1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing training and public awareness initiatives 
1.3 	on human trafficking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.79, 
1.4 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.79, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 2. Human trafficking training ~~plan~~.  ~~The training plan required in~~ 
1.9 	~~subdivision 1 must include~~ (a) As used in this section:
1.10 	~~(1) methods used in identifying trafficking victims, including preliminary interview~~ 
1.11 	~~techniques and appropriate interrogation methods;~~
1.12 	~~(2) methods for prosecuting traffickers;~~
1.13 	~~(3) methods for protecting the rights of trafficking victims, taking into account~~ 
1.14 	~~the need to consider human rights and special needs of women and children trafficking~~ 
1.15 	~~victims; and~~
1.16 	~~(4) methods for promoting the safety of trafficking victims.~~
1.17 	(1) "governmental agencies" include, at a minimum, state and local health and 
1.18 	human services agencies; law enforcement agencies, and prosecutorial offices; and 
1.19 	administrative and state court judges, magistrates, and referees; and
1.20 	(2) "nongovernmental organizations" include nonprofit organizations such as 
1.21 	social service providers, health care providers, emergency shelters, and other nonprofit 
1.22 	organizations that provide services to trafficking victims, including those included under 
1.23 	federal law.
2.1 	(b) The commissioner shall provide governmental agencies and nongovernmental 
2.2 	organizations throughout Minnesota with training on human trafficking in all its forms, 
2.3 	including, but not limited to, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and human trafficking as 
2.4 	defined under Minnesota and federal law.
2.5 	(c) The training required under paragraph (b) must focus on:
2.6 	(1) Minnesota and federal laws relevant to human trafficking;
2.7 	(2) methods used in identifying victims of human trafficking as defined in Minnesota 
2.8 	and federal law, including preliminary interview techniques and appropriate questioning 
2.9 	methods;
2.10 	(3) methods for prosecuting traffickers under Minnesota and federal law;
2.11 	(4) methods of increasing effective collaboration with nongovernmental 
2.12 	organizations and other relevant social service organizations in the course of investigating 
2.13 	and prosecuting a trafficking case;
2.14 	(5) methods for protecting the rights of victims, taking into account the need to 
2.15 	consider the human rights and specific needs of all women and minor victims, including 
2.16 	American Indian women and girls, and that victims should be treated as victims rather 
2.17 	than criminals; and
2.18 	(6) methods for promoting the safety of victims, including, but not limited to, safety 
2.19 	in the use of the Internet.
2.20 	(d) The commissioner shall develop and deliver training with the input and 
2.21 	participation of appropriate nongovernmental organizations and other relevant 
2.22 	organizations. The commissioner may also contract with outside organizations to assist 
2.23 	with the duties to be performed under this section.

2.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.79, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.25 		Subd. 3. Public awareness initiative.  ~~The public awareness initiative required in~~ 
2.26 	~~subdivision 1 must address, at a minimum, the following subjects~~ (a) The commissioner, 
2.27 	in cooperation with appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall prepare public 
2.28 	awareness programs designed to educate potential victims of human trafficking and their 
2.29 	families about the risks of victimization. Materials must increase public awareness of the 
2.30 	causes of human trafficking, of the solutions to preventing and ending human trafficking, 
2.31 	and of the problems faced by trafficking victims. The public awareness programs must 
2.32 	include, but not be limited to: 
2.33 	(1) information about the risks of becoming a sex trafficking victim, including 
2.34 	information about common recruitment techniques; use of debt bondage, forced labor or 
2.35 	services, and prostitution and other coercive tactics; risk of maltreatment, rape, exposure 
3.1 	to HIV/AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases; and psychological harm related to 
3.2 	victimization in trafficking cases; 
3.3 	(2) ~~common recruitment techniques; use of debt bondage, blackmail, forced labor~~ 
3.4 	~~and services, prostitution, and other coercive tactics; and risks of assault, criminal sexual~~ 
3.5 	~~conduct, exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, and psychological harm~~ information 
3.6 	about the risks of engaging in commercial sex, including potential criminal penalties;
3.7 	(3) ~~crime~~information about the risks of becoming a labor trafficking victim;
3.8 	(4) information about victims' rights in Minnesota; ~~and~~
3.9 	~~(4)~~(5) methods of reporting ~~recruitment activities involved in trafficking.~~ suspected 
3.10 	recruitment activities; and
3.11 	(6) information about local and national hotlines and available victims' services.
3.12 	(b) The commissioner, in cooperation with other appropriate governmental agencies 
3.13 	and appropriate nongovernmental organizations, shall prepare and disseminate general 
3.14 	public awareness materials to educate the public on the extent of human trafficking in 
3.15 	Minnesota and the United States, and discourage the demand that fosters the exploitation 
3.16 	of persons that leads to trafficking.
3.17 	(c) General public awareness materials under paragraph (b) may include information 
3.18 	on the impact of trafficking on individual victims, aggregate information on trafficking 
3.19 	worldwide and domestically, and warnings of the criminal consequences of engaging in 
3.20 	trafficking as defined under both Minnesota and federal law. These materials may include 
3.21 	pamphlets, brochures, posters, advertisements in mass media, and any other appropriate 
3.22 	media.
3.23 	(d) Materials described in this subdivision may include information on the impact 
3.24 	of trafficking on individual victims. However, any information on the experiences of 
3.25 	individual victims must preserve the privacy of the victim and the victim's family.
3.26 	(e) Materials must be provided in languages other than English, and must be posted 
3.27 	on the Internet and otherwise made generally available. The state demographer shall 
3.28 	determine and report to the commissioner the languages that are common enough in the 
3.29 	state to merit translations.
3.30 	(f) All public awareness programs must be evaluated periodically to ensure their 
3.31 	effectiveness.

3.32 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.79, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.33 		Subd. 4. Report to legislature. The commissioner shall report ~~the plan~~progress 
3.34 	under this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of 
4.1 	representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy 
4.2 	and funding by December 15~~, 2006~~ of each year.