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Introduced
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
In Committee
04/24/2025
04/24/2025
Crossed Over
04/28/2025
04/28/2025
Passed
05/21/2025
05/21/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/22/2025
05/22/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to human trafficking awareness; creating s. 1006.481, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to identify a curriculum regarding human trafficking awareness; specifying required components of the curriculum; authorizing in-person or online training; requiring public schools to require that certain personnel have received certain training; requiring school employees to acknowledge completion of training; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; requiring charter schools to comply with requirements for human trafficking awareness training; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Florida Department of Education to develop a free, comprehensive human trafficking awareness training curriculum for public schools by December 1, 2025. The curriculum must include definitions of sex and labor trafficking, guidance on identifying potential trafficking victims among students, instructions for school employees on reporting and responding to suspected trafficking, and a specific protocol for reporting suspected child trafficking to the Department of Children and Families or the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline. The training can be conducted in-person or online and will be mandatory for all instructional, administrative, and educational support personnel who have contact with students. Each employee must complete the training and submit an acknowledgment to their school, which must be retained for documentation. Additionally, the bill amends existing charter school regulations to require these schools to comply with the new human trafficking awareness training requirements, ensuring consistent implementation across different types of public educational institutions. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, giving schools ample time to prepare and implement the new training requirements.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (14)
Erika Booth (R)*,
Toby Overdorf (R)*,
Yvette Benarroch (R),
Daryl Campbell (D),
Linda Chaney (R),
Lindsay Cross (D),
Tae Edmonds (D),
Anna Eskamani (D),
Johanna López (D),
Michael Owen (R),
Alex Rizo (R),
Allison Tant (D),
Dana Trabulsy (R),
Marie Woodson (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Education & Employment Committee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-65 (on 05/22/2025)
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