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HI HB2505
Bill
Status
1/27/2016
Primary Sponsor
Daynette Morikawa
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AI Summary
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Requires all Department of Education schools and charter schools to post signs containing the Department of Human Services child abuse or neglect hotline in visible, high-traffic areas accessible to students.
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Sign specifications include minimum size of 11 by 17 inches, large clear font, bold phone number, 911 emergency instructions, and directions to the DHS child welfare services website.
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Director of Human Services, in consultation with the superintendent, determines sign translations into languages other than English to reach targeted audiences.
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Signs must be posted at eye level in high-traffic locations to encourage abuse and neglect victims to self-report and access available resources.
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Effective upon approval of the Act.
Legislative Description
Education; Child Abuse and Neglect; Signs; Child Welfare Services; Department of Human Services
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Tokioka excused (1).
2/12/2016