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The Coordinator shall:1\n\nCreate a statewide plan for local and state agencies to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking;2\n\nCoordinate the development of standards and guidelines for treatment programs for victims of human trafficking;3\n\nMaintain a list of programs that provide treatment or specialized services to victims of human trafficking and make such list available to law-enforcement agencies, attorneys for the Commonwealth, crime victim and witness assistance programs, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Social Services, the Department of Education, and school divisions;4\n\nOversee the development of a curriculum to be completed by persons convicted of solicitation of prostitution under § 18.2-346.01; and5\n\nPromote strategies for the education, training, and awareness of human trafficking and for the reduction of demand for commercial sex.B\n\nThe Coordinator may request and shall receive from every department, division, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth, or to which the Commonwealth is a party or any political subdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties. The Coordinator may also consult and exchange information with local government agencies and interested stakeholders.C\n\nThe Coordinator shall report annually on or before October 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities for the year and any recommendations to address human trafficking within the Commonwealth. The Department shall ensure that such report is available to the public.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250973,"text":"There is established within the Department a Human Trafficking Response Coordinator (the Coordinator). 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 486<\/a> and 514<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2025, chapter 375<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57611,"section_number":"18.2-346.01","catch_line":"Prostitution; solicitation; commercial exploitation of a minor; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-346.01\/"}],"permalink":{"id":284609,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69393,"identifier":"9.1-116.5","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-116.5","url":"\/9.1-116.5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/9.1-116.5\/","token":"9.1\/1\/1\/9.1-116.5","dublin_core":{"Title":"Human Trafficking Response Coordinator; duties; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 9.1-116.5","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is established within the Department<\/span> a Human Trafficking Response Coordinator (the Coordinator). The Coordinator shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Create a statewide plan for local and state agencies to identify and respond to victims of human trafficking; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Coordinate the development of standards and guidelines for treatment programs for victims of human trafficking; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Maintain a list of programs that provide treatment or specialized services to victims of human trafficking and make such list available to law<\/span>-enforcement agencies, attorneys for the Commonwealth, crime<\/span> victim and witness<\/span> assistance programs, the Department<\/span> of Juvenile Justice, the Department<\/span> of Social Services, the Department<\/span> of Education, and school divisions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Oversee the development of a curriculum to be completed by persons convicted of solicitation of prostitution under § 18.2-346.01<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Promote strategies for the education, training, and awareness of human trafficking and for the reduction of demand for commercial sex. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Coordinator may request and shall receive from every department<\/span>, division, board<\/span>, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the Commonwealth, or to which the Commonwealth is a party<\/span> or any political subdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its duties. The Coordinator may also consult and exchange information with local government agencies and interested stakeholders. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Coordinator shall report annually on or before October 1 to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities for the year and any recommendations to address human trafficking within the Commonwealth. The Department<\/span> shall ensure that such report is available to the public. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHUMAN TRAFFICKING RESPONSE COORDINATOR; DUTIES; REPORT (\u00a7 9.1-116.5)\n\nA. There is established within the Department a Human Trafficking Response\nCoordinator (the Coordinator). The Coordinator shall:\n\n 1. Create a statewide plan for local and state agencies to identify and\n respond to victims of human trafficking;\n\n 2. Coordinate the development of standards and guidelines for treatment\n programs for victims of human trafficking;\n\n 3. Maintain a list of programs that provide treatment or specialized services\n to victims of human trafficking and make such list available to\n law-enforcement agencies, attorneys for the Commonwealth, crime victim and\n witness assistance programs, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the\n Department of Social Services, the Department of Education, and school\n divisions;\n\n 4. Oversee the development of a curriculum to be completed by persons\n convicted of solicitation of prostitution under § 18.2-346.01; and\n\n 5. Promote strategies for the education, training, and awareness of human\n trafficking and for the reduction of demand for commercial sex.\n\nB. The Coordinator may request and shall receive from every department,\ndivision, board, bureau, commission, authority, or other agency created by the\nCommonwealth, or to which the Commonwealth is a party or any political\nsubdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in the performance of its\nduties. The Coordinator may also consult and exchange information with local\ngovernment agencies and interested stakeholders.\n\nC. The Coordinator shall report annually on or before October 1 to the Governor\nand the General Assembly. The report shall include a summary of activities for\nthe year and any recommendations to address human trafficking within the\nCommonwealth. The Department shall ensure that such report is available to the\npublic.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 486, 514; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 188; 2025, c. 375.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}