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P.L. 110-424, To authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 6083 would authorize funding for the National Advocacy Center.
== Detailed Summary ==
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Authorizes<b>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the National District Attorneys AssociationHouse on July 31, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b>
Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award a grant to usea nonprofit organization (such as the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina,District Attorneys Association) for a national training program to improve the professional skills of state and local prosecutors and to enhance the ability of federal, state, and local prosecutors to work together. Authorizes the National Advocacy Center totogether; and (2) provide assistance for carrying out such training program, including comprehensive continuing legal education in trial practice, provide substantive legal updates, and support staff training.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2012.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 7/29/2008: House floor actions. Status: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion10/7/2008: Presented to suspend the rules. Mr. King (IA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.President.
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Eric Ohme
August 13, 2008, 6:35pm (report abuse)I am a prosecutor in a small jurisdiction in Washington State. I have attended the National Advocacy Center on two occassions. I can say that without a doubt it was the most valuable training I have recieved as a prosecutor. The training has helped me obtain more felony convictions than I otherwise would have obtained.
It is not possible to recieve the type of hands on training provided at the National Advocacy Center anywhere else. Further, small jurisdictions do not have the recources to send prosecutors to out of state training. When the National Advocacy Center was fully funded, tuition and travel were taken care of so that folks like me could go and get valuable training. This training helps keep the citizens of this country safe. The NAC should be fully funded.
Joe Cassilly
October 21, 2008, 3:35pm (report abuse)I am president of the National District Attorneys Association. State and local prosecutors handle 95% of criminal cases in the U.S. Most offices are fewer than 5 attorneys and part-time who no budget or local opportunities for training. Federal agencies provide training for local police officers and this law continues a program for local prosecutors. Prosecution is a speciallty in the law and the training must be specialized. Many local prosecutors are called upon to handle cases for federal agencies. The prosecutors who attend the NAC take the training to other prosecutors in their community and it benefits crime victims and communitie nationwide.