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REFERENCE TITLE: human trafficking coordinating council |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session 2009
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HB 2151 |
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Introduced by Representatives Sinema, Meyer, Senator Paton: Representatives Campbell CH, Farley, Lujan, Waters
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AN ACT
amending title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-108; relating to the governor.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 41, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-108, to read:
41-108. Human trafficking coordinating council; members; duties
A. The human trafficking coordinating council is established in the office of the governor. The governor or the governor's designee shall serve as chairperson. The coordinating council consists of the following members or their designees:
1. The director of the department of public safety.
2. The chief of the Phoenix police department.
3. A sheriff of a county that borders Mexico who is appointed by the governor.
4. A chief of police of a city that borders Mexico who is appointed by the governor.
5. The attorney general.
6. The director of the department of economic security.
7. The director of the Arizona department of homeland security.
8. A director of a faith-based organization who is appointed by the governor.
9. A director of a nonprofit organization who is appointed by the governor.
10. A director of a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization who works with victims of human trafficking and who is appointed by the governor.
11. A crime victim advocate who is appointed by the governor.
12. Any other members who are appointed by the governor.
B. The following persons or their designees may serve on the coordinating council:
1. The governor of the state of Sonora, Mexico.
2. The director of the United States bureau of immigration and customs enforcement or its successor agency.
3. The director of the United States customs and border protection or its successor agency.
4. The director of the federal bureau of investigation or its successor agency.
5. The director of the United States department of labor or its successor agency.
C. The coordinating council shall:
1. Collect and organize data on the nature and extent of human trafficking in this state.
2. Examine collaborative models between governmental and nongovernmental organizations for protecting victims of human trafficking.
3. Measure and evaluate the progress of this state in preventing human trafficking, protecting and providing assistance to victims of human trafficking and prosecuting persons engaged in human trafficking.
4. Identify available federal, state and local programs that provide services to victims of human trafficking, including health care, human services, housing, education, legal assistance, job training or preparation, interpreting services, English as a second language classes, voluntary repatriation and victim's compensation, and assess the need for additional services, including shelter services for human trafficking victims.
5. Evaluate programs to increase public awareness of human trafficking.
6. Analyze existing state criminal statutes for their adequacy in addressing human trafficking and, if necessary, recommend revisions to those statutes or the enactment of new statutes that specifically define and address human trafficking.
7. Consult with governmental and nongovernmental organizations in developing recommendations to strengthen state and local efforts to prevent human trafficking, protect and assist victims of human trafficking and prosecute human traffickers.
D. The council shall meet bimonthly or more frequently at the call of the chairperson.
Sec. 2. Delayed repeal
Section 41-108, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, is repealed from and after September 30, 2014.