Bill Text: NY S07451 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the composition of the interagency task force on human trafficking; extends provisions related to the effectiveness of such task force.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-06-07 - SUBSTITUTED BY A7360 [S07451 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S07451-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7451 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE May 26, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- (at request of the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 to amend chap- ter 74 of the laws of 2007 amending the penal law, the criminal proce- dure law, the correction law, the social services law and the execu- tive law relating to human trafficking, in relation to extending the interagency task force on human trafficking 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 413 of the laws of 2016, 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 [alcoholism and substance abuse] addiction services and 12 supports; (8) the director of the office of victim services; (9) the 13 executive director of the office for the prevention of domestic 14 violence; [and] (10) the superintendent of the division of state police; 15 (11) the secretary of state; and the following additional members, who 16 shall be promptly appointed by the governor, each for a term of two 17 years, provided that such person's membership shall continue after such 18 two year term until a successor is appointed and provided, further, that 19 a member may be reappointed if again recommended in the manner specified 20 in this subdivision: [(11)] (12) two members, who shall be appointed on EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06993-03-3S. 7451 2 1 the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; [(12)] (13) 2 two members, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker 3 of the assembly; [(13)] (14) two members, who shall be appointed on the 4 recommendation of the not-for-profit organization in New York state that 5 receives the largest share of funds, appropriated by and through the 6 state budget, for providing services to victims of human trafficking, as 7 shall be identified annually in writing by the director of the budget; 8 and [(14)] (15) one member, who shall be appointed on the recommendation 9 of the president of the New York state bar association; and others as 10 may be necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities under this 11 section. The task force will be co-chaired by the commissioners of the 12 division of criminal justice services and the office of temporary and 13 disability assistance, or their designees. It shall meet as often as is 14 necessary, but no less than three times per year, and under circum- 15 stances as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this section. 16 All members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in advance 17 of each meeting with date, time and location of such meeting. 18 § 2. Section 14 of chapter 74 of the laws of 2007 amending the penal 19 law, the criminal procedure law, the correction law, the social services 20 law and the executive law relating to human trafficking, as amended by 21 chapter 227 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows: 22 § 14. This act shall take effect on the first of November next 23 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law; provided that 24 section 483-ee of the social services law, as added by section eleven of 25 this act, shall take effect immediately and shall remain in full force 26 and effect until September 1, [2023] 2027 when upon such date the 27 provisions of such section shall expire and be deemed repealed. 28 Provided, effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal 29 of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely implementation of the 30 provisions of article 10-D of the social services law, as added by 31 section eleven of this act, on its effective date are authorized to be 32 made on or before such effective date. 33 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
