Bill Text: IA HF2192 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing an office within the department of public safety to oversee efforts to combat human trafficking. (See Cmte. Bill HF 2355)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-16 - Withdrawn. H.J. 488. [HF2192 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF2192-Introduced.html
House File 2192 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY PAULSEN (COMPANION TO SF 2082 by kinney) A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing an office within the department of public 2 safety to oversee efforts to combat human trafficking. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5128YH (4) 86 jh/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 80.45 Office to combat human 1 2 trafficking. 1 3 1. An office to combat human trafficking is established 1 4 within the department. The purpose of the office is to oversee 1 5 and coordinate efforts to combat human trafficking in this 1 6 state. 1 7 2. The commissioner shall appoint a coordinator to staff 1 8 the office. Additional staff may be hired, subject to the 1 9 availability of funding. 1 10 3. The office shall do all of the following: 1 11 a. Serve as a point of contact for anti=human trafficking 1 12 activity in this state. 1 13 b. Consult with and work jointly with other governmental 1 14 agencies and nongovernmental or community organizations that 1 15 have expertise in the areas of human trafficking prevention, 1 16 victim protection and assistance, law enforcement, and 1 17 prosecution for the purpose of combatting human trafficking in 1 18 this state. 1 19 c. Develop a strategy to collect and maintain criminal 1 20 history data on incidents related to human trafficking. 1 21 d. Develop a strategy for sharing victim and offender data 1 22 among governmental agencies. 1 23 e. Apply for or assist other governmental agencies, as 1 24 assistance is needed, to apply for grants to support human 1 25 trafficking enforcement, prosecutions, trainings, and victim 1 26 services. 1 27 f. Research and recommend trainings to assist governmental 1 28 agencies to identify and respond appropriately to human 1 29 trafficking victims. 1 30 g. Take other steps necessary to advance the purposes of the 1 31 office. 1 32 4. For purposes of this section, "human trafficking" means 1 33 the same as defined in section 710A.1. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 1 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 2 This bill establishes an office within the department of 2 3 public safety to oversee and coordinate efforts to combat human 2 4 trafficking in this state. 2 5 The bill directs the commissioner of public safety to 2 6 appoint a coordinator to staff the office. Additional staff 2 7 may be hired, subject to the availability of funding. 2 8 The bill provides that the office shall serve as a point 2 9 of contact for anti=human trafficking activity in Iowa. The 2 10 office shall also consult with and work jointly with other 2 11 governmental agencies and nongovernmental or community 2 12 organizations that have expertise in the areas of human 2 13 trafficking prevention, victim protection and assistance, law 2 14 enforcement, and prosecution to combat human trafficking in 2 15 the state. The office shall develop strategies to collect 2 16 and maintain criminal history data on incidents related to 2 17 human trafficking and to share victim and offender data among 2 18 governmental agencies. The office shall apply for or assist 2 19 other governmental agencies, as assistance is needed, to 2 20 apply for grants to support human trafficking enforcement, 2 21 prosecutions, trainings, and victim services. The office 2 22 shall research and recommend trainings to assist governmental 2 23 agencies to identify and respond appropriately to human 2 24 trafficking victims. The office shall take other steps 2 25 necessary to oversee and coordinate efforts to combat human 2 26 trafficking in Iowa. LSB 5128YH (4) 86 jh/rj
