§2405.7. Human trafficking training; report to legislature

            A. The council shall provide training for law enforcement agencies in addressing human trafficking.

            B. Such training shall focus on all of the following:

            (1) Investigating human trafficking under R.S. 14:46.2.

            (2) Investigating trafficking of children for sexual purposes under R.S. 14:46.3 and the special needs of sexually exploited children.

            (3) Methods used in identifying United States citizens and foreign national victims of human trafficking, including preliminary interview techniques and appropriate questioning methods.

            (4) Methods of increasing effective collaboration with nongovernmental organizations and other relevant social service organizations in the course of investigating and prosecuting a human trafficking case.

            (5) Methods for protecting the rights of victims of human trafficking, taking into account the need to consider human rights and the special needs of female and child victims.

            (6) The necessity of treating victims of human trafficking as crime victims rather than criminals.

            (7) Methods for promoting the safety of victims of human trafficking.

            C. The council shall seek input and participation of appropriate nongovernmental organizations and other relevant organizations in the preparation and presentation of training called for in this Section.

            D.(1) Within one year of employment, all peace officers, as defined in R.S. 40:2402, shall receive seven hours of training on human trafficking from the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training's online Learning Management System program. All peace officers employed on August 1, 2022, who have been employed for one year or more, shall receive seven hours of training on human trafficking from the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training's Learning Management System program by December 31, 2022.

            (2) Beginning in 2023, the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training shall report compliance percentages of human trafficking training to the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and the House Committee on Judiciary from the previous year not later than February fifteenth of each year.

            E. The council shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, subject to the oversight of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and the House Committee on Judiciary, for the implementation of the human trafficking training program.

            Acts 2014, No. 564, §3; Acts 2022, No. 538, §1.