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1		-	Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota
2		-	In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
	1	+	25.0814.01001
	2	+	Title.02000
	3	+	Adopted by the Human Services
	4	+	Committee
	5	+	Sixty-ninth
	6	+	January 21, 2025
	7	+	Legislative Assembly
	8	+	of North Dakota
	9	+	Introduced by
	10	+	Senators Lee, Cleary, Larson
	11	+	Representatives Beltz, Ista, Jonas
	12	+	A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 50-25.1-02 and section
	13	+	50-25.1-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a children's
	14	+	advocacy center and the confidentiality of communications and records in the possession of a
	15	+	children's advocacy center.
	16	+	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
	17	+	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 10 of section 50-25.1-02 of the North Dakota
	18	+	Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
	19	+	10."Children's advocacy center" means a fullan accredited or associate member of the
	20	+	national children's alliance which assists in the coordination of the investigation in
	21	+	response to allegations of child abuse by providing a dedicated child-friendly location
	22	+	at which to conduct forensic interviews, forensic medical examinations, and other
	23	+	appropriate services and which promotes a comprehensive multidisciplinary team
	24	+	response to allegations of child abuse. The team response may include forensic
	25	+	interviews, forensic medical examinations, mental health and related support services,
	26	+	advocacy, and case review.
	27	+	SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 50-25.1-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is
	28	+	amended and reenacted as follows:
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3	30		SENATE BILL NO. 2173
4		-	(Senators Lee, Cleary, Larson)
5		-	(Representatives Beltz, Ista, Jonas)
6		-	AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 50-25.1-02 and section 50-25.1-11.1 of the
7		-	North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a children's advocacy center and the
8		-	confidentiality of communications and records in the possession of a children's advocacy center.
9		-	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
10		-	SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 10 of section 50-25.1-02 of the North Dakota Century
11		-	Code is amended and reenacted as follows:
12		-	10."Children's advocacy center" means a fullan accredited or associate member of the national
13		-	children's alliance which assists in the coordination of the investigation in response to
14		-	allegations of child abuse by providing a dedicated child-friendly location at which to conduct
15		-	forensic interviews, forensic medical examinations, and other appropriate services and which
16		-	promotes a comprehensive multidisciplinary team response to allegations of child abuse. The
17		-	team response may include forensic interviews, forensic medical examinations, mental health
18		-	and related support services, advocacy, and case review.
19		-	SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 50-25.1-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended
20		-	and reenacted as follows:
21		-	50-25.1-11.1. Children's advocacy centers - Confidentiality of records - Criminal history
22		-	record checks.
23		-	1.Records and digital media in the possession of a children's advocacy center relating to a
24		-	forensic medical examination, forensic interview, advocacy, or therapy are confidential and
25		-	only may be released only to a person other than a law enforcement agency, the department
26		-	or the department's authorized agent, a prosecutor, a court, another children's advocacy
27		-	center, or a medical or mental health professional when the child comes before the medical or
28		-	mental health professional in that person's professional capacity, upon service of a subpoena
29		-	signed by a judge.
30		-	2.The staff of a children's advocacy center may communicate with a law enforcement agency,
31		-	the department or the department's authorized agent, a prosecutor, a court, another children's
32		-	advocacy center, or a medical or mental health professional in that individual's official capacity,
33		-	for the purpose of discussing a forensic medical examination, forensic interview, advocacy, or
34		-	therapy.
35		-	3.The department may submit a request for a criminal history record check under section
36		-	12-60-24 on a board member, an employee, a final applicant for employment of a children's
37		-	advocacy center, a contractor, or a volunteer of a children's advocacy center who has contact
38		-	with a child at or through a children's advocacy center.
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	49	+	Legislative Assembly
	50	+	50-25.1-11.1. Children's advocacy centers - Confidentiality of records - Criminal
	51	+	history record checks.
	52	+	1.Records and digital media in the possession of a children's advocacy center relating to
	53	+	a forensic medical examination, forensic interview, advocacy, or therapy are
	54	+	confidential and only may be released only to or shared with a person other than a law
	55	+	enforcement agency, the department or the department's authorized agent, a
	56	+	prosecutor, a court, another children's advocacy center, or a medical or mental health
	57	+	professional when the child comes before the medical or mental health professional in
	58	+	that person's professional capacity, upon service of a subpoena signed by a judge.
	59	+	2.The staff of a children's advocacy center may communicate with a law enforcement
	60	+	agency, the department or the department's authorized agent, a prosecutor, a court,
	61	+	another children's advocacy center, or a medical or mental health professional in that
	62	+	individual's official capacity, for the purpose of discussing a forensic medical
	63	+	examination, forensic interview, advocacy, or therapy.
	64	+	3.The department may submit a request for a criminal history record check under
	65	+	section 12-60-24 on a board member, an employee, a final applicant for employment
	66	+	of a children's advocacy center, a contractor, or a volunteer of a children's advocacy
	67	+	center who has contact with a child at or through a children's advocacy center.
39	68		3.4.As used in this section, "board member" means an individual serving on the board of a
40		-	children's advocacy center. S. B. NO. 2173 - PAGE 2
41		-	____________________________ ____________________________
42		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
43		-	____________________________ ____________________________
44		-	Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House
45		-	This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North
46		-	Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2173.
47		-	Senate Vote:Yeas 46 Nays 0 Absent 1
48		-	House Vote: Yeas 89 Nays 0 Absent 5
49		-	____________________________
50		-	Secretary of the Senate
51		-	Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025.
52		-	Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.
53		-	____________________________
54		-	Governor
55		-	Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025,
56		-	at ________ o’clock ________M.
57		-	____________________________
58		-	Secretary of State
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