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A Proclamation In Recognition Of Human Trafficking Awareness Day, January 11, 2017.
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Staff Recommends: Presentation of Proclamation.
Explanation:
Attorney General Pam Bondi worked with Florida’s legislative leaders to create the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. The 15-members Council includes law enforcement officers, prosecutors, legislators as well as experts in the fields of health, education and social services. The Council was created through legislation passed and signed into law in 2014. The Council supports human trafficking victims by enhancing care options, as well as providing an annual report on trafficking.
In the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking 2016 Annual Report, Florida continues to rank third in the nation in the number of calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Mayor Josh Levy