Senate Bill S393

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides for priority status to victims of human trafficking for the receipt of certain assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S393 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1595
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §627, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S8773, A10641

2023-S393 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for priority for applications and expedited determination of claims for a human trafficking victim who wishes to remove permanent marks that were part of the trafficking of such victim, including but not limited to, tattoos, markings, brandings, or other symbols or insignia.

2023-S393 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S393 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    393
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the executive law, in relation to providing priority
   status to victims of human trafficking  for  the  receipt  of  certain
   assistance
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (f) and (g) of subdivision 1 of section  627  of
 the  executive  law, as added by section 18 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of
 the laws of 2010, are amended and a new paragraph (h) is added  to  read
 as follows:
   (f)  expedited determination of claims with respect to a livery opera-
 tor within thirty days of the date upon which the claim was accepted for
 filing, as well as standards for awards of loss of earnings  or  support
 granted pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated in accordance with
 the  provisions of this subdivision and subdivision three of section six
 hundred thirty-one of this article. Each  award  for  loss  of  earnings
 pursuant  to  rules  and regulations promulgated in accordance with this
 subdivision made with respect to a claim  involving  a  livery  operator
 assault victim shall be for such period of time as the office determines
 that  the  livery operator assault victim is unable to work and has lost
 earnings as a result of such assault, in an amount not to exceed  twenty
 thousand  dollars. Such award shall be distributed in increments of five
 hundred dollars per week. Each award for loss  of  support  pursuant  to
 rules  and  regulations  promulgated in accordance with this subdivision
 made with respect to a claim involving a livery operator homicide victim
 shall be in the amount of twenty thousand dollars, distributed in incre-
 ments of five hundred dollars per week; [and]
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02460-01-3

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