Bill Amendment: IL HB2822 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
Status: 2016-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0864 [HB2822 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB2822-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
Status: 2016-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0864 [HB2822 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB2822-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2822
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2822 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human | ||||||
5 | Trafficking Task Force Act.
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6 | Section 5. Human Trafficking Task Force created.
There is | ||||||
7 | created the Human Trafficking Task Force to address the growing | ||||||
8 | problem of human trafficking across this State. The Human | ||||||
9 | Trafficking Task Force shall consist of the following persons: | ||||||
10 | 1. three members of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
11 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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12 | 2. three members of the House of Representatives, | ||||||
13 | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||||||
14 | Representatives;
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15 | 3. three members of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
16 | President of the Senate;
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1 | 4. three members of the Senate, appointed by the | ||||||
2 | Minority Leader of the Senate.
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3 | Members of the Human Trafficking Task Force shall serve | ||||||
4 | without compensation.
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5 | Section 10. Administrative support. The Department of | ||||||
6 | Human Services shall provide administrative and other support | ||||||
7 | to the Human Trafficking Task Force.
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8 | Section 15. Duties of Human Trafficking Task Force. The | ||||||
9 | Human Trafficking Task Force shall conduct a study on the human | ||||||
10 | trafficking problem in this State and shall hold hearings in | ||||||
11 | furtherance of: | ||||||
12 | (1) developing a State plan to address human | ||||||
13 | trafficking;
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14 | (2) implementing a system for the sharing of human | ||||||
15 | trafficking data between government agencies in a manner | ||||||
16 | that ensures that the privacy of victims of human | ||||||
17 | trafficking is protected and that data collection respects | ||||||
18 | the privacy of victims of human trafficking;
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19 | (3) establishing policies to enable State government | ||||||
20 | to work with nongovernmental organizations and other | ||||||
21 | elements of the private sector to prevent human trafficking | ||||||
22 | and provide assistance to victims of human trafficking who | ||||||
23 | are United States citizens or foreign nationals;
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24 | (4) evaluating various approaches used by state and |
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1 | local governments to increase public awareness of human | ||||||
2 | trafficking, including trafficking of United States | ||||||
3 | citizens and foreign national victims;
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4 | (5) developing methods for protecting the rights of | ||||||
5 | victims of human trafficking, taking into account the need | ||||||
6 | to consider the human rights and special needs of women and | ||||||
7 | minors; | ||||||
8 | (6) evaluating the necessity of treating victims of | ||||||
9 | human trafficking as crime victims rather than criminals; | ||||||
10 | and | ||||||
11 | (7) developing methods for promoting the safety of | ||||||
12 | victims of human trafficking.
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13 | Section 20. Report. On or before June 30, 2016, the Human | ||||||
14 | Trafficking Task Force shall report its findings and | ||||||
15 | recommendations to the General Assembly, by filing copies of | ||||||
16 | its report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly | ||||||
17 | Organization Act, and to the Governor.
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18 | Section 25. Task force abolished; Act repealed. The Human | ||||||
19 | Trafficking Task Force is abolished and this Act is repealed on | ||||||
20 | July 1, 2016.
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.".
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