Assembly Bill A9669

                            
 
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                                   9669
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2020
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing an inter-
   agency task force on hate crimes and domestic terrorism
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 234 to
 read as follows:
   §  234.  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  INTERAGENCY  TASK FORCE ON HATE CRIMES AND
 DOMESTIC TERRORISM. 1. THERE IS ESTABLISHED AN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON
 HATE CRIMES AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING
 MEMBERS OR THEIR DESIGNEES: (A) THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE;  (B)
 THE  COMMISSIONER  OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES; (C) THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF  HOMELAND  SECURITY  AND   EMERGENCY
 SERVICES;  (D)  THE  DIRECTOR  OF THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES; (E) THE
 DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RIGHTS; (F) ONE MEMBER, WHO  SHALL  BE
 APPOINTED  BY  THE  GOVERNOR AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A GROUP OR GROUPS OF
 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY HATE CRIME ACTS  OR  ACTS  OF  DOMESTIC
 TERRORISM;  (G)  ONE MEMBER, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS A
 REPRESENTATIVE OF A GROUP OR GROUPS WHO ADVOCATE FOR OR OTHERWISE REPRE-
 SENT COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY HATE CRIME ACTS  OR  ACTS  OF
 DOMESTIC TERRORISM; (H) ONE MEMBER, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE RECOM-
 MENDATION  OF THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE; (I) ONE MEMBER, WHO
 SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY;
 (J) ONE MEMBER, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED  ON  THE  RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE
 PRESIDENT  OF THE NEW YORK STATE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION; (K) ONE
 MEMBER, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF
 THE NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE; 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 COMMISSIONER OF THE
 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  STATE
 POLICE,  OR THEIR DESIGNEES. IT SHALL MEET AS OFTEN AS IS NECESSARY, BUT
 NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES AS ARE  APPRO-
 PRIATE TO FULFILLING ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS SECTION. ALL MEMBERS SHALL BE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14928-02-0

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 PROVIDED  WITH WRITTEN NOTICE REASONABLY IN ADVANCE OF EACH MEETING WITH
 THE DATE, TIME AND LOCATION OF SUCH MEETING.
   2.  THE  TASK FORCE SHALL: (A) COLLECT AND ORGANIZE DATA ON THE NATURE
 AND EXTENT OF HATE CRIMES AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN THE STATE; (B) IDEN-
 TIFY AVAILABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT  PROVIDE  SERVICES
 TO VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES AND ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM; (C) COORDINATE
 WHEN  NECESSARY  WITH  THE  BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS TASK FORCE
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTEEN OF THIS  ARTI-
 CLE ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO HATE CRIMES; (D) IDENTIFY AVAILABLE FEDERAL,
 STATE  AND  LOCAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO PREVENT ACTS OF HATE
 CRIMES AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM; (E) CONSULT WITH GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GO-
 VERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN  DEVELOPING  RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  STRENGTHEN
 STATE  AND  LOCAL  EFFORTS  TO  PREVENT HATE CRIMES AND ACTS OF DOMESTIC
 TERRORISM; (F) ESTABLISH INTERAGENCY PROTOCOLS AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN
 FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, STATE AND GOVERNMENTAL  AGEN-
 CIES,  AND  NON-GOVERNMENTAL  ORGANIZATIONS;  (G) EVALUATE APPROACHES TO
 INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT HATE CRIMES AND DOMESTIC  TERRORISM  AND
 MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS ON SUCH APPROACHES; (H) EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS
 OF TRAINING PROGRAMS ON HATE CRIMES AND  DOMESTIC  TERRORISM  THAT  HAVE
 BEEN  DESIGNED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, PROSECUTORS, OTHER GOVERN-
 MENTAL EMPLOYEES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND MAKE RECOMMEN-
 DATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH  PROGRAMS;
 AND  (I)  CONVENE ANY SUBCOMMITTEE NECESSARY TO CONSIDER SPECIFIC ISSUES
 AS NEEDED.
   3. THE TASK FORCE SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY,  THE  MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
 OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE SENATE NO LESS THAN ANNUAL-
 LY. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE 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 INFORMA-
 TION DEEMED NECESSARY. THE TASK  FORCE  SHALL  ADDITIONALLY  ISSUE  SUCH
 REPORTS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS  AS  IT  DEEMS  NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT ITS
 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
   4. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "DOMESTIC TERRORISM"  SHALL  MEAN
 THE  COMMISSION,  OR  POSSIBLE COMMISSION, OF ACTS COVERED UNDER ARTICLE
 FOUR HUNDRED NINETY OF THE PENAL LAW, IN WHICH  THE  PERPETRATOR  IS  OR
 WOULD  BE  A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OR AN ORGANIZATION THAT OPER-
 ATES EXCLUSIVELY OR PRIMARILY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.