National Child Protection Training Act
Latest action · Oct 13, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2010 to Dec 1, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jul 22, 2010 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Dec 1, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 13, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Oct 13, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Jul 22, 2010Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3437 | National Child Protection Training Act | Identical bill | May 27, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2010Introduced in House
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