ASSEMBLY HOMELAND SECURITY AND STATE PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 5500

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 9, 2021

      The Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 5500.

      As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 5500 expands the duties of the Commission on Human Trafficking. In addition to its existing duties, the commission would conduct research and produce findings on human trafficking of women and children of color, identify social and racial factors that make women and children of color more vulnerable to human trafficking, identify effective strategies, support, and services to reduce human trafficking of women and children of color, and study the interactions between law enforcement agencies and women and children of color who have been victims of human trafficking.