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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 1, 2022 - Introduced by Senators Johnson, Darling, Agard, Bewley,
Carpenter, Cowles, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Jacque, Larson, Pfaff,
Ringhand, Roys, Wanggaard and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives
Billings, Loudenbeck, Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bowen,
Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Hebl,
Hesselbein, Hintz, Horlacher, James, Kurtz, B. Meyers, Milroy, L. Myers,
Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Penterman, Petryk, Pope, S. Rodriguez,
Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining,
Vruwink and Murphy. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR99,1,2 1Relating to: proclaiming January 2022 as human trafficking awareness and
2prevention month.
SJR99,1,53 Whereas, human trafficking occurs when a person is recruited, harbored,
4obtained, or transported through force, fraud, or coercion for the purposes of sexual
5exploitation, commercial sex acts, or labor exploitation; and
SJR99,1,106 Whereas, human traffickers disproportionately target at-risk populations,
7including individuals who have experienced or been exposed to other violence, such
8as child abuse and maltreatment and community violence, and those who are
9disconnected from support networks, such as runaway and homeless youth,
10unaccompanied minors, and persons displaced by natural disasters; and
SJR99,1,1211 Whereas, since 2007 more than 73,000 total cases of human trafficking have
12been reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline; and
SJR99,1,1413 Whereas, the average age a trafficking victim enters the sex trade in the United
14States is from 12 to 14 years old; and
SJR99,2,4
1Whereas, in 2020, an estimated one out of six endangered runaways reported
2to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely child sex
3trafficking victims, 80 percent of all trafficking victims are female, and 50 percent
4of victims are children; and
SJR99,2,85 Whereas, a 2019 U.S. State Department report found that advocates reported
6a growing trend of traffickers targeting people with disabilities and an increase in
7the use of social media platforms to recruit and advertise victims of human
8trafficking; and
SJR99,2,109 Whereas, human trafficking has been reported in all 72 counties in the state,
10and it is a crime found in rural, urban, and suburban communities; and
SJR99,2,1311 Whereas, human trafficking is modern-day slavery, a practice that is in direct
12opposition to the fundamental principles of liberty and human rights upon which our
13nation was founded; and
SJR99,2,1614 Whereas, to combat human trafficking in our state, our citizens must be aware
15of the realities of human trafficking, educated to recognize victims of human
16trafficking, and dedicated to stopping it; and
SJR99,2,1917 Whereas, a resolution passed by the U.S. Senate on June 22, 2007, has forever
18marked January 11 as a day of awareness and vigilance for the countless victims and
19survivors of human trafficking around the world; and
SJR99,2,2220 Whereas, Wisconsin has zero tolerance for human trafficking, and eliminating
21human trafficking is a goal shared by all Americans who believe in freedom and
22liberty for all people; now, therefore, be it
SJR99,3,3
1Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the
2Wisconsin Legislature proclaim January 2022 as Human Trafficking Awareness and
3Prevention Month in the State of Wisconsin.
SJR99,3,44 (End)
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