MO HB976

Day care centers, preschools, and nursery schools must notify parents upon request whether any children enrolled have immunization exemptions on file, with existing facilities required to begin offering this notification by December 1, 2015

Licensed child care facilities caring for infants under one year old must implement written safe sleep policies following American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations, and staff must complete department-approved safe sleep training every three years

Courts must order individuals added to the child abuse/neglect central registry when found responsible for abuse/neglect by preponderance of evidence, or upon guilty pleas/convictions for specified crimes against children including murder, sexual offenses, and child endangerment

Reports of sexual abuse allegations involving juveniles under 14 with "problem sexual behavior" shall be handled through family assessment and services approach rather than standard investigation, unless the local office determines investigation is necessary

Community children's services fund boards cannot be mandated by state legislation to expend funds without a majority vote of the county or city, and cannot add services beyond those approved by voters at the time of the original tax levy without subsequent voter approval