(Sponsorship Updated As Of: 6/6/2024)
ASSEMBLY, No. 2115
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman WILLIAM F. MOEN, JR.
District 5 (Camden and Gloucester)
Assemblywoman CAROL A. MURPHY
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman Speight, Assemblyman Danielsen, Assemblywomen
Haider, Park, Matsikoudis, Assemblymen Simonsen, Wimberly,
Assemblywoman Lampitt, Assemblymen Miller, Inganamort, Hutchison
and Rodriguez
SYNOPSIS
Requires public transportation employees to complete training course on
handling and responding to suspected human trafficking; requires inclusion of
certain content in certain courses.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Judiciary Committee with technical review.
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EXPLANATION – Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is
not enacted and is intended to be omitted in the law.
Matter underlined thus is new matter.
AN ACT concerning certain training and certain employees and 1
amending P.L.2013, c.51. 2
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 4
of New Jersey: 5
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1. Section 19 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.2C:13-12) is amended to 7
read as follows: 8
19. a. The Police Training Commission, in consultation with 9
the Attorney General and the Director of the Division of Criminal 10
Justice in the Department of Law and Public Safety, shall develop 11
and approve, as part of the police training courses required pursuant 12
to P.L.1961, c.56 (C.52:17B-66 et seq.), courses of study on the 13
handling, response procedures, investigation, and prosecution of 14
human trafficking cases. The courses shall include, at a minimum, 15
a demonstration of and information regarding known signs and 16
signals that may be used or communicated by victims of human 17
trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by individuals in 18
public spaces. These courses shall be reviewed at least every two 19
years and modified from time to time as need may require. 20
b. (1) The Department of Community Affairs, in consultation 21
with the Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 22
1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), shall develop, approve, and 23
provide for a one-time training course on the handling and response 24
procedures of suspected human trafficking activities for owners, 25
operators, and staff of hotels and motels as defined in the "Hotel 26
and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.); 27
or alternatively, the department, in consultation with the 28
commission, shall approve a substantially similar one-time training 29
course for use by hotels and motels in providing training to owners, 30
operators, and staff. The department, in consultation with the 31
commission, shall define by regulation which staff positions are 32
required, as a condition of employment, to attend the one-time 33
training course. Verifiable completion of the training course by 34
required staff shall be a condition of issuance, maintenance, or 35
renewal of any license, permit, certificate, or approval required, 36
permitted to be granted, or issued to owners or operators under the 37
provisions of the "Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, 38
c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.). The training course shall include, at a 39
minimum, a demonstration of and information regarding known 40
signs and signals that may be used or communicated by victims of 41
human trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by 42
individuals in public spaces. The training course shall be reviewed 43
at least every two years and modified by the department, in 44
consultation with the commission, from time to time as need may 45
require. 46
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(2) The Department of Community Affairs, through its oversight 1
and enforcement authority provided under the "Hotel and Multiple 2
Dwelling Law," P.L.1967, c.76 (C.55:13A-1 et seq.), shall be 3
responsible for ensuring that all hotel and motel owners, operators, 4
and required staff attend the one-time training course within one 5
year of the enactment of this section in the case of all current 6
owners, operators, and required staff engaging in their respective 7
profession on the effective date of this section, and within six 8
months of the first day of ownership, operation, or employment for 9
all new owners, operators, and required staff who initially engage in 10
their respective profession on a date that follows the effective date. 11
(3) The Department of Community Affairs shall make available 12
the training materials for the one-time training course to hotel and 13
motel owners, operators, and required staff in order for the owners, 14
operators, and required staff to fulfill the one-time training 15
requirement set forth in this subsection. 16
c. (1) The Department of Health, in consultation with the 17
Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 1 of 18
P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), shall develop, approve, and provide 19
for a one-time training course on the handling and response 20
procedures of suspected human trafficking activities for employees 21
of every licensed health care facility as defined in section 2 of 22
P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-2), including those professionals whose 23
professional practice is regulated pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised 24
Statutes; or alternatively, the department, in consultation with the 25
commission, shall approve for use a substantially similar one-time 26
training course provided by a recognized Statewide nonprofit 27
healthcare trade association with demonstrated experience in 28
providing course offerings to health care facility employees on 29
similar workplace matters. The department, in consultation with the 30
commission and the approved nonprofit course provider, if any, 31
shall define by regulation which employees are required, as a 32
condition of their employment, to attend the one-time training 33
course. Verifiable completion of the training course by required 34
employees shall be a condition of issuance, maintenance, or renewal 35
of any license, permit, certificate, or approval required, permitted to 36
be granted, or issued to licensed health care facilities under the 37
provisions of P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et al.). The training 38
course shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and 39
information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or 40
communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance 41
or may be observed by individuals in public spaces. The training 42
course shall be reviewed at least every two years and modified by 43
the department, in consultation with the commission and the 44
approved nonprofit course provider, if any, from time to time as 45
need may require. 46
(2) The Department of Health, through its oversight and 47
enforcement authority provided under P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 48
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et al.), shall be responsible for ensuring that all required employees 1
of licensed health care facilities attend the one-time training course 2
within one year of the enactment of this section in the case of all 3
current employees engaging in their respective profession on the 4
effective date of this section, and within six months of the first day 5
of employment for all new employees who initially engage in their 6
respective profession on a date that follows the effective date. If an 7
approved nonprofit course provider is involved in providing the 8
one-time training course to new employees who initially engage in 9
their respective profession on a date that follows the effective date 10
of this section, then the nonprofit course provider shall provide the 11
training course at least once every six months in order for these 12
employees to meet the six-month training deadline established by 13
this paragraph. 14
(3) The Department of Health shall make available the training 15
materials for the one-time training course to required employees, or 16
to the approved nonprofit course provider, if any, in order for the 17
required employees to fulfill the one-time training requirement set 18
forth in this subsection. 19
d. (1) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop 20
and approve a training course and a curriculum to raise awareness 21
of judges and judicial personnel on the seriousness of the crime of 22
human trafficking, its impact on human rights and the need to 23
adequately implement anti-trafficking laws, including not only the 24
prosecution and sentencing of defendants charged with human 25
trafficking, but the need to respect and restore rights and needs of 26
victims of human trafficking. The training course shall include, at a 27
minimum, a demonstration of and information regarding known 28
signs and signals that may be used or communicated by victims of 29
human trafficking seeking assistance or may be observed by 30
individuals in public spaces. This training course shall be reviewed 31
at least every two years and modified by the Administrative Office 32
of the Courts from time to time as need may require. 33
(2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall make the 34
training course, curriculum, and supporting materials available to 35
appropriate judges and judicial personnel who may be involved 36
with the court-related aspects of human trafficking prosecutions 37
through annual in-service judicial training programs or other means. 38
e. (1) The New Jersey Transit Corporation, in consultation 39
with the Commission on Human Trafficking established by section 40
1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-237), shall develop and provide a 41
one-time training course for public transportation employees on 42
handling and response procedures for suspected human trafficking 43
activities. Alternatively, the New Jersey Transit Corporation, in 44
consultation with the commission, shall approve a substantially 45
similar one-time training course provided by a recognized nonprofit 46
association with demonstrated experience in providing course 47
offerings to public transportation employees. The New Jersey 48
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Transit Corporation, in consultation with the commission and the 1
approved nonprofit course provider, if any, shall establish by 2
regulation which employees are required, as a condition of their 3
employment, to attend the one-time training course. The training 4
course shall include, at a minimum, a demonstration of and 5
information regarding known signs and signals that may be used or 6
communicated by victims of human trafficking seeking assistance 7
or may be observed by individuals in public spaces. The training 8
course shall be reviewed at least every two years and modified as 9
needed by the New Jersey Transit Corporation, in consultation with 10
the commission and the approved nonprofit course provider, as 11
appropriate. 12
(2) The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall be responsible for 13
ensuring that all required employees attend the one-time training 14
course within two years of the enactment of P.L. , c. (C. ) 15
(pending before the Legislature as this bill) in the case of all current 16
employees engaging in their respective profession on the effective 17
date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this 18
bill), and within six months of the first day of employment for all 19
new employees who initially engage in their respective profession 20
after the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the 21
Legislature as this bill). If an approved nonprofit course provider is 22
involved in providing the one-time training course to new 23
employees who initially engage in their respective profession after 24
the effective date of P.L. , c. (C. ) (pending before the 25
Legislature as this bill), then the nonprofit course provider shall 26
provide the training course at least once every six months in order 27
for these employees to meet the six-month training deadline. 28
(3) The New Jersey Transit Corporation shall make available to 29
public transportation employees the training materials for the one-30
time training course. 31
f. Pursuant to section 2 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-238), the 32
Attorney General, in consultation with the Commission on Human 33
Trafficking established by section 1 of P.L.2013, c.51 (C.52:17B-34
237), may provide for the expenditures of monies from the "Human 35
Trafficking Survivor's Assistance Fund" to assist with the 36
development, maintenance, revision, and distribution of 37
trainingcourse materials for the courses developed in accordance 38
with this section, and the operation of these training courses. 39
(cf: P.L.2013, c.51, s.19) 40
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2. This act shall take effect on the 90th
day following 42
enactment. 43