October 3, 2013, Introduced by Senators ROBERTSON, HANSEN, ANDERSON, GREGORY, WARREN, JANSEN, PROOS, NOFS, JONES, PAPPAGEORGE, ANANICH, HOPGOOD, CASPERSON, MOOLENAAR, BRANDENBURG, MARLEAU, ROCCA, MEEKHOF, CASWELL, BOOHER, COLBECK, YOUNG, HILDENBRAND, KAHN, RICHARDVILLE, BIEDA and EMMONS and referred to the Committee on Families, Seniors and Human Services.
A bill to create the human trafficking board act; to provide
for an interdepartmental human trafficking board; to prescribe the
membership of the human trafficking board; and to prescribe the
duties and responsibilities of the human trafficking board.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "human
trafficking board act".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Board" means the human trafficking board created in
section 3.
(b) "Human trafficking" means a violation of chapter LXVIIA of
the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462j.
Sec. 3. (1) The human trafficking board is created as an
autonomous entity within the department of state police. The board
shall include all of the following members:
(a) The governor or his or her designated representative from
within the office of the governor.
(b) The state attorney general or his or her designated
representative from within the department of attorney general.
(c) The director of the department of state police or his or
her designated representative from within the department of state
police.
(d) The director of the department of human services or his or
her designated representative from within the department of human
services.
(e) The director of the department of community health or his
or her designated representative from within the department of
community health.
(f) The director of the department of licensing and regulatory
affairs or his or her designated representative from within the
department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(g) One individual appointed by the senate majority leader.
(h) One individual appointed by the senate minority leader.
(i) One individual appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(j) One individual appointed by the minority leader of the
house of representatives.
(k) One individual who is a circuit court judge and who is
appointed by the governor.
(l) One individual who is a county prosecuting attorney and who
is appointed by the governor.
(m) One individual who is a police officer and who is
appointed by the governor.
(2) The members first appointed to the board under subsection
(1)(g) to (m) shall be appointed within 90 days after the effective
date of this act.
(3) Members of the board appointed under subsection (1)(g) to
(h) shall serve for terms of 4 years or until a successor is
appointed, whichever is later.
(4) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the appointing authority
shall make an appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner
as the original appointment.
(5) The governor may remove a member of the board for
incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or
nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.
(6) The first meeting of the board shall be called by January
1, 2014. At the first meeting, the board shall elect from among its
members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary
or appropriate. After the first meeting, the board shall meet at
least quarterly, or more frequently at the call of the chairperson
or if requested by a majority of the members then serving.
(7) A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum
for the transaction of business at a meeting of the board. A
majority of the members present and serving are required for the
official action of the board.
(8) The business that the board may perform shall be conducted
at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open
meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(9) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or
retained by the board in the performance of an official function is
subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231
to 15.246.
(10) Members of the board shall serve without compensation.
However, members of the board may be reimbursed for their actual
and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
official duties as members of the board.
Sec. 4. The board shall do all of the following:
(a) Collect and analyze information regarding human
trafficking in this state.
(b) Identify state and local agencies within this state and
other states, as well as within the federal government, that are
involved with issues relating to human trafficking, and coordinate
the dissemination of information regarding human trafficking in
this state to those agencies.
(c) Review the existing services available to assist victims
of human trafficking, including crime victim assistance, health
care, and legal assistance, and establish a program to make those
victims better aware of the services that are available to them.
(d) Establish a program to improve public awareness of human
trafficking.
(e) Review existing state laws and administrative rules
relating to human trafficking and make recommendations to the
legislature to improve those laws and rules to address human
trafficking violations in this state.
(f) File an annual report with the secretary of the senate and
the clerk of the house of representatives regarding its activities
under this act. The report shall be filed not later than February 1
of each year.