Bill Text: NY A09317 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the composition of the interagency task force on human trafficking and the duties and meeting requirements of such task force.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-11-04 - signed chap.413 [A09317 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09317-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 17, 2016
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        Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Social Services
        AN  ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the composition
          of the interagency task force on human trafficking and their meetings
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  483-ee  of  the social services law, as added by
     2  chapter 74 of the laws of 2007 and subdivision (a) as amended by section
     3  5 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to  read  as
     4  follows:
     5    §  483-ee.  Establishment of interagency task force on human traffick-
     6  ing. (a) There is established an interagency task force  on  trafficking
     7  in persons, which shall consist of the following members or their desig-
     8  nees: (1) the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services;
     9  (2)  the  commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assist-
    10  ance; (3) the commissioner of health; (4) the commissioner of the office
    11  of mental health; (5) the commissioner of labor; (6) the commissioner of
    12  the office of children and family services; (7) the commissioner of  the
    13  office  of  alcoholism and substance abuse services; (8) the director of
    14  the office of victim services; (9) the executive director of the  office
    15  for  the prevention of domestic violence; and (10) the superintendent of
    16  the division of state police; and the following additional members,  who
    17  shall  be  promptly  appointed  by  the governor, each for a term of two
    18  years, provided that such person's membership shall continue after  such
    19  two year term until a successor is appointed and provided, further, that
    20  a member may be reappointed if again recommended in the manner specified
    21  in  this  subdivision:  (11)  two members, who shall be appointed on the
    22  recommendation of the  temporary  president  of  the  senate;  (12)  two
    23  members,  who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker of
    24  the assembly; (13) two members, who shall be appointed on the  recommen-
    25  dation  of  the  not-for-profit  organization  in  New  York  state that
    26  receives the largest share of funds, appropriated  by  and  through  the
    27  state budget, for providing services to victims of human trafficking, as
    28  shall  be  identified annually in writing by the director of the budget;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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