Sponsored by:
Senator THOMAS H. KEAN, JR.
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM
District 31 (Hudson)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Ruiz, Greenstein, A.R.Bucco, Bateman and Pou
SYNOPSIS
Makes supplemental appropriation of $100,000 to Commission on Human Trafficking.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved July 4, 2017 (P.L.2017, c.99).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2017, c.99, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:
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$100,000 |
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Total Direct State Services Appropriation, |
$100,000 |
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Direct State Services: |
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09 Commission on Human Trafficking |
($100,000) |
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2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would appropriate $100,000 to the Department of Law and Public Safety from the General Fund to the Commission on Human Trafficking, in the Division of Criminal Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
This appropriation would provide funds to support the administrative duties of the commission, enabling the commission to address the directives outlined in the "Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act,” P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237).
The directives of the commission are the following:
(1) Evaluate the existing laws concerning human trafficking, including enforcement, and make recommendations for legislation;
(2) Review existing victim assistance programs and analyze the costs, organization, and availability of these services for victims of human trafficking and make recommendations for legislation;
(3) Promote a coordinated response by public and private resources for victims of human trafficking; and
(4) Develop mechanisms to promote public awareness of human trafficking, including promotion of the national, 24-hour toll-free hotline telephone service on human trafficking and the promotion of training courses and other educational materials for use by persons required under section 19 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.2C:13-12) to undergo training on the handling of and response procedures for suspected human trafficking activities. This includes law enforcement officers, judges and judicial personnel, hotel and motel operators and staff, and health care facility staff.