Bill Text: NY S06424 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons to include the commissioner of the department of transportation, the commissioner of the department of motor vehicles and the executive director of the New York state thruway authority.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-05-23 - referred to social services [S06424 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S06424-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6424--C

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                     April 19, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. PERSAUD, MARTINEZ, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB -- read
          twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
          Committee  on  Social Services -- reported favorably from said commit-
          tee, ordered to first report, amended on first report,  ordered  to  a
          second  report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order
          of second report -- reported favorably from said committee, amended on
          second report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- recom-
          mitted  to  the Committee on Social Services in accordance with Senate
          Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT  to  amend the social services law, in relation to expanding the
          membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons

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

     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  (a) of section 483-ee of the social services
     2  law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2023, is amended  to  read
     3  as follows:
     4    (a)  There  is established an interagency task force on trafficking in
     5  persons, which shall consist of the following members  or  their  desig-
     6  nees: (1) the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services;
     7  (2)  the  commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assist-
     8  ance; (3) the commissioner of health; (4) the commissioner of the office
     9  of mental health; (5) the commissioner of labor; (6) the commissioner of
    10  the office of children and family services; (7) the commissioner of  the
    11  office  of  addiction  services  and  supports;  (8) the director of the
    12  office of victim services; (9) the executive director of the office  for
    13  the  prevention  of  domestic  violence;  (10) the superintendent of the
    14  division of state police; (11) the secretary of state; (12) the  commis-
    15  sioner of the department of transportation; (13) the commissioner of the
    16  department  of  motor  vehicles;  (14) the executive director of the New

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10898-09-3
        S. 6424--C                          2

     1  York state thruway authority; and the following additional members,  who
     2  shall  be  promptly  appointed  by  the governor, each for a term of two
     3  years, provided that such person's membership shall continue after  such
     4  two year term until a successor is appointed and provided, further, that
     5  a member may be reappointed if again recommended in the manner specified
     6  in  this subdivision: [(12)] (15) two members, who shall be appointed on
     7  the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; [(13)] (16)
     8  two members, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker
     9  of the assembly; [(14)] (17) two members, who shall be appointed on  the
    10  recommendation of the not-for-profit organization in New York state that
    11  receives  the  largest  share  of funds, appropriated by and through the
    12  state budget, for providing services to victims of human trafficking, as
    13  shall be identified annually in writing by the director of  the  budget;
    14  and [(15)] (18) one member, who shall be appointed on the recommendation
    15  of  the  president  of the New York state bar association; and others as
    16  may be necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities under this
    17  section. The task force will be co-chaired by the commissioners  of  the
    18  division  of  criminal  justice services and the office of temporary and
    19  disability assistance, or their designees. It shall meet as often as  is
    20  necessary,  but  no  less  than  three times per year, and under circum-
    21  stances as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this  section.
    22  All  members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in advance
    23  of each meeting with date, time and location of such meeting.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
    25  the  amendments  to  section  483-ee  of the social services law made by
    26  section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
    27  shall be deemed repealed therewith.