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AMENDMENT MEMO
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Memo published: February 13, 2024 Contact: Katie Bender-Olson, Principal Attorney
2023 Assembly Bill 977
Assembly Substitute
Amendment 1
2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 977
Assembly Bill 977 requires school districts to provide human trafficking prevention instruction to
students in 7
th
to 12
th
grades based on Department of Public Instruction (DPI) model curriculum and
instructional materials. The bill also obligates school boards to require every full-time school district
employee required to hold a DPI license or permit to receive DPI training on identifying children who
are victims of human trafficking every five years.
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 requires DPI to maintain a list of age-appropriate, recommended
training courses for recognizing, reporting, and preventing human trafficking for students in 6
th
to 12
th
grades, rather than requiring DPI to develop its own model curriculum and instructional materials.
The substitute amendment also requires that information on identifying victims of human trafficking be
included within the DPI training on mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect that is already
required for all school employees under current law, rather than requiring a separate training.
Finally, the substitute amendment requires public schools to provide instruction on human trafficking
prevention to students as part of the health curriculum at least once in 6
th
to 8
th
grade, and at least once
in high school, rather than requiring it each year between 7
th
and 12
th
grades. The instruction must be
consistent with the DPI-recommended training courses.
BILL HISTORY
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 was offered by Representatives O’Connor and Stubbs on February 9,
2024. On February 13, 2024, the Assembly Committee on Education adopted the amendment and
passed the bill, as amended, on votes of Ayes, 15; Noes, 0.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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