SB96 Alabama 2017 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Child abuse and neglect, mandatory reporting requirements, Human Resources Dept. to determine military status of parent or guardian and notify Department of Defense family advocacy program, Sec. 26-14-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 26-14-3 of the Code of Alabama
1975, as last amended by Act 2016-354, 2016 Regular Session,
relating to the mandatory reporting requirements of child
abuse or neglect; to require the Department of Human Resources
to make efforts to determine the military status of the parent
or guardian of the child; and to further require the
Department of Human Resources to notify a United States
Department of Defense family advocacy program at the military
installation of the parent or guardian of the allegation of
child abuse or neglect.
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Subjects
Human Resources Department
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2017 | S | Assigned Act No. 2017-257. |
| May 4, 2017 | H | Signature Requested |
| May 4, 2017 | S | Enrolled |
| May 4, 2017 | S | Passed Second House |
| May 4, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 793 |
| May 4, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 23, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 14, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans Affairs |
| February 14, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 42 |
| February 14, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 7, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | 727 at 11:00 | Senate V&MA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB96 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |