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Committee approves changes to Child Protective Investigative Teams, adds trafficking specialist and training requirement
Summary
The committee adopted amendments to SB 22‑25 requiring CPIT membership to include a nongovernmental anti‑commercial‑sexual‑exploitation specialist on trafficking cases and creating a 15‑hour annual training requirement; the bill also extends certain DCS case‑closure timelines and advanced to the calendar by roll call.
The Senate Judiciary Committee adopted an amendment and voted 9–0 to advance SB 22‑25, an administration bill that clarifies membership and training for Child Protective Investigative Teams (CPIT). The sponsor said CPITs — multidisciplinary teams that investigate severe child abuse and coordinate services — will be required to include a nongovernmental agency specializing in combating commercial sexual exploitation of minors on trafficking cases (the statute previously made that optional). The bill also sets a 15‑hour annual training requirement for each CPIT member and extends the period for DCS case closures from 60 to 90 days (with a potential 180‑day extension in fatality cases).
The committee put the correcting amendment on the bill by voice vote, then approved the amended bill by roll call; the measure goes to the calendar for further consideration.
