HB 266 Summary

• 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 minors arrested for prostitution who meet federal criteria as human trafficking victims.

• Plan must address safe houses, safe house funding, alcohol and drug rehabilitation, job training, job placement, and public-private partnerships.

• Task force comprises 13 members including directors of public safety, probation and parole, and social services; four chief juvenile officers from urban and rural areas; one judge with drug court experience; one workforce development official; and three private business CEOs with 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, 2014.

• Task force sunsets on May 31, 2015; members receive no compensation but are eligible for expense reimbursement.