Student safety: human trafficking.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill aims to improve student safety on college campuses by addressing human trafficking. It requires postsecondary educational institutions to include specific information about human trafficking in employee training, ensuring employees are aware of the signs and how to report it. The bill also mandates that campuses compile records of human trafficking crimes alongside other reported crimes and establish clear operational agreements with local law enforcement agencies to investigate these incidents. Finally, it requires institutions to adopt policies addressing human trafficking involving students, faculty, and staff, and to update their reporting procedures for the Cal Grant Program.
Key provisions
- Requires postsecondary institutions to include training on human trafficking (definition, myths, signs, reporting protocols) in employee training.
- Mandates annual completion of human trafficking training for all employees.
- Requires campuses to record and report human trafficking crimes alongside other reported crimes.
- Requires written agreements with local law enforcement agencies to clarify responsibilities for investigating human trafficking.
- Requires postsecondary institutions to adopt a policy addressing human trafficking involving students, faculty, and staff.
- Updates reporting procedures for the Cal Grant Program to include human trafficking.
- Requires institutions to post notices about human trafficking on campus and online.
- Establishes a timeline for implementing these changes, with many requirements effective by July 1, 2027.
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