New York Laws
Article 10-D - Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
483-EE - Establishment of Interagency Task Force on Human Trafficking.

(b) The task force shall: (1) collect and organize data on the nature
and extent of trafficking in persons in the state; (2) identify
available federal, state and local programs that provide services to
victims of trafficking, including but not limited to case management,
housing, health care, mental health counseling, drug addiction screening
and treatment, language interpretation and translation services, English
language instruction, job training and placement assistance,
post-employment services for job retention, and services to assist the
individual and any of his or her family members to establish a permanent
residence in New York state or the United States; (3) consult with
governmental and non-governmental organizations in developing
recommendations to strengthen state and local efforts to prevent
trafficking, protect and assist victims of trafficking and prosecute
traffickers; (4) establish interagency protocols and collaboration
between federal, state, and local law enforcement, state and
governmental agencies, child welfare agencies, and non-governmental
organizations; (5) evaluate approaches to increase public awareness
about trafficking and make recommendations on such approaches; (6)
evaluate the effectiveness of training programs on human trafficking
that have been designed for law enforcement personnel, criminal defense
attorneys, social service providers and non-governmental organizations,
and make recommendations for improving the quality and effectiveness of
such programs; (7) measure and evaluate the progress of the state in

preventing trafficking, protecting and providing assistance to victims
of trafficking, and prosecuting persons engaged in trafficking; and (8)
convene any subcommittee necessary, provided such subcommittee has at
least one of the members appointed by the speaker of the assembly,
temporary president of the senate or governor, to consider specific
issues, including, but not limited to: federal, state and/or local
cooperation; juveniles and human trafficking; the importance of training
and who should receive such training; how data is compiled and shared;
and services for and treatment of domestic versus foreign born victims.
(c) The task force shall report to the governor, the speaker of the
assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, the temporary president
of the senate and the minority leader of the senate no less than
annually, and it shall additionally issue such reports and
recommendations as it deems necessary to carry out its duties and
responsibilities.
* NB Repealed September 1, 2023

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