House Bill 408: An Act Regarding Child Abuse Investigations

Author:
Representatives Neumann, Lynn, and Chenaultbr>

Summary:
The purpose of this bill is to comply with the federal CAPTA law requiring states to implement these procedures for social services investigations. This bill should be supported.

Status:

1/30/06		(House) First reading, referred to Finance Committee
3/17/06		(House) Second reading, Finance Committee amendments adopted
3/20/06		(House) Third reading; passage in House, transmitted to Senate
3/22/06		(Senate) First reading, referred to Senate Judiciary and Finance Committees
4/05/06		(Senate) Title Change
4/27/06		(Senate) Second reading, Finance Committee amendments adopted, and third reading, and passage
4/28/06		(House) Held under Unfinished Business
5/03/06		(House) Transmitted to Governor
5/05/06		(House) Signed into law, Chapter 20 SLA 06, effective date 5/4/2006.

HSLDA's Position:
HSLDA supports this bill.

Action Requested:
None at this time.

Other Resources

Bill Text (PDF)    (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)