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(705 ILCS 80/) Child Witness Trauma Reduction Act.

705 ILCS 80/0.01

    (705 ILCS 80/0.01) (from Ch. 37, par. 800)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Child Witness Trauma Reduction Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

705 ILCS 80/1

    (705 ILCS 80/1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801)
    Sec. 1. The Illinois Supreme Court is hereby authorized to establish programs to educate Illinois circuit and associate circuit judges on the techniques and methods of reducing or eliminating the trauma of testifying at trial for children who are witnesses or victims in criminal sexual offense cases. The cost of conducting such programs shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose.
(Source: P.A. 84-1426.)