Health curriculum framework: human trafficking and online safety

The measure aims to give students age-appropriate skills to recognize exploitation, seek help, and navigate harmful online content. It also makes state-vetted resources and educator-training information available.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Instructional Quality Commission, when it next revises the health framework on or after January 1, 2027, to consider content on trafficking prevention, labor exploitation, online sexual exploitation, deepfakes, digital citizenship, boundaries, and help-seeking.
• Requires the proposed content to progress from kindergarten through grade 12, with early-grade instruction on bodily autonomy, healthy touch, safe and unsafe secrets, trusted adults, and basic online safety.
• Requires considered content and recommended instruction to be evidence-based, survivor-informed, culturally responsive, trauma-responsive, and regularly updated for changing risks.
• Requires the California Department of Education to maintain online resources and recommended educator training on identifying and responding to trafficking and online exploitation, reporting duties, referrals, and safe support for diverse students.

Who it affects ​

• Public-school students from kindergarten through grade 12.
• Educators and school personnel who use state resources or recommended training.
• The Instructional Quality Commission and the State Board of Education during the next health framework revision.