Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2021-06-17Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-17 (00)
Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act of 2021
This bill establishes demonstration grants to train students, teachers, and school and youth development personnel how to better understand, recognize, prevent, and respond to human trafficking and the exploitation of children and youth. Eligible grantees include tribal nations and organizations, nonprofits, state agencies, and elementary and secondary schools.
The Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families must award the grants.
Cosponsors (4)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
Subjects
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Health programs administration and funding
- Human trafficking
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- School administration
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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