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AL SB393
Bill
Status
4/15/2021
Primary Sponsor
Clyde Chambliss
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AI Summary
SB393 Summary
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Requires oral and written reports of suspected child abuse or neglect to be made to both local law enforcement agencies and the Department of Human Resources, instead of to only one agency.
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Designates local law enforcement agencies to investigate reports involving alleged criminal abuse or neglect of children.
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Designates the Department of Human Resources to investigate all non-criminal reports of child abuse or neglect.
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Mandates that when law enforcement receives a report, they must subsequently inform the Department of Human Resources so it can provide protective services when appropriate.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Child abuse, law enforcement and Dept. of Human Resources, reports of suspected abuse require to be made to both law enforcement and Dept. of Human Resources, and delegate investigative duties between both, Secs. 26-14-1, 26-14-3 am'd.
Child Abuse
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
4/15/2021