HOUSE BILL 400

Sponsored By:

Delegate Dumais

Entitled:

Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect

Synopsis:

Requiring specified professionals to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the professionals have reason to believe that a child is at substantial risk of abuse or neglect because the child is regularly permitted to associate with a specified individual; providing specified exceptions; describing the information that is to be included in a specified report; providing for the receipt and investigation of a report that a child is at substantial risk of abuse or neglect; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/28

First Reading Judiciary

1/29

Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/10

Unfavorable Report by Judiciary

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Child Abuse and Neglect

Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.

Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.

Ex-Offenders

Expungement

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Human Resources, Department of

Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.

Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

Medical Examiners

Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth

Notices

Parole and Probation

Reports

Rules and Regulations

Safety -see also- Occupational Safety

Sexual Offenses

Social Services -see also- Welfare

Social Workers

Teachers

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law

( 5-704.1 , 5-706.2 , 5-707 , 5-708 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered