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Introduced Session

This bill, designated as "Harrison's Law," requires every Sexual Assault Response Team to include a person trained in interacting with persons with developmental disabilities. Under current law, the county prosecutor's office in each county is required to establish a Sexual Assault Response Team or enter into an agreement with another county to share the services of that county's response team. Current law requires the response team to be comprised of a certified forensic sexual assault nurse examiner, a rape care advocate, and a law enforcement official. This bill requires the response team to also include a person who is trained in interacting with persons with developmental disabilities. Under the bill, a person who is trained in interacting with persons with developmental disabilities is only required to respond to a report of sexual assault if the victim has a developmental disability.

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JoAnn Downey (D)*,  Raj Mukherji (D)*,  Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Human Services Committee (on 12/05/2019)

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