Bill > AB1239

This bill requires the California Department of Justice to expand the information available on its OpenJustice Web portal by including specific data related to human trafficking. Specifically, the portal must now report the number of arrests for human trafficking violations (under Section 236.1 of the Penal Code) and the total number of individuals reported as human trafficking victims through the California Incident-Based Reporting System. Local law enforcement agencies will be required to collect and report this additional information to the Attorney General, which creates a new local government mandate. Because this mandate could potentially create additional costs for local agencies, the bill includes a provision that if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill imposes state-mandated costs, those costs will be reimbursed according to existing statutory procedures. The goal of this bill appears to be increasing transparency and data collection around human trafficking incidents in California by making more detailed information publicly accessible through the state's OpenJustice Web portal.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services, Justice

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