Referred to Committee on Judiciary. SUMMARY Provides certain protections and services for victims of human trafficking.

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1 A.B. ASSEMBLY BILL NO. ASSEMBLYMEN HAMBRICK, PAUL ANDERSON, FLORES, CARRILLO, SILBERKRAUS; ARAUJO, SEAMAN, SPIEGEL, STEWART AND THOMPSON MARCH, 0 JOINT SPONSOR: SENATOR HARRIS Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY Provides certain protections and services for victims of human trafficking. (BDR -00) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact. Effect on the State: Yes. ~ EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to human trafficking; requiring certain law enforcement officers to take certain actions upon an initial encounter with a possible victim of human trafficking; requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a statewide plan for delivery of services to victims of human trafficking; requiring the Department of Education and the State Board of Education to develop and distribute certain informational materials relating to the human trafficking of children; requiring certain businesses or other establishments to post an informational sign relating to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel s Digest: Existing law prohibits involuntary servitude, assuming ownership over a person, the purchase or sale of a person, trafficking in persons, pandering and living from the earnings of a prostitute. (NRS , ) Sections, and of this bill define victims of those crimes as victims of human trafficking. Section requires a law enforcement officer, a district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or deputy thereof, as soon as possible after his or her initial encounter with a possible victim of human trafficking, to make a

2 0 0 0 preliminary assessment of whether the victim is: () eligible under existing law for certain compensation and assistance provided to victims of crime; and () eligible for certification under existing federal law as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons. If the law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof believes the person is eligible for certification as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, section requires the law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof to notify the person and, upon request, to provide the person with certain immigration forms. Section also requires the law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof to notify the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services if the possible victim of human trafficking is less than years of age or the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department if the possible victim is an older person or a vulnerable person. Section requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a statewide plan for the delivery of services to victims of human trafficking. Section requires the Department of Education and the State Board of Education to develop and distribute certain informational material relating to the human trafficking of children. Section of this bill requires certain businesses or other establishments to post a notice regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline. This bill further requires the Department of Transportation and the Department of Business and Industry to develop a model notice regarding the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline and make the model notice available on their Internet websites. This bill also imposes a warning on a business or other establishment for a first violation of not posting such notice and provides hours to correct such violation, and a $00 civil penalty for each subsequent violation of not posting such notice. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 0 Section. Chapter of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:. As soon as practicable after the initial encounter with a person who reasonably appears to be a victim of human trafficking, a law enforcement officer, a district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof shall make a preliminary assessment of whether the victim: (a) May be eligible for compensation or assistance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and (b) Appears to meet the criteria for certification pursuant to U.S.C. 0(b)() as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, as defined in U.S.C. 0(b)()(C), or appears to be otherwise eligible for any federal, state or local benefits or services.. If, after the preliminary assessment conducted pursuant to subsection, the law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a

3 deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof determines that the victim appears to be eligible for compensation or assistance pursuant to this chapter or to meet the criteria for certification as a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, the law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof shall: (a) Notify the victim of the finding; (b) Notify the victim of any compensation or assistance that may be available pursuant to this chapter and the manner in which to apply for such compensation or assistance; (c) Refer the victim to available services, including, without limitation, legal services; and (d) Upon the request of the victim, provide the victim with one or both of the following forms issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the United States Department of Homeland Security: () Form I-, Supplement B, Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons. () Form I-, Supplement B, U Nonimmigrant Status Certification. The law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof shall complete and execute the form in accordance with the applicable instructions, rules and regulations.. If the victim of human trafficking is less than years of age, the law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof shall notify the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services.. If the victim of human trafficking is an older person or a vulnerable person, the law enforcement officer, the district attorney or a deputy thereof, or the Attorney General or a deputy thereof shall notify the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. For the purposes of this subsection: (a) Older person has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS (b) Vulnerable person has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS For the purposes of this section, victim of human trafficking means a person against whom a violation of any provision of NRS 00. to 00., inclusive, 0.00 or 0.0 or U.S.C., 0 or has been committed.

4 Sec.. Chapter of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:. The Department shall, in cooperation with any other state agency, any federal agency, public or private entity or any other stakeholder the Department deems appropriate, develop a statewide plan for the delivery of services to victims of human trafficking. The plan must provide for: (a) The identification of victims of human trafficking; (b) Assistance to victims of human trafficking with applying for federal and state benefits and services to which they may be entitled; (c) The coordination of providing medical services, psychological services, housing, education, job training, child care, victims compensation, legal services and other services to victims of human trafficking; (d) The preparation and dissemination of educational materials to increase awareness about human trafficking and the services available to victims of human trafficking among state and local agencies that provide social services, public and private agencies that may provide services to victims of human trafficking and the public; (e) The establishment and maintenance of community-based services for victims of human trafficking; and (f) Assistance to victims of human trafficking with family reunification or to return to their place of origin, if the victim so desires.. The Director shall periodically review the statewide plan developed pursuant to subsection and its implementation to determine whether the plan and its implementation comply with the provisions of this section.. As used in this section, victim of human trafficking means a person against whom a violation of any provision of NRS 00. to 00., inclusive, 0.00 or 0.0 or U.S.C., 0 or has been committed. Sec.. NRS.0 is hereby amended to read as follows:.0 As used in NRS.0 to., inclusive, and section of this act, unless the context requires otherwise:. Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.. Director means the Director of the Department. Sec.. Chapter of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:. The Department, in consultation with persons who possess knowledge and expertise in identifying and preventing the human trafficking of children, shall develop materials for distribution to

5 school districts, administrators, principals, teachers and all other personnel employed by the board of trustees of a school district, parents and students that provide information concerning: (a) The identification and prevention of the human trafficking of children, including, without limitation, strategies for preventing the human trafficking of children; and (b) The resources to which administrators, principals, teachers and all other personnel employed by the board of trustees of a school district, parents and students may refer to obtain information concerning the identification and prevention of human trafficking of children, including, without limitation, strategies for preventing the human trafficking of children.. The State Board, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, shall provide for the distribution of the materials developed pursuant to subsection to school districts.. As used in this section, human trafficking means a violation of any provision of NRS 00. to 00., inclusive, 0.00 or 0.0 or U.S.C., 0 or. Sec.. Chapter of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:. Each of the following businesses and other establishments shall, upon the availability of the model sign developed pursuant to subsection, post a notice that complies with the requirements of this section in a conspicuous place near the public entrance of the establishment or in another conspicuous location in clear view of the public and employees where similar notices are customarily posted: (a) An establishment found to maintain or permit a public nuisance relating to prostitution; (b) A mass transit facility, including, without limitation, an airport, bus station or train station; (c) A rest area or truck stop; (d) A massage parlor or public spa; (e) An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink for consumption on the premises; (f) A sexually oriented business; (g) A restaurant; (h) A hospital or an independent center for emergency medical care; (i) A public high school; and (j) An employment agency or employment office.. The notice to be posted pursuant to subsection must be not less than / by inches in size and must contain a notice that is clearly legible and in substantially the following form:

6 If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave whether it is commercial sex, housework, farm work or any other activity call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center at () - to access help and services. Victims of human trafficking are protected under the laws of the State of Nevada and the United States. The hotline is: o Available hours a day, days a week. o Toll-free. o Operated by a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. o Anonymous and confidential. o Accessible in 0 languages. o Able to provide help, referrals to services, training and general information.. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Business and Industry shall develop a model sign as described in subsection and post the sign in English, Spanish and any other language deemed appropriate by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry, on the Internet websites maintained by those Departments.. Upon request from a business or other establishment listed in subsection, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Business and Industry shall mail, by first-class mail to the business or other establishment, a copy of the sign described in subsection in English, Spanish and any other language deemed appropriate by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry.. The Department of Transportation and the Department of Business and Industry may solicit and accept donations of signs that satisfy the requirements of this section from a nonprofit organization or any other source.. A business or other establishment that violates this section: (a) For the first violation, will receive a warning and be given hours to comply with the provisions of this section. (b) For the second and any subsequent violation, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $00. Each -hour period during which an owner or operator is not in compliance with the provisions of this section constitutes a separate violation.. As used in this section: (a) Employment agency has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS.00.

7 0 (b) Employment office has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS.. (c) Hospital has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS.0. (d) Independent center for emergency medical care has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS.0. (e) Sexual conduct has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 0.0. (f) Sexually oriented business means a business that: () Offers a service intending to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to its patrons, including, without limitation, an escort service, house of prostitution or bath house; () Engages in its principal business by use of an employee or independent contractor who appears in the nude or who exposes his or her genitals or the female breast; or () Represents or implies that sexual conduct takes place at the business location. H

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