Enacts GS Chapter 50, Article 6 (Jesse’s Law), ensuring that professionals involved in domestic violence or child abuse cases receive training on the signs and impact of domestic violence and child physical and sexual abuse. Provides definitions for the Article in GS 50-111. Requires training for court officers and personnel, including those engaged in reunification treatment, in GS 50-112, including an initial training session of 20 hours and 15 hours of ongoing training every five years. Establishes requirements for the training programs, including being provided by a professional with experience in domestic violence or child abuse, relying on evidence-based research, and being designed to improve the ability to recognize and respond to domestic violence and child physical and sexual abuse. Requires the trainings to focus solely on domestic abuse and child physical and sexual abuse, long and short-term impacts of domestic violence and child abuse, victim and perpetrator behavior, cycles of violence, and scientific-based research including the Duluth Model, Saunders study, and Adverse Childhood Experiences study.

Directs the Administrative Office of the Courts or another appropriate state agency to apply to the United States Attorney General’s Office and other federal sources for grants to support the training program under the Violence Against Women Act.

Effective October 1, 2025.