Bill Text: NY A07642 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs commercial air carrier airports to identify and maintain a record of each child under 18 who arrives unaccompanied by an adult; such information shall be reported to the civil rights bureau of the department of law on a monthly basis; directs the attorney general, office of children and family services and local child protective services to establish procedures to ensure that children do not fall into the hands of human traffickers.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 39-9)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A07642 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A07642-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7642
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 17, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA,  N. RIVERA,  ROBINSON, EDDINGTON,
         JAFFEE, LIFTON, HYER-SPENCER, MILLMAN, CLARK, BENEDETTO, COOK,  MAYER-
         SOHN, HOOPER, MAISEL, REILLY, LANCMAN, WEISENBERG, PERRY, SPANO, KOON,
         J. RIVERA,  TOWNSEND,  CALHOUN,  CARROZZA, FIELDS, FINCH, ESPAILLAT --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,  CHRISTENSEN,  COLTON,  CROUCH,
         DIAZ,  ERRIGO,  GABRYSZAK,  GALEF,  GIGLIO, HIKIND, V. LOPEZ, LUPARDO,
         MAGEE, MARKEY, McKEVITT, ORTIZ, PERALTA, PHEFFER, POWELL, RAMOS, SALA-
         DINO, SEMINERIO, STIRPE, TOWNS  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
         Committee on Transportation
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  transportation  law  and  the executive law, in
         relation to requiring airports with commercial air carrier service  to
         identify and report on children arriving unaccompanied by an adult
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a  new  section
    2  14-n to read as follows:
    3    S  14-N.  MINORS  UNACCOMPANIED  BY  AN  ADULT AT AN AIRPORT. 1. EVERY
    4  AIRPORT IN THIS STATE  HAVING  COMMERCIAL  AIR  CARRIER  SERVICE  SHALL,
    5  SUBJECT  TO  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IDENTIFY
    6  AND MAINTAIN A RECORD OF EACH CHILD, UNDER THE AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS,
    7  ARRIVING  AT SUCH AIRPORT ABOARD A COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIER AND UNACCOMPA-
    8  NIED BY AN ADULT WHO IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.   FURTHERMORE,
    9  EACH SUCH AIRPORT SHALL DETERMINE THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON WHO
   10  WILL TAKE CUSTODY OF ANY SUCH MINOR WHEN HE OR SHE ARRIVES AT HIS OR HER
   11  AIRPORT OF DESTINATION.
   12    2. EACH AIRPORT, WHICH IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE
   13  OF  THIS SECTION, SHALL REPORT ALL INFORMATION COMPILED PURSUANT TO SUCH
   14  SUBDIVISION TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS BUREAU OF THE DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW  ON  A
   15  MONTHLY  BASIS,  SUBJECT  TO  THE  RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ATTORNEY
   16  GENERAL.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10793-01-9
       A. 7642                             2
    1    S 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 75  to  read
    2  as follows:
    3    S  75.  AIRPORTS:  UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN. 1. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, IN
    4  CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE  OFFICE  OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
    5  SERVICES, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING EVERY AIRPORT
    6  IN  THIS  STATE HAVING COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIER SERVICE TO IDENTIFY, MAIN-
    7  TAIN A RECORD OF AND REPORT ON EACH CHILD, UNDER  THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN
    8  YEARS,  ARRIVING  AT  SUCH  AIRPORT  ABOARD A COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIER AND
    9  UNACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT WHO IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.  SUCH
   10  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE EACH SUCH AIRPORT TO DETERMINE THE
   11  NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON WHO WILL TAKE CUSTODY OF ANY  SUCH  MINOR
   12  WHEN HE OR SHE ARRIVES AT HIS OR HER AIRPORT OF DESTINATION.
   13    2.  THE  ATTORNEY-GENERAL SHALL PROMULGATE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS,
   14  AS HE OR SHE SHALL DEEM NECESSARY,  REQUIRING  AIRPORTS  TO  REPORT  ALL
   15  INFORMATION  COMPILED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION TO THE
   16  CIVIL RIGHTS BUREAU OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW ON  A  MONTHLY  BASIS.  THE
   17  DEPARTMENT  OF  LAW AND THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES SHALL
   18  JOINTLY EXAMINE AND EVALUATE SUCH INFORMATION TO DETERMINE AND RECOMMEND
   19  ANY REGULATORY OR STATUTORY CHANGES NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE HUMAN TRAF-
   20  FICKING OF CHILDREN.
   21    3. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND  FAMILY  SERVICES  AND
   22  THE  APPROPRIATE LOCAL CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES SHALL JOINTLY ESTABLISH
   23  AND IMPLEMENT ANY RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES THEY DEEM  NECESSARY
   24  TO ENSURE UNACCOMPANIED MINORS DO NOT FALL INTO THE HANDS OF HUMAN TRAF-
   25  FICKERS.
   26    S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   27  it  shall  have  become  a law. Provided, that any rules and regulations
   28  necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective  date
   29  are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such date.