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Senate panel sends bill to fund statewide SART coordinator to finance after testimony
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-2 to send Senate Bill 11-23 to the Finance Committee. The bill would create a statewide coordinator for sexual-assault response teams, housed with a nonprofit and funded through existing grants; advocates and medical staff testified in support while the district attorneys' conference noted recent amendments.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 5-2 to send Senate Bill 11-23 to the Finance Committee after testimony from advocates and medical staff that the measure would standardize support for sexual-assault response teams (SARTs) across the state.
The bill, as explained by sponsor Senator Harshbarger, would create a statewide coordinator to provide leadership, technical assistance and oversight to local SARTs and would be housed with the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence and funded by existing grants from the Department of Finance and Administration’s Office of Criminal Justice Programs. “This role will support teams across the state with training, ensure compliance with best…
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