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2022 SESSION

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HB 1115 Juvenile justice; human trafficking screening.

Introduced by: Candi Mundon King | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Juvenile justice; human trafficking screening. Requires the Department of Juvenile Justice to use trauma-informed screening measures to identify whether any child committed to the Department has been a victim of human trafficking and determine appropriate treatment and service options. The bill also requires that, in cases in which a juvenile and domestic relations district court or circuit court orders that a juvenile within its jurisdiction be physically examined and treated by a physician or local mental health center, such examination include trauma-informed screening measures to identify whether the juvenile has been a victim of human trafficking and determine appropriate treatment and service options.


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