S.F. 2050 Summary

• Expands the Violent Crime Coordinating Council's scope to include sex trafficking crimes alongside gang and drug crimes, requiring development of operating procedures and investigation protocols.

• Requires the commissioner of public safety to certify multijurisdictional entities combating sex trafficking and conduct biennial audits to ensure compliance with law enforcement standards and financial controls.

• Appropriates unspecified amounts for fiscal years 2016-2017 to fund 12 Bureau of Criminal Apprehension agent positions statewide to investigate sex trafficking crimes, with one agent in each of ten field offices and two in regional offices.

• Appropriates additional unspecified funds for grants to state and local units of government to create multijurisdictional task forces, provide regional sex trafficking investigations across six state regions, and offer technical assistance to law enforcement agencies.

• Requires Commissioner of Public Safety to consider awarding grants to community-based gang intervention programs and organizations providing services to sexually exploited youth.