JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Human Trafficking 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 26, 2012 

PLACE:        AACOG Board Room, 8700 Tesoro Dr., San Antonio, TX 
CHAIR:        Sen. Van de Putte and Rep. Thompson 

The Joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking will hear invited and public testimony on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. in the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) Board Room. The Committee will:

· Study the services available for victims of human trafficking provided by federal, state, and local agencies and non-governmental organizations, including the long-range need for safe houses and shelters and the best practices for public/private partnerships providing services to victims.

· Review procedures and services available for youth that have been identified as sex trafficking victims, including analysis of the appropriate criminal penalties associated with prostitution.