HB524 Alabama 2012 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Joseph C. MitchellDemocrat- Session
- Regular Session 2012
- Title
- Child abuse or neglect, disability of parent or child under federal Americans With Disabilities Act not to be considered in reporting or determining, Sec. 26-14-2 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, the purpose of reporting child abuse or neglect is to safeguard and enforce the general welfare of children who are abused and neglected.
This bill would further provide that for purposes of reporting child abuse or neglect, a disability of the parent or child is not to be a consideration and would prohibit the law from being construed to interfere with raising a child, including reasonable parental discipline that is not injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of the child.
- Subjects
- Child Abuse
Bill Actions
Indefinitely Postponed
Children and Senior Advocacy first Substitute Offered
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Children and Senior Advocacy
Bill Text
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Source: Alabama Legislature