SB-0596, As Passed Senate, October 2, 2014

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 596

A bill to create the human trafficking health advisory board

act; to provide for an interdepartmental human trafficking health

advisory board; to prescribe the membership of the human

trafficking health advisory board; and to prescribe the duties and

responsibilities of the human trafficking health advisory board.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "human

trafficking health advisory board act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act:

(a) "Board" means the human trafficking health advisory board

created in section 3.

(b) "Human trafficking" means a violation of chapter LXVIIA of

the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.462a to 750.462j.

Sec. 3. (1) The human trafficking health advisory board is

created as an autonomous entity within the department of community

health. The board shall include all of the following members:

(a) The director of the department of human services or his or

her designated representative from within the department of human

services.

(b) The director of the department of community health or his

or her designated representative from within the department of

community health.

individuals submitted by the senate majority leader.

(d) One individual appointed by the governor from a list of 3

individuals submitted by the speaker of the house of

representatives.

(e) One individual who has experience and expertise in the

field of intervention or prevention of human trafficking or

treatment of human trafficking survivors.

(f) Two individuals who are human trafficking survivors and

who are appointed by the governor.

(2) The members first appointed to the board under subsection

(1)(c) to (f) shall be appointed within 90 days after the effective

date of this act.

(3) Members of the board appointed under subsection (1)(c) to

(f) shall serve for terms of 4 years or until a successor is

appointed, whichever is later.

(4) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the appointing authority

shall make an appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner

as the original appointment.

(5) The governor may remove a member of the board for

incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or

nonfeasance in office, or any other good cause.

(6) The first meeting of the board shall be called within 180

days after the effective date of this act. Before this first

meeting, the governor shall appoint the chairperson of the board

from among the members listed in subsection (1). At the first

meeting, the board shall elect from among its members a vice-

chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary or

appropriate who shall serve 1-year terms and who may be reelected.

After the first meeting, the board shall meet at least quarterly,

or more frequently at the call of the chairperson or if requested

by a majority of the members then serving.

(7) A majority of the members of the board constitute a quorum

for the transaction of business at a meeting of the board. A

majority of the members present and serving are required for the

official action of the board.

(8) The business that the board may perform shall be conducted

at a public meeting of the board held in compliance with the open

meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.

(9) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or

retained by the board in the performance of an official function is

subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231

to 15.246.

(10) Members of the board shall serve without compensation.

However, members of the board may be reimbursed for their actual

and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their

official duties as members of the board.

Sec. 4. The board shall do all of the following:

(a) Collect and analyze information regarding human

trafficking in this state.

(b) Identify state and local agencies within this state and

other states, as well as within the federal government, that are

involved with issues relating to human trafficking, and coordinate

the dissemination of information concerning medical and mental

health services available to survivors of human trafficking in this

state.

existing services available to assist survivors of human

trafficking, including crime victim assistance, health care, and

legal assistance, and establish a program to make those survivors

better aware of the services that are available to them.

(d) Establish a program to improve public awareness of medical

and mental health services available to survivors of human

trafficking in this state.

(e) Review existing state laws and administrative rules

relating to health policies affecting survivors of human

trafficking and make recommendations to the legislature and state

agencies to improve those laws and rules to address medical and

mental health services available to survivors of human trafficking

in this state.

(f) File an annual report with the chairs of the committees

concerned with health policy of the senate and the house of

representatives regarding its activities under this act. The report