New York S 4690: Relates to human trafficking awareness and training for public transportation employees

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S04690 Summary:

BILL NOS04690 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03933

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §217-a, Transp L

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Relates to human trafficking awareness and training for public transit employees; mandates displaying human trafficking resource materials created by the state public transportation safety board and the department of transportation in all public transit modes of transportation.

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BILL NOS04690 

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02/11/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4690

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 11, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the transportation law, in relation to human trafficking
 awareness and training for public transit employees and mandated
 displayed materials created by the state public transportation safety
 board and the department of transportation

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

 1 Section 1. The transportation law is amended by adding a new section
 2 217-a to read as follows:
 3 § 217-a. Human trafficking awareness and training. 1. Human traffick-
 4 ing recognition training program. (a) For purposes of this section,
 5 "public transit" shall mean any mode of transportation that is publicly
 6 available in the state and can accommodate for more than eight passen-
 7 gers or is funded by the state or any other local municipality.
 8 (b) Every public transit system shall require all employees who are
 9 likely to interact or come into contact with guests to undergo a human
 10 trafficking recognition training program to provide training in the
 11 recognition of a human trafficking victim as defined in section four
 12 hundred eighty-three-aa of the social services law. Such training
 13 program shall be established or approved by the division of criminal
 14 justice services and the office of temporary and disability assistance
 15 in consultation with the New York state interagency task force on human
 16 trafficking. The training program may be developed by a federal, state,
 17 or non-profit organization, and may be incorporated as part of the
 18 public transit system's existing training programs or may be provided by
 19 organizations or providers identified by the commissioner of the divi-
 20 sion of criminal justice services or the commissioner of the office of
 21 temporary and disability assistance, provided that the training includes
 22 all of the requirements of this section. Established or approved train-
 23 ing programs may be made available through methods including, but not

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03334-01-5

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 1 limited to, in-person instruction, electronic and video communication,
 2 or online programs.
 3 (c) Any human trafficking recognition training program established or
 4 approved by the division of criminal justice services and the office of
 5 temporary and disability assistance in consultation with the New York
 6 state interagency task force on human trafficking as required in this
 7 section shall address no less than the following issues:
 8 (i) the nature of human trafficking;
 9 (ii) how human trafficking is defined in law;
 10 (iii) how to identify victims of human trafficking;
 11 (iv) relief and recovery options for survivors; and
 12 (v) social and legal services available to victims.
 13 (d) The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and
 14 the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance
 15 shall make available a list of established or approved human trafficking
 16 recognition programs for use by a public transit system.
 17 (e) All new employees required to receive human trafficking recogni-
 18 tion training shall receive such training within their first month of
 19 employment.
 20 (f) The training