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CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 118(JUD)
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Offered: 4/2/25
Referred: Finance
Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVES VANCE, Underwood, Costello
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act establishing the Council on Human and Sex Trafficking; and providing for an 1
effective date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 39.25.110 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 4
(46) the executive director o f the Council on Human and Sex 5
Trafficking employed under AS 44.41.155. 6
* Sec. 2. AS 39.50.200(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 7
(65) Council on Human and Sex Trafficking (AS 44.41.150). 8
* Sec. 3. AS 44.41 is amended by adding new sections to read: 9
Article 3. Council on Human and Sex Trafficking. 10
Sec. 44.41.150. Council on Human and Sex Trafficking. The Council on 11
Human and Sex Trafficking is cr eated in the Department of Publi c Safety. The 12
purpose of the council is to provi de planning and coordination of programs specific to 13
victim services, education, public awareness, data collection a nd dissemination, and 14
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reducing demand for human and sex trafficking. 1
Sec. 44.41.155. Duties. (a) The council shall 2
(1) elect one of its members as chair; 3
(2) develop and implement a standardized data collection syste m on 4
human and sex trafficking, including methods for synthesizing a nd disseminating data 5
and establishing standardized definitions as necessary; 6
(3) receive and dispense state and federal money and award gra nts and 7
contracts from appropriations t o qualified local community enti ties for the purpose of 8
human and sex trafficking intervention and prevention programs; 9
(4) oversee and audit qualified local community entities that receive 10
money from the council; 11
(5) coordinate and consult with the Department of Education and Early 12
Development, the Department of Co rrections, the Department of H ealth, the 13
Department of Law, the Department of Labor and Workforce Develo pment, the 14
Department of Family and Communi t y S e r v i c e s , t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Public Safety, 15
other state agencies and qualified local community entities dea ling with human and 16
sex trafficking, including the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and 17
survivors of human and sex traffi cking to develop educational materials and resources 18
related to, and increase public awareness of, human and sex trafficking; 19
(6) provide technical assistance as requested by the state age ncies and 20
qualified local community entities listed in (5) of this subsection; 21
(7) conduct public hearings and create opportunities for public input on 22
issues relating to human and sex trafficking in the state; 23
(8) make an annual report to t he governor on the activities of the 24
council, plans of the council for new services and programs, an d concerns of the 25
council, including recommendations for legislation necessary to carry out the purposes 26
of AS 44.41.150 - 44.41.175; the council shall notify the legis lature that the report is 27
available; 28
(9) recruit and hire an executive director to oversee the coun cil; the 29
executive director may hire staff; the executive director is in the exempt service under 30
AS 39.25.110 and staff members are in the classified service under AS 39.25.100. 31
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(b) The council may create advisory subcommittees. 1
Sec. 44.41.160. Membership. (a) The council consists of the following 17 2
members: 3
(1) nine members appointed by the governor as follows: 4
(A) two members who are mayors or elected officials in local 5
government; 6
(B) one member who represents a victim advocacy 7
organization; 8
(C) one member who represents an Alaska Native organization; 9
in this subparagraph, "Alaska Native organization" has the mean ing given in 10
AS 18.66.020(d); 11
(D) one member who represents a local law enforcement 12
agency; 13
( E ) o n e m e m b e r w h o r e p r e s e n t s a f a i t h - b a s e d c o m m u n i t y 14
organization; 15
(F) one member who represents an organization that provides 16
direct services to the homeless; 17
( G ) o n e m e m b e r w h o i s a l e a d e r o f a l a b o r o r t r a d e 18
organization; and 19
(H) one public member; 20
(2) the chief executive officer of the Alaska Mental Health Tr ust 21
Authority or the chief executive officer's designee; 22
(3) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee; 23
(4) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee; 24
(5) the commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's designee; 25
(6) the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee; 26
(7) the commissioner of educati on and early development or the 27
commissioner's designee; 28
(8) the commissioner of labor a nd workforce development or the 29
commissioner's designee; and 30
(9) the commissioner of family and community services or the 31
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commissioner's designee. 1
(b) Public members of the council appointed under (a)(1) of th is section serve 2
three-year terms. A public member serves at the pleasure of the governor and may not 3
serve more than two consecutive terms. The governor shall fill a vacancy of a public 4
member on the board by appointment for the unexpired portion of the vacated term. 5
(c) A person who receives compensation from or is an employee of the state or 6
a human or sex trafficking crisis intervention or prevention pr ogram may not be 7
appointed as a public member of the council. 8
Sec. 44.41.165. Meetings and quorum. (a) The council shall meet at least 9
quarterly by teleconference or other electronic means at times to be determined by the 10
chair. Additional meetings by teleconference or other electroni c means may be called 11
by the chair. Advisory subcommittees shall meet by teleconferen ce or other electronic 12
means. The council may hold an annual in-person meeting. 13
(b) The council may convene public meetings in person to present information 14
and receive public comment. 15
(c) Nine members of the council or a majority of filled positi ons, whichever is 16
fewer, constitute a quorum for conducting business. 17
Sec. 44.41.170. Compensation and expenses. The members of the council 18
receive no salary but are entitle d to transportation expenses a nd per diem in 19
accordance with AS 39.20.180. 20
Sec. 44.41.175. Definitions. In AS 44.41.150 - 44.41.175, 21
(1) "council" means the Council on Human and Sex Trafficking; 22
(2) "human and sex trafficking" means conduct in violation of 23
AS 11.41.360, 11.41.365, or AS 11.66.110 - 11.66.130. 24
* Sec. 4. AS 44.66.010(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 25
(17) Council on Human and Sex Trafficking (AS 44.41.150) - June 30, 26
2029. 27
* Sec. 5. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026. 28