STOP Trafficking

Coordinator:
Linda Turner (S. NV) SI/Pahrump Valley D6
(C) 503-309-6996
trafficking_SoNV@soroptimistsnr.org

Trafficking Committee Members:

California Specific

Debbie Laffrachini, Ca

Legislative Advocacy Coordinator

Lynn Prettyman (CA) SI/Roseville D4

(C) 916-690-6700


Training/Webinars

Human Trafficking Prevention Month Social Media Campaign

Click here

FREE Training for courses for the general public–
From the DHS Blue Campaign this course includes defining Human Trafficking, Indicators, Reporting Suspected Human Trafficking and Scenarios. 

https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign/general-public-indicators-training-course?gclid=Cj0KCQjwgNanBhDUARIsAAeIcAvLXjQ3vEK9d3EGXkwh7D_zb_2egPXG48RVbcTxwLpxo20_hUiW8rQaAnriEALw_wcB
Click on the link for free or low-cost trafficking training from Hope for Justice, a global non-profit organization which aims to end human trafficking and modern slavery. It is active in the United States, UK, Cambodia, Norway, Australia, Ethiopia and Uganda and has its headquarters in England.

https://us.learningacademy.hopeforjustice.org/store

This is a list provided by the Department of Justice covering key legislation on Human Trafficking – old and new https://www.justice.gov/humantrafficking/key-legislation

Note that there may be multiple repeats of legislation between all the links

Sextortion & Exploitation webinar link https://webinars.sharedhope.org/product/sextortion/

Three Things Tech could do to Effectively Fight Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking past webinar link https://webinars.sharedhope.org/product/shared-hope-showcase-three-things-tech-could-do-to-effectively-fight-dmst/

Resources

CA-Specific

CA McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Education School District Liaisons – CA School District Liaisons

California Child & Youth Sex Trafficking Report Card – https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/california/

California legislation information–SB 14

https://grove.cssrc.us/sb14

Senator Shannon Grove has introduced Senate Bill 14, a bill that would include human trafficking in the lists of crimes that are defined as serious and violent under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three Strikes law. If passed, SB 14 will help strengthen protections for the millions of victims of sex and labor trafficking. 

Bill to make purchasing children for sex a felony in CA moves forward, but with some changes. click on the link below

California Senate Bill 1414 moves forward, some changes made (kcra.com)

CA Victims Compensation Board-this link provides information regarding victim support, DV, sexual assault, plus suggested social media posts you may use.

Governor Newsom signed SB 14 (Grove) to make the trafficking of a minor for purposes of a commercial sex act a serious felony.

Calmatters Link

  AB 1227 (Bonta) – Human Trafficking Prevention Education and Training Act (As Amended September 8, 2017)   

  AB 1227 requires California public schools to offer education and training on human trafficking identification and prevention in order to avert children from being exploited for labor or sex.  

NV-Specific

NV McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Education School District Liaisons – NV School District Liaisons

Nevada Child & Youth Sex Trafficking Report Card – https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/nevada/

Nevada, in particular Las Vegas, is one of the most common destinations for traffickers to sell children for sex and for buyers to purchase them. Our state has been taking positive steps forward to support commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC)1 , most recently through the passage of Assembly Bill 151 and Senate Bill 293 in the 80th Session of the Nevada Legislature in 2019. Assembly Bill 151 provided the framework for the state’s child welfare agencies to accept reports and ensure services for all CSEC, regardless of their relationship to their trafficker. Senate Bill 293 (SB 293) required the development of a plan to establish the infrastructure to provide treatment, housing, and services to CSEC  

General Information

United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2020 – https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tip/2021/GLOTiP_2020_15jan_web.pdf

RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHING PENDING LEGISLATION FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
CA Assemblyman Ken Cooley’s trafficking page: Human Trafficking | Official Website –
Assemblymember Ken Cooley Representing the 8th California Assembly District (asmdc.org)

Another reason to support McKinney-Vento reps-click below to read an article about lack of training for those working with Foster Youth: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/11/24/foster-care-kids-are-often-sex-trafficked-many-states-fail-to-figure-it-out/

Traffickers are using their victims to illegally obtain student financial aid, see the link: https://eccunion.com/news/2023/12/06/human-trafficking-fake-students-suspected-in-financial-aid-and-enrollment-scams/


Sacramento County District Attorney’s website trafficking page: https://www.sacda.org/victimservices/human-trafficking/
CA Office of State Attorney General trafficking page: https://oag.ca.gov/human-trafficking
NV Attorney General’s Office trafficking page: https://ag.nv.gov/Human_Trafficking/HT_Home/
Human Trafficking State Laws: https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/humantrafficking-laws.aspx

SPECIFIC TO CALIFORNIA
This is a list of legislation that has been presented in recent years

https://oag.ca.gov/humantrafficking/legislation#:~:text=Assembly%20Bill%202034%20(Kalra%2C%202018,trafficking%20model%2
0notice%20posting%20requirement.

Here is a link to the most recent legislation that was introduced on human trafficking to our knowledge https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2553

Below is a list from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce created that provides a small summary of the bill,
and gives their status
https://www.uschamber.com/task-force-to-eradicate-human-trafficking/anti-human-traffickinglegislation-tracker


• Note that there may be multiple repeats of legislation between all the links


SPECIFIC TO NEVADA
NRS 200.467 & 200.468 – “Human Trafficking” Laws in Nevada:

NRS 200.467 & 200.468 – Human
Trafficking – Nevada Law (shouselaw.com)

SPECIFIC TO THE UNITED STATES

This is an article that lists all of the human trafficking bills that were passed recently

https://www.wcpinst.org/source/house-passes-human-traffickingbills/#:~:text=This%20week%2C%20the%20House%20passed,of%20Youth%20Trafficking%20Act(H.R.

Here is US legislation on human trafficking that was introduced recently

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2991/text

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3946?s=1&r=23

https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/murkowski-smith-introduce-bill-to-protect-childrenfrom-human-trafficking

The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act (EARN IT Act) unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee: Click here to read more

Looking for some Trafficking Program ideas?

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SI/Bidwell Rancho has created bus shelter ads that went up in front of 2 local schools.  The QR code leads to more information about Human Trafficking. 

SI/Truckee Donner  posted Stop Sex Trafficking posters in Spanish and English in Truckee, Kings Beach and Tahoe City. Posting at convenience stores, gas stations, laundries, restaurants, bars, coffee houses and hotels. 

What is Trafficking? Social Media Tools, and  more can be found at the link below in the Bulletin from 

Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHS/bulletins/32cb5f8