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Committee hears sibling bill on custody and domestic-violence training for judges; technical and fiscal questions leave it in committee
Summary
Senate Bill 318 would add domestic-violence education into child-custody training for district court judges; the committee discussed fiscal-note assumptions about training hours and whether the bill places district court judges in the correct statutory section and decided to keep the bill in Finance and Claims for fixes and further review.
Senate Bill 318, which would revise child-custody law to require more specific domestic-violence training for judges, was heard but not advanced by the Senate Finance and Claims committee. Sponsor Senator Lenz summarized the policy goal as ensuring district court judges receive instruction on prior abuse and related issues that can affect custody determinations.
Kathy Penny, finance director for the judicial branch, participated…
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