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SB 1724: Child Psychological Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Child Psychological Abuse; Expanding the definition of the term “harm” to include the infliction of certain mental injury on a child; revising a provision relating to mandatory reporting requirements for child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to include child psychological abuse; requiring the Board of Psychology within the Department of Health to revise the continuing education requirements for renewal of a license to practice psychology to include child psychological abuse, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2018 Senate • Filed
1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 188
1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 188
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy