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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9317
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    February 17, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        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.
                                                                   LBD13996-01-6
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     1  and (14) one member, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the
     2  president of the New York state bar association; and others  as  may  be
     3  necessary  to  carry  out  the  duties  and  responsibilities under this
     4  section.  The  task force will be co-chaired by the commissioners of the
     5  division of criminal justice services and the office  of  temporary  and
     6  disability assistance, or their designees.  It shall meet as often as is
     7  necessary,  but  no  less  than  three times per year, and under circum-
     8  stances as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this  section.
     9  All  members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in advance
    10  of each meeting with date, time and location of such meeting.
    11    (b) The task force shall: (1) collect and organize data on the  nature
    12  and  extent  of trafficking in persons in the state; (2) identify avail-
    13  able federal, state and local programs that provide services to  victims
    14  of  trafficking,  including but not limited to case management, housing,
    15  health care, mental health  counseling,  drug  addiction  screening  and
    16  treatment,  language  interpretation  and  translation services, English
    17  language instruction, job training and  placement  assistance,  post-em-
    18  ployment services for job retention, and services to assist the individ-
    19  ual  and any of his or her family members to establish a permanent resi-
    20  dence in  New  York  state  or  the  United  States;  (3)  consult  with
    21  governmental  and non-governmental organizations in developing recommen-
    22  dations to strengthen state and local efforts  to  prevent  trafficking,
    23  protect and assist victims of trafficking and prosecute traffickers; (4)
    24  establish  interagency  protocols  and  collaboration  between  federal,
    25  state, and local law enforcement, state and governmental agencies, child
    26  welfare  agencies,  and  non-governmental  organizations;  (5)  evaluate
    27  approaches  to  increase  public  awareness  about  trafficking and make
    28  recommendations on such approaches; (6) evaluate  the  effectiveness  of
    29  training  programs  on human trafficking that have been designed for law
    30  enforcement  personnel,  criminal  defense  attorneys,  social   service
    31  providers  and  non-governmental organizations, and make recommendations
    32  for improving the quality and effectiveness of such programs; [and]  (7)
    33  measure  and  evaluate the progress of the state in preventing traffick-
    34  ing, protecting and providing assistance to victims of trafficking,  and
    35  prosecuting  persons engaged in trafficking; and (8) convene any subcom-
    36  mittee necessary, provided such subcommittee has at  least  one  of  the
    37  members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, temporary president of
    38  the  senate or governor, to consider specific issues, including, but not
    39  limited to: federal, state and/or local cooperation; juveniles and human
    40  trafficking; the importance of training  and  who  should  receive  such
    41  training;  how  data is compiled and shared; and services for and treat-
    42  ment of domestic versus foreign born victims.
    43    (c) [One year from the effective date of this section, or  earlier  if
    44  deemed  appropriate,  the]  The  task force shall report to the governor
    45  [and the legislature on these issues], the speaker of the assembly,  the
    46  minority  leader  of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate
    47  and the minority leader of the senate no  less  than  annually,  and  it
    48  shall  [thereafter]  additionally issue such reports and recommendations
    49  as it deems necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
    50    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    51  the  amendments  to  section  483-ee  of the social services law made by
    52  section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
    53  shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.