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This bill, known as the "Georgia Human Trafficking Prevention Training Act," mandates that all on-site employees of inns and third-party property managers (entities that manage short-term rental properties for owners) in Georgia must complete annual human trafficking awareness training. This training, developed or approved by the Attorney General's office in consultation with industry groups and hosting platforms (online services that advertise or facilitate rentals), will cover how to identify human trafficking, its signs, and reporting procedures, including contact information for the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Owners and managers of inns and short-term rental properties must implement policies for reporting suspected human trafficking and comply with posting requirements. They are also required to keep records of employee training acknowledgments for a specified period and provide them to the Attorney General's office upon request. While the bill establishes penalties for violations, including fines of $500 for a first offense, $1,000 for a second, and $2,000 for subsequent offenses, it exempts short-term rentals managed directly by individual owners or those rented for fewer than 15 days per year, and it does not create new legal claims for victims beyond existing remedies. The law takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73569