Bill Text: NY A07133 | 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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - print number 7133b [A07133 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A07133-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7133--B

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      May 11, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. REYES -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Social Services --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
          to the Committee on Social Services in accordance with  Assembly  Rule
          3,  sec. 2 -- 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
    17  York  state thruway authority; and the following additional members, who
    18  shall be promptly appointed by the governor, each  for  a  term  of  two
    19  years,  provided that such person's membership shall continue after such
    20  two year term until a successor is appointed and provided, further, that
    21  a member may be reappointed if again recommended in the manner specified

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10898-10-3
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     1  in this subdivision: [(12)] (15) two members, who shall be appointed  on
     2  the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; [(13)] (16)
     3  two members, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker
     4  of  the assembly; [(14)] (17) two members, who shall be appointed on the
     5  recommendation of the not-for-profit organization in New York state that
     6  receives the largest share of funds, appropriated  by  and  through  the
     7  state budget, for providing services to victims of human trafficking, as
     8  shall  be  identified annually in writing by the director of the budget;
     9  and [(15)] (18) one member, who shall be appointed on the recommendation
    10  of the president of the New York state bar association;  and  others  as
    11  may be necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities under this
    12  section.  The  task force will be co-chaired by the commissioners of the
    13  division of criminal justice services and the office  of  temporary  and
    14  disability  assistance, or their designees. It shall meet as often as is
    15  necessary, but no less than three times  per  year,  and  under  circum-
    16  stances  as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this section.
    17  All members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in  advance
    18  of each meeting with date, time and location of such meeting.
    19    §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
    20  the amendments to section 483-ee of the  social  services  law  made  by
    21  section  one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and
    22  shall be deemed repealed therewith.