Tex. Gov't Code Section 772.0062
Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit


(a)

In this section:

(1)

“Child sex trafficking” means conduct constituting an offense under Section 20A.02 (Trafficking of Persons)(a)(7) or (8), Penal Code, that is committed against a child.

(2)

“Unit” means the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit.

(b)

The governor shall establish the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit within the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006 (Governor’s Criminal Justice Division).

(c)

The governor shall appoint a director for the unit to serve at the pleasure of the governor.

(d)

The unit shall:

(1)

assist the following agencies in leveraging and coordinating state resources directed toward child sex trafficking prevention:

(A)

the office of the attorney general;

(B)

the Health and Human Services Commission;

(C)

the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(D)

the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(E)

the Department of State Health Services;

(F)

the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; and

(G)

the Department of Public Safety;

(2)

facilitate collaborative efforts among the agencies under Subdivision (1) to:

(A)

prevent child sex trafficking;

(B)

recover victims of child sex trafficking; and

(C)

place victims of child sex trafficking in suitable short-term and long-term housing;

(3)

collect and analyze research and information in all areas related to child sex trafficking, and distribute the research, information, and analyses to the agencies and to relevant nonprofit organizations;

(4)

refer victims of child sex trafficking to available rehabilitation programs and other resources;

(5)

provide support for child sex trafficking prosecutions; and

(6)

develop recommendations for improving state efforts to prevent child sex trafficking, to be submitted to the legislature as part of the criminal justice division’s biennial report required under Section 772.006 (Governor’s Criminal Justice Division)(a)(9).
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 332 (H.B. 10), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 1527), Sec. 2.10, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 772.0062 — Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­772.­htm#772.­0062 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

772.001
Planning as Governmental Purpose and Function
772.002
Chief Planning Officer
772.003
Interagency Planning Councils
772.004
Governor’s Division of Planning Coordination
772.005
Notification of Planning Coordination Division by State Agency
772.006
Governor’s Criminal Justice Division
772.007
Texas Anti-gang Grant Program
772.008
Planning Assistance for Political Subdivisions
772.009
Grant Assistance
772.010
Border Commerce Coordinator
772.011
Interagency Work Group on Border Issues
772.012
Compliance with Cybersecurity Training Requirements
772.051
Definitions
772.052
General Function of Border Prosecution Unit
772.053
Membership
772.054
Officers
772.055
Reimbursement for Expenses
772.056
Duties of Unit
772.057
Duties of Regional Counsel
772.058
Gifts and Grants
772.0061
Specialty Courts Advisory Council
772.0062
Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit
772.0063
Governor’s Program for Victims of Child Sex Trafficking
772.0064
Sexual Assault Survivors’ Task Force
772.0071
Prosecution of Border Crime Grant Program
772.0072
Missing or Exploited Children Prevention Grants
772.0073
Peace Officer Mental Health Grant Program
772.0074
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Grant Program
772.0075
Bulletproof Vest and Body Armor Grant Program
772.0076
Enforcement of Immigration Law Grant Program
772.0077
Grant Program for Monitoring Defendants and Victims in Family Violence Cases
772.0078
Opioid Antagonist Grant Program
772.0079
Grant Program for Crime Victim Notification Systems
772.0101
Border Inspection, Trade, and Transportation Advisory Committee
772.0102
Trade and Commerce Plan
772.00715
Evidence Testing Grant Program
772.00716
Evidence Testing Account

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 772.0062’s source at texas​.gov