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Senate Bill S6462

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for the operation of a youth services unit within the port authority police department

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee

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2025-S6462 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Laws Affected:
Add Art VII-F, §1 of Chap 154 of 1921
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8907
2023-2024: S1910

2025-S6462 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the operation of a youth services unit within the port authority police department tasked with aiding youths in danger of exploitation.

2025-S6462 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6462 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6462
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03475-01-5

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