‘‘(2) providing a Local Community Coordinator 
for each local Court Team, who shall— 
‘‘(A) be selected by the National Court 
Teams Resource Center after consultation with 
the Judicial Leader of the local Court Team; 
‘‘(B) serve as a resource of child develop-
ment expertise for the local Court Team; and 
‘‘(C) promote coordination (in the jurisdic-
tion of the court over which the Judicial Leader 
presides) between— 
‘‘(i) community agencies that serve 
children; and 
‘‘(ii) providers of resources to support 
maltreated infants and toddlers; and 
‘‘(3) providing training and technical assistance 
to local Court Teams, including— 
‘‘(A) 
individual 
consultation 
on 
site, 
through telephone conversations, and through 
responses to emailed information requests; 
‘‘(B) networking assistance and facilitation 
of telephone conference calls among Judicial 
Leaders and local Court Team members in dif-
ferent jurisdictions to discuss issues of common 
concern; 
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‘‘(C) development and dissemination of 
training materials, including fact sheets, tem-
plate forms, and sample operational materials 
developed by local Court Teams; and 
‘‘(D) training for local Court Teams re-
lated to— 
‘‘(i) the impact of abuse and neglect 
on infants and toddlers; 
‘‘(ii) improved decision-making by 
courts regarding maltreated infants and 
toddlers to reduce the recurrence of abuse 
and neglect and improve developmental 
outcomes; and 
‘‘(4) organizing local training for community 
members of jurisdictions in which local Court Teams 
are located, which shall relate to the particular needs 
of infants and toddlers exposed to maltreatment and 
trauma, including topics such as— 
‘‘(A) general infant and toddler develop-
ment; 
‘‘(B) the impact of abuse and neglect on 
development; 
‘‘(C) a relationship-based mental health 
intervention model for parents and children to-
gether; 
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‘‘(D) best-practices in family interactions; 
‘‘(E) evidence-based parenting interven-
tions; and 
‘‘(F) services available to foster children in 
the community. 
‘‘SEC. 274. LOCAL COURT TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—An entity desiring to receive the 
assistance for local Court Teams made available under 
this part shall submit an application to the National Court 
Teams Resource Center at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the National Court Teams 
Resource Center may require. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive assist-
ance under this part, a local Court Team shall be com-
prised of— 
‘‘(1) a Judicial Leader, who shall be a qualified 
judge, and who shall lead and oversee the implemen-
tation and ongoing activities of the local Court 
Team; 
‘‘(2) a Local Community Coordinator, selected 
and provided by the National Court Teams Resource 
Center in accordance with section 273(b)(2); and 
‘‘(3) no fewer than six key stakeholders who— 
‘‘(A) are members of the community in 
which the local Court Team is located; 
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