The Texas Education Agency (TEA) amended its child abuse prevention, mandatory reporting, and educator training requirements to include human trafficking, in alignment with updates to state law concerning the definition of child abuse and neglect (TAC § 61.1051. Subchapter EE. Commissioner’s Rules on Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect including the Trafficking of a Child). ESC 19 is collaborating with 3Strands Global Foundation through a DHHS Federal grant to offer schools in Texas free access to the PROTECT Texas human trafficking training and prevention education program. The trainings are facilitated by ESC personnel.