Legislation Archives - ICAPA Network https://icapanetwork.org/category/legislation/ Institutional Child Abuse Prevention and Advocacy Network Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:39:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/icapanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/ICAPA-Signature.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Legislation Archives - ICAPA Network https://icapanetwork.org/category/legislation/ 32 32 214654886 Religious Programs and Exemptions: How Faith Shields Abuse https://icapanetwork.org/religious-exemptions-tti/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:20:02 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2960 Religious exemptions were designed to protect faith communities. They have become the most exploited loophole in child protection law, allowing some of the most abusive programs to operate unchecked.

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]]> 2960 What Federal Regulation of the TTI Would Actually Look Like https://icapanetwork.org/federal-regulation-tti/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:20:01 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2963 This is not a vague call for someone to do something. It is a concrete policy agenda with defined provisions, constitutional grounding, and a record of near-passage.

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]]> 2963 Opposition to SB0240: Standing Up Against the Troubled Teen Industry https://icapanetwork.org/standing-against-the-tti/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:39:05 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2339 Sometimes in lobbying, the cards are stacked against you. Lawmakers introduce legislation that threatens the progress made by previous policy, forcing advocates to fight just to maintain essential protections. This week, such a bill was introduced in the Utah State Senate by Senator Derrin Owens. The way SB0240 was written, it seemed heavily influenced by […]

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]]> 2339 What Comes Next After the Passage of SICAA? https://icapanetwork.org/sicaa-whats-next/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:16:02 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2321 The passage of the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (SICAA) is a monumental victory for survivors and advocates. However, while this legislation lays the groundwork for meaningful change, it is just the beginning. SICAA mandates a comprehensive study to evaluate oversight and abuses in youth residential programs, with results and recommendations due within two years. […]

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]]> 2321 A Historic Victory: The Passage of SICAA https://icapanetwork.org/the-passage-of-sicaa/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:30:37 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=2269 The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act Has Officially Passed Congress In a historic victory for children’s rights, the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (SICAA) has passed Congress and was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Christmas Eve 2024. This monumental achievement marks an unprecedented milestone in the fight to protect children and end […]

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]]> 2269 #StopTheShock https://icapanetwork.org/stoptheshock/ Wed, 17 May 2023 05:01:32 +0000 https://icapanetwork.org/?p=563 The post #StopTheShock appeared first on ICAPA Network.

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