Child sex trafficking prevention
The office of public instruction is encouraged to undertake activities to educate Montanans about and prevent child sex trafficking. Activities may include but are not limited to:
(1) reviewing best practices for preventing child sex trafficking;
(2) providing access to educational resources for interested parents, teachers, child-care providers, and other community members on how to prevent child sex trafficking, on the warning signs of child sex trafficking, and on predatory behaviors;
(3) coordinating educational and prevention efforts with law enforcement, the department of public health and human services, and local organizations that work to prevent child sex trafficking; and
(4) supporting school districts in developing:
(a) policies on child sex trafficking awareness, prevention, response, and reporting; and
(b) educational materials and curricula aimed at preventing child sex trafficking.
(1) reviewing best practices for preventing child sex trafficking; The office of public instruction shall undertake activities to educate Montanans about and prevent child sex trafficking and human trafficking. Activities may include but are not limited to:
(a) reviewing best practices for preventing child sex trafficking and human trafficking;
(b) providing access to educational resources for interested parents, teachers, child-care providers, and other community members on how to prevent child sex trafficking and human trafficking, on the warning signs of child sex trafficking and human trafficking, and on predatory behaviors;
(c) coordinating educational and prevention efforts with law enforcement, the department of public health and human services, and local organizations that work to prevent child sex trafficking and human trafficking; and
(d) supporting school districts in developing:
(i) policies on child sex trafficking and human trafficking awareness, prevention, response, and reporting; and
(ii) educational materials and curricula aimed at preventing child sex trafficking and human trafficking.
(2) providing access to educational resources for interested parents, teachers, child-care providers, and other community members The office of public instruction shall make available cost-free, transportation industry-specific training materials that school bus drivers may use on to complete a training course how on how to prevent child sex trafficking, on the warning recognize signs and identify signs of child sex trafficking, human trafficking and on predatory behaviors; how to report concerns to an appropriate authority as part of any annual training requirement. The office of public instruction shall use transportation industry-specific courses from organizations that have developed resources specifically for school bus drivers and have made these materials available to the public at no cost.
(3) coordinating educational and prevention efforts with law enforcement, the department of public health and human services, and local organizations that work to prevent child sex trafficking; and
(4) supporting school districts in developing:
(a) policies on child sex trafficking awareness, prevention, response, and reporting; and
(b) educational materials and curricula aimed at preventing child sex trafficking.
Child sex trafficking and human trafficking prevention
The office of public instruction is encouraged to undertake activities to educate Montanans about and prevent child sex trafficking. Activities may include but are not limited to:
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 294, Laws ofL. 2017 |