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S. 2431 · 114th Congress

National Child Protection Training Act

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2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R

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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).

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 18, 2015

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: National Child Protection Training Act

Latest action (Dec 18, 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 18, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.