RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Extended the mandatory human trafficking awareness training requirement to apply to third-party contractors and their contract workers, in addition to employers and employees.

Required both employers and third-party contractors to furnish training records to the director, whereas previously only employers were explicitly named.

Updated the liability protection clause to ensure third-party contractors and contract workers are protected from civil or criminal liability when reporting suspected trafficking in good faith.

Adjusted the definition of 'transient accommodations' to clarify coverage over a broader range of facilities.

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', indicating a placeholder for a future session rather than immediate implementation.

The deadline for posting human trafficking awareness signage was changed from 'January 1, 2028' to a blank date, requiring further legislative action.

The deadline for implementing a human trafficking prevention policy was changed from 'September 1, 2027' to a blank date.

The fine amount for violations was removed, leaving a blank space for a specific dollar amount to be determined later.

The liability exemption clause was reworded to remove the explicit mention of 'employee' as a separate entity from the contractor, though the intent remains similar.

The definition of 'transient accommodations' was slightly narrowed by removing the specific phrase 'of the transient accommodations' from the description of guest access.

Various formatting errors, extra spaces, and inconsistent line breaks were cleaned up throughout the document.

Third-party contractors are now included as entities required to provide human trafficking awareness training and maintain related records.

The deadline for the Department of the Attorney General to develop the training program was set to July 1, 2027, and the deadline for employers to begin providing training was set to December 1, 2027.

A new provision allows third-party contractors to submit externally developed training programs for state approval as an alternative to the state-developed program.

The requirement to post human trafficking awareness signage was extended to apply to both employers and third-party contractors.

The civil penalty for violating the training requirements was increased to a maximum of $100 for each separate offense.

New definitions were added for 'transient accommodations employer' and 'transient accommodations third-party contractor' to clarify their roles under the law.