CA AB2553

Establishes the California Multidisciplinary Alliance to Stop Trafficking (California MAST) task force upon legislative appropriation to review collaborative models for protecting trafficking victims and survivors.

Task force comprises state officials (Attorney General, Labor Secretary, Social Services Director, Health Care Services Director, and others) plus representatives from district attorneys, public defenders, human rights organizations, immigrant rights organizations, and three trafficking survivors appointed by the Governor.

Requires the task force to hold its first meeting by July 1, 2023, meet at least four times, and submit findings and recommendations to the Office of Emergency Services, Governor, Attorney General, and Legislature by January 1, 2025.

Task force shall review collaborative governmental and nongovernmental models, map state progress in preventing trafficking and prosecuting offenders, and provide recommendations to strengthen state and local anti-trafficking efforts including addressing forced criminality.

All provisions automatically repeal on July 1, 2025.