AB 1731, as amended, Atkins. Human trafficking: Statewide Interagency Human Trafficking Task Force.
Under existing law, anyone who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services, or with the intent to effect a violation of specified sex crimes is guilty of human trafficking. Under existing law, any person who causes a minor to engage in a commercial sex act, with the intent to violate specified sex crimes, is guilty of human trafficking.
This bill would create the Statewide Interagency Human Trafficking Task Force within the Department of Justice, which would consist of representatives from several state agencies and be chaired by a representative from the Department of Justice. The bill would require the task force to gather statewide data on sex and labor traffickers, sex buyers, and human traffickingbegin delete victims,end deletebegin insert
victimsend insert to recommend interagency protocols and best practices for training and outreach to law enforcement, victim service providers, and other state and private sector employees likely to encounterbegin delete sex trafficking,end deletebegin insert human traffickingend insert and to evaluate and implement approaches to increase public awareness about human trafficking.begin insert The bill would authorize the task force to create an advisory committee or advisory committees comprised of subject matter experts, as provided.end insert The bill would prohibit the task force from duplicating the protocols developed by the California Child Welfare Council.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 236.13 is added to the Penal Code, to
2read:
(a) The Statewide Interagency Human Trafficking
4Task Force is hereby created within the Department of Justice,
5consisting of representatives from all of the following agencies:
6(1) A representative of the Department of Justice shall be the
7chair of the task force.
8(2) The State Department of Social Services.
9(3) The Children and Family Services Division of the State
10Department of Social Services.
11(4) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
12(5) The State Department of Public Health.
13(6) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
14(7) The State Department of Education.
15(8) The Judicial Council.
16(9) The California Victim Compensation and Government
17Claims Board.
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(10) The Department of Consumer Affairs.
19(b) The task force shall do all of the following:
20(1) Gather statewide data on sex and labor traffickers, sex
21buyers,
and human trafficking victims, including statistics on
22prosecution of offenders as well as services provided to victims,
23including commercially sexually exploited children.
24(2) Recommend interagency protocols and best practices for
25training and outreach to the law enforcement community, victim
26service providers, and other state or private sector employees likely
P3 1to encounterbegin insert humanend insert trafficking, such as educators and hotel
2workers.
3(3) Evaluate and implement approaches to increase public
4awareness about human trafficking and make new
5recommendations on these approaches.
6(c) The protocols described in subdivision (b) shall not
duplicate
7the protocols developed by the California Child Welfare Council,
8established by Section 16540 of the Welfare and Institutions Code,
9to implement the provisions of Section 16524 of the Welfare and
10Institutions Code.
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(d) If the task force determines that the expertise of an advisory
12committee or advisory committees is needed to execute the duties
13imposed upon it pursuant to this section, the task force may create
14an advisory committee or advisory committees comprised of subject
15matter experts, including, but not limited to, representatives of
16relevant county and municipal agencies, survivors, businesses,
17nonprofit organizations, and any other entities, groups, or
18individuals the task force deems appropriate.
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