Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.
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Added mandatory training requirement for child custody evaluators to complete at least three hours of training on intellectual and developmental disabilities within a two-year period before conducting evaluations.
Added requirement for child custody evaluators to retain all evaluation records until the end of the licensing authority's retention period.
Added requirement for child custody evaluators to redact social security numbers and children's birth dates from records before disclosure.
Added definitions for 'developmental disability' and 'intellectual disability' referencing existing Health and Safety Code sections.
Modified evidence rules to prevent courts from admitting child custody evaluation reports when the evaluator has not completed the required disability training for the child in question.
Set the effective date of the Act to September 1, 2025, with new training requirements applying to evaluations conducted on or after January 1, 2026.
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