What does Preamble of Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act do?

This bill proposes to amend the Public Health Service Act. The amendment aims to implement curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel. The training focuses on understanding, recognizing, preventing, and responding to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth.

What does SHORT TITLE. of Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act do?

This Act is formally titled the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act.

What does FINDINGS. of Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act do?

This section outlines findings related to human trafficking, emphasizing that survivors come from diverse backgrounds and communities across the country. Vulnerable populations at risk include children in the child welfare system, runaway and homeless youth, American Indians and Alaska Natives, migrant laborers, individuals with disabilities, LGBTI individuals, and those experiencing poverty, trauma, or substance abuse. Human trafficking cases have been identified in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with California, Texas, and Florida reporting the highest incidents in 2018. Common recruitment methods involve intimate partners, family members, false employment offers, and fraud. Traffickers often target children in public places and utilize peer grooming techniques, exacerbated by widespread use of mobile devices and social media. Exploitation can occur through 'survival sex,' where individuals exchange sex for basic necessities due to lack of resources. Training students, teachers, and school personnel to recognize and respond to signs of trafficking is considered invaluable for prevention and identification.

What does DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO TRAIN STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL of Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act do?

This section amends Section 582 of the Public Health Service Act to establish a demonstration project. The project aims to train students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and child exploitation. The Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons will oversee the project, approving vendors and awarding grants to eligible entities. Vendors must develop or provide curricula, while grantees implement the training. The curricula must be age-appropriate, culturally competent, evidence-based, and validated by university research partners. Grants will prioritize areas with high prevalence of human trafficking and at-risk populations. The Director will collect and report data on the project's activities and outcomes to Congress, excluding individually identifiable information. The bill authorizes $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to carry out the demonstration project.

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Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act

Last updated: 2/11/2025 · Introduced: 2/11/2025

Author: Vern Buchanan (R-FL)

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This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a demonstration project focused on training students, teachers, and school personnel to recognize and respond to human trafficking and child exploitation.
The demonstration project will provide grants to eligible entities to implement age-appropriate, culturally competent, and evidence-based curricula developed by approved vendors.
The bill authorizes $15,000,000 annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2029 to fund this training initiative, prioritizing areas with high human trafficking prevalence and at-risk populations.

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