Expands the membership of the interagency task force on trafficking in persons, the official text

S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                    181
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sens. PERSAUD, MARTINEZ, MURRAY, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, WEBB
   -- 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  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:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 483-ee of  the  social  services
 law,  as  amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (a) There is established an interagency task force on  trafficking  in
 persons,  which  shall  consist of the following members or their desig-
 nees: (1) the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services;
 (2) the commissioner of the office of temporary and  disability  assist-
 ance; (3) the commissioner of health; (4) the commissioner of the office
 of mental health; (5) the commissioner of labor; (6) the commissioner of
 the  office of children and family services; (7) the commissioner of the
 office of addiction services and  supports;  (8)  the  director  of  the
 office  of victim services; (9) the executive director of the office for
 the prevention of domestic violence;  (10)  the  superintendent  of  the
 division  of state police; (11) the secretary of state; (12) THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; (13) THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; (14) THE EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  NEW
 YORK  STATE THRUWAY AUTHORITY; and the following additional members, who
 shall be promptly appointed by the governor, each  for  a  term  of  two
 years,  provided that such person's membership shall continue after such
 two year term until a successor is appointed and provided, further, that
 a member may be reappointed if again recommended in the manner specified
 in this subdivision: [(12)] (15) two members, who shall be appointed  on
 the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; [(13)] (16)
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 two members, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker
 of  the assembly; [(14)] (17) two members, who shall be appointed on the
 recommendation of the not-for-profit organization in New York state that
 receives  the  largest  share  of funds, appropriated by and through the
 state budget, for providing services to victims of human trafficking, as
 shall be identified annually in writing by the director of  the  budget;
 and [(15)] (18) one member, who shall be appointed on the recommendation
 of  the  president  of the New York state bar association; and others as
 may be necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities under this
 section. The task force will be co-chaired by the commissioners  of  the
 division  of  criminal  justice services and the office of temporary and
 disability assistance, or their designees. It shall meet as often as  is
 necessary,  but  no  less  than  three times per year, and under circum-
 stances as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this  section.
 All  members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in advance
 of each meeting with date, time and location of such meeting.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to  section  483-ee  of the social services law made by
 section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section  and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.