Human Trafficking and Exploitation Prevention Training Act

HR 623 establishes a federal pilot program to train K-12 school staff and students on recognizing and responding to human trafficking and exploitation. It authorizes $15 million annually (2024-2028) to fund grants for schools in high-risk areas - prioritizing locations with vulnerable populations like homeless youth, foster youth, and those in child welfare systems - to implement age-appropriate, culturally competent training curricula developed with survivor input. The program requires grantees to track metrics like staff training completion, student risk identification, and survivor referrals while reporting anonymized data to Congress annually. This directly affects schools, teachers, counselors, and at-risk students across the U.S., aiming to increase early intervention through structured school-based prevention.