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Legislators press massage therapy board on human trafficking investigations, authority and funding
Summary
During the Joint Interim Committees session, legislators and board representatives debated whether the Alabama Massage Therapy Board needs broader investigative authority or better cooperation with law enforcement to shut down establishments used for prostitution and trafficking, and whether licensee-funded enforcement is appropriate.
Lawmakers at a Joint Interim Committees work session questioned whether the Alabama Massage Therapy Board has sufficient authority and resources to address prostitution and human trafficking tied to some massage establishments.
Committee members described repeated incidents in which local police have raided massage establishments suspected of prostitution, but board investigators lack the investigatory access or authority to collect evidence or participate in criminal investigations. A board representative who identified themself as a chief of policy with the Board of Nursing (and the designated interim executive director for the Massage Board) told the committee, "If you…
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