Bill Text: TX HB1113 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to state contract limitations and programs for sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-21 - Placed on intent calendar [HB1113 Detail]

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  86R7011 JG-D
 
  By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 1113
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to state contract limitations and programs for sex
  trafficking prevention and victim treatment.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 2155.077, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (a-3) to read as follows:
         (a-3)  The comptroller shall bar a vendor from participating
  in state contracts that are subject to this subtitle, including
  contracts for which purchasing authority is delegated to a state
  agency, if the vendor has taken an action that directly supports or
  promotes human trafficking.
         SECTION 2.  Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 50 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 50. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM TREATMENT
  PROGRAMS
  SUBCHAPTER A.  TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR VICTIMS OF CHILD SEX
  TRAFFICKING
         Sec. 50.0001.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
               (1)  "Child sex trafficking" has the meaning assigned
  by Section 772.0062, Government Code.
               (2)  "Program" means the treatment program for victims
  of child sex trafficking established under this subchapter.
         Sec. 50.0002.  ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The commission, in
  collaboration with the institution designated under Section
  50.0003 and the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established
  under Section 772.0062, Government Code, shall establish a program
  to improve the quality and accessibility of care for victims of
  child sex trafficking in this state.
         Sec. 50.0003.  DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTION; OPERATION OF
  PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall designate a health-related
  institution of higher education to operate the program.
         (b)  The designated institution shall improve the quality
  and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking by:
               (1)  dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or
  contract for inpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
               (2)  dedicating a unit at the institution to provide or
  contract for outpatient care for victims of child sex trafficking;
               (3)  creating opportunities for research and workforce
  expansion related to treatment of victims of child sex trafficking;
  and
               (4)  assisting other health-related institutions of
  higher education in this state to establish similar programs.
         Sec. 50.0004.  FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
  by the legislature, the designated institution may accept gifts,
  grants, and donations from any public or private person for the
  purpose of carrying out the program.
         Sec. 50.0005.  RULES.  The executive commissioner shall
  adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
  SUBCHAPTER B. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL SEX TRAFFICKING
  PREVENTION PROGRAMS
         Sec. 50.0051.  ESTABLISHMENT OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. The
  commission shall establish and administer a matching grant program
  that awards grants to provide initial money to establish municipal
  sex trafficking prevention programs in this state.
         Sec. 50.0052.  APPLICATION. (a) A municipality may apply to
  the commission in the form and manner prescribed by the commission
  for a matching grant under this subchapter for the municipality's
  sex trafficking prevention program. To qualify for a grant, an
  applicant must:
               (1)  develop a media campaign and appoint a municipal
  employee to oversee the program;
               (2)  provide proof that the applicant is able to obtain
  or secure municipal money in an amount at least equal to the amount
  of the awarded grant; and
               (3)  in collaboration with a local institution of
  higher education, create and submit a needs assessment that
  outlines:
                     (A)  the prevalence of sex trafficking crimes in
  the municipality;
                     (B)  strategies for reducing the number of sex
  trafficking crimes in the municipality; and
                     (C)  the program's need for state funding to
  supplement the municipal funding.
         (b)  The commission shall review applications for a matching
  grant submitted under this section and award matching grants to
  each municipality that demonstrates in the application the most
  effective strategies for reducing the number of sex trafficking
  crimes in the municipality and the greatest need for state funding.
         (c)  The commission may provide a grant under Subsection (b)
  only in accordance with a contract between the commission and the
  municipality. The contract must include provisions under which the
  commission is granted sufficient control to ensure the public
  purpose of sex trafficking prevention is accomplished and the state
  receives the return benefit.
         Sec. 50.0053.  FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
  by the legislature, the commission may solicit and accept gifts,
  grants, or donations from any source to administer and finance the
  matching grant program established under this subchapter.
  SUBCHAPTER C. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOCAL
  LAW ENFORCEMENT
         Sec. 50.0101.  ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The
  office of the governor, in collaboration with the Child Sex
  Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062,
  Government Code, shall establish and administer a grant program
  that awards grants to local law enforcement agencies to train local
  law enforcement officers to recognize signs of sex trafficking.
         (b)  A local law enforcement agency may apply to the office
  of the governor in the form and manner prescribed by the office for
  a grant under this section.
         (c)  The office of the governor may provide a grant under
  Subsection (b) only in accordance with a contract between the
  office and the local law enforcement agency. The contract must
  include provisions under which the office is granted sufficient
  control to ensure the public purpose of sex trafficking prevention
  is accomplished and the state receives the return benefit.
         Sec. 50.0102.  FUNDING. In addition to money appropriated
  by the legislature, the office of the governor may solicit and
  accept gifts, grants, or donations from any source to administer
  and finance the grant program established under this subchapter.
         SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act:
               (1)  the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement
  Subchapters A and B, Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as added by
  this Act; and
               (2)  the governor shall adopt rules as necessary to
  implement Subchapter C, Chapter 50, Health and Safety Code, as
  added by this Act.
         SECTION 4.  Section 2155.077, Government Code, as amended by
  this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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