2016 Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH
20 ILCS 5085/ - Human Trafficking Task Force Act.

(20 ILCS 5085/1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Task Force Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-864, eff. 8-22-16.)

(20 ILCS 5085/5)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
Sec. 5. Human Trafficking Task Force created. There is created the Human Trafficking Task Force to address the growing problem of human trafficking across this State. The Human Trafficking Task Force shall consist of the following persons:
(1) three members of the House of Representatives,

appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) three members of the House of Representatives,

appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(3) three members of the Senate, appointed by the

President of the Senate;

(4) three members of the Senate, appointed by the

Minority Leader of the Senate;

(5) one representative of the Chicago Regional Human

Trafficking Task Force, appointed by the Governor; and

(6) the Director of the Department of State Police,

or his or her designee.

Members of the Human Trafficking Task Force shall serve without compensation.
(Source: P.A. 99-864, eff. 8-22-16.)

(20 ILCS 5085/10)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
Sec. 10. Administrative support. The Department of Children and Family Services shall provide administrative and other support to the Human Trafficking Task Force.
(Source: P.A. 99-864, eff. 8-22-16.)

(20 ILCS 5085/15)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
Sec. 15. Duties of Human Trafficking Task Force. The Human Trafficking Task Force shall conduct a study on the human trafficking problem in this State and shall hold hearings in furtherance of:
(1) developing a State plan to address human

trafficking;

(2) implementing a system for the sharing of human

trafficking data between government agencies in a manner that ensures that the privacy of victims of human trafficking is protected and that data collection respects the privacy of victims of human trafficking;

(3) establishing policies to enable State government

to work with nongovernmental organizations and other elements of the private sector to prevent human trafficking and provide assistance to victims of human trafficking who are United States citizens or foreign nationals;

(4) evaluating various approaches used by state and

local governments to increase public awareness of human trafficking, including trafficking of United States citizens and foreign national victims;

(5) developing methods for protecting the rights of

victims of human trafficking, taking into account the need to consider the human rights and special needs of women and minors;

(6) evaluating the necessity of treating victims of

human trafficking as crime victims rather than criminals; and

(7) developing methods for promoting the safety of

victims of human trafficking.

(Source: P.A. 99-864, eff. 8-22-16.)

(20 ILCS 5085/20)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
Sec. 20. Report. On or before June 30, 2017, the Human Trafficking Task Force shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly, by filing copies of its report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act, and to the Governor.
(Source: P.A. 99-864, eff. 8-22-16.)

(20 ILCS 5085/25)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
Sec. 25. Task force abolished; Act repealed. The Human Trafficking Task Force is abolished and this Act is repealed on July 1, 2017.
(Source: P.A. 99-864, eff. 8-22-16.)

(20 ILCS 5085/99)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2017)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 99-864, eff. 8-22-16.)