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463
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
463
BY
THOMPSON
,
FISHER
,
DIEKEN
,
THOMSON
,
BODEN
,
SIEGRIST
,
GOLDING
,
JENEARY
,
SHIPLEY
,
FETT
,
INGELS
,
DUNWELL
,
LAWLER
,
WELDON
,
CISNEROS
,
GERHOLD
,
and
YOUNG
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
human
trafficking
prosecution
units.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
13.36
Human
trafficking
prosecution
1
units.
2
1.
Two
human
trafficking
prosecution
units
are
established
3
in
the
department
of
justice.
The
attorney
general,
in
4
cooperation
and
coordination
with
the
department
of
public
5
safety,
the
office
to
combat
human
trafficking
established
6
within
the
department
of
public
safety
under
section
80.45,
and
7
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
shall
develop,
8
staff,
and
equip
two
multidisciplinary
teams
to
identify,
9
investigate,
and
prosecute
human
trafficking
cases
and
provide
10
care
and
support
for
the
victims
of
human
trafficking.
11
2.
One
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
shall
serve
the
12
western
half
of
the
state,
and
the
other
human
trafficking
13
prosecution
unit
shall
serve
the
eastern
half
of
the
state,
14
with
interstate
35
serving
as
the
bisecting
line.
15
3.
A
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
shall
include
but
16
not
be
limited
to:
17
a.
The
attorney
general,
or
the
attorney
general’s
designee.
18
b.
Criminal
investigators
from
the
department
of
public
19
safety.
20
c.
State
and
local
law
enforcement
representatives.
21
d.
Victim
services
representatives.
22
e.
Health
care
representatives.
23
f.
Community
organization
representatives.
24
g.
Survivor
advocacy
group
representatives.
25
4.
In
addition
to
the
duties
set
forth
in
subsection
26
1,
a
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
may
also
conduct
27
training
and
provide
technical
assistance
to
increase
community
28
awareness.
29
5.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“human
trafficking”
means
30
the
same
as
defined
in
section
710A.1.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
establishes
a
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit.
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The
bill
provides
that
two
human
trafficking
prosecution
1
units
are
established
in
the
department
of
justice.
The
2
attorney
general,
in
cooperation
and
coordination
with
the
3
department
of
public
safety,
the
office
to
combat
human
4
trafficking,
and
the
department
of
health
and
human
services,
5
shall
develop,
staff,
and
equip
two
multidisciplinary
teams
6
to
identify,
investigate,
and
prosecute
human
trafficking
7
cases
and
provide
care
and
support
for
the
victims
of
human
8
trafficking.
One
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
shall
9
serve
the
western
half
of
the
state,
and
the
other
shall
serve
10
the
eastern
half
of
the
state,
with
interstate
35
serving
as
11
the
bisecting
line.
12
The
bill
provides
that
a
human
trafficking
prosecution
13
unit
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to:
the
attorney
14
general,
or
the
attorney
general’s
designee;
criminal
15
investigators
from
the
department
of
public
safety;
state
16
and
local
law
enforcement
representatives;
victim
services
17
representatives;
health
care
representatives;
community
18
organization
representatives;
and
survivor
advocacy
group
19
representatives.
A
human
trafficking
prosecution
unit
may
also
20
conduct
training
and
provide
technical
assistance
to
increase
21
community
awareness.
22
The
bill
defines
“human
trafficking”
to
mean
the
same
as
23
defined
in
Code
section
710A.1.
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