99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3583
 
Introduced , by Rep. Silvana Tabares
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Human Trafficking Prevention Act. Provides that the Department of Human Services shall create a public awareness sign that contains the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall display a public awareness sign in every transportation station, rest area, and welcome center in the State that is open to the public. Provides that specified private businesses must display a public awareness sign and the Department of Labor shall impose a fine of $300 per violation on an employer that knowingly fails to comply.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning human trafficking.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human 
5Trafficking Prevention Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions.
As used in this Act:
 
7    "Entity" means any person not an individual.
 
8    "Human trafficking" means trafficking in persons, 
9involuntary servitude, and all related offenses under Section 
1010-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
 
11    "National Human Trafficking Resource Center" is the 
12organization designated by the Attorney General under 42 U.S.C. 
13§14043f.
 
14    Section 10. Public awareness sign. The Department of Human 
15Services shall create a public awareness sign that contains the 
16National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline 
17information. The Department of Human Services may coordinate 
18with non-governmental organizations that have recognized 
19expertise in the area of human trafficking prevention or sexual 
20violence prevention in the creation of the sign.
 
21    Section 15. Display of public awareness sign; penalty.


 
 
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1    (a) The Department of Transportation shall display a public 
2awareness sign created by Section 10 of this Act in every 
3transportation station, rest area, and welcome center in the 
4State that is open to the public.


5    (b) A public awareness sign created under Section 10 of 
6this Act shall be displayed at the following locations in a 
7place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees:

8        (1) a strip club, adult entertainment business, and any 
9    other sexually-oriented business;

10        (2) an entity found to be a nuisance for prostitution 
11    under the Lewdness Public Nuisance Act;

12        (3) a job recruitment center;

13        (4) a hospital; and

14        (5) an emergency care provider.


15    (c) The Department of Labor shall impose a fine of $300 per 
16violation on an employer that knowingly fails to comply with 
17subsection (b). The fine is the exclusive remedy for failure to 
18comply.