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IN SB0436
Bill
Status
1/12/2017
Primary Sponsor
Frank Mrvan
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AI Summary
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School corporations, charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools must adopt and implement a policy concerning child abuse, including child sexual abuse, effective July 1, 2017.
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School policies must include age-appropriate educational programs for elementary and high school students covering counseling resources, referral information, and support for abuse victims.
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School policies must require employee training to increase awareness of reporting duties, procedures, and warning signs of child abuse or sexual abuse.
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School handbooks must include educational information on warning signs of child abuse and child sexual abuse, and how to obtain assistance and intervention.
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Department of Child Services must post an annual report by August 1 each year on substantiated child abuse and neglect reports from the previous year, broken down by total number, type (abuse or neglect), victim age, and victim gender, without identifying information.
Legislative Description
Child abuse education and reporting. Requires a school to adopt a policy concerning child abuse education and training. Requires the department of child services to create an annual report of the total number of substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect received over the previous year, with numbers broken down into certain categories.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
1/12/2017