Plain English Breakdown
The official text refers to 'designated disaster site' and 'designated mitigation site' as defined terms but does not provide those specific definitions within the provided excerpt.
Human Trafficking Notices and Training for Disaster Sites
This law requires privately operated entities working in designated disaster or mitigation sites to post a notice about human trafficking and provide training to employees involved in recovery or prevention tasks.
What This Bill Does
- Requires privately operated entities at designated disaster or mitigation sites to post a Department of Justice notice containing information on slavery and human trafficking.
- Excludes telecommunications companies and internet service providers from the requirement to post this notice.
- Mandates that these private entities provide at least 20 minutes of training starting June 1, 2027, for employees involved in specified disaster recovery or mitigation tasks.
- Requires the training to cover definitions of human trafficking (including sex and labor trafficking), how to identify signs, reporting procedures, and examples relevant to disaster sites.
- Allows nonprofits or private groups with professional experience related to human trafficking to develop or administer the required training.
- Requires the training to be delivered in the most widely spoken language among the employees receiving it.
Who It Names or Affects
- Privately operated entities involved in response, recovery, rebuilding, cleanup, permitting for these activities, or efforts to mitigate or prevent disasters at designated sites.
- Employees of these private entities who are involved in specified disaster recovery or mitigation tasks.
- Nonprofit organizations and private groups with professional experience that may develop or administer the training.
Terms To Know
- Designated disaster site
- A location where response, recovery, rebuilding, cleanup, or permitting related to these activities is taking place after a disaster event.
- Designated mitigation site
- A location involved in efforts to mitigate or prevent the occurrence of a disaster.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not specify which specific events qualify as disasters beyond referring to defined terms.
- While training starts June 1, 2027, the effective date for posting notices is not explicitly stated in this summary section.