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HR 57: Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; February 11, 2025; recognize

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House Resolution 57

By: Representatives Donatucci of the 105th, Efstration of the 104th, Silcox of the 53rd, Hilton of the 48th, Reeves of the 99th, and others

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, sex trafficking is a form of modern day slavery wherein people profit from the control and exploitation of others and is a horrific crime perpetrated against women and children; and

WHEREAS, in 2023, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received more than 18,400 reports of possible child sex trafficking; and

WHEREAS, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children estimates that 1 in 6 of the more than 28,800 cases of children reported missing in 2023 were likely victims of child sex trafficking; and

WHEREAS, the latest numbers from the United States National Human Trafficking Hotline indicate that 10,359 situations of human trafficking were reported in a year, involving 16,554 individual victims; and

WHEREAS, Georgia ranks second in number of calls to the National Human Trafficking Hotline per capita, which shows that efforts to educate the public on signs of trafficking are successful and should be ongoing; and

WHEREAS, the average age of entry into commercial sexual exploitation for minors served by Street Grace in Georgia is 14 years old; and

WHEREAS, Street Grace has served minor sex trafficking victims from 80 counties in Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Street Grace has provided services to more than 5,600 exploited individuals; and

WHEREAS, grassroots activists will gather at the state capitol on February 11, 2025, to raise awareness about the need to end sex trafficking in Georgia; and

WHEREAS, Street Grace has worked to organize and empower tens of thousands of grassroots activists across the State of Georgia to end sex trafficking.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize February 11, 2025, as Sex Trafficking Awareness Day at the state capitol.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Street Grace.