88R10601 MZM-D     By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2313       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to training materials for certain transportation network   company drivers regarding human trafficking awareness and   prevention.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 2402, Occupations Code, is   amended by adding Section 2402.1075 to read as follows:          Sec. 2402.1075.  HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION   TRAINING MATERIALS REQUIRED. (a) A transportation network company   shall annually provide to each driver who is authorized to log in to   the company's digital network human trafficking awareness and   prevention training materials. The training materials must:                (1)  be provided in a digital video format or   Internet-based video format;                (2)  be not less than 15 minutes in duration;                (3)  be approved by the attorney general;                (4)  be provided in English and Spanish;                (5)  be provided to a new driver before the driver is   authorized to provide prearranged rides using the company's digital   network; and                (6)  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 transportation industry; and                            (iii)  how human trafficking is defined   under state and federal law;                      (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 transportation industry;                      (D)  guidance on the role of a driver 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 designated by the   attorney general for reporting suspected human trafficking.          (b)  A transportation network company shall maintain records   necessary to establish that the company has provided the training   materials required by this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.