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                                   7905
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 11, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, MAHER -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to the  composition
   of the interagency task force on human trafficking
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions (a) and (c) of section 483-ee  of  the  social
 services  law,  subdivision (a) as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of
 2023 and subdivision (c) as amended by chapter 413 of the laws of  2016,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (a)  There  is established an interagency task force on trafficking in
 persons, which shall consist of the following members  or  their  desig-
 nees: (1) the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services;
 (2)  the  commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assist-
 ance; (3) the commissioner of health; (4) the commissioner of the office
 of mental health; (5) the commissioner of labor; (6) the commissioner of
 the office of children and family services; (7) the commissioner of  the
 office  of  addiction  services  and  supports;  (8) the director of the
 office of victim services; (9) the executive director of the office  for
 the  prevention  of  domestic  violence;  (10) the superintendent of the
 division of state police; (11) the secretary of state; (12) THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF  EDUCATION and the following additional members, who shall be
 promptly appointed by the governor,  each  for  a  term  of  two  years,
 provided  that  such  person's  membership shall continue after such two
 year term until a successor is appointed and provided, further,  that  a
 member  may  be reappointed if again recommended in the manner specified
 in this subdivision: [(12)] (13) two members, who shall be appointed  on
 the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; [(13)] (14)
 two members, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker
 of  the assembly; (15) TWO MEMBERS, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED ON THE RECOM-
 MENDATION OF THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY; (16) TWO MEMBERS,  WHO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 SHALL  BE  APPOINTED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE
 SENATE; [(14)] (17) two members, who shall be appointed on the recommen-
 dation of  the  not-for-profit  organization  in  New  York  state  that
 receives  the  largest  share  of funds, appropriated by and through the
 state budget, for providing services to victims of human trafficking, as
 shall be identified annually in writing by the director of  the  budget;
 (18)  ONE  MEMBER,  WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SURVIVOR OF HUMAN TRAF-
 FICKING BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE  AND  DIVI-
 SION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES; and [(15)] (19) one member, who shall
 be  appointed  on  the  recommendation  of the president of the New York
 state bar association; and others as may be necessary to carry  out  the
 duties  and  responsibilities under this section. The task force will be
 co-chaired by the commissioners of  the  division  of  criminal  justice
 services and the office of temporary and disability assistance, or their
 designees.  It  shall  meet  as  often as is necessary, but no less than
 three times per year, WITH AT LEAST TWO MEETINGS BEING OPEN  FOR  PUBLIC
 VIEWING AND PARTICIPATION, and under circumstances as are appropriate to
 fulfilling  its  duties  under  this  section.   THE TASK FORCE SHALL BE
 DEEMED A PUBLIC BODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF  ARTICLE  SEVEN  OF  THE  PUBLIC
 OFFICERS  LAW,  AND  MEETINGS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO OPEN MEETINGS REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF SUCH ARTICLE. All members shall be provided with written notice
 reasonably in advance of each meeting with date, time  and  location  of
 such  meeting.    FURTHER,  IT  SHALL  POST  MEETING AGENDAS AND MEETING
 MINUTES ON THE TASK FORCE'S DEDICATED WEBPAGE ON THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY
 AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE WEBSITE.
   (c) The task force shall  PROVIDE  A  report  ON  ITS  ACTIVITIES  AND
 EFFORTS FROM THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING YEAR to the governor, the speaker
 of  the  assembly,  the  minority  leader of the assembly, the temporary
 president of the senate and the minority leader of the senate  [no  less
 than  annually]  BY  NO LATER THAN MARCH FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX,
 AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, and it shall additionally  issue  such  reports
 and  recommendations  as  it deems necessary to carry out its duties and
 responsibilities.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments  to  subdivisions  (a)  and (c) of section 483-ee of the
 social services law made by section one of this act shall not affect the
 repeal of such section and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.