SF0115 • 2013

Protective services investigation amendments.

AN ACT relating to child and adult protective services; amending requirements for investigations; amending definitions; establishing a standard of proof; and providing for an effective date.

Children

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Nutting
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0063
2013-02-25 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0063
2013-02-25 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0063
2013-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0063
2013-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-20 House
H Passed CoW
2013-02-12 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-12 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-02-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-01-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-28 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-25 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-24 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-22 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-22 Senate
S06 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-16 Senate
S Rereferred to S06
2013-01-15 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-15 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2013-01-14 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0115
Drafter:

IDS

LSO No.:
13LSO-0521
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0063

Chapter No.:
CH0142

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Nutting

Catch Title:
Protective services investigation amendments.

Subject:
Investigating
reports regarding child and adult protective services.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This legislation changes the language used to describe
the investigations required after a report is made to a local child or adult
protective service.

The new language requires an investigation or assessment
to verify every report and requires that agencies cooperate during the
assessment or investigation.

The legislation also changes the definition of
substantiated report.

o

The old definition defined a substantiated report as a report which was
determined upon investigation to
establish the existence of credible
evidence
of the alleged conduct.

o

Under this legislation, a substantiated report is a report which is
determined upon investigation to
establish the alleged conduct by a
preponderance of the evidence
.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0115

ENROLLED ACT NO. 63, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
child and adult protective services; amending requirements for investigations; amending definitions; establishing a standard of proof;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section

1
.

W.S. 14-3-204(a)(iii)(intro), 14
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3
‑
206(a)(i) and 35
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20
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102(a)(xix) are amended to read:

14
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3
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204.

Duties of local child protective agency
.

(a)

The local child protective agency shall:

(iii)

Within twenty-four (24) hours after notification of a suspected case of child abuse or neglect, initiate an investigation or assessment
and verification
of

to verify

every report. The representative of the child protective agency shall, at the initial time of contact with the individual subject to a child abuse and neglect investigation or assessment, advise the individual of the specific complaints or allegations made against the individual. A thorough investigation or assessment and report of child abuse or neglect shall be made in the manner and time prescribed by the state agency pursuant to rules and regulations adopted in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act. If the child protective agency is denied reasonable access to a child by a parent or other persons and the agency deems that the best interest of the child so requires, it shall seek an appropriate court order by ex parte proceedings or other appropriate proceedings to see the child. The child protective agency shall assign a report:

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.

(a)

Reports of child abuse or neglect or of suspected child abuse or neglect made to the local child protective agency or local law enforcement agency shall be:

(i)

Conveyed immediately by the agency receiving the report to the appropriate local child protective agency or local law enforcement agency. The agencies shall continue cooperating and coordinating with each other during the

assessment or
investigation; and

35-20-102.

Definitions
.

(a)

As used in this act:

(x
ix
)

"Substantiated report" means any report of abandonment, abuse, exploitation, intimidation or neglect pursuant to this act that is determined upon investigation to establish

that credible evidence of
by a preponderance of the evidence

the alleged abandonment, abuse, exploitation, intimidation or neglect
;
exists
;

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 20
13
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk