§ 46:2165 — Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission

§2165. Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission
A. The Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission is hereby created
within the office of the governor and placed within the office of human trafficking
prevention.
B. The commission shall do the following:
(1) Assist state and local leaders in developing and coordinating human trafficking
prevention programs.
(2) Conduct a continuing comprehensive review of all existing public and private
human trafficking victim assistance programs to identify gaps in prevention and intervention
services.
(3) Increase coordination among public and private programs to strengthen
prevention and intervention services.
(4) Make recommendations with respect to human trafficking prevention and
intervention.
(5) Develop a state needs assessment and a comprehensive and integrated service
delivery approach that meets the needs of all human trafficking victims.
(6) Establish a method to transition human trafficking victim assistance service
providers toward evidence-based national best practices focusing on outreach and prevention.
(7) Develop a plan that ensures that Louisiana laws on human trafficking are
properly implemented and provide training to law enforcement, the judiciary, and service
providers.
(8) Review the statutory response to human trafficking, analyze the impact and
effectiveness of strategies contained in Louisiana law, and make recommendations on
legislation to further anti-trafficking efforts.
(9) Develop mechanisms to promote public awareness of human trafficking,
including promotion of the national twenty-four-hour toll-free hotline telephone service on
human trafficking.
(10) Promote training courses and other educational materials for use by persons
required to undergo training on the handling of, and response procedures for, suspected
human trafficking activities.
(11) Develop a framework to collect and integrate data and measure program
outcomes.
(12) Receive reports and recommendations from the Human Trafficking Prevention
Commission Advisory Board.
(13) Do all other things reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes for which
the commission is created.
C. In order to carry out its purposes and functions, the commission may request data
and assistance from state departments and agencies. When the commission requests a state
department or agency to provide needed data or assistance, the department or agency shall
give priority to the request and shall provide the data or assistance as requested. The
commission shall maintain the confidentiality of any information or records provided to it
by state departments and agencies, as required by laws relative to such information and
records.
D. The commission shall annually issue a report of its findings and recommendations
to the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the president of the Senate.
The commission shall issue its initial report on or before February 1, 2018, and shall issue
annual reports no later than the first day of February each year thereafter. The report may
include any recommendations for legislation that the commission deems necessary and
appropriate. Legislation may be recommended by the commission only upon approval by
a two-thirds vote of the commission members present.

Legislative History

Acts 2017, No. 181, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2021, No. 352, §2, eff. June 17, 2021.