Bill > S0444

This bill requires the Florida Department of Education to develop a comprehensive human trafficking awareness training curriculum for public schools by December 1, 2025. The curriculum must cover key topics including defining human trafficking (distinguishing between sex and labor trafficking), providing guidance on identifying potential victim students, outlining school employees' roles in reporting suspected trafficking, and establishing a reporting protocol that mandates notifying the Department of Children and Families or the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline when child trafficking is suspected. The training can be conducted in-person or online and will be mandatory for all instructional, administrative, and educational support personnel who have direct student contact. Each employee must complete the training and submit an acknowledgment to their school, which will retain documentation of completion. Additionally, the bill amends existing charter school regulations to ensure that charter schools must also comply with these human trafficking awareness training requirements. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, giving schools time to develop and implement the required training program.

Budget and Finance

Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/444