SANE Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Feb 14, 2022)
Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act or the SANE Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 and otherwise revises the Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program. This program provides grants for training, technical assistance, education, equipment, and information relating to the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and other evidence by medical personnel and other professionals treating victims of sexual assault.
Among other changes, the bill (1) expands the types of entities that are eligible to receive a grant under the program; (2) expands the allowable uses of these grants, including to provide full- and part-time salaries for sexual assault nurse examiners and sexual assault forensic examiners; and (3) requires the Department of Justice to establish and update annually a public website on access to forensic nurse examiners.
What just happenedFeb 14, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateFeb 14, 2022
- Feb 14, 2022IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 14, 2022IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate