Substitute Senate Bill No. 1117
Public Act No. 23-20
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO PREVENT
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND EXPANDING THE COMPOSITION
OF THE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COUNCIL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2023) When offering or
providing a room that includes sleeping accommodations, no operator
of a hotel, motel or similar lodging may offer or provide a financial
discount or benefit for such room that is based upon an hourly rate or
an occupancy period that is for a term of twelve hours or less.
Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 46a-170 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2023):
(b) The council shall consist of the following members: (1) The Chief
State's Attorney, or a designee; (2) the Chief Public Defender, or a
designee; (3) the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public
Protection, or the commissioner's designee; (4) the Labor Commissioner,
or the commissioner's designee; (5) the Commissioner of Social Services,
or the commissioner's designee; (6) the Commissioner of Public Health,
or the commissioner's designee; (7) the Commissioner of Mental Health
and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee; (8) the Substitute Senate Bill No. 1117
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Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's
designee; (9) the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or the
commissioner's designee; (10) the Commissioner of Developmental
Services, or the commissioner's designee; (11) the director of the Basic
Training Division of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council,
or the director's designee; [(11)] (12) the Child Advocate, or the Child
Advocate's designee; [(12)] (13) the Victim Advocate, or the Victim
Advocate's designee; [(13)] (14) a chairperson of the Commission on
Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or the
chairperson's designee; [(14)] (15) one representative of the Office of
Victim Services of the Judicial Branch appointed by the Chief Court
Administrator; [(15)] (16) a municipal police chief appointed by the
Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, or a designee; [(16)] (17) the
Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; [(17)] (18)
an adult victim of trafficking, appointed by the Governor; [(18)] (19) a
judge of the Superior Court, appointed by the Chief Court
Administrator; [(19)] (20) a state's attorney appointed by the Chief
State's Attorney; [(20)] (21) a public defender appointed by the Chief
Public Defender; and [(21)] (22) fifteen public members appointed as
follows: The Governor shall appoint three members, one of whom shall
represent victims of commercial exploitation of children, one of whom
shall represent sex trafficking victims who are children and one of
whom shall represent a coalition of children's advocacy centers and
multidisciplinary teams that are dedicated to serving child abuse
victims and their families, the president pro tempore of the Senate shall
appoint two members, one of whom shall represent the Connecticut
Alliance to End Sexual Violence and one of whom shall represent an
organization that provides civil legal services to low-income
individuals, the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint
two members, one of whom shall represent the Connecticut Coalition
Against Domestic Violence and one of whom shall represent the
Connecticut Lodging Association, the majority leader of the Senate shall
appoint two members, one of whom shall represent an organization that Substitute Senate Bill No. 1117
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deals with behavioral health needs of women and children and one of
whom shall represent the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness,
the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint two
members, one of whom shall represent an organization that advocates
on social justice and human rights issues and one of whom shall
represent the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the
minority leader of the Senate shall appoint two members, one of whom
shall represent the Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition and
one of whom shall represent massage therapists, and the minority
leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members, one
of whom shall represent the Motor Transport Association of
Connecticut, Inc. and one of whom shall represent an organization that
works with adult victims of trafficking.