HB 1331: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Yarkosky ; Salzman
Child Welfare; Requires certain organizations & agencies to provide employees with annual training approved by DCF relating to protection of children from abuse & neglect; provides requirements for such training; requires DCF to create process to approve qualified accrediting organizations; requiring such organization maintain certain records; requires DCF review status of accredited child safety organizations at certain intervals; requires DCF to collect & analyze certain reports of abuse which are reported from or occurred at child-serving organization; requires OIR to approve rating plans for employer's liability insurance which provide premium discount to certain child-serving organizations; provides requirements for such plans; requires OPPAGA to conduct study on affordability & availability of liability coverage for child-serving organizations; requires office to provide certain report to Legislature by certain date.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1331, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 10:53 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1600 Child Welfare Yarborough Identical Last Action: 1/9/2026 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (12)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf) 39.0151 Page 4 (pdf) 39.101 Central abuse hotline. Page 7 (pdf) 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 16 (pdf) 39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 10 (pdf) 39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 12 (pdf) 39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 15 (pdf) 394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 15 (pdf) 627.0656 Page 8 (pdf) 934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 15 (pdf) 960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 16 (pdf) 984.03 Definitions. Page 16 (pdf)