LA SB83

Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, each Louisiana public school board must adopt a human trafficking victim identification and reporting policy and designate at least one school counselor, mental health professional, or administrator per school to receive annual advanced training on human trafficking.

Training may be delivered in-person or online, with curriculum information provided by the Louisiana Department of Education and the Governor's Office of Human Trafficking; content must cover defining human trafficking, recognizing indicators, victim identification best practices, reporting requirements, and available resources.

Expands victim services eligibility from children under 18 to include youth ages 18-21, and broadens coverage from "sex trafficking" to all forms of "human trafficking," including labor trafficking and debt bondage.

Transfers coordination of victim identification and services from the Department of Children and Family Services and Louisiana Department of Health to the Governor's Office of Human Trafficking.

Requires mandatory reporters to report all alleged human trafficking cases (not just sex trafficking) to the DCFS hotline, with the department communicating reports to Louisiana State Police for referral to appropriate law enforcement.