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| Public Act 099-0864 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning human trafficking.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human | ||||
Trafficking Task Force Act. | ||||
Section 5. Human Trafficking Task Force created.
There is | ||||
created the Human Trafficking Task Force to address the growing | ||||
problem of human trafficking across this State. The Human | ||||
Trafficking Task Force shall consist of the following persons: | ||||
(1) three members of the House of Representatives, | ||||
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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(2) three members of the House of Representatives, | ||||
appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||
Representatives;
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(3) three members of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||
President of the Senate; | ||||
(4) three members of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||
Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||
(5) one representative of the Chicago Regional Human | ||||
Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor; and | ||||
(6) the Director of the Department of State Police, or | ||||
his or her designee. | ||||
Members of the Human Trafficking Task Force shall serve | ||||
without compensation. | ||
Section 10. Administrative support. The Department of | ||
Children and Family Services shall provide administrative and | ||
other support to the Human Trafficking Task Force. | ||
Section 15. Duties of Human Trafficking Task Force. The | ||
Human Trafficking Task Force shall conduct a study on the human | ||
trafficking problem in this State and shall hold hearings in | ||
furtherance of: | ||
(1) developing a State plan to address human | ||
trafficking;
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(2) implementing a system for the sharing of human | ||
trafficking data between government agencies in a manner | ||
that ensures that the privacy of victims of human | ||
trafficking is protected and that data collection respects | ||
the privacy of victims of human trafficking;
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(3) establishing policies to enable State government | ||
to work with nongovernmental organizations and other | ||
elements of the private sector to prevent human trafficking | ||
and provide assistance to victims of human trafficking who | ||
are United States citizens or foreign nationals;
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(4) evaluating various approaches used by state and | ||
local governments to increase public awareness of human | ||
trafficking, including trafficking of United States | ||
citizens and foreign national victims;
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(5) developing methods for protecting the rights of | ||
victims of human trafficking, taking into account the need | ||
to consider the human rights and special needs of women and | ||
minors; | ||
(6) evaluating the necessity of treating victims of | ||
human trafficking as crime victims rather than criminals; | ||
and | ||
(7) developing methods for promoting the safety of | ||
victims of human trafficking.
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Section 20. Report. On or before June 30, 2017, the Human | ||
Trafficking Task Force shall report its findings and | ||
recommendations to the General Assembly, by filing copies of | ||
its report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||
Organization Act, and to the Governor. | ||
Section 25. Task force abolished; Act repealed. The Human | ||
Trafficking Task Force is abolished and this Act is repealed on | ||
July 1, 2017.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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