§ 343. Duties. The special task force is charged with the following
duties: 1. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to
their respective production employees, for compliance with the
registration requirements of section three hundred forty-one of this
article;

2. To inspect manufacturers and contractors, with respect to their
respective production employees, for compliance with the labor law;

3. To insure, with respect to their respective production employees,
compliance by manufacturers and contractors with the orders of, and
assessments of civil penalties by, the commissioner pursuant to this
article; and

4. To submit annual reports to the governor, the temporary president
of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, and the chairpersons of the
senate and assembly labor committees detailing:

(a) the number of complaints, investigations and dispositions by the
task force including any resulting fines, restitution, referrals to the
attorney general and criminal prosecutions;

(b) the number of investigators and other filled staff positions on
the task force including the total number of authorized positions and
whether any investigators are bilingual and, if so, in what language;

(c) the amount of money allocated annually by the department and the
amount actually spent; and

(d) any recommendations for improving enforcement efforts against
apparel manufacturers and contractors which violate the law.