The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 390, (87th Regular Session) which requires the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to approve training for the hospitality industry. House Bill 390 seeks to provide additional opportunities for human trafficking to be reported to law enforcement by requiring human trafficking training for workers directly employed by certain commercial lodging establishments. This annual training requirement only applies to commercial lodging establishments of 10 or more rooms, but is encouraged for all lodging establishments in the State of Texas regardless of size. This list will be expanded as more courses are approved. For course-specific questions please contact the training organization directly. For general questions, please contact [email protected].
| Organization Name | Course Title | Course Length | Language(s) | Cost | Delivery Method & Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Attorney General | “Human Trafficking Hotel Training” | 22 minutes | English | Free | Online |
| Etactics | “Human Trafficking – Texas” | 26 minutes | English | $1/user/month | Online |
| Unbound | “Identifying and Responding to Human Trafficking: Commercial Lodging & Hospitality Industry” | 25 minutes | English | Free | Online & in-person; Contact [email protected] for more information |
| Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking | “Inhospitable to Human Trafficking Training” | 30-45 minutes | English and Spanish | Varies | Online & in-person; contact BEST’s Corporate Relations Manager, Rebekah Covington, at [email protected] for more information |
| Extended Stay America | “Human Trafficking Training” | 30 minutes | English | Free | Online via internal website only accessible to ESA associates. |
| Marriott International | "Recognize and Respond: Addressing Human Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry" | 60 or 80 minutes | English | Free | Available to Marriott associates. Contact Abbe Horswill at [email protected] for more information |
| ECPAT-USA | "Your Role in Preventing Human Trafficking: Recognize the Signs" | 30 minutes | English and Spanish* (ECPAT offers training in other languages but only the English & Spanish versions meet the OAG requirements) | Free |
Online; contact [email protected] for more information |
| Texas Advocacy Project | "Human Trafficking Prevention in the Hospitality Industry" | 33 minutes | English | Free |
Online; contact [email protected] for more information |
| Refugee Services of Texas | "Survivor Services/HT101" | 60 minutes | English | Free |
In-person; Contact [email protected] or [email protected] for more information |