SB 212: "An Act relating to crimes of human trafficking; establishing the Human Trafficking Task Force to evaluate services available to victims of human trafficking; and relating to the recommendations and report of the task force."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 212 01 "An Act relating to crimes of human trafficking; establishing the Human Trafficking 02 Task Force to evaluate services available to victims of human trafficking; and relating to 03 the recommendations and report of the task force." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 06 to read: 07 HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE. (a) The Human Trafficking Task Force is 08 established in the Department of Law. The attorney general, or the attorney general's 09 designee, shall serve as the chair of the task force. The task force consists of representatives 10 of the Department of Law, the Department of Public Safety, and the Department of Health 11 and Social Services. The task force shall examine the prevalence of the crimes of human 12 trafficking in the state and the services that are available to victims of the crimes of human 13 trafficking under AS 11.41.360 and 11.41.365. 14 (b) The task force established in (a) of this section shall submit a report to the
01 legislature by January 15, 2013. The report must include a current assessment of services 02 currently available to victims of human trafficking, recommendations for improving services 03 to victims of human trafficking, and the following information: 04 (1) the number of human trafficking cases reported to state and local law 05 enforcement agencies in the state since 2007; 06 (2) the number of human trafficking cases prosecuted under Alaska law; 07 (3) the number of human trafficking cases state and local law enforcement 08 agencies have investigated in cooperation with federal law enforcement agencies; 09 (4) the services currently available in the state to victims of human trafficking, 10 including services provided by state agencies, federal agencies, or nongovernmental agencies 11 relating to 12 (A) medical or psychological counseling; 13 (B) emergency shelter; 14 (C) translation; 15 (D) other assistance related to safe housing and legal services. 16 (c) The task force established in (a) of this section shall solicit information and input 17 from local, state, and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and other interested 18 persons. The task force shall hold at least one public meeting and shall provide reasonable 19 public notice, teleconference capability, and an opportunity for interested organizations, 20 groups, or individuals to provide written or oral comments. Minutes of meetings and written 21 comments provided to the task force shall be included in the report provided under (b) of this 22 section. 23 (d) The members of the task force shall be employees of their respective agencies, 24 designated by the attorney general, the commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner of 25 health and social services. Expenses, other than the personnel expenses, of the members of the 26 task force shall be shared by the Department of Law, the Department of Public Safety, and the 27 Department of Health and Social Services. 28 * Sec. 2. Section 1 of this Act is repealed June 1, 2013.