88R13011 MPF-D     By: Thimesch, Thompson of Harris, H.B. No. 3501         A. Johnson of Harris, Klick, Hull,                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to required human trafficking prevention training and   disclosure of certain information about human trafficking by tattoo   and body piercing studios.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 146, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Section 146.0075 to read as follows:          Sec. 146.0075.  REQUIRED HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING. (a)     Each employee of a tattoo studio or body piercing studio within the   time prescribed by rules adopted by the executive commissioner   shall complete a training course approved by the executive   commissioner on identifying and assisting victims of human   trafficking.          (b)  The executive commissioner shall approve training   courses on human trafficking prevention, including at least one   course that is available without charge. The department shall post   the list of the approved training courses on the department's   Internet website.          (c)  A tattoo studio or body piercing studio licensed under   this chapter shall display in an area of the studio regularly   accessible to the studio's employees a poster with information on   recognizing potential victims of human trafficking and methods for   assisting victims of human trafficking. The department shall   develop and post on the department's Internet website the poster   described by this subsection.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act:                (1)  the executive commissioner of the Health and Human   Services Commission shall:                      (A)  approve human trafficking prevention   training courses as provided by Section 146.0075(b), Health and   Safety Code, as added by this Act; and                      (B)  adopt rules necessary to implement Section   146.0075, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act; and                (2)  the Department of State Health Services shall:                      (A)  post on its Internet website the list of   human trafficking prevention courses approved by the executive   commissioner under Section 146.0075(b), Health and Safety Code, as   added by this Act; and                      (B)  develop and post on its Internet website the   poster described by Section 146.0075(c), Health and Safety Code, as   added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  (a)  An employee of a tattoo studio or body   piercing studio is not required to complete a training course as   required by Section 146.0075(a), Health and Safety Code, as added   by this Act, before January 1, 2024.          (b)  A tattoo studio or body piercing studio is not required   to comply with Section 146.0075(c), Health and Safety Code, as   added by this Act, before January 1, 2024.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.