BILL NUMBER: AB 988	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 26, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 18, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 22, 2009
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 2, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Brownley
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Ma)

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to amend Section 13519.14 of the Penal Code, relating to
human trafficking.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 988, Brownley. Human trafficking: training content.
   Existing law establishes the offense of human trafficking.
Existing law requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training to implement a course or courses of instruction for the
training of law enforcement officers in California in the handling of
human trafficking complaints and to develop guidelines for law
enforcement response to human trafficking, as specified.
   This bill would additionally require the commission, upon the next
regularly scheduled review of a training module relating to human
trafficking, to create and make available training content on the U
Visa, as specified.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 13519.14 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   13519.14.  (a) (1) The commission shall implement by January 1,
2007, a course or courses of instruction for the training of law
enforcement officers in California in the handling of human
trafficking complaints and also shall develop guidelines for law
enforcement response to human trafficking. The course or courses of
instruction and the guidelines shall stress the dynamics and
manifestations of human trafficking, identifying and communicating
with victims, providing documentation that satisfies the law
enforcement agency endorsement (LEA) required by federal law,
collaboration with federal law enforcement officials, therapeutically
appropriate investigative techniques, the availability of civil and
immigration remedies and community resources, and protection of the
victim. Where appropriate, the training presenters shall include
human trafficking experts with experience in the delivery of direct
services to victims of human trafficking. Completion of the course
may be satisfied by telecommunication, video training tape, or other
instruction.
   (2) The commission shall, upon the next regularly scheduled review
of a training module relating to human trafficking, create and make
available training content on the U Visa as authorized by the federal
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000. The
training shall include how to inform victims about the U Visa and how
to apply for a U Visa. The training regarding the U Visa shall
include, but not be limited to, an explanation that it is available
to noncitizen crime victims who have suffered substantial physical or
mental abuse from criminal activity, have information regarding
criminal activity, and assist government officials in the
investigation or prosecution of that criminal activity, if the
criminal activity violated United States law or occurred in the
United States, including Indian country and military installations,
or in the territories and possessions of the United States. The
training content shall be designed for, and made available to, peace
officers employed by law enforcement agencies that participate in,
and comply with, training standards set forth by the commission.
   (b) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means any
officer or employee of a local police department or sheriff's office,
and any peace officer of the California Highway Patrol, as defined
by subdivision (a) of Section 830.2.
   (c) The course of instruction, the learning and performance
objectives, the standards for the training, and the guidelines shall
be developed by the commission in consultation with appropriate
groups and individuals having an interest and expertise in the field
of human trafficking.
   (d) The commission, in consultation with these groups and
individuals, shall review existing training programs to determine in
what ways human trafficking training may be included as a part of
ongoing programs.
   (e) Participation in the course or courses specified in this
section by peace officers or the agencies employing them is
voluntary.