Legislation

Title: Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Penalties and Task Force
Sponsored by: Delegates McComas, Afzali, Aumann, Frank, George, McDonough, Schulz, and Stocksdale
Status: In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Making it a misdemeanor, subject to specified penalties, for a specified person to knowingly and willfully fail to report child abuse under specified circumstances; establishing the Task Force to Study Training for Mandatory Reporters on the Risk Factors, Prevention, Identification, and Reporting of Child Abuse; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0210

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2014, June 1, 2014

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2014 Legislative Date 2/06/2014 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2014 Legislative Date 2/06/2014 Action Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2014 Legislative Date 2/07/2014 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2014 Legislative Date 2/07/2014 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2014 Legislative Date 3/10/2014 Action Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/05/2014	2/06/2014	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/06/2014	2/06/2014	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/07/2014	2/07/2014	Hearing cancelled
House	2/07/2014	2/07/2014	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/07/2014	3/10/2014	Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/06/2014	Text - First - Child Abuse - Failure to Report - Penalties and Task Force
3/10/2014	Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary

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