House
File
2355
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2355
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2192)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
2191
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
office
within
the
department
of
public
1
safety
to
oversee
efforts
to
combat
human
trafficking.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.45
Office
to
combat
human
1
trafficking.
2
1.
An
office
to
combat
human
trafficking
is
established
3
within
the
department.
The
purpose
of
the
office
is
to
oversee
4
and
coordinate
efforts
to
combat
human
trafficking
in
this
5
state.
6
2.
The
commissioner
shall
appoint
a
coordinator
to
staff
7
the
office.
Additional
staff
may
be
hired,
subject
to
the
8
availability
of
funding.
9
3.
The
office
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
10
a.
Serve
as
a
point
of
contact
for
anti-human
trafficking
11
activity
in
this
state.
12
b.
Consult
with
and
work
jointly
with
other
governmental
13
agencies
and
nongovernmental
or
community
organizations
that
14
have
expertise
in
the
areas
of
human
trafficking
prevention,
15
victim
protection
and
assistance,
law
enforcement,
and
16
prosecution
for
the
purpose
of
combatting
human
trafficking
in
17
this
state.
18
c.
Develop
a
strategy
to
collect
and
maintain
criminal
19
history
data
on
incidents
related
to
human
trafficking.
20
d.
Develop
a
strategy
for
sharing
victim
and
offender
data
21
among
governmental
agencies.
22
e.
Apply
for
or
assist
other
governmental
agencies,
as
23
assistance
is
needed,
to
apply
for
grants
to
support
human
24
trafficking
enforcement,
prosecutions,
trainings,
and
victim
25
services.
26
f.
Research
and
recommend
trainings
to
assist
governmental
27
agencies
to
identify
and
respond
appropriately
to
human
28
trafficking
victims.
29
g.
Take
other
steps
necessary
to
advance
the
purposes
of
the
30
office.
31
h.
By
November
1,
2017,
and
annually
thereafter,
submit
a
32
written
report
to
the
general
assembly
regarding
the
office’s
33
activities
related
to
combatting
human
trafficking
and
34
occurrences
of
human
trafficking
within
this
state.
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4.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“human
trafficking”
means
1
the
same
as
defined
in
section
710A.1.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
establishes
an
office
within
the
department
of
6
public
safety
to
oversee
and
coordinate
efforts
to
combat
human
7
trafficking
in
this
state.
8
The
bill
directs
the
commissioner
of
public
safety
to
9
appoint
a
coordinator
to
staff
the
office.
Additional
staff
10
may
be
hired,
subject
to
the
availability
of
funding.
11
The
bill
provides
that
the
office
shall
serve
as
a
point
12
of
contact
for
anti-human
trafficking
activity
in
Iowa.
The
13
office
shall
also
consult
with
and
work
jointly
with
other
14
governmental
agencies
and
nongovernmental
or
community
15
organizations
that
have
expertise
in
the
areas
of
human
16
trafficking
prevention,
victim
protection
and
assistance,
law
17
enforcement,
and
prosecution
to
combat
human
trafficking
in
18
the
state.
The
office
shall
develop
strategies
to
collect
19
and
maintain
criminal
history
data
on
incidents
related
to
20
human
trafficking
and
to
share
victim
and
offender
data
among
21
governmental
agencies.
The
office
shall
apply
for
or
assist
22
other
governmental
agencies,
as
assistance
is
needed,
to
23
apply
for
grants
to
support
human
trafficking
enforcement,
24
prosecutions,
trainings,
and
victim
services.
The
office
25
shall
research
and
recommend
trainings
to
assist
governmental
26
agencies
to
identify
and
respond
appropriately
to
human
27
trafficking
victims.
The
office
shall
take
other
steps
28
necessary
to
oversee
and
coordinate
efforts
to
combat
human
29
trafficking
in
Iowa.
30
The
bill
requires
the
office,
by
November
1,
2017,
and
31
annually
thereafter,
to
submit
a
written
report
to
the
32
general
assembly
regarding
the
office’s
activities
related
33
to
combatting
human
trafficking
and
occurrences
of
human
34
trafficking
in
Iowa.
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