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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
March 26, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Haywood, Loudenbeck,
Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Cabrera, Crowley, Emerson, Fields,
Gruszynski, Gundrum, Ohnstad, Ramthun, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer,
Stubbs, Subeck and Vining, cosponsored by Senators L. Taylor, Carpenter,
Larson, Smith, Wanggaard and Kooyenga. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AB1024,1,2
1An Act to create 15.107 (20) and 16.035 of the statutes;
relating to: creating
2a human trafficking council.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates a human trafficking council in the Department of
Administration. Under the bill, the human trafficking council must make
recommendations for eliminating human trafficking and aiding victims of human
trafficking in Wisconsin and must conduct training on combating human trafficking.
The human trafficking council consists of the governor, or if the governor so
designates, the lieutenant governor; the attorney general; the secretary of children
and families; and the following 18 members appointed for staggered two-year terms:
1) four public members appointed by the governor; 2) two public members and two
senators appointed by the president of the senate; 3) two public members and one
senator appointed by the senate minority leader; 4) two public members and two
representatives to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and 5) two
public members and one representative to the assembly appointed by the assembly
minority leader. The bill also requires that the persons who appoint members of the
council ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the council is diverse with
respect to race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, and geography.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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1Section
1. 15.107 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.107
(20) Council on human trafficking. (a)
Creation. There is created a
3council on human trafficking that is attached to the department of administration
4under s. 15.03. The council shall consist of 21 members.
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(b)
Membership. The council consists of the following members:
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1. The governor, or if the governor so designates, the lieutenant governor.
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2. The attorney general or the attorney general's designee.
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3. The secretary of children and families or the secretary's designee.
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4. Four public members appointed by the governor.
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5. Two public members appointed by the president of the senate.
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6. Two senators appointed by the president of the senate.
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7. Two public members appointed by the senate minority leader.
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8. One senator appointed by the senate minority leader.
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9. Two public members appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
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10. Two representatives to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the
16assembly.
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11. Two public members appointed by the assembly minority leader.
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12. One representative to the assembly appointed by the assembly minority
19leader.
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(c)
Terms of members. Members under par. (b) 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., and 11. shall
21be appointed to staggered 2-year terms. Members appointed under par. (b) 10. and
2212. shall serve for his or her term in office.
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(d)
Appointments. When appointing members under par. (b), the person
24making the appointment shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the
1council is diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender
2identity, and geography.
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3Section
2. 16.035 of the statutes is created to read:
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416.035 Council on human trafficking. The council on human trafficking
5shall recommend changes to the public and private sectors and initiate legislation
6to eliminate human trafficking and to aid victims of human trafficking in Wisconsin,
7and conduct training on combating human trafficking.
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8Section
3.
Nonstatutory provisions.
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(1)
Council; staggering of terms. Notwithstanding the length of terms
10specified for the members of the council on human trafficking under s. 15.107 (20),
117 of the initial members appointed under s. 15.107 (20) (b) 4. to 9. and 11. shall be
12appointed for a term expiring on July 1, 2021, and 8 of the initial members appointed
13under s. 15.107 (20) (b) 4. to 9. and 11. shall be appointed for a term expiring on July
141, 2022.
