Senate Bill 1660 Summary

• Replaces terminology of "child prostitution" with "child sex trafficking" throughout Arizona Revised Statutes and makes child sex trafficking a dangerous crime against children when victims are 12-14 years old, subject to mandatory sentencing of 13-27 years.

• Requires foster children and those in group home settings to receive age-appropriate materials and resources on preventing and reporting child sexual abuse and sex trafficking before placement.

• Establishes mandatory reporting training curriculum for public school personnel on Arizona's mandatory reporting laws and requires schools to provide resources to parents and students on reporting child abuse and trafficking.

• Prohibits pro se defendants charged with child sexual abuse or child sex trafficking from directly questioning minor victims if the court determines such questioning would prevent the victim from reasonably communicating.

• Expands offenses requiring sex offender registration to include child sex trafficking and taking a child for trafficking purposes; creates new reporting restrictions for registered sex offenders' online identifiers; and requires the state board of education to establish best practices for social media and phone communication between students and school personnel.