AB 1595, as amended, Campos. Employment: human trafficking training: mass transportation employers.
Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations for the enforcement of labor laws, and establishes certain obligations on an employer, including, requiring an employer to post specified wage and hour information in a location where it can be viewed by employees. Under existing law, any person who deprives or violates the personal liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services is guilty of the crime of human trafficking.
This bill would require a private or public employer that provides mass transportation services, as specified, in the state to train its employees, who are likely to interact or come into contact with victims of human trafficking, in recognizing the signs of human trafficking and how to report those signs to the appropriate law enforcement agency.begin insert The bill would require the Department of justice to develop guidelines for the training, including, but not limited to, guidance on how to report human trafficend insertbegin insertking.end insert The bill would require that, by January 1, 2018, the training be incorporated into the initial training process for all new employees and that all existing employees receive the training.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 2810.6 is added to the Labor Code, to
2read:
(a) (1) An employer, whether private or public, that
4provides mass transportation services in the state shall train its
5employees, who are likely to interact or come into contact with
6victims of human trafficking, in recognizing the signs of human
7trafficking and how to report those signs to the appropriate law
8enforcement agency.
9(2) For purposes of this section, mass transportation services
10include, but are not limited to,begin delete busses,end deletebegin insert buses,end insert trains, and light rail.
11Mass transportation
services do not include taxi services or travel
12by air.
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(b) The Department of Justice shall develop guidelines for the
14training required in subdivision (a) that shall include, but not be
15limited to, all of the following:
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(1) The definition of human trafficking, including sex trafficking
17and labor trafficking.
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(2) Myths
and misconceptions about human trafficking.
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(3) Red flags of human trafficking to be aware of, including,
20but not limited to, physical and mental signs.
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(4) Guidance on how to report human trafficking, including,
22but not limited to, national hotlines and that the person reporting
23may do so confidentially.
24(b)
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25begin insert(c)end insert By January 1, 2018, the training required by this section
26shall be incorporated into the initial training process for all new
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employees who are likely to interact or come into contact with
28victims of human trafficking.
29(c)
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P3 1begin insert(d)end insert By January 1, 2018, the training required by this section
2shall be given to all existing employees who are likely to interact
3or come into contact with victims of human trafficking.
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