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H.R. 4943: National Child Protection Training Act

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H.R. 4943: National Child Protection Training Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-23 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

National Child Protection Training Act

Plain summary

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 regional training centers affiliated with institutions of higher education. Requires the regional training centers to: (1) develop model interdisciplinary 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 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.

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Official text

National Child Protection Training Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Betty McCollum (D-MN), Steve Womack (R-AR)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4943 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113