California Senate Bill SB1230 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1230AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 24, 2010 INTRODUCED BY Senator DeSaulnier FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act  to add Part 12.5 (commencing with Section 2696) to Division 2 of the Labor Code,  relating to human trafficking. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1230, as amended, DeSaulnier.  Human trafficking.   Employment: posting requirements.   Existing law requires employers to post various employment-related information for employees, including information relating to the payment of wages, workers' compensation, and discrimination in employment.   This bill would require employers to post information related to human trafficking, including information related to 2 nonprofit organizations that provide services in support of the elimination of human trafficking.   Existing law defines human trafficking as the deprivation of the personal liberty of another person with the intent to effect a specified sex crime or to obtain forced labor or services, as specified.   This bill would state that it is the intent of the Legislature to later amend into this bill provisions that would combat and prevent human trafficking in California.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Part 12.5 (commencing with Section 2696) is added to Division 2 of the   Labor Code   , to read:   PART 12.5. HUMAN TRAFFICKING 2696. (a) An employer shall post in a conspicuous location frequented by employees a notice in substantially the following form:   ""Victims of human trafficking are protected   under United States and California law. If you or   someone you know is being forced to engage in any   activity and cannot leave - whether it is   commercial sex, housework, farm work, or any   other activity - call the National Human   Trafficking Resource Center Hotline or the   California Coalition to Abolish Slavery &   Trafficking at the information below to access   help and services:   Call the National Human Trafficking Resource   Center at 1-888-373-7888.   The toll-free hotline is:   b7 Available 24 hours a day, 7   days a week.   b7 Operated by a nonprofit,   nongovernmental organization.   b7 Anonymous and confidential.   b7 Accessible in 170 languages.   b7 Able to provide help, referral   to services, training, and   general information.   Call the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery   & Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-539-2373.   The toll-free hotline is:   b7 Available 24 hours a day, 7   days a week.   b7 Operated by a not-for-profit   organization.   b7 Accessible in 160 languages.   b7 Confidential and private at   your request.   (b) The Labor Commissioner shall determine in what languages the notice required by subdivision (a) shall be printed. 2697. The Labor Commissioner shall enforce this part.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to later amend into this bill provisions that would combat and prevent human trafficking in California.