Senate Bill S6893A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires employees of gaming facilities to undergo human-trafficking recognition training

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S6893 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7034
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §210, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9348
2015-2016: A3419
2019-2020: S2732, A8178
2021-2022: S4927
2023-2024: S4183

2017-S6893 - Summary

Requires employees of gaming facilities to undergo human-trafficking recognition training which shall address the nature of human trafficking, how human trafficking is defined in law, how to identify victims of human trafficking, relief and recovery options for survivors, and social and legal services available to victims.

2017-S6893 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6893 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6893
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LANZA, HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to employee  human
   trafficking  recognition  training;  and  relating  to authorizing the
   establishment of a standardized human trafficking recognition training
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 210 to read as follows:
   §  210. HUMAN-TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING. ANY ESTABLISHMENT THAT
 CONSTITUTES A GAMING FACILITY AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE  OF
 SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  ONE  OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND
 BREEDING LAW, SHALL REQUIRE ALL EMPLOYEES TO UNDERGO A HUMAN-TRAFFICKING
 RECOGNITION TRAINING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY  THE  DIVISION  OF  CRIMINAL
 JUSTICE  SERVICES  AND THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON  HUMAN
 TRAFFICKING.    HOWEVER,  FOR CLASS III GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS AUTHORIZED
 UNDER THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT, 25 U.S.C. § 2701, ET  SEQ.,  THE
 GAMING  COMMISSION  SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST, SUCH HUMAN-TRAF-
 FICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING PROGRAM.
   § 2.  In consultation with the New  York  Interagency  Task  Force  on
 Human  Trafficking, the commissioner of the division of criminal justice
 services and the commissioner of the office of temporary and  disability
 assistance  shall  together  establish  a standardized human-trafficking
 recognition training program for employees  of  gaming  facilities.  The
 commissioners may use federal, state, and non-profit organization sourc-
 es  provided  that  such training program shall address no less than the
 following issues:
   (a) The nature of human trafficking;
   (b) How human trafficking is defined in law;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S6893A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7034
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §210, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9348
2015-2016: A3419
2019-2020: S2732, A8178
2021-2022: S4927
2023-2024: S4183

2017-S6893A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employees of gaming facilities to undergo human-trafficking recognition training which shall address the nature of human trafficking, how human trafficking is defined in law, how to identify victims of human trafficking, relief and recovery options for survivors, and social and legal services available to victims.

2017-S6893A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6893A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6893--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 29, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. LANZA, HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer Protection in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to employee human
   trafficking recognition training in gaming facilities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 210 to read as follows:
   §  210.  HUMAN TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING.  1. HUMAN TRAFFICKING
 RECOGNITION TRAINING PROGRAM. A.  ANY ESTABLISHMENT THAT  CONSTITUTES  A
 GAMING  FACILITY AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION THIR-
 TEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THE RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND  BREEDING  LAW,
 SHALL  REQUIRE  ALL EMPLOYEES TO UNDERGO A HUMAN TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION
 TRAINING PROGRAM WHICH SHALL BE ESTABLISHED OR APPROVED BY THE  DIVISION
 OF  CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  INTERAGENCY  TASK
 FORCE  ON  HUMAN TRAFFICKING.   HOWEVER, FOR CLASS III GAMING ESTABLISH-
 MENTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY  ACT,  25  U.S.C.  §
 2701, ET SEQ., THE GAMING COMMISSION SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST,
 SUCH HUMAN-TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING PROGRAM.
   B.  THE TRAINING PROGRAM MAY BE DEVELOPED BY A FEDERAL, STATE, OR NON-
 PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND MAY BE  INCORPORATED  AS  PART  OF  THE  GAMING
 FACILITY'S  EXISTING  TRAINING  PROGRAMS OR MAY BE PROVIDED BY ORGANIZA-
 TIONS OR PROVIDERS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF
 CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES OR THE COMMISSIONER OF THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY
 AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE, PROVIDED THAT THE TRAINING INCLUDES  ALL OF
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  SECTION.  ESTABLISHED  OR  APPROVED  TRAINING
 PROGRAMS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH METHODS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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