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This bill requires hospitality businesses like hotels, motels, lodging houses, and bed and breakfast establishments to implement a human trafficking recognition training program for all their employees. The training, which must be approved by the attorney general, will provide comprehensive education about human trafficking, including its definition under the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, and how to identify potential victims. Additionally, these businesses must prominently display a written notice in their lobby and public restrooms with the national human trafficking hotline number. The attorney general will be responsible for developing a list of approved training programs, creating the standard written notice, and establishing regulations to implement this requirement. The goal of the bill is to increase awareness and help hospitality workers recognize and potentially intervene in human trafficking situations by providing them with specialized training and resources.

Budget and Finance, Justice

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2726