75-759. Notice offering help to victims of human trafficking; coordination with secretary for children and families and secretary of labor; report.
(a) A notice offering help to victims of human trafficking shall be accessible on the official website of the attorney general, the official website of the department for children and families and the official website of the department of labor, and may be posted in a prominent and accessible location in workplaces.
(b) The notice shall provide such information as the attorney general determines appropriate to help and support victims of human trafficking, including, but not limited to, information regarding the national human trafficking hotline as follows:
"If you or someone you know is being forced to engage in any activity and cannot leave — whether it is commercial sex, housework, farm work or any other activity — call the toll-free National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 to access help and services. The toll-free hotline is:
• Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Operated by a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization
• Anonymous and confidential
• Accessible in 170 languages
• Able to provide help, referral to services, training, and general information."
(c) The notice described in this section shall be made available in English, Spanish, and, if requested by an employer, another language.
(d) The secretary of labor, in consultation with the attorney general, shall develop and implement an education plan to raise awareness among Kansas employers about the problem of human trafficking, about the hotline described in this section, and about other resources that may be available to employers, employees, and potential victims of human trafficking. On or before February 1, 2014, the secretary shall report to the standing committees on judiciary in the senate and the house of representatives, respectively, on the progress achieved in developing and implementing the notice requirement and education plan required by this section.
History: L. 2013, ch. 120, § 7; L. 2017, ch. 78, § 25; July 1.