Thanks to all of you who contacted your State Senators urging them to pass SF450. The Iowa Senate voted unanimously in support of it! We need your help in contacting members of the House to request their support of this bill.

ON TO THE HOUSE

SF 450 contains the following provisions and mandates:

  • Mandate of human trafficking training for law enforcement
  • Reclassifies human trafficking as a “forcible felony” so that sentences cannot be suspended or deferred
  • Development of training for the general public, first responders, law enforcement and those in businesses with high incidences of forced labor
  • Allocation of funding for training of victim service providers
  • Collection of data on human trafficking cases in Iowa and submission of an annual report to the general assembly

You may read the entire bill by clicking here.

YOUR THREE STEPS

  1. In the “To” section of your email, copy and paste the email address of your Representative, which may be found by clicking here.(You may search by your city/town or zip code.)
  2. Type “PLEASE SUPPORT SF 450” in the subject line of your email.
  3. Copy and paste the text below into the message section of your email, and send!

Dear Honorable Representative _________________:

In partnership with the Network Against Human Trafficking and Braking Traffik, I am writing to request your support of SF 450.

SF 450 contains a number of provisions designed to help prevent, identify and prosecute human trafficking activity in Iowa, as well as serve the critical needs of survivors:

  • Mandate of human trafficking training for law enforcement
  • Reclassifies human trafficking as a “forcible felony” so that sentences cannot be suspended or deferred
  • Development of training for the general public, first responders, law enforcement and those in businesses with high incidences of forced labor
  • Allocation of funding for training of victim service providers
  • Collection of data on human trafficking cases in Iowa and submission of an annual report to the general assembly

Please vote “YES” on SF 450 to help ensure that traffickers and buyers are fully prosecuted, and victims are identified, rescued, and restored to their full humanity.

With thanks and appreciation for your service,

Thanks and please forward this to anyone you know!

Sincerely,

Teresa Downing-Matibag
Executive Director, Network Against Human Trafficking

By on March 19, 2015   /   News