IN HB1080

Prohibits the Department of Child Services from recommending, and courts from ordering, family reunification programs that require no-contact orders, overnight/out-of-state/multi-day stays, custody transfers, or use of force or coercion against children

"Family reunification program" is defined as any camp, workshop, therapeutic vacation, or educational program designed to reunite a parent with their child

Requires the Office of Judicial Administration to establish an annual judicial training program for judges presiding over family law or juvenile law matters

Mandatory judicial training must cover domestic violence topics including child sexual abuse, emotional abuse, coercive control, trauma, implicit/explicit bias, and victim/perpetrator behavioral patterns

Beginning January 1, 2027, judges handling family or juvenile law cases must complete the training at least once per calendar year; bill takes effect July 1, 2026