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SPONSOR: Rep. Griffith & Sen. Poore
                                                                        Reps. Cooke, Gorman, Heffernan, Phillips, Romer; Sen.
                                                                        Hansen

                    HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                      153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

                                                HOUSE BILL NO. 167

    AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER
    COUNCIL.

    BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

1   Section 1. Amend § 9906, Title 11 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and

2 insertions as shown by underline as follows:

3   § 9906. Family Justice Center Council [For application of this section, see 84 Del. Laws, c. 508, § 2].

4   (c) The Council consists of the following members:

5   (10) Ten Twelve at-large members who are selected by Council members under paragraphs (c)(1) through

6   (c)(7) (c)(9) of this section. The Council members selecting the at-large members must consider geographic diversity

7   and ensure representation of each county when selecting an at-large member. An at-large member is a full member of

8   the Council. The at-large members must be comprised of the following:

9                   f. One member representing the health-care community including mental health providers and sexual

10  assault nurse examiners. care provider community.

11                  k. One member representing the sexual assault nurse examiner or forensic nurse examiner community.

12                  l. One member representing system-based police or prosecution victim service specialists.

                                                                        SYNOPSIS

              This Act expands the composition of the Family Justice Center Council by removing a single member that
    previously represented the health care community including both mental health providers and sexual assault nurse
    examiners, and instead adding one member representing the mental health care provider community, one member
    representing the sexual assault nurse examiner community, and one member representing system-based police or
    prosecution victim service specialists.

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