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Committee adopts judge-training amendment for domestic-violence education; SB 710 sent to floor
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted a dash-3 amendment to SB 710 requiring the Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice to set minimum continuing-education requirements for judges, including evidence-based, trauma-informed training on domestic violence and related topics; the committee passed the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Feb. 27 to adopt the dash-3 amendment to Senate Bill 710 and moved the bill to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
SB 710 directs the Oregon Judicial Department to study and report on options for domestic-violence and related training programs for judges and, under the adopted amendment, directs the Chief Justice to establish minimum continuing-education requirements for judges of the circuit courts, tax court,…
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