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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5563
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 4970
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRAINING PROGRAM F OR MENTAL
HEALTH AND POST -TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS ORDER ISSUES
IMPACTING VETERANS INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) The Chief Court 1
Administrator shall establish an ongoing training program for judges 2
regarding mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder issues 3
affecting veterans who are involved in the criminal justice system. The 4
Chief Court Administrator may consult with organizations that 5
advocate on behalf of veterans and with mental health professionals to 6
ensure that such training program includes information on any unique 7
characteristics of crimes committed by veterans impacted by mental 8
health and post-traumatic stress disorder issues. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
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