I 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5407 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop educational materials 

relating to human trafficking in schools. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2018 

Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. POSEY, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, 

Ms. TENNEY, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. FLORES, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. DUNN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 

educational materials relating to human trafficking in 

schools. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Trafficking 

5 in Our Schools Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS FOR HUMAN TRAF7 FICKING AWARENESS TRAINING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the Secretary 

9 of Education, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 


SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 5407 IH

1 develop educational materials which may be used by the 

2 Secretary of Education to provide covered educational per3 sonnel with training in human trafficking awareness and 

4 techniques for identifying victims of human trafficking in 

5 elementary schools and secondary schools. 

6 (b) EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.—The educational 

7 materials developed under subsection (a) shall address the 

8 following: 

9 (1) Methods that covered educational personnel 

10 can use to identify and respond to suspected victims 

11 and perpetrators of human trafficking. 

12 (2) Variations in locations or environments that 

13 may affect the ability of covered educational per14 sonnel to identify and address victims of human 

15 trafficking. 

16 (3) Information on changing trends in human 

17 trafficking to assist covered educational personnel in 

18 detecting and investigating human trafficking in 

19 classrooms and the environment in the school sys20 tem. 

21 (4) Best practices for referring human traf22 ficking cases to the Department of Homeland Secu23 rity, the Department of Justice, and State and local 

24 law enforcement agencies. 


SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 5407 IH

1 (5) Resources that are available for trafficking 

2 victims such as victim service providers, victim sup3 port services, and the National Human Trafficking 

4 Hotline. 

5 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—The educational 

6 materials developed under subsection (a) shall emphasize 

7 that covered educational personnel who notice indicators 

8 of potential human trafficking— 

9 (1) should contact an appropriate law enforce10 ment agency; and 

11 (2) should not attempt to engage in counter12 trafficking operations. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this section: 

15 (1) COVERED EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL.—The 

16 term ‘‘covered educational personnel’’ means teach17 ers, school leaders, and other personnel of elemen18 tary schools and secondary schools. 

19 (2) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘elementary 

20 school’’, ‘‘school leader’’, and ‘‘secondary school’’ 

21 have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 

22 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

23 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

24 (1) HUMAN TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘‘human 

25 trafficking’’ means an act or practice described in 


SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 5407 IH

1 paragraph (9) or paragraph (10) of section 103 of 

2 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 

3 U.S.C. 7102). 

Æ 


SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with BILLS