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A00393 Summary:

BILL NOA00393A
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORZebrowski
 
COSPNSRGriffin, Otis, Bichotte Hermelyn, Paulin, Lupardo, Wallace
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §839-a, Exec L
 
Relates to establishing an interagency task force on hate crimes and domestic terrorism; requires an annual report to the governor and leaders of the legislature including data gathered by the task force on the nature, extent, and incidence of hate crimes and domestic terrorism in the state and a summary of any recommendations developed over the year to strengthen state and local prevention efforts and any other information deemed necessary; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.
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A00393 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         393--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 6, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to
          the Committee on Governmental Operations -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
 
        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing an inter-
          agency task force on hate crimes and domestic terrorism; and providing
          for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  839-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    §  839-a.  Establishment  of interagency task force on hate crimes and
     4  domestic terrorism. 1. There is established an interagency task force on
     5  hate crimes and domestic terrorism, which shall consist of the following
     6  members or their designees: (a) the superintendent of state police;  (b)
     7  the  commissioner  of the division of criminal justice services; (c) the
     8  commissioner  of  the  division  of  homeland  security  and   emergency
     9  services;  (d)  the  director  of the office of victim services; (e) the
    10  director of the division of human rights; (f) two members, who shall  be
    11  appointed by the governor; (g) one member, who shall be appointed by the
    12  temporary  president  of  the  senate;  (h)  one  member,  who  shall be
    13  appointed by the speaker of the assembly; (i) one member, who  shall  be
    14  appointed  on  the recommendation of the president of the New York state
    15  district attorneys  association;  and  (j)  one  member,  who  shall  be
    16  appointed  on  the recommendation of the president of the New York state
    17  association of chiefs of police.  The task force will be  co-chaired  by
    18  the  commissioner  of  the division of criminal justice services and the
    19  superintendent of state police, or their designees.  It  shall  meet  as
    20  often as is necessary, but no less than once per year, and under circum-
    21  stances  as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this section.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04166-02-1

        A. 393--A                           2
 
     1  All members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in  advance
     2  of  each  meeting with the date, time and location of such meeting.  The
     3  members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall  be
     4  entitled  to  reimbursement  for  all necessary expenses incurred in the
     5  performance of their duties.
     6    2. The task force is authorized to: (a) collect and organize  data  on
     7  the  nature  and  extent  of  hate  crimes and domestic terrorism in the
     8  state; (b) identify available federal, state  and  local  programs  that
     9  provide  services to victims of hate crimes and acts of domestic terror-
    10  ism; (c) coordinate when necessary with the bureau of criminal  investi-
    11  gations  task  force  defined  in subdivision two of section two hundred
    12  sixteen of this article; (d) identify available federal, state and local
    13  programs that provide services to prevent acts of hate crimes and domes-
    14  tic terrorism; (e) consult with governmental and non-governmental organ-
    15  izations to  develop  recommendations  to  strengthen  state  and  local
    16  efforts  to  prevent  hate  crimes  and  acts of domestic terrorism; (f)
    17  explore  the  feasibility  of  establishing  interagency  protocols  and
    18  collaboration  between  federal, state, and local law enforcement, state
    19  and governmental agencies, and non-governmental organizations; (g) eval-
    20  uate techniques to increase  public  awareness  about  hate  crimes  and
    21  domestic terrorism and make recommendations on how to improve such tech-
    22  niques  if  necessary;  and  (h)  evaluate the effectiveness of training
    23  programs on hate crimes and domestic terrorism that have  been  designed
    24  for  law  enforcement personnel, prosecutors, other governmental employ-
    25  ees, and non-governmental organizations, and  make  recommendations  for
    26  improving the quality and effectiveness of such programs.
    27    3.  The  task  force  shall report to the governor, the speaker of the
    28  assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, the  temporary  president
    29  of the senate and the minority leader of the senate no less than annual-
    30  ly.  Such  report  shall  include data gathered by the task force on the
    31  nature, extent, and incidence of hate crimes and domestic  terrorism  in
    32  the  state  and a summary of any recommendations developed to strengthen
    33  state and local prevention efforts  and  any  other  information  deemed
    34  necessary.  The task force shall issue reports and recommendations as it
    35  deems necessary to carry out its  duties  and  responsibilities.    Such
    36  reports  shall  not  disclose any personally identifiable information on
    37  any victim of a hate crime or domestic terrorism and shall  not  contain
    38  any information regarding any ongoing criminal investigations.
    39    4.  For  the purposes of this section, "domestic terrorism" shall mean
    40  the commission, or possible commission, of acts  covered  under  article
    41  four  hundred  ninety  of  the penal law, in which the perpetrator is or
    42  would be a resident of the United States or an organization  that  oper-
    43  ates exclusively or primarily within the United States.
    44    5.  All appointments shall be made no later than ninety days after the
    45  effective date of this  act.  All  vacancies  shall  be  filled  by  the
    46  appointing authority in a timely manner.
    47    §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    48  deemed repealed December 31, 2025.
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