AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.

SB 521 requires Connecticut child welfare and juvenile justice agencies to screen children at risk of sex trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation and provide specialized services to identified victims. It establishes a child sex trafficking-specific caseworker for victims, with protected communications to ensure privacy, and allows victims to testify via alternative methods regardless of age. The bill also mandates state-wide agency training on trafficking identification and response, and expands victims' ability to obtain protection orders against exploiters. These provisions directly affect agencies serving youth and victims of child sex trafficking in Connecticut.