Leon County leaders work to stop human trafficking, plan to take ideas statewide

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Human trafficking is a problem that hides in plain sight. That's why County Commissioner Rick Minor said he's focused on taking Leon County legislation statewide. Advocates say the expansion of this legislation is so important and discuss how community members can get involved.

"If this legislation would go through, it would mean state governments as well as local governments would need to ensure any of their contracts, their vendors do not engage in human trafficking," said Commissioner Rick Minor of District 3.

While this legislation was adopted in Leon County in 2021, said Commissioner Rick Minor of District 3, now along with Representative Allison Tant and Senator Corey Simon, the Leon County Commission is trying to take it statewide. He said it's recently been adopted by the Florida Association of Counties as a priority for the next legislative session.