Child abuse or neglect, suspected; time period for investigation. (SB1117)
Introduced By
Sen. Tommy Norment (R-Williamsburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect; time period for investigation and report; school division employees. Clarifies that, in cases of alleged child abuse or neglect where the subject of the report is an employee of a school division who is suspected of abusing or neglecting a child in the course of his educational employment, the time period for investigating reports of alleged child abuse or neglect, making a determination of whether the report is founded or unfounded, and transmitting the required report to the Department of Social Services and the person who is the subject of the investigation shall be mandatory and every local department shall make the required determination and report within the specified time period without delay. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2015 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100287D |
01/13/2015 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/22/2015 | Rereferred from Education and Health (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/22/2015 | Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services |
01/23/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1117) |
01/30/2015 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2015 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2015 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/04/2015 | Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2015 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2015 | Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2015 | Placed on Calendar |
02/09/2015 | Read first time |
02/09/2015 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/12/2015 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2015 | Read second time |
02/16/2015 | Read third time |
02/16/2015 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
02/16/2015 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/18/2015 | Enrolled |
02/18/2015 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1117ER) |
02/18/2015 | Impact statement from DPB (SB1117ER) |
02/18/2015 | Signed by Speaker |
02/20/2015 | Signed by President |
02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015 |
02/23/2015 | Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/23/15 |
02/23/2015 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015 |
03/23/2015 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/15) |
03/23/2015 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524) |
Comments
Wow, why is this law even necessary? So we have a law stating that public agencies have to obey the law? Sort of a window on the low, low level of practice in our local social services departments, isn't it?