Requires the commissioner of social services to submit a report on the services provided to human trafficking survivors for the purpose of assessing the availability, utilization and necessity for such services.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8743
IN SENATE
July 13, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
commissioner of social services to submit a report on the services
provided to human trafficking survivors
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision (d-1) to read as follows:
3 (d-1) in consultation with the commissioner of the division of crimi-
4 nal justice, submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the assem-
5 bly, the temporary president of the senate and the chairs of the assem-
6 bly and senate standing committee on social services, on the services
7 provided to human trafficking survivors for the purpose of assessing the
8 availability, utilization and necessity for such services. The initial
9 report shall be provided one year after the effective date of this
10 subdivision and annually thereafter and shall include, but not be limit-
11 ed to, the following:
12 (i) the number of human trafficking referrals made to the office of
13 temporary and disability assistance including the number of confirmed
14 cases;
15 (ii) the number of human trafficking survivors that received housing
16 and/or services, with specific information about the type of housing or
17 service;
18 (iii) the number of human trafficking survivors that did not receive
19 housing and/or services, and an indication as to what type of housing
20 and/or service was requested and whether such housing and/or services
21 were denied due to a lack of availability or because the case was not
22 confirmed; and
23 (iv) information pertaining to the types of services provided by
24 providers such as: (1) the number of current contracts to provide hous-
25 ing and services for human trafficking survivors and their annual fund-
26 ing levels, broken down by contract; (2) the number of contracts and/or
27 services that have ended, been terminated or not renewed and the reason
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 why; (3) the types of housing and/or services that are provided, as well
2 as the availability of such services, including the geographic location
3 of such housing or service; and (4) any other information the office of
4 temporary and disability assistance deems appropriate.
5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
6 it shall have become a law.
