102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1599
 
Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Human Trafficking Task Force Act. Provides requirements regarding the composition and duties of the task force. Provides that the task force shall provide a report containing specified information to the General Assembly and Governor no later than June 30, 2024. Abolishes the task force and repeals the Act on July 1, 2024. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning human rights.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  









 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human 
5Trafficking Task Force Act.
 
6    Section 5. Human Trafficking Task Force created.
7    (a) There is created the Human Trafficking Task Force to 
8address the growing problem of human trafficking across this 
9State. The Human Trafficking Task Force shall consist of the 
10following persons:
11        (1) three members of the House of Representatives, 
12    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

13        (2) three members of the House of Representatives, 
14    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
15    Representatives;

16        (3) three members of the Senate, appointed by the 
17    President of the Senate;
18        (4) three members of the Senate, appointed by the 
19    Minority Leader of the Senate;
20        (5) one representative of the Cook County Human 
21    Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor; and
22        (6) one representative of the Central Illinois Human 
23    Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor. 
 
 
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1    (b) The Task Force shall include the following ex officio 
2members:
3        (1) the Director of the Illinois State Police, or his 
4    or her designee;
5        (2) the Director of the Department of Children and 
6    Family Services, or his or her designee;
7        (3) the Secretary of the Department of Human Services, 
8    or his or her designee; and
9        (4) the Director of the Department of Healthcare and 
10    Family Services, or his or her designee.
11    (c) Members of the Human Trafficking Task Force shall 
12serve without compensation.
 
13    Section 10. Administrative support. The Department of 
14Children and Family Services shall provide administrative and 
15other support to the Human Trafficking Task Force.
 
16    Section 15. Duties of Human Trafficking Task Force. The 
17Human Trafficking Task Force shall conduct a study on the 
18human trafficking problem in this State and shall hold 
19hearings in furtherance of:
20        (1) developing a State plan to address human 
21    trafficking;

22        (2) implementing a system for the sharing of human 
23    trafficking data between governmental agencies in a manner 
24    that ensures that the privacy of victims of human 
 
 
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1    trafficking is protected and that data collection respects 
2    the privacy of victims of human trafficking;

3        (3) establishing policies to enable State government 
4    to work with nongovernmental organizations and other 
5    elements of the private sector to prevent human 
6    trafficking and provide assistance to victims of human 
7    trafficking who are United States citizens or foreign 
8    nationals;

9        (4) evaluating various approaches used by state and 
10    local governments to increase public awareness of human 
11    trafficking, including trafficking of United States 
12    citizens and foreign national victims;

13        (5) developing methods for protecting the rights of 
14    victims of human trafficking, taking into account the need 
15    to consider the human rights and special needs of women 
16    and minors;
17        (6) evaluating the necessity of treating victims of 
18    human trafficking as crime victims rather than criminals;
19        (7) developing methods for promoting the safety of 
20    victims of human trafficking;
21        (8) evaluating human trafficking training and 
22    education for professionals who may interact with victims 
23    of human trafficking; and
24        (9) distributing human trafficking training and 
25    education models for professionals who may interact with 
26    victims of human trafficking.
 
 
 
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1    Section 20. Report. On or before June 30, 2024, the Human 
2Trafficking Task Force shall report its findings and 
3recommendations to the General Assembly, by filing copies of 
4its report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly 
5Organization Act, and to the Governor.
 
6    Section 25. Task force abolished; Act repealed. The Human 
7Trafficking Task Force is abolished and this Act is repealed 
8on July 1, 2024.
  
 
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.