Resolve, Directing the Attorney General To Confer with Tribal Governments To Establish Procedures Regarding the Tribal Provisions of the Federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994

Sec. 1. Attorney General to confer with tribal governments to establish procedures regarding tribal provisions of the federal Violence Against Women Act. Resolved: That the Attorney General shall confer with representatives of the government of federally recognized tribes in the State that have tribal domestic violence programs that serve their communities, and with tribal court judges, tribal court personnel and domestic violence advocates, to establish procedures and coordinate with the State concerning newly enacted tribal provisions of the federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and to provide services to victims of domestic violence; and be it further

Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That, by January 1, 2014, the Attorney General shall issue a report on the procedures and coordination established with tribal governments in section 1 and any suggested legislation to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. The Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary may report out a bill based upon the report to the Second Regular Session of the 126th Legislature.

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This resolve directs the Attorney General to consult with federally recognized tribes in the State that have tribal domestic violence programs to establish procedures and coordinate with the State concerning the newly enacted tribal provisions of the federal Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and to provide services to victims of domestic violence. The Attorney General is required to report to the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary by January 1, 2014.