The internet is now the virtual street in which child sex trafficking victims are bought and sold repeatedly. After Craigslist shut down their “adult services” section, most of that activity moved over to Village Voice Media’s website, Backpage.com. Tell Village Voice to stop child sex trafficking on their website! Sign the Petition now. In other [...]
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Recent Updates: The Budget, Backpage.com, Human Trafficking Study
SB316 Update SB 316 extends the statute of limitations for certain crimes against children, including commercial sexual exploitation of children. SB316 is currently assigned to the Judiciary Committee in the House. Assuming it passes out of Judiciary Committee, it will then go to the House Rules Committee. At this point, we are still very optimistic [...]
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The 2012 Legislative Session – Time to Talk Budget
HB1078 Update HB1078 – the expungement bill that included the sealing of records for juveniles charged with prostitution did not pass through the House by CrossOver Day – March 7th. This bill’s progress moved slower than we liked but we will be positioned well to hit the ground running next year. SB316 Update SB 316 [...]
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The 2012 Legislative Session Continues
HB1078 Update – WE MAY NEED YOUR HELP – Action Alert on Monday! HB1078 – the expungement bill that includes the sealing of records for juveniles charged with prostitution, is currently in the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee in the House. It must pass through the House by CrossOver Day (this upcoming Wednesday) March 7th. This bill’s [...]
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Legislation to Support this 2012 Session
SB316 passed out of Rules! SB 316 extends the statute of limitations for certain crimes against children, including commercial sexual exploitation of children. SB316 has passed out of Rules!. We will keep you posted of any action alerts needed to make sure this bill keeps moving next week but it looks good.
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The 2012 Legislative Session is in Full Swing!
It’s busy at the State Capitol! As always, it’s an exciting and busy time at the Capitol when the General Assembly is in session. In the CSEC arena, we have a few updates for this advocacy alert, and we expect to have more updates next week as things continue to progress!
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CSEC 2012 Lobby Day Was Successful!
Thank you CSEC Lobby Day Supporters! Hundreds of A Future. Not A Past., WellSpring Living, and StreetGRACE supporters arrived at the State Capitol bright and early on this past Wednesday morning to raising their voice regarding child sex trafficking victims in our state. We were honored to hear from Lt. Governor Casey Cagel, Attorney General [...]
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Advocacy Update – Off To A Running Start
The Georgia General Assembly 2012 session started this past Monday and legislators returned to the state Capitol. As expected, the budget will continue as the main priority and focus for this session. We will keep you posted with key points and ways you can advocate with your legislator to help in this area.
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