Raises the monetary value of damaged property that is considered criminal mischief or securities fraud. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CODES

Relates to the definition of "direct relationship" for the purposes of article 23-A of the correction law regarding licensures and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Relates to the manner in which certain provisions of the correction law are enforced. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Authorizes the use of cool roofs on new construction or substantially renovated state-owned buildings; relates to establishing the state green building construction act. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Defines the term "necessary court appearance" for purposes of the determination of a crime victim's award to include any part of a proceeding from arraignment through sentencing, pre and post trial hearings and hearings before the parole board. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Relates to unlawful discriminatory practices; requires employers to make a conditional offer of employment before inquiring about any criminal convictions of a prospective employee. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Establishes the minimum period of time that forensic samples should be retained by investigating authorities; creates the state commission for the integrity of the criminal justice system, as an independent agency, and provides for such commission's powers and duties; relates to special fictitious name indictments; relates to requests for certain DNA test comparisons; relates to forensic DNA testing; relates to claims for unjust conviction and imprisonment; relates to DNA testing, data collection and record keeping; and relates to DNA testing in felony cases. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: FINANCE

Requires that rehabilitation programs for female inmates in state correctional facilities be equivalent to those provided to male inmates of correctional facilities elsewhere in the state; provides that such rehabilitation programs shall include, but not be limited to, vocational, academic and industrial programs. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Provides for accelerated payments to the city school district of the city of Mount Vernon. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: FINANCE

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Establishes certain rights for shareholders in limited-profit housing companies. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: FINANCE

Allows Westchester county to require bidders for public works, construction or purchase contracts to hire and retain persons residing in certain targeted communities. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Provides for the application for sealing a record of conviction; establishes waiting periods for various convictions where such application may be made; authorizes certain agencies to maintain records; may be unsealed at the time of an arrest; prohibits the publication of sealed records; prohibits the waiver of this section at plea. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CODES

Defines "victim of domestic violence"; prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Establishes it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for any prospective employer to make an inquiry about, or to act upon adversely to the individual involved based upon, any criminal conviction of such individual unless such employer first makes a conditional offer of employment to such individual. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Enacts the child protection act of 2013; establishes the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child for which the sentence shall be life imprisonment without parole; aggravated murder of a child shall include intentional killing of a person under 14 while in the course of committing rape, criminal sexual acts, aggravated sexual abuse or incest against such child, or the depraved indifference or intentional killing of a person under 14 while being legally responsible for the care of such child; repeals provisions of murder in the second degree which mirror certain provisions of aggravated murder of a child; treats the offense of aggravated murder of a child in a manner similar to murder in the first degree; establishes the offenses of aggravated manslaughter of a child, aggravated abuse of a child in the first, second and third degrees, and aggravated endangering the welfare of a child. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: CODES

Relates to entrepreneurship assistance centers to provide assistance to primarily minority group members, women, individuals with a disability and dislocated workers; requires the department of economic development to establish criteria and designation of such centers; sets forth requirements for each center. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS

Authorizes the city of Mount Vernon to offer certain retirement options to Christopher Grieco, Wendell Griffin, Patsy Leone and Jeremy Villanueva, police officers employed by such city. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Authorizes the city of Mt. Vernon to install red-light violation cameras. /
Sponsor: HASSELL-THOMPSON Committee: TRANSPORTATION