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T2025-3175
| * | | | | Oversight – Combating Immigration Services Fraud. | Oversight | | | |
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Int 0205-2024
| * | Shahana K. Hanif | | | Outreach about fraudulent schemes committed by providers of immigration assistance services. | Introduction | The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is required to conduct outreach and education about fraudulent schemes committed by providers of immigration legal services. This bill would require the outreach to include information about common fraudulent schemes and how to avoid them and to be conducted through specific media, including television, internet, radio, print, subway advertisements, and LinkNYC kiosks. Outreach materials would also be distributed in public places. The bill would also require the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection to report annually on its outreach and education efforts. | | |
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Int 0980-2024
| * | Julie Won | | | Increasing penalties for violations of requirements that apply to immigration assistance services. | Introduction | This bill would increase civil penalties for immigration assistance service providers that do not comply with applicable requirements, such as the requirement to execute a written contract with customers, the requirement to include specific language in signage and advertisements, the requirement to retain documents, and the requirement to maintain a surety. | | |
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