MO HB995

Creates a Task Force on Alternative Confinement for Victims of Human Sex Trafficking within the Department of Public Safety to develop a statewide plan for alternative confinement programs for persons under 18 arrested for prostitution who qualify as federal trafficking victims.

Task force plan shall include establishment and funding of safe houses, alcohol and drug rehabilitation, job training, job placement, and public-private partnerships.

Task force membership includes the directors of public safety, probation and parole, and social services; four chief juvenile officers (two from urban and two from rural areas); one circuit or associate circuit judge; one workforce development office member; and three private business CEOs employing at least 20 employees each.

Task force must meet at least quarterly and submit recommendations and statewide plan to the governor, general assembly, and department of public safety director by December 31, 2012.

Task force members receive no additional compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses, and the task force terminates on May 31, 2013.