Bill Text: CT HB05468 | 2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Training Of Employees Of Massage Parlors And Massage Therapists To Recognize Victims Of Human Trafficking.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-12 - Public Hearing 03/16 [HB05468 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2018-HB05468-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5468
February Session, 2018		LCO No. 2200
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING TRAINING OF EMPLOYEES OF MASSAGE PARLORS AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS TO RECOGNIZE VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 44-5 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2018):

The operator of each hotel, motel, inn or similar lodging or any establishment that provides massage services for a fee shall ensure that each employee of such hotel, motel, inn or similar lodging or establishment that provides massage services for a fee receive training at the time of hire on the (1) recognition of potential victims of human trafficking, and (2) activities commonly associated with human trafficking. In addition, such operator shall conduct ongoing awareness campaigns for employees on the activities commonly associated with human trafficking. On or before October 1, [2017] 2018, and annually thereafter, the operator of each hotel, motel, inn or similar lodging or establishment that provides massage services for a fee shall certify that each employee of any such establishment has received the training prescribed by this section in each employee's personnel file.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2018	44-5

Statement of Purpose:

To require training for massage parlor and massage therapy employees to recognize victims of human trafficking.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]