ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION AND INDEPENDENT AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 560

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  OCTOBER 21, 2024

      The Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 560.

      As reported, this bill requires transportation network company (TNC) drivers and applicants to complete an anti-human trafficking training course, which is to be approved by the Attorney General.  A TNC is required to provide the anti-human trafficking training course prior to the approval of an applicant and to current TNC drivers within 90 days of the bill’s effective date.  The anti-human trafficking training course may be provided via web based video or digital format and is required to include: (1) an overview of human trafficking, including how human trafficking is defined; (2) guidance on the role TNC drivers play in reporting and responding to human trafficking; and (3) information on how to report suspected human trafficking.

      Upon completion of the anti-human trafficking training course, a TNC driver is required to certify to any TNC whose digital network the driver uses that the driver completed an anti-human trafficking training course.  If a driver fails to provide a TNC with the required certification, the TNC is required to prohibit the driver from utilizing the TNC’s digital network to provide rides until the driver submits the required certification.  The bill also requires each TNC to create a list of drivers who did not provide the required certification.  Completion or failure to complete the anti-human trafficking training course will be noted in the individual record of each TNC driver and maintained by the TNC.

      This bill was prefiled for introduction in the 2024-2025 session pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes required by technical review, which has been performed.