Honorable Dade Phelan, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1232 by Guillen (Relating to the establishment and duties of the human trafficking prevention coordinating council.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Office of the Attorney General to establish the Human Trafficking Prevention Coordinating Council to develop and implement a five-year strategic plan for preventing human trafficking in Texas. The council would be composed of the governor, the attorney general, and members of six state agencies. The council would be required to submit the strategic plan to the legislature not later than May 1, 2020, then each five-year period afterward. Beginning the following year after the strategic plan is submitted, the council would also be required to submit to the legislature an annual report detailing the progress of the strategic plan's implementation.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.
It is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to agencies' participation in the council could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 405 Department of Public Safety, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department