Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force.

(a) Beginning October 1, 2014, the OVS shall establish a Sexual Assault Victim Rights Task Force to study nationally recognized best practices and develop recommendations regarding:

(1) The development and implementation of an effective mechanism for submitting, tracking, and investigating complaints regarding the handling of, or response to, a sexual assault report or investigation by any agency or organization involved in the response;

(2) Whether a need exists for additional sexual assault victim advocates. If a need is identified, the Task Force shall:

(A) Develop criteria to certify sexual assault victim advocates;

(B) Create a plan for how the District, in conjunction with nonprofits, can provide additional sexual assault victim advocates to meet the needs identified; and

(C) Determine the cost of funding such a plan;

(3) Whether a need exists to expand the right to a sexual assault victim advocate beyond the hospital and law enforcement interview settings, such as meetings and conversations with prosecutors. If a need is identified, the Task Force shall:

(A) Identify where the need exists and to what extent; and

(B) Make recommendations on how best to fill that need, whether legislatively or otherwise;

(4) Whether a need exists to expand the right to a sexual assault victim advocate to juvenile sexual assault victims. If a need is identified, the Task Force shall:

(A) Identify where the need exists and to what extent; and

(B) Make recommendations on how best to fill that need, whether legislatively or otherwise.