,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ehh #aafth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hafi
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-gjd ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,september #d1 #bjbj,ms4 ,garcia of     
,texas introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,december #ca1          
#bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,san   
,nicolas1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,stanton1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 and ,mr4    
,cohen  ,december #ca1 #bjbj,reported   
from the ,committee on the ,judiciary2  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,elder ,abuse     
,prevention and ,prosecution ,act to    
authorize the ,elder ,justice           
,initiative1 to require that online     
resources of such initiative are made   
available in ,spanish1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,elder ,abuse       
,protection ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,elder  

justice initiative ,section #aja7;b7 of 
the ,elder ,abuse ,prevention and       
,prosecution ,act 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4        
#bagaa7;b77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7b7 ,elder justice initiative 
7#a7 ,permanent initiative ,the         
,attorney ,general shall establish      
within the ,criminal ,division an ,elder
 ,justice ,initiative to coordinate     
criminal enforcement and public         
engagement efforts to combat elder      
abuse1 neglect1 and financial fraud and 
scams that target elders1 and to support
 and coordinate the efforts of the      
,elder ,justice ,coordinators designated
 under subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,department
 of ,justice ,elder ,justice            
,coordinator ,the ,attorney ,general    
shall designate an ,elder ,justice      
,coordinator within the ,department of  
,justice who1 in addition to any other  
responsibilities1 shall be responsible  
for-- 7,a7 coordinating and supporting  
the law enforcement efforts and policy  
activities as the head of the ,elder    

,justice ,initiative for the ,department
 of ,justice on elder justice issues2   
7,b7 evaluating training models to      
determine best practices and creating or
 compiling and making publicly available
 replication guides and training        
materials for law enforcement officers1 
prosecutors1 judges1 emergency          
responders1 individuals working in      
victim services1 adult protective       
services1 social services1 and public   
safety1 medical personnel1 mental health
 personnel1 financial services          
personnel1 and any other individuals    
whose work may bring them in contact    
with elder abuse regarding how to-- 7i7 
conduct investigations in elder abuse   
cases2  7ii7 address evidentiary issues 
and other legal issues2 and  7iii7      
appropriately assess1 respond to1 and   
interact with victims and witnesses in  
elder abuse cases1 including in         
administrative1 civil1 and criminal     
judicial proceedings2 and  7,c7 carrying
 out such other duties as the ,attorney 

,general determines necessary in        
connection with enhancing the           
understanding1 prevention1 and detection
 of1 and response to1 elder abuse4  7#c7
 ,online public resources ,the ,elder   
,justice ,initiative shall maintain and 
publish on the internet1 information    
aimed at protecting elders from         
fraudulent schemes and contain resources
 aimed at preventing elder abuse4  7#d7 
,spanish language resources ,the        
,attorney ,general shall ensure that    
,elder ,justice ,initiative online      
resources are available in ,spanish and 
link linguistically appropriate         
resources to inform ,spanish-speaking   
elders of ,federal and ,state resources 
to combat fraud and abuse that targets  
the elderly1 to include-- 7,a7          
,spanish-language resources and links   
that help report instances of elder     
fraud and abuse to ,state and local law 
enforcement2 and  7,b7 resources that   
help prevent financial exploitation of  
elders4  4  ,december #ca1              

#bjbj;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed