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 PUBLIC LAW 102-295—MAY 28, 1992 106 STAT. 207 .ry\^ "(L) the reporting practices of, and significance to be accorded to, prior convictions (both felony and misdemeanor) and protection orders; "(M) the use of interstate extradition in cases of domestic violence crimes; "(N) the use of statewide and regional planning; and "(O) any other matters as the Secretary and the State domestic violence coalitions believe merit investigations; "(2) work with family law judges, Child Protective Services agencies, and children's advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues in domestic violence cases as well as cases where domestic violence and child abuse are both present, including— "(A) the inappropriateness of mutual protection orders; "(B) the prohibition of mediation where domestic violence is involved; "(C) the inappropriate use of marital or conjoint counseling in domestic violence cases; "(D) the use of training and technical assistance for family law judges and court personnel; "(E) the presumption of custody to domestic violence victims; "(F) the use of comprehensive protection orders to grant fullest protections possible to victims of domestic violence, including temporary support and maintenance; "(G) the development by Child Protective Service of supportive responses that enable victims to protect their children; "(H) the implementation of supervised visitations that do not endanger victims and their children; and "(I) the possibility of permitting domestic violence victims to remove children from the State when the safety of the children or the victim is at risk; "(3) conduct public education campaigns regarding domestic violence through the use of public service announcements and informative materials that are designed for print media, billboards, public trginsit advertising, electronic broadcast media, and other vehicles for information that shall inform the public concerning domestic violence; and "(4) participate in planning and monitoring of the distribution of grants and grant funds to their State under section 303(a). "(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall be a statewide nonprofit State domestic violence coalition meeting the following conditions: "(1) The membership of the coalition includes representatives from a majority of the programs for victims of domestic violence in the State. "(2) The board membership of the coalition is representative of such programs. "(3) The purpose of the coalition is to provide services, community education, and technical assistance to such programs to establish and maintain shelter and related services for victims of domestic violence and their children. "(4) In the application submitted by the coalition for the grant, the coalition provides assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the coalition—

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