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2008 House Bill 5984: Expand scope of child abuse reporting mandate
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- Introduced by Rep. Kate Ebli (D) on April 10, 2008, to revise the law that requires certain social workers to report any suspicions of child abuse, to apply it to any employee of an organization that because of federal funding regulations or contracts is prohibited from reporting unless a state mandate or court order requires it.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on April 10, 2008.
- Reported in the House on April 16, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on April 10, 2008.
- Passed 108 to 0 in the House on April 16, 2008.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on April 22, 2008.
- Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on April 22, 2008.
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1) The Logic Was Not Simplified Enough by beverlytran on April 18, 2008I suppose prosecutors, assistant attorney generals and justices will never become mandatory reporters as it would be a "parens patriae" conflict of interest. It is quite challenging for one to report oneself.
Beverly Tran
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Let us not forget to include Judges and Supreme Court Justices in this category of mandated reporters.
Beverly Tran
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The only "employee of an organization or entity that, as a result of federal funding statutes, regulations, or contracts prohibited from reporting in the absence of a state mandate or court order" to report abuse and neglect would be... drum roll please...
THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY!
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