| (a) The operator of a commercial lodging establishment,
as defined by Texas Business and Commerce Code Chapter 114, must require
each employee who is directly employed by the establishment to complete
an annual human trafficking awareness and prevention training program.
New employees must complete this training no later than the 90th day
after the date the employee was hired.
(b) The Office of the Attorney General must approve
all training programs and must publish a list of approved and preapproved
training programs on the agency's Internet website.
(c) All training programs required under this subchapter
must:
(1) be at least 20 minutes in duration;
(2) include:
(A) an overview of human trafficking, including a description
of:
(i) the experience of human trafficking victims;
(ii) how and why human trafficking takes place in the
hospitality industry; and
(iii) how human trafficking is defined;
(B) guidance on how to identify individuals who are
most at risk for human trafficking;
(C) information on the difference between labor and
sex trafficking as that relates to identification of human trafficking
in the hospitality industry;
(D) guidance on the role of an employee in reporting
and responding to human trafficking; and
(E) the contact information of appropriate entities
for reporting human trafficking, including:
(i) the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free
telephone number and text line;
(ii) appropriate law enforcement agencies; and
(iii) a telephone number for reporting suspected human
trafficking; and
(3) provide a certificate of completion.
(d) Training programs may be online or in person. Online
training must include a pacing mechanism that requires the employee
to read all course materials, view all videos, complete all coursework,
and certify that the employee has completed all coursework before
issuing a certificate of completion.
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