Bill Text: TX SR511 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 10, 2015, as Texas Ending Modern Slavery Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-09 - Reported enrolled [SR511 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR511-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Nearly 36 million people are held in some form of | ||
| slavery today, whether through commercial sexual exploitation, | ||
| forced labor, bonded labor, or coerced service as child soldiers, | ||
| and human trafficking is the second most profitable global crime, | ||
| generating more than $150 billion annually; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Four billion of the world's poorest people reside | ||
| outside the protection of the effective rule of law; they can be | ||
| readily exploited because of inept or corrupt public justice | ||
| systems, which permit not only human trafficking and modern | ||
| slavery, but also police brutality, rape, illegal land seizure, | ||
| and more; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Organizations such as International Justice | ||
| Mission, Polaris Project, UnBound, and Shared Hope International | ||
| work every day to secure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, | ||
| to bring perpetrators to justice, and to ensure that public | ||
| justice systems, including law enforcement, courts, and laws, | ||
| are effectively protecting people from heinous crimes; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the United States, human traffickers have | ||
| utilized Texas as a conduit, destination, and launching point for | ||
| human trafficking and modern slavery; however, the state is a | ||
| national leader in introducing and enforcing laws that address | ||
| the scourge of human trafficking and slavery, both within its | ||
| borders and in neighboring regions; moreover, the state secures | ||
| high-quality data to assess the problem through the | ||
| unprecedented Texas Slavery Mapping Project; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texans from all walks of life, including | ||
| students,businessowners,andpastorsandotherpeopleoffaith | ||
| and conscience, have demonstrated support for developing, | ||
| funding, and promoting effective antitrafficking and antislavery | ||
| measures, including rescue, safe houses, and aftercare for | ||
| victims, as well as prosecution and strong repercussions for | ||
| perpetrators; residents also advocate for educational | ||
| initiatives and for the enactment of antitrafficking and | ||
| antislavery laws in the state, in the nation, and throughout the | ||
| developing world; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 10, 2015, as Texas Ending | ||
| Modern Slavery Day and commend the officials and organizations | ||
| dedicated to helping victims and preventing the victimization of | ||
| others. | ||
| Taylor of Galveston | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 9, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
