MT SB463

Expands the definition of "public safety communications officer" to include receiving reports of child abuse and neglect in addition to emergency services requests, and adds mandatory child abuse training requirements covering statutory framework, law enforcement roles, and crisis intervention

Allows child abuse and neglect reports to be made to 9-1-1 public safety communications officers as an alternative to reporting directly to the Department of Public Health and Human Services

Requires public safety communications officers to immediately transmit audio recordings and all related information from child abuse reports to the department, including their assessment of response level and timeframe needed

Creates a phased implementation: from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2030, reports may be made to either the department or 9-1-1; after October 1, 2030, all reports must be made through 9-1-1 public safety communications officers

Grants the Department of Public Health and Human Services rulemaking authority to establish procedures for transmitting reports from 9-1-1 centers to the department, and expressly supersedes unfunded mandate laws