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SB 1454: Child Protection

GENERAL BILL by Broxson

Child Protection; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S1318 & 1454) Adding the Statewide Medical Director for Child Protection as an official who must be consulted in the screening, employment, and termination of child protection team medical directors statewide; requiring the Children’s Medical Services program within the Department of Health to convene a task force to develop a standardized protocol for forensic interviews of children suspected of being abused, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 3/27/2017 Senate - Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 1318 (Laid on Table in Senate)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2017 Senate • Filed
3/14/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 195
3/15/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 195
3/22/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/27/17, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building --Fav/CS Combined
3/27/2017 Senate • CS combines this bill with SB 1318
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
• Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/SB 1318 (Laid on Table in Senate)