Senate Bill S8743

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner to submit a report on the services provided to human trafficking survivors

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8645 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2019-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8645
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §17, Soc Serv L

2019-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2019-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8743 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8743
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 13, 2020
                                ___________
 
 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:
 
   Section  1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (d-1) to read as follows:
   (D-1) IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF  CRIMI-
 NAL  JUSTICE, SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEM-
 BLY, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE CHAIRS OF THE  ASSEM-
 BLY  AND  SENATE  STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES, ON THE SERVICES
 PROVIDED TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSING THE
 AVAILABILITY, UTILIZATION AND NECESSITY FOR SUCH SERVICES.  THE  INITIAL
 REPORT  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED  ONE  YEAR  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMIT-
 ED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
   (I) THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING REFERRALS MADE TO  THE  OFFICE  OF
 TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED
 CASES;
   (II) THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS THAT  RECEIVED  HOUSING
 AND/OR  SERVICES, WITH SPECIFIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE TYPE OF HOUSING OR
 SERVICE;
   (III) THE NUMBER OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS THAT DID  NOT  RECEIVE
 HOUSING  AND/OR  SERVICES,  AND AN INDICATION AS TO WHAT TYPE OF HOUSING
 AND/OR SERVICE WAS REQUESTED AND WHETHER SUCH  HOUSING  AND/OR  SERVICES
 WERE  DENIED  DUE  TO A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OR BECAUSE THE CASE WAS NOT
 CONFIRMED; AND
   (IV) INFORMATION PERTAINING TO  THE  TYPES  OF  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY
 PROVIDERS  SUCH AS: (1) THE NUMBER OF CURRENT CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE HOUS-
 ING AND SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND THEIR ANNUAL  FUND-
 ING  LEVELS, BROKEN DOWN BY CONTRACT; (2) THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS AND/OR
 SERVICES THAT HAVE ENDED, BEEN TERMINATED OR NOT RENEWED AND THE  REASON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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