18-8605 HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIM PROTECTION.

TITLE 18

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

CHAPTER 86

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

18-8605. Human trafficking victim protection. (1) The attorney general, in consultation with the department of health and welfare and the United States attorney’s office, shall, no later than July 1, 2007, issue a report outlining how existing victim and witness laws respond to the needs of human trafficking victims, and suggesting areas of improvement and modification.

(2) The department of health and welfare, in consultation with the attorney general, shall, no later than July 1, 2007, issue a report outlining how existing social service programs respond or fail to respond to the needs of human trafficking victims, and the interplay of such existing programs with federally-funded victim service programs, and suggesting areas of improvement or modification. Such inquiry shall include, but not be limited to, the ability of state programs and licensing bodies to recognize federal T nonimmigrant status for the purposes of benefits, programs and licenses.