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Committee advances scholarship funding for forensic interview training; $500,000 proposal sent to Public Safety
Summary
House File 2136 would provide $500,000 over the biennium for scholarships to train professionals who conduct forensic interviews of children. The Children and Families committee re‑referred the bill to Public Safety after testimony from law enforcement, county child protection and advocacy groups.
Representative Michael Johnson presented House File 2136, which would appropriate $500,000 over the next biennium to fund scholarships for forensic interview training. The purpose, Johnson said, is to ensure that professionals in law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, health care and children's advocacy centers receive specialized, developmentally appropriate and legally sound forensic‑interview training.
Wade Rausch, division commander at the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office in Duluth, testified in support on behalf of law enforcement and said forensic interviews…
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