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of such section and shall be deemed to be repealed therewith.