2013
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 13-015
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Kefalas and King, Aguilar, Baumgardner, Brophy, Cadman,
       Carroll, Crowder, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey, Heath, Hill, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Newell,
       Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Scheffel, Schwartz, Steadman, Tochtrop, Todd,
       Ulibarri, Morse;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McCann and Stephens, Buck, Buckner, Conti,
       Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Everett, Exum, Fields, Fischer, Foote,
       Garcia, Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Humphrey,
       Joshi, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, Levy,
       May, McLachlan, McNulty, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Murray, Navarro,
       Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Rosenthal,
       Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Schafer, Scott, Singer, Swalm, Szabo, Tyler, Vigil,
       Waller, Williams, Wilson, Wright, Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE NEED TO ADDRESS HUMAN
       TRAFFICKING IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal
       industry in the world, second only to drug trafficking, with an estimated
       annual global income of $32 billion dollars; and
       
          WHEREAS, According to the Trafficking in Persons Report, 2012,
       produced by the U.S. Department of State, approximately 27 million
       adults and children are trafficked across international borders, worldwide,
       and forced into labor and sexual exploitation; and
       
          WHEREAS, In the U.S. between 100,000 and 300,000 children are at
       risk for sexual exploitation with an average age of 12 to 14 years old; and
       
          WHEREAS, It is estimated that 76 percent of transactions for sex with
       underage girls start on the Internet; and
       
          WHEREAS, In the state of Colorado, the FBI Rocky Mountain
       Innocence Lost Task Force (RMILTF) gathered the following statistics
       concerning trafficking:
       
               Between 2006 and 2011, the Denver Police Department conducted
               144 human trafficking investigations, and rescued and identified
               120 victims of human trafficking, of which 47 were children.
               These investigations led to the arrests of 121 people for pimping,
               pandering, or sex trafficking-related charges;
       
               During that same time period, the RMILTF led 47 human
               trafficking investigations, made 14 pimping or sex
               trafficking-related arrests, made 8 sexual assault on a child or
               patronizing a prostituted child arrests, and received over 150 tips
               concerning sex trafficking; and
       
               In 2012, the RMILTF and their local working group partners
               rescued and identified 49 child victims of commercial sexual
               exploitation, and RMILTF itself was responsible for rescuing and
               identifying 33 of these children; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That the General Assembly, in recognition of Human Trafficking
       Awareness Advocacy Day on February 21, 2013, will build upon the four
       "Pillars of Hope" as set forth by the National Association of Attorneys
       General who have united against human trafficking by:
       
          (1)  Making the Case: Encouraging coordinated access to detailed
       Colorado-specific databases tracking the charges and convictions of
       trafficking crimes;
       
          (2)  Holding Traffickers Accountable: Committing to the continued
       support of the implementation of comprehensive anti-human trafficking
       laws in Colorado, rigorous prosecution of those accused of human
       trafficking, and assistance to victims of these crimes;
       
          (3)  Mobilizing Communities to Care for Victims: Acknowledging and
       supporting coordination among service providers, law enforcement, and
       state agencies as they assist in identifying and protecting victims through
       community awareness strategies, which agencies include local, county,
       state, and federal governmental agencies working together to help
       eliminate the scourge of human trafficking in Colorado; and
       
          (4)  Increasing Public Awareness and Issue Advocacy: Supporting and
       applauding public awareness campaigns regarding human trafficking that
       will assist the victims and work to reduce the demand of trafficking
       across the country.
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper, Attorney General John Suthers, and  Betty
       Edwards, founder of the Human Trafficking Task Force of Southern
       Colorado.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       John P. Morse                        Mark Ferrandino
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES