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Public Act 102-0323 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning human rights.
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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 2. Findings. The General Assembly finds the | ||||
following: | ||||
(1) A 2014 study by the Urban Institute found that | ||||
sexual predators believed that if they were caught | ||||
trafficking women and girls of color, they would get less | ||||
jail time. According to the Chicago Children's Advocacy | ||||
Center, 40.4% of victims of sex trafficking are black | ||||
women, yet black women only make up 13.1% of the United | ||||
States population. | ||||
(2) Black women are 7% of the national population but | ||||
constitute 10% of missing persons cases. Their | ||||
disappearances are less likely to be reported in the media | ||||
and less likely to be solved by police. Missing children | ||||
cases among the country's black population are also dated | ||||
cases that are more often left open, compared with white | ||||
children during the same time spans. Many missing persons | ||||
cases that involve black women and girls are classified as | ||||
"runaways", a classification that may not reflect the fact |
they are victims. | ||
Section 5. Human Trafficking Task Force created. | ||
(a) 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 Cook County Human | ||
Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor; and | ||
(6) one representative of the Central Illinois Human | ||
Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor. | ||
(b) The Task Force shall include the following ex officio | ||
members: | ||
(1) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or his | ||
or her designee; | ||
(2) the Director of the Department of Children and | ||
Family Services, or his or her designee; |
(3) the Secretary of the Department of Human Services, | ||
or his or her designee; and | ||
(4) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and | ||
Family Services, or his or her designee. | ||
(c) 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 governmental 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; | ||
(7) developing methods for promoting the safety of | ||
victims of human trafficking; | ||
(8) evaluating human trafficking training and | ||
education for professionals who may interact with victims | ||
of human trafficking; | ||
(9) distributing human trafficking training and | ||
education models for professionals who may interact with | ||
victims of human trafficking; | ||
(10) reviewing research into the disparity between the | ||
clearance rate on white missing persons compared to black | ||
missing persons; | ||
(11) reviewing comprehensive, nationwide data | ||
collection on missing persons, including data | ||
disaggregated by race, geography, and socioeconomic |
status; | ||
(12) reviewing better assessments and analysis on how | ||
law enforcement agencies address implicit bias during | ||
investigation of these cases; | ||
(13) reviewing research to identify factors that | ||
contribute to the disparity in outcomes in missing women | ||
cases; | ||
(14) reviewing research to identify best practices and | ||
effective solutions for State government to help black | ||
women and girls who are missing right now; | ||
(15) reviewing research to identify effective | ||
long-term implementations that will address problems going | ||
forward; and | ||
(16) producing an annual report detailing the Task | ||
Force's finding based upon its review of research | ||
conducted under this Section, including specific | ||
recommendations, if any, and other information the Task | ||
Force may deem proper in furthermore of its duties under | ||
this Act.
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Section 20. Report. On or before June 30, 2024, 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, 2024.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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