,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #a1 #bjag,mrs4  
,davis of ,california 7for herself1     
,mrs4 ,wagner1 ,mr4 ,kinzinger1 and ,ms4
 ,jenkins of ,kansas7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the
 ,administrator of the ,office of       
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention of the ,department of       
,justice to award grants to local       
educational agencies to establish1      
expand1 and support programs to train   
school staff to recognize and respond to
 signs of labor and sex trafficking and 
to provide classroom curricula to       
students on how to avoid becoming       
victims of labor and sex trafficking4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,empowering ,educators to       
,prevent ,trafficking ,act4  #b4 ,grants
 for training school staff to recognize 
and respond to signs of labor and sex   

trafficking  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,administrator of the ,office of        
,juvenile ,justice and ,delinquency     
,prevention of the ,department of       
,justice may award grants to local      
educational agencies to establish1      
expand1 and support programs--  7#a7 to 
train school staff to recognize and     
respond to signs of labor trafficking   
and sex trafficking2 and  7#b7 to       
provide classroom curricula to students 
on how to avoid becoming victims of     
labor trafficking and sex trafficking4  
7b7 ,program requirements ,a program    
funded through a grant under this       
section shall include-- 7#a7 training   
on--  7,a7 indicators that an individual
 is a victim or potential victim of     
labor trafficking or sex trafficking2   
7,b7 options and procedures for         
referring such an individual1 as        
appropriate1 to--  7i7 information on   
such trafficking2 and  7ii7 legal1      
social1 and health services for victims 
of such trafficking2  7,c7 reporting    

requirements and procedures in          
accordance with applicable ,federal and 
,state law2 and  7,d7 how to administer 
classroom curricula provided pursuant to
 subsection 7a77#b72 and  7#b7 a plan1  
developed and implemented in            
consultation with local law enforcement 
authorities1 to ensure the safety of    
school staff reporting such trafficking4
  7c7 ,priority ,in awarding grants     
under this section1 the ,administrator  
of the ,office of ,juvenile ,justice and
 ,delinquency ,prevention of the        
,department of ,justice shall give      
priority to local educational agencies  
serving a high-intensity child sex      
trafficking area4  7d7 ,definitions ,in 
this ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea terms ,the terms 
elementary school2 local educational    
agency2 other staff2 and secondary      
school have the meanings given the terms
 in section #haja of the ,elementary and
 ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7            
,high-intensity child sex trafficking   

area ,the term high-intensity child sex 
trafficking area means a metropolitan   
area designated by the ,federal ,bureau 
of ,investigation as a high intensity   
child prostitution area4  7#c7 ,labor   
trafficking ,the term labor trafficking 
means conduct described in section      
#ajc7i77;,b7 of the ,trafficking        
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i77;,b774  7#d7 ,school 
staff ,the term school staff means      
teachers1 nurses1 security personnel1   
school leaders and administrators1 and  
other staff at elementary schools and   
secondary schools4  7#e7 ,sex           
trafficking ,the term sex trafficking   
means the conduct described in section  
#ajc7i77;,a7 of the ,trafficking        
,victims ,protection ,act of #bjjj 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #gajb7i77;,a774