2025 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 620 - Dependency, neglect, and abuse 620.029 Duties of cabinet relating to children who are victims of human trafficking -- Reporting requirements.
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KY Rev Stat § 620.029 (2025)
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620.029 Duties of cabinet relating to children who are victims of human trafficking
-- Reporting requirements.
(1)
(2)
In order to provide the most effective treatment for children who are victims of
human trafficking, as defined in KRS 529.010, and to ensure that law enforcement
and prosecutorial agencies have the resources and tools necessary to combat human
trafficking, the cabinet shall:
(a) Investigate a report alleging a child is a victim of human trafficking pursuant
to KRS 620.030(3);
(b) Provide or ensure the provision of appropriate treatment, housing, and
services consistent with the status of the child as a victim of human
trafficking; and
(c) Proceed in the case in accordance with applicable statutes governing cases
involving dependency, neglect, or abuse regardless of whether the person
believed to have caused the human trafficking of the child is a parent,
guardian, or person exercising custodial control or supervision.
In order to effectuate the requirements of this section, the cabinet shall:
(a) Consult with agencies serving victims of human trafficking to promulgate
administrative regulations for the treatment of children who are reported to be
victims of human trafficking as dependent, neglected, or abused children,
including providing for appropriate screening, assessment, treatment, services,
temporary and long-term placement of these children, training of staff, the
designation of specific staff, and collaboration with service providers and law
enforcement;
(b) By November 1 of each year, submit to the Legislative Research Commission
a comprehensive report detailing:
1.
The number of reports the cabinet has received regarding child victims
of human trafficking;
2.
The number of reports in which the cabinet has investigated and
determined that a child is the victim of human trafficking; and
3.
The number of cases in which services were provided; and
(c) 1.
Beginning in 2025, in addition to the information required under
paragraph (b) of this subsection, include in its annual report to the
Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint
Committee on Families and Children and the Interim Joint Committee
on Judiciary to the extent possible:
a.
Information related to state enforcement of human trafficking
involving children in the Commonwealth, including the number
of:
i.
Arrests as compiled by the Department of Kentucky State
Police; and
ii. Criminal charges and convictions, delineated by county or
district, as compiled by the Administrative Office of the
Courts;
b.
2.
The frequency at which services were made available to child
victims of human trafficking;
c.
Recommendations for improving data collection so that
information may be obtained and analyzed in a larger percentage
of cases;
d.
Recommendations for improving data sharing among service
providers, nongovernmental organizations, and government
agencies; and
e.
Any other information that may assist in understanding the
causation of human trafficking of children in Kentucky and
stakeholders' abilities to provide services to victims.
If, after making reasonably diligent efforts to obtain the information
described in subparagraph 1. of this paragraph, the cabinet is unable to
obtain any of the information, the cabinet may submit an annual report
omitting that information, but shall provide an explanation for the
omission in the annual report.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 61, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2024. -- Created
2013 Ky. Acts ch. 25, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2013.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/25/2013).This statute was created in Section
1 of 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 25. Section 28 of that Act states that "Sections 1 to 28 of this
Act may be cited as the 'Human Trafficking Victims Rights Act.'"
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