NY State Senate Bill 2019-S2506

Senate Bill S2506

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to employee human trafficking recognition training and to authorizing the establishment of a standardized human trafficking recognition training program

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 04, 2019	recommit, enacting clause stricken
Jan 25, 2019	referred to social services

2019-S2506 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1283
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §483-gg, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S7725, A10869
2021-2022: S5042
2023-2024: S6134

2019-S2506 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to employee human trafficking recognition training and to authorizing the establishment of a standardized human trafficking recognition training program; requires public transportation services to 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 department of transportation and the New York state interagency task force on human trafficking.

2019-S2506 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S2506

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the social services law, in relation
to employee human trafficking recognition training; and relating to
authorizing the establishment of a standardized human trafficking recog-
nition training program

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would necessitate that all public facing transportation
employees would be required to complete a human-trafficking recognition
training program.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the social services law to include that any public
transportation service must require all public facing 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 inter-

agency task force on human trafficking.

Section 2: Provides that the commissioner of the division of criminal
justice services and the commissioner of the office of temporary and
disability assistance, in consultation with the New York Interagency
Task Force on Human Trafficking and the commissioner of transportation,
will establish a standardized anti-trafficking training program for
employees of public transportation services.  Provides issues that the
training will include.

Section 3: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many human traffickers are reliant on public transportation to move
their victims throughout the United States. The U.S. Department of
Transportation has recognized this issue and now trains Amtrak employees
in recognizing the indications that an individual is being trafficked.
To further combat human trafficking, this bill expands the scope of
transportation employees that would be trained in recognizing when a
person might be a victim of trafficking. Human trafficking is a hidden
crime, and the first step to combating it is to identify victims so they
can be rescued and help bring their perpetrators to justice. While the
victims may sometimes be kept behind locked doors, they are often hidden
in everyday occupations and transported in the open via public transpor-
tation. Many traffickers use coercion to ensure that victims do not seek
help, necessitating the need for transportation employees with training
to look for subtle indicators to determine if someone is potentially a
trafficking victim. Once a potential victim has been identified, train-
ing will ensure that employees know the right questions to ask and are
understanding of the coercive circumstances that may limittbe victim's
communication. This training will raise awareness of human trafficking
and will also save lives.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A 10869 Passed Assembly in 2018

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S2506 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2506
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 25, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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  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 social services law is amended by adding a new section
 483-gg to read as follows:
   § 483-GG. HUMAN-TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING. ANY PUBLIC TRANSPOR-
 TATION SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RAIL  PASSENGER  SERVICE,
 MOTORBUS  REGULAR  ROUTE  SERVICE, PARATRANSIT SERVICE, MOTORBUS CHARTER
 SERVICE, AND FERRY PASSENGER SERVICE, SHALL REQUIRE ALL  CUSTOMER-FACING
 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 DEPART-
 MENT OF LABOR AND THE NEW YORK STATE INTERAGENCY  TASK  FORCE  ON  HUMAN
 TRAFFICKING.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "CUSTOMER-FACING
 EMPLOYEE"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  EMPLOYEE  WHOSE JOB INVOLVES INTERACTING OR
 COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH CUSTOMERS.
   § 2. In consultation with the New York Interagency Task Force on Human
 Trafficking and the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of the divi-
 sion of criminal justice services and the commissioner of the office  of
 temporary and disability assistance shall together establish a standard-
 ized  human-trafficking  recognition  training  program for employees of
 public transportation  services.  The  commissioners  may  use  federal,
 state,  and  non-profit organization sources 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.

                                                            LBD05104-01-9

 S. 2506                             2
 
   (c) How to identify victims of human trafficking;
   (d) Relief and recovery options for survivors; and
   (e) Social and legal services available to victims.
   The  commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and the
 commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance  shall
 complete  the human-trafficking recognition training program and make it
 available for use no more than six months after the  effective  date  of
 this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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