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Committee hears updates to child advocacy center law to cover children exposed to violence
Summary
House Bill 1028 would revise statutory definitions of Child Advocacy Centers and child forensic interviews, allow confidential peer review of recorded closed-case interviews, and seek to improve access to trauma-informed services for children exposed to violence; supporters included CAC directors and forensic interviewers.
House Bill 1028 would update state law to reflect current practice at Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs), broaden the statute's language to include children exposed to violence and permit confidential peer review of recorded closed-case child forensic interviews, supporters told the House Children, Youth & Early Learning Committee.
Luke Wickham, committee counsel, told the panel the bill clarifies definitions and authorizes use of recordings of closed forensic interviews "as part of a structured and confidential peer review." He said the bill also updates the statutory definition of a child forensic interview to emphasize developmentally sensitive, legally…
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