§ 205 — Human trafficking awareness and training

§ 205. Human trafficking awareness and training. 1. Human trafficking\nrecognition training program. a. For purposes of this section, "lodging\nfacility" shall mean any inn, hotel, motel, motor court or other\nestablishment that provides lodging to transient guests. Such term shall\nnot include an establishment treated as a dwelling unit for the purposes\nof any state or local law or regulation or an establishment located\nwithin a building that has five or less rooms for rent or hire and that\nis actually occupied as a residence by the proprietor of such\nestablishment.\n b. Every lodging facility shall require all employees who are likely\nto interact or come into contact with guests to undergo a human\ntrafficking recognition training program to provide training in the\nrecognition of a human trafficking victim as defined in section four\nhundred eighty-three-aa of the social services law. Such training\nprogram shall be established or approved by the division of criminal\njustice services and the office of temporary and disability assistance\nin consultation with the New York state interagency task force on human\ntrafficking. The training program may be developed by a federal, state,\nor non-profit organization, and may be incorporated as part of the\nlodging facility's existing training programs or may be provided by\norganizations or providers identified by the commissioner of the\ndivision of criminal justice services or the commissioner of the office\nof temporary and disability assistance, provided that the training\nincludes all of the requirements of this section. Established or\napproved training programs may be made available through methods\nincluding, but not limited to, in-person instruction, electronic and\nvideo communication, or online programs.\n c. Any human trafficking recognition training program established or\napproved by the division of criminal justice services and the office of\ntemporary and disability assistance in consultation with the New York\nstate interagency task force on human trafficking as required in this\nsection shall address no less than the following issues:\n (i) the nature of human trafficking;\n (ii) how human trafficking is defined in law;\n (iii) how to identify victims of human trafficking; and\n (iv) who to contact, such as the national human trafficking hotline,\nwhich connects victims of human trafficking to:\n (A) relief and recovery options; and\n (B) social and legal services.\n d. The commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and\nthe commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance\nshall make available a list online of established or approved human\ntrafficking recognition programs for use by a lodging facility.\n e. All new employees required to receive human trafficking recognition\ntraining shall receive such training within their first sixty days of\nemployment.\n f. The training shall take place on the premises of the lodging\nfacility and shall be considered compensable time.\n 2. Record keeping requirements of human trafficking recognition\ntraining. Every keeper of each lodging facility shall maintain records\nindicating that each employee required to undergo an established or\napproved human trafficking recognition training program pursuant to this\nsection has completed such training. Such records shall be kept on file\nby the lodging facility for the period during which the employee is\nemployed by the lodging facility and for one year after such employment\nends.\n