Bill Text: CA AB2034 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Human trafficking: notice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 812, Statutes of 2018. [AB2034 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2034-Amended.html
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Bill Title: Human trafficking: notice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 812, Statutes of 2018. [AB2034 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2034-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Assembly Bill | No. 2034 |
| Introduced by Assembly Member Kalra |
February 06, 2018 |
An act to amend Section 52.6 of the Civil Code, relating to human trafficking.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2034, as amended, Kalra.
Human trafficking: notice.
Existing law requires specified businesses and other establishments, including, among others, airports, intercity passenger rail or light rail stations, bus stations, and truck stops, to post a notice, as developed by the Department of Justice, that contains information relating to slavery and human trafficking, including information regarding specified nonprofit organizations that a person can call for services or support in the elimination of slavery and human trafficking. Existing law makes a business or establishment that fails to comply with the requirements of these provisions liable for a civil penalty of $500 for a first offense, and $1,000 for each subsequent offense.
This bill would require a business or other establishment that operates
specified businesses or other establishments that operate an intercity passenger rail, light rail, or bus station, on or before January 1, 2020,
2021, to train its new and existing employees who are likely to may interact with, or to come into contact with, a victim of human trafficking or who are likely to receive receive, in the course of their employment, a report from another employee about suspected human trafficking, in recognizing the signs of human trafficking and how to report those signs to the appropriate law enforcement agency, as specified.
Because the bill would require local government agencies to perform additional duties, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require the Department of Justice, on or before July 1, 2019, 2020, in consultation with community-based anti-human trafficking organizations, mass transit employee representatives, and representatives of mass transit system organizations, to develop guidelines to assist employers in providing the employee training. The bill would also require the department to make the guidelines publicly available on its Internet Web site and to distribute copies of the guidelines to the employers described above upon request.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 52.6 of the Civil Code is amended to read:52.6.
(a) Each of the following businesses and other establishments shall, upon the availability of the model notice described in subdivision (d), 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:(1) On-sale general public premises licensees under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code).
(2) Adult or sexually oriented businesses, as defined in subdivision
(a) of Section 318.5 of the Penal Code.
(3) Primary airports, as defined in Section 47102(16) of Title 49 of the United States Code.
(4) Intercity passenger rail or light rail stations.
(5) Bus stations.
(6) Truck stops. For purposes of this section, “truck stop” means a privately owned and operated facility that provides food, fuel, shower or other sanitary facilities, and lawful overnight truck parking.
(7) Emergency rooms within general acute care hospitals.
(8) Urgent care centers.
(9) Farm labor contractors, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1682 of the Labor Code.
(10) Privately operated job recruitment centers.
(11) Roadside rest areas.
(12) Businesses or establishments that offer massage or bodywork services for compensation and are not described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 4612 of the Business and Professions Code.
(13) Hotels, motels, and bed and breakfast inns, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 24045.12 of the Business and Professions Code, not including personal residences.
(b) The notice to be posted pursuant to subdivision
(a) shall be at least 81/2 inches by 11 inches in size, written in a 16-point font, and shall state the following:
“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, construction, factory, retail, or restaurant work, or any other activity—text 233-733 (Be Free) or call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or the California Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST) at 1-888-KEY-2-FRE(EDOM) or 1-888-539-2373 to access help and services. | ||
Victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under United States and California law. | ||
The hotlines are: | ||
| · | Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. | |
| · | Toll-free. | |
| · | Operated by nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. | |
| · | Anonymous and confidential. | |
| · | Accessible in more than 160 languages. | |
| · | Able to provide help,
referral to services, training, and general information.” | |
(c) The notice to be posted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be printed in English, Spanish, and in one other language that is the most widely spoken language in the county where the establishment is located and for which translation is mandated by the federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973 et seq.), as applicable. This section does not require a business or other establishment in a county where a language other than English or Spanish is the most widely spoken language to print the notice in more than one language in addition to English and Spanish.
(d) (1) On or before April 1, 2013, the Department of Justice shall develop a model notice that complies with the
requirements of this section and make the model notice available for download on the department’s Internet Web site.
(2) On or before January 1, 2019, the Department of Justice shall revise and update the model notice to comply with the requirements of this section and make the updated model notice available for download on the department’s Internet Web site. A business or establishment required to post the model notice shall
not be required to post the updated model notice until on and after January 1, 2019.
(e) (1) On or before January 1, 2020, 2021, a business or other establishment that operates a facility described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subdivision (a) shall train its new and existing employees who are likely to
may interact with, or to come into contact with, a victim of human trafficking or who are likely to receive receive, in the course of their employment, a report from another employee about suspected human trafficking, in recognizing the signs of human trafficking and how to report those signs to the appropriate law enforcement agency. The training shall be consistent with the guidelines established by the Department of Justice pursuant to subdivision (f) and may be provided by a community-based anti-human trafficking organization.
(2) This subdivision does not apply to a public agency that operates a facility described in paragraph (4) or (5) of subdivision (a) that instituted a human trafficking awareness program on or before January 1, 2019.
(f) (1) On or before July 1, 2019,
2020, the Department of Justice, in consultation with community-based anti-human trafficking organizations that provide training for mass transit employees, employees, mass transit employee representatives, and representatives of mass transit system organizations, shall develop guidelines to assist employers in providing employee training pursuant to subdivision (e) that shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) The definition of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking.
(B) Myths and misconceptions about human trafficking.
(C) Physical and mental signs to be aware of, that may indicate that human trafficking is occurring.
(D) Guidance on how to report human trafficking, including, but not limited to, national hotlines that an employee may use to make a confidential report.
(2) The Department of Justice shall make the guidelines publicly available on its Internet Web site and distribute copies of the guidelines to an employer specified in subdivision (e) upon request.
(g) A business or establishment that fails to comply with the requirements of this section is liable for a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for a first offense and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each
subsequent offense. A government entity identified in Section 17204 of the Business and Professions Code may bring an action to impose a civil penalty pursuant to this
subdivision against a business or establishment if a local or state agency with authority to regulate that business or establishment has satisfied both of the following:
(1) Provided the business or establishment with reasonable notice of noncompliance, which informs the business or establishment that it is subject to a civil penalty if it does not correct the violation within 30 days from the date the notice is sent to the business or establishment.
(2) Verified that the violation was not corrected within the 30-day period described in paragraph (1).
