HOUSE BILL 872

File Code: Family Law Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 662

Sponsored By:

Delegate Dumais

Entitled:

Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Multidisciplinary Teams

Synopsis:

Requiring each local department of social services to coordinate the services of multidisciplinary teams; authorizing two or more counties to enter into a written agreement to share the services of a combined multidisciplinary team; establishing the membership of the multidisciplinary teams; and requiring local departments of social services and law enforcement agencies, by means of multidisciplinary teams, to jointly investigate specified reports of abuse.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/20

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES

HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF

INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.

JOB TRAINING

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

REPORTS

SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE

STATE'S ATTORNEYS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law

( 5-706 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered