Amended  IN  Assembly  April 16, 2026
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 16, 2026

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2720

Introduced by Assembly Member Schiavo

February 20, 2026

An act to add Section 13657 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement agencies.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2720, as amended, Schiavo. Human trafficking victim support coordinator.
Existing law generally provides for the regulation of law enforcement agencies. Existing law establishes the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and charges it with, among other duties, developing and disseminating guidelines and training for all peace officers in this state. Existing law requires POST to develop and implement a course of instruction for the training of peace officers on commercial sexual exploitation of children and victims of human trafficking that includes, but is not limited to, certain topics and activities.
This bill would require each law enforcement agency with more than 25 peace officers to designate a at least one human trafficking victim support coordinator by January 1, 2028. The bill would require the coordinator to take the above-described course of instruction no later than 6 months after designation and, upon completion of the course, serve as a liaison between trusted community-based organizations and victims. The bill would require each law enforcement agency to, by July 1, 2028, display specified information on their internet website, including the specified contact information of the of any human trafficking victim support coordinator. coordinators. By imposing new requirements on local law enforcement agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: YES  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 13657 is added to the Penal Code, to read:

13657.
 (a) (1) Each law enforcement agency that employs more than 25 full-time sworn peace officers shall designate a at least one human trafficking victim support coordinator by no later than January 1, 2028.
(2) A human trafficking victim support coordinator may be a nonsworn employee.
(b) A human trafficking victim support coordinator shall take the course of instruction described in Section 13516.5 no later than six months after designation. Upon completion of the course, the human trafficking victim support coordinator shall serve as a liaison between trusted community-based organizations and victims.
(c) By July 1, 2028, each law enforcement agency shall display on their internet website the following information:
(1) A list of trusted community-based organizations available to support human trafficking victims within the agency’s jurisdiction.
(2) Email If applicable pursuant to subdivision (a), the email address and any other contact information the direct office phone line of the any designated human trafficking victim support coordinator. coordinators.
(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Human trafficking” means a violation of Section 236.1 of the Penal Code.
(2) “Law enforcement agency” means any department or agency of the state, or any local government, special district, or other political subdivision thereof, that employs any peace officer, as described in Section 830.

SEC. 2.

 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.