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                                   5982
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 27, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, ZINERMAN, OTIS -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating  to  the  port
   authority  of New York and New Jersey, in relation to the operation of
   a youth services unit within the port authority police department

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1 of chapter 154 of the laws of 1921, relating to
 the port authority of New York and New Jersey, is amended  by  adding  a
 new article VII-F to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE VII-F
   1. THE PORT AUTHORITY POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL OPERATE A YOUTH SERVICES
 UNIT  AT  ANY BUS TERMINAL AND AIRPORT OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY, AT ALL
 PORT AUTHORITY TRANS-HUDSON STATIONS AND AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.
   2. SUCH YOUTH SERVICES UNIT SHALL BE  TASKED  WITH  AIDING  YOUTHS  IN
 DANGER  OF EXPLOITATION, NAMELY THOSE WHO ARE RUNAWAYS AND WHO MAY BE IN
 DANGER OF BECOMING HUMAN AND SEX TRAFFICKING  VICTIMS  THROUGH  MEASURES
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERCEPTING RUNAWAY YOUTHS; COLLABORATING
 WITH UNDERCOVER PLAIN CLOTHED POLICE OFFICERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS;  IDEN-
 TIFYING VULNERABLE YOUTHS BEFORE THEY BECOME VICTIMIZED; IDENTIFYING AND
 STOPPING  PERPETRATORS;  ASSISTING  IN  STATE AND FEDERAL PROSECUTION OF
 OFFENDERS; REUNITING AT-RISK YOUTHS WITH THEIR FAMILIES;  AND  PROVIDING
 SERVICES REFERRALS TO AT-RISK YOUTHS AND VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
   3.  THE  PORT  AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO MAKE AND ENFORCE SUCH
 RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect upon the enactment  into  law  by  the
 state  of  New  Jersey of legislation having an identical effect; but if
 the state of New Jersey shall have  already  enacted  such  legislation,
 then  this act shall take effect immediately and provided that the state
 of New Jersey shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon
 the occurrence of the enactment of the provisions provided for  in  this
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06133-01-3
              

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 act  in  order  that  the commission may maintain an accurate and timely
 effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New
 York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of  the
 legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.