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                                   7360
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 18, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. LEE -- (at request of the Office of Temporary and
   Disability  Assistance)  -- 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; and to amend chap-
   ter 74 of the laws of 2007 amending the penal law, the criminal proce-
   dure  law,  the correction law, the social services law and the execu-
   tive law relating to human trafficking, in relation to  extending  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. Subdivision (a) of section 483-ee of  the  social  services
 law,  as  amended by chapter 413 of the laws of 2016, is 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  [alcoholism  and  substance  abuse]  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; [and] (10) the superintendent of the division of state police;
 (11)  THE  SECRETARY OF STATE; 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:  [(11)] (12) two members, who shall be appointed on
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 the recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; [(12)] (13)
 two members, who shall be appointed on the recommendation of the speaker
 of the assembly; [(13)] (14) two members, who shall be appointed on  the
 recommendation 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;
 and [(14)] (15) 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, and under circum-
 stances as are appropriate to fulfilling its duties under this  section.
 All  members shall be provided with written notice reasonably in advance
 of each meeting with date, time and location of such meeting.
   § 2. Section 14 of chapter 74 of the laws of 2007 amending  the  penal
 law, the criminal procedure law, the correction law, the social services
 law  and  the executive law relating to human trafficking, as amended by
 chapter 227 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
   § 14. This act shall  take  effect  on  the  first  of  November  next
 succeeding  the  date on which it shall have become a law; provided that
 section 483-ee of the social services law, as added by section eleven of
 this act, shall take effect immediately and shall remain in  full  force
 and  effect  until  September  1,  [2023]  2027  when upon such date the
 provisions  of  such  section  shall  expire  and  be  deemed  repealed.
 Provided,  effective  immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal
 of any rule or regulation necessary for the timely implementation of the
 provisions of article 10-D of the  social  services  law,  as  added  by
 section  eleven  of this act, on its effective date are authorized to be
 made on or before such effective date.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.