SF 3126

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing a toll-free human trafficking victim hotline;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 299A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [299A.79] TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
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new text begin (a) As used in this section, "trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section
299A.78, subdivision 1.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner of public safety shall contract with a nonprofit organization
that provides legal services to domestic and international trafficking victims to maintain a
toll-free telephone hotline for trafficking victims.
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new text begin The hotline must be in place by January 1, 2007, and must be operated 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year. The hotline must offer language interpreters for languages
commonly spoken in Minnesota, including, but not limited to, Spanish, Vietnamese,
Hmong, and Somali. At a minimum, the hotline must screen trafficking victims, both
domestic and international, and provide appropriate referrals to attorneys and victims'
services organizations.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety from the general fund for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, to implement section 1.
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