ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 2115
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JUNE 6, 2024
The Assembly Judiciary Committee reports favorably Assembly
Bill No. 2115.
This bill requires public transportation employees to complete a
training course on how to handle and respond to suspected human
trafficking.
Under the bill, the New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT), in
consultation with the Commission on Human Traffic king
(commission), is required to develop and provide a one-time training
course for public transportation employees on how to handle and
respond to suspected human trafficking activities. Alternatively, the
NJT, in consultation with the commission, is required to approve a
substantially similar one-time training course provided by a recognized
nonprofit association with demonstrated experience in providing
course offerings to public transportation employees. The NJT, in
consultation with the commission and the approved nonprofit course
provider, if any, is required to establish which employees are required
to attend the one-time training course as a condition of their
employment, review the training course at least every two years, and
modify the training course as needed.
Under the bill, the NJT is responsible for ensuring that all required
employees attend the one-time training course as specified within the
bill. Additionally, the NJT is required to make available to public
transportation employees the training materials for the one-time
training course.
The bill also provides that any human trafficking training courses
are required to include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and
information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or
communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance or
may be observed by individuals in public spaces.
This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2024-2025 session
pending technical review. As reported, the bill includes the changes
required by technical review, which has been performed.