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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A- Sexual
abuse and sex trafficking prevention training. (a)
The department may offer voluntary training for teachers, educational
officers, and school-based behavioral health specialists on sexual abuse and sex
trafficking prevention and response, including:
(1) Methods used to
lure children into sexual abuse and sex trafficking;
(2) Identifying
victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking;
(3) Effects of
sexual abuse and sex trafficking on a victim's social, mental, and physical
health;
(4) Strategies to
assist in the prevention of sexual abuse and sex trafficking of children;
(5) Trauma-informed
strategies for responding to victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking;
(6) Informational
resources for victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking; and
(7) Information on
agencies that provide services to students who have been identified as victims
of sexual abuse and sex trafficking or who are at risk of victimization.
(b) At the beginning of each school year,
explanatory information about protocols that the department has approved for
providing services to victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking shall be made
available to teachers, educational officers, and school-based behavioral health
specialists.
(c) The department may coordinate and contract
with any state or county department or agency, any victim services provider, or
any other expert in the field of sexual abuse or sex trafficking prevention and
response to implement this section.
(d) As used in this section, "victim services provider" means any non-governmental organization that provides social, medical, mental health, legal, case management, educational, emergency, or housing services to victims of sex trafficking or sexual abuse."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Sexual Abuse and Sex Trafficking Prevention Training; DOE
Description:
Allows the Department of Education to provide sexual abuse and sex trafficking prevention training to certain staff. Requires DOE to make available to certain staff explanatory information about protocols that DOE has approved for providing services to victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking. (SD1)
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