HB 2895-S - DIGEST
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/12/16)

Establishes the safety and access for immigrant victims act.

Requires certain entities and law enforcement agencies to complete victim certifications for nonimmigrant visa applications for qualifying victims.

Requires the office of crime victims advocacy to convene a crime victim certification steering committee.

Requires the criminal justice training commission, in collaboration with the office of crime victims advocacy and the crime victim certification steering committee, to develop and adopt minimum standards for a course of study on certain nonimmigrant visas, other legal protections for immigrant survivors of criminal activity, and promising practices in working with immigrant crime victims.