S 3006: 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; relates to contracts for excellence; relates to calculation of state aid to school districts; relates to a statewide dual enrollment policy; extends workforce education; relates to maximum class sizes for special education; extends chapter 82 of the laws of 1995; relates to foundation aid; provides for special apportionment for salary expenses; provides for special apportionment for public pension accruals; establishes a dual enrollment program; relates to universal pre-kindergarten and the Statewide universal full-day pre-kindergarten; extends provisions relating to paperwork reduction; relates to funding a program for work force education; extends provisions for monitors in the Hempstead union free school district, the Wyandanch union free school district and the Rochester city school district; relates to supplementary funding for the East Ramapo central school district; extends provisions authorizing the Roosevelt union free school district to finance deficits by the issuance of serial bonds; relates to requirements for zero emissions school buses; relates to certain instructional requirements for nonpublic schools (Part A); establishes a universal free school meals program; repeals provisions relating to the community eligibility provision state subsidy (Part B); relates to school policies regarding the use of internet-enabled devices during the school day (Part C); relates to scholarships awarded to part-time students by the New York state higher education services corporation; makes conforming changes; repeals provisions relating to tuition awards for part-time undergraduate students; relates to the New York state part-time scholarship award program (Part D); relates to authorizing the excelsior scholarship cover the cost of tuition in the state university of New York system (Part E); creates a New York opportunity promise scholarship for certain students who matriculated at a SUNY or CUNY community college, are over 25 years of age, have applied for certain tuition assistance programs, are eligible for resident tuition rates, and have not already obtained a postsecondary degree (Part F); provides for reduction of taxes pursuant to shelter rent (Part L); utilizes reserves in the mortgage insurance fund for the neighborhood preservation program, the rural preservation program, the rural rental assistance program, and the New York state supportive housing program (Part N); extends certain provisions relating to restructuring financing for residential school placements (Part O); authorizes child care support centers which are certified by the office of children and family services to place individuals as substitute caregivers at licensed and registered child care programs (Part P); relates to the provision of public assistance allowances to public assistance recipients upon the birth of a new child (Part Q); relates to increasing the standards of monthly need for aged, blind and disabled persons living in the community (Part R); relates to the effectiveness of provisions of law relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner of social services relating to the appointment of a temporary operator (Part S); relates to the healthy terminals act; amends certain definitions relating to covered airport location and covered airport workers; provides for the applicable standard rate as meaning the wage and benefit rates designated by the commissioner of labor (Part T); limits the amount of liquidated damages for certain frequency of pay violations (Part U); relates to civil penalties for violations of certain wage payment provisions (Part V); increases the civil penalties for violations of child labor laws (Part W); establishes a database for the employment of minors; allows for registration of minors and employers in such database; digitizes the process for minors to apply for employment (Part X); expands certain payments previously made to parents of deceased service members to spouses and minor children of such service members; authorizes the commissioner of veterans' affairs to conduct an outreach program for the purpose of informing the public and persons who may be eligible to receive an annuity (Part Y); requires submission of an annual report on the New York state museum (Part AA); decreases the length of the suspension period applicable to certain individuals who lose their jobs due to a labor dispute, such as a strike, and who seek to obtain unemployment insurance benefits (Part BB); requires social services for a city of a population of a million or more shall spend a certain amount of local funds for child care block grants (Part CC); establishes the crime of evading arrest by concealment of identity (Part DD); expands the merit time allowance and limited credit time allowance programs (Part EE); authorizes the commissioner of education to appoint a monitor to oversee the Mount Vernon city school district; requires such monitor to schedule three public hearings; requires the monitor and board of education to develop a proposed financial plan for the 2025--2026 school year and the four subsequent school years (Part FF); relates to the conversion to condominium ownership for the preservation of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York; provides expanded homeownership opportunities from the conversion of certain residential rental buildings to condominium status by property owners that commit to preserve the inventory of expiring affordable housing in the city of New York (Part GG); establishes the housing access voucher pilot program (Part HH); amends 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); establishes the city of Buffalo parking authority; provides for its powers, duties and obligations (Part JJ); increases the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance (Part KK); amends provisions relating to discovery reform (Part LL); provides for the administration of certain funds and accounts related to the 2025-2026 budget; authorizes certain payments and transfers; relates to the administration of certain funds and accounts (Part MM).

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ S. 3006 A. 3006  SENATE - ASSEMBLY 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 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. LBD12572-01-5 
 S. 3006 2 A. 3006 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- 
 S. 3006 3 A. 3006 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: 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law major components of legislation 2 necessary to implement the state education, labor, housing and family 3 assistance budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year. Each component is 4 wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A through AA. The 5 effective date for each particular provision contained within such Part 6 is set forth in the last section of such Part. Any provision in any 7 section contained within a Part, including the effective date of the 8 Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this act", when used in 9 connection with that particular component, shall be deemed to mean and 10 refer to the corresponding section of the Part in which it is found. 11 Section three of this act sets forth the general effective date of this 12 act. 13 PART A 14 Section 1. Paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 211-d of the educa- 15 tion law, as amended by section 1 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 16 2024, is amended to read as follows: 17 e. Notwithstanding paragraphs a and b of this subdivision, a school 18 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand 19 eight--two thousand nine school year shall submit a contract for excel- 20 lence for the two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year in 21 conformity with the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of 22 subdivision two of this section unless all schools in the district are 23 identified as in good standing and provided further that, a school 24 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand 25 nine--two thousand ten school year, unless all schools in the district 26 are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excel- 27 lence for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year which 28 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of para- 29 graph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure 30 of an amount which shall be not less than the product of the amount 31 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two 32 thousand nine--two thousand ten school year, multiplied by the 33 district's gap elimination adjustment percentage and provided further 34 that, a school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 35 two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year, unless all schools 36 in the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a 37 contract for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thir- 38 teen school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of 39 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, 40 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than 41 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence 42 for the two thousand eleven--two thousand twelve school year and 43 provided further that, a school district that submitted a contract for 44 excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school 45 year, unless all schools in the district are identified as in good 46 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand 
 S. 3006 4 A. 3006 1 thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year which shall, notwithstanding 2 the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two 3 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be 4 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract 5 for excellence for the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school 6 year and provided further that, a school district that submitted a 7 contract for excellence for the two thousand thirteen--two thousand 8 fourteen school year, unless all schools in the district are identified 9 as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two 10 thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year which shall, 11 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of 12 subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure of an 13 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis- 14 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand thirteen--two 15 thousand fourteen school year; and provided further that, a school 16 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand 17 fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year, unless all schools in the 18 district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for 19 excellence for the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school 20 year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) 21 of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the 22 expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than the amount 23 approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two 24 thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen school year; and provided 25 further that a school district that submitted a contract for excellence 26 for the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year, unless 27 all schools in the district are identified as in good standing, shall 28 submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thou- 29 sand seventeen school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements 30 of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, 31 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than 32 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence 33 for the two thousand fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year; and 34 provided further that, a school district that submitted a contract for 35 excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thousand seventeen school 36 year, unless all schools in the district are identified as in good 37 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand 38 seventeen--two thousand eighteen school year which shall, notwithstand- 39 ing the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision 40 two of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which 41 shall be not less than the amount approved by the commissioner in the 42 contract for excellence for the two thousand sixteen--two thousand 43 seventeen school year; and provided further that a school district that 44 submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand seventeen--two 45 thousand eighteen school year, unless all schools in the district are 46 identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence 47 for the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year which 48 shall, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of para- 49 graph a of subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure 50 of an amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by the 51 commissioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand seven- 52 teen--two thousand eighteen school year; and provided further that, a 53 school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the two 54 thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year, unless all schools 55 in the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a 56 contract for excellence for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand 
 S. 3006 5 A. 3006 1 twenty school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of 2 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, 3 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than 4 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence 5 for the two thousand eighteen--two thousand nineteen school year; and 6 provided further that, a school district that submitted a contract for 7 excellence for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty school 8 year, unless all schools in the district are identified as in good 9 standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two thousand 10 twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year which shall, notwithstanding 11 the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two 12 of this section, provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be 13 not less than the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract 14 for excellence for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty school 15 year; and provided further that, a school district that submitted a 16 contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty--two thousand twen- 17 ty-one school year, unless all schools in the district are identified as 18 in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two 19 thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school year which shall, 20 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of 21 subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure of an 22 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis- 23 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty--two 24 thousand twenty-one school year; and provided further that, a school 25 district that submitted a contract for excellence for the two thousand 26 twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school year, unless all schools in 27 the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit a contract 28 for excellence for the two thousand twenty-two--two thousand twenty- 29 three school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of 30 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, 31 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than 32 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence 33 for the two thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school year; 34 and provided further that, a school district that submitted a contract 35 for excellence for the two thousand twenty-two--two thousand twenty- 36 three school year, unless all schools in the district are identified as 37 in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two 38 thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year which shall, 39 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of 40 subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure of an 41 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis- 42 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-two-- 43 two thousand twenty-three school year; and provided further that, a 44 school district that submitted a contract for excellence for the two 45 thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year, unless all 46 schools in the district are identified as in good standing, shall submit 47 a contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand 48 twenty-five school year which shall, notwithstanding the requirements of 49 subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of subdivision two of this section, 50 provide for the expenditure of an amount which shall be not less than 51 the amount approved by the commissioner in the contract for excellence 52 for the two thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four school year; 53 and provided further that a school district that submitted a contract 54 for excellence for the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty- 55 five school year, unless all schools in the district are identified as 56 in good standing, shall submit a contract for excellence for the two 
 S. 3006 6 A. 3006 1 thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school year which shall, 2 notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph a of 3 subdivision two of this section, provide for the expenditure of an 4 amount which shall be not less than the amount approved by the commis- 5 sioner in the contract for excellence for the two thousand twenty-four- 6 -two thousand twenty-five school year; provided, however, that, in a 7 city school district in a city having a population of one million or 8 more, notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (vi) of paragraph 9 a of subdivision two of this section, the contract for excellence shall 10 provide for the expenditure as set forth in subparagraph (v) of para- 11 graph a of subdivision two of this section. For purposes of this para- 12 graph, the "gap elimination adjustment percentage" shall be calculated 13 as the sum of one minus the quotient of the sum of the school district's 14 net gap elimination adjustment for two thousand ten--two thousand eleven 15 computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the laws of two thousand 16 ten, making appropriations for the support of government, plus the 17 school district's gap elimination adjustment for two thousand eleven-- 18 two thousand twelve as computed pursuant to chapter fifty-three of the 19 laws of two thousand eleven, making appropriations for the support of 20 the local assistance budget, including support for general support for 21 public schools, divided by the total aid for adjustment computed pursu- 22 ant to chapter fifty-three of the laws of two thousand eleven, making 23 appropriations for the local assistance budget, including support for 24 general support for public schools. Provided, further, that such amount 25 shall be expended to support and maintain allowable programs and activ- 26 ities approved in the two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year or 27 to support new or expanded allowable programs and activities in the 28 current year. 29 § 2. Paragraph p of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law 30 is REPEALED. 31 § 3. The opening paragraph and subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph 32 q of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education law, as amended by 33 section 16 of part YYY of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, are amended to 34 read as follows: 35 "Poverty count" shall mean the sum of the product of the [lunch] 36 economically disadvantaged student count multiplied by sixty-five 37 percent, plus the product of the [census] SAIPE count multiplied by 38 sixty-five percent, where: 39 (i) ["Lunch] "Economically disadvantaged student count" shall mean the 40 product of the public school enrollment of the school district on the 41 date enrollment was counted in accordance with this subdivision for the 42 base year multiplied by the three-year average [free and reduced price 43 lunch percent] economically disadvantaged rate; and 44 (ii) ["Census] "SAIPE count" shall mean the product of the public 45 school enrollment of the school district on the date enrollment was 46 counted in accordance with this subdivision for the base year multiplied 47 by the [census 2000 poverty] three-year average small area income and 48 poverty estimate rate. 49 § 4. Subparagraphs (iii), (iv) and (v) of paragraph q of subdivision 1 50 of section 3602 of the education law are REPEALED. 51 § 5. Paragraph kk of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education 52 law is REPEALED. 53 § 6. Paragraph ll of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education 54 law, as added by section 11-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 55 2021, is renumbered subparagraph (iv) of paragraph q of such subdivision 56 1 and is amended to read as follows: 
 S. 3006 7 A. 3006 1 (iv) (1) "Economically disadvantaged count" shall be equal to the 2 unduplicated count of all children registered to receive educational 3 services in grades kindergarten through twelve, including children in 4 ungraded programs who participate in, or whose family participates in, 5 economic assistance programs, such as the free or reduced-price lunch 6 programs, Social Security Insurance, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 7 Program, Foster Care, Refugee Assistance (cash or medical assistance), 8 Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), 9 Safety Net Assistance (SNA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), or Tempo- 10 rary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). 11 (2) "Economically disadvantaged rate" shall mean the quotient arrived 12 at when dividing the economically disadvantaged count by public enroll- 13 ment as computed pursuant to subparagraph one of paragraph n of this 14 subdivision. 15 (3) "Three-year average economically disadvantaged rate" shall equal 16 the quotient of: (i) the sum of the economically disadvantaged count for 17 the school year prior to the base year, plus such number for the school 18 year two years prior to the base year, plus such number for the school 19 year three years prior to the base year; divided by (ii) the sum of 20 enrollment as computed pursuant to subparagraph one of paragraph n of 21 this subdivision [one of this section] for the school year prior to the 22 base year, plus such number for the school year two years prior to the 23 base year, plus such number for the school year three years prior to the 24 base year, [computed] rounded to four decimals [without rounding]. 25 § 7. Paragraph mm of subdivision 1 of section 3602 of the education 26 law is renumbered subparagraph (iii) of paragraph q of such subdivision 27 1 and is amended to read as follows: 28 (iii) "Three-year average small area income and poverty estimate rate" 29 shall equal the quotient of: (i) the sum of the number of persons aged 30 five to seventeen within the school district, based on the small area 31 income and poverty estimates produced by the United States census 32 bureau, whose families had incomes below the poverty level for the 33 calendar year prior to the year in which the base year began, plus such 34 number for the calendar year two years prior to the year in which the 35 base year began, plus such number for the calendar year three years 36 prior to the year in which the base year began; divided by (ii) the sum 37 of the total number of persons aged five to seventeen within the school 38 district, based on such census bureau estimates, for the year prior to 39 the year in which the base year began, plus such total number for the 40 year two years prior to the year in which the base year began, plus such 41 total number for the year three years prior to the year in which the 42 base year began, [computed] rounded to four decimals [without rounding]. 43 § 8. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section 3602 of 44 the education law, as amended by section 13 of part B of chapter 57 of 45 the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 46 (2) a value computed by subtracting from one the product obtained by 47 multiplying the combined wealth ratio by sixty-four hundredths, provided 48 however, that for the purpose of computing the state sharing ratio for 49 total foundation aid, the tier two value shall be computed by subtract- 50 ing from one the product obtained when multiplying the combined wealth 51 ratio by six hundred twenty-eight thousandths (0.628) and such values 52 shall be computed using the combined wealth ratio for total foundation 53 aid in place of the combined wealth ratio; or 54 § 9. The closing paragraph of paragraph g of subdivision 3 of section 55 3602 of the education law, as amended by section 8 of part A of chapter 56 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 
 S. 3006 8 A. 3006 1 Such result shall be expressed as a decimal carried to three places 2 without rounding, but shall not be greater than ninety hundredths nor 3 less than zero, provided, however, that for the purpose of computing the 4 state sharing ratio for total foundation aid in the two thousand twen- 5 ty-four--two thousand twenty-five school year[ and thereafter], such 6 result shall not be greater than ninety-one hundredths (0.91), and that 7 for the purpose of computing the state sharing ratio for total founda- 8 tion aid in the two thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school 9 year and thereafter, such result shall not be greater than ninety-three 10 hundredths (0.93). 11 § 10. Subdivision 4 of section 3602 of the education law is amended by 12 adding a new paragraph f to read as follows: 13 f. Foundation aid payable in the two thousand twenty-five--two thou- 14 sand twenty-six school year. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 15 contrary, foundation aid payable in the two thousand twenty-five--two 16 thousand twenty-six school year shall equal the greater of total founda- 17 tion aid or the product of one and two hundredths (1.02) multiplied by 18 the foundation aid base. 19 § 11. The education law is amended by adding a new section 319 to 20 read as follows: 21 § 319. Establishment of dual enrollment policy. 1. For purposes of 22 this section: 23 (a) "Dual enrollment" means any program that is a partnership between 24 at least one school and at least one institution of higher education 25 that provides high school students with the opportunity to enroll in 26 college courses and earn transcripted and transferable college credit 27 from the institution(s) while completing high school graduation and 28 diploma requirements. Dual enrollment is the umbrella under which exist- 29 ing programs like pathways in technology early college high schools 30 (P-Tech), smart scholars, and smart transfer fall. 31 (b) "School" means a charter school, a school district, or a board of 32 cooperative educational services. 33 2. The commissioner shall adopt a statewide policy outlining the defi- 34 nition of dual enrollment programs and guidelines for participation and 35 data reporting in New York state. 36 3. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section 37 shall require that schools and higher education institutions annually 38 submit to the department data demonstrating participation and success in 39 dual enrollment programs in a form and manner determined by the commis- 40 sioner pursuant to subdivision five of this section. The department 41 shall annually publish such data on its public website no later than 42 January first in the school year following the school year for which the 43 data is applicable. 44 4. The policy established pursuant to subdivision two of this section 45 shall require that, by September first, two thousand twenty-six, all 46 schools participating in a dual enrollment program have on file with the 47 department a partnership agreement with the institution(s) of higher 48 education with which they are partnered. Such partnership agreements 49 shall establish the scope and terms of the dual enrollment program, as 50 well as a protocol for collecting, sharing, and reporting any data 51 required by the commissioner pursuant to this section. Partnership 52 agreements shall be consistent with the policy adopted by the commis- 53 sioner pursuant to subdivision two of this section, and shall contain 54 such other provisions as may be required by the commissioner. The part- 55 nership agreements shall be updated and resubmitted no less than once 56 every five years. The commissioner shall develop and make publicly 
 S. 3006 9 A. 3006 1 available the required partnership agreement form for schools and higher 2 education institutions no later than January first, two thousand twen- 3 ty-six. 4 5. On or before January first, two thousand twenty-six, the commis- 5 sioner, the chancellor of the state university of New York, the chancel- 6 lor of the city university of New York, and the governor shall jointly 7 establish data points to be submitted pursuant to this section. 8 § 12. Subdivision 4 of section 3627 of the education law, as amended 9 by section 13-a of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended 10 to read as follows: 11 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any 12 expenditures for transportation provided pursuant to this section in the 13 two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen school year and thereafter 14 and otherwise eligible for transportation aid pursuant to subdivision 15 seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this article shall be consid- 16 ered approved transportation expenses eligible for transportation aid, 17 provided further that for the two thousand thirteen--two thousand four- 18 teen school year such aid shall be limited to eight million one hundred 19 thousand dollars and for the two thousand fourteen--two thousand fifteen 20 school year such aid shall be limited to the sum of twelve million six 21 hundred thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the two thousand 22 fifteen--two thousand sixteen school year through two thousand eigh- 23 teen--two thousand nineteen school year such aid shall be limited to the 24 sum of eighteen million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the 25 base amount and for the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty 26 school year such aid shall be limited to the sum of nineteen million 27 three hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the 28 two thousand twenty--two thousand twenty-one school year such aid shall 29 be limited to the sum of nineteen million eight hundred fifty thousand 30 dollars plus the base amount and for the two thousand twenty-two--two 31 thousand twenty-three school year such aid shall be limited to the sum 32 of twenty-two million three hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base 33 amount and for the two thousand twenty-three--two thousand twenty-four 34 school year such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-four million 35 eight hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the 36 two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five school year [and 37 thereafter] such aid shall be limited to the sum of twenty-nine million 38 eight hundred fifty thousand dollars plus the base amount and for the 39 two thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school year and there- 40 after such aid shall be limited to the product of (i) the maximum amount 41 of aid authorized by this subdivision for the base year, and (ii) the 42 sum of one and the percentage increase in the consumer price index as 43 defined in paragraph hh of subdivision one of section thirty-six hundred 44 two of this article. For purposes of this subdivision, "base amount" 45 means the amount of transportation aid paid to the school district for 46 expenditures incurred in the two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen 47 school year for transportation that would have been eligible for aid 48 pursuant to this section had this section been in effect in such school 49 year, except that subdivision six of this section shall be deemed not to 50 have been in effect. And provided further that the school district shall 51 continue to annually expend for the transportation described in subdivi- 52 sion one of this section at least the expenditures used for the base 53 amount. 54 § 13. Paragraph i of subdivision 12 of section 3602 of the education 55 law, as amended by section 14 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 56 2024, is amended to read as follows: 
 S. 3006 10 A. 3006 1 i. For the two thousand twenty-one--two thousand twenty-two school 2 year through the two thousand [twenty-four] twenty-five--two thousand 3 [twenty-five] twenty-six school year, each school district shall be 4 entitled to an apportionment equal to the amount set forth for such 5 school district as "ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT" under the heading "2020-21 6 ESTIMATED AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced by the 7 commissioner in support of the budget for the two thousand twenty--two 8 thousand twenty-one school year and entitled "SA202-1", and such appor- 9 tionment shall be deemed to satisfy the state obligation to provide an 10 apportionment pursuant to subdivision eight of section thirty-six 11 hundred forty-one of this article. 12 § 14. The opening paragraph of subdivision 16 of section 3602 of the 13 education law, as amended by section 15 of part A of chapter 56 of the 14 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 15 Each school district shall be eligible to receive a high tax aid 16 apportionment in the two thousand eight--two thousand nine school year, 17 which shall equal the greater of (i) the sum of the tier 1 high tax aid 18 apportionment, the tier 2 high tax aid apportionment and the tier 3 high 19 tax aid apportionment or (ii) the product of the apportionment received 20 by the school district pursuant to this subdivision in the two thousand 21 seven--two thousand eight school year, multiplied by the due-minimum 22 factor, which shall equal, for districts with an alternate pupil wealth 23 ratio computed pursuant to paragraph b of subdivision three of this 24 section that is less than two, seventy percent (0.70), and for all other 25 districts, fifty percent (0.50). Each school district shall be eligible 26 to receive a high tax aid apportionment in the two thousand nine--two 27 thousand ten through two thousand twelve--two thousand thirteen school 28 years in the amount set forth for such school district as "HIGH TAX AID" 29 under the heading "2008-09 BASE YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer 30 listing produced by the commissioner in support of the budget for the 31 two thousand nine--two thousand ten school year and entitled "SA0910". 32 Each school district shall be eligible to receive a high tax aid appor- 33 tionment in the two thousand thirteen--two thousand fourteen through two 34 thousand [twenty-four] twenty-five--two thousand [twenty-five] twenty- 35 six school year equal to the greater of (1) the amount set forth for 36 such school district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2008-09 BASE 37 YEAR AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced by the commis- 38 sioner in support of the budget for the two thousand nine--two thousand 39 ten school year and entitled "SA0910" or (2) the amount set forth for 40 such school district as "HIGH TAX AID" under the heading "2013-14 ESTI- 41 MATED AIDS" in the school aid computer listing produced by the commis- 42 sioner in support of the executive budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year 43 and entitled "BT131-4". 44 § 15. Subdivision 16 of section 3602-ee of the education law, as 45 amended by section 18 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is 46 amended to read as follows: 47 16. The authority of the department to administer the universal full- 48 day pre-kindergarten program shall expire June thirtieth, two thousand 49 [twenty-five] twenty-six; provided that the program shall continue and 50 remain in full effect. 51 § 16. Paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 3604 of the education 52 law, as amended by chapter 161 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read 53 as follows: 54 a. State aid adjustments. All errors or omissions in the apportionment 55 shall be corrected by the commissioner. Whenever a school district has 56 been apportioned less money than that to which it is entitled, the 
 S. 3006 11 A. 3006 1 commissioner may allot to such district the balance to which it is enti- 2 tled. Whenever a school district has been apportioned more money than 3 that to which it is entitled, the commissioner may, by an order, direct 4 such moneys to be paid back to the state to be credited to the general 5 fund local assistance account for state aid to the schools, or may 6 deduct such amount from the next apportionment to be made to said 7 district, provided, however, that, upon notification of excess payments 8 of aid for which a recovery must be made by the state through deduction 9 of future aid payments, a school district may request that such excess 10 payments be recovered by deducting such excess payments from the 11 payments due to such school district and payable in the month of June in 12 (i) the school year in which such notification was received and (ii) the 13 two succeeding school years, provided further that there shall be no 14 interest penalty assessed against such district or collected by the 15 state. Such request shall be made to the commissioner in such form as 16 the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall be based on documentation 17 that the total amount to be recovered is in excess of one percent of the 18 district's total general fund expenditures for the preceding school 19 year. The amount to be deducted in the first year shall be the greater 20 of (i) the sum of the amount of such excess payments that is recognized 21 as a liability due to other governments by the district for the preced- 22 ing school year and the positive remainder of the district's unreserved 23 fund balance at the close of the preceding school year less the product 24 of the district's total general fund expenditures for the preceding 25 school year multiplied by five percent, or (ii) one-third of such excess 26 payments. The amount to be recovered in the second year shall equal the 27 lesser of the remaining amount of such excess payments to be recovered 28 or one-third of such excess payments, and the remaining amount of such 29 excess payments shall be recovered in the third year. Provided further 30 that, notwithstanding any other provisions of this subdivision, any 31 pending payment of moneys due to such district as a prior year adjust- 32 ment payable pursuant to paragraph c of this subdivision for aid claims 33 that had been previously paid as current year aid payments in excess of 34 the amount to which the district is entitled and for which recovery of 35 excess payments is to be made pursuant to this paragraph, shall be 36 reduced at the time of actual payment by any remaining unrecovered 37 balance of such excess payments, and the remaining scheduled deductions 38 of such excess payments pursuant to this paragraph shall be reduced by 39 the commissioner to reflect the amount so recovered. [The commissioner 40 shall certify no payment to a school district based on a claim submitted 41 later than three years after the close of the school year in which such 42 payment was first to be made. For claims for which payment is first to 43 be made in the nineteen hundred ninety-six--ninety-seven school year, 44 the commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district based on 45 a claim submitted later than two years after the close of such school 46 year.] For claims for which payment is first to be made [in the nineteen 47 hundred ninety-seven--ninety-eight school year and thereafter] prior to 48 the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five school year, the 49 commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district based on a 50 claim submitted later than one year after the close of such school year. 51 For claims for which payment is first to be made in the two thousand 52 twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five school year and thereafter, the 53 commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district based on a 54 claim submitted later than the first of November of such school year. 55 Provided, however, no payments shall be barred or reduced where such 56 payment is required as a result of a final audit of the state. It is 
 S. 3006 12 A. 3006 1 further provided that[, until June thirtieth, nineteen hundred ninety- 2 six, the commissioner may grant a waiver from the provisions of this 3 section for any school district if it is in the best educational inter- 4 ests of the district pursuant to guidelines developed by the commission- 5 er and approved by the director of the budget] for any apportionments 6 provided pursuant to sections seven hundred one, seven hundred eleven, 7 seven hundred fifty-one, seven hundred fifty-three, nineteen hundred 8 fifty, thirty-six hundred two, thirty-six hundred two-b, thirty-six 9 hundred two-c, thirty-six hundred two-e and forty-four hundred five of 10 this chapter for the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five 11 and two thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school years, the 12 commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district, other than 13 payments pursuant to subdivisions six-a, eleven, thirteen and fifteen of 14 section thirty-six hundred two of this part, in excess of the payment 15 computed based on an electronic data file used to produce the school aid 16 computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of the execu- 17 tive budget request submitted for the two thousand twenty-five--two 18 thousand twenty-six state fiscal year and entitled "BT252-6", and 19 further provided that for any apportionments provided pursuant to 20 sections seven hundred one, seven hundred eleven, seven hundred fifty- 21 one, seven hundred fifty-three, nineteen hundred fifty, thirty-six 22 hundred two, thirty-six hundred two-b, thirty-six hundred two-c, thir- 23 ty-six hundred two-e and forty-four hundred five of this chapter for the 24 two thousand twenty-six--two thousand twenty-seven school year and ther- 25 eafter, the commissioner shall certify no payment to a school district, 26 other than payments pursuant to subdivisions six-a, eleven, thirteen and 27 fifteen of section thirty-six hundred two of this part, in excess of the 28 payment computed based on an electronic data file used to produce the 29 school aid computer listing produced by the commissioner in support of 30 the executive budget request submitted for the state fiscal year in 31 which the school year commences. 32 § 17. The opening paragraph of section 3609-a of the education law, as 33 amended by section 23 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is 34 amended to read as follows: 35 For aid payable in the two thousand seven--two thousand eight school 36 year through the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty-five 37 school year, "moneys apportioned" shall mean the lesser of (i) the sum 38 of one hundred percent of the respective amount set forth for each 39 school district as payable pursuant to this section in the school aid 40 computer listing for the current year produced by the commissioner in 41 support of the budget which includes the appropriation for the general 42 support for public schools for the prescribed payments and individual- 43 ized payments due prior to April first for the current year plus the 44 apportionment payable during the current school year pursuant to subdi- 45 vision six-a and subdivision fifteen of section thirty-six hundred two 46 of this part minus any reductions to current year aids pursuant to 47 subdivision seven of section thirty-six hundred four of this part or any 48 deduction from apportionment payable pursuant to this chapter for 49 collection of a school district basic contribution as defined in subdi- 50 vision eight of section forty-four hundred one of this chapter, less any 51 grants provided pursuant to subparagraph two-a of paragraph b of subdi- 52 vision four of section ninety-two-c of the state finance law, less any 53 grants provided pursuant to subdivision five of section ninety-seven- 54 nnnn of the state finance law, less any grants provided pursuant to 55 subdivision twelve of section thirty-six hundred forty-one of this arti- 56 cle, or (ii) the apportionment calculated by the commissioner based on 
 S. 3006 13 A. 3006 1 data on file at the time the payment is processed; provided however, 2 that for the purposes of any payments made pursuant to this section 3 prior to the first business day of June of the current year, moneys 4 apportioned shall not include any aids payable pursuant to subdivisions 5 six and fourteen, if applicable, of section thirty-six hundred two of 6 this part as current year aid for debt service on bond anticipation 7 notes and/or bonds first issued in the current year or any aids payable 8 for full-day kindergarten for the current year pursuant to subdivision 9 nine of section thirty-six hundred two of this part. The definitions of 10 "base year" and "current year" as set forth in subdivision one of 11 section thirty-six hundred two of this part shall apply to this section. 12 [For aid payable in the two thousand twenty-four--two thousand twenty- 13 five school year, reference to such "school aid computer listing for the 14 current year" shall mean the printouts entitled "SA242-5".] For aid 15 payable in the two thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school 16 year and thereafter, "moneys apportioned" shall mean the lesser of: (i) 17 the sum of one hundred percent of the respective amount set forth for 18 each school district as payable pursuant to this section in the school 19 aid computer listing for the current year produced by the commissioner 20 in support of the executive budget request which includes the appropri- 21 ation for the general support for public schools for the prescribed 22 payments and individualized payments due prior to April first for the 23 current year plus the apportionment payable during the current school 24 year pursuant to subdivisions six-a and fifteen of section thirty-six 25 hundred two of this part minus any reductions to current year aids 26 pursuant to subdivision seven of section thirty-six hundred four of this 27 part or any deduction from apportionment payable pursuant to this chap- 28 ter for collection of a school district basic contribution as defined in 29 subdivision eight of section forty-four hundred one of this chapter, 30 less any grants provided pursuant to subparagraph two-a of paragraph b 31 of subdivision four of section ninety-two-c of the state finance law, 32 less any grants provided pursuant to subdivision five of section nine- 33 ty-seven-nnnn of the state finance law, less any grants provided pursu- 34 ant to subdivision twelve of section thirty-six hundred forty-one of 35 this article, or (ii) the apportionment calculated by the commissioner 36 based on data on file at the time the payment is processed; provided 37 however, that for the purposes of any payments made pursuant to this 38 section prior to the first business day of June of the current year, 39 moneys apportioned shall not include any aids payable pursuant to subdi- 40 visions six and fourteen, if applicable, of section thirty-six hundred 41 two of this part as current year aid for debt service on bond antic- 42 ipation notes and/or bonds first issued in the current year or any aids 43 payable for full-day kindergarten for the current year pursuant to 44 subdivision nine of section thirty-six hundred two of this part. For aid 45 payable in the two thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six school 46 year, reference to such "school aid computer listing for the current 47 year" shall mean the printouts entitled "BT252-6". 48 § 18. Subdivision b of section 2 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, 49 relating to funding a program for work force education conducted by the 50 consortium for worker education in New York city, as amended by section 51 27 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as 52 follows: 53 b. Reimbursement for programs approved in accordance with subdivision 54 a of this section for the reimbursement for the 2018--2019 school year 55 shall not exceed 59.4 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per 56 contact hour or fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents per contact hour, 
 S. 3006 14 A. 3006 1 reimbursement for the 2019--2020 school year shall not exceed 57.7 2 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per contact hour or 3 fifteen dollars sixty cents per contact hour, reimbursement for the 4 2020--2021 school year shall not exceed 56.9 percent of the lesser of 5 such approvable costs per contact hour or sixteen dollars and twenty- 6 five cents per contact hour, reimbursement for the 2021--2022 school 7 year shall not exceed 56.0 percent of the lesser of such approvable 8 costs per contact hour or sixteen dollars and forty cents per contact 9 hour, reimbursement for the 2022--2023 school year shall not exceed 55.7 10 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per contact hour or 11 sixteen dollars and sixty cents per contact hour, reimbursement for the 12 2023--2024 school year shall not exceed 54.7 percent of the lesser of 13 such approvable costs per contact hour or seventeen dollars and seventy 14 cents per contact hour, [and] reimbursement for the 2024--2025 school 15 year shall not exceed 56.6 percent of the lesser of such approvable 16 costs per contact hour or eighteen dollars and seventy cents per contact 17 hour, and reimbursement for the 2025--2026 school year shall not exceed 18 58.2 percent of the lesser of such approvable costs per contact hour or 19 nineteen dollars and fifty cents per contact hour, and where a contact 20 hour represents sixty minutes of instruction services provided to an 21 eligible adult. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 22 contrary, for the 2018--2019 school year such contact hours shall not 23 exceed one million four hundred sixty-three thousand nine hundred 24 sixty-three (1,463,963); for the 2019--2020 school year such contact 25 hours shall not exceed one million four hundred forty-four thousand four 26 hundred forty-four (1,444,444); for the 2020--2021 school year such 27 contact hours shall not exceed one million four hundred six thousand 28 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2021--2022 school year such 29 contact hours shall not exceed one million four hundred sixteen thousand 30 one hundred twenty-two (1,416,122); for the 2022--2023 school year such 31 contact hours shall not exceed one million four hundred six thousand 32 nine hundred twenty-six (1,406,926); for the 2023--2024 school year such 33 contact hours shall not exceed one million three hundred forty-two thou- 34 sand nine hundred seventy-five (1,342,975); [and] for the 2024--2025 35 school year such contact hours shall not exceed one million two hundred 36 twenty-eight thousand seven hundred thirty-three (1,228,733); and for 37 the 2025--2026 school year such contact hours shall not exceed one 38 million fourteen thousand one hundred nine (1,014,109). Notwithstanding 39 any other provision of law to the contrary, the apportionment calculated 40 for the city school district of the city of New York pursuant to subdi- 41 vision 11 of section 3602 of the education law shall be computed as if 42 such contact hours provided by the consortium for worker education, not 43 to exceed the contact hours set forth herein, were eligible for aid in 44 accordance with the provisions of such subdivision 11 of section 3602 of 45 the education law. 46 § 19. Section 4 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund- 47 ing a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for 48 worker education in New York city, is amended by adding a new subdivi- 49 sion dd to read as follows: 50 dd. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply after the 51 completion of payments for the 2025--2026 school year. Notwithstanding 52 any inconsistent provisions of law, the commissioner of education shall 53 withhold a portion of employment preparation education aid due to the 54 city school district of the city of New York to support a portion of the 55 costs of the work force education program. Such moneys shall be credited 56 to the elementary and secondary education fund-local assistance account 
 S. 3006 15 A. 3006 1 and shall not exceed eleven million five hundred thousand dollars 2 ($11,500,000). 3 § 20. Section 6 of chapter 756 of the laws of 1992, relating to fund- 4 ing a program for work force education conducted by the consortium for 5 worker education in New York city, as amended by section 29 of part A of 6 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 7 § 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 1992, and shall be deemed 8 repealed June 30, [2025] 2026. 9 § 21. Subdivision 6 of section 4402 of the education law, as amended 10 by section 25 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to 11 read as follows: 12 6. Notwithstanding any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, 13 the board of education of a city school district with a population of 14 one hundred twenty-five thousand or more inhabitants shall be permitted 15 to establish maximum class sizes for special classes for certain 16 students with disabilities in accordance with the provisions of this 17 subdivision. For the purpose of obtaining relief from any adverse fiscal 18 impact from under-utilization of special education resources due to low 19 student attendance in special education classes at the middle and 20 secondary level as determined by the commissioner, such boards of educa- 21 tion shall, during the school years nineteen hundred ninety-five--nine- 22 ty-six through June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] twenty-six, be 23 authorized to increase class sizes in special classes containing 24 students with disabilities whose age ranges are equivalent to those of 25 students in middle and secondary schools as defined by the commissioner 26 for purposes of this section by up to but not to exceed one and two 27 tenths times the applicable maximum class size specified in regulations 28 of the commissioner rounded up to the nearest whole number, provided 29 that in a city school district having a population of one million or 30 more, classes that have a maximum class size of fifteen may be increased 31 by no more than one student and provided that the projected average 32 class size shall not exceed the maximum specified in the applicable 33 regulation, provided that such authorization shall terminate on June 34 thirtieth, two thousand. Such authorization shall be granted upon filing 35 of a notice by such a board of education with the commissioner stating 36 the board's intention to increase such class sizes and a certification 37 that the board will conduct a study of attendance problems at the 38 secondary level and will implement a corrective action plan to increase 39 the rate of attendance of students in such classes to at least the rate 40 for students attending regular education classes in secondary schools of 41 the district. Such corrective action plan shall be submitted for 42 approval by the commissioner by a date during the school year in which 43 such board increases class sizes as provided pursuant to this subdivi- 44 sion to be prescribed by the commissioner. Upon at least thirty days 45 notice to the board of education, after conclusion of the school year in 46 which such board increases class sizes as provided pursuant to this 47 subdivision, the commissioner shall be authorized to terminate such 48 authorization upon a finding that the board has failed to develop or 49 implement an approved corrective action plan. 50 § 22. Subdivisions 22 and 24 of section 140 of chapter 82 of the laws 51 of 1995, amending the education law and other laws relating to state aid 52 to school districts and the appropriation of funds for the support of 53 government, as amended by section 26 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws 54 of 2024, are amended to read as follows: 55 (22) sections one hundred twelve, one hundred thirteen, one hundred 56 fourteen, one hundred fifteen and one hundred sixteen of this act shall 
 S. 3006 16 A. 3006 1 take effect on July 1, 1995; provided, however, that section one hundred 2 thirteen of this act shall remain in full force and effect until July 1, 3 [2025] 2026 at which time it shall be deemed repealed; 4 (24) sections one hundred eighteen through one hundred thirty of this 5 act shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after 6 July 1, 1995; provided further, however, that the amendments made pursu- 7 ant to section one hundred twenty-four of this act shall be deemed to be 8 repealed on and after July 1, [2025] 2026; 9 § 23. Special apportionment for salary expenses. 1. Notwithstanding 10 any other provision of law, upon application to the commissioner of 11 education, not sooner than the first day of the second full business 12 week of June 2026 and not later than the last day of the third full 13 business week of June 2026, a school district eligible for an apportion- 14 ment pursuant to section 3602 of the education law shall be eligible to 15 receive an apportionment pursuant to this section, for the school year 16 ending June 30, 2026, for salary expenses incurred between April 1 and 17 June 30, 2025 and such apportionment shall not exceed the sum of (a) the 18 deficit reduction assessment of 1990--1991 as determined by the commis- 19 sioner of education, pursuant to paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 20 3602 of the education law, as in effect through June 30, 1993, plus (b) 21 186 percent of such amount for a city school district in a city with a 22 population in excess of 1,000,000 inhabitants, plus (c) 209 percent of 23 such amount for a city school district in a city with a population of 24 more than 195,000 inhabitants and less than 219,000 inhabitants accord- 25 ing to the latest federal census, plus (d) the net gap elimination 26 adjustment for 2010--2011, as determined by the commissioner of educa- 27 tion pursuant to chapter 53 of the laws of 2010, plus (e) the gap elimi- 28 nation adjustment for 2011--2012 as determined by the commissioner of 29 education pursuant to subdivision 17 of section 3602 of the education 30 law, and provided further that such apportionment shall not exceed such 31 salary expenses. Such application shall be made by a school district, 32 after the board of education or trustees have adopted a resolution to do 33 so and in the case of a city school district in a city with a population 34 in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the approval of the mayor of such 35 city. 36 2. The claim for an apportionment to be paid to a school district 37 pursuant to subdivision 1 of this section shall be submitted to the 38 commissioner of education on a form prescribed for such purpose, and 39 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that the form 40 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable 41 on the same day in September of the school year following the year in 42 which application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph 4 43 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance 44 law, on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller on vouchers 45 certified or approved by the commissioner of education in the manner 46 prescribed by law from moneys in the state lottery fund and from the 47 general fund to the extent that the amount paid to a school district 48 pursuant to this section exceeds the amount, if any, due such school 49 district pursuant to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of 50 section 3609-a of the education law in the school year following the 51 year in which application was made. 52 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of the education 53 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to 54 subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section shall first be deducted from the 55 following payments due the school district during the school year 56 following the year in which application was made pursuant to subpara- 
 S. 3006 17 A. 3006 1 graphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 2 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the lottery appor- 3 tionment payable pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such paragraph followed 4 by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph 4 of such 5 paragraph and then followed by the district's payments to the teachers' 6 retirement system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and any 7 remainder to be deducted from the individualized payments due the 8 district pursuant to paragraph b of such subdivision shall be deducted 9 on a chronological basis starting with the earliest payment due the 10 district. 11 § 24. Special apportionment for public pension accruals. 1. Notwith- 12 standing any other provision of law, upon application to the commission- 13 er of education, not later than June 30, 2026, a school district eligi- 14 ble for an apportionment pursuant to section 3602 of the education law 15 shall be eligible to receive an apportionment pursuant to this section, 16 for the school year ending June 30, 2026 and such apportionment shall 17 not exceed the additional accruals required to be made by school 18 districts in the 2004--2005 and 2005--2006 school years associated with 19 changes for such public pension liabilities. The amount of such addi- 20 tional accrual shall be certified to the commissioner of education by 21 the president of the board of education or the trustees or, in the case 22 of a city school district in a city with a population in excess of 23 125,000 inhabitants, the mayor of such city. Such application shall be 24 made by a school district, after the board of education or trustees have 25 adopted a resolution to do so and in the case of a city school district 26 in a city with a population in excess of 125,000 inhabitants, with the 27 approval of the mayor of such city. 28 2. The claim for an apportionment to be paid to a school district 29 pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be submitted to the 30 commissioner of education on a form prescribed for such purpose, and 31 shall be payable upon determination by such commissioner that the form 32 has been submitted as prescribed. Such approved amounts shall be payable 33 on the same day in September of the school year following the year in 34 which application was made as funds provided pursuant to subparagraph 4 35 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 92-c of the state finance 36 law, on the audit and warrant of the state comptroller on vouchers 37 certified or approved by the commissioner of education in the manner 38 prescribed by law from moneys in the state lottery fund and from the 39 general fund to the extent that the amount paid to a school district 40 pursuant to this section exceeds the amount, if any, due such school 41 district pursuant to subparagraph 2 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of 42 section 3609-a of the education law in the school year following the 43 year in which application was made. 44 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3609-a of the education 45 law, an amount equal to the amount paid to a school district pursuant to 46 subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section shall first be deducted from the 47 following payments due the school district during the school year 48 following the year in which application was made pursuant to subpara- 49 graphs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 50 3609-a of the education law in the following order: the lottery appor- 51 tionment payable pursuant to subparagraph 2 of such paragraph followed 52 by the fixed fall payments payable pursuant to subparagraph 4 of such 53 paragraph and then followed by the district's payments to the teachers' 54 retirement system pursuant to subparagraph 1 of such paragraph, and any 55 remainder to be deducted from the individualized payments due the 56 district pursuant to paragraph b of such subdivision shall be deducted 
 S. 3006 18 A. 3006 1 on a chronological basis starting with the earliest payment due the 2 district. 3 § 25. The amounts specified in this section shall be a set-aside from 4 the state funds which each such district is receiving from the total 5 foundation aid: 6 1. for the development, maintenance or expansion of magnet schools or 7 magnet school programs for the 2025--2026 school year. For the city 8 school district of the city of New York there shall be a set-aside of 9 foundation aid equal to forty-eight million one hundred seventy-five 10 thousand dollars ($48,175,000) including five hundred thousand dollars 11 ($500,000) for the Andrew Jackson High School; for the Buffalo city 12 school district, twenty-one million twenty-five thousand dollars 13 ($21,025,000); for the Rochester city school district, fifteen million 14 dollars ($15,000,000); for the Syracuse city school district, thirteen 15 million dollars ($13,000,000); for the Yonkers city school district, 16 forty-nine million five hundred thousand dollars ($49,500,000); for the 17 Newburgh city school district, four million six hundred forty-five thou- 18 sand dollars ($4,645,000); for the Poughkeepsie city school district, 19 two million four hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($2,475,000); for 20 the Mount Vernon city school district, two million dollars ($2,000,000); 21 for the New Rochelle city school district, one million four hundred ten 22 thousand dollars ($1,410,000); for the Schenectady city school district, 23 one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000); for the Port 24 Chester city school district, one million one hundred fifty thousand 25 dollars ($1,150,000); for the White Plains city school district, nine 26 hundred thousand dollars ($900,000); for the Niagara Falls city school 27 district, six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); for the Albany city 28 school district, three million five hundred fifty thousand dollars 29 ($3,550,000); for the Utica city school district, two million dollars 30 ($2,000,000); for the Beacon city school district, five hundred sixty- 31 six thousand dollars ($566,000); for the Middletown city school 32 district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000); for the Freeport 33 union free school district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000); 34 for the Greenburgh central school district, three hundred thousand 35 dollars ($300,000); for the Amsterdam city school district, eight 36 hundred thousand dollars ($800,000); for the Peekskill city school 37 district, two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000); and for the Hudson 38 city school district, four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000). 39 2. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, 40 a school district setting aside such foundation aid pursuant to this 41 section may use such set-aside funds for: (a) any instructional or 42 instructional support costs associated with the operation of a magnet 43 school; or (b) any instructional or instructional support costs associ- 44 ated with implementation of an alternative approach to promote diversity 45 and/or enhancement of the instructional program and raising of standards 46 in elementary and secondary schools of school districts having substan- 47 tial concentrations of minority students. 48 3. The commissioner of education shall not be authorized to withhold 49 foundation aid from a school district that used such funds in accordance 50 with this paragraph, notwithstanding any inconsistency with a request 51 for proposals issued by such commissioner for the purpose of attendance 52 improvement and dropout prevention for the 2025--2026 school year, and 53 for any city school district in a city having a population of more than 54 one million, the set-aside for attendance improvement and dropout 55 prevention shall equal the amount set aside in the base year. For the 56 2025--2026 school year, it is further provided that any city school 
 S. 3006 19 A. 3006 1 district in a city having a population of more than one million shall 2 allocate at least one-third of any increase from base year levels in 3 funds set aside pursuant to the requirements of this section to communi- 4 ty-based organizations. Any increase required pursuant to this section 5 to community-based organizations must be in addition to allocations 6 provided to community-based organizations in the base year. 7 4. For the purpose of teacher support for the 2025--2026 school year: 8 for the city school district of the city of New York, sixty-two million 9 seven hundred seven thousand dollars ($62,707,000); for the Buffalo city 10 school district, one million seven hundred forty-one thousand dollars 11 ($1,741,000); for the Rochester city school district, one million seven- 12 ty-six thousand dollars ($1,076,000); for the Yonkers city school 13 district, one million one hundred forty-seven thousand dollars 14 ($1,147,000); and for the Syracuse city school district, eight hundred 15 nine thousand dollars ($809,000). All funds made available to a school 16 district pursuant to this section shall be distributed among teachers 17 including prekindergarten teachers and teachers of adult vocational and 18 academic subjects in accordance with this section and shall be in addi- 19 tion to salaries heretofore or hereafter negotiated or made available; 20 provided, however, that all funds distributed pursuant to this section 21 for the current year shall be deemed to incorporate all funds distrib- 22 uted pursuant to former subdivision 27 of section 3602 of the education 23 law for prior years. In school districts where the teachers are repres- 24 ented by certified or recognized employee organizations, all salary 25 increases funded pursuant to this section shall be determined by sepa- 26 rate collective negotiations conducted pursuant to the provisions and 27 procedures of article 14 of the civil service law, notwithstanding the 28 existence of a negotiated agreement between a school district and a 29 certified or recognized employee organization. 30 § 26. Support of public libraries. The moneys appropriated for the 31 support of public libraries by a chapter of the laws of 2025 enacting 32 the aid to localities budget shall be apportioned for the 2025--2026 33 state fiscal year in accordance with the provisions of sections 271, 34 272, 273, 282, 284, and 285 of the education law as amended by the 35 provisions of such chapter and the provisions of this section, provided 36 that library construction aid pursuant to section 273-a of the education 37 law shall not be payable from the appropriations for the support of 38 public libraries and provided further that no library, library system or 39 program, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall receive less 40 total system or program aid than it received for the year 2001--2002 41 except as a result of a reduction adjustment necessary to conform to the 42 appropriations for support of public libraries. 43 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary the moneys 44 appropriated for the support of public libraries for the year 2025--2026 45 by a chapter of the laws of 2025 enacting the aid to localities budget 46 shall fulfill the state's obligation to provide such aid and, pursuant 47 to a plan developed by the commissioner of education and approved by the 48 director of the budget, the aid payable to libraries and library systems 49 pursuant to such appropriations shall be reduced proportionately to 50 assure that the total amount of aid payable does not exceed the total 51 appropriations for such purpose. 52 § 27. Severability. The provisions of this act shall be severable, and 53 if the application of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, 54 section or part of this act to any person or circumstance shall be 55 adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such 56 judgment shall not necessarily affect, impair or invalidate the applica- 
 S. 3006 20 A. 3006 1 tion of any such clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or 2 part of this act or remainder thereof, as the case may be, to any other 3 person or circumstance, but shall be confined in its operation to the 4 clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part thereof 5 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have 6 been rendered. 7 § 28. This act shall take effect immediately, and shall be deemed to 8 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025, provided, 9 however, that: 10 1. Sections one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, 11 twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, twenty-one and twenty- 12 five of this act shall take effect July 1, 2025; and 13 2. The amendments to chapter 756 of the laws of 1992 made by sections 14 eighteen and nineteen of this act shall not affect the repeal of such 15 chapter and shall be deemed repealed therewith. 16 PART B 17 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a 18 to read as follows: 19 § 915-a. Universal free school meals. 1. The department shall require 20 all school districts, charter schools and non-public schools in the 21 state that participate in the national school lunch program or school 22 breakfast program as provided in the Richard B. Russell National School 23 Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act, as amended, to serve breakfast 24 and lunch at no cost to the student. School districts, charter schools 25 and non-public schools shall maximize federal reimbursement for school 26 breakfast and lunch programs by adopting Provision 2, the federal Commu- 27 nity Eligibility Provision, or any other provision under such Act, the 28 National School Lunch Act or the National Child Nutrition Act that, in 29 the opinion of the department, maximizes federal funding for meals 30 served in such programs. Provided that school food authorities that do 31 not qualify as a single entity to participate in the community eligibil- 32 ity provision shall be required to group schools within the school food 33 authority, to the extent possible, for purposes of maximizing partic- 34 ipation in the community eligibility provision, and provided further 35 that school food authorities shall reapply annually for the community 36 eligibility provision program in the event that doing so would result in 37 a higher percentage of meals being reimbursed at the federal reimburse- 38 ment rate for a free meal. 39 2. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to the 40 contrary, for the two thousand twenty-five--two thousand twenty-six 41 school year and each school year thereafter, for each breakfast and 42 lunch meal served, the department shall reimburse the school food 43 authority the difference between (a) the combined state and federal 44 reimbursement rate for a reduced-price or paid meal, respectively, for 45 the current school year and (b) the combined state and federal 46 reimbursement rate for a free meal for the current school year, provided 47 that the total reimbursement rate for each meal served shall equal the 48 combined state and federal reimbursement rate for a free meal for the 49 current school year. 50 3. The department, in consultation with the office of temporary and 51 disability assistance, shall promulgate any rule or regulation needed 52 for school districts, charter schools and non-public schools to promote 53 the supplemental nutrition assistance program to a student or person in 54 parental relation to a student by providing either application assist- 
 S. 3006 21 A. 3006 1 ance or a direct referral to an outreach partner identified to the 2 department by the office of temporary and disability assistance to maxi- 3 mize the number of students directly certified for free school meals. 4 4. In addition to fulfilling any other applicable state and federal 5 requirements, the department shall provide technical assistance to 6 assist school districts, charter schools, and non-public schools in the 7 transition to universal school meals to ensure successful program oper- 8 ations and to maximize federal funding, including but not limited to the 9 following: 10 (a) Assisting school food authorities with one or more schools quali- 11 fying for the community eligibility provision in meeting any state and 12 federal requirements necessary in order to maximize reimbursement 13 through the community eligibility provision, including assisting such 14 school food authorities in maximizing participation in the community 15 eligibility provision. 16 (b) If a school food authority is ineligible to participate in and 17 receive reimbursement through the community eligibility provision, 18 assisting the school food authority in achieving and maximizing eligi- 19 bility and, if that is not feasible, assisting the school food authority 20 in determining the viability of using Provision 2 or other special 21 federal provisions available to schools to maximize federal reimburse- 22 ment. 23 5. School districts, charter schools, and non-public schools shall 24 maximize the number of students eligible for free meals by conducting 25 the Direct Certification Matching Process at a minimum of three times 26 per year, designating children as "Other Source Categorically Eligible", 27 as defined by federal regulations, or, for schools not participating in 28 the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2, by annually collect- 29 ing the free and reduced-price meal application. 30 § 2. Section 925 of the education law is REPEALED. 31 § 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 32 PART C 33 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2803 34 to read as follows: 35 § 2803. Use of internet-enabled devices during the school day. 1. For 36 purposes of this section: 37 (a) "Internet-enabled devices" shall mean and include any smartphone, 38 tablet, smartwatch, or other device capable of connecting to the inter- 39 net and enabling the user to access content on the internet, including 40 social media applications; provided, however, that "internet-enabled 41 devices" shall not include: 42 (i) non-internet-enabled devices such as cellular phones or other 43 communication devices not capable of connecting to the internet or 44 enabling the user to access content on the internet; or 45 (ii) internet-enabled devices supplied by the school district or board 46 of cooperative educational services that are used for an educational 47 purpose. 48 (b) "School day" shall mean the entirety of every instructional day as 49 required by subdivision seven of section thirty-six hundred four of this 50 chapter during all instructional time and non-instructional time, 51 including but not limited to homeroom periods, lunch, recess, study 52 halls, and passing time. 53 (c) "School grounds" shall mean in or on or within any building, 54 structure, athletic playing field, playground, or land contained within 
 S. 3006 22 A. 3006 1 the real property boundary line of an elementary, intermediate, junior 2 high, vocational, or high school or a board of cooperative educational 3 services facility. 4 2. Each school district and board of cooperative educational services 5 shall adopt a written policy prohibiting the use of internet-enabled 6 devices by students during the school day anywhere on school grounds. 7 3. The policy adopted and implemented pursuant to subdivision two of 8 this section shall include one or more methods for parents and guardians 9 of students to contact students during the school day and provide for 10 written notification of parents and guardians of these methods at the 11 beginning of each school year. 12 4. The policy adopted and implemented pursuant to subdivision two of 13 this section shall include one or more methods for on-site storage where 14 students may store their internet-enabled devices during the school day, 15 which may include student lockers. 16 5. (a) The policy adopted and implemented pursuant to subdivision two 17 of this section may authorize student use of an internet-enabled device 18 during the school day on school grounds: 19 (i) if authorized by a teacher or the school district or board of 20 cooperative educational services for a specific educational purpose; 21 (ii) where necessary for the management of a student's healthcare; 22 (iii) in the event of an emergency; 23 (iv) for translation services; or 24 (v) where required by law. 25 (b) The policy may not prohibit a student's use of an internet-enabled 26 device where such use is included in the student's: 27 (i) individualized education program; or 28 (ii) plan developed pursuant to section five hundred four of the 29 federal rehabilitation act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794. 30 6. No later than August first, two thousand twenty-five, each school 31 district and board of cooperative educational services shall adopt and 32 publish in a clearly visible and accessible location on its website the 33 internet-enabled device policy established pursuant to subdivision two 34 of this section. Translation of such policy into any of the twelve most 35 common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient indi- 36 viduals in the state, based on the data in the most recent American 37 community survey published by the United States census bureau, shall be 38 provided upon request. 39 7. No later than September first, two thousand twenty-six, and each 40 September first thereafter, each school district and board of cooper- 41 ative educational services shall publish an annual report on its website 42 detailing enforcement of the policy within the district or board of 43 cooperative educational services in the prior school year, including 44 non-identifiable demographic data of students who have faced discipli- 45 nary action for non-compliance and analysis of any demographic dispari- 46 ties in enforcement of the policy. If a statistically significant dispa- 47 rate enforcement impact is identified, such report shall include a 48 mitigation action plan. 49 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 2854 of the education law is amended by 50 adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: 51 (g) A charter school shall be subject to the provisions of section 52 twenty-eight hundred three of this title. 53 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 54 PART D 
 S. 3006 23 A. 3006 1 Section 1. Section 666 of the education law is REPEALED. 2 § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 667-c of the education 3 law, as amended by section 1 of part E of chapter 56 of the laws of 4 2022, is amended to read as follows: 5 a. for students defined in paragraph a of subdivision one of this 6 section, a part-time student is one who: (i) is enrolled [as a first- 7 time freshman during the two thousand six--two thousand seven academic 8 year or thereafter] at a college or university within the state univer- 9 sity, including a statutory or contract college, a community college 10 established pursuant to article one hundred twenty-six of this chapter, 11 the city university of New York, or a non-profit college or university 12 incorporated by the regents or by the legislature; 13 (ii) is enrolled for at least [six] three but less than twelve semes- 14 ter hours, or the equivalent, per semester in an approved undergraduate 15 degree program; and 16 (iii) has a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00. 17 § 3. Section 667-c-1 of the education law is REPEALED. 18 § 4. Paragraph c of subdivision 5 of section 610 of the education law, 19 as added by chapter 425 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as 20 follows: 21 c. Any semester, quarter or term of attendance during which a student 22 receives an award for part-time study pursuant to this section shall be 23 counted as one-half of a semester, quarter or term, as the case may be, 24 toward the maximum term of eligibility for tuition assistance awards 25 pursuant to [sections six hundred sixty-six and] section six hundred 26 sixty-seven of this chapter. 27 § 5. Subdivision 2 of section 667 of the education law, as amended by 28 chapter 376 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 29 2. Duration. No undergraduate shall be eligible for more than four 30 academic years of study, or five academic years if the program of study 31 normally requires five years. Students enrolled in a program of remedial 32 study, approved by the commissioner in an institution of higher educa- 33 tion and intended to culminate in a degree in undergraduate study shall, 34 for purposes of this section, be considered as enrolled in a program of 35 study normally requiring five years. An undergraduate student enrolled 36 in an eligible two year program of study approved by the commissioner 37 shall be eligible for no more than three academic years of study. An 38 undergraduate student enrolled in an approved two or four-year program 39 of study approved by the commissioner who must transfer to another 40 institution as a result of permanent college closure shall be eligible 41 for up to two additional semesters, or their equivalent, to the extent 42 credits necessary to complete [his or her] the student's program of 43 study were deemed non-transferable from the closed institution or were 44 deemed not applicable to such student's program of study by the new 45 institution. Any semester, quarter, or term of attendance during which 46 a student receives any award under this article, after the effective 47 date of the former scholar incentive program and prior to academic year 48 nineteen hundred eighty-nine--nineteen hundred ninety, shall be counted 49 toward the maximum term of eligibility for tuition assistance under this 50 section[, except that any semester, quarter or term of attendance during 51 which a student received an award pursuant to section six hundred 52 sixty-six of this subpart shall be counted as one-half of a semester, 53 quarter or term, as the case may be, toward the maximum term of eligi- 54 bility under this section]. Any semester, quarter or term of attendance 55 during which a student received an award pursuant to section six hundred 
 S. 3006 24 A. 3006 1 sixty-seven-a of this subpart shall not be counted toward the maximum 2 term of eligibility under this section. 3 § 6. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to academ- 4 ic years 2025-2026 and thereafter. 5 PART E 6 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 669-h of the education law, as 7 amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is 8 amended to read as follows: 9 2. Amount. Within amounts appropriated therefor and based on avail- 10 ability of funds, awards shall be granted [beginning with the two thou- 11 sand seventeen--two thousand eighteen academic year and thereafter] to 12 applicants that the corporation has determined are eligible to receive 13 such awards. The corporation shall grant such awards in an amount up to 14 [five thousand five hundred dollars or] actual tuition[, whichever is 15 less]; provided, however, (a) a student who receives educational grants 16 and/or scholarships that cover the student's full cost of attendance 17 shall not be eligible for an award under this program; and (b) an award 18 under this program shall be applied to tuition after the application of 19 payments received under the tuition assistance program pursuant to 20 section six hundred sixty-seven of this subpart, tuition credits pursu- 21 ant to section six hundred eighty-nine-a of this article, federal Pell 22 grant pursuant to section one thousand seventy of title twenty of the 23 United States code, et seq., and any other program that covers the cost 24 of attendance unless exclusively for non-tuition expenses, and the award 25 under this program shall be reduced in the amount equal to such 26 payments, provided that the combined benefits do not exceed [five thou- 27 sand five hundred dollars. Upon notification of an award under this 28 program, the institution shall defer the amount of tuition. Notwith- 29 standing paragraph h of subdivision two of section three hundred fifty- 30 five and paragraph (a) of subdivision seven of section six thousand two 31 hundred six of this chapter, and any other law, rule or regulation to 32 the contrary,] the resident undergraduate tuition charged by [the insti- 33 tution to recipients of an award shall not exceed the tuition rate 34 established by the institution for the two thousand sixteen--two thou- 35 sand seventeen academic year provided, however, that in the two thousand 36 twenty-two--two thousand twenty-three academic year and every year ther- 37 eafter, the undergraduate tuition charged by the institution to recipi- 38 ents of an award shall be reset to equal the tuition rate established by 39 the institution for the forthcoming academic year, provided further that 40 the tuition credit calculated pursuant to section six hundred eighty- 41 nine-a of this article shall be applied toward the tuition rate charged 42 for recipients of an award under this program. Provided further that] 43 the state university of New York [and the city university of New York 44 shall provide an additional tuition credit to students receiving an 45 award to cover the remaining cost of tuition]. 46 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be applicable to 47 academic years 2025-2026 and thereafter. 48 PART F 49 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6311 50 to read as follows: 
 S. 3006 25 A. 3006 1 § 6311. New York opportunity promise scholarship. 1. Eligibility. A 2 New York opportunity promise scholarship shall be awarded to an appli- 3 cant who meets all of the following conditions: 4 (a) is at least twenty-five years of age or older, but in no case more 5 than fifty-five years of age, as of January first of the calendar year 6 for the semester for which the applicant makes initial application; 7 (b) has applied for a New York state tuition assistance program award 8 pursuant to section six hundred sixty-seven of this chapter, a federal 9 Pell grant pursuant to section 1070 of title 20 of the United States 10 code, et. seq., and any other applicable financial aid; 11 (c) is matriculated at a community college of the state university of 12 New York or the city university of New York, as defined in subdivision 13 two of section sixty-three hundred one of this article or subdivision 14 four of section sixty-two hundred two of this title, respectively, in an 15 approved program directly leading to an associate's degree in a high-de- 16 mand field; provided that for the two thousand twenty-five -- two thou- 17 sand twenty-six academic year, such fields shall include but not be 18 limited to advanced manufacturing, technology, cybersecurity, engineer- 19 ing, artificial intelligence, nursing and allied health professions, 20 green and renewable energy, and pathways to teaching in shortage areas, 21 provided further that such fields may be updated annually thereafter by 22 the department of labor no later than one hundred eighty days prior to 23 the first start date of the fall term of such community colleges, and 24 provided further that the eligibility of such approved program estab- 25 lished in the semester for which the applicant makes initial application 26 shall continue; 27 (d) is eligible for the payment of tuition and fees at a rate no 28 greater than that imposed for resident students in community colleges; 29 and 30 (e) has not already obtained any postsecondary degree, provided that 31 nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the eligibility 32 of a student who is already enrolled in an eligible associate degree 33 program on the effective date of this section and who meets all the 34 other eligibility requirements of this subdivision. 35 2. Amount. Within amounts appropriated therefor, and subject to avail- 36 ability of funds, awards shall be granted for the two thousand twenty- 37 five -- two thousand twenty-six academic year and thereafter to appli- 38 cants who are determined to be eligible to receive such awards. Such 39 awards shall be calculated on a per term basis prior to the start of 40 each term the applicant is successfully enrolled and shall not exceed 41 the positive difference, if any, of (a) the sum of actual tuition, fees, 42 books, and applicable supplies charged to the applicant and approved by 43 the applicable community college, less (b) the sum of all payments 44 received by the applicant from all sources of financial aid received by 45 the applicant with the exception of aid received pursuant to federal 46 work-study programs authorized under sections 1087-51 through 1087-58 of 47 title 20 of the United States code and educational loans taken by the 48 applicant or guardian. 49 3. Additional provisions. An eligible recipient shall complete at 50 least six credits per semester, for a total of at least twelve credits 51 per academic year, in an approved program of study. An eligible recipi- 52 ent shall be continuously enrolled without a gap of more than one 53 academic year, provided that such duration may be extended for an allow- 54 able interruption of study including, but not limited to, death of a 55 family member, medical leave, military service, and parental leave. 56 Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of this section, if an appli- 
 S. 3006 26 A. 3006 1 cant fails to meet the eligibility criteria of this section at any 2 point, no further awards shall be made to the applicant. 3 4. Conditions. (a) An eligible recipient shall continue to make satis- 4 factory academic progress in order to maintain continued eligibility for 5 an award pursuant to this section. 6 (b) Each campus that enrolls students pursuant to this section shall 7 take steps consistent with established policy to maximize the award of 8 credit for prior learning for participating students. 9 (c) No student shall receive an award pursuant to this section for 10 greater than ten semesters. 11 (d) A student who earns college credit pursuant to this section shall 12 be entitled to transfer such credit to another state university of New 13 York or city university of New York campus consistent with transfer 14 policies established by the state university of New York or city univer- 15 sity of New York. 16 5. Reporting. By September first, two thousand twenty-six, and by 17 September first of each year thereafter, the chancellor of the state 18 university of New York and the chancellor of the city university of New 19 York shall each submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the 20 assembly, and the temporary president of the senate, including but not 21 limited to the following information: 22 (a) enrollment data by full and part-time status; 23 (b) retention and completion rates by full and part-time status; 24 (c) barriers to student participation; 25 (d) demographic data related to the program; 26 (e) average prior learning and transfer credit awarded; 27 (f) the total amount of funds awarded and the average award per 28 student; and 29 (g) post-completion outcomes including transfer, employment, and 30 wages, as applicable. 31 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 32 PART G 33 Section 1. Section 292 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 34 subdivision 42 to read as follows: 35 42. The term "real estate appraisal" shall have the same meaning as in 36 subdivision two of section one hundred sixty-a of this chapter. 37 Provided, however, that (a) real estate appraisals subject to this arti- 38 cle include those performed by any person or entity whose business holds 39 itself out as engaging in residential real estate appraisals, regardless 40 of whether or not such person or entity is certified or licensed to 41 provide real estate appraisals pursuant to the provisions of article 42 six-E of this chapter, and (b) for the purposes of this article, the 43 real estate appraisal includes all oral communications and all written 44 comments and other documents submitted as support for the estimate, 45 opinion of value, or analysis. 46 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 296 of the executive law is amended by 47 adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows: 48 (h) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person to 49 discriminate against any individual in making real estate appraisal 50 services available or to base a real estate appraisal, estimate, or 51 opinion of value on the race, creed, color, national origin, citizen- 52 ship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or 53 expression, military status, sex, age, disability, marital status, 54 status as a victim of domestic violence, lawful source of income, or 
 S. 3006 27 A. 3006 1 familial status of either the prospective owners or occupants of the 2 real property, the present owners or occupants of the real property, or 3 the present owners or occupants of the real properties in the vicinity 4 of the property. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a real estate 5 appraiser from taking into consideration factors other than race, creed, 6 color, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orien- 7 tation, gender identity or expression, military status, sex, age, disa- 8 bility, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, lawful 9 source of income, or familial status. 10 § 3. Subdivision 9 of section 160-e of the executive law, as amended 11 by chapter 397 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 12 9. To suspend and revoke certificates or licenses or impose fines 13 pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings provided for in this article. 14 § 4. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 160-u of the 15 executive law, as amended by chapter 397 of the laws of 1991, is amended 16 to read as follows: 17 The rights of any holder under a state certificate as a state certi- 18 fied real estate appraiser, or a license as a state licensed real estate 19 appraiser, may be revoked or suspended, or the holder of the certif- 20 ication or license may be otherwise disciplined in accordance with the 21 provisions of this article, upon any of the grounds set forth in this 22 section. As an alternative or in addition to such suspension or revoca- 23 tion, a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars may be imposed on any 24 holder of the certification or license, provided that fifty percent of 25 all moneys received by the department of state for such fines shall be 26 payable to the anti-discrimination in housing fund established pursuant 27 to section eighty-a of the state finance law. The department may inves- 28 tigate the actions of a state certified or licensed real estate 29 appraiser, and may [revoke or suspend the rights of] sanction or other- 30 wise discipline a certificate or license holder [or otherwise discipline 31 a state certified or licensed real estate appraiser] for any of the 32 following acts or omissions: 33 § 5. Subdivision 1 of section 160-v of the executive law, as amended 34 by chapter 241 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 35 1. Before suspending or revoking any certification or license or 36 imposing any fines on a holder of a certification or license, the 37 department shall notify the state certified or licensed real estate 38 appraiser or licensed real estate appraiser assistant in writing of any 39 charges made at least twenty days prior to the date set for the hearing 40 and shall afford [him or her] such real estate appraiser or such real 41 estate appraiser assistant an opportunity to be heard in person or by 42 counsel. 43 § 6. Subdivision 2 of section 160-w of the executive law, as amended 44 by chapter 241 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 45 2. If the department determined that a state certified or licensed 46 real estate appraiser or licensed real estate appraiser assistant is 47 guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this article, it shall 48 prepare a finding of fact and recommend that such appraiser be repri- 49 manded [or], that [his or her] their certification or license be 50 suspended or revoked, and/or indicate whether a fine shall be imposed. 51 The decision and order of the department shall be final. 52 § 7. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 80-a of the state finance law, 53 subdivision 2 as added by chapter 687 of the laws of 2021 and subdivi- 54 sion 3 as amended by chapter 89 of the laws of 2022, are amended to read 55 as follows: 
 S. 3006 28 A. 3006 1 2. The anti-discrimination in housing fund shall consist of moneys 2 appropriated thereto, moneys transferred from any other fund or sources, 3 fifty percent of all fines and forfeitures collected pursuant to subdi- 4 vision one of section one hundred sixty-u of the executive law, and 5 fifty percent of all fines and forfeitures collected pursuant to para- 6 graph (a) of subdivision one of section four hundred forty-one-c of the 7 real property law. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the 8 state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the 9 fund as defined in this section and depositing them into the fund 10 according to law. 11 3. The moneys in the anti-discrimination in housing fund shall be kept 12 separate from and shall not be commingled with any other moneys in the 13 custody of the state comptroller. Such moneys shall be made available to 14 the office of the attorney general, for [fair housing testing] programs 15 assisting with fair housing compliance, which includes, but is not 16 limited to, fair housing testing, outreach and education on fair housing 17 protections, addressing and investigating fair housing allegations and 18 complaints, and addressing discrimination in appraisals, including new 19 appraisals and appraisal review, through allocation of grants to duly 20 applying county, city, town or village human rights commissions, or 21 other duly applying county, city, town, village or not-for-profit enti- 22 ties specializing in the prevention of unlawful discrimination in hous- 23 ing, to detect unlawful discrimination in housing. 24 § 8. Severability. If any provision of this act, or any application of 25 any provision of this act, is held to be invalid, that shall not affect 26 the validity or effectiveness of any other provision of this act, or of 27 any other application of any provision of this act, which can be given 28 effect without that provision or application; and to that end, the 29 provisions and applications of this act are severable. 30 § 9. This act shall take effect immediately. 31 PART H 32 Section 1. Section 340 of the general business law is amended by 33 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 34 2-a. (a) Subject to the exceptions hereinafter provided in this subdi- 35 vision, the provisions of this article shall apply to coordinators 36 pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision and to residential rental 37 property owners or managers pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subdivi- 38 sion. 39 (b) As used in this subdivision, the following terms shall have the 40 following meanings: 41 (i) "Algorithm" means a computational process that uses a set of rules 42 to define a sequence of operations. 43 (ii) "Algorithmic device" means any machine, device, computer program 44 or computer software that, on its own or with human assistance performs 45 a coordinating function. 46 (iii) "Coordinating function" means performing all of the following 47 subfunctions, provided, however, that a product used for the purpose of 48 establishing rent or income limits in accordance with the rent stabili- 49 zation code or emergency tenant protection act or affordable housing 50 program guidelines of a local government, the state, the federal govern- 51 ment, or other political subdivision shall not be considered to be 52 performing a coordinating function: 53 (1) collecting historical or contemporaneous prices, supply levels, or 54 lease or rental contract termination and renewal dates of residential 
 S. 3006 29 A. 3006 1 dwelling units from two or more residential rental property owners or 2 managers, provided that at least two such residential rental property 3 owners or managers are not wholly-owned subsidiaries of the same parent 4 entity or otherwise owned or managed by the same residential rental 5 property owner or manager; 6 (2) analyzing or processing the information described in clause one of 7 this subparagraph using a system, software, or process that uses compu- 8 tation, including by using that information to train an algorithm; and 9 (3) recommending rental prices, lease renewal terms, ideal occupancy 10 levels, or other lease terms and conditions to a residential rental 11 property owner or manager. 12 (iv) "Coordinator" means any person or entity that operates or 13 licenses a software or data analytics service that performs a coordinat- 14 ing function for two or more residential rental property owners or 15 managers. 16 (v) "Residential rental property owner or manager" means any individ- 17 ual or entity that owns or is a beneficial owner of, directly or indi- 18 rectly, in whole or in part, or manages one or more residential rental 19 dwelling units in New York state. 20 (c) It shall be considered an unlawful violation of this article for a 21 coordinator to facilitate an agreement between or among two or more 22 residential rental property owners or managers to not compete with 23 respect to residential rental dwelling units, including by performing a 24 coordinating function on behalf of or between and among such residential 25 rental property owners or managers. 26 (d) It shall be considered an unlawful violation of this article for a 27 residential rental property owner or manager to enter into such an 28 agreement as is described in paragraph (c) of this subdivision either 29 expressly or by adjusting rental prices, lease renewal terms, occupancy 30 levels, or other lease terms and conditions in one or more of their 31 residential rental properties based on recommendations from an algorith- 32 mic device performing a coordinating function. 33 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 34 have become law. 35 PART I 36 Section 1. Section 7-107 of the general obligations law, as added by 37 chapter 917 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: 38 § 7-107. Liability of a grantee or assignee for deposits made by 39 tenants upon conveyance of rent stabilized dwelling units. 1. This 40 section shall apply only to dwelling units subject to the New York city 41 rent stabilization law of nineteen hundred sixty-nine or the emergency 42 tenant protection act of nineteen seventy-four. 43 2. [(a) Any grantee or assignee of any dwelling unit referred to in 44 subdivision one of this section shall be liable to a tenant for any sum 45 of money or any other thing of value deposited as security for the full 46 performance by such tenant of the terms of his lease, plus any accrued 47 interest, if his or its predecessor in interest was liable for such 48 funds. Such liability shall attach whether or not the successor in 49 interest has, upon the conveyance of such dwelling unit, received the 50 sum as deposited. 51 (b) The liability of a receiver for payment of any security deposit 52 plus accrued interest pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to 53 the amount of such deposit actually turned over to him or it pursuant to 54 subdivision one of section 7-105 of this chapter and to the operating 
 S. 3006 30 A. 3006 1 income in excess of expenses generated during his or its period of 2 receivership] No deposit or advance shall exceed the amount of one 3 month's rent under any contract for the lease or tenancy of a dwelling 4 unit subject to this section. 5 3. [Any agreement by a lessee or tenant of a dwelling unit waiving or 6 modifying his rights as set forth in this section shall be void] The 7 entire amount of the deposit or advance shall be refundable to the 8 tenant upon the tenant's vacating of the premises except for an amount 9 lawfully retained for the reasonable and itemized costs due to non-pay- 10 ment of rent, damage caused by the tenant beyond normal wear and tear, 11 non-payment of utility charges payable directly to the landlord under 12 the terms of the lease or tenancy, and moving and storage of the 13 tenant's belongings. The landlord may not retain any amount of the 14 deposit for costs relating to ordinary wear and tear of occupancy or 15 damage caused by a prior tenant. 16 4. After initial lease signing but before the tenant begins occupancy, 17 the landlord shall offer the tenant the opportunity to inspect the prem- 18 ises with the landlord or the landlord's agent to determine the condi- 19 tion of the property. If the tenant requests such inspection, the 20 parties shall execute a written agreement before the tenant begins occu- 21 pancy of the unit attesting to the condition of the property and specif- 22 ically noting any existing defects or damages. Upon the tenant's vacat- 23 ing of the premises, the landlord may not retain any amount of the 24 deposit or advance due to any condition, defect, or damage noted in such 25 agreement. The agreement shall be admissible as evidence of the condi- 26 tion of the premises at the beginning of occupancy only in proceedings 27 related to the return or amount of the security deposit. 28 5. Within a reasonable time after notification of either party's 29 intention to terminate the tenancy, unless the tenant terminates the 30 tenancy with less than two weeks' notice, the landlord shall notify the 31 tenant in writing of the tenant's right to request an inspection before 32 vacating the premises and of the tenant's right to be present at the 33 inspection. If the tenant requests such an inspection, the inspection 34 shall be made no earlier than two weeks and no later than one week 35 before the end of the tenancy. The landlord shall provide at least 36 forty-eight hours written notice of the date and time of the inspection. 37 After the inspection, the landlord shall provide the tenant with an 38 itemized statement specifying repairs or cleaning that are proposed to 39 be the basis of any deductions from the tenant's deposit. The tenant 40 shall have the opportunity to cure any such condition before the end of 41 the tenancy. Any statement produced pursuant to this subdivision shall 42 only be admissible in proceedings related to the return or amount of the 43 security deposit. 44 6. Within fourteen days after the tenant has vacated the premises, the 45 landlord shall provide the tenant with an itemized statement indicating 46 the basis for the amount of the deposit retained, if any, and shall 47 return any remaining portion of the deposit to the tenant. If a landlord 48 fails to provide the tenant with the statement and deposit within four- 49 teen days, the landlord shall forfeit any right to retain any portion of 50 the deposit. 51 7. In any action or proceeding disputing the amount of any amount of 52 the deposit retained, the landlord shall bear the burden of proof as to 53 the reasonableness of the amount retained. 54 8. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be 55 liable for actual damages, provided a person found to have willfully 
 S. 3006 31 A. 3006 1 violated this section shall be liable for punitive damages of up to 2 twice the amount of the deposit or advance. 3 9. (a) In circumstances where any sum of money or any other thing of 4 value deposited as security for the full performance by a tenant of the 5 terms of their lease is not turned over to a successor in interest 6 pursuant to section 7-105 of this title, the grantee or assignee of the 7 leased premises shall also be liable to such tenant, upon conveyance of 8 such leased premises, for the repayment of any such security deposit, 9 plus accrued interest, as to which such grantee or assignee has actual 10 knowledge. 11 (b) For purposes of this section, a grantee or assignee of the leased 12 premises shall be deemed to have actual knowledge of any security depos- 13 it which is (i) deposited at any time during the six months immediately 14 prior to closing or other transfer of title in any banking organization 15 pursuant to subdivision two-a of section 7-103 of this title, or (ii) 16 acknowledged in any lease in effect at the time of closing or other 17 transfer of title, or (iii) supported by documentary evidence provided 18 by the tenant or lessee as set forth in paragraph (c) of this subdivi- 19 sion. 20 (c) With respect to any leased premises for which there is no record 21 of security deposit pursuant to subparagraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph 22 (b) of this subdivision, the grantee or assignee of the leased premises 23 shall be obligated to notify the tenant thereof in writing no later than 24 thirty days following the closing or other transfer of title to the fact 25 that there is no record of a security deposit for said leased premises 26 and that unless the tenant within thirty days after receiving notice 27 provides them or it with documentary evidence of deposit, the tenant 28 shall have no further recourse against them or it for said security 29 deposit. For purposes of this subdivision, "documentary evidence" shall 30 be limited to any cancelled check drawn to the order of, a receipt from, 31 or a lease signed by any predecessor in interest, if such predecessor's 32 interest in the leased premises existed on or after the effective date 33 of this paragraph. Except as otherwise provided by subparagraphs (i) and 34 (ii) of paragraph (b) of this subdivision, the grantee or assignee of 35 the leased premises shall not be charged with actual knowledge of the 36 security deposit where the tenant fails within the thirty-day period to 37 provide such documentary evidence. Where the grantee or assignee of the 38 leased premises fails to notify the tenant as specified in this para- 39 graph within thirty days following the closing or other transfer of 40 title, the tenant shall be entitled to produce documentary evidence at 41 any time. 42 (d) The grantee or assignee of the leased premises shall have the 43 right to demand that the grantor or assignor thereof establish an escrow 44 account equal to one month's rent for any leased premises for which 45 there is no record of a security deposit pursuant to paragraph (b) of 46 this subdivision to be used for the purpose of holding harmless the 47 grantee or assignee in any case where, at a date subsequent to the clos- 48 ing or other transfer of title, the tenant gives notice pursuant to 49 paragraph (c) of this subdivision. 50 (e) The liability of a receiver for payment of any security deposit 51 plus accrued interest pursuant to this subdivision shall be limited to 52 the amount of such deposit actually turned over to them or it pursuant 53 to subdivision one of section 7-105 of this title and to the operating 54 income in excess of expenses generated during their or its period of 55 receivership. 
 S. 3006 32 A. 3006 1 10. Any agreement by a lessee or tenant of a dwelling waiving or modi- 2 fying their rights as set forth in this section shall be absolutely 3 void. 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 5 have become a law and shall apply to any lease or rental agreement or 6 renewal of a lease or rental agreement entered into on or after such 7 date. 8 PART J 9 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 1971 of the real 10 property actions and proceedings law, as amended by chapter 529 of the 11 laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 12 (b) In the case of a vacant dwelling, it is not sealed or continuously 13 guarded, in that admittance to the property may be gained without damag- 14 ing any portion of the property, as required by law or it was sealed or 15 is continuously guarded by a person other than the owner, a mortgagee, 16 lienor or agent thereof, and [either] any of the following facts exists: 17 (i) A vacate order of the department or other governmental agency 18 currently prohibits occupancy of the dwelling; or 19 (ii) The tax on such premises has been due and unpaid for a period of 20 at least one year; or 21 (iii) The property has had a zoning, building or property maintenance 22 code violation which has the potential to injure, endanger or unreason- 23 ably annoy the health and safety of others that has been continuously 24 outstanding and not remedied for a period of at least one year from the 25 date that the original notice of violation was served upon the property 26 owner pursuant to subdivision four of section three hundred eight of the 27 civil practice law and rules if the owner is a natural person, section 28 three hundred ten of the civil practice law and rules if the owner is a 29 partnership, section three hundred ten-a of the civil practice law and 30 rules if the owner is a limited partnership, section three hundred elev- 31 en of the civil practice law and rules if the owner is a corporation, or 32 section three hundred eleven-a of the civil practice law and rules if 33 the owner is a limited liability company; or 34 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 35 PART K 36 Section 1. The real property tax law is amended by adding a new 37 section 457-a to read as follows: 38 § 457-a. Exemption for eligible residential property transferred to a 39 low-income household. 1. As used in this section: 40 (a) "Nonprofit housing organization" means a nonprofit organization 41 exempt from certain taxes pursuant to section 501(c)(3) or section 42 501(c)(4) of the United States internal revenue code and/or that is 43 incorporated under the not-for-profit corporation law whose primary 44 purpose is the construction or renovation of residential affordable 45 housing for conveyance to households that meet certain income require- 46 ments. 47 (b) "Community land trust" means a nonprofit organization exempt from 48 certain taxes pursuant to section 501(c)(3) or section 501(c)(4) of the 49 United State internal revenue code and/or that is incorporated under the 50 not-for-profit corporation law whose primary purpose is to provide 51 affordable housing by owning land and leasing or selling residential 
 S. 3006 33 A. 3006 1 housing situated on that land to households that meet certain income 2 requirements. 3 (c) "Land bank" means an entity created in accordance with article 4 sixteen of the not-for-profit corporation law. 5 (d) "Qualified low-income household" means a household with an income 6 upon initial occupancy of the residential property of not more than 7 eighty percent of the area median income, as annually defined by the 8 United States department of housing and urban development, and which has 9 agreed to occupy such residential property as a primary residence. The 10 nonprofit housing organization, community land trust, land bank, or 11 appropriate governmental entity shall certify that a household meets the 12 income and residency criteria to be considered a qualified low-income 13 household and shall determine the income and assets that shall be used 14 to determine a household's income for eligibility purposes. 15 2. (a) Residential real property subject to a restrictive covenant or 16 declaration, legal requirement, regulatory agreement or other contractu- 17 al obligation with a governmental entity, nonprofit housing organiza- 18 tion, or land bank, and transferred to a qualified low-income household, 19 or where the land is transferred to a community land trust and the resi- 20 dential building situated on the land is or will be leased or sold to a 21 qualified low-income household, shall be exempt as provided in paragraph 22 (b) of this subdivision from taxation levied by or on behalf of any 23 county, city, town, village or school district in which such residential 24 property is located, provided the legislative body or governing board of 25 such county, city, town or village, after public hearing, adopts a local 26 law, or a school district, other than a school district to which article 27 fifty-two of the education law applies, adopts a resolution providing 28 therefor. 29 (b) The real property tax exemption shall be an amount that is not 30 less than twenty-five percent nor more than fifty percent of the 31 assessed value of the property as provided in legislation or resolution 32 pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision. 33 (c) A copy of any such local law or resolution shall be filed with the 34 assessor of such county, city, town, or village who prepares the assess- 35 ment roll on which the taxes of such county, city, town, village, or 36 school district are levied. 37 3. (a) The exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be discon- 38 tinued in any of the following circumstances: 39 (i) in the event that a property granted an exemption pursuant to this 40 section ceases to be used primarily for residential purposes; 41 (ii) in the event that a property granted an exemption pursuant to 42 this section ceases to be used as a primary residence; or 43 (iii) in the event that a property granted an exemption pursuant to 44 this section is transferred to another person or entity, other than to 45 any heirs or distributees of the owner that meet the requirements of 46 being a qualified low-income household at the time of such transfer. 47 (b) Upon determining that an exemption granted pursuant to this 48 section should be discontinued, the assessor shall mail a notice so 49 stating to the owner or owners thereof at the time and in the manner 50 provided by section five hundred ten of this chapter. Such owner or 51 owners shall be entitled to seek administrative and judicial review of 52 such action in the manner provided by law, provided that the burden 53 shall be on such owner or owners to establish eligibility for the 54 exemption. 55 4. Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the owner 56 or owners of such real property on a form prescribed by the commission- 
 S. 3006 34 A. 3006 1 er. The application shall be filed with the assessor of the county, 2 city, town, or village having the power to assess property for taxation 3 on or before the appropriate taxable status date of such county, city, 4 town, or village. 5 5. If satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an exemption pursu- 6 ant to this section, the assessor shall approve the application, and 7 such residential property shall thereafter be exempt from taxation and 8 special ad valorem levies as provided in this section commencing with 9 the assessment roll prepared on the basis of the taxable status date 10 referred to in subdivision four of this section. The assessed value of 11 any exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be entered by the 12 assessor on the assessment roll with the taxable property, with the 13 amount of the exemption shown in a separate column. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 15 have become a law. 16 PART L 17 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private 18 housing finance law, as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 1989, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 (a) Upon the consent of the local legislative body of any municipality 21 in which a project is or is to be located, the real property in a 22 project shall be exempt from local and municipal taxes, other than 23 assessments for local improvements, to the extent of all or part of the 24 value of the property included in such project which represents an 25 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and 26 improvements, acquired for the project at the time of its acquisition by 27 the limited-profit housing company, provided, however, that the real 28 property in a project acquired for purposes of rehabilitation shall be 29 exempt to the extent of all or part of the value of the property 30 included in such project, and further provided that the amount of such 31 taxes to be paid shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual 32 shelter rent or carrying charges of such project except that for 33 projects located or to be located in a city of a population of one 34 million or more, [upon the consent of the local legislative body of the 35 municipality, the amount of such taxes to be paid may be set at not less 36 than (i) the taxes payable with respect to the real property in such 37 project with respect to the year nineteen hundred seventy-three, or, 38 (ii) if such project was not occupied in such year, not less than ten 39 per centum of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges first estab- 40 lished pursuant to subdivision one of section thirty-one of this arti- 41 cle] the amount of such taxes shall be no more than five per centum of 42 the annual shelter rent or carrying charges of the project. Upon the 43 consent of the local legislative body of a municipality, other than a 44 city with a population of one million or more, in which the project is 45 located, the amount of such taxes may be further reduced to five per 46 centum or less of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges of the 47 project. Any such granted consent to reduce the amount of such taxes 48 shall expire every ten years. If such authorization is not renewed, the 49 rate of taxation shall revert to the level established before the 50 consent was granted. Shelter rent shall mean the total rents received 51 from the occupants of a project less the cost of providing to the occu- 52 pants electricity, gas, heat and other utilities. Total rents shall 53 include rent supplements and subsidies received from the federal govern- 54 ment, the state or a municipality on behalf of such occupants[,] but 
 S. 3006 35 A. 3006 1 shall not include interest reduction payments pursuant to subdivision 2 (a) of section two hundred one of the Federal Housing and Urban Develop- 3 ment Act of nineteen hundred sixty-eight. The tax exemption shall oper- 4 ate and continue so long as the mortgage loans of the company, including 5 any additional mortgage loan the proceeds of which are used primarily 6 for the residential portion of the project, which additional loan is 7 approved by the commissioner or the supervising agency, are outstanding. 8 § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous- 9 ing finance law, as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 1989, is 10 amended to read as follows: 11 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this 12 subdivision, the real property of a state urban development corporation 13 project acquired, owned, constructed, managed or operated by a company 14 incorporated pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law and this 15 article shall be entitled to all the benefits provided by section four 16 hundred twenty-two of the real property tax law. The real property of a 17 state urban development corporation project, other than a state urban 18 development corporation project acquired, owned, constructed, managed or 19 operated by a company incorporated pursuant to the not-for-profit corpo- 20 ration law and this article, shall be exempt from all local and munici- 21 pal taxes, other than assessments for local improvements, to the extent 22 of the value of the property included in such project as represents an 23 increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land and 24 improvements, acquired for the project on the date of its acquisition by 25 the limited-profit housing company, provided that the amount of such 26 taxes to be paid shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual 27 shelter rent or carrying charges of such project, as defined in para- 28 graph (a) hereof, except that in a city with a population of one million 29 or more, the amount of such taxes shall be no more than five per centum 30 of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges of the project. Upon the 31 consent of the local legislative body of the municipality, other than a 32 city with a population of one million or more, in which the project is 33 located, the amount of such taxes may be further reduced to five per 34 centum or less of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges of the 35 project. Any such granted consent to reduce the amount of such taxes 36 shall expire every ten years. If such authorization is not renewed, the 37 rate of taxation shall revert to the level established before the 38 consent was granted. The tax exemption shall operate and continue so 39 long as the mortgage loans of such limited profit housing company, 40 including any additional mortgage loan the proceeds of which are used 41 primarily for the residential portion of the project, which additional 42 loan is approved by the commissioner or the supervising agency, are 43 outstanding and the project is continued to be operated as a limited- 44 profit housing project. If a state urban development corporation project 45 qualifying for tax exemption pursuant to this paragraph is sold, with 46 the approval of the commissioner, to another limited-profit housing 47 company, such successor company shall be entitled to all the benefits of 48 this paragraph. In the event that such sale is to a company incorporated 49 pursuant to the not-for-profit corporation law and this article, such 50 successor company shall be entitled to all the benefits provided by 51 section four hundred twenty-two of the real property tax law. 52 § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 33 of the private hous- 53 ing finance law, as amended by chapter 744 of the laws of 1977, is 54 amended to read as follows: 55 (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this 56 subdivision, when a project is financed with a mortgage loan pursuant to 
 S. 3006 36 A. 3006 1 this article or article three of this chapter and (i) there is a partic- 2 ipation, new loan or investment pursuant to section twenty-three-b of 3 this article or (ii) such mortgage loan is assigned, modified or satis- 4 fied pursuant to section twenty-three-a or forty-four-b or subdivision 5 twenty-two-a of section six hundred fifty-four of this chapter, the real 6 property of the project shall be exempt from all local and municipal 7 taxes, other than assessments for local improvements, to the extent of 8 the value of the real property included in such project which represents 9 an increase over the assessed valuation of the real property, both land 10 and improvements, acquired for the project on the date of its original 11 acquisition for the project by the original mortgagor under a mortgage 12 loan pursuant to this article or article three of this chapter, provided 13 that the amount of taxes to be paid on the project shall not be less 14 than ten per centum of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges of 15 such project, as defined in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, except 16 that in a city with a population of one million or more, the amount of 17 such taxes shall be no more than five per centum of the annual shelter 18 rent or carrying charges of the project. Upon the consent of the local 19 legislative body of the municipality, other than a city with a popu- 20 lation of one million or more, in which the project is located, the 21 amount of such taxes may be further reduced to five per centum or less 22 of the annual shelter rent or carrying charges of the project. Any such 23 granted consent to reduce the amount of such taxes shall expire every 24 ten years. If such authorization is not renewed, the rate of taxation 25 shall revert to the level established before the consent was granted. 26 Such tax exemption shall commence in each instance from the date when 27 the project becomes subject to a mortgage insured by the federal govern- 28 ment and shall operate and continue so long as a mortgage on such 29 project is insured or held by the federal government or so long as the 30 project is thereafter owned by the federal government or so long as any 31 residual indebtedness is outstanding, whichever is longer. When there is 32 a participation, new loan or investment pursuant to section twenty- 33 three-b of this article, such participation, new loan or investment 34 shall be deemed to be the equivalent of a federally insured mortgage for 35 purposes of this paragraph. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be 36 construed to limit or otherwise impair the benefits available to any 37 company eligible for exemption from taxation pursuant to section thir- 38 ty-one or section thirty-six-a of this article, section four hundred 39 twenty-two or section four hundred sixty-seven-c of the real property 40 tax law, or section fifty-eight of the public housing law. The foregoing 41 shall not be deemed to authorize any company to receive the benefits of 42 any exemption from taxation in contravention of the provisions of 43 section two of article eighteen of the constitution. 44 § 4. Subdivision 4 of section 33 of the private housing finance law, 45 as amended by chapter 229 of the laws of 1989, is amended to read as 46 follows: 47 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one hereof, when a 48 mutual company is organized under this article to facilitate the acqui- 49 sition of a building by residents thereof, the amount of local and 50 municipal taxes, other than assessments for local improvements, to be 51 paid on the real property included in such project, both land and 52 improvements, shall not exceed twenty per centum of the annual shelter 53 rent or carrying charges of such project, as defined in paragraph (a) of 54 subdivision one hereof; provided, however, that where such acquisition 55 of a building by residents thereof involves the financing of rehabili- 56 tation or other improvement as well as acquisition, upon the consent of 
 S. 3006 37 A. 3006 1 the local legislative body of the municipality in which the project is 2 located the amount of such taxes may be further reduced provided that 3 such amount shall not be less than ten per centum of the annual shelter 4 rent or carrying charges of the project, as defined in paragraph (a) of 5 subdivision one hereof; or the company may in lieu of requesting such 6 consent apply for the benefits of the local law, if any, enacted pursu- 7 ant to section four hundred eighty-nine of the real property tax law. 8 Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, in a city with 9 a population of one million or more, the amount of such taxes shall be 10 no more than five per centum of the annual shelter rent or carrying 11 charges of the project. Upon the consent of the local legislative body 12 of the municipality, other than a city with a population of one million 13 or more, in which the project is located, the amount of such taxes may 14 be further reduced to five per centum or less of the annual shelter rent 15 or carrying charges of the project. Any such granted consent to reduce 16 the amount of such taxes shall expire every ten years. If such authori- 17 zation is not renewed, the rate of taxation shall revert to the level 18 established before the consent was granted. Such tax exemption, if any, 19 granted pursuant to this article shall operate and continue so long as a 20 loan made under this article or any subsequent loan approved by the 21 commissioner or the supervising agency to enhance the residential 22 portion of the project and the project is continued to be operated for 23 the purposes set forth in this article is outstanding. 24 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 25 PART M 26 Section 1. The section heading of section 485-r of the real property 27 tax law, as added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read 28 as follows: 29 Residential redevelopment inhibited property exemption[; certain 30 cities]. 31 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as 32 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015 and paragraph (f) as amended by 33 chapter 28 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows: 34 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the follow- 35 ing meanings: 36 (a) "Redevelopment inhibited property" shall mean a residential prop- 37 erty that has been neglected or abandoned because of the local economic 38 conditions and/or conditions on the property that inhibit such property 39 from being redeveloped by the private sector as described in subdivision 40 three of this section. Redevelopment inhibited property shall not 41 include land that is undeveloped. 42 (b) "Gap financing costs" shall mean the total cost of the property's 43 redevelopment as approved by the city, town, or village minus the 44 increase in the full valuation of the property upon completion of the 45 redevelopment. 46 (c) "Base assessment" shall mean the assessed value of the property on 47 the day the city, town, or village designates the property as redevelop- 48 ment inhibited. 49 (d) "Increased assessment" shall mean the assessed value of the prop- 50 erty as determined by the assessor upon completion of the redevelopment. 51 (e) "Incremental increase in annual property taxes" shall mean the 52 taxes based on the increased assessment minus the taxes based on the 53 base assessment. 
 S. 3006 38 A. 3006 1 [(f) "City" shall mean a city with a population of not less than 2 fifteen thousand two hundred fifty and not more than fifteen thousand 3 five hundred as determined by the latest federal decennial census.] 4 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as 5 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 6 2. A city, town, or village may, by local law, provide for the 7 exemption of real property from taxation as provided in this section. 8 Subsequent to the adoption of such local law, the county in which such 9 city, town, or village is located may after a public hearing and by 10 local law, and any school district, all or part of which is located in 11 such city, town, or village, may, by resolution, exempt such property 12 from its taxation in the same manner and to the same extent as the city, 13 town, or village has done. 14 § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as 15 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 16 3. A local law adopted by a city, town, or village pursuant to subdi- 17 vision two of this section shall designate any property within [the] 18 such city, town, or village's boundaries as a redevelopment inhibited 19 property if one or more of the following are met: 20 (a) the city, town, or village has acquired title to the property 21 pursuant to article nineteen-A of the real property actions and 22 proceedings law; or 23 (b) the property has been continuously vacant for a period of at least 24 three years; or 25 (c) the county, city, town or village in which the property is located 26 has acquired title to the property via foreclosure for unpaid taxes 27 pursuant to article eleven of this chapter; or 28 (d) the property has outstanding zoning, housing, or uniform code 29 violations and the cost of remedying the violations exceeds the proper- 30 ty's value. 31 § 5. Subdivision 4 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as 32 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 33 4. (a) Upon the adoption of such local law, redevelopment inhibited 34 property shall be exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies to 35 the extent of any increase in value attributable to demolition, alter- 36 ation, rehabilitation, or remediation pursuant to the following require- 37 ments: 38 (i) the demolition, alterations, rehabilitation, and/or remediation 39 shall be permitted by the [city's] applicable bureau of inspection such 40 that building or plumbing permits issued and said demolition, alter- 41 ations, rehabilitation, and/or remediation shall have met all necessary 42 approvals per the applicable New York state uniform fire prevention and 43 building code, the [city's] applicable municipal code and the [city's] 44 applicable bureau of inspection upon completion; and 45 (ii) the property for which the exemption is sought shall be [an 46 owner-occupied one-family residence] a one to four-unit residence and 47 occupied as the primary residence of the owner or a tenant; and 48 (iii) the owner of such property shall file annually an affidavit of 49 residency with the assessor of the city, town, or village on or before 50 the appropriate taxable status date [of such city], confirming continued 51 [owner-occupancy] occupancy of the property by the owner or a tenant as 52 their primary residence; and 53 (iv) the redevelopment inhibited property is exempt from taxation and 54 special ad valorem levies attributable to the increased assessment minus 55 the taxes and special ad valorem levies imposed on the base assessment. 56 Such exemption shall not apply to special assessments. 
 S. 3006 39 A. 3006 1 (b) In the event the property granted an exemption pursuant to this 2 section ceases to be [owner-]occupied as the primary residence of the 3 owner or tenant and/or the affidavit of residency is not filed annually 4 for the approved exemption period, the exemption granted pursuant to 5 this section shall cease. 6 (c) In the event the property granted an exemption pursuant to this 7 section ceases to be a [one-family] one to four-unit dwelling, the 8 exemption granted pursuant to this section shall cease. 9 (d) In the event the owner of the property is convicted of a violation 10 or misdemeanor pursuant to New York state uniform fire prevention and 11 building code or the [city's] applicable municipal code, the exemption 12 granted pursuant to this section shall cease. 13 § 6. Subdivision 6 of section 485-r of the real property tax law, as 14 added by chapter 406 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 15 6. (a) Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the 16 owner of such building for the residential redevelopment inhibited prop- 17 erty exemption, on a form prescribed by the city, town, or village. Such 18 application must be filed with the assessor of the city, town, or 19 village on or before the appropriate taxable status date [of such city]. 20 The application must be filed with the assessor of the city, town, or 21 village within three years from the date of completing the demolition, 22 alterations, rehabilitation, and/or remediation. 23 (b) The owner filing for such exemption shall not be required to be 24 the owner responsible for completing the demolition, alterations, reha- 25 bilitation, and/or remediation. 26 (c) If the assessor is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to an 27 exemption pursuant to this section, [he or she] such assessor shall 28 approve the application and such real property shall thereafter be 29 exempt from taxation and special ad valorem levies by the city, town, or 30 village commencing with the assessment roll prepared after the taxable 31 status date referred to in this subdivision. The assessed value of any 32 exemption granted pursuant to this section shall be entered by the 33 assessor of the city, town, or village on the assessment roll with the 34 taxable property, with the amount of the exemption shown in a separate 35 column. 36 (d) Once granted, the residential redevelopment inhibited property 37 exemption runs with the land for the exemption period pursuant to this 38 section. 39 § 7. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 40 have become a law. 41 PART N 42 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the housing 43 trust fund corporation may provide, for purposes of the neighborhood 44 preservation program, a sum not to exceed $12,830,000 for the fiscal 45 year ending March 31, 2026. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 46 and subject to the approval of the New York state director of the budg- 47 et, the board of directors of the state of New York mortgage agency 48 shall authorize the transfer to the housing trust fund corporation, for 49 the purposes of reimbursing any costs associated with neighborhood pres- 50 ervation program contracts authorized by this section, a total sum not 51 to exceed $12,830,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the special 52 account of the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 53 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed the 54 actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance 
 S. 3006 40 A. 3006 1 fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage 2 agency for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with section 2429-b 3 of the public authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the 4 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance 5 fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law 6 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating (as determined 7 by the state of New York mortgage agency) required to accomplish the 8 purposes of such account, the project pool insurance account of the 9 mortgage insurance fund, such transfer to be made as soon as practicable 10 but no later than June 30, 2025. 11 § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the housing trust 12 fund corporation may provide, for purposes of the rural preservation 13 program, a sum not to exceed $5,360,000 for the fiscal year ending March 14 31, 2026. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the 15 approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board of 16 directors of the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the 17 transfer to the housing trust fund corporation, for the purposes of 18 reimbursing any costs associated with rural preservation program 19 contracts authorized by this section, a total sum not to exceed 20 $5,360,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the special account of the 21 mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public 22 authorities law, in an amount not to exceed the actual excess balance in 23 the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as determined and 24 certified by the state of New York mortgage agency for the fiscal year 25 2024-2025 in accordance with section 2429-b of the public authorities 26 law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves in the project pool 27 insurance account of the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to 28 section 2429-b of the public authorities law are sufficient to attain 29 and maintain the credit rating (as determined by the state of New York 30 mortgage agency) required to accomplish the purposes of such account, 31 the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance fund, such 32 transfer to be made as soon as practicable but no later than June 30, 33 2025. 34 § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the housing trust 35 fund corporation may provide, for purposes of the rural rental assist- 36 ance program pursuant to article 17-A of the private housing finance 37 law, a sum not to exceed $23,455,000 for the fiscal year ending March 38 31, 2026. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to 39 the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board of 40 directors of the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize the 41 transfer to the housing trust fund corporation, for the purposes of 42 reimbursing any costs associated with rural rental assistance program 43 contracts authorized by this section, a total sum not to exceed 44 $23,455,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the special account of 45 the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the 46 public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed the actual excess 47 balance in the special account of the mortgage insurance fund, as deter- 48 mined and certified by the state of New York mortgage agency for the 49 fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with section 2429-b of the public 50 authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the reserves in the 51 project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance fund created 52 pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law are sufficient 53 to attain and maintain the credit rating, as determined by the state of 54 New York mortgage agency, required to accomplish the purposes of such 55 account, the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance 
 S. 3006 41 A. 3006 1 fund, such transfer shall be made as soon as practicable but no later 2 than June 30, 2025. 3 § 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the homeless housing 4 and assistance corporation may provide, for purposes of the New York 5 state supportive housing program, the solutions to end homelessness 6 program or the operational support for AIDS housing program, or to qual- 7 ified grantees under such programs, in accordance with the requirements 8 of such programs, a sum not to exceed $56,381,000 for the fiscal year 9 ending March 31, 2026. The homeless housing and assistance corporation 10 may enter into an agreement with the office of temporary and disability 11 assistance to administer such sum in accordance with the requirements of 12 such programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject 13 to the approval of the New York state director of the budget, the board 14 of directors of the state of New York mortgage agency shall authorize 15 the transfer to the homeless housing and assistance corporation, a total 16 sum not to exceed $56,381,000, such transfer to be made from (i) the 17 special account of the mortgage insurance fund created pursuant to 18 section 2429-b of the public authorities law, in an amount not to exceed 19 the actual excess balance in the special account of the mortgage insur- 20 ance fund, as determined and certified by the state of New York mortgage 21 agency for the fiscal year 2024-2025 in accordance with section 2429-b 22 of the public authorities law, if any, and/or (ii) provided that the 23 reserves in the project pool insurance account of the mortgage insurance 24 fund created pursuant to section 2429-b of the public authorities law 25 are sufficient to attain and maintain the credit rating as determined by 26 the state of New York mortgage agency, required to accomplish the 27 purposes of such account, the project pool insurance account of the 28 mortgage insurance fund, such transfer shall be made as soon as practi- 29 cable but no later than March 31, 2026. 30 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 31 PART O 32 Section 1. Section 3 of part N of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, 33 amending the social services law relating to restructuring financing for 34 residential school placements, as amended by section 1 of part G of 35 chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 36 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately [and shall expire and be 37 deemed repealed April 1, 2025]; provided however that the amendments to 38 subdivision 10 of section 153 of the social services law made by section 39 one of this act, shall not affect the expiration of such subdivision and 40 shall be deemed to expire therewith. 41 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 42 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2025. 43 PART P 44 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section 45 390-n to read as follows: 46 § 390-n. Child care support center; operating certificate required. 1. 47 For purposes of this section, "child care support center" shall mean a 48 business entity that is certified by the office of children and family 49 services to place individuals as substitute caregivers at child day care 50 centers, group family day care homes, family day care homes, or school 51 age child care programs as defined in section three hundred ninety of 52 this title for the purpose of providing child day care. 
 S. 3006 42 A. 3006 1 2. The office of children and family services shall be authorized to 2 certify, regulate, and inspect child care support centers. The office of 3 children and family services may, at its discretion, limit the number of 4 operating certificates issued. 5 3. No entity may place substitute caregivers at child day care 6 centers, group family day care homes, family day care homes, or school 7 age child care programs unless it possesses a valid operating certif- 8 icate issued by the office of children and family services. 9 4. Prior to placing an individual as a substitute caregiver at a child 10 day care center, group family day care home, family day care home, or 11 school age child care program as defined in section three hundred ninety 12 of this title for the purpose of providing child day care, a child care 13 support center shall verify that the substitute caregiver has met the: 14 (a) standards and training requirements set forth in section three 15 hundred ninety-a of this title for child day care program employees; 16 (b) criminal history review and background clearance requirements of 17 section three hundred ninety-b of this title for prospective employees 18 of a child day care program; and 19 (c) any other requirements established by the regulations of the 20 office of children and family services. 21 5. Operating certificates issued under this section shall remain valid 22 unless surrendered by the child care support center or revoked by the 23 office of children and family services. The office of children and fami- 24 ly services may revoke an operating certificate at any time upon a 25 determination that the child care support center has not operated in 26 accordance with applicable state or federal law. 27 6. The office of children and family services shall deny an applica- 28 tion for certification of a child care support center if the applicant 29 had an operating certificate revoked within the two years prior to the 30 date of application. 31 § 2. Section 390-b of the social services law is amended by adding a 32 new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 33 12. A child care support center certified pursuant to section three 34 hundred ninety-n of this title shall be authorized to request clearances 35 for substitute caregivers in accordance with this section. Substitute 36 caregivers shall be considered "prospective employees" of a child day 37 care program under subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 38 two of this section. 39 § 3. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become a 40 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment, and/or repeal of 41 any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on 42 its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before 43 such effective date. 44 PART Q 45 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5 of section 131-a of the 46 social services law, as added by chapter 1053 of the laws of 1981, is 47 amended and a new paragraph (f-1) is added to read as follows: 48 (e) [Provision] provision of allowances as prescribed by regulations 49 of the department to meet the needs of a pregnant [woman, beginning with 50 the fourth month of pregnancy which has been medically verified.] 51 person; 52 (f-1) a one-time benefit to public assistance recipients upon the 53 birth of a new child, as prescribed by regulations of the department. 
 S. 3006 43 A. 3006 1 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 2 it shall have become a law. 3 PART R 4 Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of 5 section 131-o of the social services law, as amended by section 1 of 6 part H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as 7 follows: 8 (a) in the case of each individual receiving family care, an amount 9 equal to at least [$181.00] $186.00 for each month beginning on or after 10 January first, two thousand [twenty-four] twenty-five. 11 (b) in the case of each individual receiving residential care, an 12 amount equal to at least [$208.00] $213.00 for each month beginning on 13 or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] twenty-five. 14 (c) in the case of each individual receiving enhanced residential 15 care, an amount equal to at least [$249.00] $255.00 for each month 16 beginning on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] twenty- 17 five. 18 (d) for the period commencing January first, two thousand [twenty- 19 five] twenty-six, the monthly personal needs allowance shall be an 20 amount equal to the sum of the amounts set forth in subparagraphs one 21 and two of this paragraph: 22 (1) the amounts specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this 23 subdivision; and 24 (2) the amount in subparagraph one of this paragraph, multiplied by 25 the percentage of any federal supplemental security income cost of 26 living adjustment which becomes effective on or after January first, two 27 thousand [twenty-five] twenty-six, but prior to June thirtieth, two 28 thousand [twenty-five] twenty-six, rounded to the nearest whole dollar. 29 § 2. Paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of 30 section 209 of the social services law, as amended by section 2 of part 31 H of chapter 56 of the laws of 2024, are amended to read as follows: 32 (a) On and after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] 33 twenty-five, for an eligible individual living alone, [$1,030.00] 34 $1,054.00; and for an eligible couple living alone, [$1,519.00] 35 $1,554.00. 36 (b) On and after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] 37 twenty-five, for an eligible individual living with others with or with- 38 out in-kind income, [$966.00] $990.00; and for an eligible couple living 39 with others with or without in-kind income, [$1,461.00] $1,496.00. 40 (c) On and after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] 41 twenty-five, (i) for an eligible individual receiving family care, 42 [$1,209.48] $1,233.48 if [he or she] such individual is receiving such 43 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches- 44 ter or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple receiving family care 45 in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester or 46 Rockland, two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of this 47 paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individual receiving such care in 48 any other county in the state, [$1,171.48] $1,195.48; and (iv) for an 49 eligible couple receiving such care in any other county in the state, 50 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph. 51 (d) On and after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] 52 twenty-five, (i) for an eligible individual receiving residential care, 53 [$1,378.00] $1,402.00 if [he or she] such individual is receiving such 54 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches- 
 S. 3006 44 A. 3006 1 ter or Rockland; and (ii) for an eligible couple receiving residential 2 care in the city of New York or the county of Nassau, Suffolk, Westches- 3 ter or Rockland, two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (i) of 4 this paragraph; or (iii) for an eligible individual receiving such care 5 in any other county in the state, [$1,348.00] $1,372.00; and (iv) for an 6 eligible couple receiving such care in any other county in the state, 7 two times the amount set forth in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph. 8 (e) On and after January first, two thousand [twenty-four] 9 twenty-five, (i) for an eligible individual receiving enhanced residen- 10 tial care, [$1,637.00] $1,661.00; and (ii) for an eligible couple 11 receiving enhanced residential care, two times the amount set forth in 12 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. 13 (f) The amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subdi- 14 vision shall be increased to reflect any increases in federal supple- 15 mental security income benefits for individuals or couples which become 16 effective on or after January first, two thousand [twenty-five] twenty- 17 six but prior to June thirtieth, two thousand [twenty-five] twenty-six. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect December 31, 2025. 19 PART S 20 Section 1. Section 4 of part W of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016 21 amending the social services law relating to the powers and duties of 22 the commissioner of social services relating to the appointment of a 23 temporary operator, as amended by section 1 of part T of chapter 56 of 24 the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows: 25 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to 26 have been in full force and effect on and after April 1, 2016, provided 27 further that this act shall expire and be deemed repealed March 31, 28 [2025] 2028. 29 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 30 PART T 31 Section 1. Article 19-D of the labor law, as added by chapter 88 of 32 the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 33 ARTICLE 19-D 34 MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR COVERED AIRPORT WORKERS 35 Section 696-a. Definitions. 36 [696-b. Certification to the commissioner. 37 696-c.] 696-b. Minimum wage rate for covered airport workers. 38 [696-d.] 696-c. Commissioner's powers of investigation. 39 [696-e.] 696-d. Records of employers. 40 [696-f.] 696-e. Penalties. 41 [696-g.] 696-f. Civil action. 42 [696-h.] 696-g. Regulations. 43 [696-i.] 696-h. Savings clause. 44 § 696-a. Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Covered airport 45 location" means John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia 46 Airport or any location used to perform [airline catering] work [as such 47 work is described in subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 48 two of this section] related to the preparation or delivery of food for 
 S. 3006 45 A. 3006 1 consumption on airplanes departing from John F. Kennedy International 2 Airport or LaGuardia Airport. 3 2. (a) "Covered airport worker" means any person employed to perform 4 work at a covered airport location [provided at least one-half of the 5 employee's time during any workweek is performed at a covered airport 6 location and who works in one of the following covered categories: 7 (i) Cleaning and related services, which shall mean: 8 (1) building cleaning, including warehouse, kitchen, and terminal 9 cleaning, including common areas, gateways, gates, lounges, clubs, 10 concession areas, terminal entryways from ramp and where planes park at 11 the gate, and other nearby facilities used for the preparation, packag- 12 ing, and storage of inflight meals and supplies; and 13 (2) aircraft and cabin cleaning, including lavatory and water disposal 14 and replenishment, lift truck driving and helping, dispatching, cleaning 15 crew driving, and sorting and packing of inflight materials, such as 16 blankets, pillows, and magazines; 17 (ii) Security related services, including catering security, escort- 18 ing, escort security, passenger aircraft security, fire guarding, termi- 19 nal security, baggage security, traffic security, cargo screening, 20 including guarding, warehouse security, concessions and airport lounge 21 security, security dispatch, and security at nearby facilities used for 22 the preparation, packaging, and storage of inflight meals; or 23 (iii) In terminal and passenger handling services, including baggage 24 handling, sky cap services, wheelchair attending, wheelchair dispatch- 25 ing, customer and passenger services, line queue, identification check- 26 ing, porter services for baggage, and passenger and employee shuttle 27 driving. 28 (iv) Airline catering, including work related to the preparation or 29 delivery of food or beverage for consumption on airplanes departing from 30 a covered airport location or related location; or 31 (v) Airport lounge services, including food and retail services]. 32 (b) "Covered airport worker" shall not include [anyone who works in 33 one of the following non-covered categories: 34 (i) Non-cleaning and security related cargo and ramp services, includ- 35 ing ramp baggage and cargo handling, load control and ramp communi- 36 cation, aircraft mechanics and fueling of aircraft, provision of cool- 37 ing, heating, and power, passenger aircraft servicing, cabin equipment 38 maintenance, guiding aircraft in and out of gates, and gate side 39 aircraft maintenance; 40 (ii) Ramp and tarmac maintenance services, including operation of snow 41 plows, ramp cleaning vehicles, and tarmac sweepers; 42 (iii) Concession services, including food service, which includes food 43 and beverage service, wait service, and cashiers, and retail service, 44 which includes news, and gifts, and duty-free; 45 (c) "Covered airport worker" shall not include direct employees of the 46 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, or any workers hired by 47 companies contracted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 48 that are performing work under such contract] persons employed in an 49 executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined in 50 subparagraph one of paragraph (a) of section thirteen of the Fair Labor 51 Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. s.213 et seq.), or persons employed by 52 the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey or any other governmental 53 agency. 54 [(d)] (c) "Covered airport worker" shall [include only: 
 S. 3006 46 A. 3006 1 (i) Employees employed at a covered airport location on December thir- 2 tieth, two thousand twenty and who are working an average of at least 3 thirty hours per week; and 4 (ii) Employees employed at a covered airport location on or after 5 January first, two thousand twenty-three and who are working for an 6 average of thirty hours per week. 7 (e) "Covered airport worker" shall also not include persons employed 8 in an executive, administrative, or professional capacity as defined in 9 subparagraph one of paragraph (a) of section thirteen of the Fair Labor 10 Standards Act of 1938] for any week, not include an employee working at 11 a covered airport location during that week, for less than thirty hours. 12 3. "Successor airport employer" means any [person who furnishes clean- 13 ing and related services, security related services, in terminal and 14 passenger handling services, airline catering, or airport lounge 15 services] employer that employs covered airport workers who provide 16 services at a covered airport location that are substantially similar to 17 those that were provided by covered airport workers previously employed 18 by another employer at such covered airport location. 19 4. "Employer" means any person, corporation, limited liability compa- 20 ny, or association employing any individual in an occupation, industry, 21 trade, business or service. The term "employer" shall not include a 22 governmental agency. 23 5. [The "standard wage rate" means the greater of: 24 (a) any minimum wage rate that would be otherwise applicable to 25 covered airport workers established by article nineteen of this chapter; 26 or 27 (b) any otherwise applicable minimum wage rate established through a 28 policy of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey] The "applicable 29 standard rate" means the wage and benefit rates designated by the 30 commissioner based on the determinations made by the General Services 31 Administration pursuant to the federal McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract 32 Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.), for the appropriate localities and 33 classifications of building service employees; provided, however, that 34 in no event shall the prevailing wage rate applicable to a covered 35 airport worker on and after January first, two thousand twenty-five and 36 every year thereafter be less than the following: 37 (a) any otherwise applicable minimum wage rate established through a 38 regulation of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; and 39 (b) an amount of supplemental wages or a supplemental healthcare 40 contribution equal to the rate for health and welfare for all occupa- 41 tions, designated by the commissioner based on the determinations made 42 by the federal department of labor pursuant to the McNamara-O'Hara 43 Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 et seq.) for the geographic 44 region in which the covered airport location is situated and in effect 45 on the date of the designation by the commissioner; and 46 (c) paid leave equal to the paid leave requirements designated by the 47 commissioner the immediately preceding January first, based on the 48 determinations made by the General Services Administration pursuant to 49 the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6701 et 50 seq.). 51 6. [The "standard benefits supplement rate" means an hourly supplement 52 of four dollars and fifty-four cents furnished to an employee by provid- 53 ing at least four dollars and fifty-four cents per hour toward the cost 54 of minimum essential coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan 55 as defined in treasury regulation section 1.5000A-2(c)(1) beginning on 56 July first, two thousand twenty-one. The standard benefits supplement 
 S. 3006 47 A. 3006 1 rate shall apply only to the first forty hours worked by each covered 2 airport worker in each week and shall not apply to any overtime hours 3 worked by any covered airport worker. The standard benefits supplement 4 rate shall apply to any paid leave taken by a covered airport worker 5 that does not exceed forty hours in a week] "Commissioner" means the 6 commissioner of labor of the state of New York. 7 [7. The "applicable standard rate" shall mean a combination of (a) the 8 standard wage rate; and (b) the standard benefits supplemental rate. 9 § 696-b. Certification to the commissioner. 1. No later than March 10 thirty-first, two thousand twenty-one, each employer of a covered 11 airport worker shall submit to the commissioner a sworn statement certi- 12 fying the total number of workers employed by such employer at a covered 13 airport location to perform cleaning and related services, security 14 related services, in terminal and passenger handling services, airline 15 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport location on 16 December thirtieth, two thousand twenty, and identifying the number that 17 is equal to eighty percent of such total number of employees, which 18 shall be the December thirtieth, two thousand twenty benchmark for the 19 purposes of this section. Such statement shall further include an affir- 20 mation that such employer will ensure that the number of covered airport 21 workers it employs at a covered airport location between July first, two 22 thousand twenty-one and December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two 23 is no less than the December thirtieth, two thousand twenty benchmark. 24 Such sworn statement shall be provided by the commissioner upon request 25 by any airport worker performing cleaning and related services, security 26 related services, in terminal and passenger handling services, airline 27 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport location or 28 any representative of such airport workers. Prior to employing any 29 airport workers to perform cleaning and related services, security 30 related services, in terminal and passenger handling services, airline 31 catering, or airport lounge services, at a covered airport location, any 32 successor airport employer shall obtain the applicable December thirti- 33 eth, two thousand twenty benchmark from the commissioner and submit to 34 the commissioner an affirmation that such employer will ensure that the 35 number of covered airport workers it employs at a covered airport 36 location between July first, two thousand twenty-one and December thir- 37 ty-first, two thousand twenty-two is no less than the December thirti- 38 eth, two thousand twenty benchmark. 39 2. Each employer of any covered airport worker employed at a covered 40 airport location on or after January first, two thousand twenty-three 41 shall submit to the commissioner, in a form and manner proscribed by the 42 commissioner, a sworn statement affirming that such employer will 43 ensure, where applicable, that the proportion of covered airport workers 44 in each classification it employs to work an average of at least thirty 45 hours per week at a covered airport location is the same as such propor- 46 tion was compared to all workers in the same classification working at 47 such covered airport location in the calendar year two thousand nineteen 48 workforce. The commissioner shall publish a list of all covered classi- 49 fications with the corresponding proportions of all workers employed to 50 work an average of at least thirty hours a week compared to all workers 51 in the same classification employed to work at each covered airport 52 location in the calendar year two thousand nineteen. The commissioner 53 shall be empowered to promulgate rules or regulations to determine the 54 method and accounting for such information and to verify its accuracy, 55 including the ability to establish a presumed proportion where records 56 are missing or unavailable and provided further that such full-time 
 S. 3006 48 A. 3006 1 levels shall be no less than such December thirtieth, two thousand twen- 2 ty benchmark. If such proportion is not maintained, consistent with such 3 rules or regulations promulgated by the commissioner, then the hours 4 worked by such part time workers, which are outside of such proportion, 5 shall be subject to the provisions of this section as if they worked an 6 average of at least thirty hours per week at a covered airport location 7 and were otherwise a covered airport worker. 8 3. Each employer of a covered airport worker employed at a covered 9 airport location on December thirtieth, two thousand twenty and who is 10 working an average of at least thirty hours per week shall provide such 11 covered airport worker the ability to begin or change enrollment in an 12 eligible employer-sponsored plan as defined in treasury regulation 13 section 1.5000A-2(c)(1) for coverage beginning on July first, two thou- 14 sand twenty-one. 15 4. Each employer of any other covered airport worker at a covered 16 airport location shall provide such covered airport worker the ability 17 to begin or change enrollment in an eligible employer-sponsored plan as 18 defined in treasury regulation section 1.5000A-2(c)(1) for coverage 19 beginning no later than thirty days after becoming a covered airport 20 worker.] 21 § [696-c.] 696-b. Minimum wage rate for covered airport workers. All 22 [covered] employers at a covered airport location shall ensure that 23 every covered airport worker is compensated at a rate that is no less 24 than the applicable standard rate. Nothing in this article shall alter 25 or limit any employer's obligation to pay any otherwise applicable 26 prevailing wage under article eight or nine of this chapter. 27 § [696-d.] 696-c. Commissioner's powers of investigation. The commis- 28 sioner or [his or her] such commissioner's authorized representative 29 shall have the power to: 30 1. investigate the compensation of covered airport workers in the 31 state; 32 2. enter the place of business or employment of any employer for the 33 purpose of (a) examining and inspecting any and all books, registers, 34 payrolls, and other records that in any way relate to or have a bearing 35 upon the compensation provided to, or the hours worked by any employees, 36 and (b) ascertaining whether the provisions of this article and the 37 rules and regulations promulgated hereunder are being complied with; and 38 3. require from any employer full and correct statements and reports 39 in writing, at such times as the commissioner may deem necessary, of the 40 compensation provided to and the hours by such employer's employees. 41 § [696-e.] 696-d. Records of employers. For every employee covered by 42 this article, every employer shall establish, maintain, and preserve for 43 not less than six years contemporaneous, true, and accurate payroll 44 records showing for each week worked the hours worked, the compensation 45 provided, plus such other information as the commissioner deems material 46 and necessary. For all covered airport workers who are not exempt from 47 overtime compensation as established in the commissioner's minimum wage 48 orders or otherwise provided by law, rule, or regulation, the payroll 49 records shall include the compensation provided and the regular hourly 50 rate or rates of pay, the overtime rate or rates of pay, the number of 51 regular hours worked, the number of overtime hours worked and the cost 52 of benefits and/or benefit supplements. On demand, the employer shall 53 furnish to the commissioner or [his or her] such commissioner's duly 54 authorized representative a sworn statement of the hours worked, rate or 55 rates of compensation, for each covered airport worker, plus such other 56 information as the commissioner deems material and necessary. Every 
 S. 3006 49 A. 3006 1 employer shall keep such records open to inspection by the commissioner 2 or [his or her] such commissioner's duly authorized representative at 3 any reasonable time. Every employer of a covered airport worker shall 4 keep a digest and summary of this article which shall be prepared by the 5 commissioner, posted in a conspicuous place in [his or her] their estab- 6 lishment and shall also keep posted such additional copies of said 7 digest and summary as the commissioner prescribes. Employers shall, on 8 request, be furnished with copies of this article and of orders, and of 9 digests and summaries thereof, without charge. Employers shall permit 10 the commissioner or [his or her] such commissioner's duly authorized 11 representative to question without interference any employee of such 12 employer in a private location at the place of employment and during 13 working hours in respect to the wages paid to and the hours worked by 14 such employee or other employees. 15 § [696-f.] 696-e. Penalties. 1. If the commissioner finds that any 16 employer has violated any provision of this article or of a rule or 17 regulation promulgated thereunder, the commissioner may, after an oppor- 18 tunity for a hearing, and by an order which shall describe particularly 19 the nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil penalty of not 20 more than ten thousand dollars for the first such violation within six 21 years, not more than twenty thousand dollars for a second violation 22 within six years and not more than fifty thousand dollars for a third or 23 subsequent violation within six years. Such penalty shall be paid to the 24 commissioner for deposit in the treasury of the state. In assessing the 25 amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall give due consideration to 26 the size of the employer's business, the good faith [of the employer] 27 basis of the employer to believe that its conduct was in compliance with 28 the law, the gravity of the violation, the history of previous 29 violations and the failure to comply with record-keeping or other 30 requirements. 31 2. Any order issued under subdivision one of this section shall be 32 deemed a final order of the commissioner and not subject to review by 33 any court or agency unless the employer files a petition with the indus- 34 trial board of appeals for a review of the order, pursuant to section 35 one hundred one of this chapter. 36 3. The civil penalty provided for in this section shall be in addition 37 to and may be imposed concurrently with any other remedy or penalty 38 provided for in this chapter. 39 4. Upon a showing by an employee organization, the commissioner may 40 investigate by examining payroll records whether an employer withheld 41 hours of work to employees for the purpose of reducing the employer's 42 obligations under this article. If, after the opportunity for a hearing, 43 the commissioner determines that an employer withheld hours of work to 44 employees for the purpose of reducing the employer's obligations under 45 this article, the commissioner may, in addition to any other penalty 46 available, also require that the employer pay the [standard benefits 47 supplement] applicable standard rate to all of the employer's employees, 48 regardless of the number of hours worked by the employees. 49 § [696-g.] 696-f. Civil action. 1. On behalf of any employee paid 50 less than the applicable standard rate to which the employee is entitled 51 under the provisions of this article, the commissioner may bring any 52 legal action necessary, including administrative action, to collect such 53 claim, and the employer shall be required to pay the full amount of the 54 underpayment, plus costs, and unless the employer proves a good faith 55 basis to believe that its underpayment was in compliance with the law, 56 an additional amount as liquidated damages. Liquidated damages shall be 
 S. 3006 50 A. 3006 1 calculated by the commissioner as no more than one hundred percent of 2 the total amount of underpayments found to be due the employee. In any 3 action brought by the commissioner in a court of competent jurisdiction, 4 liquidated damages shall be calculated as an amount equal to one hundred 5 percent of underpayments found to be due the employee. 6 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action to recover 7 upon a liability imposed by this article must be commenced within six 8 years. The statute of limitations shall be tolled from the date an 9 employee files a complaint with the commissioner or the commissioner 10 commences an investigation, whichever is earlier, until an order to 11 comply issued by the commissioner becomes final, or where the commis- 12 sioner does not issue an order, until the date on which the commissioner 13 notifies the complainant that the investigation has concluded. 14 3. In any civil action by the commissioner, the commissioner shall 15 have the right to collect attorneys' fees and costs incurred in enforc- 16 ing any court judgment. Any judgment or court order awarding remedies 17 under this section shall provide that if any amounts remain unpaid upon 18 the expiration of ninety days following issuance of judgment, or ninety 19 days after expiration of the time to appeal and no appeal therefrom is 20 then pending, whichever is later, the total amount of judgment shall 21 automatically increase by fifteen percent. 22 § [696-h.] 696-g. Regulations. [1.] The commissioner may promulgate 23 such regulations as [he or she] such commissioner deems appropriate to 24 carry out the purposes of this article and to safeguard minimum compen- 25 sation standards. 26 § [696-i.] 696-h. Savings clause. 1. If any provision of this article 27 or the application thereof to any person, occupation or circumstance is 28 held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application of such 29 provision to other persons, employees, occupations, or circumstances 30 shall not be affected thereby. 31 2. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of 32 this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to 33 be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the 34 remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, 35 sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part thereof directly 36 involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been 37 rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that 38 this article would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions had 39 not been included herein. 40 [3. If section six hundred ninety-six-a, section six hundred ninety- 41 six-b, or section six hundred ninety-six-c of this article or any 42 portion thereof shall be adjudged, whether by final judgment, a tempo- 43 rary restraining order, or a preliminary injunction, by any court of 44 competent jurisdiction to be preempted by federal law, then the "stand- 45 ard benefits supplement rate" defined in subdivision six of section six 46 hundred ninety-six-a of this article shall immediately mean the follow- 47 ing: 48 (a) An hourly supplement of four dollars and fifty-four cents 49 furnished to an employee by providing at least four dollars and fifty- 50 four cents per hour beginning on July first, two thousand twenty-one in 51 one of the following ways: (i) in the form of health and/or other bene- 52 fits, not including paid leave, that cost the employer the entire 53 required hourly supplemental amount; (ii) by providing a portion of the 54 required hourly supplement in the form of health and/or other benefits, 55 not including paid leave, and the balance in cash; or (iii) by providing 56 the entire supplement in cash. 
 S. 3006 51 A. 3006 1 (b) The value of such supplement shall be no less than four dollars 2 and fifty-four cents per hour. 3 (c) The standard benefits supplement rate shall apply only to the 4 first forty hours worked by each covered airport worker in each week and 5 shall not apply to any overtime hours worked by any covered airport 6 worker. 7 (d) The standard benefits supplement rate shall apply to any paid 8 leave taken by a covered airport worker that does not exceed forty hours 9 in a week. 10 4. If section six hundred ninety-six-a, section six hundred ninety- 11 six-b, or section six hundred ninety-six-c of this article or any 12 portion thereof shall be adjudged by any preliminary relief, including a 13 temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, by any court of 14 competent jurisdiction to be preempted by federal law but is later 15 adjudged by the same court not to be preempted by federal law in a final 16 judgment, then the definition of "standard benefits supplement rate" 17 shall immediately revert to the definition stated in subdivision six of 18 section six hundred ninety-six-a of this article.] 19 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 20 it shall have become a law. 21 PART U 22 Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 198 of the labor law, as amended 23 by chapter 362 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 24 1-a. On behalf of any employee paid less than the wage to which [he or 25 she is] they are entitled under the provisions of this article, the 26 commissioner may bring any legal action necessary, including administra- 27 tive action, to collect such claim and as part of such legal action, in 28 addition to any other remedies and penalties otherwise available under 29 this article, the commissioner shall assess against the employer the 30 full amount of any such underpayment, and an additional amount as liqui- 31 dated damages, unless the employer proves a good faith basis for believ- 32 ing that its underpayment of wages was in compliance with the law. 33 Liquidated damages shall be calculated by the commissioner as no more 34 than one hundred percent of the total amount of wages found to be due, 35 except such liquidated damages may be up to three hundred percent of the 36 total amount of the wages found to be due for a willful violation of 37 section one hundred ninety-four of this article. In any action insti- 38 tuted in the courts upon a wage claim by an employee or the commissioner 39 in which the employee prevails, the court shall allow such employee to 40 recover the full amount of any underpayment, all reasonable attorney's 41 fees, prejudgment interest as required under the civil practice law and 42 rules, and, unless the employer proves a good faith basis to believe 43 that its underpayment of wages was in compliance with the law, an addi- 44 tional amount as liquidated damages equal to one hundred percent of the 45 total amount of the wages found to be due, except such liquidated 46 damages may be up to three hundred percent of the total amount of the 47 wages found to be due for a willful violation of section one hundred 48 ninety-four of this article. Notwithstanding the provisions of this 49 subdivision, liquidated damages shall not be applicable to violations of 50 paragraph a of subdivision one of section one hundred ninety-one of this 51 article where the employer paid the employee wages on a regular payday, 52 no less frequently than semi-monthly. Such violations shall be subject 53 to damages as follows: 
 S. 3006 52 A. 3006 1 (i) no more than one hundred percent of the lost interest found to be 2 due for the delayed payment of wages calculated using a daily interest 3 rate for each day payment is late based on the annual rate of interest 4 then in effect, as prescribed by the superintendent of financial 5 services pursuant to section fourteen-a of the banking law for the 6 employer's first violation; or 7 (ii) three hundred percent of the lost interest found to be due for 8 the delayed payment of wages calculated using a daily interest rate for 9 each day payment is late based on the annual rate of interest then in 10 effect, as prescribed by the superintendent of financial services pursu- 11 ant to section fourteen-a of the banking law for any employer subject to 12 a previous finding and order for such violation of paragraph a of subdi- 13 vision one of section one hundred ninety-one of this article for which 14 no proceeding for administrative or judicial review as provided in this 15 chapter is pending and the time for initiation of such proceeding shall 16 have expired and relating to employees performing the same work; or 17 (iii) for conduct occurring after the effective date of this para- 18 graph, liquidated damages equal to one hundred percent of the total 19 amount of wages found to be due in violation of paragraph a of subdivi- 20 sion one of section one hundred ninety-one of this article for any 21 employer who, after the effective date of this paragraph, has been 22 subject to two or more previous findings and orders for violations of 23 paragraph a of subdivision one of section one hundred ninety-one of this 24 article for which no proceeding for administrative or judicial review as 25 provided in this chapter is pending and the time for initiation of such 26 proceeding shall have expired and relating to employees performing the 27 same work. 28 For purposes of this subdivision, an order shall mean a single final 29 order or determination made by the commissioner or a court of competent 30 jurisdiction, regardless of the number of employees or the time period 31 that was subject to such order. 32 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to causes 33 of action pending or commenced on or after such date. 34 PART V 35 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 218 of the labor law, as amended 36 by chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 37 3. (a) Provided that no proceeding for administrative or judicial 38 review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending and the time 39 for initiation of such proceeding shall have expired, the commissioner 40 may file with the county clerk of the county where the employer resides 41 or has a place of business the order of the commissioner, or the deci- 42 sion of the industrial board of appeals containing the amount found to 43 be due including the civil penalty, if any, and at the commissioner's 44 discretion, an additional fifteen percent damages upon any outstanding 45 monies owed. [At] Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, in 46 execution of any order or decision filed by the commissioner pursuant to 47 this section, the commissioner shall have all the powers conferred upon 48 sheriffs by article twenty-five of the civil practice law and rules, but 49 the commissioner shall be entitled to no fee or compensation in excess 50 of the actual expenses paid in the performance of such duty. Addi- 51 tionally, at the request of an employee, the commissioner shall assign, 52 without consideration or liability, that portion of the filed order that 53 constitutes wages, wage supplements, interest on wages or wage supple- 54 ments, or liquidated damages due that employee, to that employee and may 
 S. 3006 53 A. 3006 1 file an assignment or order in that amount in the name of that employee 2 with the county clerk of the county where the employer resides or has a 3 place of business. The filing of such assignment, order or decision 4 shall have the full force and effect of a judgment duly docketed in the 5 office of such clerk. The assignment[, order or decision] may be 6 enforced [by and in the name of the commissioner, or] by the employee[,] 7 in the same manner, and with like effect, as that prescribed by the 8 civil practice law and rules for the enforcement of a money judgment. 9 (b) In addition and as an alternative to any other remedy provided by 10 this section and provided that no proceeding for administrative or judi- 11 cial review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending and the 12 time for initiation of such proceeding shall have expired, the commis- 13 sioner may issue a warrant under the commissioner's official seal, 14 directed to the sheriff of any county, commanding the sheriff to levy 15 upon and sell the real and personal property that may be found within 16 the sheriff's county of an employer who has defaulted in the payment of 17 any sum determined to be due from such employer for the payment of such 18 sum together with interest, penalties, and the cost of executing the 19 warrant, and to return such warrant to the commissioner and to pay into 20 the fund the money collected by virtue thereof within sixty days after 21 the receipt of such warrant. The sheriff shall, within five days after 22 the receipt of the warrant, file with the clerk of the county a copy 23 thereof, and thereupon such clerk shall enter in the judgment docket the 24 name of the employer mentioned in the warrant and the amount of the 25 contribution, interest, and penalties for which the warrant is issued 26 and the date when such copy is filed. Thereupon the amount of such 27 warrant so docketed shall become a lien upon the title to and interest 28 in real property and chattels of the employer against whom the warrant 29 is issued in the same manner as a judgment duly docketed in the office 30 of such clerk. The sheriff shall then proceed upon the warrant in the 31 same manner, and with like effect, as that provided by law in respect to 32 executions issued against property upon judgments of a court of record, 33 and the sheriff shall be entitled to the same fees, which they may 34 collect in the same manner, for the sheriff's services in executing the 35 warrant. 36 (c) In the discretion of the commissioner, a warrant of like terms, 37 force, and effect may be issued and directed to any officer or employee 38 of the department of labor who may file a copy of such warrant with the 39 clerk of any county in the state, and thereupon each such clerk shall 40 docket it and it shall become a lien in the same manner and with the 41 same force and effect as hereinbefore provided with respect to a warrant 42 issued and directed to and filed by a sheriff; and in the execution 43 thereof such officer or employee shall have all the powers conferred by 44 law upon sheriffs, but they shall be entitled to no fee or compensation 45 in excess of the actual expenses paid in the performance of such duty. 46 If a warrant is returned not satisfied in full, the commissioner shall 47 have the same remedies to enforce the amount thereof as if the commis- 48 sioner had recovered judgment for the same. 49 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 219 of the labor law, as amended by 50 chapter 2 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 51 3. (a) Provided that no proceeding for administrative or judicial 52 review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending and the time 53 for initiation of such proceeding shall have expired, the commissioner 54 may file with the county clerk of the county where the employer resides 55 or has a place of business the order of the commissioner or the decision 56 of the industrial board of appeals containing the amount found to be 
 S. 3006 54 A. 3006 1 due, including, at the commissioner's discretion, an additional fifteen 2 percent damages upon any outstanding monies owed. [At] Notwithstanding 3 any provision to the contrary, in execution of any order or decision 4 filed by the commissioner pursuant to this section, the commissioner 5 shall have all the powers conferred upon sheriffs by article twenty-five 6 of the civil practice law and rules, but the commissioner shall be enti- 7 tled to no fee or compensation in excess of the actual expenses paid in 8 the performance of such duty. Additionally, at the request of an employ- 9 ee, the commissioner shall assign, without consideration or liability, 10 that portion of the filed order that constitutes wages, wage supple- 11 ments, interest on wages or wage supplements, or liquidated damages due 12 the employee, to that employee and may file an assignment or order in 13 that amount in the name of such employee with the county clerk of the 14 county where the employer resides or has a place of business. The filing 15 of such assignment, order or decision shall have the full force and 16 effect of a judgment duly docketed in the office of such clerk. The 17 assignment[, order or decision] may be enforced [by and in the name of 18 the commissioner, or] by the employee[,] in the same manner, and with 19 like effect, as that prescribed by the civil practice law and rules for 20 the enforcement of a money judgment. 21 (b) In addition and as an alternative to any other remedy provided by 22 this section and provided that no proceeding for administrative or judi- 23 cial review as provided in this chapter shall then be pending and the 24 time for initiation of such proceeding shall have expired, the commis- 25 sioner may issue a warrant under the official seal of the commissioner, 26 directed to the sheriff of any county, commanding the sheriff to levy 27 upon and sell the real and personal property that may be found within 28 the sheriff's county of an employer who has defaulted in the payment of 29 any sum determined to be due from such employer for the payment of such 30 sum together with interest, penalties, and the cost of executing the 31 warrant, and to return such warrant to the commissioner and to pay into 32 the fund the money collected by virtue thereof within sixty days after 33 the receipt of such warrant. The sheriff shall, within five days after 34 the receipt of the warrant, file with the clerk of the county a copy 35 thereof, and thereupon such clerk shall enter in the judgment docket the 36 name of the employer mentioned in the warrant and the amount of the 37 contribution, interest, and penalties for which the warrant is issued 38 and the date when such copy is filed. Thereupon the amount of such 39 warrant so docketed shall become a lien upon the title to and interest 40 in real property and chattels of the employer against whom the warrant 41 is issued in the same manner as a judgment duly docketed in the office 42 of such clerk. The sheriff shall then proceed upon the warrant in the 43 same manner, and with like effect, as that provided by law in respect to 44 executions issued against property upon judgments of a court of record, 45 and the sheriff shall be entitled to the same fees, which they may 46 collect in the same manner, for the sheriff's services in executing the 47 warrant. 48 (c) In the discretion of the commissioner, a warrant of like terms, 49 force, and effect may be issued and directed to any officer or employee 50 of the department of labor who may file a copy of such warrant with the 51 clerk of any county in the state, and thereupon each such clerk shall 52 docket it and it shall become a lien in the same manner and with the 53 same force and effect as hereinbefore provided with respect to a warrant 54 issued and directed to and filed by a sheriff; and in the execution 55 thereof such officer or employee shall have all the powers conferred by 56 law upon sheriffs, but they shall be entitled to no fee or compensation 
 S. 3006 55 A. 3006 1 in excess of the actual expenses paid in the performance of such duty. 2 If a warrant is returned not satisfied in full, the commissioner shall 3 have the same remedies to enforce the amount thereof as if the commis- 4 sioner had recovered judgment for the same. 5 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 6 PART W 7 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 141 of the labor law, as amended 8 by chapter 642 of the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows: 9 1. a. If the commissioner finds that an employer has violated any 10 provision of this article or of a rule or regulation promulgated there- 11 under, the commissioner may by an order which shall describe particular- 12 ly the nature of the violation, assess the employer a civil penalty of 13 not more than [one] ten thousand dollars for the first such violation, 14 at least two thousand but not more than [two] thirty thousand dollars 15 for a second violation, and at least ten thousand but not more than 16 [three] seventy-five thousand dollars for a third or subsequent 17 violation. Such penalty shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit in 18 the treasury of the state. In assessing the amount of the penalty, the 19 commissioner shall give due consideration to the size of the employer's 20 business, the good faith of the employer to believe that its conduct was 21 in compliance with the law, the gravity of the violation, the history of 22 previous violations and the failure to comply with record-keeping or 23 other requirements, provided, however, that where such violation 24 involves illegal employment during which a minor is seriously injured or 25 dies, such penalty shall be [treble the maximum penalty allowable under 26 the law for such violation] at least three thousand dollars but not more 27 than thirty thousand dollars for the first such violation, at least six 28 thousand but not more than ninety thousand dollars for the second 29 violation, and at least thirty thousand dollars but not more than two 30 hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for the third or subsequent 31 violation. For the purposes of this subdivision, a minor shall be 32 deemed to be seriously injured if such injury results in a permanent 33 partial or permanent total disability as determined by the workers' 34 compensation board. 35 b. The department may, at the discretion of the commissioner, reduce 36 the penalty for a violation when such violation does not risk the safety 37 or health of the employed minor. Reduction of the penalty may apply if 38 an employer agrees to: 39 (1) make immediate payment of reduced penalty; 40 (2) have management complete a child labor compliance training 41 prepared by the department; 42 (3) provide its employees with child labor resources and information 43 as specified and directed by the department; 44 (4) submit a certified statement that the employer will only hire, 45 employ or otherwise permit minors to work in positions as permitted by 46 law, rule or regulation; 47 (5) develop and submit a plan to prevent future child labor law 48 violations; and 49 (6) submit records over a subsequent twelve month period as required 50 by the department to properly demonstrate that no additional violations 51 of the child labor provisions have occurred. 52 § 2. Section 145 of the labor law, as added by chapter 660 of the laws 53 of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 
 S. 3006 56 A. 3006 1 § 145. Criminal penalties. Any person who knowingly violates any 2 provision of this article and any officer or agent of a corporation who 3 knowingly permits the corporation to violate any such provisions shall 4 be guilty of a [misdemeanor] felony, and upon conviction therefor shall 5 be punished by a fine of not more than [five hundred] one thousand 6 dollars or imprisonment for not more than [sixty days] one year or by 7 both such fine and imprisonment for a first offense, or by a fine of not 8 more than [five] ten thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than 9 [one year] two years, or by both such fine and imprisonment for a second 10 or subsequent offense. 11 § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.10-a to read 12 as follows: 13 § 125.10-a Criminally negligent homicide of a child worker. 14 A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide of a child worker, 15 when acting as the employer of a child under the age of eighteen years 16 old, with criminal negligence, such person causes the death of the child 17 in the course of the employment. For the purposes of this section, the 18 phrase "acting as the employer of a child", shall include, but not be 19 limited to, instances where the defendant has employed a child in 20 violation of section one hundred thirty, one hundred thirty-one, one 21 hundred thirty-two, or one hundred thirty-three of the labor law. 22 Criminally negligent homicide of a child worker is a class D felony. 23 § 4. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 260.12 to read 24 as follows: 25 § 260.12 Endangering the welfare of a child worker. 26 A person is guilty of criminally endangering the welfare of a child 27 worker when such person knowingly employs a child in violation of 28 section one hundred thirty, one hundred thirty-one, one hundred thirty- 29 two, or one hundred thirty-three of the labor law, and in the course of 30 that employment the child suffers physical injury, serious physical 31 injury, or death. 32 Endangering the welfare of a child worker is a class E felony. 33 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 34 PART X 35 Section 1. Sections 135, 137 and 139 of the labor law are REPEALED. 36 § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 135 to read as 37 follows: 38 § 135. Database for employment of minors; employee registration; minor 39 employment certificates. 1. Creation of database. The department, in 40 consultation with the department of education, shall create and maintain 41 a database for the employment of minors. All information pertaining to 42 any employer or minor that is submitted to the department under this 43 section shall be confidential and shall not be accessible to the public. 44 Nothing herein shall prevent the commissioner from sharing such informa- 45 tion for civil or criminal law enforcement purposes. 46 2. Employer registration and renewal process. Any employer required to 47 be registered under this section shall provide the department with the 48 information set forth in this section, as well as any additional infor- 49 mation that the department may require, in the form and manner 50 prescribed by the department. The department may also set fees for 51 employer registration and any renewal that may be required by the 52 department under this section. 53 3. Employer information. Every employer that hires, employs, or other- 54 wise permits any minor under the age of eighteen to work for the employ- 
 S. 3006 57 A. 3006 1 er within the state shall register in the database, in the form and 2 manner prescribed by the department, the following information: 3 (a) the name of the employer; 4 (b) the email address of the employer; 5 (c) any location of the employer's business operations within the 6 state, including any location where a minor will be working; 7 (d) the number and names of minors who are hired, employed, or other- 8 wise permitted to work for the employer; 9 (e) a certified statement from the employer that the employer is 10 hiring, employing, or otherwise permitting minors to work only in posi- 11 tions for the employer as permitted by law, rule, or regulation in order 12 to ensure their health, safety, and well-being; and 13 (f) any other information deemed appropriate by the commissioner. 14 4. Employer recordkeeping. An employer that is required to be regis- 15 tered under this section shall, before employment begins, file at the 16 place of the minor's employment such employment certificate or permit so 17 that it may be readily accessible to any person authorized by law to 18 examine such document. An employer's electronic access to such employ- 19 ment certificate or permit in the database shall meet the requirements 20 of this subdivision. 21 5. Minor registration. Any minor under the age of eighteen who plans 22 to work for an employer within the state shall complete a registration 23 in the database for any employment certificate or permit. All informa- 24 tion pertaining to the minor shall be confidential and shall not be 25 accessible by the public. If the minor plans to work for a different 26 employer, or for an employer in addition to the employer for which the 27 minor first registered, the minor shall update the minor's registration. 28 The minor shall be required to submit documentation for registration in 29 the form and manner prescribed by the department. 30 6. Issuance of employment certificate or permit. Any employment 31 certificate or permit issued pursuant to part one of article sixty-five 32 of the education law shall be issued electronically within the database. 33 Any application for an employment certificate or permit that is made 34 pursuant to part one of article sixty-five of the education law shall be 35 made by a minor on a form prescribed by the commissioner of education 36 and approved by the department. 37 7. Regulations. The commissioner may prescribe regulations necessary 38 to carry out the provisions of this section. 39 § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 3215-a of the education law, as amended 40 by chapter 1017 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: 41 3. Approval of form and contents. The commissioner of education shall 42 prescribe or approve the form and contents of all certificates, permits, 43 physical examination records, and schooling records required by part one 44 of this article. The form of such certificates and permits shall also be 45 subject to the approval of the [industrial] commissioner of labor. Any 46 employment certificate or permit issued pursuant to this part shall be 47 issued electronically within the database created and maintained by the 48 department of labor, in consultation with the department, pursuant to 49 section one hundred thirty-five of the labor law. 50 § 4. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a 51 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any 52 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its 53 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such 54 date. 55 PART Y 
 S. 3006 58 A. 3006 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 and paragraphs 2 (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 2 of section 26 of the veterans' 3 services law are amended to read as follows: 4 (a) A parent, [identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star parent,] 5 spouse, or minor child of a [veteran] service member who [heretofore has 6 died or a parent of a veteran dying hereafter] died while on active 7 duty, shall upon application to the state commissioner, be paid an annu- 8 al annuity out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred 9 dollars for such term as such parent, spouse, or minor child shall be 10 entitled thereto under the provisions of this article. Commencing in the 11 year two thousand nineteen, the amount of any annuity payable under this 12 section shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in the preceding 13 year plus a percentage adjustment equal to the annual percentage 14 increase, if any, for compensation and pension benefits administered by 15 the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the previous year. 16 Such percentage increase shall be rounded up to the next highest one- 17 tenth of one percent and shall not be less than one percent nor more 18 than four percent. The commissioner of veterans' services, not later 19 than February first of each year, shall publish by any reasonable means, 20 including but not limited to posting on the department's website, the 21 amount of the annuity as adjusted payable under this section. The term 22 "parent" for the purposes of this section includes mother, father, step- 23 mother, stepfather, mother through adoption and father through adoption. 24 The term "spouse" for the purposes of this section includes non-remar- 25 ried spouses and remarried spouses. The term "minor child" for the 26 purposes of this section includes minor biological, step, or adopted 27 children, through the day before the child's eighteenth birthday. 28 (b) The entitlement of any parent, spouse, or minor child to receive 29 the annuity provided by paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall termi- 30 nate upon [his or her] such parent's, spouse's, or minor child's death 31 or upon [his or her] such parent's, spouse's, or minor child's ceasing 32 to continue to be a resident of and domiciled in the state of New York, 33 but such entitlement may be reinstated upon application to the state 34 commissioner, if such parent, spouse, or minor child shall thereafter 35 resume [his or her] such parent's, spouse's, or minor child's residence 36 and domicile in the state. 37 (c) The effective date of an award of the annuity to a parent, spouse, 38 or minor child shall be the day after the date of death of the veteran 39 if the application therefor is received within one year from date of 40 death. If the application is received after the expiration of the first 41 year following the date of the death of the veteran, the effective date 42 of an award of the annuity to a parent, spouse, or minor child shall be 43 the date of receipt of the application by the state commissioner. If the 44 application is denied but is granted at a later date upon an application 45 for reconsideration based upon new evidence, the effective date of the 46 award of the annuity to a parent, spouse, or minor child shall be the 47 date of the receipt of the application for reconsideration by the state 48 commissioner. 49 (a) Any gold star parent, spouse, or minor child, who is the parent, 50 spouse, or minor child of a deceased veteran, and who is a resident of 51 and domiciled in the state of New York, shall make application to the 52 department. 53 (b) No entitlement shall be paid under this section to or for a gold 54 star parent, spouse, or minor child who is in prison in a federal, 55 state, or local penal institution as a result of conviction of a felony 56 or misdemeanor for any part of the period beginning sixty-one days after 
 S. 3006 59 A. 3006 1 [his or her] such parent's, spouse's, or minor child's imprisonment 2 begins and ending with [his or her] such parent's, spouse's, or minor 3 child's release. 4 (c) Where one or more gold star parents or minor children are disqual- 5 ified for the annuity for a period under paragraph (b) of this subdivi- 6 sion, the state commissioner shall pay the shares of such disqualified 7 parents to the other parents or minor children, if they meet the quali- 8 fications on their own. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 10 PART Z 11 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 297 of the executive law, as 12 amended by chapter 304 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 1. Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory 15 practice may, by [himself or herself] such person or [his or her] such 16 person's attorney-at-law, make, sign and file with the division a 17 complaint in writing under oath or by declaration which shall state the 18 name and address of the person alleged to have committed the unlawful 19 discriminatory practice complained of and which shall set forth the 20 particulars thereof and contain such other information as may be 21 required by the division. The division may designate a required form 22 and procedures for making, signing, and filing such complaint. The 23 commissioner of labor or the attorney general, or the executive director 24 of the justice center for the protection of people with special needs, 25 or the division on its own motion may, in like manner, make, sign and 26 file such complaint. In connection with the filing of such complaint, 27 the attorney general is authorized to take proof, issue subpoenas and 28 administer oaths in the manner provided in the civil practice law and 29 rules. Any employer whose employees, or some of them, refuse or threaten 30 to refuse to cooperate with the provisions of this article, may file 31 with the division a verified complaint asking for assistance by concil- 32 iation or other remedial action. 33 § 2. Paragraph c of subdivision 3 of section 297 of the executive law, 34 as amended by chapter 166 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as 35 follows: 36 c. If the division finds that noticing the complaint for hearing would 37 be undesirable, the division may, in its unreviewable discretion, at any 38 time prior to a hearing before a hearing examiner, dismiss the complaint 39 on the grounds of administrative convenience. [However, in cases of 40 housing discrimination only, an administrative convenience dismissal 41 will not be rendered without the consent of the complainant.] The divi- 42 sion may, subject to judicial review, dismiss the complaint on the 43 grounds of untimeliness if the complaint is untimely or on the grounds 44 that the election of remedies is annulled. 45 § 3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 80-b to 46 read as follows: 47 § 80-b. Discrimination complaints escrow fund. 1. Notwithstanding any 48 other provision of law, rule, regulation, or practice to the contrary, 49 there is hereby established in the sole custody of the division of human 50 rights commissioner a trust and agency fund, to be known as the 51 "discrimination complaints escrow fund" which shall be available without 52 fiscal year limitation. 53 2. The discrimination complaints escrow fund shall consist of concil- 54 iation funds, settlement funds, and any other monetary awards the divi- 
 S. 3006 60 A. 3006 1 sion of human rights receives from discrimination complaint respondents 2 for the sole purpose of compensating the corresponding complainants. 3 3. The division of human rights commissioner, or such commissioner's 4 designee, shall only expend discrimination complaints escrow fund monies 5 for the purposes of compensating a complainant whose conciliation, 6 settlement, or award monies were deposited into the escrow fund. 7 § 4. Section 295 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 8 subdivision 19 to read as follows: 9 19. To manage the discrimination complaints escrow fund, including but 10 not limited to authorizing the receipt of funds and payment of monies in 11 accordance with section eighty-b of the state finance law. 12 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 13 sections three and four of this act shall take effect on the thirtieth 14 day after it shall have become a law. 15 PART AA 16 Section 1. On or before September 1, 2025, the commissioner of educa- 17 tion shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, 18 and the temporary president of the senate providing information regard- 19 ing usage, budgeting, staffing, assets, and functions of the New York 20 state museum in a form and manner as determined by the director of the 21 budget. Such report shall include but not be limited to the following 22 information: 23 1. Annual statistics for state fiscal years 2004-05 through 2024-25 24 for the following categories: 25 (a) visitorship by month; 26 (b) philanthropic donations, either monetary or in-kind; 27 (c) school student visitorship; 28 (d) marketing, advertising, and promotional expenditures; 29 (e) staffing levels and expenditures for each office of the museum; 30 (f) capital expenditures; 31 (g) museum revenue from sources other than state aid; and 32 (h) balance of total revenues and operating expenses; 33 2. A summary of current agreements with other cultural institutions 34 regarding loan or exchange of collections; 35 3. Current collections on display and length of time on display; 36 4. Current collections in possession of the museum but not on display; 37 5. New collections scheduled to go on display in the next five years; 38 6. A listing of special events, exhibitions, tours, limited or travel- 39 ing displays, and other events not included in information regarding 40 normal displayed collections over the prior five years; 41 7. A listing of any ancillary services provided at the museum, includ- 42 ing but not limited to food service, retail, or walking tours; and 43 8. Usage over the prior five years of the state museum collection by 44 federal agencies, New York state agencies, local governments, and other 45 governmental entities, whether for display or research purposes. 46 § 2. On or before September 1, 2026 and annually thereafter, the 47 commissioner shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the 48 assembly, and the temporary president of the senate including updated 49 information from the prior state fiscal year supplementing the informa- 50 tion provided in the report required by section one of this act. 51 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. 52 § 2. Severability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivi- 53 sion, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of 54 competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, 
 S. 3006 61 A. 3006 1 impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in 2 its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section 3 or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judg- 4 ment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of 5 the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if such 6 invalid provisions had not been included herein. 7 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately provided, however, that 8 the applicable effective date of Parts A through AA of this act shall be 9 as specifically set forth in the last section of such Parts.