,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bj1          
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to e/abli% a grant program )9 ! ,(fice 
( ,juv5ile ,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy         
,prev5tion to aw>d grants to ,/ates t   
require ! record+ ( all *ild welf>e     
int]views ) *ildr5 & adults1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,g5]ate ,record+s ( ,all   
,*ild protective ,int]views ,ev]y:]e    
,act or ! ,,gracie ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,*ild protective s]vice int]view record+
 grants  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,*ild welf>e int]view ,! t]m *ild 
welf>e int]view means a docum5t$        
int]view ) all relevant p>ties1 includ+ 
a *ild & an adult1 conduct$ by a *ild   
protective s]vices ag5cy ( a ,/ate 9    
ord] to elicit in=mation reg>d+ conc]ns 
( abuse1 neglect1 or exposure to        
viol5ce4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m         

,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,juv5ile ,ju/ice & ,del9qu5cy          
,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4     
7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means a *ild protective s]vices  
ag5cy ( a ,/ate t has 9 effect a /atute1
 ord9ance1 policy1 or practice t        
requires-- 7,a7 any *ild welf>e int]view
 conduct$ by a *ild protective s]vices  
ag5cy ( ! ,/ate to be record$ ?r\gh--   
7i7 electronic audio record+2  7ii7 body
 cam]a video2 or  7iii7 any o!r         
reasonable means ( record+2 &  7,b7 !   
ret5tion & /orage ( a record+ describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 = n less ?an #e 
ye>s2 &  7ii7 9 a mann] consi/5t ) !    
protocols e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate = su*     
record+s1 :i* %all include t-- 7,i7 a   
copy ( su* a record+-- 7aa7 subject to  
item 7bb71 may only be releas$ to ^?    
inve/igat+ an allegation2 &  7bb7 ^u a  
reque/ by a c>egiv] or gu>dian 9        
connection ) a judicial proce$+1 %all be
 made available to ! c>egiv] or gu>dian1
 unless ! c\rt ord]s o!rwise2  7,,ii7 a 

p5alty is impos$ = a violation ( a      
limitation describ$ 9 subclause 7,i72 & 
7,,iii7 ! ret5tion sy/ems ( ! *ild      
protective s]vices ag5cy securely manage
 ! /orage & di/ribution ( su* a record+ 
) access controls & role-bas$ p]mission 
managem5t4  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate     
means-- 7,a7 ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates2     
7,b7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7,c7 !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2 &  7,d7 any
 t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7b7 ,grants ,! ,director may   
aw>d a grant to an eligible entity = !  
purpose ( record+ & /or+ all *ild welf>e
 int]views conduct$ by ! eligible       
entity4  7c7 ,application ,an eligible  
entity seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all
 submit to ! ,director an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,director may require4    
7d7 ,use ( funds ,am\nts receiv$ "u a   
grant "u ?is section %all be us$        
exclusively = co/s directly associat$ ) 
conduct+ & reta9+ = #e ye>s ! record+ ( 
all *ild welf>e int]views by a *ild     

protective s]vices ag5cy ( a ,/ate1     
includ+ initial int]views conduct$ dur+ 
a family assessm5t4  7e7 ,fund+ ,!      
,director %all c>ry out ?is section us+ 
am\nts o!rwise available to ! ,director4