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GA HB1011

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2014

Primary Sponsor

Buzz Brockway

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Georgia Code Section 16-5-47 to allow the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to approve human trafficking hotline notices created by individual businesses or establishments, as an alternative to using the GBI's model notice
  • Business-created notices must comply with the same requirements as the GBI model notice, including minimum size of 8½ by 11 inches, 16-point font, and printing in English, Spanish, and other languages deemed appropriate by the GBI director
  • Required notice content directs victims to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline at 1-888-373-7888, which is toll-free, anonymous, confidential, available 24/7, accessible in 170 languages, and operated by a nonprofit organization
  • Removes the original August 1, 2013, deadline for the GBI to develop the model notice while retaining the requirement that the GBI model notice be available for download on its website

Legislative Description

Human trafficking hotline; approval of notices created by businesses and establishments; provide

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/19/2014

Full Bill Text

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