Bill > HB05476

This bill establishes a Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinator within the Office of Policy and Management to coordinate state agency efforts to combat human trafficking, develop training curricula on identifying and assisting victims, and create a database and directory of services. It also expands the membership of the Trafficking in Persons Council, which is a group that advises on issues related to human trafficking, to include the new coordinator and other representatives. Furthermore, the bill mandates that all employees of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and the Court Support Services Division receive training on human trafficking, and it requires the Commissioner of Children and Families to assess the security of placement locations for children in out-of-home care. The Child Advocate will now be required to submit an annual report on the treatment needs and placement stability of children in certain residential facilities, and a temporary task force will be created to implement recommendations for strengthening the state's response to human trafficking. Finally, certain duties of the Commissioner of Children and Families regarding child trafficking will become mandatory rather than discretionary.

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