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Committee advances bill letting Alabama network set additional certification criteria for child advocacy centers
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The Children and Senior Advocacy Committee considered HB 493, which would allow the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers' board to add criteria for certifying local child advocacy centers. Sponsors said the change aims to improve outcomes without changing how state funding flows.
The Children and Senior Advocacy Committee discussed HB 493 at a committee meeting, a bill that would allow the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers' board of directors to add criteria used to certify local child advocacy centers, Representative Ellis said.
Representative Ellis said the change is intended to move state standards closer to national models while maintaining existing funding arrangements. "What we're trying to do is start pushing us forward, a better situation for our kids," Ellis said, adding the centers provided 6,947 forensic interviews and more than…
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