SB361 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Holtzclaw

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Human Resources Dept., child abuse and neglect, mandatory reporting requirements, military status of parent or guardian to be determined, notification to United States Department of Defense family advocacy program, required, Sec. 26-14-3 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, certain persons and state and local agencies are required to report any suspected or known child abuse or neglect to a duly constituted authority, such as the chief of police of a municipality, the sheriff of a county, or the local department of human resources, and when the initial report is made to a law enforcement official, the official must inform the Department of Human Resources so that the department can carry out its responsibility to provide protective services when necessary.

This bill would require the Department of Human Resources to make efforts to determine the military status of the parent or guardian of the child who is the subject of the child abuse or neglect allegation.

This bill would further provide that if the parent or guardian is in the military, the Department of Human Resources would be required to notify a United States Department of Defense family advocacy program at the military installation of the parent or guardian that there is an allegation of child abuse or neglect that is being investigated that involves a child of the military parent or guardian.

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Subjects

Human Resources Department