National Child Protection Training Act

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.