Who it affects
- Students
- Teachers and school staff
- Nonprofit organizations
- State and local education agencies and schools
In committeeEducationHuman trafficking
Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act
H.R. 1185 · House bill · Introduced Feb. 11, 2025
The Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act would establish grants to train students, teachers, and school staff to recognize, prevent, and respond to human trafficking and child exploitation.
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What it would do
- The bill would create grants for trial training programs for students, teachers, and school staff.
- Training would cover understanding, recognizing, preventing, and responding to human trafficking and exploitation of children and young people.
- Nonprofits, state and local education agencies, and elementary and secondary schools could receive grants.
- The Office on Trafficking in Persons, within the Administration for Children and Families, must award the grants.
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of curricula for training students, teachers, and school personnel to understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and exploitation in children and youth, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Buchanan, Vern (R-FL)
- Introduced
- Feb. 11, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 3
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Latest action
- Feb. 11, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act This bill establishes demonstration grants to train students, teachers, and school personnel how to better understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to human trafficking and the exploitation of children and youth. Eligible grantees include nonprofits, state and local educational agencies, and elementary and secondary schools. The Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families must award the grants.
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