86R7011 JG-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1113
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state contract limitations and programs for sex
trafficking prevention and victim treatment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2155.077, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
(a-3) The comptroller shall bar a vendor from participating
in state contracts that are subject to this subtitle, including
contracts for which purchasing authority is delegated to a state
agency, if the vendor has taken an action that directly supports or
promotes human trafficking.
SECTION 2. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 50 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 50. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM TREATMENT
PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER A. TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX
TRAFFICKING
Sec. 50.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Child sex trafficking" has the meaning assigned
by Section 772.0062, Government Code.
(2) "Program" means the treatment program for victims
of child sex trafficking established under this subchapter.
Sec. 50.0002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The commission, in
collaboration with the institution designated under Section
50.0003 and the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established
under Section 772.0062, Government Code, shall establish a program
to improve the quality and accessibility of care for victims of
child sex trafficking in this state.
Sec. 50.0003. DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTION; OPERATION OF
PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall designate a health-related
institution of higher education to operate the program.
(b) The designated institution shall improve the quality
and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking by:
(1) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or
contract for inpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(2) dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or
contract for outpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
(3) creating opportunities for research and workforce
expansion related to treatment of victims of child sex trafficking;
and
(4) assisting other health-related institutions of
higher education in this state to establish similar programs.
Sec. 50.0004. FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
by the legislature, the designated institution may accept gifts,
grants, and donations from any public or private person for the
purpose of carrying out the program.
Sec. 50.0005. RULES. The executive commissioner shall
adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
SUBCHAPTER B. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL SEX TRAFFICKING
PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Sec. 50.0051. ESTABLISHMENT OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. The
commission shall establish and administer a matching grant program
that awards grants to provide initial money to establish municipal
sex trafficking prevention programs in this state.
Sec. 50.0052. APPLICATION. (a) A municipality may apply to
the commission in the form and manner prescribed by the commission
for a matching grant under this subchapter for the municipality's
sex trafficking prevention program. To qualify for a grant, an
applicant must:
(1) develop a media campaign and appoint a municipal
employee to oversee the program;
(2) provide proof that the applicant is able to obtain
or secure municipal money in an amount at least equal to the amount
of the awarded grant; and
(3) in collaboration with a local institution of
higher education, create and submit a needs assessment that
outlines:
(A) the prevalence of sex trafficking crimes in
the municipality;
(B) strategies for reducing the number of sex
trafficking crimes in the municipality; and
(C) the program's need for state funding to
supplement the municipal funding.
(b) The commission shall review applications for a matching
grant submitted under this section and award matching grants to
each municipality that demonstrates in the application the most
effective strategies for reducing the number of sex trafficking
crimes in the municipality and the greatest need for state funding.
(c) The commission may provide a grant under Subsection (b)
only in accordance with a contract between the commission and the
municipality. The contract must include provisions under which the
commission is granted sufficient control to ensure the public
purpose of sex trafficking prevention is accomplished and the state
receives the return benefit.
Sec. 50.0053. FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
by the legislature, the commission may solicit and accept gifts,
grants, or donations from any source to administer and finance the
matching grant program established under this subchapter.
SUBCHAPTER C. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 50.0101. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The
office of the governor, in collaboration with the Child Sex
Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062,
Government Code, shall establish and administer a grant program
that awards grants to local law enforcement agencies to train local
law enforcement officers to recognize signs of sex trafficking.
(b) A local law enforcement agency may apply to the office
of the governor in the form and manner prescribed by the office for
a grant under this section.
(c) The office of the governor may provide a grant under
Subsection (b) only in accordance with a contract between the
office and the local law enforcement agency. The contract must
include provisions under which the office is granted sufficient
control to ensure the public purpose of sex trafficking prevention
is accomplished and the state receives the return benefit.
Sec. 50.0102. FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
by the legislature, the office of the governor may solicit and
accept gifts, grants, or donations from any source to administer
and finance the grant program established under this subchapter.
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act:
(1) the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
Subchapters A and B, Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as added by
this Act; and
(2) the governor shall adopt rules as necessary to
implement Subchapter C, Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as
added by this Act.
SECTION 4. Section 2155.077, Government Code, as amended by
this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.