Task Force for Prevention of Trafficking

(a)An inter-agency task force to develop and implement a Guam Plan for the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons. Such a task force shall meet at least annually and should include all aspects of trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking of both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals.

(b)The members of the task force shall include, at a minimum, representatives from:

(1)the Office of the Attorney General;

(2)the Guam Police Department;

(3)the Department of Public Health and Social Services, Child Protective Services and Adult Protective Services;

(4)the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, Counseling and Healing Hearts Rape Crisis Center;

(5)the Department of Labor; and

(6)the Guam Homeland Security Office; and

(7)representatives from non-governmental organizations, especially those specializing in trafficking in persons, those representing diverse communities disproportionately affected by trafficking, organizations dedicated to child services and runaway services, and academic researchers dedicated to the subject of human COL 6/21/2023 CH. 26 HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION trafficking.

(d)The task force shall be chaired by the Office of the Attorney General and carry out the following activities either directly or via one or more of its constituent agencies:

(e)The task force shall carry out the following activities either directly or via one or more of its constituent agencies:

(1)Develop the Guam Plan.

(2)Coordinate the implementation of the Territorial Plan.

(3)Coordinate the collection and sharing of trafficking data among government agencies, which data collection shall respect the privacy of victims of trafficking in persons.

(4)Coordinate the sharing of information between agencies for the purposes of detecting criminal groups engaged in trafficking.

(5)Explore the establishment of territorial policies for time limits for the issuance of Law Enforcement Agency

(LEA)endorsements as described in Section 214.11(f)(1) of Chapter 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(6)Establish policies to enable the government of Guam to work with non-governmental organizations and other elements of civil society to prevent trafficking and provide assistance to U.S. citizen and foreign national victims.

(7)Review the existing services and facilities to meet trafficking victims' needs and recommend a system that would coordinate such services, including but not limited to: health services, including mental health; housing; education and job training; English as a second language classes; interpreting services; legal and immigration services; and victim compensation.

(8)Evaluate various approaches used by the government of Guam and state governments to increase public awareness of the trafficking in persons, including U.S. citizen and foreign national victims of trafficking in COL 6/21/2023 CH. 26 HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CRIMINAL EXPLOITATION persons.

(9)Submit an annual report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker of the Guam Legislature, the Guam Legislature and the Office of the Attorney General on or before December 31 of each calendar year.