Bill Text: NY A01595 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides for priority for applications and expedited determination of claims for a human trafficking victim who wishes to remove permanent marks that were part of the trafficking of such victim, including but not limited to, tattoos, markings, brandings, or other symbols or insignia.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to governmental operations [A01595 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01595-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1595

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Governmental Operations

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  providing  priority
          status  to  victims  of  human  trafficking for the receipt of certain
          assistance

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

     1    Section  1.  Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subdivision 1 of section 627 of
     2  the executive law, as added by section 18 of part A-1 of chapter  56  of
     3  the  laws  of 2010, are amended and a new paragraph (h) is added to read
     4  as follows:
     5    (f) expedited determination of claims with respect to a livery  opera-
     6  tor within thirty days of the date upon which the claim was accepted for
     7  filing,  as  well as standards for awards of loss of earnings or support
     8  granted pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with
     9  the provisions of this subdivision and subdivision three of section  six
    10  hundred  thirty-one  of  this  article.  Each award for loss of earnings
    11  pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in  accordance  with  this
    12  subdivision  made  with  respect  to a claim involving a livery operator
    13  assault victim shall be for such period of time as the office determines
    14  that the livery operator assault victim is unable to work and  has  lost
    15  earnings  as a result of such assault, in an amount not to exceed twenty
    16  thousand dollars. Such award shall be distributed in increments of  five
    17  hundred  dollars  per  week.  Each award for loss of support pursuant to
    18  rules and regulations promulgated in accordance  with  this  subdivision
    19  made with respect to a claim involving a livery operator homicide victim
    20  shall be in the amount of twenty thousand dollars, distributed in incre-
    21  ments of five hundred dollars per week; [and]
    22    (g)  provisions for any claimant to submit an additional claim for any
    23  loss of earnings or support in excess of the amount awarded pursuant  to
    24  rules  and regulations in accordance with paragraph (f) of this subdivi-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02460-01-3

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     1  sion, or an additional claim for any other award pursuant to  rules  and
     2  regulations  promulgated  in  accordance with this article, in each case
     3  pursuant to and in accordance with the other provisions of this  article
     4  or  any  rules  and  regulations  promulgated  in accordance thereof and
     5  subject to any applicable maximum award limitations  contained  in  this
     6  article[.]; and
     7    (h)  priority  for  applications and expedited determination of claims
     8  for a human trafficking victim,  as  defined  in  section  four  hundred
     9  eighty-three-aa  of the social services law, who wishes to remove perma-
    10  nent marks that were part of the trafficking of such  victim,  including
    11  but  not  limited  to, tattoos, markings, brandings, or other symbols or
    12  insignia.
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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