Relates to authorizing child witnesses to testify by use of closed-circuit television in assault and endangering the welfare of a child proceedings

This bill allows children aged 14 or younger to testify in court via closed-circuit television instead of appearing in person during criminal cases involving assault or endangering a child's welfare (specifically offenses under Penal Law articles 120, 130, or sections 255.25-27, 260.10). It directly affects child witnesses in these cases by reducing the trauma of in-person testimony. The key provision permits testimony through TV while making prior statements made by the child admissible in court, though a child cannot be deemed "vulnerable" solely based on those statements. The bill amends existing criminal procedure law to implement this change, applying to cases filed after its effective date.