SB 958

This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction, in consultation

with the Department of Children and Families, to develop a model curriculum and

instructional materials for grades 7 to 12 on human trafficking prevention. The

model curriculum and instructional materials must be age appropriate at each grade

level and must include instruction on Internet safety. Beginning in the 2024-25

school year, the bill requires each school board to provide age-appropriate

instruction in human trafficking prevention in grades 7 to 12. Under the bill, the

instruction must be consistent with the model curriculum or a curriculum that is

substantially similar to the model curriculum. Finally, under the bill, school boards

must require full-time school district employees who are required to hold a license

issued by the Department of Public Instruction to receive training in identifying

victims of child trafficking.