Bill Text: IA SF545 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a human trafficking task force and providing information in an annual report to the general assembly. (Formerly SF 340.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-03-21 - Read first time, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 682. [SF545 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF545-Amended.html
Senate
File
545
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Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
545
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
340)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
21,
2023
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
human
trafficking
task
force
and
1
providing
information
in
an
annual
report
to
the
general
2
assembly.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
80.45B
Human
trafficking
task
1
force.
2
1.
The
commissioner
shall
establish,
by
January
30,
2024,
a
3
task
force
that
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
4
a.
Collaborate
with
the
office
to
combat
human
trafficking.
5
b.
Examine
the
extent
of
human
trafficking
of
minors
in
the
6
state.
7
c.
Identify
current
initiatives
to
eliminate
human
8
trafficking
of
minors
in
the
state.
9
d.
Identify
current
services
available
in
the
state
to
minor
10
victims
of
human
trafficking.
11
e.
Research
and
recommend
a
model
of
rehabilitative
services
12
for
minor
victims
of
human
trafficking
that
includes
input
from
13
law
enforcement,
social
services
organizations,
the
judicial
14
system,
and
mental
health
professionals.
15
f.
Identify
barriers
that
prevent
minor
victims
of
human
16
trafficking
from
seeking
legal
assistance
or
medical
attention.
17
g.
Create
a
procedure
to
be
followed
by
all
law
enforcement
18
officers
statewide
if
a
law
enforcement
officer
encounters
a
19
minor
who
may
be
a
victim
of
human
trafficking.
For
purposes
20
of
this
section,
“law
enforcement
officer”
means
an
officer
21
appointed
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
natural
22
resources,
a
member
of
a
police
force
or
other
agency
or
23
department
of
the
state,
county,
city,
or
tribal
government
24
regularly
employed
as
such
and
who
is
responsible
for
the
25
prevention
and
detection
of
crime
and
the
enforcement
of
the
26
criminal
laws
of
this
state
and
all
individuals,
as
determined
27
by
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
academy
council,
who
by
the
nature
28
of
their
duties
may
be
required
to
perform
the
duties
of
a
29
peace
officer.
30
h.
Create
a
pathway
for
the
implementation
of
a
safe
harbor
31
law
that
prohibits
the
prosecution
of
minor
victims
of
human
32
trafficking,
and
directs
minor
victims
of
human
trafficking
to
33
rehabilitative
services.
34
i.
Investigate
and
identify
potential
routes
to
eliminate
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human
trafficking
of
minors
in
the
state.
1
j.
Report
on
findings
and
make
recommendations
in
the
report
2
submitted
by
the
office
to
combat
human
trafficking
to
the
3
general
assembly
under
subsection
5.
4
2.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
the
following
members:
5
a.
The
commissioner
or
the
commissioner’s
designee.
6
b.
The
coordinator
of
the
office
to
combat
human
7
trafficking.
8
c.
The
director
of
the
law
enforcement
academy
or
the
9
director’s
designee.
10
d.
The
attorney
general
or
the
attorney
general’s
designee.
11
e.
The
director
of
health
and
human
services
or
the
12
director’s
designee.
13
f.
The
director
of
juvenile
court
services
or
the
director’s
14
designee.
15
g.
Two
judges,
each
from
a
different
juvenile
court
in
this
16
state.
17
h.
The
following
members
who
shall
be
appointed
by
the
18
governor:
19
(1)
The
chief
of
police
or
head
law
enforcement
official
of
20
a
city
in
this
state
with
a
population
of
two
hundred
thousand
21
or
more
as
determined
by
the
most
recent
population
estimates
22
issued
by
the
United
States
bureau
of
census.
23
(2)
The
chief
of
police
or
head
law
enforcement
official
of
24
a
city
in
this
state
with
a
population
of
less
than
two
hundred
25
thousand
as
determined
by
the
most
recent
population
estimates
26
issued
by
the
United
States
bureau
of
census.
27
(3)
A
county
sheriff.
28
(4)
Two
county
attorneys
who
serve
on
child
protection
29
assistance
teams
under
section
915.35,
subsection
4,
paragraph
30
“a”
.
31
(5)
Three
members
of
the
multidisciplinary
team
created
by
32
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
for
child
abuse
33
investigations.
34
(6)
Six
members
of
the
general
public
who
are
former
human
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trafficking
victims.
1
(7)
A
representative
of
a
victim
services
agency
selected
by
2
the
Iowa
coalition
against
sexual
assault.
3
(8)
Two
criminal
defense
attorneys
with
experience
in
human
4
trafficking
cases.
5
3.
a.
The
members
of
the
task
force
appointed
by
the
6
governor
shall
serve
six-year
terms,
except
that
of
the
7
members
first
appointed,
five
shall
serve
an
initial
two-year
8
term,
five
shall
serve
an
initial
four-year
term,
and
seven
9
shall
serve
an
initial
six-year
term.
Thereafter,
all
other
10
appointed
members
shall
serve
a
six-year
term.
11
b.
The
governor
shall
appoint
a
new
member
to
fill
a
vacancy
12
that
occurs
before
the
end
of
the
term
of
a
member
appointed
by
13
the
governor,
and
the
newly
appointed
member
shall
serve
for
14
the
remaining
period
of
the
term.
15
c.
A
member
of
the
task
force
may
be
appointed
to
serve
more
16
than
one
term.
17
d.
A
member
of
the
task
force
shall
not
continue
to
serve
18
on
the
task
force
beyond
the
date
at
which
the
member
no
longer
19
holds
the
office,
employment,
or
status
by
which
the
member
had
20
been
eligible
to
serve
on
the
task
force.
21
e.
A
member
of
the
task
force
appointed
by
the
governor
22
may
be
removed
from
the
task
force
for
being
absent
from
three
23
regularly
scheduled
meetings
of
the
task
force
during
any
24
six-month
period.
25
f.
Thirteen
members
of
the
task
force
shall
constitute
26
a
quorum
and
the
task
force
shall
have
the
power
to
act
by
27
a
majority
of
the
members
present
at
any
meeting
at
which
a
28
quorum
is
present.
29
4.
The
commissioner
or
the
commissioner’s
designee
shall
30
serve
as
the
chairperson
of
the
task
force.
31
5.
The
commissioner
or
the
commissioner’s
designee
shall
32
provide
the
findings
and
recommendations
of
the
task
force
33
to
the
coordinator
of
the
office
to
combat
human
trafficking
34
for
inclusion
in
the
annual
report
submitted
by
the
office
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