This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format.
Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].
| State |
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 CA | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires each heritage school's electronic registration form filed with the superintendent of public instruction to include the address, including city and street, of the location at which the heritage school delivers services to pupils. Requires the electronic registration form to include an acknowledgment that the director of a heritage school and all employees are mandated reporters and subject to the
requirements established by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, and certification that (1) the employer is aware that it is encouraged to provide its employees with training in the duties imposed by the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, (2) employees have signed a statement provided by the employer that the employees have knowledge of the act and will comply with its provisions, and (3) employees have been notified by the employer of their reporting obligations and confidentiality rights pursuant to a specified provision. If 2 or more heritage schools are under the effective control of a single administrative unit, requires the administrative unit submit an electronic registration form on behalf of every heritage school under its effective control or supervision. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1137_bill_20120829_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1137
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12 | Encourages districts to include age-appropriate instruction related to child sexual abuse in their curriculum to help pupils understand the difference between appropriate and inappropriate conduct in situations where child sexual abuse could occur, and to provide pupils with resources on how to handle these potentially dangerous situations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/scr_73_bill_20120824_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 73
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| TX | Adopted 07/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | From Texas Register: Establishes requirements regarding sexual abuse and child molestation training and examination for employees of certain programs for minors operated by or held on campuses of institutions of higher education or private or independent institutions of higher education. Sections 265.401 and 265.405 adopted as published in February 3, 2012 Texas Register (pp. 38-40 of 45): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0203/0203prop.pdf. Sections 265.402, 265.403, and 265.404 adopted as published in the June 13, 2012 Texas Register (pp. 20-21 of 83): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0713/0713adop.pdf
Title: 25 TAC 265.401, 402, 403, 404, 405
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2012 | P-12 | Under current law, if a school receives a report of child abuse arising from school personnel following the district's policy on spanking or the use of reasonable force to protect persons or property, the school superintendent or school board president must send a notice of the incident to the county juvenile officer. This act requires the notice to be sent to the law enforcement in the county. Also, under current law, the report of the incident must be investigated by a law enforcement officer designated by the juvenile officer. This act requires that the investigation be conducted by the law enforcement in the county. http://www.senate.mo.gov/12info/pdf-bill/tat/SB599.pdf
Title: S.B. 599-Child Abuse
Source: www.senate.mo.gov
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Includes the governing body of each approved or recognized independent school in the requirement to provide comprehensive health education and staff training, etc. on child abuse or sexual abuse. Requires consideration and presentation of recommendations to the general assembly for best practices in responding to a student's disclosure of abuse or neglect revealed in connection with the provision of comprehensive health education.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT156.pdf
Title: S.B. 113 - Section on Reporting Abuse
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| ID | Issued 05/2012 | P-12 | Orders the continuance of the Governor's Task Force on Children at Risk (Task Force). The Task Force is responsible for reviewing and developing programs, as well as facilitating local jurisdictions to operate programs designed to improve:
a. The handling of child abuse and neglect cases, particularly cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation;
b. The handling of cases of suspected child abuse or neglect related fatalities;
c. The investigation and prosecution of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation; and
d. The handling of cases involving children with disabilities or serious health-related problems who are victims of abuse or neglect.
Further, the Task Force shall establish and support a statewide child fatality review team (CFRT) to allow comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of deaths of children younger than 18 years-old, in order to identify what information and education may improve the health and safety of Idaho's children. The statewide CFRT established and supported by the Task Force is separate and apart from child death reviews convened by the Department of Health and Welfare in circumstances where the death of a child is suspected or confirmed to have resulted from abuse or neglect. http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/execorders/eo12/eo_12_03.pdf
Title: 2012 Idaho Executive Order 12-03
Source: gov.idaho.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Existing law includes child service organization personnel among those who must report suspected child abuse. New provision defines "child service organization personnel" as employees or volunteers at any public, private, for profit, not for profit, or voluntary organization or business that provides care, treatment, education, training, supervision, coaching, counseling, recreational programs, or shelter to children. Clarifies that "school" staff and volunteers required to report suspected child abuse include staff and volunteers of public and private pre-K, K-12, and postsecondary education providers. Defines "clergy" and clarifies requirements regarding clergy reporting of suspected child abuse. Defines "reproductive health care facility" and "pregnancy resource center personnel," and requires volunteers and staff at such facilities to report suspected child abuse. Removes statute of limitations for specified child abuse and child sexual abuse crimes committed on or after July 1, 2012. Prohibits record restriction if individual is convicted of chld molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, sexual assault by persons with supervisory or disciplinary authority, and specified other crimes against minors. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127628.pdf
Title: H.B. 1176
Source:
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Revises language concerning child abuse reporting. Requires any person with knowledge or reasonable suspicion of child abuse by person other than parent or caregiver to report such knowledge/suspicion. Requires similar reporting of knowledge or suspicion of childhood sexual abuse or that child is victim of known or suspected juvenile sexual offender. Requires department of children and families (DCF) to provide for reports to be made via web-based chat. Requires all reports of child abuse by person other than parent or caregiver to be made immediately to DCF's central abuse hotline via any of specified means. Directs DCF to update the web form used for reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to incorporate specified changes, and requires the report to be made available to the counselors as needed to update the Florida Safe Families Network. Directs the department to conduct a feasibility study on using text and short message formats to receive and process reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Directs DCF to conduct public awareness campaign regarding the central abuse hotline. Increases failure to report child abuse, abandonment, or neglect (or knowingly and willingly preventing another person from making such a report) from first-degree misdemeanor to third-degree felony. Directs the department of education to require teachers in grades 1-12 to participate in continuing education training provided by the DCF on identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.
Directs DCF to collect and analyze, in separate statistical reports, reports of child abuse and sexual abuse reported from or occurred on the campus of any public or nonpublic postsecondary institution. Provides that any public or nonpublic postsecondary institution whose administrators or law enforcement agency fail to report known or suspected child abuse, abandonment, or neglect occurring on a campus or at a campus-sponsored event are subject to fines of $1 million for each such failure. Provides for challenges to findings of such determinations.
Provides for upward reclassification of certain prostitution offenses involving minors. Adds new provisions providing for relocation assistance for victims of sexual battery, and providing criteria for awards. Defines "mental injury" with respect to offenses of abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child. Requires a physician or psychologist providing expert testimony regarding mental abuse in a criminal child abuse case to have certain credentials. Includes in definition of crime a felony or misdemeanor child abuse offense, committed by adult or juvenile, that results in mental injury. Makes an appropriation.
Bill text: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1355er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1355&Session=2012
Final bill analysis: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h1355z.HHSC.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=1355&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 1355
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Adds individuals associated with or employed by any public organization responsible for the care, custody, or control of children and any person employed by a public or private institution of higher education to the list of individuals required to report suspected child abuse or neglect; reduces the time limit for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect by mandated reporters from 72 hours to 24 hours; increases the penalty for a second or subsequent failure to report from not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 to a fine of not less than $1,000; provides that, in cases evidencing acts of rape, sodomy, or object sexual penetration, a person who knowingly and intentionally fails to make the required report shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor; and provides that no mandatory reporter shall be required to make a report if the person has actual knowledge that the same matter has already been reported to the local department or the Department's toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline. This bill incorporates SB 265, SB 296, SB 303 and SB 622.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0815+pdf
Title: S.B. 239
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2012 | Postsec. | Adds any person employed by a public or private institution of higher education to the list of individuals required to report suspected abuse or neglect of a child.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB970ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 970
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Adds athletic coaches, directors, employees, and volunteers of private sports organizations and teams and administrators, employees, and volunteers of public or private day camps, youth centers, and youth recreation programs to the list of persons required to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the Department of Social Services.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB3ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 3
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of child services and organizations that have expertise in child abuse, including child sexual abuse, to identify or develop model education materials, response policies, and reporting procedures on child abuse, including child sexual abuse, for use by schools for grade 2 through grade 5. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/SE/SE0267.1.html
Title: S.B. 267
Source: www.in.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 02/2012 | P-12 | Expands definition of a public/private official for purposes of reporting abuse or sexual abuse to include an employee of a higher education institution and a coach, assistant coach or trainer of an amateur, semiprofessional or professional athlete, if compensated and if the athlete is a child, as well as an official working for the following public or private organization providing child-related services or activities: youth groups or centers, scout groups or camps, summer or day camps, survival camps or groups, centers or camps that are operated under the guidance, supervision or auspices of religious, public or private educational systems or community service organizations. Excluded from the list of organizations are: community-based, nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to provide confidential, direct services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking.
Makes reporting and other policies previously applicable only to child abuse applicable to adult victims as well. Provides that students, in addition to school employees, can be perpetrators of abuse and sexual conduct.
Requires reports of abuse or sexual conduct to be immediately given to the school board's designated person to receive such reports, and removes supervisors from that option. Provides that if a public or private official reasonably believes that the information is already known by a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services and that the duty to report under this section is personal to the public or private official alone, regardless of whether the official is employed by, a volunteer of or a representative or agent for any type of entity or organization that employs persons or uses persons as volunteers who are public or private officials in its operations.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4016.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 4016
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2011 | P-12 | Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Extends the list of persons required to report child abuse or neglect to include any physician, physician's assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, medical technician, certified nursing assistant, social worker, or licensed professional counselor of any office, clinic or any other physical location that provides abortions, abortion referrals, or contraceptives. Requires any such office, clinic or other location to provide to all office personnel copies of written information and training materials about abuse and neglect and the reporting requirements for such. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0254.pdf
Title: H.B. 2093
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Grants the Office of the Child Advocate the authority to file any findings or reports of the Child Advocate regarding the parent or child with the court and to issue recommendations regarding the disposition of an investigation, which may be provided to the court and the investigating agency. The Office may also mediate between alleged victims of sexual misconduct and school districts.SECTION 160.261 - If a student reports alleged sexual misconduct by a teacher or other school employee to a school employee who is required to report to the Children's Division, the employee and the school district superintendent must forward the allegation to the Children's Division within twenty-four hours. Any reports made to the Children's Division must be investigated by the Division in accordance with Division procedures. The school district must not conduct an investigation for purposes of determining whether the allegations should be substantiated. A district may investigate the allegations for purposes of making a decision regarding the accused employee's employment. This act also requires the investigating officers to review the report using a preponderance of evidence standard. SECTION 160.262 - This act authorizes the Office of the Child Advocate to offer mediation services when requested by both parties when child abuse allegations arise in a school setting. The mediator must not be a mandated reporter of child abuse. No student, parent of a student, school employee, or school district will be required to enter into mediation. If either party does not wish to enter into mediation, mediation will not occur. Procedures for mediation are described in the act. SECTIONS 160.2100 & 160.2110: This act creates the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children. This act shall be known and may be cited as ''Erin's Law." Task Force members must be individuals who are actively involved in the prevention of child abuse and neglect and child welfare. The President Pro Tem of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the Senate may each appoint one member of the General Assembly to the task force. Additional membership is specified.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/11info/bills/sb054.htm
Title: S.B. 54
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Expands the state's "mandated reporter" law, which generally requires specified professionals to report to the Department of Children and Families (DCF) or local law enforcement when they suspect that children have been abused or neglected. Requires DCF, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to craft a model mandated reporter policy for school boards to use to train school personnel. Requires the DCF commissioner to offer a refresher reporter training program and within available funding, provide training to all new school employees. Requires the DCF commissioner to develop a policy for investigating the school's mandated reporters who either fail to report or report late. Requires school boards to take certain steps to ensure that school districts offer reporter training. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00093-R00HB-05431-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5431
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires district improvement plans to include provisions for the policy under Section 38.0041 addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children. Makes existing provision requiring districts to adopt and implement policies addressing sexual abuse of children also applicable to open-enrollment charter schools; expands provision to also address maltreatment of children as defined in Section 42.002 of the Human Resources Code. Requires policies to address staff (rather than teacher) awareness of such issues; requires policies to include prevention techniques, and establishes parameters for such training. Requires districts and charter schools to maintain records including the name of each staff member who participated in the training. Requires a district or charter school with insufficient resources to provide such training to work in conjunction with a community organization to provide the training at no cost to the district or charter school. Provides that a school district or open-enrollment charter school may not be subject to specified disciplinary proceedings resulting from an action taken regarding these provisions.
Requires each child-placing agency or daycare center to adopt and implement a policy addressing sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children. Establishes components that must be addressed in such policy. Also requires a child-placing agency or daycare center to provide training for staff members in prevention techniques for and the recognition of symptoms of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children and the responsibility and procedure of reporting suspected occurrences of sexual abuse and other maltreatment of children to the department or other appropriate entity. Establishes parameters for such training. Permits a child-placing agency or daycare center that determines it does not have sufficient resources to provide the training to contact a department licensing employee to obtain information concerning community organizations that will provide such training at no cost. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00471F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 471
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Defines "campus program for minors" as a program operated by or on the campus of a public or private/independent institution of higher education that is not a day camp, and offers recreational, athletic, religious or educational activities for at least 20 campers who are not enrolled at the institution and who attend or temporarily reside at the camp for all or part of at least four days. Provides a program operator may not employ an individual in a position involving contact with campers at a campus program for minors unless the individual has completed a training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation in the last two years. Provides this provision does not apply to a student enrolled at the institution of higher education operating the campus program for minors or at which the campus program is conducted, and whose contact with campers is limited to a single class of short duration. Identifies procedural requirements for program operators. Requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule to establish criteria and guidelines for the training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation. Permits the department of state health services ("department") to assess a fee to cover the costs associated with training and administration related to these provisions. Directs the department at least every five years to review each training and examination program on sexual abuse and child molestation approved by the department to ensure the program continues to meet the criteria and guidelines established by rule. Permits the department to investigate a person suspected of violating these provisions or a rule adopted under these provisions. Directs a program operator to consider the costs of compliance with these provisions in determining any charges or fees imposed and collected for participation in the campus program for minors. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB01414F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 1414
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires districts to update school policies when a law regarding child abuse is amended or added to the Arkansas code. Requires board of directors of each district and the superintendent of the district to review the Acts of the General Assembly for that session to determine whether a law regarding child abuse and relating to public schools has been amended.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/SB323.pdf
Title: S.B. 323
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires districts to provide in-service training to licensed school personnel on the signs of child sexual abuse and other forms of child mistreatment.
Requires the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission to approve the training and curriculum.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Bills/SB527.pdf
Title: S.B. 527
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/
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| IL | Signed into law 02/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children in the department of Children and Family Services. Includes the state superintendent or his/her designee, representatives of two statewide professional teachers' organizations, and a representative of an organization representing school management among the task force membership. Directs the task force to develop recommendations for reducing child sexual abuse in the state, and to submit a final report with its recommendations to the governor and general assembly by January 1, 2012. Provides the recommendations may include proposals for specific statutory changes and methods to foster cooperation among state agencies and between the state and local government. Provides that the task force is dissolved upon submission of the final report.
Permits local boards to adopt and implement a policy addressing sexual abuse of children that may include:
--age-appropriate curriculum for students in pre-K through 5th grade
--training for school personnel on child sexual abuse
--information to parents in the school handbook on the warning signs of a child being abused, along with any needed assistance, referral or resource information
--available counseling and resources for students affected by sexual abuse
--emotional and educational support for a child of abuse to continue to be successful in school.
Identifies other areas that local policies may address. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-1524.pdf
Title: S.B. 2843
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires a county department of social services to provide information to a mandatory reporter concerning the mandatory reporter's report to the county department of suspected child abuse or neglect; authorizes a county department to provide this information only to certain mandatory reporters, including but not limited to hospitals, physicians, nurses, school employees and officials, and mental health professionals.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/928CF9D55605EAC3872576A8002A3BBA?open&file=152_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 152
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Establishes a Children's Trust Fund to fund programs aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect and family resource programs. Also establishes, within existing resources, a Children's Trust Fund Council with the department of social services to solicit and accept funds on behalf of the Trust. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/PA/2010PA-00111-R00SB-00438-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 438 - Sec. 24
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Encourages high schools to include a segment on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma during a student's final year of study. Provides this segment should also suggest methods of calming crying infants, techniques for caregivers to use to calm themselves when confronted with an infant that is crying inconsolably, and a discussion on selecting responsible care providers for infant children.
Requires all employees and owners of a child-care center and family child-care providers to complete 1.5 hours of continuing education every five years on recognition and prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB285/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 285
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Directs the Departments of Corrections, Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor to develop a jointly agreed-upon statewide coordinated services district system by June 1, 2010. The system shall coordinate and implement service delivery initiatives to increase high school graduation rates, reduce the number of youth in the juvenile justice system, reduce child abuse and neglect and increase employment opportunities for youth. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/RESOLVE204.asp
Title: H.B. 1204
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Creates new Section 32297. Provides that immigration agents shall not interfere with the education of pupils. Specifies that this policy not impede or restrict any lawful authority of immigration agents. Prohibits school officials and employees from collecting information or documents or inquiring about the immigration status of pupils or their family. Encourages the schools comply with procedures relating to procuring care for pupils if a school employee is aware that a pupil's parent is unable to care for the pupil, and to provide counseling services for pupils affected by enforcement activities at the pupil's home, in a pupil's community, or at a parent's place of employment. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_132_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_132_vt_20091011.html
Title: A.B. 132
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Ensuring Success in School Task Force, created to address the educational and related needs of elementary and secondary education students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence to ensure their ability to stay in school, stay safe while in school, and successfully complete their education, to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 2009 (initial deadline for report was January 2009). http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0605lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 605
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1:
Extends to public middle and high schools a requirement that under existing law applies to public elementary schools, which requires a school nurse, teacher, counselor, school psychologist or administrator to complete four hours of in-service training in the prevention of child abuse, violence and substance abuse, and in the promotion of positive youth development. Establishes a deadline of two years after the effective date of this amendment for the specified middle and high school employees to take the required four hours of in-service training. Allows districts and schools to adapt or adopt the curriculum developed by state department of education for the in-service training, as an alternative to the existing law requirement that each district or school develop its own curriculum. Directs districts and schools to incorporate training in school safety and violence prevention into their in-service training in the prevention of child abuse, violence and substance abuse, and the promotion of positive youth development.
Pages 1354-1355 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3319.073
Source: www.ode.state.oh.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Requires districts to adopt policies regarding sexual abuse of children. Specifies that policies must address methods of increasing parent, student and teacher awareness of sexual abuse of children, including warning signs that a child may be a victim of sexual abuse; actions that a child victim of sexual abuse should take to obtain assistance; and available counseling options for students affected by sexual abuse.
Establishes task force to develop a strategy for reducing child abuse and improving child welfare. Directs the task force to develop goals for state policy to prevent child abuse, and submit a strategic plan by November 2010 to accomplish those goals.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01041F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1041
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Relates to the authority of an administrative law judge to order the release of information concerning a child abuse and neglect investigation. Provides that on a motion of one of the parties in a case before an administrative law judge relating to the license or certification of an educator, the administrative law judge may order the disclosure of information that is confidential, after a hearing for which notice is provided. Provides for the confidentiality of the reporter of abuse or neglect. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02876F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2876
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Human Services to release records related to child abuse to the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for investigations conducted by the commission involving any child or any student in grade 12 or below. Chapter 393
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0100.dir/sb0123.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 123
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Requires private schools and church-related schools to turn over records on a child who is the subject of a child abuse investigation and to cooperate fully with the investigation. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-406.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB1740.pdf
Title: S.B. 1740
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Requires school bus drivers and school bus attendants to report, or cause a report to be made, to the Department of Health and Human Services if they suspect child abuse or neglect has occurred or is likely to occur.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billpdfs/HP031501.pdf
Title: H.B. 315
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/
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| VT | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Intended to implement the November 2008 Report of the Senate Committee on Judiciary's 34-Point Comprehensive Plan for Vermont's Sexual Abuse Response System. Puts an emphasis on prevention by implementing a comprehensive statewide approach to the prevention of child sexual abuse; includes a sexual abuse prevention component in all school health curricula; conducts outreach efforts to raise awareness of families and communities about child sexual abuse; requires school districts to check the child abuse and neglect registry and vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation registry prior to hiring staff or volunteers, and to conduct periodic rechecks of the registries.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2010/bills/Passed/S-013.pdf
Title: S.B. 13
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2008 | P-12 | Recasts provisions of existing law as the State Preschool Program. Deletes campus child care and development programs and child abuse protection and prevention services from the definition of child care and development programs. Establishes minimum hours per day and days per year for part-day and full-day state preschool programs. Relates to fees for such services that are charged to families and fee schedules. Requires annual monitoring of funding utilized in child care and development programs. Chapter 308
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 2759
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Provides that if a school district employee has made a report of suspected child abuse to the department of children and family services involving the conduct of a current or former district employee, and another school district requests information on the job performance or qualifications of the current or former employee because he or she is an applicant for employment with the requesting school district, the general superintendent must disclose to the requesting school district the fact that an employee has made a report involving the conduct of the applicant.
Provides that in any instance in which a report is made by a school district employee involving the conduct of a person employed by the school district, at the time the report was made, the Child Protective Service Unit must send a copy of its final finding report to the general superintendent of that school district.
Provides immunity to school personnel reporting or disclosing information on suspected child abuse.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4252lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4252
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MA | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Provides for protection of children in the care of the Commonwealth to include a commission on grandparents raising grandchildren, child abuse prevention boards, municipal police training, a child welfare task force, tuition waivers for adopted children, child welfare programs for children and families, area-based child welfare services, children and families area boards, physicians evaluating foster children, needs of high risk children, the Child Advocate, child fatality review teams, and abuse reporting.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04905.pdf
Title: H.B. 4905
Source: http://www.mass.gov/
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Finds that licensed child care facilities and other organizations serving children, together with all parents and guardians, should be able to easily search for criminal conduct of potential employees, workers, volunteers, and babysitters, and readily identify if a person has been convicted of or committed prior acts of violence or child abuse, for the protection of children who may be entrusted to such person's care; and that no person should be permitted to work with, serve or care for another person's child when the caregiver has a prior conviction for an act of violence or child abuse. Therefore, the Legislature hereby designates the crime of child abuse as a violent offense for purposes of the Mary Rippy Violent Crime Offenders Registration Act and hereby establishes a procedure for the parents, guardians, businesses and organizations of this state to search and identify persons at risk of potential harm to a child based upon prior criminal conduct or conviction for an act of violence or child abuse.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/SB/SB1601_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1601
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Amends provisions of the Human Services Code relating to prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Provides that a local board of education may grant to the superintendent the authority to approve a child abuse or neglect prevention or treatment service or program which is intended for presentation in a public school. Permits the waiver or reduction of cash-matching and in-kind matching requirements in order for an entity to receive funds from the Children's Trust Account. Clarifies provisions regarding payment of Child Abuse Advisory Council members' per diem and expenses incurred costs.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0374.pdf
Title: H.B. 374
Source: le.utah.gov
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| UT | Adopted 01/2008 | P-12 | Provides definitions, standards for educators as role models, standards for educators to maintain a safe learning environment, standards for professional educator, responsibility for compliance with school district policies and standards for professional educator conduct.
Title: R277-515
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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| MA | Issued 12/2007 | P-12 | Establishes the Office of the Child Advocate within the Executive Office and sets means of appointment, duties, etc.. The Office of the Child Advocate shall:
(a) seek to ensure that children involved with agencies within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (Executive Office) and, in particular, children served by the child welfare or juvenile justice systems receive timely, safe, and effective services;
(b) examine, on a system-wide basis, the care and services that agencies of the Executive Office provide to and for children; and
(c) advise those at the highest levels of state government, as well as the public, how the Commonwealth can improve its services to and for children.
http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/Executive%20Orders/executive_order_494.pdf
Title: Executive Order 494
Source: http://www.mass.gov
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| NJ | Signed into law 12/2007 | P-12 | Requires school districts to notify Division of Youth and Family Services of certain pupil absences; relates to abused and neglected children.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/AL07/248_.PDF
Title: A.B. 868
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to convene an Ensuring Success in School Task Force to develop policies and procedures for addressing the educational and related needs of youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence to ensure their ability to stay in school, and successfully complete their education. Directs the task force to conduct a thorough examination of the barriers to school attendance, safety, and completion for children and youth who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence, and to conduct a discovery process that includes relevant research and identifies effective policies and programs within and outside the state.
Also directs the task force, by January 1, 2009, to submit ot the general assembly a report including the task force's findings, recommendations and implementation plan. Directs the task force to recommend new legislation or proposed rules developed by the task force.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB1330lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 1330
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Adds members of a school board, the Chicago Board of Education, or the governing body of a private school as mandated reporters. Provides penalties for knowingly transmitting a false report. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1428lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1428
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| NJ | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Expands responsibilities of New Jersey Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect; requires the task force to education the public about the problems of, and coordinate activities relating to, child abuse and neglect, develop a statewide plan to prevent child abuse and neglect and mechanisms for prevention strategies with the Division of Prevention and Community Partnerships, and to foster cooperative working relationship between state and local agencies for services to victims and their families.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/PL07/130_.PDF
Title: S.B. 1217
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Directs education providers to provide to school employees training on child abuse prevention and identification and to make training available to parents, legal guardians and students; requires that the Department of Human Services notify a person who reported child abuse about whether contact with the child was made, whether the department determined that child abuse occurred and whether services will be provided.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0379.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 379
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Provides for school officials, including a school teacher, guidance counselor, school social worker and school nurse, to report in their professional or official capacity that a child is being abused or maltreated; further provides that a person as a member of the staff of a school organization providing child care, foster care, residential care, medical or other public or private institution or mental health facility to make a report in a timely manner.
http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi
Title: S.B. 3913
Source: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires the Texas Education Agency to maintain on its website links to information regarding the prevention of child abuse and to develop a training program related to the prevention of child abuse that a school district may use for staff development.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01456F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1456
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Clarifies that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any hospital, clinic, school, or other organization responsible for the care of children from developing a specific procedure for internally tracking, reporting, or otherwise monitoring a report made by a member of its staff pursuant to this section, including requiring a member of the organization's staff who makes such a report to provide a copy of or notice concerning the report to the organization, so long as the procedure does not inhibit, interfere with, or otherwise affect the duty of a person to make a report as required.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0305.pdf
Title: H.B. 2230
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Provide that the name of a student or minor who is the victim of abuse or unlawful conduct by an educator must be included in a report filed under Section 21.006, but the name of the student or minor is not public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB00606F.pdf
Title: S.B. 606
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| OR | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Upon request from a law enforcement agency, the Department of Human Services or the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, a school district is required to provide the records of investigations of suspected child abuse by a school employee or former school employee (adds "former school employee.") Disciplinary records of employees convicted of crimes are not exempt from disclosure.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0380.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 380
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Provides that specified provisions pertaining to the disclosure of a report or record of suspected child abuse to public schools be made applicable to private schools; designates which individuals, in cases involving students in nonpublic schools, are authorized to receive specified reports or records; provides for the effective date of specified provisions of the Act; provides for the termination of specified provisions of the Act.
Title: H.B. 1332; S.B 876
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| OH | Signed into law 12/2006 | P-12 | Requires that information about professional misconduct or child abuse or neglect committed by a person licensed by the State Board of Education be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction; requires a criminal records check prior to renewing an educator license (except allows exemptions for those who have had a background check within the past year); relates to persons applying to operate a family day-care home; provides a penalty for inaccurate school attendance data reporting; provides for handicapped preschool children; relates to student data verification codes. Requires each board of education of each school district, the governing board of each educational service center, and the chief administrator of each chartered nonpublic school, county board of mental retardation and developmental disabilities to promptly submit to the superintendent of public instruction the information prescribed in division (C) of this section when any of the following conditions apply to an employee who holds a license issued by the state board of education:
(1) The board knows that the employee has pleaded guilty to, has been found guilty by a jury or court of, or has been convicted of an offense described in Code;
(2) The board has initiated termination or nonrenewal proceedings against, has terminated, or has not renewed the contract of the employee because the board has reasonably determined that the employee has committed an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code;
(3) The employee has resigned under threat of termination or nonrenewal;
(4) The employee has resigned because of or in the course of an investigation by the board regarding whether the employee has committed an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code.
(C) If a report is required under this section, the board shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction the name and social security number of the employee about whom information is required and a factual statement regarding any of the conditions prescribed in divisions (B)(1) to (4) of this section that apply to the employee.
(D) A determination made by the board as described in division (B)(2) of this section or a termination, nonrenewal, resignation, or other separation described in divisions (B)(2) to (4) of this section does not create a presumption of the commission or lack of the commission by the employee of an act unbecoming to the teaching profession or an offense described in Code.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_79
Title: H.B. 79-- Secs. 5153.175, 5126.253
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 12/2006 | P-12 | Sec. 3319.073 requires each person employed by any school district or service center to work in an elementary school as a nurse, teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or administrator shall complete at least four hours of in-service training in the prevention of child abuse, violence, and substance abuse and the promotion of positive youth development within two years of commencing employment with the district or center, and every five years thereafter. A person who is employed by any school district or service center to work in an elementary school as a nurse, teacher, counselor, school psychologist, or administrator on the effective date of this amendment shall complete at least four hours of the in-service training required by this section within two years of the effective date of this amendment and every five years thereafter.
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=126_HB_276
Title: H.B. 276-- Sec. 3319.073
Source: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| NY | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Requires school superintendents, teachers and certain other licensed professionals officials required to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment to complete certain ongoing training. Amends the executive law and the public health law, in relation to child abuse prevention.
Title: S.B. 7660
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes the office of children and family services to conduct a public education campaign relating to zero tolerance for child abuse and maltreatment.
Title: S.B. 8131
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the child abuse medical provider program (CHAMP) to improve access to quality medical care for suspected child abuse victims by providing training in the assessment and diagnostic skills for medical providers to identify and treat child abuse victims, as well as developing and providing continuing education and mentoring to certain mandated reporters of child abuse or neglect.
Title: S.B. 7643
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2006 | P-12 | Directs the commissioner of the office of children and family services and the education department to develop procedures for the reporting and investigation of educational neglect by school districts and child protective services.
Title: S.B. 8183
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Relates to the Child Protection Act with provisions requiring county boards of education, to the extent funds are provided, to establish programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect and child assault to be provided to pupils, parents and school personnel as deemed appropriate; authorizes county school boards to request from the State Criminal Identification Bureau the record of any and all criminal convictions of it future employees relating to child abuse, sex-related offenses or possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute; allows county school boards to obtain information from the Central Abuse Registry with prior written consent regarding school contractors, service providers and their employees and to share such information with other county school boards; prohibits contractors or service providers or their employees from making direct, unaccompanied contact with students or having unaccompanied access to school grounds when students are present if it cannot be verified that the contractors, service providers or employees have not previously been convicted of the noted offenses. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/1x/BILLS/hb101%20ENR.htm
Title: H.B. 101A
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bstatmenux/bstatfrm.cfm
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Amends the Criminal Code. Prohibits a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, volunteer at, be associated with, or knowingly be present at a child day care facility, or a school providing before and after school programs for children under 18 years of age, with certain exceptions. Provides that the offender may reside within 500 feet of such facilities if the property is owned by the offender and was purchased before the effective date of this Act. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB5249lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5249
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Clarifies that administrators and certified and non-certified school employees are mandated to report child abuse or neglect. Provides that any school board member who has actual knowledge that a child enrolled in the school district of which he or she is a board member is an abused child as defined in the Act must direct the superintendent to immediately report that knowledge to the Department of Children and Family Services. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB5375lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 5375
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Strengthens the child abuse reporting statute to ensure that instances of known or suspected child abuse or neglect are reported without delay by requiring the staff at any public or private school, agency, or institution, who observe signs of the abuse or neglect, to report the abuse or neglect directly to the department of human services or the police. Provides that this direct reporting will also ensure that the best evidence of abuse or neglect is obtained. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2327_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2327
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Creates the Office of Child Abuse and Prevention within the Executive Office of the Governor; provides procedures for evaluation of child abuse prevention programs; establishes a process for investigating reports of abuse; relates to independent living transition services; revises eligibility for young adults; requires additional aftercare services; requires boarding schools to meet certain standards; relates to medical assistance payment eligibility.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7173er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7173&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7173
Source: Florida Legislature
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Requires that at least once a year a program be offered which includes a component of teacher training on recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect which all teachers that all teachers are required to complete.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/SB1493_ENR.RTF
Title: S.B. 1493
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Relates to school district professional development programs. Requires that at least once a year a program be be offered which includes a component of teacher training on recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect which all teachers shall be required to complete.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/hb2097_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2097
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Relates to parent and child relationship generally, so as to change certain provisions relating to reporting of child abuse. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb442.pdf
Title: S.B. 442
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Issued 04/2006 | P-12 | Establishes the Governor's Task Force for Children at Risk. Provides that the duties of the task force are:
1. To review existing systems and procedures and encourage improvements in the investigative, administrative, and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse to limit the trauma to the child victim.
2. To evaluate, propose, and encourage cooperation between persons and agencies involved in cases of child abuse and domestic violence evaluations.
3. To investigate and recommend optimum models of prevention, evaluation and treatment of victims and offenders.
4. To establish procedures for the review of child fatalities and substantial or severe injuries where the circumstances of the death or injury suggest the possibility of child abuse.
5. To study, propose, and encourage means to establish a highly professional, stable work force devoted to working with child abuse cases and issues.
Provides that the Department of Health and Welfare shall be the lead agency, providing support for the Task Force, and shall maintain office staff to carry out the activities directed by the Task Force, as funding is available.
http://gov.idaho.gov/mediacenter/execorders/eo06/eo_2006-13.htm
Title: Executive Order 2006-13
Source: gov.idaho.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Adds to definition of "abused or neglected child" to include a child whose parents or other person responsible for his care creates a substantial risk of physical or mental injury by knowingly leaving the child alone in the same dwelling with a person to whom the child is not related by blood or marriage and who the parent or other person responsible for his care knows has been convicted of an offense against a minor for which registration is required as a violent sexual offender. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0868
Title: H.B. 1066
Source: leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Provides that every adult who has been convicted of certain sex offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2006, where the victim is 13 or younger and the offender is more than three years older than the victim, must be forever prohibited from working or engaging in any volunteer activity on property he knows or has reason to know is public or private elementary or secondary school or child day center property. Provides that a violation of this section is punishable as a Class 6 felony.
Provides that an employer of a person who violates this section, or any person who procures volunteer activity by a person who violates this section, and the school or child day center where the violation of this section occurred, are immune from civil liability unless they had actual knowledge that such person had been convicted of a specified offense. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0853
Title: H.B. 846
Source: leg1.state.va.us
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| NJ | Rule Adoption 08/2005 | P-12 | Establishes and amends requirements for school district boards relating to development and implementation of school safety plans, cooperation with law enforcement on certain matters if they occur at school grounds and functions, development and implementation of a student code of conduct, establishment of intervention and referral services at schools, application and approval of alternative education programs, guidelines for placement in home or out-of-school instruction for general education students, and reporting allegations of child abuse or neglect.
Title: NJAC 6A:16-1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 thru 5.8, 6.1 thru 6.3,7.1, 7.2 thru 7.10, 8 thru 11
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires each school board to adopt policies on the reporting of child abuse. The policies must: (1) Specify that child abuse by school employees is not tolerated; (2) Specify that all school employees are subject to the policies; (3) Require that all school employees report suspected child abuse. Adds provision that any school employee having reasonable cause to believe that any child with whom the employee comes in contact has suffered abuse by another school employee, or that another school employee with whom the employee comes in contact has abused a child, to immediately report the information. Provides process details. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/sb0700.dir/sb0755.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 755
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| AK | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | An act relating to the Alaska children's trust grant awards. Adds that a grant applicant must include in the program or project proposal a plan for sustainability and self-sufficiency after the grant period. Rewrites section on duration of grants. Adds provision that the grant board may reduce or discontinue an Alaska children's trust grant at any time during the grant period if the project is not being successful in accomplishing its objectives, as determined by the board.
http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=24&bill=sb150
Title: S.B. 150
Source: www.legis.state.ak.us
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Defines "unexpected and unexplained death" as a death that, prior to investigation, appears to have been caused by trauma, suspicious or obscure circumstances, or child abuse or neglect. Includes death from vehicular trauma, fire, drowning, abuse, suicide and unknown causes.
Allows each judicial district to establish a local child fatality prevention review team. Requires each local review team to consist of specified representatives of public and nonpublic agencies in the judicial district that provide services to children and their families and of other individuals who represent the community, including representatives from school districts.
Authorizes local review teams to include representatives from additional entities or groups in the judicial district. Requires local review teams to review specified cases of death of children 18 years of age and younger in the judicial district. Requires the local review teams to (1) review certain cases of unexpected and unexplained death in the judicial district; (2) review the findings concerning cause and manner of the death and attempt to determine if the local review team concurs with the findings; (3) evaluate means by which the death might have been prevented; (4) report case review findings to public and private agencies that have responsibilities for children and make recommendations to these agencies that may help to reduce the number of child deaths; (5) request a plan of action from an agency for improvements to prevent child deaths when the case involves a child in the custody of the agency at the time of death or involves identified system problems at the agency; and (6) submit specified information related to the local team's review to the state review team.
Authorizes local review teams, within existing appropriations and community resources, to (1) promote continuing education for professionals involved in investigating, treating and preventing child abuse and neglect; and (2) promote public education related to preventing child deaths.
Creates the Colorado State Child Fatality Prevention Review Team in the department of public health and environment. Requires the governor, on or before September 2005, to appoint 17 members to the state review team, and for other directors of state departments to appoint specified numbers of ex officio nonvoting members, including one ex officio nonvoting member appointed by the commissioner of education.
Requires the state review team to (1) form committees to review specified types of child deaths in the state; (2) outline trends and patterns of childhood death in the state; (3) identify and investigate risk factors that may lead to childhood death; (4) characterize groups of children who are at risk for childhood death; (5) evaluate the services offered and the system responses to children who are at risk of childhood death and request plans of action for improvement from agencies, when necessary; (6) take steps to improve the quality and scope of data obtained through investigations of childhood deaths; (7) steps to improve the quality and scope of data obtained through investigations and review of childhood deaths; (8) report to the governor and specific committees of the general assembly concerning recommendations for changes to law, rule, or policy that the state review team has determined will promote the safety and well-being of children; (9) subject to appropriations, distribute information to the public on risks to children and recommendations for promoting children's safety and well-being; and (10) performing any other functions necessary to enhance the state's capacity to reduce and prevent childhood injuries and death.
Provides state and local review teams with access to specified records, including records related to previous reports and investigations of suspected child abuse or neglect and records of coroner or medical examiner investigations. Establishes confidentiality requirements for members of state and local review teams and invited participants at meetings; provides for release of information to governmental agencies.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics2005a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/DB4E4D4BCE1D922987256F39006721E5?Open&file=1280_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1280
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Amends the Child Maltreatment Act to includes acts involving drugs, alcohol, mistreatment and obscene behavior; includes school boards, superintendents and principals in reporting requirements. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb392.pdf
Title: S.B. 392
Source: StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Provides that if after an investigation of a child protective services complaint, the local Department of Social Services determines that the actions or omissions of a person employed by a local school board or school were within such employee's scope of employment and were taken in good faith in the supervision, care, or discipline of students, then the standard in determining if a report of abuse or neglect is founded is whether such acts or constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+HB2163ER
Title: H.B. 2163
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Authorizes the creation of an early intervention pilot program in certain parishes, to address the underlying causes of behavioral problems and school performance problems related to behavior. Authorizes local boards, law enforcement agencies, courts with jurisdiction over juveniles and their caretakers, and designated service providers to establish interagency agreements to exchange student records; provide family services; identify youth for participation and monitor treatment plan progress; provide services related to child abuse and neglect, among other services. Requires the district attorney to annually report on program effectiveness. Requires the pilot to be implemented in three phases: Phase 1: grades pre-K-6; Phase 2: grades 7-8; Phase 3: grades 9-12. Establishes July 1, 2009 as end of pilot program. Creates the Sixteenth Judical District Attorney Early Intervention Fund to support the program. Assesses an additional fee on each criminal bond posted in the three pilot parishes to help support the program. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT2/OUT/0000LU3U.PDF
Title: H.B. 956
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Provides that school boards are required to post notice of duty to report child abuse or neglect by all employees to local or state social services; provides immunity from civil or criminal liability on account of such reports. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0752
Title: H.B. 1038
Source: StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Requires each public school board and each administrator of every private or parochial school to post in each of their schools a notice, pursuant to § 63.2-1509, that: (i) any teacher or other person employed in a public or private school who has reason to suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child, including any child who may be abandoned, is required to report such suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to local or state social services agencies or the person in charge of the relevant school or his designee; and (ii) all persons required to report cases of such suspected child abuse or neglect are immune from civil or criminal liability or administrative penalty or sanction on account of such reports unless such person acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. The notice must also include the Virginia Department of Social Services' toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline. A second enactment clause requires that the notice will be prepared and distributed to each public school board by the office of the Attorney General. Further, the Attorney General will also furnish, upon request, the notice to any private school. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0710
Title: S.B. 576, H.B. 1038
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Regards school employee duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect; provides such employees shall receive training regarding their reporting obligations in their orientation training when hired and every three years thereafter.
Title: S.B. 6220
Source: StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Enhances the state's ability to protect children; after a student has 10 absences, if a principal finds that the parent has not made a
good faith effort to comply with the law, the principal is required to notify the district attorney and the director of social services of the county where the child resides. Upon receiving notification by the principal, the director of social services must determine whether to undertake an investigation. Relates to child welfare service worker training; creates a registry of all family foster and therapeutic foster home applicants; relates to the Child Fatality Review Team. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2003/bills/AllVersions/Senate/S421vc.html
Title: S.B. 421
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Classifies any person who works for a supplemental educational services provider, BOCES, or charter school, or who provides supplemental educational services to children, as an employee of the school district for purposes of provisions of law relating to child abuse.
Title: S.B. 5061
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Beginning May 1, 2006, requires every person graduating from any teacher preparation program in the state to have had instruction on laws of mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse, as well as instruction on identifying the signs of child abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse, in order to receive his or her teacher certification. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT8/OUT/0000KT0T.PDF
Title: S.B. 797
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Requires the State Prevention Council to determine long-term goals, strategies and outcome measures to promote the health and well being of children and families including; early intervention strategies, an increase in healthy pregnant women and newborns, a decrease in child neglect and abuse, an increase in school-ready children, an increase in children who succeed in school, a decrease in children who are unsupervised after school and a decrease in juvenile suicide and crime. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2003/act/Pa/2003PA-00145-R00SB-00886-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 886
Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site
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| AZ | Issued 01/2003 | P-12 | Establishes a Children's Cabinet to focus attention and resources on problems facing the state's children by collaborating and promoting coordinated policies and service delivery systems that support children, families and communities. Establishes an Advisory Commission on Child Protective Services (CPS) Reform to make recommendations to the governor and the Children's Cabinet on how the state can carry out its mission of serving the best interests of children, particularly those in greatest need of protection. Requires the children's cabinet to (1) Advise and make recommendations to the governor on the most effective policies and programs that promote the best interests of Arizona children. (2) Develop a coordinated inter-agency strategy for serving abused and neglected children with more effective and efficient service delivery, including coordination of behavioral health services, education services, health care services, substance abuse services and child welfare. (3) Develop a plan for maximizing Arizona's share of federal funds for programs that support Arizona children. Establishes membership of the children's cabinet and the Advisory Commission on CPS Reform; states the Advisory Commission on CPS Reform will conclude its work by June 30, 2003.
http://www.governor.state.az.us/eo/2003_4.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2003-04
Source: www.governor.state.az.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Lengthens statutes of limitations in cases of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or sexual assault of a minor to 30 years from date of victim's attainment of age of majority. Adds section stating that in certain cases of recovering damages for personal injury caused by sexual assault to a minor, there is no statute of limitations. Defines as Class B felony actions placing child in endangerment. Makes sexual assault in the first degree a class A felony if the victim is under 16. Expands list of those professionals mandated to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Establishes educational training program for accurate and prompt identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect, available to all mandated reporters. Requires that any mandated reporter who does not report must participate in an educational and training program; reduces maximum time in whic reporting must take place to within 12 hours. Allows state telephone hotline for child abuse to accept information from anyone. States that teacher records held by local or regional boards which are records of the personal misconduct of a teacher are public records and subject to disclosure. Disclosure of such records of a teacher's personal misconduct does not require the consent of the teacher.
Title: H.B. 5680
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Vetoed 05/2001 | P-12 | Authorizes the disclosure of reports or records concerning child abuse or neglect to public school superintendents for specified purposes following a report of specified abuse committed by an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor who supervises or works directly with students.
Title: S.B. 810
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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