HOUSE BILL 128

File Code: Family Law

Sponsored By:

Delegates Menes and Goldwater

Entitled:

Sexual Abuse of Children - Investigations - Employees of Schools or Child Care Facilities

Synopsis:

Authorizing a local department of social services to disclose specified child abuse or neglect reports or records to a person responsible for the administration of a licensed child care facility or public or private school following an investigation of child sexual abuse; and requiring the local department of social services or appropriate law enforcement agency to include specified recommendations in its report of an investigation of suspected sexual abuse.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/14

First Reading Judiciary

1/16

Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.

2/4

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

DAY CARE

DISCLOSURE

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

SEXUAL OFFENSES

SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 88A Department of Human Resources

( 6 )

Family Law

( 5-706 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered