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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)

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  • 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)

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  • SB 1454, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2017 at 9:53 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2017 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    720470 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Broxson)     		3/24/2017
    2:09 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/28/2017     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.303 Child protection teams; services; eligible cases. Page 1 (pdf)
    458.3175 Expert witness certificate. Page 2 (pdf)
    459.0066 Expert witness certificate. Page 2 (pdf)
    827.03 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)

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