The commissioner of health shall establish a position for a director of child sex trafficking prevention. The director of child sex trafficking prevention is responsible for the following: (1) developing and providing comprehensive training on sexual exploitation of youth for social service professionals, medical professionals, public health workers, and criminal justice professionals; (2) collecting, organizing, maintaining, and disseminating information on sexual exploitation and services across the state, including maintaining a list of resources on the Department of Health website; (3) monitoring and applying for federal funding for antitrafficking efforts that may benefit victims in the state; (4) managing grant programs established under sections 145.4716 to 145.4718 ; 609.3241 , paragraph (c), clause (3); and 609.5315, subdivision 5c , clause (3); (5) managing the request for proposals for grants for comprehensive services, including trauma-informed, culturally specific services; (6) identifying best practices in serving sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31 ; (7) providing oversight of and technical support to regional navigators pursuant to section 145.4717 ; (8) conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe harbor of sexually exploited youth; and (9) developing a policy consistent with the requirements of chapter 13 for sharing data related to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31 , among regional navigators and community-based advocates. Youth 24 years of age or younger are eligible for all services, support, and programs provided under this section and section 145.4717 , and all shelter, housing beds, and services provided by the commissioner of human services to sexually exploited youth and youth at risk of sexual exploitation under section 256K.47 .
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