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HB 1221: Protection of Children

GENERAL BILL by Danish

Protection of Children; Requires statewide team of child protection investigators to respond to child's death or disappearance; requires DCF to disclose basic facts of all fatalities & near fatalities of children which result from child abuse or neglect; requires that reports & disclosures be posted on DCF's website; provides requirements for release of information if investigation of fatality is pending, if report of fatality is true, or if report of fatality is unsubstantiated; prohibits certain information relating to fatality of child from being released; requires each community-based care lead agency to submit an annual report on damage claims relating to children injured while in care or custody of agency.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/28/2014 House • Filed
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 100
3/11/2014 House • Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 269
5/2/2014 House • Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)