Title: Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act
This bill directs (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Education (ED) to jointly carry out a pilot program under which qualified DHS personnel provide annual human trafficking awareness training to ED personnel and to teachers, school leaders, and other personnel of elementary schools and secondary schools; and (2) ED to develop and implement a public awareness program on the threat of human trafficking in the education system.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4580 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4580

   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 
Education to carry out programs to combat human trafficking in schools.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 27, 2019

  Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Mooney of 
West Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of 
Education to carry out programs to combat human trafficking in schools.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 150 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall jointly 
carry out a pilot program under which qualified personnel of the 
Department of Homeland Security provide annual human trafficking 
awareness training--
            (1) to personnel of the Department of Education; and
            (2) to teachers, school leaders, and other personnel of 
        elementary schools and secondary schools.
    (b) Training.--The annual training provided under subsection (a) 
shall consist of training consistent with the anti-human trafficking 
campaign of the Department of Homeland Security commonly known as the 
``Blue Campaign'', including the following:
            (1) Instruction in methods that the personnel described in 
        subsection (a) can use to identify and respond to suspected 
        victims and perpetrators of human trafficking.
            (2) Training tailored to the specific location or 
        environment in which the personnel receiving the training 
        perform official duties.
            (3) An explanation of trends and topics determined by the 
        Secretaries concerned to increase the likelihood that human 
        trafficking will be detected and investigated in classrooms and 
        the environment in the school system.
            (4) Best practices for referring human trafficking cases to 
        the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, 
        and State and local law enforcement agencies.
    (c) Mode of Training.--The training under subsection (a) may be 
provided through--
            (1) in-class instruction, which may include instruction at 
        the facilities of local law enforcement agencies; or
            (2) distance education (as that term is defined in section 
        103(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1003(7))).
    (d) Termination.--The authority to carry out the training program 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is four years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than three years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
        the training program carried out under this section.
            (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include 
        the following:
                    (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
                training program at the Federal, State, and local 
                levels.
                    (B) The number of educators and administrative 
                personnel who received training under the program.
                    (C) The number of human trafficking cases 
                identified and referred to Federal, State, and local 
                authorities as a result of the training program.
                    (D) A description of the data metrics used to 
                track--
                            (i) local, State, and Federal cases 
                        referred to social or victims service agencies 
                        or organizations; and
                            (ii) the outcomes of such referrals.
                    (E) A recommendation concerning whether the 
                training program should be permanently authorized.

SEC. 3. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Education shall develop and 
implement a public awareness program to provide information to the 
public on the threat of human trafficking in the education system.
    (b) Elements.--In carrying out the program under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall--
            (1) leverage partnerships to educate students, parents, and 
        the larger community on the threat of human trafficking in the 
        education system; and
            (2) assist human trafficking victims in obtaining 
        rehabilitative services by providing such victims with 
        information on private, public, or nonprofit organizations that 
        offer such services.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) ESEA terms.--The terms ``elementary school'', ``school 
        leader'', and ``secondary school'' have the meanings given the 
        terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
            (2) Human trafficking.--The term ``human trafficking'' 
        means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or 
        paragraph (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims 
        Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
            (3) Secretaries concerned.--The term ``Secretaries 
        concerned'' means the Secretary of Education and the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security.
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