SR 76
- Session Year: 2017-2018
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2018-01-30
WHEREAS, Beginning in 2010, each January has been designated by presidential proclamation to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month; and
WHEREAS, The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally; and
WHEREAS, Sixty-eight percent of human trafficking victims are trapped in forced labor, twenty-six percent are children, and fifty-five percent are women and girls; and
WHEREAS, The ILO estimates that forced labor and human trafficking is a $150 billion a year industry worldwide. Nine billion dollars of that is estimated to be in agriculture, including forestry and fishing; and
WHEREAS, In 2016, an estimated one out of every six endangered runaways reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely to be child sex trafficking victims. Of those, eighty-six percent were in the care of social services or the foster system when they ran away; and
WHEREAS, More than two-thirds of sex trafficked children suffer additional abuse at the hands of their traffickers; and
WHEREAS, Women and children who have been trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation experience a significantly higher rate of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as tuberculosis and permanent damage to the reproductive system; and
WHEREAS, California has one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in the nation. It is a top destination for traffickers because of its major harbors, airports, coastlines, international borders, economy, and immigrant population; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation crime analysis lists California and Nevada as having the highest rates of child prostitution in the western region of the United States; and
WHEREAS, More than 31,600 total cases of human trafficking have been reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the last eight years, with the hotline receiving more than 100 calls per day; and
WHEREAS, There were 13,897 calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2017. Seven hundred and five of those were from California, which was the highest of any state; and
WHEREAS, The number of cases of human trafficking reported to the Polaris BeFree Textline, an SMS-based hotline for victims and survivors of human trafficking and at-risk populations, increases every year; and
WHEREAS, Human trafficking affects men, women, and children of all ages. It is necessary to remain aware of this constant modern form of slavery that is happening all around us and for California to take an active stance on preventing and eliminating human trafficking once and for all; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate proclaims January 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in California in order to encourage greater awareness of human trafficking within the State of California, the United States of America, and internationally; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
WHEREAS, Beginning in 2010, each January has been designated by presidential proclamation to be National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month; and
WHEREAS, The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally; and
WHEREAS, Sixty-eight percent of human trafficking victims are trapped in forced labor, twenty-six percent are children, and fifty-five percent are women and girls; and
WHEREAS, The ILO estimates that forced labor and human trafficking is a $150 billion a year industry worldwide. Nine billion dollars of that is estimated to be in agriculture, including forestry and fishing; and
WHEREAS, In 2016, an estimated one out of every six endangered runaways reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely to be child sex trafficking victims. Of those, eighty-six percent were in the care of social services or the foster system when they ran away; and
WHEREAS, More than two-thirds of sex trafficked children suffer additional abuse at the hands of their traffickers; and
WHEREAS, Women and children who have been trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation experience a significantly higher rate of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as tuberculosis and permanent damage to the reproductive system; and
WHEREAS, California has one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in the nation. It is a top destination for traffickers because of its major harbors, airports, coastlines, international borders, economy, and immigrant population; and
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation crime analysis lists California and Nevada as having the highest rates of child prostitution in the western region of the United States; and
WHEREAS, More than 31,600 total cases of human trafficking have been reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the last eight years, with the hotline receiving more than 100 calls per day; and
WHEREAS, There were 13,897 calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline in 2017. Seven hundred and five of those were from California, which was the highest of any state; and
WHEREAS, The number of cases of human trafficking reported to the Polaris BeFree Textline, an SMS-based hotline for victims and survivors of human trafficking and at-risk populations, increases every year; and
WHEREAS, Human trafficking affects men, women, and children of all ages. It is necessary to remain aware of this constant modern form of slavery that is happening all around us and for California to take an active stance on preventing and eliminating human trafficking once and for all; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate proclaims January 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in California in order to encourage greater awareness of human trafficking within the State of California, the United States of America, and internationally; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
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| Jan 29, 2018 | Read. Adopted. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) |
| Jan 25, 2018 | From committee: Ordered to third reading. |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. |
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| Jan 29, 2018 | Senate 3rd Reading SR76 Skinner et al. | Senate Floor |
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THIRD READING
Bill No: SR 76
Author: Skinner (D), Atkins (D), Bates (R), Fuller (R), Galgiani (D), and Mitchell (D)
Introduced: 1/24/18
SUBJECT: Human Trafficking Awareness Month
DIGEST:
This resolution proclaims January 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in California in order to encourage greater awareness of human trafficking within the State of California, the United States of America, and internationally.
ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative findings:
- In 2016, an estimated one out of every six endangered runaways reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely to be child sex trafficking victims.
- The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally and that forced labor and human trafficking is a $150 billion a year industry worldwide.
- California has one of the highest incidences of human trafficking in the nation. It is a top destination for traffickers because of its major harbors, airports, coastlines, international borders, economy, and immigrant population.
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation crime analysis lists California and Nevada as having the highest rates of child prostitution in the western region of the United States.
- In the last eight years, more than 31,600 total cases of human trafficking have been reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The Hotline receives more than 100 calls per day. In 2017, there were 13,897 calls to the Hotline; and 705 of those were from California, which was the highest of any state.
- Human trafficking affects men, women, and children of all ages. It is necessary to remain aware of this constant modern form of slavery that is happening all around us and for California to take an active stance on preventing and eliminating human trafficking once and for all.
This resolution proclaims January 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month in California in order to encourage greater awareness of human trafficking within the State of California, the United States of America, and internationally.
Related/Prior Legislation
ACR 140 (Bonta, 2018) proclaims the month of January 2018 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and encourages certain activities to honor that month, as specified.
SCR 15 (Gaines, 2017) proclaims the month of January 2017 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and encourages certain activities with regard to honoring that month, as specified.
SCR 88 (Runner, Resolution Chapter 3, Statutes of 2016) proclaimed the month of January 2016 as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, encouraged all Californians to become educated about human trafficking and work to eradicate these criminal practices within and beyond our borders, and encouraged Members of the Legislature, as well as organizations, businesses, and individuals, to host or sponsor and attend community events in order to bring visibility and support to efforts made by nongovernmental organizations to recognize and combat human trafficking.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No Local: No
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified 1/25/18)
None received
Prepared by: Melissa Ward / SFA / (916) 651-1520
1/26/18 14:59:19
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