(a) In this section:
(1) “Child sex trafficking” means conduct constituting an offense under Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8), Penal Code, that is committed against a child.
(2) “Unit” means the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit.
(b) The governor shall establish the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit within the criminal justice division established under § 772.006.

(c) The governor shall appoint a director for the unit to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
(d) The unit shall:
(1) assist the following agencies in leveraging and coordinating state resources directed toward child sex trafficking prevention:
(A) the office of the attorney general;
(B) the Health and Human Services Commission;
(C) the Department of Family and Protective Services;
(D) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
(E) the Department of State Health Services;
(F) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission; and
(G) the Department of Public Safety;
(2) facilitate collaborative efforts among the agencies under Subdivision (1) to:
(A) prevent child sex trafficking;
(B) recover victims of child sex trafficking; and
(C) place victims of child sex trafficking in suitable short-term and long-term housing;
(3) collect and analyze research and information in all areas related to child sex trafficking, and distribute the research, information, and analyses to the agencies and to relevant nonprofit organizations;
(4) refer victims of child sex trafficking to available rehabilitation programs and other resources;
(5) provide support for child sex trafficking prosecutions; and
(6) develop recommendations for improving state efforts to prevent child sex trafficking, to be submitted to the legislature as part of the criminal justice division’s biennial report required under § 772.006(a)(9).