Sec. 102. Employment and education program for trafficking survivors with a history in the State child protection and welfare system
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In this section: The term eligible individual means a domestic or foreign victim of human trafficking who— is eligible to receive services under section 107 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105 ); and has a history in the State child protection and welfare system. The term eligible organization means a service provider, which may include a nongovernmental organization, that has experience— using national or local anti-trafficking networks to serve victims of human trafficking; qualifying, providing, and coordinating services for survivors of trafficking (as described in subsection (c)) that are linguistically accessible, culturally responsive, age-appropriate, developmentally appropriate, and trauma-informed; and identifying and assisting victims of labor trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, especially youth and underserved populations.
The term Program means the Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program established under this section. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Secretary of Health and Human Services may carry out a Human Trafficking Survivors Employment and Education Program to prevent the re-exploitation of eligible individuals who have been removed from trafficking situations, by assisting such individuals to integrate or reintegrate into society through social services support for the attainment of life skills, employment, and education necessary to achieve self-sufficiency.
Services offered, provided, and funded by the Program shall include (as relevant to the trafficking survivor)— enrollment and participation in— basic education, including literacy education and English as a second language education; job-related skills training; vocational and certificate programs; programs for attaining a regular high school diploma or its recognized equivalent; or training for career opportunities in opportunity jobs, which shall be defined for purposes of this subparagraph as jobs that— have a low potential for automation; do not require a college degree; and are projected to grow after the COVID–19 pandemic; life-skill training programs, including management of personal finances, self-care, and parenting classes; résumé creation and review; interview coaching and counseling; assistance with expungement of criminal records when such records are for nonviolent crimes that were committed as a consequence of the eligible individual’s victimization; assistance with enrollment in college or technical school; scholarship assistance for attending college or technical school; professional coaching or professional development classes; case management to develop an individualized plan with each survivor, based on each person’s needs and goals; assistance with obtaining victim compensation, direct victim assistance, or other funds for mental health care; and other programs and services that help eligible individuals to achieve self-sufficiency, such as wrap-around social services to assist survivors in meeting their basic needs.
Eligible individuals may receive services through the Program for a cumulative period of 5 years. Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with one or more eligible organizations to carry out this section.
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Sec. 102
Employment and education program for trafficking survivors with a history in the State child protection and welfare system
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