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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey bill requires public high schools to display human trafficking awareness signs
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services CommitteeSponsors: Carol Murphy and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Public high schools in New Jersey are required to display a state-developed public awareness sign on human trafficking in a location clearly visible to students, employees, and visitors under a new bill introduced in the Legislature.
Schools will be mandated to physically post hotline information in hallways or common areas where students, staff, and parents can see it, expanding public awareness efforts into educational facilities.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
public school students in grades nine through 12
Students will be required to have human trafficking awareness signage visible to them within their school.
public school employees
School staff will have human trafficking awareness signage posted in their work environment.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Aging and Human Services Committee
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