Bill > HB3622

This bill expands Oregon's existing child sexual abuse prevention curriculum in K-12 schools to explicitly include child human trafficking prevention. The updated curriculum must now include lessons about human trafficking, with instruction offered at least four times per school year, using developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive approaches. Key additions include discussions about technology's role in sexual abuse and trafficking, how to recognize related materials, and new training requirements for school personnel about understanding and reporting human trafficking. The bill mandates that instructors have specific knowledge and training in both child sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention, and encourages experienced instructors to train new ones. The curriculum will continue to focus on teaching students skills to recognize and report dangerous situations, understand "safe" and "unsafe" touches, and learn about grooming behaviors. The bill includes an emergency clause, making it effective July 1, 2025, and requiring school districts to implement these expanded prevention lessons starting in the 2025-2026 school year, with the goal of better protecting children from sexual abuse and human trafficking.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3622