Wisconsin Statutes Police Regulations (Ch. 163 to 177) § 165.29. Human trafficking council

(a) Compile and maintain an inventory of human trafficking prevention programs and services in this state and develop, maintain, and keep current an online database to share information among counties, law enforcement agencies, state agencies that have responsibilities relating to sex trafficking, and organizations that provide human trafficking prevention programs and services or victim support programs and services. The database shall include an online portal that is accessible by each such entity.

(b) Beginning on July 1, 2028, and once every 3 years thereafter, define, review, and assess the efficacy of the expenditure of state funds allocated to human trafficking prevention.

(c) Compile data on human trafficking offenses committed in this state using metrics the council determines to be of use, including at a minimum the annual number of arrests, prosecutions, and convictions for human trafficking offenses under s. 940.302 or 948.051.

(d) Assess sex trafficking activities in each county, establish criteria to be used as the basis for recommendations to counties, and make recommendations to counties as to whether a human trafficking task force should be established in that county or that a law enforcement agency in that county designate a law enforcement officer to coordinate the law enforcement agency's human trafficking prevention and enforcement efforts.

(e) Assess the regulation and oversight of facilities that provide residential care in a congregate living environment, including community-based residential facilities, as defined in s. 50.01(1g), and group homes licensed under s. 48.625, as it relates to victims of human trafficking.

(f) Assess the frequency and extent to which social media platforms are used to assist, facilitate, or support human trafficking in this state; establish a process to detect such use on a consistent basis; and develop recommendations on how to stop, reduce, or prevent social media platforms from being used for human trafficking purposes.

(g) Develop a state strategic plan for preventing human trafficking, providing resources for law enforcement initiatives, providing resources to organizations that provide human trafficking prevention programs and services or human trafficking victim support services programs and services, and creating or providing access to relevant training programs for law enforcement or such organizations.

(h) In consultation with the department of justice, develop a model protocol for interviewing and interacting with individuals who are victims of human trafficking offenses under s. 940.302 or 948.051.

(i) Develop a model training program for counties relating to reducing interest in solicitation by individuals who solicit or facilitate commercial sex acts.