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CA AB1737
Bill
Status
Failed
11/30/2016
Primary Sponsor
Kevin McCarty
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AI Summary
- Changes Penal Code Section 11174.32 to make establishment of county interagency child death review teams mandatory rather than optional
- Requires each county to develop a protocol to guide autopsy procedures for identifying child abuse or neglect and determining its contribution to death
- Mandates counties consult with coroners associations, child abuse prevention councils, and various experts including forensic pathologists, pediatricians, law enforcement, and child protective services when developing review teams and protocols
- Requires child death review teams to publicly report findings and recommendations at least annually with aggregate statistical data, while withholding deceased children's names unless publicly disclosed or required by law
- Establishes that if the Commission on State Mandates determines this creates state-mandated costs, reimbursement shall be made under Government Code procedures
Legislative Description
Child death investigations: review teams.
Last Action
From committee without further action.
11/30/2016
Committee Referrals
Appropriations4/7/2016
Local Government3/15/2016
Public Safety2/18/2016
Full Bill Text
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