Skip to main content
S 3653 112th Congress Senate

National Child Protection Training Act

Official title: A bill to improve the training of child protection professionals.

Introduced: December 4, 2012 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Social Welfare Child safety and welfareDomestic violence and child abuseEducation programs fundingHigher education
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Medical educationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTeaching, teachers, curricula
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 4, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 4, 2012
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action December 4, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Child Protection Training Act - Directs the Attorney General, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, to establish a program to sustain at least four university, college, or community college affiliated regional training centers in coordination with the National Child Protection Training Center.

Requires the regional training centers to: (1) develop model inter-disciplinary undergraduate curricula on recognizing and responding to cases of child maltreatment that consists of at least a three-course certificate program or minor degree; (2) develop related model graduate curricula for medical schools, law schools, seminaries, and other institutions of higher education that instruct students likely to become child protection professionals or other professionals required by law to report cases of child maltreatment; (3) disseminate such curricula, upon the Attorney General's approval, to community colleges, colleges, university, law schools, medical schools, and other institutions of higher education; (4) develop "laboratory" training facilities that allow for simulated, interactive, and intensive training of students preparing for child protection careers as well as child protection professionals currently in the field; (5) assist communities in developing evidence-based prevention programs; and (6) assist states in developing and maintaining forensic interview training programs.

 Related & companion bills 1
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3653: National Child Protection Training Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3653/
MLA
"S. 3653: National Child Protection Training Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3653/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3653, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3653/.
Markdown link
[S. 3653: National Child Protection Training Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3653/)
Report a problem