ND HB1308

Changes attorney general's authority to establish a human trafficking commission from permissive ("may") to mandatory ("shall") and specifies required membership including legislators from both parties, representatives from health and human services, rural and large school districts, tribal nations, state's attorneys' association, and governor's office

Adds new commission duties including annual presentations on human trafficking awareness at educator professional development conferences and facilitating annual prevention education for students on trafficking and exploitation

Expands civil liability immunity for good-faith reporting of suspected human trafficking to include members of regulated occupations and professions, while noting such members may still face disciplinary action if reporting violates their professional ethics regulations

Defines "regulated occupation or profession" to include professions regulated by the education standards and practices board, occupations under title 43, and licensed attorneys; allows such regulatory entities to accept human trafficking prevention training for continuing education credit

Provides continuing appropriation for the commission to receive donations, gifts, grants, and bequests from public or private sources to further training objectives; passed House 94-0 and Senate 46-1