S.744 Immigration bill - Sec. 3505: IMPROVED TRAINING FOR IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND BOARD MEMBERS

Posted Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:57 pm

    (a) In General- Section 240 (8 U.S.C. 1229a) is amended by adding at the end the following:

    `(f) Improved Training-

      `(1) IMPROVED TRAINING FOR IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND BOARD MEMBERS-

        `(A) IN GENERAL- In consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Judicial Center, the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review shall review and modify, as appropriate, training programs for immigration judges and Board Members.

        `(B) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW- Each such review shall study--

          `(i) the expansion of the training program for new immigration judges and Board Members;

          `(ii) continuing education regarding current developments in the field of immigration law; and

          `(iii) methods to ensure that immigration judges are trained on properly crafting and dictating decisions.

      `(2) IMPROVED TRAINING AND GUIDANCE FOR STAFF- The Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review shall--

        `(A) modify guidance and training regarding screening standards and standards of review; and

        `(B) ensure that Board Members provide staff attorneys with appropriate guidance in drafting decisions in individual cases, consistent with the policies and directives of the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals.'.

    (b) Funding- There shall be appropriated, from the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Trust Fund established under section 6(a)(1), such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section and the amendment made by this section.

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IMPROVED TRAINING FOR IMMIGRATION JUDGES AND BOARD MEMBERS