Bill Text: NY A00393 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to establishing an interagency task force on hate crimes and domestic terrorism; requires an annual report to the governor and leaders of the legislature including data gathered by the task force on the nature, extent, and incidence of hate crimes and domestic terrorism in the state and a summary of any recommendations developed over the year to strengthen state and local prevention efforts and any other information deemed necessary; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-23 - reported referred to rules [A00393 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A00393-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 393--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing an inter- agency task force on hate crimes and domestic terrorism; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 839-a 2 to read as follows: 3 § 839-a. Establishment of interagency task force on hate crimes and 4 domestic terrorism. 1. There is established an interagency task force on 5 hate crimes and domestic terrorism, which shall consist of the following 6 members or their designees: (a) the superintendent of state police; (b) 7 the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services; (c) the 8 commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergency 9 services; (d) the director of the office of victim services; (e) the 10 director of the division of human rights; (f) two members, who shall be 11 appointed by the governor; (g) one member, who shall be appointed by the 12 temporary president of the senate; (h) one member, who shall be 13 appointed by the speaker of the assembly; (i) one member, who shall be 14 appointed on the recommendation of the president of the New York state 15 district attorneys association; and (j) one member, who shall be 16 appointed on the recommendation of the president of the New York state 17 association of chiefs of police. The task force will be co-chaired by 18 the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and the 19 superintendent of state police, or their designees. It shall meet as 20 often as is necessary, but no less than once per year, and under circum- 21 stances as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04166-02-1A. 393--A 2 1 All members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in advance 2 of each meeting with the date, time and location of such meeting. The 3 members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be 4 entitled to reimbursement for all necessary expenses incurred in the 5 performance of their duties. 6 2. The task force is authorized to: (a) collect and organize data on 7 the nature and extent of hate crimes and domestic terrorism in the 8 state; (b) identify available federal, state and local programs that 9 provide services to victims of hate crimes and acts of domestic terror- 10 ism; (c) coordinate when necessary with the bureau of criminal investi- 11 gations task force defined in subdivision two of section two hundred 12 sixteen of this article; (d) identify available federal, state and local 13 programs that provide services to prevent acts of hate crimes and domes- 14 tic terrorism; (e) consult with governmental and non-governmental organ- 15 izations to develop recommendations to strengthen state and local 16 efforts to prevent hate crimes and acts of domestic terrorism; (f) 17 explore the feasibility of establishing interagency protocols and 18 collaboration between federal, state, and local law enforcement, state 19 and governmental agencies, and non-governmental organizations; (g) eval- 20 uate techniques to increase public awareness about hate crimes and 21 domestic terrorism and make recommendations on how to improve such tech- 22 niques if necessary; and (h) evaluate the effectiveness of training 23 programs on hate crimes and domestic terrorism that have been designed 24 for law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, other governmental employ- 25 ees, and non-governmental organizations, and make recommendations for 26 improving the quality and effectiveness of such programs. 27 3. The task force shall report to the governor, the speaker of the 28 assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, the temporary president 29 of the senate and the minority leader of the senate no less than annual- 30 ly. Such report shall include data gathered by the task force on the 31 nature, extent, and incidence of hate crimes and domestic terrorism in 32 the state and a summary of any recommendations developed to strengthen 33 state and local prevention efforts and any other information deemed 34 necessary. The task force shall issue reports and recommendations as it 35 deems necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities. Such 36 reports shall not disclose any personally identifiable information on 37 any victim of a hate crime or domestic terrorism and shall not contain 38 any information regarding any ongoing criminal investigations. 39 4. For the purposes of this section, "domestic terrorism" shall mean 40 the commission, or possible commission, of acts covered under article 41 four hundred ninety of the penal law, in which the perpetrator is or 42 would be a resident of the United States or an organization that oper- 43 ates exclusively or primarily within the United States. 44 5. All appointments shall be made no later than ninety days after the 45 effective date of this act. All vacancies shall be filled by the 46 appointing authority in a timely manner. 47 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 48 deemed repealed December 31, 2025.