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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Trust Fund for Victims of Human 2
Trafficking; creating s. 787.063, F.S.; specifying the 3
authorized uses of funds from the Trust Fund for 4
Victims of Human Trafficking; providing a contingent 5
effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Section 787.063, Florida Statutes, is created 10
to read: 11
787.063 Authorized uses of the Trust Fund for Victi ms of 12
Human Trafficking.—Funds from the Trust Fund for Victims of 13
Human Trafficking, created under s. 787.062, may be used for at 14
least all of the following purposes: 15
(1) Educating the public about the recruitment, 16
trafficking, and exploitation of person s through human 17
trafficking. 18
(2) Assisting in the prevention of recruitment in Florida 19
schools of minors for exploitation. 20
(3) Establishing a survivors' resource center to make 21
available to survivors of human trafficking information about 22
services and resources, including legal services, social 23
services, safe harbors, safe houses, and language services. 24
(4) Assisting in the coordination between law enforcement 25
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agencies and service providers. 26
(5) Providing information concerning a petition for 27
expunction of a criminal history record resulting from the 28
arrest or filing of charges for an offense committed or reported 29
to have been committed while the person was a victim of human 30
trafficking which is filed pursuant to s. 943.0583. 31
(6) Providing financia l assistance for the cost of 32
expunction of a criminal history record as provided in 33
subsection (5). 34
(7) Providing financial assistance for the cost of legal 35
services to defend against criminal charges resulting from the 36
arrest or filing of charges for an offense committed or reported 37
to have been committed while the person was a victim of human 38
trafficking. 39
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date 40
that HB 647 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 41
legislation is adopted in the sa me legislative session or an 42
extension thereof and becomes a law. 43