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School Training: Recognizing and Preventing Child Human Trafficking

This act introduces training programs for students, teachers, and school personnel to help them recognize, prevent, and respond to signs of human trafficking and child exploitation. The goal is to enhance the safety of children and youth through education and early detection of threats within the school environment.
Key points
Implementation of training in elementary and secondary schools to teach how to identify children at risk of human trafficking.
Establishment of a grant system for organizations and schools to implement these training programs, with a focus on high-risk areas.
Mandatory data collection on the number of identified survivors and at-risk children to evaluate program effectiveness and guide future actions.
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Additional Information
Print number: 117_HR_4989
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Process start date: 2021-08-10