NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4375

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to social services
Feb 07, 2023	referred to social services

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Social Services
Law Section:: Social Services Law
Laws Affected:: Add §483-gg, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S5524
2021-2022: S736

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the standardized human-trafficking recognition training program for private transportation services employees; requires private transportation services to require all employees to undergo a human-trafficking recognition training program established by the division of criminal justice services and the office of temporary and disability assistance in consultation with the department of transportation and the New York state interagency task force on human trafficking.

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4375

SPONSOR: FERNANDEZ
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the social services law, in relation to employee human
trafficking recognition training; and relating to authorizing the estab-
lishment of a standardized human trafficking recognition training
program for private transportation services

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill would necessitate that all public facing employees of private
transportation services would be required to complete a human-traffick-
ing recognition training program.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the social services law to include that any private
transportation service must require all public facing employees to
undergo a human-trafficking recognition training program established by
the division of criminal justice services and the office of temporary

and disability assistance in consultation with the department of labor
and the New York State interagency task force on human trafficking.

Section 2: Provides that the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of
the division of criminal justice services and the commissioner of the
office of temporary and disability assistance shall together establish a
standardized human-trafficking recognition training program for employ-
ees of private transportation services in consultation with New York
Interagency Task Force on Human Trafficking. Provides issues that the
training will include.

Section 3: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Human trafficking is a hidden crime, and the first step to combating it
is to identify victims so they can be rescued and then help bring their
perpetrators to justice. Many human traffickers are reliant on mass
transportation to move their victims throughout the United States. The
U.S.  Department of Transportation has recognized this issue and now
trains Amtrak employees in recognizing the indications that an individ-
ual is being trafficked.

Many traffickers use coercion to ensure their victims do not seek help,
necessitating the need for transportation employee training to look for
subtle indicators to determine if someone is a trafficking victim. Once
a potential victim has been identified, training will equip employees
with the knowledge to ask the right questions and understand the coer-
cive circumstances that may limit a victim's communication.

To further combat human trafficking, this bill expands the scope of
training received by employees of private sector transportation services
to include tools to recognize when a person might be a victim of traf-
ficking. Expanding this training to private sector transportation compa-
nies will raise awareness of human trafficking and subsequently save
lives.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-2022: S736

2019-2020: S5524 / A7747

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4375
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- 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 employee human
   trafficking recognition training;  and  relating  to  authorizing  the
   establishment of a standardized human trafficking recognition training
   program for private transportation services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 483-gg to read as follows:
   §  483-GG. HUMAN-TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING; PRIVATE TRANSPORTA-
 TION SERVICES.  ANY PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO,  RAIL  PASSENGER  SERVICE,  MOTORBUS REGULAR ROUTE SERVICE,
 PARATRANSIT SERVICE,  MOTORBUS  CHARTER  SERVICE,  AND  FERRY  PASSENGER
 SERVICE,  SHALL  REQUIRE  ALL  CUSTOMER-FACING  EMPLOYEES  TO  UNDERGO A
 HUMAN-TRAFFICKING RECOGNITION TRAINING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE  DIVI-
 SION  OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISA-
 BILITY ASSISTANCE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR  AND  THE
 NEW  YORK  STATE  INTERAGENCY  TASK FORCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.  FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "CUSTOMER-FACING EMPLOYEE" SHALL  MEAN
 ANY  EMPLOYEE  WHOSE  JOB INVOLVES INTERACTING OR COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY
 WITH CUSTOMERS.
   § 2. In consultation with the New York Interagency Task Force on Human
 Trafficking and the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of the divi-
 sion of criminal justice services and the commissioner of the office  of
 temporary and disability assistance shall together establish a standard-
 ized  human-trafficking  recognition  training  program for employees of
 private transportation services.  The  commissioners  may  use  federal,
 state,  and  non-profit organization sources provided that such training
 program shall address no less than the following issues:
   (a) The nature of human trafficking;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08745-01-3

 S. 4375                             2
 
   (b) How human trafficking is defined in law;
   (c) How to identify victims of human trafficking;
   (d) Relief and recovery options for survivors; and
   (e) Social and legal services available to victims.
   The  commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and the
 commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance  shall
 complete  the human-trafficking recognition training program and make it
 available for use no more than six months after the  effective  date  of
 this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Nathalia Fernandez

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4375 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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