HB1115:

Juvenile justice; human trafficking screening.

Bill Summary:

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.