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S 3437 111th Congress Senate

National Child Protection Training Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish grant programs for the development and implementation of model undergraduate and grad… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to establish grant programs for the development and implementation of model undergraduate and graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect at institutions of higher education throughout the United States and to assist States in developing forensic interview training programs, to establish regional training centers and other resources for State and local child protection professionals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 27, 2010 See on congress.gov
Education Crime preventionCrimes against childrenCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDomestic violence and child abuse
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Education programs fundingHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 27, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 27, 2010
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 Latest action May 27, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Child Protection Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to enter into an agreement with the National Child Protection Training Center to establish and sustain Regional Training Centers in the midwestern, northeastern, southern, and western regions of this country.

Requires the Regional Training Centers to: (1) provide child protection professionals in the field with low-cost, high-quality training, technical assistance, and publications; (2) provide child protection professionals with ongoing training and assistance in developing evidence-based community prevention programs; (3) develop model undergraduate and graduate curricula on child maltreatment and, upon the Secretary's approval, disseminate them to institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (4) assist states in developing and maintaining forensic interview training programs.

Directs the National Child Protection Training Center to award grants to state and local governments and other nonprofit entities to: (1) assist state and local child protection professionals in developing statewide forensic interview training programs; or (2) expand forensic interview training programs to provide for additional, advanced forensic interview training courses.

Directs the National Child Protection Training Center to award grants to state and local governments and other nonprofit entities to assist IHEs in implementing or expanding model undergraduate or graduate curricula on child abuse and neglect.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3437: National Child Protection Training Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3437/
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"S. 3437: National Child Protection Training Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3437/.
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S. 3437, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3437/.
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