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“implement[ation] of a standard, comprehensive method for capturing and storing human trafficking data,” the development of “data sharing agreements,” and the encouragement of and funding support for more research across academic disciplines (Michigan Commission on Human Trafficking, 2013, p. 20).75 Table 5. State Human-Trafficking Laws—Data Collection Requirements*. State Stipulated by Reporting or Education Law Collection and Use of Data Colorado Education Law The Human Trafficking Council must collect data relating to the prevalence of and the efforts of law enforcement to combat human trafficking. The Human Trafficking Council must annually report the data to the judiciary committees of the state legislature. Florida Reporting Law The law requires collection of child abuse reporting records only for law enforcement, state attorney investigating and prosecuting purposes, or for administrative penalties. No data collection is required for human-trafficking victims and the effect of the law. Illinois Reporting Law The law establishes for the maintenance of a central register of all reported cases of suspected child abuse or neglect. The central register must allow for immediate identification and location of prior reports of child abuse or neglect, continuous monitoring of the current status of all reports of child abuse or neglect and to allow for regular evaluations of the effectiveness of the laws. Kansas Education Law The State Secretary for Children and Families and Secretary of Labor report to the standing committees on judiciary in the senate and the house of representatives on the progress achieved in developing and implementing the notice requirement for trafficking victims and education plan for trafficking. This requirement is not specific for data collection of the number of trafficking victims or the prevalence of trafficking in the state. Louisiana Education Law The law orders any private entity that provides services to trafficking victims to submit to the State Department of Children and Family Services an annual report on their operations, including information on the services offered, geographic areas served, the number of persons served, and individual status updates on each person served. The Department of Children and Family Services must compile data from all the reports and provide this information to the legislature annually. Michigan Education Law The Human Trafficking Commission must file an annual report with the governor, the secretary of the Senate, and the clerk of the House of Representatives regarding human trafficking in the state, covering the services provided, extent and nature of trafficking in the state, and training provided. Minnesota Education Law The State Director of Child Sex Trafficking Prevention must collect and maintain information on trafficking and develop a system for sharing data among regional and community advocates. Tennessee Education Law The State Department of Human Services must provide a report to the chair of judiciary committee of the Senate and the chair of criminal justice committee of the House of Representatives on victim identification, assistance and services, training, and costs of implementation. Texas Education Law The Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force must collect statistical data on the nature and extent of human trafficking, including (a) number of convictions, arrests, and prosecutions for traffickers and forgery offenses as part of trafficking, (b) demographics of convicted traffickers, (c) geographic routes of trafficking, (d) means of transportation and methods for trafficking, and (e) social and economic factors creating a demand for trafficking. Vermont Education Law The State Department of Labor shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Judiciary, the House Committee on Human Services, and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare on the progress achieved in developing and implementing the notice requirement for trafficking victims and the education plan for trafficking. *This article discusses data-collection efforts arising from trafficking education and reporting laws only, not from criminal trafficking laws or child abuse and neglect laws. JOURNAL OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING 127 Discussion We have