  4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the homeless housing
 and assistance corporation may provide, for purposes  of  the  New  York
 state  supportive  housing  program,  the  solutions to end homelessness
 program or the operational support for AIDS housing program, or to qual-
 ified grantees under such programs, in accordance with the  requirements
 of  such  programs,  a sum not to exceed $56,381,000 for the fiscal year
 ending March 31, 2026. The homeless housing and  assistance  corporation
 may  enter into an agreement with the office of temporary and disability
 assistance to administer such sum in accordance with the requirements of
 such programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,  and  subject
 to  the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board
 of directors of the state of New York mortgage  agency  shall  authorize
 the transfer to the homeless housing and assistance corporation, a total
 sum  not  to  exceed  $56,381,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the
 special account of the  mortgage  insurance  fund  created  pursuant  to
 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed
 the  actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage insur-
 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage
 agency for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with  section  2429-b
 of  the  public  authorities  law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the
 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance
 fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the  public  authorities  law
 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating as determined by
 the  state  of  New  York  mortgage  agency,  required to accomplish the
 purposes of such account, the project  pool  insurance  account  of  the
 mortgage  insurance fund, such transfer shall be made as soon as practi-
 cable but no later than March 31, 2026.
   § 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of  law,  the  housing  trust
 fund  corporation may provide, for grants to non-profit organizations to
 assist non-profit affordable housing  owners  in  joining  an  insurance
 captive, a sum not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending March
 31,  2026.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
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 the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board  of
 directors  of  the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the
 transfer to the housing trust fund corporation, for the purpose of reim-
 bursing  any  grants  to  non-profit  organizations to assist non-profit
 affordable housing owners in joining an insurance captive authorized  by
 this  section, a total sum not to exceed $5,000,000, such transfer to be
 made from (i) the special    account  of  the  mortgage  insurance  fund
 created  pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an
 amount not to exceed the actual excess balance in the special account of
 the mortgage insurance fund, as determined and certified by the state of
 New York mortgage agency for the fiscal  year  2024-2025  in  accordance
 with  section  2429-b of the public authorities law, if any, and/or (ii)
 provided that the reserves in the project pool insurance account of  the
 mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public
 authorities  law are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating
 (as determined by the state of New York  mortgage  agency)  required  to
 accomplish  the  purposes  of  such  account, the project pool insurance
 account of the mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon
 as practicable but no later than June 30, 2025.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART O
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of part N of chapter 56  of  the  laws  of  2020,
 amending the social services law relating to restructuring financing for
 residential  school  placements,  as  amended  by section 1 of part G of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed  repealed  April 1, [2025] 2026; provided however that the amend-
 ments to subdivision 10 of section 153 of the social services  law  made
 by  section  one  of  this  act, shall not affect the expiration of such
 subdivision and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025.
 
                                  PART P
 
   Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 390-n to read as follows:
   § 390-N. CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER; OPERATING CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. 1.
 FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER" SHALL MEAN  AN
 ENTITY  OPERATING  AS  A  CHILD  CARE  RESOURCE  AND REFERRAL PROGRAM AS
 DEFINED IN TITLE FIVE-B OF THIS ARTICLE THAT IS CERTIFIED BY THE  OFFICE
 OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES TO PLACE INDIVIDUALS AS SUBSTITUTE CARE-
 GIVERS  AT  CHILD  DAY CARE CENTERS, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY
 DAY CARE HOMES, OR SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS AS DEFINED IN  SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  NINETY  OF THIS TITLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHILD
 DAY CARE.
   2. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 CERTIFY CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTERS AND MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, LIMIT THE
 NUMBER  OF  OPERATING  CERTIFICATES ISSUED.   THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
 FAMILY SERVICES SHALL REGULATE AND MONITOR CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTERS.
   3. NO ENTITY  MAY  PLACE  SUBSTITUTE  CAREGIVERS  AT  CHILD  DAY  CARE
 CENTERS,  GROUP  FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, OR SCHOOL
 AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS UNLESS IT POSSESSES A  VALID  OPERATING  CERTIF-
 ICATE ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
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   4. PRIOR TO PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL AS A SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER AT A CHILD
 DAY  CARE  CENTER,  GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, OR
 SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY
 OF THIS TITLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CHILD DAY CARE, A CHILD  CARE
 SUPPORT CENTER SHALL VERIFY THAT THE SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER HAS MET THE:
   (A)  STANDARDS  AND  TRAINING  REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED NINETY-A OF THIS TITLE FOR CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM EMPLOYEES;
   (B) CRIMINAL HISTORY REVIEW AND BACKGROUND CLEARANCE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED NINETY-B OF THIS TITLE FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES
 OF A CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM; AND
   (C) ANY OTHER REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  REGULATIONS  OF  THE
 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   5.  ANY CHILD DAY CARE PROGRAM LICENSED OR REGISTERED BY THE OFFICE OF
 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST PLACEMENT OF
 A SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVER BY A CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER.
   6. OPERATING CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL REMAIN VALID
 UNLESS  SURRENDERED  BY  THE CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER OR REVOKED BY THE
 OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMI-
 LY SERVICES MAY REVOKE AN OPERATING  CERTIFICATE  AT  ANY  TIME  UPON  A
 DETERMINATION  THAT  THE  CHILD  CARE SUPPORT CENTER HAS NOT OPERATED IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.
   7. THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL DENY  AN  APPLICA-
 TION  FOR  CERTIFICATION OF A CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER IF THE APPLICANT
 HAD AN OPERATING CERTIFICATE REVOKED WITHIN THE TWO YEARS PRIOR  TO  THE
 DATE OF APPLICATION.
   §  2.  Section 390-b of the social services law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. A CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER CERTIFIED PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED NINETY-N OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST CLEARANCES
 FOR  SUBSTITUTE  CAREGIVERS  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. SUBSTITUTE
 CAREGIVERS SHALL BE CONSIDERED "PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES" OF  A  CHILD  DAY
 CARE  PROGRAM  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION
 TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.  Effective  immediately,  the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of
 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
 its  effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
 such effective date.
 
                                  PART Q
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 131-a of the social  services  law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (f-1) to read as follows:
   (F-1)  A  ONE-TIME  BENEFIT  TO  PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS UPON THE
 BIRTH OF A NEW CHILD, AS PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
                                  PART R
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b),  (c)  and  (d)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  131-o  of  the  social services law, as amended by section 1 of
 part H of chapter 56 of the  laws  of  2024,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
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   (a)  in  the  case of each individual receiving family care, an amount
 equal to at least [$181.00] $186.00 for each month beginning on or after
 January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE.
   (b)  in  the  case  of  each individual receiving residential care, an
 amount equal to at least [$208.00] $213.00 for each month  beginning  on
 or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE.
   (c)  in  the  case  of  each individual receiving enhanced residential
 care, an amount equal to at  least  [$249.00]  $255.00  for  each  month
 beginning  on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-
 FIVE.
   (d) for the period commencing January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-
 five]  TWENTY-SIX,  the  monthly  personal  needs  allowance shall be an
 amount equal to the sum of the amounts set forth  in  subparagraphs  one
 and two of this paragraph:
   (1)  the  amounts  specified  in  paragraphs  (a), (b) and (c) of this
 subdivision; and
   (2) the amount in subparagraph one of this  paragraph,  multiplied  by
 the  percentage  of  any  federal  supplemental  security income cost of
 living adjustment which becomes effective on or after January first, two
 thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, but  prior  to  June  thirtieth,  two
 thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
   §  2.  Paragraphs  (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of
 section 209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of  part
 H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows:
   (a)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE,  for  an  eligible  individual  living  alone,  [$1,030.00]
 $1,054.00;   and  for  an  eligible  couple  living  alone,  [$1,519.00]
 $1,554.00.
   (b)  On  and  after  January   first,   two   thousand   [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, for an eligible individual living with others with or with-
 out in-kind income, [$966.00] $990.00; and for an eligible couple living
 with others with or without in-kind income, [$1,461.00] $1,496.00.
   (c)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, (i) for  an  eligible  individual  receiving  family  care,
 [$1,209.48]  $1,233.48  if [he or she] SUCH INDIVIDUAL is receiving such
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple receiving  family  care
 in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or
 Rockland,  two  times  the  amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of this
 paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individual receiving  such  care  in
 any  other  county  in the state, [$1,171.48] $1,195.48; and (iv) for an
 eligible couple receiving such care in any other county  in  the  state,
 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (d)   On   and   after   January  first,  two  thousand  [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE, (i) for an eligible individual receiving residential  care,
 [$1,378.00]  $1,402.00  if [he or she] SUCH INDIVIDUAL is receiving such
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple  receiving  residential
 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches-
 ter  or  Rockland, two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of
 this paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individual receiving such  care
 in any other county in the state, [$1,348.00] $1,372.00; and (iv) for an
 eligible  couple  receiving  such care in any other county in the state,
 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph.
   (e)  On  and  after  January   first,   two   thousand   [twenty-four]
 TWENTY-FIVE,  (i) for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residen-
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 tial care, [$1,637.00]  $1,661.00;  and  (ii)  for  an  eligible  couple
 receiving  enhanced  residential care, two times the amount set forth in
 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
   (f) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subdi-
 vision  shall  be  increased to reflect any increases in federal supple-
 mental security income benefits for individuals or couples which  become
 effective  on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-
 SIX but prior to June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] TWENTY-SIX.
   § 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2025.
 
                                  PART S
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of part W of chapter  54  of  the  laws  of  2016
 amending  the  social services law relating to the powers and duties  of
 the commissioner of social services relating to  the  appointment  of  a
 temporary  operator,  as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 56 of
 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have  been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2016, provided
 further that this act shall expire and  be  deemed  repealed  March  31,
 [2025] 2028.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

                                  PART T
 
   Section  1.  Article  19-D of the labor law, as added by chapter 88 of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 
                                ARTICLE 19-D
              MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR COVERED AIRPORT WORKERS
 
   Section 696-a. Definitions.
         [696-b. Certification to the commissioner.
         696-c.] 696-B. Minimum wage rate for covered airport workers.
         [696-d.] 696-C. Commissioner's powers of investigation.
         [696-e.] 696-D. Records of employers.
         [696-f.] 696-E. Penalties.
         [696-g.] 696-F. Civil action.
         [696-h.] 696-G. Regulations.
         [696-i.] 696-H. Savings clause.
   § 696-a. Definitions. As used in this  article:  1.  "Covered  airport
 location"  means  John  F.  Kennedy  International Airport and LaGuardia
 Airport or any location used to perform [airline catering] work [as such
 work is described in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision
 two  of this section] RELATED TO THE PREPARATION OR DELIVERY OF FOOD FOR
 CONSUMPTION ON AIRPLANES DEPARTING FROM JOHN  F.  KENNEDY  INTERNATIONAL
 AIRPORT OR LAGUARDIA AIRPORT.
   2.  (a)  "Covered airport worker" means any person employed to perform
 work at a covered airport location [provided at least  one-half  of  the
 employee's  time  during  any workweek is performed at a covered airport
 location and who works in one of the following covered categories:
   (i) Cleaning and related services, which shall mean:
   (1) building cleaning,  including  warehouse,  kitchen,  and  terminal
 cleaning,  including  common  areas,  gateways,  gates,  lounges, clubs,
 concession areas, terminal entryways from ramp and where planes park  at
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 the  gate, and other nearby facilities used for the preparation, packag-
 ing, and storage of inflight meals and supplies; and
   (2) aircraft and cabin cleaning, including lavatory and water disposal
 and replenishment, lift truck driving and helping, dispatching, cleaning
 crew  driving,  and  sorting  and packing of inflight materials, such as
 blankets, pillows, and magazines;
   (ii) Security related services, including catering  security,  escort-
 ing, escort security, passenger aircraft security, fire guarding, termi-
 nal  security,  baggage  security,  traffic  security,  cargo screening,
 including guarding, warehouse security, concessions and  airport  lounge
 security,  security dispatch, and security at nearby facilities used for
 the preparation, packaging, and storage of inflight meals; or
   (iii) In terminal and passenger handling services,  including  baggage
 handling,  sky  cap services, wheelchair attending, wheelchair dispatch-
 ing, customer and passenger services, line queue, identification  check-
 ing,  porter  services  for  baggage, and passenger and employee shuttle
 driving.
   (iv) Airline catering, including work related to  the  preparation  or
 delivery of food or beverage for consumption on airplanes departing from
 a covered airport location or related location; or
   (v) Airport lounge services, including food and retail services].
   (B)  "COVERED  AIRPORT  WORKER"  SHALL  INCLUDE ANY PERSON EMPLOYED TO
 PERFORM WORK AT A COVERED AIRPORT LOCATION, PROVIDED AT  LEAST  HALF  OF
 THE  EMPLOYEE'S  TIME  DURING  ANY  WORKWEEK  IS  PERFORMED AT A COVERED
 AIRPORT LOCATION.
   [(b)] (C) "Covered airport worker" shall not include [anyone who works
 in one of the following non-covered categories:
   (i) Non-cleaning and security related cargo and ramp services, includ-
 ing ramp baggage and cargo handling,  load  control  and  ramp  communi-
 cation,  aircraft  mechanics and fueling of aircraft, provision of cool-
 ing, heating, and power, passenger aircraft servicing,  cabin  equipment
 maintenance,  guiding  aircraft  in  and  out  of  gates,  and gate side
 aircraft maintenance;
   (ii) Ramp and tarmac maintenance services, including operation of snow
 plows, ramp cleaning vehicles, and tarmac sweepers;
   (iii) Concession services, including food service, which includes food
 and beverage service, wait service, and cashiers,  and  retail  service,
 which includes news, and gifts, and duty-free;
   (c) "Covered airport worker" shall not include direct employees of the
 Port  Authority  of  New  York  and  New Jersey, or any workers hired by
 companies contracted by the Port Authority of New York and  New  Jersey,
 that  are  performing  work  under such contract] PERSONS EMPLOYED IN AN
 EXECUTIVE,  ADMINISTRATIVE,  OR  PROFESSIONAL  CAPACITY  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SUBPARAGRAPH  ONE OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SECTION THIRTEEN OF THE FAIR LABOR
 STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 (29 U.S.C. S.213 ET SEQ.), OR PERSONS EMPLOYED  BY
 THE  PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
 AGENCY.
   [(d) Covered airport worker shall include only:
   (i) Employees employed at a covered airport location on December thir-
 tieth, two thousand twenty and who are working an average  of  at  least
 thirty hours per week; and
   (ii)  Employees  employed  at  a  covered airport location on or after
 January first, two thousand twenty-three and  who  are  working  for  an
 average of thirty hours per week.
   (e)  "Covered  airport worker" shall also not include persons employed
 in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined  in
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 subparagraph  one of paragraph (a) of section thirteen of the Fair Labor
 Standards Act of 1938.]
   3. "Successor airport employer" means any [person who furnishes clean-
 ing  and  related  services,  security related services, in terminal and
 passenger  handling  services,  airline  catering,  or  airport   lounge
 services]  EMPLOYER  THAT  EMPLOYS  COVERED  AIRPORT WORKERS WHO PROVIDE
 SERVICES at a covered airport location that are substantially similar to
 those that were provided by covered airport workers previously  employed
 by another employer at such covered airport location.
   4.  "Employer" means any person, corporation, limited liability compa-
 ny, or association employing any individual in an occupation,  industry,
 trade,  business  or  service.  The  term "employer" shall not include a
 governmental agency OR EMPLOYERS WITH TEN OR FEWER EMPLOYEES.
   5. [The "standard wage rate" means the greater of:
   (a) any minimum wage  rate  that  would  be  otherwise  applicable  to
 covered airport workers established by article nineteen of this chapter;
 or
   (b)  any  otherwise applicable minimum wage rate established through a
 policy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey] THE "APPLICABLE
 STANDARD RATE" MEANS THE  WAGE  AND  BENEFIT  RATES  DESIGNATED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  BASED  ON  THE DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE GENERAL SERVICES
 ADMINISTRATION PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL MCNAMARA-O'HARA SERVICE  CONTRACT
 ACT OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET SEQ.), FOR THE APPROPRIATE LOCALITIES AND
 CLASSIFICATIONS  OF  BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE PREVAILING  WAGE  RATE  APPLICABLE  TO  A  COVERED
 AIRPORT  WORKER ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE AND
 EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER BE LESS THAN THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) ANY OTHERWISE APPLICABLE MINIMUM WAGE RATE ESTABLISHED  THROUGH  A
 REGULATION OF THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY; AND
   (B)  AN  AMOUNT  OF  SUPPLEMENTAL  WAGES  OR A SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTHCARE
 CONTRIBUTION EQUAL TO THE RATE FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE  FOR  ALL  OCCUPA-
 TIONS,  DESIGNATED  BY THE COMMISSIONER BASED ON THE DETERMINATIONS MADE
 BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR  PURSUANT  TO  THE  MCNAMARA-O'HARA
 SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET SEQ.) FOR THE GEOGRAPHIC
 REGION  IN  WHICH THE COVERED AIRPORT LOCATION IS SITUATED AND IN EFFECT
 ON THE DATE OF THE DESIGNATION BY THE COMMISSIONER; AND
   (C) PAID LEAVE EQUAL TO THE PAID LEAVE REQUIREMENTS DESIGNATED BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  THE  IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING  JANUARY  FIRST,  BASED ON THE
 DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION  PURSUANT  TO
 THE  MCNAMARA-O'HARA  SERVICE  CONTRACT  ACT  OF 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 ET
 SEQ.).
   6. [The "standard benefits supplement rate" means an hourly supplement
 of four dollars and fifty-four cents furnished to an employee by provid-
 ing at least four dollars and fifty-four cents per hour toward the  cost
 of  minimum essential coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan
 as defined in treasury regulation section 1.5000A-2(c)(1)  beginning  on
 July  first,  two  thousand twenty-one. The standard benefits supplement
 rate shall apply only to the first forty hours worked  by  each  covered
 airport  worker  in  each week and shall not apply to any overtime hours
 worked by any covered airport worker. The standard  benefits  supplement
 rate  shall  apply  to  any paid leave taken by a covered airport worker
 that does not exceed forty hours in a  week]  "COMMISSIONER"  MEANS  THE
 COMMISSIONER OF LABOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   [7. The "applicable standard rate" shall mean a combination of (a) the
 standard wage rate; and (b) the standard benefits supplemental rate.
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   § 696-b. Certification  to  the  commissioner.  1. No later than March
 thirty-first, two  thousand  twenty-one,  each  employer  of  a  covered
 airport worker shall submit to the commissioner a sworn statement certi-
 fying the total number of workers employed by such employer at a covered
 airport  location  to  perform  cleaning  and related services, security
 related services, in terminal and passenger handling  services,  airline
 catering,  or  airport lounge services, at a covered airport location on
 December thirtieth, two thousand twenty, and identifying the number that
 is equal to eighty percent of such  total  number  of  employees,  which
 shall  be  the December thirtieth, two thousand twenty benchmark for the
 purposes of this section. Such statement shall further include an affir-
 mation that such employer will ensure that the number of covered airport
 workers it employs at a covered airport location between July first, two
 thousand twenty-one and December thirty-first, two  thousand  twenty-two
 is  no  less than the December thirtieth, two thousand twenty benchmark.
 Such sworn statement shall be provided by the commissioner upon  request
 by any airport worker performing cleaning and related services, security
 related  services,  in terminal and passenger handling services, airline
 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport  location  or
 any  representative  of  such  airport workers.   Prior to employing any
 airport workers to  perform  cleaning  and  related  services,  security
 related  services,  in terminal and passenger handling services, airline
 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport location, any
 successor airport employer shall obtain the applicable December  thirti-
 eth,  two  thousand twenty benchmark from the commissioner and submit to
 the commissioner an affirmation that such employer will ensure that  the
 number  of  covered  airport  workers  it  employs  at a covered airport
 location between July first, two thousand twenty-one and December  thir-
 ty-first,  two  thousand twenty-two is no less than the December thirti-
 eth, two thousand twenty benchmark.
   2. Each employer of any covered airport worker employed at  a  covered
 airport  location  on  or after January first, two thousand twenty-three
 shall submit to the commissioner, in a form and manner proscribed by the
 commissioner, a  sworn  statement  affirming  that  such  employer  will
 ensure, where applicable, that the proportion of covered airport workers
 in  each classification it employs to work an average of at least thirty
 hours per week at a covered airport location is the same as such propor-
 tion was compared to all workers in the same classification  working  at
 such covered airport location in the calendar year two thousand nineteen
 workforce.  The commissioner shall publish a list of all covered classi-
 fications with the corresponding proportions of all workers employed  to
 work  an average of at least thirty hours a week compared to all workers
 in the same classification employed to  work  at  each  covered  airport
 location  in  the  calendar year two thousand nineteen. The commissioner
 shall be empowered to promulgate rules or regulations to  determine  the
 method  and  accounting for such information and to verify its accuracy,
 including the ability to establish a presumed proportion  where  records
 are  missing  or  unavailable  and  provided further that such full-time
 levels shall be no less than such December thirtieth, two thousand twen-
 ty benchmark. If such proportion is not maintained, consistent with such
 rules or regulations promulgated by the  commissioner,  then  the  hours
 worked  by such part time workers, which are outside of such proportion,
 shall be subject to the provisions of this section as if they worked  an
 average  of at least thirty hours per week at a covered airport location
 and were otherwise a covered airport worker.
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   3. Each employer of a covered airport worker  employed  at  a  covered
 airport  location  on December thirtieth, two thousand twenty and who is
 working an average of at least thirty hours per week shall provide  such
 covered  airport  worker the ability to begin or change enrollment in an
 eligible  employer-sponsored  plan  as  defined  in  treasury regulation
 section 1.5000A-2(c)(1) for coverage beginning on July first, two  thou-
 sand twenty-one.
   4.  Each  employer  of  any  other covered airport worker at a covered
 airport location shall provide such covered airport worker  the  ability
 to  begin or change enrollment in an eligible employer-sponsored plan as
 defined in treasury  regulation  section  1.5000A-2(c)(1)  for  coverage
 beginning  no  later  than  thirty days after becoming a covered airport
 worker.]
   § [696-c.] 696-B. Minimum wage rate for covered airport  workers.  All
 [covered]  employers  AT  A  COVERED  AIRPORT LOCATION shall ensure that
 every covered airport worker is compensated at a rate that  is  no  less
 than  the  applicable standard rate. Nothing in this article shall alter
 or limit any employer's  obligation  to  pay  any  otherwise  applicable
 prevailing wage under article eight or nine of this chapter.
   § [696-d.] 696-C. Commissioner's  powers of investigation. The commis-
 sioner or [his or her]  SUCH  COMMISSIONER'S  authorized  representative
 shall have the power to:
   1.  investigate  the  compensation  of  covered airport workers in the
 state;
   2. enter the place of business or employment of any employer  for  the
 purpose  of  (a)  examining and inspecting any and all books, registers,
 payrolls, and other records that in any way relate to or have a  bearing
 upon the compensation provided to, or the hours worked by any employees,
 and  (b)  ascertaining  whether  the  provisions of this article and the
 rules and regulations promulgated hereunder are being complied with; and
   3. require from any employer full and correct statements  and  reports
 in writing, at such times as the commissioner may deem necessary, of the
 compensation provided to and the hours by such employer's employees.
   § [696-e.] 696-D. Records  of employers. For every employee covered by
 this article, every employer shall establish, maintain, and preserve for
 not less than six years  contemporaneous,  true,  and  accurate  payroll
 records  showing for each week worked the hours worked, the compensation
 provided, plus such other information as the commissioner deems material
 and necessary. For all covered airport workers who are not  exempt  from
 overtime  compensation as established in the commissioner's minimum wage
 orders or otherwise provided by law, rule, or  regulation,  the  payroll
 records  shall  include the compensation provided and the regular hourly
 rate or rates of pay, the overtime rate or rates of pay, the  number  of
 regular  hours  worked, the number of overtime hours worked and the cost
 of benefits and/or benefit supplements. On demand,  the  employer  shall
 furnish  to  the  commissioner  or [his or her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S duly
 authorized representative a sworn statement of the hours worked, rate or
 rates of compensation, for each covered airport worker, plus such  other
 information  as  the  commissioner  deems  material and necessary. Every
 employer shall keep such records open to inspection by the  commissioner
 or  [his  or  her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S duly authorized representative at
 any reasonable time. Every employer of a covered  airport  worker  shall
 keep a digest and summary of this article which shall be prepared by the
 commissioner, posted in a conspicuous place in [his or her] THEIR estab-
 lishment  and  shall  also  keep  posted  such additional copies of said
 digest and summary as the commissioner prescribes. Employers  shall,  on
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 request,  be furnished with copies of this article and of orders, and of
 digests and summaries thereof, without charge.  Employers  shall  permit
 the  commissioner  or  [his  or her] SUCH COMMISSIONER'S duly authorized
 representative  to  question  without  interference any employee of such
 employer in a private location at the place  of  employment  and  during
 working  hours  in  respect to the wages paid to and the hours worked by
 such employee or other employees.
   § [696-f.] 696-E. Penalties. 1. If the  commissioner  finds  that  any
 employer  has  violated  any  provision  of this article or of a rule or
 regulation promulgated thereunder, the commissioner may, after an oppor-
 tunity for a hearing, and by an order which shall describe  particularly
 the  nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil penalty of not
 more than ten thousand dollars for the first such violation  within  six
 years,  not  more  than  twenty  thousand dollars for a second violation
 within six years and not more than fifty thousand dollars for a third or
 subsequent violation within six years. Such penalty shall be paid to the
 commissioner for deposit in the treasury of the state. In assessing  the
 amount  of the penalty, the commissioner shall give due consideration to
 the size of the employer's business, the good faith  [of  the  employer]
 BASIS OF THE EMPLOYER TO BELIEVE THAT ITS CONDUCT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
 THE  LAW,  the  gravity  of  the  violation,  the  history  of  previous
 violations and the  failure  to  comply  with  record-keeping  or  other
 requirements.
   2.  Any  order  issued  under subdivision one of this section shall be
 deemed a final order of the commissioner and not subject  to  review  by
 any court or agency unless the employer files a petition with the indus-
 trial  board  of  appeals for a review of the order, pursuant to section
 one hundred one of this chapter.
   3. The civil penalty provided for in this section shall be in addition
 to and may be imposed concurrently with  any  other  remedy  or  penalty
 provided for in this chapter.
   4.  Upon  a  showing by an employee organization, the commissioner may
 investigate by examining payroll records whether  an  employer  withheld
 hours  of  work  to employees for the purpose of reducing the employer's
 obligations under this article. If, after the opportunity for a hearing,
 the commissioner determines that an employer withheld hours of  work  to
 employees  for  the purpose of reducing the employer's obligations under
 this article, the commissioner may, in addition  to  any  other  penalty
 available,  also  require  that  the employer pay the [standard benefits
 supplement] APPLICABLE STANDARD rate to all of the employer's employees,
 regardless of the number of hours worked by the employees.
   § [696-g.] 696-F. Civil action. 1.   On behalf of  any  employee  paid
 less than the applicable standard rate to which the employee is entitled
 under  the  provisions  of  this article, the commissioner may bring any
 legal action necessary, including administrative action, to collect such
 claim, and the employer shall be required to pay the full amount of  the
 underpayment,  plus  costs,  and unless the employer proves a good faith
 basis to believe that its underpayment was in compliance with  the  law,
 an  additional amount as liquidated damages. Liquidated damages shall be
 calculated by the commissioner as no more than one  hundred  percent  of
 the  total  amount of underpayments found to be due the employee. In any
 action brought by the commissioner in a court of competent jurisdiction,
 liquidated damages shall be calculated as an amount equal to one hundred
 percent of underpayments found to be due the employee.
   2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an  action  to  recover
 upon  a  liability  imposed by this article must be commenced within six
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 years.  The statute of limitations shall be  tolled  from  the  date  an
 employee  files  a  complaint  with the commissioner or the commissioner
 commences an investigation, whichever is  earlier,  until  an  order  to
 comply  issued  by  the commissioner becomes final, or where the commis-
 sioner does not issue an order, until the date on which the commissioner
 notifies the complainant that the investigation has concluded.
   3. In any civil action by the  commissioner,  the  commissioner  shall
 have  the right to collect attorneys' fees and costs incurred in enforc-
 ing any court judgment. Any judgment or court  order  awarding  remedies
 under  this section shall provide that if any amounts remain unpaid upon
 the expiration of ninety days following issuance of judgment, or  ninety
 days  after  expiration of the time to appeal and no appeal therefrom is
 then pending, whichever is later, the total  amount  of  judgment  shall
 automatically increase by fifteen percent.
   § [696-h.] 696-G. Regulations.  [1.]  The  commissioner may promulgate
 such regulations as [he or she] SUCH COMMISSIONER deems  appropriate  to
 carry  out the purposes of this article and to safeguard minimum compen-
 sation standards.
   § [696-i.] 696-H. Savings clause. 1.  If any provision of this article
 or the application thereof to any person, occupation or circumstance  is
 held  invalid,  the remainder of the article and the application of such
 provision to other persons,  employees,  occupations,  or  circumstances
 shall not be affected thereby.
   2. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of
 this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to
 be  invalid,  such  judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the
 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause,
 sentence, paragraph,  subdivision,  section  or  part  thereof  directly
 involved  in  the  controversy  in  which  such judgment shall have been
 rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that
 this article would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had
 not been included herein.
   [3. If section six hundred ninety-six-a, section six  hundred  ninety-
 six-b,  or  section  six  hundred  ninety-six-c  of  this article or any
 portion thereof shall be adjudged, whether by final judgment,  a  tempo-
 rary  restraining  order,  or  a preliminary injunction, by any court of
 competent jurisdiction to be preempted by federal law, then the  "stand-
 ard  benefits supplement rate" defined in subdivision six of section six
 hundred ninety-six-a of this article shall immediately mean the  follow-
 ing:
   (a)  An  hourly  supplement  of  four  dollars  and  fifty-four  cents
 furnished to an employee by providing at least four dollars  and  fifty-
 four  cents per hour beginning on July first, two thousand twenty-one in
 one of the following ways: (i) in the form of health and/or other  bene-
 fits,  not  including  paid  leave,  that  cost  the employer the entire
 required hourly supplemental amount; (ii) by providing a portion of  the
 required  hourly supplement in the form of health and/or other benefits,
 not including paid leave, and the balance in cash; or (iii) by providing
 the entire supplement in cash.
   (b) The value of such supplement shall be no less  than  four  dollars
 and fifty-four cents per hour.
   (c)  The  standard  benefits  supplement  rate shall apply only to the
 first forty hours worked by each covered airport worker in each week and
 shall not apply to any overtime hours  worked  by  any  covered  airport
 worker.
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   (d)  The  standard  benefits  supplement  rate shall apply to any paid
 leave taken by a covered airport worker that does not exceed forty hours
 in a week.
   4.  If  section  six hundred ninety-six-a, section six hundred ninety-
 six-b, or section six  hundred  ninety-six-c  of  this  article  or  any
 portion thereof shall be adjudged by any preliminary relief, including a
 temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, by any court of
 competent  jurisdiction  to  be  preempted  by  federal law but is later
 adjudged by the same court not to be preempted by federal law in a final
 judgment, then the definition of  "standard  benefits  supplement  rate"
 shall  immediately revert to the definition stated in subdivision six of
 section six hundred ninety-six-a of this article.]
   § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
 
                                  PART U
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 198 of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 362 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   1-a. On behalf of any employee paid less than the wage to which [he or
 she is] THEY ARE entitled under the  provisions  of  this  article,  the
 commissioner may bring any legal action necessary, including administra-
 tive  action, to collect such claim and as part of such legal action, in
 addition to any other remedies and penalties otherwise  available  under
 this  article,  the  commissioner  shall assess against the employer the
 full amount of any such underpayment, and an additional amount as liqui-
 dated damages, unless the employer proves a good faith basis for believ-
 ing that its underpayment of wages  was  in  compliance  with  the  law.
 Liquidated  damages  shall  be calculated by the commissioner as no more
 than one hundred percent of the total amount of wages found to  be  due,
 except such liquidated damages may be up to three hundred percent of the
 total  amount  of  the  wages found to be due for a willful violation of
 section one hundred ninety-four of this article. In  any  action  insti-
 tuted in the courts upon a wage claim by an employee or the commissioner
 in  which  the employee prevails, the court shall allow such employee to
 recover the full amount of any underpayment, all  reasonable  attorney's
 fees,  prejudgment interest as required under the civil practice law and
 rules, and, unless the employer proves a good  faith  basis  to  believe
 that  its underpayment of wages was in compliance with the law, an addi-
 tional amount as liquidated damages equal to one hundred percent of  the
 total  amount  of  the  wages  found  to  be due, except such liquidated
 damages may be up to three hundred percent of the total  amount  of  the
 wages  found  to  be  due for a willful violation of section one hundred
 ninety-four of this article.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO VIOLATIONS OF
 PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THIS
 ARTICLE  WHERE THE EMPLOYER PAID THE EMPLOYEE WAGES ON A REGULAR PAYDAY,
 NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN SEMI-MONTHLY. SUCH VIOLATIONS SHALL  BE  SUBJECT
 TO DAMAGES AS FOLLOWS:
   (I)  NO MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE LOST INTEREST FOUND TO BE
 DUE FOR THE DELAYED PAYMENT OF WAGES CALCULATED USING A  DAILY  INTEREST
 RATE  FOR  EACH DAY PAYMENT IS LATE BASED ON THE ANNUAL RATE OF INTEREST
 THEN IN  EFFECT,  AS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FINANCIAL
 SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  FOURTEEN-A  OF  THE BANKING LAW FOR THE
 EMPLOYER'S FIRST VIOLATION; OR
   (II) FOR CONDUCT OCCURRING AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH,
 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES EQUAL TO ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TOTAL  AMOUNT  OF
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 WAGES  FOUND TO BE DUE IN VIOLATION OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE  FOR  ANY  EMPLOYER  WHO,
 AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO ONE OR
 MORE  PREVIOUS  FINDINGS  AND  ORDERS  FOR  VIOLATIONS OF PARAGRAPH A OF
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF  THIS  ARTICLE  FOR
 WHICH NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDICIAL REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN
 THIS  CHAPTER  IS PENDING AND THE TIME FOR INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING
 SHALL HAVE EXPIRED AND RELATING TO EMPLOYEES PERFORMING THE SAME WORK.
   FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AN ORDER SHALL MEAN A  SINGLE  FINAL
 ORDER  OR DETERMINATION MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER OR A COURT OF COMPETENT
 JURISDICTION, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OR THE  TIME  PERIOD
 THAT WAS SUBJECT TO SUCH ORDER.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to causes
 of action pending or commenced on or after such date.
 
                                  PART V
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 218 of the labor law,  as  amended
 by chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  (A)  Provided  that  no  proceeding for administrative or judicial
 review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending  and  the  time
 for  initiation  of such proceeding shall have expired, the commissioner
 may file with the county clerk of the county where the employer  resides
 or  has  a place of business the order of the commissioner, or the deci-
 sion of the industrial board of appeals containing the amount  found  to
 be  due  including  the civil penalty, if any, and at the commissioner's
 discretion, an additional fifteen percent damages upon  any  outstanding
 monies  owed.  [At]  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, IN
 EXECUTION OF ANY ORDER OR DECISION FILED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED  UPON
 SHERIFFS BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, BUT
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS
 OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN  THE  PERFORMANCE  OF  SUCH  DUTY.  ADDI-
 TIONALLY,  AT the request of an employee, the commissioner shall assign,
 without consideration or liability, that portion of the filed order that
 constitutes wages, wage supplements, interest on wages or  wage  supple-
 ments, or liquidated damages due that employee, to that employee and may
 file  an assignment or order in that amount in the name of that employee
 with the county clerk of the county where the employer resides or has  a
 place  of  business.  The  filing  of such assignment, order or decision
 shall have the full force and effect of a judgment duly docketed in  the
 office  of  such  clerk.  The  assignment[,  order  or  decision] may be
 enforced [by and in the name of the commissioner, or] by the employee[,]
 in the same manner, and with like effect,  as  that  prescribed  by  the
 civil practice law and rules for the enforcement of a money judgment.
   (B)  IN ADDITION AND AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANY OTHER REMEDY PROVIDED BY
 THIS SECTION AND PROVIDED THAT NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDI-
 CIAL REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL THEN BE  PENDING  AND  THE
 TIME  FOR  INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER MAY ISSUE A  WARRANT  UNDER  THE  COMMISSIONER'S  OFFICIAL  SEAL,
 DIRECTED  TO  THE  SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY, COMMANDING THE SHERIFF TO LEVY
 UPON AND SELL THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT MAY  BE  FOUND  WITHIN
 THE  SHERIFF'S COUNTY OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS DEFAULTED IN THE PAYMENT OF
 ANY SUM DETERMINED TO BE DUE FROM SUCH EMPLOYER FOR THE PAYMENT OF  SUCH
 SUM  TOGETHER  WITH  INTEREST,  PENALTIES, AND THE COST OF EXECUTING THE
 WARRANT, AND TO RETURN SUCH WARRANT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND TO PAY  INTO
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 THE  FUND  THE MONEY COLLECTED BY VIRTUE THEREOF WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER
 THE RECEIPT OF SUCH WARRANT.  THE SHERIFF SHALL, WITHIN FIVE DAYS  AFTER
 THE  RECEIPT  OF  THE  WARRANT, FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY A COPY
 THEREOF, AND THEREUPON SUCH CLERK SHALL ENTER IN THE JUDGMENT DOCKET THE
 NAME  OF  THE  EMPLOYER  MENTIONED  IN THE WARRANT AND THE AMOUNT OF THE
 CONTRIBUTION, INTEREST, AND PENALTIES FOR WHICH THE  WARRANT  IS  ISSUED
 AND  THE  DATE  WHEN  SUCH  COPY  IS FILED. THEREUPON THE AMOUNT OF SUCH
 WARRANT SO DOCKETED SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE TITLE TO  AND  INTEREST
 IN  REAL  PROPERTY AND CHATTELS OF THE EMPLOYER AGAINST WHOM THE WARRANT
 IS ISSUED IN THE SAME MANNER AS A JUDGMENT DULY DOCKETED IN  THE  OFFICE
 OF  SUCH  CLERK.  THE SHERIFF SHALL THEN PROCEED UPON THE WARRANT IN THE
 SAME MANNER, AND WITH LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PROVIDED BY LAW IN RESPECT TO
 EXECUTIONS ISSUED AGAINST PROPERTY UPON JUDGMENTS OF A COURT OF  RECORD,
 AND  THE  SHERIFF  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO THE SAME FEES, WHICH THEY MAY
 COLLECT IN THE SAME MANNER, FOR THE SHERIFF'S SERVICES IN EXECUTING  THE
 WARRANT.
   (C)  IN  THE  DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, A WARRANT OF LIKE TERMS,
 FORCE, AND EFFECT MAY BE ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO ANY OFFICER OR  EMPLOYEE
 OF  THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHO MAY FILE A COPY OF SUCH WARRANT WITH THE
 CLERK OF ANY COUNTY IN THE STATE, AND THEREUPON EACH  SUCH  CLERK  SHALL
 DOCKET  IT  AND  IT  SHALL BECOME A LIEN IN THE SAME MANNER AND WITH THE
 SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO A WARRANT
 ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO AND FILED BY A  SHERIFF;  AND  IN  THE  EXECUTION
 THEREOF  SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED BY
 LAW UPON SHERIFFS, BUT THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR  COMPENSATION
 IN  EXCESS  OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH DUTY.
 IF A WARRANT IS RETURNED NOT SATISFIED IN FULL, THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 HAVE  THE  SAME REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE AMOUNT THEREOF AS IF THE COMMIS-
 SIONER HAD RECOVERED JUDGMENT FOR THE SAME.
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 219 of the  labor  law,  as  amended  by
 chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  (A)  Provided  that  no  proceeding for administrative or judicial
 review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending  and  the  time
 for  initiation  of such proceeding shall have expired, the commissioner
 may file with the county clerk of the county where the employer  resides
 or has a place of business the order of the commissioner or the decision
 of  the  industrial  board  of appeals containing the amount found to be
 due, including, at the commissioner's discretion, an additional  fifteen
 percent  damages  upon any outstanding monies owed. [At] NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, IN EXECUTION OF  ANY  ORDER  OR  DECISION
 FILED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON SHERIFFS BY ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE
 OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, BUT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE ENTI-
 TLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID  IN
 THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH DUTY. ADDITIONALLY, AT the request of an employ-
 ee,  the  commissioner shall assign, without consideration or liability,
 that portion of the filed order that  constitutes  wages,  wage  supple-
 ments,  interest on wages or wage supplements, or liquidated damages due
 the employee, to that employee and may file an assignment  or  order  in
 that  amount  in  the name of such employee with the county clerk of the
 county where the employer resides or has a place of business. The filing
 of such assignment, order or decision shall  have  the  full  force  and
 effect  of  a  judgment  duly  docketed in the office of such clerk. The
 assignment[, order or decision] may be enforced [by and in the  name  of
 the  commissioner,  or]  by the employee[,] in the same manner, and with
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 like effect, as that prescribed by the civil practice law and rules  for
 the enforcement of a money judgment.
   (B)  IN ADDITION AND AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANY OTHER REMEDY PROVIDED BY
 THIS SECTION AND PROVIDED THAT NO PROCEEDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR JUDI-
 CIAL REVIEW AS PROVIDED IN THIS CHAPTER SHALL THEN BE  PENDING  AND  THE
 TIME  FOR  INITIATION OF SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL HAVE EXPIRED, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER MAY ISSUE A WARRANT UNDER THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE  COMMISSIONER,
 DIRECTED  TO  THE  SHERIFF OF ANY COUNTY, COMMANDING THE SHERIFF TO LEVY
 UPON AND SELL THE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT MAY  BE  FOUND  WITHIN
 THE  SHERIFF'S COUNTY OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS DEFAULTED IN THE PAYMENT OF
 ANY SUM DETERMINED TO BE DUE FROM SUCH EMPLOYER FOR THE PAYMENT OF  SUCH
 SUM  TOGETHER  WITH  INTEREST,  PENALTIES, AND THE COST OF EXECUTING THE
 WARRANT, AND TO RETURN SUCH WARRANT TO THE COMMISSIONER AND TO PAY  INTO
 THE  FUND  THE MONEY COLLECTED BY VIRTUE THEREOF WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER
 THE RECEIPT OF SUCH WARRANT. THE SHERIFF SHALL, WITHIN FIVE  DAYS  AFTER
 THE  RECEIPT  OF  THE  WARRANT, FILE WITH THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY A COPY
 THEREOF, AND THEREUPON SUCH CLERK SHALL ENTER IN THE JUDGMENT DOCKET THE
 NAME OF THE EMPLOYER MENTIONED IN THE WARRANT  AND  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE
 CONTRIBUTION,  INTEREST,  AND  PENALTIES FOR WHICH THE WARRANT IS ISSUED
 AND THE DATE WHEN SUCH COPY IS  FILED.  THEREUPON  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH
 WARRANT  SO  DOCKETED SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE TITLE TO AND INTEREST
 IN REAL PROPERTY AND CHATTELS OF THE EMPLOYER AGAINST WHOM  THE  WARRANT
 IS  ISSUED  IN THE SAME MANNER AS A JUDGMENT DULY DOCKETED IN THE OFFICE
 OF SUCH CLERK. THE SHERIFF SHALL THEN PROCEED UPON THE  WARRANT  IN  THE
 SAME MANNER, AND WITH LIKE EFFECT, AS THAT PROVIDED BY LAW IN RESPECT TO
 EXECUTIONS  ISSUED AGAINST PROPERTY UPON JUDGMENTS OF A COURT OF RECORD,
 AND THE SHERIFF SHALL BE ENTITLED TO  THE  SAME  FEES,  WHICH  THEY  MAY
 COLLECT  IN THE SAME MANNER, FOR THE SHERIFF'S SERVICES IN EXECUTING THE
 WARRANT.
   (C) IN THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER, A WARRANT  OF  LIKE  TERMS,
 FORCE,  AND EFFECT MAY BE ISSUED AND DIRECTED TO ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE
 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHO MAY FILE A COPY OF SUCH WARRANT WITH  THE
 CLERK  OF  ANY  COUNTY IN THE STATE, AND THEREUPON EACH SUCH CLERK SHALL
 DOCKET IT AND IT SHALL BECOME A LIEN IN THE SAME  MANNER  AND  WITH  THE
 SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS HEREINBEFORE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO A WARRANT
 ISSUED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  AND  FILED BY A SHERIFF; AND IN THE EXECUTION
 THEREOF SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS CONFERRED  BY
 LAW  UPON SHERIFFS, BUT THEY SHALL BE ENTITLED TO NO FEE OR COMPENSATION
 IN EXCESS OF THE ACTUAL EXPENSES PAID IN THE PERFORMANCE OF  SUCH  DUTY.
 IF  A  WARRANT IS RETURNED NOT SATISFIED IN FULL, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 HAVE THE SAME REMEDIES TO ENFORCE THE AMOUNT THEREOF AS IF  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER HAD RECOVERED JUDGMENT FOR THE SAME.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART W
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 141 of the labor law, as amended
 by chapter 642 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
   1. If the  commissioner  finds  that  an  employer  has  violated  any
 provision  of this article or of a rule or regulation promulgated there-
 under, the commissioner may by an order which shall describe particular-
 ly the nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil  penalty  of
 not  more  than [one] TEN thousand dollars for the first such violation,
 AT LEAST TWO THOUSAND BUT  not  more  than  [two]  TWENTY-FIVE  thousand
 dollars  for  a second violation, and AT LEAST TEN THOUSAND BUT not more
 than [three] FIFTY-FIVE thousand  dollars  for  a  third  or  subsequent
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 violation. Such penalty shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit in
 the  treasury  of the state. In assessing the amount of the penalty, the
 commissioner shall give due consideration to the size of the  employer's
 business, the good faith of the employer TO BELIEVE THAT ITS CONDUCT WAS
 IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, the gravity of the violation, the history of
 previous  violations  and  the  failure to comply with record-keeping or
 other  requirements,  provided,  however,  that  where  such   violation
 involves illegal employment during which a minor is seriously injured or
 dies,  such penalty shall be [treble the maximum penalty allowable under
 the law for such violation] AT LEAST THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT MORE
 THAN THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST SUCH VIOLATION, AT LEAST  SIX
 THOUSAND  BUT NOT MORE THAN SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE SECOND
 VIOLATION, AND AT LEAST THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT NOT  MORE  THAN  ONE
 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR  THE  THIRD  OR SUBSEQUENT
 VIOLATION.   For the purposes of this  subdivision,  a  minor  shall  be
 deemed  to  be  seriously  injured if such injury results in a permanent
 partial or permanent total disability  as  determined  by  the  workers'
 compensation board.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART X
 
   Section 1. Sections 135, 137 and 139 of the labor law are REPEALED.
   §  2.  Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 130 of the labor law is
 REPEALED.
   §  3. Section  131 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 975 of  the
 laws  of 1966, subdivision 2 and paragraph a of subdivision 3 as amended
 by chapter 1017 of the laws of 1971, subparagraph 4 of  paragraph  a  of
 subdivision  3 as added by chapter 292 of the laws of 1991, subparagraph
 5 of paragraph a of subdivision 3 as added and subparagraph 6  of  para-
 graph  a  of  subdivision  3 as renumbered by chapter 123 of the laws of
 1997, paragraph b of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 35 of the  laws
 of  2004,  paragraph c of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 478 of the
 laws of 1984, paragraph d of subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 377  of
 the  laws  of  1973,  and subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 920 of the
 laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
   § 131. Employment of minors fourteen or fifteen years of  age.  1.  No
 minor  fourteen  or  fifteen  years  of  age  shall be employed in or in
 connection with any trade, business, or  service  when  attendance  upon
 instruction is required by the education law.
   2.  When  attendance upon instruction is not required by the education
 law, a minor fourteen or fifteen years of age may  be  employed  if  [he
 presents]  THEY  PRESENT  an  employment certificate or permit issued in
 accordance with the education law;  provided,  however,  that  no  minor
 fourteen  or  fifteen years of age shall be employed in or in connection
 with a factory.
   3. Exceptions:
   a. When attendance upon instruction is not required by  the  education
 law, a minor fourteen or fifteen years of age may be employed without an
 employment certificate or permit in the following occupations:
   (1) Caddy service on a golf course;
   (2) Service as a baby sitter staying with and at the home of a younger
 child  or  children  with  or  without the presence at such home of such
 child's  or  children's  [parents  or  guardians]  PERSONS  IN  PARENTAL
 RELATION;
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   (3)  Casual employment consisting of yard work and household chores in
 and about a residence or the premises of  a  non-profit,  non-commercial
 organization, not involving the use of power-driven machinery;
   (4)  Assisting  a  [parent]  PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, aunt, uncle,  OR
 grandparent [or guardian] in the sale of produce of a farm that is owned
 or  leased  by  the  minor's [parent] PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION, aunt,
 uncle, OR grandparent [or guardian], at a farm stand or farmer's  market
 stand that is owned or leased by the minor's [parent] PERSON IN PARENTAL
 RELATION,  aunt,  uncle,  OR  grandparent  [or  guardian], at times when
 school [in] IS not in session  and  the  minor  is  accompanied  by  the
 [parent  or  guardian]  PERSON IN PARENTAL RELATION or has presented the
 written consent  of  the  [parent  or  guardian]    PERSON  IN  PARENTAL
 RELATION.
   (5) Caddie service at a bridge tournament;
   (6)  Work  for  [his  parents  or  guardians] THEIR PERSON IN PARENTAL
 RELATION either on the home farm or at other outdoor work not  connected
 with or for any trade, business, or service.
   b.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the employ-
 ment of a minor fourteen or fifteen years of age as a child performer in
 compliance with section 35.01 of the arts and cultural affairs  law  and
 article four-A of this chapter.
   c.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to the employ-
 ment of a minor fourteen or fifteen years of age as  a  child  model  in
 compliance with section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law.
   d. [Nothing in this section, or the hours of work requirements of this
 chapter,  shall  apply to a newspaper carrier in compliance with section
 thirty-two hundred twenty-eight of the education law. The picking up  of
 newspapers  at a newspaper plant shall not be construed to be employment
 in or in connection with a factory if there is provided a place for  the
 picking  up of such newspapers, which place does not contain any danger-
 ous machinery or equipment and does not afford access to space in  which
 any such dangerous machinery or equipment is located.
   e.  Nothing  in  this section shall prohibit the employment of a minor
 fifteen years old who is found to be incapable of profiting from further
 instruction available and who presents a special employment  certificate
 issued in accordance with the education law. Such employment certificate
 shall not be valid for work in or in connection with a factory.
   f.]  A  minor fourteen or fifteen years of age may be employed in farm
 service, when attendance upon instruction is not required by the  educa-
 tion  law,  provided  such  minor  presents a farm work permit issued in
 accordance with the education law. Such permit shall be valid only  when
 signed  by  the  employer  and  it  shall not be valid for work in or in
 connection with a factory.
   [g.] E. Nothing in this section shall prohibit  the  employment  of  a
 minor fourteen or fifteen years of age during the school lunch period in
 a  school  cafeteria  at the school which the minor attends if the minor
 presents an employment certificate issued in accordance with the  educa-
 tion law.
   4. Employment in delivery and clerical employments:
   a.  Nothing  contained in this article shall be deemed to prohibit the
 employment of a minor fourteen or  fifteen  years  of  age  for  whom  a
 student non-factory employment certificate has been issued in accordance
 with  the  provisions  of  the  education  law, in delivery and clerical
 employments:
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   (1) in an office of a factory, provided that such office  is  enclosed
 and  separate  from  the  place  where  manufacturing is carried on, and
 provided that the minor is not engaged in any manufacturing operation or
 process; or
   (2)  in  or in connection with dry cleaning stores, tailor shops, shoe
 repair shops and similar  service  stores  which  clean,  press,  alter,
 repair  or  dye  articles  or  goods belonging to the ultimate consumer,
 provided that such employment does not  involve  the  use  of  dangerous
 machinery or equipment, or chemical processes.
   b.  The  commissioner  may  promulgate rules and regulations which [he
 deems] THEY DEEM necessary to carry out the provisions of this  subdivi-
 sion.
   5. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the employment
 of a minor fourteen or fifteen years of age in any occupation prohibited
 by section one hundred thirty-three of this chapter.
   6. Nothing in this section shall prevent the rendering of services for
 the  public  good  by  a  minor of fourteen or fifteen years pursuant to
 section seven hundred fifty-eight-a or 353.6 of the family court act.
   § 4. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 135 to  read  as
 follows:
   § 135. DATABASE FOR EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS; EMPLOYEE REGISTRATION; MINOR
 EMPLOYMENT  CERTIFICATES.  1.  CREATION  OF DATABASE. THE DEPARTMENT, IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SHALL CREATE AND MAINTAIN
 A DATABASE FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN
 THIS SECTION, ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ANY EMPLOYER OR  MINOR  THAT
 IS  SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL
 AND SHALL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL  PREVENT
 THE COMMISSIONER FROM SHARING SUCH INFORMATION FOR CIVIL OR CRIMINAL LAW
 ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.
   2. EMPLOYER REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL PROCESS. ANY EMPLOYER REQUIRED TO
 BE  REGISTERED  UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT WITH THE
 INFORMATION SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL  INFOR-
 MATION  THAT  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY  REQUIRE,  IN  THE  FORM  AND  MANNER
 PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   3. EMPLOYER REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION. EVERY EMPLOYER  THAT  HIRES,
 EMPLOYS,  OR  OTHERWISE  PERMITS  ANY MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN TO
 WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER WITHIN THE STATE SHALL REGISTER  IN  THE  DATABASE
 AND  SHALL PROVIDE, IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT,
 THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
   (A) THE NAME OF THE EMPLOYER;
   (B) THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF THE EMPLOYER;
   (C) ANY LOCATION OF THE  EMPLOYER'S  BUSINESS  OPERATIONS  WITHIN  THE
 STATE, INCLUDING ANY LOCATION WHERE A MINOR WILL BE WORKING;
   (D)  THE NUMBER AND NAMES OF MINORS WHO ARE HIRED, EMPLOYED, OR OTHER-
 WISE PERMITTED TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER;
   (E) A CERTIFIED STATEMENT FROM  THE  EMPLOYER  THAT  THE  EMPLOYER  IS
 HIRING,  EMPLOYING, OR OTHERWISE PERMITTING MINORS TO WORK ONLY IN POSI-
 TIONS FOR THE EMPLOYER AS PERMITTED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION IN ORDER
 TO ENSURE THEIR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING; AND
   (F) ANY OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   4. EMPLOYER RECORDKEEPING. AN EMPLOYER THAT IS REQUIRED TO  BE  REGIS-
 TERED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION SHALL, BEFORE EMPLOYMENT BEGINS, FILE AT THE
 PLACE OF THE MINOR'S EMPLOYMENT SUCH EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT SO
 THAT IT MAY BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ANY PERSON  AUTHORIZED  BY  LAW  TO
 EXAMINE  SUCH  DOCUMENT. AN EMPLOYER'S ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO SUCH EMPLOY-
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 MENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT IN THE DATABASE SHALL MEET  THE  REQUIREMENTS
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   5.  MINOR  REGISTRATION. ANY MINOR UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO PLANS
 TO WORK FOR AN EMPLOYER WITHIN THE STATE SHALL COMPLETE  A  REGISTRATION
 IN  THE  DATABASE FOR ANY EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT. ALL INFORMA-
 TION PERTAINING TO THE MINOR SHALL BE  CONFIDENTIAL  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE
 ACCESSIBLE  BY  THE  PUBLIC. WHEN THE MINOR RECEIVES A JOB OFFER FROM AN
 EMPLOYER, THEY MUST UPDATE THEIR CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT IN  THE  DATABASE
 TO  REFLECT  THAT  EMPLOYER IN ORDER FOR THE CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT TO BE
 VALID.  IF THE MINOR PLANS TO WORK FOR A DIFFERENT EMPLOYER, OR  FOR  AN
 EMPLOYER  IN  ADDITION  TO THE EMPLOYER FOR WHICH THE MINOR FIRST REGIS-
 TERED, THE MINOR SHALL UPDATE THE MINOR'S REGISTRATION. THE MINOR  SHALL
 BE  REQUIRED  TO  SUBMIT  DOCUMENTATION FOR REGISTRATION IN THE FORM AND
 MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   6. ISSUANCE AND REVOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE  OR  PERMIT.  (A)
 ANY  EMPLOYMENT  CERTIFICATE  OR  PERMIT  ISSUED PURSUANT TO PART ONE OF
 ARTICLE SIXTY-FIVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE ISSUED BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  ELECTRONICALLY  WITHIN  THE  DATABASE.    ANY APPLICATION FOR AN
 EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT THAT IS MADE PURSUANT TO  PART  ONE  OF
 ARTICLE  SIXTY-FIVE  OF  THE EDUCATION LAW SHALL BE MADE BY A MINOR ON A
 FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B) THE CHANCELLOR IN THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW
 YORK, AND ELSEWHERE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OR THE DISTRICT SUPER-
 INTENDENT OF SCHOOLS WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS, OR A PRINCI-
 PAL  OF  A NONPUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAY REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSIONER
 REVOKE A MINOR'S EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT. THE  REQUESTOR  SHALL
 USE  THE  DATABASE  TO  FILE  THIS  REQUEST  AND  ELECTRONICALLY UPLOAD,
 DISCLOSE, OR OTHERWISE  PROVIDE  ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION  AS  NECESSARY.
 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY RELATE TO: (I) AN EVALUATION OF THE STUDENT'S
 OVERALL  ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND PAST ACADEMIC RECORD; (II) AN EXAMINA-
 TION OF THE STUDENT'S ATTENDANCE RECORD; (III) THE  WILLINGNESS  OF  THE
 STUDENT  TO  PARTICIPATE  IN A COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM, WORK STUDY
 PROGRAM, SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER  STRUCTURED  PROGRAM  WHICH
 PROVIDES  A  STUDENT  WITH  AN  OPPORTUNITY TO EARN INCOME WHILE EARNING
 ACADEMIC CREDIT; (IV) SUCH OTHER FACTORS AS THE AFOREMENTIONED OFFICIALS
 IDENTIFY; AND (V) ANY MATERIAL SUBMITTED BY THE STUDENT. UPON REVIEW  OF
 INFORMATION  PROVIDED  BY  SCHOOLS OR GATHERED ON THEIR OWN, THE COMMIS-
 SIONER MAY REVOKE THE MINOR'S EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT.
   7.  RECORDS. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER
 OF  EDUCATION, SHALL PROVIDE A METHOD BY WHICH AUTHORIZED SCHOOL EMPLOY-
 EES ACTING ON BEHALF OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCA-
 TIONAL  SERVICES,  OR  NONPUBLIC  SCHOOL MAY ACCESS THE DATABASE FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF COMPLIANCE WITH PART ONE OF ARTICLE SIXTY-FIVE OF THE  EDUCA-
 TION  LAW.  THE  COMMISSIONER MAY SHARE INFORMATION WITH SUCH AUTHORIZED
 SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ABOUT REGISTERED MINORS AND  REQUEST  INFORMATION  FROM
 SUCH  SCHOOL  AUTHORIZED  EMPLOYEES  ABOUT  REGISTERED  MINORS OR MINORS
 APPLYING FOR A CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE,  OR
 REGULATION  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  A  SCHOOL DISTRICT, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE
 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,  NONPUBLIC  SECONDARY  SCHOOL  AND  THE  EDUCATION
 DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE COMMISSIONER WITH SUCH RECORDS AND INFORMA-
 TION  AS REQUESTED TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED
 THAT, AS APPLIED TO  STUDENT  EDUCATIONAL  RECORDS,  SUCH  ENTITY  SHALL
 PROVIDE  ALL  PROTECTIONS  AFFORDED  TO  PARENTS AND PERSONS IN PARENTAL
 RELATIONSHIPS, OR STUDENTS WHERE APPLICABLE, REQUIRED  UNDER THE  FAMILY
 EDUCATIONAL  RIGHTS  AND  PRIVACY  ACT,  20  U.S.C. SECTION 1232G, WHERE
 APPLICABLE THE INDIVIDUALS WITH  DISABILITIES  EDUCATION  ACT,  SECTIONS
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 FOURTEEN HUNDRED, ET SEQ. OF TITLE TWENTY OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, AND
 THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SUCH STATUTES.
   8.  REGULATIONS.  THE COMMISSIONER MAY PRESCRIBE REGULATIONS NECESSARY
 TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 5. Section 140 of the labor law, as amended by chapter  478  of  the
 laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
   §  140.  Enforcement of violations relating to child performers[,] AND
 child models[, street trades, and newspaper carriers]. The  commissioner
 is  hereby  authorized  and empowered to prosecute violations of section
 35.01 of the arts and cultural affairs law, relating to  child  perform-
 ers, AND section 35.05 of the arts and cultural affairs law, relating to
 child  models[, section thirty-two hundred twenty-seven of the education
 law, relating to street trades, and section thirty-two  hundred  twenty-
 eight of the education law, relating to newspaper carriers].
   §  6. Section 3215 of the education law, as amended by chapter 1017 of
 the laws of 1971, subdivision 1 and paragraph  d  of  subdivision  4  as
 amended  by  chapter  919  of  the  laws  of 1974, is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 3215. Unlawful employment.   1. It  shall  be  unlawful,  except  as
 otherwise provided by law, to employ in any trade, business or service a
 minor who does not present an employment certificate or permit issued in
 accordance  with this article AND SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE
 LABOR LAW.
   2. No minor shall be employed during the hours  when  attendance  upon
 instruction is required by this chapter.
   3.  No  minor  shall  be employed in violation of any provision of the
 labor law or other law.
   4. Exceptions.  a. When attendance upon instruction is not required by
 this chapter, a minor fourteen years of age  or  over  may  be  employed
 without  an  employment  certificate  or permit in the following occupa-
 tions:
   (1) Caddy service on a golf course;
   (2) Service as a baby sitter staying with and at the home  of  another
 child  or  children  with  or  without the presence at such home of such
 child or children's [parents or guardians] PERSONS IN PARENTAL RELATION;
   (3) Casual employment of a minor fourteen  or  fifteen  years  of  age
 consisting of yard work and household chores in and about a residence or
 the premises of a non-profit, non-commercial organization, not involving
 the use of power-driven machinery; and
   (4) Casual employment of a minor sixteen years of age or over consist-
 ing  of  yard  work and household chores in and about a residence or the
 premises of a non-profit, non-commercial organization, not involving the
 use of power-driven machinery other than power-driven machinery ordinar-
 ily used in such yard work or household chores.
   b. When attendance upon instruction is not required, a  minor  sixteen
 years  of  age  or  over  may  be  employed in work on a farm without an
 employment certificate or permit.
   c. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the employment  of  a  minor
 during the school lunch period in a school cafeteria at the school which
 the minor attends if the minor presents an employment certificate issued
 in accordance with this article.
   d.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the employ-
 ment of a minor in accordance with [sections] SECTION thirty-two hundred
 twenty-six [through and including section thirty-two hundred thirty]  of
 this chapter.
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   e.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the employ-
 ment of a minor twelve years of age or over in work for [his parents  or
 guardians]  THEIR  PERSON  IN  PARENTAL  RELATION on the home farm or at
 other outdoor work not connected with or  for  any  trade,  business  or
 service  when  attendance upon instruction is not required by this chap-
 ter.
   f. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an  employment
 certificate  or permit shall not be required for a student sixteen years
 of age or over who is in attendance at a recognized institution of high-
 er learning and who is employed by a non-profit college or university or
 by a non-profit college  or  university  fraternity,  sorority,  student
 association or faculty association.
   §  7.  Section 3215-a of the education law, as amended by chapter 1017
 of the laws of 1971 and subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended by  chapter  197
 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3215-a. General  certification  provisions.  1.  Certificating offi-
 cials.  Employment certificates or permits shall be issued by the [chan-
 cellor in the city school district of the city of New York, and  by  the
 superintendent  of  schools in other school districts, provided that the
 district superintendent  of  schools  may  issue  such  certificates  or
 permits  for  students  attending classes operated by a board of cooper-
 ative educational services, and the principal of a  nonpublic  secondary
 school  may  issue  such  certificates or permits for students attending
 such school. The chancellor in New York city, or  elsewhere  the  super-
 intendent of schools or district superintendent of schools may designate
 in  writing the principal of the public school the minor attends or last
 attended or other public school official to act as  certificating  offi-
 cial  in  his  stead. During the months of July and August, and at other
 times in extraordinary circumstances and emergencies, one or more public
 school officials shall be designated in writing by the chancellor in New
 York city and elsewhere by the superintendent or district superintendent
 to act as certificating officials. The designation or  authorization  of
 certificating officials in public schools shall be subject to such limi-
 tations  or standards as may be prescribed by the chancellor in New York
 city and elsewhere by the  superintendent  or  district  superintendent]
 COMMISSIONER  OF LABOR.   THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR MAY SHARE THE STATUS
 OF A STUDENT'S CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT WITH THE  CHANCELLOR  IN  THE  CITY
 SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF  THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE WITH THE SUPER-
 INTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OR THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT  OF  SCHOOLS  WITHIN
 THEIR  RESPECTIVE  JURISDICTIONS  OR  WITH  A  PRINCIPAL  OF A NONPUBLIC
 SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR A STUDENT ATTENDING SUCH SCHOOL.
   2. Revocation. Employment certificates or permits may be revoked  [for
 cause]  by  the [chancellor in New York city and elsewhere by the super-
 intendent of schools or the district superintendent  of  schools  within
 their  respective  jurisdictions,  or,  by  a  principal  of a nonpublic
 secondary school for a student attending such school.  Where  a  student
 who  is required to attend school pursuant to section thirty-two hundred
 five of this article has failed no less than four  academic  courses  in
 one  semester, the chancellor in New York city, and elsewhere the super-
 intendent of schools or the district superintendent  of  schools  within
 their  respective jurisdictions, or a principal of a nonpublic secondary
 school may revoke such student's employment certificate  or  permit.  In
 determining  whether  to revoke an employment certificate or permit, the
 chancellor in New York city, and elsewhere the superintendent of schools
 or the district superintendent of schools within their respective juris-
 dictions, or a principal of a nonpublic secondary school, shall  consid-
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 er,  (1) an evaluation of the student's overall academic performance and
 past academic record; (2) an examination  of  the  student's  attendance
 record;  (3)  the  economic  need of the student's family for the income
 provided  by  the student; (4) the willingness of the student to partic-
 ipate in a cooperative education program, work study program, school  to
 work  program  or  any other structured program which provides a student
 with an opportunity to earn income while earning  academic  credit;  (5)
 such other factors as the aforementioned officials identify; and (6) any
 material  submitted  by  the  student] COMMISSIONER OF LABOR PURSUANT TO
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, nothing in  this  section
 shall  be  construed to prevent any student from obtaining an employment
 certificate or permit for the purpose of working during  the  months  of
 July and August.
   3.  Approval  of  form  and  contents. The commissioner of [education]
 LABOR,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  EDUCATION,  shall
 prescribe  [or  approve]  the  form  and  contents  of all certificates,
 permits, [physical examination records,] and schooling records  required
 by  part one of this article FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES AND CONSISTENT WITH
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR  LAW.  [The  form  of  such
 certificates  and  permits  shall also be subject to the approval of the
 industrial commissioner] ANY EMPLOYMENT  CERTIFICATE  OR  PERMIT  ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS PART SHALL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY WITHIN THE DATABASE
 CREATED  AND MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH
 AND WITH SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   §  8. Section 3216 of the education law, as amended by chapter 1017 of
 the laws of 1971 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 919 of the laws
 of 1974, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3216. Employment certificates.  1. A student non-factory  employment
 certificate  may  be  issued to a minor fourteen or fifteen years of age
 who is attending day school. The certificate shall be valid for work  in
 a  trade,  business or service, but shall not be valid for work in or in
 connection with a factory except as  provided  in  subdivision  four  of
 section one hundred thirty-one of the labor law.
   2.  A  student general employment certificate may be issued to a minor
 sixteen or seventeen years of age who is attending day school. It  shall
 be valid for work in or in connection with a factory or any other trade,
 business or service.
   3. A full-time employment certificate may be issued to a minor sixteen
 or  seventeen  years  of  age  who  is  not  attending day school or who
 declares [his] THEIR intention to leave day school for full-time employ-
 ment. It shall be valid for work in or in connection with a  factory  or
 any other trade, business or service. A full-time employment certificate
 also  may  be  issued  to  a minor who is a graduate of a four-year high
 school, but if such minor is under sixteen years of age the  certificate
 shall not be valid for work in or in connection with a factory except as
 provided  in  subdivision  four of section one hundred and thirty-one of
 the labor law.
   4. [A limited employment certificate may  be  issued  as  provided  in
 subdivision two of section thirty-two hundred twenty of this article.
   5.  A  special  employment  certificate  may  be issued as provided in
 section thirty-two hundred twenty-five of this article.
   6.] An employment certificate shall be valid not only for the  initial
 employment  but also for subsequent employments in work permitted by the
 particular type of certificate, PROVIDED  THAT  THE  MINOR  HAS  UPDATED
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 THEIR  ELECTRONIC  REGISTRATION  TO  REFLECT  THE SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYER AS
 REQUIRED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW.
   [7.] 5. An employment certificate shall expire two years from the date
 of  its  issuance,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in this article. No
 employment certificate shall be valid for employment in violation of any
 provision of the labor law or rules issued thereunder.
   [8.] 6. An employment certificate shall be kept on file at  the  place
 of  the  minor's employment [and shall be returned to the minor when the
 employment terminates] OR BE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO ANY PERSON AUTHORIZED
 BY LAW TO EXAMINE SUCH DOCUMENT IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  RECORDKEEPING
 REQUIREMENTS  SET  FORTH IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR
 LAW.
   § 9. Section 3217 of the education law, as amended by chapter 1017  of
 the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3217. Procedure  for  issuance  of employment certificates.   1.  An
 application for an employment certificate shall be made by a minor [on a
 form] IN THE MANNER prescribed by the commissioner of [education]  LABOR
 AND  CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE
 OF THE LABOR LAW.
   2. Before issuing an employment certificate the issuing official shall
 require the minor to submit the following:
   a. Evidence of age;
   b. Written consent of the [parent  or  guardian]  PERSON  IN  PARENTAL
 RELATION  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS PART;
 AND
   c. [A certificate of physical fitness; and
   d.] If the application is for a full-time  employment  certificate,  a
 schooling record.
   In  addition,  in a city or school district which, pursuant to section
 thirty-two hundred five, subdivision three, of  this  article,  requires
 minors  from  sixteen  to seventeen years of age who are not employed to
 attend school, the certificating official shall require a minor applying
 for a full-time employment certificate to submit the following:
   a. A pledge of employment; and
   b. A schooling record.
   § 10. Section 3219 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 11. Section 3220 of the education law is REPEALED.
   § 12. Section 3221 of the education law, as amended by chapter 1017 of
 the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3221. Pledge of employment.   The  pledge  of  employment  shall  be
 [signed]  COMPLETED  IN  THE  METHOD  PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW by the initial prospective employer
 or [his] THEIR authorized representative and shall show [his] THEIR name
 and place of business, the minor's name, the number of days per week and
 the number of hours per day and per week during which [he] THEY will  be
 employed,  the  hours  of  the beginning and the ending of work, and the
 nature and type of the employment.
   § 13. Section 3223 of the education law, as amended by chapter 1017 of
 the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3223.  Duties of employers.  The employer of any minor  required  to
 have an employment certificate:
   1.  Shall [satisfy himself] PERSONALLY CONFIRM that the minor present-
 ing an employment certificate is in fact the minor named therein.
   2. Shall before employment begins, PHYSICALLY OR  ELECTRONICALLY  file
 at  the  place of the minor's employment such certificate so that it may
 be readily accessible to any authorized person to examine such document.
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   3. Shall, upon termination of  the  minor's  employment,  [return  the
 employment  certificate to the minor] DESTROY ANY PHYSICAL OR ELECTRONIC
 COPIES OF SUCH CERTIFICATE.
   §  14.  Section  3224 of the education law, as added by chapter 975 of
 the laws of 1966, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3224. Temporary services.  a. If an employer is engaged in  a  busi-
 ness of assigning employees for temporary services at another establish-
 ment,  and  the  employer  compensates  the  employee  for such services
 rendered the employer shall keep on file [in his office]  PHYSICALLY  IN
 OFFICE  OR  ELECTRONICALLY AND READILY ACCESSIBLE the employment certif-
 icate and shall cause to be delivered to each  establishment  where  the
 child  will  perform  [his]  THE services a true copy of such employment
 certificate. Such delivery shall  be  deemed  compliance  with  sections
 thirty-two  hundred  sixteen and thirty-two hundred twenty-three of this
 [chapter] PART AND SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR LAW. The
 owner of each establishment to which the child is assigned  shall  [keep
 on file in his office such] ALSO RETAIN A copy of the employment certif-
 icate[,  which  shall  be  deemed  compliance  with  sections thirty-two
 hundred sixteen and thirty-two hundred twenty-three  of  this  chapter,]
 and  shall  return  such  copy  to the employer at the conclusion of the
 child's assignment.  Such employer shall note on the original employment
 certificate the existence of each copy.
   b. As used in this section, the term "establishment" includes a facto-
 ry, mercantile establishment, business office, restaurant, hotel and any
 other trade, business or service.
   c. The commissioner of education may promulgate rules and  regulations
 as  [he  deems]  THEY  DEEM necessary to [insure] ENSURE that employment
 under the provisions of this section shall not be harmful or undesirable
 from the point of view of the welfare, development, or proper  education
 of the child.
   § 15. Sections 3225, 3227, and 3228 of the education law are REPEALED.
   §  16.  Section  3226 of the education law, as added by chapter 975 of
 the laws of 1966, is amended to read as follows:
   § 3226. Farm work permits.  1. A farm work permit may be issued  to  a
 minor  fourteen  or  fifteen years of age authorizing employment in farm
 service.
   2. A farm work permit also may be issued to a minor over twelve  years
 of  age for employment in assisting in the hand work harvest of berries,
 fruits and vegetables pursuant to paragraph  e  of  subdivision  two  of
 section one hundred thirty of the labor law.
   3.  To  obtain a farm work permit a minor shall present to the issuing
 officer the following:
   a. Evidence of age; AND
   b. Written consent of the [parent or guardian; and
   c. A certificate of physical fitness] PERSON IN PARENTAL  RELATION  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO HUNDRED TWELVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   4.  Such  permit  shall  be valid only when signed by the employer and
 subject only to the condition that it shall not be valid for work in  or
 in connection with a factory.
   5.  A  farm  work permit shall not be required for the employment of a
 minor sixteen years of age or over in farm service.
   § 17. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have  become
 a  law.  Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of
 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this  act  on
 its  effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before
 such date.
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                                  PART Y
 
   Section  1. The section heading, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdi-
 vision 1, paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 2,  and  paragraphs
 (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of  subdivision  3  of  section 26 of the veterans'
 services law are amended to read as follows:
   Payment to [parents] IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS of veterans.
   (a) (I) A parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD identified in 10 USC 1126  as
 a gold star parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD; OR (II) A PARENT, SPOUSE, OR
 MINOR  CHILD  of  a  veteran  who  [heretofore has died or a parent of a
 veteran dying hereafter] DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY, shall upon  applica-
 tion  to  the  state  commissioner, be paid an annual annuity out of the
 treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for such  term
 as  such  parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall be entitled thereto under
 the provisions of this article. Commencing  in  the  year  two  thousand
 nineteen,  the amount of any annuity payable under this section shall be
 the same amount as the annuity payable in  the  preceding  year  plus  a
 percentage  adjustment  equal to the annual percentage increase, if any,
 for compensation and pension benefits administered by the United  States
 Department  of  Veterans  Affairs  in the previous year. Such percentage
 increase shall be rounded up  to  the  next  highest  one-tenth  of  one
 percent  and  shall  not  be  less  than  one percent nor more than four
 percent. The commissioner of veterans' services, not later than February
 first of each year, shall publish by any reasonable means, including but
 not limited to posting on the department's website, the  amount  of  the
 annuity  as  adjusted  payable under this section. The term "parent" for
 the purposes of this section includes mother, father, stepmother,  step-
 father,  mother  through adoption and father through adoption.  THE TERM
 "SPOUSE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION MEANS A  PERSON  WHO  WAS  THE
 SPOUSE  OR DOMESTIC PARTNER OF THE VETERAN AT THE TIME OF SUCH VETERAN'S
 DEATH REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH PERSON HAS REMARRIED OR ENTERED INTO  A
 NEW  DOMESTIC  PARTNERSHIP  SINCE  SUCH VETERAN'S DEATH. THE TERM "MINOR
 CHILD" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION MEANS A PERSON WHO IS UNDER  THE
 AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS, OR WHO, AFTER ATTAINING THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS
 AND  UNTIL  COMPLETION OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING, BUT NOT AFTER ATTAINING
 THE AGE OF TWENTY-THREE YEARS, IS PURSUING A COURSE OF INSTRUCTION AT AN
 APPROVED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AND WHO IS  THE  BIOLOGICAL,  STEP,  OR
 ADOPTED  CHILD OF A VETERAN. THE TERM "ACTIVE DUTY" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 101  OF  TITLE  38 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY
 PERIOD OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING DURING WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL CONCERNED
 DIED FROM A DISEASE OR INJURY INCURRED OR  AGGRAVATED  IN  THE  LINE  OF
 DUTY,  OR ANY PERIOD OF INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING DURING WHICH THE INDIVID-
 UAL CONCERNED DIED FROM AN INJURY INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED IN THE LINE  OF
 DUTY  OR  FROM  AN  ACUTE  MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, A CARDIAC ARREST, OR A
 CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED DURING SUCH TRAINING. THE  TERMS
 "ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING" AND "INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING" FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
 SECTION 101 OF TITLE 38 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.
   (b)  The  entitlement of any parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD to receive
 the annuity provided by paragraph (a) of this subdivision  shall  termi-
 nate  upon  [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S death
 or upon [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR  CHILD'S  ceasing
 to  continue to be a resident of and domiciled in the state of New York,
 but such entitlement may be reinstated upon  application  to  the  state
 commissioner,  if  such  parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall thereafter
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 resume [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S  residence
 and domicile in the state.
   (c) The effective date of an award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE,
 OR  MINOR  CHILD shall be the day after the date of death of the veteran
 if the application therefor is received within one  year  from  date  of
 death.  If the application is received after the expiration of the first
 year following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective  date
 of  an award of the annuity to a parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall be
 the date of receipt of the application by the state commissioner. If the
 application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an application
 for reconsideration based upon new evidence, the effective date  of  the
 award  of  the  annuity to a parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD shall be the
 date of the receipt of the application for reconsideration by the  state
 commissioner.
   (a)  Any gold star parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD, [who is the parent]
 of a deceased veteran, [and] OR A PARENT, SPOUSE, OR MINOR  CHILD  OF  A
 VETERAN  PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION
 ONE OF THIS SECTION, who is a resident of and domiciled in the state  of
 New York, [shall] MAY make application to the department.
   (b)  No  entitlement shall be paid under this section to or for a gold
 star parent, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD, OR A PARENT, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD
 OF A VETERAN PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF  SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF THIS SECTION, who is in prison in a federal, state, or local
 penal  institution  as a result of conviction of a felony or misdemeanor
 for any part of the period beginning sixty-one days after [his  or  her]
 SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S imprisonment begins and ending
 with [his or her] SUCH PARENT'S, SPOUSE'S, OR MINOR CHILD'S release.
   (c) Where one or more gold star parents, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILDREN, OR
 PARENTS, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILDREN OF A VETERAN PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH
 (II)  OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, are disquali-
 fied for the annuity for a period under paragraph (b) of  this  subdivi-
 sion,  the  state commissioner shall pay the shares of such disqualified
 parents, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILDREN to the other parents OR  MINOR  CHIL-
 DREN, if they meet the qualifications on their own.
   (a)  Evidence  of the military service of the deceased veteran [of the
 gold star parent] for each case shall be furnished  in  the  manner  and
 form prescribed by the state commissioner.
   (b)  Upon  being satisfied that such service was honorable, that other
 facts and statements in  the  application  of  such  gold  star  parent,
 SPOUSE,  OR  MINOR  CHILD OR PARENT, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD OF A VETERAN
 PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION,  are  true,  the  state commissioner shall certify to the
 state comptroller the name and address of such gold star parent, SPOUSE,
 OR MINOR CHILD, OR PARENT, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD OF A VETERAN  PURSUANT
 TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   (c) Thereafter, the department of taxation and finance, on  the  audit
 and warrant of the comptroller, shall pay such gold star parent, SPOUSE,
 OR  MINOR CHILD, OR PARENT, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD OF A VETERAN PURSUANT
 TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II)  OF  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION,  such sum as is authorized by the provisions of this section in
 semi-annual installments for so long as such qualified gold star parent,
 SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD, OR PARENT, SPOUSE, OR MINOR CHILD OF  A  VETERAN
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (II)  OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 THIS SECTION, shall meet the requirements of this section.
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   § 1-a.  The  commissioner  of  veterans'  services  shall  conduct  an
 outreach program for the purpose of informing the public and persons who
 may  be eligible to receive an annuity under section 26 of the veterans'
 services law of the amendments made to such section by  section  one  of
 this act. Such outreach activities shall include, but not be limited to,
 an announcement on the department of veterans' services official website
 and,  to the extent practicable, making contact with any parent, spouse,
 domestic partner or minor child of a service member known to  have  died
 on active duty prior to the effective date of this act and subsequent to
 such  date,  to  inform  such  persons of their potential eligibility to
 receive an annuity and to offer assistance in preparing  an  application
 for  such  benefit.  The commissioner of veterans' services may seek the
 assistance of the division of military and  naval  affairs  and  federal
 military  authorities  in  identifying  persons  who  may be eligible to
 receive an annuity under section 26 of the veterans' services law.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART Z
 
                           Intentionally Omitted
 
                                  PART AA
 
   Section 1.  On or before September 1, 2025, the commissioner of educa-
 tion shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly,
 and the temporary president of the senate providing information  regard-
 ing  usage,  budgeting,  staffing, assets, and functions of the New York
 state museum in a form and manner as determined by the director  of  the
 budget.    Such report shall include but not be limited to the following
 information:
   1. Annual statistics for state fiscal years  2004-05  through  2024-25
 for the following categories:
   (a) visitorship by month;
   (b) philanthropic donations, either monetary or in-kind;
   (c) school student visitorship;
   (d) marketing, advertising, and promotional expenditures;
   (e) staffing levels and expenditures for each office of the museum;
   (f) capital expenditures;
   (g) museum revenue from sources other than state aid; and
   (h) balance of total revenues and operating expenses;
   2.  A  summary  of current agreements with other cultural institutions
 regarding loan or exchange of collections;
   3. Current collections on display and length of time on display;
   4. Current collections in possession of the museum but not on display;
   5. New collections scheduled to go on display in the next five years;
   6. A listing of special events, exhibitions, tours, limited or travel-
 ing displays, and other events not  included  in  information  regarding
 normal displayed collections over the prior five years;
   7. A listing of any ancillary services provided at the museum, includ-
 ing but not limited to food service, retail, or walking tours; and
   8.  Usage  over the prior five years of the state museum collection by
 federal agencies, New York state agencies, local governments, and  other
 governmental entities, whether for display or research purposes.
   §  2.  On  or  before  September  1, 2026 and annually thereafter, the
 commissioner shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker  of  the
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 assembly,  and  the  temporary president of the senate including updated
 information from the prior state fiscal year supplementing the  informa-
 tion provided in the report required by section one of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART BB
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  1 and 3 of section 592 of the labor law, as
 amended by chapter 20 of the laws  of  2020,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1. Industrial controversy. (a) The accumulation of benefit rights by a
 claimant  shall  be suspended during a period of [two consecutive weeks]
 ONE WEEK beginning with the day after such claimant lost  [his  or  her]
 THEIR  employment  because  of  a strike or other industrial controversy
 except for lockouts, including  concerted  activity  not  authorized  or
 sanctioned by the recognized or certified bargaining agent of the claim-
 ant, and other concerted activity conducted in violation of any existing
 collective  bargaining  agreement,  in the establishment in which [he or
 she] SUCH CLAIMANT was employed, except that benefit rights may be accu-
 mulated before the expiration of such [two] ONE  week  period  beginning
 with  the  day  after  such  strike  or other industrial controversy was
 terminated.
   (b) Benefits shall not be suspended under this section if:
   (i) The employer hires a permanent replacement worker for the  employ-
 ee's  position.  A  replacement worker shall be presumed to be permanent
 unless the employer certifies in writing that the employee will be  able
 to return to [his or her] SUCH EMPLOYEE'S prior position upon conclusion
 of  the  strike, in the event the strike terminates prior to the conclu-
 sion of the employee's eligibility for benefit rights under  this  chap-
 ter.  In  the  event the employer does not permit such return after such
 certification, the employee shall be entitled to  recover  any  benefits
 lost  as  a result of the [two] ONE week suspension of benefits, and the
 department may impose a penalty upon the employer of up to seven hundred
 fifty dollars per employee  per  week  of  benefits  lost.  The  penalty
 collected  shall  be  paid  into the unemployment insurance control fund
 established pursuant to section five hundred fifty-two-b of  this  arti-
 cle; or
   (ii) The commissioner determines that the claimant:
   (A)  is not employed by an employer that is involved in the industrial
 controversy that caused [his or her] SUCH CLAIMANT'S unemployment and is
 not participating in the industrial controversy; or
   (B) is not in a bargaining unit involved in the industrial controversy
 that caused [his or her] SUCH CLAIMANT'S unemployment and is not partic-
 ipating in the industrial controversy.
   3. Terms of suspension. No waiting  period  may  be  served  during  a
 suspension period.
   The  suspension  of accumulation of benefit rights shall not be termi-
 nated by subsequent employment of the claimant irrespective of when  the
 claim is filed except as provided in subdivision one OF THIS SECTION and
 shall not be confined to a single benefit year.
   A  "week"  as  used in subdivision one of this section means any seven
 consecutive calendar days.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART CC
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   Section 1. Section 410-y of the  social  services  law,  as  added  by
 section  52  of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, is amended to
 read as follows:
   § 410-y. Maintenance of effort. 1. Each social services district shall
 maintain the amount of local funds spent for child care assistance under
 the  child  care  block  grant  at  a level equal to or greater than the
 amount the district spent  for  child  care  assistance  during  federal
 fiscal year nineteen hundred ninety-five under title IV-A of the federal
 social  security  act,  the  federal  child care development block grant
 program and the state low income child care program; PROVIDED HOWEVER, A
 SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT FOR A CITY OF A POPULATION OF A MILLION OR MORE
 SHALL SPEND LOCAL FUNDS FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE AT AN AMOUNT  NO  LESS
 THAN THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
   2.  If the state fails to meet the level of state and local child care
 funding necessary to maintain the federal matching funds for child  care
 assistance  available  under  title  IV-a of the federal social security
 act, the  state  shall  withhold  funding  from  those  social  services
 districts  which  spent  a  lower  amount  of local funds for child care
 assistance than the amount [they spent during federal fiscal year  nine-
 teen  hundred  ninety-five] REQUIRED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
 based on a formula established in department regulations, equal  to  the
 amount of the matching funds which have been lost.
   § 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.

                                  PART DD
 
   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 205.35 to
 read as follows:
 § 205.35 EVADING ARREST BY CONCEALMENT OF IDENTITY.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF EVADING ARREST BY CONCEALMENT OF IDENTITY  WHEN,
 IN THE COURSE OF THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY OR CLASS A MISDEMEANOR OR IN
 THE  IMMEDIATE  FLIGHT  THEREFROM,  SUCH  PERSON  WEARS A MASK OR FACIAL
 COVERING OR OTHERWISE OBSCURES THEIR FACE, COMPLETELY OR PARTIALLY,  FOR
 NO  LEGITIMATE  PURPOSE WITH THE INTENT TO PREVENT THEIR IDENTIFICATION,
 APPREHENSION, OR ARREST FOR SUCH CRIME.
   EVADING ARREST BY CONCEALMENT OF IDENTITY IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. This shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it  shall  have
 become a law.

                                  PART EE
 
   Section  1.    Subparagraph  (iv) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of
 section 803 of the correction law, as separately amended by chapters 242
 and 322 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   (iv) Such merit time allowance may be  granted  when  an  incarcerated
 individual  successfully  participates in the work and treatment program
 assigned pursuant to section eight hundred five of this article and when
 such incarcerated individual obtains a general equivalency  diploma,  an
 alcohol  and  substance  abuse treatment certificate, a vocational trade
 certificate following at least six months of vocational programming,  at
 least  eighteen  credits  in a program registered by the state education
 department  from  a  degree-granting  higher  education  institution  or
 performs  at  least four hundred hours of service as part of a community
 work crew.  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  DESIGNATE  ADDITIONAL  PROGRAMS  AND
 ACHIEVEMENTS FOR WHICH MERIT TIME MAY BE GRANTED.
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   Such  allowance shall be withheld for any serious disciplinary infrac-
 tion or upon a judicial determination that the person, while  an  incar-
 cerated individual, commenced or continued a civil action, proceeding or
 claim  that  was  found to be frivolous as defined in subdivision (c) of
 section  eight  thousand three hundred three-a of the civil practice law
 and rules, or an order of a federal court pursuant to  rule  11  of  the
 federal  rules  of  civil  procedure  imposing  sanctions  in  an action
 commenced by a person, while an incarcerated individual, against a state
 agency, officer or employee.
   § 2. Subparagraph (xii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 1  of  section
 803-b  of  the  correction law, as amended by chapter 322 of the laws of
 2021, is amended and a new subparagraph  (xiii)  is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (xii)  receives  a  certificate  from the food production center in an
 assigned position following the completion of no less than eight hundred
 hours of work in such position, and continues to work for an  additional
 eighteen months at the food production center[.]; OR
   (XIII)  SUCCESSFULLY  COMPLETES  A  PROGRAM  OF NOT LESS THAN EIGHTEEN
 MONTHS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   § 3.  This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  twentieth  day
 after  it  shall have become a law and shall apply to offenses committed
 prior to, on or after the effective date of this act; provided that  the
 amendments  to  section 803 of the correction law made by section one of
 this act shall be subject  to  the  expiration  and  reversion  of  such
 section pursuant to subdivision d of section 74 of chapter 3 of the laws
 of 1995, as amended.
 
                                  PART FF
 
   Section 1. Definitions. As used in this act:
   (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of education;
   (b) "Department" shall mean the state education department;
   (c)  "Board of education" or "board" shall mean the board of education
 of the Mount Vernon city school district;
   (d) "School district" or "district" shall mean the Mount  Vernon  city
 school district;
   (e) "Superintendent" shall mean the superintendent of the Mount Vernon
 city school district; and
   (f)  "Relatives"  shall mean a Mount Vernon city school district board
 member's spouse, domestic partner, child, stepchild, stepparent, or  any
 person who is a direct descendant of the grandparents of a current board
 member or a board member's spouse or domestic partner.
   §  2.  Appointment  of  a  monitor. The commissioner shall appoint one
 monitor to provide oversight, guidance and technical assistance  related
 to  the  educational  and fiscal policies, practices, programs and deci-
 sions of the school district, the board of education and the superinten-
 dent.
   (a) The monitor, to the extent practicable, shall have  experience  in
 school district finances and one or more of the following areas:
   (i) elementary and secondary education;
   (ii) the operation of school districts in New York;
   (iii) educating students with disabilities; and
   (iv) educating English language learners.
   (b)  The  monitor shall be a non-voting ex-officio member of the board
 of education. The monitor shall be an individual who is not a  resident,
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 employee  of  the  school  district or relative of a board member of the
 school district at the time of their appointment.
   (c)  The  reasonable  and  necessary  expenses incurred by the monitor
 while performing their official duties  shall  be  paid  by  the  school
 district.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the monitor shall
 be entitled to defense and indemnification by the school district to the
 same extent as a school district employee.
   §  3.  Meetings. (a) The monitor shall be entitled to attend all meet-
 ings of the board, including executive sessions; provided however,  such
 monitor shall not be considered for purposes of establishing a quorum of
 the  board.  The  school district shall fully cooperate with the monitor
 including, but not limited to, providing such monitor with access to any
 necessary documents and records of  the  district  including  access  to
 electronic   information  systems,  databases  and  planning  documents,
 consistent with all applicable state and federal statutes including, but
 not limited to, Family Education Rights  and  Privacy  Act  (FERPA)  (20
 U.S.C. § 1232g) and section 2-d of the education law.
   (b)  The  board,  in  consultation  with  the  monitor,  shall adopt a
 conflict of interest policy that complies with all  existing  applicable
 laws,  rules and regulations that ensures its board members and adminis-
 tration act in the school  district's  best  interest  and  comply  with
 applicable  legal  requirements.  The  conflict of interest policy shall
 include, but not be limited to:
   (i) a definition of the circumstances that constitute  a  conflict  of
 interest;
   (ii) procedures for disclosing a conflict of interest to the board;
   (iii)  a requirement that the person with the conflict of interest not
 be present at or participate in board  deliberations  or  votes  on  the
 matter  giving  rise  to  such  conflict,  provided that nothing in this
 subdivision shall prohibit the board from  requesting  that  the  person
 with  the  conflict  of  interest  present  information as background or
 answer questions at a board meeting prior to the commencement of  delib-
 erations or voting relating thereto;
   (iv) a prohibition against any attempt by the person with the conflict
 to  influence improperly the deliberation or voting on the matter giving
 rise to such conflict; and
   (v) a requirement that the existence and resolution of the conflict be
 documented in the board's records, including in the minutes of any meet-
 ing at which the conflict was discussed or voted upon.
   § 4. Public hearings. (a) The  monitor  shall  schedule  three  public
 hearings  to be held within sixty days of their appointment, which shall
 allow public comment from the district's residents,  students,  parents,
 employees, board members and administration.
   (i)  The first hearing shall take public comment on existing statutory
 and regulatory authority of the commissioner,  the  department  and  the
 board  of  regents regarding school district governance and intervention
 under applicable state law and regulations, including  but  not  limited
 to, sections 306, 211-c, and 211-f of the education law.
   (ii)  The  second  hearing  shall  take public comment on the academic
 performance of the district.
   (iii) The third hearing  shall  take  public  comment  on  the  fiscal
 performance of the district.
   (b) The board of education and the monitor shall consider these public
 comments  when  developing  the  financial plan and academic improvement
 plan under this act.
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   § 5. Financial plan. (a) No later than November 1, 2025, the board  of
 education  and  the  monitor shall develop a proposed financial plan for
 the 2025--2026 school year and the four  subsequent  school  years.  The
 financial  plan  shall  ensure  that annual aggregate operating expenses
 shall  not  exceed  annual  aggregate operating revenues for such school
 year and that the major operating funds of the district be  balanced  in
 accordance  with generally accepted accounting principles. The financial
 plan shall include statements of all estimated  revenues,  expenditures,
 and cash flow projections of the district.
   (b)  If  the  board  of  education  and  the  monitor agree on all the
 elements of the proposed financial plan, the board  of  education  shall
 conduct  a  public  hearing  on  the  plan and consider the input of the
 community. The proposed financial plan  shall  be  made  public  on  the
 district's website at least three business days before such public hear-
 ing.  Once the proposed financial plan has been approved by the board of
 education, such plan shall be submitted by the monitor  to  the  commis-
 sioner  for  approval  and  shall be deemed approved for the purposes of
 this act.
   (c) If the board of education and the monitor do not agree on all  the
 elements  of  the  proposed financial plan, the board of education shall
 conduct a public hearing on the proposed plan that details the  elements
 of  disagreement between the monitor and the board, including documented
 justification for such disagreements and any requested  amendments  from
 the  monitor. The proposed financial plan, elements of disagreement, and
 requested amendments shall be made public on the district's  website  at
 least  three business days before such public hearing. After considering
 the input of the community, the board may alter the  proposed  financial
 plan and the monitor may alter their requested amendments, and the moni-
 tor  shall  submit  the proposed financial plan, their amendments to the
 plan, and documentation providing justification for  such  disagreements
 and  amendments  to the commissioner no later than December 1, 2025.  By
 January 15, 2026, the commissioner shall approve the proposed plan  with
 any  of  the monitor's proposed amendments, or make other modifications,
 such commissioner  deems  appropriate.  The  board  of  education  shall
 provide the commissioner with any information such commissioner requests
 to  approve  such  plan within three business days of such request. Upon
 the approval of the commissioner, the financial  plan  shall  be  deemed
 approved for purposes of this act.
   §  6.  Academic  improvement plan. (a) No later than November 1, 2025,
 the board of  education  and  the  monitor  shall  develop  an  academic
 improvement  plan for the district's 2025--2026 school year and the four
 subsequent school years. The academic improvement plan shall  contain  a
 series  of  programmatic  recommendations  designed  to improve academic
 performance over the period of the plan in those academic areas that the
 commissioner deems to be in need  of  improvement  which  shall  include
 addressing  the provisions contained in any action plan set forth by the
 department.
   (b) If the board of  education  and  the  monitor  agree  on  all  the
 elements  of the proposed academic improvement plan, the board of educa-
 tion shall conduct a public hearing on the plan and consider  the  input
 of  the  community. The proposed academic improvement plan shall be made
 public on the district's website at least  three  business  days  before
 such  public  hearing.  Once  the proposed academic improvement plan has
 been approved by the board of education, such plan shall be submitted by
 the monitor to  the  commissioner  for  approval  and  shall  be  deemed
 approved for the purposes of this act.
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   (c)  If the board of education and the monitor do not agree on all the
 elements of the proposed academic improvement plan, the board of  educa-
 tion  shall  conduct  a public hearing on the proposed plan that details
 the elements of disagreement between the monitor and the board,  includ-
 ing  documented  justification  for such disagreements and any requested
 amendments from the monitor. The  proposed  academic  improvement  plan,
 elements  of disagreement, and requested amendments shall be made public
 on the district's website at  least  three  business  days  before  such
 public  hearing. After considering the input of the community, the board
 may alter the proposed academic improvement plan  and  the  monitor  may
 alter  their  requested  amendments,  and  the  monitor shall submit the
 proposed academic improvement plan, their amendments to  the  plan,  and
 documentation  providing justification for such disagreements and amend-
 ments to the commissioner no later than December 1, 2025. By January 15,
 2026, the commissioner shall approve the proposed plan with any  of  the
 monitor's proposed amendments, or make other modifications, such commis-
 sioner  deems  appropriate.  The  board  of  education shall provide the
 commissioner with any information such commissioner requests to  approve
 such  plan within three business days of such request. Upon the approval
 of the commissioner, the  academic  improvement  plan  shall  be  deemed
 approved for purposes of this act.
   §  7.  Fiscal  and  operational  oversight. (a) The board of education
 shall annually submit the school district's proposed budget for the next
 succeeding school year to the monitor no later than March first prior to
 the school district's annual budget vote. The monitor shall  review  the
 proposed  budget  to  ensure  that  it is balanced within the context of
 revenue and expenditure estimates and  mandated  programs.  The  monitor
 shall also review the proposed budget to ensure that it, to the greatest
 extent  possible,  is  consistent with the district academic improvement
 plan and financial plan developed and approved pursuant to this act. The
 monitor shall present their findings to the board of education  and  the
 commissioner  no  later than forty-five days prior to the date scheduled
 for the school district's annual budget  vote.  The  commissioner  shall
 require the board of education to make amendments to the proposed budget
 consistent  with  any recommendations made by the monitor if the commis-
 sioner determines such amendments  are  necessary  to  comply  with  the
 financial  plan and academic improvement plan under this act. The school
 district shall make available on the  district's  website:  the  initial
 proposed  budget,  the monitor's findings, and the final proposed budget
 at least seven days prior to the date of the  school  district's  budget
 hearing.  In  the event of a revote, the board of education, in conjunc-
 tion with the monitor, shall develop and submit  the  school  district's
 proposed  budget for the next succeeding school year to the commissioner
 no later than seven days prior to  the  budget  hearing.  The  board  of
 education  shall  provide  the  commissioner  with  any information such
 commissioner requests in order to make a determination pursuant to  this
 subdivision within three business days of such request.
   (b)  The  district  shall provide quarterly reports to the monitor and
 annual reports to the commissioner and board of regents on the academic,
 fiscal, and operational status of the school district. In addition,  the
 monitor  shall provide semi-annual reports to the commissioner, board of
 regents, the governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  and  the
 speaker  of the assembly on the academic, fiscal, and operational status
 of the school district. Such semi-annual report shall  include  all  the
 contracts that the district entered into throughout the year.
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   (c)  The monitor shall have the authority to disapprove travel outside
 the state paid for by the district.
   (d)  The monitor shall work with the district's shared decision-making
 committee as defined in  8  NYCRR  100.11  in  developing  the  academic
 improvement  plan,  financial  plan,  district  goals, implementation of
 district priorities and budgetary recommendations.
   (e) The monitor shall assist in resolving any disputes and  conflicts,
 including  but  not limited to, those between the superintendent and the
 board of education and among the members of the board of education.
   (f) The monitor may recommend, and the board shall consider by vote of
 a resolution at the next scheduled meeting of  the  board,  cost  saving
 measures including, but not limited to, shared service agreements.
   § 8. The commissioner may overrule any decision of the monitor, except
 for collective bargaining agreements negotiated in accordance with arti-
 cle  14  of  the civil service law, if such commissioner deems that such
 decision is not aligned with the financial  plan,  academic  improvement
 plan, or the school district's budget.
   §  9. The monitor may notify the commissioner and the board in writing
 when such monitor deems the district is  violating  an  element  of  the
 financial plan or academic improvement plan under this act. Within twen-
 ty  days,  the  commissioner  shall determine whether the district is in
 violation of any of the elements of the plans highlighted by the monitor
 and shall order the district to comply immediately with  the  plans  and
 remedy any such violation. The school district shall suspend all actions
 related  to  the  potential  violation of the financial plan or academic
 improvement plan until the commissioner issues a determination.
   § 10. Nothing in this section  shall  be  construed  to  abrogate  the
 duties  and  responsibilities  of  the  school  district consistent with
 applicable state law and regulations.
   § 11. The Mount Vernon city school district shall be paid on an accel-
 erated schedule as follows:
   (a) (i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, for  aid  payable
 in  the school years 2024-2025 through 2053-2054 upon application to the
 commissioner of education submitted not sooner than the second Monday in
 June of the school year in which such aid is payable and not later  than
 the  Friday  following  the  third  Monday in June of the school year in
 which such aid is payable, the Mount Vernon city school  district  shall
 be  eligible  to receive an apportionment pursuant to this section in an
 amount equal to the product of up to eight million dollars  ($8,000,000)
 and  the  quotient of the positive difference of thirty minus the number
 of school years elapsed since the 2024-2025 school year divided by thir-
 ty, provided, however, that for the 2024-2025 school year such  applica-
 tion shall be submitted no later than May 11, 2025.
   (ii)  Funds apportioned pursuant to this subdivision shall be used for
 services and expenses of the Mount Vernon city school district and shall
 be applied to support of its  educational  programs  and  any  liability
 incurred  by such city school district in carrying out its functions and
 responsibilities under the education law.
   (b) The claim for an apportionment to be paid to the Mount Vernon city
 school district pursuant to subdivision (a) of  this  section  shall  be
 submitted to the commissioner of education on a form prescribed for such
 purpose,  and  shall  be payable upon determination by such commissioner
 that the form has been submitted  as  prescribed  and  that  the  school
 district  has  complied with the reporting requirements of this section.
 For each school year in which application is made pursuant  to  subdivi-
 sion  (a)  of  this section, such approved amount shall be payable on or
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 before June thirtieth of such school year upon the audit and warrant  of
 the  state  comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the commis-
 sioner of education in the manner prescribed by law from  moneys  appro-
 priated  for  general support of public schools, provided, however, that
 for the 2024-2025 school year such approved amount shall be  payable  on
 or before May 20, 2025.
   (c)  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of the education
 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to the Mount Vernon city  school
 district  during  the  base year pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of
 this section shall first be  deducted  from  general  aid  payments  due
 during  the current school year pursuant to subparagraphs (1), (2), (3),
 (4) and (5) of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of  section  3609-a  of  the
 education  law from the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subpara-
 graph (4) of such paragraph, and any remainder to be deducted  from  the
 individualized  payments  due to the district pursuant to paragraph b of
 such subdivision shall be deducted on  a  chronological  basis  starting
 with the earliest payment due the district.
   (d)  Notwithstanding  any other provisions of law, the sum of payments
 made to the Mount Vernon city  school  district  during  the  base  year
 pursuant  to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section plus payments made
 to such school district during the  current  year  pursuant  to  section
 3609-a  of the education law shall be deemed to truly represent all aids
 paid to such school district during the current school year pursuant  to
 such  section  3609-a  for  the purposes of computing any adjustments to
 such aids that may occur in a subsequent school year.
   (e) (i) On or before the first day of each  month  beginning  in  July
 2025  and  ending  in June 2054, the chief fiscal officer and the super-
 intendent of schools of the Mount  Vernon  city  school  district  shall
 prepare  and  submit  to  the  board of education a report of the fiscal
 condition of the school district, including but not limited to the  most
 current  available  data  on  fund  balances  on funds maintained by the
 school district and the district's use of  the  apportionments  provided
 pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section.
   (ii)  Such  monthly  report  shall  be  in  a format prescribed by the
 commissioner of education. The board of education  shall  either  reject
 and return the report to the chief fiscal officer and the superintendent
 of  schools  for  appropriate revisions and resubmittal or shall approve
 the report and submit copies to the commissioner of  education  and  the
 state comptroller of such approved report as submitted or resubmitted.
   (iii)  In  the  2024-2025  through  2053-2054  school years, the chief
 fiscal officer of the Mount Vernon city school  district  shall  monitor
 all  budgets  and  for  each budget, shall prepare a quarterly report of
 summarized budget data depicting overall trends of actual  revenues  and
 budget  expenditures  for  the  entire budget as well as individual line
 items. Such report shall compare revenue estimates and appropriations as
 set forth in such budget with the actual revenues and expenditures  made
 to  date. All quarterly reports shall be accompanied by a recommendation
 from the superintendent of schools or chief fiscal officer to the  board
 of education setting forth any remedial actions necessary to resolve any
 unfavorable  budget variance including the overestimation of revenue and
 underestimation of appropriations. The chief fiscal officer  shall  also
 prepare,  as  part  of such report, a quarterly trial balance of general
 ledger accounts in accordance with generally accepted accounting princi-
 ples as prescribed by  the  state  comptroller.  All  reports  shall  be
 completed  within  sixty days after the end of each quarter and shall be
 submitted to the chief fiscal officer and the board of education of  the
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 Mount  Vernon  city  school  district, the state division of budget, the
 office of the state comptroller,  the  commissioner  of  education,  the
 chair  of  the  assembly  ways  and means committee and the chair of the
 senate finance committee.
   § 12. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that:
   (a)  sections  one  through ten of this act shall expire and be deemed
 repealed June 30, 2027; and
   (b) section eleven of this act shall expire  and  be  deemed  repealed
 June 30, 2054.
 
                                  PART GG
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 352-eeeee to read as follows:
   § 352-EEEEE. CONVERSIONS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP FOR THE PRESERVATION
 OF  EXPIRING  AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.  1. AS USED IN
 THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
 MEANINGS:
   (A) "ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT". AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT IS AN AMEND-
 MENT  TO  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN THAT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL EVERY YEAR THAT A DWELLING UNIT IS UNSOLD, WITH THE  FIRST  SUCH
 ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT DUE WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF
 THE  ACCEPTANCE  OF THE POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
 AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT SHALL SUPPLY THE EVIDENCE, DATA AND  INFORMA-
 TION  REQUIRED IN THIS SECTION, AND SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS THE ATTOR-
 NEY GENERAL'S REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE, SO THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS
 SATISFIED THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN AS AMENDED DISCLOSES  THE  INFORMA-
 TION NECESSARY FOR A REASONABLE INVESTOR TO MAKE THEIR PURCHASE DECISION
 AND  THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS OTHERWISE COMPLETE, CURRENT AND ACCU-
 RATE.
   (B) "BONA FIDE PURCHASER". A BONA  FIDE  PURCHASER  IS  EITHER  (I)  A
 TENANT  IN OCCUPANCY WHO ENTERS INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR A DWELLING
 UNIT PURSUANT TO THEIR OR ITS EXERCISE OF ONE OF THE RIGHTS ACCORDED  TO
 TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY IN SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION, OR (II) A BONA
 FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER.
   (C) "BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER". A BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER
 IS  A  PURCHASER  OF  A DWELLING UNIT WHO HAS REPRESENTED THAT THEY OR A
 MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY INTEND TO OCCUPY THE  DWELL-
 ING UNIT WHEN IT BECOMES VACANT.  A BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER SHALL
 NOT  INCLUDE  ANY PURCHASER WHO IS AN OFFEROR, THE SELLING AGENT, OR THE
 MANAGING AGENT OR IS A PRINCIPAL OF THE OFFEROR, THE  SELLING  AGENT  OR
 THE  MANAGING  AGENT  OR IS RELATED TO THE SPONSOR, THE SELLING AGENT OR
 THE MANAGING AGENT OR TO ANY PRINCIPAL OF THE  SPONSOR  OR  THE  SELLING
 AGENT OR THE MANAGING AGENT BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE OR ADOPTION OR AS A BUSI-
 NESS  ASSOCIATE, AN EMPLOYEE, A SHAREHOLDER OR A LIMITED PARTNER; EXCEPT
 THAT SUCH A PURCHASER OTHER THAN THE OFFEROR OR A PRINCIPAL OF THE SPON-
 SOR MAY BE INCLUDED AS A BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASER IF  THE  OFFEROR
 HAS  SUBMITTED  PROOF SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ESTABLISHING
 THAT THE PURCHASER IS BONA FIDE.
   (D)  "COMMERCIALLY  REASONABLE  GOOD  FAITH  EFFORT".  A  COMMERCIALLY
 REASONABLE GOOD FAITH EFFORT ON THE PART OF AN OFFEROR OF A PRESERVATION
 PLAN  SHALL,  AT  MINIMUM,  INCLUDE  (I)  THE FILING OF AN ANNUAL UPDATE
 AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN; (II) ALL OF THE CONDOMINIUM'S DWELL-
 ING UNITS OTHER THAN ANY INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL  UNITS  AS  THE  UNITS
 BEING  OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN, EACH AT AN OFFERING
 PRICE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH COMPARABLE DWELLING  UNITS  RECENTLY  SOLD
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 WITHIN  THE LOCALITY; AND (III) ENTERING INTO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH A
 LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER OR SELLING AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE
 OF DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN. FOR  THE
 AVOIDANCE  OF  DOUBT,  A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE GOOD FAITH EFFORT SHALL
 NOT REQUIRE AN OFFEROR TO SELL DWELLING UNITS AT A  PRICE  SUBSTANTIALLY
 BELOW  THE  MARKET-RATE  FOR  COMPARABLE  UNITS RECENTLY SOLD WITHIN THE
 LOCALITY, NOR SHALL IT REQUIRE AN OFFEROR TO  OFFER  FOR  SALE  DWELLING
 UNITS THAT ARE OCCUPIED BY NON-PURCHASING TENANTS.
   (E) "CONDOMINIUM". A CONDOMINIUM SHALL ALSO INCLUDE A QUALIFIED LEASE-
 HOLD  CONDOMINIUM  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWELVE OF SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-E OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   (F) "CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN". CONSUMMATION OF THE PRES-
 ERVATION PLAN SHALL REFER TO THE  FILING  OF  THE  DECLARATION  FOR  THE
 CONDOMINIUM  AND  THE  FIRST TRANSFER OF TITLE TO AT LEAST ONE PURCHASER
 UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOLLOWING A DECLARATION OF EFFECTIVENESS  BY
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW DECLARING THE PRESERVATION PLAN EFFECTIVE.
   (G)  "ELIGIBLE  DISABLED  PERSONS". NON-PURCHASING TENANTS WHO HAVE AN
 IMPAIRMENT WHICH RESULTS FROM ANATOMICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL
 CONDITIONS, OTHER THAN ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL, GAMBLING, OR ANY CONTROLLED
 SUBSTANCE, WHICH ARE DEMONSTRABLE BY MEDICALLY ACCEPTABLE  CLINICAL  AND
 LABORATORY DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, AND WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE PERMANENT
 AND  WHICH  PREVENT  THE TENANT FROM ENGAGING IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL
 EMPLOYMENT ON THE DATE THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPART-
 MENT OF LAW OR ON THE DATE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ACCEPTED THE PRESER-
 VATION PLAN FOR FILING, AND THE SPOUSES OF  ANY  SUCH  TENANTS  ON  SUCH
 DATE,  AND WHO HAVE ELECTED, WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE DATE THE PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF  LAW  OR  ON  THE  DATE  THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ACCEPTED THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING, ON FORMS
 PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRESENTED TO SUCH TENANTS BY THE
 OFFEROR,  TO  BECOME NON-PURCHASING TENANTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE DISABILITY  FIRST  OCCURS  AFTER
 ACCEPTANCE  OF  THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING, THEN SUCH ELECTION MAY
 BE MADE WITHIN SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF SUCH DISABILITY  UNLESS
 DURING  THE  PERIOD SUBSEQUENT TO SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING BUT PRIOR TO SUCH ELECTION, THE OFFEROR
 ACCEPTS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE APARTMENT FROM A  BONA  FIDE
 PURCHASER;  AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER THAT SUCH ELECTION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE
 ANY SUCH TENANT FROM SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASING THE DWELLING  UNIT  ON  THE
 TERMS THEN OFFERED TO TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY.
   (H)  "ELIGIBLE PROJECT". AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT SHALL REFER TO A BUILDING
 OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT WITH ONE HUNDRED OR  MORE  DWELLING
 UNITS  BUILT  AFTER NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-SIX THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A
 PRESERVATION PLAN UNDER THIS SECTION, WHICH SHALL MEET THE CRITERIA  SET
 FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.  AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT SHALL NOT
 INCLUDE  ANY  BUILDING  OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT OWNED UNDER
 ARTICLE TWO, FOUR OR FIVE OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE  LAW.  FOR  THE
 AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, NO BUILDING, GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT OTHER
 THAN  AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT SHALL CONVERT TO CONDOMINIUM STATUS UNDER THIS
 SECTION, THE STATUS OF WHICH SHALL BE CONFIRMED BY THE RELEVANT  HOUSING
 FINANCE AGENCY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   (I)  "ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS". NON-PURCHASING TENANTS WHO ARE SIXTY-
 TWO YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER ON THE DATE THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW  OR  ON  THE  DATE  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  HAS
 ACCEPTED  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING, AND THE SPOUSES OF ANY SUCH
 TENANTS ON SUCH DATE, AND WHO HAVE ELECTED, WITHIN  SIXTY  DAYS  OF  THE
 DATE  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW OR ON
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 THE DATE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ACCEPTED  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  FOR
 FILING,  ON  FORMS  PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND PRESENTED TO
 SUCH TENANTS BY THE OFFEROR, TO BECOME NON-PURCHASING TENANTS UNDER  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION;  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  ELECTION SHALL NOT
 PRECLUDE ANY SUCH TENANT FROM SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASING THE DWELLING  UNIT
 ON THE TERMS THEN OFFERED TO TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY.
   (J) "EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM". THE EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM FOR
 THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS SHALL BE IN PERPETUITY FOR SO LONG AS
 THE  BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT ARE IN EXISTENCE, AND
 SUBJECT TO ANY OBLIGATION TO  REBUILD  IN  THE  EVENT  OF  CONDEMNATION,
 DAMAGE  OR  DESTRUCTION  REQUIRED  BY  THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH THE
 RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY.
   (K) "INCLUSIONARY HOUSING UNIT". AN INCLUSIONARY HOUSING  UNIT  IS  AN
 INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  THAT  IS LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING THAT
 RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED  FLOOR  AREA  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTIONS  23-154  AND  23-90 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION OR IS LOCATED IN A
 MANDATORY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING AREA, AS SUCH  SECTIONS  MAY  BE  AMENDED
 FROM TIME TO TIME.
   (L)  "INCLUSIONARY  HOUSING  DESIGNATED AREA". AN INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
 DESIGNATED AREA IS A SPECIFIED AREA IN WHICH  THE  INCLUSIONARY  HOUSING
 PROGRAM  (ALSO  KNOWN  AS THE VOLUNTARY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM) IS
 APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE REGULATIONS SET  FORTH  FOR  SUCH  AREAS  IN
 SECTION  23-90  OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION, AS SUCH SECTION MAY BE AMENDED
 FROM TIME TO TIME.   THE LOCATIONS OF  INCLUSIONARY  HOUSING  DESIGNATED
 AREAS ARE IDENTIFIED IN EITHER (I) APPENDIX "F" OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION
 OR  (II) IN A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 15-011 OF
 THE ZONING RESOLUTION, AS SUCH APPENDIX OR SECTION MAY BE  AMENDED  FROM
 TIME TO TIME.
   (M)  "INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT". AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT
 SHALL REFER TO A DWELLING UNIT LOCATED IN A BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILD-
 INGS  OR  DEVELOPMENT  OF  AN  ELIGIBLE PROJECT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A
 PRESERVATION PLAN SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION, AND SUCH DWELLING UNIT:
   (I)  MEETS  THE  DEFINITION  OF  A  "LOW-INCOME  UNIT" AS SUCH TERM IS
 DEFINED IN SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS SUBJECT
 TO A REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; OR
   (II) MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A  "LOW-INCOME  UNIT"  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS
 DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  (D)  OF  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE
 INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS SUBJECT TO A REGULATORY  AGREEMENT  WITH  A
 RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; OR
   (III)  PREVIOUSLY  MET THE DEFINITION OF "LOW-INCOME UNIT" PURSUANT TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  AND  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE
 EXPIRATION  OF  A  REGULATORY  AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE
 AGENCY, THE OWNER OF SUCH DWELLING UNIT AFFIRMS, UNDER  THE  PENALTY  OF
 PERJURY  AND  PROVIDES  OTHER  DOCUMENTATION  TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE
 RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, THAT IT HAS CONTINUOUSLY  OPERATED  AND
 RENTED  THE  DWELLING  UNIT  (A)  AS IF IT REMAINED AN INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL UNIT AND (B) AS IF ALL OF THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE EXPIRED REGULA-
 TORY AGREEMENT HAD CONTINUOUSLY BEEN EXTENDED OR OTHERWISE  REMAINED  IN
 EFFECT; OR
   (IV)  IS  A DWELLING UNIT LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILD-
 INGS OR DEVELOPMENT THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVISIONS
 ONE  THROUGH  FIFTEEN  OF  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL
 PROPERTY TAX  LAW,  THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY  SHALL  HAVE
 REQUIRED TO BE A UNIT AFFORDABLE TO FAMILIES OF LOW AND MODERATE INCOME;
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   (V)  IS  A  DWELLING  UNIT  THAT IS RENTED TO PERSONS OF LOW INCOME OR
 FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION NINETEEN OF SECTION TWO
 OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW OR AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY A  FEDER-
 AL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW OR MANDATE; OR
   (VI)  IS  A DWELLING UNIT LOCATED IN A BUILDING, GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR
 DEVELOPMENT SUBJECT TO A REGULATORY  AGREEMENT  DUE  TO  BOND  FINANCING
 PROVIDED  BY  THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY THAT REQUIRED DWELLING
 UNITS BE AFFORDABLE TO FAMILIES OF LOW OR MODERATE INCOME.
   (N) "MANDATORY INCLUSIONARY HOUSING AREA".  A  MANDATORY  INCLUSIONARY
 HOUSING  AREA  IS  A  SPECIFIED  AREA  IN WHICH THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING
 PROGRAM IS APPLICABLE, PURSUANT TO THE REGULATIONS SET  FORTH  FOR  SUCH
 AREAS  IN SECTION 23-90 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION, AS SUCH SECTION MAY BE
 AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.   THE  LOCATIONS  OF  MANDATORY  INCLUSIONARY
 HOUSING  AREAS  ARE  IDENTIFIED IN EITHER (I) APPENDIX "F" OF THE ZONING
 RESOLUTION OR (II) IN A SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION
 15-011 OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION, AS SUCH  APPENDIX  OR  SECTION  MAY  BE
 AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.
   (O)  "NON-PURCHASING TENANT". A PERSON WHO HAS NOT PURCHASED UNDER THE
 PRESERVATION  PLAN  FROM  OFFEROR  AND  WHO  IS  A  TENANT  ENTITLED  TO
 POSSESSION  AT THE TIME THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE OR A
 PERSON TO WHOM A DWELLING UNIT IS RENTED FROM OFFEROR AFTER THE  PRESER-
 VATION  PLAN  WAS  DECLARED EFFECTIVE, WHICH SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION, SHALL INCLUDE ANY PERSON WHO IS A TENANT REGARDLESS OF  WHETHER
 (I)  SUCH  PERSON  WAS  A  TENANT ENTITLED TO POSSESSION AT THE TIME THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN WAS DECLARED EFFECTIVE, OR (II) SUCH PERSON  RENTED  A
 DWELLING  UNIT  FROM  OFFEROR  AFTER  THE PRESERVATION PLAN WAS DECLARED
 EFFECTIVE. A PERSON WHO SUBLETS A DWELLING UNIT FROM A  PURCHASER  UNDER
 THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  SHALL  NOT BE DEEMED A NON-PURCHASING TENANT. A
 TENANT ENTITLED TO POSSESSION OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT AT THE
 TIME THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE OR A PERSON TO WHOM  AN
 INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL UNIT IS RENTED FROM OFFEROR OR QUALIFIED OWNER
 AFTER THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE  IS  A  NON-PURCHASING
 TENANT,  NOTWITHSTANDING THAT THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS ARE NOT
 OFFERED FOR SALE PURSUANT TO SUCH PRESERVATION PLAN.
   (P) "POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT". A POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT IS AN AMENDMENT
 TO A PRESERVATION PLAN FILED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  CONFIRMING  THAT
 THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED.  A POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT
 MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL NO MORE THAN  FORTY-FIVE  DAYS
 AFTER  THE  FIRST  CLOSING  OF  A DWELLING UNIT TO A BONA FIDE PURCHASER
 UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   (Q) "PRESERVATION PLAN". AN OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS SUBMITTED
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FOR THE CONVERSION  OF
 A  BUILDING  OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT
 FROM RENTAL STATUS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, WHEREIN THE  OFFEROR  DOCU-
 MENTS  THAT  IT  HAS ENTERED INTO A REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT
 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY IN WHICH IT AGREED TO AN  EXTENDED  AFFORDABILITY
 TERM  FOR  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNITS WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING
 FINANCE AGENCY.
   (R) "PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN".  A  PURCHASER  UNDER  THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN IS A PERSON WHO PURCHASES A DWELLING UNIT FROM OFFEROR
 PURSUANT  TO THE TERMS OF A PRESERVATION PLAN THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR
 FILING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT ACQUIRES  DWELL-
 ING  UNITS  AND  ASSUMES  CERTAIN  OBLIGATIONS  OF  OFFEROR SHALL NOT BE
 CONSIDERED A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   (S) "QUALIFIED OWNER". A QUALIFIED OWNER REFERS TO THE ENTITY APPROVED
 BY THE RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE  DATE  OF
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 SUBMISSION  OF  A  PRESERVATION  PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW THAT WILL
 OWN, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  OR  UNITS
 THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING, GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE THE
 SUBJECT  OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN. THE ENTITY WHICH IS A QUALIFIED OWNER
 SHALL ONLY BE EITHER: (I) A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT  FUND  COMPANY  INCORPO-
 RATED  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE PRIVATE FINANCE HOUSING LAW; OR
 (II) A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST OR OTHER  CHARITABLE  CORPORATION  ORGANIZED
 UNDER  THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW THAT HAS AS ITS PRIMARY CHARI-
 TABLE PURPOSE THE OWNERSHIP, OPERATION AND  MAINTENANCE  OF  MULTIFAMILY
 HOUSING FOR PERSONS AND FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION
 NINETEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PRIVATE FINANCE HOUSING LAW.
   (T) "RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY". RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
 SHALL  REFER  TO  A CITY OR STATE AGENCY WITH OVERSIGHT OVER INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF  A  PRESERVATION
 PLAN.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
 SHALL ALSO REFER TO THE CITY OR STATE AGENCY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO  HAVE
 OVERSIGHT  OF  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL UNITS AFTER CONSUMMATION OF THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  TERMS  OF  A  REGULATORY
 AGREEMENT.
   (U)  "REGULATORY AGREEMENT". A REGULATORY AGREEMENT SHALL REFER TO THE
 WRITTEN AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY THAT  RESTRICTS
 THE  INCOME  AND RENTS OF INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS THAT IS EITHER:
 (I) IN EFFECT PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF A PRESERVATION PLAN; OR
 (II) IN EFFECT AFTER CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN. ANY  REGULA-
 TORY  AGREEMENT IN EFFECT AT THE DATE OF THE SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED TO BY  THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE
 AGENCY. A REGULATORY AGREEMENT THAT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AFTER CONSUMMATION
 OF  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL REQUIRE THAT AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF
 ALL UNITS BE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, AND  REQUIRE  FURTHER  THAT
 ALL EXISTING INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS ACT, SHALL REMAIN INCOME-RESTRICTED IN PERPETUITY.
   (V) "RENT STABILIZATION". RENT STABILIZATION SHALL MEAN, COLLECTIVELY,
 THE  RENT  STABILIZATION  LAW  OF NINETEEN SIXTY-NINE, AND THE EMERGENCY
 TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF NINETEEN SEVENTY-FOUR TOGETHER WITH  ANY  OTHER
 SUCCESSOR STATUTES THERETO.
   (W)  "ZONING  RESOLUTION". ZONING RESOLUTION SHALL REFER TO THE ZONING
 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT FOR SUBMISSION A  PRES-
 ERVATION  PLAN FOR THE CONVERSION OF A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR
 DEVELOPMENT IF THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY HAS NOT CONFIRMED  IN
 WRITING  THROUGH  THE  ISSUANCE  OF  A LETTER OF SUPPORT AS DESCRIBED IN
 SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION AND THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS  FOR
 AN  ELIGIBLE  PROJECT,  WHICH SHALL BE DEFINED AS A BUILDING OR GROUP OF
 BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT  THAT  MEETS  THE  DEFINITION  OF  AN  ELIGIBLE
 PROJECT  AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS AS OF THE DATE OF
 SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN:
   (A) THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT  THAT (I) RECEIVES A PARTIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISIONS ONE THROUGH FIFTEEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A
 OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW,  (II)  CONTAINS  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL
 UNITS,  AND  (III) IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR
 LOCAL LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION OR  SUBJECT  TO  AN  EXISTING  REGULATORY
 AGREEMENT  THAT PROHIBITS THE CONVERSION OF THE DWELLING UNITS TO CONDO-
 MINIUM OWNERSHIP; OR
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   (B) THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT THAT (I) RECEIVES LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS PURSUANT TO
 SECTION  FORTY-TWO  OF  THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, (II) CONTAINS INCOME-
 RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, (III) IS NOT SUBJECT TO ANY AGREEMENT PROVIDING
 FOR  A  RIGHT  OF FIRST REFUSAL WITH A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION UNLESS
 EVIDENCE DEEMED SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW HAS BEEN  PROVIDED
 THAT  SUCH  RIGHT  OF FIRST REFUSAL HAS EITHER EXPIRED OR THAT SUCH NOT-
 FOR-PROFIT DECLINED TO EXERCISE SUCH RIGHT, AND (IV)  IS  NOT  OTHERWISE
 PROHIBITED  BY  ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION OR
 SUBJECT TO AN EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT THAT PROHIBITS  THE  CONVER-
 SION OF THE DWELLING UNITS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP; OR
   (C)  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR
 DEVELOPMENT THAT (I) RECEIVES BOND FINANCING  UNDER  SUBSECTION  (D)  OF
 SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED  FORTY-TWO  OF  THE  INTERNAL  REVENUE  CODE, (II)
 CONTAINS INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS,  AND  (III)  IS  NOT  OTHERWISE
 PROHIBITED  BY  ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION OR
 SUBJECT TO AN EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT THAT PROHIBITS  THE  CONVER-
 SION OF THE DWELLING UNITS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP; OR
   (D)  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR
 DEVELOPMENT, THAT (I) CONTAINS ONE OR MORE INCLUSIONARY  HOUSING  UNITS,
 (II)  IS  NOT  OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW,
 RULE, OR REGULATION OR SUBJECT TO AN EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT  THAT
 PROHIBITS THE CONVERSION OF THE DWELLING UNITS TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP,
 AND  (III)  CONTAINS A REPRESENTATION THAT AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED
 WITH THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT  TO  THIRTY PERCENT FOR THE EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM UPON
 CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN; OR
   (E) THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS FOR A BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT  THAT  (I)  CONTAINS  EXCLUSIVELY  MODERATE  INCOME UNITS AS
 REQUIRED FOR BOND FINANCING WITH THE RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY,
 (II)  THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS IN THE BUILDING
 OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT IS LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT,  (III)
 IS  NOT  SUBJECT  TO AN EXISTING REGULATORY AGREEMENT THAT PROHIBITS THE
 CONVERSION OF THE DWELLING UNITS  TO  CONDOMINIUM  OWNERSHIP,  AND  (IV)
 CONTAINS  A  REPRESENTATION  THAT AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED WITH THE
 RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF  INCOME-
 RESTRICTED  RENTAL UNITS IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVEL-
 OPMENT TO AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT FOR THE  EXTENDED  AFFORDABILITY  TERM
 UPON CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   3.  AT  THE  TIME  OF SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, THE OFFEROR
 SHALL PROVIDE A LETTER OF SUPPORT  FROM  THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE
 AGENCY  DEMONSTRATING  THAT A REGULATORY AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO
 BETWEEN THE OFFEROR, THE  QUALIFIED  OWNER,  AND  THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING
 FINANCE  AGENCY  REGARDING THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS DURING THE
 EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM, AND THAT SUCH  REGULATORY  AGREEMENT  WILL,
 AMONG OTHER THINGS, REQUIRE THE OFFEROR TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DISCLO-
 SURES IN THE PRESERVATION PLAN:
   (A) A LIST OF THE PROPOSED INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
   (B)  THE  PROPOSED  QUALIFIED  OWNER  OF  THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL
 UNITS, WHICH QUALIFIED OWNER SHALL TAKE TITLE TO  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNITS  NO LATER THAN THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS FROM THE DATE
 OF CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN;
   (C) THE OPERATING EXPENSES AND REVENUES APPLICABLE TO THE  INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS, WHICH SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE UPDATED SCHEDULE A
 AND  SCHEDULE  B FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION OF THE CONDOMINIUM, THE
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 ALLOCATION OF COMMON INTERESTS, PROJECTED COMMON CHARGES, ESTIMATED REAL
 ESTATE TAXES, AND RENTS TO  BE  COLLECTED  FROM  EACH  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNIT,  AND THE ALLOCATION OF COMMON EXPENSES UNDER SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-M  OF  THE  REAL  PROPERTY  LAW,  APPLICABLE TO THE
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, WHICH SHALL BE  USED  TO  LIMIT  CERTAIN
 CONDOMINIUM EXPENSES ALLOCABLE TO THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS AND
 TO  COVER  ANY  SHORTFALL IN THE REVENUE FROM RENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF
 OPERATION OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
   (D) A DESCRIPTION OF ANY FINANCING ENCUMBERING  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNITS,  AND  WHETHER A TAX EXEMPTION OR ABATEMENT IS IN PLACE TO
 REDUCE REAL ESTATE TAXES FOR THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
   (E) A DESCRIPTION OF ANY REGULATORY  AGREEMENT  OR  AGREEMENTS  TO  BE
 RECORDED AGAINST THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS AND THE TERM THEREOF
 AND  THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE AGENCY OR AGENCIES WITH SUPERVISORY
 OVERSIGHT;
   (F) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE DECLARATION AND BY-LAWS FOR
 THE CONDOMINIUM THAT PROVIDES  FOR  THE  SPECIAL  ALLOCATION  OF  COMMON
 EXPENSES  IN  ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-M OF THE
 REAL PROPERTY LAW, AND ANY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN A  REGULA-
 TORY  AGREEMENT  REQUIRING  UNIT  OWNERS IN THE CONDOMINIUM TO COVER ANY
 SHORTFALL IN THE REVENUE FROM RENT TO COVER THE COSTS  OF  OPERATION  OF
 THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS;
   (G) A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTEMPLATED STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF MANAG-
 ERS  OF THE CONDOMINIUM, INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY AN EXPLANATION AS TO HOW
 THE INTERESTS OF THE QUALIFIED OWNER  OF  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL
 UNITS ARE TO BE ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED;
   (H)  A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING-WIDE AMENITIES AND A REPRESENTATION
 THAT THE DECLARATION AND BY-LAWS FOR THE CONDOMINIUM SHALL REQUIRE  THAT
 TENANTS OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY
 TO  USE  COMMONLY ACCESSIBLE AMENITIES OF THE CONDOMINIUM AND NOT UNIQUE
 TO AN INDIVIDUAL UNIT, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:  POOLS,  FITNESS
 CENTERS,  STORAGE  SPACES, PARKING, AND ROOFS OR GARDENS ACCESSIBLE ON A
 BUILDING-WIDE BASIS, AND  THAT  THE  TENANTS  OF  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNITS  MAY ONLY BE CHARGED A NOMINAL AND REASONABLE FEE FOR SUCH
 USE, AS APPROVED BY THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE  AGENCY  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  THE  REGULATORY  AGREEMENT, AND WHICH SHALL NOT BE TREATED AS RENT
 UNDER ANY RENTAL AGREEMENT;
   (I) THE NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS  FOR  THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING
 FINANCE AGENCY OR AGENCIES WITH SUPERVISORY OVERSIGHT OF THE INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS AND THE OCCUPANTS WITHIN;
   (J)  THAT THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT CONTAINS A PROVISION WHICH REQUIRES
 THAT ONCE A VACANCY OCCURS OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT,  AFTER
 CONSUMMATION  OF  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN,  THEN SAID UNIT SHALL ONLY BE
 LEASED TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WHOSE ANNUAL  HOUSEHOLD  INCOME  IS  NOT
 GREATER  THAN  SIXTY  PERCENT  OF  AREA MEDIAN INCOME AT THE TIME OF THE
 INITIAL LEASE, AND SUCH UNIT SHALL BE MARKETED AND LEASED IN  COMPLIANCE
 WITH  THE  RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY'S LEASING REQUIREMENTS, WHICH
 MAY INCLUDE LEASING THROUGH NEW YORK CITY'S HOUSING CONNECT PORTAL;
   (K) A REPRESENTATION BY OFFEROR THAT THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT INCLUDES
 AND ACCOUNTS FOR (I)  ALL  OF  THE  EXISTING  ON-SITE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNITS  IN AN EXISTING BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOP-
 MENT, OR (II) ALL OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS ASSOCIATED  WITH
 AN  EXISTING  BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON A
 ZONING LOT WHERE ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS  WERE  SET  ASIDE  AS  AFFORDABLE
 HOUSING  FOR PURPOSES OF QUALIFYING FOR A PARTIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
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 PURSUANT TO SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL  PROPERTY  TAX
 LAW;
   (L)  TO  THE  EXTENT  NOT ALREADY SUBJECT THERETO PRIOR TO THE CONSUM-
 MATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, A REPRESENTATION BY  OFFEROR  THAT  THE
 REGULATORY AGREEMENT SHALL REQUIRE ALL INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS BE
 SUBJECT  TO  RENT  STABILIZATION DURING THE EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM,
 AND THAT NO INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS SHALL BE  REMOVED  FROM  RENT
 STABILIZATION PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FOR UNITS OWNED AS A CONDOMINIUM
 UNDER SECTION 26-504 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK;
 AND
   (M)  THE  RECORDING OF THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF
 CONDOMINIUM OPERATIONS DOES NOT MODIFY  THE  REQUIREMENT  UNDER  SECTION
 FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW THAT ALL RESIDEN-
 TIAL RENTAL APARTMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO RENT STABILIZATION.
   4.  UPON SUBMISSION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW,
 EACH TENANT IN OCCUPANCY OF ANY UNIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  ANY
 INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT,  IN  THE  ELIGIBLE  PROJECT THAT IS THE
 SUBJECT OF SUCH PRESERVATION PLAN  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  WITH  A  WRITTEN
 NOTICE  STATING  THAT  SUCH  PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF LAW. WRITTEN NOTICE TO  EACH  TENANT  IN  OCCUPANCY  SHALL
 CONTAIN OR BE ACCOMPANIED BY:
   (A)  A  COPY OF THE PROPOSED PRESERVATION PLAN THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW;
   (B) A STATEMENT THAT TENANTS OF THE DWELLING UNITS BEING  OFFERED  FOR
 SALE  PURSUANT  TO  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES MAY
 PHYSICALLY INSPECT THE PREMISES AT ANY TIME SUBSEQUENT TO THE SUBMISSION
 OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW, DURING  NORMAL  BUSI-
 NESS  HOURS,  UPON WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THEM TO THE OFFEROR, PROVIDED
 SUCH REPRESENTATIVES ARE REGISTERED ARCHITECTS OR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS
 LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK; AND
   (C) A STATEMENT TO TENANTS OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS  THAT
 THE DWELLING UNITS THEY OCCUPY ARE NOT BEING OFFERED FOR SALE, BUT THEIR
 TENANCIES  SHALL CONTINUE UNDISTURBED DURING AND AFTER THE CONVERSION OF
 THE PROPERTY TO CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP. THE STATEMENT SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE
 THAT ALL  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNITS  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  RENT
 STABILIZATION THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM.
   5.  THE  TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY OF DWELLING UNITS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE
 ON THE DATE THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL  ACCEPTS  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  FOR
 FILING  SHALL  HAVE THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO PURCHASE THEIR DWELLING UNITS
 FOR NINETY DAYS AFTER THE PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING
 BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, DURING WHICH TIME THE OFFERING PRICE  AVAILABLE
 TO  THE TENANT IN OCCUPANCY SHALL NOT BE INCREASED AND A TENANT'S DWELL-
 ING UNIT SHALL NOT BE SHOWN TO A THIRD PARTY UNLESS SUCH TENANT HAS,  IN
 WRITING, WAIVED THEIR RIGHT TO PURCHASE. SUBSEQUENT TO THE EXPIRATION OF
 SUCH NINETY-DAY PERIOD, A TENANT IN OCCUPANCY OF A DWELLING UNIT WHO HAS
 NOT  PURCHASED  SHALL BE GIVEN THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX
 MONTHS FROM SAID EXPIRATION DATE TO PURCHASE SAID DWELLING UNIT  ON  THE
 SAME  TERMS  AND CONDITIONS AS ARE CONTAINED IN ANY EXECUTED CONTRACT TO
 PURCHASE SAID DWELLING UNIT ENTERED INTO BY A PURCHASER UNDER THE  PRES-
 ERVATION  PLAN,  SUCH  EXCLUSIVE  RIGHT TO BE EXERCISABLE WITHIN FIFTEEN
 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MAILING  BY  REGISTERED  MAIL  OF  NOTICE  OF  THE
 EXECUTION  OF  A  CONTRACT OF SALE TOGETHER WITH A COPY OF SAID EXECUTED
 PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO SAID TENANT.
   6. THE PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL ALSO DISCLOSE THAT THE OFFEROR SHALL:
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   (A) MARKET AND SELL ALL THE DWELLING UNITS (OTHER THAN THE INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS) IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR  DEVELOP-
 MENT,  AS  EACH  SUCH DWELLING UNIT BECOMES VACANT, TO A PURCHASER UNDER
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN THROUGH THE USE OF  COMMERCIALLY  REASONABLE  GOOD
 FAITH EFFORTS;
   (B) FUND THE RESERVE FUND AND DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND IN THE MANNER AND
 AMOUNTS  AS PROVIDED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THE REAL
 PROPERTY LAW;
   (C) FILE AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT EVERY YEAR WHICH SHALL INCLUDE  AN
 UPDATED  SCHEDULE  A  OF ALL DWELLING UNITS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER
 THE PRESERVATION PLAN; AND
   (D) EXERCISE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE GOOD FAITH  EFFORTS  TO  SELL  AT
 LEAST  FIFTY-ONE  PERCENT  OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS OFFERED
 FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN  (EXCLUDING  ANY  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNITS  NOT  OFFERED FOR SALE) WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF
 CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   7. AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF THE LETTER FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  STATING
 THAT  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING, THE OFFEROR
 SHALL, ON THE THIRTIETH, SIXTIETH, EIGHTY-EIGHTH AND NINETIETH DAY AFTER
 SUCH DATE AND AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THIRTY  DAYS  UNTIL  THE  PRESERVATION
 PLAN  IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE OR ABANDONED, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND ON THE
 SECOND DAY BEFORE  THE  EXPIRATION  OF  ANY  EXCLUSIVE  PURCHASE  PERIOD
 PROVIDED IN A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN:
   (A)  FILE  WITH  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL A WRITTEN STATEMENT UNDER OATH
 SETTING FORTH THE PERCENTAGE OF BONA FIDE TENANTS IN  OCCUPANCY  OF  ALL
 DWELLING  UNITS  IN THE BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT ON
 THE DATE THE PRESERVATION PLAN WAS ACCEPTED FOR FILING BY  THE  ATTORNEY
 GENERAL  WHO  HAVE EXECUTED AND DELIVERED WRITTEN AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE
 UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN AS OF THE DATE  OF  SUCH  WRITTEN  STATEMENT
 UNDER OATH; AND
   (B) BEFORE NOON ON THE DAY SUCH STATEMENT IS FILED POST A COPY OF SUCH
 WRITTEN  STATEMENT  UNDER  OATH  IN  A PROMINENT PLACE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
 TENANTS IN EACH BUILDING COVERED BY THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   8. A PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL NOT BE DECLARED EFFECTIVE  UNTIL  WRITTEN
 PURCHASE  AGREEMENTS  HAVE  BEEN  EXECUTED  AND  DELIVERED  FOR AT LEAST
 FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ALL DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE IN  THE  BUILDING
 OR  GROUP  OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT FROM EITHER (A) BONA FIDE TENANTS
 WHO WERE IN OCCUPANCY ON THE DATE A LETTER WAS ISSUED  BY  THE  ATTORNEY
 GENERAL  ACCEPTING  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  FOR FILING OR (B) BONA FIDE
 NON-TENANT PURCHASERS. THE PURCHASE  AGREEMENT  SHALL  BE  EXECUTED  AND
 DELIVERED  PURSUANT  TO AN OFFERING MADE IN GOOD FAITH WITHOUT FRAUD AND
 DISCRIMINATORY REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS  OR  OTHER  DISCRIMINATORY  INDUCE-
 MENTS.  A NEGOTIATED REDUCTION FROM THE ORIGINAL OFFERING PRICE EXTENDED
 SHALL NOT, BY ITSELF, BE DEEMED A DISCRIMINATORY INDUCEMENT.
   9. THOSE WRITTEN STATEMENTS UNDER OATH THAT THE OFFEROR IS REQUIRED TO
 FILE WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF  THIS
 SECTION SHALL ALSO INCLUDE:
   (A) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE UNDER THE PRES-
 ERVATION PLAN RECEIVED FROM BONA FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASERS;
   (B) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WRITTEN AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE UNDER THE PRES-
 ERVATION PLAN RECEIVED FROM ALL BONA FIDE TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY;
   (C)  THE  PERCENTAGE  OF  DWELLING UNITS UNDER CONTRACT, CALCULATED BY
 ADDING THE NUMBER OF WRITTEN PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR A  UNIT  THAT  WERE
 RECEIVED  FROM (I) ALL BONA FIDE TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY PLUS (II) ALL BONA
 FIDE NON-TENANT PURCHASERS AND  THEN  DIVIDING  THE  SUM  OF  THOSE  TWO
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 NUMBERS BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN;
   (D)  WHETHER  OR NOT THE OFFEROR INTENDS TO CLAIM A CREDIT AGAINST THE
 MANDATORY INITIAL CONTRIBUTION THE OFFEROR IS OBLIGATED TO DEPOSIT  INTO
 THE  CONDOMINIUM'S RESERVE FUND PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THE REAL PROPERTY  LAW  FOR  THE  ACTUAL
 COST OF CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS WHICH THE OFFEROR HAS BEGUN AFTER THE PRES-
 ERVATION  PLAN  WAS  SUBMITTED  FOR  FILING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW BUT
 BEFORE THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE, TOGETHER WITH  THEIR
 ACTUAL  OR ESTIMATED COSTS WHICH CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE ACTUAL COST
 OF THE CREDIT;
   (E) WHETHER OR NOT THE  OFFEROR  SHALL  BE  MAKING  ITS  RESERVE  FUND
 CONTRIBUTIONS  REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM
 EARLIER OR IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN REQUIRED; AND
   (F) A REPRESENTATION THAT NO PURCHASER COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF DECLAR-
 ING THE PRESERVATION PLAN EFFECTIVE IS THE OFFEROR, THE SELLING AGENT OR
 THE MANAGING AGENT, OR IS A PRINCIPAL OF THE OFFEROR, THE SELLING AGENT,
 OR THE MANAGING AGENT OR IS RELATED TO ANY PRINCIPAL OF THE OFFEROR, ANY
 PRINCIPAL OF THE SELLING AGENT OR ANY PRINCIPAL OF THE MANAGING AGENT BY
 BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION, OR IS AN AFFILIATE, BUSINESS ASSOCIATE, AN
 EMPLOYEE, A SHAREHOLDER, A MEMBER, A MANAGER, A DIRECTOR, AN OFFICER,  A
 LIMITED PARTNER OF THE OFFEROR, SELLING AGENT OR MANAGING AGENT.
   10.  THE  PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL PROVIDE THAT IT WILL BE DEEMED ABAN-
 DONED, VOID AND OF NO EFFECT IF IT  DOES  NOT  BECOME  EFFECTIVE  WITHIN
 FIFTEEN  MONTHS  FROM  THE  DATE  OF ISSUE OF THE LETTER OF THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL STATING THAT THE PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR  FILING
 AND,  IN  THE  EVENT OF SUCH ABANDONMENT, NO NEW PLAN, INCLUDING BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO A PRESERVATION PLAN, FOR THE CONVERSION OF SUCH  BUILDING  OR
 GROUP  OF  BUILDINGS  OR  DEVELOPMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS AFTER SUCH ABANDONMENT.
   11. NO CLOSINGS OF TITLE OF A DWELLING UNIT TO A PURCHASER  UNDER  THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL HAVE
 ALSO  ACCEPTED  FOR  FILING  AN AMENDMENT THAT DECLARES THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN EFFECTIVE. WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE FIRST CLOSING OF TITLE  OF
 A  DWELLING UNIT TO A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN, THE OFFEROR
 SHALL SUBMIT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ITS POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT  TO  THE
 PRESERVATION  PLAN.  THEREAFTER, THE PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL CONTINUALLY
 BE UPDATED WITH THE FILING OF AN ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT, NO LATER  THAN
 THIRTY  DAYS  FROM  THE  ANNIVERSARY  OF  THE  DATE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
 ACCEPTED THE POST-CLOSING AMENDMENT FOR FILING. AN OFFEROR OR  SUCCESSOR
 OFFEROR  SHALL  ONLY  BE  RELIEVED  OF  ITS OBLIGATION TO FILE AN ANNUAL
 UPDATE AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN AFTER THE LAST  DWELLING  UNIT
 OFFERED FOR SALE IS CONVEYED TO A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   12. AFTER THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR FILING OF THE POST-CLOSING AMEND-
 MENT,  THE  OFFEROR  OR SUCCESSOR OFFEROR SHALL CONTINUE TO MAKE COMMER-
 CIALLY REASONABLE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO SELL THE DWELLING UNITS IT OWNS.
   13. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT FOR FILING  AN  ANNUAL
 UPDATE AMENDMENT TO THE PRESERVATION PLAN UNLESS:
   (A)  THE  ANNUAL  UPDATE AMENDMENT DISCLOSES, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER
 DISCLOSURES REQUIRED ELSEWHERE IN THIS SECTION OR THE REGULATIONS OF THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FOLLOWING DATA AND INFORMATION:
   (I) AN ACCOUNTING OF THE DWELLING UNITS SOLD AND CLOSED BY THE OFFEROR
 IN THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS, WITH AN INDICATION IF THE DWELLING  UNIT
 WAS  CONVEYED TO A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN OR TO A SUCCES-
 SOR OFFEROR;
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   (II) AN INVENTORY OF THE OFFEROR'S UNSOLD DWELLING UNITS AT THE END OF
 THE PRECEDING TWELVE MONTHS, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE AS SHALL SATISFY  THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL; AND
   (III)  ALL THE INFORMATION, DATA AND LITERATURE PRESENTED BY THE BOARD
 OF MANAGERS IN ITS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THE RESERVE FUND
 AS REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-
 MM OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   (B) THE ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY  AN  AFFIDAVIT
 FROM  A  PRINCIPAL  OF  THE  OFFEROR ATTESTING TO THE FOLLOWING DATA AND
 INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO ALL THE  DWELLING  UNITS  THE  OFFEROR  THEN
 OWNS:
   (I) THE DWELLING UNITS' IDENTIFYING INFORMATION AND GENERAL LOCATION;
   (II)  WHETHER,  ON  THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL UPDATE AMEND-
 MENT, THE UNSOLD DWELLING UNIT IS SUBJECT TO A FULLY  EXECUTED  PURCHASE
 AGREEMENT,  AND  IF  SO,  WHETHER THE PURCHASER IS A PURCHASER UNDER THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN OR OTHERWISE;
   (III) WHETHER, ON THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL  UPDATE  AMEND-
 MENT, THE DWELLING UNIT IS OCCUPIED OR VACANT, AND IF OCCUPIED, AN INDI-
 CATION THAT OCCUPANCY IS:
   (A) BY A RENT-REGULATED TENANT;
   (B) BY A MARKET-RATE TENANT;
   (C) A MONTH-TO-MONTH TENANCY;
   (D) A TENANCY AT SUFFERANCE; OR
   (E) OTHER.
   (IV) REGARDLESS OF THE OCCUPANCY STATUS OF A DWELLING UNIT ON THE DATE
 OF  SUBMISSION  OF  THE  ANNUAL  UPDATE  AMENDMENT, AN INDICATION IF THE
 DWELLING UNIT WAS VACANT FOR MORE  THAN  ONE  OF  THE  TWELVE  PRECEDING
 MONTHS.  FOR  EACH  DWELLING  UNIT  SO INDICATED, THE OFFEROR SHALL ALSO
 DISCLOSE:
   (A) THE DATE RANGE THAT THE DWELLING UNIT WAS VACANT;
   (B) THE DATE RANGE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME THAT THE DWELLING  UNIT  WAS
 MARKETED FOR SALE;
   (C) DATE OF SALE;
   (D) THE DATE THE DWELLING UNIT WAS LEASED BY A TENANT; AND
   (E) THE DATE THE LEASE IS SET TO EXPIRE (IF APPLICABLE).
   14.  NO  EVICTION  PROCEEDINGS  SHALL BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME AGAINST
 NON-PURCHASING TENANTS FOR FAILURE TO PURCHASE OR FOR ANY  OTHER  REASON
 APPLICABLE  TO EXPIRATION OF TENANCY; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROCEEDINGS MAY
 BE COMMENCED FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT, ILLEGAL USE OR  OCCUPANCY  OF  THE
 PREMISES,  REFUSAL OF REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE OWNER OR A SIMILAR BREACH
 BY THE NON-PURCHASING TENANT OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE  OWNER  OF  THE
 DWELLING  UNIT;  AND  PROVIDED FURTHER THAT AN OWNER OF A UNIT SHALL NOT
 COMMENCE AN ACTION TO RECOVER POSSESSION OF A DWELLING UNIT FROM A  NON-
 PURCHASING  TENANT  ON  THE GROUNDS THAT THEY SEEK THE DWELLING UNIT FOR
 THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF THEMSELF OR THEIR FAMILY'S USE AND OCCUPANCY.
   15. NO EVICTION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE COMMENCED, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED  IN
 THIS SUBDIVISION, AT ANY TIME AGAINST EITHER ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS OR
 ELIGIBLE  DISABLED  PERSONS. THE RENTALS OF ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS AND
 ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN DWELLING UNITS  NOT  SUBJECT  TO
 GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY AND ELIGIBLE
 SENIOR  CITIZENS  AND  ELIGIBLE  DISABLED PERSONS WHO RESIDE IN DWELLING
 UNITS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH GOVERNMENT  REGULATION  AS  TO  RENTALS  AND
 CONTINUED  OCCUPANCY  IS  ELIMINATED  OR  BECOMES INAPPLICABLE AFTER THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING SHALL NOT BE  SUBJECT  TO
 UNCONSCIONABLE INCREASES WHICH, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION,  AND  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  EXEMPTIONS  FOR HOUSING ACCOMMODATIONS
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 OWNED AS CONDOMINIUMS PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBDIVISION  SEVEN  OF  SECTION
 TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
 SUCH  NON-PURCHASING  TENANT  HAS A RENT THAT EXCEEDS TWO HUNDRED FORTY-
 FIVE  PERCENT  OF  THE FAIR MARKET RENT, ALL RENT INCREASES FOR ELIGIBLE
 SENIOR CITIZENS AND ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS SHALL BE CONSIDERED UNCON-
 SCIONABLE IF SUCH INCREASES EXCEED THE  PERMISSIBLE  INCREASES  PROVIDED
 FOR  UNDER  THE  GOOD CAUSE EVICTION LAW UNDER ARTICLE SIX-A OF THE REAL
 PROPERTY LAW; PROVIDED THAT SUCH PROCEEDINGS MAY  BE  COMMENCED  AGAINST
 SUCH  TENANTS  FOR  NON-PAYMENT OF RENT, ILLEGAL USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE
 PREMISES, REFUSAL OF REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE OWNER OR A SIMILAR  BREACH
 BY THE TENANT OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO THE OWNER OF THE DWELLING UNIT.
   16.  ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS AND ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS WHO RESIDE
 IN DWELLING UNITS SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION  AS  TO  RENTALS  AND
 CONTINUED OCCUPANCY SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT THERETO.
   17.  THE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO ELIGIBLE SENIOR
 CITIZENS AND ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSONS SHALL NOT BE ABROGATED OR REDUCED
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPIRATION OF, OR AMENDMENT TO, THIS SECTION.
   18. ANY OFFEROR WHO DISPUTES THE ELECTION BY A PERSON TO BE AN  ELIGI-
 BLE  SENIOR  CITIZEN  OR  AN ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSON SHALL APPLY TO THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE ELECTION FORMS
 FOR A DETERMINATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SUCH  PERSON'S  ELIGIBIL-
 ITY.  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS THEREAFTER, ISSUE A
 DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY. THE FOREGOING SHALL,  IN  THE  ABSENCE  OF
 FRAUD,  BE  THE  SOLE  METHOD  FOR DETERMINING A DISPUTE AS TO WHETHER A
 PERSON IS AN ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZEN OR AN ELIGIBLE DISABLED PERSON. THE
 DETERMINATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL BE REVIEWABLE ONLY THROUGH A
 PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE  CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW  AND
 RULES, WHICH PROCEEDING SHALL BE COMMENCED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER SUCH
 DETERMINATION BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BECOMES FINAL.
   19.  NON-PURCHASING  TENANTS  WHO  RESIDE IN DWELLING UNITS SUBJECT TO
 GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO THE
 CONVERSION OF THE BUILDING OR  GROUP  OF  BUILDINGS  OR  DEVELOPMENT  TO
 CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT THERETO.
   20. THE RENTALS OF NON-PURCHASING TENANTS WHO RESIDE IN DWELLING UNITS
 NOT  SUBJECT  TO GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCU-
 PANCY AND NON-PURCHASING TENANTS  WHO  RESIDE  IN  DWELLING  UNITS  WITH
 RESPECT TO WHICH GOVERNMENT REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCU-
 PANCY  IS ELIMINATED OR BECOMES INAPPLICABLE AFTER THE PRESERVATION PLAN
 HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING  BY  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  SHALL  NOT  BE
 SUBJECT  TO  UNCONSCIONABLE  INCREASES WHICH, SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SUBDIVISION, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXEMPTIONS FOR HOUSING  ACCOM-
 MODATIONS  OWNED AS CONDOMINIUMS PROVIDED FOR UNDER SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW, IN THE EVENT  THE
 RENT  OF  A  NON-PURCHASING TENANT SHALL BE LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FORTY-
 FIVE PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT, THEN SUCH INCREASES FOR SUCH  NON-
 PURCHASING TENANT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY ARTICLE SIX-A OF THE REAL PROPER-
 TY LAW.
   21. THE RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN TO PURCHASERS UNDER
 THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN AND TO NON-PURCHASING TENANTS SHALL NOT BE ABRO-
 GATED OR REDUCED NOTWITHSTANDING ANY EXPIRATION  OF,  OR  AMENDMENT  TO,
 THIS SECTION.
   22.  ANY  LOCAL  LEGISLATIVE BODY MAY ADOPT LOCAL LAWS AND ANY AGENCY,
 OFFICER OR PUBLIC BODY MAY PRESCRIBE RULES AND REGULATIONS WITH  RESPECT
 TO  THE  CONTINUED  OCCUPANCY  BY  TENANTS  OF  DWELLING UNITS WHICH ARE
 SUBJECT TO REGULATION AS TO RENTALS AND CONTINUED OCCUPANCY PURSUANT  TO
 LAW,  PROVIDED  THAT IN THE EVENT THAT ANY SUCH LOCAL LAW, RULE OR REGU-
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 LATION SHALL BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL CONTROL.
   23. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REFUSE TO ACCEPT FOR FILING A PRESERVA-
 TION  PLAN WHEN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES: (A) THAT ONE OR MORE OF
 THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS WITHIN THE BUILDING, GROUP OF  BUILD-
 INGS  OR DEVELOPMENT WAS VACANT ON THE DATE OF SUBMISSION; OR (B) OF THE
 DWELLING UNITS THAT ARE NOT INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, AN EXCESSIVE
 NUMBER OF LONG-TERM VACANCIES EXISTED ON THE DATE THAT THE  PRESERVATION
 PLAN  WAS FIRST SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, "LONG-TERM VACANCIES" SHALL MEAN DWELLING UNITS NOT  LEASED
 OR  OCCUPIED BY BONA FIDE TENANTS FOR MORE THAN FIVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE
 DATE OF SUCH SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW; AND "EXCESSIVE"  SHALL
 MEAN A VACANCY RATE IN EXCESS OF THE GREATER OF (I) TEN PERCENT AND (II)
 A  PERCENTAGE  THAT  IS  DOUBLE  THE NORMAL AVERAGE VACANCY RATE FOR THE
 BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE
 JANUARY PRECEDING THE DATE THE PRESERVATION PLAN WAS FIRST SUBMITTED  TO
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
   24.  ALL  DWELLING  UNITS  OCCUPIED BY NON-PURCHASING TENANTS SHALL BE
 MANAGED BY THE SAME MANAGING AGENT WHO MANAGES ALL OTHER DWELLING  UNITS
 IN  THE  BUILDING  OR  GROUP  OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT. SUCH MANAGING
 AGENT SHALL PROVIDE TO NON-PURCHASING TENANTS ALL SERVICES  AND  FACILI-
 TIES  REQUIRED  BY LAW ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS.  THE OFFEROR SHALL
 GUARANTEE THE OBLIGATION OF THE  MANAGING  AGENT  TO  PROVIDE  ALL  SUCH
 SERVICES  AND  FACILITIES  UNTIL  SUCH  TIME  AS  THE OFFEROR SURRENDERS
 CONTROL OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS, AT WHICH TIME THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF
 THE CONDOMINIUM SHALL ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR  THE  PROVISION  OF  ALL
 SERVICES  AND  FACILITIES REQUIRED BY LAW ON A NON-DISCRIMINATORY BASIS.
 SUCH MANAGING AGENT SHALL ALSO ENSURE  THAT  NON-PURCHASING  TENANTS  BE
 PROVIDED  AN  OPPORTUNITY  TO  USE  COMMONLY ACCESSIBLE AMENITIES OF THE
 CONDOMINIUM AND NOT UNIQUE TO AN  INDIVIDUAL  UNIT,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO POOLS, FITNESS CENTERS, STORAGE SPACES, PARKING AND ROOFS OR
 GARDENS ACCESSIBLE ON A BUILDING-WIDE BASIS, AND THAT THE TENANTS OF THE
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS MAY ONLY BE CHARGED A NOMINAL AND REASON-
 ABLE FEE FOR SUCH USE, AS APPROVED BY THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGEN-
 CY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT, AND WHICH SHALL  NOT  BE
 TREATED AS RENT UNDER ANY RENTAL AGREEMENT.
   25.  IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO ENGAGE IN ANY COURSE OF
 CONDUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INTERRUPTION  OR  DISCONTINUANCE
 OF  ESSENTIAL  SERVICES, WHICH SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERES WITH OR DISTURBS
 THE COMFORT, REPOSE, PEACE OR QUIET OF ANY TENANT IN THEIR USE OR  OCCU-
 PANCY  OF  THEIR  DWELLING  UNIT  OR THE FACILITIES RELATED THERETO. THE
 ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY APPLY TO A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION  FOR  AN
 ORDER  RESTRAINING  SUCH  CONDUCT  AND,  IF THEY DEEM IT APPROPRIATE, AN
 ORDER RESTRAINING THE OWNER FROM SELLING THE  DWELLING  UNIT  ITSELF  OR
 FROM  PROCEEDING WITH THE PRESERVATION PLAN OF CONVERSION; PROVIDED THAT
 NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED TO  PRECLUDE  THE  TENANT  FROM
 APPLYING ON THEIR OWN BEHALF FOR SIMILAR RELIEF.
   26.  ANY PROVISION OF A LEASE OR OTHER RENTAL AGREEMENT WHICH PURPORTS
 TO WAIVE A TENANT'S RIGHTS UNDER THIS SECTION OR RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
 PROMULGATED PURSUANT HERETO SHALL BE VOID AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY.
   27.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF THIS SECTION REGARDING THE
 PRESERVATION OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT OR UNITS AS PERMANENTLY
 AFFORDABLE, AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER EXISTING LAW AS IT RELATES
 TO THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT  OR  UNITS,  THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED
 RENTAL  UNIT OR UNITS IN A BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT
 OF AN ELIGIBLE PROJECT MAY BE CONVERTED  TO  A  LIMITED  EQUITY  HOUSING
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 COOPERATIVE  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ELEVEN OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE
 LAW UNDER A SEPARATE OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS, IF  THE  RELEVANT
 HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY ENSURES THAT THE PROPOSED OFFERING STATEMENT OR
 PROSPECTUS DISCLOSES THAT THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:
   (A)  THE OFFERING PRICES ARE AFFORDABLE TO THE EXISTING TENANTS AND/OR
 THE QUALIFIED LOW-INCOME PURCHASERS WHO MEET THE DEFINITION  OF  PERSONS
 OF  LOW INCOME OR FAMILIES OF LOW INCOME AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION NINE-
 TEEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW;
   (B) ANY TENANT OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT THAT CHOOSES NOT TO
 BUY THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT SUCH TENANT OCCUPIES SHALL CONTIN-
 UE TO BE PROTECTED UNDER RENT STABILIZATION THROUGHOUT  THE  PROCESS  OF
 CONVERSION  TO  A LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE AND THEREAFTER, AND
 THAT NO EXISTING TENANT OF AN INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  SHALL  BE
 EVICTED  SOLELY  DUE  TO  SUCH  TENANT'S  DECISION NOT TO PURCHASE THEIR
 INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT;
   (C) THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION  OF  THE
 LIMITED  EQUITY  HOUSING  COOPERATIVE  SHALL ENSURE THAT THE INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS CONVERTED TO A LIMITED EQUITY  HOUSING  COOPERATIVE
 SHALL BE RESERVED FOR OCCUPANCY BY PERSONS OF LOW INCOME AND FAMILIES OF
 LOW INCOME IN PERPETUITY;
   (D)  THE  REGULATORY AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE
 LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE SHALL  ENSURE  THAT,  NOTWITHSTANDING
 THE CREATION OF A SEPARATE CONDOMINIUM, ANY OBLIGATIONS THAT THE NON-IN-
 COME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  OWNERS  MAY  HAVE TO ENSURE THE FINANCIAL
 VIABILITY AND DELIVERY OF SERVICES IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER, PRIOR
 TO THE DATE OF CONVERSION TO A LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE, SHALL
 NOT BE ABROGATED AND SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT;
   (E) THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY SHALL HAVE OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY
 OVER THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE IN THE REGULATORY AGREEMENT,
 CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION, CONDOMINIUM BY-LAWS AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPO-
 RATION OF THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE, INCLUDING THE  ABILITY
 TO  APPOINT A NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOP-
 ERATIVE IN THE EVENT OF A VIOLATION OF A TERM OF, OR AN EVENT OF DEFAULT
 BY THE LIMITED EQUITY HOUSING COOPERATIVE UNDER  ANY  OF  ITS  GOVERNING
 DOCUMENTS,  REQUIRING  PURCHASERS  OF SUCH UNITS TO ATTEND HOMEOWNERSHIP
 TRAINING, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PROCEDURES TO SELL THE UNITS UPON VACAN-
 CY; AND
   (F) THAT THE OWNERSHIP OF THE DEDICATED CAPITAL ACCOUNT BY THE  QUALI-
 FIED  OWNER,  AND  THE  FUNDING  OF THE DEDICATED CAPITAL ACCOUNT BY THE
 OFFEROR OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, SHALL EACH BE SUBJECT TO THE OVERSIGHT
 AUTHORITY OF THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AS PROVIDED IN  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THE REAL PROPERTY LAW.
   28.  IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR AN OFFEROR, ITS DESIGNEES AND/OR SUCCES-
 SORS TO HAVE OR EXERCISE VOTING CONTROL OF THE  CONDOMINIUM'S  BOARD  OF
 MANAGERS  FOR  MORE  THAN NINETY DAYS FROM THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY DATE OF
 THE FIRST CLOSING OF TITLE TO A DWELLING UNIT, OR  WHENEVER  THE  UNSOLD
 DWELLING  UNITS  CONSTITUTE LESS THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COMMON INTER-
 ESTS APPURTENANT TO ALL DWELLING UNITS, WHICHEVER IS SOONER.
   29. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY, IN THEIR DISCRETION, WAIVE THE  REQUIRE-
 MENT IN PARAGRAPH (D) OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION THAT AN OFFEROR
 SELL  AT  LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE
 UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN WHEN THE OFFEROR PROVIDES PROOF SATISFACTORY
 TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THAT FIVE YEARS OF COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE  GOOD
 FAITH  EFFORTS  DID  NOT  RESULT IN THE SALE OF FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE
 DWELLING UNITS. IF SUCH WAIVER IS GRANTED, THE OFFEROR SHALL BE REQUIRED
 TO DISCLOSE THE NEW DATE BY  WHICH  IT  WILL  SELL  AT  LEAST  FIFTY-ONE
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 PERCENT  OF  THE  DWELLING UNITS OFFERED FOR SALE UNDER THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN IN ITS SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL UPDATE AMENDMENT. ANY WAIVER GRANTED HERE-
 UNDER SHALL NOT ALLEVIATE AN OFFEROR, ITS DESIGNEES AND/OR SUCCESSORS OF
 THE OBLIGATION SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-EIGHT OF THIS SECTION.
   30.  WITHIN THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
 THIS SECTION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL SUBMIT  A  NOTICE  OF  PROPOSED
 RULEMAKING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE STATE REGISTER WHICH SHALL CONTAIN THE
 SUITABLE  RULES  NECESSARY  TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 THE AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL  TO  PROMULGATE,  ADOPT,  PUBLISH,
 NOTIFY,  REVIEW, AMEND, MODIFY, RECONSIDER, OR RESCIND ANY RULE OR REGU-
 LATION AS MAY BE CONFERRED ANYWHERE WITHIN  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  COMPLY
 WITH  THE  STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT IN ALL RESPECTS.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING THE FOREGOING, AN OFFEROR MAY SUBMIT A PRESERVATION PLAN TO THE
 DEPARTMENT OF LAW REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ADOPTED
 SUITABLE RULES TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION,  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW
 SHALL NOT RELY ON THE LACK OF RULEMAKING TO REFUSE TO ACCEPT A PRESERVA-
 TION  PLAN  FOR  SUBMISSION  OR FILING IF OFFEROR HAS OTHERWISE COMPLIED
 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   31. FOR ANY OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMI-
 TATION, A PRESERVATION PLAN AND ANY AMENDED FILINGS THERETO),  SUBMITTED
 TO  THE  DEPARTMENT OF LAW PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE FILING FEES SET
 FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-TWO-E  OF  THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY. INSTEAD, AN OFFEROR SHALL
 TENDER THE FOLLOWING FILING FEE WITH AND FOR ITS SUBMISSION:
   (A) SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EVERY OFFERING NOT  IN  EXCESS  OF
 TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS;
   (B)  FOR  EVERY  OFFERING  IN  EXCESS  OF  TWO  HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
 DOLLARS, FOUR-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE  OFFERING
 BUT  NOT  IN EXCESS OF SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, OF WHICH ONE-HALF OF SAID
 AMOUNT SHALL BE A NONREFUNDABLE DEPOSIT PAID AT THE TIME  OF  SUBMITTING
 THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW FOR REVIEW AND THE
 BALANCE PAYABLE UPON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S  ISSUANCE  OF  A  LETTER  OF
 ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING;
   (C)  SEVEN  HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH PRICE CHANGE AMENDMENT TO A
 PRESERVATION PLAN;
   (D) SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR ANY OTHER AMENDMENT TO A PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN; AND
   (E) SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR  EACH  SUCH  APPLICATION,  AND  AN
 ADDITIONAL  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY  DOLLARS  FOR EACH AND EVERY AMENDMENT
 SUBMITTED IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH AN APPLICATION TO PERMIT AN OFFEROR  TO
 SOLICIT  PUBLIC  INTEREST  PRIOR TO THE FILING OF A PRESERVATION PLAN TO
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW.
   32. THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY  MAY  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS,
 RULES,   AND  OTHER  GUIDANCE  DOCUMENTS  NECESSARY  TO  CARRY  OUT  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY.
   33. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY  BE  APPLICABLE  IN  THE
 CITY OF NEW YORK.
   34. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL MAKE ANY OFFERING STATEMENT OR PROSPEC-
 TUS  (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, A PRESERVATION PLAN AND ANY AMENDED
 FILINGS THERETO), SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION  AVAILABLE  TO  THE
 PUBLIC IN A SEARCHABLE REPOSITORY ON ITS OFFICIAL INTERNET WEBSITE.
   §  2. Section 339-e of the real property law is amended by adding nine
 new subdivisions 1-a, 6-a, 7-a, 8-a, 10-a, 11-a, 12-a, 12-b and 13-a  to
 read as follows:
   1-A.  "CAPITAL  REPLACEMENT"  MEANS  A  BUILDING-WIDE REPLACEMENT OF A
 MAJOR COMPONENT OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SYSTEMS:
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   (A) ELEVATOR;
   (B) HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING;
   (C) ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY UPGRADES;
   (D) PLUMBING;
   (E) WIRING;
   (F) WINDOW; OR
   (G) A MAJOR STRUCTURAL REPLACEMENT TO THE BUILDING; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT  MAJOR  STRUCTURAL  REPLACEMENTS  MADE  TO  CURE CODE VIOLATIONS OF
 RECORD SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED.
   6-A. "CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN" MEANS, IN THE CONTEXT  OF
 A PRESERVATION PLAN FOR THE CONVERSION OF RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY TO
 CONDOMINIUM  OWNERSHIP  THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING BY THE DEPART-
 MENT OF LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE  OF  THE
 GENERAL  BUSINESS  LAW  AND  SUBSEQUENTLY  AMENDED TO DISCLOSE THAT SAID
 PRESERVATION PLAN HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE, (I) THE RECORDING OF  THE
 DECLARATION  FOR  THE  CONDOMINIUM  AND  (II)  THE CLOSING OF TITLE TO A
 DWELLING UNIT WITH A PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN.
   7-A. "INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT", AS USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THIS ARTICLE, MEANS A UNIT THAT ALSO MEETS  THE  DEFI-
 NITION  OF  "INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT" SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   8-A. "OFFEROR", AS USED IN SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-MM  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE, MEANS THE OFFEROR OF A PRESERVATION PLAN TO CONVERT RESI-
 DENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTY TO CONDOMINIUM  OWNERSHIP  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, TOGETHER WITH
 THEIR OR ITS NOMINEES, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST.
   10-A.  "PRESERVATION  PLAN",  AS USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-
 NINE-MM OF THIS ARTICLE,  MEANS  AN  OFFERING  STATEMENT  OR  PROSPECTUS
 SUBMITTED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF LAW PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW  FOR  THE  CONVERSION  OF  A
 BUILDING  OR  GROUP  OF  BUILDINGS  OR DEVELOPMENT FROM RENTAL STATUS TO
 CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, WHEREIN THE OFFEROR DOCUMENTS THAT IT HAS ENTERED
 INTO A REGULATORY AGREEMENT WITH A RELEVANT HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY  IN
 WHICH  IT  AGREED  TO AN EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY TERM FOR THE INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNITS.
   11-A. "PURCHASER UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN", WHEN  USED  IN  SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THIS ARTICLE, MEANS A BONA FIDE PURCHAS-
 ER  UNDER  THE PRESERVATION PLAN SHALL REFER TO A PERSON WHO PURCHASES A
 DWELLING UNIT FROM THE OFFEROR PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF  A  PRESERVATION
 PLAN THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR FILING BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. A PERSON
 OR  ENTITY  THAT ACQUIRES DWELLING UNITS AND ASSUMES CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS
 OF THE OFFEROR SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED A PURCHASER UNDER  THE  PRESERVA-
 TION PLAN.
   12-A. "QUALIFIED OWNER", AS USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-
 MM  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  SHALL  REFER TO A UNIT OWNER THAT ALSO MEETS THE
 DEFINITION OF "QUALIFIED OWNER" AS SET FORTH IN  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.
   12-B.  "RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY",  AS USED IN SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL HAVE THE SAME  MEANING  AS
 SET  FORTH IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSI-
 NESS LAW.
   13-A. "TOTAL PRICE", WHEN USED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-MM
 OF THIS ARTICLE, MEANS THE SUM OF THE COST OF ALL UNITS IN THE OFFERING,
 BUT EXCLUDING ANY INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS OWNED OR TO  BE  TRANS-
 FERRED  TO  A  QUALIFIED  OWNER,  AT THE LAST PRICE WHICH WAS OFFERED TO
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 TENANTS IN OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THE  PRESERVATION
 PLAN REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF SALES MADE.
   §  3.  The real property law is amended by adding a new section 339-mm
 to read as follows:
   § 339-MM. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESERVE FUND AND DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND FOR
 BUILDINGS  CONVERTING  TO  CONDOMINIUM  OWNERSHIP  UNDER  SECTION  THREE
 HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE  OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW.  1. WITHIN THIRTY
 DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMMATION OF A PRESERVATION PLAN, THE OFFEROR  THEREOF
 (AND/OR  ITS DESIGNEE OR DESIGNEES AND/OR SUCCESSOR OR SUCCESSORS) SHALL
 ESTABLISH AND TRANSFER:
   (A) TO THE CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF MANAGERS A RESERVE  FUND  TO  BE  USED
 EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  MAKING  CAPITAL REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS
 NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE  RESIDENTS  (INCLUDING  RESI-
 DENTS  OF  THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS) OF SUCH BUILDING OR GROUP
 OF BUILDINGS OR DEVELOPMENT.  SUCH RESERVE FUND SHALL  BE  EXCLUSIVE  OF
 ANY  OTHER  FUNDS REQUIRED TO BE RESERVED UNDER THE PRESERVATION PLAN OR
 APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, EXCEPT A FUND  FOR
 CAPITAL  REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR IN
 PURPOSE TO AND IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN THE RESERVE FUND  MANDATED  BY
 THIS  SECTION.  SUCH RESERVE FUND SHALL ALSO BE EXCLUSIVE OF ANY WORKING
 CAPITAL FUND OR DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND  AND  SHALL  NOT  BE  SUBJECT  TO
 REDUCTION FOR CLOSING APPORTIONMENTS.
   (B)  TO THE QUALIFIED OWNER OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNITS, AND
 SUBJECT TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE  RELEVANT  HOUSING  FINANCE  AGENCY  SET
 FORTH  IN  A  REGULATORY  AGREEMENT, A DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND TO BE USED
 EXCLUSIVELY FOR  MAKING  UNIT  REPAIRS,  REPLACEMENTS  AND  IMPROVEMENTS
 NECESSARY  FOR  THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF AN INCOME-RES-
 TRICTED RENTAL UNIT OR UNITS OF SUCH BUILDING OR GROUP OF  BUILDINGS  OR
 DEVELOPMENT.  SUCH DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND SHALL BE EXCLUSIVE AND SUPPLE-
 MENTAL OF ANY OTHER FUNDS REQUIRED TO BE RESERVED UNDER THE PRESERVATION
 PLAN OR APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION. SUCH DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND  SHALL
 ALSO  BE EXCLUSIVE AND SUPPLEMENTAL OF ANY RESERVE FUND OR WORKING CAPI-
 TAL FUND AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO REDUCTION  FOR  CLOSING  APPORTION-
 MENTS.  THE  DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND SHALL NOT BE USED TOWARDS ANY BUILD-
 ING-WIDE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT, AND INSTEAD SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR  UNIT
 REPAIRS,  REPLACEMENTS  AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL
 UNITS.
   1-A. IN THE EVENT THAT THE FUNDS ARE INSUFFICIENT, UNLESS THE RELEVANT
 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY PROVIDES OTHERWISE, REPAIRS AND CAPITAL  IMPROVE-
 MENTS NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS IN ALL COMMON
 AREAS  AND  BUILDING  INFRASTRUCTURE SHALL BE AT THE SOLE EXPENSE OF THE
 CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF MANAGERS. THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE  AGENCY  MAY
 ESTABLISH  PENALTIES  FOR  FAILURE  TO  COMPLY WITH LEGAL AND REGULATORY
 REQUIREMENTS.
   2. (A) SUCH RESERVE FUND SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO
 EITHER  (I)  THREE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRICE OR, (II) (A) THREE PERCENT
 OF THE ACTUAL SALES PRICE OF ALL CONDOMINIUM UNITS SOLD BY  THE  OFFEROR
 AT  THE  TIME  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  IS DECLARED EFFECTIVE, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT IF SUCH AMOUNT IS LESS  THAN  ONE  PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL
 PRICE, THEN THE FUND SHALL BE ESTABLISHED AS A MINIMUM OF ONE PERCENT OF
 THE  TOTAL  PRICE; PLUS (B) SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE MADE BY THE
 OFFEROR AT A RATE OF THREE PERCENT OF THE ACTUAL SALES PRICE  OF  CONDO-
 MINIUM  UNITS  FOR  EACH  UNIT HELD BY THE OFFEROR AND SOLD TO BONA FIDE
 PURCHASERS SUBSEQUENT TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN AND
 WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, NOTWITH-
 STANDING THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED MAY EXCEED THREE  PERCENT  OF
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 THE  TOTAL  PRICE; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IF FIVE YEARS FROM THIRTY
 DAYS AFTER THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN THE TOTAL  CONTRIB-
 UTIONS  BY  THE  OFFEROR  TO THE FUND ARE LESS THAN THREE PERCENT OF THE
 TOTAL  PRICE  THE  OFFEROR  SHALL  PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT
 CONTRIBUTED AND THREE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRICE.  SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRIB-
 UTIONS SHALL BE MADE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF EACH SALE.
   (B) SUCH DEDICATED CAPITAL FUND SHALL  BE  ESTABLISHED  IN  AN  AMOUNT
 EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRICE, AND SHALL BE TRANS-
 FERRED  IN  FULL  WITHIN  THIRTY DAYS OF THE DATE OF CONSUMMATION OF THE
 PRESERVATION PLAN INTO AN ACCOUNT AT A FINANCIAL  INSTITUTION  REGULATED
 BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK THAT
 SHALL HAVE BEEN OPENED BY, AND SHALL AT ALL  TIMES  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY OF THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY OF THE QUALI-
 FIED OWNER OF THE INCOME-RESTRICTED RENTAL UNIT OR UNITS.
   3.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO OF THIS
 SECTION, THE CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION MAY BE MADE
 EARLIER OR IN AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN SO PROVIDED, INCLUDING  AS  MAY  BE
 DIRECTED  BY  THE  RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY. AN OFFEROR MAY CLAIM
 AND RECEIVE CREDIT AGAINST THE MANDATORY  INITIAL  CONTRIBUTION  TO  THE
 RESERVE  FUND  FOR  THE  ACTUAL  COST OF CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS WHICH SUCH
 OFFEROR HAS BEGUN AFTER THE PRESERVATION PLAN IS SUBMITTED FOR FILING TO
 THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND  BEFORE  THE  PRESERVATION  PLAN  IS  DECLARED
 EFFECTIVE;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT ANY SUCH REPLACEMENTS SHALL BE SET
 FORTH IN THE PRESERVATION PLAN TOGETHER WITH THEIR ACTUAL  OR  ESTIMATED
 COSTS AND FURTHER PROVIDED, THAT SUCH CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE LESSER
 OF THE ACTUAL COST OF THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS OR ONE AND A HALF PERCENT
 OF THE TOTAL PRICE.
   4.  THE  CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF MANAGERS SHALL REPORT TO UNIT OWNERS AND
 THE RELEVANT HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY, AND SHALL  MAKE  AVAILABLE  TO  ALL
 TENANTS  IN  EACH  BUILDING,  ON A SEMI-ANNUAL BASIS WITH RESPECT TO ALL
 DEPOSITS INTO AND WITHDRAWALS FROM THE RESERVE FUND  MANDATED  BY  PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   5. THE OFFEROR, NOT LATER THAN THE THIRTIETH DAY FOLLOWING THE ACCEPT-
 ANCE OF A PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FILING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW PURSUANT
 TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND
 UNTIL THE CONSUMMATION OF THE PRESERVATION PLAN, SHALL POST AND MAINTAIN
 IN A PROMINENT PLACE, ACCESSIBLE TO ALL TENANTS IN EACH BUILDING COVERED
 BY  THE PRESERVATION PLAN, A LISTING OF ALL VIOLATIONS OF RECORD AGAINST
 SUCH BUILDINGS AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS OF THE  CITY
 OF  NEW  YORK AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. ALL NEWLY ISSUED  VIOLATIONS  SHALL  BE  POSTED
 WITHIN  FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS OF THEIR ISSUANCE AND MAINTAINED AS DESCRIBED
 IN THIS SUBDIVISION. THE OFFEROR MAY SATISFY THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS
 SECTION  BY  DESIGNATING AN AGENT ON THE PREMISES WITH WHOM SUCH LISTING
 SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY THE TENANTS.  ANY PENALTY  FOR
 FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A STATE OR LOCAL BUILDING AND HOUSING MAINTENANCE
 LAW  OR REGULATION SHALL BE PAID BY, AND THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF, THE
 CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF MANAGERS.
   6. ANY PROVISION PURPORTING TO WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IN
 ANY CONTRACT TO PURCHASE, ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN OFFEROR  AND  A  UNIT
 PURCHASER, ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN OFFEROR AND THE CONDOMINIUM BOARD OF
 MANAGERS  CREATED  UNDER  A  PRESERVATION PLAN, ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN
 OFFEROR AND THE OWNER OF THE  INCOME-RESTRICTED  RENTAL  UNIT  OR  UNITS
 SHALL BE VOID AS AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.
   7.  (A) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES OR ASSISTS IN THE  VIOLATION  OF
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 ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE
 HUNDRED  DOLLARS PER DAY PER UNIT FOR EACH DAY THAT A BUILDING IS NOT IN
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
 SUCH CIVIL PENALTY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER UNIT.
   (B) ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES OR ASSISTS IN THE VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION
 TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  ALSO BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE
 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY FOR EACH DAY THAT THE RESERVE FUND REQUIRED  BY
 SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF THIS SECTION IS NOT ESTABLISHED; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT SUCH CIVIL PENALTY SHALL NOT  EXCEED  THE  AMOUNT  REQUIRED  TO  BE
 RESERVED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
   (C) ANY OTHER ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDIC-
 TION  THAT  MAY  BE  APPROPRIATE OR NECESSARY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE NAME OF THE  PEOPLE  OF
 THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, INCLUDING ACTIONS TO
 SECURE PERMANENT INJUNCTIONS  ENJOINING  ANY  ACTS  OR  PRACTICES  WHICH
 CONSTITUTE  A  VIOLATION  OF  ANY  PROVISION  OF THIS SECTION, MANDATING
 COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR FOR SUCH OTHER  RELIEF
 AS  MAY  BE  APPROPRIATE. IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING, THE ATTORNEY
 GENERAL MAY APPLY TO ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, OR TO A  JUDGE
 OR  JUSTICE  THEREOF,  FOR  A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER OR PRELIMINARY
 INJUNCTION ENJOINING AND RESTRAINING  ALL  PERSONS  FROM  VIOLATING  ANY
 PROVISION  OF  THIS SECTION, MANDATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 THIS SECTION, OR FOR SUCH OTHER RELIEF AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE, UNTIL  THE
 HEARING  AND DETERMINATION OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND THE ENTRY OF
 FINAL JUDGMENT OR ORDER THEREIN. THE COURT, OR JUDGE OR JUSTICE THEREOF,
 TO WHOM SUCH APPLICATION IS MADE, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO  MAKE  ANY  OR
 ALL  OF  THE  ORDERS  SPECIFIED IN THIS PARAGRAPH, AS MAY BE REQUIRED IN
 SUCH APPLICATION, WITH NOTICE, AND TO MAKE SUCH OTHER OR FURTHER  ORDERS
 OR  DIRECTIONS  AS  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO RENDER THE SAME EFFECTUAL. NO
 UNDERTAKING SHALL BE REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF THE GRANTING OR  ISSUING
 OF SUCH ORDER, OR BY REASON THEREOF.
   (D)  NOTHING  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL IMPAIR ANY RIGHTS, REME-
 DIES OR CAUSES OF ACTION ACCRUED OR ACCRUING TO PURCHASERS OF  CONDOMIN-
 IUM  UNITS  WITH  REGARD  TO THE FUNDING OF THE RESERVE FUND AND CAPITAL
 FUND UNDER THIS SECTION.
   § 4. Subdivision 2, subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a)  of  subdivision
 2-a, and paragraphs (a) and (c) of subdivision 7 of section 352-e of the
 general  business  law,  subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 1042 of the
 laws of 1981, subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of  subdivision  2-a  as
 added by chapter 771 of the laws of 1983, paragraph (a) of subdivision 7
 as amended by section 1 of part BBB-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008,
 and paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 as amended by chapter 637 of the laws
 of 1989, are amended to read as follows:
   2.  Unless  otherwise  provided  by  regulation issued by the attorney
 general, the offering statement or statements or prospectus required  in
 subdivision  one  of  this section shall be filed with the department of
 law at its office in the city of New York, prior to the public  offering
 of  the security involved. No offer, advertisement or sale of such secu-
 rities shall be made in or from the state of New York until the attorney
 general has issued to the issuer or other  [offerer]  OFFEROR  a  letter
 stating  that  the  offering  has  been filed. The attorney general, not
 later than thirty days after the submission of such filing, shall  issue
 such a letter or, in the alternative, a notification in writing indicat-
 ing  deficiencies  in  the offering statement, statements or prospectus;
 provided, however, that in the case of a building or group of  buildings
 to  be  converted to cooperative or condominium ownership which is occu-
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 pied in whole or in part for residential purposes AND WHICH IS  NOT  THE
 SUBJECT  OF  A  PRESERVATION  PLAN  SUBMITTED  PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THIS ARTICLE,  such  letter  or  notification
 shall  be  issued  in not sooner than four months and not later than six
 months from the date of submission of such filing. The attorney  general
 may also refuse to issue a letter stating that the offering statement or
 statements  or  prospectus  has  been filed whenever it appears that the
 offering statement or statements or  prospectus  does  not  clearly  set
 forth the specific property or properties to be purchased, leased, mort-
 gaged,  or otherwise to be acquired, financed or the subject of specific
 investment with a substantial portion of the offering proceeds.
   (i) "Plan". Every offering statement or prospectus  submitted  to  the
 department of law for the conversion of a building or group of buildings
 or  development  from residential rental status to cooperative or condo-
 minium ownership, other than a plan governed by the provisions of either
 section three hundred fifty-two-eee [or], three  hundred  fifty-two-eeee
 OR SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE of this [chapter] ARTICLE, or a
 plan for such conversion pursuant to article two, eight or eleven of the
 private housing finance law.
   (a)  The  department  of  law shall collect the following fees for the
 filing of each offering statement or prospectus as described in subdivi-
 sion one of this section: seven hundred fifty dollars for every offering
 not in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars; for every  offering
 in  excess  of  two  hundred  fifty thousand dollars, four-tenths of one
 percent of the total amount of the offering but not in excess of  [thir-
 ty]  SIXTY  thousand dollars of which one-half of said amount shall be a
 nonrefundable deposit paid at the time of submitting the offering state-
 ment to the department of law for review and the  balance  payable  upon
 the  issuance  of a letter of acceptance for filing said offering state-
 ment. The department of law shall, in addition, collect a  fee  of  [two
 hundred  twenty-five]  SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY dollars for each OTHER amend-
 ment to an offering statement.  For  each  application  granted  by  the
 department  of law, which permits the applicant to solicit public inter-
 est or public funds preliminary to the filing of an  offering  statement
 or  for  the issuance of a "no-filing required" letter AND ANY AMENDMENT
 THERETO, the department of law  shall  collect  a  fee  of  [two]  SEVEN
 hundred [twenty-five] FIFTY dollars. [In the event the sponsor thereaft-
 er  files an offering statement, the fee paid for the preliminary appli-
 cation shall be credited against the balance of the fee due and  payable
 on  filing.]  For  each  application  granted  pursuant to section three
 hundred fifty-two-g of this article, the department of law shall collect
 a fee of two-tenths of one percent of the  amount  of  the  offering  of
 securities;  however,  the  minimum  fee  shall  be  seven hundred fifty
 dollars, and the maximum fee shall be [thirty] SIXTY  thousand  dollars.
 All  revenue from that portion of any fee imposed pursuant to this para-
 graph, which exceeds twenty thousand dollars  FOR  OFFERING  STATEMENTS,
 AND  FIVE  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS FOR ALL OTHER FILINGS, shall be
 paid by the department of law to the state comptroller to  be  deposited
 in  and  credited  to  the  real estate finance bureau fund, established
 pursuant to section eighty of the state finance law.
   (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of  this  subdivi-
 sion, the department of law shall not collect any fees for the filing of
 an  offering  statement  or prospectus or any amended filings thereto as
 described in subdivision one of this section whenever: (I) a  conversion
 of  a  mobile  home  park, building or group of buildings or development
 from residential rental status to cooperative or  condominium  ownership
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 is  being  made pursuant to article ELEVEN, eighteen, nineteen or twenty
 of the private housing finance law; OR (II) THE  OFFERING  STATEMENT  OR
 PROSPECTUS  OR  AMENDMENT  THERETO IS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW
 PURSUANT  TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THIS ARTICLE.  FOR
 SUBMISSIONS MADE PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE,  THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW SHALL INSTEAD COLLECT THE FEES SET
 FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THIRTY-ONE OF SUCH SECTION. ALL REVENUE  FROM  THAT
 PORTION OF ANY FEE IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-ONE OF SECTION
 THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL BE PAID BY THE
 DEPARTMENT OF LAW TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER TO BE DEPOSITED IN AND  CRED-
 ITED  TO  THE  REAL  ESTATE FINANCE BUREAU FUND, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION EIGHTY OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
   § 5. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 352-eeee of the general
 business law, as amended by section 1 of part N of  chapter  36  of  the
 laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  "Plan".  Every  offering statement or prospectus submitted to the
 department of law pursuant to section three hundred fifty-two-e of  this
 article for the conversion of a building or group of buildings or devel-
 opment  from  residential  rental  status  to cooperative or condominium
 ownership or other form of cooperative interest in realty, other than an
 offering statement or prospectus for such conversion pursuant to SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO-EEEEE OF THIS ARTICLE OR article two,  eight  or
 eleven of the private housing finance law.
   §  6.  The opening paragraph of subdivision a of section 26-504 of the
 administrative code of the city of  New  York  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   Class  A  multiple dwellings not owned as a cooperative or as a condo-
 minium, except as provided in section three  hundred  fifty-two-eeee  of
 the  general business law OR AS PROVIDED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-
 TWO-EEEEE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, containing six or  more  dwelling
 units which:
   § 7. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it  shall  have become a law; provided that sections one, two, and three
 of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed 6 years after such date;
 provided further, that such repeal shall not abrogate  any  requirements
 or  responsibilities imposed on offerors or condominium boards of direc-
 tors as set forth in such sections, including but  not  limited  to  any
 such requirements or responsibilities contained in any regulatory agree-
 ments  entered  into  pursuant to this act; and provided that the amend-
 ments to section 26-504 of chapter 4 of title 26 of  the  administrative
 code  of  the  city  of  New  York made by section six of this act shall
 expire on the same date as such law expires and  shall  not  affect  the
 expiration of such law as provided under section 26-520 of such law.
 
                                  PART HH
 
   Section  1.  The public housing law is amended by adding a new article
 14-A to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 14-A
                   HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM
 SECTION 605. DEFINITIONS.
         606. HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM.
         607. ELIGIBILITY.
         608. FUNDING ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION.
         609. PAYMENT OF HOUSING VOUCHERS.
         610. LEASES AND TENANCY.
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         611. RENTAL OBLIGATION.
         612. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
         613. INSPECTION OF UNITS.
         614. RENT.
         615. VACATED UNITS.
         616. LEASING  OF  UNITS  OWNED BY A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL
                ADMINISTRATOR.
         617. VERIFICATION OF INCOME.
         618. DIVISION OF AN ASSISTED FAMILY.
         619. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
         620. VOUCHERS STATEWIDE.
         621. APPLICABLE CODES.
         622. HOUSING CHOICE.
         623. ANNUAL REPORTS.
   § 605. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "HOMELESS" MEANS  LACKING A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME
 RESIDENCE; HAVING A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE  THAT  IS  A  PUBLIC  OR
 PRIVATE  PLACE NOT DESIGNED FOR OR ORDINARILY USED AS A REGULAR SLEEPING
 ACCOMMODATION FOR HUMAN BEINGS, INCLUDING A CAR, PARK, ABANDONED  BUILD-
 ING, BUS OR TRAIN STATION, AIRPORT, CAMPGROUND, OR OTHER PLACE NOT MEANT
 FOR HUMAN HABITATION; LIVING IN A SUPERVISED PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OPER-
 ATED   SHELTER  DESIGNATED  TO  PROVIDE  TEMPORARY  LIVING  ARRANGEMENTS
 (INCLUDING HOTELS AND MOTELS PAID FOR BY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL GOVERN-
 MENT PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS OR BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS,
 CONGREGATE SHELTERS, OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING);  EXITING  AN  INSTITUTION
 WHERE  AN  INDIVIDUAL  OR FAMILY HAS RESIDED AND LACKING A REGULAR FIXED
 AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE UPON RELEASE OR DISCHARGE;  INDIVIDUALS
 RELEASED  OR  SCHEDULED  TO BE RELEASED FROM INCARCERATION AND LACKING A
 REGULAR  FIXED  AND  ADEQUATE  NIGHTTIME  RESIDENCE  UPON   RELEASE   OR
 DISCHARGE;  BEING A HOMELESS FAMILY WITH CHILDREN OR UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH
 DEFINED AS HOMELESS UNDER 42 U.S.C. §  11302(A);  HAVING  EXPERIENCED  A
 LONG-TERM  PERIOD  WITHOUT  LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN PERMANENT HOUSING OR
 HAVING EXPERIENCED PERSISTENT INSTABILITY AS MEASURED BY FREQUENT  MOVES
 AND BEING REASONABLY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN SUCH STATUS FOR AN EXTENDED
 PERIOD  OF TIME BECAUSE OF CHRONIC DISABILITIES, CHRONIC PHYSICAL HEALTH
 OR MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, SUBSTANCE ADDICTION, HISTORIES OF  DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE  OR  CHILDHOOD  ABUSE,  THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD OR YOUTH WITH A
 DISABILITY, MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, OR OTHER DANGEROUS OR LIFE-
 THREATENING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING CONDITIONS  THAT  RELATE  TO  VIOLENCE
 AGAINST AN INDIVIDUAL OR A FAMILY MEMBER.
   2.  "IMMINENT  LOSS  OF HOUSING" MEANS HAVING RECEIVED A VERIFIED RENT
 DEMAND OR A PETITION FOR EVICTION; HAVING RECEIVED A COURT ORDER RESULT-
 ING FROM AN EVICTION ACTION THAT NOTIFIES THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY  THAT
 THEY  MUST  LEAVE  THEIR  HOUSING; FACING LOSS OF HOUSING DUE TO A COURT
 ORDER TO VACATE THE PREMISES DUE  TO  HAZARDOUS  CONDITIONS,  WHICH  MAY
 INCLUDE  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO ASBESTOS, LEAD EXPOSURE, MOLD, AND RADON;
 HAVING A PRIMARY NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE THAT IS A ROOM IN A HOTEL OR  MOTEL
 AND  LACKING THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO STAY; FACING LOSS OF THE PRIMARY
 NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE, WHICH MAY INCLUDE LIVING IN  THE  HOME  OF  ANOTHER
 HOUSEHOLD,  WHERE  THE OWNER OR RENTER OF THE HOUSING WILL NOT ALLOW THE
 INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY TO STAY, PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT AN  ASSERTION  FROM
 AN  INDIVIDUAL  OR  FAMILY MEMBER ALLEGING SUCH LOSS OF HOUSING OR HOME-
 LESSNESS SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH  ELIGIBILITY;  OR  FLEEING  OR
 ATTEMPTING  TO  FLEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT,
 STALKING, HUMAN  TRAFFICKING  OR  OTHER  DANGEROUS  OR  LIFE-THREATENING
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 CONDITIONS  THAT  RELATE  TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL OR A FAMILY
 MEMBER, PROVIDED FURTHER THAT AN ASSERTION FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OR  FAMILY
 MEMBER  ALLEGING  SUCH  ABUSE AND LOSS OF HOUSING SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO
 ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY.
   3.  "PUBLIC  HOUSING  AGENCY" MEANS ANY COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER
 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR PUBLIC BODY THAT IS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER  ANY
 PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM (OR AN AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF SUCH AN ENTI-
 TY),  AND ANY OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS
 ANY OTHER PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM OR ASSISTANCE.
   4. "SECTION 8 LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS A PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY  THAT
 ADMINISTERS THE SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM UNDER SECTION 8
 OF  THE  UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937 WITHIN A COMMUNITY, COUNTY OR
 REGION, OR STATEWIDE, ON BEHALF OF AND UNDER CONTRACT WITH  THE  HOUSING
 TRUST FUND CORPORATION.
   5. "HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS A PUBLIC HOUSING
 AGENCY,  AS  DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, OR SECTION 8
 LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR DESIGNATED TO ADMINISTER THE HOUSING ACCESS  VOUCHER
 PILOT  PROGRAM  WITHIN  A  COMMUNITY, COUNTY OR REGION, OR STATEWIDE, ON
 BEHALF OF AND UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE HOUSING  TRUST  FUND  CORPORATION.
 IN  THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR
 SHALL BE THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND DEVEL-
 OPMENT, OR THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, OR BOTH.
   6. "FAMILY" MEANS A GROUP OF PERSONS  RESIDING  TOGETHER.  SUCH  GROUP
 INCLUDES,  BUT  IS  NOT  LIMITED TO A FAMILY WITH OR WITHOUT CHILDREN (A
 CHILD WHO IS TEMPORARILY AWAY FROM THE  HOME  BECAUSE  OF  PLACEMENT  IN
 FOSTER  CARE  IS  CONSIDERED  A  MEMBER  OF THE FAMILY) OR ANY REMAINING
 MEMBERS OF A TENANT FAMILY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE  THE  DISCRETION
 TO DETERMINE IF ANY OTHER GROUP OF PERSONS QUALIFIES AS A FAMILY.
   7. "OWNER" MEANS ANY PRIVATE PERSON OR ANY ENTITY, INCLUDING A COOPER-
 ATIVE,  AN AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OR A PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY,
 HAVING THE LEGAL RIGHT TO LEASE OR SUBLEASE DWELLING UNITS.
   8. "DWELLING UNIT" MEANS  A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, INCLUDING ATTACHED
 STRUCTURES SUCH AS PORCHES AND STOOPS; OR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING  UNIT
 IN A STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE SEPARATE RESIDENTIAL DWELLING
 UNIT, AND IN WHICH EACH SUCH UNIT IS USED OR OCCUPIED, OR INTENDED TO BE
 USED  OR  OCCUPIED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AS THE RESIDENCE OF ONE OR MORE
 PERSONS.
   9. "INCOME" SHALL MEAN THE SAME AS IT IS DEFINED BY 24 CFR § 5.609 AND
 ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO.
   10. "ADJUSTED INCOME" SHALL MEAN THE SAME AS IT IS DEFINED BY 24 CFR §
 5.611 AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO.
   11. "REASONABLE RENT" MEANS RENT NOT MORE THAN  THE  RENT  CHARGED  ON
 COMPARABLE  UNITS  IN THE PRIVATE UNASSISTED MARKET AND RENT CHARGED FOR
 COMPARABLE UNASSISTED UNITS IN THE PREMISES.
   12. "FAIR MARKET RENT" MEANS THE FAIR MARKET RENT FOR EACH RENTAL AREA
 AS PROMULGATED ANNUALLY BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF  HOUSING  AND
 URBAN DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. 1437F.
   13. "VOUCHER" MEANS A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPO-
 RATION  PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SELECTED FOR
 ADMISSION TO THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM,  WHICH  DESCRIBES
 SUCH PILOT PROGRAM AND THE PROCEDURES FOR APPROVAL OF A UNIT SELECTED BY
 THE  FAMILY AND STATES THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY UNDER
 THE PILOT PROGRAM.
   14. "LEASE" MEANS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN OWNER  AND  A  TENANT
 FOR  THE LEASING OF A DWELLING UNIT TO THE TENANT. THE LEASE ESTABLISHES
 THE CONDITIONS FOR OCCUPANCY OF THE DWELLING UNIT BY  AN  INDIVIDUAL  OR
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 FAMILY  WITH  HOUSING  ASSISTANCE  PAYMENTS UNDER A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE
 OWNER AND THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR.
   15. "DEPENDENT" MEANS ANY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WHO IS NEITHER THE HEAD
 OF HOUSEHOLD, NOR THE HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD'S SPOUSE, AND WHO IS:
   (A) UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN;
   (B) A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY; OR
   (C) A FULL-TIME STUDENT.
   16. "ELDERLY" MEANS A PERSON SIXTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
   17. "CHILD CARE EXPENSES" MEANS EXPENSES RELATING TO THE CARE OF CHIL-
 DREN UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTEEN.
   18.  "SEVERELY RENT BURDENED" MEANS THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO
 PAY MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME IN RENT AS  DEFINED  BY  THE
 UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
   19. "DISABILITY" MEANS:
   (A)  THE  INABILITY  TO  ENGAGE IN ANY SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY BY
 REASON OF ANY MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT WHICH
 CAN BE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN  DEATH  OR  WHICH  HAS  LASTED  OR  CAN  BE
 EXPECTED TO LAST FOR A CONTINUOUS PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN TWELVE MONTHS;
 OR
   (B)  IN  THE  CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ATTAINED THE AGE OF FIFTY-
 FIVE AND IS BLIND, THE INABILITY BY REASON OF SUCH BLINDNESS  TO  ENGAGE
 IN SUBSTANTIAL GAINFUL ACTIVITY REQUIRING SKILLS OR ABILITIES COMPARABLE
 TO  THOSE  OF ANY GAINFUL ACTIVITY IN WHICH THEY HAVE PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED
 WITH SOME REGULARITY AND OVER A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF TIME; OR
   (C) A PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL IMPAIRMENT WHICH:
   (I) IS EXPECTED TO BE OF LONG-CONTINUED AND INDEFINITE DURATION;
   (II) SUBSTANTIALLY IMPEDES THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY; AND
   (III) IS OF SUCH A NATURE THAT SUCH ABILITY COULD BE IMPROVED BY  MORE
 SUITABLE HOUSING CONDITIONS; OR
   (D) A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY THAT IS A SEVERE, CHRONIC DISABILITY OF
 AN INDIVIDUAL THAT:
   (I)  IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OR COMBINATION
 OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS;
   (II) IS MANIFESTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL ATTAINS AGE TWENTY-TWO;
   (III) IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INDEFINITELY;
   (IV) RESULTS IN SUBSTANTIAL FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS IN THREE OR MORE OF
 THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY:
   (A) SELF-CARE;
   (B) RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE;
   (C) LEARNING;
   (D) MOBILITY;
   (E) SELF-DIRECTION;
   (F) CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING; OR
   (G) ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY; AND
   (V) REFLECTS THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEED FOR A COMBINATION AND  SEQUENCE  OF
 SPECIAL,   INTERDISCIPLINARY,   OR   GENERIC   SERVICES,  INDIVIDUALIZED
 SUPPORTS, OR OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE THAT ARE OF LIFELONG OR  EXTENDED
 DURATION AND ARE INDIVIDUALLY PLANNED AND COORDINATED.
   § 606. HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER  PILOT  PROGRAM.    THE  COMMISSIONER,
 SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE, SHALL  IMPLEMENT
 A  FOUR-YEAR  PILOT  PROGRAM TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF
 HOUSING VOUCHERS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE  HOMELESS
 OR  WHO  FACE  AN  IMMINENT  LOSS  OF  HOUSING  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.  THE HOUSING TRUST  FUND  CORPORATION  SHALL
 ISSUE VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE BEGINNING MARCH FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-SIX, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND
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 MAY  CONTRACT  WITH  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL TO
 ADMINISTER ANY ASPECT OF THIS  PILOT  PROGRAM  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  DESIGNATE  AND
 CONTRACT  WITH  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS IN THE STATE
 TO MAKE VOUCHERS AVAILABLE TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS  AND  FAMILIES  BEGINNING
 MARCH  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AND TO ADMINISTER OTHER ASPECTS OF
 THE PILOT PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 607. ELIGIBILITY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  PROMULGATE  STANDARDS  FOR
 DETERMINING  ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS PILOT PROGRAM.  INDI-
 VIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO MEET THE STANDARDS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE REGARDLESS
 OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO  INDIVIDUALS  AND
 FAMILIES  WHO  ARE  HOMELESS OR FACING IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING. HOUSING
 ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS MAY RELY ON A CERTIFICATION  FROM  A
 SOCIAL  SERVICES  PROVIDER  SERVING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO, HOMELESS SHELTERS  TO  DETERMINE  WHETHER  AN  APPLICANT
 QUALIFIES AS A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY.
   1. AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PILOT PROGRAM IF
 THEY  ARE HOMELESS OR FACING IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING AND HAVE AN INCOME
 OF NO MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AS  DEFINED  BY
 THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
   2. AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY IN RECEIPT OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO
 THIS  PILOT  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  NO LONGER FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR SUCH
 ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS PILOT PROGRAM WHEN THIRTY PERCENT OF THE  INDIVID-
 UAL'S  OR FAMILY'S ADJUSTED INCOME IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO THE TOTAL
 RENT FOR THE DWELLING UNIT.
   3. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY  BECOMES  FINANCIALLY  INELIGIBLE  FOR
 RENTAL  ASSISTANCE  UNDER THIS PILOT PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF THIS SECTION, THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SHALL RETAIN RENTAL ASSISTANCE
 FOR A PERIOD NO SHORTER THAN ONE YEAR, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS
 FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   4. INCOME ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE VERIFIED  PRIOR  TO  A  HOUSING  ACCESS
 VOUCHER  LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR'S  INITIAL DETERMINATION TO PROVIDE RENTAL
 ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PILOT PROGRAM AND UPON DETERMINATION OF SUCH  ELIGI-
 BILITY,  AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SHALL ANNUALLY CERTIFY THEIR INCOME FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY AND ANY ADJUSTMENTS  TO
 SUCH RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
   5.  THE  COMMISSIONER MAY COLLABORATE WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND
 DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER STATE AND CITY AGENCIES TO ALLOW A HOUS-
 ING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCESS INCOME INFORMATION  FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF  DETERMINING  AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  OR FAMILY'S INITIAL AND
 CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM.
   6.  REVIEWS OF INCOME SHALL BE MADE NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN ANNUALLY.
   § 608. FUNDING ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION. 1.  SUBJECT  TO  APPROPRI-
 ATION,  FUNDING  SHALL  BE  ALLOCATED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN EACH COUNTY
 EXCEPT FOR THOSE COUNTIES LOCATED WITHIN  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK,  THE
 INITIAL ALLOCATION SHALL BE IN PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN
 EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK WHO ARE SEVERELY RENT BURDENED BASED
 ON DATA PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.  FUNDING FOR COUN-
 TIES  LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL BE ALLOCATED DIRECTLY TO
 THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF  HOUSING  PRESERVATION  AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AND/OR  THE  NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, AS APPROPRIATE, IN PROPOR-
 TION TO THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NEW YORK CITY  AS  COMPARED  TO  THE
 REST  OF  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK WHO ARE SEVERELY RENT BURDENED BASED ON
 DATA PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR  DISTRIBUTING  THE  FUNDS
 ALLOCATED  IN  EACH COUNTY NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK AMONG
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 HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS OPERATING IN EACH COUNTY  OR
 IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
   3. PRIORITY SHALL BE GIVEN TO APPLICANTS WHO ARE HOMELESS. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER  SHALL  HAVE  THE  DISCRETION  TO ESTABLISH FURTHER PRIORITIES AS
 APPROPRIATE.
   4. UP TO TEN PERCENT OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED MAY BE USED BY THE COMMIS-
 SIONER AND THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR  FOR  ADMINIS-
 TRATIVE EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO ADMINISTERING THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCH-
 ER PILOT PROGRAM.
   § 609. PAYMENT  OF  HOUSING  VOUCHERS. 1. THE HOUSING VOUCHER SHALL BE
 PAID DIRECTLY TO ANY OWNER UNDER A CONTRACT BETWEEN  THE  OWNER  OF  THE
 DWELLING  UNIT TO BE OCCUPIED BY THE VOUCHER RECIPIENT AND THE APPROPRI-
 ATE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR. THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 DETERMINE  THE  FORM  OF THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT AND THE
 METHOD OF PAYMENT. A HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT  CONTRACT  ENTERED  INTO
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL ESTABLISH THE PAYMENT STANDARD (INCLUDING
 UTILITIES AND ALL MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT CHARGES) WHICH THE OWNER IS
 ENTITLED  TO  RECEIVE  FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH
 ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS ARE TO BE  MADE.  THE  PAYMENT  STANDARD  SHALL  NOT
 EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWENTY PERCENT NOR BE LESS THAN NINETY PERCENT OF THE
 FAIR  MARKET  RENT  FOR  THE  RENTAL  AREA IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED.  FAIR
 MARKET RENT SHALL BE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS
 AS SET FORTH IN THE FEDERAL HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH
 IN THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF PART 888 OF TITLE 24 OF THE CODE OF FEDER-
 AL REGULATIONS.  FAIR MARKET RENT FOR A RENTAL AREA SHALL  BE  PUBLISHED
 NOT  LESS  THAN ANNUALLY BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
 ON THE WEBSITE OF NEW YORK STATE HOMES AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL.
   2. A HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT  CONTRACT  ENTERED  INTO  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY PROVIDE FOR AN INITIAL PAYMENT OF UP
 TO  FIVE MONTHS OF RENT ARREARS THAT HAVE ACCRUED DURING PRIOR OCCUPANCY
 OF A DWELLING UNIT BY A VOUCHER RECIPIENT IF SUCH PAYMENT OF ARREARS  IS
 NECESSARY  TO CONTINUE SUCH VOUCHER RECIPIENT'S OCCUPANCY OF SUCH DWELL-
 ING UNIT, AND THEREBY PREVENT IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING.
   § 610. LEASES AND TENANCY. EACH HOUSING  ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT  CONTRACT
 ENTERED  INTO  BY  A  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR AND THE
 OWNER OF A DWELLING UNIT SHALL PROVIDE:
   1. THAT THE LEASE BETWEEN THE TENANT AND THE OWNER SHALL BE FOR A TERM
 OF NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR, EXCEPT THAT THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER  LOCAL
 ADMINISTRATOR  MAY  APPROVE  A SHORTER TERM FOR AN INITIAL LEASE BETWEEN
 THE TENANT AND THE DWELLING UNIT OWNER IF  THE  HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER
 LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR  DETERMINES  THAT  SUCH  SHORTER TERM WOULD IMPROVE
 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE TENANT AND IF SUCH SHORTER TERM IS CONSID-
 ERED TO BE A PREVAILING LOCAL MARKET PRACTICE;
   2. THAT THE DWELLING UNIT OWNER SHALL OFFER LEASES TO TENANTS ASSISTED
 UNDER THIS ARTICLE THAT:
   (A) ARE IN A STANDARD FORM USED IN THE LOCALITY BY THE  DWELLING  UNIT
 OWNER; AND
   (B) CONTAIN TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT:
   (I) ARE CONSISTENT WITH STATE AND LOCAL LAW; AND
   (II)  APPLY  GENERALLY TO TENANTS IN THE PROPERTY WHO ARE NOT ASSISTED
 UNDER THIS ARTICLE;
   (C) SHALL PROVIDE THAT DURING THE TERM OF THE LEASE, THE  OWNER  SHALL
 NOT  TERMINATE  THE  TENANCY EXCEPT FOR SERIOUS OR REPEATED VIOLATION OF
 THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE LEASE, FOR VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE STATE
 OR LOCAL LAW, OR FOR OTHER GOOD CAUSE, INCLUDING, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,
 THE  NON-PAYMENT  OF  THE  TENANT'S PORTION OF THE RENT OWED, AND IN THE
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 CASE OF AN OWNER WHO IS AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST  PURSUANT  TO
 FORECLOSURE  DURING THE TERM OF THE LEASE VACATING THE PROPERTY PRIOR TO
 SALE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE OTHER GOOD CAUSE, EXCEPT THAT  THE  OWNER  MAY
 TERMINATE  THE  TENANCY EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF TRANSFER OF THE UNIT TO
 THE OWNER IF THE OWNER:
   (I) WILL OCCUPY THE UNIT AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE; AND
   (II) HAS PROVIDED THE TENANT A NOTICE TO VACATE AT LEAST  NINETY  DAYS
 BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH NOTICE;
   (D)  SHALL  PROVIDE THAT ANY TERMINATION OF TENANCY UNDER THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE PRECEDED BY THE PROVISION OF WRITTEN NOTICE BY THE OWNER TO THE
 TENANT SPECIFYING THE GROUNDS FOR THAT ACTION, AND ANY RELIEF  SHALL  BE
 CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL LAW;
   3.  THAT  ANY  UNIT UNDER AN ASSISTANCE CONTRACT ORIGINATED UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE SHALL ONLY BE OCCUPIED BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY DESIGNATED IN
 SAID CONTRACT AND SHALL BE THE DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY'S PRIMARY
 RESIDENCE. CONTRACTS SHALL NOT BE TRANSFERABLE BETWEEN UNITS  AND  SHALL
 NOT  BE  TRANSFERABLE  BETWEEN  RECIPIENTS.  A  FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL MAY
 TRANSFER THEIR VOUCHER TO A DIFFERENT UNIT UNDER A NEW CONTRACT PURSUANT
 TO THIS ARTICLE;
   4. THAT AN OWNER SHALL NOT CHARGE  MORE  THAN  A  REASONABLE  RENT  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION SIX HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 611. RENTAL  OBLIGATION.  THE MONTHLY RENTAL OBLIGATION FOR AN INDI-
 VIDUAL OR FAMILY RECEIVING HOUSING ASSISTANCE PURSUANT  TO  THE  HOUSING
 ACCESS VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE THE GREATER OF:
   1.  THIRTY  PERCENT  OF  THE  MONTHLY ADJUSTED INCOME OF THE FAMILY OR
 INDIVIDUAL; OR
   2. IF THE FAMILY OR  INDIVIDUAL  IS  RECEIVING  PAYMENTS  FOR  WELFARE
 ASSISTANCE  FROM  A PUBLIC AGENCY AND A PART OF THOSE PAYMENTS, ADJUSTED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACTUAL HOUSING COSTS OF THE  FAMILY,  IS  SPECIF-
 ICALLY  DESIGNATED BY THAT AGENCY TO MEET THE HOUSING COSTS OF THE FAMI-
 LY, THE PORTION OF THOSE PAYMENTS THAT IS SO DESIGNATED. THESE  PAYMENTS
 INCLUDE,  BUT  ARE  NOT  LIMITED  TO  ANY  SHELTER ASSISTANCE OR HOUSING
 ASSISTANCE ADMINISTERED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY.
   § 612. MONTHLY ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT.  1.  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  MONTHLY
 ASSISTANCE  PAYMENT  WITH  RESPECT  TO  ANY  DWELLING  UNIT SHALL BE THE
 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MAXIMUM MONTHLY RENT WHICH THE CONTRACT  PROVIDES
 THAT THE OWNER IS TO RECEIVE FOR THE UNIT AND THE RENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR
 FAMILY IS REQUIRED TO PAY UNDER SECTION SIX HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE.
   2.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH MAXIMUM RENT LEVELS FOR DIFFERENT
 SIZED RENTALS IN EACH RENTAL AREA IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES THE  USE  OF
 THE PILOT PROGRAM IN ALL LOCALITIES BASED ON THE FAIR MARKET RENT OF THE
 RENTAL  AREA.  RENTAL AREAS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER. THE
 COMMISSIONER MAY RELY ON DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION  PROMULGATED  BY  ANY
 OTHER  STATE  OR FEDERAL AGENCY IN DETERMINING THE RENTAL AREAS AND FAIR
 MARKET RENT.
   3. THE PAYMENT STANDARD FOR EACH SIZE OF DWELLING  UNIT  IN  A  RENTAL
 AREA  SHALL  NOT  BE  LESS  THAN NINETY PERCENT AND SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE
 HUNDRED TWENTY PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET RENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIX
 HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE FOR THE SAME SIZE OF DWELLING UNIT  IN  THE
 SAME  RENTAL AREA, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED AS
 A RESULT OF A REDUCTION IN THE FAIR MARKET RENT TO  REDUCE  THE  PAYMENT
 STANDARD  APPLIED  TO  A FAMILY CONTINUING TO RESIDE IN A UNIT FOR WHICH
 THE FAMILY WAS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ARTICLE AT THE  TIME  THE
 FAIR MARKET RENT WAS REDUCED.
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   § 613. INSPECTION  OF  UNITS.   INSPECTION OF UNITS SHALL BE CONDUCTED
 PURSUANT TO THE PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS OF THE FEDERAL  HOUSING  CHOICE
 VOUCHER  PROGRAM, AS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICABLE SECTIONS OF PART 982 OF
 TITLE 24 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
   § 614. RENT.  1.  THE  RENT  FOR  DWELLING  UNITS  FOR WHICH A HOUSING
 ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT IS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS ARTICLE  SHALL  BE
 REASONABLE  IN  COMPARISON  WITH  RENTS  CHARGED FOR COMPARABLE DWELLING
 UNITS IN THE PRIVATE, UNASSISTED LOCAL MARKET.
   2. A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR (OR OTHER  ENTITY,  AS
 PROVIDED  IN  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE) MAY, AT THE
 REQUEST OF AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS ARTI-
 CLE, ASSIST THAT INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY IN NEGOTIATING A  REASONABLE  RENT
 WITH A DWELLING UNIT OWNER. A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR
 (OR  OTHER SUCH ENTITY) SHALL REVIEW THE RENT FOR A UNIT UNDER CONSIDER-
 ATION BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY (AND  ALL  RENT  INCREASES  FOR  UNITS
 UNDER  LEASE  BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY) TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE RENT
 (OR RENT INCREASE) REQUESTED BY THE OWNER IS REASONABLE.  IF  A  HOUSING
 ACCESS  VOUCHER  LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR  (OR OTHER SUCH ENTITY) DETERMINES
 THAT THE RENT (OR RENT INCREASE) FOR A DWELLING UNIT IS NOT  REASONABLE,
 THE  HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR (OR OTHER SUCH ENTITY)
 SHALL NOT MAKE HOUSING ASSISTANCE  PAYMENTS  TO  THE  OWNER  UNDER  THIS
 SUBDIVISION WITH RESPECT TO THAT UNIT.
   3.  IF A DWELLING UNIT FOR WHICH A HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT
 IS ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IS  EXEMPT  FROM  LOCAL  RENT  CONTROL
 PROVISIONS  DURING  THE  TERM  OF  THAT CONTRACT, THE RENT FOR THAT UNIT
 SHALL BE REASONABLE IN COMPARISON WITH OTHER UNITS IN  THE  RENTAL  AREA
 THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM LOCAL RENT CONTROL PROVISIONS.
   4.  EACH  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL MAKE TIMELY
 PAYMENT OF ANY AMOUNTS DUE TO A DWELLING UNIT OWNER UNDER THIS  SECTION,
 SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   § 615. VACATED  UNITS.  IF  AN ASSISTED FAMILY VACATES A DWELLING UNIT
 FOR WHICH RENTAL ASSISTANCE  IS  PROVIDED  UNDER  A  HOUSING  ASSISTANCE
 PAYMENT  CONTRACT BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF THE LEASE FOR THE
 UNIT, RENTAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO SUCH CONTRACT MAY  NOT  BE  PROVIDED
 FOR THE UNIT AFTER THE MONTH DURING WHICH THE UNIT WAS VACATED.
   § 616. LEASING OF UNITS OWNED BY A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMIN-
 ISTRATOR.  1.  IF  AN  ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY ASSISTED UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE LEASES A DWELLING UNIT (OTHER THAN  A  PUBLIC  HOUSING  DWELLING
 UNIT)  THAT  IS  OWNED  BY  A HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR
 ADMINISTERING  ASSISTANCE  TO  THAT  INDIVIDUAL  OR  FAMILY  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  THE  UNIT  OF GENERAL LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT OR ANOTHER ENTITY  APPROVED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  TO  MAKE
 INSPECTIONS  REQUIRED UNDER SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE
 AND RENT DETERMINATIONS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION SIX HUNDRED  FOURTEEN  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE.  THE  HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL BE
 RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY EXPENSES OF  SUCH  INSPECTIONS  AND  DETERMINATIONS,
 SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE.
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "OWNED BY A HOUSING ACCESS
 VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR" MEANS, WITH RESPECT  TO  A  DWELLING  UNIT,
 THAT THE DWELLING UNIT IS IN A PROJECT THAT IS OWNED BY SUCH ADMINISTRA-
 TOR,  BY  AN  ENTITY  WHOLLY  CONTROLLED  BY SUCH ADMINISTRATOR, OR BY A
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP IN WHICH SUCH  ADMINIS-
 TRATOR  (OR  AN  ENTITY WHOLLY CONTROLLED BY SUCH ADMINISTRATOR) HOLDS A
 CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE MANAGING MEMBER OR GENERAL PARTNER. A DWELL-
 ING UNIT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE OWNED BY  A  HOUSING  ACCESS  VOUCHER
 LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION BECAUSE SUCH ADMINIS-
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 TRATOR HOLDS A FEE INTEREST AS GROUND LESSOR IN THE  PROPERTY  ON  WHICH
 THE UNIT IS SITUATED, HOLDS A SECURITY INTEREST UNDER A MORTGAGE OR DEED
 OF  TRUST  ON THE UNIT, OR HOLDS A NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST IN AN ENTITY
 WHICH  OWNS  THE UNIT OR IN THE MANAGING MEMBER OR GENERAL PARTNER OF AN
 ENTITY WHICH OWNS THE UNIT.
   § 617. VERIFICATION OF INCOME. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH PROCE-
 DURES WHICH ARE APPROPRIATE AND NECESSARY TO  ASSURE  THAT  INCOME  DATA
 PROVIDED TO THE HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR AND OWNERS BY
 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES APPLYING FOR OR RECEIVING ASSISTANCE UNDER THIS
 ARTICLE  IS  COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. IN ESTABLISHING SUCH PROCEDURES, THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL RANDOMLY, REGULARLY, AND PERIODICALLY SELECT A SAMPLE
 OF FAMILIES TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THESE
 FAMILIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCOME VERIFICATION, OR TO ALLOW THOSE FAMI-
 LIES TO  PROVIDE  SUCH  INFORMATION  THEMSELVES.  SUCH  INFORMATION  MAY
 INCLUDE,  BUT  IS  NOT  LIMITED TO, DATA CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT COMPEN-
 SATION AND FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION AND DATA RELATING  TO  BENEFITS  MADE
 AVAILABLE UNDER THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 42 U.S.C. 301 ET SEQ., THE FOOD
 AND  NUTRITION  ACT  OF  2008, 7 U.S.C. 2011 ET SEQ., OR TITLE 38 OF THE
 UNITED STATES CODE. ANY  SUCH  INFORMATION  RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION SHALL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF  VERIFYING  INCOMES  IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS
 AND FAMILIES FOR BENEFITS (AND THE AMOUNT  OF  SUCH  BENEFITS,  IF  ANY)
 UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
   § 618. DIVISION  OF  AN ASSISTED FAMILY. 1. IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE A
 FAMILY ASSISTED UNDER THIS ARTICLE BECOMES DIVIDED  INTO  TWO  OTHERWISE
 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES DUE TO DIVORCE, LEGAL SEPARATION OR THE
 DIVISION  OF THE FAMILY, WHERE SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES CANNOT AGREE
 AS TO WHICH SUCH INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SHOULD  CONTINUE  TO  RECEIVE  THE
 ASSISTANCE,  AND WHERE THERE IS NO DETERMINATION BY A COURT, THE HOUSING
 ACCESS VOUCHER LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR SHALL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING  FACTORS
 TO  DETERMINE  WHICH  OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
 ASSISTED:
   (A) WHICH OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES  HAS  CUSTODY  OF  DEPENDENT
 CHILDREN;
   (B)  WHICH  SUCH INDIVIDUAL WAS THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD WHEN THE VOUCHER
 WAS INITIALLY ISSUED AS LISTED ON THE INITIAL APPLICATION;
   (C) THE COMPOSITION OF SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES  AND  WHICH  SUCH
 FAMILY INCLUDES ELDERLY OR DISABLED MEMBERS;
   (D)  WHETHER  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  WAS  INVOLVED IN THE BREAKUP OF SUCH
 FAMILY;
   (E) WHICH FAMILY MEMBERS REMAIN IN THE UNIT; AND
   (F) RECOMMENDATIONS OF SOCIAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS.
   2. DOCUMENTATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL BE THE  RESPONSIBILITY  OF  THE
 REQUESTING PARTIES. IF DOCUMENTATION IS NOT PROVIDED, THE HOUSING ACCESS
 VOUCHER  LOCAL  ADMINISTRATOR  WILL TERMINATE ASSISTANCE ON THE BASIS OF
 FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR A RECERTIFICATION.
   § 619. MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT. ANY FUNDS  MADE  AVAILABLE  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL NOT BE USED TO OFFSET OR REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS
 PREVIOUSLY EXPENDED FOR THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN A PRIOR YEAR  IN
 ANY  COUNTY  OR IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, BUT SHALL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT
 ANY PRIOR YEAR'S EXPENDITURES. THE COMMISSIONER MAY GRANT  AN  EXCEPTION
 TO  THIS  REQUIREMENT IF ANY COUNTY, MUNICIPALITY, OR OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
 ENTITY OR PUBLIC BODY CAN AFFIRMATIVELY SHOW THAT SUCH AMOUNT  OF  FUNDS
 PREVIOUSLY  EXPENDED  IS  IN  EXCESS  OF THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
 ASSISTANCE TO ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITHIN THE AREA IN WHICH  THE
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 FUNDS  WERE  PREVIOUSLY  EXPENDED WHO ARE HOMELESS OR FACING AN IMMINENT
 LOSS OF HOUSING.
   § 620. VOUCHERS  STATEWIDE. NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION SIX HUNDRED TEN OF
 THIS ARTICLE, ANY VOUCHER ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE  MAY  BE  USED
 FOR HOUSING ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INFORM VOUCHER
 HOLDERS  THAT  A  VOUCHER  MAY BE USED ANYWHERE IN THE STATE AND, TO THE
 EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ASSIST  VOUCHER  HOLDERS  IN
 FINDING HOUSING IN THE AREA OF THEIR CHOICE.  PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER,
 THAT  A  VOUCHER  MUST  BE USED IN THE COUNTY IN WHICH IT WAS ISSUED, OR
 WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, IF THE VOUCHER WAS ISSUED WITHIN  THE  CITY
 OF  NEW  YORK,  FOR  NO  LESS  THAN  ONE YEAR BEFORE IT CAN BE USED IN A
 DIFFERENT JURISDICTION, UNLESS THE ISSUING HOUSING ACCESS VOUCHER  LOCAL
 ADMINISTRATOR GRANTS A WAIVER, OR THE VOUCHER HOLDER, OR A FAMILY MEMBER
 THEREOF,  IS  OR  HAS  BEEN  THE  VICTIM  OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE, DATING
 VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING.
   § 621. APPLICABLE CODES. HOUSING ELIGIBLE  FOR  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE
 HOUSING  ACCESS VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM SHALL COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE STATE
 AND LOCAL HEALTH, HOUSING, BUILDING AND SAFETY CODES.
   § 622. HOUSING CHOICE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADMINISTER THE  HOUS-
 ING  ACCESS  VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM UNDER THIS ARTICLE TO PROMOTE HOUSING
 CHOICE FOR VOUCHER HOLDERS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL AFFIRMATIVELY PROMOTE
 FAIR HOUSING TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER THIS PILOT PROGRAM.
   2. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL LESSEN OR ABRIDGE  ANY  FAIR  HOUSING
 OBLIGATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  MUNICIPALITIES,  LOCALITIES,  OR ANY OTHER
 APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
   § 623. ANNUAL REPORTS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, ON OR  BEFORE  NOVEMBER
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER UNTIL THE CONCLU-
 SION  OF  THE  PILOT  PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SUBMIT A
 REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTICLE IN COUNTIES LOCATED OUTSIDE
 OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF  THE
 SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
 ON HOUSING, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  COMMITTEE  ON  HOUSING, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND
 MEANS COMMITTEE. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW  YORK  CITY  DEPARTMENT  OF
 HOUSING  PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, OR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
 THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY, OR BOTH, SHALL, ON OR BEFORE NOVEM-
 BER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX AND  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER  UNTIL  THE
 CONCLUSION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, SUBMIT
 A  REPORT  ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTICLE IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE  SPEAKER  OF
 THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING, THE CHAIR OF
 THE  SENATE  FINANCE  COMMITTEE,  THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
 HOUSING, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE.  SUCH
 REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NEED NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (I) THE
 AMOUNT  OF FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR EACH COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK FOR
 VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, (II) THE  NUMBER  OF  INDIVIDUALS  OR
 FAMILIES  WHO  APPLIED  FOR VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, (III) THE
 NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES PLACED ON WAITING LISTS  FOR  VOUCHERS
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE,  IF  ANY SUCH WAITING LISTS EXIST, (IV) THE
 NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES ISSUED VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTI-
 CLE, (V) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHO WERE  HOMELESS  PRIOR
 TO RECEIVING A VOUCHER PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, (VI) THE VOUCHER UTILI-
 ZATION  RATE  FOR  VOUCHERS  PURSUANT  TO THIS ARTICLE, (VII) THE MEDIAN
 INCOME OF INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES ISSUED VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTI-
 CLE, (VIII) THE MEDIAN PAYMENT STANDARD PER DWELLING UNIT, INCLUDING THE
 MONTHLY ASSISTANCE PAYMENT AND MONTHLY  RENT  OBLIGATION,  FOR  VOUCHERS
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 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, AND (IX) THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES
 WHO  HAD BEEN ISSUED VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE BUT WHO BECAME NO
 LONGER FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE DURING
 THE REPORTING PERIOD.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in full
 force and effect until May 1, 2030.  Any rule, regulation, plan or guid-
 ance document necessary for the implementation of this  act  promulgated
 by  the  commissioner  of  the division of housing and community renewal
 shall apply only to those counties located outside of the  city  of  New
 York.  The New York city department of housing preservation and develop-
 ment and the New York  city  housing  authority,  as  applicable,  shall
 promulgate or release rules, regulations, plans or guidance documents as
 necessary  for  the  implementation  of  this act within the city of New
 York.
 
                                  PART II
 
   Section 1.  Section 13 of section 2 of chapter 868 of the laws of 1975
 constituting the New York state financial emergency act for the city  of
 New  York,  as amended by section 2 of part K of chapter 686 of the laws
 of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   § 13. Termination. This act shall terminate on the later of  (a)  July
 first,  two  thousand  [eight]  THIRTY-FIVE or (b) the date (i) when all
 bonds and notes containing the pledge and agreement authorized by subdi-
 vision one  of  section  ten-a  of  this  act  are  refunded,  redeemed,
 discharged  or otherwise defeased, or (ii) when there shall no longer be
 outstanding any guarantee by the United States of America or any  agency
 or  instrumentality thereof as to payment of principal of or interest on
 any note or bond issued by the city or a state financing agency,  which-
 ever of (i) or (ii) shall occur later.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART JJ
 
   Section  1.  Article  7  of  the  public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new title 5 to read as follows:
                                  TITLE 5
                     CITY OF BUFFALO PARKING AUTHORITY
 SECTION 1500-A. SHORT TITLE.
         1500-B. DEFINITIONS.
         1500-C. CITY OF BUFFALO PARKING AUTHORITY.
         1500-D. PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY.
         1500-E. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY BY THE  CITY  TO  THE  AUTHORITY;
                   ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY THE CITY OR BY THE AUTHORI-
                   TY.
         1500-F. CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASE CONTRACTS.
         1500-G. CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYEES.
         1500-H. MONEYS OF THE AUTHORITY.
         1500-I. BONDS OR NOTES OF THE AUTHORITY.
         1500-J. AGREEMENTS OF NEW YORK STATE.
         1500-K. AGREEMENTS OF THE CITY.
         1500-L. STATE AND CITY NOT LIABLE ON BONDS.
         1500-M. BONDS LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS.
         1500-N. TAX EXEMPTIONS.
         1500-O. TAX CONTRACT BY THE STATE.
         1500-P. REMEDIES OF BONDHOLDERS.
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         1500-Q. ACTIONS AGAINST THE AUTHORITY.
         1500-R. DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION.
         1500-S. CODE OF ETHICS.
         1500-T. CONTRACTING FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES.
         1500-U. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.
         1500-V. TITLE  NOT AFFECTED IF IN PART UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INEF-
                   FECTIVE.
         1500-W. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS IN OTHER ACTS SUPERSEDED.
   § 1500-A. SHORT TITLE. THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE  CITED  AS
 THE "CITY OF BUFFALO PARKING AUTHORITY ACT".
   §  1500-B. DEFINITIONS. AS USED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS TITLE, UNLESS A
 DIFFERENT MEANING CLEARLY APPEARS FROM THE CONTEXT:
   1. THE TERM "AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE CORPORATION CREATED BY  SECTION
 FIFTEEN HUNDRED-C OF THIS TITLE;
   2. THE TERM "CITY" SHALL MEAN THE CITY OF BUFFALO;
   3.  THE TERM "BONDS" SHALL MEAN THE BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF
 INDEBTEDNESS ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE RELATING  TO
 BONDS AND BONDHOLDERS;
   4. THE TERM "BOARD" SHALL MEAN THE MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITY;
   5.  THE TERM "REAL PROPERTY" SHALL MEAN LANDS, STRUCTURES, FRANCHISES,
 AND INTEREST IN LANDS, AND ANY AND ALL THINGS  USUALLY  INCLUDED  WITHIN
 THE  SAID  TERM, AND INCLUDES NOT ONLY FEES SIMPLE ABSOLUTE BUT ALSO ANY
 AND ALL LESSER INTEREST, SUCH AS EASEMENTS, RIGHTS OF WAY, USES, LEASES,
 LICENSES, AND ALL OTHER  INCORPOREAL  HEREDITAMENTS  AND  EVERY  ESTATE,
 INTEREST  OR  RIGHT,  LEGAL  OR EQUITABLE, INCLUDING TERMS OF YEARS, AND
 LIENS THEREON BY WAY OF JUDGMENTS,  MORTGAGES  OR  OTHERWISE,  AND  ALSO
 CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE TO REAL ESTATE, IN THE AREA OF THE CITY;
   6.  THE  TERM "PROJECT" SHALL MEAN ANY AREA OR PLACE OPERATED OR TO BE
 OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR THE PARKING OR STORING OF MOTOR AND  OTHER
 VEHICLES AND SHALL, WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, INCLUDE ALL REAL AND
 PERSONAL  PROPERTY,  DRIVEWAYS, ROADS, APPROACHES, STRUCTURES, TERMINALS
 OF ALL KINDS, GARAGES, METERS, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT,  AND  ALL  APPURTE-
 NANCES  AND  FACILITIES  ON, ABOVE OR UNDER THE GROUND WHICH ARE USED OR
 USABLE IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PARKING OR STORING OF  SUCH  VEHICLES  IN
 THE  AREA  OF  THE  CITY  OR WHICH FACILITATES ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
 INFRASTRUCTURE;
   7. THE TERM "PROJECTS" SHALL MEAN MORE THAN ONE COVERED PROJECTS.
   8. THE TERM "COVERED PROJECT" SHALL MEAN A PROJECT LOCATED ON A PUBLIC
 PARKING FACILITY OWNED BY THE CITY AT THE TIME  THIS  TITLE  SHALL  TAKE
 EFFECT.
   9. THE TERM "BUFFALO FISCAL STABILITY AUTHORITY" SHALL MEAN THE PUBLIC
 BENEFIT  CORPORATION  ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO TITLE TWO OF ARTICLE TEN-D
 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   § 1500-C. CITY OF BUFFALO PARKING AUTHORITY. 1. A BOARD TO BE KNOWN AS
 THE "CITY OF BUFFALO PARKING AUTHORITY" IS HEREBY  CREATED.  SUCH  BOARD
 SHALL  BE  A  BODY  CORPORATE AND POLITIC, CONSTITUTING A PUBLIC BENEFIT
 CORPORATION, AND ITS EXISTENCE SHALL COMMENCE UPON  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF
 THE  MEMBERS  AS  HEREIN  PROVIDED. IT SHALL CONSIST OF A CHAIR AND FOUR
 OTHER MEMBERS, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED  BY  THE  MAYOR  OF  THE  CITY  OF
 BUFFALO, WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO COMMON COUN-
 CIL.  THE  MAYOR  OF  THE  CITY  MAY  REMOVE ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR
 NEGLECT OF DUTY OR MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE, GIVING SUCH MEMBER  A  COPY  OF
 THE CHARGES AGAINST THEM AND AN OPPORTUNITY OF BEING HEARD IN PERSON, OR
 BY COUNSEL, IN THEIR DEFENSE UPON NOT LESS THAN TEN DAYS NOTICE.  OF THE
 MEMBERS  FIRST  APPOINTED,  ONE  SHALL  BE APPOINTED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE
 YEAR, ONE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, ONE FOR A PERIOD  OF  THREE  YEARS,
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 ONE  FOR  A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS, AND ONE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. AT
 THE EXPIRATION OF SUCH TERMS, THE TERMS OF OFFICE  OF  THEIR  SUCCESSORS
 SHALL  BE  FIVE  YEARS.  EACH  MEMBER  SHALL CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL THE
 APPOINTMENT  AND  QUALIFICATION  OF A SUCCESSOR. VACANCIES IN SUCH BOARD
 OCCURRING OTHERWISE THAN BY THE EXPIRATION OF TERM SHALL BE  FILLED  FOR
 THE  UNEXPIRED  TERM.  THE  MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL CHOOSE FROM THEIR
 NUMBER A VICE-CHAIR. THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL NOT  BE  COMPENSATED
 FOR  THEIR SERVICES, HOWEVER, MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT
 FOR ANY ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED  IN  THE  PERFORMANCE  OF
 SUCH  MEMBER'S  OFFICIAL  DUTIES.   THE POWERS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE
 VESTED IN AND EXERCISED BY A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.  SUCH
 BOARD  MAY  DELEGATE  TO  ONE OR MORE OF ITS MEMBERS OR TO ITS OFFICERS,
 AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES SUCH POWERS AND DUTIES AS IT MAY DEEM PROPER.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL
 OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION OR CHARTER, NO  OFFICER,  MEMBER  OR
 EMPLOYEE  OF  THE  STATE  OR  OF ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY SHALL FORFEIT SUCH
 OFFICER, MEMBER OR EMPLOYEE'S OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT  BY  REASON  OF  SUCH
 ACCEPTANCE  OF  APPOINTMENT  AS  A  MEMBER,  OFFICER  OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
 AUTHORITY, NOR SHALL SERVICE AS SUCH  MEMBER,  OFFICER  OR  EMPLOYEE  BE
 DEEMED  INCOMPATIBLE  OR  IN  CONFLICT  WITH  SUCH OFFICE, MEMBERSHIP OR
 EMPLOYMENT.
   3. (A) THE MAYOR OF THE CITY SHALL FILE ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER  THIRTY-
 FIRST  OF  THE YEAR IN WHICH THIS TITLE SHALL TAKE EFFECT, IN THE OFFICE
 OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, A CERTIFICATE SIGNED  BY  THE  MAYOR  SETTING
 FORTH:
   (I) THE NAME OF THE AUTHORITY;
   (II)  THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE;
 AND
   (III) THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE.
   (B) IF SUCH CERTIFICATE IS NOT FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE ON OR
 BEFORE SUCH DATE, THEN THE CORPORATE EXISTENCE OF  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
 THEREUPON  TERMINATE AND IT SHALL THEREUPON BE DEEMED TO BE AND SHALL BE
 DISSOLVED.
   4. THE CITY OF BUFFALO PARKING AUTHORITY SHALL NOT  BE  AUTHORIZED  TO
 EXERCISE  THE  POWERS,  DUTIES,  AND  FUNCTIONS OUTLINED IN THIS ARTICLE
 UNTIL ALL INITIAL MEMBERS AND THE INITIAL CHAIR ARE APPOINTED.
   § 1500-D. PURPOSE AND POWERS OF THE  AUTHORITY.  THE  PURPOSE  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY  SHALL  BE TO AQUIRE, RECONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ONE OR
 MORE COVERED PROJECTS IN THE  CITY.  TO  CARRY  OUT  SAID  PURPOSE,  THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE POWER:
   1. TO SUE AND BE SUED;
   2. TO HAVE A SEAL AND ALTER THE SAME AT PLEASURE;
   3. TO ACQUIRE, HOLD AND DISPOSE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR ITS CORPORATE
 PURPOSES;
   4.  TO  MAKE BY-LAWS FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION OF ITS AFFAIRS,
 AND, SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH BONDHOLDERS, FOR THE REGULATION  OF  THE
 COVERED PROJECTS;
   5.  WITH THE CONSENT OF THE CITY, TO USE AGENTS, EMPLOYEES AND FACILI-
 TIES OF THE CITY, PAYING TO  THE  CITY  ITS  AGREED  PROPORTION  OF  THE
 COMPENSATION OR COSTS;
   6. TO APPOINT OFFICERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, TO PRESCRIBE THEIR QUAL-
 IFICATIONS  AND  TO  FIX  THEIR  COMPENSATION;  SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW, AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED;
   7. TO APPOINT AN ATTORNEY, WHO MAY BE THE CORPORATION COUNSEL  OF  THE
 CITY, AND TO FIX SUCH ATTORNEY'S COMPENSATION;
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   8. TO MAKE CONTRACTS AND LEASES, AND TO EXECUTE ALL INSTRUMENTS NECES-
 SARY FOR ITS CORPORATE PURPOSE;
   9.  TO  CONSTRUCT  SUCH BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES AS MAY BE
 NECESSARY FOR ITS CORPORATE PURPOSE;
   10. TO RECONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR AND OPERATE THE  COVERED
 PROJECTS;
   11.  TO  ACCEPT GRANTS, LOANS OR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES,
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR ANY AGENCY OR  INSTRUMENTALITY  OF  EITHER  OF
 THEM,  OR  THE  CITY,  OR AN INDIVIDUAL, BY BEQUEST OR OTHERWISE, AND TO
 EXPEND THE PROCEEDS FOR ANY PURPOSES OF THE AUTHORITY;
   12. TO FIX AND COLLECT RENTALS, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES FOR THE USE  OF
 THE  COVERED  PROJECTS SUBJECT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH AGREEMENTS
 WITH BONDHOLDERS AS MAY BE MADE AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED; AND
   13. TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE OR MAINTAIN  IN  THE  COVERED  PROJECTS  ALL
 FACILITIES  NECESSARY  OR  CONVENIENT  IN  CONNECTION  THEREWITH; AND TO
 CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION OR  MAINTENANCE  OF  ANY  PARTS
 THEREOF  OR  FOR  SERVICES  TO  BE PERFORMED; TO RENT PARTS THEREOF, AND
 GRANT CONCESSIONS, ALL ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS IT MAY DETERMINE;
 PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT NEITHER THE AUTHORITY, THE CITY OR ANY AGENCY  OF
 THE  AUTHORITY  OR CITY, OR ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION SHALL,
 WITHIN OR ON ANY PROPERTY COMPRISING  A  PART  OF  ANY  COVERED  PROJECT
 AUTHORIZED BY THIS TITLE, SELL, DISPENSE OR OTHERWISE HANDLE ANY PRODUCT
 USED  IN  OR FOR THE SERVICING OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE USING ANY PROJECT OR
 FACILITY AUTHORIZED  BY  THIS  TITLE,  AND  PROVIDED  FURTHER  THAT  THE
 LOCATION  OF SITES OF THE COVERED PROJECTS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR
 APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING BOARD AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY.
   § 1500-E. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY BY THE CITY TO THE AUTHORITY;  ACQUI-
 SITION  OF PROPERTY BY THE CITY OR BY THE AUTHORITY. 1. THE CITY MAY, BY
 RESOLUTION OR RESOLUTIONS  OF  THE  COMMON  COUNCIL  OR  BY  INSTRUMENTS
 AUTHORIZED  BY  SUCH RESOLUTIONS, CONVEY, WITH OR WITHOUT CONSIDERATION,
 AND UPON APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS AS TO OUTSTANDING CITY BONDS  APPERTAIN-
 ING  THERETO,  TO  THE AUTHORITY REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE
 CITY FOR USE BY THE AUTHORITY AS A COVERED PROJECT OR  COVERED  PROJECTS
 OR A PART THEREOF. IN CASE OF REAL PROPERTY SO CONVEYED, THE TITLE THER-
 ETO  SHALL  REMAIN  IN THE CITY BUT THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE USE AND
 OCCUPANCY THEREOF FOR SO LONG AS ITS CORPORATE EXISTENCE SHALL CONTINUE.
 IN THE CASE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY SO CONVEYED, THE TITLE  SHALL  PASS  TO
 THE AUTHORITY.
   2. THE CITY MAY ACQUIRE IN THE NAME OF THE CITY BY PURCHASE OR CONDEM-
 NATION  REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY FOR ANY OF THE COVERED PROJECTS OR FOR
 THE WIDENING OF EXISTING ROADS, STREETS, AVENUES OR HIGHWAYS, OR FOR NEW
 ROADS, STREETS, AVENUES OR HIGHWAYS WITHIN A RADIUS OF ONE MILE  TO  ANY
 OF  THE  COVERED  PROJECTS,  OR  PARTLY FOR SUCH PURPOSES AND PARTLY FOR
 OTHER CITY PURPOSES, BY PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION IN THE MANNER  PROVIDED
 BY  LAW  FOR  THE  ACQUISITION  OF  REAL  PROPERTY BY THE CITY. FOR LIKE
 PURPOSES, THE CITY MAY CLOSE SUCH STREETS, ROADS, AVENUES,  OR  HIGHWAYS
 AS  MAY  BE  NECESSARY  OR  CONVENIENT,  EXCEPT AS TO STATE HIGHWAYS AND
 ARTERIAL WAYS WHICH SHALL NOT BE CLOSED WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF  THE  NEW
 YORK STATE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION.
   3.  SUBJECT  TO  THE  APPROVAL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, CONTRACTS MAY BE
 ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY PROVIDING FOR THE  PROP-
 ERTY TO BE CONVEYED BY THE CITY TO THE AUTHORITY, THE ADDITIONAL PROPER-
 TY  TO  BE  ACQUIRED  BY  THE  CITY AND SO CONVEYED, THE STREETS, ROADS,
 AVENUES, AND HIGHWAYS TO BE CLOSED BY THE CITY AND  THE  AMOUNTS,  TERMS
 AND  CONDITIONS  OF PAYMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AUTHORITY.  SUCH CONTRACTS
 MAY ALSO CONTAIN COVENANTS BY THE CITY AS TO THE  ROAD,  STREET,  AVENUE
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 AND  HIGHWAY  IMPROVEMENTS  TO  BE  MADE BY THE CITY. ANY SUCH CONTRACTS
 BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY MAY BE PLEDGED BY  THE  AUTHORITY  TO
 SECURE  ITS  BONDS AND MAY NOT BE MODIFIED THEREAFTER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
 BY  THE  TERMS  OF  THE  PLEDGE.  THE  COMMON COUNCIL MAY AUTHORIZE SUCH
 CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE AUTHORITY AND NO OTHER  AUTHORIZATION
 ON  THE PART OF THE CITY FOR SUCH CONTRACTS SHALL BE NECESSARY. ANY SUCH
 CONTRACTS MAY BE SO AUTHORIZED AND ENTERED INTO BY THE CITY AND IN  SUCH
 MANNER AS THE COMMON COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE, AND THE PAYMENTS REQUIRED TO
 BE  MADE  BY  THE  CITY MAY BE MADE AND FINANCED NOTWITHSTANDING THAT NO
 PROVISIONS THEREFOR SHALL HAVE FIRST BEEN MADE IN THE  ANNUAL  APPROPRI-
 ATIONS  OF  THE  CITY.  ALL CONTRACTUAL OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE CITY
 INCURRED IN CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE  INCLUDED
 IN  AND PROVIDED FOR BY EACH ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF THE CITY THEREAFTER
 MADE, IF AND TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY MAY APPROPRIATELY BE INCLUDED THER-
 EIN.
   4. THE AUTHORITY MAY, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
 THE CITY, ITSELF ACQUIRE REAL PROPERTY FOR A COVERED PROJECT IN THE NAME
 OF THE CITY AT THE COST AND EXPENSE OF THE AUTHORITY  BY  PURCHASE.  THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF SUCH REAL PROPERTY SO LONG
 AS ITS CORPORATE EXISTENCE SHALL CONTINUE.
   5.  IN CASE THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE USE AND OCCUPANCY OF ANY REAL
 PROPERTY WHICH IT SHALL DETERMINE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED  FOR  A  COVERED
 PROJECT  THEN,  IF SUCH PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED AT THE COST AND EXPENSE OF
 THE CITY, THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO SURRENDER  ITS  USE  AND
 OCCUPANCY THEREOF TO THE CITY, OR, IF SUCH REAL PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED AT
 THE COST AND EXPENSE OF THE AUTHORITY, THEN THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE
 POWER  TO  SELL,  LEASE  OR  OTHERWISE  DISPOSE OF SAID REAL PROPERTY AT
 PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW,  AND
 SHALL RETAIN AND HAVE THE POWER TO USE THE PROCEEDS OF SALE, RENTALS, OR
 OTHER MONEYS DERIVED FROM THE DISPOSITION THEREOF FOR ITS PURPOSES.
   § 1500-F. CONSTRUCTION AND PURCHASE CONTRACTS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL LET
 CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN THE SAME MANNER, SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE, AS
 IS  PROVIDED BY LAW FOR CONTRACTS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL  LAW.  NOTHING  IN
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE POWER OF THE AUTHORITY TO
 DO ANY CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY BY THE OFFICERS, AGENTS  AND  EMPLOYEES  OF
 THE  AUTHORITY.    CONTRACTS  FOR THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES, MATERIAL AND
 EQUIPMENT SHALL BE LET IN THE SAME MANNER AS  IS  PROVIDED  BY  LAW  FOR
 CONTRACTS OF THE CITY.
   §  1500-G.  CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYEES. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED
 TO ENTER INTO  CONTRACTS  UNDER  WHICH  SUCH  CONTRACTOR  WOULD  PROVIDE
 EMPLOYEES  TO THE AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
 OF THE PROJECTS OF THE AUTHORITY. ALL EMPLOYEES  CURRENTLY  EMPLOYED  BY
 THE  CITY  OR BY A CONTRACTOR TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS CURRENTLY MANAGED BY
 THE CITY SHALL BE RETAINED BY ANY CONTRACTOR RETAINED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL NOT BEGIN OPERATION OF ANY PROJECT UNTIL
 SUCH A CONTRACT SHALL BE IN FORCE. SUCH CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE THAT  ALL
 EMPLOYEES  ENGAGED  IN  THE  OPERATION  AND MAINTENANCE OF ANY AUTHORITY
 PROJECT SHALL BE EMPLOYEES OF THE CONTRACTOR AND NOT  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY. SUCH EMPLOYEES SHALL RECEIVE THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION AND ANY
 EMPLOYEE  BENEFITS  DIRECTLY  FROM  THE  CONTRACTOR  FOR  WHOM  THEY ARE
 EMPLOYED PROVIDED ANY  RELEVANT  LOCAL  REGULATION,  RULE  OR  ORDINANCE
 RELATED  TO  WAGE SHALL APPLY. EXCEPT FOR ROLES CONSIDERED TO BE MANAGE-
 MENT OR CONFIDENTIAL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE  CIVIL  SERVICE
 LAW,  INCLUDING  THE  BOARD  OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
 FIFTEEN HUNDRED-C OF THIS TITLE, THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE  NO  EMPLOYEES
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 OTHER  THAN  THE  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE CONTRACTOR PURSUANT TO ANY CONTRACT
 AUTHORIZED BY THIS SECTION.
   §  1500-H.  MONEYS  OF THE AUTHORITY. ALL MONEYS OF THE AUTHORITY FROM
 WHATEVER SOURCE DERIVED SHALL BE PAID TO THE TREASURER OF  THE  CITY  AS
 AGENT  OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  WHO SHALL NOT COMMINGLE SUCH MONEYS WITH ANY
 OTHER MONEYS. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN A SEPARATE BANK  ACCOUNT
 OR  ACCOUNTS. THE MONEY IN SUCH ACCOUNTS SHALL BE PAID OUT BY THE TREAS-
 URER ON REQUISITION OF THE CHAIR OF THE AUTHORITY OR OF SUCH  PERSON  OR
 PERSONS  AS  THE AUTHORITY MAY AUTHORIZE TO MAKE SUCH REQUISITIONS AFTER
 AUDIT BY AND UPON THE WARRANT OF THE CITY COMPTROLLER. ALL  DEPOSITS  OF
 SUCH  MONEYS  SHALL,  IF  REQUIRED BY THE TREASURER OR THE AUTHORITY, BE
 SECURED BY OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES OR THE STATE OF NEW YORK  OR
 OF  ANY  MUNICIPALITY OF A MARKET VALUE EQUAL AT ALL TIMES TO THE AMOUNT
 OF THE DEPOSIT, AND ALL BANKS AND TRUST COMPANIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO GIVE
 SUCH SECURITY FOR SUCH DEPOSITS.  TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,  CONSISTENT
 WITH  THE  CASH  REQUIREMENTS OF THE AUTHORITY, ALL SUCH MONIES SHALL BE
 DEPOSITED IN INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNTS.  THE  TREASURER  AND  A  LEGALLY
 AUTHORIZED  REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TREASURER ARE AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED
 FROM TIME TO TIME TO EXAMINE THE ACCOUNTS AND BOOKS  OF  THE  AUTHORITY,
 INCLUDING ITS RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS, CONTRACTS, LEASES, SINKING FUNDS,
 INVESTMENTS  AND  ANY OTHER RECORDS AND PAPERS RELATING TO ITS FINANCIAL
 STANDING. THE ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE SUBJECT  TO  THE  SUPER-
 VISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER, AND SUCH COMPTROLLER OR LEGAL-
 LY  AUTHORIZED  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE  COMPTROLLER ARE AUTHORIZED AND
 EMPOWERED FROM TIME TO TIME TO EXAMINE THE ACCOUNTS  AND  BOOKS  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY,  INCLUDING  ITS  RECEIPTS,  DISBURSEMENTS, CONTRACTS, LEASES,
 SINKING FUNDS, INVESTMENTS AND ANY OTHER RECORDS AND PAPERS RELATING  TO
 ITS  FINANCIAL  STANDING  AND FISCAL AFFAIRS.   THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE
 POWER, NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, TO CONTRACT  WITH
 THE HOLDERS OF ANY OF ITS BONDS AS TO THE CUSTODY, COLLECTION, SECURING,
 INVESTMENT AND PAYMENT OF ANY MONEYS OF THE AUTHORITY OR ANY MONEYS HELD
 IN  TRUST  OR OTHERWISE FOR THE PAYMENT OF BONDS OR IN ANY WAY TO SECURE
 BONDS, AND TO CARRY OUT ANY  SUCH  CONTRACT  NOTWITHSTANDING  THAT  SUCH
 CONTRACT  MAY  BE  INCONSISTENT  WITH  THE  PREVIOUS  PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION. MONEYS HELD IN TRUST OR OTHERWISE FOR THE PAYMENT OF  BONDS  OR
 IN  ANY  WAY TO SECURE BONDS AND DEPOSITS OF SUCH MONEYS MAY BE ACQUIRED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS MONEYS OF THE AUTHORITY, AND ALL BANKS  AND  TRUST
 COMPANIES  ARE  AUTHORIZED  TO GIVE SUCH SECURITY FOR SUCH DEPOSITS. ANY
 MONIES OF THE AUTHORITY NOT REQUIRED FOR IMMEDIATE USE  OR  DISBURSEMENT
 MAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE AUTHORITY, BE INVESTED PURSUANT TO SECTION
 NINETY-EIGHT-A  OF  THE  STATE FINANCE LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES
 ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD AND AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME. SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF ANY CONTRACT WITH BONDHOLDERS AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
 STATE  COMPTROLLER,  THE AUTHORITY SHALL PRESCRIBE A SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS,
 PROVIDED HOWEVER, THE AUTHORITY SHALL RENDER A COMPLETE  ANNUAL  ACCOUNT
 OF ITS PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL AT ITS FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY
 OF  EACH  AND  EVERY YEAR. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH
 THE CITY TO PAY AND TRANSFER A CERTAIN PORTION OF EXCESS REVENUES OF THE
 AUTHORITY TO THE CITY EACH FISCAL YEAR. WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE END
 OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND  MANAGEMENT  AUDIT  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY'S PERFORMANCE AND OPERATIONS SHALL BE PREPARED BY AN INDEPEND-
 ENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY FIRM. SUCH FIRM SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM AN
 APPROVED  LIST  OF  AUDITORS  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  CITY COMPTROLLER, THE
 EXPENSE OF WHICH SHALL BE TREATED AS AN EXPENSE OF THE AUTHORITY.
   § 1500-I. BONDS OR NOTES OF THE AUTHORITY. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE
 THE POWER AND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED FROM TIME TO  TIME  TO  ISSUE  BONDS,
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 NOTES,  OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS IN CONFORMITY WITH APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF
 THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE TO: (A) PAY THE COST OF ACQUISITION OF PROP-
 ERTY IN ANY COVERED PROJECT; (B) PAY THE COST OF  RECONSTRUCTING,  MAIN-
 TAINING,  IMPROVING  OR  REPAIRING  ANY  COVERED  PROJECT;  (C) PAY SUCH
 EXPENSES AS MAY BE DEEMED BY THE BOARD NECESSARY  OR  DESIRABLE  TO  THE
 FINANCING  THEREOF  AND  PLACING  SUCH COVERED PROJECT IN OPERATION; (D)
 ESTABLISH RESERVES TO SECURE THE BONDS; AND (E) PAY  THE  PRINCIPAL  OF,
 PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND THE PAYMENT OF INCIDENTAL
 EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH
 BONDS,  NOTES  OR  OTHER OBLIGATIONS SHALL NOT EXCEED SIXTY-FIVE MILLION
 DOLLARS, EXCLUDING BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS ISSUED TO REFUND OR
 REPAY BONDS, NOTES  OR  OTHER  OBLIGATIONS  THEREFORE  ISSUED  FOR  SUCH
 PURPOSES;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT UPON ANY SUCH REFUNDING OR REPAYMENT
 THE TOTAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT  OF  OUTSTANDING  BONDS,  NOTES  OR
 OTHER  OBLIGATIONS  MAY BE GREATER THAN SIXTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS, ONLY
 IF THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE AGGREGATE DEBT SERVICE OF THE  REFUNDING  OR
 REPAYMENT  OF  BONDS,  NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS TO BE ISSUED SHALL NOT
 EXCEED THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE AGGREGATE DEBT  SERVICE  OF  THE  BONDS,
 NOTES  OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS SO TO BE REFUNDED OR REPAID. FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF THIS SECTION, THE PRESENT VALUE OF THE AGGREGATE DEBT SERVICE OF  THE
 REFUNDING  OR REPAYMENT BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND THE AGGRE-
 GATE DEBT SERVICE OF THE BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS  REFUNDED  OR
 REPAID  SHALL  BE CALCULATED BY UTILIZING THE EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE OF
 THE REFUNDING OR REPAYMENT OF BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER  OBLIGATIONS,  WHICH
 SHALL  BE THAT RATE ARRIVED AT BY DOUBLING THE SEMI-ANNUAL INTEREST RATE
 (COMPOUNDED  SEMI-ANNUALLY)  NECESSARY  TO  DISCOUNT  THE  DEBT  SERVICE
 PAYMENTS  ON  THE  REFUNDING OR REPAYMENT OF BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLI-
 GATIONS FROM PAYMENT OF DATES THEREOF  TO  THE  DATE  OF  ISSUE  OF  THE
 REFUNDING  OR  REPAYMENT OF BONDS, NOTES OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS AND TO THE
 PRICE BID INCLUDING ESTIMATED ACCRUED INTEREST FROM  THE  SALE  THEREOF.
 THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  HAVE  THE POWER AND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO ENTER
 INTO SUCH AGREEMENTS AND PERFORM SUCH ACTS AS MAY BE REQUIRED UNDER  ANY
 APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO SECURE A FEDERAL GUARANTEE
 TO  ANY  BONDS. WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROPOSED BORROWING BY THE AUTHORITY,
 THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOTIFY THE BUFFALO  FISCAL  STABILITY  AUTHORITY  OF
 EACH  PROPOSED  ISSUE OF BONDS OR NOTES TO BE ISSUED TO GIVE THE BUFFALO
 FISCAL STABILITY AUTHORITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW  THE  TERMS  OF  AND
 COMMENT  ON  THE PRUDENCE OF EACH PROPOSED ISSUE OF BONDS OR NOTES TO BE
 ISSUED BY THE PARKING AUTHORITY FOR A PERIOD OF NO LESS  THAN  TEN  DAYS
 PRIOR TO ISSUING SUCH BONDS OR NOTES.
   2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER FROM TIME TO TIME TO RENEW BONDS
 OR TO ISSUE RENEWAL BONDS FOR SUCH PURPOSE, TO ISSUE BONDS TO PAY BONDS,
 AND,  WHENEVER  IT  DEEMS REFUNDING EXPEDIENT, TO REFUND ANY BOND BY THE
 ISSUANCE OF NEW BONDS, WHETHER THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED HAVE OR HAVE NOT
 MATURED, AND MAY ISSUE BONDS, PARTLY TO REFUND  BONDS  THEN  OUTSTANDING
 AND  PARTLY  FOR  ANY  OTHER  PURPOSE OF THE AUTHORITY. BONDS ISSUED FOR
 REFUNDING PURPOSES SHALL  BE  SOLD  AND  THE  PROCEEDS  APPLIED  TO  THE
 PURCHASE, REDEMPTION OR PAYMENT OF THE BONDS OR NOTES TO BE REFUNDED.
   3. BONDS ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY MAY BE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY
 THE  FAITH  AND  CREDIT  OF  THE AUTHORITY OR MAY BE SPECIAL OBLIGATIONS
 PAYABLE SOLELY OUT OF PARTICULAR REVENUES OR  OTHER  MONIES  AS  MAY  BE
 DESIGNATED  IN  THE  PROCEEDINGS  OF THE AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH THE BONDS
 SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO BE ISSUED, SUBJECT AS TO  PRIORITY  ONLY  TO  ANY
 AGREEMENTS WITH THE HOLDERS OF OUTSTANDING BONDS PLEDGING ANY PARTICULAR
 PROPERTY,  REVENUES  OR  MONIES.  THE AUTHORITY MAY ALSO ENTER INTO LOAN
 AGREEMENTS, LINES OF CREDIT AND OTHER SECURITY AGREEMENTS AND OBTAIN FOR
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 OR ON ITS BEHALF LETTERS OF CREDIT, INSURANCE, GUARANTEES OR OTHER CRED-
 IT ENHANCEMENTS TO THE EXTENT NOW OR HEREAFTER AVAILABLE, IN  EACH  CASE
 FOR  SECURING  ITS BONDS OR TO PROVIDE DIRECT PAYMENT OF ANY COSTS WHICH
 THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO PAY.
   4.  (A) BONDS SHALL BE AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION OF THE AUTHORITY BE IN
 SUCH DENOMINATIONS AND BEAR SUCH DATE OR DATES AND MATURE AT  SUCH  TIME
 OR  TIMES,  AS  SUCH  RESOLUTION  MAY  PROVIDE,  PROVIDED THAT BONDS AND
 RENEWALS THEREOF SHALL MATURE WITHIN  THIRTY  YEARS  FROM  THE  DATE  OF
 ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF ANY SUCH BONDS.
   (B)  BONDS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS OF REDEMPTION, BEAR INTEREST
 AT SUCH RATE OR RATES, BE PAYABLE AT SUCH TIMES, BE IN SUCH FORM, EITHER
 COUPON OR REGISTERED, CARRY SUCH REGISTRATION PRIVILEGES, BE EXECUTED IN
 SUCH MANNER, BE PAYABLE IN SUCH MEDIUM OF PAYMENT AT SUCH PLACE OR PLAC-
 ES, AND BE SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS SUCH  RESOLUTION  MAY
 PROVIDE.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE BONDS OF THE
 AUTHORITY ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE SOLD  TO  THE  BIDDER
 OFFERING  THE  LOWEST  TRUE INTEREST COST, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ANY
 PREMIUM OR DISCOUNT NOT LESS THAN  FOUR  NOR  MORE  THAN  FIFTEEN  DAYS,
 SUNDAY EXCEPTED, AFTER A NOTICE OF SUCH SALE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AT LEAST
 ONCE  IN  A  NEWSPAPER  OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE AREA SERVED BY THE
 AUTHORITY, WHICH SHALL STATE THE TERMS OF THE SALE.  THE  TERMS  OF  THE
 SALE  MAY  NOT  CHANGE UNLESS NOTICE OF SUCH CHANGE IS PUBLISHED IN SUCH
 NEWSPAPER AT LEAST ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE SALE AS SET FORTH IN
 THE ORIGINAL NOTICE OF SALE. ADVERTISEMENTS SHALL CONTAIN A PROVISION TO
 THE EFFECT THAT THE AUTHORITY, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY REJECT ANY OR  ALL
 BIDS  MADE  PURSUANT  TO  SUCH  ADVERTISEMENTS, AND IN THE EVENT OF SUCH
 REJECTION, THE AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE A PRIVATE OR  PUBLIC
 SALE  OR  READVERTISE FOR BIDS IN THE FORM AND MANNER DESCRIBED ABOVE IN
 THIS PARAGRAPH AS MANY TIMES AS, IN ITS JUDGMENT, MAY  BE  NECESSARY  TO
 EFFECT SATISFACTORY SALE.
   (C)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION, WHENEVER IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE AUTHORITY  THE  INTERESTS  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY  WILL BE SERVED THEREBY, THE BOARD, ON THE WRITTEN RECOMMENDA-
 TION OF THE CHAIRPERSON MAY AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SUCH BONDS AT  PRIVATE
 OR PUBLIC SALE ON A NEGOTIATED BASIS OR ON EITHER A COMPETITIVE OR NEGO-
 TIATED BASIS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL SET GUIDELINES GOVERNING THE TERMS AND
 CONDITIONS  OF  ANY  SUCH PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SALES. THE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC
 BOND SALE GUIDELINES SET BY THE AUTHORITY  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO, A REQUIREMENT THAT WHERE THE INTERESTS OF THE AUTHORITY WILL
 BE  SERVED  BY  A  PRIVATE  OR PUBLIC SALE OF BONDS, THE AUTHORITY SHALL
 SELECT UNDERWRITERS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT, AMONG OTHER THINGS,  QUALIFICA-
 TIONS  OF  UNDERWRITERS AS TO EXPERIENCE, THEIR ABILITY TO STRUCTURE AND
 SELL AUTHORITY BOND ISSUES, ANTICIPATED  COSTS  TO  THE  AUTHORITY,  THE
 PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF THE AUTHORITY WITH THE FIRM, IF ANY, THE CAPITALIZA-
 TION  OF SUCH FIRMS, PARTICIPATION OF QUALIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED
 BUSINESS ENTERPRISE FIRMS IN SUCH PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SALES  OF  BONDS  OF
 THE  AUTHORITY  AND  THE EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY OF FIRMS UNDER CONSIDER-
 ATION TO WORK WITH MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES  SO  AS
 TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST PARTICIPATION BY SUCH ENTERPRISES.
   (D) THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER FROM TIME TO TIME TO AMEND SUCH
 PRIVATE  BOND  SALE GUIDELINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   (E) NO PRIVATE OR PUBLIC BOND SALE ON  A  NEGOTIATED  BASIS  SHALL  BE
 CONDUCTED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY  WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE STATE COMP-
 TROLLER. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ANNUALLY PREPARE AND APPROVE  A  BOND  SALE
 REPORT WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC BOND SALE GUIDELINES AS
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 SPECIFIED  IN  THIS SUBDIVISION, AMENDMENTS TO SUCH GUIDELINES SINCE THE
 LAST PRIVATE OR PUBLIC BOND SALE REPORT, AN EXPLANATION OF THE BOND SALE
 GUIDELINES AND  AMENDMENTS,  AND  THE  RESULTS  OF  ANY  SALE  OF  BONDS
 CONDUCTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. SUCH BOND SALE REPORT MAY BE A PART OF
 ANY OTHER ANNUAL REPORT THAT THE AUTHORITY IS REQUIRED TO MAKE.
   (F)  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT ITS BOND SALE REPORT TO THE
 BUFFALO FISCAL STABILITY AUTHORITY AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND  COPIES
 THEREOF  TO THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS
 COMMITTEE.
   (G) THE AUTHORITY SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE  PUBLIC  COPIES  OF  ITS
 BOND SALE REPORT UPON REASONABLE REQUEST THEREOF.
   (H)  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE DEEMED TO ALTER,
 AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF, MODIFY THE TERMS OF, OR IMPAIR ANY  CONTRACT  OR
 AGREEMENT  MADE  OR  ENTERED INTO IN VIOLATION OF, OR WITHOUT COMPLIANCE
 WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   5. ANY RESOLUTION OR RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING BONDS  OR  ANY  ISSUE  OF
 BONDS BY THE AUTHORITY MAY CONTAIN PROVISIONS WHICH MAY BE A PART OF THE
 CONTRACT WITH THE HOLDERS OF THE BONDS THEREBY AUTHORIZED AS TO:
   (A)  PLEDGING  ALL  OR  PART  OF THE REVENUES, TOGETHER WITH ANY OTHER
 MONIES OR PROPERTY OF THE AUTHORITY TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF THE  BONDS,
 OR  ANY  COSTS  OF  ISSUANCE  THEREOF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
 CONTRACTS, EARNINGS OR PROCEEDS OF ANY GRANT TO THE  AUTHORITY  RECEIVED
 FROM  ANY PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCE SUBJECT TO SUCH AGREEMENTS WITH BOND-
 HOLDERS AS MAY THEN EXIST;
   (B) THE SETTING ASIDE OF RESERVES AND THE CREATION  OF  SINKING  FUNDS
 AND THE REGULATION AND DISPOSITION THEREOF;
   (C)  LIMITATIONS ON THE PURPOSE TO WHICH THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF
 BONDS MAY BE APPLIED;
   (D) THE RATES, RENTS, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES TO BE FIXED AND COLLECTED
 BY THE AUTHORITY AND THE AMOUNT TO BE RAISED IN EACH  YEAR  THEREBY  AND
 THE USE AND DISPOSITION OF REVENUES;
   (E) LIMITATIONS ON THE RIGHT OF THE AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT AND REGULATE
 THE  USE OF THE COVERED PROJECT OR PART THEREOF IN CONNECTION WITH WHICH
 BONDS ARE ISSUED;
   (F) LIMITATIONS ON THE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL BONDS,  THE  TERMS  UPON
 WHICH  ADDITIONAL  BONDS  MAY BE ISSUED AND SECURED AND THE REFUNDING OF
 OUTSTANDING OR OTHER BONDS;
   (G) THE PROCEDURE, IF ANY, BY WHICH THE TERMS  OF  ANY  CONTRACT  WITH
 BONDHOLDERS  MAY  BE  AMENDED  OR ABROGATED, INCLUDING THE PROPORTION OF
 BONDHOLDERS WHICH MUST CONSENT THERETO, AND THE  MANNER  IN  WHICH  SUCH
 CONSENT MAY BE GIVEN;
   (H)  THE  CREATION  OF SPECIAL FUNDS INTO WHICH ANY REVENUES OR MONIES
 MAY BE DEPOSITED;
   (I) THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF ANY TRUST, MORTGAGE, DEED OR INDENTURE
 SECURING THE BONDS UNDER WHICH THE BONDS MAY BE ISSUED;
   (J) VESTING IN A TRUSTEE OR TRUSTEES SUCH PROPERTIES,  RIGHTS,  POWERS
 AND DUTIES IN TRUST AS THE AUTHORITY MAY DETERMINE WHICH MAY INCLUDE ANY
 OR ALL OF THE RIGHTS, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEES APPOINTED BY THE
 BONDHOLDERS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS TITLE OR LIMITING THE RIGHTS, DUTIES AND
 POWERS OF SUCH TRUSTEE;
   (K) DEFINING THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS  TO  ACT  WHICH  MAY  CONSTITUTE  A
 DEFAULT  IN THE OBLIGATIONS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY TO THE BONDHOLD-
 ERS AND PROVIDING FOR THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE BONDHOLDERS IN  THE
 EVENT  OF  SUCH DEFAULT, INCLUDING AS A MATTER OF RIGHT APPOINTMENT OF A
 RECEIVER, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH RIGHTS AND REMEDIES SHALL NOT  BE
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 INCONSISTENT  WITH  THE  LAWS  OF THE STATE AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS
 TITLE;
   (L)  LIMITATIONS  ON  THE  POWER OF THE AUTHORITY TO SELL OR OTHERWISE
 DISPOSE OF ANY COVERED PROJECT OR ANY PART THEREOF OR OTHER PROPERTY;
   (M) LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF  REVENUES  AND  OTHER  MONIES  TO  BE
 EXPENDED FOR OPERATING, ADMINISTRATIVE OR OTHER EXPENSES OF THE AUTHORI-
 TY;
   (N) THE PAYMENT OF THE PROCEEDS OF BONDS, REVENUES AND OTHER MONIES TO
 A TRUSTEE OR OTHER DEPOSITORY, AND FOR THE METHOD OF DISBURSEMENT THERE-
 OF WITH SUCH SAFEGUARDS AND RESTRICTIONS AS THE AUTHORITY MAY DETERMINE;
 AND
   (O)  ANY OTHER MATTERS OF LIKE OR DIFFERENT CHARACTER WHICH IN ANY WAY
 AFFECT THE SECURITY OR PROTECTION OF THE BONDS OR THE RIGHTS  AND  REME-
 DIES OF THE BONDHOLDERS.
   6.  IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  POWERS  CONFERRED  BY THIS SECTION UPON THE
 AUTHORITY TO SECURE ITS BONDS, THE AUTHORITY   SHALL HAVE THE  POWER  IN
 CONNECTION  WITH  THE  ISSUANCE  OF BONDS TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS AND ENTER
 INTO SUCH TRUST INDENTURES,  AGREEMENTS  OR  OTHER  INSTRUMENTS  AS  THE
 AUTHORITY MAY DEEM NECESSARY, CONVENIENT OR DESIRABLE CONCERNING THE USE
 OR  DISPOSITION  OF  ITS REVENUES OR OTHER MONIES OR PROPERTY, INCLUDING
 THE MORTGAGING OF ANY PROPERTY AND THE ENTRUSTING, PLEDGING OR  CREATION
 OF  ANY OTHER SECURITY INTEREST IN ANY SUCH REVENUES, MONIES OR PROPERTY
 AND THE DOING OF ANY ACT, INCLUDING REFRAINING FROM DOING ANY ACT  WHICH
 THE  AUTHORITY  WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH RESOL-
 UTIONS, TRUST INDENTURES, AGREEMENTS  OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS. THE AUTHORI-
 TY SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENTS OF  ANY  SUCH  RESOLUTIONS,
 TRUST  INDENTURES,  AGREEMENTS  OR  OTHER  INSTRUMENTS WITHIN THE POWERS
 GRANTED TO THE AUTHORITY BY THIS TITLE AND TO PERFORM SUCH  RESOLUTIONS,
 TRUST INDENTURES, AGREEMENTS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS. THE PROVISIONS OF ANY
 SUCH  RESOLUTIONS, TRUST INDENTURES, AGREEMENTS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS MAY
 BE MADE A PART OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE HOLDERS OF BONDS OF THE AUTHORI-
 TY.
   7. ANY PROVISION OF  THE  UNIFORM  COMMERCIAL  CODE  TO  THE  CONTRARY
 NOTWITHSTANDING,  ANY  PLEDGE OF OR OTHER SECURITY INTEREST IN REVENUES,
 MONIES, ACCOUNTS, CONTRACT RIGHTS, GENERAL INTANGIBLES OR OTHER PERSONAL
 PROPERTY MADE OR CREATED BY THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE  VALID,  BINDING  AND
 PERFECTED  FROM  THE  TIME  WHEN  SUCH  PLEDGE IS MADE OR OTHER SECURITY
 INTEREST ATTACHES WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL DELIVERY  OF  THE  COLLATERAL  OR
 FURTHER  ACT, AND THE LIEN OF ANY SUCH PLEDGE OR OTHER SECURITY INTEREST
 SHALL BE VALID, BINDING AND PERFECTED AGAINST ALL PARTIES HAVING  CLAIMS
 OF  ANY  KIND IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE AGAINST THE AUTHORITY IRRE-
 SPECTIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTIES HAVE NOTICE THEREOF. NO  INSTRU-
 MENT  BY  WHICH  SUCH  A  PLEDGE OR SECURITY INTEREST IS CREATED NOR ANY
 FINANCING STATEMENT NEED BE RECORDED OR FILED.
   8. WHETHER OR NOT THE BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY  ARE  OF  SUCH  FORM  AND
 CHARACTER AS TO BE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS UNDER THE TERMS OF THE UNIFORM
 COMMERCIAL CODE, THE BONDS ARE HEREBY MADE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS WITHIN
 THE  MEANING OF AND FOR ALL THE PURPOSES OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE,
 SUBJECT ONLY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE BONDS FOR REGISTRATION.
   9. NEITHER THE MEMBERS NOR THE  OFFICERS  OF  THE  AUTHORITY  NOR  ANY
 PERSON EXECUTING ITS BONDS SHALL BE LIABLE PERSONALLY ON ITS BONDS OR BE
 SUBJECT  TO  ANY  PERSONAL  LIABILITY OR ACCOUNTABILITY BY REASON OF THE
 ISSUANCE THEREOF.
   10. SUBJECT TO SUCH AGREEMENTS WITH BONDHOLDERS AS MAY THEN EXIST, THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO PURCHASE THE BONDS OF  THE  AUTHORITY,
 IN  LIEU  OF REDEMPTION, OUT OF ANY FUNDS AVAILABLE THEREFOR, AT A PRICE
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 NOT EXCEEDING, IF THE BONDS ARE THEN REDEEMABLE,  THE  REDEMPTION  PRICE
 THEN APPLICABLE PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST TO THE NEXT INTEREST PAYMENT DATE,
 OR,  IF THE BONDS ARE NOT THEN REDEEMABLE, THE REDEMPTION PRICE APPLICA-
 BLE  ON  THE  FIRST DATE AFTER SUCH PURCHASE UPON WHICH THE BONDS BECOME
 SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION PLUS ACCRUED INTEREST TO THE NEXT INTEREST PAYMENT
 DATE. BONDS SO PURCHASED SHALL THERE UPON BE CANCELED.
   11. THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE POWER AND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED  TO  ISSUE
 NEGOTIABLE  BOND  ANTICIPATION  NOTES  IN CONFORMITY WITH THE APPLICABLE
 PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AND MAY RENEW  THE  SAME  FROM
 TIME  TO  TIME  BUT  THE  MAXIMUM  MATURITY  OF ANY SUCH NOTE, INCLUDING
 RENEWALS THEREOF, SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE OF  ISSUE  OF
 SUCH ORIGINAL NOTE.
   §  1500-J.  AGREEMENTS OF NEW YORK STATE. THE STATE DOES HEREBY PLEDGE
 TO AND AGREE WITH THE HOLDERS OF  ANY  BONDS  ISSUED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY
 PURSUANT  TO THIS TITLE AND WITH THOSE PERSONS OR PUBLIC AUTHORITIES WHO
 MAY ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  THIS TITLE THAT THE STATE WILL NOT ALTER, LIMIT OR IMPAIR THE RIGHTS
 VESTED IN THE AUTHORITY BY THIS TITLE TO PURCHASE,  CONSTRUCT,  OWN  AND
 OPERATE, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, IMPROVE, RECONSTRUCT, RENOVATE, REHABILITATE,
 ENLARGE,  INCREASE AND EXTEND, OR DISPOSE OF ANY COVERED PROJECT, OR ANY
 PART OR PARTS THEREOF FOR WHICH BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY SHALL  HAVE  BEEN
 ISSUED,  TO  ESTABLISH  AND  COLLECT  RENTALS,  FEES  AND  OTHER CHARGES
 REFERRED TO IN THIS TITLE, TO FULFILL THE  TERMS  OF  ANY  CONTRACTS  OR
 AGREEMENTS  MADE WITH OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLDERS OF THE BONDS, OR
 WITH ANY PERSON OR PUBLIC  AUTHORITY  WITH  REFERENCE  TO  SUCH  COVERED
 PROJECT OR PART THEREOF, OR IN ANY WAY TO IMPAIR THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
 OF  THE  BONDHOLDERS,  UNTIL  THE BONDS, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON,
 INCLUDING INTEREST ON ANY UNPAID INSTALLMENTS OF INTEREST AND ALL  COSTS
 AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY OR ON BEHALF
 OF THE HOLDERS OF BONDS, ARE FULLY MET AND DISCHARGED AND SUCH CONTRACTS
 ARE  FULLY  PERFORMED  ON  THE  PART  OF THE AUTHORITY. THE AUTHORITY IS
 AUTHORIZED TO INCLUDE THIS PLEDGE AND AGREEMENT  OF  THE  STATE  IN  ANY
 AGREEMENT WITH THE HOLDERS OF BONDS.
   §  1500-K.  AGREEMENTS  OF  THE  CITY. 1. THE CITY IS   AUTHORIZED  TO
 PLEDGE TO AND AGREE WITH THE HOLDERS OF ANY BONDS ISSUED BY THE AUTHORI-
 TY PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE AND WITH THOSE PERSONS OR  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES
 WHO  MAY  ENTER  INTO  CONTRACTS  WITH  THE  AUTHORITY  PURSUANT  TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE THAT THE CITY WILL NOT ALTER, LIMIT  OR  IMPAIR
 THE  RIGHTS  HEREBY VESTED IN THE AUTHORITY BY THIS  TITLE  TO PURCHASE,
 CONSTRUCT, OWN AND  OPERATE,  MAINTAIN,  REPAIR,  IMPROVE,  RECONSTRUCT,
 RENOVATE,  REHABILITATE, ENLARGE, INCREASE AND EXTEND, OR DISPOSE OF ANY
 COVERED PROJECT, OR ANY PART OR PARTS THEREOF, FOR  WHICH  BONDS OF  THE
 AUTHORITY  SHALL  HAVE  BEEN  ISSUED,  TO  ESTABLISH, COLLECT AND ADJUST
 RATES, RENTS, FEES AND OTHER CHARGES  REFERRED  TO  IN  THIS  TITLE,  TO
 FULFILL  THE  TERMS OF ANY AGREEMENTS MADE WITH THE HOLDERS OF THE BONDS
 OR WITH ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PERSON WITH REFERENCE TO SUCH PROJECT OR
 PART THEREOF, OR IN ANY WAY IMPAIR THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE  HOLD-
 ERS OF BONDS, UNTIL THE BONDS, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON, INCLUDING
 INTEREST  ON  ANY  UNPAID  INSTALLMENTS  OF INTEREST, AND ALL COSTS  AND
 EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY OR ON BEHALF  OF
 THE  HOLDERS  OF BONDS, ARE FULLY MET AND DISCHARGED AND  SUCH CONTRACTS
 ARE FULLY PERFORMED ON THE PART OF THE AUTHORITY.
   2. THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED, IN ITS DISCRETION, FOR  AND  ON
 BEHALF  OF  ITSELF AND SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THE
 MAYOR, TO COVENANT AND AGREE WITH THE HOLDERS OF THE  BONDS,  WITH  SUCH
 EXCEPTIONS  AND LIMITATIONS AS IT MAY DEEM TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST,
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 THAT NO PUBLIC PARKING AREAS EXCEPT THOSE ACQUIRED  AND OPERATED BY  THE
 AUTHORITY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OR OPERATED IN THE CITY BY THE CITY, OR BY
 ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT OR OTHER CORPORATION THE MEMBERS OR SOME OF WHICH ARE
 ELECTED  OR ARE APPOINTED BY CITY OFFICIALS, UNTIL EITHER (A) THE BONDS,
 TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON, INTEREST ON ANY UNPAID  INSTALLMENTS  OF
 INTEREST  AND  ALL  COSTS  AND EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION OR
 PROCEEDING BY OR  ON  BEHALF  OF  THE  BONDHOLDERS  ARE  FULLY  MET  AND
 DISCHARGED  OR  (B)  PRINCIPAL  OR INTEREST OF ANY OF THE BONDS SHALL BE
 OVERDUE AND UNPAID FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS OR  MORE,  PROVIDED  THAT
 NOTHING  IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO IMPAIR THE RIGHT OF THE CITY
 TO INSTALL AND OPERATE PARKING METERS ON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY.
   § 1500-L. STATE AND CITY NOT LIABLE ON  BONDS.  THE  BONDS  AND  OTHER
 OBLIGATIONS  OF  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL NOT BE A DEBT OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK OR OF THE CITY, AND NEITHER THE STATE NOR THE CITY SHALL BE  LIABLE
 THEREON,  NOR SHALL THEY BE PAYABLE OUT OF ANY FUNDS OTHER THAN THOSE OF
 THE AUTHORITY.
   § 1500-M. BONDS LEGAL INVESTMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS. THE  BONDS  ARE
 HEREBY  MADE  SECURITIES IN WHICH ALL PUBLIC OFFICERS AND BODIES OF THIS
 STATE AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISIONS,  ALL  INSURANCE
 COMPANIES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS  AND OTHER PERSONS CARRYING ON AN INSURANCE
 BUSINESS, ALL BANKS, BANKERS, TRUST COMPANIES, SAVINGS BANKS AND SAVINGS
 ASSOCIATIONS, INCLUDING SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, BUILDING AND LOAN
 ASSOCIATIONS, INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND OTHER PERSONS CARRYING ON A BANK-
 ING BUSINESS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS  WHATSOEVER  EXCEPT  AS  HEREINAFTER
 PROVIDED,  WHO ARE NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER BE AUTHORIZED TO INVEST IN BONDS
 OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE STATE, MAY PROPERLY AND LEGALLY INVEST FUNDS
 INCLUDING CAPITAL IN THEIR CONTROL OR BELONGING TO THEM; PROVIDED  THAT,
 NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF ANY OTHER GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW TO
 THE CONTRARY, SUCH BONDS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE  FOR  THE  INVESTMENT  OF
 FUNDS,  INCLUDING CAPITAL, OF TRUSTS, ESTATES OR GUARDIANSHIPS UNDER THE
 CONTROL OF INDIVIDUAL ADMINISTRATORS, GUARDIANS, EXECUTORS, TRUSTEES AND
 OTHER INDIVIDUAL FIDUCIARIES. THE BONDS ARE ALSO HEREBY MADE  SECURITIES
 WHICH MAY BE DEPOSITED WITH AND SHALL BE RECEIVED BY ALL PUBLIC OFFICERS
 AND  BODIES  OF THIS STATE AND ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND MUNICIPAL SUBDIVI-
 SIONS FOR ANY PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE DEPOSIT  OF  BONDS  OR  OTHER  OBLI-
 GATIONS OF THIS STATE IS NOW OR MAY HEREAFTER BE AUTHORIZED.
   § 1500-N. TAX EXEMPTIONS. 1. IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED THAT THE CREATION
 OF  THE  AUTHORITY  AND THE CARRYING OUT OF ITS CORPORATE PURPOSES IS IN
 ALL RESPECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS,
 AND IS A PUBLIC PURPOSE, AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REGARDED AS PERFORM-
 ING A GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION IN THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFERRED UPON
 IT BY THIS TITLE AND SHALL BE REQUIRED TO PAY NO  TAXES  OR  ASSESSMENTS
 UPON  ANY  OF  THE  PROPERTY ACQUIRED BY IT OR UNDER ITS JURISDICTION OR
 CONTROL OR SUPERVISION OR UPON ITS ACTIVITIES.
   2. ANY BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE, TOGETHER WITH THE
 INCOME THEREFROM, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  SHALL  BE
 EXEMPT  FROM  TAXATION,  EXCEPT  FOR  ESTATE  OR GIFT TAXES AND TAXES ON
 TRANSFERS.
   § 1500-O. TAX CONTRACT BY THE STATE. THE STATE OF NEW  YORK  COVENANTS
 WITH  THE  PURCHASERS AND WITH ALL SUBSEQUENT HOLDERS AND TRANSFEREES OF
 BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED BY  THE  AUTHORITY  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  TITLE,  IN
 CONSIDERATION  OF  THE ACCEPTANCE OF AND PAYMENT FOR THE BONDS OR NOTES,
 THAT THE BONDS AND NOTES OF THE AUTHORITY ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS  TITLE
 AND  THE INCOME THEREFROM, AND ALL MONEYS, FUNDS AND REVENUES PLEDGED TO
 PAY OR SECURE THE PAYMENT OF SUCH BONDS OR NOTES SHALL AT ALL  TIMES  BE
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 FREE  FROM  TAXATION EXCEPT FOR ESTATE OR GIFT TAXES AND TAXES ON TRANS-
 FERS.
   §  1500-P. REMEDIES OF BONDHOLDERS. 1. IN THE EVENT THAT THE AUTHORITY
 SHALL DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OF OR INTEREST ON ANY ISSUE OF
 THE BONDS AFTER THE SAME SHALL BECOME DUE, WHETHER AT MATURITY  OR  UPON
 CALL  FOR  REDEMPTION,  AND  SUCH DEFAULT SHALL CONTINUE FOR A PERIOD OF
 THIRTY DAYS, OR IN THE EVENT THAT THE AUTHORITY SHALL FAIL OR REFUSE  TO
 COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE, OR SHALL DEFAULT IN ANY AGREE-
 MENT  MADE  WITH  THE  HOLDERS OF ANY ISSUE OF THE BONDS, THE HOLDERS OF
 TWENTY-FIVE PER CENTUM IN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT  OF  THE  BONDS  OF
 SUCH  ISSUE  THEN OUTSTANDING, BY INSTRUMENT OR INSTRUMENTS FILED IN THE
 OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY OF ERIE AND PROVED OR ACKNOWLEDGED  IN
 THE  SAME  MANNER  AS  A  DEED  TO BE RECORDED, MAY APPOINT A TRUSTEE TO
 REPRESENT THE HOLDERS OF SUCH BONDS FOR THE PURPOSES HEREIN PROVIDED.
   2. SUCH TRUSTEE MAY, AND UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE HOLDERS OF  TWEN-
 TY-FIVE  PER  CENTUM  IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH BONDS THEN OUTSTANDING
 SHALL, IN SUCH TRUSTEE'S OWN NAME:
   (A) BY ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING ENFORCE ALL RIGHTS  OF  THE  BOND-
 HOLDERS,  INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY TO COLLECT REVEN-
 UES ADEQUATE TO CARRY OUT BY ANY AGREEMENT AS TO,  OR  PLEDGE  OF,  SUCH
 REVENUES, AND TO REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT ANY OTHER AGREEMENTS
 WITH  THE  HOLDERS  OF  SUCH  BONDS AND TO PERFORM ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS
 TITLE;
   (B) BRING SUIT UPON SUCH BONDS;
   (C) BY ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING, REQUIRE THE AUTHORITY TO  ACCOUNT
 AS  IF  IT  WERE THE TRUSTEE OF AN EXPRESS TRUST FOR THE HOLDERS OF SUCH
 BONDS;
   (D) BY ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING, ENJOIN ANY ACTS OR  THINGS  WHICH
 MAY  BE  UNLAWFUL  OR  IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF SUCH
 BONDS;
   (E) DECLARE ALL SUCH BONDS DUE AND PAYABLE, AND IF ALL DEFAULTS  SHALL
 BE  MADE  GOOD  THEN  WITH THE CONSENT OF THE HOLDERS OF TWENTY-FIVE PER
 CENTUM OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF SUCH BONDS THEN OUTSTANDING, TO  ANNUL
 SUCH DECLARATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
   3.  THE  SUPREME  COURT SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
 PROCEEDING BY THE TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF BONDHOLDERS.  THE  VENUE  OF  ANY
 SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE LAID IN THE COUNTY OF ERIE.
   4.  BEFORE  DECLARING THE PRINCIPAL OF ALL SUCH BONDS DUE AND PAYABLE,
 THE TRUSTEE SHALL FIRST GIVE THIRTY  DAYS'  NOTICE  IN  WRITING  TO  THE
 AUTHORITY.
   5.  ANY SUCH TRUSTEE, WHETHER OR NOT THE ISSUE OF BONDS REPRESENTED BY
 SUCH TRUSTEE HAS BEEN DECLARED DUE AND PAYABLE, SHALL BE ENTITLED AS  OF
 RIGHT  TO  THE  APPOINTMENT  OF  A  RECEIVER OF ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE
 COVERED PROJECT THE REVENUES OF WHICH ARE PLEDGED FOR  THE  SECURITY  OF
 THE BONDS OF SUCH ISSUE, AND SUCH RECEIVER MAY ENTER AND TAKE POSSESSION
 OF  SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE COVERED PROJECT AND, SUBJECT TO ANY PLEDGE
 OR AGREEMENT WITH BONDHOLDERS, SHALL TAKE POSSESSION OF ALL  MONEYS  AND
 OTHER   PROPERTY   DERIVED   FROM  OR  APPLICABLE  TO  THE  ACQUISITION,
 CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PART  OR
 PARTS  OF  THE  COVERED  PROJECT AND PROCEED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF ANY
 NECESSARY REAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE COVERED PROJECT THAT  THE
 AUTHORITY  HAS  COVENANTED TO CONSTRUCT, AND WITH ANY CONSTRUCTION WHICH
 THE AUTHORITY IS UNDER OBLIGATION TO DO AND  TO  OPERATE,  MAINTAIN  AND
 RECONSTRUCT  SUCH  PART  OR PARTS OF THE COVERED PROJECT AND COLLECT AND
 RECEIVE ALL REVENUES THEREAFTER ARISING THEREFROM SUBJECT TO ANY  PLEDGE
 THEREOF  OR  AGREEMENT WITH BONDHOLDERS RELATING THERETO AND PERFORM THE
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 PUBLIC DUTIES AND CARRY  OUT  THE  AGREEMENTS  AND  OBLIGATIONS  OF  THE
 AUTHORITY  UNDER  THE  DIRECTION  OF  THE  COURT. IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR
 PROCEEDING BY THE TRUSTEE, THE FEE, COUNSEL FEES  AND  EXPENSES  OF  THE
 TRUSTEE  AND OF THE RECEIVER, IF ANY, SHALL CONSTITUTE TAXABLE DISBURSE-
 MENTS AND ALL COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS ALLOWED BY THE COURT  SHALL  BE  A
 FIRST CHARGE ON ANY REVENUES DERIVED FROM SUCH PROJECT.
   6.  SUCH TRUSTEE SHALL, IN ADDITION TO THE FOREGOING, HAVE AND POSSESS
 ALL OF THE POWERS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE FOR THE EXERCISE OF ANY FUNC-
 TIONS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR INCIDENT TO THE GENERAL REPRESEN-
 TATION OF BONDHOLDERS IN THE ENFORCEMENT AND PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTS.
   § 1500-Q. ACTIONS AGAINST THE AUTHORITY. 1. IN  EVERY  ACTION  AGAINST
 THE AUTHORITY FOR DAMAGES, FOR INJURIES TO REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, OR
 FOR  THE  DESTRUCTION  THEREOF,  OR  FOR PERSONAL INJURIES OR DEATH, THE
 COMPLAINT SHALL CONTAIN AN ALLEGATION THAT AT  LEAST  NINETY  DAYS  HAVE
 ELAPSED  SINCE  THE  DEMAND,  CLAIM  OR CLAIMS UPON WHICH SUCH ACTION IS
 FOUNDED WERE PRESENTED TO A MEMBER OF THE AUTHORITY, OR  TO  ITS  SECRE-
 TARY,  OR  TO  ITS  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER AND THAT THE AUTHORITY HAS
 NEGLECTED OR REFUSED TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT OR PAYMENT THEREOF FOR NINETY
 DAYS AFTER SUCH PRESENTMENT.
   2. EXCEPT IN AN ACTION FOR  WRONGFUL  DEATH,  AN  ACTION  AGAINST  THE
 AUTHORITY  FOR DAMAGES FOR INJURIES TO REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, OR FOR
 THE DESTRUCTION THEREOF, OR FOR PERSONAL INJURIES, ALLEGED TO HAVE  BEEN
 SUSTAINED,  SHALL  NOT  BE  COMMENCED MORE THAN ONE YEAR AND NINETY DAYS
 AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION THEREFOR SHALL  HAVE  ACCRUED,  NOR  UNLESS  A
 NOTICE  OF CLAIM SHALL HAVE BEEN SERVED ON THE AUTHORITY WITHIN THE TIME
 LIMIT ESTABLISHED BY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION
 FIFTY-E OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW. AN ACTION  AGAINST  THE  AUTHORITY
 FOR  WRONGFUL  DEATH SHALL BE COMMENCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOTICE OF
 CLAIM AND TIME LIMITATION PROVISIONS OF TITLE ELEVEN OF ARTICLE NINE  OF
 THIS CHAPTER.
   § 1500-R. DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION. THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT EXECUTE
 ANY  OF ITS POWERS, EXCEPT AS NECESSARY TO COMMENCE ITS CORPORATE EXIST-
 ENCE, UNTIL THE AUTHORITY CONFERS UPON ITS  MEMBERS  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
 SECTION EIGHTEEN OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF  SUCH  SECTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING CONTAINED WITHIN THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO PERMIT THE AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION EIGHTEEN OF THE PUBLIC  OFFICERS  LAW  UPON  ANY  INDEPENDENT
 CONTRACTOR.
   §  1500-S.  CODE  OF  ETHICS.  1.  AS  USED  IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM
 "AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  MEMBER,  OFFICER,  EMPLOYEE,  OR
 CONTRACTED EMPLOYEE OF THE AUTHORITY.
   2.  NO AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST, FINANCIAL OR OTHER-
 WISE, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, OR ENGAGE IN ANY BUSINESS  OR  TRANSACTION  OR
 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OR INCUR ANY OBLIGATION OF ANY NATURE, WHICH IS IN
 SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT WITH THE PROPER DISCHARGE OF SUCH AUTHORITY EMPLOY-
 EE'S DUTIES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
   3. (A) NO AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SHALL ACCEPT OTHER EMPLOYMENT, WHICH WILL
 IMPAIR  SUCH  AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE'S INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGMENT IN THE EXER-
 CISE OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S OFFICIAL DUTIES.
   (B) NO AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SHALL ACCEPT EMPLOYMENT  OR  ENGAGE  IN  ANY
 BUSINESS  OR  PROFESSIONAL  ACTIVITY  WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE EMPLOYEE TO
 DISCLOSE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  HAS  GAINED  BY
 REASON OF THEIR OFFICIAL POSITION OR AUTHORITY.
   (C)  NO  AUTHORITY  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  DISCLOSE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
 ACQUIRED BY THE EMPLOYEE IN  THE  COURSE  OF  SUCH  EMPLOYEE'S  OFFICIAL
 DUTIES NOR USE SUCH INFORMATION TO FURTHER ANY PERSONAL INTERESTS.
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   (D)  NO AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SHALL USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE SUCH EMPLOYEE'S
 OFFICIAL POSITION TO SECURE UNWARRANTED  PRIVILEGES  OR  EXEMPTIONS  FOR
 PERSONAL GAIN OR THE PERSONAL GAIN OF OTHERS.
   (E) NO AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SHALL ENGAGE IN ANY TRANSACTION AS REPRESEN-
 TATIVE  OR AGENT OF THE AUTHORITY WITH ANY BUSINESS ENTITY IN WHICH SUCH
 EMPLOYEE HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST THAT MIGHT  REASON-
 ABLY TEND TO CONFLICT WITH THE PROPER DISCHARGE OF SUCH EMPLOYEE'S OFFI-
 CIAL DUTIES.
   (F)  AN  AUTHORITY  EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT BY SUCH EMPLOYEE'S CONDUCT GIVE
 REASONABLE BASIS FOR THE  IMPRESSION  THAT  ANY  PERSON  CAN  IMPROPERLY
 INFLUENCE  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  OR  UNDULY ENJOY SUCH EMPLOYEE'S FAVOR IN THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES, OR THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE IS  AFFECTED
 BY THE KINSHIP, RANK, POSITION OR INFLUENCE OF ANY PARTY OR PERSON.
   (G)  AN  AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SHALL ABSTAIN FROM MAKING PERSONAL INVEST-
 MENTS IN ENTERPRISES WHICH SUCH AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE HAS REASON TO BELIEVE
 MAY BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN DECISIONS TO BE  MADE  BY  THE  EMPLOYEE  OR
 WHICH WILL OTHERWISE CREATE SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICT BETWEEN SUCH EMPLOYEE'S
 DUTY IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND THEIR PRIVATE INTEREST.
   (H) AN AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE SHALL ENDEAVOR TO PURSUE A COURSE OF CONDUCT
 WHICH  WILL  NOT  RAISE SUSPICION AMONG THE PUBLIC THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE IS
 LIKELY TO BE ENGAGED IN ACTS THAT ARE IN VIOLATION OF PUBLIC TRUST.
   (I) NO AUTHORITY EMPLOYEE WHO IS EMPLOYED ON A FULL-TIME BASIS BY  ANY
 FIRM,  COMPANY,  OR  ASSOCIATION,  IS A MEMBER OF SUCH FIRM, COMPANY OR,
 ASSOCIATION, OR OWNS OR CONTROLS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, A  SUBSTANTIAL
 PORTION OF STOCK OF SUCH FIRM, COMPANY, OR ASSOCIATION WHICH SELLS GOODS
 OR  SERVICES  SHALL  SELL  SUCH  GOODS  OR SERVICES TO ANY PERSON, FIRM,
 CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION WHICH IS LICENSED OR WHOSE RATES ARE FIXED BY
 THE AUTHORITY IN WHICH SUCH EMPLOYEE SERVES OR IS EMPLOYED.
   (J) IF ANY AUTHORITY  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  HAVE  ANY  FINANCIAL  INTEREST,
 DIRECT  OR  INDIRECT,  HAVING A VALUE OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE IN
 ANY ACTIVITY WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF A REGULATORY  AGEN-
 CY,  SUCH  AUTHORITY  EMPLOYEE  SHALL FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE A
 WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT SUCH EMPLOYEE HAS SUCH A  FINANCIAL  INTEREST  IN
 SUCH ACTIVITY. SUCH STATEMENT SHALL BE OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.
   4.  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY  APPLICABLE  PROVISION OF LAW, ANY AUTHORITY
 EMPLOYEE WHO SHALL  KNOWINGLY  AND  INTENTIONALLY  VIOLATE  ANY  OF  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  MAY  BE FINED, SUSPENDED, OR REMOVED FROM
 OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT.
   § 1500-T. CONTRACTING FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
 GENERAL OR SPECIAL POWERS VESTED IN PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATIONS FOR  THE
 PERFORMANCE  OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS, POWERS OR DUTIES ON AN INDI-
 VIDUAL, COOPERATIVE, JOINT, OR CONTRACT BASIS, THE AUTHORITY SHALL  HAVE
 POWER  TO  ENTER  INTO, AMEND, CANCEL, AND TERMINATE AGREEMENTS WITH THE
 CITY OF BUFFALO FOR THE PROVISION AND  REIMBURSEMENT  OF  SERVICES.  ANY
 AGREEMENT  ENTERED  INTO HEREUNDER SHALL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR APPROVAL OF
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO AND THE AUTHORITY BY A MAJORI-
 TY VOTE OF THE VOTING STRENGTH OF ITS GOVERNING BODY.
   § 1500-U. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. WHENEVER ALL BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED
 BY THE AUTHORITY SHALL HAVE BEEN REDEEMED OR CANCELLED, AND  ALL  TRANS-
 ACTIONS,  DEBT, AND SUCH OTHER OBLIGATIONS HAVE BEEN SATISFIED OR OTHER-
 WISE TERMINATED, THE AGENCY SHALL CEASE TO EXIST AND ALL RIGHTS, TITLES,
 INTEREST, AND ASSETS THEREOF VESTED IN OR  POSSESSED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY
 SHALL THEREUPON VEST IN AND BE POSSESSED BY THE CITY OF BUFFALO.
   §  1500-V.  TITLE NOT AFFECTED IF IN PART UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INEFFEC-
 TIVE.  IF ANY SECTION, CLAUSE OR PROVISION OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE UNCON-
 STITUTIONAL OR BE INEFFECTIVE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO THE EXTENT THAT IT
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 IS NOT UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR INEFFECTIVE, IT SHALL BE VALID AND  EFFECTIVE
 AND  NO  OTHER  SECTION, CLAUSE OR PROVISION SHALL ON ACCOUNT THEREOF BE
 DEEMED INVALID OR INEFFECTIVE.
   § 1500-W. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS IN OTHER ACTS SUPERSEDED. INSOFAR AS
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ANY
 OTHER  ACT,  GENERAL  OR  SPECIAL,  OR OF ANY LOCAL LAW OF THE CITY, THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE CONTROLLING.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
                                  PART KK
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 518 of the  labor
 law,  as  amended  by  section  1 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) "Wages" means all remuneration paid, except that  such  term  does
 not  include remuneration paid to an employee by an employer after eight
 thousand five hundred dollars have been paid to such  employee  by  such
 employer  with  respect  to  employment during any calendar year, except
 that such term does not include remuneration paid to an employee  by  an
 employer  with  respect to employment during any calendar year beginning
 with the first day of
                                         that exceeds
              January 2014                  $10,300
              January 2015                  $10,500
              January 2016                  $10,700
              January 2017                  $10,900
              January 2018                  $11,100
              January 2019                  $11,400
              January 2020                  $11,600
              January 2021                  $11,800
              January 2022                  $12,000
              January 2023                  $12,300
              January 2024                  $12,500
              January 2025                  $12,800
              [January 2026                 $13,000]
 and each year thereafter on  the  first  day  of  January  that  exceeds
 [sixteen]  EIGHTEEN percent of the state's average annual wage as deter-
 mined by the commissioner on an annual basis pursuant  to  section  five
 hundred  twenty-nine of this [article] TITLE; provided, however, that in
 calculating such maximum amount of remuneration, the amount  arrived  at
 by  multiplying the state's average annual wage times [sixteen] EIGHTEEN
 percent shall be rounded up to the nearest hundred dollars. In no  event
 shall  the state's annual average wage be reduced from the amount deter-
 mined in the previous year.  The  term  "employment"  includes  for  the
 purposes  of this subdivision services constituting employment under any
 unemployment compensation law of another state or the United States.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 529  of  the  labor  law,  as  added  by
 section  3  of  part  O of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. The "average annual wage" shall be the average annual wage  of  the
 state  of  New  York for the previous calendar year as determined by the
 commissioner no later than the thirty-first day of  May  of  each  year.
 FOR  PURPOSES OF CALCULATING "WAGES" PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDI-
 VISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTEEN  OF  THIS  TITLE  ONLY,  THE
 "AVERAGE  ANNUAL  WAGE"  SHALL  BE CALCULATED USING THE FOUR MOST RECENT
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 QUARTERS OF PUBLISHED NEW YORK STATE QUARTERLY CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT  AND
 WAGES DATA.
   §  3.  Subdivision  5  of  section 590 of the labor law, as amended by
 section 8, paragraph (b) as added by section 10 of part O of chapter  57
 of  the  laws  of  2013 and paragraph (c) as added by chapter 277 of the
 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   5. Benefit rate. (a) A claimant's weekly benefit amount shall  be  one
 twenty-sixth  of the remuneration paid during the highest calendar quar-
 ter of the  base  period  by  employers,  liable  for  contributions  or
 payments  in  lieu  of  contributions  under  this article, provided the
 claimant has remuneration paid in all four calendar quarters during [his
 or her] SUCH CLAIMANT'S base period or alternate base  period.  However,
 for any claimant who has remuneration paid in all four calendar quarters
 during [his or her] SUCH CLAIMANT'S base period or alternate base period
 and  whose  high calendar quarter remuneration during the base period is
 three thousand five hundred seventy-five dollars or  less,  the  benefit
 amount  shall  be  one  twenty-fifth of the remuneration paid during the
 highest calendar quarter of the base  period  by  employers  liable  for
 contributions or payments in lieu of contributions under this article. A
 claimant's  weekly  benefit  shall  be  one  twenty-sixth of the average
 remuneration paid in the two highest quarters paid during the base peri-
 od or alternate base period by employers  liable  for  contributions  or
 payments  in  lieu of contributions under this article when the claimant
 has remuneration paid in two or three calendar quarters provided  howev-
 er, that a claimant whose high calendar quarter is four thousand dollars
 or  less  but  greater  than  three  thousand  five hundred seventy-five
 dollars shall have a weekly benefit amount of one twenty-sixth  of  such
 high  calendar  quarter.  However, for any claimant who has remuneration
 paid in two or three calendar quarters during [his or her]  SUCH  CLAIM-
 ANT'S base period or alternate base period and whose high calendar quar-
 ter  remuneration  during the base period is three thousand five hundred
 seventy-five dollars or less, the benefit amount shall  be  one  twenty-
 fifth  of  the  remuneration paid during the highest calendar quarter of
 the base period by employers liable for  contributions  or  payments  in
 lieu of contributions under this article. Any claimant whose high calen-
 dar quarter remuneration during the base period is more than three thou-
 sand  five  hundred seventy-five dollars shall not have a weekly benefit
 amount less than one hundred forty-three  dollars.  The  weekly  benefit
 amount,  so  computed,  that  is  not  a multiple of one dollar shall be
 lowered to the next multiple of one  dollar.  On  the  first  Monday  of
 September, nineteen hundred ninety-eight the weekly benefit amount shall
 not  exceed  three  hundred  sixty-five  dollars  nor be less than forty
 dollars, until the first Monday of September,  two  thousand,  at  which
 time  the  maximum  benefit  payable  pursuant to this subdivision shall
 equal one-half of the state average weekly wage for  covered  employment
 as  calculated by the department no sooner than July first, two thousand
 and no later than August first, two thousand, rounded down to the lowest
 dollar. On and after the first Monday of October, two thousand fourteen,
 the weekly benefit shall not be less than one hundred dollars, nor shall
 it exceed four hundred twenty dollars until the first Monday of October,
 two thousand fifteen when the  maximum  benefit  amount  shall  be  four
 hundred  twenty-five  dollars,  until  the  first Monday of October, two
 thousand sixteen when the maximum benefit amount shall be  four  hundred
 thirty  dollars,  until the first Monday of October, two thousand seven-
 teen when the maximum benefit amount shall be four  hundred  thirty-five
 dollars,  until  the first Monday of October, two thousand eighteen when
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 the maximum benefit amount shall be four hundred  fifty  dollars,  until
 the  first  Monday  of  October,  two thousand nineteen when the maximum
 benefit amount shall be thirty-six percent of the  average  weekly  wage
 until the first Monday of October[, two thousand twenty when the maximum
 benefit amount shall be thirty-eight percent of the average weekly wage,
 until the first Monday of October two thousand twenty-one when the maxi-
 mum  benefit  amount  shall be forty percent of the average weekly wage,
 until the first Monday of October,  two  thousand  twenty-two  when  the
 maximum  benefit amount shall be forty-two percent of the average weekly
 wage, until the first Monday of October, two thousand twenty-three  when
 the  maximum  benefit  amount shall be forty-four percent of the average
 weekly wage, until the first Monday of October, two thousand twenty-four
 when the maximum benefit amount shall be forty-six percent of the  aver-
 age  weekly wage, until the first Monday of October], two thousand twen-
 ty-five when the maximum benefit amount shall be [forty-eight percent of
 the average weekly wage] EIGHT HUNDRED  SIXTY-NINE  DOLLARS,  until  the
 first Monday of October, two thousand twenty-six and each year thereaft-
 er  on the first Monday of October when the maximum benefit amount shall
 be fifty percent of the average weekly wage provided, however,  that  in
 no  event  shall the maximum benefit amount be reduced from the previous
 year.
   (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, EXCEPT  FOR  THE  INCREASE  TO  THE
 MAXIMUM BENEFIT AMOUNT THAT IS SCHEDULED TO OCCUR ON THE FIRST MONDAY OF
 OCTOBER IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, the maximum benefit amount
 shall  not  be  increased  in  accordance with the schedule set forth in
 paragraph (a) of this subdivision in any year in which  the  balance  of
 the  fund  is  determined  by  the  commissioner  to not have reached or
 exceeded thirty percent of the average high cost multiple, as defined in
 20 CFR Part 606 as the standard for  receipt  of  interest-free  federal
 loans, on at least one day between April first and June thirtieth of the
 same calendar year as the increase shall take effect. If, following such
 suspension of an increase in the maximum benefit amount, the commission-
 er  shall  determine,  on  at least one day between April first and June
 thirtieth that the balance of the  fund  is  greater  than  such  thirty
 percent  average  high  cost  multiple,  then the maximum benefit amount
 shall increase to the percentage for the year previously scheduled to be
 established pursuant to  paragraph  (a)  of  this  subdivision  had  the
 increase not been suspended and increased annually thereafter in accord-
 ance  with  the schedule set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdivision.
 In no case shall such suspension result in a reduction  of  the  maximum
 benefit amount to less than the amount provided in the most recent year.
   (c) Benefit for partial unemployment. [Except as provided in paragraph
 (d)  of  this subdivision, any] ANY claimant who is partially unemployed
 with respect to any effective week shall be paid, with respect  to  such
 effective  week, a benefit equal to [his] THEIR weekly benefit rate less
 the total of the remuneration, if any, paid or  payable  to  [him]  THEM
 with  respect  to such week for services performed which is in excess of
 [his] THEIR partial benefit credit.
   § 4. This act shall take effect upon the transfer of sufficient funds,
 as determined by the commissioner of labor, to the  unemployment  insur-
 ance trust fund to permit changes to provisions of the labor law made by
 this  act;  provided the commissioner of labor shall notify the legisla-
 tive bill drafting commission of such transfer of such sufficient  funds
 in  order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effec-
 tive database of the official text of the laws of the state of New  York
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 in  furtherance  of  effectuating  the  provisions  of section 44 of the
 legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
 
                                  PART LL

   Section  1.  Paragraph  (c)  of subdivision 1 of section 245.10 of the
 criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of part LLL of chapter  59
 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (c)  The  prosecution  shall  disclose  statements of the defendant as
 described in paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section 245.20 of  this
 article  to  any  defendant  who  has been arraigned in a local criminal
 court upon a  currently  undisposed  of  felony  complaint  charging  an
 offense  which  is  a  subject  of  a  prospective or pending grand jury
 proceeding, no later than forty-eight hours before  the  time  scheduled
 for  the  defendant  to  testify  at a grand jury proceeding pursuant to
 subdivision five of section 190.50 of this part. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 IF NO GRAND JURY IS OPEN AND AVAILABLE TO HEAR CASES IN THE  TIME  FRAME
 NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE PROSECUTION TO PROVIDE A FORTY-EIGHT HOUR NOTICE,
 SUCH  STATEMENT  SHALL BE PROVIDED NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PRIOR
 TO THE SCHEDULED TIME FOR THE DEFENDANT TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION 190.50 OF THIS PART.
   § 2. The opening paragraph, paragraphs (a), (b), (e), (h),  (i),  (k),
 (l),  (m),  (n)  and subparagraph (i) of paragraph (u) of subdivision 1,
 and subdivisions 2 and 6 of section 245.20  of  the  criminal  procedure
 law,  as  added  by  section  2 of part LLL of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2019, are amended, and subdivision 1 is amended by adding  a  new  para-
 graph (v) to read as follows:
   The  prosecution  shall  disclose  to  the  defendant,  and permit the
 defendant to discover, inspect, copy, photograph and test[,  all  items]
 THE  FOLLOWING  MATERIAL  and  information  [that  relate to the subject
 matter of the case and are] in the possession, custody or control of the
 prosecution or persons under the prosecution's  direction  or  control[,
 including but not limited to]:
   (a)  All written or recorded statements, and the substance of all oral
 statements, made by the defendant or a co-defendant to a public  servant
 engaged  in  law  enforcement  activity or to a person then acting under
 [his or her] THEIR direction or in cooperation with [him  or  her]  THEM
 THAT  RELATE  TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT
 OR CO-DEFENDANT IN THE INSTANT CASE, OR A DEFENSE THERETO.
   (b) All transcripts of the testimony of a  person  who  has  testified
 before  a  grand  jury  THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CHARGES
 AGAINST THE DEFENDANT IN THE INSTANT CASE, including but not limited  to
 the  defendant or a co-defendant. If in the exercise of reasonable dili-
 gence, and due to the limited availability of transcription resources, a
 transcript is unavailable for disclosure within the time  period  speci-
 fied  in  subdivision  one  of section 245.10 of this article, such time
 period may be stayed by up to an additional thirty calendar days without
 need for a motion pursuant to subdivision two of section 245.70 of  this
 article;  except that such disclosure shall be made as soon as practica-
 ble and not later than thirty calendar days before the  first  scheduled
 trial  date,  unless  an order is obtained pursuant to section 245.70 of
 this article.  When the court is required to  review  grand  jury  tran-
 scripts,  the  prosecution  shall disclose such transcripts to the court
 expeditiously upon receipt by the prosecutor, notwithstanding the other-
 wise-applicable time periods for disclosure in this article.
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   (e) All statements RELATED TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE,  written
 or  recorded  or summarized in any writing or recording, made by persons
 who have evidence or information relevant to any offense charged  or  to
 any  potential  defense  thereto, including all police reports, notes of
 police  and  other investigators, [and] law enforcement agency reports[.
 This provision also includes], AND statements, written  or  recorded  or
 summarized  in  any  writing  or  recording,  by persons to be called as
 witnesses at pre-trial hearings.
   (h) All photographs and drawings THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER  OF
 THE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT IN THE INSTANT CASE OR A DEFENSE THER-
 ETO  made  or  completed  by a public servant engaged in law enforcement
 activity, or which were made by a person whom the prosecutor intends  to
 call  as  a witness at trial or a pre-trial hearing[, or which relate to
 the subject matter of the case].
   (i) All photographs, photocopies and reproductions made by or  at  the
 direction  of  law  enforcement personnel of any property THAT RELATE TO
 THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT IN  THE  INSTANT
 CASE  OR  A  DEFENSE  THERETO  prior  to its release pursuant to section
 450.10 of the penal law.
   (k) All evidence and information THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER  OF
 THE  CASE, including that which is known to police or other law enforce-
 ment agencies acting on the government's behalf in the case, that  tends
 to:  (i)  negate  the  defendant's  guilt  as to a charged offense; (ii)
 reduce the degree of or mitigate the defendant's  culpability  as  to  a
 charged offense; (iii) support a potential defense to a charged offense;
 (iv)  impeach  the  credibility of a testifying prosecution witness; (v)
 undermine evidence of the defendant's identity as  a  perpetrator  of  a
 charged offense; (vi) provide a basis for a motion to suppress evidence;
 or  (vii) mitigate punishment.  Information under this subdivision shall
 be disclosed whether or not such information  is  recorded  in  tangible
 form and irrespective of whether the prosecutor credits the information.
 The  prosecutor  shall  disclose  the information expeditiously upon its
 receipt and shall not delay disclosure if it is  obtained  earlier  than
 the  time  period for disclosure in subdivision one of section 245.10 of
 this article.
   (l) A summary  of  all  promises,  rewards  and  inducements  made  IN
 CONNECTION  WITH THE INSTANT CASE to, or in favor of, persons who may be
 called as witnesses, as well as requests for  consideration  by  persons
 who may be called as witnesses and copies of all documents relevant to a
 promise, reward or inducement.
   (m)  A  list  of  all  tangible  objects  obtained  from, or allegedly
 possessed by, the defendant or a co-defendant  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  THE
 CRIMINAL  ACTION  OR PROCEEDING. The list shall include a designation by
 the prosecutor as to which objects  were  physically  or  constructively
 possessed by the defendant and were recovered during a search or seizure
 by a public servant or an agent thereof, and which tangible objects were
 recovered  by a public servant or an agent thereof after allegedly being
 abandoned by the defendant. If the  prosecution  intends  to  prove  the
 defendant's  possession  of any tangible objects by means of a statutory
 presumption of possession, it shall designate such intention as to  each
 such  object.  If  reasonably  practicable,  the  prosecution shall also
 designate the location from which each tangible  object  was  recovered.
 There  is  also a right to inspect, copy, photograph and test the listed
 tangible objects.
   (n) Whether a search warrant has been executed IN CONNECTION WITH  THE
 CRIMINAL  ACTION  OR  PROCEEDING  and  all  documents  relating thereto,
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 including but not limited  to  the  warrant,  the  warrant  application,
 supporting  affidavits,  a police inventory of all property seized under
 the warrant, and a transcript of all testimony or  other  oral  communi-
 cations offered in support of the warrant application.
   (i)  A copy of all electronically created or stored information seized
 or obtained by or on behalf of law enforcement from: (A)  the  defendant
 as  described  in  subparagraph  (ii) of this paragraph; or (B) a source
 other than the defendant which relates to  the  subject  matter  of  the
 CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT IN THE INSTANT case OR A DEFENSE THERETO.
   (V)  ANY OTHER MATERIAL AND INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER
 OF THE CHARGES AGAINST THE DEFENDANT IN THE INSTANT CASE  OR  A  DEFENSE
 THERETO  THAT  ARE  NOT DESIGNATED IN PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (U) OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION.
   2. Duties of the prosecution. The prosecutor shall  make  a  diligent,
 good  faith effort to ascertain the existence of material or information
 discoverable under subdivision one of this section  and  to  cause  such
 material  or  information  to  be  made available for discovery where it
 exists but  is  not  within  the  prosecutor's  possession,  custody  or
 control[;  provided  that the prosecutor shall not be required to obtain
 by subpoena duces tecum material or information which the defendant  may
 thereby obtain]. THE PROSECUTOR SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN MATERIAL
 OR  INFORMATION IF IT MAY BE OBTAINED WITH USE OF A SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM
 WHERE THE DEFENSE IS ABLE TO OBTAIN THE SAME MATERIAL WITH THE USE OF  A
 SUBPOENA  DUCES  TECUM. For purposes of subdivision one of this section,
 all items and information related to the prosecution of a charge in  the
 possession  of  any  New  York  state or local police or law enforcement
 agency shall be deemed to be in the possession of the  prosecution.  The
 prosecution  shall  also  identify  any  laboratory  having contact with
 evidence related to the prosecution of a charge. This subdivision  shall
 not  require  the prosecutor to ascertain the existence of witnesses not
 known to the police or another law enforcement agency, or the written or
 recorded statements thereof, under paragraph (c) or (e)  of  subdivision
 one of this section.
   6.  Redactions  permitted.  (A)  Either party may redact THE FOLLOWING
 WITHOUT THE NEED TO MOVE FOR A  PROTECTIVE  ORDER  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION
 245.70 OF THIS ARTICLE: social security numbers [and]; tax numbers [from
 disclosures  under  this article]; THE PHYSICAL ADDRESSES OR OTHER FORMS
 OF CONTACT INFORMATION OF  WITNESSES,  PROVIDED  THAT  FOR  ANY  WITNESS
 DISCLOSED  UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (C) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 DISCLOSING PARTY PROVIDES AT LEAST ONE FORM OF ADEQUATE CONTACT INFORMA-
 TION; AND MATERIAL OR INFORMATION NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED
 UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,  SO  LONG  AS  THE  PARTY  MAKING
 REDACTIONS  BASED  ON  THE  MATERIAL  NOT BEING REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED
 UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION PROVIDES THE UNDERLYING REASON FOR
 THE REDACTIONS.
   (B) IF THE CONTACT INFORMATION DISCLOSED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A)  OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION  IS  INCORRECT OR INOPERATIVE, THE PARTY THAT MADE THE
 DISCLOSURE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, FURNISH AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF  ADEQUATE
 CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SUCH WITNESS.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 245.30 of the criminal procedure law, as
 added  by  section  2  of part LLL of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Order to preserve evidence. At any time, a party  may  move  for  a
 court  order  to  any  individual, agency or other entity in possession,
 custody or control of items which [relate to the subject matter  of  the
 case  or  are  otherwise  relevant]  ARE  REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED UNDER
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 SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 245.20 OF THIS ARTICLE, requiring  that  such
 items  be preserved for a specified period of time. The court shall hear
 and rule upon such motions expeditiously. The court may modify or vacate
 such  an  order  upon a showing that preservation of particular evidence
 will create significant hardship to such individual, agency  or  entity,
 on condition that the probative value of that evidence is preserved by a
 specified alternative means.
   §  4. Subdivisions 1, 3 and 4 of section 245.50 of the criminal proce-
 dure law, subdivisions 1 and 3 as amended by section 7 of  part  HHH  of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2020 and subdivision 4 as amended by section 1
 of  subpart  D of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, are amended
 and two new subdivisions 5 and 6 are added to read as follows:
   1. By the prosecution. When the prosecution has  [provided],  PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION,  EXERCISED  DUE  DILIGENCE AND ACTED IN GOOD FAITH IN
 MAKING REASONABLE INQUIRIES  AND  EFFORTS  TO  OBTAIN  AND  PROVIDE  the
 discovery required by subdivision one of section 245.20 of this article,
 except  for discovery that is lost or destroyed as provided by paragraph
 (b) of subdivision one of section 245.80 of this article and except  for
 any  [items]  MATERIAL  or  information  that [are] IS the subject of an
 order pursuant to section 245.70 of this article, it  shall  serve  upon
 the  defendant  and file with the court a certificate of compliance. The
 certificate of compliance shall state that, after exercising  due  dili-
 gence  and  making  reasonable  inquiries  AND  EFFORTS to ascertain the
 existence of, OBTAIN, AND DISCLOSE material and information  subject  to
 discovery, the [prosecutor] PROSECUTION has disclosed and made available
 all known material and information IT HAS OBTAINED subject to discovery.
 It  shall  also identify the items provided. [If additional discovery is
 subsequently provided] THE PROSECUTION SHALL  ALSO  IDENTIFY  THE  ITEMS
 THAT  THE  PROSECUTION  IS  REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AND OF WHICH THE PROSE-
 CUTION IS AWARE, BUT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN DESPITE THE  EXERCISE  OF
 DUE  DILIGENCE  AS  EVALUATED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION.  IF THE PROSECUTION
 PROVIDES ADDITIONAL DISCOVERY prior to trial pursuant to section  245.60
 of  this  article,  a  supplemental certificate shall be served upon the
 defendant and filed with the court identifying the  additional  material
 and  information  provided. No adverse consequence to the prosecution or
 the prosecutor shall result from the filing of a certificate of  compli-
 ance in good faith and reasonable under the circumstances; but the court
 may  grant a remedy or sanction for a discovery violation as provided in
 section 245.80 of this article. THE FILING OF A SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATE
 OF COMPLIANCE SHALL NOT IMPACT THE VALIDITY OF THE ORIGINAL  CERTIFICATE
 OF  COMPLIANCE IF FILED IN GOOD FAITH AND AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE
 AS ASSESSED UNDER THIS SECTION.
   3. Trial readiness. Notwithstanding the provisions of any  other  law,
 absent an individualized finding of special circumstances in the instant
 case  by  the  court before which the charge is pending, the prosecution
 shall not be deemed ready for trial for purposes  of  section  30.30  of
 this chapter until it has filed a [proper] VALID certificate pursuant to
 subdivision  one of this section. A court may deem the prosecution ready
 for trial pursuant to section 30.30 of this  chapter  where  information
 that  might  be  considered  discoverable  under  this article cannot be
 disclosed because it has been lost, destroyed, or otherwise  unavailable
 as  provided  by  paragraph  (b) of subdivision one of section 245.80 of
 this article, despite diligent and good faith efforts, reasonable  under
 the  circumstances. Provided, however, that the court may grant a remedy
 or sanction for a discovery violation as provided by section  245.80  of
 this article.
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   4.  CHALLENGES.  (a)  Challenges to, or questions related to a certif-
 icate of compliance shall be addressed by motion.
   (b)  To  the  extent  that the party is aware of a potential defect or
 deficiency related  to  a  certificate  of  compliance  or  supplemental
 certificate of compliance, the party entitled to disclosure shall notify
 or  alert the opposing party [as soon as practicable] IN ACCORDANCE WITH
 THE PROCEDURE SET FORTH IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (c) Challenges [related to the  sufficiency]  TO  THE  VALIDITY  of  a
 certificate  of  compliance  or  supplemental certificates of compliance
 SERVED ON THE DEFENSE AND FILED WITH THE COURT PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION
 ONE  OF  THIS SECTION shall be addressed by motion [as soon as practica-
 ble, provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to waive a
 party's right to make further challenges, including but not limited to a
 motion pursuant to section 30.30 of  this  chapter]  WITHIN  THIRTY-FIVE
 DAYS OF THE SERVICE OF THE CERTIFICATE PROVIDED THAT THE PROSECUTION HAS
 FILED  AN  INDICTMENT  OR INFORMATION PRIOR TO FILING THE CERTIFICATE OF
 COMPLIANCE. NOTHING IN THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED  TO  WAIVE  A
 PARTY'S RIGHT TO FILE A MOTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.30 OF THIS CHAPTER
 ON  GROUNDS  UNRELATED  TO  THE VALIDITY OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE.
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY CHALLENGES TO A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE OR
 SUPPLEMENTAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN AFFIR-
 MATION BY THE MOVING PARTY  THAT,  AFTER  THE  FILING  OF  THE  OPPOSING
 PARTY'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE, SUCH MOVING PARTY TIMELY CONFERRED IN
 GOOD FAITH OR TIMELY MADE GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO CONFER WITH THE OPPOSING
 PARTY  REGARDING  THE  SPECIFIC  AND  PARTICULARIZED MATTERS FORMING THE
 BASIS FOR SUCH CHALLENGE, THAT EFFORTS TO OBTAIN THE  MISSING  DISCOVERY
 FROM  THE  OPPOSING  PARTY  OR  OTHERWISE RESOLVE THE ISSUES RAISED WERE
 UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THAT  NO  ACCOMMODATION  COULD  BE  REACHED.  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE PARTIES MAY CONFER INFORMALLY, INCLUD-
 ING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO COMMUNICATION BY EMAIL, TELEPHONE, OR ANY OTHER
 REASONABLE MEANS.
   (I) UPON REQUEST, THE COURT MAY EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD TO CHALLENGE  A
 CERTIFICATE  OF  COMPLIANCE  OR  SUPPLEMENTAL  CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
 BEYOND THE THIRTY-FIVE DAYS FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN. A REQUEST  FOR  EXTEN-
 SION SHALL BE MADE BEFORE THE EXPIRATION OF THE THIRTY-FIVE DAYS. UNLESS
 THE  COURT  FINDS THAT THE PROSECUTOR UNREASONABLY DELAYED IN RESPONDING
 TO THE DEFENSE'S GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO CONFER OR THAT THE PROSECUTOR DID
 NOT FILE THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE IN GOOD FAITH, ANY SUCH EXTENSION
 SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM A SPEEDY TRIAL CALCULATION PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH
 (B) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 30.30 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   (II)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A PARTY MAY
 CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE AFTER THE  EXPI-
 RATION  OF  THE  THIRTY-FIVE DAY PERIOD WHERE THE GROUNDS FOR SUCH CHAL-
 LENGE ARE BASED UPON A MATERIAL CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES,  INCLUDING  BUT
 NOT  LIMITED TO THE BELATED DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERABLE MATERIAL PURSUANT
 TO SECTION 245.20 OF THIS ARTICLE,  OR,  WHERE  THE  PARTY  ENTITLED  TO
 DISCLOSURE COULD NOT, WITH DUE DILIGENCE, HAVE KNOWN OF THE SPECIFIC AND
 PARTICULARIZED  MATTERS  FORMING THE BASIS OF THE CHALLENGE PRIOR TO THE
 EXPIRATION OF SUCH PERIOD.
   (III) NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL LIMIT THE COURT'S AUTHORITY TO
 FACILITATE COMPLIANCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 245.35 OF  THIS  ARTICLE.  ANY
 EXTENSION  OF  TIME GRANTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 245.35 SHALL BE EXCLUDED
 FROM A SPEEDY TRIAL CALCULATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
 FOUR OF SECTION 30.30 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   5. ASSESSING DUE DILIGENCE. IN ASSESSING A PARTY'S DUE DILIGENCE,  THE
 COURT  SHALL  LOOK AT THE TOTALITY OF THE PARTY'S EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH
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 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, RATHER THAN ASSESS THE  PARTY'S  EFFORTS
 ITEM BY ITEM.
   (A)  RELEVANT  FACTORS  FOR  ASSESSING  THE PROSECUTOR'S DUE DILIGENCE
 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE  PROSECUTOR  TO
 COMPLY  WITH  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE; THE VOLUME OF DISCOVERY
 PROVIDED AND THE VOLUME OF DISCOVERY OUTSTANDING; THE COMPLEXITY OF  THE
 CASE;  WHETHER  THE  PROSECUTOR  KNEW  THAT  THE  BELATEDLY DISCLOSED OR
 ALLEGEDLY MISSING MATERIAL EXISTED;  THE  EXPLANATION  FOR  ANY  ALLEGED
 DISCOVERY LAPSE; THE PROSECUTOR'S RESPONSE WHEN APPRISED OF ANY ALLEGED-
 LY  MISSING  DISCOVERY;  WHETHER THE BELATED DISCOVERY WAS SUBSTANTIVELY
 DUPLICATIVE, INSIGNIFICANT, OR EASILY REMEDIED; WHETHER THE OMISSION WAS
 CORRECTED; WHETHER THE PROSECUTION  SELF-REPORTED  THE  ERROR  AND  TOOK
 PROMPT REMEDIAL ACTION WITHOUT COURT INTERVENTION; AND WHETHER THE PROS-
 ECUTION'S DELAYED DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERY WAS PREJUDICIAL TO THE DEFENSE
 OR  OTHERWISE  IMPEDED  THE DEFENSE'S ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY INVESTIGATE
 THE CASE OR PREPARE FOR TRIAL.
   (B) THE COURT'S DETERMINATION SHALL BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION  OF  ALL
 FACTORS  LISTED  IN  PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND NO ONE FACTOR
 SHALL BE DETERMINATIVE.   THE COURT SHALL  EXPLAIN  THE  BASIS  FOR  ITS
 DETERMINATION ON THE RECORD OR IN WRITING.
   (C)  A FINDING OF A VALID CERTIFICATE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTI-
 TUTE A VALID CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FIVE OF  SECTION  30.30
 OF THIS CHAPTER. UPON A FINDING OF A VALID CERTIFICATE, THE COURT SHALL,
 IF  WARRANTED,  FASHION  AN  APPROPRIATE AND PROPORTIONAL REMEDY FOR ANY
 DISCOVERY VIOLATION RESULTING FROM THE BELATED  DISCLOSURE  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 245.80 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   6.  DETERMINATIONS BY THE COURT.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER SECTION OF
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A COURT  SHALL  NOT  INVALIDATE  A  CERTIFICATE  OF
 COMPLIANCE WHERE THE PARTY HAS EXERCISED DUE DILIGENCE AND ACTED IN GOOD
 FAITH  IN  MAKING REASONABLE INQUIRIES AND EFFORTS TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE
 THE MATERIAL REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 245.20 OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   § 5. The criminal procedure law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 245.90 to read as follows:
 § 245.90 FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS.
   NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT THE PEOPLE'S OBLI-
 GATIONS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
   §  6. Subdivision 5 of section 30.30 of the criminal procedure law, as
 amended by section 1 of part KKK of chapter 59 of the laws of  2019,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   5. (A) Whenever pursuant to this section a prosecutor states or other-
 wise  provides  notice  that  the  people are ready for trial, the court
 shall make inquiry on the record as to their actual readiness. If, after
 conducting its inquiry, the court determines that  the  people  are  not
 ready to proceed to trial, the prosecutor's statement or notice of read-
 iness shall not be valid for purposes of this section. [Any statement of
 trial  readiness  must  be accompanied or preceded by a certification of
 good faith compliance with the disclosure requirements of section 245.20
 of this chapter and the defense shall be afforded an opportunity  to  be
 heard  on the record as to whether the disclosure requirements have been
 met.] THE COURT MAY DEEM THE PEOPLE NOT READY FOR  TRIAL  BASED  ON  THE
 PEOPLE'S  FAILURE  TO  COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED
 FORTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER ONLY IF IT FINDS THAT  THE  PEOPLE'S  CERTIF-
 ICATE  OF COMPLIANCE THAT ACCOMPANIED OR PRECEDED THE PEOPLE'S STATEMENT
 OF READINESS AT ISSUE WAS INVALID UNDER SECTION 245.50 OF THIS CHAPTER.
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   (B) PURSUANT TO SECTION 245.50 OF THIS  CHAPTER,  THE  CERTIFICATE  OF
 COMPLIANCE  IS  DEEMED INVALID WHEN THE COURT DETERMINED THAT THE PEOPLE
 DID NOT EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE AND, IN MAKING  SUCH  DETERMINATION,  THE
 COURT LOOKED AT THE TOTALITY OF THE PROSECUTION'S EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH
 THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER, RATHER
 THAN  ASSESS  THE PROSECUTION'S EFFORTS ITEM BY ITEM, AND CONSIDERED THE
 FACTORS RELEVANT TO ASSESSING DUE DILIGENCE, WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE  NOT
 LIMITED  TO:  THE  EFFORTS  MADE  BY  THE  PROSECUTOR TO COMPLY WITH THE
 REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED  FORTY-FIVE  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;  THE
 VOLUME  OF  DISCOVERY  PROVIDED AND THE VOLUME OF DISCOVERY OUTSTANDING;
 THE COMPLEXITY OF THE CASE; WHETHER THE PROSECUTOR KNEW THAT THE  BELAT-
 EDLY  DISCLOSED  OR  ALLEGEDLY MISSING MATERIAL EXISTED; THE EXPLANATION
 FOR ANY ALLEGED DISCOVERY LAPSE; THE PROSECUTOR'S RESPONSE WHEN APPRISED
 OF ANY ALLEGEDLY MISSING DISCOVERY; WHETHER THE  BELATED  DISCOVERY  WAS
 SUBSTANTIVELY  DUPLICATIVE,  INSIGNIFICANT,  OR EASILY REMEDIED; WHETHER
 THE OMISSION WAS CORRECTED; WHETHER THE  PROSECUTION  SELF-REPORTED  THE
 ERROR  AND  TOOK  PROMPT REMEDIAL ACTION WITHOUT COURT INTERVENTION; AND
 WHETHER THE PROSECUTION'S DELAYED DISCLOSURE OF DISCOVERY  WAS  PREJUDI-
 CIAL TO THE DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE IMPEDED THE DEFENSE'S ABILITY TO EFFEC-
 TIVELY INVESTIGATE THE CASE OR PREPARE FOR TRIAL.
   § 7. Section 245.70 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  A MOTION FILED IN GOOD FAITH PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OR TWO OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED A PRE-TRIAL  MOTION  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF
 PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 30.30 OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  8.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law and shall apply to all  criminal  actions  pending  on
 such  date  and  all  actions commenced on or after such date. Any time-
 frames provided in this act regarding the time limitation to challenge a
 certificate of compliance shall run from the effective date of this act.
 
                                  PART MM
 
   Section 1. The state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed  to
 loan  money in accordance with the provisions set forth in subdivision 5
 of section 4 of the state finance law  to  the  following  funds  and/or
 accounts:
   1. DOL-Child performer protection account (20401).
   2. Local government records management account (20501).
   3. Child health plus program account (20810).
   4. EPIC premium account (20818).
   5. Education - New (20901).
   6. VLT - Sound basic education fund (20904).
   7.   Sewage  treatment  program  management  and  administration  fund
 (21000).
   8. Hazardous bulk storage account (21061).
   9. Utility environmental regulatory account (21064).
   10. Federal grants indirect cost recovery account (21065).
   11. Low level radioactive waste account (21066).
   12. Recreation account (21067).
   13. Public safety recovery account (21077).
   14. Environmental regulatory account (21081).
   15. Natural resource account (21082).
   16. Mined land reclamation program account (21084).
   17. Great lakes restoration initiative account (21087).
   18. Environmental protection and oil spill compensation fund (21200).
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   19. Public transportation systems account (21401).
   20. Metropolitan mass transportation (21402).
   21. Operating permit program account (21451).
   22. Mobile source account (21452).
   23. Statewide   planning   and  research  cooperative  system  account
 (21902).
   24. New York state thruway authority account (21905).
   25. Financial control board account (21911).
   26. Regulation of racing account (21912).
   27. State university dormitory income reimbursable account (21937).
   28. Criminal justice improvement account (21945).
   29. Environmental laboratory reference fee account (21959).
   30. Training, management and evaluation account (21961).
   31. Clinical laboratory reference system assessment account (21962).
   32. Indirect cost recovery account (21978).
   33. Multi-agency training account (21989).
   34. Bell jar collection account (22003).
   35. Industry and utility service account (22004).
   36. Real property disposition account (22006).
   37. Parking account (22007).
   38. Courts special grants (22008).
   39. Asbestos safety training program account (22009).
   40. Batavia school for the blind account (22032).
   41. Investment services account (22034).
   42. Surplus property account (22036).
   43. Financial oversight account (22039).
   44. Regulation of Indian gaming account (22046).
   45. Rome school for the deaf account (22053).
   46. Seized assets account (22054).
   47. Administrative adjudication account (22055).
   48. New York City assessment account (22062).
   49. Cultural education account (22063).
   50. Local services account (22078).
   51. DHCR mortgage servicing account (22085).
   52. Housing indirect cost recovery account (22090).
   53. Voting Machine Examinations account (22099).
   54. DHCR-HCA application fee account (22100).
   55. Low income housing monitoring account (22130).
   56. Restitution account (22134).
   57. Corporation administration account (22135).
   58. New York State  Home  for  Veterans  in  the  Lower-Hudson  Valley
 account (22144).
   59. Deferred compensation administration account (22151).
   60. Rent revenue other New York City account (22156).
   61. Rent revenue account (22158).
   62. Transportation aviation account (22165).
   63. Tax revenue arrearage account (22168).
   64. New York State Campaign Finance Fund account (22211).
   65. New York state medical indemnity fund account (22240).
   66. Behavioral health parity compliance fund (22246).
   67. Pharmacy benefit manager regulatory fund (22255).
   68. Virtual currency assessments account (22262).
   69. Employers assessment account (22269).
   70. State university general income offset account (22654).
   71. Lake George park trust fund account (22751).
   72. Highway safety program account (23001).
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   73. DOH drinking water program account (23102).
   74. NYCCC operating offset account (23151).
   75. Commercial gaming revenue account (23701).
   76. Commercial gaming regulation account (23702).
   77. Highway use tax administration account (23801).
   78. New York state secure choice administrative account (23806).
   79. New York state cannabis revenue fund (24800).
   80. Cannabis education account (24801).
   81. Fantasy sports administration account (24951).
   82. Mobile sports wagering fund (24955).
   83. Highway and bridge capital account (30051).
   84. State university residence hall rehabilitation fund (30100).
   85. State parks infrastructure account (30351).
   86. Clean water/clean air implementation fund (30500).
   87. Hazardous waste remedial cleanup account (31506).
   88. Youth facilities improvement account (31701).
   89. Housing assistance fund (31800).
   90. Housing program fund (31850).
   91. Highway facility purpose account (31951).
   92. New York racing account (32213).
   93. Capital miscellaneous gifts account (32214).
   94. Information technology capital financing account (32215).
   95.  New  York  environmental protection and spill remediation account
 (32219).
   96. Department of financial services IT modernization capital  account
 (32230).
   97. Mental hygiene facilities capital improvement fund (32300).
   98. Correctional facilities capital improvement fund (32350).
   99. OGS convention center account (50318).
   100. Empire Plaza Gift Shop (50327).
   101.  Unemployment Insurance Benefit Fund, Interest Assessment Account
 (50651).
   102. Centralized services fund (55000).
   103. Archives records management account (55052).
   104. Federal single audit account (55053).
   105. Civil service administration account (55055).
   106. Civil service EHS occupational health program account (55056).
   107. Banking services account (55057).
   108. Cultural resources survey account (55058).
   109. Neighborhood work project account (55059).
   110. Automation & printing chargeback account (55060).
   111. OFT NYT account (55061).
   112. Data center account (55062).
   113. Intrusion detection account (55066).
   114. Domestic violence grant account (55067).
   115. Centralized technology services account (55069).
   116. Labor contact center account (55071).
   117. Human services contact center account (55072).
   118. Tax contact center account (55073).
   119. Department of law civil recoveries account (55074).
   120. Executive direction internal audit account (55251).
   121. CIO Information technology centralized services account (55252).
   122. Health insurance internal service account (55300).
   123. Civil service employee benefits division  administrative  account
 (55301).
   124. Correctional industries revolving fund (55350).
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   125. Employees health insurance account (60201).
   126. Medicaid management information system escrow fund (60900).
   127. Animal shelter regulation account.
   128. Climate initiative account.
   129. Fire Island project account.
   §  2.  The state comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to loan
 money in accordance with the provisions set forth in  subdivision  5  of
 section  4  of the state finance law to any account within the following
 federal funds, provided the comptroller has made  a  determination  that
 sufficient  federal grant award authority is available to reimburse such
 loans:
   1. Federal USDA-food and nutrition services fund (25000).
   2. Federal health and human services fund (25100).
   3. Federal education fund (25200).
   4. Federal block grant fund (25250).
   5. Federal miscellaneous operating grants fund (25300).
   6. Federal unemployment insurance administration fund (25900).
   7. Federal unemployment insurance occupational training fund (25950).
   8. Federal emergency employment act fund (26000).
   9. Federal capital projects fund (31350).
   § 3. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in  accordance  with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, on
 or  before March 31, 2026, up to the unencumbered balance or the follow-
 ing amounts:
   Economic Development and Public Authorities:
   1. An amount up to the unencumbered  balance  from  the  miscellaneous
 special  revenue  fund,  underground  facilities safety training account
 (22172), to the general fund.
   2. An amount up to the unencumbered  balance  from  the  miscellaneous
 special  revenue  fund, business and licensing services account (21977),
 to the general fund.
   3. $19,810,000 from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  code
 enforcement account (21904), to the general fund.
   4.  $3,000,000  from  the  general  fund  to the miscellaneous special
 revenue fund, tax revenue arrearage account (22168).
   Education:
   1. $2,591,119,000 from the general fund to  the  state  lottery  fund,
 education  account (20901), as reimbursement for disbursements made from
 such fund for supplemental aid to education pursuant to section 92-c  of
 the  state  finance  law  that are in excess of the amounts deposited in
 such fund for such purposes pursuant to section 1612 of the tax law.
   2. $1,131,000,000 from the general fund to the state lottery fund, VLT
 education account (20904), as reimbursement for disbursements made  from
 such  fund for supplemental aid to education pursuant to section 92-c of
 the state finance law that are in excess of  the  amounts  deposited  in
 such fund for such purposes pursuant to section 1612 of the tax law.
   3. $134,682,000 from the general fund to the New York state commercial
 gaming fund, commercial gaming revenue account (23701), as reimbursement
 for  disbursements made from such fund for supplemental aid to education
 pursuant to section 97-nnnn of the state finance law that are in  excess
 of  the  amounts deposited in such fund for purposes pursuant to section
 1352 of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law.
   4. $1,457,339,000 from the general fund to the mobile sports  wagering
 fund, education account (24955), as reimbursement for disbursements made
 from  such  fund  for  supplemental aid to education pursuant to section
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 92-c of the state finance law that are in excess of the amounts deposit-
 ed in such fund for such  purposes  pursuant  to  section  1367  of  the
 racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law.
   5. $5,000,000 from the interactive fantasy sports fund, fantasy sports
 education  account (24950), to the state lottery fund, education account
 (20901), as reimbursement for disbursements  made  from  such  fund  for
 supplemental  aid  to  education  pursuant  to section 92-c of the state
 finance law.
   6. $4,856,000  from  the  cannabis  revenue  fund  cannabis  education
 account  (24801),  to the state lottery fund, education account (20901),
 as reimbursement for disbursements made from such fund for  supplemental
 aid to education pursuant to section 99-ii of the state finance law.
   7.  An  amount up to the unencumbered balance in the fund on March 31,
 2025 from the charitable gifts  trust  fund,  elementary  and  secondary
 education  account  (24901), to the general fund, for payment of general
 support for public schools pursuant to section 3609-a of  the  education
 law.
   8. Moneys from the state lottery fund (20900) up to an amount deposit-
 ed in such fund pursuant to section 1612 of the tax law in excess of the
 current year appropriation for supplemental aid to education pursuant to
 section 92-c of the state finance law.
   9.  $300,000  from the New York state local government records manage-
 ment improvement  fund,  local  government  records  management  account
 (20501), to the New York state archives partnership trust fund, archives
 partnership trust maintenance account (20351).
   10. $900,000 from the general fund to the miscellaneous special reven-
 ue fund, Batavia school for the blind account (22032).
   11. $900,000 from the general fund to the miscellaneous special reven-
 ue fund, Rome school for the deaf account (22053).
   12.  $343,400,000  from  the  state  university  dormitory income fund
 (40350) to the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  state  university
 dormitory income reimbursable account (21937).
   13.  $24,000,000  from any of the state education department's special
 revenue and internal service funds to the miscellaneous special  revenue
 fund, indirect cost recovery account (21978).
   14.  $4,200,000  from  any of the state education department's special
 revenue or internal service funds to the capital projects fund (30000).
   15. $30,013,000 from the general fund  to  the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue fund, HESC-insurance premium payments account (21960).
   16.  $312,000,000 from the state university income fund, state univer-
 sity hospitals  income  reimbursable  account  (22656),  and  the  state
 university  income  fund,  state  university-wide  hospital reimbursable
 account (22658) to the General Fund for the payment  of  SUNY  Hospitals
 Health Insurance premiums on or before March 31, 2026.
   17.  $25,000,000  from  the  general fund to the miscellaneous capital
 projects fund, state university of New York green energy loan fund.
   Environmental Affairs:
   1. $16,000,000 from any of the department of  environmental  conserva-
 tion's  special  revenue federal funds, and/or federal capital funds, to
 the environmental conservation special revenue  fund,  federal  indirect
 recovery account (21065).
   2.  $5,000,000  from  any of the department of environmental conserva-
 tion's special revenue federal funds, and/or federal capital  funds,  to
 the  conservation  fund  (21150)  or Marine Resources Account (21151) as
 necessary to avoid diversion of conservation funds.
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   3. $3,000,000 from any of the office of parks, recreation and historic
 preservation capital projects federal funds and special revenue  federal
 funds  to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, federal grant indirect
 cost recovery account (22188).
   4.  $125,000,000 from the general fund to the environmental protection
 fund, environmental protection fund transfer account (30451).
   5. $10,000,000 from the general fund to the hazardous  waste  remedial
 fund, hazardous waste cleanup account (31506).
   6.  An  amount  up  to or equal to the cash balance within the special
 revenue-other waste management & cleanup account (21053) to the  capital
 projects  fund  (30000) for services and capital expenses related to the
 management and cleanup program as put forth in section  27-1915  of  the
 environmental conservation law.
   7.  $1,800,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, public
 service account (22011) to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, util-
 ity environmental regulatory account (21064).
   8. $7,000,000 from the general fund to the enterprise fund, state fair
 account (50051).
   9. $3,000,000 from the waste management & cleanup account  (21053)  to
 the general fund.
   10.  $3,000,000 from the waste management & cleanup account (21053) to
 the environmental protection fund transfer account (30451).
   11. $14,000,000 from the general fund  to  the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue fund, patron services account (22163).
   12.  $15,000,000 from the enterprise fund, golf account (50332) to the
 state  park  infrastructure  fund,  state  park  infrastructure  account
 (30351).
   13.  $10,000,000 from the general fund to the environmental protection
 and oil spill compensation fund (21203).
   14. $5,000,000 from the general fund  to  the  enterprise  fund,  golf
 account (50332).
   Family Assistance:
   1.  $7,000,000 from any of the office of children and family services,
 office of temporary and disability assistance, or department  of  health
 special  revenue  federal funds and the general fund, in accordance with
 agreements with social services districts, to the miscellaneous  special
 revenue  fund, office of human resources development state match account
 (21967).
   2. $4,000,000 from any of the office of children and  family  services
 or office of temporary and disability assistance special revenue federal
 funds to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, family preservation and
 support services and family violence services account (22082).
   3. $18,670,000 from any of the office of children and family services,
 office  of  temporary and disability assistance, or department of health
 special revenue federal  funds  and  any  other  miscellaneous  revenues
 generated  from  the operation of office of children and family services
 programs to the general fund.
   4. $205,000,000 from any of the office  of  temporary  and  disability
 assistance  or department of health special revenue funds to the general
 fund.
   5. $2,500,000 from any of  the  office  of  temporary  and  disability
 assistance  special  revenue  funds to the miscellaneous special revenue
 fund, office of temporary  and  disability  assistance  program  account
 (21980).
   6. $35,000,000 from any of the office of children and family services,
 office  of temporary and disability assistance, department of labor, and
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 department of health special revenue federal  funds  to  the  office  of
 children  and family services miscellaneous special revenue fund, multi-
 agency training contract account (21989).
   7.  $205,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, youth
 facility per diem account (22186), to the general fund.
   8. $788,000 from the general fund to the combined gifts,  grants,  and
 bequests fund, WB Hoyt Memorial account (20128).
   9.  $5,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue fund, state
 central registry (22028), to the general fund.
   10. $900,000 from the general fund to the  Veterans'  Remembrance  and
 Cemetery Maintenance and Operation account (20201).
   11.  $7,000,000  from  the  general  fund  to the housing program fund
 (31850).
   12. $15,000,000 from any of the office of children and family services
 special revenue federal funds to  the  office  of  court  administration
 special revenue other federal iv-e funds account.
   13. $10,000,000 from any of the office of children and family services
 special  revenue  federal funds to the office of indigent legal services
 special revenue other federal iv-e funds account.
   General Government:
   1. $9,000,000 from the general fund to the health insurance  revolving
 fund (55300).
   2.  $292,400,000  from  the  health  insurance  reserve  receipts fund
 (60550) to the general fund.
   3. $150,000 from the general fund to the not-for-profit revolving loan
 fund (20650).
   4. $150,000 from the not-for-profit revolving loan fund (20650) to the
 general fund.
   5. $3,000,000 from the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  surplus
 property account (22036), to the general fund.
   6.  $19,000,000  from  the miscellaneous special revenue fund, revenue
 arrearage account (22024), to the general fund.
   7. $3,828,000 from the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  revenue
 arrearage  account  (22024),  to the miscellaneous special revenue fund,
 authority budget office account (22138).
   8. $1,000,000 from the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  parking
 account (22007), to the general fund, for the purpose of reimbursing the
 costs of debt service related to state parking facilities.
   9.  $11,460,000 from the general fund to the agencies internal service
 fund, central technology services account (55069), for  the  purpose  of
 enterprise technology projects.
   10. $10,000,000 from the general fund to the agencies internal service
 fund, state data center account (55062).
   11.  $12,000,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, parking
 account (22007), to the centralized services, building support  services
 account (55018).
   12.  $33,000,000  from  the general fund to the internal service fund,
 business services center account (55022).
   13. $9,500,000 from the general fund to  the  internal  service  fund,
 building support services account (55018).
   14.  $1,500,000 from the combined expendable trust fund, plaza special
 events account (20120), to the general fund.
   15. $50,000,000 from the New York State cannabis revenue fund  (24800)
 to the general fund.
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   16.  A  transfer  from  the  general fund to the miscellaneous special
 revenue fund, New York State Campaign Finance Fund Account  (22211),  up
 to an amount equal to total reimbursements due to qualified candidates.
   17.  $6,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, standards
 and purchasing account (22019), to the general fund.
   18. $12,400,000 from  the  banking  department  special  revenue  fund
 (21970) funded by the assessment to defray operating expenses authorized
 by  section  206  of  the financial services law to the IT Modernization
 Capital Fund.
   19. $12,400,000 from the insurance  department  special  revenue  fund
 (21994) funded by the assessment to defray operating expenses authorized
 by  section  206  of  the financial services law to the IT Modernization
 Capital Fund.
   20. $1,550,000 from the pharmacy benefits bureau special revenue  fund
 (22255) funded by the assessment to defray operating expenses authorized
 by  section  206  of the financial services law, to the IT Modernization
 Capital Fund.
   21. $4,650,000 from the virtual currency special revenue fund  (22262)
 funded  by  the  assessment  to  defray operating expenses authorized by
 section 206 of the financial services law, to the IT Modernization Capi-
 tal Fund.
   Health:
   1. A transfer from the general fund to the combined gifts, grants  and
 bequests  fund, breast cancer research and education account (20155), up
 to an amount equal to the  monies  collected  and  deposited  into  that
 account in the previous fiscal year.
   2.  A transfer from the general fund to the combined gifts, grants and
 bequests  fund,  prostate  cancer  research,  detection,  and  education
 account  (20183),  up  to  an  amount  equal to the moneys collected and
 deposited into that account in the previous fiscal year.
   3. A transfer from the general fund to the combined gifts, grants  and
 bequests  fund,  Alzheimer's  disease  research  and  assistance account
 (20143), up to an amount equal to the  moneys  collected  and  deposited
 into that account in the previous fiscal year.
   4. $3,600,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, certificate
 of  need  account  (21920),  to the miscellaneous capital projects fund,
 healthcare IT capital subfund (32216).
   5. $4,000,000 from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  vital
 health  records  account  (22103), to the miscellaneous capital projects
 fund, healthcare IT capital subfund (32216).
   6. $6,000,000 from the miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  profes-
 sional  medical  conduct  account  (22088), to the miscellaneous capital
 projects fund, healthcare IT capital subfund (32216).
   7. $127,000,000 from the HCRA resources fund (20800)  to  the  capital
 projects fund (30000).
   8.  $6,550,000  from  the  general  fund to the medical cannabis trust
 fund, health operation and oversight account (23755).
   9. An amount up to the unencumbered balance from the charitable  gifts
 trust  fund, health charitable account (24900), to the general fund, for
 payment of general support for primary, preventive, and inpatient health
 care, dental and vision care, hunger prevention and nutritional  assist-
 ance,  and  other services for New York state residents with the overall
 goal of ensuring that New York state residents have  access  to  quality
 health care and other related services.
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   10.  $500,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, New York
 State cannabis revenue fund (24800), to the miscellaneous special reven-
 ue fund, environmental laboratory fee account (21959).
   11.  An  amount  up to the unencumbered balance from the public health
 emergency charitable gifts trust fund (23816), to the general fund,  for
 payment  of  goods  and services necessary to respond to a public health
 disaster emergency or to assist or aid in responding to such a disaster.
   12. $1,000,000,000 from the general fund to the health care  transfor-
 mation fund (24850).
   13.  $2,590,000  from  the miscellaneous special revenue fund, patient
 safety center account (22139), to the general fund.
   14. $1,000,000 from the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,  nursing
 home receivership account (21925), to the general fund.
   15.  $130,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, quality of
 care account (21915), to the general fund.
   16. $2,200,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, adult home
 quality enhancement account (22091), to the general fund.
   17. $17,283,000 from the general fund, to  the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue fund, helen hayes hospital account (22140).
   18.  $3,672,000  from  the  general fund, to the miscellaneous special
 revenue fund, New York city veterans' home account (22141).
   19. $2,731,000 from the general fund,  to  the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue  fund, New York state home for veterans' and their dependents at
 oxford account (22142).
   20. $1,455,000 from the general fund,  to  the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue fund, western New York veterans' home account (22143).
   21.  $4,683,000  from  the  general fund, to the miscellaneous special
 revenue fund, New York state for veterans  in  the  lower-hudson  valley
 account (22144).
   22.  $350,000,000  from the general fund, to the miscellaneous special
 revenue fund, healthcare stability fund account (22267).
   23. $5,000,000 from the general fund to the occupational health  clin-
 ics account (22177).
   24. $88,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, veterans home
 assistance  account  (20208), to the miscellaneous special revenue fund,
 New York city veterans' home account (22141).
   25. $88,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, veterans home
 assistance account (20208), to the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,
 New York state home for veterans' and their dependents at oxford account
 (22142).
   26.  $88,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, veterans
 assistance account (20208), to the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,
 western New York veterans' home account (22143).
   27.  $88,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, veterans
 assistance account (20208), to the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,
 New York state for veterans in the lower-Hudson valley account (22144).
   28.  $88,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, veterans
 assistance account (20208), to the state university  income  fund,  Long
 Island Veterans' Home Account (22652).
   29.  $159,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, health-
 care stability fund account (22267) to the  HCRA  resources  fund,  HCRA
 program account (20807).
   Labor:
   1.  $600,000  from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, DOL fee and
 penalty account (21923), to the child performer's protection fund, child
 performer protection account (20401).
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   2. $11,700,000 from the unemployment insurance  interest  and  penalty
 fund,  unemployment  insurance  special  interest  and  penalty  account
 (23601), to the general fund.
   3. $50,000,000 from the DOL fee and penalty account (21923), unemploy-
 ment  insurance special interest and penalty account (23601), and public
 work enforcement account (21998), to the general fund.
   4. $850,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, DOL  elevator
 safety  program  fund (22252) to the miscellaneous special revenue fund,
 DOL fee and penalty account (21923).
   5. $22,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue  fund,  Interest
 and  Penalty  Account  (23601), to the Training and Education Program on
 Occupation Safety and Health Fund, OSHA Training and  Education  Account
 (21251).
   6. $1,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, Public Work
 Enforcement  account  (21998),  to the Training and Education Program on
 Occupation Safety and Health Fund, OSHA Training and  Education  Account
 (21251).
   7.  $250,000,000  from  the general fund to the enterprise fund, unem-
 ployment insurance benefit fund, interest assessment account (50651).
   8. $4,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, Public Work
 Enforcement account (21998), to the Training and  Education  Program  on
 Occupational Safety and Health Fund, OSHA Inspection Account (21252).
   9.  $8,000,000,000 from the general fund to the enterprise fund, unem-
 ployment insurance benefit fund, unemployment insurance benefit  account
 (50650).
   Mental Hygiene:
   1.  $2,000,000 from the general fund, to the mental hygiene facilities
 capital improvement fund (32300).
   2. $20,000,000 from the opioid settlement fund (23817) to the  miscel-
 laneous   capital  projects  fund,  opioid  settlement  capital  account
 (32200).
   3. $20,000,000 from the miscellaneous capital  projects  fund,  opioid
 settlement  capital  account  (32200)  to  the  opioid  settlement  fund
 (23817).
   Public Protection:
   1. $2,587,000 from the  general  fund  to  the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue fund, recruitment incentive account (22171).
   2.  $23,773,000  from  the general fund to the correctional industries
 revolving  fund,  correctional  industries  internal   service   account
 (55350).
   3.  $2,000,000,000  from  any of the division of homeland security and
 emergency services special revenue federal funds to the general fund.
   4. $115,420,000 from the state police motor  vehicle  law  enforcement
 and  motor  vehicle  theft  and  insurance  fraud prevention fund, state
 police motor vehicle enforcement account (22802), to  the  general  fund
 for state operation expenses of the division of state police.
   5.  $138,272,000  from the general fund to the correctional facilities
 capital improvement fund (32350).
   6. $5,000,000 from the general  fund  to  the  dedicated  highway  and
 bridge trust fund (30050) for the purpose of work zone safety activities
 provided by the division of state police for the department of transpor-
 tation.
   7.  $10,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, statewide
 public safety communications account (22123), to  the  capital  projects
 fund (30000).
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   8.  $9,830,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special  revenue fund, legal
 services assistance account (22096), to the general fund.
   9.  $1,000,000  from the general fund to the agencies internal service
 fund, neighborhood work project account (55059).
   10. $7,980,000 from the miscellaneous special  revenue  fund,  finger-
 print identification & technology account (21950), to the general fund.
   11. $1,100,000 from the state police motor vehicle law enforcement and
 motor  vehicle  theft and insurance fraud prevention fund, motor vehicle
 theft and insurance fraud account (22801), to the general fund.
   12. $38,938,000 from the general fund  to  the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue fund, criminal justice improvement account (21945).
   13.  $6,000,000  from  the  general  fund to the miscellaneous special
 revenue fund, hazard mitigation revolving loan account (22266).
   14. $234,000,000 from the indigent legal services fund, indigent legal
 services account (23551) to the general fund.
   Transportation:
   1. $20,000,000 from the general fund to the mass transportation  oper-
 ating  assistance  fund, public transportation systems operating assist-
 ance account (21401), of which $12,000,000 constitutes the base need for
 operations.
   2. $727,500,000 from the general fund to  the  dedicated  highway  and
 bridge trust fund (30050).
   3.  $244,250,000 from the general fund to the MTA financial assistance
 fund, mobility tax trust account (23651).
   4. $477,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, traffic adju-
 dication account (22055), to the general fund.
   5. $5,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, transporta-
 tion regulation account (22067) to the general fund,  for  disbursements
 made  from  such fund for motor carrier safety that are in excess of the
 amounts deposited in the general  fund  for  such  purpose  pursuant  to
 section 94 of the transportation law.
   Miscellaneous:
   1. $250,000,000 from the general fund to any funds or accounts for the
 purpose of reimbursing certain outstanding accounts receivable balances.
   2.  $500,000,000  from  the general fund to the debt reduction reserve
 fund (40000).
   3. $15,500,000 from the general fund, community  projects  account  GG
 (10256), to the general fund, state purposes account (10050).
   4.  $100,000,000  from any special revenue federal fund to the general
 fund, state purposes account (10050).
   5. An amount up to the unencumbered balance from the  special  revenue
 federal fund, ARPA-Fiscal Recovery Fund (25546) to the general fund.
   6. $1,000,000,000 from the general fund to the hazardous waste cleanup
 account  (31506),  State  parks infrastructure account (30351), environ-
 mental protection fund transfer account (30451), the correctional facil-
 ities capital improvement fund (32350), housing program fund (31850), or
 the Mental hygiene facilities capital improvement fund (32300), up to an
 amount equal to certain outstanding accounts receivable balances.
   § 4. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in  accordance  with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, on or before March 31, 2026:
   1.  Upon request of the commissioner of environmental conservation, up
 to $12,745,400 from revenues credited to any of the department of  envi-
 ronmental  conservation special revenue funds, including $4,000,000 from
 the environmental protection and oil spill  compensation  fund  (21200),
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 and  $1,834,600 from the conservation fund (21150), to the environmental
 conservation special revenue fund, indirect charges account (21060).
   2.  Upon request of the commissioner of agriculture and markets, up to
 $3,000,000 from any special revenue fund or enterprise fund  within  the
 department of agriculture and markets to the general fund, to pay appro-
 priate administrative expenses.
   3.  Upon  request  of  the commissioner of the division of housing and
 community renewal, up to $6,221,000 from revenues credited to any  divi-
 sion  of  housing and community renewal federal or miscellaneous special
 revenue fund to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, housing indirect
 cost recovery account (22090).
   4. Upon request of the commissioner of the  division  of  housing  and
 community  renewal, up to $5,500,000 may be transferred from any miscel-
 laneous special revenue  fund  account,  to  any  miscellaneous  special
 revenue fund.
   5.  Upon  request of the commissioner of health up to $13,694,000 from
 revenues credited to any of the department of health's  special  revenue
 funds, to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, administration account
 (21982).
   6.  Upon  the  request  of the attorney general, up to $5,000,000 from
 revenues credited to the federal health and human services fund, federal
 health and human services account (25117) or the  miscellaneous  special
 revenue  fund,  recoveries and revenue account (22041), to the miscella-
 neous special revenue fund, litigation  settlement  and  civil  recovery
 account (22117).
   § 5. On or before March 31, 2026, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and  directed  to  deposit  earnings  that would otherwise accrue to the
 general fund that are attributable to the operation of section  98-a  of
 the  state  finance  law, to the agencies internal service fund, banking
 services account (55057), for the purpose  of  meeting  direct  payments
 from such account.
   §  6.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget and
 upon consultation with the state university chancellor or  their  desig-
 nee,  on  or  before  March  31,  2026, up to $16,000,000 from the state
 university income fund general revenue  account  (22653)  to  the  state
 general  fund for debt service costs related to campus supported capital
 project costs for the  NY-SUNY  2020  challenge  grant  program  at  the
 University at Buffalo.
   §  7.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget and
 upon consultation with the state university chancellor or  their  desig-
 nee,  on  or  before  March  31,  2026,  up to $6,500,000 from the state
 university income fund general revenue  account  (22653)  to  the  state
 general  fund for debt service costs related to campus supported capital
 project costs for the  NY-SUNY  2020  challenge  grant  program  at  the
 University at Albany.
   §  8.  Notwithstanding  any  law to the contrary, the state university
 chancellor or their designee is  authorized  and  directed  to  transfer
 estimated  tuition revenue balances from the state university collection
 fund (61000) to the  state  university  income  fund,  state  university
 general revenue offset account (22655) on or before March 31, 2026.
   § 8-a. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
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 and  directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, a
 total of up to $100,000,000 from the general fund to the state universi-
 ty income fund, state university general revenue offset account  (22655)
 and/or  the  state  university  income  fund, state university hospitals
 income reimbursable account (22656)  during  the  period  July  1,  2025
 through  June 30, 2026 to pay costs attributable to the state university
 health science center at Brooklyn and/or the  state  university  of  New
 York  hospital at Brooklyn, respectively, pursuant to a plan approved by
 the director of the budget.
   § 9. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in  accordance  with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, up
 to  $1,522,673,500  from the general fund to the state university income
 fund, state university general revenue offset account (22655) during the
 period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 to  support  operations  at
 the state university.
   §  10. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, upon request of the director of the budget, up
 to $55,848,000 from the general fund  to  the  state  university  income
 fund, state university general revenue offset account (22655) during the
 period  of  July  1,  2025  to  June 30, 2026 for general fund operating
 support pursuant to subparagraph (4-b) of paragraph h of  subdivision  2
 of section three hundred fifty-five of the education law.
   §  11.  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon the direction of
 the director of the budget and the chancellor of the state university of
 New York or their designee, and in accordance  with  section  4  of  the
 state  finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to
 transfer monies from any special revenue fund of the state university of
 New York to the state university of New York green energy loan fund  for
 the  discrete  purposes of the state university of New York green energy
 loan fund and from the state university of New York  green  energy  loan
 fund  to any special revenue fund of the state university of New York to
 support such activity in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000  from  each
 fund for the time period of July 1 to June 30 annually.
   §  12. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, upon request of the state university  chancel-
 lor  or  their  designee,  up  to  $55,000,000 from the state university
 income fund, state  university  hospitals  income  reimbursable  account
 (22656),  for  services  and expenses of hospital operations and capital
 expenditures at the state university hospitals; and the state university
 income fund, Long Island veterans' home account  (22652)  to  the  state
 university capital projects fund (32400) on or before June 30, 2026.
   §  13. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller, after  consultation
 with  the  state  university  chancellor  or  their  designee, is hereby
 authorized and directed to transfer moneys, in the first instance,  from
 the  state  university  collection fund, Stony Brook hospital collection
 account (61006), Brooklyn hospital collection account (61007), and Syra-
 cuse hospital collection account (61008) to the state university  income
 fund,  state university hospitals income reimbursable account (22656) in
 the event insufficient funds  are  available  in  the  state  university
 income  fund,  state  university  hospitals  income reimbursable account
 (22656) to permit the full transfer of moneys authorized  for  transfer,
 to  the  general  fund  for  payment of debt service related to the SUNY
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 hospitals. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the  comptroller  is
 also  hereby  authorized and directed, after consultation with the state
 university chancellor or their designee, to  transfer  moneys  from  the
 state  university income fund to the state university income fund, state
 university hospitals income reimbursable account (22656)  in  the  event
 insufficient  funds  are  available in the state university income fund,
 state university hospitals income reimbursable account  (22656)  to  pay
 hospital  operating  costs  or  to  permit  the  full transfer of moneys
 authorized for transfer, to the general fund for payment of debt service
 related to the SUNY hospitals on or before March 31, 2026.
   § 14. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon the  direction  of
 the director of the budget and the chancellor of the state university of
 New  York  or  their  designee,  and in accordance with section 4 of the
 state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized and directed  to
 transfer  monies from the state university dormitory income fund (40350)
 to the state university residence hall rehabilitation fund (30100),  and
 from  the state university residence hall rehabilitation fund (30100) to
 the state university dormitory income fund (40350), in an amount not  to
 exceed $125 million from each fund.
   §  15. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and directed to transfer, at the request of the director of the  budget,
 up to $1,000,000,000 from the unencumbered balance of any special reven-
 ue  fund  or  account,  agency fund or account, internal service fund or
 account, enterprise fund or account, or any combination  of  such  funds
 and  accounts,  to the general fund. The amounts transferred pursuant to
 this authorization shall be in addition to any other transfers expressly
 authorized in the 2025-26 budget. Transfers  from  federal  funds,  debt
 service  funds,  capital projects funds, the community projects fund, or
 funds that would result in the loss of eligibility for federal  benefits
 or federal funds pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation as assent-
 ed  to in chapter 683 of the laws of 1938 and chapter 700 of the laws of
 1951 are not permitted pursuant to this authorization.
   § 16. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance  with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and  directed to transfer, at the request of the director of the budget,
 up to $100 million from any non-general fund or account, or  combination
 of  funds and accounts, to the miscellaneous special revenue fund, tech-
 nology financing account (22207),  the  miscellaneous  capital  projects
 fund, the federal capital projects account (31350), information technol-
 ogy  capital  financing  account  (32215), or the centralized technology
 services account (55069), for the purpose  of  consolidating  technology
 procurement  and  services. The amounts transferred to the miscellaneous
 special revenue fund, technology financing account (22207)  pursuant  to
 this  authorization  shall  be  equal to or less than the amount of such
 monies intended  to  support  information  technology  costs  which  are
 attributable,  according to a plan, to such account made in pursuance to
 an appropriation by law. Transfers to the technology  financing  account
 shall  be  completed  from  amounts  collected  by  non-general funds or
 accounts pursuant to a fund deposit schedule or permanent  statute,  and
 shall  be  transferred to the technology financing account pursuant to a
 schedule agreed upon by the affected agency commissioner. Transfers from
 funds that would result in the loss of eligibility for federal  benefits
 or federal funds pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation as assent-
 ed  to in chapter 683 of the laws of 1938 and chapter 700 of the laws of
 1951 are not permitted pursuant to this authorization.
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   § 17. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and in accordance  with
 section 4 of the state finance law, the comptroller is hereby authorized
 and  directed to transfer, at the request of the director of the budget,
 up to $400 million from any non-general fund or account, or  combination
 of  funds  and  accounts, to the general fund for the purpose of consol-
 idating technology procurement and  services.  The  amounts  transferred
 pursuant to this authorization shall be equal to or less than the amount
 of  such  monies  intended to support information technology costs which
 are attributable, according to a plan, to such account made in pursuance
 to an appropriation by law. Transfers  to  the  general  fund  shall  be
 completed from amounts collected by non-general funds or accounts pursu-
 ant  to a fund deposit schedule.  Transfers from funds that would result
 in the loss of eligibility for federal benefits or federal funds  pursu-
 ant to federal law, rule, or regulation as assented to in chapter 683 of
 the  laws  of 1938 and chapter 700 of the laws of 1951 are not permitted
 pursuant to this authorization.
   § 18. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as  deemed
 feasible and advisable by its trustees, the power authority of the state
 of New York is authorized and directed to transfer to the state treasury
 to the credit of the general fund up to $10,000,000 for the state fiscal
 year commencing April 1, 2025, the proceeds of which will be utilized to
 support energy-related state activities.
   §  19. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, as deemed
 feasible and advisable by its trustees, the power authority of the state
 of New York is authorized to transfer to the state treasury to the cred-
 it of the general fund up to  $25,000,000  for  the  state  fiscal  year
 commencing  April  1,  2025,  the  proceeds of which will be utilized to
 support programs established or implemented by or within the  department
 of labor, including but not limited to the office of just energy transi-
 tion  and  programs  for  workforce  training and retraining, to prepare
 workers for employment for work in the renewable energy field.
   § 20. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to  the
 contrary,  the  New York state energy research and development authority
 is authorized and directed to contribute $913,000 to the state  treasury
 to the credit of the general fund on or before March 31, 2026.
   §  21. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the
 contrary, the New York state energy research and  development  authority
 is authorized and directed to transfer five million dollars to the cred-
 it of the Environmental Protection Fund on or before March 31, 2026 from
 proceeds  collected  by the authority from the auction or sale of carbon
 dioxide emission allowances allocated by the department of environmental
 conservation.
   § 22. Section 56 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024,  amend-
 ing  the  state finance law and other laws relating to providing for the
 administration of certain funds and accounts related  to  the  2023-2024
 budget,  authorizing  certain payments and transfers, is amended to read
 as follows:
   § 56. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2024; provided,
 however,  that  the  provisions of sections one, two, three, four, five,
 six, seven, eight,  fourteen,  fifteen,  sixteen,  seventeen,  eighteen,
 nineteen,  twenty,  twenty-one,  twenty-two, [twenty-three,] and twenty-
 four of this act shall expire March 31,  2025;  and  provided,  further,
 that  sections twenty-five and twenty-six of this act shall expire March
 31, 2027, when upon such dates the provisions of such sections shall  be
 deemed repealed.
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   §  23.  Subdivision  5  of section 97-rrr of the state finance law, as
 amended by section 23 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   5. Notwithstanding the provisions of section one hundred seventy-one-a
 of  the  tax law, as separately amended by chapters four hundred eighty-
 one and four hundred eighty-four of the laws of nineteen hundred  eight-
 y-one,  and notwithstanding the provisions of chapter ninety-four of the
 laws of two thousand eleven, or any  other  provisions  of  law  to  the
 contrary,  during  the  fiscal  year beginning April first, two thousand
 [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE, the state comptroller  is  hereby  authorized
 and  directed  to  deposit  to the fund created pursuant to this section
 from amounts collected pursuant to article twenty-two of the tax law and
 pursuant to a schedule submitted by the director of the  budget,  up  to
 [$1,575,393,000]  $1,396,911,000 as may be certified in such schedule as
 necessary to meet the purposes of such fund for the fiscal  year  begin-
 ning April first, two thousand [twenty-four] TWENTY-FIVE.
   §  24.  Subdivision  2  of  section  8-b  of  the state finance law is
 REPEALED.
   § 24-a. The opening paragraph of subdivision 3 of section 93-b of  the
 state finance law, as amended by section 23 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   Notwithstanding  any other provisions of law to the contrary, commenc-
 ing on April first, two thousand [twenty-one] TWENTY-FIVE, and  continu-
 ing  through  March thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-five] THIRTY, the
 comptroller is hereby authorized to transfer monies from  the  dedicated
 infrastructure investment fund to the general fund, and from the general
 fund  to  the  dedicated  infrastructure  investment  fund, in an amount
 determined by the director of the budget to the extent moneys are avail-
 able in the fund;  provided,  however,  that  the  comptroller  is  only
 authorized  to transfer monies from the dedicated infrastructure invest-
 ment fund to the general fund in the event of an  economic  downturn  as
 described in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; and/or to fulfill disal-
 lowances and/or settlements related to over-payments of federal medicare
 and  medicaid  revenues  in  excess  of one hundred million dollars from
 anticipated levels, as determined by the  director  of  the  budget  and
 described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
   §  25.  Notwithstanding  any  law  to the contrary, the comptroller is
 hereby authorized and directed to transfer, upon request of the director
 of the budget, on or before March 31, 2026, the following  amounts  from
 the  following  special  revenue  accounts  to the capital projects fund
 (30000), for the purposes of reimbursement to  such  fund  for  expenses
 related to the maintenance and preservation of state assets:
   1. $43,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, administrative
 program account (21982).
   2. $1,583,110 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, helen hayes
 hospital account (22140).
   3. $488,220 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, New York city
 veterans' home account (22141).
   4.  $610,790  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, New York
 state home for veterans' and their dependents at oxford account (22142).
   5. $182,310 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund,  western  New
 York veterans' home account (22143).
   6.  $422,524  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, New York
 state for veterans in the lower-hudson valley account (22144).
   7. $2,550,000 from the  miscellaneous  special  revenue  fund,  patron
 services account (22163).
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   8.  $11,909,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, state
 university general income reimbursable account (22653).
   9.  $182,988,000  from  the  miscellaneous special revenue fund, state
 university revenue offset account (22655).
   10. $55,103,000 from the state university dormitory income fund, state
 university dormitory income fund (40350).
   11. $1,000,000 from the miscellaneous special revenue fund, litigation
 settlement and civil recovery account (22117).
   § 26. Section 89-g of the state finance law is REPEALED.
   § 27. Section 22 of the state finance law, as amended by  chapter  762
 of  the laws of 1992, subdivisions 1-c, 14, 15 and 16 as added and para-
 graphs d-2, e, e-2 and i of subdivision 3 and subdivision 4  as  amended
 by  chapter 1 of the laws of 2007, paragraphs a-1, a-2 and a-3 of subdi-
 vision 3 as added by chapter 10 of the laws  of  2006,  paragraph  j  of
 subdivision 3 as added by chapter 453 of the laws of 2015, subdivision 9
 as  amended by chapter 260 of the laws of 1993 and subdivisions 5, 6, 7,
 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 as renumbered by section 2 of part F of  chapter
 389 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   §  22.  The  budget;  contents.  The  budget submitted annually by the
 governor to the legislature, in accordance with  article  seven  of  the
 constitution,  in  addition to the information required by the constitu-
 tion to be set forth therein, shall:
   1. include a summary financial plan showing for each  of  the  govern-
 mental fund types: (a) the disbursements estimated to be made before the
 close  of  the current fiscal year and the moneys estimated to be avail-
 able from receipts and other sources therefor; and (b) the disbursements
 proposed to be made during the ensuing fiscal year, and the moneys esti-
 mated to be available from receipts and other sources therefor inclusive
 of any receipts which are expected to result from  proposed  legislation
 which  [he]  THE GOVERNOR deems necessary to provide receipts sufficient
 to meet such proposed disbursements. For the purposes  of  this  summary
 financial  plan,  disbursements  shall  be  presented  by  the following
 purposes: state  purposes,  local  assistance,  capital  projects,  debt
 service, and general state charges; receipts shall be presented for each
 fund  type  by  each  revenue source which accounts for at least one per
 centum of all such receipts  and  otherwise  by  categories  of  revenue
 sources;  receipts  and disbursements for special revenue funds shall be
 presented separately for federal funds and  all  other  special  revenue
 funds.  Whenever receipts or disbursements are proposed to be moved to a
 different fund type, each significant amount so moved shall  be  identi-
 fied.
   1-a.  within  ten days following the submission of the financial plans
 presented in accordance with subdivision one of this section, the direc-
 tor of the budget shall submit to the chairs of the senate  finance  and
 the  assembly  ways  and  means  committees  and the comptroller summary
 financial plans of receipts and disbursements for the internal  service,
 enterprise, and fiduciary fund types.
   1-b.  within  ten days of the submission of the financial plan for the
 special revenue fund type, the director of the budget  shall  submit  to
 the  chairs of the senate finance and assembly ways and means committees
 a schedule of receipts and disbursements by account within each  special
 revenue  fund,  excluding  those which are financed primarily by federal
 grants.
   1-c. within ten days following the submission of the  financial  plans
 presented in accordance with subdivision one of this section, the direc-
 tor  of  the budget shall submit to the chairs of the senate finance and
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 the assembly ways and means committees and the comptroller  an  estimate
 of  the  fiscal  impact  of the executive budget general fund changes on
 local governments and, where practicable, the  fiscal  impact  on  local
 governments  of  the  executive  budget  all fund changes concerning the
 medicaid program, homeland security program,  and  workforce  investment
 programs.  Such estimate shall be presented by class of local government
 and shall measure all of the impacts of the executive budget,  including
 aid program changes, reimbursement changes, statutory changes in author-
 izations  for  local  taxation,  mandates on local governments and other
 requirements. Such estimate shall show the impact on  local  governments
 by  local  fiscal  years affected and shall cover the first local fiscal
 year affected as well as the ensuing local  fiscal  year.    Where  such
 estimate  depends  on  any  local  option  or action, the estimate shall
 explicitly describe the assumptions used to calculate the estimate. When
 under existing law a local tax option or program would end and the exec-
 utive budget proposes the continuation  thereof,  the  impact  shall  be
 identified  as a "deferral of sunset" and shall be calculated as a sepa-
 rate component of such estimate.
   2. [include a summary financial plan showing for each of  the  govern-
 mental  fund types: (a) all of the expenditures estimated to be made, in
 accordance with generally accepted  accounting  principles,  before  the
 close of the current fiscal year and all of the expenditures proposed to
 be  made,  in  accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
 during the ensuing fiscal year; and (b) all of the revenues estimated to
 accrue, in accordance with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,
 before  the  close  of  the  current  fiscal year and during the ensuing
 fiscal year inclusive of any revenues which are expected to result  from
 the  proposed  legislation  which he deems necessary to provide receipts
 sufficient to meet proposed disbursements.  For  the  purposes  of  this
 summary financial plan, expenditures shall be presented by the following
 purposes:  state  purposes,  local  assistance,  capital  projects, debt
 service, and general state charges; and revenues shall be  presented  by
 each  revenue  source  which accounts for at least one per centum of all
 such revenues and otherwise by categories of revenue sources.
   3.] show for each fund type (unless otherwise  specified)  in  a  form
 suitable for comparison:
   a.  The  appropriations,  including  reappropriations,  made  for  the
 current fiscal year, the appropriations and reappropriations recommended
 for the ensuing fiscal year, the  disbursements  estimated  to  be  made
 before  the  close  of  the  current fiscal year and proposed to be made
 during the ensuing fiscal year  based  upon  available  and  recommended
 appropriations  and  reappropriations. Disbursements proposed to be made
 shall be  shown  in  separate  parts  as  follows:  those  disbursements
 proposed  to  be made for state purposes shall be set forth in one part,
 those disbursements proposed to be made for local  assistance  shall  be
 set  forth  in  another  separate and distinct part, those disbursements
 proposed to be made for capital projects shall be set forth in  a  third
 separate  and  distinct part and those disbursements proposed to be made
 for debt service shall be set forth in a fourth  separate  and  distinct
 part. The effect of any proposed changes in the payment dates of partic-
 ular  disbursements  on  the financial plan presented in accordance with
 subdivision one of this section shall be set forth separately.
   a-1. For each state agency, the appropriations, including  reappropri-
 ations, made for the current fiscal year and recommended for the ensuing
 fiscal year for contracts for services made for state purposes.
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   a-2.  For  each  state  agency, the disbursements estimated to be made
 before the close of the current fiscal year  and  proposed  to  be  made
 during the ensuing fiscal year for contracts for services made for state
 purposes.
   a-3.  For  each  state agency, the estimated number of employees hired
 for the current fiscal year and anticipated to be hired during the ensu-
 ing fiscal year pursuant  to  contracts  for  services  made  for  state
 purposes  based  upon annual employment reports submitted by contractors
 pursuant to section one hundred sixty-three of this chapter.
   b. In separate sections for each fund type, the receipts actually  had
 and received during the preceding fiscal year, the receipts estimated to
 be  available  and  received during the current and ensuing fiscal years
 respectively listed by each  major  source,  including  statistical  and
 summary  tables  and  a  narrative  which  includes  a discussion of the
 assumptions used in estimating such receipts. The effect of any proposed
 changes in the rates, bases, payment dates or other aspects  of  partic-
 ular  sources  of receipts on the financial plan presented in accordance
 with subdivision one of this section shall be set forth  separately  and
 the assumptions used in calculating such effect. Whenever a new fee or a
 new  financing  mechanism  is  proposed,  a  schedule  of the new fee or
 financing mechanism shall be included for purposes of showing the effect
 of the new fee or financing mechanism on the financial plan.
   c. [The expenditures estimated to be made in accordance with generally
 accepted accounting principles before the close of  the  current  fiscal
 year  and  proposed  to  be  made  in accordance with generally accepted
 accounting principles during the ensuing fiscal year. Expenditures esti-
 mated and proposed to be made  shall  be  shown  in  separate  parts  as
 follows: those expenditures for state purposes shall be set forth in one
 part,  those  expenditures  for  local  assistance shall be set forth in
 another separate and  distinct  part,  those  expenditures  for  capital
 projects  shall  be set forth in a third separate and distinct part, and
 those expenditures for debt service shall be set forth in a fourth sepa-
 rate and distinct part.
   d. The revenues actually accrued in the  preceding  fiscal  year,  the
 revenues  estimated  to  accrue  during current and ensuing fiscal years
 respectively. Revenues from each tax shall be shown both  in  total  and
 net of refunds.
   d-1.  A  schedule for the general fund showing the differences between
 projected operating results on a cash basis and those on  the  basis  of
 generally accepted accounting principles.
   d-2.]  Within ten days following the submission of the financial plans
 presented in accordance with [subdivisions] SUBDIVISION one [and two] of
 this section, the director of the budget shall submit to the comptroller
 and the chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and
 means committee:
   (i) a detailed schedule by fund  of  the  receipts  and  disbursements
 comprising such summary financial plan;
   (ii) [a schedule for each governmental fund type other than the gener-
 al fund showing the differences between projected operating results on a
 cash basis and those on the basis of generally accepted accounting prin-
 ciples;
   (iii)  a detailed schedule by fund of revenues and expenditures within
 the general fund;
   (iv)] a detailed schedule by fund of receipts for the  prior,  current
 and  next  three  fiscal  years.  Such  schedule shall present the major
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 revenue sources for each fund, including detail for each major tax,  and
 major components of miscellaneous receipts; and
   [(v)]  (III)  an  itemized  list  of transfers to and from the general
 fund.
   [e.] D. The anticipated general fund  quarterly  schedule  and  fiscal
 year  total  for  the  prior,  current and next ensuing fiscal years of:
 disbursements; receipts; repayments of advances; total tax refunds;  and
 refunds  for  the  tax  imposed under article twenty-two of the tax law.
 Such information shall be presented in the  same  form  as  the  summary
 financial  plans presented in accordance with [subdivisions] SUBDIVISION
 one [and two] of this section. A  separate,  detailed,  report  of  such
 schedule  shall  be  provided  with receipts shown by each major revenue
 category, including detail for each major tax and  major  components  of
 miscellaneous  receipts,  and with disbursements shown by major function
 or program. The director of the division  of  the  budget  shall  submit
 concurrent  with the submission of the financial plan to the legislature
 pursuant to subdivision [two] ONE of this section and with  each  update
 thereafter  a  revised  monthly  general  fund  cash  flow projection of
 receipts and  disbursements  for  the  current  fiscal  year  that:  (1)
 compares  actual  results  to (i) actual results through the same period
 for the prior year and (ii) the most recent prior update to  the  finan-
 cial  plan  and to the enacted budget financial plan; (2) summarizes the
 reasons for any variances; and (3) describes the revisions to  the  cash
 flow projections. The monthly general fund cash flow projection shall be
 stated  by major category of local assistance, personal service, nonper-
 sonal service, general state charges, and debt  service,  and  by  major
 category  of  revenue.  Such  reports  shall utilize a format that shall
 facilitate comparison and analysis with those reports submitted  to  the
 legislature  by  the office of audit and control pursuant to subdivision
 nine of section eight of this chapter.
   [e-1.] D-1. Within ten days following the submission of the  financial
 plans  presented  in accordance with [subdivisions] SUBDIVISION one [and
 two] of this section, the anticipated general fund monthly  and  govern-
 mental fund types quarterly schedule and fiscal year total for the ensu-
 ing  fiscal  year of:   disbursements; receipts; repayments of advances;
 total tax refunds; and refunds for the tax imposed under  article  twen-
 ty-two  of the tax law.  Such information shall be presented in the same
 form as the summary financial plans presented in accordance with [subdi-
 visions] SUBDIVISION one [and two] of this section.
   [e-2.] D-2. A description of employment levels for each state  depart-
 ment, division or office, for the prior, current and next ensuing fiscal
 year containing:
   (1) separate schedules for each fund type; and
   (2)  an  all  funds  summary. Such information shall be presented in a
 form that facilitates  comparisons  among  agencies  and  across  fiscal
 years, and shall include:
   (i) actual and projected full-time equivalents; and
   (ii)  proposed  changes  to  the  work  force in the executive budget,
 including but not limited to: new  positions,  layoffs,  attrition,  and
 changes  in  funding sources. To the extent practicable, the division of
 the budget shall facilitate the provision of other relevant  information
 on  employment  to  the  legislature in a timely manner during the state
 fiscal year.
   [f.] E. A statement explaining any differences between the significant
 accounting policies used in the preparation of the documents required to
 be submitted pursuant to this section and those used by the  comptroller
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 in  the  preparation of the financial statements contained in the annual
 report to the legislature for the preceding fiscal year issued  pursuant
 to subdivision nine of section eight of this chapter.
   [g.]  F.  The  estimated  borrowings in anticipation of the receipt of
 taxes and revenues and the amount of interest estimated to be paid ther-
 eon during the current and ensuing fiscal years  respectively,  and  the
 amounts  actually  so  borrowed  and  the interest actually paid thereon
 during the preceding fiscal year.
   [h.] G. In connection with  each  statement  of  receipts  from  taxes
 imposed  pursuant to state law, the total amounts collected or estimated
 to be collected therefrom.
   [i.] H. A statement setting forth  state  involvement  in  the  fiscal
 operations  of  those public authorities and public benefit corporations
 which may be part of the development of  a  comprehensive  state  budget
 system and provided therefor in the state financial plan. Such statement
 shall  include  those public authorities and public benefit corporations
 with disbursements which  are  not  currently  reflected  in  the  state
 central  accounting system from proceeds of any notes or bonds issued by
 any public authority, and which bonds or notes would  be  considered  as
 state-supported  debt  as defined in section sixty-seven-a of this chap-
 ter. Such statement shall set forth the amount  of  all  of  the  bonds,
 notes  and  other  obligations  of each public authority, public benefit
 corporation and all other agencies and instrumentalities  of  the  state
 for  which the full faith and credit of the state has been pledged or on
 account of which the state has by law given its pledge or assurance  for
 the  continued  operation  and  solvency of the authority, public corpo-
 ration, or other agency or instrumentality of the state, as the case may
 be. Such statement shall also set forth all proposed  appropriations  to
 be  made  to  any  public authority, public benefit corporation, and any
 other agency or instrumentality of the state which has been  created  or
 continued  by  law  and  which  is  separate and distinct from the state
 itself.
   [j.] I. Include a summary financial plan for the funds  of  the  state
 receiving  tax  check-off  monies  which  shall include estimates of all
 receipts and all disbursements for the  current  and  succeeding  fiscal
 years, along with the actual results from the prior fiscal year.
   [4.  a.]  3.  Include  a  three  year financial projection showing the
 anticipated disbursements and receipts for each of the governmental fund
 types of the state. For  the  purposes  of  this  three  year  financial
 projection,  disbursements shall be presented by the following purposes:
 state purposes, local assistance, capital projects, debt service, trans-
 fers and general state charges with each major function or major program
 identified  separately  within  each  purpose;  and  receipts  shall  be
 presented  by  each  major  revenue  category, including detail for each
 major tax, and major  components  of  miscellaneous  receipts  and  with
 disbursements  shown  by  major  function or program for the prior year,
 current year and next three fiscal years, and otherwise  by  each  major
 source which is separately estimated and presented pursuant to paragraph
 b of subdivision [three] TWO of this section. Receipts and disbursements
 for  special  revenue  funds  shall  be presented separately for federal
 funds and  all  other  special  revenue  funds.  Whenever  receipts  and
 disbursements  are  proposed  to be moved to a different fund type, each
 significant amount so moved shall be explained. This three  year  finan-
 cial  projection  shall  include  an  explanation  of any changes to the
 financial plans submitted in accordance with  subdivision  one  of  this
 section  and  include  explanations of the economic, statutory and other
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 assumptions used to estimate the disbursements and  receipts  which  are
 presented.  Whenever  the projections for receipts and disbursements are
 based on assumptions other than the  current  levels  of  service,  such
 assumptions shall be separately identified and explained. The three year
 financial projections shall include a description of any projected defi-
 cits or surpluses.
   [5.]  4. Include a summary statement of operations for the proprietary
 and fiduciary fund types. Such summary  statement  of  operations  shall
 include  the  estimated and projected receipts of and disbursements from
 appropriations and reappropriations available or recommended  from  such
 fund  types  in  the  budget bills submitted by the governor pursuant to
 section twenty-four of this [chapter] ARTICLE.   Such summary  statement
 of  operations shall be revised as soon as is practical after the legis-
 lature has completed action on such budget bills.
   [6.] 5. Include a list of proposed legislation submitted  pursuant  to
 section three of article seven of the constitution.
   [7.]  6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, budgets
 submitted pursuant to this section shall not  recommend  first  instance
 expenditures.  Any  anticipated  reimbursement  of proposed expenditures
 shall be shown as receipts or revenues to the appropriate fund.
   [8.] 7. Within ten days following the submission of the budget by  the
 governor, the director of the budget shall transmit to the chairs of the
 senate  finance  committee  and  the assembly ways and means committee a
 report, by agency, program, and fund, including but not limited to,  the
 following  information pertaining to financed equipment acquisitions for
 state departments, agencies and units of the state  university  and  the
 city  university of New York including those financed equipment acquisi-
 tions financed by the issuance of certificates of participation or simi-
 lar instruments for state departments, agencies and units of  the  state
 and city universities of New York:
   [1.]  A. For new financed equipment acquisitions to be financed in the
 ensuing fiscal year:
   [(a)] (1) An  identification  of  the  purposes  of  such  financings,
 including:
   [(1)] (I) The nature of the equipment to be financed.
   [(2)]  (II) Whether the purposes are new financings or refinancings of
 outstanding lease purchase and installment purchase agreements.
   [(3)] (III) The recommended method of financing.
   [(b)] (2) The estimated purchase cost of the  equipment  if  purchased
 outright.
   [(c)] (3) The estimated interest rate and term of such financings.
   [(d)]  (4)  The  estimated  expenses for the issuances of such certif-
 icates or similar instruments as such expenses are  defined  in  section
 sixty-six-b of this chapter.
   [(e)]  (5)  A  schedule  of estimated lease purchase payments by state
 fiscal year for such financings, and estimated total financing costs.
   [2.] B. For outstanding financed equipment acquisitions  as  of  April
 first of the ensuing fiscal year the total estimated amount for lease or
 installment purchase payments for the ensuing fiscal year.
   [3.]  C.  For  outstanding financed equipment acquisitions financed by
 certificates of participation the financing costs of outstanding certif-
 icates of participation  and  similar  instruments  issued  pursuant  to
 section  sixty-six-b of this chapter with estimated payment schedules of
 all such outstanding obligations.
   [9.] 8. Include a  summary  of  disbursements  by  function  of  state
 government for the preceding fiscal year and the estimated disbursements
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 for  the current and ensuing fiscal years in a form suitable for compar-
 ison. Such summary shall present such disbursements by  purpose  as  set
 forth  in  subdivision  one  of  this section and also including special
 revenue  funds-federal  and  special  revenue  funds-other. Such summary
 shall also describe the state  entities,  as  defined  by  [subdivisions
 five,  six,  seven  and  eight of] section two-a of this chapter, within
 each function. For the fiscal year beginning in nineteen  hundred  nine-
 ty-three,  such summary shall be presented within ten days of the budget
 submission for the general fund, special  revenue  funds-other,  capital
 projects  funds and debt service funds. For the fiscal year beginning in
 nineteen hundred ninety-four, such summary shall be presented  with  the
 budget for the general fund and within ten days of the budget submission
 for special revenue funds-other, capital projects funds and debt service
 funds.  For  fiscal  years beginning in nineteen hundred ninety-five and
 thereafter, such summary shall be presented with the budget.
   [10.] 9. Include a statement showing projected  disbursement  for  the
 current  fiscal  year  and proposed disbursements for the ensuing fiscal
 year by agency and bill and fund type. For the fiscal year beginning  in
 nineteen  hundred ninety-three, such statement shall be presented within
 ten days of the budget submission for the general fund, special  revenue
 funds-other,  capital  projects  funds  and  debt service funds. For the
 fiscal year beginning in  nineteen  hundred  ninety-four,  such  summary
 shall  be  presented with the budget for the general fund and within ten
 days of the budget submission for special revenue  funds-other,  capital
 projects  funds  and  debt  service funds. For fiscal years beginning in
 nineteen hundred ninety-five  and  thereafter,  such  summary  shall  be
 presented with the budget.
   [11.]  10.  Within  ten days following the submission of the financial
 plans presented in accordance with [subdivisions] SUBDIVISION  one  [and
 two]  of  this  section,  the director of the budget shall submit to the
 chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly ways  and  means
 committee  for  the  prior,  the  current  and next ensuing fiscal years
 detailed schedules by agency  for  the  general  fund  showing  proposed
 appropriations  in  the  state  operations  and aid to localities budget
 bills with disbursements to be made against such appropriations, as well
 as disbursements to be made against any existing appropriations.
   [12.] 11. a. With respect  to  any  proposed  appropriations  for  the
 purpose  of  remedying  state  agency violations or past problems of the
 environmental conservation law or regulations adopted thereunder  within
 the  proposed  budget submitted annually by the governor to the legisla-
 ture shall, set forth the amount recommended to remedy  each  functional
 category  of  violation. A priority criterion to be considered in deter-
 mining such recommended appropriations shall  be  the  ranking  of  such
 violations  and  past  problems  as determined by the agency pursuant to
 paragraph b of subdivision one of section 3-0311  of  the  environmental
 conservation  law,  with any reordering of rankings as determined by the
 department of environmental conservation. Amounts appropriated shall  be
 disbursed  for remediation of the violation or problem only after review
 and determination by the department of environmental conservation of the
 adequacy of the remedial plan pursuant to  paragraph  g  of  subdivision
 three of section 3-0311 of the environmental conservation law.
   b.  Within  thirty  days following the submission of the budget by the
 governor for each fiscal year, beginning with the nineteen hundred nine-
 ty-three--ninety-four fiscal year, the  director  of  the  budget  shall
 transmit  to the chairs of the senate finance committee and the assembly
 ways and means committee a report which includes project specific infor-
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 mation for proposed appropriations for the purposes of  remedying  state
 agency  environmental  violations or problems, as identified pursuant to
 section 3-0311 of the environmental conservation law,  contained  within
 such submitted budget.
   [13.] 12. Include a summary financial plan for all research institutes
 which shall set forth:
   a.  estimates  of  all  revenues  and all expenses for the current and
 succeeding fiscal years, along with the actual results  from  the  prior
 fiscal year; and
   b.  any  agreement  whereby  any  state  agency will provide financial
 support or any other assistance to cover any  operating  loss  for  such
 research institute.
   [14.]  13. a. With respect to information technology projects, depend-
 ent on funding in the executive budget, involving one or more  contracts
 projected  to  total  ten  million  dollars  or more, within thirty days
 following the submission of the budget by the governor for  each  fiscal
 year,  beginning  with  the two thousand eight--two thousand nine fiscal
 year, the director of the budget shall transmit to  the  chairs  of  the
 senate  finance  committee  and  the assembly ways and means committee a
 report which shall set forth the following:
   (1) project summary describing the project purpose, proposed approach,
 key milestones, current status and timetable;
   (2) the proposed method of procurement, including whether the  project
 will,  in  whole  or  in part, utilize a centralized contract or a sole-
 source contract; and
   (3) the proposed funding source, financing method and estimated  costs
 by fiscal year.
   b.  Information  provided  pursuant to paragraph a of this subdivision
 may not be disclosed to any party other than a  governmental  entity  as
 defined  in  section  one hundred thirty-nine-j of this chapter, if such
 disclosure would impair the fairness or competitiveness of a pending  or
 potential procurement process.
   Estimated costs by fiscal year shall not be disclosed.
   [15.] 14. The division of the budget shall prepare the reports, sched-
 ules, and other information described in this subdivision. To the extent
 practicable,  such  reports,  schedules,  and  information shall be in a
 form, and presented at a level of detail, that facilitates comparison on
 an annual basis and against actual results, as  appropriate,  and  in  a
 manner  consistent  with  the other reporting requirements enumerated in
 this section. The reports, schedules, and other information required  by
 this  subdivision  shall be submitted to the chair of the senate finance
 committee, the chair of the  assembly  ways  and  means  committee,  the
 minority  leaders  of  both houses, and the comptroller according to the
 schedules set forth in this section. In determining  the  final  content
 and  format of the information required by this section, the division of
 the budget shall consult annually with the designees  of  the  temporary
 president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority lead-
 ers  of  both  houses, and the comptroller. All information described in
 this subdivision shall be made available to the public.
   a. The executive budget, the enacted budget report and each  quarterly
 update to the financial plan shall include an updated general fund fore-
 cast  of  receipts  and disbursements for the current and two succeeding
 fiscal years. Such updated forecast shall clearly identify  and  explain
 the  revisions  to  the  receipts and disbursements projections from the
 most recent prior update to the  financial  plan,  and  any  significant
 revisions to the underlying factors affecting receipts and disbursements
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 by  major  function,  and may include, but not be limited to:  caseload,
 service, and utilization rates; demographic trends; economic  variables;
 pension fund performance; incarceration rates; prescription drug prices;
 health  insurance  premiums;  inflation;  contractual obligations; liti-
 gation; and state employment trends.
   b. The capital  program  and  financing  plan  submitted  pursuant  to
 section  twenty-two-c  of  this article, and the update thereto required
 pursuant to section twenty-three of this article, shall include a report
 on the management of state-supported debt. Such report may include,  but
 is not limited to: (1) an assessment of the affordability of state debt,
 including  debt  as  a  percent of personal income, debt per capita, and
 debt service costs as a percent of the budget; (2) a summary and  analy-
 sis of the interest rate exchange agreements and variable rate exposure;
 and  (3) an assessment of financing opportunities related to the state's
 debt portfolio.
   [16.] 15. The governor shall make all practicable efforts to amend  or
 supplement the budget and submit supplemental bills or amendments to any
 bills  pursuant  to  article seven of the constitution within twenty-one
 days after the budget is submitted to the legislature.
   16. THE AMENDED EXECUTIVE BUDGET REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITHIN THIR-
 TY DAYS AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET TO THE  LEGISLATURE
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK, IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK TO BE SET FORTH THEREIN, SHALL INCLUDE:
   A.  A SUMMARY FINANCIAL PLAN SHOWING FOR EACH OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUND
 TYPES: (1) ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES ESTIMATED TO BE MADE,  IN  ACCORDANCE
 WITH  GENERALLY  ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE
 CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND ALL OF THE EXPENDITURES PROPOSED TO BE MADE,  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  GENERALLY  ACCEPTED  ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, DURING THE
 ENSUING FISCAL YEAR; AND (2) ALL OF THE REVENUES ESTIMATED TO ACCRUE, IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED  ACCOUNTING  PRINCIPLES,  BEFORE  THE
 CLOSE  OF  THE  CURRENT  FISCAL  YEAR AND DURING THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR
 INCLUSIVE OF ANY REVENUES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM THE PROPOSED
 LEGISLATION WHICH IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS SUFFICIENT  TO
 MEET  PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH SUMMARY FINANCIAL
 PLAN, EXPENDITURES SHALL BE PRESENTED BY THE FOLLOWING  PURPOSES:  STATE
 PURPOSES,  LOCAL ASSISTANCE, CAPITAL PROJECTS, DEBT SERVICE, AND GENERAL
 STATE CHARGES; AND REVENUES SHALL BE PRESENTED BY  EACH  REVENUE  SOURCE
 WHICH  ACCOUNTS  FOR  AT  LEAST  ONE PER CENTUM OF ALL SUCH REVENUES AND
 OTHERWISE BY CATEGORIES OF REVENUE SOURCES;
   B. THE EXPENDITURES ESTIMATED TO BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  GENERALLY
 ACCEPTED  ACCOUNTING  PRINCIPLES  BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE CURRENT FISCAL
 YEAR AND PROPOSED TO BE  MADE  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  GENERALLY  ACCEPTED
 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES DURING THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR. EXPENDITURES ESTI-
 MATED  AND  PROPOSED  TO  BE  MADE  SHALL  BE SHOWN IN SEPARATE PARTS AS
 FOLLOWS: THOSE EXPENDITURES FOR STATE PURPOSES SHALL BE SET FORTH IN ONE
 PART, THOSE EXPENDITURES FOR LOCAL ASSISTANCE  SHALL  BE  SET  FORTH  IN
 ANOTHER  SEPARATE  AND  DISTINCT  PART,  THOSE  EXPENDITURES FOR CAPITAL
 PROJECTS SHALL BE SET FORTH IN A THIRD SEPARATE AND DISTINCT  PART,  AND
 THOSE EXPENDITURES FOR DEBT SERVICE SHALL BE SET FORTH IN A FOURTH SEPA-
 RATE AND DISTINCT PART;
   C.  THE REVENUES ACTUALLY ACCRUED IN THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR AND THE
 REVENUES ESTIMATED TO ACCRUE DURING CURRENT AND  ENSUING  FISCAL  YEARS,
 RESPECTIVELY.  REVENUES  FROM  EACH TAX SHALL BE SHOWN BOTH IN TOTAL AND
 NET OF REFUNDS;
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   D. A SCHEDULE FOR THE GENERAL FUND  SHOWING  THE  DIFFERENCES  BETWEEN
 PROJECTED  OPERATING  RESULTS  ON A CASH BASIS AND THOSE ON THE BASIS OF
 GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES;
   E.  A  SCHEDULE FOR EACH GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPE OTHER THAN THE GENERAL
 FUND SHOWING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROJECTED OPERATING  RESULTS  ON  A
 CASH BASIS AND THOSE ON THE BASIS OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRIN-
 CIPLES; AND
   F. A DETAILED SCHEDULE BY FUND OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE
 GENERAL FUND.
   §  28.  Subparagraph (vi) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 3 of section
 22-c of the state finance law, as amended by section  3  of  part  F  of
 chapter 389 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   (vi) the total amount of disbursements for the project estimated to be
 made  during the current fiscal year and during each of the next ensuing
 five fiscal years, provided however, that (A) the  information  required
 by  this subparagraph may be provided for groupings of projects in those
 cases where the governor determines it cannot be provided on  a  project
 by  project  basis,  and (B) the total of all disbursements estimated in
 accordance with the requirements of this subparagraph to be made for all
 capital projects during the current fiscal year and during each  of  the
 next ensuing five fiscal  years, excluding those disbursements which are
 estimated in accordance with the requirements of this subparagraph to be
 made  by public benefit corporations and which are not subject to appro-
 priations, shall be equal, respectively, to the total of  all  disburse-
 ments  estimated,  in the financial projections required by subdivisions
 one and [four] THREE of section twenty-two of this article, to  be  made
 for  all capital projects during the then current fiscal year and during
 each of the next ensuing five fiscal years,
   § 29. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 23 of the state finance law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  1  of  the  laws  of  2007, are amended to read as
 follows:
   3. Financial plans and capital  improvement  program;  revisions.  Not
 later than thirty days after the legislature has completed action on the
 budget bills submitted by the governor and the period for the governor's
 review  has  elapsed,  the  governor  shall cause to be submitted to the
 legislature the revisions to the financial plans and  the  capital  plan
 required  by subdivisions one, two, THREE, four and [five] PARAGRAPH (A)
 OF SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN of section twenty-two  of  this  article  as  are
 necessary  to  account  for all enactments affecting the financial plans
 and the capital plan. The financial plan shall also contain a cash  flow
 analysis  of  projected  receipts  and disbursements and other financing
 sources or uses for each month of the state's fiscal year. Notwithstand-
 ing any other law to the contrary, such revised plans  and  accompanying
 cash  flow  analysis shall be submitted to the legislature and the comp-
 troller in the same form as the plans required by such subdivisions.
   4. Financial plan updates. Quarterly, throughout the fiscal year,  the
 governor  shall  submit  to  the  comptroller,  the chairs of the senate
 finance and the assembly ways and means committees, within  thirty  days
 of  the  close  of the quarter to which it shall pertain, a report which
 summarizes the actual experience to date and projections for the remain-
 ing quarters of the current fiscal year and for each  of  the  next  two
 fiscal  years of receipts, disbursements, tax refunds, and repayments of
 advances presented in forms suitable for comparison with  the  financial
 plan submitted pursuant to subdivisions one, THREE AND four[, and five,]
 of section twenty-two of this article and revised in accordance with the
 provisions  of  subdivision  three  of  this section. The governor shall
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 submit with the budget a similar  report  that  summarizes  revenue  and
 expenditure  experience  to  date in a form suitable for comparison with
 the financial plan submitted pursuant  to  PARAGRAPH  A  OF  subdivision
 [two]  SIXTEEN  of  section  twenty-two  of  this article and revised in
 accordance with the provisions of subdivision  three  of  this  section.
 Such  reports  shall  provide  an explanation of the causes of any major
 deviations from the revised financial plans and, shall provide  for  the
 amendment of the plan or plans to reflect those deviations. The governor
 may, if [he] THE GOVERNOR determines it advisable, provide more frequent
 reports  to  the  legislature regarding actual experience as compared to
 the financial plans. The quarterly financial plan update most  proximate
 to  October  thirty-first  of each year shall include the calculation of
 the limitations on the issuance of state-supported debt computed  pursu-
 ant  to the provisions of subdivisions one and two of section sixty-sev-
 en-b of this chapter.
   § 30. Notwithstanding any law to  the  contrary,  the  comptroller  is
 hereby authorized and directed to transfer, upon request of the director
 of  the  budget,  on or before March 31, 2026 the following amounts from
 the following special revenue accounts or enterprise funds to the gener-
 al fund, for the  purposes of offsetting principal and  interest  costs,
 incurred by the state pursuant to section 53 of part PP of chapter 56 of
 the  laws of 2023, provided that the annual amount of the transfer shall
 be no more than the principal and interest  that  would  have  otherwise
 been due to the power authority of the state of New York, from any state
 agency,  in  a  given state fiscal year.   Amounts pertaining to special
 revenue accounts assigned to the state university of New York  shall  be
 considered   interchangeable  between  the  designated  special  revenue
 accounts as to meet the requirements of this section and section  52  of
 part RR of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023:
   1.  $15,000,000  from  the  miscellaneous  special revenue fund, state
 university general income reimbursable account (22653).
   2. $5,000,000 from  state  university  dormitory  income  fund,  state
 university dormitory income fund (40350).
   3. $5,000,000 from the enterprise fund, city university senior college
 operating fund (60851).
   §  31.  Notwithstanding  any  law  to the contrary, the comptroller is
 hereby authorized to transfer, on  or  before  March  31,  2026,  up  to
 $25,000,000  from  various state bond funds (30600 through 30690) to the
 general debt service fund (40150), for  the  purposes  of  redeeming  or
 defeasing outstanding state bonds.
   §  32.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section 47-e of the private
 housing finance law, as amended by section 29 of part XX of  chapter  56
 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two
 thousand,  in  order  to  enhance and encourage the promotion of housing
 programs and thereby achieve the stated purposes and objectives of  such
 housing  programs, the agency shall have the power and is hereby author-
 ized from time to time to issue negotiable  housing  program  bonds  and
 notes  in  such principal amount as shall be necessary to provide suffi-
 cient funds for the repayment of amounts disbursed (and  not  previously
 reimbursed)  pursuant  to law or any prior year making capital appropri-
 ations or reappropriations for the  purposes  of  the  housing  program;
 provided,  however, that the agency may issue such bonds and notes in an
 aggregate principal amount not exceeding [fourteen billion five  hundred
 twenty-six  million eighty-nine thousand dollars $14,526,089,000, plus a
 principal amount of bonds issued to fund the debt service  reserve  fund
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 in accordance with the debt service reserve fund requirement established
 by  the agency and to fund any other reserves that the agency reasonably
 deems necessary for the security or marketability of such bonds  and  to
 provide  for the payment of fees and other charges and expenses, includ-
 ing underwriters' discount, trustee and rating agency fees, bond  insur-
 ance,  credit enhancement and liquidity enhancement related to the issu-
 ance  of  such  bonds  and  notes]   SIXTEEN   BILLION   SEVEN   HUNDRED
 SEVENTY-SEVEN   MILLION   NINE   HUNDRED   SIXTY-FOUR  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
 $16,777,964,000, EXCLUDING BONDS ISSUED AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE TO (I) FUND ONE OR MORE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUNDS, (II) PAY
 COSTS  OF  ISSUANCE  OF  SUCH BONDS, AND (III) REFUND OR OTHERWISE REPAY
 SUCH BONDS OR NOTES PREVIOUSLY  ISSUED,  PROVIDED  THAT  NOTHING  HEREIN
 SHALL  AFFECT THE EXCLUSION OF REFUNDING DEBT ISSUED PRIOR TO SUCH DATE.
 No reserve fund securing the housing program bonds shall be entitled  or
 eligible  to receive state funds apportioned or appropriated to maintain
 or restore such reserve fund at or to a particular level, except to  the
 extent of any deficiency resulting directly or indirectly from a failure
 of  the  state  to appropriate or pay the agreed amount under any of the
 contracts provided for in subdivision four of this section.
   § 33. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of  section  385  of  the  public
 authorities  law,  as  amended by section 30 of part XX of chapter 56 of
 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) The  authority  is  hereby  authorized,  as  additional  corporate
 purposes  thereof solely upon the request of the director of the budget:
 (i) to issue special emergency highway and bridge trust fund  bonds  and
 notes  for  a  term  not to exceed thirty years and to incur obligations
 secured by the moneys appropriated from the dedicated highway and bridge
 trust fund established in section eighty-nine-b  of  the  state  finance
 law; (ii) to make available the proceeds in accordance with instructions
 provided  by  the  director  of the budget from the sale of such special
 emergency highway and bridge trust fund  bonds,  notes  or  other  obli-
 gations,  net of all costs to the authority in connection therewith, for
 the purposes of financing all or a portion of the  costs  of  activities
 for  which  moneys in the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund estab-
 lished in section eighty-nine-b of the state finance law are  authorized
 to  be  utilized or for the financing of disbursements made by the state
 for the activities authorized pursuant to section eighty-nine-b  of  the
 state  finance  law; and (iii) to enter into agreements with the commis-
 sioner of transportation pursuant to section ten-e of  the  highway  law
 with  respect  to  financing  for  any activities authorized pursuant to
 section eighty-nine-b of the state finance law, or agreements  with  the
 commissioner  of  transportation pursuant to sections ten-f and ten-g of
 the highway law in connection with activities on state highways pursuant
 to these sections, and (iv) to enter into service contracts,  contracts,
 agreements,  deeds  and  leases  with  the director of the budget or the
 commissioner of  transportation  and  project  sponsors  and  others  to
 provide  for  the  financing  by  the authority of activities authorized
 pursuant to section eighty-nine-b of the state finance law, and each  of
 the  director  of  the budget and the commissioner of transportation are
 hereby authorized to enter into  service  contracts,  contracts,  agree-
 ments,  deeds  and leases with the authority, project sponsors or others
 to provide for such financing. The authority shall not issue  any  bonds
 or  notes  in  an  amount  in excess of [twenty-one billion four hundred
 fifty-eight million three hundred nine thousand dollars $21,458,309,000]
 TWENTY-TWO BILLION THREE HUNDRED NINE MILLION  TWO  HUNDRED  NINETY-FOUR
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  $22,309,294,000,  plus a principal amount of bonds or
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 notes: (A) to fund capital reserve funds;  (B)  to  provide  capitalized
 interest; and, (C) to fund other costs of issuance. In computing for the
 purposes  of  this  subdivision,  the  aggregate  amount of indebtedness
 evidenced  by  bonds  and notes of the authority issued pursuant to this
 section, as amended by a chapter of the laws of nineteen  hundred  nine-
 ty-six, there shall be excluded the amount of bonds or notes issued that
 would  constitute interest under the United States Internal Revenue Code
 of 1986, as amended, and the amount of indebtedness issued to refund  or
 otherwise repay bonds or notes.
   §  34.  Paragraph  (c) of subdivision 14 of section 1680 of the public
 authorities law, as amended by section 31 of part XX of  chapter  56  of
 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (c) Subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two
 thousand,  (i)  the  dormitory  authority  shall not deliver a series of
 bonds for city university community college facilities, except to refund
 or to be substituted for or in lieu of other bonds in relation  to  city
 university  community college facilities pursuant to a resolution of the
 dormitory authority adopted before July first, nineteen hundred  eighty-
 five  or any resolution supplemental thereto, if the principal amount of
 bonds so to be issued when added  to  all  principal  amounts  of  bonds
 previously  issued by the dormitory authority for city university commu-
 nity college facilities, except to refund or to be substituted  in  lieu
 of  other bonds in relation to city university community college facili-
 ties will exceed the sum of four hundred twenty-five million dollars and
 (ii) the dormitory authority shall not deliver a series of bonds  issued
 for  city university facilities, including community college facilities,
 pursuant to a resolution of the dormitory authority adopted on or  after
 July  first,  nineteen  hundred  eighty-five,  except to refund or to be
 substituted for or in lieu of other bonds in relation to city university
 facilities and except for bonds issued pursuant to a resolution  supple-
 mental  to a resolution of the dormitory authority adopted prior to July
 first, nineteen hundred eighty-five, if the principal amount of bonds so
 to be issued when added to the  principal  amount  of  bonds  previously
 issued pursuant to any such resolution, except bonds issued to refund or
 to  be  substituted  for  or  in lieu of other bonds in relation to city
 university facilities, will exceed [eleven billion seven hundred  sixty-
 three   million  twenty-two  thousand  dollars  $11,763,022,000]  TWELVE
 BILLION THREE HUNDRED MILLION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS
 $12,300,368,000, EXCLUDING BONDS ISSUED AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE TO (I) FUND ONE OR MORE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUNDS, (II) PAY
 COSTS  OF  ISSUANCE  OF  SUCH BONDS, AND (III) REFUND OR OTHERWISE REPAY
 SUCH BONDS OR NOTES PREVIOUSLY  ISSUED,  PROVIDED  THAT  NOTHING  HEREIN
 SHALL  AFFECT THE EXCLUSION OF REFUNDING DEBT ISSUED PRIOR TO SUCH DATE.
 The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal  such  limit,  and
 the state of New York, the dormitory authority, the city university, and
 the  fund are prohibited from covenanting or making any other agreements
 with or for the benefit of bondholders which might  in  any  way  affect
 such right.
   §  35.  Subdivision 1 of section 1689-i of the public authorities law,
 as amended by section 32 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2024,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  dormitory  authority  is  authorized  to  issue bonds, at the
 request of the commissioner of education, to  finance  eligible  library
 construction projects pursuant to section two hundred seventy-three-a of
 the  education  law,  in  amounts  certified by such commissioner not to
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 exceed a total principal amount of [four hundred eleven million  dollars
 $411,000,000] FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS $455,000,000.
   §  36.  Paragraph  (c) of subdivision 19 of section 1680 of the public
 authorities law, as amended by section 33 of part XX of  chapter  56  of
 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (c) Subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of two
 thousand,  the  dormitory  authority shall not issue any bonds for state
 university educational facilities purposes if the  principal  amount  of
 bonds to be issued when added to the aggregate principal amount of bonds
 issued  by  the  dormitory  authority  on and after July first, nineteen
 hundred eighty-eight for state university  educational  facilities  will
 exceed  [eighteen  billion nine hundred eighty-eight million one hundred
 sixty-four thousand dollars  $18,988,164,000;  provided,  however,  that
 bonds  issued or to be issued shall be excluded from such limitation if:
 (1) such bonds are issued to refund state university construction  bonds
 and state university construction notes previously issued by the housing
 finance  agency;  or  (2)  such  bonds are issued to refund bonds of the
 authority or other obligations issued for state  university  educational
 facilities  purposes and the present value of the aggregate debt service
 on the refunding bonds does not exceed the present value of  the  aggre-
 gate  debt service on the bonds refunded thereby; provided, further that
 upon certification by the director of the budget that  the  issuance  of
 refunding  bonds  or other obligations issued between April first, nine-
 teen hundred ninety-two and March thirty-first, nineteen  hundred  nine-
 ty-three  will  generate  long  term  economic benefits to the state, as
 assessed on a present value basis, such issuance will be deemed to  have
 met  the  present  value test noted above. For purposes of this subdivi-
 sion, the present value of the aggregate debt service of  the  refunding
 bonds  and  the  aggregate  debt service of the bonds refunded, shall be
 calculated by utilizing the true interest cost of the  refunding  bonds,
 which shall be that rate arrived at by doubling the semi-annual interest
 rate  (compounded  semi-annually) necessary to discount the debt service
 payments on the refunding bonds from the payment dates  thereof  to  the
 date  of  issue  of  the  refunding  bonds  to the purchase price of the
 refunding bonds, including interest accrued thereon prior to  the  issu-
 ance  thereof.  The  maturity  of such bonds, other than bonds issued to
 refund outstanding bonds, shall not exceed the weighted average economic
 life, as certified by the state university  construction  fund,  of  the
 facilities  in  connection  with  which the bonds are issued, and in any
 case not later than the earlier of thirty years or the expiration of the
 term of  any  lease,  sublease  or  other  agreement  relating  thereto;
 provided  that  no  note, including renewals thereof, shall mature later
 than five years after the date of issuance of such note] TWENTY  BILLION
 NINE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT MILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
 $20,948,164,000,  EXCLUDING BONDS ISSUED AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-FIVE TO (I) FUND ONE OR MORE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUNDS, (II) PAY
 COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, AND (III)  REFUND  OR  OTHERWISE  REPAY
 SUCH  BONDS  OR  NOTES  PREVIOUSLY  ISSUED, PROVIDED THAT NOTHING HEREIN
 SHALL AFFECT THE EXCLUSION OF REFUNDING DEBT ISSUED PRIOR TO SUCH  DATE.
 The  legislature  reserves  the right to amend or repeal such limit, and
 the state of New York, the dormitory authority, the state university  of
 New York, and the state university construction fund are prohibited from
 covenanting  or  making  any other agreements with or for the benefit of
 bondholders which might in any way affect such right.
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   § 37. Subdivision 10-a of section 1680 of the public authorities  law,
 as  amended  by section 34 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024,
 is amended to read as follows:
   10-a.  Subject  to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of
 two thousand, but notwithstanding any other provision of the law to  the
 contrary, the maximum amount of bonds and notes to be issued after March
 thirty-first,  two  thousand two, on behalf of the state, in relation to
 any locally sponsored community college, shall  be  [one  billion  three
 hundred   sixty-five   million  three  hundred  eight  thousand  dollars
 $1,365,308,000] ONE  BILLION  FOUR  HUNDRED  NINETY-FIVE  MILLION  SEVEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS $1,495,774,000.  Such amount shall
 be  exclusive  of  bonds  and  notes  issued to fund any reserve fund or
 funds, costs of issuance and to refund any outstanding bonds and  notes,
 issued on behalf of the state, relating to a locally sponsored community
 college.
   §  38.  Paragraph  b  of  subdivision 2 of section 9-a of section 1 of
 chapter 392 of the laws of 1973, constituting the New York state medical
 care facilities finance agency act, as amended by section 35 of part  XX
 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  The  agency shall have power and is hereby authorized from time to
 time to issue negotiable bonds and notes in conformity  with  applicable
 provisions  of  the uniform commercial code in such principal amount as,
 in the opinion of the agency, shall  be  necessary,  after  taking  into
 account  other moneys which may be available for the purpose, to provide
 sufficient funds to  the  facilities  development  corporation,  or  any
 successor agency, for the financing or refinancing of or for the design,
 construction, acquisition, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement
 of  mental  health  services  facilities pursuant to paragraph a of this
 subdivision, the payment of interest on mental health services  improve-
 ment  bonds and mental health services improvement notes issued for such
 purposes, the establishment of reserves to secure such bonds and  notes,
 the  cost  or  premium  of  bond insurance or the costs of any financial
 mechanisms which may be used to reduce the debt service  that  would  be
 payable  by the agency on its mental health services facilities improve-
 ment bonds and notes and all other expenditures of the  agency  incident
 to  and  necessary or convenient to providing the facilities development
 corporation, or any successor agency, with funds for  the  financing  or
 refinancing of or for any such design, construction, acquisition, recon-
 struction, rehabilitation or improvement and for the refunding of mental
 hygiene improvement bonds issued pursuant to section 47-b of the private
 housing  finance law; provided, however, that the agency shall not issue
 mental health services facilities improvement bonds  and  mental  health
 services  facilities  improvement notes in an aggregate principal amount
 exceeding [twelve billion nine hundred twenty-one million seven  hundred
 fifty-six  thousand  dollars  $12,921,756,000,  excluding  mental health
 services facilities improvement bonds and mental health services facili-
 ties improvement  notes  issued  to  refund  outstanding  mental  health
 services facilities improvement bonds and mental health services facili-
 ties  improvement notes; provided, however, that upon any such refunding
 or repayment of mental  health  services  facilities  improvement  bonds
 and/or  mental  health  services  facilities improvement notes the total
 aggregate principal amount of outstanding mental health services facili-
 ties improvement bonds and mental health  facilities  improvement  notes
 may be greater than twelve billion nine hundred twenty-one million seven
 hundred  fifty-six  thousand dollars $12,921,756,000, only if, except as
 hereinafter provided with respect to mental health  services  facilities
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 bonds  and  mental  health  services  facilities  notes issued to refund
 mental hygiene improvement bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to the
 provisions of section 47-b of the private housing finance law, the pres-
 ent  value  of  the aggregate debt service of the refunding or repayment
 bonds to be issued shall not exceed the present value of  the  aggregate
 debt service of the bonds to be refunded or repaid. For purposes hereof,
 the  present  values  of  the aggregate debt service of the refunding or
 repayment bonds, notes or other obligations and of  the  aggregate  debt
 service  of the bonds, notes or other obligations so refunded or repaid,
 shall be calculated by utilizing the  effective  interest  rate  of  the
 refunding or repayment bonds, notes or other obligations, which shall be
 that   rate  arrived  at  by  doubling  the  semi-annual  interest  rate
 (compounded  semi-annually)  necessary  to  discount  the  debt  service
 payments on the refunding or repayment bonds, notes or other obligations
 from  the payment dates thereof to the date of issue of the refunding or
 repayment bonds, notes or other obligations and to the price bid includ-
 ing estimated accrued interest or proceeds  received  by  the  authority
 including  estimated accrued interest from the sale thereof. Such bonds,
 other than bonds issued to refund outstanding bonds, shall be  scheduled
 to  mature  over a term not to exceed the average useful life, as certi-
 fied by the facilities development  corporation,  of  the  projects  for
 which  the  bonds  are  issued,  and in any case shall not exceed thirty
 years and the maximum maturity of notes or any  renewals  thereof  shall
 not exceed five years from the date of the original issue of such notes.
 Notwithstanding  the  provisions  of this section, the agency shall have
 the power and is hereby  authorized  to  issue  mental  health  services
 facilities  improvement  bonds  and/or mental health services facilities
 improvement notes to refund outstanding mental hygiene improvement bonds
 authorized to be issued pursuant to the provisions of  section  47-b  of
 the  private  housing  finance  law  and  the  amount of bonds issued or
 outstanding for such purposes shall not  be  included  for  purposes  of
 determining  the  amount of bonds issued pursuant to this section] THIR-
 TEEN BILLION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE  MILLION  FIVE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR
 THOUSAND  DOLLARS  $13,639,554,000,  EXCLUDING  BONDS ISSUED AFTER APRIL
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE TO (I) FUND ONE  OR  MORE  DEBT  SERVICE
 RESERVE  FUNDS,  (II)  PAY  COSTS  OF  ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, AND (III)
 REFUND OR  OTHERWISE  REPAY  SUCH  BONDS  OR  NOTES  PREVIOUSLY  ISSUED,
 PROVIDED  THAT  NOTHING  HEREIN  SHALL AFFECT THE EXCLUSION OF REFUNDING
 DEBT ISSUED PRIOR TO SUCH DATE.  The director of the budget shall  allo-
 cate the aggregate principal authorized to be issued by the agency among
 the  office of mental health, office for people with developmental disa-
 bilities, and the office of addiction services and supports, in  consul-
 tation with their respective commissioners to finance bondable appropri-
 ations previously approved by the legislature.
   §  39.  Subdivision  (a)  of section 48 of 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, as amended by
 section 36 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  Subject  to  the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of 2000 but
 notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of  the  urban  development
 corporation  act, the corporation is hereby authorized to issue bonds or
 notes in one or more series in an  aggregate  principal  amount  not  to
 exceed  [five  hundred  twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars
 $522,500,000] FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS
 $550,500,000,  excluding  bonds  issued to fund one or more debt service
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 reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of  such  bonds,  and  bonds  or
 notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously
 issued,  for  the purpose of financing capital costs related to homeland
 security  and  training facilities for the division of state police, the
 division of military and naval affairs,  and  any  other  state  agency,
 including  the  reimbursement  of  any disbursements made from the state
 capital projects fund, and is hereby authorized to issue bonds or  notes
 in  one  or  more  series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
 [one billion eight hundred fifty-five  million  two  hundred  eighty-six
 thousand  dollars  $1,855,286,000]  TWO  BILLION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT
 MILLION  THREE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-ONE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS   $2,168,331,000,
 excluding  bonds  issued to fund one or more debt service reserve funds,
 to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds  or  notes  issued  to
 refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously issued, for the
 purpose  of  financing  improvements to State office buildings and other
 facilities  located  statewide,  including  the  reimbursement  of   any
 disbursements  made from the state capital projects fund. Such bonds and
 notes of the corporation shall not be a debt of the state, and the state
 shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any  funds
 other  than  those appropriated by the state to the corporation for debt
 service and related expenses pursuant to any service contracts  executed
 pursuant  to  subdivision  (b) of this section, and such bonds and notes
 shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect.
   § 40. Subdivision 1 of section 47 of section 1 of chapter 174  of  the
 laws  of  1968, constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
 ration act, as amended by section 37 of part XX of  chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other law to the contrary,
 the dormitory authority and the corporation  are  hereby  authorized  to
 issue  bonds  or  notes in one or more series for the purpose of funding
 project costs for the office of information technology services, depart-
 ment of  law,  and  other  state  costs  associated  with  such  capital
 projects.  The  aggregate  principal  amount  of  bonds authorized to be
 issued pursuant to this section shall  not  exceed  [one  billion  seven
 hundred   forty-two   million  seven  hundred  twelve  thousand  dollars
 $1,742,712,000] ONE BILLION EIGHT  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-THREE  MILLION  FOUR
 HUNDRED  TWELVE  THOUSAND DOLLARS $1,873,412,000, excluding bonds issued
 to fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance
 of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund  or  otherwise  repay
 such  bonds  or  notes  previously  issued.  Such bonds and notes of the
 dormitory authority and the corporation shall  not  be  a  debt  of  the
 state,  and  the  state  shall  not be liable thereon, nor shall they be
 payable out of any funds other than those appropriated by the  state  to
 the dormitory authority and the corporation for principal, interest, and
 related expenses pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes
 shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Except for
 purposes  of  complying  with  the  internal  revenue code, any interest
 income earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on
 such bonds.
   § 41. Subdivision (b) of section 11 of 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, as amended
 by section 38 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024,  is  amended
 to read as follows:
   (b) Any service contract or contracts for projects authorized pursuant
 to  sections  10-c,  10-f,  10-g and 80-b of the highway law and section
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 14-k of the transportation law, and entered into pursuant to subdivision
 (a) of this section, shall provide  for  state  commitments  to  provide
 annually  to  the  thruway  authority a sum or sums, upon such terms and
 conditions as shall be deemed appropriate by the director of the budget,
 to fund, or fund the debt service requirements of any bonds or any obli-
 gations  of  the  thruway  authority  issued to fund or to reimburse the
 state for funding such projects having a cost not in excess of [fourteen
 billion eight hundred forty-four million five hundred eighty-seven thou-
 sand dollars $14,844,587,000 cumulatively by  the  end  of  fiscal  year
 2024-25]  FIFTEEN BILLION EIGHT HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED
 EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS $15,822,384,000. SUCH LIMIT  SHALL  EXCLUDE
 BONDS ISSUED AFTER APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE TO (I) FUND ONE
 OR  MORE  DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUNDS, (II) PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF SUCH
 BONDS, AND (III) REFUND OR OTHERWISE REPAY SUCH BONDS OR NOTES PREVIOUS-
 LY ISSUED, PROVIDED THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT  THE  EXCLUSION  OF
 REFUNDING  DEBT ISSUED PRIOR TO SUCH DATE. For purposes of this subdivi-
 sion, such projects shall be deemed to include capital grants to cities,
 towns and villages for the reimbursement of eligible  capital  costs  of
 local  highway and bridge projects within such municipality, where allo-
 cations to cities, towns and villages are based on the total  number  of
 New  York  or United States or interstate signed touring route miles for
 which such municipality  has  capital  maintenance  responsibility,  and
 where  such eligible capital costs include the costs of construction and
 repair of  highways,  bridges,  highway-railroad  crossings,  and  other
 transportation  facilities for projects with a service life of ten years
 or more.
   § 42. Subdivision 1 of section 53 of section 1 of chapter 174  of  the
 laws  of  1968, constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
 ration act, as amended by section 39 of part XX of  chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other law to the contrary,
 the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation are hereby
 authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series for the purpose
 of funding project costs for the acquisition of equipment, including but
 not limited to the creation or modernization of  information  technology
 systems and related research and development equipment, health and safe-
 ty equipment, heavy equipment and machinery, the creation or improvement
 of  security  systems,  and  laboratory  equipment and other state costs
 associated with such capital projects.  The aggregate  principal  amount
 of  bonds  authorized  to  be  issued pursuant to this section shall not
 exceed [five hundred  ninety-three  million  dollars  $593,000,000]  SIX
 HUNDRED  NINETY-THREE  MILLION  DOLLARS  $693,000,000,  excluding  bonds
 issued to fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay  costs  of
 issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or otherwise
 repay such bonds or notes previously issued. Such bonds and notes of the
 dormitory authority and the urban development corporation shall not be a
 debt  of the state, and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall
 they be payable out of any funds other than those  appropriated  by  the
 state  to  the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation
 for principal, interest, and related  expenses  pursuant  to  a  service
 contract  and  such  bonds and notes shall contain on the face thereof a
 statement to such effect.   Except for purposes of  complying  with  the
 internal revenue code, any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall
 only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
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   §  43.  Subdivision 3 of section 1285-p of the public authorities law,
 as amended by section 40 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2024,
 is amended to read as follows:
   3.  The  maximum amount of bonds that may be issued for the purpose of
 financing  environmental  infrastructure  projects  authorized  by  this
 section  shall  be  [ten  billion  eight  hundred sixty-six million five
 hundred sixty thousand dollars $10,866,560,000]  FOURTEEN  BILLION  FOUR
 HUNDRED   EIGHTY   MILLION   EIGHT   HUNDRED   SIXTY   THOUSAND  DOLLARS
 $14,480,860,000, exclusive of bonds issued  to  fund  any  debt  service
 reserve  funds,  pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes
 issued to refund or otherwise repay bonds or  notes  previously  issued.
 Such  bonds  and  notes  of  the  corporation shall not be a debt of the
 state, and the state shall not be liable  thereon,  nor  shall  they  be
 payable  out  of any funds other than those appropriated by the state to
 the corporation for debt service and related expenses  pursuant  to  any
 service  contracts executed pursuant to subdivision one of this section,
 and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face thereof  a  statement
 to such effect.
   §  44.  Subdivision 1 and paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 17
 of 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, subdivision 1 as amended by section 41 of part  XX  of
 chapter  56  of  the laws of 2024, and paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 as
 amended by section 20 of part P2 of chapter 62 of the laws of 2003,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  Subject  to  the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of 2000, but
 notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of section 1 of chapter 174
 of the laws of 1968, the New York state urban development corporation is
 hereby authorized to issue bonds, notes  and  other  obligations  in  an
 aggregate  principal amount not to exceed [one billion sixty-six million
 seven hundred fifty-five thousand  dollars  $1,066,755,000,  which]  ONE
 BILLION  TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS $1,217,755,000, EXCLUDING BONDS ISSUED AFTER  APRIL  FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE TO (A) FUND ONE OR MORE DEBT SERVICE RESERVE FUNDS,
 (B)  TO PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, AND (C) REFUND OR OTHERWISE
 REPAY SUCH BONDS OR NOTES PREVIOUSLY ISSUED, PROVIDED THAT NOTHING HERE-
 IN SHALL AFFECT THE EXCLUSION OF REFUNDING DEBT  ISSUED  PRIOR  TO  SUCH
 DATE.  WHICH  authorization  increases the aggregate principal amount of
 bonds, notes and other obligations authorized by section 40  of  chapter
 309  of  the  laws of 1996, and shall include all bonds, notes and other
 obligations issued pursuant to chapter 211  of  the  laws  of  1990,  as
 amended  or  supplemented.  The  proceeds  of such bonds, notes or other
 obligations shall be paid to the state, for deposit in the youth facili-
 ties improvement fund or the capital projects fund, to pay  for  all  or
 any  portion  of  the amount or amounts paid by the state from appropri-
 ations or reappropriations made to the office  of  children  and  family
 services  from  the  youth  facilities  improvement  fund OR THE CAPITAL
 PROJECTS FUND for capital projects.  [The  aggregate  amount  of  bonds,
 notes  and  other  obligations  authorized to be issued pursuant to this
 section shall exclude bonds, notes or other obligations issued to refund
 or otherwise repay bonds, notes or other obligations theretofore issued,
 the proceeds of which were paid to the state for all or a portion of the
 amounts expended by the state from  appropriations  or  reappropriations
 made  to  the office of children and family services; provided, however,
 that upon any such refunding or repayment the total aggregate  principal
 amount  of  outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations may be greater
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 than one billion sixty-six million  seven  hundred  fifty-five  thousand
 dollars  $1,066,755,000, only if the present value of the aggregate debt
 service of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes or other  obligations
 to  be  issued  shall not exceed the present value of the aggregate debt
 service of the bonds, notes or other obligations so to  be  refunded  or
 repaid. For the purposes hereof, the present value of the aggregate debt
 service  of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes or other obligations
 and of the aggregate debt service of the bonds,  notes  or  other  obli-
 gations  so  refunded  or  repaid,  shall be calculated by utilizing the
 effective interest rate of the refunding or repayment  bonds,  notes  or
 other  obligations,  which shall be that rate arrived at by doubling the
 semi-annual  interest  rate  (compounded  semi-annually)  necessary   to
 discount  the debt service payments on the refunding or repayment bonds,
 notes or other obligations from the payment dates thereof to the date of
 issue of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes  or  other  obligations
 and  to  the  price bid including estimated accrued interest or proceeds
 received by the corporation including estimated  accrued  interest  from
 the sale thereof.]
   (a) The New York state office of general services shall be responsible
 for  the  undertaking  of  studies,  planning, site acquisition, design,
 construction, reconstruction, renovation and development of youth facil-
 ities AND THE TONAWANDA INDIAN COMMUNITY HOUSE, including the making  of
 any  purchases therefor, on behalf of the New York state office of chil-
 dren and family services.
   § 45. Subdivision 1 of section 386-b of the public authorities law, as
 amended by section 42 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the
 authority, the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation
 are hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series  for
 the  purpose  of  financing  peace  bridge projects and capital costs of
 state and local highways, parkways, bridges, the New York state thruway,
 Indian reservation roads, and facilities, and transportation infrastruc-
 ture  projects  including  aviation  projects,  non-MTA   mass   transit
 projects,  and rail service preservation projects, including work appur-
 tenant and ancillary thereto. The aggregate principal  amount  of  bonds
 authorized  to  be  issued  pursuant  to  this  section shall not exceed
 [fifteen billion two hundred forty million six hundred sixty-nine  thou-
 sand  dollars  $15,240,669,000] SEVENTEEN BILLION THIRTY MILLION TWENTY-
 SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS $17,030,027,000, excluding bonds issued  to  fund
 one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such
 bonds,  and  to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously
 issued. Such bonds and notes of the authority, the  dormitory  authority
 and  the urban development corporation shall not be a debt of the state,
 and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out
 of any funds other than those appropriated by the state to the  authori-
 ty,  the  dormitory  authority and the urban development corporation for
 principal, interest, and related expenses pursuant to a service contract
 and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face thereof  a  statement
 to  such  effect.  Except  for  purposes  of complying with the internal
 revenue code, any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall only  be
 used to pay debt service on such bonds.
   §  46.  Subdivision 1 of section 44 of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
 laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban  development  corpo-
 ration  act,  as  amended  by section 43 of part XX of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
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   1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law  to  the  contrary,
 the  dormitory  authority  and  the corporation are hereby authorized to
 issue bonds or notes in one or more series for the  purpose  of  funding
 project  costs for the regional economic development council initiative,
 the  economic  transformation  program,  state  university  of  New York
 college for nanoscale and science engineering, projects within the  city
 of Buffalo or surrounding environs, the New York works economic develop-
 ment  fund, projects for the retention of professional football in west-
 ern New York, the empire state economic development fund, the  clarkson-
 trudeau  partnership, the New York genome center, the Cornell university
 college of veterinary medicine, the olympic regional development author-
 ity, projects at nano Utica, Onondaga  county  revitalization  projects,
 Binghamton  university  school  of  pharmacy, New York power electronics
 manufacturing consortium, regional infrastructure  projects,  high  tech
 innovation  and  economic development infrastructure program, high tech-
 nology manufacturing projects in Chautauqua and Erie county,  an  indus-
 trial scale research and development facility in Clinton county, upstate
 revitalization initiative projects, downstate revitalization initiative,
 market  New York projects, fairground buildings, equipment or facilities
 used to house and promote agriculture, the state fair, the empire  state
 trail,  the moynihan station development project, the Kingsbridge armory
 project, strategic economic development projects, the cultural, arts and
 public spaces fund, water infrastructure in the city of Auburn and  town
 of Owasco, a life sciences laboratory public health initiative, not-for-
 profit  pounds, shelters and humane societies, arts and cultural facili-
 ties improvement program, restore  New  York's  communities  initiative,
 heavy  equipment,  economic  development  and  infrastructure  projects,
 Roosevelt Island operating corporation capital  projects,  Lake  Ontario
 regional  projects,  Pennsylvania  station  and  other transit projects,
 athletic facilities for professional football in Orchard Park, New York,
 Rush - NY, New York AI Consortium, New York Creates UEV Tool, and  other
 state  costs  associated  with  such  projects.  The aggregate principal
 amount of bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this  section  shall
 not  exceed  [twenty  billion  eight  hundred  seventy-eight million one
 hundred  ninety-four  thousand  dollars  $20,878,194,000]   TWENTY-THREE
 BILLION  SEVEN  HUNDRED  FIVE  MILLION  TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND
 DOLLARS $23,705,253,000, excluding bonds issued to fund one or more debt
 service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds
 or notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes  previ-
 ously  issued.  Such  bonds and notes of the dormitory authority and the
 corporation shall not be a debt of the state, and the state shall not be
 liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of any  funds  other  than
 those  appropriated  by  the  state  to  the dormitory authority and the
 corporation for principal, interest, and related expenses pursuant to  a
 service  contract  and  such  bonds  and notes shall contain on the face
 thereof a statement to such effect. Except  for  purposes  of  complying
 with  the  internal  revenue  code,  any  interest income earned on bond
 proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
   § 47. Subdivision (a) of section 28 of 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,  as  amended  by
 section  44  of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) Subject to the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of  2000,  but
 notwithstanding  any  provisions  of  law  to  the contrary, one or more
 authorized issuers as defined by section 68-a of the state  finance  law
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 are  hereby  authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series in
 an aggregate principal amount not to exceed  [two  hundred  ninety-seven
 million dollars $297,000,000] THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS
 $397,000,000, excluding bonds issued to finance one or more debt service
 reserve  funds,  to  pay  costs  of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or
 notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously
 issued, for  the  purpose  of  financing  capital  projects  for  public
 protection  facilities  in  the  Division of Military and Naval Affairs,
 debt service and leases; and to reimburse the  state  general  fund  for
 disbursements  made  therefor.  Such  bonds and notes of such authorized
 issuer shall not be a debt of the state, and  the  state  shall  not  be
 liable  thereon,  nor  shall they be payable out of any funds other than
 those appropriated by the state  to  such  authorized  issuer  for  debt
 service  and  related expenses pursuant to any service contract executed
 pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section and  such  bonds  and  notes
 shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect. Except for
 purposes  of  complying  with  the  internal  revenue code, any interest
 income earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on
 such bonds.
   § 48. Subdivision 1 of section 50 of section 1 of chapter 174  of  the
 laws  of  1968, constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
 ration act, as amended by section 45 of part XX of  chapter  56  of  the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other law to the contrary,
 the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation are hereby
 authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series for the purpose
 of funding project costs undertaken by or on behalf of the state  educa-
 tion  department,  special act school districts, state-supported schools
 for the blind and deaf,  approved  private  special  education  schools,
 non-public  schools, community centers, day care facilities, residential
 camps, day camps, Native American Indian Nation schools, and other state
 costs associated with such capital  projects.  The  aggregate  principal
 amount  of  bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this section shall
 not exceed [three hundred ninety-six million eight hundred  ninety-eight
 thousand  dollars $396,898,000] FOUR HUNDRED FORTY MILLION THREE HUNDRED
 NINETY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS $440,397,000, excluding  bonds  issued  to
 fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of issuance of
 such  bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or otherwise repay such
 bonds or notes previously issued. Such bonds and notes of the  dormitory
 authority  and  the urban development corporation shall not be a debt of
 the state, and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they  be
 payable  out  of any funds other than those appropriated by the state to
 the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation for  prin-
 cipal, interest, and related expenses pursuant to a service contract and
 such  bonds  and  notes shall contain on the face thereof a statement to
 such effect. Except for purposes of complying with the internal  revenue
 code,  any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall only be used to
 pay debt service on such bonds.
   § 49. Subdivision 1 of section 1680-k of the public  authorities  law,
 as  amended  by section 46 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1. Subject to the provisions of chapter fifty-nine of the laws of  two
 thousand, but notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the
 dormitory  authority is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one
 or more series in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed [forty-one
 million  sixty  thousand  dollars  $41,060,000]  FORTY-ONE  MILLION  ONE
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 HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  $41,175,000,  excluding  bonds
 issued to finance one or more debt service reserve funds, to  pay  costs
 of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or other-
 wise  repay  such  bonds  or notes previously issued, for the purpose of
 financing the construction of the New York state agriculture and markets
 food laboratory. Eligible project costs may include, but not be  limited
 to  the cost of design, financing, site investigations, site acquisition
 and preparation, demolition, construction,  rehabilitation,  acquisition
 of  machinery and equipment, and infrastructure improvements. Such bonds
 and notes of such authorized issuers shall not be a debt of  the  state,
 and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out
 of  any funds other than those appropriated by the state to such author-
 ized issuers for debt service  and  related  expenses  pursuant  to  any
 service  contract  executed  pursuant to subdivision two of this section
 and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face thereof  a  statement
 to  such  effect.  Except  for  purposes  of complying with the internal
 revenue code, any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall only  be
 used to pay debt service on such bonds.
   §  50.  Subdivision 1 of section 1680-r of the public authorities law,
 as amended by section 46 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws  of  2023,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of any other law to the contrary,
 the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation are hereby
 authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series for the purpose
 of funding project costs for the capital restructuring financing program
 for health care and related facilities licensed pursuant to  the  public
 health  law  or  the mental hygiene law and other state costs associated
 with such capital projects,  the  health  care  facility  transformation
 programs,  the  essential health care provider program, and other health
 care capital project costs. The  aggregate  principal  amount  of  bonds
 authorized  to be issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed [five
 billion one hundred  fifty-three  million  dollars  $5,153,000,000]  SIX
 BILLION  ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS $6,168,000,000, exclud-
 ing bonds issued to fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to  pay
 costs  of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued to refund or
 otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously issued.  Such  bonds  and
 notes  of  the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation
 shall not be a debt of the state, and the  state  shall  not  be  liable
 thereon,  nor  shall  they  be payable out of any funds other than those
 appropriated by the state to  the  dormitory  authority  and  the  urban
 development  corporation  for  principal, interest, and related expenses
 pursuant to a service contract and such bonds and notes shall contain on
 the face thereof a statement to such  effect.  Except  for  purposes  of
 complying  with the internal revenue code, any interest income earned on
 bond proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.
   § 51. Subdivision 1 of section 386-a of the public authorities law, as
 amended by section 55 of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the
 authority, the dormitory authority and the urban development corporation
 are hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one or more series  for
 the  purpose  of  assisting the metropolitan transportation authority in
 the financing of transportation facilities  as  defined  in  subdivision
 seventeen  of  section twelve hundred sixty-one of this chapter or other
 capital projects. The aggregate principal amount of bonds authorized  to
 be issued pursuant to this section shall not exceed [twelve billion five
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 hundred   fifteen  million  eight  hundred  fifty-six  thousand  dollars
 $12,515,856,000] FIFTEEN BILLION  FIVE  HUNDRED  FIFTEEN  MILLION  EIGHT
 HUNDRED  FIFTY-SIX  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  $15,515,856,000,  excluding bonds
 issued  to  fund one or more debt service reserve funds, to pay costs of
 issuance of such bonds, and to refund or otherwise repay such  bonds  or
 notes  previously  issued.  Such  bonds  and notes of the authority, the
 dormitory authority and the urban development corporation shall not be a
 debt of the state, and the state shall not be liable thereon, nor  shall
 they  be  payable  out of any funds other than those appropriated by the
 state to the authority, the dormitory authority and the  urban  develop-
 ment  corporation for principal, interest, and related expenses pursuant
 to a service contract and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face
 thereof a statement to such effect. Except  for  purposes  of  complying
 with  the  internal  revenue  code,  any  interest income earned on bond
 proceeds shall only be used to pay debt service on such bonds.  Notwith-
 standing any other provision of law to the contrary, including the limi-
 tations  contained  in  subdivision four of section sixty-seven-b of the
 state finance law, (A) any bonds and notes issued prior to April  first,
 two  thousand twenty-seven pursuant to this section may be issued with a
 maximum maturity of fifty years, and (B) any bonds issued to refund such
 bonds and notes may be issued with a maximum  maturity  of  fifty  years
 from the respective date of original issuance of such bonds and notes.
   §  52.  Subdivision  (a)  of section 27 of 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, as amended by
 section 28 of part PP of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (a)  Subject  to the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws of 2000, but
 notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the urban  devel-
 opment  corporation  is hereby authorized to issue bonds or notes in one
 or more series in an aggregate principal  amount  not  to  exceed  [five
 hundred  thirty-eight million one hundred thousand dollars $538,100,000]
 FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION ONE HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  $550,100,000,
 excluding  bonds  issued  to  finance  one  or more debt service reserve
 funds, to pay costs of issuance of such bonds, and bonds or notes issued
 to refund or otherwise repay such bonds or notes previously issued,  for
 the  purpose  of financing capital projects including IT initiatives for
 the division of state police, debt service and leases; and to  reimburse
 the  state  general fund for disbursements made therefor. Such bonds and
 notes of such authorized issuer shall not be a debt of  the  state,  and
 the  state shall not be liable thereon, nor shall they be payable out of
 any funds other than those appropriated by the state to such  authorized
 issuer  for  debt  service  and related expenses pursuant to any service
 contract executed pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section  and  such
 bonds  and  notes  shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such
 effect. Except for purposes of complying with the internal revenue code,
 any interest income earned on bond proceeds shall only be  used  to  pay
 debt service on such bonds.
   § 53. Subdivision 1 of section 16 of 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, as amended  by
 section  28  of part XX of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. Subject to the provisions of chapter 59 of the laws  of  2000,  but
 notwithstanding the provisions of section 18 of section 1 of chapter 174
 of the laws of 1968, the New York state urban development corporation is
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 hereby  authorized  to  issue  bonds,  notes and other obligations in an
 aggregate principal amount not to exceed [ten billion two hundred  nine-
 ty-nine    million    three    hundred   fifty-nine   thousand   dollars
 $10,299,359,000,  and  shall  include  all  bonds, notes and other obli-
 gations issued pursuant to chapter 56 of the laws of 1983, as amended or
 supplemented. The proceeds of such bonds,  notes  or  other  obligations
 shall  be  paid to the state, for deposit in the correctional facilities
 capital improvement fund to pay for all or any portion of the amount  or
 amounts  paid  by the state from appropriations or reappropriations made
 to the department of corrections  and  community  supervision  from  the
 correctional  facilities  capital improvement fund for capital projects.
 The aggregate amount of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized  to
 be  issued  pursuant to this section shall exclude bonds, notes or other
 obligations issued to refund or otherwise repay bonds,  notes  or  other
 obligations  theretofore  issued, the proceeds of which were paid to the
 state for all or a portion of the amounts expended  by  the  state  from
 appropriations or reappropriations made to the department of corrections
 and community supervision; provided, however, that upon any such refund-
 ing  or  repayment  the  total aggregate principal amount of outstanding
 bonds, notes or other obligations may be greater than  ten  billion  two
 hundred  ninety-nine  million  three hundred fifty-nine thousand dollars
 $10,299,359,000, only if the present value of the aggregate debt service
 of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes or other  obligations  to  be
 issued  shall not exceed the present value of the aggregate debt service
 of the bonds, notes or other obligations so to be  refunded  or  repaid.
 For the purposes hereof, the present value of the aggregate debt service
 of  the  refunding or repayment bonds, notes or other obligations and of
 the aggregate debt service of the bonds, notes or other  obligations  so
 refunded  or  repaid,  shall  be  calculated  by utilizing the effective
 interest rate of the refunding or repayment bonds, notes or other  obli-
 gations, which shall be that rate arrived at by doubling the semi-annual
 interest  rate (compounded semi-annually) necessary to discount the debt
 service payments on the refunding or repayment  bonds,  notes  or  other
 obligations  from  the payment dates thereof to the date of issue of the
 refunding or repayment bonds, notes or  other  obligations  and  to  the
 price  bid  including estimated accrued interest or proceeds received by
 the corporation including estimated accrued interest from the sale ther-
 eof] ELEVEN BILLION ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN MILLION THREE  HUNDRED  FIFTY-
 NINE  THOUSAND  DOLLARS  $11,117,359,000,  EXCLUDING  BONDS ISSUED AFTER
 APRIL FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE TO  (I)  FUND  ONE  OR  MORE  DEBT
 SERVICE  RESERVE  FUNDS,  (II)  PAY COSTS OF ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS, AND
 (III) REFUND OR OTHERWISE REPAY SUCH BONDS OR NOTES  PREVIOUSLY  ISSUED,
 PROVIDED  THAT  NOTHING  HEREIN  SHALL AFFECT THE EXCLUSION OF REFUNDING
 DEBT ISSUED PRIOR TO SUCH DATE.
   § 54. The opening paragraph of section 3573 of the public  authorities
 law,  as  added  by chapter 5 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Notwithstanding any provision of this article or any  other  provision
 of law to the contrary, so long as bonds issued by the dormitory author-
 ity  [to  finance  facilities  for] ON OR BEFORE MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE TO MAKE LOANS TO the department of  health  of  the
 state of New York TO FINANCE STATE HOSPITAL FACILITIES LISTED IN SECTION
 FOUR  HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THE  PUBLIC  HEALTH  LAW remain outstanding as
 defined in the bond resolution under which such bonds were  issued,  the
 following provisions shall be applicable:
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   §  55.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 2 of section 409 of the public
 health law, as amended by chapter 5 of the laws of 1997, is amended  and
 a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   (a)  The  commissioner  shall,  after  the first day of July, nineteen
 hundred seventy-one, pay over moneys received by the department  includ-
 ing,  SUBJECT  TO  SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION, moneys received from
 the Roswell Park Cancer Institute corporation for the care,  maintenance
 and  treatment  of  patients  at  state  hospitals  in the department as
 enumerated in section four hundred three of this chapter, together  with
 money  received  from  fees, including parking fees, refunds, reimburse-
 ments, payments received pursuant  to  leases,  sales  of  property  and
 miscellaneous  receipts  of  such  hospitals  other  than gifts, grants,
 bequests and moneys received  under  research  contracts,  and  clinical
 practice  income  received  pursuant  to a clinical practice plan estab-
 lished pursuant to subdivision fourteen of section two  hundred  six  of
 this  chapter except for the amount of money required by the comptroller
 to be maintained on deposit in the  department  of  health  income  fund
 pursuant  to paragraph (c) of this subdivision less payments required to
 be made into pools created by this chapter and  for  assessments  estab-
 lished  pursuant  to this chapter and less refunds made pursuant to law,
 to the comptroller to be deposited  by  [him]  THE  COMPTROLLER  in  the
 department of health income fund. Such moneys shall be kept separate and
 shall  not be commingled with any other moneys in the hands of the comp-
 troller. All deposits of such money shall,  if  required  by  the  comp-
 troller,  be secured by obligations of the United States or of the state
 of market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit and  all
 banks  and  trust  companies  are authorized to give such securities for
 such deposits. The commissioner shall identify to the comptroller moneys
 received from Roswell Park Cancer Institute corporation or  its  subsid-
 iaries.
   6.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, UPON THE
 PAYMENT OR PROVISION FOR PAYMENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING BONDS ISSUED  ON  OR
 BEFORE  MARCH  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE BY THE DORMITORY
 AUTHORITY TO MAKE LOANS TO THE DEPARTMENT TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE  STATE
 HOSPITAL  FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE BOND RESOLUTION
 UNDER WHICH SUCH BONDS WERE ISSUED, THE PROVISIONS OF  SUBDIVISIONS  TWO
 AND FIVE OF THIS SECTION REQUIRING (I) THE PAYMENT AND IDENTIFICATION BY
 THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  THE COMPTROLLER OF MONEYS RECEIVED FROM THE ROSWELL
 PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORPORATION, (II) THE DEPOSIT AND  MAINTENANCE  OF
 SUCH  MONEYS  FROM  THE ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORPORATION BY THE
 COMPTROLLER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF  HEALTH  INCOME  FUND,  AND  (III)  THE
 RELEASE  OF EXCESS MONEYS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INCOME FUND ATTRI-
 BUTED TO THE OPERATION OF THE ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE  CORPORATION
 OR  ITS SUBSIDIARIES, SHALL NO LONGER BE APPLICABLE AND, THEREAFTER, ALL
 SUCH MONEYS FROM THE OPERATION OF  THE  ROSWELL  PARK  CANCER  INSTITUTE
 CORPORATION  SHALL  REMAIN  IN  THE CUSTODY AND/OR CONTROL OF THE CORPO-
 RATION AND/OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
   § 56. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 54-b of section  1  of
 chapter  174  of  the  laws  of  1968 constituting the urban development
 corporation act, as amended by section 54 of part XX of  chapter  56  of
 the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law  to the contrary,
 including, specifically, the provisions of chapter 59  of  the  laws  of
 2000  and  section sixty-seven-b of the state finance law, the dormitory
 authority of the state of  New  York  and  the  corporation  are  hereby
 authorized  to issue personal income tax revenue anticipation notes with
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 a maturity no later than March 31, [2025] 2026, in one or more series in
 an aggregate principal amount for each fiscal year not to  exceed  three
 billion  dollars,  and  to  pay costs of issuance of such notes, for the
 purpose  of  temporarily  financing  budgetary  needs of the state. Such
 purpose shall constitute an authorized purpose under subdivision two  of
 section sixty-eight-a of the state finance law for all purposes of arti-
 cle five-C of the state finance law with respect to the notes authorized
 by  this  paragraph.  Such  notes  shall  not  be  renewed,  extended or
 refunded. For so long as any notes authorized by this paragraph shall be
 outstanding, the restrictions, limitations and requirements contained in
 article five-B of the state finance law shall not apply.
   § 57. Subdivision 8 of section 68-b  of  the  state  finance  law,  as
 amended  by section 60 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2021, is
 amended to read as follows:
   8. Revenue bonds may  only  be  issued  for  authorized  purposes,  as
 defined  in  section  sixty-eight-a of this article. Notwithstanding the
 foregoing, the dormitory authority of the state of New York,  the  urban
 development  corporation  and  the  New York state thruway authority may
 issue revenue bonds for any authorized purpose of any other such author-
 ized issuer through March thirty-first, two thousand [twenty-five] THIR-
 TY. Any such revenue bonds issued by the New York state thruway authori-
 ty shall be subject to  the  approval  of  the  New  York  state  public
 authorities  control  board, pursuant to section fifty-one of the public
 authorities law. The authorized issuers  shall  not  issue  any  revenue
 bonds  in  an  amount  in  excess  of  statutory authorizations for such
 authorized purposes.  Authorizations for such authorized purposes  shall
 be  reduced in an amount equal to the amount of revenue bonds issued for
 such authorized purposes under this article. Such reduction shall not be
 made in relation to revenue bonds issued to fund reserve funds, if  any,
 and  costs  of  issuance, [if these items are not counted under existing
 authorizations,] nor shall revenue bonds issued to refund  bonds  issued
 under existing authorizations reduce the amount of such authorizations.
   § 58. Section 93-a of the state finance law is REPEALED.
   §  59.  Section  46  of  section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,
 constituting the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  is
 REPEALED.
   §  60.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025; provided,
 however, that the provisions of sections one, two,  three,  four,  five,
 six,  seven,  eight,  thirteen,  fourteen,  fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
 eighteen, nineteen, twenty and twenty-one of this act shall expire March
 31, 2026.
   § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi-
 sion, section or part of this act shall be  adjudged  by  any  court  of
 competent  jurisdiction  to  be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall  be  confined  in
 its  operation  to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg-
 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of
 the legislature that this act would  have  been  enacted  even  if  such
 invalid provisions had not been included herein.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that
 the applicable effective date of Parts A through MM of this act shall be
 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.