(a) An employer may use its own human trafficking training program or that of a third party and be in full compliance with this Act if the human trafficking training program includes, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) a definition of human trafficking and commercial exploitation of children; (2) guidance on how to identify individuals who are most at risk for human trafficking; (3) the difference between human trafficking for purposes of labor and for purposes of sex as the trafficking relates to the employer's business; and (4) guidance on the role of employees in reporting and responding to instances of human trafficking. (b) The Department shall develop a curriculum for an approved human trafficking training recognition program which shall be used by an employer that does not administer its own human trafficking recognition program as described in subsection (a). The human trafficking training recognition program developed by the Department shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (1) a definition of human trafficking and commercial exploitation of children; (2) guidance on how to identify individuals who are most at risk for human trafficking; (3) the difference between human trafficking for purposes of labor and for purposes of sex; and (4) guidance on the role of employees in reporting and responding to instances of human trafficking. The Department may consult the United States Department of Justice for the human trafficking recognition training program developed under this subsection. The Department may use a curriculum developed under other laws of the General Assembly if the curriculum satisfies the requirements of this Section. The Department shall develop and publish the human trafficking recognition training program described in this subsection no later than October 1, 2026. exploitation of children; most at risk for human trafficking; purposes of labor and for purposes of sex as the trafficking relates to the employer's business; and and responding to instances of human trafficking. exploitation of children; most at risk for human trafficking; purposes of labor and for purposes of sex; and and responding to instances of human trafficking.
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