IL SB2323

Establishes the Illinois Statewide Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act, requiring the Department of Human Services to develop a strategic plan by December 31, 2025 for statewide identification and response to trafficking survivors, with service standards due by July 1, 2026

Mandates the Department of Children and Family Services maintain a human trafficking unit to screen all youth in care, coordinate services for victims, require trauma-informed training for caseworkers and foster parents, and refer alleged child victims to local child advocacy centers

Requires Illinois State Police to develop a strategic plan by July 1, 2026 for victim-centered law enforcement response, support multi-disciplinary task forces statewide, create standardized investigation protocols, and convene annual conferences with stakeholders

Expands criminal law provisions by adding coercive tactics (abuse of position of trust, use of drugs/alcohol) to involuntary servitude elements, creating an affirmative defense for minor trafficking victims charged with status or misdemeanor offenses, and requiring age of victim consideration in sentencing

Requires all law enforcement agencies to adopt written policies for trauma-informed response to trafficking victims by July 1, 2027, mandates training for Department of Labor inspectors on labor trafficking indicators, and allows administrative dissolution of corporations whose directors are convicted of trafficking offenses