Amends existing law to revise definitions in the Child Protective Act.

Sex trafficking of minors is an issue of increasing concern at both the state and federal level. While there is no official estimate on the number of human trafficking victims in the United States, in 2015, an estimated one out of five endangered runaways reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children were likely child sex trafficking victims. The Idaho Child Protective Act does not currently include human trafficking in its definitions of abuse or neglect, potentially leaving victims vulnerable to further abuse. The Justice for Victims of Sex Trafficking Act of 2015 (Public Law 114-22) amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) state grant program requirements and specifically requires states to consider any child who is identified by a state as a victim of sex trafficking or severe forms of trafficking (as defined in P.L. 114-22) as a victim of "child abuse and neglect" and "sexual abuse." The proposed legislation will increase the state's ability to protect minor victims of sex trafficking by including human trafficking as defined in Section 18-8602, Idaho Code, in the definitions of abuse and sexual conduct in the Child Protective Act (Section 16-1602, Idaho Code). The proposed legislation will also bring Idaho into compliance with P.L. 114—22.