BILL NUMBER: AB 1595	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Campos

                        JANUARY 6, 2016

   An act to add Section 2810.6 to the Labor Code, relating to
employment.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1595, as introduced, Campos. Employment: human trafficking
training: mass transportation employers.
   Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Standards
Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations for the
enforcement of labor laws, and establishes certain obligations on an
employer, including, requiring an employer to post specified wage and
hour information in a location where it can be viewed by employees.
Under existing law, any person who deprives or violates the personal
liberty of another with the intent to obtain forced labor or services
is guilty of the crime of human trafficking.
   This bill would require a private or public employer that provides
mass transportation services, as specified, in the state to train
its employees, who are likely to interact or come into contact with
victims of human trafficking, in recognizing the signs of human
trafficking and how to report those signs to the appropriate law
enforcement agency. The bill would require that, by January 1, 2018,
the training be incorporated into the initial training process for
all new employees and that all existing employees receive the
training.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 2810.6 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
   2810.6.  (a) (1) An employer, whether private or public, that
provides mass transportation services in the state shall train its
employees, who are likely to interact or come into contact with
victims of human trafficking, in recognizing the signs of human
trafficking and how to report those signs to the appropriate law
enforcement agency.
   (2) For purposes of this section, mass transportation services
include, but are not limited to, busses, trains, and light rail. Mass
transportation services do not include taxi services or travel by
air.
   (b)  By January 1, 2018, the training required by this section
shall be incorporated into the initial training process for all new
employees who are likely to interact or come into contact with
victims of human trafficking.
   (c)  By January 1, 2018, the training required by this section
shall be given to all existing employees who are likely to interact
or come into contact with victims of human trafficking.