House File 300 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 300 BY STECKMAN , OLDSON , GASKILL , LENSING , STUTSMAN , GASSMAN , DAWSON , BERRY , RUNNING-MARQUARDT , STAED , OURTH , BEARINGER , ANDERSON , HANSON , MASCHER , WOLFE , H. MILLER , THEDE , BROWN-POWERS , T. TAYLOR , McCONKEY , RUFF , HUNTER , FORBES , KELLEY , and HEARTSILL (COMPANION TO SF 146 BY HART) A BILL FOR An Act relating to human trafficking outreach, awareness, and 1 training programs. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1997YH (3) 86 jh/rj

H.F. 300 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 710A.6 Outreach, awareness, and 1 training programs. 2 The crime victim assistance division of the department of 3 justice, in cooperation with other governmental agencies and 4 nongovernmental or community organizations, shall develop and 5 conduct outreach, public awareness, and training programs for 6 the general public, law enforcement agencies, first responders, 7 potential victims, and persons conducting or regularly dealing 8 with businesses or other ventures that have a high statistical 9 incidence of debt bondage or forced labor or services. The 10 programs shall train participants to recognize and report 11 incidents of human trafficking and to suppress the demand that 12 fosters exploitation of persons and leads to human trafficking. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill relates to human trafficking outreach, awareness, 17 and training programs. 18 The bill directs the crime victim assistance division of the 19 department of justice, in cooperation with other governmental 20 agencies and nongovernmental or community organizations, to 21 develop and conduct outreach, public awareness, and training 22 programs related to human trafficking. 23 The bill provides that the programs are intended for the 24 general public, law enforcement agencies, first responders, 25 potential victims, and persons conducting or regularly dealing 26 with businesses that have a high statistical incidence of debt 27 bondage or forced labor or services. 28 The bill provides that the programs train participants to 29 recognize and report incidents of human trafficking and to 30 suppress the demand that fosters exploitation of persons and 31 leads to human trafficking. 32 -1- LSB 1997YH (3) 86 jh/rj 1/ 1