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                                   8446
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to human trafficking offenses
   and  the  classification  of  certain  offenses;  and  to  amend   the
   correction  law,  the  criminal  procedure law, the executive law, the
   family court act, the general business law, the  mental  hygiene  law,
   the  public  health  law,  the penal law, the social services law, the
   vehicle and traffic law and the administrative code of the city of New
   York, in relation  to  the  inclusion  of  new  offenses  in  existing
   provisions  of  law  (Part  A);  and  to  amend  the education law, in
   relation to the posting of signs relating to human trafficking and the
   content of driver's education courses; to amend the public health  law
   and  the environmental conservation law, in relation to the posting of
   signs relating to human trafficking; to amend the public  health  law,
   in  relation  to  making  conforming changes; and to amend the general
   business law, in relation to education  courses  for  nail  specialty,
   waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics and cosmetology (Part B);

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "no  traf-
 ficking zone act".
   §  2.  This act enacts into law major components of legislation neces-
 sary to implement certain provisions regarding human  trafficking.  Each
 component  is  wholly  contained  within  a  Part  identified as Parts A
 through B. 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  effec-
 tive  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

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 which it is found.   Section four of this act  sets  forth  the  general
 effective date of this act.
 
                                  PART A
 
   Section  1.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.34-b
 to read as follows:
 § 230.34-B SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE.
   1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL  ZONE  WHEN  SUCH
 PERSON  COMMITS  THE  OFFENSE  OF  SEX TRAFFICKING AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 230.34 OF THIS ARTICLE AND IS:
   (A) IN A SCHOOL ZONE DURING HOURS THAT THE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION; OR
   (B) IN ANY LOCATION WHERE AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION OF  PUBLIC  OR  PRIVATE
 ELEMENTARY,  PAROCHIAL,  INTERMEDIATE,  JUNIOR HIGH, VOCATIONAL, OR HIGH
 SCHOOL IS OCCURRING.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SCHOOL ZONE" SHALL  MEAN  SCHOOL
 ZONE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 230.03 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE IS A CLASS A-II FELONY.
   §  2.  The  closing paragraph of section 230.34-a of the penal law, as
 added by chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   Sex trafficking of a child is a class [B] A-II felony.
   § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 135.38  to  read
 as follows:
 § 135.38 LABOR TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE.
   1.  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF LABOR TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE WHEN SUCH
 PERSON COMMITS THE OFFENSE OF LABOR TRAFFICKING, AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 135.35 OF THIS ARTICLE AND IS:
   (A) IN A SCHOOL ZONE DURING HOURS THAT THE SCHOOL IS IN SESSION; OR
   (B)  IN  ANY  LOCATION WHERE AN OFFICIAL FUNCTION OF PUBLIC OR PRIVATE
 ELEMENTARY, PAROCHIAL, INTERMEDIATE, JUNIOR HIGH,  VOCATIONAL,  OR  HIGH
 SCHOOL IS OCCURRING.
   2.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SCHOOL ZONE" SHALL MEAN SCHOOL
 ZONE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 230.03 OF THIS PART.
   LABOR TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE IS A CLASS A-II FELONY.
   § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 230.03 of the penal law, as  amended  by
 chapter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  For  the  purposes  of this section, section 230.08 [and], section
 230.19 AND SECTION 230.34-B of this article, AND SECTION 135.38 OF  THIS
 PART "school zone" means (a) in or on or within any building, structure,
 athletic  playing  field,  playground  or land contained within the real
 property boundary line of a public  or  private  elementary,  parochial,
 intermediate, junior high, vocational, or high school, or (b) any public
 sidewalk, street, parking lot, park, playground or private land, located
 immediately adjacent to the boundary line of such school.
   §  5.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
 168-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 23  of  the  laws  of
 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  a  conviction  of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of
 the provisions  of  sections  120.70,  130.20,  130.25,  130.30,  former
 section   130.40,   former  section  130.45,  sections  130.60,  230.34,
 230.34-a, 230.34-B, 250.50, 255.25, 255.26 and  255.27  or  article  two
 hundred  sixty-three of the penal law, or section 135.05, 135.10, 135.20
 or 135.25 of such law relating  to  kidnapping  offenses,  provided  the
 victim  of  such  kidnapping  or  related offense is less than seventeen
 years old and the offender is not the parent of the victim,  or  section
 230.04, where the person patronized is in fact less than seventeen years
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 of  age,  230.05,  230.06,  230.11,  230.12,  230.13, subdivision two of
 section 230.30, section 230.32, 230.33, or 230.34 of the penal  law,  or
 section  230.25 of the penal law where the person prostituted is in fact
 less than seventeen years old, or
   § 6. Clause (A) of subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1
 of section 245.10 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 1
 of  part  HHH  of  chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (A) Portions of materials claimed to be non-discoverable may be  with-
 held  pending  a  determination  and  ruling  of the court under section
 245.70 of this article; but the defendant shall be notified  in  writing
 that  information  has not been disclosed under a particular subdivision
 of such section, and the discoverable portions of such  materials  shall
 be  disclosed  to  the  extent  practicable.  Information  related to or
 evidencing the identity of a 911 caller, the victim  or  witness  of  an
 offense  defined  under  article  one  hundred thirty or sections 230.34
 [and], 230.34-a AND 230.34-B of the penal law, or any  other  victim  or
 witness  of  a  crime  where the defendant has substantiated affiliation
 with a criminal enterprise as defined in subdivision  three  of  section
 460.10  of the penal law may be withheld, provided, however, the defend-
 ant may move the court for disclosure.
   § 7. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 245.20 of the  criminal
 procedure  law, as amended by section 2 of part HHH of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows
   (c) The names and adequate contact information for all  persons  other
 than  law  enforcement  personnel  whom  the  prosecutor  knows  to have
 evidence or information relevant to any offense charged or to any poten-
 tial defense thereto, including a designation by the  prosecutor  as  to
 which of those persons may be called as witnesses. Nothing in this para-
 graph  shall  require  the  disclosure  of physical addresses; provided,
 however, upon a motion and good cause shown the  court  may  direct  the
 disclosure  of  a  physical  address. Information under this subdivision
 relating to the identity of a 911 caller, the victim or  witness  of  an
 offense defined under article one hundred thirty or section 230.34 [or],
 230.34-a  OR 230.34-B of the penal law, any other victim or witness of a
 crime where the defendant has substantiated affiliation with a  criminal
 enterprise  as  defined  in  subdivision  three of section 460.10 of the
 penal law, or a confidential informant may  be  withheld,  and  redacted
 from  discovery materials, without need for a motion pursuant to section
 245.70 of this article; but the prosecution shall notify  the  defendant
 in  writing  that  such  information  has not been disclosed, unless the
 court rules otherwise for good cause shown.
   § 8. Subdivision 2 of section 420.35 of the criminal procedure law, as
 amended by chapter 23 of the  laws  of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   2. Except as provided in this subdivision or subdivision two-a of this
 section,  under  no  circumstances  shall  the  mandatory surcharge, sex
 offender registration fee, DNA databank fee or the crime victim  assist-
 ance  fee  be  waived.  A court shall waive any mandatory surcharge, DNA
 databank fee and crime victim assistance fee when: (i) the defendant  is
 convicted  of  prostitution  under section 230.00 of the penal law; (ii)
 the defendant is convicted of a violation in the event  such  conviction
 is  in  lieu  of  a plea to or conviction for prostitution under section
 230.00 of the penal law; (iii) the court finds that  a  defendant  is  a
 victim  of  sex  trafficking  under section 230.34 of the penal law or a
 victim  of  trafficking  in  persons  under  the   trafficking   victims
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 protection act (United States Code, Title 22, Chapter 78); [or] (iv) the
 court finds that the defendant is a victim of sex trafficking of a child
 under section 230.34-a of the penal law; OR (V) THE COURT FINDS THAT THE
 DEFENDANT  IS A VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE UNDER SECTION
 230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 9. The opening paragraph  of  paragraph  (i)  of  subdivision  1  of
 section  440.10 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 629
 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   The judgment is a conviction where the  defendant's  participation  in
 the  offense  was  a  result  of having been a victim of sex trafficking
 under section 230.34 of the penal law, sex trafficking of a child  under
 section  230.34-a  of  the  penal  law, SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE
 UNDER SECTION 230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW, labor trafficking under section
 135.35 of the penal law,  aggravated  labor  trafficking  under  section
 135.37  of  the  penal  law,  LABOR  TRAFFICKING  IN A SCHOOL ZONE UNDER
 SECTION 135.38 OF THE PENAL LAW, compelling prostitution  under  section
 230.33 of the penal law, or trafficking in persons under the Trafficking
 Victims  Protection  Act  (United  States  Code,  title 22, chapter 78);
 provided that
   § 10. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56  of  the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (e) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 [or], 230.34-a
 OR 230.34-B of the penal law, or a felony sex offense defined in section
 70.80  of  the  penal  law,  or  a  crime involving incest as defined in
 section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of such law, or a  misdemeanor  defined
 in article one hundred thirty of such law;
   §  11.  Subparagraph  (v) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 3 of part UU
 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (v) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 [or], 230.34-a
 OR 230.34-B of the penal law, or a felony sex offense defined in section
 70.80 of the penal law or a crime involving incest as defined in section
 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of such law, or a misdemeanor defined in  arti-
 cle one hundred thirty of such law;
   § 12. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal
 procedure  law,  as amended by section 4 of part UU of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (e) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 [or], 230.34-a
 OR 230.34-B of the penal law, or a felony sex offense defined in section
 70.80 of the penal law or a crime involving incest as defined in section
 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of such law, or a misdemeanor defined in  arti-
 cle one hundred thirty of such law;
   § 13. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 8 of section 700.05 of the criminal
 procedure  law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2024, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (b) Any of the following felonies: assault in  the  second  degree  as
 defined  in section 120.05 of the penal law, assault in the first degree
 as defined in section 120.10 of the penal law, reckless endangerment  in
 the  first degree as defined in section 120.25 of the penal law, promot-
 ing a suicide attempt as defined in section 120.30  of  the  penal  law,
 strangulation  in  the second degree as defined in section 121.12 of the
 penal law, strangulation in the  first  degree  as  defined  in  section
 121.13  of  the  penal  law, criminally negligent homicide as defined in
 section 125.10 of the penal law, manslaughter in the  second  degree  as
 defined  in  section  125.15 of the penal law, manslaughter in the first
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 degree as defined in section 125.20 of the  penal  law,  murder  in  the
 second  degree  as defined in section 125.25 of the penal law, murder in
 the first degree as defined in section 125.27 of the penal law, rape  in
 the  third degree as defined in section 130.25 of the penal law, rape in
 the second degree as defined in section 130.30 of the penal law, rape in
 the first degree as defined in section 130.35 of the penal law, a  crime
 formerly  defined  in  section 130.40 of the penal law, a crime formerly
 defined in section 130.45 of the penal law, a crime formerly defined  in
 section  130.50  of  the  penal law, sexual abuse in the first degree as
 defined in section 130.65 of the penal law, unlawful imprisonment in the
 first degree as defined in section 135.10 of the penal  law,  kidnapping
 in  the  second  degree  as  defined in section 135.20 of the penal law,
 kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25 of the penal
 law, labor trafficking as defined in section 135.35 of  the  penal  law,
 aggravated  labor  trafficking as defined in section 135.37 of the penal
 law, LABOR TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 135.38  OF
 THE  PENAL LAW, custodial interference in the first degree as defined in
 section 135.50 of the penal law, coercion in the first degree as defined
 in section 135.65 of the penal  law,  criminal  trespass  in  the  first
 degree  as  defined  in section 140.17 of the penal law, burglary in the
 third degree as defined in section 140.20 of the penal law, burglary  in
 the  second  degree  as  defined  in  section  140.25  of the penal law,
 burglary in the first degree as defined in section 140.30 of  the  penal
 law,  criminal mischief in the third degree as defined in section 145.05
 of the penal law, criminal mischief in the second degree as  defined  in
 section  145.10  of the penal law, criminal mischief in the first degree
 as defined in section 145.12 of the penal law, criminal tampering in the
 first degree as defined in section 145.20 of the penal law, arson in the
 fourth degree as defined in section 150.05 of the penal  law,  arson  in
 the third degree as defined in section 150.10 of the penal law, arson in
 the  second  degree as defined in section 150.15 of the penal law, arson
 in the first degree as defined in section 150.20 of the penal law, grand
 larceny in the fourth degree as defined in section 155.30 of  the  penal
 law,  grand  larceny in the third degree as defined in section 155.35 of
 the penal law, grand larceny in the second degree as defined in  section
 155.40 of the penal law, grand larceny in the first degree as defined in
 section  155.42 of the penal law, health care fraud in the fourth degree
 as defined in section 177.10 of the penal law, health care fraud in  the
 third  degree as defined in section 177.15 of the penal law, health care
 fraud in the second degree as defined in section  177.20  of  the  penal
 law,  health care fraud in the first degree as defined in section 177.25
 of the penal law, robbery in the third  degree  as  defined  in  section
 160.05  of  the  penal  law,  robbery in the second degree as defined in
 section 160.10 of the penal law, robbery in the first degree as  defined
 in  section  160.15  of the penal law, unlawful use of secret scientific
 material as defined  in  section  165.07  of  the  penal  law,  criminal
 possession of stolen property in the fourth degree as defined in section
 165.45  of  the penal law, criminal possession of stolen property in the
 third degree as defined in section 165.50 of  the  penal  law,  criminal
 possession of stolen property in the second degree as defined by section
 165.52  of  the penal law, criminal possession of stolen property in the
 first degree as defined by section 165.54 of the  penal  law,  trademark
 counterfeiting  in the second degree as defined in section 165.72 of the
 penal law, trademark counterfeiting in the first degree  as  defined  in
 section 165.73 of the penal law, forgery in the second degree as defined
 in  section  170.10  of  the  penal  law, forgery in the first degree as
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 defined in section 170.15 of the penal law,  criminal  possession  of  a
 forged  instrument  in the second degree as defined in section 170.25 of
 the penal law, criminal possession of a forged instrument in  the  first
 degree  as  defined  in  section  170.30  of  the  penal  law,  criminal
 possession of forgery devices as defined in section 170.40 of the  penal
 law,  falsifying  business  records  in  the  first degree as defined in
 section 175.10 of the penal law, tampering with public  records  in  the
 first  degree  as defined in section 175.25 of the penal law, offering a
 false instrument for filing in the first degree as  defined  in  section
 175.35  of  the  penal  law,  issuing  a false certificate as defined in
 section 175.40 of the penal  law,  criminal  diversion  of  prescription
 medications and prescriptions in the second degree as defined in section
 178.20  of the penal law, criminal diversion of prescription medications
 and prescriptions in the first degree as defined in  section  178.25  of
 the  penal  law,  residential  mortgage  fraud  in  the fourth degree as
 defined in section 187.10 of the penal law, residential  mortgage  fraud
 in the third degree as defined in section 187.15 of the penal law, resi-
 dential mortgage fraud in the second degree as defined in section 187.20
 of  the  penal  law,  residential  mortgage fraud in the first degree as
 defined in section 187.25 of the penal law, escape in the second  degree
 as  defined  in  section  205.10  of  the penal law, escape in the first
 degree as defined in section 205.15 of the penal  law,  absconding  from
 temporary  release  in  the first degree as defined in section 205.17 of
 the penal law, promoting  prison  contraband  in  the  first  degree  as
 defined in section 205.25 of the penal law, hindering prosecution in the
 second  degree  as defined in section 205.60 of the penal law, hindering
 prosecution in the first degree as defined  in  section  205.65  of  the
 penal  law,  sex  trafficking  as defined in section 230.34 of the penal
 law, sex trafficking of a child as defined in section  230.34-a  of  the
 penal  law,  SEX  TRAFFICKING  IN  A  SCHOOL  ZONE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW, criminal possession of a weapon in the  third
 degree  as defined in subdivisions two, three and five of section 265.02
 of the penal law, criminal possession of a weapon in the  second  degree
 as  defined in section 265.03 of the penal law, criminal possession of a
 weapon in the first degree as defined in section  265.04  of  the  penal
 law,  manufacture,  transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and
 dangerous instruments and appliances defined as felonies in subdivisions
 one, two, and three of section 265.10 of the penal law, sections 265.11,
 265.12 and 265.13 of the penal law, or  prohibited  use  of  weapons  as
 defined  in subdivision two of section 265.35 of the penal law, relating
 to firearms and other dangerous weapons, criminal manufacture,  sale  or
 transport  of  an  undetectable  firearm, rifle or shotgun as defined in
 section 265.50 of the penal law, or failure to disclose the origin of  a
 recording  in the first degree as defined in section 275.40 of the penal
 law;
   § 14. Paragraph (k) of subdivision 1 of section 108 of  the  executive
 law,  as added by chapter 141 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (k) "Victim of human trafficking" means a victim of any act constitut-
 ing an offense as defined under section 135.35, 135.37,  135.38  230.34,
 [or] 230.34-a OR 230.34-B of the penal law.
   § 15. Subdivision 5 of section 621 of the executive law, as amended by
 chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  "Victim"  shall  mean  (a)  a person who suffers personal physical
 injury as a direct result of a crime; (b) a person who is the victim  of
 either  the  crime  of  (1) unlawful imprisonment in the first degree as
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 defined in section 135.10 of the penal law, (2) kidnapping in the second
 degree as defined in section 135.20 of the penal law, (3) kidnapping  in
 the  first  degree  as  defined  in section 135.25 of the penal law, (4)
 menacing  in  the first degree as defined in section 120.13 of the penal
 law, (5) criminal obstruction  of  breathing  or  blood  circulation  as
 defined in section 121.11 of the penal law, (6) harassment in the second
 degree  as defined in section 240.26 of the penal law, (7) harassment in
 the first degree as defined in section 240.25  of  the  penal  law,  (8)
 aggravated  harassment  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision
 three or five of section 240.30 of the penal law, (9) aggravated harass-
 ment in the first degree as defined in subdivision two of section 240.31
 of the penal law, (10) criminal contempt in the first degree as  defined
 in  subdivision  (b)  or  subdivision (c) of section 215.51 of the penal
 law, (11) stalking in the fourth,  third,  second  or  first  degree  as
 defined  in sections 120.45, 120.50, 120.55 and 120.60 of the penal law,
 (12) labor trafficking as defined in section 135.35 of  the  penal  law,
 (13)  LABOR TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 135.38 OF
 THE PENAL LAW, (14) sex trafficking as defined in section 230.34 of  the
 penal  law;  [or  (14)]  (15)  sex  trafficking of a child as defined in
 section 230.34-a of the penal law; (16) SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE
 AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.34-B OF  THE  PENAL  LAW;  (17)  a  vulnerable
 elderly  person  or  an  incompetent  or  physically  disabled person as
 defined in section 260.31 of the penal law who incurs a loss of  savings
 as  defined in subdivision twenty-four of this section; or (18) a person
 who has had a frivolous lawsuit filed against them.
   § 16.  Subdivision 7 of section 995 of the executive law,  as  amended
 by chapter 715 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  "Designated  offender"  means  a  person  convicted  of any felony
 defined in any chapter of the laws  of  the  state  or  any  misdemeanor
 defined  in the penal law except: (a) a person convicted of prostitution
 under section 230.00 of the penal law, or (b)  a  person  whose  partic-
 ipation in the offense is determined by a court to have been a result of
 having  been  a  victim  of  sex trafficking under section 230.34 of the
 penal law, sex trafficking of a child  under  section  230.34-a  of  the
 penal  law,  SEX  TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE UNDER SECTION 230.34-B OF
 THE PENAL LAW, or trafficking in persons under the  trafficking  victims
 protection act (United States Code, Title 22, Chapter 78).
   § 17.  Paragraph (iii) of subdivision (e) of section 1012 of the fami-
 ly  court act, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (iii) (A) commits, or allows to be committed an offense  against  such
 child  defined  in  article  one  hundred  thirty  of the penal law; (B)
 allows, permits or encourages such child to engage in any act  described
 in  sections  230.25, 230.30, 230.32 [and], 230.34-a AND 230.34-B of the
 penal law; (C) commits any of the acts  described  in  sections  255.25,
 255.26  and  255.27 of the penal law; (D) allows such child to engage in
 acts or conduct described in article  two  hundred  sixty-three  of  the
 penal  law; or (E) permits or encourages such child to engage in any act
 or commits or allows to be committed against such child any offense that
 would render such child either a victim of sex trafficking or  a  victim
 of  severe forms of trafficking in persons pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 7102 as
 enacted by public law 106-386 or  any  successor  federal  statute;  (F)
 provided,  however, that (1) the corroboration requirements contained in
 the penal law and (2) the age requirement for the application of article
 two hundred sixty-three of such law shall not apply to proceedings under
 this article.
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   § 18. Paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 410 of the general busi-
 ness law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   f.  Conviction  of any of the following crimes subsequent to the issu-
 ance of a license or registration pursuant to this article: fraud pursu-
 ant to sections 170.10,  170.15,  176.15,  176.20,  176.25,  176.30  and
 190.65;  falsifying  business  records pursuant to section 175.10; grand
 larceny pursuant to article 155; bribery pursuant  to  sections  180.03,
 180.08,  180.15, 180.25, 200.00, 200.03, 200.04, 200.10, 200.11, 200.12,
 200.45, 200.50; perjury pursuant to  sections  210.10,  210.15,  210.40;
 assault  pursuant  to  sections  120.05, 120.10, 120.11, 120.12; robbery
 pursuant to article  160;  homicide  pursuant  to  sections  125.25  and
 125.27;  manslaughter pursuant to sections 125.15 and 125.20; kidnapping
 and unlawful  imprisonment  pursuant  to  sections  135.10,  135.20  and
 135.25;  unlawful weapons possession pursuant to sections 265.02, 265.03
 and 265.04; criminal use of a weapon pursuant  to  sections  265.08  and
 265.09;  criminal  sale  of  a  weapon  pursuant  to sections 265.11 and
 265.12; compelling prostitution pursuant to section  230.33;  sex  traf-
 ficking  pursuant to section 230.34; sex trafficking of a child pursuant
 to section 230.34-a; SEX  TRAFFICKING  IN  A  SCHOOL  ZONE  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION  230.34-B; and sex offenses pursuant to article 130 of the penal
 law. Provided, however, that for the purposes of this article,  none  of
 the  following  shall  be considered criminal convictions or reported as
 such: (i) a conviction for which an executive  pardon  has  been  issued
 pursuant  to the executive law; (ii) a conviction which has been vacated
 and replaced by a youthful offender finding pursuant  to  article  seven
 hundred  twenty  of  the  criminal  procedure  law,  or  the  applicable
 provisions of law of any other jurisdiction; or (iii) a  conviction  the
 records of which have been expunged or sealed pursuant to the applicable
 provisions  of  the laws of this state or of any other jurisdiction; and
 (iv) a conviction for which other evidence of successful  rehabilitation
 to remove the disability has been issued.
   §  19.  Subdivision (f) of section 10.03 of the mental hygiene law, as
 amended by chapter 189 of the laws  of  2018,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (f) "Designated felony" means any felony offense defined by any of the
 following  provisions  of the penal law: assault in the second degree as
 defined in section 120.05, assault in the first  degree  as  defined  in
 section  120.10, gang assault in the second degree as defined in section
 120.06, gang assault in the first degree as defined in  section  120.07,
 stalking in the first degree as defined in section 120.60, strangulation
 in  the second degree as defined in section 121.12, strangulation in the
 first degree as defined in section 121.13, manslaughter  in  the  second
 degree  as defined in subdivision one of section 125.15, manslaughter in
 the first degree as defined in section  125.20,  murder  in  the  second
 degree  as  defined  in  section 125.25, aggravated murder as defined in
 section 125.26, murder in the first degree as defined in section 125.27,
 kidnapping in the second degree as defined in section 135.20, kidnapping
 in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, burglary in the  third
 degree  as  defined  in section 140.20, burglary in the second degree as
 defined in section 140.25, burglary in the first degree  as  defined  in
 section 140.30, arson in the second degree as defined in section 150.15,
 arson  in  the first degree as defined in section 150.20, robbery in the
 third degree as defined in section 160.05, robbery in the second  degree
 as  defined in section 160.10, robbery in the first degree as defined in
 section 160.15, promoting prostitution in the second degree  as  defined
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 in section 230.30, promoting prostitution in the first degree as defined
 in section 230.32, compelling prostitution as defined in section 230.33,
 sex trafficking of a child as defined in section 230.34-a, SEX TRAFFICK-
 ING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.34-B, disseminating inde-
 cent  material  to  minors  in  the  first  degree as defined in section
 235.22, use of a child in a sexual performance  as  defined  in  section
 263.05, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined in
 section  263.10, promoting a sexual performance by a child as defined in
 section 263.15, or any felony attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the
 foregoing offenses.
   § 20. Section 2324-a of the public health law, as amended  by  chapter
 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2324-a. Presumptive evidence. For the purposes of this title, two or
 more  convictions  of  any person or persons had, within a period of one
 year, for any of the  offenses  described  in  section  230.00,  230.05,
 230.06,  230.08,  230.11, 230.12, 230.13, 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32
 [or], 230.34-a OR 230.34-B of the  penal  law  arising  out  of  conduct
 engaged  in  at  the same real property consisting of a dwelling as that
 term is defined in subdivision four of  section  four  of  the  multiple
 dwelling  law  shall be presumptive evidence of conduct constituting use
 of the premises for purposes of prostitution.
   § 21. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section  70.02  of  the  penal
 law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a)  Class  B  violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit the class
 A-I felonies of murder in  the  second  degree  as  defined  in  section
 125.25, kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, and
 arson  in the first degree as defined in section 150.20; manslaughter in
 the first degree as defined in section 125.20,  aggravated  manslaughter
 in  the  first  degree  as  defined in section 125.22, rape in the first
 degree as defined in section 130.35, a crime formerly defined in section
 130.50, aggravated sexual abuse  in  the  first  degree  as  defined  in
 section  130.70,  course  of sexual conduct against a child in the first
 degree as defined in section 130.75, assault  in  the  first  degree  as
 defined in section 120.10, kidnapping in the second degree as defined in
 section  135.20,  burglary  in  the  first  degree as defined in section
 140.30, arson in the second degree as defined in section 150.15, robbery
 in the first degree as defined in section  160.15,  sex  trafficking  as
 defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision five of section 230.34,
 [sex  trafficking  of a child as defined in section 230.34-a,] incest in
 the first degree as defined in section 255.27, criminal possession of  a
 weapon in the first degree as defined in section 265.04, criminal use of
 a  firearm  in  the  first degree as defined in section 265.09, criminal
 sale of a firearm in the first degree  as  defined  in  section  265.13,
 aggravated  assault  upon a police officer or a peace officer as defined
 in section 120.11, gang assault  in  the  first  degree  as  defined  in
 section  120.07, intimidating a victim or witness in the first degree as
 defined in section 215.17, hindering prosecution  of  terrorism  in  the
 first  degree  as  defined  in  section 490.35, criminal possession of a
 chemical weapon or biological weapon in the second degree as defined  in
 section  490.40,  and  criminal  use  of a chemical weapon or biological
 weapon in the third degree as defined in section 490.47.
   § 22.  Subdivision 1 of section 120.70 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   1. A person is guilty of luring a child when [he or she]  SUCH  PERSON
 lures a child into a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, isolated area,
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 building,  or  part  thereof, for the purpose of committing against such
 child any of the following offenses: an offense as  defined  in  section
 70.02 of this chapter; an offense as defined in section 125.25 or 125.27
 of this [chapter] TITLE; a felony offense that is a violation of article
 one  hundred  thirty  of  this [chapter] TITLE; an offense as defined in
 section 135.25 of  this  [chapter]  TITLE;  an  offense  as  defined  in
 sections  230.30,  230.33,  230.34  [or],  230.34-a  OR 230.34-B of this
 [chapter] PART; an offense as defined in  sections  255.25,  255.26,  or
 255.27  of  this  [chapter]  PART;  or an offense as defined in sections
 263.05, 263.10, or 263.15 of this [chapter] PART. For purposes  of  this
 subdivision  "child"  means  a  person less than seventeen years of age.
 Nothing in this section shall be deemed to  preclude,  if  the  evidence
 warrants, a conviction for the commission or attempted commission of any
 crime,  including  but  not  limited  to  a crime defined in article one
 hundred thirty-five of this [chapter] TITLE.
   § 23.  Subdivision 2 of section 130.91 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   2. A "specified offense" is a felony offense defined  by  any  of  the
 following  provisions  of  this chapter: assault in the second degree as
 defined in section 120.05, assault in the first  degree  as  defined  in
 section  120.10, gang assault in the second degree as defined in section
 120.06, gang assault in the first degree as defined in  section  120.07,
 stalking in the first degree as defined in section 120.60, strangulation
 in  the second degree as defined in section 121.12, strangulation in the
 first degree as defined in section 121.13, manslaughter  in  the  second
 degree  as defined in subdivision one of section 125.15, manslaughter in
 the first degree as defined in section  125.20,  murder  in  the  second
 degree  as  defined  in  section 125.25, aggravated murder as defined in
 section 125.26, murder in the first degree as defined in section 125.27,
 kidnapping in the second degree as defined in section 135.20, kidnapping
 in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, burglary in the  third
 degree  as  defined  in section 140.20, burglary in the second degree as
 defined in section 140.25, burglary in the first degree  as  defined  in
 section 140.30, arson in the second degree as defined in section 150.15,
 arson  in  the first degree as defined in section 150.20, robbery in the
 third degree as defined in section 160.05, robbery in the second  degree
 as  defined in section 160.10, robbery in the first degree as defined in
 section 160.15, promoting prostitution in the second degree  as  defined
 in section 230.30, promoting prostitution in the first degree as defined
 in section 230.32, compelling prostitution as defined in section 230.33,
 sex trafficking of a child as defined in section 230.34-a, SEX TRAFFICK-
 ING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.34-B, disseminating inde-
 cent  material  to  minors  in  the  first  degree as defined in section
 235.22, use of a child in a sexual performance  as  defined  in  section
 263.05, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined in
 section  263.10, promoting a sexual performance by a child as defined in
 section 263.15, or any felony attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the
 foregoing offenses.
   § 24. Section 230.01 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 23 of the
 laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 § 230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense.
   In any prosecution  under  section  230.00,  section  230.03,  section
 230.19,  section  230.20, subdivision 2 of section 230.25, subdivision 2
 of section 230.30 [or], section 230.34-a OR  SECTION  230.34-B  of  this
 article, it is an affirmative defense that the defendant's participation
 in  the offense was a result of having been a victim of compelling pros-
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 titution under section 230.33 of this article, a victim of sex traffick-
 ing under section 230.34 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking of
 a child under section 230.34-a of this article, A VICTIM  OF  SEX  TRAF-
 FICKING  IN  A  SCHOOL  ZONE UNDER SECTION 230.34-B OF THIS ARTICLE or a
 victim  of  trafficking  in  persons  under  the   trafficking   victims
 protection act (United States Code, Title 22, Chapter 78).
   §  25.   Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 460.10 of the penal
 law, as amended by chapter 134 of the laws of 2019, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (a)  Any  of  the felonies set forth in this chapter: sections 120.05,
 120.10 and 120.11 relating to assault; sections 121.12 and 121.13 relat-
 ing to strangulation; sections 125.10 to 125.27  relating  to  homicide;
 sections 130.25, 130.30 and 130.35 relating to rape; sections 135.20 and
 135.25  relating to kidnapping; sections 135.35 [and], 135.37 AND 135.38
 relating to labor trafficking;  section  135.65  relating  to  coercion;
 sections  140.20,  140.25  and  140.30  relating  to  burglary; sections
 145.05, 145.10 and 145.12 relating to  criminal  mischief;  article  one
 hundred  fifty  relating  to  arson; sections 155.30, 155.35, 155.40 and
 155.42 relating to grand larceny; sections 177.10,  177.15,  177.20  and
 177.25 relating to health care fraud; article one hundred sixty relating
 to robbery; sections 165.45, 165.50, 165.52 and 165.54 relating to crim-
 inal  possession of stolen property; sections 165.72 and 165.73 relating
 to trademark counterfeiting; sections 170.10,  170.15,  170.25,  170.30,
 170.40,  170.65 and 170.70 relating to forgery; sections 175.10, 175.25,
 175.35, 175.40 and 210.40 relating to false statements; sections 176.15,
 176.20, 176.25 and 176.30 relating to insurance fraud;  sections  178.20
 and  178.25  relating  to criminal diversion of prescription medications
 and prescriptions; sections  180.03,  180.08,  180.15,  180.25,  180.40,
 180.45,  200.00, 200.03, 200.04, 200.10, 200.11, 200.12, 200.20, 200.22,
 200.25, 200.27, 200.56, 215.00, 215.05 and 215.19 relating  to  bribery;
 sections 187.10, 187.15, 187.20 and 187.25 relating to residential mort-
 gage  fraud,  sections  190.40  and  190.42  relating to criminal usury;
 section 190.65 relating to schemes to defraud;  any  felony  defined  in
 article  four hundred ninety-six; sections 205.60 and 205.65 relating to
 hindering prosecution; sections 210.10, 210.15, and 215.51  relating  to
 perjury and contempt; section 215.40 relating to tampering with physical
 evidence;  sections  220.06,  220.09,  220.16,  220.18,  220.21, 220.31,
 220.34, 220.39, 220.41,  220.43,  220.46,  220.55,  220.60,  220.65  and
 220.77  relating  to  controlled  substances; sections 225.10 and 225.20
 relating to gambling; sections 230.25, 230.30, and  230.32  relating  to
 promoting  prostitution;  section  230.34  relating  to sex trafficking;
 section 230.34-a  relating  to  sex  trafficking  of  a  child;  SECTION
 230.34-B  RELATING TO SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE; sections 235.06,
 235.07, 235.21 and 235.22 relating to  obscenity;  sections  263.10  and
 263.15  relating  to promoting a sexual performance by a child; sections
 265.02, 265.03, 265.04, 265.11, 265.12, 265.13  and  the  provisions  of
 section  265.10 which constitute a felony relating to firearms and other
 dangerous weapons; sections 265.14 and 265.16 relating to criminal  sale
 of  a firearm; section 265.50 relating to the criminal manufacture, sale
 or transport of an  undetectable  firearm,  rifle  or  shotgun;  section
 275.10,  275.20,  275.30, or 275.40 relating to unauthorized recordings;
 and sections 470.05, 470.10, 470.15 and 470.20 relating to  money  laun-
 dering; or
   § 26.  Subdivision 3 of section 485.05 of the penal law, as amended by
 section  2  of  part  C of chapter 55 of the laws of 2024, is amended to
 read as follows:
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   3. A "specified offense" is an offense defined by any of the following
 provisions of  this  chapter:  section  120.00  (assault  in  the  third
 degree);  section  120.05 (assault in the second degree); section 120.06
 (gang assault in the second degree); section 120.07 (gang assault in the
 first  degree);  section  120.10  (assault in the first degree); section
 120.12 (aggravated assault upon a person less than  eleven  years  old);
 section  120.13 (menacing in the first degree); section 120.14 (menacing
 in the second degree); section 120.15 (menacing in  the  third  degree);
 section  120.20  (reckless  endangerment  in the second degree); section
 120.25 (reckless endangerment  in  the  first  degree);  section  121.11
 (criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation); section 121.12
 (strangulation  in  the second degree); section 121.13 (strangulation in
 the first degree); subdivision one of section  125.15  (manslaughter  in
 the  second  degree);  subdivision  one,  two  or four of section 125.20
 (manslaughter in the first degree); section 125.25 (murder in the second
 degree); section 125.26 (aggravated murder); section 125.27  (murder  in
 the  first  degree);  section  120.45  (stalking  in the fourth degree);
 section 120.50 (stalking in the third degree); section 120.55  (stalking
 in  the  second  degree); section 120.60 (stalking in the first degree);
 section 130.20 (sexual misconduct); section 130.25 (rape  in  the  third
 degree);  section  130.30  (rape  in  the second degree); section 130.35
 (rape in the  first  degree);  former  section  130.40;  former  section
 130.45;  former  section  130.50;  section  130.52  (forcible touching);
 section 130.53 (persistent sexual abuse); section 130.55  (sexual  abuse
 in  the  third  degree);  section  130.60  (sexual  abuse  in the second
 degree); section 130.65 (sexual abuse  in  the  first  degree);  section
 130.65-a  (aggravated sexual abuse in the fourth degree); section 130.66
 (aggravated sexual abuse in the third degree);  section  130.67  (aggra-
 vated  sexual  abuse  in  the second degree); section 130.70 (aggravated
 sexual abuse in the first degree); section 135.05 (unlawful imprisonment
 in the second degree); section  135.10  (unlawful  imprisonment  in  the
 first degree); section 135.20 (kidnapping in the second degree); section
 135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree); section 135.60 (coercion in the
 third  degree);  section 135.61 (coercion in the second degree); section
 135.65 (coercion in the first degree); section 140.10 (criminal trespass
 in the third degree); section 140.15 (criminal trespass  in  the  second
 degree); section 140.17 (criminal trespass in the first degree); section
 140.20  (burglary  in the third degree); section 140.25 (burglary in the
 second degree); section 140.30 (burglary in the first  degree);  section
 145.00  (criminal mischief in the fourth degree); section 145.05 (crimi-
 nal mischief in the third degree); section 145.10 (criminal mischief  in
 the  second  degree);  section  145.12  (criminal  mischief in the first
 degree); section 150.05 (arson in the  fourth  degree);  section  150.10
 (arson  in  the  third  degree);  section  150.15  (arson  in the second
 degree); section 150.20 (arson in  the  first  degree);  section  155.25
 (petit  larceny);  section  155.30 (grand larceny in the fourth degree);
 section 155.35 (grand larceny  in  the  third  degree);  section  155.40
 (grand  larceny  in the second degree); section 155.42 (grand larceny in
 the first degree); section 160.05 (robbery in the third degree); section
 160.10 (robbery in the second degree); section 160.15  (robbery  in  the
 first  degree);  section 230.34 (sex trafficking); section 230.34-a (sex
 trafficking of a child); SECTION 230.34-B (SEX TRAFFICKING IN  A  SCHOOL
 ZONE); section 240.25 (harassment in the first degree); subdivision one,
 two  or  four  of  section  240.30  (aggravated harassment in the second
 degree); section 240.50 (falsely reporting  an  incident  in  the  third
 degree);  section  240.55  (falsely  reporting an incident in the second
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 degree); section 240.60 (falsely reporting  an  incident  in  the  first
 degree);  subdivision  one  of  section 265.03 (criminal possession of a
 weapon in the second degree); subdivision one of section 265.04  (crimi-
 nal  possession of a weapon in the first degree); section 490.10 (solic-
 iting or providing support  for  an  act  of  terrorism  in  the  second
 degree);  section  490.15 (soliciting or providing support for an act of
 terrorism in the first degree); section  490.20  (making  a  terroristic
 threat);  section 490.25 (crime of terrorism); section 490.30 (hindering
 prosecution of terrorism in the second degree); section 490.35  (hinder-
 ing prosecution of terrorism in the first degree); section 490.37 (crim-
 inal  possession  of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third
 degree); section 490.40 (criminal possession of  a  chemical  weapon  or
 biological  weapon  in  the  second  degree);  section  490.45 (criminal
 possession of a chemical  weapon  or  biological  weapon  in  the  first
 degree); section 490.47 (criminal use of a chemical weapon or biological
 weapon  in the third degree); section 490.50 (criminal use of a chemical
 weapon or biological weapon in the second degree); section 490.55 (crim-
 inal use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the first degree);
 or any attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the foregoing offenses.
   § 27.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 447-a of  the  social
 services  law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (a) is the victim of the  crime  of  sex  trafficking  as  defined  in
 section  230.34 of the penal law [or], the crime of sex trafficking of a
 child as defined in section 230.34-a of the penal law OR  THE  CRIME  OF
 SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.34-B OF PENAL
 LAW;
   §  28.   Subdivision (a) of section 483-aa of the social services law,
 as added by chapter 74 of the laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  "Human  trafficking victim" means a person who is a victim of sex
 trafficking as defined in section 230.34 of the penal law, THE CRIME  OF
 SEX   TRAFFICKING   OF   A   CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.34-A OF THE
 PENAL LAW OR THE CRIME OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW, or a victim of labor  trafficking  as
 defined in section 135.35, 135.36, 135.37 OR 135.38 of the penal law.
   §  29.    Paragraph  (i)  of  subdivision (c) of section 483-bb of the
 social services law, as amended by chapter 311 of the laws of  2021,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (i) An individual who is a victim of the conduct prohibited by section
 230.33,  230.34, 230.34-a, 135.35 or 135.37 of the penal law may bring a
 civil action against the perpetrator or whoever  knowingly  advances  or
 profits  from,  or  whoever  should have known [he or she was] THEY WERE
 advancing or profiting from, an act  in  violation  of  section  230.33,
 230.34,  230.34-a,  230.34-B, 135.35 [or], 135.37 OR 135.38 of the penal
 law to recover actual, compensatory  and  punitive  damages,  injunctive
 relief,  any  combination  of  those or any other appropriate relief, as
 well as reasonable attorney's fees.
   § 30.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as amended by chapter  23  of  the  laws  of  2024,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a)  The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of
 subdivision one and paragraph (a) of subdivision  two  of  this  section
 that  result  in  permanent  disqualification shall include a conviction
 under sections 125.12, 125.13, 125.14, 125.15, 125.20,  125.21,  125.22,
 125.25,  125.26,  125.27,  130.30,  130.35,  former  sections 130.45 and
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 130.50, sections 130.65, 130.66, 130.67, 130.70, 130.75, 130.80, 130.90,
 130.95,  130.96,  135.25,  135.38,  150.20,  230.30,   230.32,   230.34,
 230.34-a,  230.34-B,  235.22,  263.05, 263.10, 263.11, 263.15, 263.16 of
 the  penal  law  or  an  attempt to commit any of the aforesaid offenses
 under section 110.00 of the penal law, or any offenses committed under a
 former section of the penal law which would constitute violations of the
 aforesaid sections of the penal law, or any offenses  committed  outside
 this  state  which would constitute violations of the aforesaid sections
 of the penal law.
   § 31. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 510-d of the vehicle and traffic
 law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2018, are amended to  read
 as follows:
   1.  A  class E driver's license shall be suspended by the commissioner
 for a period of one year where the holder is convicted of a violation of
 section 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32, 230.34,  230.34-a,  230.34-B  or
 230.40  of the penal law and the holder used a for hire motor vehicle to
 commit such crime.
   2. A class E driver's license may be revoked by the commissioner  when
 the  holder, who had [his or her] THEIR driver's license suspended under
 subdivision one of this section within the last ten years, is  convicted
 of a second violation of section 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32, 230.34,
 230.34-a,  230.34-B or 230.40 of the penal law and the holder used a for
 hire motor vehicle to commit such crime.
   § 32. Subdivision a of section 3-118 of the administrative code of the
 city of New York, as amended by chapter 189 of the  laws  of  2018,  the
 third  undesignated  paragraph  as  amended by chapter 23 of the laws of
 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   a. For the purposes of this section,  the  following  terms  have  the
 following meanings:
   Homeless  youth. The term "homeless youth" means persons under the age
 of 21 who are in need of services and are without  a  place  of  shelter
 where supervision and care are available.
   Runaway youth. The term "runaway youth" means persons under the age of
 18  years  who are absent from their legal residence without the consent
 of their parent, legal guardian or custodian.
   Sexually exploited youth. The term "sexually  exploited  youth"  means
 persons under the age of 18 who have been subject to sexual exploitation
 because  they  (a)  are  the  victim  of the crime of sex trafficking as
 defined in section 230.34 of the penal law; (b) engage  in  any  act  as
 defined  in  section  230.00  of  the penal law; (c) are a victim of the
 crime of compelling prostitution as defined in  section  230.33  of  the
 penal  law;  (d) are a victim of the crime of sex trafficking of a child
 as defined in section 230.34-a of the penal law; [or] (e) ARE  A  VICTIM
 OF  THE  CRIME  OF SEX TRAFFICKING IN SCHOOL ZONES AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW; OR (F) engage in acts or conduct described in
 article two hundred sixty-three of the penal law. The  term  shall  also
 mean  persons under the age of 18 who have been subject to incest in the
 third degree, second degree or first  degree,  as  defined  in  sections
 255.25, 255.26, and 255.27 of the penal law, respectively, or any of the
 sex offenses enumerated in article one hundred thirty of the penal law.
   § 33.  Subparagraph i of paragraph 7 of subdivision a of section 9-131
 of  the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by chap-
 ter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   i. a felony defined in any of the following sections of the penal law:
 120.01, 120.02, 120.03, 120.04,  120.04-a(4),  120.05,  120.06,  120.07,
 120.08,  120.09, 120.10, 120.11, 120.12, 120.13, 120.18, 120.25, 120.55,
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 120.60, 120.70, 121.12, 121.13, 125.10, 125.11, 125.12, 125.13,  125.14,
 125.15,  125.20,  125.21, 125.22, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, FORMER SECTION
 125.40, FORMER SECTION 125.45, 130.25, 130.30,  130.35,  FORMER  SECTION
 130.40,  FORMER  SECTION  130.45, FORMER SECTION 130.50, 130.53, 130.65,
 130.65-a,  130.66,  130.67,  130.70,  130.75,  130.80,  130.85,  130.90,
 130.95,   130.96,   135.10,  135.20,  135.25,  135.35,  135.38,  135.50,
 135.65(2)(b), 140.17, 140.25, 140.30, 145.12,  150.05,  150.10,  150.15,
 150.20,  160.05, 160.10, 160.15, 195.07, 195.08, 195.17, 215.11, 215.12,
 215.13, 215.15, 215.16, 215.17, 215.51, 215.52, 220.18, 220.21,  220.28,
 220.41,   220.43,   220.44,  220.48,  220.77,  230.05,  230.06,  230.19,
 230.25(2), 230.30, 230.32, 230.33, 230.34, 230.34-a,  230.34-B,  235.22,
 240.06,  240.55, 240.60, 240.61, 240.62, 240.63, 240.75, 241.05, 255.26,
 255.27, 260.25, 260.32, 260.34, 263.05, 263.10, 263.11, 263.15,  263.16,
 263.30,  265.01-a,  265.01-b,  265.02(2)  through  (8),  265.03, 265.04,
 265.08, 265.09, 265.10, 265.11, 265.12, 265.13, 265.14, 265.16,  265.17,
 265.19,  265.35(2),  270.30,  270.35, 405.16(1), 405.18, 460.22, 470.21,
 470.22, 470.23, 470.24, 490.10, 490.15, 490.20, 490.25, 490.30,  490.35,
 490.37, 490.40, 490.45, 490.47, 490.50, or 490.55;
   § 34. Subparagraph i of paragraph 6 of subdivision a of section 14-154
 of  the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by chap-
 ter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   i. a felony defined in any of the following sections of the penal law:
 120.01, 120.02, 120.03, 120.04,  120.04-a(4),  120.05,  120.06,  120.07,
 120.08,  120.09, 120.10, 120.11, 120.12, 120.13, 120.18, 120.25, 120.55,
 120.60, 120.70, 121.12, 121.13, 125.10, 125.11, 125.12, 125.13,  125.14,
 125.15,  125.20,  125.21, 125.22, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, FORMER SECTION
 125.40, FORMER SECTION 125.45, 130.25, 130.30,  130.35,  FORMER  SECTION
 130.40,  FORMER  SECTION  130.45, FORMER SECTION 130.50, 130.53, 130.65,
 130.65-a,  130.66,  130.67,  130.70,  130.75,  130.80,  130.85,  130.90,
 130.95,   130.96,   135.10,  135.20,  135.25,  135.35,  135.38,  135.50,
 135.65(2)(b), 140.17, 140.25, 140.30, 145.12,  150.05,  150.10,  150.15,
 150.20,  160.05, 160.10, 160.15, 195.07, 195.08, 195.17, 215.11, 215.12,
 215.13, 215.15, 215.16, 215.17, 215.51, 215.52, 220.18, 220.21,  220.28,
 220.41,   220.43,   220.44,  220.48,  220.77,  230.05,  230.06,  230.19,
 230.25(2), 230.30, 230.32, 230.33, 230.34, 230.34-a,  230.34-B,  235.22,
 240.06,  240.55, 240.60, 240.61, 240.62, 240.63, 240.75, 241.05, 255.26,
 255.27, 260.25, 260.32, 260.34, 263.05, 263.10, 263.11, 263.15,  263.16,
 263.30,  265.01-a,  265.01-b,  265.02  (2)  through (8), 265.03, 265.04,
 265.08, 265.09, 265.10, 265.11, 265.12, 265.13, 265.14, 265.16,  265.17,
 265.19,  265.35(2),  270.30,  270.35, 405.16(l), 405.18, 460.22, 470.21,
 470.22, 470.23, 470.24, 490.10, 490.15, 490.20, 490.25, 490.30,  490.35,
 490.37, 490.40, 490.45, 490.47, 490.50, or 490.55;
   §  35.  The  definition  of  "human  trafficking"  in subdivision a of
 section 14-192 of the administrative code of the city of  New  York,  as
 added  by local law number 49 of the city of New York for the year 2022,
 is amended to read as follows:
   Human trafficking. The term "human trafficking" shall mean an  act  or
 threat  of  an  act  that  may constitute sex trafficking, as defined in
 [section] SECTIONS 230.34, 230.34-A AND 230.34-B of the  penal  law,  or
 labor trafficking, as defined in [section] SECTIONS 135.35 [and], 135.36
 AND 135.38 of the penal law.
   §  36.  The definition of "human trafficking" of section 20-565 of the
 administrative code of the city of New  York,  as  added  by  local  law
 number 104 of the city of New York for the year 2024, is amended to read
 as follows:
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   Human  trafficking.  The term "human trafficking" shall mean an act or
 threat of an act that may constitute  sex  trafficking,  as  defined  in
 section  230.34  of  the penal law, child sex trafficking, as defined in
 section 230.34-a of the penal law, SEX TRAFFICKING IN SCHOOL  ZONES,  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW, accomplice to sex traf-
 ficking, as defined in section 230.36 of the penal law, or  labor  traf-
 ficking,  as defined in sections 135.35, 135.36, [and] 135.37 AND 135.38
 of the penal law.
   § 37. The definition of "human trafficking" of section 20-912  of  the
 administrative  code  of  the  city of New York, as amended by local law
 number 97 of the city of New York for the year 2020, is amended to  read
 as follows:
   "Human  trafficking"  shall  mean  an act or threat of an act that may
 constitute sex trafficking, as defined  in  [section]  SECTIONS  230.34,
 230.34-A AND 230.34-B of the penal law, or labor trafficking, as defined
 in [section] SECTIONS 135.35 [and], 135.36 AND 135.38 of the penal law.
   §  38.  This  act shall take effect January 1, 2026 and shall apply to
 offenses committed on and after such effective date.
 
                                  PART B
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section  409-o
 to read as follows:
   §  409-O. POSTING OF WARNING SIGNS OF INCREASED TRAFFICKING PENALTIES.
 1. EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL, INCLUDING CHARTER  SCHOOLS,  AND  EVERY  PRIVATE
 SCHOOL  SHALL  POST  WARNING  SIGNS  OF THE PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING OF
 PERSONS UNDER SECTIONS 135.38, 230.34-A AND 230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW AT
 A CONSPICUOUS PLACE REASONABLY LIKELY TO BE VIEWED BY ALL PERSONS ENTER-
 ING THE SCHOOL PREMISES  AND  MAY  POST  SUCH  SIGNS  AT  THE  FOLLOWING
 LOCATIONS:
   (A)  PARALLEL  TO  AND  ALONG  THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE SCHOOL'S
 PREMISES;
   (B) AT EACH ROADWAY OR OTHER WAY OF ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL'S PREMISES;
   (C) FOR SCHOOL PREMISES NOT FENCED, AT LEAST EVERY FIVE  HUNDRED  FEET
 ALONG THE EXTERIOR BOUNDARIES OF THE PREMISES;
   (D) AT EACH ENTRANCE TO THE SCHOOL PREMISES; AND
   (E)  AT  CONSPICUOUS  PLACES  REASONABLY  LIKELY  TO  BE VIEWED BY ALL
 PERSONS ENTERING THE SCHOOL PREMISES.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE  ON
 HUMAN TRAFFICKING ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-EE
 OF  THE  SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL ADOPT RULES REGARDING THE PLACEMENT,
 INSTALLATION, DESIGN, SIZE, WORDING, AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOR  THE
 WARNING  SIGNS  REQUIRED UNDER THIS SECTION. THE RULES MUST REQUIRE THAT
 EACH WARNING SIGN:
   (A) INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  PENALTIES  FOR  THE  VIOLATION  OF
 SECTIONS  135.38,  230.34-A AND 230.34-B OF THE PENAL LAW, INCLUDING THE
 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING SUCH SECTIONS;
   (B) BE AT LEAST 8-1/2 BY 11 INCHES IN SIZE; AND
   (C) BE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH; PROVIDED THAT THE  COMMISSIONER
 MAY  ALLOW ONE SIGN OR POSTER IN ENGLISH AND ONE SIGN OR POSTER IN SPAN-
 ISH AND/OR MAY REQUIRE THE DISPLAY OF SIGNS IN OTHER LANGUAGES AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE EACH SCHOOL WITHOUT CHARGE THE  NUMBER
 OF  WARNING SIGNS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION AND RULES ADOPTED
 UNDER THIS SECTION. IF THE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE  EACH  SCHOOL
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 WITH  THE  NUMBER  OF  SIGNS NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT MAY:
   (A)  PROVIDE  TO  A  SCHOOL  FEWER  SIGNS THAN THE NUMBER NECESSARY TO
 COMPLY WITH THAT SECTION; AND
   (B) PRIORITIZE DISTRIBUTION OF SIGNS TO SCHOOLS BASED  ON  REPORTS  OF
 CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREAS NEAR THAT SCHOOL.
   4.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE
 POSTING REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION.
   § 2. Section 806-a of the education law, as amended by chapter 644  of
 the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   §  806-a.  Driver education. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of
 law, all school districts  providing  instruction  in  driver  education
 shall include in such instruction: (a) a driver safety component with an
 emphasis  on  the  effects  of  alcohol and drug use, (b) instruction in
 motorcycle safety awareness, AND (C) INFORMATION RELATING TO HUMAN TRAF-
 FICKING PREVENTION. The commissioner, upon approval by the  commissioner
 of motor vehicles, shall establish a curriculum for the alcohol and drug
 education  component which shall include but not be limited to: instruc-
 tion describing the hazards of driving while  impaired  or  intoxicated;
 the  penalties  for  alcohol  related motor vehicle violations including
 sanctions set forth in  the  penal  law  that  apply  to  homicides  and
 assaults  arising  out of the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxi-
 cated and those sanctions set forth  in  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law
 relating  to  driving while intoxicated; and the medical, biological and
 physiological effects of the consumption of alcohol and their impact  on
 the operation of a motor vehicle.
   2.  (A)  The  commissioner, upon approval of the commissioner of motor
 vehicles, shall establish by regulation a certification process by driv-
 er education courses of the amount of time a holder of  a  class  DJ  or
 class  MJ  learner's  permit  has  spent operating a motor vehicle while
 under the immediate supervision of a driver education teacher. A certif-
 icate issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be deemed to be proof of
 all or a portion of the supervised  driving  experience  required  under
 certification  pursuant  to  paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section
 five hundred two of the vehicle and traffic law.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INTERAGENCY TASK  FORCE
 ON  HUMAN  TRAFFICKING  ESTABLISHED  UNDER  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-
 THREE-EE OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, SHALL PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  IMPLEMENTING  THIS  SECTION  NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE
 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH. THE CURRICULUM SHALL  BE  INCLUDED  IN
 EACH  DRIVER  EDUCATION COURSE OR DRIVING SAFETY COURSE HELD ON OR AFTER
 SEPTEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX.
   § 3. Section 465 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE POSTING OF REQUIRED SIGNAGE
 AND  NOTICES  IN OR ON THE PREMISES WHERE A BODY  PIERCING SPECIALIST OR
 TATTOOIST CONDUCTS PRACTICE.
   § 4. The public health law is amended by adding a new section  468  to
 read as follows:
   §  468. POSTING OF SIGNS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. 1. THE COMMIS-
 SIONER SHALL REQUIRE ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY  OPERATING  A  TATTOO
 STUDIO  OR  BODY  PIERCING  STUDIO  TO DISPLAY ONE OR MORE COPIES OF THE
 NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE POSTER  DESCRIBED  IN
 SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-FF OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW IN OR ON
 THE  PREMISES  WHERE  A BODY   PIERCING SPECIALIST OR TATTOOIST CONDUCTS
 PRACTICE.
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   2. AT A MINIMUM, A PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY SUBJECT  TO  THE  POSTING
 REQUIREMENT  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY A BILINGUAL
 VERSION OF THE SIGN OR POSTER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH OR TO  DISPLAY  ONE
 POSTER IN ENGLISH AND ONE POSTER IN SPANISH. A PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY
 MAY BE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY SIGNS OR POSTERS IN OTHER LANGUAGES AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY SUBJECT TO THE POSTING REQUIREMENT OF
 THIS  SECTION SHALL DISPLAY, IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND IN A CONSPICUOUS
 PLACE WHERE IT CAN BE EASILY READ BY  CLIENTELE  AND  EMPLOYEES  OF  THE
 ESTABLISHMENT, ANY SIGN OR POSTER REQUIRED BY THE AUTHORITY.
   4. IF THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TOLL-FREE NUMBER CHANGES,
 THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY EACH PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY SUBJECT TO
 THE POSTING REQUIREMENT OF THIS SECTION OF THE CHANGE AND SHALL  REQUIRE
 THE  DISPLAY  OF  ONE  OR  MORE  SIGNS OR POSTERS WITH THE NEW TOLL-FREE
 NUMBER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH NOTIFICATION.
   5. ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS ENTITY SUBJECT TO THE POSTING REQUIREMENT OF
 THIS SECTION WHO VIOLATES  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
 SUBJECT  TO  A CIVIL PENALTY, NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH
 DAY OF VIOLATION.
   § 5. The environmental conservation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 9-0905 to read as follows:
 § 9-0905. POSTING OF SIGNS RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
   1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO DISPLAY ONE OR
 MORE COPIES OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING  RESOURCE  CENTER  HOTLINE
 POSTER  DESCRIBED  IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE-FF OF THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW IN OR ON THE PREMISES OF PARKS SUBJECT TO THE  JURISDICTION
 OF THE DEPARTMENT.
   2. AT A MINIMUM, THE POSTING REQUIREMENT OF THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE
 THE  DISPLAY  OF AT LEAST ONE BILINGUAL VERSION OF THE SIGN OR POSTER IN
 ENGLISH AND SPANISH OR THE DISPLAY OF ONE  POSTER  IN  ENGLISH  AND  ONE
 POSTER  IN  SPANISH AT EACH ENTRANCE INTO THE PARK. THE DISPLAY OF ADDI-
 TIONAL POSTERS OR POSTERS IN OTHER LANGUAGES  MAY  BE  REQUIRED  BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   3.  EACH  POSTER  SHALL  BE DISPLAYED, IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND IN A
 CONSPICUOUS PLACE WHERE IT CAN BE EASILY READ BY  PERSONS  ENTERING  THE
 PARK.
   4. IF THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE TOLL-FREE NUMBER CHANGES,
 THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  NOTIFY  THE DEPARTMENT OF THE CHANGE AND SHALL
 REQUIRE THE DISPLAY OF ONE OR MORE SIGNS OR POSTERS WITH THE  NEW  TOLL-
 FREE NUMBER WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH NOTIFICATION.
   §  6. Section 408-b of the general business law, as amended by chapter
 71 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   § 408-b. Domestic violence [and], sexual assault AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 awareness education. The department shall ensure that domestic  violence
 [and],  sexual assault AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING awareness education courses
 are made available to all licensees and  applicants  for  a  license  or
 renewal  pursuant  to  this  article  and  that such courses are offered
 through the department's website. The department, in  consultation  with
 the  office  for the prevention of domestic violence and advocacy groups
 recognized by the federal department of health and human services or the
 federal department of justice, which  have  the  ability  to  coordinate
 statewide  and  with  local  communities  on programming and educational
 materials  related  to  the  prevention  and  intervention  of  domestic
 violence  [or],  sexual  assault OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING in New York state,
 shall develop and provide  access  to  domestic  violence  [and]  sexual
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 assault,  AND  HUMAN TRAFFICKING awareness education courses appropriate
 for those licensed under this article.
   §  7.  The  department  of  education  is  required  to  implement the
 provisions of section one of this act only if the legislature  appropri-
 ates  money  specifically  for that purpose. If the legislature does not
 appropriate money specifically  for  that  purpose,  the  department  of
 education  may,  but is not required to, implement such provisions using
 other appropriations available for that purpose.
   § 8. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026  and  shall  apply  to
 violations  committed on and after such effective date.  Effective imme-
 diately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation
 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective  date  are
 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
   §  3.  Severability.  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
 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 judgment  shall  have
 been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature
 that  this  act  would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions
 had not been included herein.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately  provided,  however,  that
 the  applicable effective date of Parts A through B of this act shall be
 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.