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Bill would require MDOT training for transit workers to spot and report human trafficking
Summary
House Bill 1 would direct the Maryland Department of Transportation to develop a training program for transportation-sector employees to recognize and report human trafficking; witnesses urged collaboration with the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force and urged protections for workers.
House Bill 1, the "See Someone, Save Someone" Act, would require the Maryland Department of Transportation to create and implement training for transit employees on identifying and reporting human trafficking and on available victim resources.
Sponsor Delegate Ebersole described research showing traffickers use public transportation and said transit staff "could be a great asset in the fight against human trafficking." David Pendleton of SMART Transportation Division testified…
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