Bill Text: CA AB2207 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Commercially sexually exploited children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-26 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 757, Statutes of 2018. [AB2207 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2207-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 12, 2018 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 02, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 2207 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman |
February 12, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)The State Department of Social Services shall convene a working group comprised of relevant stakeholders, including victims of commercial sexual exploitation, representatives of commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC), defense counsel, prosecutors, and dependency court judges, to examine the use of restraining orders in protecting CSEC and whether revisions to state laws governing the issuance of restraining orders are necessary in order to provide additional protections to this population.
(b)The working group
shall, no later than January 1, 2020, make recommendations to the Legislature, in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, regarding how increased utilization of restraining orders may better protect CSEC.
SEC. 2.
Section 16524.12 is added to the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:16524.12.
(a) The State Department of Social Services shall convene a working group comprised of relevant stakeholders, including victims of commercial sexual exploitation, representatives of commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC), defense counsel, prosecutors, and dependency court judges, to examine the usefulness of restraining orders in protecting CSEC and whether revisions to state laws governing the issuance of restraining orders are necessary in order to provide additional protections to this population.SEC. 3.
Section16524.12.16524.13.
Commencing no later than July 1, 2019, and untilNo later than July 1, 2021, the State Department of Social Services shall report to the Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code, whether each county in this state has fully implemented policies and practices for commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC) who are receiving child welfare services that consistently provide each victim with a safe environment, appropriate services, and specialized placements. The report shall include each county in the state without regard to whether the county has opted to receive funding pursuant to this chapter. The policies, practices, services, and placements for each county shall be compared to best practices as identified and listed by the department and shall include, but not
be limited to, all of the following:
(a)Identification of and screening for CSEC.
(b)Identification of and screening for CSEC who are gender-fluid or LGBTQ.
(c)Services provided for CSEC that are specifically tailored to their extreme trauma.
(d)Placements provided for CSEC that are specifically tailored to their extreme trauma.
(e)Sufficient resources and services to assist parents of CSEC.