NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8193

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

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May 20, 2025	referred to social services

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7905
Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §483-ee, Soc Serv L

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the composition of the interagency task force on human trafficking and when such reports shall be submitted.

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8193

SPONSOR: CLEARE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to the composition
of the interagency task force on human trafficking

 
PURPOSE:

Relates to the composition of the interagency task force on human traf-
ficking

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends Section 483-ee subdivision (a) and (c) of the social
services law to change the term of members on the interagency task force
on human trafficking to two years, allow minority leaders of both houses
to have appointments, include the Department of Education on the list of
member agencies on the task force, subject the interagency task force to
open meetings law requirements, and mandate that annual reports by the
task force be completed by March 1 of the following year.

Section 2 sets the effective date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 2017 the New York State Legislature passed a law to create the Inter-
agency Task Force on Human Trafficking. Per the New York State Office of
Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA) the task force is responsible for
interagency collaborations, training, public awareness, identification
of services, data collection, and recommendations. This legislation
would reform the task force to promote bipartisanship in addressing the
crime of human trafficking.  It would also change the terms of task
force members to a two year term allowing for more longevity for task
force members to do their work.

Importantly this bill would also include a representative from the
Department of Education, allow a survivor representative to be appointed
to the task force, and subject the task force's proceedings - with the
exception of private meetings - to open meetings law. It would also
require that reports by the task force be completed by March 1st the
following year of the task force's business.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the
amendmehts 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.

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8193
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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.
                                                            LBD11397-01-5

 S. 8193                             2
 
 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.

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Senate Bill S8193

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Cordell Cleare

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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