2019 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 145
BY SENATORS JOHNS, ALARIO, BARROW, BISHOP, BOUDREAUX, CARTER,
COLOMB, CORTEZ, ERDEY, FANNIN, GATTI, HENSGENS,
HEWITT, LONG, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MIZELL, PEACOCK,
PRICE, RISER, GARY SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON,
WALSWORTH AND WARD AND REPRESENTATIVES BAGLEY,
CHANEY, COX, HOFFMANN, LEBAS, MCMAHEN, DUSTIN
MILLER, MOORE, POPE, STAGNI AND STOKES
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 46:62, relative to human trafficking; to establish a coalition; to provide for
3 development of a human trafficking victim services delivery model plan; to provide
4 for minimum plan goals; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for reporting; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 46:62 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง62. Human trafficking; coalition to develop services delivery model
9 A. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the Department of
10 Children and Family Services, working in collaboration with the Louisiana
11 Department of Health, and the Family in Need of Services Assistance Program,
12 with the assistance of the Louisiana Alliance of Children's Advocacy Centers,
13 shall create a coalition to develop a human trafficking victim services delivery
14 model. The model shall be developed with consideration of the
15 recommendations of and collaborating with the Louisiana Human Trafficking
16 Prevention Commission and Advisory Board, and provide a multi-disciplinary
17 and agency approach that coordinates resources and improves the statewide
18 response and delivery of services to juvenile victims.
19 B. The human trafficking victim services delivery model shall provide
20 a plan to address and promote the following goals including but not limited to:
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1 (1) Safe and sufficient placements.
2 (2) Available and adequate funding sources.
3 (3) Stakeholder partnerships.
4 (4) Coordinated response.
5 (5) Appropriate and responsive services.
6 C. The Department of Children and Family Services shall promulgate,
7 in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, any rules necessary to
8 implement the provisions of this Section.
9 D. The Department of Children and Family Services shall provide a
10 report on the development of the coalition's services delivery model to the
11 Senate Committee on Health and Welfare and the House Committee on Health
12 and Welfare on or before June 30, 2020, and annually thereafter until
13 completion of the model.
14 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
18 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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