Establish Commission on Human Trafficking

Item 6 #2h

Language
Page 11, line 37, strike "$5,008,488" and insert "$5,016,888".
Page 8, after line 56, insert:
"H. Out of this appropriation $8,400 from the general fund in the second year is provided to establish the Commission on the Prevention of Human Trafficking.  Pursuant to House Bill 2923 of the 2007 General Assembly Session the commission shall have a total membership of 20 members, six legislative members, eight nonlegislative citizen members and six ex officio members.  The commission shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly on an annual basis no later than the first day of the regular session of the General Assembly."

Explanation
(This amendment provides funding pursuant to House Bill 2923 which creates a Commission on the Prevention of Human Trafficking. The tasks of the commission include (i) addressing all aspects of human trafficking, including the recruitment, abduction, transport, harboring, transfer, sale, or receipt of persons within and across state borders by any conveyance for the purpose of enslaving persons or subjecting them to slavery-like conditions; (ii) developing and coordinating the implementation of a State Plan for the Prevention of Human Trafficking throughout the Commonwealth; (iii) working with state, local, and federal agencies and through other existing mechanisms to enhance the collection and sharing of data among government agencies pertaining to human trafficking, identify individuals and organizations engaged in human trafficking, and ensure that such data collection facilitates the confidentiality of information and protects the privacy of victims of human trafficking; and (iv) recommending policies that will facilitate effective and efficient collaboration between relevant state agencies, the community, business and industry, and public and private entities to prevent human trafficking and provide assistance to all victims.)