Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This legislation requires county commissioners to appoint pediatric health care providers, school teachers and administrators, emergency responders, law enforcement, juvenile court judges, private child welfare service providers, alumni of the child welfare system, mental health care providers, foster parents, court appointed special advocates, and leaders in the faith community when making appointments to the county Department of Family and Child Services board. It also establishes "abuse investigators," which include law enforcement, district attorneys, and coroners. This bill was amended to include language from HB 507 which creates a child abuse registry.
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