STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

8743

IN SENATE

July 13, 2020 ___________

Introduced by Sen. LIU -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the commissioner of social services to submit a report on the services provided to human trafficking survivors

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Section 17 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision (d-1) to read as follows: 3 (d-1) in consultation with the commissioner of the division of crimi- 4 nal justice, submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the assem- 5 bly, the temporary president of the senate and the chairs of the assem- 6 bly and senate standing committee on social services, on the services 7 provided to human trafficking survivors for the purpose of assessing the 8 availability, utilization and necessity for such services. The initial 9 report shall be provided one year after the effective date of this 10 subdivision and annually thereafter and shall include, but not be limit- 11 ed to, the following: 12 (i) the number of human trafficking referrals made to the office of 13 temporary and disability assistance including the number of confirmed 14 cases; 15 (ii) the number of human trafficking survivors that received housing 16 and/or services, with specific information about the type of housing or 17 service; 18 (iii) the number of human trafficking survivors that did not receive 19 housing and/or services, and an indication as to what type of housing 20 and/or service was requested and whether such housing and/or services 21 were denied due to a lack of availability or because the case was not 22 confirmed; and 23 (iv) information pertaining to the types of services provided by 24 providers such as: (1) the number of current contracts to provide hous- 25 ing and services for human trafficking survivors and their annual fund- 26 ing levels, broken down by contract; (2) the number of contracts and/or 27 services that have ended, been terminated or not renewed and the reason

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13831-01-9

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1 why; (3) the types of housing and/or services that are provided, as well 2 as the availability of such services, including the geographic location 3 of such housing or service; and (4) any other information the office of 4 temporary and disability assistance deems appropriate. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 6 it shall have become a law.