Bill Text: NY A03386 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to certain prostitution offenses and fines relating thereto; relates to motions to vacate judgment and motions for new sentencing; relates to investigation into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of massage therapy by potential victims of human trafficking; prohibits the possession of reproductive or sexual health devices from being permitted in specified criminal or civil proceedings as evidence of prostitution; relates to services for exploited individuals, services for victims of human trafficking and the interagency task force on human trafficking; establishes the victims of sexual exploitation fund; makes conforming changes; repeals provisions relating to prostitution, prostitution in a school zone, defense against patronizing a person for prostitution and a motion to dismiss information, simplified information, prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A03386 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03386-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3386

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 2, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. HUNTER, PAULIN, JEAN-PIERRE, KELLES, HEVESI --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal  law,  in  relation  to  certain  prostitution
          offenses  and  fines relating thereto; to amend the criminal procedure
          law, in relation to motions to vacate judgment  and  motions  for  new
          sentencing;  to  amend the education law, in relation to investigation
          into acts alleged to be the unauthorized practice of  massage  therapy
          by potential victims of human trafficking; to amend the civil practice
          law  and  rules, the criminal procedure  law and the executive law, in
          relation to prohibiting   possession   of   reproductive   or   sexual
          health  devices  from  being  permitted in specified criminal or civil
          proceedings as evidence of prostitution; to amend the  executive  law,
          in  relation to the maximum age at which a homeless youth can continue
          to receive shelter services; to amend the executive law,  in  relation
          to  human  trafficking and sexual exploitation awareness; to amend the
          county law, in  relation to duties of the sheriff; to amend  the  town
          law,  in  relation to the duties of police officers and constables; to
          amend the social services law, in relation to services  for  exploited
          individuals, services for victims of human trafficking and the intera-
          gency   task  force  on  human trafficking; to amend the state finance
          law, in relation to establishing the victims  of  sexual  exploitation
          fund;  to  amend  the administrative code of the city of New York, the
          criminal procedure law, the family court act,  the  multiple  dwelling
          law,  the  public health law, the real property law, the real property
          actions and proceedings law  and  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  in
          relation to making conforming changes; and to repeal section 230.00 of
          the  penal  law  relating to prostitution, section 230.03 of the penal
          law relating to prostitution in a school zone, section 230.07 relating
          to a defense against patronizing a person for prostitution, and subdi-
          vision 4 of section 170.30 of the criminal procedure law relating to a
          motion     to     dismiss     information,  simplified    information,
          prosecutor's information or misdemeanor complaint

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05060-01-3

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          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "sex trade
     2  survivors justice and equality act".
     3    § 2. Section 230.01 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 23 of  the
     4  laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
     5  § 230.01 Prostitution; affirmative defense.
     6    In  any  prosecution  under  [section 230.00, section 230.03,] section
     7  230.19, section 230.20, subdivision [2] two of section 230.25,  subdivi-
     8  sion  [2]  two of section 230.30 or section 230.34-a of this article, it
     9  is an affirmative defense that  the  defendant's  participation  in  the
    10  offense  was a result of having been a victim of compelling prostitution
    11  under section 230.33 of this article, a victim of sex trafficking  under
    12  section  230.34  of this article, a victim of sex trafficking of a child
    13  under section 230.34-a of this article or a  victim  of  trafficking  in
    14  persons  under  the  trafficking  victims  protection act (United States
    15  Code, Title 22, Chapter 78).
    16    § 3. Section 230.02 of the penal law, as amended  by  chapter  627  of
    17  laws  of 1978, the section heading and subdivision 1 as amended by chap-
    18  ter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
    19  § 230.02 Patronizing a person for prostitution; definitions.
    20    1. A person patronizes a person for prostitution when:
    21    (a) Pursuant to a prior understanding,  he  or  she  pays  a  fee,  or
    22  anything  of value, to another person as compensation for such person or
    23  a third person having engaged in sexual conduct with him or her; or
    24    (b) He or she pays or agrees to pay a fee, or anything  of  value,  to
    25  another person pursuant to an understanding that in return therefor such
    26  person  or a third person will engage in sexual conduct with him or her;
    27  or
    28    (c) He or she solicits or requests another person to engage in  sexual
    29  conduct with him or her in return for a fee, or anything of value.
    30    2. As used in this article[,]:
    31    (a)  "person who is patronized" means the person with whom the defend-
    32  ant engaged in sexual conduct or was to have engaged in  sexual  conduct
    33  pursuant  to  the  understanding,  or  the  person  who was solicited or
    34  requested by the defendant to engage in sexual conduct;
    35    (b) "prostitution" means the act of engaging in or agreeing to  engage
    36  in sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee or anything of
    37  value that is given or received by a person.
    38    §  4. Section 230.15 of the penal law, subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended
    39  by chapter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
    40  § 230.15 Promoting prostitution; definitions of terms.
    41    The following definitions are applicable to this article:
    42    1. "Advance prostitution."  A  person  "advances  prostitution"  when,
    43  acting  other than as a person in prostitution [or as a patron thereof],
    44  he or she knowingly causes or aids a person to commit or engage in pros-
    45  titution,  procures  or  solicits  patrons  for  prostitution,  provides
    46  persons  or  premises  for prostitution purposes, operates or assists in
    47  the operation of a house of prostitution or a  prostitution  enterprise,
    48  or engages in any other conduct designed to institute, aid or facilitate
    49  an act or enterprise of prostitution.
    50    2.  "Profit  from  prostitution." A person "profits from prostitution"
    51  when, acting other than as a person in  prostitution  receiving  compen-
    52  sation  for personally rendered prostitution services, he or she accepts
    53  or receives money or other property pursuant to an agreement  or  under-

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     1  standing with any person whereby he or she participates or is to partic-
     2  ipate in the proceeds of prostitution activity.
     3    3.    "Prostitution."   "Prostitution" means the act of engaging in or
     4  agreeing to engage in sexual conduct with another person in return for a
     5  fee or anything of value that is given or received by a person.
     6    § 5. Section 230.19 of the penal law, as added by chapter 191  of  the
     7  laws  of  2011,  subdivision  1 as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of
     8  2015, is amended to read as follows:
     9  § 230.19 Promoting prostitution in a school zone.
    10    1. A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in a school zone when,
    11  being nineteen years old or  more,  he  or  she  knowingly  advances  or
    12  profits from prostitution that he or she knows or reasonably should know
    13  is or will be committed [in violation of section 230.03 of this article]
    14  in a school zone during the hours that school is in session.
    15    2.  For  purposes  of  this section, "school zone" [shall mean "school
    16  zone" as defined in subdivision two of section 230.03 of  this  article]
    17  means  (a)  in or on or within any building, structure, athletic playing
    18  field, playground or land contained within the  real  property  boundary
    19  line  of a public or private elementary, parochial, intermediate, junior
    20  high, vocational, or high school, or (b) any  public  sidewalk,  street,
    21  parking lot, park, playground or private land, located immediately adja-
    22  cent to the boundary line of such school.
    23    Promoting prostitution in a school zone is a class E felony.
    24    § 6. Section 230.35 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 368 of the
    25  laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
    26  § 230.35 Promoting or compelling prostitution; accomplice.
    27    In  a  prosecution  for promoting prostitution or compelling prostitu-
    28  tion, a person [less than eighteen years old]  from  whose  prostitution
    29  activity  another  person  is  alleged  to have advanced or attempted to
    30  advance or profited or attempted to profit shall not be deemed to be  an
    31  accomplice.
    32    §  7.  Subdivision  1 of section 80.05 of the penal law, as amended by
    33  chapter 669 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows:
    34    1. Class A misdemeanor. A sentence to pay a fine for a class A  misde-
    35  meanor  shall  be  a  sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not
    36  exceeding one thousand  dollars,  provided,  however,  that  a  sentence
    37  imposed  for a violation of section 215.80 of this chapter may include a
    38  fine in an amount equivalent to double the value of the property  unlaw-
    39  fully  disposed of in the commission of the crime; provided however that
    40  no sentence imposed by this section shall be imposed on  any  individual
    41  sentenced under subdivision one of section 80.20 of this article.
    42    § 8. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 80.20 to read as
    43  follows:
    44  § 80.20 Imposition of fines in relation to certain violations of article
    45            230.
    46    1.  A person whose violation of section 230.04 of this chapter results
    47  in a judicial disposition other than acquittal, adjournment  in  contem-
    48  plation  of  dismissal  or dismissal shall be required to pay a fine, as
    49  fixed by the court based on the defendant's  "net  taxable  income,"  as
    50  defined  in  subdivision four of this section, which shall be determined
    51  by the completion of a compulsory financial disclosure at  the  time  of
    52  sentencing.    The  fine  shall  be distributed to the victims of sexual
    53  exploitation fund established by section ninety-seven-bbbb of the  state
    54  finance  law.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the penalty
    55  imposed under this section shall be a substitute for any  fines  imposed
    56  under subdivision one of section 80.05 of this article.

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     1    2. After the completion of a compulsory financial disclosure, if it is
     2  determined  that  a  defendant is in a financial position to pay a fine,
     3  such defendant shall pay a fine calculated as provided in this  subdivi-
     4  sion.    Except for individuals who are determined to be unable to pay a
     5  fine, the schedule of fines shall be as follows:
     6     Amount of net taxable income:             Schedule of Fines:
     7     (a) Less than thirty thousand             Fifty dollars
     8     dollars
     9     (b) Thirty thousand dollars or            One hundred dollars
    10     more, but less than fifty
    11     thousand dollars
    12     (c) Fifty thousand dollars or             Two hundred dollars
    13     more, but less than seventy-five
    14     thousand dollars
    15     (d) Seventy-five thousand dollars         Three hundred dollars
    16     or more, but less than one hundred
    17     thousand dollars
    18     (e) One hundred thousand dollars or       Five hundred dollars
    19     more, but less than one hundred fifty
    20     thousand dollars
    21     (f) One hundred fifty thousand            Seven hundred dollars
    22     dollars or more, but less than two
    23     hundred thousand dollars
    24     (g) Greater than two hundred              One thousand dollars
    25     thousand dollars
    26    3.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,  a  person  whose
    27  violation of  any  offense  enumerated  under  section  230.05,  230.06,
    28  230.19,  230.20,  230.25, 230.30, 230.32, 230.33, 230.34, or 230.34-a of
    29  this chapter that results in a judicial disposition other  than  acquit-
    30  tal,  adjournment in contemplation of dismissal or dismissal shall pay a
    31  fine the sum of which will be calculated at the time of sentencing, on a
    32  sliding scale, based on their net taxable income, which shall be  deter-
    33  mined  by  the completion of a compulsory financial disclosure. If it is
    34  determined that such defendant is in  a  financial  position  to  pay  a
    35  prescribed fine, such defendant shall pay a fine in one of the following
    36  amounts to the court, to be distributed to the victims of sexual exploi-
    37  tation  fund  established  by  section  ninety-seven-bbbb  of  the state
    38  finance law.
    39    (a) A person convicted of a first offense shall pay a fine of not less
    40  than one thousand dollars and not more than the maximum amount  applica-
    41  ble under section 80.00 of this article.
    42    (b)  A  person  convicted  of a second offense shall pay a fine of not
    43  less than five thousand  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  thousand
    44  dollars.
    45    (c)  A  person  convicted of a third or subsequent offense shall pay a
    46  fine of not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than fifty  thousand
    47  dollars.
    48    4. (a) If the defendant is assessed a fine or fee by the court but can
    49  prove  they will have financial difficulty paying the amount in one lump
    50  sum an installment payment plan may be provided  as  described  in  this
    51  subdivision.  Any such installment payment plan shall include all fines,
    52  fees and mandatory surcharges and shall consist of monthly payments that
    53  do not exceed two percent of such person's monthly net taxable income or
    54  ten  dollars  per  month,  whichever is greater. For the purpose of this
    55  subdivision, the term "net taxable income" means a person's total income
    56  from all sources and assets, minus deductions required by law  including

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     1  but not limited to  administrative  or  court-ordered  garnishments  and
     2  support    payments.    A  court  or  hearing  officer  may  require the
     3  submission of a financial disclosure report from all persons who opt  to
     4  enter  into  installment  payment plans. A court or hearing officer also
     5  may accept payments higher than the set amount, but  may  not  undertake
     6  additional  collection  activity  so long as the person meets his or her
     7  obligations under the installment payment plan.    A  court  or  hearing
     8  officer  may  require  a  person  entering  installment payment plans to
     9  appear periodically before such court or hearing officer,  but  no  more
    10  frequently  than annually, to assess his or her financial circumstances,
    11  and may set a new payment amount  if  such  person's  financial  circum-
    12  stances  have changed.   A person who enters into an installment payment
    13  plan and experiences a reduction in net taxable income may petition  the
    14  court  or hearing officer at any time to seek a reduction in the monthly
    15  payment.
    16    (b)  The court or hearing officer shall have  the  discretion  in  the
    17  interests  of  justice to reduce or waive the amount of any fine, fee or
    18  mandatory surcharge assessed for a violation of any of the provisions of
    19  this chapter.
    20    5. Fines collected under this article  shall  be  deposited  into  the
    21  victims of sexual exploitation fund created by section ninety-seven-bbbb
    22  of the state finance law and distributed in the following manner:
    23    (a)  subject  to  the  availability  of  funds, fifty percent shall be
    24  distributed by the office of victim services to make grants  to  victims
    25  of  sexual exploitation fund created by section ninety-seven-bbbb of the
    26  state finance law.  Subject to the availability of funds, the office  of
    27  victim  services shall make grants to victims of sexual exploitation and
    28  sex trafficking who do not otherwise qualify for funds  from  the  crime
    29  victims  compensation fund.   Such available funds may be used to remedy
    30  personal injury, loss of essential personal property, medical and  coun-
    31  seling  services,  lost wages, savings, or lost support, transportation,
    32  occupational/vocational rehabilitation, use of shelters by  victims  and
    33  their  children,  housing  and  moving  expenses  and other costs and/or
    34  expenses as the task force deems appropriate.
    35    (b) the remaining fifty percent of such funds shall  be  allocated  to
    36  various  jurisdictions  and  localities as the interagency task force on
    37  human trafficking deems appropriate in order to:
    38    (1) develop, expand or strengthen programs for victims of human  traf-
    39  ficking and sexual exploitation, including:
    40    (i) health services, including mental health services;
    41    (ii) temporary and permanent housing placement;
    42    (iii) legal and immigration services;
    43    (iv) employment placement, education and training; and
    44    (v) safe harbour programs for sexually exploited children;
    45    (2)  ensure  prevention  of human trafficking and sexual exploitation,
    46  including increasing public awareness; and/or
    47    (3) ensure protection of  victims  of  human  trafficking  and  sexual
    48  exploitation, including training of first responders.
    49    § 9. Section 230.00 of the penal law is REPEALED.
    50    § 10. Section 230.03 of the penal law is REPEALED.
    51    § 11. Section 230.07 of the penal law is REPEALED.
    52    §  12. Section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding
    53  a new subdivision 46 to read as follows:
    54    46. "Vacatur" of convictions under paragraph (i) of subdivision one of
    55  section 440.10 of this  chapter  means,  to  dismiss  the  judgment,  to
    56  dismiss the accusatory instrument, and mark all records as vacated based

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     1  on  the  merits. The court shall make a copy of all official records and
     2  papers available to the defendant.
     3    §  13.  The  criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new section
     4  440.46-b to read as follows:
     5  § 440.46-b Motion for resentence; persons convicted of certain prostitu-
     6              tion offenses.
     7    1. When a person has been convicted, whether by trial verdict or guil-
     8  ty plea, under former section 230.00, 230.03 or 240.37 of the penal law,
     9  then the chief administrative judge of the state of New York  shall,  in
    10  accordance  with this section, automatically vacate, dismiss and expunge
    11  such conviction in accordance with section 160.50 of this  chapter,  and
    12  the  office  of  court administration shall immediately notify the state
    13  division of criminal justice services, state department  of  corrections
    14  and community supervision and the appropriate local correctional facili-
    15  ty  which  shall  immediately  effectuate  the  appropriate relief. Such
    16  notification to the division of criminal  justice  services  shall  also
    17  direct  that  such agency notify all relevant police and law enforcement
    18  agencies of their duty to destroy and/or mark records  related  to  such
    19  case  in accordance with section 160.50 of this chapter. Nothing in this
    20  section shall prevent a person who  believes  his  or  her  sentence  is
    21  required  by  this section to be vacated, dismissed and/or expunged from
    22  filing a petition with the court to effectuate all appropriate relief.
    23    2. (a) When a person has been convicted  in  this  state,  whether  by
    24  trial  verdict  or  guilty  plea, under former section 230.00, 230.03 or
    25  240.37 of the penal law, then such person  may  petition  the  court  of
    26  conviction pursuant to this article for vacatur of such conviction.
    27    (b)  Upon  receiving  a served and filed motion under paragraph (a) of
    28  this subdivision, the court  shall  presume  the  movant  satisfies  the
    29  criteria in such paragraph (a) and shall grant the motion to vacate such
    30  conviction  unless  the  party  opposing the motion proves, by clear and
    31  convincing evidence, that the movant does not satisfy the  criteria.  If
    32  the  movant  satisfies the criteria, the court shall grant the motion to
    33  vacate the conviction if: (i) the conviction was by plea of  guilty,  on
    34  grounds  that such plea was not knowing, voluntary and intelligent owing
    35  to ongoing consequences; and (ii)  the  conviction  was  by  verdict  or
    36  otherwise,  on  grounds  that  such  conviction and sentence constitutes
    37  cruel and unusual punishment under the state constitution owing to  such
    38  ongoing  consequences;  and  may,  if the petition meets the criteria in
    39  subparagraph (i) of this  paragraph,  after  affording  the  parties  an
    40  opportunity  to  be heard and present evidence, substitute, unless it is
    41  not in the interests of justice to do so, a conviction for an  appropri-
    42  ate lesser offense under article two hundred thirty of the penal law.
    43    (c)  In  the  event  of  any vacatur pursuant to this subdivision, the
    44  office of court administration shall immediately notify the state  divi-
    45  sion  of  criminal  justice services concerning such determination. Such
    46  notification to the division of criminal  justice  services  shall  also
    47  direct  that  such agency notify all relevant police and law enforcement
    48  agencies of their duty to destroy and/or mark records  related  to  such
    49  case  in accordance with section 160.50 of this chapter, and update such
    50  agencies' records accordingly.
    51    3. The chief administrator of the courts shall promulgate  all  neces-
    52  sary  rules  and make available all necessary forms to enable the filing
    53  of the petitions and applications provided in this section no later than
    54  sixty days following the effective date of this section.  All  sentences
    55  eligible  for  automatic  vacatur, dismissal and expungement pursuant to

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     1  subdivision one of this section shall be  identified  and  the  required
     2  entities notified within one year of the effective date of this section.
     3    §  14.  Section  6512  of the education law is amended by adding a new
     4  subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     5    3. If the department conducts an investigation into acts alleged to be
     6  the unauthorized practice of massage therapy under article  one  hundred
     7  fifty-five of this chapter, the department shall consider whether or not
     8  the  individual  who  allegedly committed the acts did so as a result of
     9  having been a victim of compelling prostitution under section 230.33, of
    10  sex trafficking under section 230.34 or of sex trafficking  of  a  child
    11  under  section  230.34-a of the penal law. In the event that the depart-
    12  ment suspects that such individual has been the victim of  one  or  more
    13  such  offenses,  the  department shall make an immediate referral of the
    14  matter to local service providers, as defined by the  Safe  Harbour  For
    15  Exploited Children Act or by the office of children and family services.
    16  If the department subsequently reports the matter to the attorney gener-
    17  al  with  a  request  for  prosecution,  the department shall inform the
    18  attorney general of such suspicions and referral.
    19    § 15. The civil practice law and rules is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    20  section 4519-b to read as follows:
    21    § 4519-b. Possession of reproductive or sexual health devices; receipt
    22  into  evidence.  1. Evidence that a person was in possession of a condom
    23  or other reproductive or sexual health device may  not  be  received  in
    24  evidence  in any trial, hearing or proceeding in relation to any allega-
    25  tion of a misdemeanor offense pursuant to  subdivision  one  of  section
    26  twelve  and  article ten of the multiple dwelling law, sections twelve-a
    27  and twenty-three hundred twenty of the public health  law,  section  two
    28  hundred  thirty-one  of  the  real  property  law or subdivision five of
    29  section seven hundred eleven and section seven hundred  fifteen  of  the
    30  real  property  actions and proceedings law, or by any law, local law or
    31  ordinance of a municipality or political subdivision of  the  state,  or
    32  any  word,  rule,  or  regulation  of  any  governmental instrumentality
    33  authorized by law to adopt the same as evidence of conduct  which  would
    34  constitute an offense defined in article two hundred thirty of the penal
    35  law.
    36    2. "Reproductive or sexual health device" shall include, but shall not
    37  be  limited to, any contraceptive or other tool used to prevent unwanted
    38  pregnancy or the transmission  of  HIV  or  other  sexually  transmitted
    39  diseases,  including  but  not  limited to male condoms, female condoms,
    40  lubricants, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP),  post-exposure  prophylaxis
    41  (PEP),  HIV  anti-retroviral  medication,  spermicide, hormonal methods,
    42  emergency contraception, diaphragm, cervical cap, or sponge.
    43    § 16. Section 60.47 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by chap-
    44  ter 23 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
    45  § 60.47 Possession of condoms or other  reproductive  or  sexual  health
    46             device;  receipt into evidence for allegations of misdemeanor
    47             offenses.
    48    1. Evidence that a person was in possession of one or more condoms  or
    49  other  reproductive  or  sexual health device may not be admitted at any
    50  trial,  hearing,  or  other  proceeding  in  a  prosecution for [section
    51  230.00] any misdemeanor offense, or an attempt to commit any misdemeanor
    52  offense, defined  in article  two  hundred  thirty of the penal law,  or
    53  section  sixty-five  hundred  twelve  of  the education law, or any law,
    54  local law or ordinance of a municipality  or  political  subdivision  of
    55  state,  or  any word,  rule or regulation of any governmental instrumen-
    56  tality  authorized  by  law to adopt the same, for the purpose of estab-

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     1  lishing probable cause for an arrest or proving any person's  commission
     2  or attempted commission of such offense.
     3    2. "Reproductive or sexual health device" shall include, but shall not
     4  be  limited to, any contraceptive or other tool used to prevent unwanted
     5  pregnancy or the transmission  of  HIV  or  other  sexually  transmitted
     6  diseases,  including  but  not  limited to male condoms, female condoms,
     7  lubricants, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP),  post-exposure  prophylaxis
     8  (PEP),  HIV  anti-retroviral  medication,  spermicide, hormonal methods,
     9  emergency contraception, diaphragm, cervical cap, or sponge.
    10    § 17. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 532-d of the executive
    11  law, as amended by section 5 of part M of chapter  56  of  the  laws  of
    12  2017, is amended to read as follows:
    13    (c)  A  homeless  youth  who entered a transitional independent living
    14  program under the  age  of  [twenty-one]  twenty-four  may  continue  to
    15  receive  shelter  services  in such program beyond the applicable period
    16  authorized by paragraph (b) of this subdivision, if the municipality has
    17  notified the office of children and family services in  accordance  with
    18  clause  (iv)  of subparagraph three of paragraph a of subdivision two of
    19  section four hundred twenty of this chapter;
    20    § 18. Section 214-d of the executive law, as added by chapter  368  of
    21  the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
    22    §  214-d.  Human  trafficking  and  sexual exploitation awareness. The
    23  superintendent, in consultation with the office of temporary  and  disa-
    24  bility  assistance,  the office of children and family services, and the
    25  division of criminal justice services, shall:
    26    [(1)] 1. (a) develop, maintain and disseminate to all members  of  the
    27  state  police,  including  new  and  veteran officers, written policies,
    28  procedures and educational materials relating to human  trafficking  and
    29  sexually  exploited  victims, including but not limited to, (i) services
    30  available for victims of human trafficking and  services  available  for
    31  victims  of  sexual  exploitation, as referenced in section four hundred
    32  eighty-three-bb of the social services law, and title eight-A of article
    33  six of the social services law; and (ii) education on the impact of  the
    34  trauma  and  emotional  harm experienced by victims of human trafficking
    35  and sexual exploitation; and
    36    [(2)] (b) establish and implement trauma informed  written  procedures
    37  and  policies  in  the  event  a  member of the division of state police
    38  encounters an individual believed to be a victim of  human  trafficking,
    39  or victim of sexual exploitation which shall include, but not be limited
    40  to,  the  provision  of  information  and/or  referral to an appropriate
    41  provider of social and legal services to human trafficking, or  sexually
    42  exploited  victims[, in accordance with such section four hundred eight-
    43  y-three-bb]; and
    44    (c) establish and implement trauma  informed  written  procedures  and
    45  policies in the event  a member of the division of state police encount-
    46  ers such victim, including  the provision of information and referral to
    47  the appropriate services.
    48    2.  In  the development of such program, the commissioners, and super-
    49  intendent of state police shall seek  the  recommendations  of  a  broad
    50  range  of  experts  such  as  social  service  providers,  certified and
    51  licensed social workers, others  with  educational  expertise  in  human
    52  trafficking,  sexual  exploitation,  intimate  partner  violence, sexual
    53  assault, reproductive and sexual health care, and serving lesbian,  gay,
    54  bisexual, transgender and questioning individuals.

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     1    3.  The  superintendent shall make available to all local law enforce-
     2  ment all materials, trainings, and resources developed pursuant to  this
     3  chapter.
     4    §  19. Section 650 of the county law is amended by adding a new subdi-
     5  vision 3 to read as follows:
     6    3. The sheriff, in any county with greater than one  hundred  thousand
     7  residents according to the most recent census, shall, for all members of
     8  the department:
     9    (a) adopt, maintain, and disseminate written policies, and educational
    10  materials,  regarding human trafficking and sexual exploitation, includ-
    11  ing, but not limited to: (i)  services available for  victims  of  human
    12  trafficking  or sexual exploitation; and (ii) education on the impact of
    13  the trauma and emotional harm experienced by victims of human  traffick-
    14  ing and sexual  exploitation;
    15    (b)  establish,  and implement on an ongoing basis, a training program
    16  for all  current and new employees regarding the policies and procedures
    17  established pursuant to this section; and
    18    (c) establish and implement trauma informed written    procedures  and
    19  policies in the event a member of the police department  encounters such
    20  victim,  including  the  provision  of  information  and referral to the
    21  appropriate services.
    22    § 20. Section 39 of the town law, as amended by  chapter  476  of  the
    23  laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    24    §  39.  Powers  and duties of constables and town police officers.  1.
    25  Constables and town police officers shall have all the power and author-
    26  ity conferred upon constables by the general laws of the state and  such
    27  additional powers, not inconsistent with law, as shall be conferred upon
    28  them  by  the town board. They shall be subject to the general authority
    29  and direction of the town board and to such orders  and  regulations  as
    30  the town board may prescribe, not inconsistent with law.
    31    2.  The  chief  constable  or police officer, in any town with greater
    32  than one hundred thousand residents according to the most recent census,
    33  shall, for all members of the department:
    34    (a) adopt, maintain, and disseminate written policies, and educational
    35  materials, regarding human trafficking and sexual exploitation,  includ-
    36  ing, but not limited to:
    37    (i)  services  available  for  victims  of human trafficking or sexual
    38  exploitation; and
    39    (ii) education on the impact of the trauma and emotional harm  experi-
    40  enced by victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation;
    41    (b)  establish,  and implement on an ongoing basis, a training program
    42  for all current and new employees regarding the policies and  procedures
    43  established pursuant to this section; and
    44    (c)  establish  and  implement  trauma informed written procedures and
    45  policies in the event a member of the police department  encounters such
    46  victim, including the provision  of  information  and  referral  to  the
    47  appropriate services.
    48    §  21.  Section  841  of  the executive law is amended by adding a new
    49  subdivision 7-c to read as follows:
    50    7-c. Take such steps as may be necessary to  ensure  that  all  police
    51  officers  and  peace officers certified pursuant to subdivision three of
    52  this section receive appropriate instruction regarding  the  evidentiary
    53  prohibition set forth in section 60.47 of the criminal procedure law and
    54  section  forty-five  hundred  nineteen-b  of  the civil practice law and
    55  rules relating to the use of condoms and other  reproductive  or  sexual
    56  health  devices  as  evidence in certain misdemeanor trials, hearings or

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     1  proceedings, or as a basis for probable cause for arrest, including that
     2  unauthorized seizure or confiscation of condoms and  other  reproductive
     3  or sexual health devices as a breach of public policy;
     4    §  22.  Section  447-a of the social services law, as added by chapter
     5  569 of the laws of 2008, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 189 of  the
     6  laws  of  2018,  paragraphs  (c)  and (d) of subdivision 1 as amended by
     7  chapter 23 of the laws of 2021, subdivision 2 as amended by section 8 of
     8  part M of chapter 56 of the laws of 2017, and subdivisions 4  and  5  as
     9  amended  by  section  1  of part G of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, is
    10  amended to read as follows:
    11    § 447-a. Definitions. As used in this title:
    12    1. The term "sexually exploited [child] individual" means  any  person
    13  under  the  age  of [eighteen] twenty-four at the time of identification
    14  who has been subject to sexual exploitation because he or she:
    15    (a) is the victim of the  crime  of  sex  trafficking  as  defined  in
    16  section  230.34  of  the penal law or the crime of sex trafficking of [a
    17  child] an individual as defined in section 230.34-a of the penal law; or
    18    (b) [engages in any act as defined in section 230.00 of the penal law;
    19    (c)] is a victim of the crime of compelling prostitution as defined in
    20  section 230.33 of the penal law[;
    21    (d) engages in acts  or  conduct  described  in  article  two  hundred
    22  sixty-three of the penal law].
    23    2. The term "short-term safe house" means a residential facility oper-
    24  ated  by  an  authorized agency as defined in subdivision ten of section
    25  three hundred seventy-one of this article including a residential facil-
    26  ity operating as part of a runaway and homeless  youth  crisis  services
    27  program  as  defined in subdivision four of section five hundred thirty-
    28  two-a of the executive law or a not-for-profit agency with experience in
    29  providing services to sexually exploited youth and approved  in  accord-
    30  ance  with the regulations of the office of children and family services
    31  that provides emergency shelter, services and care to sexually exploited
    32  [children] individuals including food, shelter, clothing, medical  care,
    33  counseling and appropriate crisis intervention services at the time they
    34  are  taken  into  custody by law enforcement and for the duration of any
    35  legal proceeding or proceedings in which they are either the complaining
    36  witness or the subject [child] individual.  The  short-term  safe  house
    37  shall  also be available at the point in time that [a child] an individ-
    38  ual under the age of [eighteen] twenty-four  has  first  come  into  the
    39  custody of juvenile detention officials, law enforcement, local jails or
    40  the  local commissioner of social services or is residing with the local
    41  runaway and homeless youth authority.
    42    3. The term "advocate" means an employee of the short-term safe  house
    43  defined in subdivision two of this section that has been trained to work
    44  with  and  advocate for the needs of sexually exploited [children] indi-
    45  viduals. The advocate shall accompany  the  [child]  individual  to  all
    46  court  appearances  and  will  serve as a liaison between the short-term
    47  safe house and the court.
    48    4. The term "safe house" means a residential facility operated  by  an
    49  authorized agency as defined in subdivision ten of section three hundred
    50  seventy-one  of  this article including a residential facility operating
    51  as part of an approved runaway program as defined in subdivision four of
    52  section five hundred thirty-two-a of the executive law or a not-for-pro-
    53  fit agency with experience in providing services to  sexually  exploited
    54  youth  and  approved in accordance with the regulations of the office of
    55  children  and  family  services  that  provides  shelter  for   sexually
    56  exploited  [children] individuals.   In addition, a long-term safe house

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     1  may be operated by a transitional independent living support program  as
     2  defined  in  subdivision six of section five hundred thirty-two-a of the
     3  executive law. A safe house serving sexually exploited [children]  indi-
     4  viduals  as  defined  in  this title shall provide or assist in securing
     5  necessary services for such sexually  exploited  [children]  individuals
     6  either  through  direct provision of services, or through written agree-
     7  ments with other community and public  agencies  for  the  provision  of
     8  services  including but not limited to housing, assessment, case manage-
     9  ment, medical care, legal, mental health and substance and alcohol abuse
    10  services. Where appropriate such safe house in accordance with a service
    11  plan for such sexually exploited [child]  individual  may  also  provide
    12  counseling and therapeutic services, educational services including life
    13  skills  services  and planning services to successfully transition resi-
    14  dents back to the community. Nothing in the provisions of this title  or
    15  article nineteen-H of the executive law shall prevent [a child] an indi-
    16  vidual  who  is  the subject of a proceeding which has not reached final
    17  disposition from residing at the safe house for  the  duration  of  that
    18  proceeding  nor shall it prevent any sexually exploited [child] individ-
    19  ual who is not the subject of a proceeding from  residing  at  the  safe
    20  house.    [An]  For  individuals  under the age of eighteen, an advocate
    21  employed by a short-term safe house or  other  appropriate  staff  of  a
    22  short-term  safe house shall, to the maximum extent possible, preferably
    23  within twenty-four hours but  within  no  more  than  seventy-two  hours
    24  following a sexually exploited [child's] individual's admission into the
    25  program  other  than  pursuant  to  a court order, notify such [child's]
    26  individual's parent, guardian or custodian of his or  her  physical  and
    27  emotional  condition  and  the  circumstances  surrounding the [child's]
    28  individual's presence  at  the  program,  unless  there  are  compelling
    29  circumstances  why  the  parent,  guardian or custodian should not be so
    30  notified. Where such circumstances exist, the advocate or  other  appro-
    31  priate  staff  member  shall  either file an appropriate petition in the
    32  family court, refer the youth to the local social services district,  or
    33  in  instances  where  abuse  or  neglect  is suspected, report such case
    34  pursuant to title six of this article.
    35    5. The term "community-based program" means a program  operated  by  a
    36  not-for-profit  organization  that  provides  services  such  as  street
    37  outreach, voluntary drop-in services, peer counseling, individual  coun-
    38  seling,  family-therapy  and  referrals for services such as educational
    39  and vocational  training  and  health  care.  Any  such  community-based
    40  program  may  also  work  with the safe house serving sexually exploited
    41  [children] individuals as defined in this title to provide  transitional
    42  services to such [children] individuals returning to the community.
    43    §  23.  Section  447-b of the social services law, as added by chapter
    44  569 of the laws of 2008, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 5 and  6  as  amended  by
    45  section  2  of  part  G of chapter 58 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
    46  read as follows:
    47    § 447-b. Services for exploited [children]  individuals.  1.  Notwith-
    48  standing  any  inconsistent provision of law, pursuant to regulations of
    49  the office of children and family services, every local social  services
    50  district  shall as a component of the district's multi-year consolidated
    51  services  child  welfare  services  plan  address  the  [child]  welfare
    52  services  needs  of sexually exploited [children] individuals and to the
    53  extent that funds are available  specifically  therefor  ensure  that  a
    54  short-term  safe  house  or another short-term safe placement such as an
    55  approved runaway and homeless youth program, approved respite or  crisis
    56  program  providing crisis intervention or respite services or community-

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     1  based program to serve  sexually  exploited  [children]  individuals  is
     2  available  to  [children] individuals residing in such district. Nothing
     3  in this section shall prohibit a local  social  services  district  from
     4  utilizing existing respite or crisis intervention services already oper-
     5  ated  by  such  social  services  district or homeless youth programs or
     6  services for victims of human trafficking pursuant to article  ten-D  of
     7  this  chapter  so  long  as  the staff members have received appropriate
     8  training approved by the office of children and family services  regard-
     9  ing  sexually exploited [children] individuals and the existing programs
    10  and facilities provide a safe, secure and  appropriate  environment  for
    11  sexually   exploited   [children]  individuals.     Crisis  intervention
    12  services, short-term safe house  care  and  community-based  programming
    13  may,  where  appropriate, be provided by the same not-for-profit agency.
    14  Local social services districts may work cooperatively to  provide  such
    15  short-term  safe  house or other short-term safe placement, services and
    16  programming and access to such placement, services and  programming  may
    17  be  provided  on  a  regional basis, provided, however, that every local
    18  social services district shall to the extent that  funds  are  available
    19  ensure  that  such  placement,  services  and  programs shall be readily
    20  accessible to sexually exploited [children] individuals residing  within
    21  the district.
    22    2.  All  of  the  services created under this title may, to the extent
    23  possible provided by law, be available to all sexually exploited  [chil-
    24  dren]  individuals whether they are accessed voluntarily, as a condition
    25  of an adjournment in  contemplation  of  dismissal  issued  in  criminal
    26  court,  through  the  diversion  services  created  under  section seven
    27  hundred thirty-five of the family court act, through a proceeding  under
    28  article three of the family court act, a proceeding under article ten of
    29  the  family court act or through a referral from a local social services
    30  agency.
    31    3. The capacity of the crisis  intervention  services  and  community-
    32  based  programs in subdivision one of this section shall be based on the
    33  number of sexually exploited [children] individuals in each district who
    34  are in need of such services. A determination of such need shall be made
    35  in two thousand ten and every five  years  thereafter  in  every  social
    36  services  district  by  the local commissioner of social services and be
    37  included in the integrated county plan. Such determination shall be made
    38  in consultation with local law enforcement, runaway and  homeless  youth
    39  program  providers,  local  probation departments, local social services
    40  commissioners, the runaway and homeless youth coordinator for the  local
    41  social  services  district,  local  law guardians, presentment agencies,
    42  public defenders and district attorney's offices and child advocates and
    43  services providers who work directly with sexually exploited youth.
    44    4. In determining the need for and capacity of  the  services  created
    45  under  this section, each local social services district shall recognize
    46  that sexually exploited youth have separate and distinct  service  needs
    47  according  to  gender and, where a local social services district deter-
    48  mines that the need exists, to the  extent  that  funds  are  available,
    49  appropriate programming shall be made available.
    50    5.  To  the  extent  funds are specifically appropriated therefor, the
    51  office of children and family services shall contract with an  appropri-
    52  ate   not-for-profit   agency  with  experience  working  with  sexually
    53  exploited [children] individuals to operate at least one long-term  safe
    54  house  in  a  geographically  appropriate  area of the state which shall
    55  provide safe and secure long term housing and specialized  services  for
    56  sexually  exploited  [children]  individuals  throughout  the state. The

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     1  appropriateness of the geographic location shall  be  determined  taking
     2  into  account  the  areas  of  the  state  with high numbers of sexually
     3  exploited [children] individuals and the  need  for  sexually  exploited
     4  [children]  individuals  to  find  shelter  and long term placement in a
     5  region that cannot be readily accessed by  the  perpetrators  of  sexual
     6  exploitation.  The  need for more than one long-term safe house shall be
     7  determined by the office of children and family services  based  on  the
     8  numbers and geographical location of sexually exploited [children] indi-
     9  viduals  within the state. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude
    10  an agency from applying for and accepting grants, gifts and bequests  of
    11  funds  from  private individuals, foundations and the federal government
    12  for the purpose of creating or carrying out the duties  of  a  long-term
    13  safe house.
    14    6.  The  local  social  services  commissioner may, to the extent that
    15  funds are available,  in  conjunction  with  the  division  of  criminal
    16  justice  services  and local law enforcement officials, contract with an
    17  appropriate not-for-profit agency with experience working with  sexually
    18  exploited  [children] individuals to train law enforcement officials who
    19  are likely to encounter sexually exploited [children] individuals in the
    20  course of their law enforcement duties on the provisions of this section
    21  and how  to  identify  and  obtain  appropriate  services  for  sexually
    22  exploited  [children]  individuals.  Local social services districts may
    23  work cooperatively to provide such training and  such  training  may  be
    24  provided  on a regional basis. The division of criminal justice services
    25  shall assist local social services districts in obtaining any  available
    26  funds  for  the purposes of conducting law enforcement training from the
    27  federal justice department and the office of juvenile justice and delin-
    28  quency prevention.
    29    § 24. Subdivision (a) of section 483-aa of the social services law, as
    30  added by chapter 74 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
    31    (a) "Human trafficking victim" means a person who is a victim  of  sex
    32  trafficking as defined in section 230.34 of the penal law or a victim of
    33  labor  trafficking  as  defined  in  section 135.35 of the penal law or,
    34  where a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or  coercion,  or
    35  in  which  the person induced to perform such act has not attained eigh-
    36  teen years of age, or as defined under section 12 of 22 U.S. Code § 7102
    37  - Sex Trafficking. ("sex trafficking" means the recruitment,  harboring,
    38  transportation,  provision,  obtaining,  patronizing, or soliciting of a
    39  person for the purpose of a commercial sex act).
    40    § 25. Subdivision (a) of section 483-bb of the social services law, as
    41  added by chapter 74 of the laws of 2007, is amended and a  new  subdivi-
    42  sion (d) is added to read as follows:
    43    (a)  The  office  of  temporary  and disability assistance [may] shall
    44  coordinate with and assist law enforcement agencies and district  attor-
    45  ney's  offices  to  access  appropriate  services  for human trafficking
    46  victims.
    47    (d) Annually the provision of such  services  shall  be  reviewed  and
    48  evaluated to ensure that victims of human trafficking are able to access
    49  and to utilize such services in an appropriate and helpful manner by the
    50  interagency  task  force  on  human  trafficking created in section four
    51  hundred eighty-three-aa of this article. If the  task  force  determines
    52  that  the  services  prescribed  herein  are  not appropriate, not being
    53  accessed or utilized the task force shall determine protocols to  ensure
    54  that such services are more accessible and are more readily available.
    55    § 26. Section 483-ee of the social services law, as amended by chapter
    56  413 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:

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     1    §  483-ee.  Establishment of interagency task force on human traffick-
     2  ing. (a) There is established an interagency task force  on  trafficking
     3  in persons, which shall consist of the following members or their desig-
     4  nees: (1) the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services;
     5  (2)  the  commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assist-
     6  ance; (3) the commissioner of health; (4) the commissioner of the office
     7  of mental health; (5) the commissioner of labor; (6) the commissioner of
     8  the office of children and family services; (7) the commissioner of  the
     9  office  of  [alcoholism and substance abuse services] addiction services
    10  and supports; (8) the director of the office of victim services; (9) the
    11  executive  director  of  the  office  for  the  prevention  of  domestic
    12  violence;  and  (10) the superintendent of the division of state police;
    13  and the following additional members, who shall be promptly appointed by
    14  the governor, each for a term of two years, provided that such  person's
    15  membership  shall continue after such two year term until a successor is
    16  appointed and provided, further, that a member  may  be  reappointed  if
    17  again  recommended in the manner specified in this subdivision: (11) two
    18  members, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of  the  temporary
    19  president of the senate; (12) two members, who shall be appointed on the
    20  recommendation  of  the  speaker  of the assembly; (13) two members, who
    21  shall be appointed on the recommendation of the not-for-profit organiza-
    22  tion in New York state that receives the largest share of funds,  appro-
    23  priated  by  and  through  the  state  budget, for providing services to
    24  victims of human trafficking, as shall be identified annually in writing
    25  by the director of the  budget;  and  (14)  one  member,  who  shall  be
    26  appointed  on  the recommendation of the president of the New York state
    27  bar association; and others as may be necessary to carry out the  duties
    28  and  responsibilities  under  this  section.  An effort shall be made to
    29  include representatives from the following groups of  people:  survivors
    30  of  human trafficking, survivors of sexual exploitation, service provid-
    31  ers from various geographic  areas  of  the  state,  representatives  of
    32  women's rights organizations, representatives of the lesbian gay bisexu-
    33  al  transgender  and  queer populations and representatives from various
    34  ethnic demographics across New  York  state.  The  task  force  will  be
    35  co-chaired  by  the  commissioners  of  the division of criminal justice
    36  services and the office of temporary and disability assistance, or their
    37  designees. It shall meet as often as is  necessary,  but  no  less  than
    38  three  times  per  year,  and  under circumstances as are appropriate to
    39  fulfilling its duties under this section. All members shall be  provided
    40  with  written  notice  reasonably  in advance of each meeting with date,
    41  time and location of such meeting.
    42    (b) The task force shall: (1) collect and organize data on the  nature
    43  and  extent  of crimes related to trafficking and sexual exploitation of
    44  persons in the state; (2) identify available federal,  state  and  local
    45  programs  that provide services to victims of trafficking, including but
    46  not limited to case management,  housing,  health  care,  mental  health
    47  counseling, drug addiction screening and treatment, language interpreta-
    48  tion  and translation services, English language instruction, job train-
    49  ing  and  placement  assistance,  post-employment   services   for   job
    50  retention,  and  services to assist the individual and any of his or her
    51  family members to establish a permanent residence in New York  state  or
    52  the  United  States;  (3) consult with governmental and non-governmental
    53  organizations in developing  recommendations  to  strengthen  state  and
    54  local  efforts  to  prevent  trafficking,  protect and assist victims of
    55  trafficking and prosecute traffickers; (4) establish interagency  proto-
    56  cols  and  collaboration  between federal, state, and local law enforce-

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     1  ment, state and governmental agencies, child welfare agencies, and  non-
     2  governmental  organizations;  (5) evaluate approaches to increase public
     3  awareness about trafficking and make recommendations on such approaches;
     4  (6) evaluate the effectiveness of training programs on human trafficking
     5  that  have been designed for law enforcement personnel, criminal defense
     6  attorneys, social service providers and non-governmental  organizations,
     7  and  make recommendations for improving the quality and effectiveness of
     8  such programs, as well as ensure that said training is occurring  on  an
     9  annual  basis;  (7)  measure  and  evaluate the progress of the state in
    10  preventing trafficking, protecting and providing assistance  to  victims
    11  of  trafficking, and prosecuting persons engaged in trafficking; and (8)
    12  convene any subcommittee necessary, provided such  subcommittee  has  at
    13  least  one  of  the  members  appointed  by the speaker of the assembly,
    14  temporary president of the senate  or  governor,  to  consider  specific
    15  issues, including, but not limited to: federal, state and/or local coop-
    16  eration; juveniles and human trafficking; the importance of training and
    17  who  should  receive such training; how data is compiled and shared; and
    18  services for and treatment of domestic versus foreign born victims.
    19    (c) The task force shall report to the governor, the  speaker  of  the
    20  assembly,  the  minority leader of the assembly, the temporary president
    21  of the senate and the minority leader of the senate no less than annual-
    22  ly, and it shall additionally issue such reports and recommendations  as
    23  it deems necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
    24    (d)  The  task force shall work with the state education department to
    25  create and implement additional sexual education for students in second-
    26  ary school that includes information as it relates to prostitution,  its
    27  inherent violence and impact on public and individual health.
    28    § 27. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-bbbb
    29  to read as follows:
    30    §  97-bbbb.  Victims  of  sexual exploitation fund. 1. There is estab-
    31  lished in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the commission-
    32  er of the department of taxation and finance a fund to be known  as  the
    33  "victims of sexual exploitation fund".
    34    2.  The  victims  of  sexual exploitation fund shall consist of monies
    35  received by the state pursuant to section 80.20 of the penal law and all
    36  other fees, fines, grants, bequests or other monies credited,  appropri-
    37  ated or transferred thereto from any other fund or source.
    38    3. Monies of the victims of sexual exploitation fund, following appro-
    39  priation by the legislature and allocation by the director of the budget
    40  shall  be  made  available  for  grants  to victims and local assistance
    41  services and expenses of programs to  provide  services  to  victims  of
    42  sexual  exploitation  as determined by the office of victim services and
    43  the interagency task force on human trafficking.
    44    § 28. Subdivision a of section 3-118 of the administrative code of the
    45  city of New York, as amended by chapter 189 of the  laws  of  2018,  the
    46  third  undesignated  paragraph  as  amended by chapter 23 of the laws of
    47  2021, is amended to read as follows:
    48    a. For the purposes of this section,  the  following  terms  have  the
    49  following meanings:
    50    Homeless  youth. The term "homeless youth" means persons under the age
    51  of [21] 24 who are in need of services and are without a place of  shel-
    52  ter where supervision and care are available.
    53    Sexually  exploited  youth.  The term "sexually exploited youth" means
    54  persons under the age of 18 who have been subject to sexual exploitation
    55  because they (a) are the victim of  the  crime  of  sex  trafficking  as
    56  defined  in  section  230.34  of the penal law; (b) engage in any act as

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     1  defined in former section 230.00 of the penal law; (c) are a  victim  of
     2  the crime of compelling prostitution as defined in section 230.33 of the
     3  penal  law;  (d) are a victim of the crime of sex trafficking of a child
     4  as  defined  in section 230.34-a of the penal law; or (e) engage in acts
     5  or conduct described in article two hundred  sixty-three  of  the  penal
     6  law.  The term shall also mean persons under the age of 18 who have been
     7  subject to incest in the third degree, second degree or first degree, as
     8  defined in sections 255.25, 255.26, and 255.27 of the penal law, respec-
     9  tively, or any of the sex offenses enumerated  in  article  one  hundred
    10  thirty of the penal law.
    11    § 29. Subdivision 4 of section 170.30 of the criminal procedure law is
    12  REPEALED.
    13    §  30.  Section  60.42  of  the  criminal procedure law, as amended by
    14  section 1 of part R of chapter 55 of the laws of  2019,  is  amended  to
    15  read as follows:
    16  § 60.42 Rules  of evidence; admissibility of evidence of victim's sexual
    17            conduct in sex offense cases.
    18    Evidence of a victim's sexual conduct shall not  be  admissible  in  a
    19  prosecution for an offense or an attempt to commit an offense defined in
    20  article  one hundred thirty or in section 230.34 of the penal law unless
    21  such evidence:
    22    1. proves or tends to prove specific instances of the  victim's  prior
    23  sexual conduct with the accused; or
    24    2.  [proves or tends to prove that the victim has been convicted of an
    25  offense under section 230.00 of the penal law within three  years  prior
    26  to the sex offense which is the subject of the prosecution; or
    27    3.]  rebuts  evidence introduced by the people of the victim's failure
    28  to engage in  sexual  intercourse,  oral  sexual  conduct,  anal  sexual
    29  conduct or sexual contact during a given period of time; or
    30    [4.] 3. rebuts evidence introduced by the people which proves or tends
    31  to  prove  that  the accused is the cause of pregnancy or disease of the
    32  victim, or the source of semen found in the victim; or
    33    [5.] 4. is determined by the court after an  offer  of  proof  by  the
    34  accused  outside  the  hearing of the jury, or such hearing as the court
    35  may require, and a statement by the court of its findings of fact essen-
    36  tial to its determination, to be relevant and admissible in  the  inter-
    37  ests of justice.
    38    §  31. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 170.80 of the
    39  criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2021, is
    40  amended to read as follows:
    41    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at any time  at  or  after
    42  arraignment  on  a  charge  of  prostitution  pursuant to former section
    43  230.00 of the penal law, after consultation with counsel, a knowing  and
    44  voluntary  plea  of guilty has been entered to such charge, any judge or
    45  justice hearing any stage of such case may, upon consent of the  defend-
    46  ant after consultation with counsel:
    47    §  32.  Subdivision 2 of section 420.35 of the criminal procedure law,
    48  as amended by chapter 23 of the laws of 2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
    49  follows:
    50    2. Except as provided in this subdivision or subdivision two-a of this
    51  section,  under  no  circumstances  shall  the  mandatory surcharge, sex
    52  offender registration fee, DNA databank fee or the crime victim  assist-
    53  ance  fee  be  waived.  A court shall waive any mandatory surcharge, DNA
    54  databank fee and crime victim assistance fee when: (i) the defendant  is
    55  convicted  of prostitution under former section 230.00 of the penal law;
    56  (ii) the defendant is  convicted  of  a  violation  in  the  event  such

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     1  conviction  is in lieu of a plea to or conviction for prostitution under
     2  former section 230.00 of the penal law; (iii) the  court  finds  that  a
     3  defendant  is  a  victim  of sex trafficking under section 230.34 of the
     4  penal  law  or  a victim of trafficking in persons under the trafficking
     5  victims protection act (United States Code, Title 22,  Chapter  78);  or
     6  (iv)  the  court finds that the defendant is a victim of sex trafficking
     7  of a child under section 230.34-a of the penal law.
     8    § 33. Subdivision 4 of section 720.15 of the criminal  procedure  law,
     9  as  amended  by  chapter  23  of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
    10  follows:
    11    4. Notwithstanding any provision in this  article,  a  person  charged
    12  with  prostitution  as defined in former section 230.00 of the penal law
    13  regardless of whether such person (i) had prior to commencement of trial
    14  or entry of a plea of guilty been convicted of a crime or found a youth-
    15  ful offender, or (ii) subsequent to such conviction for prostitution  is
    16  convicted  of  a  crime  or found a youthful offender, the provisions of
    17  subdivisions one and two of this section requiring  or  authorizing  the
    18  accusatory  instrument  filed  against  a  youth  to  be sealed, and the
    19  arraignment and all proceedings in the action to be conducted in private
    20  shall apply.
    21    § 34. Subdivision 1 of section 720.35 of the criminal  procedure  law,
    22  as  amended  by  chapter  23  of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
    23  follows:
    24    1. A youthful offender adjudication is not a  judgment  of  conviction
    25  for  a  crime  or any other offense, and does not operate as a disquali-
    26  fication of any person so adjudged  to  hold  public  office  or  public
    27  employment  or  to  receive  any license granted by public authority but
    28  shall be deemed a conviction only for the purposes of transfer of super-
    29  vision and custody pursuant to section two hundred fifty-nine-m  of  the
    30  executive law. A defendant for whom a youthful offender adjudication was
    31  substituted,  who was originally charged with prostitution as defined in
    32  former section 230.00 of the penal law,  shall  be  deemed  a  "sexually
    33  exploited  [child]  individual" as defined in subdivision one of section
    34  four hundred forty-seven-a of the  social  services  law  and  therefore
    35  shall  not be considered an adult for purposes related to the charges in
    36  the youthful offender proceeding or a proceeding under section 170.80 of
    37  this chapter.
    38    § 35. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section 305.2  of  the  family
    39  court  act, as added by section 3 of part G of chapter 58 of the laws of
    40  2010, is amended to read as follows:
    41    (d) take the child who such officer has decided to take  into  custody
    42  in  accordance  with  this  section  [or  section 305.1 of this part for
    43  violating the provisions of section 230.00 of  the  penal  law,]  to  an
    44  available short-term safe house as defined in subdivision two of section
    45  four hundred forty-seven-a of the social services law; or
    46    §  36.  Section 344.4 of the family court act, as added by chapter 761
    47  of the laws of 1987, subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 264 of the laws
    48  of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
    49    § 344.4. Rules of evidence;  admissibility  of  evidence  of  victim's
    50  sexual  conduct  in  sex  offense  cases.  Evidence of a victim's sexual
    51  conduct shall not be admissible in a juvenile delinquency proceeding for
    52  a crime or an attempt to commit a crime defined in article  one  hundred
    53  thirty of the penal law unless such evidence:
    54    1.  proves  or tends to prove specific instances of the victim's prior
    55  sexual conduct with the accused; or

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     1    2. [proves or tends to prove that the victim has been convicted of  an
     2  offense  under  section 230.00 of the penal law within three years prior
     3  to the sex offense which is the  subject  of  the  juvenile  delinquency
     4  proceeding; or
     5    3.]  rebuts  evidence  introduced  by  the  presentment  agency of the
     6  victim's failure to engage in sexual intercourse, oral  sexual  conduct,
     7  anal sexual conduct or sexual contact during a given period of time; or
     8    [4.]  3.  rebuts  evidence  introduced by the presentment agency which
     9  proves or tends to prove that the accused is the cause of  pregnancy  or
    10  disease of the victim, or the source of semen found in the victim; or
    11    [5.]  4.  is  determined  by  the court after an offer of proof by the
    12  accused, or such hearing as the court may require, and  a  statement  by
    13  the  court of its findings of fact essential to its determination, to be
    14  relevant and admissible in the interests of justice.
    15    § 37. Subdivision (a) of section 712 of the family court act, as sepa-
    16  rately amended by chapters 92 and 97 of the laws of 2021, is amended  to
    17  read as follows:
    18    (a) "Person in need of supervision". A person less than eighteen years
    19  of age: (i) who does not attend school in accordance with the provisions
    20  of  part  one  of  article  sixty-five of the education law; (ii) who is
    21  ungovernable or habitually disobedient and beyond the lawful control  of
    22  a  parent  or other person legally responsible for such child's care, or
    23  other lawful authority; (iii) who  violates  the  provisions  of  former
    24  section  230.00  of  the penal law; (iv) or who appears to be a sexually
    25  exploited [child] individual as defined in paragraph (a)[, (c)] or [(d)]
    26  (b) of subdivision one of section  four  hundred  forty-seven-a  of  the
    27  social  services  law, but only if the child consents to the filing of a
    28  petition under this article.
    29    § 38. Subdivision 2 of section 353 of the multiple  dwelling  law,  as
    30  amended  by  chapter  680  of  the  laws  of 1967, is amended to read as
    31  follows:
    32    2. If there be two or more convictions in such dwelling within a peri-
    33  od of six months, under [sections 230.00,] section 230.25[,]  or  230.40
    34  of the penal law.
    35    §  39.  Section 2324-a of the public health law, as amended by chapter
    36  189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
    37    § 2324-a. Presumptive evidence. For the purposes of this title, two or
    38  more convictions of any person or persons had, within a  period  of  one
    39  year,  for  any  of  the offenses described in section [230.00,] 230.05,
    40  230.06, 230.08, 230.11, 230.12, 230.13, 230.20, 230.25,  230.30,  230.32
    41  or  230.34-a  of  the penal law arising out of conduct engaged in at the
    42  same real property consisting of a dwelling as that term is  defined  in
    43  subdivision  four  of section four of the multiple dwelling law shall be
    44  presumptive evidence of conduct constituting use  of  the  premises  for
    45  purposes of prostitution.
    46    §  40.  Subdivision  3  of  section  231  of the real property law, as
    47  amended by chapter 368 of the laws  of  2015,  is  amended  to  read  as
    48  follows:
    49    3.  For  the  purposes of this section, two or more convictions of any
    50  person or persons had, within a period of  one  year,  for  any  of  the
    51  offenses  described in section [230.00,] 230.05, 230.06, 230.11, 230.12,
    52  230.13, 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32 or 230.40 of the penal law  aris-
    53  ing  out  of  conduct  engaged  in  at the same premises consisting of a
    54  dwelling as that term is defined in subdivision four of section four  of
    55  the  multiple dwelling law shall be presumptive evidence of unlawful use
    56  of such premises and of the owners knowledge of the same.

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     1    § 41. Subdivision 2 of section 715 of the real  property  actions  and
     2  proceedings  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  368 of the laws of 2015, is
     3  amended to read as follows:
     4    2. For purposes of this section, two or more convictions of any person
     5  or  persons  had,  within  a period of one year, for any of the offenses
     6  described in section [230.00,] 230.05, 230.06, 230.11,  230.12,  230.13,
     7  230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32 or 230.40 of the penal law arising out of
     8  conduct engaged in at the same real property consisting of a dwelling as
     9  that term is defined in subdivision four of section four of the multiple
    10  dwelling  law  shall be presumptive evidence of conduct constituting use
    11  of the premises for purposes of prostitution.
    12    § 42. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of the  vehicle
    13  and  traffic  law,  as  amended  by  chapter  92 of the laws of 2021, is
    14  amended to read as follows:
    15    (c) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (i) of paragraph  (b)  of
    16  subdivision one and subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subdivision two
    17  of  this  section  that  result in disqualification for a period of five
    18  years shall include a conviction under sections 100.10, 105.13,  115.05,
    19  former  sections  120.03,  120.04,  120.04-a,  120.05,  120.10,  120.25,
    20  121.12, 121.13, 125.40[,] and 125.45, sections 130.20,  130.25,  130.52,
    21  130.55,  135.10, 135.55, 140.17, 140.25, 140.30, 145.12, 150.10, 150.15,
    22  160.05, 160.10, 220.06, 220.09, 220.16, 220.31, 220.34, 220.60,  220.65,
    23  subdivision  two  of  section 222.50, subdivision two of section 222.55,
    24  former section 230.00, sections 230.05, 230.06, 230.11, 230.12,  230.13,
    25  230.19,  230.20, 235.05, 235.06, 235.07, 235.21, 240.06, 245.00, 260.10,
    26  subdivision two of section 260.20 and sections 260.25,  265.02,  265.03,
    27  265.08, 265.09, 265.10, 265.12, 265.35 of the penal law or an attempt to
    28  commit  any  of the aforesaid offenses under section 110.00 of the penal
    29  law, or any similar offenses committed under a  former  section  of  the
    30  penal law, or any offenses committed under a former section of the penal
    31  law  which  would constitute violations of the aforesaid sections of the
    32  penal law, or any offenses committed  outside  this  state  which  would
    33  constitute violations of the aforesaid sections of the penal law.
    34    §  43.  Severability.  If any provision or term of this act is for any
    35  reason declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any compe-
    36  tent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the  validity  of  the
    37  effectiveness of the remaining portions of this act or any part thereof.
    38    §  44.  This  act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
    39  have become a law; provided that the amendments to section 483-ee of the
    40  social services law made by section twenty-six of  this  act  shall  not
    41  affect  the  repeal  of such section and shall be deemed repealed there-
    42  with.  Effective immediately the addition, amendment  and/or  repeal  of
    43  any  rule  or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on
    44  its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or  before
    45  such date.
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