Bill No.: HB0076                  Drafter:  JHR

 

LSO No.:  05LSO-0022              Effective Date:  7/1/2005

 

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0010

 

Chapter No.:       23

 

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

Catch Title:       Central registry of child protection cases.

 

Subject:  Amends the requirements for the operation of the central registry for child protection cases.

 

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·        Amends requirements for the operation of the central registry of child protection cases;

 

·        Establishes a crime for sanctioning an employee for reporting child abuse or neglect (a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and $750 fine);

 

·        Establishes a crime for filing false reports (a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail and $750 fine);

 

·        Amends definitions for the types of reports maintained by the Department of Family Services;

 

·        Authorizes access to records in the central registry to educational or mental health professionals if necessary for the provision of services as specified.