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HB0147 • 2009

Child abuse statewide reporting center.

AN ACT relating to child protective services; providing that the department of family services is required to maintain a statewide reporting center for cases of child abuse and neglect; requiring reports of abuse; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Steward
Last action
2009-01-30
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0147HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by H01

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HB0147HS002

Standing Committee • H02

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by H02

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Bill History

  1. 2009-01-30 House

    H Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2009-01-30 House

    H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  3. 2009-01-26 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  4. 2009-01-22 House

    H Placed on General File

  5. 2009-01-22 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  6. 2009-01-15 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  7. 2009-01-14 House

    H Received for Introduction

  8. 2009-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2009
STATE OF
WYOMING
09LSO-0279

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0147

Child abuse statewide reporting center.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Steward, Cohee and Mercer and Senator(s) Esquibel, F. and Martin

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
child protective services; providing that the department of family services is required to maintain a statewide reporting center for cases of child abuse and neglect;
requiring reports of abuse;

and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 14
‑
3
‑
206(b) is amended to read:

14
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3
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206.

Child abuse or neglect; written report; statewide reporting center; documentation; costs and admissibility thereof.

(b)

The state agency
may
shall
establish and maintain a statewide reporting center to receive reports of child abuse or neglect on a twenty
‑
four (24) hour, seven (7) day week, toll free telephone number. Upon establishment of the service, all reports of child abuse or neglect
may
shall

be made to the center which shall transfer the reports to the appropriate local child protective agency.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(END)

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