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Senate Bill S8713

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the division of criminal justice services to establish a universal, statewide human trafficking hotline

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2021-S8713 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §837-w, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S390
2025-2026: S6505

2021-S8713 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the division of criminal justice services, in consultation with the office of temporary and disability assistance, to establish a universal, statewide human trafficking hotline to provide individuals in the state access to appropriate counselling and services for human trafficking victims.

2021-S8713 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8713 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8713
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 4, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to directing the division
   of criminal justice services to establish a universal, statewide human
   trafficking hotline
 
   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 837-w
 to read as follows:
   § 837-W. STATEWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE. THE DIVISION, IN CONSUL-
 TATION WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  SHALL
 ESTABLISH A TOLL FREE CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINE TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS IN THE
 STATE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE COUNSELLING AND SERVICES FOR HUMAN TRAFFICK-
 ING VICTIMS. THE DIVISION SHALL OPERATE THIS HOTLINE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A
 DAY,  SEVEN  DAYS A WEEK, AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS HOTLINE
 IN ORDER TO ENSURE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOTLINE, INCLUDING BY WORKING
 WITH THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE  TO  ENSURE  THAT
 INFORMATION  ON THE HOTLINE IS INCLUDED AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE IN ANY
 MATERIALS AND ON ANY POSTERS WHICH REFERENCE THE  NATIONAL  HUMAN  TRAF-
 FICKING RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15275-01-2

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