HB 552 Summary

• Converts the human trafficking victim services fund to a human trafficking reparations fund to provide direct financial assistance to survivors of sex and labor trafficking, including support for housing, health care, mental health services, child care, education, transportation, and direct cash payments

• Transfers administration of the fund from the department of labor and industrial relations to the department of human services

• Establishes a process for trafficking victims to request financial assistance from the reparations fund

• Requires courts to impose reparations fees on individuals convicted of trafficking-related offenses under Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 707 Part VIII or Chapter 712 Part I, ranging from $250 (petty misdemeanor) to $5,000 (class A felony)

• Effective date: June 30, 3000