Removes from admissibility evidence that proves or tends to prove that a victim has been convicted of a prostitution offense within three years prior to the sex offense which is the subject of the prosecution.
Sen. Andrew Gounardes
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Relates to the funding of certain CUNY programs by the state including the city university of New York's accelerated study in associate programs (ASAP) and the accelerate, complete, engage (ACE) program; provides state shall pay until both programs are fully funded.
Increases penalties for defaced or obstructed license plates; requires a one year suspension.
Increases fees for the registration of larger, heavier motor vehicles; provides a waiver for a portion of weight added by batteries in electric vehicles.
Requires inspections of motor vehicle mufflers and exhaust systems to determine compliance with established maximum allowable sound levels.
Requires inclusion of complete street design for state and local transportation projects undertaken by DOT or which receive both federal and state funding and are subject to DOT oversight.
Requires the commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the department to install or cause to be installed at the outlet of any point source that empties into the waters of the state a trash capture net for purposes of collecting garbage, refuse, and other debris; defines "trash capture net" to mean a commercial grade, reusable, open-meshed material designed to capture pollutants as small as five millimeters in diameter.
Provides for the suspension and revocation of certain learner's permits, and the return of numbered plates and registration suspensions in certain circumstances.
Establishes a tax credit of up to $5,000 for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) by employers who employ less than 500 people.
Establishes the Brooklyn-Queens expressway authority for the purposes of the continuance, further development and improvement of transportation along the Brooklyn-Queens expressway and other services related thereto.