SB 293 — Makes various changes relating to children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. (BDR 38-517)

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293–SBrooks, ENATORSDenis, RATTI;Dondero Loop, Hammond, Hardy, D.

BHarris, ROOKSKieckhefer, ,Parks, DSeevers ENISGansert, ,Settelmeyer, DSpearman ONDEROand LOOPWoodhouse ,CHAPTER.......... H AMMOND , HARDY , D.

H ARRIS , K IECKHEFER , PARKS , SEEVERS G ANSERT , SETTELMEYER , SPEARMAN AND W OODHOUSE M ARCH 18, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

(BDR 38-517) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

424.090)Existing Sectionlaw 1provides offor this bill requires the Administratorlicensure of thefoster Divisionhomes. of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to create the position of coordinator of services for commercially sexually exploited children and employ or contract with a person to serve in that position.

(NRS 424.020- 424.090) Section 1 of this bill requires the Administrator of the Division of Child position of coordinator of services for commercially sexually exploited children and employ or contract with a person to serve in that position.

(1) assess the current and anticipated needs of commercially sexually exploited -children *SB293_R2*in –this 2State; – housing for such children;

and(2) (3)evaluate developany aincentives plannecessary to establishrecruit theproviders infrastructureof tof provide treatment, housing andfor services to such children.children;

Onand or(3) beforedevelop Octobera 1,plan to establish the infrastructure to 2020, section 16.5 requires the coordinator to submit to the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice a formal proposal to establish the infrastructure described in the plan.

Section 16 of this bill prohibits the adjudication of a child as delinquent or in need of supervision on or after July 1, 2022, for engaging in prostitution ortor state or local facility for the detention of children or adjudicating a child as in solicitationa delinquent or in need of supervision on or after July 1, 2022, for prostitution.certain minor offenses committed in connection with commercial sexual exploitation.

Section 16 additionallyfurther prohibitsrequires placinga juvenile court which finds, on or after July 1, 2022, that a commercially sexually exploited child inhas acommitted statesuch an offense or locala facilityjuvenile forjustice theagency detentionthat ofhas childrenreasonable orcause adjudicatingto believe that a child asin delinquentits custody is or inhas needbeen ofcommercially supervisionsexually onexploited orto afterreport Julythe 1,commercial 2022,sexual forexploitation certainof minorthe offenseschild committedto inan connectionagency withwhich commercialprovides sexualchild exploitation.welfare services.

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(b) Assess the needs for services and housing of commercially sexually exploited children in this State and the anticipated needs for services and housing of such children in the future, including, without limitation, the range of services and housing that areareding, currently needed and will be required to meet anticipated needs;

and (d) Develop a plan to establish the infrastructure to provide treatment, housing and services to commercially sexually exploited - *SB293_R2* – 3 – children that meets the requirements of subsection 3 and update the plan as necessary.

- 80th Session (2019) – 3 – (3) To the extent appropriate, allow residents privacy and autonomy;

(b) Recruit providers of housing that meet the requirements of paragraph (a).

providers of housing that meet the requirements of (c) Provide services to providers of housing for commercially sexually exploited children designed to increase the success ofyof placements of such children.

exploited(d) children.lProvide legal representation to commercially sexually (e) Ensure that any secured placement for commercially sexually exploited children:children.

(e) Ensure that any secured placement for commercially sexually exploited children:

(a) “Commercially sexually exploited child” means any child who is sex trafficked in violation of NRS 201.300, a victim of sexual abuse or sexually exploited for the financial benefit of any person or in exchange for anything of value, including, without - *SB293_R2* – 4 – limitation, monetary or nonmonetary benefits given or received by any person.

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