Child Abuse/Parents/Notice of Allegations

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act requires that parents and other persons under investigation for child abuse and neglect be given written and oral notice of the allegations made against them; the right to consult counsel prior to speaking with a DSCYF investigator; the right to refuse entry to the DSCYF investigator; the right to withhold consent to medical examinations of the children; the right to refuse to submit to a drug test; and the right to consult legal counsel prior to signing a safety plan.

Every action

2 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jun 8, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
2. Jun 14, 2023HouseTabled in Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• SM Sean M. LynnD Primary sponsor · District 31
• KL Kyra L. HoffnerD Joint sponsor · District 14