New York S 5582: Requires employees of gaming facilities to undergo human-trafficking recognition training

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S05582 Summary:

BILL NOS05582 

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SPONSORLANZA

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Add §210, Gen Bus L

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Requires employees of gaming facilities to undergo human-trafficking recognition training which shall address the nature of human trafficking, how human trafficking is defined in law, how to identify victims of human trafficking, relief and recovery options for survivors, and social and legal services available to victims.

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BILL NOS05582 

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02/25/2025REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5582

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to employee human
 trafficking recognition training in gaming facilities

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

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 210 to read as follows:
 3 § 210. Human trafficking recognition training. 1. Human trafficking
 4 recognition training program. a. Any establishment that constitutes a
 5 gaming facility as defined by subdivision twenty-three of section thir-
 6 teen hundred one of the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law,
 7 shall require all employees to undergo a human trafficking recognition
 8 training program which shall be established or approved by the division
 9 of criminal justice services and the office of temporary and disability
 10 assistance in consultation with the New York state interagency task
 11 force on human trafficking. However, for class III gaming establish-
 12 ments authorized under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §
 13 2701, et seq., the gaming commission shall make available, upon request,
 14 such human-trafficking recognition training program.
 15 b. The training program may be developed by a federal, state, or non-
 16 profit organization, and may be incorporated as part of the gaming
 17 facility's existing training programs or may be provided by organiza-
 18 tions or providers identified by the commissioner of the division of
 19 criminal justice services or the commissioner of the office of temporary
 20 and disability assistance, provided that the training includes all of
 21 the requirements of this section. Established or approved training
 22 programs may be made available through methods including, but not limit-
 23 ed to, in-person instruction, electronic and video communication, or
 24 online programs.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09662-01-5

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 1 c. Any human trafficking recognition training program established or
 2 approved by the division of criminal justice services and the office of
 3 temporary and disability assistance in consultation with the New York
 4 state interagency task force on human trafficking as required by this
 5 section shall address no less than the following issues:
 6 (i) the nature of human trafficking;
 7 (ii) how human trafficking is defined in law;
 8 (iii) how to identify victims of human trafficking;
 9 (iv) relief and recovery options for survivors; and
 10 (v) social and legal services available to victims.
 11 d. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and
 12 the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance
 13 shall make available a list of established or approved human trafficking
 14 recognition programs for use by a gaming facility.
 15 e. All new employees required to receive human trafficking recognition
 16 training shall receive such training within their first month of employ-
 17 ment.
 18 f. The training shall take place on the premises of the gaming facili-
 19 ty and shall be considered compensable time.
 20 2. Record keeping requirements of human trafficking recognition