S 2431
114th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Child safety and welfare
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Higher education
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National Child Protection Training Act
Introduced: December 18, 2015
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 18, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
National Child Protection Training Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, in coordination with the National Child Protection Training Center, to establish at least four regional training centers affiliated with institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Regional training centers must:
- develop model undergraduate and graduate child maltreatment curricula for distribution to IHEs,
- develop laboratory training facilities for students preparing for and professionals engaged in child protection careers, and
- promote evidence-based prevention programs in communities and forensic interview training programs in states.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1