Senate Bill S4927

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • 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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2021-S4927 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §210, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S6893
2019-2020: S2732
2023-2024: S4183

2021-S4927 (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.

2021-S4927 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4927
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 18, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
 
 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-
 ED TO, IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION, ELECTRONIC  AND  VIDEO  COMMUNICATION,  OR
 ONLINE PROGRAMS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06456-01-1
              

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