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. |